"Who leaked the news?" Fukangan, who looked thinner and haggard, sat in the lobby of the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion, his eagle-like vicious eyes viciously scanning the high-ranking officials in the hall.

At this time, no one dared to look at or argue with Fukangan, who was in a rage, knowing that the decision to agree to exchange grain, grass and supplies in exchange for those heroes not going ashore was made by the unanimous consent of these high-ranking officials present.

Originally, Fukangan also thought very well, and directly told the British to the Great Qing Dynasty that the letter of the letter sent people to Beijing eight hundred miles faster, in order not to let himself be in a dilemma, if the Jingshi sent a decision, then he Fukangan did it directly, but the main responsibility did not need to be borne by him.

However, less than a day after his urgent document was issued, Qianlong sent a holy decree, and he had ordered that the head of the dynasty, Ah Gui, and his confidant and favorite minister He Shen should rush to Jiangning Mansion, and before that, the affairs that should be negotiated with Yingyi should be taken care of by him Fukang.

At this time, Fukangan didn't dare to wait for news from Jingshi, after all, the situation was so urgent, and Qianlong had already sent Ah Gui and He Shen, which showed how much he attached importance to this matter. And if he still has to wait for Jingshi's reaction, or if he has to wait for Ah Gui and He Shen to arrive, and throw the problem to these two people, his irresponsible behavior will inevitably annoy Qianlong, and he will definitely feel that he has blessed someone in vain.

Therefore, Fukangan could only give an order after convening these high-ranking officials of the two rivers to discuss, and the pressure on Fukangan, who gave the order, was far greater than that of everyone present, and he did not want the people on both sides of the Yangtze River to feel that the court army was too incompetent, not only the small Yingyi fleet had no way to drive away, but even under the surveillance of hundreds of thousands of troops, it also rushed ashore to plunder the people, in that case, the court's inaction would inevitably cause dissatisfaction and anger among the people.

Therefore, Fukangan could only make people secretly send grain, grass and materials, in exchange for the promise that Yingyi would not go ashore to disturb the people of the Qing Dynasty. But the problem is that if such a promise is really made, it still shows the weakness and incompetence of the court.

The opponent's move was too vicious, and what Fukangan didn't expect was that someone actually spread the news that the court was trading with these Yingyi, and it was not only along the Yangtze River, but even Zhejiang, Fujian, and even Jiangning Mansion were aware of it.

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This made Fu Kangan how not to be angry, if it weren't for the fact that these officials all had their own backstage, if it weren't for the fact that he didn't have Shang Fang's sword and the king's order banner in his hand, Fu Kangan felt that he couldn't help but slaughter all these guys to vent his hatred.

"The general is angry, and the last general thinks that there is no need for everyone present to leak this matter, after all, this matter is not only related to the face of the court, but also to the official reputation of all the colleagues present." At this time, Hailancha could only stand up and persuade Fukangan.

"General, when we transported grain and grass materials, although it was night, it was difficult to ensure that the people on both sides of the strait would not find out, and after the appearance of that confession, Yingyi has not gone ashore to plunder, and people with a heart will naturally secretly speculate whether the court has made some kind of deal with those Yingyi, so it is not without reason that such rumors appeared." Shulin, the governor of Liangjiang, stood up and said eloquently, but his remarks were unanimously approved by all the officials present.

After all, it doesn't mean that only someone is responsible, but that they are all responsible, and no one wants to see such a thing happen.

Shulin saw that Fu Kangan's face changed slightly, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the officials present, and then said: "Therefore, I think that now is not the time to pursue responsibility, since the emperor has appointed Ah Xiang and He Xiang to deal with this matter, we only need to stick to our duties, each of us is in peace, the sailors and land guards strictly guard against the two sides of the strait, and we and other ministers who guard the pastoral should comfort the people under their rule, so that they can live and work in peace, and also strictly prevent unscrupulous people from secretly instigating and destroying the peace of the world." ”

"It can only be done temporarily, but everyone, this commander hopes that you will not neglect the major affairs of the military state, and the defense of the two sides of the strait must not be relaxed, otherwise, the military law will not tolerate it." Fukangan could only threaten these guys fiercely and let them leave the lobby after two sentences.

"I didn't expect that I would let a group of foreign barbarians play with it in the palm of my hand, which is really helpless." After those people left, Shulin took a sip of the tea that had been cold, and said with a long sigh.

"Hmph, if it weren't for the incompetence of those sailors, why would there be today?" Fu Kangan patted the table with hatred, with a look of anger, there is no way, he has to find a scapegoat, he Fu Dashuai can't take all the responsibility by himself, besides, those sailors are really unbearable.

"The marshal is reasonable, but now we can only take a strict defense and defend it, so as to respond to all changes without change." Hailancha stroked his gray beard, with a helpless face, there was no way to respond to all changes without changing.

"I hope that Ah Xiang and He Xiang can arrive as soon as possible to see what good strategies the two prime ministers have for these heroes." Shulin stretched out his hand and rubbed his stiff face, his eyes were full of eagerness, he wished that the two masters could come sooner, and if they fell a day earlier, they could unload their burdens one day earlier, it was much better than worrying all day long, Shulin knew very well that after this incident, he, the governor of Liangjiang, was afraid that he would also come to an end. I'm afraid that in addition to him, the civil and military officials of the coastal provinces are afraid that a large number of people will fall on this matter, and there is no way, the court will have to pull out a group of people to be scapegoats, so as to cover up the face of the court and whitewash it.

"He Xiang, after crossing the Yangtze River, there is Jiangning City in front of you, get on the boat." Ah Gui, who was nearly seventy years old, stood on the bow of the boat with a tired face, and smiled at He Shen, who was still hesitating on the dock.

"It's coming, it's coming." He Shen squeezed out a trace of an ugly smile, moved his steps like a woman, and it took him half a day to get on the boat, and before he could stand firmly, Ah Gui ordered the boat to start, and if He Shen hadn't held on to the side of the ship, he might have to roll on the deck.

"He Xiang has to be careful, although this is the Yangtze River and not the sea, but the waves are going to roll up, maybe they can really shake people down, at that time, maybe He Xiang will have a serious illness again, if he really misses a big event, I am afraid that the emperor should be unhappy again."

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"Hehe, what Ah Xiang said is that He must be careful, after all, the emperor entrusted this trust with Ah Xiang and He, how dare I, a slave, not do my best?" He Shen held on to the side of the boat and replied without yin or yang.

After looking at He Shen with a smile, Ah Gui walked straight into the cabin to rest.

"I'm x%¥ you old turtle, you have no asshole when you give birth to a son." Looking at Na Gui's back, He Shen cursed viciously in his heart.

"Master, be careful, that old guy really doesn't have a good mouth." Liu Quan stood beside He Shen, carefully holding one of He Shen's arms and said.

"Who let the family be the head of the court, that old guy has always looked at your lord and I don't like it." He Shen waved his hand to signal that Liu Quan did not need to support himself, walked to the bow of the boat, and looked at the rippling river, full of resentment.

Unlucky, He Shen couldn't have imagined that he had such an unlucky errand, He Shen knew very well that even if this errand was done beautifully, it would only be done, and it would not be meritorious, and maybe he would leave a handle for those political enemies to attack him in the future.

After all, this is the court is subduing those foreign barbarians, in fact, He Shen has played a lot of scheming and skill, but the problem is that he knows quite well the old emperor who gets along day and night, and similarly, Qianlong also knows what his favorite retainer is.

And it is precisely because Ah Gui is the first assistant of the dynasty, and he and Shen are not only the ministers of the study, but also Qianlong's most favored courtiers, so sending the two of them this time is enough to show Qianlong's determination to solve the troublesome matter of the British as soon as possible.

The problem is that although Qianlong's idea is not wrong, for Ah Gui and He Shen, it is a reason for the emperor to take the two of them to the garbage heap on the side of the road to roll and step on stinky shit, because no matter how good this errand is, it is useless to win the emperor's favor, after all, this is a matter of convincing to the Yingyi people, which will not only lose the national body but also lose the emperor's face.

Ah Gui's old guy is not only well-known in the court, even if it is a person like Fukangan, who does not hang anyone, he has to respect him for three points, besides, Ah Gui took the initiative to stand up and take responsibility this time, even if the matter is done, the emperor directly dismissed his official He doesn't matter, after all, he is almost seventy people, and it doesn't matter if he is not in this position. When the time comes, the emperor will naturally compensate his children.

Therefore, Ah Gui is afraid of a hair, but He Shen is afraid, he still has a good year to live, but he is not unlucky to be unlucky when he has such a thing?

After being caught by Qianlong, He Shen didn't think of a way, but his reasons were all ignored by Qianlong, and within two days of going south, He Shen suddenly fell ill, because he was in a hurry in winter, and accidentally fell ill in Zhengzhou by the wind and cold.

However, even if it is an ordinary wind chill, for He Shen at this moment, it is simply a godsend, as soon as he gets up in the morning, he feels that his head is hot and dizzy, and his throat is sore, and he Shen has never felt the pain of illness like that morning.

He Shen is a good courtier, and he naturally can't let people slack off with a cold or something, plus He Shen doesn't want this scene to come so timely and the lovely wind cold disappears so quickly. Applying a little wrist, such as pouring medicine, letting the subordinates drink the medicine that should have been him, deliberately lifting the corners of the quilt to cool it down or something, the doctors in Zhengzhou racked their brains but sadly found that they were really helpless against the illness of this adult.

(To be continued)