Jingshi, in the Qinzheng Hall of the Old Summer Palace, Qianlong's expression was very unsightly, and in front of him, there were two folds, one of which was the previous Liangguang Governor Changlin's report to Qianlong that Xiyi Yingli intended to attack the Qing Dynasty.

And the other part, also from the Liangguang Governor Changlin, this time, is to tell Qianlong, the other party is not only coming, but also coming violently, Guangdong Navy Division in order to maintain the prestige of the Qing Dynasty, in the Pearl River estuary and the enemy in battle, resistant to He Yingyi ships and artillery, and a large number, although the Guangdong Navy Division fought to the death, he was invincible, had to retreat to Humen, Humen Town General Liang Pengfei relied on the fort established during the period of the Holy Grandfather, and Yingyi fierce battle, finally defeated Yingyi, sank and destroyed more than ten Yingyi warships, And also captured more than 1,900 Yingyi soldiers and beheaded more than 1,870 ranks.

The British were repulsed, but the main force of the other side was still the same, looking at the mouth of the Pearl River, Changlin could only order strict preparations for war and ask Qianlong for help.

"Anyway, let's talk about it. Didn't you hear what I said? Qianlong snorted coldly, anger flashing in his cloudy old eyes. In front of him, the minister of the upper study who was hurriedly summoned on his knees, and a few confidants, but no matter how confidants he was, it was useless, and Qianlong's mood was really bad at this time.

He saw both folds, and the first fold was re-turned out by Qianlong and placed on the desk, to be honest, when Changlin's fold was handed to his desk, not to mention Qianlong, even a few ministers in the study were very disapproving, thinking that the move of Changlin, the governor of Liangguang, was just unfounded.

Only He Shen and Fu Kangan both expressed a little worry about this matter, which made Qianlong's mood finally a little better, and the gaze of He Shen and Fu Kangan, who were also kneeling in front of him, was slightly gentle.

Of course, Qianlong didn't know that Liang Pengfei had mentioned the wolf ambitions of the British to these two many times, and also informed these two of his judgments, the important thing is that Liang Pengfei was promoted by Fukangan, and he knew very well the vision and ability of this young man, and Brother He Shen had also dealt with Liang Pengfei, so he also attached great importance to Liang Pengfei's opinion.

However, before this kind of thing happens, no one dares to guarantee that it will happen, besides, does the courtiers of the Great Qing State still want their country to be attacked by the small Yingyi country? Can't you just beat up the other party for this reason?

In short, after these two important ministers learned the content of Changlin's recital, they just felt that they should really be wary, but that's all. However, at least in Qianlong's view, these two important ministers have a farther vision than others, and they are worthy of being their most beloved nephews, and He Shen is also worthy of being his most trusted courtiers.

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"Your Majesty, these heroes are really damned, I originally thought that they were just admiring the majesty of the Huanghuang Heavenly Empire, and they came from thousands of miles to congratulate them, and the emperor regarded them as benevolent, but I didn't expect that they actually regarded the emperor's benevolence as weakness. What a bunch of wolf ambitions. "The cabinet scholar who knelt on the ground, Liu Yong, the secretary of the ministry, held his palm to the ground and said loudly and angrily." The minister thought that he should be invited by the elder to immediately dispatch troops and generals, and he said that he would defeat those heroes as soon as possible, so as to guard against the evil heart. ”

"Your Majesty, the slave is willing to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to Guangdong to exterminate these foreign barbarians for the emperor, and show the prestige of our Heavenly Dynasty to take down all the people." Fukangan also jumped out and asked for his life.

The ministers were in unison to crusade against those heroes, but relying on saliva alone could not destroy the warships and armies of the English who dared to challenge the authority of the Qing Dynasty, so Ah Gui, the battle-hardened, the most senior veteran of the Qianlong Dynasty and the minister of the study, said that troops should be sent to reinforce Guangdong, so that the Fujian and Zhejiang naval divisions should go south to meet the enemy. The coastal provinces were ordered to be on strict alert to prevent the invasion of the British.

Ah Gui's suggestion was recognized by everyone, anyway, it can only be done like this, after all, it is a naval battle, and the sailors of the entire Great Qing Kingdom are concentrated in the south, except for Fujian and Zhejiang, only the inland water division can be adjusted, but those inland water divisions go to the sea to fight, the risk is too great.

However, after discussing such a deal with the British, some people jumped out again, thinking that all this was a fart affair of coastal trade, and it should follow the old story of the Holy Grandfather and ban the sea!

The person who put forward this suggestion was Peng Yuanrui, a scholar of the Ministry of Industry and a co-founder of the university, who was over sixty years old and a famous old scholar and talent, with an impassioned face. However, this brother's words were like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was a dead silence in the hall, and one or two looked at this brother with idiot eyes, including Qianlong.

It's just that Qianlong's expression was more hidden, he stroked his snow-white long beard, glanced at the old man, but was silent.

At this time, He Shen, who was good at figuring out Qianlong's thoughts, stood up and expressed his opposition, thinking that Jia Yuanrui's move was simply a waste of food due to choking. And Heshen, who usually does not have a very good relationship with the important ministers of the court, has the support of almost all the ministers this time.

The reason is actually very simple, why can the post of supervision of Guangdong Customs only be carried out by the Manchurian people of Zhenghuangqi, and it must be the head of the Internal Affairs Office, what does the Internal Affairs Government do? That is the department dedicated to making money for Qianlong.

And most of the profits and taxes from the trade of Guangdong Maritime Trade went directly into Qianlong's pocket, and how could He Shen, Qianlong's housekeeper, not know?

Similarly, most of the officials present also know more or less, and I am afraid that only a minister like Peng Yuanrui, who is dedicated to learning, will not know. The old and cunning Qianlong hummed a few words, directly ignored this topic and bypassed, otherwise, just by shutting down a Guangzhou, he would have to earn more than one million taels of silver every year, for Qianlong, who wanted to go down to the south of the Yangtze River and build a garden to enjoy, this was a more distressing thing than cutting meat.

In addition, the invasion of Guangzhou by the British, under Qianlong's strict orders, except for the high-level of the court, few people knew the situation, after all, let a small barbarian country knock on the door, such a face-losing thing is really going to spread out, and Qianlong, who has an excellent face, will not look good.

Of course, it is necessary to speak in a grand manner, taking into account the face of the court, and saving the turmoil of the people's hearts. However, to the surprise of Qianlong and the important ministers in Beijing, just a few days after Guangzhou was attacked by the British, the coastal cities of Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Shandong all learned the news that the Western countries had sent a huge fleet to attack Guangzhou.

Now, there is really no way to be quiet, because this rumor is too much like the truth, and besides, there have been rumors in these places a few months ago, and the English are not satisfied that the Qing Kingdom has rejected all their demands, and these British, who have always liked to use force to solve foreign affairs, will naturally be annoyed and angry, and it is not an accident to do such a thing.

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People were asking each other about the news, some thought it was a rumor, some thought it was the truth, in short, even the conversation between the scholars in the Central Plains was no longer about the Four Books and the Five Classics, but about the news that Guangdong was invaded by the British fleet.

This is really bad, especially when Qianlong knew that even Jiangsu, Shandong and other provinces knew about this kind of news, he broke out, it can be said that it is not an exaggeration to say that it is like thunder, and now strictly ordered the officials of the provinces to quickly refute the rumors, and make people visit, the source of the rumors, but this is just useless.

However, the court's response was also quite fast, seeing that the news could not be blocked, then let's just let it go, after all, since it can't be concealed now, it is natural that we can only publicize it in the good, Liang Pengfei, the chief soldier of the Humen Town Water Division, relied on the fort to destroy and wound more than a dozen Yingyi warships, personally braved the arrows, led the army to fight against the British army who rushed to the beach, killed the enemy in blood, and personally beheaded more than ten levels, and the Humen Town Water Division captured more than 1,900 Yingyi soldiers, beheaded more than 1,870 levels, and the news that the self-damage was not more than 100 is indeed shocking enough. Enough to boost morale. Therefore, Liang Pengfei, the general soldier of Liang, was regarded as an excellent model by the court.

The failure of the Guangdong Navy Division was naturally completely blamed on the fact that the general soldiers of Quanshi Town did not listen to the general's orders, led the army to fight privately, and broke the strict arrangement of the governors of Liangguang, so they suffered such heavy losses.

Regarding Liang Pengfei's reward, it is natural to put it on the agenda at this time, after all, if you tout people so high, you have to give something new to people, right?

After all, Liang Pengfei has already become the chief soldier at a young age, and it is too shocking to rise further, so the court has adopted a more eclectic method, Liang Pengfei's subordinates are generals: Humen Town's guerrilla martial arts cadres are promoted to generals, deputy generals, and temporarily take the post of chief soldier of Guangdong Navy Division, and other generals are also rewarded.

There is a lot of money, and the official rank has also climbed up, but Liang Pengfei, who is the protagonist of this Guangzhou defense battle, has received a reward that makes him feel ridiculous. The Holy Will has counted Liang Pengfei's exploits over the years, in fact, it is about two years or so, well, all in all, since entering the water division, eating and sleeping with the soldiers, anti-smuggling and diligent ability, even breaking the barbarian merchants and thieves, and then conquering Annan, he won several battles, killed countless Annan bandits, and suppressed bandits in the foreign ...... of Nanpeng. It was blown very high, but in the end, Liang Pengfei was only rewarded with a bird feather and a silver ingot.

(To be continued)