Seeing that the eunuch Shen Jing had taken the letter of state, the prince gave him a look and motioned for him to read it quickly. Shen Jing immediately opened the national letter and read it without changing his face: "The lord of the Atlantic country sends a message to His Majesty the Emperor of China and North Korea: Your country has been shelling our ship for more than a month, and you have not heard the slightest apology, and you are sincerely angry with your own military and people...... If Your Majesty still asks for peace, he hopes to negotiate a peace treaty quickly, and there are three things: first, to remove the border defense of the island and abolish the new policy; 2. A total of 25 officials involved in the dismissal were listed on the left ......; Thirdly, it is forbidden for nationals to sell firearms in your country. After reading it, he calmly folded the national letter and watched everyone's reactions.

Sure enough, as he expected, the ministers suddenly seemed to have fried the pot, all of them blushing and thick-necked, shouting loudly, or prostrating themselves on the ground, or rolling up their sleeves, pointing directly at Lian Chongwen, and wanted to come forward to argue with him.

Of course, there were also many people hiding in the chaotic crowd, hugging their bodies and trembling - most of these people had given Su Zongshan benefits, and they thought that they could eliminate the disaster because of this, but who knew that they would inevitably be held responsible, and fell into panic and suspicion.

Only Ye Yongjia stood thoughtfully, not echoing their angry voices. It's not that he intends to compromise with Westerners, it's just that it's not the same as what everyone is concerned about, but he is very concerned about the third article in the national letter, and he feels a little uneasy.

He had never considered this demand, he was not well prepared, and his nervousness immediately overshadowed the rest of his thoughts, causing a few beads of sweat the size of beans to squeeze out of his seemingly calm face. Everyone knows that this ban is obviously aimed at the firearms factory that was opened before, and if it is completely banned, it will not only bring a shortage of firearms, but also represent the complete failure of the new policy led by Ye Yongjia.

He thought that this was simply aimed at himself, so he deliberately glanced at Lian Chongwen, who found that he could only return a guilty look. Therefore, Ye Yongjia guessed in his heart that the strategy was either from him or Wu Sijing, and only these two people knew themselves well. Ignore him, first follow the plan of Comrade Chen, and then see the move. Don't mess with yourself...... ' he twisted the sweat from his forehead and thought silently.

Niu Yuan's pair of eyes scanned the surroundings, looking at Dark Joy from the side, a lot of ideas popped up in his mind, and he hurriedly said to the prince: "Although the proposal to depose is arrogant and rude, this dynasty is all about blaming people with the law, and there should be no evasion." When he ordered Shen Gonggong to let go of his courage, read the names of the people involved, carefully examine the situation, and if there was a dereliction of duty, he would be dismissed, and he would not refute him one by one. This is reasonable, and even if the envoy wants to stir up trouble, he has nowhere to criticize. ”

The prince begged Liu Zhennian, and when he saw that he was motionless like a sculpture, he nodded slightly, and asked Shen to read out the unpronounced name.

The prince's order has been given, and everyone does not dare to raise any objections, and quietly listens to Eunuch Shen read out the name, just like when the palace tried to call the right time. When it came to "Lu Zhixian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites", Lu Shangshu instantly hit a spirit, and nervously replied: "Weichen doesn't dare!" The crowd burst out laughing.

"The book of the military department, Ye Yongjia."

"Ahem," Niu Yuan suddenly let out two coughs, interrupting Shen Jing's elongated voice, "Dare to ask what Ye Bingbu has done, why was he targeted by Westerners?" I hope you explain it first. ”

'Let him take a step, just wait...... ' Su Zongshan pinched his fingers, stopped the calculation of the number of people just now, and looked at Ye Yongjia anxiously. I saw that the Ye soldiers had no fear on their faces, strode out of the queue, first saluted respectfully to Niu Yuan, and then said: "The lower official doesn't know what the other country's basis is, so he condemns me as a sinner." Thinking about it carefully, Xia Guan just transported a few cannons to Fuguang, and only listened to the arrangements of the imperial court in everything, and he didn't even know how much military expenses and what officials to send. ”

"Don't shirk responsibility here!" Comrade Chen suddenly roared angrily, causing everyone to look back.

"You mean, our officials are in charge of you, so we should be more responsible for this?" He frowned, and approached step by step.

Ye Yongjia looked down into his eyes: "I didn't mention anything about the ministry, why did I arouse the suspicion of the adults?" It seems that the thief has a weak heart! ”

Chen Tongpao sneered: "Joke! If I am a thief, why is my name not on the list? It's clear that you're scared, take care of him! ”

Ye Yongjia dropped his sleeves, stared at him and scolded: "Chen Shilang, you don't want to get an inch!" ”

The people around them saw their tense appearance, and immediately panicked, and many people came out to persuade them to fight, but they couldn't persuade them, and the two almost scuffled; Several ministers had no choice but to drag them away, but Ye Yongjia still scolded and chattered.

Just when Liu Zhennian and the others were puzzled, they suddenly saw Gao Jizhi kowtow and said: "Fengxiang, the people are too deceitful, and the conditions proposed are very harsh, so it has caused a dispute among the ministers, and I am afraid that it will not be resolved for a while." It is better to consult with the envoys of Lian to see if they can exempt the ministers, or only a few local petty officials, so as to put an end to the injustices of the government and the opposition. ”

Niu Yuan originally wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to shirk responsibility, and then beat the courtiers, but he thought that there was such an accident, and he was extremely annoyed, and he refused to allow it: "Gao Shangshu, you are too naïve!" Now we are negotiating, and the negotiation must not be about your feelings and my wishes? What do I say? Besides, I didn't agree to this shameful request, didn't I think about it. ”

provoked Niu Yuan's words, Ye Yongjia hurriedly glanced at Cai Xianqing; Cai Xianqing is so smart, she has long seen that they are singing a play to each other. I have to say that this strategy has worked very well. The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty had the opposite idea of Niu Yuan, they hoped that the imperial court could take this opportunity to remove this headache condition; Who knew that Niu Yuan insisted on going his own way, and he didn't intend to let them go, obviously asking someone to take the blame for him. His words confirmed everyone's thoughts even more, their anger boiled in their hearts, but they were helpless, and there was only despair in their eyes.

However, at this time, Su Zongshan smiled, he changed his impatience, and said slowly: "Fengxiang, how do you know if they are not happy if you don't give it a try?" In case Ambassador Lian agrees to make a promise, I think the dispute in the temple will be resolved naturally. ”

Niu Yuan didn't know what was going on in secret, and firmly thought that Su Zongshan just wanted to compete with him, so he glanced at it coldly and said with a smile: "Prime Minister Liu told us to do our best, if there is a way, how can Niu not use it?" If you have some ideas, you can have a few words with him, it's okay! ”