Han Xiufeng rushed to the Old Summer Palace, and instead of stupidly handing over a sign to ask for permission, he showed off his "Little Military Plane" badge and went straight to the room where the Ministry of Etiquette was on duty. He asked the head of the Ministry of Etiquette on duty about Sushun's whereabouts, and then went to Jixianyuan (today's Jixian Yuan).

Sushun was found at the Admiral's Office in Peking University's Shaoyuan.

Jixian Yuan is also a yamen and has a long history. It is said that it is in the same line as Tianlu Pavilion, Wende Hall, Wenlin Hall, Linzhi Hall, Guanwen Hall, etc. since the Han, Sui and Tang dynasties.

In the Tang Dynasty, the "Lizheng Hall" was officially renamed as Jixian Academy. It had bachelor's degree, direct bachelor's degree, and assistant lecturer's degree. In addition to collecting books, it also had the responsibilities of compilation and attendance.

The History Museum and Zhaowen Museum were founded in the Song Dynasty, and together with Jixian Academy, they were called the "Three Pavilions". They built a secret pavilion to collect rare books. In the Yuan Dynasty, the pictures and books were under the secretarial supervision. Although Jixian Academy still had the rank of second grade, they were no longer

It is a place where books are stored.

In this dynasty, Jixianyuan had no more name than it, and became the place where the civil and military ministers came and retired when the emperor came to court in Yuanmingyuan.

Sushun obviously felt that the rooms in the Ministry of Rites and the Lifan Court were too small and inconvenient to talk and do things, so he simply used the admiral's office in the hospital as a temporary government office. Prince Zheng Duanhua and Prince Yi Zaiyuan would come when they had nothing to do.

Sitting here, Chen Fu'en, the Minister of War, Mu Yin, the Minister of Military Aircraft, Du Han, Zhang Jing, Cao Yuying, the foreman of military aircraft, and others are "frequent visitors" here.

What a coincidence, Prince Zheng Duanhua happened to be there too.

After Han Xiufeng reported the news brought back by Wang Naizeng, he was shocked to find that Prince Zheng and Sushun were just a little surprised and did not show even a trace of panic. It is conceivable that they had been prepared for it and had even thought about how to deal with it.

Sure enough, he followed them into the inner court to see the emperor, and after reporting the whole story, when the emperor was so angry that he burst into flames, Prince Zheng said cautiously: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I thought this news was sudden, but it hasn't arrived yet."

The situation is out of control. This is not the first time that the barbarians have fled into the capital of Guangdong Province. What's more, the barbarians are different from Changmao. They are only interested in the petty profits of trade. The reason why they went to war this time

, all because of Ye Mingchen’s stubbornness and his great responsibility for the commission!”

Seeing that the emperor's anger had subsided a little, Sushun lost no time in saying: "Ye Mingchen's report seems to be certain. Just half a month ago, he reported that the two chiefs of England and Buddha had submitted a note and had responded with reason. From then on, Fang Ji

After everything has changed, we can live in peace as before. Your Majesty, you have no doubts about your employment, so you will naturally believe in his reports, and your servants will also believe them to be true.

Who would have thought that he had betrayed the divine grace, and who would have thought that he would dare to deceive superiors and deceive subordinates, saying one thing and doing another. When the barbarians came to see him, he should have tried to enlighten them, and together with the generals and governors, he should have planned a way to control them.

However, the Yingyi sent several notes to the generals, governors, deputy generals, etc., but he would not negotiate with them. The plot of the notes to the barbarians was also kept secret, and instead he ordered the gentry not to go to the barbarian ships without permission. As time went by, the barbarians were

Being angry and breaking into the provincial capital is an unforgivable crime!"

Is this the first time I know that Ye Mingchen’s report is all nonsense?

In front of Han Xiufeng, the big shopkeeper of "Houyitang" who specializes in inquiring about barbarians, although Xianfeng hated Ye Mingchen, he couldn't curse out loud. He stared at Prince Zheng Duanhua and Sushun for a long time before coldly

He said: "Ye Mingchen deceived the emperor and ignored his superiors. Naturally, he must be handed over to the ministry for discussion and severe punishment. The top priority is how to deal with the aftermath in Guangzhou."

Prince Zheng Duanhua raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have been racking my brains these past few months because of the incident with the Western Barbarians, and I have not been able to sleep at night. It was not until I read the records of the late emperor's holy teachings a few days ago that I suddenly became enlightened."

Xianfeng was stunned and asked subconsciously: "How come you suddenly become enlightened?"

Han Xiufeng was also curious and couldn't help but take a peek at him.

Prince Zheng Duanhua was obviously well prepared and said unhurriedly: "I think Ye Mingchen deserves death for his crime, but there is some truth in what Ye Mingchen said."

"That sentence?" Xianfeng asked.

"The slave remembered that he once reported in a report that the Western barbarians were afraid of the people, and the people were afraid of the officials. This reminded the slave of the first time the Yingyi invited the barbarians to Guangzhou City, and led the warships to the provincial river to threaten them. Xu Guangjin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi at the time, convened a social study

Nearly ten thousand brave people gathered on both sides of the strait, wielding spears and throwing rocks, and the sound of killing was loud, forcing the British barbarians to retreat. For this reason, the late emperor once issued an edict to praise the merchants and people of the area.

, without firing a single shot, to tame the Western barbarians, without any reluctance!"

Han Xiufeng was dumbfounded when he heard this, and thought to himself that it was still the same thing as "recruiting militiamen, organizing the people to fight the foreigners". To put it bluntly, he was ordering Guangdong officials to instruct the local gentry to come forward and recruit young men to fight against the foreigners. If they could drive away the foreigners,

Of course that's good. If we lose the fight, we can completely push it away. When foreigners ask, they can just say it's none of the court's business. At the worst, one or two local officials will be prosecuted to give the foreigners an explanation.

But what we need to discuss now is not how to deal with the aftermath of the Guangzhou incident, but how to deal with it if foreigners invade Zhili or even the capital!

However, with Prince Zheng and Sushun around, it was not his turn as the young minister of Taipu Temple to speak, and even if he was allowed to speak, he would not be able to come up with a perfect plan.

Just when Han Xiufeng was secretly worried, Xianfeng felt that Duanhua's words had some truth and asked again: "But the British and Buddhist barbarians have already occupied Guangzhou, and Mukdena, Bai Gui, Jiang Guolin and others have all become Western barbarians."

Prisoner..."

Before the emperor could finish speaking, Duanhua raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the Yi people just rushed into Guangzhou, not occupied it. What's more, even if Guangzhou falls, the sky will not fall on this day. If a provincial capital has fallen, Wuchang has also fallen.

, and it fell several times, but was still recaptured by the army. I think I can’t take it lightly, and I can’t take it too seriously, otherwise it will only make people panic. "

"Yuting, how do you think we should deal with the aftermath?"

"My slave thought that we should keep quiet for now and wait until the report from Guangdong arrives, then remove Ye Mingchen from his post, and select an imperial minister to go to Guangdong to handle the aftermath." Sushun paused, and then said cautiously: "Send personnel to Guangdong, but

If you don’t enter Guangzhou City, you can only deal with it calmly outside the city.”

"Where are Mukdena, Bai Gui and Jiang Guolin?"

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade shall take care of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, but they cannot be dismissed from their posts. Even if they are dismissed, they must remain in office. They may even be ordered to temporarily serve as the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi before the new Minister of Commerce of the Five Countries and the Governor of Guangdong and Guangdong arrives in Guangdong.

First stabilize the barbarians, lest they cause trouble again."

Prince Zheng Duanhua lost no time in saying: "I thought they were just greedy for life and afraid of death. If they wanted to have an affair with the Western Yi, they wouldn't dare to borrow their courage, so I asked the emperor to secretly instruct them to atone for their sins and deal with the Western Yi first."

With."

"This is a way. This is the only way we can do it now." Xianfeng nodded slightly, then looked at Han Xiufeng and asked: "Han Aiqing, Guangzhou officials can't count on them now, and we have to rely on the local government to run the delegation.

Gentleman, you are most familiar with the situation in Guangdong, tell me if there is anyone available."

Han Xiufeng said quickly: "Your Majesty, I am here to inquire about the barbarian situation. I am not familiar with the Guangdong gentry. I only know Luo Dunyan, the former Minister of Household Affairs, Long Yuanxi, the former Minister of Taipu Temple, and Su Tingkui, the former engineering minister."

"I remembered this. They are all from Guangdong, and they have all returned to their hometown of Dingyou due to job openings."

"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, raising an army for a thousand days and using it for a while, I have never regarded myself as a young minister of Taipusi Temple. I have always treated myself as a soldier of the Emperor. I am requesting your Majesty to accompany the new Governor of Guangdong and Guangdong to Guangdong!

"

Xianfeng did not expect that Han Xiufeng would take the initiative to ask Ying to go to Guangdong. He thought that asking him to go might be of great help. Just as he was hesitating whether to do it or not, Su bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I think it is better for Han Shaoqing to stay in Beijing."

"That's right." Thinking that Zhili was more important than Guangdong, Xianfeng turned around and said, "Han Aiqing, I know your loyalty, but 'Houyi Hall' cannot live without you."

"emperor……"

"That's it, you kneel down first."

"I obey the decree."

…

Han Xiufeng bowed and exited the main hall, but did not rush back to the library. Instead, he went straight to Jixian Courtyard and waited at the Admiral's Office for nearly an hour until Prince Zheng Duanhua and Sushun returned from the inner court.

Sushun didn't expect Han Xiufeng to be waiting here. Seeing Han Xiufeng hesitate to speak, he immediately realized why Han Xiufeng was waiting.

"Zhixing, I know what you want to say, but some things can only be taken one step at a time." Sushun took a deep breath and continued: "The situation in Guangzhou is like this. The emperor plans to appoint Huang Zonghan, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and issue a decree

Send it to the Imperial Envoy to guard the country. Once the report from Guangdong arrives, Huang Zonghan will be ordered to go to Guangdong to handle barbarian affairs."

Prince Zheng Duanhua said meaningfully: "Brother Han, I know that you are worried that the British, Buddhists and barbarians will come to Zhili to complain. In fact, I am also worried, but what's the use of just worrying!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being bold. I believe that whether it's war or peace, you have to make a decision."

"Who said that the emperor has not made a decision? I am not an outsider. I can tell you something. The emperor has made up his mind to order Huang Zonghan to encourage regiment training, inspire public outrage, boldly fight, and attack and suppress the barbarians with strength. When the time comes, he will order Huang Zonghan to attack and suppress the barbarians.

People's affairs are handled exclusively by the resident minister Luo Dunyan and others, with Huang Zonghan acting as an outsider to mediate. As the saying goes, common people can make the barbarians poor and care for them, and knowing fear can help them understand!"

Seeing that Han Xiufeng was about to speak, Sushun said in a low voice: "Brother, you can rest assured, the emperor has already thought about it. When the time comes, he will order Huang Zonghan to decide what to do based on the strength of the group training. If the strength is insufficient and the outcome is not yet known, do not take it lightly.

Give it a try, lest the Western barbarians see through the real situation and lose the wonderful use of accumulating the power of the people to control the barbarians; if the group can win through force training and there is nothing wrong, then let them attack and do not stop them."

In the final analysis, it is still "collecting the people and expelling the barbarians". In the final analysis, it is still a matter of taking it one step at a time.

Han Xiufeng secretly thought that those were five or six thousand foreign soldiers, not five or six hundred, and expecting the regiment to attack was like throwing an egg against a rock. But seeing that their "ingenious plan" had been adopted by the emperor, he didn't want to say anything anymore, because no matter what he said,

To no avail.

Just as he was about to bow down and retire, Su Shun suddenly said: "I almost forgot, the barbarians fleeing into Guangzhou must not be made public. The Chinese New Year is approaching, so we must not make people panic. Besides, the emperor has ordered the imperial guards to summon Huang Zonghan, the minister of punishment.

After the summons, Huang Zonghan will be ordered to go to the library to find you."

"What do you want from me?"

"You are most familiar with the situation in Guangdong. If you don't let him look for you, who else can he look for? You can't let him go to Guangdong to take up his post with a blind eye." Sushun paused and then said: "It's best to send a few familiar people.

People from Guangdong followed him to his post. I have been so busy in the past few years that I have never had time to go to the bookstore. I only know one Wang Naizeng. Say hello to him and ask him to prepare quickly. You can watch the arrangements for the rest.

"

"How many people has the emperor ordered Xiufeng to select to accompany Mr. Huang?"

"The emperor did not say how many he would appoint, but it must be three or four anyway. After all, Huang Zonghan was ordered to do so in a critical situation, and he had to have a few people around him who were familiar with both Guangdong and barbarian affairs."
Chapter completed!