Chapter 339: A reward of a bird's hair, a silver ingot...

In the capital, in the Qinzheng Hall of the Old Summer Palace, Qianlong's expression with white hair and beard was very ugly. In front of him, there were two memorials, one of which was the memorial of Changlin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, who reported to Qianlong that the Western Yi and Britain and Geely wanted to attack the Qing Dynasty.

The other one, also came from Changlin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. This time, it told Qianlong that the other party was not only here, but also came in a fierce manner. In order to maintain the power of the Qing Dynasty, the Guangdong Navy fought with the enemy outside the Pearl River Estuary. The British Navy was strong and powerful, and there were many. Although the Guangdong Navy fought to the death, Naihe was defeated and had to retreat to Humen. The troops of the General of Humen Town, Liang Pengfei, relied on the fort established during the period of the Holy Ancestor to fight fiercely with the British for ten days. Finally defeated the British, sunk and destroyed more than ten British warships, and captured more than 1,900 British soldiers and beheaded more than 1,870 levels.

The British were repelled, but the opponent's main force was still there. Hu looked at the estuary of the Pearl River, and Changlin could only order strict preparations for war and requested help from Qianlong.

"What, let's say it. Could it be that you haven't heard my words?" Qianlong snorted coldly, and his old eyes flashed with anger. In front of him, he knelt down the ministers of the Shangshu who were summoned in a hurry, and several important officials. However, no matter how confidant he was, it was useless. Qianlong's mood was really bad now.

He saw both memorials, and the first memorial was re-released by Qianlong and placed them on the desk. To be honest, when Changlin's memorial was handed over to his desk, not to mention Qianlong, even the ministers in the study were dissatisfied, thinking that Changlin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was just a worry-free act.

Only Heshen and Fu Kangan were both concerned about this matter, and this made Qianlong feel a little better. His eyes looked slightly gentler at Heshen and Fu Kangan who were also kneeling in front of him.

Of course, Qianlong was not clear. Liang Pengfei had mentioned the British ambitions many times to these two people, and also told these two people about his judgment. What is important is that Liang Pengfei was promoted by Fu Kang'an, and he was very clear about the vision and ability of this young man. Brother Heshen and his brothers also had dealt with Liang Pengfei, so they also attached great importance to Liang Pengfei's opinions.

However, before this kind of thing happens, no one can guarantee that it will happen. Moreover, did the ministers of the Qing Dynasty still hope that their country will be attacked by small British countries? Can't they beat the other party first for this reason?

In short, after learning about Changlin's memorial, these two important officials just felt that they should be wary of it, but that's all. However, at least in Qianlong's opinion, these two important officials had a farther vision than others, and they were worthy of being his beloved nephew, and Heshen was worthy of being his most trustworthy minister.

"Your Majesty, these British people deserve to die. I originally thought they were just admiring the majesty of my Huanghuang Heavenly Dynasty. They came to congratulate me from thousands of miles away. The emperor regarded him with kindness, but he did not expect that they actually regarded the emperor's kindness as weak. They were really a group of wolves and ambitious people." Liu Yong, the Minister of Personnel, said loudly with his hands. "I think that he should be the request of Lord Chang, and immediately dispatched troops and generals to defeat the British people as soon as possible to prevent the barbarians from being treacherous."

"Emperor, I am willing to lead 5,000 troops to Guangdong to eliminate these foreign barbarians for the emperor, demonstrate the great power of our heavenly dynasty, and capture the barbarians." Fu Kang'an also jumped out and asked for his orders.

The ministers all spoke in unison to attack the British and barbarians, but relying solely on saliva, they could not eliminate the warships and troops of the British who dared to challenge the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, Agui, the most experienced veteran general of the Qianlong Dynasty and minister of Shangshou, said that troops should be sent to reinforce Guangdong and the Fujian-Zhejiang Navy went south to take the enemy. The coastal provinces were strictly guarded to prevent British and barbarians from invading.

Agui's suggestion was recognized by everyone, and he could only do this anyway. After all, it was a naval battle. The navy of the entire Qing Dynasty was concentrated in the south. Apart from Fujian and Zhejiang, there were only inland water naval commanders. However, the risk of those inland water naval commanders going to the sea to fight was too great.

However, after discussing how to deal with the British, someone jumped out and felt that all this was nothing wrong with coastal trading. It should be a ban on the sea along the old story of the Holy Master!

The person who made this suggestion was Peng Yuanrui, the Minister of Works and the co-organizer of the Grand Secretary, a famous old scholar in his sixties, and the old talented man looked passionate. However, the words of this brother Tai were like a rock sinking into the sea, and there was a silence in the hall. One and two looked at the brother Tai with their eyes looking at the idiots, including Qianlong.

However, Qianlong's expression was quite hidden. He stroked his snow-white beard and looked at the old man, but remained silent.

At this time, Heshen, who was good at trying to figure out Qianlong's thoughts, stood up and expressed his opposition, believing that Jiayuanrui's move was simply a waste of food due to choking. Heshen, who usually had a very good relationship with important officials in the court, received support from almost all the ministers this time.

The reason is actually very simple. Why can the Guangdong Customs Supervision Office be only held by Manchus in Zhenghuang Banner, and it must also be the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. What does the Ministry of Internal Affairs do? That is the department that specializes in making money for Qianlong.

Most of the trade income and taxes of Guangdong Sea Trade were directly put into Qianlong's pockets, but how could Heshen, the butler of Qianlong, not know?

Similarly, most of the officials present also knew more or less, and they were afraid that only ministers like Peng Yuanrui who were devoted to learning would not be clear. The cunning Qianlong hummed and hugged, directly ignored this topic and went around. Otherwise, just closing a Guangzhou would have to earn more than one million taels of silver every year. For Qianlong, who always thought about going to Jiangnan and building a garden to enjoy, this was a matter that was more distressing than cutting his flesh.

In addition, under Qianlong's strict orders, few people knew about the situation except the top officials of the court. After all, a small barbarian country was attacked, and such a loss of face was really spread. Qianlong, who had excellent face, looked bad.

Of course, the words should be spoken openly, taking into account the face of the court, so as to avoid the turmoil of the whole country. However, what Qianlong and all the important officials in Beijing did not expect was that just a few days after Guangzhou was attacked by the British, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Shandong coastal cities all knew about the news that the Western country, England sent a huge fleet to attack Guangzhou.

Now, there is really no way to be quiet, because this rumor is too similar to the real one. Besides, rumors have been spreading in these places a few months ago. The British were not satisfied with the Qing Dynasty and rejected all their requests. These British men who have always liked to use force to resolve diplomatic affairs will naturally be angry and it is not a surprise to do such a thing.

People are asking each other for information, some think it is a rumor, some think it is a fact. In short, even the conversation between the readers in the Central Plains is no longer about the Four Books and Five Classics, but about the invasion of Guangdong by the British fleet.

This is really bad, especially when Qianlong learned that even Jiangsu, Shandong and other provinces had already known about this news, he broke out. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was furious. He ordered officials from various provinces to quickly refute the rumors and also to investigate the source of the rumors. However, all this was just useless work.

However, the Chaoting's reaction was quite quick. Seeing that the news could not be blocked, we might as well let it go. After all, since we can't hide it now, we can only publicize it well. Liang Pengfei, the general of the Humen Town Navy, relied on the fort, destroyed and injured dozens of British warships, personally took arrows and stones, led the troops to fight with the British troops who were rushing to land, killed the enemy in blood, and beheaded more than ten levels of the year. The Humen Town Navy captured more than 1,900 British soldiers and beheaded more than 1,870 levels of the year, and lost more than 1,870 levels of self-destruction. The news that it was indeed shocking and encouraging tone. Therefore, Liang Pengfei, General Liang, was regarded as an excellent model by the Chaoting.

The failure of the Guangdong Navy was naturally entirely blamed for the generals of the generals who refused to obey the orders of the generals and led the troops to fight privately, breaking the strict arrangements of the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi, and thus suffered such great losses. Therefore, the generals of the Guangdong Navy, Pu Zhigao, killed the prison guards, while the Guangdong Navy Wang Shouli was not strict in the command of the commander, and even lost the generals. Fortunately, Liang Pengfei regained his face for him, so he was scolded by the imperial edict and continued to serve as the admiral of the Guangdong Navy and defended the southern gate of the Qing Dynasty.

At this time, Liang Pengfei's rewards will naturally be put on the agenda. After all, it is so high that people must be given something new.

After all, Liang Pengfei had become the general at a young age, and it was shocking to rise again, so the court adopted a relatively compromise method. Liang Pengfei's general: the guerrilla Wu Qianjin of Humen Town was promoted to the senator general and appointed deputy general. He temporarily took the position of general of the Guangdong Navy's General Jieshi Town, and other generals were also awarded many rewards.

The money was huge, and the official ranks were climbing up. However, as the protagonist of the Guangzhou defense battle, Liang Pengfei received a reward that made him laugh. The holy intention lists Liang Pengfei's achievements over the years, in fact, only about two years of achievements. Well, in short, since he entered the navy, shared the food and sleeping with his soldiers, and was able to fight against smuggling, even defeating barbarians and private robbers. Later, when he was conquering Annan, he won several battles, killed countless bandits in Annan, and suppressed bandits from Nanpeng's overseas... He was very proud, but in the end, he only rewarded Liang Pengfei with a bird hair and an incision of silver.
Chapter completed!