Not long after much time, Wu Chaoyue also obediently brought the complaints about Zhou Xiuying's case. However, without even reading, Emperor Xianfeng dared to predict that Wu Chaoyue's report was the same as Wu's comprador. Zhou Xiuying's statement was absolutely the same. He must have completely pushed the responsibility on his body. He first gave Zhou Xiuying a high hat to turn evil and return to justice, abandon the dark and turn it to the light, and then let Zhou Xiuying bear a misdemeanor of timid and abandoning his post.

As a result, Emperor Xianfeng also had a rare wise and magical warrior this time. After the report, Wu Chaoyue insisted that Zhou Xiuying was successfully surrendered by him during the Xiaodaohui uprising. He was ordered to lurk in the Changmao Army as an internal supporter and tried to assassinate important figures of the Taiping Army such as Zeng Lichang. After he conquered Suzhou, he ordered Zhou Xiuying to assassinate Zeng Lichang, and then lost contact.

In addition, Wu Chaoyue shamelessly claimed that he had sex with Zhou Xiuying in order to make Zhou Xiuying devote himself to the Qing court and sacrifice his beauty. However, he did not expect that his marksmanship was too accurate and his ability was too strong in some aspects, so he immediately made a male student for the Wu family. Then Wu Chaoyue pretended to review Emperor Xianfeng on his lifestyle, admitted that he had something wrong, and expressed his willingness to humbly accept any criticism and education from Emperor Xianfeng, reform and ensure that he would not make similar mistakes.

"Dog guy, do you really think of me as a fool? As long as you know what you said to the female bandit named Zhou, you will be talking about what Wu Jianzhang is doing on the bed, and you will be talking about it, so of course you will say whatever you want!"

Emperor Xianfeng was furious, but he had no choice but to do anything, because Emperor Xianfeng knew very well that unless a miracle happened in Shanghai, he would never know the true behind the scenes of the Zhou Xiuying case. Now, in order to please Mr. Wu, He Guiqing, governor of Liangjiang, and Xue Huan, governor of Jiangsu, actually found an excuse to put Zhou Xiuying under house arrest at Mr. Wu's comprador's house. It was obvious that he wanted to turn big things into small things. It was hoped that these mankind men would find out the truth. Of course, it would be easier and more reliable to expect a rooster to lay eggs or a hen crow.

Sure enough, when Beijing was covered with silver in the winter snow of the eighth year of Xianfeng, Shanghai sent a joint memorial between He Guiqing and Xue Huan. In the memorial, He Guiqing and Xue Huan really chose to make an excuse for Zhou Xiuying. They insisted that Zhou Xiuying had indeed received Wu Chaoyue's pleading and surrender, and reported many Taiping Army military information on the battlefield in Shanghai at that time to help Wu Chaoyue get away from Zeng Lichang and Liu Lichuan, and made a small contribution in the Qing army's battle to recover Shanghai County. Later, it was just because it was afraid that the difficulty of assassinating Zeng Lichang was too great that they took the initiative to cut off their contact with Wu Chaoyue.

In addition, He Guiqing and Xue Huan also provided some dry goods to prove that Zhou Xiuying had broken up with the Taiping Army early and presented confessions from two captured Yang Xiuqing guards, proving that Yang Xiuqing directly regarded Zhou Xiuying as a traitor to the Taiping Army and tried to kidnap Zhou Xiuying and his son as hostages, but it was just to use this to threaten the Taiping Army's mortal enemy Wu Chaoyue. At the same time, He and Xue also presented countless confessions, proving that Yang Xiuqing's confidant guard Wang Zhengshan once threatened Wu Chaoyue's illegitimate son as hostage after being surrounded, trying to kill Wu's comprador and Wu Chaoyue's illegitimate son, which indirectly proved the Taiping Army's hatred attitude towards Wu Chaoyue.

Although the dry goods He Guiqing and Xue Huan were still worthy, Emperor Xianfeng, who was extremely suspicious, still did not believe it. Even if Su Shun, Zaiyuan and others tried their best to say good things to Wu Chaoyue, their beloved concubine once again pointed out to Emperor Xianfeng that there would be no fish when it was clear, and it was rare to be confused when it was pointed out to him. He must not hurt the hearts of heroes for such trivial matters. However, Emperor Xianfeng's sixth sense, which had always been confused, was rarely effective. He still felt that this matter was not that simple. The grandparents and grandsons of the Wu family and Zhou Xiuying must have concealed some important situations.

It was also coincidental that a few days later, another military event related to Wu Chaoyue happened. Jiangxi Censor Yang Wending reported the victory, saying that under his wise command, the reporter Xiao Qijiang, with the cooperation of the Wuchang General Wang Guocai, finally captured the important town of Fuzhou in Jiangxi Province after a series of hard battles, and cut off the Taiping Army's connection in the hinterland of Jiangxi. At the same time, the reporter Liu Mingchuan also defeated the Taiping Army's reinforcements many times in the blocking battle, and did not plead for Emperor Xianfeng to reward him for his contributions. In addition, Yang Wending recommended some soldiers to make meritorious comments.

If it were the usual, when the New Year was approaching, Emperor Xianfeng would definitely be very happy, and he would never be stingy with some empty positions. Therefore, in history, when the Hunan Army was in Anhui, Jiangxi, even the second-rank mailman was on the gate of the military camp. However, this time it was different, because on the night before, Emperor Xianfeng received a secret letter from the governor of Jiangxi Wenjun, accusing Wu Chaoyue of deliberately supporting his wife and grandfather to help Yang Wending make contributions with Hubei elite soldiers and generals. He also cried that Yang Wending did not obey the command. In order to seize the meritorious service, he deliberately refused to send troops south, which led to the deterioration of Jiangxi's hinterland, and asked Emperor Xianfeng to make decisions for him.

Emperor Xianfeng knew that Wenjun was probably complaining first by the evil people, and that the war situation in Jiangxi was deteriorating. Wenjun, who was incompetent in governance, had to bear the main responsibility. However, Emperor Xianfeng agreed with Wenjun's point that Wu Chaoyue was indeed trying hard to support Yang Wending's promotion. Wu Chaoyue was also likely to want to gain more power and military land through nepotism.

It is precisely because of this that after receiving the good news of the victory of Fuzhou, and when the court was full of joy and many officials took the opportunity to ask Emperor Xianfeng to reuse Yang Wending, Emperor Xianfeng still flatly rejected Sushun's personal proposal to promote Yang Wending to the governor of Jiangxi, and said with confidence: "Although Yang Aiqing's contribution to this time is not only guilty, but he is currently just a censor. The promotion beyond the level is too extreme. According to my opinion, it is enough to promote Yang Aiqing to the governor of Jiangxi."

Su Shun, who was rarely rejected, was a little stunned and said with a hurry and carefulness: "Emperor, Yang Wending was promoted to governor from the Censorate, perhaps too much. However, Jiangxi was in ruins, and nearly half of the prefectures and counties in the province were occupied by Changmao, and the current governor Wenjun was criticized. Now the court has recovered Fuzhou and cut off the connection between Changmao in Jiangxi. It is advisable to pursue and fight hard and recover all lost land in one fell swoop. If an experienced, capable and prestige can replace Wenjun to make trouble, it will be effective with half the effort."

"What I said is very true." Emperor Xianfeng nodded and said, "Wenjun is incompetent, which has led to the fall of half of Jiangxi Province. I have long wished to eat his flesh and sleep with his skin. At this time, the Jiangxi official army launched a large-scale counterattack under the command of Yang Aiqing. We should quickly remove Wenjun, so as not to drag him back on the front line again."

After agreeing with Sushun's suggestion to remove Wen Jun, Emperor Xianfeng immediately said: "Let me do this, let Hubei governor Ma Xiuru be promoted to Jiangxi Governor. Ma Aiqing assisted Wu Aiqing in governing Hubei. During the period when he was in charge of Hubei, the officials were governed in a clear and financial manner. The people of Hubei could settle down and live a prosperous life under the surroundings of powerful enemies, and praise them. Ma Aiqing made an indelible contribution. He replaced Wen Jun as Jiangxi Governor and appeased the people of Jiangxi who had suffered repeated wars. It was just my wish."

Su Shun faintly smelled something wrong and asked again: "Master, after Ma Xiuru was transferred to the position of governor of Jiangxi, will the position of Hubei governor be replaced by Hubei Censor Li Qinggu? "

"Jixiang transferred Shanxi governor Jixiang to take over." Emperor Xianfeng answered Sushun's question without thinking, and arranged for a Manchu official to be promoted to Jixiang, and continued to monitor Wang Qingyun, the governor of Shanxi who also held military power for himself, as well as Xu Jishe, the chief officer of Shanxi Regiment Training for himself.

"It's bad, the master has already made a successful decision."

Su Shun complained in his heart, knowing that Emperor Xianfeng had prepared for these personnel transfers, and even if he had no chance of letting Emperor Xianfeng take back his life, he was not surprisingly successful. As expected, when Emperor Xianfeng arranged for rewards to the soldiers who had made meritorious battles in Fuzhou, he was indeed much more stingy than usual. Even Liu Mingchuan, who had repelled Lai Guiying's main force three times, only promoted the empty title to a third rank. In addition, when the Hubei Admiral was in a vacant situation, the kingdom, which performed quite well this time, failed to make up for this vacant situation.

"The master took the wrong medicine? Why did he suddenly decide to strengthen the surveillance and restraint of the little bastard?"

Su Shun complained even more. He understood that Emperor Xianfeng made such arrangements to strengthen the surveillance of Wu Chaoyue, but he did not understand why Emperor Xianfeng was so suspicious of Wu Chaoyue. After careful consideration, Su Shun immediately thought of the Zhou Xiuying case that happened not long ago. He couldn't help but feel depressed and said in his heart: "Master, if you really doubt him because the little bastard made a female bandit, then you, the emperor, are too sceptical? Compared with the dirty things other officials were doing behind their backs, the little bastard can definitely be regarded as a moral gentleman."

Emperor Xianfeng's decision to reward the great victory of Fuzhou and the sudden personnel adjustments made by Hubei and Jiangxi provinces also surprised Wu Chaoyue. He broke his head and didn't understand why Emperor Xianfeng refused to let Yang Wending, who truly mastered Jiangxi's elite, take over as the governor of Jiangxi, and regained the land of Jiangxi's fallen land with his arm. He insisted on transferring Ma Xiuru, who did not understand military, to go to Jiangxi to continue to make trouble?

"Is it because of Xiuying that the Wild Boar Skin family has become suspicious of me? It should be so, otherwise, there will be no reason. Fortunately, judging from grandpa's letters, Xiuying has not told him all the truth, and the possibility of leaking the news is very small."

Those who came to the same conclusion as Wu Chaoyue, Wu Chaoyue's confidants Zhao Liewen and Yan Jingming all warned Wu Chaoyue, asking Wu Chaoyue to try to restrain himself as much as possible in the near future, and not to arouse the alertness of the Qing court and Emperor Xianfeng, and delay the major event of taking over as the governor of Huguang on the spot. After Wu Chaoyue nodded and received the education, he hurriedly asked Yan Jingming, who was familiar with the situation in the capital: "Danchu, are you familiar with Jixiang?"

"I'm not familiar with it, I only know that he is a man of Manzhou Inlaid Blue Banner, whose courtesy name is Lu'an." Yan Jingming shook his head and said with a wry smile: "But Weiting, a governor from Shanxi, you'd better not have any hope. If there were any honest officials in that position, the Shanxi merchants in the three counties of Qi Taigu would not be rich enough to compete with the country. The trade tariffs between the court and Russia would not be charged only a little bit every year."

Wu Chaoyue shrugged helplessly and said, "Come on, as long as you don't touch Hankou, Daye and Yinyuan, he will do whatever he wants. If you dare to touch these three items, you will want him to look good immediately!"

After saying confidently, Wu Chaoyue frowned again and said, "It's a pity that Yang Wending has paid such a big price and has not been able to help him up yet. It seems that we have to continue to postpone the matter of indirectly controlling Jiangxi."

"Mr. Yang isn't you implicated? Why are you not good at making a woman? You have to make a woman gangster?"

Zhao Liewen complained in his heart, and then smiled and said, "Weiting, in my opinion, may not be. The emperor refused to let Mr. Yang take over as the governor of Jiangxi, but insisted on transferring Ma Xiuru and Ma Fantai to the governor of Jiangxi. Although it was beyond our expectations, it may not be a better opportunity for you. If you operate well, you may be able to take down Jiangxi immediately and then let Mr. Yang take control of another province."

"What does it mean?" Wu Chaoyue asked quickly.

"Ma Fantai will never be happy with this arrangement." Zhao Liewen said with a smile: "Not to mention that after you take over as the governor of Huguang in the future, it should be Ma Fantai's turn to take over as the governor of Hubei in terms of seniority. Even if Ma Fantai does not expect to take over as the governor of Hubei, he will never be happy to be promoted to the governor of Jiangxi from Hubei!"

"What's there in Jiangxi now? Apart from the bandits all over the ground, refugees everywhere, and military affairs piled up like mountains, what else can Ma Fantai get when he arrives in Jiangxi? Moreover, Jiangxi is now fighting everywhere. If you are not careful, you will be on the verge of being on the ground. It is definitely not that easy for Ma Fantai to settle down in Jiangxi."

After hearing the plan, Wu Chaoyue quickly understood what Zhao Liewen meant and asked: "Huifu, what do you mean is to say, let me seize the time to reach an alliance with Ma Fantai and use his hand to control Jiangxi?"

Zhao Liewen nodded and said, "Ma Fantai is not a fool. He must know that he sat on the crater of the governor of Jiangxi. If he wants to sit firmly, he must rely on the support of Mr. Yang. In fact, he also relies on your support behind the scenes. At this time, he will definitely not refuse and will be grateful to you."

Wu Chaoyue made a little plan and immediately ordered Wu Dasai to send someone to invite Ma Xiuru to his house for dinner tonight. However, Wu Dasai had just agreed and before he could send an envoy, a personal soldier came in outside the door and saluted Wu Chaoyue and said, "Report to Master Futai, Master Dai from the Governor's Office, Mr. Dai sent someone to report that the condition of Huafa's condition was worsening. Mr. Dai was worried that he could not survive this level, so please go there immediately."

"What? I'll go right now!"

Wu Chaoyue was shocked and quickly took back the decision to entertain Ma Xiuru and immediately arranged a trip to visit Hua Shana. At the same time, Wu Chaoyue also complained in his heart and said, "Old Fox Hua, you must not have anything to do at this time. The Wild Boar Skin Ninth Generation had just become suspicious of me, and you suddenly died of anger. The matter of my takeover as the governor of Huguang is probably hanging."

"Weiting, the famous British doctor Mr. Luo Weilin is in Hankou now, so he should send someone to pick him up to the Governor's Office to help rescue the flower platform."
Chapter completed!