Seeing Eunuch Shen Jing taking the credentials, the prince gave him a look and motioned for him to read it out quickly. Shen Jing immediately opened his credentials and read without changing his expression: "The Lord of the Atlantic Kingdom writes to His Majesty the Emperor of China and North Korea: Your country bombarded my ship. It has been more than a month since I read it, and I have not heard of the slightest apology. I sincerely accept it for the military and civilians of this country." Anger... If Your Majesty still seeks Dunhao, he hopes that a peace treaty can be negotiated quickly. There are three things to do: first, remove the border defenses on the island and abolish the new policy; second, depose a total of twenty-five officials involved and list them on the left. ...; Third, foreigners are prohibited from selling firearms in your country." After reading, he calmly folded his credentials and waited for the audience's reaction.
As he expected, the ministers suddenly went crazy. They all blushed and shouted loudly. They either fell to the ground to remonstrate, or rolled up their sleeves and pointed directly at Lian Chongwen, wanting to come forward to argue with him. .
Of course, there are also many people hiding in the chaotic crowd, keeping their bodies low and trembling - most of these people have given benefits to Su Zongshan. They thought they could eliminate the disaster, but unexpectedly they were still unavoidable and fell into trouble. In fear and doubt.
Only Ye Yongjia stood thoughtfully and did not echo their angry voices. It's not that he intends to compromise with the Westerners, it's just that it's different from what everyone is paying attention to. Instead, he is very concerned about the third article of his credentials and feels a little uneasy.
He had never considered this request and was not fully prepared. His nervousness immediately covered the rest of his thoughts, causing a few large beads of sweat to form on his seemingly calm face. Everyone knows that this ban is obviously aimed at the previously opened firearms factory. If it is completely banned, it will not only bring about a shortage of firearms, but also represent the complete failure of the New Deal led by Ye Yongjia.
He thought this was aimed specifically at him, so he glanced at Lian Chongwen. The latter realized that he could only give him a guilty look in return. Therefore, Ye Yongjia guessed in his heart that the strategy was either his or Wu Sixing's. Only these two people knew him well. 'Ignore him, just follow Tongpao Chen's plan, and then we'll see what happens. Don't get confused...' He wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought silently.
Niu Yuan's eyes scanned the surroundings, watching An Xi from the side. A lot of ideas popped up in his mind, and he quickly reported to the prince: "Although the proposal of dismissal is due to frivolousness and rudeness, this dynasty will handle all responsibilities according to the law." People should not hide away. Eunuch Shen should be bold enough to read out the names of those involved and carefully examine the circumstances. If there is anyone who has neglected his duty, let him go without replying to him one by one. So. Acting in a reasonable and reasonable manner, even if the envoy wants to stir up trouble, there is nothing to criticize."
The prince met Liu Zhennian. Seeing that he was as motionless as a sculpture, he nodded slightly and asked Shen Jing to read out the unread name.
After the prince's order was given, everyone did not dare to raise any objections and listened quietly to Eunuch Shen reading out the name, just like the time when the palace examination was called. When it was mentioned that "the wise minister of the Ministry of Rites, Lu Zhixian", Lu Shangshu was instantly startled and nervously replied: "Wei ministers don't dare!" which made everyone laugh.
"Shang Shu of the Ministry of War, Ye Yongjia."
"Ahem," Niu Yuan suddenly coughed twice, interrupting Shen Jing's long voice, "May I ask what Ye Bingbu did and why he was targeted by Westerners? I hope you can explain it first."
'Let him take the lead, wait a little longer...' Su Zongshan pinched his fingers, stopped counting the number of people just now, and looked at Ye Yongjia anxiously. Ye Bingbu showed no fear on his face and strode out of the queue. He bowed respectfully to Niu Yuan first, and then said: "I don't know what the other country has any basis for, so I condemned me as a sinner. Think about it carefully. They just transported a few cannons to Fuguang, and they only obeyed the court's arrangements for everything, and they didn't even know how much the military expenditure was or what officials were dispatched."
"Stop shirking responsibility here!" Tongpao Chen suddenly roared, 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 stepped closer.
Ye Yongjia lowered his head and looked directly into his eyes: "I didn't mention the official department at all, so why did you arouse such suspicion? It seems that I am guilty of being a thief!"
Chen Tongpao sneered and said: "What a joke! If I were a thief, why was my name not read out on the list? It's obvious that you are scared and you are thinking about him!"
Ye Yongjia threw down his sleeves, widened his eyes and cursed: "Shilang Chen, don't push yourself too far!"
The people around them suddenly panicked when they saw their daggers drawn. Many people came out to break up the fight, but they couldn't. The two almost started fighting. Several ministers had to forcefully pull them away, but Ye Yongjia still cursed and chattered endlessly.
Just when Liu Zhennian and others were looking puzzled, they suddenly saw Gao Jizhi kowtow and said: "As the prime minister, the barbarians have gone too far to bully others and the conditions they have imposed are very harsh. Therefore, it has caused disputes among the ministers, which may not be resolved for the time being. It is better to discuss with envoy Lian. Let’s see if we can exempt not only ministers, but also a few local minor officials to fill the gap, so as to calm the rumors of injustice between the government and the opposition.”
Niu Yuan originally wanted to use this opportunity to shirk the blame and then beat the courtiers, but he was extremely annoyed by such a change and refused: "Gao Shangshu, you are too naive! We are negotiating now, and we must not talk about it in negotiations." Is this what you want? Is that what I say? Besides, I didn’t agree to this shameful request, so why don’t I think about it?”
Incited by Niu Yuan's words, Ye Yongjia quickly winked at Cai Xianqing; Cai Xianqing was so smart that he had already noticed that they were playing a show on each other. I have to say, this strategy is very effective. The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty had the opposite idea to Niu Yuan. They hoped that the court could take this opportunity to remove this troublesome condition; but Niu Yuan insisted on going his own way and had no intention of letting them go. He clearly wanted someone to replace him. Take the blame. His words further confirmed everyone's thoughts. Their anger boiled in their hearts, but they were helpless. There was only despair in their eyes.
However, Su Zongshan smiled happily at this time. He changed his impatience and said slowly: "Prime Minister, how can you know if they are not happy if you don't give it a try? If Ambassador Lian is willing to agree, I will I hope the disputes in the temple will be resolved naturally."
Niu Yuan didn't know what was going on behind the scenes, and firmly believed that Su Zongshan just wanted to compete with him and show his face. He glanced coldly and said with a smile: "Prime Minister Liu asked us to do our best and use our wisdom. If there is a way, How can you not use Niu? If Su Shenzheng has some ideas, you can have a few words with him, it doesn’t hurt!”
