It is very sad for Lao Luo to Futai. Although the fault of privately bringing foreigners to the mainland is not serious, and a governor has done such a thing before and has not been investigated, the timing is really unfortunate. As soon as the British army once attacked Guangzhou, the military conflict between the Qing Dynasty and Britain broke out again. The capital was shouting for fighting and killing foreigners. What was absolutely not big is absolutely minor. So on the day when he received the impeachment memorial of Kui Zhen, the Military Affairs Office quickly sent the note to the Palace of Yangxin and presented it to Emperor Xianfeng.

"How come Luo Aiqing is such a fool? He actually brought foreigners to Changsha to attract the city, treating the country's laws without any matter! I remember, it seems that a provincial governor did this before, right? How did he deal with it at that time?"

Mr. Luo was lucky to Futai. Emperor Xianfeng had always had a very good impression of him. Even when he saw the memorial to impeach him, he still called him a beloved minister. He immediately pointed the finger at the previous initiator. There was no point in his words that he wanted to retaliate against Luo Bingzhang.

Of course, no one who could answer with Emperor Xianfeng in Yangxin Palace was not a human spirit. He could hear the implicit voice of Emperor Xianfeng. The current military chief Peng Yunzhang also bowed and replied: "Back to the emperor, Hubei Governor Wu Chaoyue had made such a mistake before. The punishment given by the emperor at that time was to verbally scold Wen, the then governor of Huguang."

"Is it Wu Aiqing led the head?" Emperor Xianfeng was stunned for a moment, recalled for a while and quickly began to remember, and said, "Yes, this is the case, but it's strange, how could I give such a light punishment at that time?"

"When he returned to the emperor, Wu Futai submitted a memorial to defend himself, saying that he was hiring foreigners to transport weapons to the front line for urgent use, not taking foreigners to travel in the mainland at will, and did not violate the national law. Our Lord is as kind as the kindness of heaven, so he gave Wu Futai a lighter resignation."

Before Peng Yunzhang's answer was finished, Sushun's mortal enemy Bai Feng immediately stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I believe that Wu Chaoyue is a typical loophole. He uses the subtle loopholes of the treaty to despise national laws and despise the majesty of the court. The plot is far more serious than Luo Bingzhang. Luo Bingzhang brought foreigners to the hinterland of Hunan this time, because Wu Chaoyue set a bad precedent, and Wu Chaoyue made a bad example for the first time and his crime was unforgivable."

"Bai Zhongtang, have you said this?" Su Shun immediately retorted: "The punishment for Wu Chaoyue has been given. Do you want your master to punish Wu Chaoyue after years of trouble? Besides, Wu Chaoyue hired foreigners to send arms to the front line to kill Nian bandits, and even won a big victory. Luo Bingzhang brought foreigners to Hunan for unknown purposes, so how can he generalize them?"

"Suzhongtang, when did the Xiaguan say that he would ask the emperor to punish Wu Chaoyue?" Bai Wei immediately retorted and said, "Suzhongtang is just saying that Wu Chaoyue sets the first precedent, and is the initiator of the increasingly presumptuous foreigners in the mainland. Why should Suzhongtang be so anxious?"

"Okay, okay, don't argue anymore. You always argue about trivial matters. I'm annoyed if you don't bother me."

He interrupted the habitual quarrel between Sushun and Bai Wei very impatiently. Emperor Xianfeng calculated for a moment and said, "Let me do this, let the censor Yin Gengyun, the supervisor of Huguang Road, check this matter. After the specific details are found, it will not be too late to deal with it."

At this time, Luo Bingzhang, who was not involved in the intra-party dispute, took a big advantage. No one wanted to help him particularly, so naturally no one did it particularly work hard. Su Shun, who valued the Han minister, had a good impression of Luo Bingzhang, but he refused to help him with all his strength as if he was supporting Wu Chaoyue. He obviously did not pay enough attention to Luo Bingzhang in his words. Since Su Shun did not want to help Luo Bingzhang especially, Bai Wei would certainly not have taken the wrong medicine to punish Luo Bingzhang.

These two irreconcilable masters were calm, and of course others would not be full and they would spend their energy specifically targeting Luo Bingzhang. Thinking that the money for the Hunan Governor's yamen was quite generous, no one had to say hello. Yin Gengyun, the censor of Huguang Road, who was ordered to investigate the case, had already made up his mind to try to make big things small and small things small. More importantly, it is not worth offending a real power governor for no reason.

From Emperor Xianfeng to the censor of the case investigation, he didn't want to deliberately punish Luo Bingzhang. The second memorial submitted by poor Hunan Nitai Kui, of course, did not cause any storm. After hearing that Kui I had seized foreigners and the official ships of the Hunan Governor's yamen in Yuezhou, several bigwigs from the Military Affairs Office agreed that Kui I was looking for trouble when he was fine. Luo Bingzhang sent someone to send foreigners back to Hankou. He was obviously afraid that he would not dare to attract bees or provoke butterflies again. Kui I was still so frustrated, which was simply a typical look for a draw.

Therefore, the Military Affairs Office simply deducted the memorial and prepared to wait until Yin Gengyun found out the result before deciding whether to submit it. The lucky Governor Luo also escaped a disaster again.

Finally, when Hua Shana submitted a report on the case and asked to temporarily suspend Luo Bingzhang, the Military Affairs Office presented Kui Zhen's second memorial and Hua Shana's memorial to Emperor Xianfeng. As a result, Emperor Xianfeng seemed to complain about Hua Shana's troublesomeness in the future and muttered: "This Hua Aiqing, for such a small matter, is Luo Aiqing too harsh in control? No matter what, Luo Aiqing is also a rare pillar of the country?"

"I still have my original post to be investigated and handled by Luo Bingzhang, and he doesn't need to personally investigate the case and tell me that I have sent the Censor Yin Gengyun of Huguang Road to handle it."

Even the Emperor Xianfeng spoke to lightly handle Luo Bingzhang. The old governor Luo, who had done a lot of good deeds and accumulated a lot of virtue, naturally passed the third level. At the end, when Kui Zhen's third memorial about Luo Bingzhang was sent to the Military Affairs Office, Mu Yin, the tumbler of the Military Affairs Office during the Xianfeng period, had already gotten angry before he could read the content carefully. "This Kui Zhen took the wrong medicine? For such a matter, Is it true that the court's post station does not need money and grain to provide for it?"

"Is Kui I'm writing a memorial again? Is it still about Luo Bingzhang?" Peng Yunzhang looked up and asked casually: "What's the content? It's about foreigners, so it's better to be careful."

Mu Yin, who didn't take Peng Yunzhang seriously, refused to answer, but just looked through the memorials. However, as he looked, Mu Yin's face gradually began to change. Finally, he couldn't help but speak in disbelief, "The people from the Hubei Governor's Office bribed Kuizhi with one thousand taels of official silver to plead for Luo Bingzhang?"

"Hubei Governor's Office?!"

In the Military Affairs Office, no one is more sensitive to this term than Bai Jing. After looking up in surprise, Bai Zhongtang immediately asked: "Mu Zhongtang, what did you say just now? What happened to the people from the Hubei Governor's Office?"

After looking at Bai Wei, who was incompatible with Wu Chaoyue's backing, Mu Yin, who also hated Wu Chaoyue in his heart, replied: "Kui Zhen reported that Hubei Governor Wu Chaoyue sent his aide Guo Songtao as envoy to visit Kui Zhen to visit Kui Zhen in the name of visiting foreigners who were detained. He gave Kui Zhen a thousand taels of silver to Kui Zhen, saying that the foreigners in Hankou asked Kui Zhen to take care of the three foreigners on their behalf, but the silver was all official silver with the fire seal of Hubei vassal treasury."

"Also, the people sent by Wu Chaoyue were asking Kui to let Luo Bingzhang go and not to submit a letter to impeach Luo Bingzhang and go to the mainland with foreigners! Kui I thought the matter was strange, so I wrote this memorandum."

Before Mu Yin finished speaking, Bai Wei had already put down his work and ran to Mu Yin. He took the note and took a closer look. The other two military ministers Peng Yunzhang and Du Han in the Military Affairs Office also felt that the situation was wrong, so they stood up and came over to read it together. Although the remaining military ministers Zhang Jing were not qualified to read the note together with the Military Affairs Minister, they all raised their ears to listen to this major case involving the two governors of Huguang.

"Why did Wu Chaoyue give money to Luo Bingzhang? Are they from the same group?"

Bai Xu thought quickly and thought to himself: "Well, it's not that there's no possibility. I remember the last time Guan Wen fell, because Luo Bingzhang and Zeng Guofan first issued a joint letter to impeach, and then Wu Chaoyue submitted a letter to finish the fight. The master didn't want to see Huguang's supervision and two tutors, so he was forced to kill Ma Su with tears."

"There was already a sign of joining forces last time. This time, Luo Bingzhang committed a crime. Wu Chaoyue privately bribed Kui Zhen, who had obtained the witness, to plead for Luo Bingzhang, which is enough to prove that Wu Chaoyue and Luo Bingzhang's little man are actually birds of a feather, and there are signs of joining forces to undermine Hua Shana's control of Huguang!"

"What a great opportunity! As long as you seize this opportunity well, it will not only attack the arrogance of that bastard Sushun, but also knock on the incompetent Hua Shana to avenge him for robbing the silver dollar of his official power!"

When Bai Wei was nervously planning, Peng Yunzhang, Du Han and Mu Yin also had a turbulent face. Their thoughts were similar to those of Bai Wei. They all suspected that Wu Chaoyue and Luo Bingzhang might join forces secretly, and underestimated Guan Wen and Hua Shana as two governors of Manchuria and Mongolia. Peng Yunzhang, who was not prestige but had a deep scheming, even saw a deeper layer and said intimately: "Hushana had submitted a memorial before and asked to stop Luo Bingzhang's position, which seemed to be a bitter plan...? The water in Huguang seems to be even more interesting than expected."

At this time, Bai Wei had already spoken and said, "Dear, I think this matter seems to be small, but the background is very complicated. This memorial should be presented to the emperor immediately. I wonder what you think?"

Using his toes to analyze, he knew that Bai Wei was Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, and his intention was Su Shun, but Peng Yunzhang and Mu Yin were not Su Shun's die-hard friends, so they naturally did not want to offend Bai Wei to please Su Shun. They all nodded in agreement and gave this opportunity to Bai Zhongtang very generously. Bai Wei did not hesitate, and immediately rushed to Yangxin Palace to hand over the sign to ask for his acceptance, and presented this amazing memorial to Emperor Xianfeng in front of Su Shun.

"In order to evade Luo Bingzhang's crime, Wu Chaoyue actually bribed Kuizhi with the official silver from the Hubei vassal treasury? I can't believe this anymore. How can Wu Chaoyue and Luo Bingzhang and others have such a harmonious relationship?"

When Emperor Xianfeng was speechless, Sushun secretly complained in his heart and kept scolding Wu Chaoyue, who had been strongly supported, for having water in his head, doing such a stupid thing, and even getting evidence of the stolen money. However, it was still fine. After carefully checking the memorial from Emperor Xianfeng, Sushun breathed a little relieved and said, "Have the emperor misunderstood? Kui Zhen said in the memorial that the money given to him by the foreigners of Hankou was sent by foreigners in order to ask Kui Zhen to take care of their own country. Wu Chaoyue's aide was just a transfer on his behalf."

"I didn't misunderstand it!" Emperor Xianfeng said angrily: "Kui I reported that the 1,000 taels of silver were all official silver with the fire seal of the Hubei vassal state. It was the silver that was handed over to the treasury and paid salaries to officials. Even if foreigners can occasionally rely on trade income, they would not have so much! It is said that this 1,000 taels of silver had nothing to do with Wu Chaoyue, and I am the first to disbelief!"

Su Shun shut up obediently, and even cursed Wu Chaoyue for being stupid, leaving such a big handle for his political opponents to capture. When Bai Wei saw Su Shun being scolded, he of course smiled in his heart and said, "Emperor, Kui I am only a third-rank inspector. Wu Chaoyue is the governor of Hubei, and his official position is greater than Kui I and his title is higher than Kui I, but he in turn sent gifts and bribes to Kui I, which is enough to prove that this matter is just simple, but it is actually not a minor matter. The slave believes that it is best to send an imperial envoy to Hubei to investigate the case thoroughly!"

"I have sent Yin Gengyun, why send an imperial envoy again?" Su Shun said with a hard forehead.

Bai Wei did not answer, but just waited patiently for Emperor Xianfeng's decision. As expected, after a little calculation, Emperor Xianfeng said: "Yin Gengyun is not enough. He is a fifth-rank censor, so he may not have the courage to thoroughly investigate the two governors at the same time. He must send someone else to investigate."

"The emperor, the left deputy censor of the Censorate, and the right assistant of the Ministry of Revenue, Cheng Tinggui, is an honest official and upright person. He is recommended to him as the imperial envoy for investigation."

Bai Wei had already thought about sending an accomplice to investigate the matter on the road. He answered very quickly, and he was slower, and Su Shun quickly spoke, saying: "Your Majesty, I believe that Jing Shou, the Minister of the Inner Guard, can take this position."

"Forget it, Jingshou is the minister in charge of the guards, so it is not advisable to leave the capital easily." Emperor Xianfeng did not give Sushun face this time, and he flatly rejected Jingshou, who was almost wearing a pair of pants with Wu Chaoyue, and then ordered: "Let Bao Yan, the Minister of Rites, go to investigate this case, He Tinggui is the deputy, and I will feel at ease."

Hearing this, Sushun's face suddenly elongated, and Bai Wei next to him was secretly happy, "Haha, although Bao Yan is not my official, he is not yours. With He Tinggui being there, it is hard for your lackey Wu Chaoyue to think about it this time."

When Bai Wei was secretly happy, Emperor Xianfeng, who was very sensitive in this regard, also thought in his mind, and said: "What's wrong. Last time Luo Bingzhang and Wu Chaoyue joined forces secretly, and they had already defeated the Guan Aiqing who was too powerful to them. This time, Luo Bingzhang made a mistake, and Wu Chaoyue took out the money to vacate Luo Bingzhang and gave each other favors to Luo Bingzhang. If they continue like this, the two provinces of Huguang will not have completely the surname Han? It seems that we have to consider letting us mankind step up our control over Huguang."

It was okay for Su Shun. Within a few days, Wu Chaoyue took the initiative to send a letter to report this to him, indicating that silver was actually his own money to raise integrity. He wanted to pull Luo Bingzhang out of his full respect. He did not want to see Luo Bingzhang, who was both virtuous and capable, collapsed because of this. He swears that he had no interest in Luo Bingzhang, nor did he have any deep personal relationships.

It was indeed from the bottom of his heart that he admired and loved Wu Chaoyue. Sushun breathed a sigh of relief and then cursed inwardly: "Boy, kindness is kindness. Even if he meets Kui Zhen, he insists on taking it seriously. But it is still easy to deal with. At least it is not difficult to save you. As for Luo Bingzhang, I am not very familiar with him. Lao Budhi, who is about to kick his legs, has no value to deliberately win over."

On the same night, Emperor Xianfeng finally made up his mind to make major personnel adjustments to Huguang. The reason was that Emperor Xianfeng spent the night on a beloved concubine's bed. After doing the piston exercise, he didn't want to sleep, so he also told the matter of Huguang to the concubine. The concubine, who was ten times better than Emperor Xianfeng, quickly raised a question and said: "Emperor, don't you think the flower platform is also a bit weird in this matter?"

"Hua Shana? Is there strange where he is?" Emperor Xianfeng asked in confusion.

"He submitted a memorial request to stop Luo Bingzhang's position, which seemed like a bitter plan. He deliberately pretended to punish Luo Bingzhang heavily, blocked the court and the emperor's mouth, and then took the opportunity to obtain the power of investigation, so that the court could not find an excuse to send someone to investigate thoroughly. Then, even if it was really found out, he didn't want the emperor to know, can you know? Huguang's supervision and two politicians were united, and although they were in harmony and intimate, it seemed that it was not a good thing for the court."

With a word, I woke up the dreamer. After suddenly realizing it, Emperor Xianfeng also nodded slowly and squeezed out a sentence from his teeth, "Hua Shana is too soft and likes tolerate too much. Luo Bingzhang and Wu Chaoyue are too united and have colluded too tightly in secret. They must be broken up!" (To be continued.)
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