Li Yongshou's heart sank, and he quickly asked what happened.
Lu Fuhai looked left and right.
He still wanted to hide something, but Xiao Zheng and Chen Xiuzhu's staff were already very worried. If he didn't get his wish, they all answered everything they knew.
After listening, Li Yongshou looked at Wei Junqian who also had a strange expression and was speechless.
He quickly wrote a brief letter and prepared to send it back eight hundred miles away.
"Master Li," Lu Fuhai quickly grabbed him and took out a letter he had written earlier, "I have a good news here, so why don't we send it back together."
Li Yongshou hesitated for a moment and then waved his hand to refuse.
Imperial envoys specialize in special tasks.
He came to investigate the whereabouts of King Qi. It would be okay if Chen Xiuzhu was safe, but if something really happened, he would have to stay and find out everything.
As for the others, whether they won or lost the battle, it had nothing to do with his trip.
Lu Fuhai's face turned ugly, and he said a few words of flattery.
However, Li Yongshou had no intention of changing his tune.
well.
He could only let out a long sigh before sending someone to take the good news back to Star City.
After seeing off the emissary, Li Yongshou began to get busy.
Including Wei Junqian and other later Xingluo generals, he visited everyone one by one, and wrote pile after pile of various records.
Time flew by in the blink of an eye, and it took ten days for Li Yongshou's book to be delivered to Xingji City.
The eight-hundred-mile expedited service was considered a statute of limitations, and the time limit was obviously exceeded. The messenger with a tired look did not defend himself and accepted the penalty obediently after he handed over the coupon.
Emperor Changxing took the zhezi from Baekje and opened it to read it.
He looked expressionlessly at Luo Ken, the minister of the Ministry of Industry below, and said, "Changlu, give the booklet to all the ministers to see."
Luo Ken was waiting eagerly with his neck stretched out, his heart beating rapidly when he saw this.
After he finished reading the excerpt, he felt like crying without tears. Several other ministers and grand masters couldn't help coughing.
Everyone was about to discuss how to deal with it.
Report!
The messenger shouted again outside the royal study, "Great victory at the East China Sea Barrier!"
Buzz~
Everyone, including Emperor Changxing, couldn't help but be overjoyed.
However, after quickly circulating the good news, they fell silent.
Lu Fuhai discussed it with a group of military advisers and tried his best to write this report as pleasing to the eye as possible, but the casualty data could not deceive people.
Everyone in the royal study room read the memorials from various places every day, and they could see the mystery in them at a glance.
Emperor Changxing looked at Guanyi, the Minister of War, with a gloomy look. For a while, he didn't even bother to care about his lost son.
"Guan Aiqing, what's going on with Lu Fuhai?"
Two years ago, he had just transferred the garrison troops from Pinghai County to go west to Laigu County to quell the rebellion. The Japanese pirates came ashore to kill, burn, and loot.
As a naval force, the East China Sea Barrier never noticed anything strange on the sea surface, let alone interception.
Even though the losses were so huge, Lu Fuhai still promoted it as a great victory.
"These battles coincided with a stormy time in Baekje. When I first arrived at Baekje from the East China Sea Barrier, General Lu was not familiar with the surrounding environment of the battlefield, and God was unfavorable, so it is understandable that we accidentally missed the battle."
"And according to the ratio of losses between the enemy and ourselves in the battle report, the Japanese pirates did suffer a big loss. Their casualties in terms of personnel and ships were far more than ours, and even three food islands that they relied on for survival were destroyed.
Two seats.”
"Without food, the Japanese pirates will starve to death in the tens of thousands. They probably won't have the energy to continue attacking Baekje in the coming days. For us in Yunchui, this is also a huge victory."
At this point, he changed his words.
"In this case, I suggest that Your Majesty let the generals stationed in Baekje find Prince Qi first, or find out as soon as possible why the mysterious newspaper could know in advance that Prince Qi was missing in Baekje. What is the story behind it?
Power and purpose..."
Emperor Changxing was thoughtful and nodded with a stern expression.
Speaking of which, the publication date of that Yunchui half-monthly report is coming soon.
If the nearly genocide of the Zhenguo Government had aroused the public's interest in that newspaper, then once Chen Xiuzhu's disappearance is confirmed this time, the accuracy of this newspaper will no longer be questioned by the world.
By then, not only the idle female relatives in the back house, but also everyone who is literate will probably have a copy.
"Where is Du Ziming?" Emperor Changxing's face darkened again, "What does Jinlinwei do for food? Is it so difficult for him to find out the source?"
The bastard Chang Lu immediately stood up and shouted at the young eunuch below with a sharp voice, "Are you deaf? Why don't you go and summon the commander of the Jinlin Guards to come in?"
"Yes!" The little eunuchs left in a hurry.
Guan Yi breathed out secretly.
Among the five major border defense corps in Yunchui, Lu Fuhai is the only general who came from the Ministry of War.
And he happens to be in Baekje with Xiao Zheng now, which unintentionally creates a contrast.
Over the years of assisting in the defense of Baekje, Xiao Zheng did not win any impressive battles, but at least he firmly defended Jinlongtan and did not lose any battles.
Guanyi glanced at Emperor Changxing above.
Lu Fuhai, Lu Fuhai, you must not be outdone by Xiao Zheng again and again. Otherwise, the East China Sea Barrier may return to the hands of the Xiao family...
"His Majesty!"
At this moment, an old voice sounded.
Several people in the imperial study room looked for fame and could not help but secretly complain.
However, the person who spoke turned a blind eye.
"The military is a major event of the country, the place of life and death, and the path to survival. We must not ignore it."
"The leader of the East China Sea Barrier, Lu Fuhai, neglected his duties during the war and had a personal relationship with His Royal Highness the King of Qi, which ruined his character. At the same time, the East China Sea Barrier suffered huge losses. He even tried to deceive others in the battle report, which is really audacious."
"Veteran, I would like to ask Your Majesty to immediately issue an order to escort Lu Fuhai back for questioning as a warning to others."
Emperor Changxing subconsciously looked to the lower right side of the dragon case.
During the last great victory in the south, Fan Wen asked to recall Wei Junqian and Yuan Xingwen who sent troops without authorization, but was knocked unconscious by Princess Yiguang with a stick.
It's a pity that the imperial aunt is not in the imperial study room now.
cough!
Emperor Changxing nodded, "Fan Aiqing's words make sense."
"I have always made clear rewards and punishments. Those who do well will be rewarded, and those who do poorly must be punished. However, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is unknown what the Japanese pirates will do when they come down. As the commander-in-chief of the East China Sea Barrier, Lu Fuhai cannot let go just yet."
"Well," he waved to Guanyi, "Guan Aiqing, Lu Fuhai is from the Ministry of War. You can write this down for me. When the war in Baekje slows down, he will be ordered to explain immediately, otherwise he will be severely punished.
"
Guanyi and Luo Ken were overjoyed and quickly complimented him: "Your Majesty is wise."
"Your Majesty, you are so confused..." Fan Wen was so angry that his beard stood straight up.
Just as he was about to speak, the frightened voice of the little eunuch came from behind.
"Your Majesty, Du Ziming, the commander of the Jinlin Guards, would like to see you."
Emperor Changxing was worried about how to deal with the clueless Minister of Rites, and was overjoyed when he heard this.