Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 199
"Your Majesty, what happened ahead? Why don't you leave?" Jingfen asked softly.

"You take a good rest here, I'll go down and have a look." Guan Xuqing said as he got out of the carriage.

As soon as Guan Xuqing got out of the car, Huo Yuanjia, Dao Wang Wu, Yanzi Li San, Huang Feihong, Dong Enping, Zhang Zhankui and others hurriedly surrounded him, protecting Guan Xuqing's surroundings so that not even a mosquito could fly in.

"Master Ben was feeling bored in the carriage, so he came down to move his shins, so there's no need to make such a fuss. Where's Xianghua? Let him come over!" Guan Xuqing stretched his waist and said.

"Yes." Wang Shang hurriedly left.

After a while, Feng Xianghua galloped towards here alone, got off his horse about 50 meters away from Guan Xuqing and trotted all the way over.

"Master, you are looking for me." Feng Xianghua said expressionlessly.

"Well, what's going on before, Luo Ming has been away for so long and hasn't seen a call, what's going on?" Guan Xuqing asked impatiently.

"Master, there are a large number of refugees blocking the way ahead, probably the group who robbed the barracks a few days ago." Feng Xianghua reported truthfully.

Guan Xuqing frowned, "Didn't I give a decree that if there is an act of robbing arms, it can be treated as a disorderly party?"

"Responding to the young master, those refugees did not snatch arms, but only rations. But now they forcefully collect tolls from merchants here in disregard of the imperial court's decree!" Feng Xianghua replied.

"Hmph, why don't the local officials ignore such troublesome people?" Guan Xuqing cursed.

"If these unscrupulous people did not have the support of local officials, they probably wouldn't dare to rob so blatantly." Feng Xianghua guessed.

"Hmph, the governor of Henan and the magistrate of Zhengzhou are irreparably guilty. Tell Luo Ming that all the refugees in front of him will be dealt with as rebels and arrested on the spot. Those who resist will be killed without mercy! Get out of the car as soon as possible." Guan Xuqing turned around and got into the carriage directly.

"Cha." Feng Xianghua turned around and got on his horse, galloping away from where he came.

Guan Xuqing returned to the carriage without saying a word.She just grabbed a book and flipped through it randomly. Jingfen knew Guan Xuqing's temper after many years in the harem, and knew that the emperor must be angry, so she didn't ask anything, just sat quietly by the side without saying a word.

It didn't take long before I heard several gunshots in front of me one after another.Jingfen leaned nervously towards Guan Xuqing, but Guan Xuqing said without raising his head: "Don't be afraid, I asked them to do it. You can continue walking in a while."

"Yes." Jingfen sat up straight again, and looked out the window a few times nervously.

After another quarter of an hour, the sound of horseshoes came from a distance.Although Guan Xuqing was holding a book and looked at it decently, his mind had already flown outside.

"Report to the young master, all the thieves in front have been wiped out, and all the rest have been arrested, please release the young master." Luo Ming's voice sounded from outside the carriage.

Guan Xuqing put down the book, and replied lightly and forcefully: "It is my young master's will to hand over all the thieves to the local yamen, and let them investigate and report. In addition, he led people to surround the residences of the governor of Henan and the prefect of Zhengzhou. This young master wants to meet them in person."

"Yes."

There was another sound of horseshoes, and the car began to move forward slowly again.

Cai Kang has already had more than ten thoughts about being the governor of Henan. If such a feudal official does not have someone who can speak up in the court to support him behind his back, how could he be in office for such a long time for ten years.

In addition, Zhao Guangsheng was the No. 10 Enke Jinshi in the [-]th year of Guangxu, but at that time only a seventh-rank magistrate of Qingpu was released.In any given year, the performance was mediocre.For some reason, he was suddenly recommended to become the fourth-rank magistrate of Zhengzhou, and he had served as the magistrate for eight years.

Guan Xuqing thought about it and unconsciously fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took, Guan Xuqing was awakened by a low voice, but he still listened to their conversation with his eyes closed.

"The emperor is sleeping, the prince will report later."

"Empress, you should pity the servant. You should call him the emperor. If the generals outside don't see the emperor, they will cut off the head of the servant!" Wang Shang said in a low voice with tears.

"My lord, you also know the emperor's temper. The emperor is in a bad mood today, if I wake him up again, I can't bear it." Jingfen said helplessly.

"Wang Shang, what's the matter?" Guan Xuqing asked with his eyes closed.

"Damn this slave, you woke up the emperor. Generals Luo and Feng have been waiting outside for a long time to see the emperor." Wang Shang reported excitedly after hearing Guan Xuqing's words.

Guan Xuqing still closed his eyes and asked, "Is there anything for them?"

"The slave doesn't know, but it seems that the matter is urgent." Wang Shang said anxiously.

"Where is the car now?" Guan Xuqing asked again.

"It's already entered the ground of Henan. The emperor just fell asleep. So the car stopped, and the two generals were waiting outside." Wang Shang continued to answer.

"Oh, let them in." Guan Xuqing sat up.

"twitter."

Jingfen looked at Guan Xuqing and said, "The concubine is going out first."

"No, you just sit here." Guan Xuqing waved his hands and said.

"Yes."

Not long after, Feng Xianghua and Luo Ming walked in one after another.Kneeling on the ground, he said: "The minister kowtows to the emperor, empress empress."

"Stay flat, I just took a nap, the two generals have been waiting for a long time." Guan Xuqing waved his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The two sat up.

"What's the matter?" Guan Xuqing asked.

Feng Xianghua first said: "Your Majesty, the telegram from the capital said that our Qing Dynasty merchant ship from Burma was attacked by Indian gunboats, causing our Qing Dynasty merchant ship to sink and lose its cargo."

Luo Ming continued: "Qi Zuo Emperor, I just led my troops to surround the mansion of Henan governor Cai Kang, and Cai Kang committed suicide. The mansion is still burning the correspondence. I snatched these half-burned letters from the furnace."

As he spoke, Luo Ming handed over the letters in his hand.

Guan Xuqing took the letters and looked at them, most of them were burnt beyond recognition.He put all these aside casually, and asked Feng Xianghua: "India dared to attack our Qing merchant ship, so do they have any explanation?"

"The Indian side claimed that our Qing merchant ship strayed into Indian waters and sank it after firing warning shots to no effect." Feng Xianghua replied truthfully.

"Bang" Guan Xuqing slapped the table heavily.

"Huh! Being a lackey of the United Kingdom is really courageous, and he dared to oppose my Qing Dynasty." Guan Xuqing gritted his teeth and continued: "Tell Peng Yulin to send electricity to the ambassador to India in the name of the Ministry of War, and say that if the Indian side No apology, no compensation. I am a powerful and iron horse of the Qing Dynasty who will crush his Indian land at any time, and I don’t care whether he is backed by Britain or France behind his India, I am his role model!"

"Cha." Feng Xianghua lowered his head and agreed.

Guan Xuqing said to Luo Ming again: "Then where is Zhao Guangsheng?"

"Back to the emperor, Zhao Guangsheng escaped before the encirclement led by his ministers, and his whereabouts are unknown. In addition, those thieves have been sent to the prefect of Kaifeng, and it has been found out that they were all ordered by the governor of Henan, Cai Kang, to collect business fees here. , Most of the money is also dedicated to Cai Kang." Luo Ming said.

"Sure enough, Emperor Shangao is far away. Cai Kang has been in office for decades, but I didn't notice it. He was looking for unscrupulous people to rob him here. Why didn't he directly send government officials to rob him?" Guan Xuqing gritted his teeth.

Everyone bowed their heads.

Guan Xuqing picked up the burned letters from the table and flipped through them casually. It's a pity that this era doesn't have the kind of restoration technology like later generations.Otherwise, the black hand behind them must be caught together.

"Luo Ming, inform the magistrate of Kaifeng to immediately send yamen servants to search the homes of Cai Kang and Zhao Guangsheng. Send me all the past letters, and we must arrest Zhao Guangsheng. Open trial." Guan Xuqing said.

"Cha, I'll do it right away." Luo Ming said and turned to leave immediately.

Guan Xuqing continued: "Xianghua, send a telegram to Yan Fa, and ask him to send the main force of the Nanyang Fleet to the port of Yangon, Myanmar, cruise in the Bay of Bengal, and put a little pressure on India. Otherwise, I really think that I am easy to bully."

"Cha." Feng Xianghua responded in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)