Gu Yanwu left, Qu Shixi thought carefully, and the haze that was pressing on his heart disappeared.

It seems that Gu Yanwu didn't say anything, but Qu Shixi knew that his arrival must have been approved or suggested by the emperor, otherwise Gu Yanwu would not have been able to visit his ministers' homes casually.

Most importantly, Gu Yanwu's words imply Qu Shisi: "The emperor is a very smart master."

In other words, how could a person who is so smart in the emperor cannot distinguish between a wise minister and a villain? The reason why he only valued Qian Qianyi must have hidden feelings. As ministers, we should not have suspicion or complaints about the emperor.

This explains why the emperor said he had lost his awe.

"Boer, let your mother heat up the food..." Qu Shixiu thought about this and was in a good mood. She immediately felt hungry and shouted to the outside of the door.

...

Qu Shixi attended the "Dawn Meeting" the next day as usual. Apart from ignoring Qian Qianyi, his emotions seemed to be not affected at all.

Zhu Youlang, Gu Yanwu knew his performance very well, and Wu Bing and others felt it was surprising.

But Qian Qianyi felt it was normal.

...

Time comes to the night of October 17th.

Zhu Youlang is reviewing memorials from various places in the side hall of Qinzheng Hall.

"Your Majesty, Minister Chen of the Ministry of War is asking for a visit." Wen Yin, the guard on duty, came in to report.

"Xuan!" Zhu Youlang put down his pen and saw that it was already mid-time. He knew that Chen Zizhuang would definitely have a major military situation when he came to see him at this time. He hurriedly ordered without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, the big thing is not good. Li Chengdong, the governor of Fujian, and Chen Bowen of Fujian, respectively sent urgent reports. On October 13, the Beiyang Navy of the Qing army, led by the admiral Liu Qingtai and Deputy Admiral Zheng Zhibao, landed from the East China Sea and attacked Funing and Xiapu in large numbers. Both cities were lost in two days. Our army was killed and injured more than 2,000 people, and 3,000 people were massacred. After the war, Chen Bowen ordered the commander of Fujian, Su Sheng, to lead 5,000 troops to aid Ningde to prevent the Qing army from invading the south. Jiancheng Boye ordered the deputy general Du Yonghe to lead 30,000 troops to retake Funing and Xiapu two cities." Chen Zizhuang hurried into the hall, but was not as good as the ceremony, and hurriedly handed over the two memorials to Li Hong, and Li Hong passed them to Zhu Youlang.

"Ah, what?" Zhu Youlang was shocked when he heard this. He finished reading the two memorials. He was furious and slapped his palm on the desk.

"Bang!" With a sound of red pen, the pen holder was shot away!

"Shameless! Liu Qingtai, Zheng Zhibao deserves to be killed! He actually attacked the common people. Is this trying to repeat the tragedy of "Yangzhou Ten Days"?! Su Sheng is incompetent, why didn't he even report the alarm? He lost two cities in two days?" Zhu Youlang cursed loudly.

Chen Zizhuang, Li Hong, Xia He, the guards, eunuchs and palace maids who served inside and outside the hall were angry when they saw Zhu Youlang, they all fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty, please calm down! The Qing soldiers must have done so in anger that they would make their Majesty confused. They would make money from it." They knelt down on the ground and persuaded anxiously.

"Xuan..." Zhu Youlang was so angry that his hands were trembling. He wanted to Xuan to go to the palace to discuss matters overnight. After hearing Chen Zizhuang's words, he thought of Qian Qianyi's existence, and his mood calmed down a little. As soon as the word "Xuan" was released, he swallowed the following words back.

Zhu Youlang sat in his seat and returned his breath, and his mind quickly turned: "Chen Zizhuang is right. Since the Qing soldiers' ten days of Yangzhou and the three massacres of Jiading, they have never massacred the people on a large scale. Now they are pointing the butcher knife at the people again. The purpose may be to anger me. There must be a conspiracy in this."

"Gather the students and keep the body flat. Tell me, what conspiracy did the Qing soldiers have?" Zhu Youlang ordered Chen Zizhuang to get up and asked.

"Your Majesty, I was also furious when I received the war report. I was a little clear-headed on the way to the hall just now. I thought about it that the Qing soldiers had probably only three purposes. First, mobilize Li Chengdong to increase troops to the eastern coast to remove the siege of Quzhou; second, it is possible to set up ambush and aid between Quzhou, Funing and Xiapu; third, it is to anger Your Majesty and transfer the entire Shi Lang Navy to the north to make this mobile force away from Guangzhou and make Guangzhou's troops empty." Chen Zizhuang analyzed calmly.

Zhu Youlang stood up and motioned Li Hong to put a map on the desk, find out the two place names of Funing and Xiapu, and carefully consider the profound meaning of the soldiers' move.

"Jisheng, I don't think the first two points you said are reasonable. Quzhou is thousands of miles away from Funing. If you use the navy to break the siege of Quzhou, you should not attack Funing and Xiapu, south of Funing, but to fight from Wenzhou to the west. Moreover, since the war started, the Qing soldiers have been defending Quzhou to the death and have no intention of sending troops to rescue him. Judging from the way it is more like using a Quzhou city to restrain Li Chengdong's army. In addition, the army of Li Dingguo on the western front was restrained in Jingzhou, and they have the greatest possibility of breaking through the middle. If it is just to achieve the effect of hindrance, a Quzhou city is enough. Li Chengdong has not thought of a good way to break the city. Why should he send a navy to Funing, a thousand miles away, to do something?" Zhu Youlang said.

"Your Majesty said very well. If it weren't for the rescue, what was the purpose of the Qing soldiers to attack Funing? Do you want to use the navy's troops to capture Li Chengdong's retreat? After all, Su Sheng, who was guarding Fujian, only 30,000 soldiers were still distributed in various garrisons. Liu Qingtai's 80,000 soldiers came in full force, but the soldiers of each garrison could not resist it." Chen Zizhuang said.

"It seems that's not the case. The Qing soldiers have never attached importance to water wars and naval battles. When they transferred the Denglai Navy Division to the south and joined Zheng Zhibao's navy, it was more like protecting the water safety of Nanzhili. He wanted to attack Fujian. Although Su Sheng's troops were only 30,000, don't forget that Shi Lang had 100,000 naval divisions on the South China Sea, they had to guard against it." Zhu Youlang shook his head and said.

"So, they have only one strategic purpose, that is, to transfer Shi Lang's navy to the north and make Guangzhou's troops empty? But, even if Shi Lang's navy is transferred out, what is the role? The main force of the Qing army cannot defeat Nanchang, Ganzhou, and Guangzhou, which is meaningless to their entire battle situation." Chen Zizhuang said while holding his chin and thinking.

"Yes. Hong Chengchou is not Yi Yu. Now the Qing army defeated Xiangyang and Jiujiang in the west and middle routes, which was considered a small victory for two games, but it was only a small victory for two games, and it was not hindered from the overall situation. Now the three lines are in a stalemate, and no one can do anything to each other. I have been thinking that this is definitely not the situation Hong Chengchou wants, and he must have a big conspiracy. But, what is this conspiracy? I haven't seen it clearly. Is this attack on Funing and Xiapu part of this conspiracy?" Zhu Youlang said.

"Your Majesty, I always believe that Hong Chengchou's main breakthrough point is in the middle lane. Even if he has a conspiracy, his final focus must be in the middle lane." Chen Zizhuang said.

"The article in the middle road starts from the side road?"
Chapter completed!