Honghui is reborn in Legend of Zhen Huan, I will protect my mother

Within five days, everyone in the capital was in danger, for no other reason than that many people had smoked the longevity cream!

The court locked the people in a courtyard next to Jingzhao Prefecture and allowed officials and civilians in the capital to go in and watch. As for what they were watching, it was of course the crazy looks of those people due to their smoking urges.

Some of the "unlucky" ones almost had their entire families wiped out, leaving behind only a yard full of the elderly, the weak, women, children and servants who had no power to make decisions. The tears and wails almost drowned the entire capital.

In just five days, twenty or thirty smokers who were addicted to smoking could not bear the torture of quitting smoking, and tried every means to commit suicide under the noses of everyone. No matter how the yamen runners and clerks tried to stop them, they couldn't stop them!

But this was obviously not the end. Many people committed suicide afterwards. The reason was that the Imperial Hospital was helpless and could not develop an antidote for the Fushou Paste.

After witnessing the harmful effects of Fu Shou Gao with their own eyes, people in the capital could not bear to see or hear the three words "Fu Shou Gao" and only dared to use "this" and "that" to refer to it.

"Ah~ That one really hurt people a lot. There's a family named Jin in our alley. The father is a manager and the son is a battalion officer. How glorious were they in the past? But since they got involved with that, all their belongings have been sold off. I heard they even thought about selling their children. As a result, when the matter was revealed, the man in charge was locked up. The women in the family couldn't be happy or not, because they were ruined!"

"Why not? It is said that there is no antidote for this longevity cream. You can only endure it. If you can endure it, you can still be saved. If you can't endure it, it doesn't matter whether you live or not! But, what about the people from the Jin family?"

"I hit my head against the wall and committed suicide the other day. I heard my son is not doing well either..."

"Oh!! Well, let's stop talking. It's better to avoid touching these things from the West in the future. We still have to listen to what our ancestors said!" Those who are not of my race must have different hearts!

There are many such examples. Anyway, no one spoke for the Westerners at that moment. The missionaries who were released from the prison also kept their mouths shut, not daring to arouse public anger at this juncture.

Every day, a large number of Qing officials and civilians who had taken the elixirs and Westerners were sent to the capital. It was said that some coastal prefectures and counties even fired guns and cannons. Not only Westerners but also people from the Qing Dynasty desperately resisted the court.

Yes, the people whose minds were controlled by the opium poppy have long forgotten what a "country" is. In their eyes, the court's actions of banning opium dens and taking away the opium poppy are unforgivable crimes!

Having completely lost their minds, these people were courting their own destruction. They were suppressed on the spot, killed or injured, before they could even be sent to the capital.

The entire Qing Dynasty was busy for more than half a month, and the source and culprit of the Fu Shou Paste were finally found out one by one. Wasn't it the East India Company that was constantly making small moves?

No, that shouldn't be said. The real culprits are many Western countries led by England, including France and the Netherlands, all of which have a hand in it.

Westerners even secretly planted opium poppies in the territory of the Qing Dynasty, harvesting and planting them from time to time, and it had already become a large-scale business. Almost all those responsible for planting and making the opium poppy were Qing civilians. When the imperial soldiers went to arrest people, seize stolen goods, and burn fields, these people actually took the lead in resisting, treating the imperial court as villains.

Of course, the fate of these people is that they are all thrown into jail, waiting for the court to have time to deal with them one by one.

In mid-October, Emperor Yongzheng Yinzhen wrote a letter to various countries condemning their evil acts of aggression. He also sent the Nanyang Navy across the ocean to visit England and other countries in order to suppress the evil ambitions of various countries with a grand momentum.

Unexpectedly, the Nanyang Navy happened to rescue the Qing fleet trapped in the English Channel, but that is a story for later, let’s not talk about it for now!

In just two months, Yinzhen felt the pressure from Western countries. In his dreams at midnight, he thought more than once about what to do next. Should he resume the maritime ban and close the country to the outside world? Or should he withstand the pressure and improve the military strength of the Qing Dynasty?

But in the end, opening the sea and improving military strength easily overcame the maritime ban. After all, the maritime ban would not make the Western countries curb their ambitions, only strength could do that!

After half a month of court discussions, the expansion of the navy was initially decided.

"Su Peisheng, pass on my order to order Prince Xian Yunzhen to go to Beiyang immediately and establish the Beiyang Navy. As for the East and West..."

"Let me go, whether it's the East or the West, I will go there and bring my fourth brother with me."

Yinzhen would never agree, and kept shaking his head to refute his eldest son's words, "No, you are of noble status, you must not leave the capital to take risks at sea..."

Honghui solemnly lifted his robe and knelt down, saying firmly and forcefully: "In front of the country, how can the individual be valuable? The navy was established from scratch, and now the one with the ability and the right status must be my son, and no one else can suppress it!"

"You don't have to come. I have many brothers, many of whom are good at riding, shooting and martial arts..."

"One of the four navies must be handed over to the royal family. If all of them are handed over to the royal family, there will definitely be a lot of trouble in the future! This son has his own selfish motives. I want to fight for an opportunity for my fourth brother, and I also want to go there to hone my skills, so as not to stay in this prosperous place in the capital for too long and wear down his will."

"Do you really want to do this? The sea is windy and the waves are high, and wars are frequent. If something happens, how can I, the Queen, and the Queen Mother bear it?"

Honghui smiled brightly: "I have always had good luck, so I don't think I will die at sea. God and our ancestors will protect me and keep me safe, so don't worry!"

Listen, what is this? If you are lucky, there will be no danger? Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of one!

Yinzhen twitched his lips speechlessly, blurting out some words of frustration: "How can I be at ease? So many people are left at sea and will never return. Don't they have good luck? Honghui, Honghui, you are taking it for granted."

"I am not too old, I value my life, I will never take risks and leave my father and mother, my wife and children alone! Besides, today's artillery is only better than Western ones. If anything goes wrong, I can jump into the sea to save myself..."

Honghui almost broke his mouth before Yinzhen reluctantly agreed, "Forget it, if you are determined to go, I can't stop you! But you have to agree to a few conditions. First, you are not allowed to go to the open sea, you are only allowed to move around in the near sea. Second, stay away from guns and cannons, and don't take risks without permission. Your life is the most important thing..."

"Okay, okay, I agree to everything."

Yinzhen glanced at him and said sternly, "Listen to me! Not only you, but also your fourth brother is not allowed to take risks. I let you brothers leave the capital to hone you, not to let you work hard to make achievements. I will appoint another experienced general to assist you, who can also keep a close eye on you brothers, and you are not allowed to joke with your own lives!"