Han Xiufeng, Liu Shanyang and others left under the escort of the Eight Banners Horse Team, and the second battalion of the Eastern Sichuan Regiment and the soldiers of the Firearms Regiment also withdrew from Luxiang under the leadership of Pan Er.

Hu Daren and Yan Shusen's errand was also completed, although they didn't sleep all night, they didn't care about resting when they returned to the Wulidun camp, but hurried to report to Hu Linyi what happened that night.

"I really can't complain about Han Xiufeng, he wasn't an official at that time, he was just a scribe who was idle in the yamen, and it was a melon baby who had no father and no mother who killed Wu Da in the weapon fight. The locals naturally help the locals, not to mention that Wu Da's matter was for a reason, but I didn't expect Wu San to hold a grudge......" Hu Daren finished reporting, thought about it and added: "Before those regiments under his command bravely left, they not only cleaned up the camp and the two deep trenches inside and outside, but also only brought ten days of dry food, and left the remaining grain, grass, gunpowder and lead to Li Xubin. ”

Yan Shusen couldn't help but say: "Although it is not possible to repay grievances with virtue, but it is still atmospheric to do things." ”

Hu Linyi didn't expect such a thing, so he was silent for a moment and sighed lightly: "He is a person who wants to do big things, how can he account for this personal grudge with the Wu family brothers, and how can he account for that little grain and grass." ”

"Do something big?" Hu Daren asked subconsciously.

"After a while, you will know that his current situation is not better than you and me, and it can be said that it is ten or even a hundred times more difficult than you and me!" Hu Linyi didn't want to "leak the secret of heaven", so he immediately changed his words: "Although the emperor has ordered Guangdong to help me purchase two hundred foreign cannons in Hubei, we can't sit back and wait, hurry up and write a letter to Ye Mingchen, and quickly send someone to Guangzhou." ”

……

At the same time, Ji Yunfei, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, and Ao Tongchen, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, were happy that Han Xiufeng would soon arrive in the capital, and sent someone to call Yu Youfu to the guild hall early in the morning.

To the surprise of the two, Yu Youfu, who had helped Han Xiufeng see his family for two years in Dazhiqiao Hutong, said cautiously: "Master Ji, Master Ao, I estimate that Master Han will live in the guild hall after arriving in the capital, why don't you ask Shopkeeper Wen to help clean up a few rooms first, and then I will let Xiao Shandong and Feng Xiaowhip come over to serve." ”

"That house has been rented for several years, and he doesn't have a home in the capital, why should he live in a club?" Ao Tongchen asked puzzled.

Yu Youfu didn't dare to say that it was not an ordinary mansion, it was actually a yamen outside the economic system, even if Han Xiufeng wanted to go to the yamen after returning to Beijing, it should be to go to the Taifu Temple instead of the "Houyi Hall", so he could only say hesitantly: "You two don't know, the rent of the house was paid by Master Wang." ”

"What's the difference between the rent paid by Yunqing and the one paid by Zhixing, besides, you can live, the big family can live, why can't Zhixing live?"

"I can't figure it out, anyway, Master Wang said that it would be better for Lord Han to stay in the guild hall after returning to Beijing."

"This Wang Naizeng, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?"

"No matter what medicine he sells in his gourd, there's nothing wrong with letting Zhixing live in the hall." Ji Yunfei put down the teacup, looked up and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Wen, do you hear it, hurry up and clean up the backyard." If someone comes to borrow it, find an excuse to refuse it. Zhixing is not what it used to be, and he has already become the second secretary, and he doesn't know how many attachés he will bring with him when he returns to Beijing this time, and he can't arrange it when the time comes. ”

"Understand, I'll clean up this afternoon, and I won't accept any outsiders." Shopkeeper Wen hurriedly smiled.

"Then hurry up and inquire about the situation of the Taifu Temple......

Before Ji Yunfei finished speaking, Ao Tongchen couldn't help but say: "Brother Bowen, this time is different from the last time, the emperor not only promoted Zhixing to be the Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, but also promoted Wenxiang to Shaoqing of Taifu Temple. And Wen Xiang went to Taifu Temple a few days ago to take office, with Wen Xiang here, do you and I need to worry about these things? ”

"Really, then don't ask." Ji Yunfei reacted, thought about it and muttered, "Then ...... Then prepare to hold a few tables of banquets, this year is over, patronizing the funeral, and it is time to do a happy event. ”

I didn't go back to Sichuan after the test this year, and spent some money to find a Jingshan official school to teach, but Ren He, who hardly had to teach on weekdays, now really realized that someone to support him was different from no one, and couldn't help but propose: "Master Ji, Master Ao, do you want to make a prophet over there, don't he be free then?" ”

Thinking that Wu Fuxiang has come to the hall a lot this year, and even invited his colleagues to the hall several times, Ji Yunfei said with a smile: "It's good to be informed, Zhixing is among the second in the Qing Dynasty with a donation background, and there will be no fewer people with red eyes. ”

"I don't have anything to do anyway, why don't I go in the afternoon?"

"Okay, that's going to bother you."

At the same time, Wen Xiang, who was supposed to be in the yamen of Taifu Temple, not only stayed in the bookstore, but also listened to the urgent report that Qing Xiannian had just received with Wang Naizeng and worried.

"On 10 September, Liang Guoding, the commander of the Guangdong Navy Division, searched the 'Yaluo', which was smuggling opium, and arrested 12 people, including Li Mingtai, a sailor who was smuggling opium. The English consul Pashali protested, saying that the Yarrow was an English ship, and threatened to go to war. ”

Qingxian paused, and then read: "On September 12, Ye Mingchen allowed the release of the nine sailors of the 'Yaluo', but Pashali refused to accept it; on September 14, Pashali sent another note, demanding the release of all sailors, the return of the ship, an apology, and the rectification of the situation that such incidents would not occur again, and a reply within two days.

After investigation, the ship's registration period in Hong Kong had expired, and Yingyi was purely unprovoked, Ye Mingchen refused his unreasonable demand, denied insulting the British flag, and the Yingyi sailors immediately arrested a warship of our Daqingshui Division...... On 25 September, the British Admiral of the British Navy, Sima Jili, led three gunboats, carrying 17 guns and more than 10 rowing boats, crossed Humen and attacked several forts outside Guangzhou. On the 27th, the Haizhu Fort was captured; On the 29th, the bombardment of Guangzhou ......"

Yingyi finally couldn't help but fight, stationed in Guangzhou garrison Eight Banners, Governor, Fubiao, Guangzhou Xiebiao, a total of more than 10,000 soldiers, not only did not hold the large and small forts along the provincial river, but also did not block the six large and small warships of Yingyi, together with more than 2,000 soldiers including shipwrights and sailors, let the foreign soldiers burn the thirteen lines, and even let the foreign soldiers rush into the city of Guangzhou to loot the governor's yamen!

Now Yingyi is turning back to attack the Humen Fort, and it is estimated that it will not be able to hold it nine times out of ten.

Wen Xiang stared at the map and said hatefully: "Don't you always say that foreigners are very deferential, why aren't you submissive now?" ”

"Bochuan, what's the use of talking about this now, let's hurry up and hand over the sign and ask to see you." Kyunghyun reminded.

"What if the emperor doesn't summon him?"

"This is a hundred thousand urgent military information, if the emperor doesn't summon it, then hurry up and visit Wen Zhongtang."

"This can only be the case," Wen Xiang picked up the translated emergency report, thought about it and explained: "Yunqing, hurry up and send an urgent report to the Xin'an and Nanhai branches, and make it clear to them that everything is to keep the news flowing, and you must not leave your post without permission, and don't think about what is the responsibility of defending the territory." ”

"Understood, I'm going to do it."

……

It was too slow to enter the palace by carriage, and it was already afternoon for Wen Xiang and Eun Jun to ride their horses to the Old Summer Palace. handed the sign to the eunuch in the foreign affairs office, and sure enough, the emperor still didn't want to see him.

Thinking that Wen Zhongtang's family was in the inner city, tossing back and forth was just a delay in his efforts, so he simply went straight to the duty room of the military aircraft department, and begged the guards guarding outside to help inform him.

The imperial historian on duty not only did not allow the guards to report, but even ordered the guards to take him down.

Just when the guards were hesitating whether to listen to the imperial history and offend him, the Shaoqing of the Taifu Temple, who was a strong saint, Bai Ye, who was alarmed by the movement outside, came out and asked: "Wen Xiang, trespassing on the military plane duty room, are you guilty?" ”

"Lord Yu Zhongtang, the lower official is guilty, but the lower official is also forced to do so."

"What's the last resort?"

"The lower official doesn't dare to say it here, I don't know if Lord Zhongtang can take a step to speak, and let the lower official report slowly."

Trespassing on the military plane duty room is a big crime to lose his head, Bai Ye didn't think that Wen Xiang would be so ignorant, so he simply signaled the imperial history and the guards on duty to let him go, took Wen Xiang to a side room on the side of the duty room, stared at him and asked: "Bo Chuan, I can say it now, what is so urgent?" ”

"Yingyi has started to fight, and has captured all the forts outside Guangzhou, and the Yi soldiers have killed the Yamen of the Governor of Liangguang!" Wen Xiang handed over the translated urgent report, and said with great frustration after thinking about it: "According to the report sent back by the Shanghai branch at the end of last month, Foyi is preparing to send troops to commit the Xilin teaching case, and the consul of Foyi in Shanghai has sent a note to Consul Yingmi Eryi, hoping to act in concert with Yingmi Eryi. ”

Bai Ye was taken aback, and took the urgent report: "You wait here first." ”