Han Xiufeng said goodbye to Wen Xiang and hurried to the Chongqing Hall non-stop, just for dinner.

Nowadays, not only is the price of grain getting higher and higher, but the iron money circulating in the market in recent years is becoming less and less valuable, and in order to save expenses, a few Sichuan alternate and candidate officials living in the guild hall only eat two meals a day, each person eats half a catty of steamed buns, adds some green onion sauce and side dishes, and drinks some boiling water that does not cost money, and the day has passed.

The shopkeeper didn't dare to let Han Xiufeng eat steamed buns with pickles, so he hurriedly asked the guy to go to Zhang Luo's wine and food.

Han Xiufeng was neither in the mood nor had an appetite for big fish and meat, so he asked him not to toss, and asked for a few steamed buns like those fellow villagers who borrowed from the guild hall, and asked him to send someone to invite Ji Yunfei while eating pickles.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the guy ran out of the hall, the shopkeeper walked in with freshly boiled water and said, "Fourth master, if you come back a few days later, I'm afraid you won't be able to see Master Ji." ”

"Why can't you see it?" Han Xiufeng asked subconsciously.

"Isn't Lord Xue the governor of Liangjiang, Master Ji plans to go to Jiangsu to serve. But what is Jiangsu, how fierce is the long hair, I heard that Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Suzhou are occupied by the long hair, and there are many places in Zhejiang, which is next to Jiangsu, are occupied by the long hair, and the small one is not at ease, so he dared to persuade him not to go, but do you know what he said? ”

"What did he say?"

He said that although Jiangning, Suzhou, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, and Yangzhou were lost, they also vacated a lot of shortcomings. As long as you are willing to go to Jiangsu, Lord Xue will definitely take care of it. When those places are recovered, it is not a matter of Lord Xue's words to act as a prefect. ”

"If those places can be recovered, if Lord Xue can sit firmly on the two governors of the two rivers, with his qualifications in compiling and recording the imperial history of the Hanlin Academy, not to mention acting as a prefect, it is not difficult to act as an acting daotai."

"Fourth master, why do you say that!"

"Am I wrong?" Han Xiufeng picked up a pickle and said helplessly: "It's a pity that those places that have fallen are not so easy to recover, and Lord Xue can't act for a few days now." ”

"I'm scared to death, I thought you thought it would be good to go to Jiangsu." The shopkeeper let go of a sigh of relief, and said with a bitter face: "There are so many fellow villagers in Beijing, so you can persuade him from the fourth master." These days, the small persuasion, the old man Jiang and the old man Wang have also persuaded, but the old man Ji not only did not listen, but also sent the family back to his hometown, today he is busy cleaning up the yard, planning to sublease the yard with a lease term of more than half a year, so he asked to go to Liangjiang to work. ”

"He can go if he wants?" Han Xiufeng asked in a low voice.

"Fourth master, don't you know, there have been great changes in the court in the past few months, listening to Master Jiang, they said that the officials of various ministries and courts in Beijing, as long as they are willing to serve in front of the army, the emperor is almost all gracious. But how dangerous it is to march to war, and there are not many people who are really willing to serve in the army. ”

"Yes, after all, if you really go to the army to serve, it is not only dangerous, but there is no real shortage, and you can only wait for the commission to try it out when you get to the army."

"Others are worried that they won't be able to get an errand in the army, but Master Ji doesn't have to worry, he is most likely motivated by this."

……

The courtyard rented by Ji Yunfei was not far from the guild hall, and as soon as Han Xiufeng finished eating, Ji Yunfei arrived in a hurry. The shopkeeper didn't dare to squeak anymore, hurriedly helped make a tea, and found a reason to bow down and leave.

Sure enough, as soon as the shopkeeper left, Ji Yunfei excitedly talked about his next plan, Han Xiufeng pretended to ponder for a moment, and muttered: "It is a way out to go to Jiangsu to join Brother Tang, but the governor of Liangjiang is temporary after all." In the afternoon, I saw Bo Chuan, and he said that the emperor had just issued an edict yesterday to appoint Zeng Guofan, the acting governor of Liangjiang, as the minister of the Qin Mission, and that the north and south of the river, and the land and water armies, were all under his control, and his powers were one, and his responsibility was unshirkable. And Zeng Guofan immediately urged Zuo Zongtang, Li Yuandu, Bao Chao, Zhang Yunlan and others to Qi, from Chizhou, Guangde, and separate roads to march into the army, and the rules were restored. ”

"I know, I've heard that."

"Why do you want to go?" Han Xiufeng asked puzzled.

Ji Yunfei put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Zhixing, Brother Tang, the governor of Liangjiang, can't be temporarily appointed for a few days, but even if you can't become the governor of Liangjiang, you can still be the governor of Jiangsu!" I'm different from you, I'm just a seventh-grade Hanlin Academy editor, just a registered imperial history waiting to be reused. Brother Tang can't help you, the Sanpin Jingtang, but needs your care, but it's not easy for him to help me find a real shortage? ”

"That's true, but I don't think he'll be able to act for a few days."

"How is that possible!"

"How is it impossible, it's not to say frustrating words, I estimate that after Zeng Guofan arrives, he will not only not be able to act as the governor of Jiangsu for a few days, but I am afraid that he will not even be able to make a political envoy in Jiangsu, and he will even be dismissed and investigated."

"Zhixing, you're not joking, are you?" Ji Yunfei asked in surprise.

"Brother Bowen, do you think I'm joking?" Han Xiufeng asked rhetorically, stared at him very seriously and said seriously: "You are only busy worrying about the affairs of your fellow villagers on weekdays, and you are not very clear about the grievances between Liangjiang, especially Zeng Guofan and He Guiqing, and you don't know much about Zeng Guofan's personality, and I know a little about the grievances between them because I have a friend who works for Zeng Guofan. ”

"Zeng Guofan and He Guiqing don't deal with each other?"

"It's not just that you don't deal with it, but you have a deep hatred."

"What hatred?"

Han Xiufeng took a sip of water and patiently explained: "When Zeng Guofan led Xiang Yong to Jiangxi for the second time to help suppress Changmao, Jiangxi officials didn't like their guest army, and the food and salary could not be paid, so the soldiers could only fight with Changmao hungry. In desperation, Zeng Guofan wrote a letter asking He Guiqing, then governor of Zhejiang, to help him.

As a result, He Guiqing was not only unwilling to help, but also wrote a letter to reprimand Zeng Guofan angrily, saying that it was the Eight Banners Green Battalion that relied on the Eight Banners Green Battalion to suppress the thieves, not the stragglers he brought from Hunan, and scolded Zeng Guofan for not knowing the height of the sky. ”

"There is such a thing!" Ji Yunfei was stunned.

Han Xiufeng nodded slightly, and continued: "At that time, Zhejiang was still a perfect province, and half of the money and grain in the Jiangnan camp depended on Zhejiang. ”

"I said how Luo Zundian was so easy to be the governor, it turned out to be the help of Zeng Guofan and Hu Linyi."

"It's not a secret, at that time, I was also entrusted by Hu Linyi and Lord Su Shun to give Luo Dianzun a few beautiful words in front of the emperor." Han Xiufeng paused, and then said: "After Luo Dianzun became the governor of Zhejiang, he did not disappoint Zeng Guofan and Hu Linyi, and as soon as he arrived, he received Zhejiang's military salary to the Hunan army on a monthly basis, instead of providing it exclusively for the Jiangnan camp as before, which is equivalent to digging the corner of He Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang, so He Guiqing has more than once impeached Luo Zundian, saying that Luo Zundian has no talent for war defense, saying that Luo Zundian knows how to defend but does not know how to fight, and guards near but not far. ”

"And then?" Ji Yunfei asked with a bitter face.

Later, Li Xiucheng invaded Zhejiang and attacked Hangzhou, and Luo Zundian had few soldiers under him, so he could only ask for help from the Jiangnan battalion. He Chun received a letter asking for help, and immediately ordered our fellow villager Zhang Yuliang to lead troops to help. As a result, when passing through Changzhou, where He Guiqing was stationed, he was made by He Guiqing to stay for a few more days on the way to Hangzhou, so Hangzhou fell, and Luo Zundian was martyred when the city was broken. ”

"There are such things, he ...... How can he see death without saving him, how can he declare his personal vendetta at this juncture? ”

"He is afraid of being investigated, and he has already hid in the foreign concession, what can't a shameless villain like him do? In short, Luo Dianzun died, and with the help of him and his friend Kuang Yuan, the Minister of Military Aircraft, his confidant Wang Youling became the acting governor of Zhejiang. ”

Han Xiufeng took a deep breath and continued: "If you just don't save yourself when you die, it's just a matter of killing people with a knife, after all, this is a matter that the public says that the public is justified and the mother says that the mother is reasonable, and it can't be verified at all, no matter how much Zeng Guofan and Hu Linyi hate him, they can't do anything about him." But he still didn't give up, a courtier like Luo Zundian should have been merciful as usual, but his cronie Wang Youling actually said that Luo Zundian 'has no way to defend the city, is helpless, and delays the people', causing the court to withdraw Luo Zundian's mercy! ”

"I know about this, everyone has been martyred, and Wang Youling still holds on to it...... It's just that I didn't expect this to be instructed by He Guiqing. ”

"It's not too late to know now, in short, Zeng Guofan, Hu Linyi and those Hunan soldiers under them will not let go of He Guiqing, and sooner or later they will clean up Wang Youling. And the relationship between Brother Tang and He Guiqing is extraordinary, at least in the eyes of Zeng Guofan and Hu Linyi, it must not be used, so I said that he, the governor of Jiangsu, could not act for a few days. ”

"But ......"

"Don't be," Han Xiufeng didn't want to sell Guanzi, and bluntly persuaded him that if he wanted to make a contribution, it was better to go back to his hometown in Chongqing to help organize a group practice.

Hearing that he was going to return to his hometown to lead a group to practice and assist in suppressing Shi Dakai, Ji Yunfei looked embarrassed and stopped talking.

How could Han Xiufeng not know what he was worried about, and said confidently: "Brother Bowen, believe me, Shi Dakai today is no longer the invincible Shi Dakai of the past, and it is not as difficult to deal with as others think. ”

"Why isn't it difficult to deal with?"

"One is that he has become an isolated and helpless army since Jiangning left, don't look at the number of people, but what can really go into battle is the old troops he took away from Jiangning, and the displaced people and the Citi Army that were incorporated later are vulnerable, otherwise they would not be like a lost dog, chased all the way to Guangxi by the official army. Not to mention that with more than 100,000 people, even Baoqing City, which was defended by not many officers and soldiers, could not be besieged. ”

Looking at Ji Yunfei's thoughtful appearance, Han Xiufeng continued: "The second is that Changmao has been making trouble for ten years, and the local officials and gentry who have not been affected by the war have also been wary of Changmao for ten years, at least the people of Sichuan are all worried about Changmao's attack, it can be said that they are not only unpopular with the people, but even unpopular. Otherwise, those bandits in Guizhou would not have been willing to change their ways, nor would they have been willing to use their banner. ”

"Zhixing, what you said makes sense, but I don't know anything about military affairs, and I don't know how to fight!"

"I will arrange it properly over there, you don't need to lead the soldiers, and you don't need to fight the war, after you go back, you just need to unite the gentry and help Pan Changsheng, Jiang Zonghai and others raise food and military funds. As for why you are only guaranteed to return to your hometown to help organize the group practice in eastern Sichuan, instead of supervising the group training in eastern Sichuan, it is because I am the only one who can supervise the group practice in eastern Sichuan. ”

"So after I go back, I only need to assist Lord Duan?"

"Exactly."

Thinking that this errand is not only not dangerous, but also not difficult to do, and after the extermination of Shi Dakai, he can also share some credit, Ji Yunfei no longer hesitated, and immediately got up and said: "Okay, go back to your hometown, I will go back to my hometown, I will listen to you!" ”