Three days have passed, and a thousand taels have been spent on the cost of the department, but the official certificate has not been received for a long time, Han Xiufeng can't help but feel a little anxious. It wasn't until this morning that Han Xiufeng breathed a sigh of relief when he came to the hall to check his resume after taking away a thousand taels of silver but had not helped to complete the matter for a long time.

Sending away the pen post, Ji Yunfei, who didn't go to the Hanlin Academy today, couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that although there is Lord Peng's protection, the emperor is still not very relieved if he doesn't see you with his own eyes!" But then again, this is an errand to defend Gyeonggi, and no matter who is asked to train the army, the emperor has to summon him. ”

The big head was heartless, and couldn't help asking: "Master Ji, didn't you just let my fourth brother go to the river camp to practice, and the total number of soldiers led by the total was more than 1,000, and my fourth brother led more soldiers when he was in Taizhou!" ”

"What do you know, this is the capital of Gyeonggi, can Taizhou be compared to here?" Ji Yunfei knew that he liked to break the casserole and ask the end, so he simply put down the teacup and explained: "In the important land of Gyeonggi, there are many soldiers and horses stationed in the army, among which the Eight Banners have the five routes of soldiers and horses in Zhili, Rehe, Miyun, Shanhaiguan and Zhangjiakou. ”

Thinking that he was going to lead the troops next, he couldn't be ignorant of these, Han Xiufeng also asked curiously: "Brother Bowen, what is Xiao Jiu?" ”

"It is the garrison flag soldiers in various parts of Zhili, including Baodi, more than 450 people; Caiyu, about 500 people; Dong'an, about 400 people; Cangzhou, about 600 people; Baoding, about 800 people; Gu'an, about 400 people; Xiongxian, about 300 people; Liangxiang, about 300 people; Bazhou, about 450 people. The Eight Banners garrisons in nine places combined, totaling more than 4,000 people. ”

Ji Yunfei paused, and then said: "But these nine garrisons have not only been unable to fight for a long time, but have either been defeated by the bandits, or have been transferred to quell the chaos, Miyun Deputy Commander, Rehe Deputy Commander, Zhangjiakou Deputy Commander, and Shanhaiguan Deputy Commander are also about the same. Speaking of which, there are more than 20,000 flag soldiers stationed around Gyeonggi, but in fact, they have long been hollowed out, and only a name remains. ”

"What about the Green Camp?" Han Xiufeng asked in a low voice.

"There are more green battalions in Zhili Province than in other provinces, in addition to the 8,000 green battalions that supervise and raise the standards, there are six battalions in Malan Town, eleven battalions in Taining Town, sixteen battalions in Xuanhua Town, ten battalions in Tianjin Town, five battalions in Zhengding Town, seven battalions in Daming Town and four battalions in Tongyong Town. That is to say, in addition to supervising and raising the standard of 8,000 soldiers, there are also 7 towns and 59 battalions, with 500 people in each battalion, about 30,000 green battalion soldiers. ”

Ji Yunfei glanced up at the big head, and said helplessly: "What has become of the green camp now, you know best, not to mention that in order to intercept the bandits from attacking the capital in the north, those who can be transferred have already been transferred." If it weren't for the fact that there were no troops available around Gyeonggi, the emperor would not have transferred troops from outside the customs. ”

"Brother Bowen, are you saying that almost all of the soldiers in Zhili are now in Jinghai?"

"It's not just the soldiers of Zhili, but the soldiers outside the customs are almost transferred." Ji Yunfei let out a long sigh and said worriedly: "Now there are only a few hundred guards left in the Gongwei Jing Division, as well as the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, the Forward Battalion, the Guard Battalion, the Infantry Battalion, the Jianrui Battalion, the Firearms Battalion, the Shenji Battalion, the Tiger Spear Battalion, and the Shanpu Battalion.

However, the cavalry battalion was to be stationed in the city and be in charge of the city gates and flood prevention; The military camp is in charge of the forbidden office, of which the upper three flags guard the forbidden gate, and the lower five flags guard the gate of the prince's mansion and the Old Summer Palace; The infantry battalion is not only in charge of the nine gates, but also patrolling; The forward battalion doesn't know how many teenagers have never fought, but they just look bright.

It's okay for the Tiger Gun Battalion to protect the emperor for hunting, just forget about the war. As for the good fighting camp, it is not a war, wrestling on weekdays, which makes the emperor look happy and happy, similar to the juggling of Tianqiao, not to mention that there are few people. The only ones that can really fight are the Jianrui battalion and the firearms battalion, but the soldiers of these two battalions who can go into battle have long been exhausted. ”

Han Xiufeng had already known that the soldiers in the capital and the Eight Banners Green Battalion guarding Gyeonggi were useless, but he didn't expect that the defense of the capital would be so weak, if Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang, who had killed Jinghai, followed the time when they were in Guangxi and Hunan, broke through the siege, survived in a desperate situation, and then coerced some people to kill the capital, this city might not be able to hold it.

Han Xiufeng suddenly regretted writing a letter to his hometown and asked Qin'er to bring the baby over for a reunion, but he didn't know what to say, and the big head couldn't help asking: "Fourth brother, why did you give that pen-style silver just now, didn't you already ask Director Zhang to give the ministry fee, and gave a whole thousand taels!" ”

"That's not a ministry fee, it's an introduction fee."

"Introduce you to stuff silver too? This is the emperor who wants to summon you, and you are not asking them to help you meet the emperor! ”

This introduction fee is not to give good things before, and there is no such saying, but the world is declining, and no matter what you do, you have to stuff silver, Han Xiufeng doesn't know how to explain to the big head, Ji Yunfei said in a low voice: "The audience is not a trivial matter, people must check their resumes first, and after checking, Lord Shangshu and the officials of the Ministry will personally lead the introduction." Since everyone else is given an audience, we naturally can't be an exception, and besides, the introduction fee is not much. ”

Han Xiufeng said with a smile: "Yes, it's only two hundred taels, just give it." ”

The big head thought about it and asked: "Fourth brother, so you can enter the palace early the day after tomorrow, and you can see the emperor!" ”

"I can see the emperor early the day after tomorrow, but I don't go to the palace."

"Where do you go if you don't go to the palace?"

"When I go to the Old Summer Palace, the emperor lives in the Forbidden City for a few days during the New Year, and most of them usually live in the Old Summer Palace."

As he was talking, Xiao Shandong lifted the curtain and ran in, bowing down and reporting: "Master Ji, Fourth Master, Director Zhang and Master Peng are here, and they also brought two masters." ”

You don't need to ask to know that it is the second-class guard Yongxiang who is about to be released to Yongding River Yamen to be the capital division, Ji Yunfei is a noble official, and he doesn't want to get involved in these things, so he got up and said with a smile: "Zhixing, you are busy with yours, I will go to the backyard to rest for a while." Xiao Shandong, wait for Master Wu and Master Li to arrive and tell me. ”

"You know, I'll go in and report to you as soon as they arrive."

After the hall was renovated, the fellow villagers who were officials in Beijing moved around more and more frequently, and the old man Wu who Ji Yunfei was waiting for was named Wu Zhaoling, the word Songsheng, a native of Qiongzhou, Sichuan, and a scholar in the twenty-seventh year of Daoguang.

Master Li Li Pinsan is a fellow villager in Chongqing, his hometown Jiangjin, a county with Fei Erye, and a Jinshi in the 27th year of Daoguang. When Han Xiufeng was the first member of the guild hall in the capital, he was worried in his hometown, and he only returned to Beijing with filial piety the day before yesterday, and now he is the same as Ji Yunfei and the editor of the Hanlin Academy.

The night before yesterday, the hall had already given Li Pinsan the wind, and today it was Ji Yunfei's private banquet, but also their Hanlin gathering, and only Ao Tongchen and Ao Xixian brothers were invited, and even Huang Zhongyin was not invited, so there was only one table, and Han Xiufeng was called to accompany him when the time came.

Han Xiufeng didn't want to delay Ji Yunfei's banquet, so he immediately got up and said, "Please." ”

"Great!"

In normal times, Director Zhang opened the curtain early and came in. But there were outsiders there, and they were helping outsiders to ask Han Xiufeng for care, so he didn't lift the curtain until Xiao Shandong finished the report and said with a smile: "Master Han, I didn't bother you, right?" ”

"No, no, please, please, please."

"Yangchun greets Master Han," Peng Yangchun followed Director Zhang into the flower hall, first bowed his hand, and then turned around and said: "Master Han, this is the Yongxiang I mentioned to you, and this is Yongxiang's cousin Ronglu." Brother Ronglu is really not an outsider, he is now on an errand in the Ministry of Industry, you are about to go to the south bank of the Yongding River to know the same knowledge, and you will definitely have to deal with Brother Ronglu in the future. ”

Han Xiufeng thought that Peng Yangchun was still quite shrewd in dealing with the world, so while asking you to help, he also did not forget to help you introduce the relationship that might be used in the future.

"Yongxiang has seen Master Han, Master Han is auspicious!"

"Master Han, my name is like thunder, I didn't expect Master Han to be so young."

I don't know if Yongxiang is too poor and hasn't even prepared a meeting gift, so he looks very nervous and restrained. However, the first feeling is that although he is a disciple of the Eight Banners, he is also a man of temperament, and his cousin Rong Lu will be more likely than Peng Yangchun, as soon as they meet, Han Xiufeng smiled while bowing his hand back: "Brother Yongxiang, Peng Guard often mentions you to me, and I can be regarded as seeing you today." Brother Ronglu, you look younger than me, you are not an outsider, you don't need to be so polite, sit down, sit down, sit down and talk. ”

"Master Xie Han."

"It's all said that it's not an outsider, how about we call each other brothers, don't be a master anymore!"

"The three, listen to Master Han, they are not outsiders, don't be so angry."

"Director Zhang, how can there be someone like you? You asked Brother Yongxiang and Brother Ronglu not to be so angry, but you yourself are a master Han! ”

"Okay, okay, I'll call you Zhixing brother."

"It's pretty much the same, Xiao Shandong, tea!"

……

Peng Yangchun knew that Han Xiufeng was busy these days, so he said bluntly after a few simple greetings: "Brother Zhixing, there is news about Yongxiang's release, and it is indeed the capital of the Yongding River Yamen who is the acting river camp." I know that you will have to lead the troops after you arrive, and Yongxiang will be on an errand under you in the future, and I have to bother you to take care of it! ”

"Yes, Brother Zhixing, my cousin is loyal and honest, and he won't go through the camp, otherwise he wouldn't be a dignified second-class guard to act as the capital. In the capital, he still has Brother Peng to take care of, and when he goes to the Yongding River Yamen, he can only worry about Brother Zhixing. Rong Lu arched his hand.

"Master Han, I'm not afraid of your jokes, I inquired before I came, you value love and righteousness, and you are the most righteous! Even Jinghua went to Taizhou to join you, and you helped him find an errand. The fact that I can be an errand under you is really a blessing that I have cultivated for eight lifetimes. Yongxiang really didn't make a sycophant, and his face turned red as he spoke.

"Brother Yongxiang, do you recognize Jinghua?"

"I ...... I listened to what Director Zhang said. ”

Han Xiufeng was happy, secretly thinking that not only would he not be able to pat himself but also would not lie, but he felt that this was fine, after all, Du Si was the highest-ranking military attache in Heying, and he would rather use someone like him who had no heart than those who were greedy for life and afraid of death, treacherous and slippery, or even insatiable.