Han Xiufeng originally just planned to visit Xu Naizhao after he was busy, but he didn't think about taking Wen Xiang with him to pick up Xu Naizhao, after all, there are many Wen Xiang, and no one knows if he is free. Rong Lu, who went to Yufu to mourn, saw that Wen Xiang happened to be there, and then thought that Han Xiufeng was going to Dazhiqiao Hutong after he was busy, so he quietly asked Wen Xiang if he was free at night......

He did more than that, seeing that Wen Xiang and Han Xiufeng couldn't walk for a while, he called Wang Qianli and Yongxiang, who came to mourn, went to the street to buy a few greeting gifts, and then went straight to Dazhiqiao Hutong.

There were a lot of things in Nanyuan, and several principals were all busy picking up the wind for a candidate who came to Beijing to wait for Sanpin Jingtang, Yongxiang was a little puzzled, and couldn't help asking: "Zhonghua, Lord Han should go to see Xu Naizhao, and we didn't receive Xu Naizhao's favor, why do we have to go?" ”

"What do you know?"

"If I knew, I wouldn't have asked you." Yongxiang muttered.

Rong Lu was about to explain, but when he saw Wang Qianli smiling and not speaking, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Brother Bailing, he is just an elm pimple who doesn't open his mind, or you tell him." ”

Looking at Rong Lu's smug appearance, Wang Qianli suddenly found that he was becoming more and more like Han Xiufeng, smiled slightly, and said meaningfully: "Yongxiang, Zhonghua is doing this not only for Lord Wen, but also for the big guy!" ”

"For the sake of the big guy, Master Wang, what do you mean by that?" Yongxiang is still confused.

Wang Qianli thought to himself that you were really an elm pimple, no wonder you lost your official position back then, so he could only patiently explain: "Let's put it this way, although the fourth master is deeply favored, but after all, he is a Han man, and he is not from a Hanlin official, it is not easy to be among the three grades of Jingtang, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky if you want to go further."

So you and I, the fourth master, let's all point to Lord Wen in the future, and although Lord Wen has entered the center, it is not so easy to gain a firm foothold. If there are not a few friends in the court, then this 'big military machine' will not only be unstable, but will even be like Mu Yin and Du Han, who can only rely on people. ”

Thinking that it is also a positive third grade, but the fourth master, the Fengchen Yuanqing of the third grade, cannot be compared with the Dali Siqing, Honglu Siqing, Taichang Siqing, Zhan Shifu Zhan Shi and other Jiuqing, Yongxiang reacted suddenly, and couldn't help asking: "Master Wang, according to what you say, the future of Xu Naizhao we went to see is limitless, and he may really enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister in the future?" “

"I don't know if Xu Naizhao can enter the cabinet to pay respects, I only know that his second brother Xu Naipu has been in the official residence!" Wang Qianli paused, and then said: "And Xu Naizhao is the same year as Peng Zhongtang, and he has a good personal relationship. Think about it, if Master Wen can guarantee Xu Naizhao's signature, will his second brother and Peng Zhongtang accept this love? ”

"It's nature!"

"More importantly, the Xu family is a Wang clan in Qiantang, Zhejiang, and Qiantang is a place where talents are produced, if the people of Wen are friendly with Xu Naipu and Xu Naizhao, then if something happens in the future, Qiantang and even Zhejiang officials will definitely support. All in all, if the official is the master of Wen, this friend is not afraid of many. ”

Only then did Yongxiang understand Rong Lu's good intentions, and sighed sincerely: "Thinking about it, Lord Wen can't be as lonely in the court as before. ”

Rong Lu smiled and nodded, thought about it and added: "As Brother Bailing said, the Xu family is the Qiantang Wang clan, and in the eyes of most people, 'one door and three jinshi' is amazing, and the Xu family is not just 'one door and three jinshi'. Xu Naipu is only Xu Naizhao's second brother, and there is also a name Xu Naiji, who seems to be the fourth Jinshi in the second class of the Jiaqing Department in the fourteenth year of Jiaqing, and has successively served as the supervisor of Shandong Province, the middle of the matter, the Guangdong according to the inspection envoy, Taichang Siqing, Guanglu Siqing and other positions. It was only later that he was impeached by Huang Juezi, Lin Zexu and other ministers who advocated the ban on opium because of his request to relax the ban on opium, and died of depression after being demoted. ”

"But isn't opium banned?" Yongxiang asked puzzled.

"That was later, he must have felt that instead of letting foreigners sell opium to us and making a steady stream of our silver, it was better to ban it, and it was better to grow and sell it by himself like official salt, and the imperial court could still levy a lot of tobacco taxes every year, but he was attacked by a crowd."

Rong Lu paused, and then said: "In addition to Xu Naiji and Xu Naipu, Xu Naizhao also has four younger brothers, and all of them have been lifted. And their father's name is Xu Xuefan, who is a member of the Renchen Branch in the 37th year of Qianlong, but his official fortune is not very smooth, and he only became a member of the Criminal Department. ”

"There are four jinshi and four lifters in the family!"

"So it is known as the 'Seven Sons Dengke', but the Weng family has been in the limelight in recent years, and Weng Xincun has become the leader of the clear stream, so that everyone knows the Weng family in the past two years, and they don't know that the Qiantang Xu family is as prominent."

"According to this, this Xu Naizhao is really worthy of Lord Wen's friendship."

"You just have to know in your heart, and you can't talk nonsense when you go out."

"Understood."

……

At the same time, Xu Naizhao, who had just sent his family to his brother's house to carry luggage, was sitting in the "Listening to Yuxuan" and chatting with Ji Yunfei, Lin Qingyuan, and Zhang Deyu.

"The folds on Yin Zhaoyong, Yin Gengyun and others were all left behind, like a stone sinking into the sea. It was not until the day before yesterday that the emperor dismissed the performances of Gui Liang, Hua Shana and others, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty breathed a sigh of relief. ”

"Brother Bowen, what kind of excerpt did Gui Liang and Hua Shana have, and how did the emperor reject it?"

"What kind of excerpts can they make, it's not that they ask the emperor to be wronged, first put pen to paper on the peace treaty, let the foreigners withdraw first, and then try to remedy it." Ji Yunfei took a sip of tea, and then said: "The emperor was furious and asked them, 'How do you know that the peace treaty has been decided, how to remedy it.'" That is, if you ask for punishment, how can you make up for it? It is said that in the treaty between Russia and Miri, although there is a clause for entering Beijing, there is no saying that they will live in the capital for a long time. ”

Ji Yunfei really didn't know what Xu Naizhao said, so he couldn't help asking: "Brother Bowen, so the emperor also gave some relief?" ”

"Exactly, in the emperor's words, the matter of sending envoys from Xiyi 'may as well be allowed', but there should be an agreement with them, such as how many people are only allowed to bring when they come, and how long they are only allowed to stay temporarily after arriving in Beijing. All bowing rituals should be in accordance with the system of China. Another example is that you are not allowed to bring your dependents. ”

"My lord, as far as the officials know, in the peace treaty signed between Gui Liang and Miyi, it is agreed that the envoy shall not be sent to Beijing more than once a year, and the arrival in Beijing shall not be delayed. When they come, they are either by land or sea, and they are not allowed to drive military ships into Tianjin Haikou. In addition, no petty matter shall be invoked, and no more than twenty persons shall be served. When going to Beijing, you should first inform the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Freedom of Rites of the Mansion, the Imperial Court and other yamen preparations. The emperor's royal approval, if Xiyi can do this, it can also be allowed. ”

"What if Xiyi has to be stationed in Beijing?" Xu Naizhao asked.

Lin Qingyuan said helplessly: "The emperor said that if Xiyi wants to live in Beijing, he must change his Chinese clothes. Forgive Caiyi and don't want to. The number of persons, the time of day, and matters of etiquette must always be agreed upon before they are permitted.' ”

Let foreigners be more Chinese clothes, foreigners will definitely not agree, let alone bow down. Thinking of this, Xu Naizhao suddenly regretted returning to Beijing.

Ji Yunfei didn't know what Xu Naizhao was thinking, put down the teacup and continued: "Gui Liang said that Oyi plans to send guns and ammunition to us, and wants to send people to teach the officers and soldiers how to use guns, draw the style of the fort, and guide the construction, and even plan to send people to see the ore seedlings (prospecting), which was also rejected by the emperor, and ordered Gui Liang and others to reply politely. Immediately afterwards, the monk Greenqin was ordered to investigate and deal with the officials who were ineffective in the first battle of Dagukou.

dismissed from his post and retained as the commander of the escort army, Zhuleheng, the horse team was killed and wounded, and the camp was not in order; Lang Guorui, the servant of the Criminal Department, although the camp was not moved, he failed to come forward to help, and the Ministry of Communications was strictly punished; The deputy capital has been reformed and the Fuller Duntai has been reformed, and the artillery position of the Beijing battalion has been stationed on the north bank. Unexpectedly, the artillery position camp was lost, and the whole line was lost, and he immediately asked. Commander Zhang Dianyuan, the chief soldier Da Nian, and the deputy general Dekui were escorted to Beijing, and handed over to Prince Hui, Prince Yi, and Prince Zheng together with the Criminal Department for strict interrogation, and the performance was prepared according to the law;

Tan Tingxiang, the governor of Zhili, has the responsibility of commanding the green battalion, and he has repeatedly said that the troops are sufficient and the arrangements are all appropriate. But once the battle starts, the fort will be lost, and it is really a superintendent. And according to the confession of Monk Greenqin and Guorui and others, on the day of the fall of Dagukou, Tan Tingxiang fled for his life in a sedan chair, and was particularly cowardly and incompetent. ”

"So many officials are going to be investigated at once?" Xu Naizhao was secretly frightened when he heard it.

"If you don't investigate, how can you explain to the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and how can you explain to the people of the world?" Ji Yunfei asked rhetorically and said meaningfully: "If it weren't for the dismissal of Gui Liang and others first, and then the decree to investigate and deal with the wrecked officials, it would definitely be even more 'lively' outside here than a few days ago." ”

Speaking of this, Lin Qingyuan said in a low voice: "Lord Xu, Master Ji, the lower officials heard from their colleagues in the Fang Strategy Pavilion that if someone loses an official, someone will be promoted, and if someone cries, someone will laugh." They said that in two or three days at most, the emperor would promote a group of civil and military officials. ”

"So it's just the right time for Lord Xu to come back!"

How could Xu Naizhao not hear the meaning of Ji Yunfei's words, and just didn't know what to say, Yu Youfu ran in to report to Zhili Alternate Dao Ronglu, Nanyuan Langzhong Wang Qianli and Zhengbai Banner Leader Yongxiang came to meet with generous gifts.

Xu Naizhao, who has been frustrated in officialdom for several years, never thought that there would be a day when "the door is like a market", and he was suddenly full of emotion and invited him.

Rong Lu and the three followed Yu Youfu into the "Listening to the Rain Xuan", and stepped forward to meet them as a junior, Xu Naizhao was really flattered. Beckoned the three of them to sit down and chat for a while, confirming that the reason why they came was all because of Han Si, Xu Naizhao sighed that while Han Si was affectionate and righteous, he also secretly sighed that sometimes helping others is really helping himself, if he hadn't intentionally planted willows back then, how could there be today's willows.

Zhang Guangcheng, who finally saw Wang Qianli, an acquaintance, was even happier, and saw that "Listening to Yuxuan" couldn't sit down, so he hurriedly found an excuse and walked out. Wang Qianli didn't want to leave Xu Naizhao with the bad impression that he forgot his old friend when he was flying and rising, so he talked with him for a while, and also walked out of "Listening to Yuxuan" under the pretext of reminiscing about the old days in the back garden with Zhang Guangcheng, who had been separated for seven or eight years.

"Taizhou farewell, I miss it very much," Zhang Guangcheng arched his hand, and sighed: "It's not a secret, Guangcheng never expected the fourth master's official fortune to be so smooth, and he didn't expect that Brother Bailing's official fortune would be so prosperous, and Xu Ying's old ghost probably didn't expect it either!" ”

"Let my brother smile, my Wang Qianli can have today, all of them are the light of the fourth master." Wang Qianli smiled slightly, and then said: "As for Xu Ying, I heard that he became the prefect of Jiangning, and I don't know if it's true or not. ”

"It's true, it's just that Jiang Ning is still in the hands of Changmao, and what he, the prefect, has done in name only."

"Don't talk about Old Ghost Xu, pedantic people like Old Ghost Xu abound in Beijing, let's talk about you, why did you suddenly remember the capital?"

"I'm not afraid of the jokes of my brother, when my father was an official in Taizhou, I was thinking every day about when his old man would be able to step down and return to his hometown. But after a few years of filial piety at home, and some nostalgia for the days in Taizhou, he followed a few fellow villagers to Changzhou to join Lord Xu, and then followed Lord Xu to Beijing with a dead face. ”

Zhang Guangcheng really wanted to ask Han Xiufeng to help him find an errand like Wang Qianli, but he could only think about it, firstly, his friendship with Han Xiufeng had not yet reached that point, and secondly, he was now Xu Naizhao's friend, so he couldn't just change the owner. More importantly, although Xu Naipu can't help Xu Naizhao, as the secretary of the ministry, it is not difficult for Xu Naipu to help him, a fellow villager in Qiantang, find a shortage.

Because of this, he can't and doesn't need to defect to Han Xiufeng at this time.

If he really did that, Han Xiufeng should be able to help, but he would probably look down on him because of this, and he would not want to count on Xu Naipu, Xu Naizhao and other fellow villagers to take care of him in the future.

Wang Qianli also thought of it, and knew that he was a smart person, so he couldn't help laughing: "My brother is really good at laughing, how can Lord Xu not use a talent like my brother." ”