Ji Yunfei, Ao Tongchen and others saw that Wenxiang had something to talk to Han Xiufeng, so they got up one after another to say goodbye after eating, after all, Han Xiufeng had already returned, and planned to stay in the hall for three or five days, and there was a chance to catch up.

Zhuzi, Yu Tiesuo, Guan Xiaohu and others were reluctant to leave, seeing Han Xiufeng sitting in the flower hall talking to Wen Xiang, Wang Naizang, and Liu Shanyang, Chongen and Datou were guarding outside the flower hall and not allowing others to approach, so they could only crowd into the gatehouse and wait.

Knowing that the emperor didn't let him take care of the "Houyi Hall" anymore, Wen Xiang felt very uncomfortable, and he was lost and didn't know what to say, Han Xiufeng actually smiled and said: "Brother Bochuan, the emperor's meaning is very clear, not to let you get involved in the affairs of the bookstore anymore, not because I think you are ineffective, but because I think it is too condescending to let you do those errands again." ordered me to take over quickly, so that you should stay out of the matter quickly, it is not without the intention of protecting you. ”

"Protect me?"

"The situation is stronger than people, and the most worrying thing has finally happened, and you have to face it whether you want to or not. If you stay in the 'Houyi Hall' any longer, those princes and ministers who know the inside story will push you out and let you negotiate with Xiyi. When the time comes, whether it is war or peace, you will not be able to escape the blame, brother. ”

Han Xiufeng smiled, and continued: "The reason why the emperor granted my invitation at that time and ordered you to take over the 'Houyi Hall' was to let you experience the experience. It's been nearly two years since I've been trained so far, and it's too condescending to let you continue to be this big shopkeeper who is no different from the scout leader, and it would be even less cost-effective to put you in because of this. ”

Wen Xiang was suspicious, and said with a sad face: "Zhixing, you look down on me too much, the emperor doesn't want to see me, how can you value me so much as you say." ”

"Brother Bochuan, you are a fan of the authorities," Han Xiufeng patiently explained while beckoning everyone to tea: "How many old ministers have left in the past few years, first Du Zhongtang, and then Zhuo Zhongtang. The same is true of the ministers and governors sent out to suppress the thieves and quell the rebellion, Wu Wenrong, Qi Shan, and Xiang Rong...... It can be said that the imperial court has been busy discussing sympathy in recent years.

If it weren't for the fact that no one was available, would the emperor be able to reward the Naer meridian from the top of the six grades to serve in Zhili? If there is no one available, can the emperor order Saishan'a to go to Chahar to train his troops? If there is no one available, can the emperor order Mu Yin and Du Han to enter the direct military aircraft? Wen Zhongtang is sick, Peng Zhongtang is not only old but also a Han man, so the emperor has to take precautions and think long-term! ”

"But ......"

"Don't be, I don't want us to make a bet, you can do this Taifu Temple Shaoqing for a year at most, and if you are not entrusted with a heavy task after a year, I will write this Korean character upside down."

Wen Xiang didn't dare to think so far, but said eagerly: "Zhixing, what should you do if I leave?" ”

"I'll be fine," looking at his appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Han Xiufeng smiled bitterly: "Foreigners are not fools, they have been fooled for more than ten years, and now they don't believe in Ye Mingchen, the Minister of Trade and Commerce of the Five Mouths and the Governor of Liangguang, and they no longer believe in Yiliang, the Governor of Liangjiang, and they will not believe in Guiliang, the Governor of Zhili, even if the emperor orders me to negotiate at that time, they will not talk to me as a Shaoqing of Taifu Temple who is a donor." ”

"It's as if they're willing to talk to me."

"If you really go, although they will feel that you can't be the master, they will at least meet you, at least they will talk to you." Han Xiufeng thought for a while, and then said: "In addition to war or peace, it can also be delayed!" You have already reported the matter of Guangdong, why has the imperial court not issued an order until today, in fact, it is dragging! ”

"But can this kind of thing be delayed?"

"If you can delay it for a day, wait for the report from Guangdong first, if Ye Mingchen opens his mouth again and says that Xiyi is not a concern, some people will believe it, even if they know the inside story, they will take it as true, after all, there is no better way for the imperial court."

"What if the foreigners send troops north?"

"Then we'll have to wait until the foreigners come." Han Xiufeng stared at him closely, and said: "Brother Bochuan, I remember that I told you back then, in the eyes of others, black is black, and white is white, but our 'Houyitang' can't be like this, in fact, it's not like this for officials." So no matter what happens, you have to think about how to protect yourself first. If you put yourself in it as soon as your head is hot, everything you have done before will not be in vain. ”

Wen Xiang also realized that he was too straightforward before, and was silent for a moment and said helplessly: "Zhixing, in fact, we didn't just report our worries and didn't think about how to share the worries of the imperial court, so I wouldn't have implored Wen Zhongtang to ask you to go to Guangdong to act as Chaoyuntong." ”

"Brother Bochuan, you look down on me too much."

Han Xiufeng put down his cup and sighed lightly: "I know you want me to go to Guangdong to show my strength, but have you ever thought that even if the Chaoqiao salt tax is not taken by Ye Mingchen to quell the chaos, how many soldiers can I, Han Xiufeng, train with that tax silver, and how many foreign guns and cannons can I buy?" Once Xiyi opens with us, it will be a national war, can the power of Chaoshan stop the foreigners? Even if I am lucky enough to be able to resist the soldiers on the shore, will it be difficult for me Han Xiufeng to stop them from attacking Zhili from the north from the sea? ”

Wen Xiang reacted suddenly and muttered, "I didn't think about it so much at that time, just thinking that being prepared is better than not being ready." ”

"Brother Bochuan, if you are the governor of Liangguang or the governor of Guangzhou, you can think so, but you are not!" Han Xiufeng looked at Wen Xiang, then looked back at Wang Naizeng, and said meaningfully: "Although you and I are soft-spoken, although our 'Houyitang' is a small yamen that is not in the economic system, we are not only in the center and can even reach the heavens, we should stand higher, and we should see more and farther." ”

"What your lord said is very true." Wang Naizeng hurriedly said.

Wen Xiang finally realized that the previous errand was smashed, where did it fall, and he stood up and saluted sincerely, and said "teachable".

With Wang Naizeng here, there is nothing to hand over to the "Houyi Hall".

Thinking that he would have to enter the palace early tomorrow morning to celebrate the completion of the compilation of the holy precepts of the first emperor, Han Xiufeng suggested that he go back to rest early and talk when he had time another day.

Liu Shanyang was secretly frightened when he heard it, he had already known that Han Xiufeng was in the emperor's heart and the holy family Enlong, but he didn't expect Han Xiufeng to do so many things quietly, he could reach the heavens before, and he would be able to hand over the sign and beg for an audience at any time in the future.

Just as he followed everyone to put Wen Xiang in the carriage and was about to accompany Han Xiufeng back to the inner courtyard, Han Xiufeng suddenly said: "Yunqing, business can't be delayed, you should go back earlier." Shi Zhen, you go with Brother Yunqing. ”

"I'm going too?" Liu Shanyang asked subconsciously.

"You are my friend behind the scenes, if you don't hurry up to see the official documents, and don't hurry up to familiarize yourself with official business, how can you help me draft the fold in the future."

Thinking that as long as anyone who can enter the "Houyi Hall" can be mixed with an official and a half-job, and the person next to him is from a high background, Wang Naizeng couldn't help but arch his hand and said: "Brother Shizhen, congratulations." ”

"Brother Yunqing, what are you talking about, how can Shanyang be happy?"

"Dude will find out when he goes."

……

As soon as Enjun and Wang Naizeng accompanied Liu Shanyang to leave, Datou and Zhuzi and others followed up in the flower hall.

The big head who didn't interject all night, and as soon as he sat down, he said eagerly: "Fourth brother, when will you go back, Cuihua chases me every day and asks, I have to give a quasi-letter, she is so good at cooking." ”

"Fourth brother, my sister has always pestered me to ask these days! When you are free, she plans to bring the baby for you to see, saying that the baby has never seen her uncle until now. The pillar couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing that Yu Tiesuo and Guan Xiaohu wanted to stop talking, Han Xiufeng said with a smile: "Let them bring the baby to the hall tomorrow, and I'll let the shopkeeper help Zhang Luo a few tables of wine and food later." By the way, I have to prepare some red envelopes for the babies when I go back. ”

"Okay, I'll send them early tomorrow morning!"

After a long absence, a group of stinky boys inquired about their hometown.

Han Xiufeng chatted with them for a while, it was already late when he was thinking, and they had to be on an errand tomorrow, and they were about to send them back first, when Zhu Zi said with an embarrassed face: "Fourth brother, there is something I want to discuss with you, and I don't know if it will work?" ”

"What's the matter, what's not going to work?"

"I'm now on an errand in the Yamen of the Bu Army, and a few officials are okay with me, and I can't say that the errand is not smooth, and I can make some money more or less, so what is the hope."

"No hope?" Han Xiufeng asked puzzled.

"Fourth brother, the commander of the infantry army in the yamen doesn't know about others, but you know. Although it is a head higher than the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, it is a yamen with the flag camp as the main camp and the Han camp as the supplement. A person like me who can do it to the point of thousands is almost the end. And I, a thousand, always have no real name, not only do I have few soldiers under my command, but I don't even have flood land. ”

"And what are you usually busy with?"

"Help the infantry military academy that specializes in catching thieves, let me go wherever there is a case, the case is solved, the thief is caught, the credit is his, and the reward is also his. No matter what I say, I'm also a thousand generals, but even those soldiers under him are not as good! ”

The infantry army led the yamen to arrest thieves and prevent thieves, maintain law and order, and divided the Manchu and Han people.

The Manchu battalion was in charge of arresting thieves at the Zhengwupin Infantry Military Academy, which had jurisdiction over more than 300 officers and men, including the Zhengliupin Infantry Military Academy, including 168 from Manchuria and 64 from the Mongol and Han armies. The pillar can only help because he can handle the case, no matter how many big cases he helps solve and how many snitches he captures, he doesn't want to be promoted.

Han Xiufeng reacted: "Then do you want to transfer back to Nanying, or do you have other plans?" ”

Zhuzi looked back at the big head, and said with an embarrassed face: "Fourth brother, the errand of the Wucheng Terracotta Division is similar to that of the Yamen, the commander of the infantry army, I want to donate an official to go to the Wucheng Terracotta Division as an errand, you say it's okay." ”

Han Xiufeng muttered: "It was not so easy to be a civil official in the past, but now it is not the past, you have handled a few big cases, and the commanders of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division should have heard of it......

"What have you heard, we often meet, often deal with, yesterday Master Yang of the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Division also copied a thief's den with me."

"But you are now President Qian, if you really want to go to the Terracotta Division as an errand and go to the Terracotta Division as an official, then you will become a petty official who is not in the stream from the ninth grade."

"Although the official is only from the ninth grade, he is a civil official after all!"

Han Xiufeng realized that he had no future as a military attaché, and couldn't help laughing: "The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division is under the jurisdiction of the Five Cities Procuratorate, Wu Fuxiang happened to have done the inspection of the imperial history, and he and Feng Bao, who is now inspecting the middle city, happen to be colleagues again, so it shouldn't be difficult to ask him to help with this matter." ”

"Fourth brother, that's what I think." The pillar grinned.

"Okay, since you think about it, then I'll help you talk to him the day after tomorrow." Han Xiufeng smiled and asked again, "Iron lock, Xiaohu, how many of you are there?" ”

Yu Tiesuo didn't have so many ideas, he felt that it was good now, and hurriedly said: "Fourth brother, I can't read a few words, I can't be a civil official." ”

Guan Xiaohu scratched his neck and said with an embarrassed face: "Fourth brother, I'...... I miss my father and my mother, and I want to go back to my hometown and worry that I won't have an errand after I go back. ”

"Yuanbao, what about you?"

"Fourth brother, I'm homesick too, but what can I do if I go back like this......"

"What are you talking about, why are you suddenly homesick, look at your little interest, I don't want to!" The big head couldn't help but mutter.

"Your turtle son doesn't have a backache when he stands and talks, no one in your hometown naturally doesn't think, we are different from you, there are people in our hometown, my father and my mother are still waiting for me to go back and give them a pension!" Guan Xiaohu turned around and said.

Han Xiufeng thought that it was normal for a few of them to be homesick, and it was not normal for them to miss home, so he weighed it and said with a smile: "Xiaohu, Yuanbao, you came out at that time to see the world, but now not only have you seen the world, but you are also mixed with an official and a half-job, and now going back can be regarded as a glorious ancestor, since you are homesick, go back." ”

"But I was a little unwilling to go back like this, and I told my mother-in-law yesterday that it would be possible to go to the yamen on an errand after I went back?"

"Naturally, the government can't do it anymore, but after you go back, you can hold a group practice with Changsheng."

"Fourth brother, are you saying that we can still lead the troops after we go back?"

"It's not about leading the troops, it's about leading the regiment. If you're lucky, Changsheng may be able to help you find an official in Hubei, the official is from Hubei, but he is on an errand in Ba County. ”

"Pan Er is so good now?" Big Head couldn't help but ask.

"He is now the general office of the Ba County Branch of the Hubei Donation and Transportation Bureau, not only to help transfer our salt grain, military salaries and gunpowder from Sichuan Xieji Hubei, but also to handle the donation, that is, Hubei people in Ba County have to go to him if they want to donate official donations."

"Fourth brother, is he short of people?" Guan Xiaohu asked eagerly.

"I don't know if he has a shortage of people there, but I know that if you go back, he will definitely arrange an errand for you. But after going back, you can't talk about Pan Er anymore, you have to listen to him, and you have to do things in a down-to-earth manner. ”

"Fourth brother, don't worry, as long as he can arrange an errand for us, we will all listen to him!"

"So you've decided to go back to your hometown?"

"I have long wanted to go back, the yamen is easy to do, you can leave with a random excuse," Guan Xiaohu became more and more excited the more he thought about it, and he actually stood up and said: "I will go to quit my errand early tomorrow morning, pack up my luggage and leave early, and I can go back to the New Year if I leave early." ”