This past night, Wen Xiang couldn't sleep at all, and his mind was full of yesterday's jokes about what Han Xiufeng was busy with these days.

When the emperor asked, he also thought about pretending to be confused.

can be thought of even if he doesn't say it, the emperor can ask as long as he sends someone to ask, after all, there are six guards in the "Houyi Hall", and no matter when he is the "big shopkeeper" or Han Xiufeng is the "big shopkeeper", as long as it is the affairs in the hall, he almost never deliberately hides those guards.

On the contrary, if the emperor is suspicious and sends someone to ask, after figuring out the ins and outs, he will not only be surprised, but also think of why Han Xiufeng is so pessimistic, and will naturally wonder if the previous response strategy is not safe enough. But this is a risky move after all, in case the emperor thinks that Han Xiufeng is "Shu Dog Barking Day", and Long Yan is furious because of this, it will be more than worth the loss.

Because of this, he rushed to the Old Summer Palace before dawn to hand over the sign and ask for a meeting, intending to use the reason that the Russian envoy said that the peace move was not credible, and see if the emperor was angry.

Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time at the gate of the palace, the imperial guards passed him to meet him.

Rushed to the Qinzheng Palace to see that Prince Zheng Duanhua, Prince Hui Mianyu and the foreman Minister of Military Aircraft Peng Yunzhang, Hubu Shangshu Sushun and other princes and ministers were also there. And the emperor's attitude towards how to deal with Xiyi changed dramatically overnight!

First, he ordered Chonglun, the former political envoy of Zhili, who had negotiated with foreigners four years ago, to go to Tianjin, and then asked Peng Yunzhang to draft an order to order Tan Tingxiang, the acting governor of Zhili, and Qian Xinhe, the political envoy of Zhili, to go to Tianjin. In addition to the garrison troops in Tianjin Town, Tan Tingxiang and Zhang Dianyuan, the governor of Zhili, were ordered to transfer 500 soldiers from Hejian Soldiers, Inspector Pacesetters, and Pacesetters to help.

He ordered Lang Guorui, deputy commander of the capital and deputy Le Duntai, and commander of the escort army Zhu Leheng to lead 2,000 Beijing battalion soldiers and horses to Tianjin. The Beijing camp needs horses, and 2,000 horses are selected from the Chahar donation, and the Beijing is slowly released.

At the same time, Zhun Chahar was ordered to take 2,000 Chahar soldiers, with 1,000 as spearmen and 1,000 as archers, divided into four groups, and sent four people including the chief steward Tekeshen. He ordered the Taifu Temple to pick up 2,300 strong horses to prepare for riding. And donated money in the inventory, and made 600 pairs of camel saddle rope drawers. Then from the Shangdu camel herd, 600 camels were mobilized for the use of officers and soldiers, and the Chahar Du was under the command of the first to set off first, and went to Shanhaiguan from Miyun to arrange......

The army did not move, and the grain and grass went first.

These soldiers are not just going to be able to pull out.

Where did the money come from, how much grain and grass did it cost to eat horses and chew on this road to Tianjin, and who should pay for it? How should the troops be arranged after the arrival of several armies in Tianjin...... You have to think about everything.

Wen Xiang was assigned to send 2,000 Beijing battalion soldiers to open the errand, and was thinking about hurrying to the Yamen of the infantry army to pass the decree, and then whether to go to the school field to order troops first, or wait for the household department Shangshu Su Shun to raise the money and then go to the school field, the emperor said with a gloomy face: "Peng Aiqing, when the decree was drafted, I explained to me that the two Yi of England and Buddha made a mistake in Guangdong, and they went to Tianjin from Shanghai to Tianjin, but it was just a false threat. Excuse the request.

After the civil and military officials arrive at the defense, how to arrange the camera must be reported at any time. In particular, the Mongolian soldiers were confused, and they were afraid that if someone came ashore, it would be very easy to be brutalized. Tan Tingxiang and others must be strictly restrained, so as not to cause complications. In negotiations with various Yi, it should be properly informed, and its movements should be observed before making preparations. In short, everything is about resting the army. ”

"The minister understands, and the minister obeys the order."

"Kneel down."

……

After a morning of discussions, a result was finally reached, although it was still "strictly guarded", but at least it was no longer "quiet".

Wen Xiang felt a lot more at ease, bowed down and exited the main hall, thinking as he walked, all this was likely to have something to do with Han Xiufeng, and he found that Han Xiufeng, who was supposed to be "playing in the mountains and rivers" in Nanyuan, actually followed a royal guard to meet him.

In front of several princes and ministers, it was inconvenient to say hello, and the emperor had to hurry up to do business and have no time to greet him. can only be like Prince Zheng, Prince Hui, Peng Zhongtang and Su Shun, Han Xiufeng, who retreated to the side and bowed to greet him, nodded slightly, and then passed by.

Why did the emperor order the guards to go to Nanyuan to pass the decree and order him to meet him before dawn, Han Xiufeng didn't guess a few points, but knew it.

Because the "Houyi Hall" is not quite the same as other yamen, there is almost nothing that the emperor can't know, and Defu and other guards have nothing to hide from him, the "big treasurer", so as soon as I returned to the "old palace" last night, I knew that the emperor had sent someone to ask Defu about it.

However, I was still a little nervous in my heart, after all, the things I was doing and some of the things I had said were really a "big rebellion", so I respectfully watched away a group of princes and ministers who were in a hurry to leave the palace on an errand, and then came to the Qinzheng Hall nervously.

Xianfeng was busy all morning, a little hungry, and was sitting cross-legged on the wooden kang to eat snacks.

Han Xiufeng hurriedly dusted off his sleeves and respectfully greeted St. Ann.

To his surprise, the emperor pointed to the remaining pieces of snacks and said, "How long have you been waiting, are you hungry or not, if you are hungry, eat a few pieces to cushion your stomach." ”

"Thank you for the emperor's favor, the minister is not hungry, and the minister has not waited long."

"But just now I heard from the minions outside that you were here a long time ago."

"Your Majesty, the minister has been here for a while, but the minister is not waiting stupidly outside, but ...... It's ......"

"And what?" Xianfeng asked curiously.

Han Xiufeng peeked at it, and saw that the emperor's face was not very ugly, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, as the minister of Fengchen Yuanqing, who is in charge of the ban on the garden, finally came to the summer palace once, so naturally he has to go around the palace and see which palaces and temples need to be repaired." ”

Xianfeng was stunned, and immediately reacted, and couldn't help sighing: "I think of a lot of things when I said this, back then I ordered you to lead the river camp with Tongzhi on the south bank of the Yongding River, and you asked to send the river battalion soldiers to take turns to serve in front of the battle, so as not to be at a loss when those soldiers went to the battle array, and then those soldiers were of great use."

I remember that I had planned to go out of Beijing to see the blessed land of ten thousand years, and you actually led the river camp Ben to go to the East and West Erling Tombs a few months in advance to investigate the field in order to escort me, but unfortunately I was unable to make the trip in the end; Later, I transferred you back to Beijing to inquire about the situation, and you took the initiative to ask Ying to set up a 'Houyi Hall' to investigate the trend of Xiyi. I want to be ahead of everything and not get by like others. ”

"Your Majesty, you still remember these ...... every day."

"As long as it's a solid errand, how can I forget?" Xianfeng asked rhetorically, turned around and took out three folds that were turned out early in the morning, and handed them over: "Since you are not hungry, then take a look at these two folds first, you are now acting Fengchen Yuanqing, which is also your business." ”

Han Xiufeng didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd, so he could only respectfully take the fold and look at it carefully.

I don't know if I don't look at it, but when I look at it, I suddenly have a few points in my heart.

These three excerpts are all about Nanyuan, and they all have the emperor's imperial approval.

The first is that Songling, an old minister of the Three Dynasties, went to the court four years ago, and asked the brigadier general Nanyuan to reclaim the barren tuntian fields in order to raise money to organize a group exercise. The emperor approved that "the Eight Banners are the foundation of the world, occupy the place where they practice, and it is absolutely impossible to rush to reclaim the famine, and it is absolutely difficult to allow it", and rejected his assertion.

The second is three months after Song Ling's performance was rejected, Dekui, who was a bachelor at the time, said, "The slave knows that Nanyuan is the place where the Eight Banners practice riding and archery, and it is also the emperor's hunting place." But recently, there have been frequent wars in the world, and this place has been abandoned for a long time. The slaves recently heard that there were tenants Liu Rui and others, who entered the house to cultivate privately, which has become a fact, can the ban be relaxed on the situation, let the people farm, and use this to recruit the villagers to form a group to practice. ”

Judging from the imperial approval, the emperor was quite annoyed, and said, "Nanyuan is the place where my dynasty learns martial arts, and it has been repeatedly forbidden to cultivate privately." There was a Song Ling concert before, and I was barked by the Shu dog, don't you know? ”

And the stubborn Dekui went up again, saying, "Although the slave knows the past, he has a strange relationship tonight." Although there is a ban on reclamation, but the households have actually crossed the border to reclaim, it is better to organize the plan and group training, which is suitable for the military might. ”

The result can be imagined, the emperor and the emperor angrily reprimanded: "The people are more reclamation, why don't you quickly gather troops and drive them out as soon as possible, you are quibbling today, it is obvious that you are instigated by others, and you skillfully use the name of group training to realize the reality of profit-making and private gain, which is very hateful." He also ordered that Dekui be dismissed and handed over to the Criminal Department.

The fall of Nanyuan is an indisputable fact, and there is some truth in what Song Ling and Dekui played, after all, as they said in the excerpt: Nanyuan is surrounded by one hundred and fifty or sixty miles, according to the mu of land, it should be more than 8,000 hectares, in addition to raising livestock and other places, there are still four or five thousand hectares of land that can be cultivated, and it is a pity to let it be abandoned. If you recruit tenants to cultivate seeds, you can get one million stones in one year of grain harvesting at the rate of two stones per mu. By spreading Gyeonggi with this item, Gyeongzhong can be used to provide assistance. The poor people in the vicinity can go to work and earn a living...... It's just that they didn't think it was about royal face!

Han Xiufeng didn't think that the emperor's summoning was just for Nanyuan to reclaim the wasteland, after all, the place where the private cultivation should be planted has been privately planted by the nearby people for so many years, and the place that should be wasted has been abandoned for many years, so he thought about it and put down the fold and said: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know Song Ling, but the minister has heard about Song Ling more than once. ”

"What's wrong with him?" Xianfeng asked subconsciously.

"He is not only ignorant of the general situation, but also confused, the minister heard that in the Jiaqing Dynasty, he actually asked for a jade coin, called the white jade system for the round, called the top grade, which is worth 100 gold. The inferior one is of medium grade, which is worth fifty gold. The second is inferior, and it is worth ten gold, which is simply ridiculous! ”

"I didn't expect you to know this, it seems that the books I asked you to read were not in vain."

There are many things that can only be understood, not spoken.

Han Xiufeng didn't dare to let the emperor go around in circles anymore, and continued: "But as Songling and Dekui played, there are many lawless people who enter and cultivate privately. As Fengchen Yuanqing, who was in charge of the ban on the garden and stationed in Nanyuan, he must not turn a blind eye. Dare to ask the river camp to enter, drive it out as soon as possible, and then patrol day and night to take strict precautions, so that no such thing will happen again. ”

Seeing that the emperor was thoughtful and did not comment on it, Han Xiufeng realized that this excuse was a bit far-fetched, so the reason for transferring the river camp to Nanyuan was not sufficient, and he hurriedly bowed down and said: "The old road of the Yongding River is in the garden, the river is obstructed, and several Haizi are prone to flooding. ”

Xianfeng nodded with satisfaction, thought about it and asked: "The lawless people who enter the private cultivation must be driven out, and the Yongding River old road and a few Haizi in the garden must be renovated and repaired, how many river soldiers will be transferred and how much silver will it cost?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is good to expel the lawbreakers, or to repair and remediate the river and Haizi, there are not many soldiers in the army, and more will only waste money and food, and the minister thinks that three or four hundred people are enough." Han Xiufeng paused, and then said: "As for the money and food needed, the minister can raise it himself in the garden. However, if you want to do this errand well, you can't do it by relying on the minister alone, if only the criminal department would do it. ”

Han Xiufeng's implication could not be clearer, in the name of expelling the lawless people who had entered the country and cultivating privately, and repairing and renovating the river, he trained 400 soldiers in Nanyuan, and as for the food, he could be levied in the garden, after all, thousands of hectares of land had been privately cultivated, and some money and grain were completely levied to raise soldiers.

And please let the Shen Criminal Division handle it, that's because ordinary people don't have the courage to grow Nanyuan's land privately, and if they want money and food, they have to beat those bold clothed minions, and even civil and military officials who are on errands in Nanyuan.

Xianfeng thought that this idea was good, and thought that instead of letting those minions fill their own pockets, it would be better to squeeze out the money to raise soldiers, and agreed: "Yes, I will send someone to pass the decree on the side of the Punishment Division." ”

"Your Majesty."

"As for the river campers, those who work in other yamen can be folded back, and those who are solid on errands can be folded and guaranteed. It is said that the former Hubu Langzhong Ronglu only did a few months and resigned from the errand of the Hubu Bank, it seems that there is a father and a son, since he likes to lead the army, he does not like to be a civil official, then reward him with a four-grade top belt, and go to Nanyuan to listen to the use of the Zhili Alternate Road. ”

Han Xiufeng thought to himself that Rong Lu didn't like to be a civil official, but because he was caught by Su Shun and didn't dare to do it in the household department anymore, but he still hurriedly said: "The emperor is shengming." ”

Xianfeng didn't think that the foreigners would come to the capital, and he never thought of taking refuge in Beijing, but he just felt that it was not impossible to let Han Si train a capable soldier in Nanyuan, and maybe it would be of great use at a critical moment, not to mention that he didn't have to worry about where the money and food for raising soldiers would come from.

Thinking that he had acquiesced so much, it was better to be more generous, and said in a deep voice: "The Wang Qianli you played last year was a capable official, and he had been on an errand in Nanyuan for a while, and he was dismissed from his post on the north bank of the Yongding River for a reason. ”

Han Xiufeng didn't expect this good thing, and was about to help Wang Qianli thank him, Xianfeng said again: "Houyi Hall doesn't have any errands now, those people in the hall can't always work like this, you go back and draft a charter for the aftermath, and then work with Wang Qianli to inspect and evaluate the officials below the head of Nanyuan, the impeachment of the impeachment, the transfer of the recital, and the vacancy will be vacated to place those Mr. Guigu." ”

"Your Majesty, this is not appropriate, so that the entire Nanyuan will become a Houyi Hall......

Without waiting for Han Xiufeng to finish speaking, Xianfeng stared at him and said meaningfully: "Han Si, you are both my courtier and my student, if you can't even believe you, who else can I trust in the Manchu Dynasty?" ”

"Your Majesty, Your Minister......"

"Don't say anything, kneel down, and do a good job when you go back."