Jiang Ningbu's political envoy was far away in Xuzhou, and he was not stationed in Yuanjia Garden, twenty miles north of Yangzhou City, with Qi Shan, the minister of Qincha, but stationed in the Fairy Temple, Yu Shi Lei Yicheng, not only to help with military affairs, but also became the highest-ranking and most powerful civil official in Yangzhou Prefecture.

The day before yesterday, I went to see Qincha, and as soon as I came back today, I summoned the new Yangzhou prefect Fuzhu Lang'a, the chief of the Qing army in Yangzhou Prefecture, Xu Ying, the new governor of Jiangdu, Ganquan, Yizhen, and other counties to inquire about the recruitment, training, and training of township warriors and the prevention and blocking of bandits.

Although the bandits only occupied Yangzhou City, Yizhen County, and Guazhou Town, there were only more than 10,000 officers and soldiers, and they could not enclose so many places, and the south of Yangzhou was not even encircled at all, and the ships of the Taiping bandits were in an endless stream under the noses of the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, going back and forth to Zhenjiang, Guazhou, and even Jiangning. Therefore, I can only order the prefect of Yangzhou and the prefects of Jiangdu, Ganquan, and Yizhen counties to recruit young and strong, and train the township to help contain them.

Except for Du Yansen, who had just been reinstated, the others were all newcomers, and they all moved to the Fairy Temple, not only did they not have a yamen or even a third-class officer, but they also had no money and food, so where did they go to recruit Xiangyong for a while.

Seeing that everyone was dejected, Lei Yicheng took out an official document copied from the Qin Cha Xingyuan, and said with a gloomy face: "Everyone, in my opinion, it is not difficult to recruit and train the township to prevent and block bandits, but you have not found the right way!" ”

"The lower official is stupid, and I ask Lord Lei to make it clear." Fuzhu Langa hurriedly arched his hand.

"The regimental training is originally run by the official governor and gentry, as far as this official knows, many gentry are in the countryside to avoid trouble, and they are not in the same place as the bandits, why don't you go and gather the gentry and handle this matter with the gentry?" Lei Yicheng raised the official document in his hand and looked around at the crowd: "You may not recognize the acting Taizhou Prefecture with Han Xiufeng, Taizhou supervisors Yu Qinghuai and Wang Qianli, and Tongsheng Li Zhiyong, but you know Governor Yan Zhang Yiguo. ”

Xu Ying listened to it in his ears, depressed in his heart, and secretly thought that the Taiyong Battalion was ordered by Han Xiufeng to be trained when I moved to Taizhou.

The new prefect of Yangzhou, Fu Zhulang, did not recognize Han Xiufeng, but ten days ago he had received a few hundred taels of silver and a few boatloads of souvenirs from the family of Han Xiufeng, the ambassador of the Jiaoxichang Salt Division of Taizhou Prefecture. Not only did he know that Han Xiufeng and Han Chen were from Chongqing, but Han Xiufeng had one thing that was more impressive than that he led Xiangyong to repel the bandits at Wanfu Bridge.

Those villagers were temporarily recruited and trained, and after repelling the bandits, some chose to stay, and some went home to farm. For the battalion officer, the battalion should be dispersed after the errand, and as a rule, he could take away all the money and food that could be taken away, but Han Xiufeng didn't take a penny and left all the rest of the money and food.

Thinking that there are really not many officials like this who can fight and be honest and honest, and they are also half of the countrymen, Fu Zhulang couldn't help but get up and said: "Lord Lei, Han Xiufeng's subordinate has never seen it but has heard of it, he happens to be the acting governor of Taizhou under the rule of my Yangzhou Mansion, and more than half a month ago, Yun Si Xingwen borrowed him, saying that he was invited to rebuild the salt fishing camp while recuperating from his injuries. Otherwise, the next official will transfer him back, give him a mission, and let him recruit and train the township while recuperating from his injuries. ”

"It's late!"

"Why did Lord Lei say this?"

I was so busy that I didn't care about it all the time. In addition, Han Xiufeng was injured again when guarding Wanfu Bridge, and it was said that he was going to get sick, even Gu Shang couldn't think of it, but Guo Peilin, the new Lianghuai salt transport envoy, took the lead. Thinking of Han Xiufeng, the only one in the entire Yangzhou Mansion who could win the battle, became a salt official, Lei Yicheng was also very depressed, holding up the official document and saying coldly: "Yangzhou Mansion, he is no longer the Taizhou Prefecture under your rule, he is now the deputy envoy of the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Division specially awarded by the Holy Lord, and he is given from the five products!" ”

Xu Ying couldn't believe that this was true, and subconsciously asked: "Master Lei, not only did he donate his background, but he also didn't have half a year to complete his tenure, why did he become a vice president of Shangyun?" ”

"Guo Zhongji is prohibited, besides, he just won a big battle, and he has just made meritorious achievements, and the rewards and punishments of the saints are clear, and meritorious service will naturally be rewarded." Lei Yicheng put down the official document and continued: "The Holy Lord not only gave him a belt from the top of the five grades, but also specially appointed him as the deputy envoy of the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Division, and trained the township warriors with him, and those gentry who stuck to Wanfu Bridge were also rewarded. Appreciate Taizhou supervisors Yu Qinghuai and Wang Qianli, Taizhou children Li Zhiyong is a seven-grade top belt, and Taizhou students Hai'an Fengshan Academy Dean Gu Xincheng small purse pair. And allowed Guo Zhongji to play, and Yuan Datou, Liang Jiu and other brave eyes who guarded Wanfu Bridge with him were selected to make up for the campers. ”

"The Holy One is really a reward." Xu Ying said with mixed tastes.

"This is the holy decree copied yesterday in the Qin Mission, you take it and copy it, and after copying it, it will be published and announced, so as to encourage the gentry and the people under the autonomy and boost the morale of the gentry and the people!"

"Yes."

……

Xu Ying never thought that Guo Peilin would promote Han Xiufeng so much, thinking that if he saw Han Xiufeng again in the future, he would at least have to be called a brother and a brother in terms of face, not to mention how bad it was in his heart.

Du Yansen, who had just been reinstated not long ago, was silent on his face, but he was a little excited in his heart. Secretly glad that when people went to Taizhou to take office through Yizhen a few years ago, they not only ushered in the delivery and sent the process instrument when they left, this good fate was not in vain, if something happens in the future to ask for help, it is impossible for people not to help.

Fu Zhulang Ah Huan Hai has been up and down for so many years, and it is very clear that if there is no one in the court, even if he has made military achievements, an acting governor who was born as a donor will not want to be promoted to two levels in a row to be the deputy envoy of the two Huai Salt Transportation Divisions, and he is the deputy of the emperor who has been specially awarded from the top of the five grades, and as soon as he returned to the small courtyard where he was temporarily staying, he shouted: "Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang!" ”

The master hurriedly walked out of the wing room and asked, "Dong Weng, what's the matter with the shouting?" ”

"Prepare a letter and wish Master Han a high promotion."

"Which Master Han?"

"It's Taizhou Zhoutong, who sent something half a month ago, and he is now the deputy of Lianghuaiyun, and he is still specially awarded by the saint." Fuzhu Lang Ah walked into the hall and turned back and said, "Zhang Fu, hurry up and prepare a generous gift, and prepare another two hundred taels of silver, wait for Mr. Wang to write the letter, bring my lord's name and send the gift to Taizhou." ”

"Master, the old man Han you said was promoted too quickly, the last time I sent my family here, I was still from Liupinzhou."

"There are people in the court, can you not be happy when the official is promoted, hurry up, the icing on the cake can't be left behind."

"Oh, I see, the little one is going to prepare."

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Just when the Yangzhou prefect Fuzhulang A and Yi Zhenzhi County Duqi Sen were busy asking their families to prepare congratulatory gifts, Zhou Xingyuan and Su Jueming, who were sitting in a teahouse not far from their temporary government office, also received the news of Han Xiufeng's promotion.

Su Jueming was so excited that he fidgeted and said, "Mr. Zhou, Master Han is far away in Hai'an, and he must not know this great news, or I will go back and report the good news to Master Han!" ”

"If you don't go back, Master Han won't be promoted? What does Master Han want you to report? Zhou Xingyuan held the teacup, looked at the Chen Hu and Chen Biao brothers who were on duty in front of Lei Yicheng's departure, and said lightly: "Master Han asked us to inquire about the news, but not to inquire about such news, but to inquire about the news of the thieves. ”

"But there is anything to inquire about here, if there is really any news, Lu Daming, Jiang Huai, Chen Hu and Chen Biao will naturally come to report the news."

As Su Jueming said, the current news is really not ordinarily easy to investigate, and there is no need to even deliberately investigate.

Before coming from Taizhou, Zhou Xingyuan thought that it would take a lot of effort and spend a lot of silver. As a result, I rushed to the fairy temple to take a look, and the seven or eight yamen of all sizes who moved to the fairy temple were all the villagers of the Taiyong battalion! Grabbed one and asked, only to know that after Fuzhu Lang A snatched the villagers from Wanfu Bridge, he was snatched half by Lei Yicheng, who had no one to use.

Thinking that the new Jiangdu, Ganquan and Yi Zhenzhi counties could not have no one, if there was no one Lei Yicheng and him, who would do the errands assigned by the Yangzhou prefect, Fuzhu Lang'a divided half of the remaining township Yong to the counties, so the errands under their officials were all Han Xiufeng's previous subordinates, and it was easy to find out the news.

Zhou Xingyuan also felt funny, and couldn't help but say: "It is not difficult to find out the news of these yamen and bandits, but if you just go back to report the good news, who will send it back when there is more urgent news?" ”

"Okay, don't go back, just stay here." Su Jueming glanced at the Qinglou not far away, and couldn't help but smile: "Mr. Zhou, last night, that girl not only knew how to be a scholar, but she didn't know how to play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or help her redeem herself, and let her serve you wholeheartedly in the future." ”

As soon as he said this, Zhou Xingyuan, who knew the taste of marrow, was really a little moved, but he still shook his head when he thought about it: "Forget it, Master Han is clean and self-conscious, and he never messes with flowers and grass." I, Zhou Xingyuan, am his friend and friend, and you, Su Jueming, are his family members, so it's just a matter of having fun outside, but I can't raise an outer room to ruin his official reputation. ”

"Well, I listen to you."

As he was talking, Jiang Huai, who was supposed to be listening to it in Ganquan Zhixian County, ran in panting, and asked with a bitter face when he saw the two of them: "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Su, I heard that Master Xie said that Master Han has been promoted, do you two know?" ”

How could Su Jueming not know what he really wanted to ask, he looked up at him with a smile and said, "You know, can we not know?" ”

"Mr. Su, I also heard that Datou, Liang Jiu and Ji Daji Er have also been promoted, and they are all court officials."

"There is such a thing, and those who went back with Master Han at that time are counted as one and now all of them are officials. As you just said, it's all about the official of the court. Su Jueming confirmed with a smile, but he was thinking in his heart that you regret it now, why did you bother in the first place today.

At that time, Zhang Yiguo and Wu Wenming spoke wildly, and they didn't return to Hai'an after believing their words, but not only did they not become officials, but they would soon be sent to the countryside to recruit and train the township to fight with the bandits, thinking that the people who followed back to Hai'an at that time not only became the official of the imperial court, but also didn't have to fight with the thieves anymore, Jiang Huai's intestines were about to regret it, and asked with a bitter face: "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Su, can you two help the little one to say a few kind words to Master Han and let the little one go back?" ”

Zhou Xingyuan sighed lightly, and while motioning for him to sit down, he said earnestly: "Jiang Huai, you have been in the yamen for so many years, you should know that everything depends on opportunities. Datou, Liang Jiu and Ji Daji Er they were lucky and caught up! You are unlucky, you can't catch up, and now when you go back, not only will Master Han not be able to help if he wants to, but even the current errand will be lost. In my opinion, it is better to be safe when you come, and the old men here in the fairy temple are all in the process of employing people, and they can get out of the way when they are on errands. ”

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