Seeing so many high-ranking officials for the first time, Han Xiufeng was really nervous just now.

Walking out of the house, watching Wu Jianzhang anxiously being taken in by the patrol officer, he suddenly realized that Xu Naizhao didn't want him to assist in handling the food and salary anymore, but asked Qiao Songnian to assist the new Su Song Grain Dao Yubin in handling it, and realized that this should have something to do with him and Xiang Rong being fellow villagers.

Seeing that the new Su Songtai was prepared for Yang Nengge to come out, Han Xiufeng hurriedly greeted him: "Lord Yang, it's too crowded here, Xia Guan helped you prepare a house in the Citi Concession, why don't you accompany you to settle down first?" ”

Yang Nengge thought that he would starve to death and freeze to death, even if the battle death was a small matter, and the loss of festival was a big matter! How can my dignified court official live in the concession of foreigners, and said without thinking: "Supervisor Han, your kindness has been appreciated by the official, and the official's family has helped the official find a place to stay, just to the west, not far from here." ”

Calling Han Supervisor, not Han Tongzhi.

How could Han Xiufeng not hear the meaning of Yang Nengge's words, and while accompanying him to the west, he reminded quietly: "Lord Yang, although Wu Jianzhang's crime is unforgivable, he is also a generalist, and he is really indispensable in negotiations with foreigners. ”

"Indispensable to him?" Yang Nengge stopped, stared at Han Xiufeng and said: "Supervisor Han, not to mention that I am full of talents in the Qing Dynasty, even if there is no one, I can't use a criminal official like Wu Jianzhang!" ”

"But he knows how to love and has a relationship with foreigners."

"If you have a relationship with a foreigner, then you can't use it!" Yang Nengge not only looked down on selling chickens, but also looked down on Han Xiufeng, who was born in donations, not only did not give any affection, but also reminded with a serious look: "Supervisor Han, don't forget that you are an official of my Qing Dynasty, and you are a servant of the imperial court." ”

"Master Xie mentions, and the officials are taught." Han Xiufeng realized that he couldn't make sense with him at all, so he simply bowed and saluted.

"The official's office is located in the small courtyard in front, and the outside is not a place to talk, let's go to the government office and say."

"Yes."

As soon as he followed Yang Nengge west to a small low courtyard, the foreigner interpreter he had seen yesterday afternoon was uninvited, but he and his entourage seemed to be escorted by the green battalion soldiers.

Yang Nengge obviously didn't want to see the foreigners, and suddenly frowned: "Supervisor Han, this official will go in first, and I bother you to ask why the foreigners came." ”

Han Xiufeng's lungs were about to be blown up, and he secretly thought that Lao Tzu would not be able to see foreigners if he wanted to, and he would not have a chance to negotiate customs affairs well. It's good that the foreigner came to the door in person, but he avoided it. However, the official level crushed people to death, not to mention that there were more than one level of people, so they could only stubbornly say: "The lower officials obey orders." ”

Sending Yang Nengge into the courtyard, Han Xiufeng turned around and asked the Fubiao general who escorted the foreigner what was going on, and then chatted with the foreigner interpreter very politely for a while, and then walked into the small courtyard with the documents given by the foreigner.

Yang Nengge had already changed into civilian clothes and was sitting in the shade of a tree in the courtyard reading a book while waiting for news.

Han Xiufeng presented a ghost-drawn document and said respectfully: "Lord Yang, the ministers and consuls of England, France and the United States of America have learned that Lord Xu, Lord Gilhanga and Lord Yang have arrived, and they specially invite a few adults to the English Consulate tonight to have a drink, which is to set up a banquet for you to catch the wind. ”

"What is this?" Yang Nengge looked at the ghost-like official document and asked.

"This is an invitation sent by the Minister of the Three Kingdoms to several adults." Han Xiufeng thought about it and said: "The foreigner interpreter went to ask to see Lord Xu, and Lord Xu was too busy with official business to take care of the summons, so he ordered Mr. Liu to bring the foreigner interpreter here, please act at the opportunity." ”

"Seeing the opportunity, Lord Xu is busy with official business, is it difficult for this official to achieve no official business?"

"Lord Yang, the foreigner interpreter is waiting for a reply at the door, how can the lower official reply to him, do you want to go at night or not?"

It's very troublesome to see foreigners, and if you don't talk about anything else, etiquette alone is a headache. Yang Nengge not only didn't want to see foreigners, but he didn't even want to be a sub-patrol Su Songtai was prepared, but the master of Taiwan had already spoken, and he couldn't help but do it. If it weren't for Xu Naizhao and Gil Hang'a urging him three times and twice, he would not have come to Shanghai at all.

In short, Yang Nengge made up his mind and resolutely did not see foreigners, and threw the ghost-drawn invitation on the shabby small table: "Let's just say that their kindness is understood by the official, and the official is busy with official business, so he really can't take away." ”

"Lord Yang, if you don't go to the banquet, how can you negotiate this tariff?" Han Xiufeng thought for a while, and then reminded: "And it's not just the tariffs that are negotiating, but also the bandits who sell foreign guns and cannons to Jiangning and the chaotic parties in the city. ”

"Supervisor Han, you don't need to worry about this, official business can be passed through official documents, although the official has just arrived, but he can't be without a little preparation, just the general translator who is proficient in foreign languages has hired three."

"The lower official is too talkative, the lower official accuses, and the lower official will go back to the foreigners."

"Wait."

"Lord Yang, what else do you command?"

Yang Nengge also felt that relying on official documents alone was far from enough, and thought that he should know himself and his opponent, and muttered: "The official can't pull out, and he can't go to the banquet, you can go on behalf of the official." ”

"Lord Yang, the foreigners are holding a banquet for a few of your adults, what is the matter of going to the next official? What's more, it is not only the foreign consul who will serve the wine for you, but also the foreign minister! ”

"What about the minister?" Yang Nengge hated those who groveled when he saw foreigners, stood up and stared at Han Xiufeng and said coldly: "This official listened to what Songjiang Mansion said, what kind of equality do foreigners pay attention to, what do they say that their consul is the same as my Daotai in the Qing Dynasty, and the vice consul and interpreter are the same as the prefect of my Qing Dynasty, hmph, who set this rule, I don't have this rule in the Qing Dynasty, let alone only the consular minister, even if their princes and ministers come, they have to ask to see me according to the rules of my Qing Dynasty." ”

Han Xiufeng was made to cry and laugh, thinking to himself that you treat England, France and the United States as North Korea? Daoguang was just defeated once in the twenty-second year of his life, and he was forced to cede land and pay compensation, and he was still dreaming of the Heavenly Empire and the coming dynasty of all countries, and he didn't want to think about who was asking for whom now!

However, these words can only be put in my heart, and I can only say stupidly: "Since Lord Yang has to let the lower official go, then the lower official can only go to the banquet on behalf of the adult." ”

"Naturally, I want to go, but I must not damage my Qing Dynasty."

"The subordinate obeys."

"The official's family will go with you, and if the foreigner asks, he will say that he is your long-term follower."

"Yes."

……

Leaving two hundred taels of silver tickets, he walked out of the dilapidated and low courtyard, sent away the foreigner interpreter, and took Xiao Wuzi and the big head Chen Hu and others to the small stone bridge, and happened to meet Xue Huan, who was going to meet the governor.

Seeing that Han Xiufeng's face was not quite right, Xue Huan pulled Han Xiufeng to the shade of the tree and asked, "What's wrong, Lord Xu is not good at talking?" ”

"It has nothing to do with Lord Xu." Han Xiufeng turned around, looked at the courtyard where Yang Nengge temporarily lived, and explained the ins and outs of the matter.

Xue Huan was also ridiculed, and couldn't help scolding: "Pedanty! Even if you have to bargain for a deal, what is it to avoid it, how can you negotiate with foreigners like him! ”

"Who's to say it's not, but people may think that this is the only way to show his loyalty to the country."

"Zhixing, what do you think about Yang Nengge, you can't be as pedantic as him!"

"I try my best to do my best, whether I can negotiate a good result or not, I can only do my best to obey the fate of God."

"You can do it, if you can't, then who else can we count on?" Xue Huan patted him on the arm, and then arched his hand and said: "Zhixing, you are now my Su Wu of the Qing Dynasty, you must endure the humiliation!" ”

"Su Wu of the Qing Dynasty, don't be joking, don't hide it, I really don't want to do this errand."

"I know that foreigners are not easy to deal with, but no matter how difficult they are, there must be someone to deal with foreigners. Since you are an official, you have to do something, what others think is someone else's business, you just need to be worthy of your heart. ”

"Worthy of your heart, you say it lightly."

"It's a big deal to lose your position, anyway, you want to be a leader, if you don't want to be strong, what's there to worry about?"

"That's right, it's a big deal to lose office." Han Xiufeng sighed lightly and smiled helplessly: "Since even you say so, it seems that I can only go to this Hongmen banquet." ”

Xue Huan couldn't help but smile and said: "What a Hongmen banquet, foreigners are inviting you to eat and drink, and they will not ambush the knife and axe to ask for your head." ”

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PS: The "Officer Han" I wrote before was rated as the city's five one project award, it is not easy for the network to get five one, I have to go to the rehearsal of the award ceremony early tomorrow morning, and the award will be presented in the evening, there is no time to code words, I can only ask for leave in advance, please forgive me brothers and sisters.

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