A year has passed in a blink of an eye, and when I heard that foreigners had invaded the capital, Qin'er didn't mention how worried she was.

But no matter how worried about the safety of the baby's father, this year is still passing, and he is busy with the New Year, but he has ushered in a distinguished guest, and this distinguished and powerful guest has also brought good news.

This guest is the new Chengdu general Chongshi, the good news is that Wa Ta's father is not only fine but also promoted again, and now he is the secretary of the court who is rewarded with the second grade and the rank of squire of the military department, and is being ordered to supervise the military affairs of Miyun, Huairou and other places, and has become the minister of the second grade of the official residence!

Lord Chongshi was stationed in the Huguang Hall in front, and he had just met Shi Chang and Shi Lu yesterday afternoon, and not only passed Shi Chang's homework, but also brought a lot of gifts to the two babies.

After all, Qin'er is a woman's family, and it is inconvenient to show her face, so she can only quickly clean the house and Zhang Luo's banquet, planning to invite Lord Chongshi's wife and children to eat and drink tomorrow, and prepare to invite Mrs. Daotai, Mrs. Futai and Mrs. County Master to accompany her.

Her grandfather, Fei Erye, and the pillars who came to help, Xiaohu and others were very busy, but she, a family member, couldn't intervene, and was idle and embarrassed, so she simply picked up the rag again and wiped the tables, chairs and benches, while playing with her sister and Xiaohu's daughter-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, is it the general's official or the governor's official?"

"Almost, I heard from the second master in the morning that Lord Chongshi had been the governor of our Sichuan."

"Lord Chongshi is also the governor!" Xiaohu's daughter-in-law was taken aback.

Qin'er turned around and smiled: "This is a long story, I heard the second master say that Lord Chongshi originally came to be the minister in Tibet, and I never thought that the former Chengdu general who temporarily served as the governor of Sichuan, Lord Youfeng, was at odds with Lord Youfeng, the former general of Chengdu, who was temporarily the governor of Sichuan, and all the officials in the provincial capital listened to Lord Youfeng, and Lord Zeng, the governor, not only did he feel aggrieved, but also was falsely accused by Weng Zulie, the former governor of Chengdu, who was investigated after his arrival. ”

My sister likes to listen to these officialdom things the most, and she can't help asking: "What happened later?" ”

"The capital is so far away from our Sichuan, and I can't find out for a while, the imperial court actually played fifty boards each, and Zeng Daren, who had just been the governor of Sichuan for a few days, was dismissed like this, and the former Chengdu prefect Weng Zulie and other officials who falsely accused him were all dismissed and never used. Lord Chongshi first acted as General of Chengdu, and then acted as General Chengdu for nearly a year. ”

"Deputy?"

"It's not easy to be able to act."

"That's right, after all, that's the Governor." My sister thought about it, and asked curiously: "Sister-in-law, since Lord Chongshi is no longer acting governor, who is the current governor, and does he have any friendship with my fourth brother?" ”

Qin'er pushed open the window, looked downstairs, turned around and said: "In the words of the second master, our Sichuan is a perfect province, 'Sichuan's wealth is five times that of Lianghuai, ten times that of Jiangxi, and twenty times that of Hubei', 'If you lose Shu, you will be in great trouble, and if you protect Shu, you will be blessed'." Therefore, the imperial court is cautious in the election of the governor of Sichuan, and I heard that there have been many twists and turns in this matter. ”

"What's the twist and turn?" Xiaohu's daughter-in-law asked.

"The second master said that Hu Linyi, the governor of Hubei, came to our Sichuan to be the governor of Sichuan in the same year that he and the governor of Hubei, Lord Wen, together with the governor of Hubei, Lord Wen, who promoted Lord Duan. As a result, the imperial court only planned to let Lord Zeng Guofan come to our Sichuan to supervise military affairs, and did not plan to let Lord Zeng Guofan be the governor. ”

Qin'er paused, and then said: "Lord Cao Shuzhong Cao, do you still remember, it is the Lord Cao who has done the Taoist platform here with us, Lord Chongshi thinks that Lord Cao has been an official in our Sichuan and is familiar with the situation in Sichuan, and he still has some friendship with our family, so he will promote Lord Cao to come to our Sichuan as the governor." ”

"Remember, Cao Daotai, has Cao Daotai been the Governor?"

"What is Cao Daotai, he has already been promoted, and he has already become a political envoy in Guangxi! It would be nice if he could go back to Sichuan as an official, but unfortunately he didn't get along with those officials in Huguang, and I heard that Hu Linyi, the governor of Hubei, had a few folds, saying that Lord Cao didn't understand military affairs, and that Lord Cao was old and frail, so this matter was stirred up. “

"Does Master Hu have any friendship with my fourth brother?"

"If you have a friendship, otherwise you wouldn't have brought Han Bo, the cousin of Master Han Chen, the deputy of Chang Luyun, and I wouldn't have let Pan Changsheng run in Ba County for so many years."

"Then since they all have a relationship with my fourth brother, why do they still harm each other's affairs?"

"Your fourth brother has a friendship with Lord Cao, and he also has a friendship with Lord Hu, which does not mean that Lord Cao has a friendship with Lord Hu, these are two different things." Qin'er smiled, thought about it and said, "Last time I went to Jiangbei to greet Lord Duan for the New Year, Lord Duan also talked about it. ”

"What did he say?"

"His old man said that if your fourth brother's official does this, he will naturally have to make friends with those feudal officials, but we don't need to mix up the affairs between those feudal officials. After all, as long as you become a big official, you will have your own political opinions, and it is normal for political opinions to be discordant, and it is impossible to always be harmonious. ”

The younger sister nodded as if she didn't understand, and then asked, "Then who is the current governor?" ”

"The current governor's surname is Luo, called Luo Bingzhang, and he was originally the governor of Hunan. However, I heard from the second master that before him, the imperial court had ordered General Fuzhou to come to our Sichuan to be the governor, but the one died of illness on the way to the post, otherwise Lord Chongshi would not be able to act as the governor of Sichuan for so long. ”

Xiaohu's daughter-in-law didn't care who was the governor of Sichuan, but asked eagerly: "Sister-in-law, does this Lord Luo have a relationship with the fourth brother?" ”

"It doesn't seem to be, anyway, I haven't heard the second master say it."

My sister couldn't help but smile and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't have it, don't say that our family still has such a big backer as Lord Chongshi, even if there is no Lord Chongshi to support our family, who would dare to bully our family in the boundary of Ba County!" ”

"It's true, the fourth brother is a big official!"

Looking at the elated appearance of the younger sister and the little tiger's daughter-in-law, Qin'er suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but sit down and said, "Don't be busy, sit down and tell you something." ”

"What's the matter?"

"A few days ago, Pan Changsheng said that Lord Xue Huanxue, the governor of Jiangsu, made a special trip to Hunan to recruit Yong, intending to recruit 2,000 Xiangyong."

"Sister-in-law, what does this have to do with us?"

"You forgot, Shanghai has our industry!"

My sister reacted suddenly, and subconsciously asked: "Sister-in-law, do you mean to take this opportunity to go to Hunan, find those subordinates of Lord Xue, and then go to Liangjiang with those soldiers?" ”

"I want to go, but there are old and young, can I go away?" Qin'er asked rhetorically, and continued: "Changsheng said that Jiangning, Changzhou, Suzhou and other big cities were occupied by Changmao, and Lord Xue was stationed in Shanghai. He has already been the governor of Jiangsu, and he has been acting as the governor of Liangjiang for several months before, so how can he have the energy to help us take care of those industries as before. I don't feel at ease to let others go, and I think about it, only let the pillar or Xiaohu go. ”

Xiaohu's daughter-in-law murmured: "The two rivers are so far away, and there is still a lot of hair growing over there." ”

"That's what I said, I don't mean to let your little tiger go."

"Sister-in-law, I'm not afraid, I'm ......"

"I know that you and me, women, can't be the masters of such a big thing."

……

Qin'er, the three-grade daughter-in-law who didn't want Xiaohu to go out of Sichuan again, felt very embarrassed because she didn't agree, and chatted with a little embarrassment for a while, so she found an excuse to go back first.

As soon as she left on her front foot, her sister snickered: "Sister-in-law, her family doesn't want to go, I'll go with Zhuzi!" ”

"It's such a big deal, you have to think about it." Qin'er stared at her and reminded.

"Don't think about it!" My sister closed the door and smiled proudly: "If you guessed correctly, you only said half of what you just said." ”

"I'm only halfway there, I don't know."

"Sister-in-law, don't sell Guanzi, go to Shanghai not only to take care of our family's industry, but also to go to Lord Xue!" The more she thought about it, the more excited she became, and she said with her eyebrows fluttering: "Lord Xue, that is the governor, and his friendship with our family is so deep, my pillar goes to him, can he still treat my pillar badly?" ”

Qin'er herself didn't expect this, looking at her excited and excited appearance, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Come to think of it, Lord Xue not only has a good relationship with your fourth brother, but also has a fellow villager with us." ”

"Besides, Shanghai not only has Lord Xue, but also Liu Shanyang and Master Liu, I heard from the pillar a few years ago that Master Liu has already acted in Shangzhi County. It seems to be a county in Songjiang Prefecture, and I forgot the name of that county. ”

"So you're really going to go?"

"Since we can take care of our family's industry, maybe we can still get a half-official position, why don't you go!"

"Okay, you can discuss it with the pillar later, and I'll help you talk to Changsheng after you have discussed. In a few days, he was going to transport a batch of money and grain to Hunan, just along the way. ”

"Don't wait a minute, I'll go down and find the pillar!"

……

At the same time, Han Xiufeng climbed to the top of a hill accompanied by Wang Qianli and Qingxian, facing the cold wind, looking in the direction of the capital from afar, and chatting about some things that were inconvenient to talk about in the city.

"Ji Lu was transferred, Temulun and Wan Shixuan were also transferred, and it is said that even Wang Guisheng, Zhou Changchun, Gu Jinyan, Cui Hao and other people who were sent out back to the capital will be transferred back to the capital to go to the newly established Prime Minister's National Trade Affairs Yamen to do Zhangjing." Wang Qianli covered his ears and continued: "Chonghou has become the Minister of Commerce of the Three Mouths, Xue Huan is also the Minister of Commerce of the Five Mouths, and even the documents and files before the 'Houyi Hall' have all been transported to the new Yamen one by one. ”

Without waiting for Han Xiufeng to speak, Qingxian muttered: "It's all our people, what kind of new yamen is this!" ”

"What do you mean it's all our people?" Han Xiufeng turned to look at him and said with a smile: "Bo Chuan has been the big shopkeeper of Houyitang, and he has been a big shopkeeper for a longer time than me, not to mention that those people who were recalled were originally officials of the imperial court, and they should have served the imperial court." ”

"What can happen if all the people are called back, I don't believe they can make a name for themselves." Kyunghyun muttered.

"At this time and that time, what we couldn't do before, they may really be able to do now. In fact, compared to the English Division, the French Division, and the American Division, I would prefer to see the Tongwen Museum be established as soon as possible. ”

"Fourth Master, I heard that Prince Gong plans to hire Bao Er to teach Western astronomy, geography and arithmetic at the Tongwen Pavilion."

"This is a good thing, what can Lin Qingyuan and Zhang Deyu, the halfway monks, teach them?"

"The fourth master is right, after all, there is a specialization in the art industry." Wang Qianli nodded slightly, and then changed his words: "However, in the matter of casting seals, Prince Gong and Master Wen played a trick, although the emperor allowed it, but his heart will definitely not be happy, Prince Zheng, Prince Yi and Su Shun must also have ideas, I bet that the next two gangs of Rehe and Jingshi will only get more and more fierce." ”

Han Xiufeng subconsciously asked, "Casting seals?" ”

Wang Qianli hurriedly explained: "Since a new yamen has been set up, it can't be without an official seal. As a result, although the yamen was called the Prime Minister's Yamen for Trade Affairs of All Countries, Prince Gong, Gui Liang, and Master Wen asked for the word "trade" to be removed and the seal of "the Prime Minister's Yamen for Foreign Affairs" on the grounds that it was too tongue-twisting. ”

Han Xiufeng paused, and suddenly smiled: "Although only two words have been removed, the things that this yamen will be in charge of in the future are very different. ”

"Therefore, the civil and military officials in Beijing all said that the Prime Minister's Yamen will be the most important yamen in our Qing Dynasty in the future, after all, most of the imperial court's decrees in the future cannot bypass foreigners, and many things have to be discussed with foreigners, and officials in Tianjin and other places even call them 'foreigners' when they see them, regardless of the identity of the foreigners they see."

Han Xiufeng groaned: "Overkill." ”

"Who says it's not," Wang Qianli sighed lightly, and continued: "If this continues, this Prime Minister's Yamen will not only be able to sit on an equal footing with the Military Aircraft Department, but may really overpower the Military Aircraft Department." ”

"Su Shun kept stuffing people at the military aircraft department, and finally took control of the military aircraft department, but as a result, Prince Gong, Gui Liang and Wen Xiang started a new stove, and Su Shun and they will definitely not be happy." Kyunghyun said with a bit of schadenfreude.

"What can you do if you're unhappy," Han Xiufeng touched the corners of his mouth and said with a wry smile: "They didn't expect foreigners to be so 'easy to talk', as long as they agreed to the conditions put forward by foreigners, foreigners would really retire." They have become greedy for life and afraid of death, and those princes and ministers who stayed in the capital have become great heroes because of 'enduring humiliation and burden'. ”

"Prince Gong, they are now fearless, if anyone is unhappy, a sentence of 'you have the ability, you come', can block the mouths of Su Shun and others." Kyunghyun couldn't help but laugh.

Wang Qianli couldn't laugh, and cautiously reminded: "Fourth master, in the eyes of those people in Beijing, Prince Zheng, Prince Yi and Su Shun are greedy for life and afraid of death. But in their eyes, we are not! ”

Qingxian couldn't hear the meaning of Wang Qianli's words, and subconsciously raised his head and said: "Fourth master, Brother Bailing's words make sense, you are now a second-grade member with the rank of squire in the military department, and if you don't plan early, it's hard to say whether you will be blamed in the future." ”

Seeing that Qingxian had made his words clear, Wang Qianli couldn't help but arch his hand and said: "Fourth master, I know that you plan not to help each other, but if you don't help each other, you will offend both sides." These days, Lord Su Shun sent four letters, and Lord Wen sent six letters, so you can't always open them. ”

Han Xiufeng didn't answer his question, but stared at him and asked meaningfully, "Qianli, has anyone written to you?" ”

Wang Qianli was asked, and after a long pause, he said with an embarrassed face: "Fourth Master, Qianli has also received a few letters these days, some from the palace and some from the capital. ”

"Then are you going to go north or to the capital?"

"Fourth master, I'm not going anywhere, I'll follow you!"

"Qianli, you're different from me, you don't have to. As the saying goes, people go to high places, water flows to low places, and they reply to people when they think they have a more promising future. ”

"Fourth master, what am I Wang Qianli in the eyes of others? The reason why I wrote to me is that the drunkard does not mean to drink, and what people really value is you! ”

Han Xiufeng pondered for a moment, and while beckoning the two of them to come down the mountain, he said with a wry smile: "Two, you know best the relationship between me and the two sides, they are like this, and it is not appropriate for me to help anyone." But if the two don't help each other, they may really offend both sides in the future, as the two of them feared. ”

"So plan ahead!"

"I'm going to get sick, and I'll report it when I go back."

"Fourth Master ......"

"Don't persuade," Han Xiufeng looked back at the two of them, and said with a smile: "I, Han Xiufeng, was born as a donor, and I can live in the second grade, so what is not satisfied?" Now the emperor's situation is not as dangerous as before, and it is a good time for me to retire. Besides, I've been homesick for a long time. ”

"Fourth master, the emperor will definitely not approve it!"

"Whether it will be approved or not, you have to present the fold to know."