On more than one occasion, the emperor ordered the local officials in Tianjin, the deputy capital of Shanhaiguan, and the general army of Tianjin Town to strengthen coastal defense, and strictly forbade the people to do business with Xiyi, hoping to force Xiyi, who did not leave the mouth of Dagu, to return to the south. But in fact, there are still many people who secretly go to the sea to sell things and foreign soldiers on the gunboats, and Wen Qian, the Changlu salt transport envoy who was ordered to negotiate with Xiyi, and Chonglun, the acting political envoy of Zhili who had just arrived in Tianjin, (only the same name as the Chonglun who killed Wu Wenrong), were obviously worried that Xiyi would jump over the wall in a hurry if the control was too strict, so they turned a blind eye to this.

But all this has nothing to do with Eun Jun, he and Datou are just here to pick up people and goods, not to be ordered to check whether Chonglun and Wen Qian have any solid intentions. As soon as he received the people, with the help of the "Rishengchang" Tianjin Branch, he hired 12 carts, loaded dozens of large wooden boxes from Shanghai, and returned non-stop.

Seeing the big head again, Lin Qingyuan, who had not been happy in Shanghai because of the war in the past year, was very excited, and sent a package of gifts that had been prepared in advance, and pestered the big head to ask about the current situation of Master Han, and even asked if he could be an official and a half-official like Su Jueming when he entered Beijing this time.

The six who came with Lin Qingyuan were not as happy as Lin Qingyuan, not only were they unhappy, but they were also very nervous and scared, and they could even see from their eyes that they were full of resentment towards Lin Qingyuan!

Eunjun and Datou didn't bother to care about what contradictions there were, and they didn't bother to care if they were happy or not, and ordered them to stay in the carriage honestly, if anyone dared to serve with a whip if they were not honest.

Hurried all the way, and it was the afternoon of the next day when I arrived in the capital.

Hearing that the person had arrived, Han Xiufeng immediately went back to the inner house to change into official clothes, although Qingxian was dismissed, he was still a clan, and at the request of Han Xiufeng, he changed into the official outfit of a four-rank civil official, and even the wealthy eldest son Jilu changed into the official uniform of the sixth-grade complement.

Han Xiufeng changed his clothes and sat down in the main hall of the front yard to drink tea for a while, and it was also Enjun and Datou, who had just changed into a yellow jacket, and took the boat for nearly two days after nine days with a waist knife, and Lin Qingyuan and others, who were already dizzy and couldn't figure out the southeast and northwest, brought them from the backyard of the "Houyi Hall".

It was not until this moment that Lin Qingyuan knew that Enjun, who went to Tianjin to pick him up, was actually a big internal guard, and he knew that the big head had also become a big internal guard. As soon as he saw Han Xiufeng sitting in the center of the main hall, and then looked at Qingxian and Ji Lu standing on both sides of Han Xiufeng, Lin Qingxian didn't dare to just get on the front cover, his legs were weak, and he knelt down with a puff and said, "Qingyuan to meet Master Han!" ”

"Lin Qingyuan, you and I have been in Shanghai for a year, right?"

"Master Han, it's been almost a year."

"You've lost weight, you're much thinner than you were a year ago." Han Xiufeng looked at him with a smile and said.

Lin Qingyuan hurriedly took out a letter from his arms and said excitedly: "Master Han hasn't forgotten the little one, he still remembers the little one, and the little one is grateful!" So as soon as you received Master Han, you asked Su to ...... The letter that Master Su carried, the little one hurried to find someone, and when he found someone, he hurriedly packed his luggage. ”

"It must have been a hard journey, get up and talk."

"Master Xie Han."

Han Xiufeng knew him very well, so he didn't need to ask more, his eyes shifted to a man who was kneeling on the ground and trembling slightly with fright, a Western-style suitcase beside him, and a foreigner's top hat in front of him: "The one wearing a top hat and leather shoes raised his head and spoke." ”

"Wang Agui, Master Han asked you something!" Lin Qingyuan hurriedly reminded.

Wang Agui relieved himself, and hurriedly raised his head and said, "Little Wang Agui, please meet Master Han." ”

"Wang Agui, where is the family, how old is this year?"

"Master Han, little one...... The youngest is from Ningbo, twenty-seven this year. ”

"I've been studying for a few years, what did you do before you came here?"

"Back to the old man of Korea, the little one...... The little one hasn't read for a few years, but the little one is literate, and he ...... before he came Before coming...... Working as a cook in a foreign firm in the French Concession. ”

"Cook?" Han Xiufeng subconsciously turned his head and looked at Lin Qingyuan.

Lin Qingyuan hurriedly said: "Master Han, Master Su gave the little one three days and asked the little one to find all the people within three days, but there are many people in the concession who can speak the English language and can understand the English language, and there are not many people who can speak the French language and understand the French language. ”

Thinking that Master Han loves the people like a son, until now those people in Shanghai say that Master Han is the master of the blue sky, Wang Agui felt that he had finally found a place to be reasonable, and actually pointed at Lin Qingyuan and cried: "Master Han, you want to help the little one to make the decision!" The little one wasn't invited by him, the little one didn't want to come, the little one was tricked into getting on the boat by him! ”

Unexpectedly, a cook was found, and it was tricked, Eunjun, Datou, and Jilu couldn't help but laugh.

Lin Qingyuan looked embarrassed and didn't know how to explain. Han Xiufeng touched the corners of his mouth and looked back at Qingxian. Qingxian reacted suddenly, and said coldly: "Wang Agui, Lin Qingyuan deceived you because of Lin Qingyuan, but as a citizen of the Qing Dynasty, he didn't want to serve the court but did things for foreigners, this is yours!" ”

"This old man, little one...... The little one is just a cook! The little one didn't think about helping foreigners, the little one just wanted to eat together......"

Qingxian had a gloomy face, stared at him and said, "Starving to death is a small matter, losing a festival is a big thing, and it is not good to eat with a mouthful!" ”

"But...... But it's not just me Wang Agui who does things for foreigners, there are many in the concession in Shanghai, and there are more things for foreigners on the dock! ”

"That's Shanghai, and here's Beijing. The affairs of Shanghai are not in the hands of the officials, but as long as they are in the capital, they have to be in charge. ”

"Master Han, help, the little wrong......"

"What's the hurry, who wants your life? Have something to say slowly. Han Xiufeng took over the conversation again, stared at him and asked, "Wang Agui, this official will ask you, can you understand the French language, and do you recognize the French language?" ”

In front of Lin Qingyuan, who was very bad, Wang Agui didn't dare to lie, so he could only say stubbornly: "The little one can understand, the little one went to the French merchant to work when he was nine years old, and he also recognized some French words, but he couldn't recognize them all." ”

"What about our own words?"

"I recognize a few, I can't write well, and I can't recognize all of them."

"Have you ever married a wife and had children?"

"I married, but I died in childbirth when I gave birth, and neither the adult nor the child was saved."

"It's not easy for you to say that, get up and stand over there."

"Master Xie Han." Wang Agui hurriedly picked up politeness and got up, picked up the suitcase and stood aside.

The second is a native of Xiangshan, Guangdong, who not only took a foreign name named George Chen, but also believes in Christianity, Qingxian stared at him with murderous eyes and asked: "So you not only believe in a cult, but also recognize a thief as your father?" ”

"Master, I'm ...... My parents died young, and I have been with Father Pol for as long as I can remember, and if it wasn't for Father Pol's adoption, I would ...... I starved to death. Besides, Father Bohr is a priest, not an adoptive father or a stepfather. ”

"As long as you bring a father, you recognize the thief as your father, not to mention that you not only recognize the thief as your father, but also act as a tiger to help foreigners preach in my Qing Dynasty, and you should be beheaded according to the law!"

George Chen realized that if he wanted to live, he had to beg Master Han like Wang Agui, and hurriedly said: "Master Han, the little one is wronged, the little one didn't help Father Pohl preach, and the little one just did chores in the church." ”

"It's not okay to do chores, but this official is really forced to read that you have entered the foreign religion, and you can open the net to give you a chance to reform yourself."

"Master Xie Han, Master Xie Han."

"Don't thank you, let's get up first."

……

After asking questions one by one, I finally figured it out.

Lin Qingyuan deceived a total of six people, one of whom was a cook from Ningbo, a missionary whose ancestral home was Xiangshan, Guangdong, who was adopted by foreigners when he was a child and later helped foreigners preach, a guy from an English foreign company, and a Fujianese who went to Java with his uncle to earn a living when he was a child and then drifted to Shanghai with foreigners.

The last one is even more powerful, his ancestral home is Taiwan, not only has he been a sailor in the South Seas, but he also smuggled opium in Guangzhou with a few Citi sailors, and fled to Shanghai after being caught by the government in Guangzhou, and rebelled with Liu Lichuan, and found that Liu Lichuan could not become a climate and fled to work as a coolie on a Citi merchant ship, and before being deceived by Lin Qingyuan, he also went to Japan with Citi's warship.

Originally, I wanted to invite a few talents who "learned from China and the West", but I ended up inviting these people.

Han Xiufeng couldn't help but be a little disappointed, but he still got up and said: "A few of you have listened carefully to this official, this is the capital, not Shanghai, not Guangdong, not Hong Kong and Macau." When you get here, you have to abide by the laws of the imperial court, and you have to abide by the rules of the official here, if anyone is not honest, don't blame the official for settling the new accounts and old accounts together, and send you to the vegetable market to be punished! ”

"Master Xie, the little wronged ......"

"Master Han speaks, he dares to shout grievances, don't you want to live!" Eun-joon immediately rushed up and kicked it.

"Master Han spares his life, Master Han spares his life!"

"Okay, okay, if you talk nonsense, the official will really want your head!"

Han Xiufeng glared at them, waited for Enjun to retreat and continued: "This official brought you from Shanghai to give you a chance to reform and let you serve the imperial court. As long as you abide by the rules, as long as you do things honestly, this official will not treat you badly. From now on, the bookstore where errands, food and accommodation are at the back, each person will be given ten taels of silver per month. After serving for five years, the official who wants to return to his hometown will send you a coil to go back. If you want to stay and continue to serve, this official will ask the emperor to reward you with an official and a half-position, so that you can glorify your ancestors. ”

Lin Qingyuan was waiting for this sentence, and couldn't help but say: "Master Han follows the law, is it possible that he can still lie to you?" ”

Qingxian also said coldly: "I advise everyone, don't be embarrassed!" ”

Wang Agui realized that it was not so easy to leave, and then thought that he could really be an official after working here for five years, so he hurriedly said: "The little one obeys orders, and the little one is willing to serve Master Han." ”

"That's right." Han Xiufeng smiled and nodded, and then pointed at Qingxian: "This is Master Qingxian, from now on, you will follow Master Qingxian on errands." Lin Qingyuan, from now on, you will be the manager of my 'Houyi Hall', assisting Master Qingxian in running errands. What specific errands to do, when you settle down, Master Qingxian will explain to you. ”

"Yes."

"These two of you know each other, but this official has to introduce, this is the guard Enjun of the Qianqing Gate, and this is the third-class guard Yuan Datou, both of whom are the emperor's guards, and they are all the emperor's people! From now on, no matter where you go, you must first report to the En guards or Yuan guards, and if anyone goes out without permission, they will be killed! ”

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