Xiang Rong asked Xue Huan to help write the letter, mainly about hometown friendship, mainly polite. But it's normal to think about it, people are now not only the governor of Hubei from Yipin, but also the minister in charge of military affairs in Jiangnan, what else can he say with a small fellow villager who has never met except for his hometown.

Xue Huan's letter is not only about hometown, but also about gratitude, thanks to Han Xiufeng for letting Han Bo bring him so many family letters. At the same time, it is also a pity that he said that he was only separated by a river but was entangled in military affairs and could not come to visit, so he was destined to thank him in person.

Liu Cunhou went to Jiangnan Daying not only to make contributions, but also to be entrusted by Huang Zhongyin, Ji Yunfei and Ao Tongchen and other fellow villagers in Beijing, although he had never seen Han Xiufeng, but his relationship with Han Xiufeng was much closer. In the letter, he said many things that Han Bo did not know, not only was he not optimistic about the war, but he was even ready to be shrouded in horse leather.

Seeing that Han Xiufeng's face was becoming more and more solemn, Han Bo couldn't help but ask, "Fourth Master, what did Master Liu say?" ”

"He said that the Cantonese bandits not only divided their troops to the north to invade the capital, but also divided their troops to invade Anhui, Jiangxi and even Hubei."

"I know this, Xiang Shuai has already divided his troops to suppress it."

"You just came back from Xiang Shuai, you must know how many available soldiers there are in Xiang Shuai's place, first Qi Shan transferred 2,000 Sichuan soldiers to Jiangbei, and now he has to divide his troops to Anhui to chase and suppress, and the available soldiers under his command are getting fewer and fewer, not to mention recovering Jiangning, even if you can prevent bandits from committing Suzhou and Hangzhou and other wealth-endowed places, it is a little powerless."

Han Xiufeng put down the letter and said solemnly: "How can the emperor and those princes and ministers in the capital know this, they only know that the Cantonese bandits first divided their troops for the Northern Expedition, and now they are divided into Western Expeditions. ”

Thinking of the newspapers he had read before, Han Bo couldn't help but sigh: "Today's saint says that it is good to serve, and it is difficult to serve, and it is difficult to serve. If anyone wins a battle, he will be rewarded with a good reward, but if he loses a battle, he doesn't know how ugly it will be to scold. ”

"But Xiang Shuai is illiterate, whether it is the edict or other official documents in the capital, he can only find someone to help him read it. The mouths of those who helped read it were not strict, and every time Xiang Shuai was reprimanded by the emperor, it would spread loudly and well. Over time, Xiang Shuai's tiger power has been wiped out, not to mention those full generals and Cantonese Yankees, and even some soldiers will despise Xiang Shuai. ”

"Is there such a thing?"

"What Liu Cunhou said in the letter should not be false."

"But if it goes on like this, how can this soldier let Xiang Shuai lead, and how can Xiang Shuai fight this battle?"

"I don't know this, I have to ask Xiang Shuai." Han Xiufeng put away the letter and continued: "Liu Cunhou said that not only is it difficult to get through the family letter, but now even Jingxin is difficult to get through, and asked me if I can help Xiang Shuai and the fellow villagers in the Jiangnan camp think of a way. Coincidentally, I just sent Du San to do this a few days ago, and that's all I Han Xiufeng can do for Xiang Shuai and the fellow villagers in the Jiangnan camp. ”

"Which Du San?" Han Bo asked curiously.

"The fellow villager who went to the capital with me to confess, was born in martial arts, and he also served a few times under Xiang Shuai, and he knew Liu Cunhou and Xue Huan, so it was appropriate for him to do this."

"It's just right for someone to do it, I don't want to run back and forth from left to the left," Han Bo thought about it and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Fourth master, my brother still thought at that time that no matter how he said that he was a fellow villager with Xiang Shuai, he might really want to ask Xiang Shuai for help in the future, where would he think that Xiang Shuai was already a minister, in fact, it was the mud bodhisattva who crossed the river and it was difficult to protect himself." ”

"Therefore, it is better to rely on others than on ourselves, no one can rely on this chaotic world, we can only rely on ourselves!"

"Yes, you can only rely on yourself."

The two of them were sighing that Zhang Guangcheng, who was supposed to take care of Zhang Zhigao in Taizhou, actually came, not only personally brought a middle-aged Confucian student, but also his face was not quite right, and the whole person looked a little depressed.

Han Xiufeng hurriedly got up to greet him, and as soon as he beckoned him to sit down, he said solemnly: "Brother Han, I'm afraid my father will ...... this time I'm afraid it's really not going to work, Doctor Luo is helpless, he hasn't eaten for two days, and he can only eat some rice soup. ”

"Brother Zhang, don't worry, Doctor Luo is helpless, let's find another famous doctor."

"No matter how skilled a doctor is, he can only cure the disease, not save his life. Brother Han, I'm fine, in fact, my father has been sick for so long before, and I have already prepared for the worst. To put it mildly, even the shroud and longevity materials are ready. Zhang Guangcheng rubbed his face, thought about it and said solemnly: "Although Doctor Luo didn't say how long my father could last, I could tell from his words that it was time to prepare for the future." But I don't plan to do it in Taizhou, wait for my father...... As soon as my father breathed, I asked him to quickly rein in, and as soon as he retracted, he helped the coffin back to his hometown in Guangdong. ”

"Really powerless?" Han Xiufeng stared at him and asked.

"When the oil runs out, it's useless to ask a doctor with great medical skills. Now that I think about it, his old man can stand up at that time and help us get rid of Old Ghost Xu, which is a return to the light. ”

"Then at this juncture, you don't do your filial piety by his old man's side, what are you doing here with me! Go back, go back, hurry back, you can't not see his old man for the last time! ”

"You think I'll spend the night with you, I'll go back, but I'll have to finish my sentence."

"Okay, hurry up."

"Three things, the first thing, didn't you send someone to send me a letter and ask me to help hire an old master who is proficient in criminal names? Mr. Xu, you have seen it, your hometown of Shaoxing, several generations as the curtain. In order to hire Mr. Xu as a western seat, my father did not look at the thatched house three times but five times. Now that my father is dying, and you happen to lack an old master with a criminal name, I will recommend Mr. Xu to you on behalf of my father. ”

"Student Xu Chenghui has seen Master Han." The middle-aged Confucian hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Han Xiufeng had greeted this Xu Chenghui before, but he had never spoken, let alone had any friendship, thinking that he could help Zhang Zhigao take care of Taizhou's criminal name for so many years, and almost never made a mistake, he agreed: "Mr. Xu, you came just in time, but now is not the time to talk about the bundle (salary), please wait." ”

"Students know, students are not in a hurry." Xu Chenghui bowed and made a wave, then turned around and walked out of the hall.

Han Bo reacted and followed.

As soon as the two of them left, Zhang Guangcheng said worriedly: "The second thing is how to return to his hometown, when his father is in office, Xu Lequn, the villain who will repay him, does not dare to act rashly. If my father leaves, he will not let me go back to my hometown. Brother Han, I, Zhang Guangcheng, can only come to beg you. ”

Han Xiufeng realized that this was his real intention, and said in a deep voice: "Take the waterway, I will send someone to escort you all the way to Tongzhou, and then send a letter to the ambassador of the Lu Sichang Salt Division of the Tongzhou Branch, asking him to find a boat and send someone to escort your family across the river to Shanghai County, and from Shanghai County to Guangdong by sea boat." ”

"Brother Han, please accept the light and worship!"

"What to worship, what is the friendship between you and me, hurry up and get down to business, and hurry back to Taizhou after speaking."

"Okay, let's get down to business." Zhang Guangcheng sat down again, grabbed his arm tightly and said, "Brother Han, if my father leaves, the Taizhou main hall will be vacant!" If you put it in the past, you wouldn't be able to take your turn, but now it's not the past, you are already a vice president of the five products, as long as Lord Guo is willing to protect, it is not difficult to act in Taizhou. ”

"You let me, a donor, go to seek the main hall of Taizhou?" Han Xiufeng asked with a smile.

"What's wrong with those who donate, and those who were born in the army are still ministers of the Imperial Mission! Besides, your current headband was given by the emperor, and the luck you did was specially awarded by the emperor, which is really Jane in the emperor's heart! As long as you want to seek this shortage, Xu Lao Ghost will have no play, in short, you can't be cheap Xu Lao Ghost! ”

"Old ghost Xu wants to come to Taizhou Zhengtang?"

"You don't need to ask!"

"That's the official seal, not the one I have now. Brother Zhang, if I put aside the peaceful years, even if I have this opportunity, I will fight even if I smash the pot and sell iron, but now the world is not peaceful, Yangzhou is still occupied by bandits until this time, this official is not easy to do, I will not do it if I do it. ”

"What's not good to do, if you want to be an official, my father won't be able to do it at the beginning, and he won't do anything, just hire a few more friends. Criminal names, money valleys, book openings, registrations, and levies, let them perform their duties and do their own things. As long as you serve the officials well, there is really nothing else to worry about. ”

"Brother Zhang, don't persuade me, I said that if I don't fight, I won't fight, and this official won't do it if he says he won't do it." Han Xiufeng didn't want his old man to not see him before he died, so he got up and said, "Let's go, I'll send you to Zhongbakou, Han Bo just came back from the Jiangnan camp, I'll let Han Bo work hard to go back to Taizhou with you." ”

"What are you going to do with Han Bo coming back with me?" Zhang Guangcheng asked puzzled.

"Datou and Ji Daji went to Shao Bo on an errand, and the errand they did really had something to do with Xu Lequn. All in all, counting the time, they are about to return to Taizhou from Shao Bo. I asked Han Bo to wait for them in Taizhou, so that they should not rush back after arriving in Taizhou. ”

"You asked them to wait for me in Taizhou?"

"You can't go all the way from Taizhou to Hai'an without escort, with them, you don't have to worry about Xu Lequn."

"Brother Han Gaoyi, Guangcheng remembers it in his heart, this great kindness and great virtue, Rong Guangcheng will repay it in the future."

"It's here again, let's go quickly," Han Xiufeng thought about it and said solemnly: "Brother Zhang, I have been injured for a hundred days, and I can't go to Taizhou if I don't recuperate for three months, so if Ling Zun really leaves, you don't have to send someone to report my funeral." ”

"If my father really leaves, I won't even handle the funeral, and I won't even put the mourning hall, so how can I report the funeral."

"Well, okay, I'll send it here. Han Bo, I'm sorry for you to go with Second Young Master Zhang. ”

"Obey, Second Young Master Zhang, please."

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What he received today was all bad news, seeing Zhang Guangcheng away, Han Xiufeng's mood was extremely heavy, and he was wondering if Xu Lequn had the courage to chase and kill Zhang Guangcheng, and Master Xu, who came with Zhang Guangcheng, suddenly said: "Master Han, the second young master is not only worried about Xu Lequn, but also worried about Xu Ying, if Master Zhang leaves, Xu Ying will come to act in charge of Taizhou affairs, and he will definitely change the law to make it difficult for the second young master." ”

Han Xiufeng took a deep breath and said as he walked back: "Mr. Xu, with this official here, you don't need to worry about Second Young Master Zhang's affairs. Let's go, I'm bothering you to help the official see a few things first, and then help the official do one thing first. ”

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