Seeing Prince Hui and helping Prince Hui for two days, Han Xiufeng finally understood why Prince Zheng, Su Shun and the others were so worried.

At that time, Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang led the north to attack Zhili, and the capital was in danger, and the emperor ordered the establishment of the Beijing Division Patrol Office, and uniformly dispatched the troops and horses of the Beijing Division, Zhili, Shandong, Henan and Guanwai, and planned ordnance and salary, trained the regimental defense in various places, and arrested the long hairs and fine work......

In addition to the patrol general, there are more than 10 counselors and ministers at most, all of whom are princes and important ministers of the emperor, with four supervising and sealing officials, several wing chiefs, 48 clerks, 6 guards of documents, 54 ministers, and nearly 100 officials.

However, with the arrest of Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang one after another, this temporary yamen, which leaned towards the government and the opposition, was abolished, and its grain and Taiwan money books were handed over to the household department, the trial files were handed over to the criminal department, and the soldiers and horses books and all the documents and objects were handed over to the yamen under the command of the infantry army.

Now, although the emperor appointed Prince Hui as the minister of the patrol king, he did not decree the re-establishment of the Jingshi Patrol Office, and Prince Hui alone really can't manage so many things.

These days, Prince Hui hasn't been out much, just busy reading the reports presented by the yamen and battalions in the palace, and those reports are all asking for money and food!

Prince Hui, who was already in a hurry, saw that the emperor ordered Han Xiufeng to come to listen to it, and it was sent by Su Shun himself, so he simply pushed the errand of helping the army to ask for food and salaries to Han Xiufeng.

Han Xiufeng could only go to the household department with the official document covered with the patrol king's defense, but the little silver that Su Shun had racked his brains to collect since his arrival was all allocated to Monk Greenqin to fill the military salary, and the treasury of the household department was empty, and he grinded with the two waiters for two days, and only took out a stack of treasure money that I didn't know if anyone was willing to receive.

But Han Xiufeng was not discouraged because of this, not because of anything else, but because he knew that the situation in Tianjin was urgent, and everything he was doing now was just a temporary cramming, if there was really a war, if the war really eroded to that point, not to mention that there was no money and food, even if there was money and food, it would be too late to prepare now.

Just when he handed over a stack of treasure banknotes like waste paper to Prince Hui's friends, he was considered to have made a mistake, and walked out of the palace with a sense of relief, Xiao Shandong, who was waiting outside, greeted him and said: "Fourth master, Tianjin is urgent, the monk and the foreigner are fighting!" ”

Although he had been mentally prepared for this, thinking that the emperor and Prince Zheng, Prince Yi and other princes and ministers were still hesitating to let the envoys of the British and Foshans go ashore, and that there was already a war in Tianjin, Han Xiufeng still felt a little surprised, and hurriedly pulled Xiao Shandong aside and asked: "How do you know, who sent the emergency report back?" ”

"Fourth master, the news was sent back by Master Wang, as soon as Master Ronglu received the news, he hurried into the city to look for us, first came here, I heard that we went to the household department and chased it to the household department, and then chased it here from the household department."

"What about others?"

"There are a lot of people here, he went to the guild hall first, saying that he was waiting for you in the guild hall."

Han Xiufeng realized that the report of Seng Lingqin and Hengfu, the governor of Zhili, had not yet arrived, and more importantly, everything was easy to say that this battle had been won, if they lost, then they would start the war without authorization, and the dismissal would be light, so it could not be played easily.

If you don't have a purpose, you start fighting, this is gambling on your life!

Han Xiufeng took a few deep breaths in a row and climbed onto the carriageway: "Let's go, go to the hall." ”

……

rushed to the hall in a hurry, only to see Rong Lu pacing nervously in the flower hall.

The incense table in the main hall was full of smoke, and the Xiangxian Temple with the door open was also filled with light smoke, and at a glance, he knew that he was worried about the war on the other side of Dagukou, but it was useless to be in a hurry here, so he could only offer incense and pray for the blessings of the gods and gods and the generals enshrined in the Xiangxian Temple.

"Brother Zhixing, you're finally back!"

"Where's the urgent report sent back by a thousand miles away?"

"Oh, here." Rong Lu hurriedly took out the letter sent back by Wang Qianli from his sleeve, and then motioned for Xiao Shandong to go outside to guard.

Han Xiufeng took the letter and was about to open it, when Rong Lu said eagerly: "Yesterday afternoon, Yi Chief He Bo first sent three steam gunboats to rush into the entrance and destroy the barrage chain. Seeing that he had tried his best to dismantle only one of them, he personally led the "Ostrich" and "Opossum" and other ships to attack the iron chain that crossed the sea and ordered the shelling of the batteries on both sides of the strait.

The monk made a quick decision, personally sat on the fort and ordered the soldiers to fight back, and the large and small artillery positions of each battalion were bombarded and stacked, damaging many large and small gunboats of Xiyi, so that they could not walk, and the rest of the ships were all put up white flags. I didn't think that they would not give up, and they bombarded our batteries from the flank, and sent five or six hundred soldiers to land on small sampans.

Fortunately, the monk king had already prepared, and immediately ordered the soldiers of the battalions who were ambushed under the fort to shoot back, raising guns and shotguns, and wounding and killing more than 200 foreign soldiers. The fierce battle lasted until dusk, and the invading ship 'Ostrich' was destroyed, the 'Tea Falcon' and 'Shelter' were sunk, and a few ran aground, and the life and death of the Yi chief He Bo were unknown. ”

Thinking of the arrangement of the forts on the north and south banks, Han Xiufeng looked at the letter and said: "How can it be so easy for them to land on the shore, especially the three forts on the south bank, the outside of the camp wall is a muddy ground, and there are three water trenches. After they land, they will fall into the mud and have difficulty moving, and they will only become a living target for our soldiers defending Taiwan. ”

"If you play well at the beginning, it depends on how you play next." Rong Lu couldn't help but fold his hands and pray while bowing to the Buddhist shrine in the main hall.

Han Xiufeng was just as nervous, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but smile: "This foreigner, like us, can only fight a tailwind battle, several warships were sunk, and hundreds of soldiers were wounded and killed, I estimate that they should also escape, after all, they have only brought together more than 20 ships and more than 2,000 soldiers." ”

"If you're not afraid of 10,000, you're afraid of what if."

"Don't worry, Monk Greenqin will only kill more and more bravely, and he will not be defeated."

Hearing Han Xiufeng say this, Rong Lu said with remorse: "It's a pity, I knew that foreigners were just like this, so we shouldn't be afraid at that time." ”

"Zhonghua, do you mean to let Yongxiang and Wang Hedong also go and join in the fun?"

"Brother Zhixing, this is a great victory, a great victory that has not been seen in decades!"

"It's a big win, but it's just the beginning." Han Xiufeng put away the letter and said lightly: "Foreigners will not give up, they will make a comeback sooner or later, good steel must be used on the blade, we can't expose this bit of family too early." ”

"I understand this truth, but I think it's a pity to think that so many brothers have run away in vain!"

"There's no pity, you think that Monk Greenqin is very beautiful and proud at this time, I don't think so, you must know that it is not a trivial matter to start a fight without a will, he must be thinking about how to explain to the emperor at this time."

"The battle has been won, what is there to explain?"

"I'm worried about the retaliation of foreigners, and the emperor is even more worried."

Rong Lu suddenly realized that it was a matter of survival in the Qing Dynasty, and this was not a thing that could cover up all the ugliness, and subconsciously asked: "Brother Zhixing, are you saying that Monk Greenqin has won a great victory, and the emperor may have to punish him for his crimes?" ”

Han Xiufeng pondered for a moment, sat down and said: "This is not enough, after all, as you just said, this is a great victory that has not been achieved for decades, and when the news reaches the capital, Monk Lingqin is the number one hero, if he really treats his crimes, then won't the emperor become a faint king?" ”

"According to what you say, the emperor will still be rewarded, but he must be a little unhappy in his heart."

"The fight has been fought, and judging from the letter sent back by the thousands of miles away, it seems that the battle has almost been won, and now it is a bit unpleasant to say this." Han Xiufeng paused, and then said: "We don't know anything, what we did before and what we still do next." ”

"What about Yongxiang and Wang Hedong?"

"When the overall situation over there has been decided, Qianli will naturally bring them back, and don't make a noise about this matter, as if we have never sent troops there."

"That's the only way, who told us to do this shady errand."

As soon as Rong Lu's words fell, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and when he looked back, it turned out to be Ji Yun flying, walking towards the flower hall, and arched his hand: "Zhixing, Zhonghua, you two are rare guests, why do you have time to come to the hall today?" ”

"Passing by, come in and ask for a drink." Han Xiufeng got up and smiled.

"Begging for a drink, Zhixing, where are you supposed to be?" Ji Yunfei asked rhetorically, and sighed lightly: "The impeachment matter is not over yet, I heard that it has been handed over to the ministry, so you can laugh." ”

Anyway, Tianjin has finally won the battle, even if the foreigners want to retaliate, they will have to wait until next year, at least the current level is counted, Han Xiufeng is in a good mood, and can't help laughing: "The matter has come to this, it's useless to cry!" ”

Ji Yunfei didn't know about Tianjin, he only cared about Han Xiufeng, a fellow countryman, and while beckoning Rong Lu to sit, he said hatefully: "Zhixing, Zhonghua, I finally found out how Xu Haoran's ungrateful thing made up for the imperial history." ”

"How did he make it up?" Rong Lu asked curiously.

"It turned out that he was also admitted to the imperial history exam like me, and he was admitted several years before me. In the Shuntianxiang trial fraud case last year, not only Yin Gengyun, the same examiner, was dismissed, but several imperial histories who were patrolling in Yanzhong were also implicated and dismissed, and four or five vacancies were vacated at once. The imperial history is different from other errands, according to the rule, it can only be filled by officials from Jinshi, and there are so many registered imperial histories waiting to be reissued, among which there are old people who can not serve and have taken leave to return to their hometowns, and his shift is high again, so he makes up for it in a daze. ”

"So he is bitter and sweet." Han Xiufeng groaned.

"Bitterness is sweet, I don't think it maybe." Ji Yunfei smiled bitterly: "You can't believe it, he still lives in the shack built with a fence outside the city, and he still gets up before dawn every day to go to the Metropolitan Courtyard, and his outfit still looks like a flower." Seeing that he made up for the imperial history, many of his colleagues generously donated money and provided money for funding, but he not only did not accept anything, but also claimed everywhere that you had given him twenty taels of silver, but he was a cheap person who was not allowed to eat, and gave all the silver to the hungry people. ”

Rong Lu blurted out: "Brother Zhixing, he is preemptive, not only to show that he is not an ungrateful villain, but also to put on a posture of disdain for you, and even disdain to be with you!" ”

Without waiting for Han Xiufeng to speak, Ji Yunfei said solemnly: "Being so ruthless to yourself, it can be seen how difficult this Xu Haoran is." ”

Han Xiufeng didn't want to deal with that ungrateful guy, and he didn't want to be entangled by that guy all the time, so he weighed it and said lightly: "Since he wants fame, let's give him fame." Zhonghua, go back and ask Feng Xiaobao to find a few articulate people to help recite and recite, if you can make up a catchy smooth mouth, in short, let all the ministries and even the peddlers and pawns know that we have a fair and honest Xu Qingtian with clean sleeves. ”

Rong Lu thought he had heard it wrong, and asked with a bitter face: "Brother Zhixing, it's just that you don't care about him, and you still help him become famous?" ”

Ji Yunfei reacted and couldn't help laughing: "This method is good, since he wants to be a clean official, why don't we fulfill him?" likes to live in a shack for him to continue to live, likes to walk more than ten miles to the yamen to let him walk, if he can't stand to change to a mansion and take a carriage, then he is a duplicitous villain! ”

Rong Lu finally understood the power of the reader, and muttered: "It turns out that the ambush is here!" ”

Han Xiufeng's face was straight: "What kind of ambush, look at what you said, we are just the beauty of a gentleman and an adult." ”

"Yes, yes, adult beauty, hahahaha!"