Han Xiufeng didn't dare to disturb anymore and respectfully retired.

According to the rules, to return the name post, Peng Yunzhang looked at the envelope sandwiched in the name post, and saw that the envelope said "Baishou Tu" on the two axes, so he left the envelope and returned the name card to Han Xiufeng.

The envelope was so big that it naturally couldn't fit the paintings, but contained two silver tickets worth one hundred taels. Giving gifts to Shangguan is really a science, you have to pay attention to elegance, the most common is the "plum blossom poem eight rhymes", alluding to the silver ticket eight taels. Another example is the "Forty Sages", which contains forty taels of silver tickets. The "two axes of Baishoutu" or "one of Shuangbaitu" means that there are two hundred taels of silver tickets inside, and one axis or one is one hundred taels.

Maybe in the eyes of people who don't know why, it seems a little impossible to send two hundred taels to a high-powered Minister of Military Aircraft, but in fact, it is already a lot, not to mention that Han Xiufeng is stingy, but can only send so much. Because of the normal interpersonal exchanges between subordinates of two hundred taels and two hundred taels, more than three hundred taels is an extraordinary gift, and you dare not accept it if you dare to give it away.

However, an important minister of the court like Peng Yunzhang does not know how many officials come to visit him in a year, and although the gift money received each time is not much, it accumulates a lot, and tens of thousands of taels can be collected in a year. And this is not only not a bribe, but even a clean one, even if the emperor knows about it, he won't say anything.

Thinking that if he wanted to get some money, he could only take advantage of the fire to rob and extort those corrupt officials and criminals, Han Xiufeng envied officials like Peng Yunzhang in his heart, and felt that being an official was only interesting if he was Peng Yunzhang. But I can only think about it, after all, not everyone can be admitted to Jinshi, not every Jinshi can pull Hanlin, and not every Hanlin can be the Minister of Military Aircraft!

Thinking all the way, if it weren't for Xiao Shandong's reminder, he wouldn't have arrived at the door of the hall.

The neighbors all rested, and the surroundings were dark, but the Chongqing Hall was brightly lit, not only two big red lanterns were hung at the gate, but the yard was also full of lanterns, and the hall was not only lit with candles, but even the wind-resistant foreign lamps in the backyard were brought a dozen.

Jiang Haoxuan, a member of the criminal department, came, Wang Zhirong, a member of the household department, and Ao Xixian, who was named on the gold list and selected as a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, arrived, and the director of the provincial pavilion Zhang not only came, but even brought five or six civil and military officials, and he didn't know whether he was a Sichuan official from Beijing or a Sichuan fellow who came to Beijing as a candidate candidate.

Wen Youyu and other seven fellow villagers who were doing business in Beijing were very busy, and as soon as they saw Han Xiufeng, they asked their family members to hurry up to cook and prepare for the feast!

Han Xiufeng had not only heard of Ao Xixian earlier, but also through a letter, but he had never seen it, and it was indispensable to greet him when he met for the first time. Only then did he say a few words to Ao Xixian, and Director Zhang squeezed in with a military attache in his early thirties, and proudly introduced: "Zhixing, get to know me, this is the Peng Yangchun Peng guard I mentioned to you before!" Peng Guard, this is Han Xiufeng Master Han, you should have seen the provincial pavilion group worship that year. ”

"Yangchun has seen Master Han, Master Han is auspicious!"

Han Xiufeng suddenly remembered that the person in front of him was the first champion from Sichuan in this dynasty, but he was the martial champion appointed by the emperor, so naturally he couldn't be compared with the literary champion, and he was not even as noble as the literary champion, but no matter what he said, he was also the champion, Han Xiufeng hurriedly arched his hand and said: "It turned out to be the champion duke, disrespectful and disrespectful." ”

Huang Zhongyin, Ji Yunfei and Ao Tongchen, the three noble imperial historians and Hanlin masters, were sitting inside talking, and there was also a Jishi of the Hanlin Academy who was just selected in the hall last year, who was noble and martial, Peng Yangchun didn't dare to pretend to be the champion, and hurriedly said: "Master Han, don't make a joke about Yangchun." I heard Director Zhang say that you have returned to Beijing, so you have the cheekiness to beg for a glass of wine to eat, and please don't be embarrassed by Master Han. ”

"The champion is the champion, this is not a joke." Han Xiufeng looked back at the Xiangxian Ancestral Hall, and arched his hand: "Brother Peng should be the first time to come to our mansion, if it wasn't the first time to come, then you should know that those sages are enshrined in the Xiangxian Ancestral Hall in our mansion." ”

Director Zhang reacted and couldn't help but explain: "Guard Peng, should you have heard of General Hu, there is not only the spiritual seat of General Hu in the Xiangxian Temple of the Mansion Pavilion, but also the portrait of General Hu. ”

"Really?"

"What are you lying to do, don't believe me to take you to worship."

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Han Si is back, and the guild hall naturally has to be managed well, but Huang Zhongyin really can't figure out why Director Zhang brought the guard surnamed Peng, and he was hungry early, so he simply got up and said: "Zhixing, it's time to open the table, hurry up and come and sit!" ”

"Oh, come on, come on, Brother Peng, please inside."

Without waiting for Peng Yangchun to speak, Ao Xixian accompanied Han Xiufeng to explain as he walked inside: "Zhixing, your sister-in-law and Datou's fiancée are inside, and Mrs. Huang, Mrs. Ji, my sister-in-law and Bennei are inside. The entourage you left outside the city, Shopkeeper Wen, also thought of it, and sent someone to send two tables of wine and food early. ”

"yes, that's embarrassing."

"What's embarrassing, it's not an outsider."

As he was talking, Huang Zhongyin pointed to the empty seat next to him and said, "Zhixing, come on, come on, you sit here!" Depu, you sit next to your brother. Curator Zhang, Peng Guard, you are free. ”

"Master Huang......"

"What are you talking about, Zhixing, what did we say in the afternoon?"

Han Xiufeng suddenly remembered their advice at the door of the hall in the afternoon, and said with a bitter face: "Brother Yongzhuo, I'd better sit here." ”

There are still many things to say after eating supper, Ji Yunfei didn't want to delay his efforts, so he simply pulled Han Si to sit next to Huang Zhongyin, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Except for Brother Yongzhu, you are the biggest official, who is sitting here if you don't sit here?" Come on, come on, everybody sit. Xiao Shandong, still stunned what to do, hurry up and pour wine! ”

"Great!"

Waiting for Xiaoshan to help everyone fill up the wine, Huang Zhongyin proposed that everyone raise a glass to welcome Han Si back to Beijing, and wished Han Si a high promotion. Han Si drank it all, and then hurriedly asked Xiao Shandong to pour the wine one by one, but as soon as he finished saluting, Huang Zhongyin was stopped by Ji Yunfei, and said in his ear that there would be something serious to do later, just let the meaning be fine.

Despite this, Han Xiufeng still didn't drink less, and after saluting his fellow Beijing officials, he went to the next door to pay respects to a few shopkeepers, chatting while drinking, feeling the same as the New Year, so lively.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Huang Zhongyin asked the shopkeeper Wen to eat. Han Xiufeng realized that he couldn't drink anymore, and after eating the rice in the bowl in two bites, he confessed to the new friends brought by Director Zhang. Director Zhang is such a shrewd person, how could he not know that he had something important to discuss with Huang Zhongyin and others, and hurriedly bowed down and retired.

Sending away uninvited guests, walking into the flower hall on the left, before Xiao Shandong made tea, Huang Zhongyin muttered: "Director Zhang is not a person who doesn't know the importance of things, and he won't bring Peng Yangchun here for no reason, but Peng Yangchun is a military attaché, and he has nothing to do with us, what did he bring him to do?" ”

"yes, I can't figure it out either." Ji Yunfei was just as puzzled.

Thinking of the words that Master Peng had said when he met him at night, Han Xiufeng muttered: "Peng Yangchun shouldn't want to be released, how can he be free to go out as a guard in the palace." ”

"It's possible, but what's the use of him looking for you, is it possible that he wants to go through the door of Master Peng through you?"

"My relationship with Lord Peng has not yet reached this point, but Lord Peng said that there are not only civil officials but also military attaches who are sent to Yongding River Yamen this time. But Peng Yangchun is a martial champion, Wu Zhuangyuan is directly awarded a second-class guard, and the third-class guard given by Qin is either not released, or the third-grade general is released, and the military attache with the highest grade in Yongding River Yamen is only Du Si. ”

Huang Zhongyin took the teacup from Xiao Shandong's hand, turned around and said: "According to the rule, the second-class guards will either not be released, and they will generally be promoted to the second-rank deputy general." If it's just a general, then the errand in the palace is in vain. ”

The Ouchi guards sound beautiful, but they actually look glamorous on the surface. In fact, not only is the official salary not high, but also very hard and tiring, and he has to abide by so many rules. So in addition to the emperor's personal guards, the other guards are all looking forward to being released. Thinking that the surnamed Peng would not be able to go to the Yongding River Yamen even if he was released, Huang Zhongyin simply didn't want to, put down the teacup and got down to business.

first introduced the resume of Wu Tingdong of Yongding River, and after the introduction, he sighed: "Wu Tingdong is not only good at guarding, but also remarkable. Shengbao led the department to intercept the bandits, passing by the river, the food and salary were tight, so he ordered his men to let the county of Hejian vacate the support, the county of Hejian could not raise so much food and salary for a while, and was forced to commit suicide by hanging the beam. ”

"And then?" Han Xiufeng asked subconsciously.

Later, Wu Tingdong knew, so he went to Shengbao Theory, and Shengbao saw that he was upright, not only did he not blame him, but also promoted him to act in charge of the Yongding River. In short, he can speak up for the people below him when he is in office, so he will not treat his subordinates badly in Yongding River, and it is really a blessing to meet an official like him. ”

"Brother Yongzhu, when I hear you say this, my heart is steady. When I met Xu Ying in Taizhou, and Yang Nengge in Shanghai, I was really afraid of meeting a Shangguan who was not easy to deal with. ”

"Speaking of Shangguan and colleagues, Zhixing, you can also count the time to operate, after you take office, there are not only Shangguan like Wu Tingdong, but also a colleague who may not be able to be found with a lantern. Shi Zanqing should remember that he once came to the guild hall to eat and drink, and he is now a Tongzhi on the north bank of the Yongding River, who just took office the day before yesterday, and stayed in the guild hall before taking office. ”

"Lord Duan's year!"

"Exactly, that's why you're lucky." Ji Yunfei smiled, raised his arm and pointed to the bookshelf: "The chronicles of the Yongding River and the chronicles of the states and counties along the Yongding River have all helped you find them, and the resumes of the civil and military officials of the Yongding River Yamen have also helped you find out clearly, so you have time to take a closer look." You're going to train the military, and these may not be useful to you, but you can't be ignorant. ”

Han Xiufeng didn't expect his fellow villagers to do so much for him, so he hurriedly got up and said, "Thank you, if it weren't for your care, I wouldn't know what to do." ”

"Thank you, shouldn't fellow villagers help each other?" Huang Zhongyin motioned for him to sit down, and then changed his words: "Although Xiang Shuai is in charge of Jiangnan military affairs, he is a military attache after all, and judging from the few letters he sent, the Jiangnan battalion is not only short of food and salary, but also short of troops. Whether he can keep Su Songtai and other southeastern wealth is powerless, and the emperor also ordered him to attack the city in three days.

Brother Zhuo Yun has a bright future, but he is disheartened about his career, and a few days ago, he sent a letter to someone, in which he said that he planned to sue for illness; Liu Cunhou seems to have a bright future, and even fought for Batulu Yong with a civilian job, but how can there be a victorious general in the world, and the emperor will not hesitate to reward him if he wins the battle, if he loses the battle, not to mention that although he is a civilian official, he is a military attaché. Thinking about it, among so many fellow villagers, now we can only count on you. ”

"Brother Yongzhuo, you have promoted me, I am the same donation, this transfer to Yongding River is the same as military training, what is the difference with Liu Cunhou?"

"It's different," without waiting for Huang Zhongyin to speak, Ao Tongchen's face turned straight: "Zhixing, although you are a donor, but you went to Taizhou to inspect before and was selected by the Ministry of Officials, and now the Yongding River is also selected by the Ministry of Officials." is not like Xue Huan and Liu Cunhou, whose name is not right. ”

Ji Yunfei thought so, and couldn't help adding: "As for the same training, we have to see what this soldier does when it is trained." Their training and leading the troops is to suppress bandits and quell chaos, and your training and leading troops is to defend Gyeonggi, in the emperor's heart, you can imagine who is light and who is heavy! ”

Huang Zhongyin took over the conversation: "Zhixing, Bowen and Jin Pu are not joking with you, I estimate that the emperor will be summoned in a few days, so don't go out and run around in the next few days, think about how to play right if you can meet and see the emperor." ”

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