Hu Linyi did not know that Shi Dakai had withdrawn until the afternoon of the sixth day.

Shi Dakai is the most cunning of the long-haired generals, he didn't dare to easily divide the troops to chase and suppress, and he didn't care about dividing the troops to chase and suppress, because Jiang Yili, who finally got out after the long-haired retreat, had a quarrel with Li Xubin, and actually ran to the Wulidun camp to sue Li Xubin for not saving him when he saw death.

From the moment Li Xubin took over the Luo army and drove away Peng Yulin, Hu Linyi made up his mind that the land division was led by Li Xubin and the water division was led by Yang Zaifu. The friends who had been prepared for a long time even took out the evidence that Jiang Yili was not strict in governing the army, that the brave men were defeated, that he was falsely pretending, that he was paid empty salaries, and that he even embezzled the brave rewards of the soldiers in the camp when he returned to his hometown to bury his mother.

If you want to talk about empty salary, who doesn't eat empty salary, but Jiang Yili was speechless when it came to the surface, he couldn't stand this shame, and left with a few cronies in a fit of anger!

I thought that the Eight Banners were useless, but this time the horse team led by Shu Bao and others really made a great contribution. As soon as Jiang Yili was driven away, Hu Linyi was busy enveloping Shu Bao under the advice of his friends. learned that Shu Bao had no heirs, and even gave the maid in the house to Shu Bao as a concubine.

Just when he was about to send a letter to the governor of Huguang, asking the official and the official to promote the Xiao cavalry school and other minor officials of the Eight Banners Horse Team, such as Duolonga and Jin Shun, who contributed to the killing of thieves this time, Li Xubin, Yang Zaifu, Zhao Kezhang, and Tang Xunfang had a dispute with Jin Guochen, Yan Shusen, Fang Daxiang and other friends because of whether they should reward the left and right battalions of the Eastern Sichuan Regiment for meritorious deeds.

"Yiting, are you saying that Li Xubin and they don't think they should reward the Chuandong regiment for their practice?" Hu Linyi stared at Jin Guochen and asked.

"Yu Zhongcheng, Master Li, they think that it is enough to give a little reward, and they feel that if they help Han Xiufeng and the 1,000 regiments led by him to ask for merit in the newspaper, the emperor and the ministers of civil and military affairs in the court may mistakenly think that Shi Dakai was repelled by Han Xiufeng." Jin Guochen looked back at Hu Daren, who was helping to draft the fold, and continued: "If you think about it carefully, Master Li, their worries are reasonable, but I think it's not appropriate to even mention it." ”

"Brother Lianfang, what do you think?" Hu Linyi looked at Hu Daren.

Hu Daren put down the teacup and said helplessly: "If it is really about killing thieves, the group training in eastern Sichuan led by Han Xiufeng cannot be said to be ineffective." At least on the day I arrived, I fought a battle, fired a few shots, and beheaded a hundred and ten long-haired routs. Yesterday afternoon, Brother Weichun and I made a special trip to Luxiang and found that his troops were arranged in a decent manner, and the warriors of his regiment were high, so it could be seen that he really came to kill the thief. If you really don't mention it on the excerpt of the victory, when the emperor's favor comes down, others will be rewarded for meritorious deeds, but without their share, I am afraid it will chill their hearts. ”

Fang Dayan even arched his hand and said: "My lord, offending Han Xiufeng is a small matter, if Sichuan no longer helps me with Hubei money and grain, then this matter will be a big one!" ”

Wang Jiabi disagreed, and said coldly: "Brother Shouchu, Han Xiufeng is indeed from Sichuan, but he is not an official of Sichuan." The matter of helping money and food is none of his business, and he is not close to it, so there is no need to worry about it. ”

"Brother Xiaofeng, Han Xiufeng is indeed not an official in Sichuan, and he can't even be an official in Sichuan as a rule, but the current Sichuan is not as good as Sichuan three or five years ago, and the Eight Banners Green Battalion stationed in various parts of Sichuan has long been emptied, from the governor and political envoy to the main hall of various states and counties, all relying on the help of local gentry and businessmen, whether it is to organize a group or raise money and food."

"According to what the first brother said, offending him Han Xiufeng is offending the Sichuan gentry and businessmen?"

"It will not offend the gentry and merchants in Sichuan, nor will it offend the gentry and merchants in eastern Sichuan, but it will definitely offend the gentry and merchants in Ba County and even the entire Chongqing Prefecture." Fang Daxiang paused, and emphasized: "Qian Junchen said more than once before his death that Han Xiufeng is not only Duan Dazhang's nephew, not only has an unusual relationship with Cao Shuzhong, the acting Sichuan envoy, but also served as the director of the Chongqing Hall in the capital before becoming an official, and has advocated the repair of the guild hall, and has advocated the construction of Wenchang Pavilion and Xiangxian Temple!" ”

Hu Linyi has been in the capital for so many years, how can he not know that as long as he is the director of the hall, the relationship with his fellow villagers is by no means ordinary, and he feels that it is not cost-effective to offend Han Xiufeng because of the fact that he has no credit for the training of the Eastern Sichuan League, but after thinking about it, he feels that the concerns of Li Xubin and others are reasonable.

Shi Dakai led his troops to attack Wuchang, and you have been fighting for so many days and have not been able to repel it, and even rushed to the imperial court for help for six hundred miles. And as soon as Han Xiufeng led the eastern Sichuan regiment to practice, Shi Dakai withdrew from the army, what would the princes and ministers in the court think, and what would the emperor think?

More importantly, once this credit is distributed, the officers and men of the Hunan army will definitely not accept it, and it will even affect their morale.

Seeing that Hu Linyi couldn't make up his mind for a while, Hu Daren suddenly smiled and said: "Brother Zhensheng, in my opinion, I not only want to help ask for credit, but also to ensure the performance!" ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"I have figured out the details of those regiments under him, and I may not believe it when I say it, but most of the regimental warriors of his firearms regiment are from Chaling and the states and counties around Chaling, and most of the regimental warriors of the second battalion on the left and right are also from Hubei, and I can see that I have not only practiced carefully before aiding, but even went into battle to suppress thieves."

How could Hu Linyi not hear the meaning of his words, and subconsciously asked: "How is it compared to my Hunan army?" ”

"The second battalion on the left and right is on par with the garrison led by Li Xubin, and it is slightly inferior to the Tingzi battalion led by Bao Chao. Its firearms regiment cannot be compared, it is a brave one smashed out of silver. Although there are not many guns, the dozens of regimental warriors and dozens of new-style guns can top a battalion when they are in the battle array! ”

Jin Guochen had long been blushing at those foreign guns, and couldn't help but say, "It would be nice if they could be incorporated into the guard battalion." ”

Hu Linyi didn't understand Han Xiufeng's depth until this moment, and muttered: "Since it was smashed out of silver, Han Xiufeng will definitely not be willing to give it to others." ”

"Money is something outside the body, not to mention that it wasn't purchased by him Han Xiufeng, so he thought that as long as the price was right, he should agree."

"Guarantee him as the acting prefect of Wuchang?"

"I'm afraid it's hard for him to get his heart struck."

"How about promoting him as the acting prefect of Yichang?" Hu Linyi asked again.

Hu Daren pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Yichang Mansion is next to their Kuizhou Mansion in Sichuan, close to his hometown, and he doesn't have long hair, I estimate that he will be tempted nine times out of ten." But in this way, we will lose, after all, there are several perfect state capitals in Hubei. ”

"Didn't he respond to every call in Ba County, then while ensuring that he was acting in Yichang Mansion, he would also be appointed to persuade him to raise money nearby. There are so many Huguang businessmen in Sichuan, and even Qian Junchen can raise so much when he goes back to Ba County, how can he raise 50,000 or 60,000 taels a year. ”

"It's a good idea, as long as he can raise money, then we won't lose money on this deal!"

As soon as Jin Guochen's words fell, a personal guard walked to the door and bowed down and said, "Your Excellency, Han Xiufeng, the former counselor of the General Political Department, asks to see you." ”

"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here, you guys are busy first, I'll go and meet him first."

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Hu Linyi got up and rushed to the big tent, only to see that Han Xiufeng was still wearing a green cloth robe, and bowed down as soon as he saw him.

"Brother doesn't need to be polite," Hu Linyi beckoned Han Xiufeng to sit down, and said with a smile: "Brother Han, don't hide it, even if you don't come today, Hu will have to send it later." ”

"It's such a coincidence, I don't know what Lord Zhongcheng plans to summon Xiufeng?"

"Brother first, first tell me what happened to me from afar."

Han Xiufeng finally had a bottom in his heart about Hu Linyi's character, and felt that Hu Linyi was in power, and it could be seen from the fact that he wanted to take over the military and government of Hubei from the fact that he wanted to take over the military and political affairs of Hubei.

In fact, long before Jiang Yili was driven away, he drove away Zeng Guofan's confidant Wu Kunxiu and the "Biaozi Battalion" recruited and trained by his bankrupt family, and even declared that Wu Kunxiu would never be allowed to come to Hubei again. At the same time, he is also very good at being an official, otherwise he would never do the embarrassing thing of letting the maid in the house marry Shu Bao, the general of the horse team.

As the saying goes, a gentleman does something and does nothing, but Han Xiufeng, an unscrupulous official like him, is really the first time to see him, Han Xiufeng doesn't want to go around in circles with him, and says bluntly: "Lord Yuzhongcheng, Xiufeng heard that because of the good news, Brother Rujiu had some misunderstanding of Xiufeng. At the moment of the great enemy, colleagues have to work together, Xiufeng did not dare to delay military affairs because of this matter, and after thinking about it, he felt that he should come to meet the adult. ”

Hu Linyi thought that Han Xiufeng was also here to ask for merit and reward, after all, as a battalion officer, he couldn't help but think about his subordinates, otherwise this soldier would not be able to bring it, and couldn't help laughing: "I didn't expect the news to spread so quickly, but the elder brother can rest assured, Hu Mou is strict in governing the army, he will be rewarded for meritorious service, and he will be punished if he has a fault, and he will never wronged his brother, let alone make his brother unable to explain to the people below." ”

"Your Excellency misunderstood."

"Misunderstanding?"

"Xiufeng is trying to say that adults don't need to be embarrassed about this, there is no need to mention Xiufeng for the victory, there is no need to mention my eastern Sichuan group training, and there is no need to protect the group leader who killed the thief."

"How can this be done, if there is no reward for merit, why should a soldier use his life?"

Han Xiufeng stood up, and while bowing in the direction of the capital, he said lightly: "The group training in eastern Sichuan was supervised by Xiufeng by order, and now that they have made war exploits, Xiufeng naturally wants to send a decree on behalf of the emperor to reward." Those who kill thieves are brave, and Xiufeng will also have a fold to protect him, so there is no need to bother adults. ”

There are many civil and military officials who have the right to perform secretly, and they have reached the heavens. However, there are not many civil and military officials who can perform meritorious soldiers and even pass orders and rewards on behalf of the emperor. Hu Linyi suddenly realized that the person in front of him who donated was not Jiang Yili, nor Li Xubin or Yang Zaifu, but a big man like him Hu Linyi and even the governor of Huguang!

Hu Linyi was secretly thinking that if you were to rush to the victory by six hundred miles, when the time came, the two sides would say differently, who would the emperor and the civil and military ministers of the court believe, Han Xiufeng arched his hand again: "Xiufeng plans to summon the group Yong early tomorrow and send a decree on behalf of the emperor to reward." If the adults deign to come, the morale of my eastern Sichuan regimental training will definitely be even higher, and when the adult gives the order to attack the city, my eastern Sichuan regimental training will definitely be even more desperate. ”

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