Chen Hu was stationed in Songkan with Wu Kuixiang, Ge Erxiao was stationed in Songkan with Liu Shanyang, and more than 160 brave regiments led by Liu Shanyang were stationed at the Buffalo Pond in the lower reaches of Songkan, Chen Buyi and Chen Zhankui led more than 200 brave regiments to garrison Gaokan, and Yang Dacheng and Chen Tianru and other regiments led four regiments to garrison Lianghekou.

Pan Er was still on the front line of Hongguan and the hotel, and there were only six prisoners left in the camp office, seven gentry and merchants in the grain platform, and more than 100 brave men in the two regiments guarding the grain.

The big and small roads leading to Qianbei were once again set up with cards, but it was no longer the group training that was responsible for checking the passers-by, but the local armor consigned by Qijiang County. If a suspicious person is found, he must be abducted and sent to the camp office first. If the camp office confirms that he is a good citizen, then it will naturally be released. If it is found that he is a thief, he must wait for the camp office to find out the thief's situation after the trial and then escort him to the Qijiang County Yaju.

In order to ensure the smooth passage of the military department in Sichuan, which was blocked by the official road in Huguang, Han Xiufeng was ordered by the new governor of Sichuan, Huang Zonghan, to even set up a temporary post station in the camp to help transmit the official documents sent by the imperial court to Guizhou and Yunnan and from Guizhou and Yunnan to the capital.

Because of this, there were not as many people in the camp as before, but they were still busy.

In a day, there are also three or four batches of soldiers who pass on the official documents, and every three or five civil and military officials who go to Guizhou or Yunnan pass by here to rest, and the Yunnan and Guizhou provinces who go to the capital to take the exam will also be sharpened here. Therefore, Han Xiufeng is busier than before, not only to pay attention to the movements in Qianbei at all times, but also to usher in the send-off, almost every day or two.

As soon as he sent away Fulian, Guidongdao, who was on his way to Guizhou, sent three more urgent reports from the Songkan battalion.

After reading it, Wu Junxiang said worriedly: "Zhang Chuntang, a person from Suiyang, rushed to Songkan last night to ask for help, saying that Zhao Maoding led more than 4,000 thieves and bandits to occupy the Huangyu River on the eighth day of this month, with the Huangyu River as the main camp, and even the local martial arts Zhang Feipeng, the civil supervisor Liu Peiran and the martial supervisor Su Zhengwen and others all joined the thieves, and they all took refuge in Zhao Maoding's Yellow Trumpet Army!" ”

In fact, there is no distinction between civil and military supervisors, most of them do not know the art of war, and they have not even practiced the martial arts of swords, guns, clubs, and clubs, and at least nine out of ten were originally scholars.

Wuju people are different, although they may not understand the art of war, nor may they have practiced the martial arts of swords, guns and clubs, but after all, they went to the provincial capital Guiyang to take the test, no matter how much money they spent, they can't donate, and if they really want to donate, they can only donate a few medians.

Han Xiufeng never thought that the Wuju man surnamed Zhang would become a thief, looked at the large picture hanging on the wall and said solemnly: "In just a few days, it has changed from more than 1,000 people to more than 4,000 people!" ”

"These more than 4,000 are just Zhao Maoding's Yellow Horn Army," Wu Junxiang put down the official document and pointed to the map: "Zhang Chuntang said that Zhao Maoding, Zhang Feipeng and other bandits echoed with He Yuanyi and Linghu Guilong, who occupied Zengjiabao in Pulaochang, and had directly threatened the county seat. The official road from Suiyang to Zunyi and Tongzi had been cut off, and he had taken a small road for nearly 100 miles to ask for help. ”

"So he has been gone for several days, and he doesn't even know if Suiyang County has fallen here?"

"Probably not."

"But as far as I know, there is no official army stationed in Suiyang, and Zhang Difan, the magistrate of Suiyang, is not a bold official."

Wu Junxiang said with a wry smile: "Zhang Chuntang said that Zhao Maoding captured the Huangyu River, and when Zhang Feipeng and others were thieves, he had just returned to Suiyang from the Libo School Bureau, and when he heard that the county seat was in danger, he went to the county government to ask to see Zhang Difan. It turned out that there was no one in the government office, and they went straight through the three halls to see Zhang Difan squatting in the inner house crying, and Zhang's wife and children were about to hang themselves.

Zhang Chuntang was taken aback, and hurriedly took Zhang Difan's hand and said, "Brother Tai is going to end the festival, what should the county do?" After a while, he helped Zhang Difan post a notice to the people, sent a government official to report the situation in Zunyi Mansion, and summoned the gentry and merchants in the city to persuade them to donate money and recruit soldiers, train the city defense, and then bring two family members to ask for help when everything is arranged. ”

Han Xiufeng was made laughable, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's a good Zhang Difan, it's just that he hanged himself, and he couldn't bear to affect his wife and children." ”

"It's a big deal, and he won't be guilty of this foolish unless he has to. Fortunately, Zhang Chuntang went in time, otherwise there would be no need for Zhao Maoding and other bandits to attack the city, and Suiyang would be self-defeating. ”

"This Zhang Chuntang is also a talent."

"Brother Zhixing, he has already begged to come to the door, what should I do now?"

Thinking that Suiyang is in the southeast of Tongzi, farther away from here than Tongzi County, the terrain is more complex than Tongzi, and far away from the official road of Chongqing and Guizhou, Han Xiufeng weighed it and said helplessly: "Brother Qiongfu, it's not that we don't want to save when we die, but we are powerless. After all, we have only a few people in the Communist Party, and we still have to guard so many places. ”

"But it's not appropriate to send him back like that."

"Didn't he already help Zhang Difan ask Zhu Youzeng for help, if he didn't save it elsewhere, Zhu Youzeng, the county seat of Suiyang, couldn't help it, otherwise if he really lost his prefect, how could he explain to the imperial court? Besides, what Zunyi Mansion lacks now is not the people who are in turmoil, but food, and we can make the decision to give them some food and salary first. Let Zhu You, the alternate magistrate surnamed Jiang, who had been stationed in Songkan, recruit young people on the spot and go to relieve the siege of Suiyang. ”

Wu Junxiang muttered: "This is a solution, but this grain is given to them, how can we explain to Guizhou Grain Road at that time?" ”

"We don't need to explain anything, let Zhu Youzeng go to fight this lawsuit, just say that this food and salary was intercepted by Zhu Youzeng."

Thinking of such a thing is not without precedent, it is said that even the grain sent to the capital by Jiangsu and Zhejiang has been intercepted by local officials, and in the end, it is not a sentence of "urgent power", Wu Junxiang smiled: "Okay, I will let people reply to the family." ”

Han Xiufeng nodded, looked at Yutu again and asked, "Is there any other news?" ”

"Yes!" Wu Junxiang relieved himself and hurriedly said: "The scout recruited by my brother in Songkan reported that Yang Yixiyu and Zou Chenbao had gathered 5,000 people during this time, and they were building weapons with great fanfare, preparing to attack Tongzi County again, and even planned to divide troops to attack Loushan Pass in the south to curb the aid. At the same time, he divided his troops to the north to attack Songkan, not only wanting to intercept his brother from rushing to help Tongzi, but even wanting to rob Songkan's grain! ”

"There are more than 5,000 people in total, and you still want to divide the troops into three ways?"

"He must have thought that my Eastern Sichuan regimental training was as vulnerable as the Green Battalion."

"Does Tongzi Zhixian know?"

"I should have received the news, and my brother has already informed him of his long-term entourage stationed in Songkan."

"Then let him attack, it's best for him to attack, I'm afraid that he won't come out if he hides in the deep mountains and old forests."

"I think so too, he came to offend us just to wait for work," Wu Junxiang smiled, and then said: "Then the regimental training in Baishagang, Buffalotang, Maliutan, Gaokan, Zhaosigang and Liangjiangkou and other places has been organized, and the regimental training in Liangjiangkou has the most, with more than 300 people. Although you can't count on killing thieves, you can at least help patrol the night and check for suspicious people. If there is a fight, it can also help wave the flag and shout, so as to strengthen the momentum. ”

"Okay, but I must make it clear to Liu Shanyang and others that the head of the regiment must choose a reliable local gentry, and must not be like Zhang Feipeng, Liu Peiran and Su Zhengwen in Suiyang, who will not be able to fall into the end or even become a thief."

"Why don't I take a trip?"

"Brother Qiongfu, why don't you need to run away with such a thing. Didn't Tongzi Zhi County send a long entourage to Songkan, let Tongzi Zhi County do these things. Knowing people and knowing faces but not knowing their hearts, even if those group leaders are really big in the future, and they are really thieves, it will have nothing to do with us at that time. ”

"Yes, yes, let Tongzi Zhengtang do it, after all, it is under his rule."

……

As she was talking, the little girl Lilac came to say that the lunch was ready.

After his wife and children came, unless there was entertainment, Han Xiufeng ate three meals a day in his newly rented home.

Bid farewell to Wu Junxiang, and followed the bouncing little girl back to her new home in the village, only to see that the dishes had been served on the table, and Fei Erye was sitting at the table with Shi Lu in his arms and listening to Shi Chang's endorsement.

Qin'er brought the prepared meal, sat down and said with a smile: "Hong'er is becoming more and more particular now, saying that it is not appropriate for a few of them to sit at the same table with us as before, and a few of them have started a group in the back, and they will not come to eat from now on." ”

"I had a relationship with her grandfather, and she actually paid attention to it!" Han Xiufeng picked up the chopsticks and smiled.

"Fourth brother, you have wronged her, she is not worried about whether men and women will kiss or not, but she thinks that women should not be on the table."

Second Master Fei handed the baby to Qin'er, picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "I estimate that she is too restrained to eat with us." ”

"Leave her alone, anyway, she's not without her companions, and it's not like no one is served." Han Xiufeng drank two cups with Second Master Fei as usual, and then picked up the meal and ate.

The Han family is not what it used to be, there are more and more rules, and they pay attention to food and sleep.

It wasn't until he was full of food and drink that Han Xiufeng took out a letter from his arms, took out a card with a portrait from the envelope, handed it to Qin'er and said, "Yu'er has sent a letter, and I will bring you a photo." ”

Qin'er took the card and asked, "This is the photo?" ”

"That's it, just look at it."

"My mother, is this Yu'er?"

"Who else could it be if it wasn't her?" Han Xiufeng asked rhetorically, then leaned over and pointed to the little girl standing next to Ren Yu'er in the photo and smiled: "Yu'er has changed her outfit, you can't recognize it at first glance." Lian'er didn't change the way of a foreigner, you should recognize Lian'er. ”

"Lian'er's mouth is really healed, oops, this photo is too similar, vivid!"

"It's not a painting, it's taken with a foreigner's camera."

"Shoot ......" Qin'er really couldn't imagine anything that could make people look so similar, so she simply didn't want to, but looked at Ren Yu'er, who was wearing a strange skirt on the plate, and even exposed her two white flower arms, and muttered: "Why does Yu'er wear foreigners' clothes, how can she go out dressed like this, and let foreigners paint her portraits!" ”

"I'll see." Second Master Fei also felt a little ridiculous.

Han Xiufeng smiled and explained: "Didn't she want to find a foreign doctor to help Lian'er with a doctor, but she couldn't trust other foreigners in Shanghai, she only believed in the American missionary Yan Matai, Yan Matai's friend just opened a girls' school, and she couldn't recruit a few girls who were willing to go to school. ”

"She was deceived by foreign devils!"

"Don't worry, foreign devils are not so terrible, Yan Matai is not a bad person, she will not do anything to her, at most she will be deceived into believing in foreign religion, and she will not be bound to her feet anymore."

"Isn't it terrible to trick her into believing in foreign religion and tricking her into not binding her feet anymore?" Qin'er was so anxious that she was about to cry.

"Believe me, she's really fine, you don't want to think about what kind of background she is, I bet no matter how Yan Ma Tai talks about it, she won't believe in foreign religion. As for not binding your feet anymore, there is some truth in the words of foreigners, I don't have a daughter, if I have a daughter, I won't let her wrap her feet. ”

"How can you marry if you don't bind your feet, even if you can get married, you can't marry a good family!"

"Who said that you can't get married, Cuihua didn't wrap her feet, Cuihua didn't marry very well." Han Xiufeng smiled, thought about it and sighed: "When I go to a women's school run by foreigners, I naturally have to learn the language and writing of foreigners, I really hope she can succeed in learning." ”

"She's a woman, what's the use of learning? Speaking of learning, Yu'er has read a lot! ”

"Learning the language of foreigners is different from reading the books of sages, if she can learn something, it will really be of great use in the future." Han Xiufeng glanced back at his eldest son who was playing in the yard, and muttered: "If Yu'er can really learn something, when Shi Changshi Road grows up, let them go to Yu'er and learn from Yu'er." ”

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PS: I slept for two days and two nights, my head didn't hurt anymore, it was more effective than taking medicine, it seemed that I was lacking rest.