In the past few years, the grain was shipped to Tianjin, and the Tianjin Province first instructed the Tianjin government to collect and redeem it first, and then transfer it to the capital after the imperial court sent personnel to accept it.

However, the shipping of Cao Grain depends on the wind letters, and the Cao Grain has not yet been transported to Tianjin, and the imperial court will send personnel to accept it, Tianjin Dao Yingyu feels very strange, but as soon as he received the official letter, he hurriedly sent someone to invite the new Tianjin Governor Shi Zanqing and Tianjin Governor Yin Peixuan to the Provincial Administration to discuss how to receive and accept the Qin Messenger of Cao Grain.

Seeing the official document sent by the Military Aircraft Department, Shi Zanqing couldn't believe that this was true, and was full of emotion, Yingyu actually smiled and asked: "Brother Jizhen, if this official is not mistaken, this Han Xiufeng once acted as the Tongzhi on the south bank of the Yongding River, brother, you also came out of the Yongding River Yamen, and you should have some friendship with him as a colleague of the Eight Classics." ”

Shi Zanqing relieved himself and hurriedly said: "My lord, Xiaguan and Han Shaoqing have indeed been colleagues for a year, but Xiaguan's government office at that time was on the north bank of the Yongding River, and his south bank office was in the east of Gu'an City, which was a little far away. ”

"Then his personality and preferences, my brother should know more or less."

"As far as the lower officials know, Han Shaoqing is an upright person, an honest official, and he doesn't like to be sent to usher, nor does he like to be extravagant and wasteful, and engage in those red tapes."

The people who can be sent by the emperor to accept the grain are all the officials of the Holy Grace Long, and Ying Yu didn't dare to be careless about the reception, so he naturally didn't believe or believe Shi Zanqing's words, after all, Shi Zanqing was an outlier in the officialdom, and as soon as he arrived, he was busy with the promotion of the court and the case, and rarely entertained. The people outside called him "Shi Qingtian", but he didn't fit in with his colleagues, and I really didn't know how he did it.

Thinking of this, Ying Yu suddenly regretted discussing these things with Shi Zanqing, because there was nothing to discuss with someone like him.

The official reputation of Yin Peixuan, the magistrate of Tianjin, is also good, but Bishi Zanqing will be flexible, seeing that Yingyu wants to speak and stop, he hurriedly said: "My lord, judging from the official documents, the imperial court not only sent Han Shaoqing to accept the grain this time, but also ordered the guard Enjun of the Qianqing Gate to accompany him. ”

"What my brother said is very true!" Ying Yu nodded with satisfaction, then turned around and smiled: "Brother Ji, this official knows that you have a lot of official business, so you don't have to worry about these things!" Brother Yin, you have to spend a little more time, people will arrive in these two days, and you have to hurry up and draw up a charter. ”

"Don't worry, my lord, the lower official will go back to Zhang Luo."

"Wait," Ying Yu thought for a while, and then said: "Anyway, people are also Qincha, I don't know that it is not good to go to Yanzheng, Yunsi and Zhentai Yamen, so hurry up and send someone to inform them, and when the two Qincha arrive, please ask a few of them to come together to wash the dust for the two Qincha." ”

"It's still an adult who thinks about it."

"Then there is the expense, how the yamen apportioned it before, and how it is still apportioned this time. If anyone is a little angry, tell the official, and the official wants to see who is so ignorant of the rules. ”

"Understood, the lower officials understood."

Every time I receive and accept the Qin Poor of Caoliang, I can't really beat it without seven or eight thousand taels!

Shi Zanqing was wondering if Han Xiu would accept their hospitality like this, and whether he would accept their money, when there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside.

As soon as the three of them turned around, they saw a guard in a yellow coat striding in, and the doormen and officials of the Provincial Department did not dare to stop them, so they could only follow from a distance and did not dare to squeak.

Ying Yu was taken aback, and as soon as he stood up, he saw the guard show his waist card, looked around at the three of them and asked, "Dare to ask which one is Ying Yu?" ”

"This official is."

"Master Shi, you're here, you're just right."

Enjun recognized Shi Zanqing, greeted Shi Zanqing, and then put away the waist card and took out a secret decree from his sleeve: "Tianjin Dao Yingyu, Tianjin Governor Shi Zanqing received the order, and the idle people avoided it." ”

Yin Peixuan, the magistrate of Tianjin, was startled, and hurriedly bowed down and exited the lobby, and by the way, the men and officials who were guarding outside were all far away.

Enjun and the others Yingyu and Shi Zanqing knelt down, and read out the secret decree of the emperor ordering Han Xiufeng, the Shaoqing of the Taifu Temple, and him, the guard of the Qianqing Gate, to inspect the coastal defense, and then put away the secret decree and helped the two of them up, and said apologetically as if they were different people: "Let the two of you be frightened, when you leave Beijing, the emperor repeatedly told you not to open the emperor, so this official and Lord Han can only come to inspect in the name of accepting the grain." ”

Ying Yu reacted and subconsciously asked, "Dare to ask Lord Eunjun, where is Lord Han now?" ”

"Lord Han didn't want to alarm the place, let alone trouble the two, so he split two ways with the officers and soldiers, and ordered the officers to come over to say hello to the two, and he went to the Dagukou Fort."

"Lord Han, this is planning a private visit!"

"I can't talk about a private interview with Weifu, I just want to see if those soldiers in the Zhentai Yamen can fight."

Shi Zanqing thought that this was Han Xiufeng whom the old man recognized, and couldn't help but smile and asked, "Dare to ask Lord Enjun, has Lord Han explained what my Tianjin Mansion should do?" ”

"Lord Han said that Tianjin's city defense is the same as coastal defense, and Lord Han plans to inspect Tianjin's city defense after inspecting the Dagukou Fort, so please prepare as soon as possible. Besides, the matter of inspecting coastal defense must not be publicized, except for the two of them, the official will only tell the deputy commander of Shanhaiguan, the governor of Changlu Yan, the envoy of Changlu salt, and the general army of Tianjin Town. ”

"Don't worry, my lord, the lower officials are tight-lipped."

As soon as Shi Zanqing's words fell, Ying Yu asked eagerly: "Lord Enjun, dare to ask Lord Han to inspect the city defense, what preparations do the officials need?" ”

Eunjun couldn't believe that a Taoist would ask such a question, so he didn't bother to explain to him, so he simply said perfunctorily: "The official is just following the order, and the official doesn't know what Lord Han wants to inspect." The emperor's will has been read out, and Lord Han is waiting for the official at Dagukou, and the official will go first and meet again in a few days. ”

Eunjun said to go, but Yingyu wanted to stop but didn't dare to stop, and suddenly turned around.

Shi Zanqing not only served as a parent official, but also knew Han Xiufeng too well, and knew very well what Han Xiufeng really wanted to inspect, so he hurriedly said: "My lord, otherwise, you hurry up and go to Dagukou to meet Lord Han, and the Tianjin city defense will be handed over to the lower officials." ”

"Then it's up to the dude."

"It's not about relying on it, this is a matter for the lower officials."

……

Qin Chawei paid a private visit, and I don't know how many people will be unlucky.

Yingyu didn't dare to delay for a moment, and he didn't even bother to change his outfit, so he ordered the sedan chair man to carry him and hurry to chase Eunjun. Ke Enjun and Feng Xiaowhip and others who accompanied him not only rode fast horses, but also one person and three horses, and several porters couldn't catch up if their legs were about to break, and they didn't rush to Dagukou Fort until the sun set.

"Where's Lord Chincha, have you seen Lord Chincha?" The accompanying family pulled a green battalion soldier and asked breathlessly.

After turning over the fort for a long time, Bing Yong, who was about to return to the camp with a hoe, was confused, and he couldn't say why he was hesitant for a long time. Ying Yu was anxious, got out of the sedan chair and asked, "Then have you ever seen the official master, have you ever seen the guard in the yellow coat?" ”

Bing Yong didn't recognize him, and he couldn't figure out how big an official he was, so he could only say with a bitter face: "My lord, the little one has been working here for an afternoon, except for the eldest lord, you haven't seen an official or a master coming, nor have you seen a guard in a yellow coat." ”

"That'...... Have you ever seen a stranger? ”

"Strangers?"

"It's just looking at the face!"

"Born people, there are a few living people, but they are not officials, they are doing business."

Ying Yu thought that nine times out of ten it was Han Xiufeng who was privately interviewed by Weifu, and asked again: "When did they come and when did they leave." ”

"I came at noon, turned around and left, and asked us for water before leaving."

"Did they go up?" Ying Yu raised his arm and pointed at the fort.

"I went up, I said I went up to see the scenery, I really don't know what to see."

"Who let them go up?"

"There are a few iron cannons on it, and they can't steal it, even if they have the ability to carry it, it's not worth a few dollars, and the children in the village run up to play every day, and no one cares, so they don't let this go."

Ying Yu was completely convinced, but thinking that even if he was unlucky, he was unlucky to care for Yue Keqing, the general of the Baoding Battalion of the General Army of Tianjin Town, and it had nothing to do with him, Tianjin Dao, so he immediately changed the question: "Did you see where they went?" ”

"It seems that I went to Yujiabao."

……

At that time, in order to prevent the Yingyi from attacking the capital, the then governor of Zhili, in addition to mobilizing the green battalion of the province to help, also asked the imperial court to transfer nearly 10,000 green battalions and eight banners from Chahar, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Shanxi, and Shanxi.

Among them, there are more than 3,400 soldiers stationed at Dagukou, and the rest of the soldiers are all stationed in the villages behind Dagukou, ready to respond at any time.

Although there were a large number of troops, they were only temporarily mobilized during wartime.

In order to solve the problem of insufficient permanent troops at Dagukou, when the fort was completed, the Naer Jingyi asked the imperial court to change the Dagu military system, and promoted the Dagu battalion in Tianjin Town to the Dagu Association, which was divided into two battalions on the left and right, with a total of more than 1,600 soldiers.

Three years ago, Yi chief Bao Ling led four gunboats to Dagukou, the imperial court and Daoguang in the same 20 years from all over the transfer of nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses, and later Bao Ling sailed south, the imperial court ordered from all over the country to help the soldiers of Dagukou to go back, now only the left and right two battalions of the Dagu Association are guarding Dagukou, but after an afternoon, Han Xiufeng found that there must be no 1,600 soldiers, and the two battalions add up to 800 people, most of which can not fight.

Just as he pondered how to write this recital, there was a commotion outside the courtyard.

Immediately afterwards, Eunjun, who had already changed into civilian clothes, walked in and said with a smile: "Fourth master, all those who should have come are here, and those who shouldn't have come are here, this is a famous post, see or not?" ”

Han Xiufeng took the name post, opened it one by one under the oil lamp, looked up and said, "The seer is my own, please go to the main hall for a while." ”

"Okay, I'll report it."

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