Cui Hao came out, as happy as Fugui who had just walked a little, and even his walking steps were brisker than when he came.

Ao Tongchen felt very strange, and Ji Yunfei vaguely guessed that the only way to make Cui Hao so happy was to be promoted and make a fortune, but he couldn't figure out that Han Si, a general secretary who had just taken office for less than a day, was unlikely to do this even if the holy family was Zhengnong.

Huang Zhongyin was much calmer than the two of them, not only did he not think nonsense, but he looked up half-jokingly and asked: "Master Han, Brother Yongxiang has been waiting for a long time, is it time for Brother Yongxiang?" ”

"Brother Yongzhu, what are you kidding?" Han Xiufeng was made ridiculous, and hurriedly begged for mercy.

Yongxiang hurriedly started the round: "Fourth master, you are in a hurry to send someone to call me, what is the matter?" ”

"Or ...... Or let's go in and say. After Han Xiufeng finished speaking, he turned to look at Huang Zhongyin and the others, looking embarrassed.

"Don't look at us, you're busy." Ji Yunfei couldn't help laughing, and after thinking about it, he pointed to the two little fellow villagers brought by Yongxiang: "Don't look at it, it's not your turn, wait here first." ”

"Yes, the little ones are not in a hurry." Wang Guisheng grinned.

Zhou Changchun even took the kettle that Shopkeeper Wen had just brought up, walked to them and said earnestly: "Master Ji, Master Huang, Master Ao, help you refill the tea." ”

"Even if you kid has a bit of eyesight, the so-called son can be taught."

"Brother Bowen, if these two boys don't have any energy, can Brother Yongxiang reuse them? How could Zhixing carry them? Ao Tongchen also quipped.

The speaker had no intention of listening, Wang Guisheng couldn't help but ask cautiously: "Master Ao, do you know what happened when my fourth brother called us." ”

Without waiting for Ao Tongchen to speak, Ji Yunfei's face turned straight: "I just praised you kid for having a little eyesight, but as soon as the words fell, he couldn't stop his mouth!" I want to ask you, who is your fourth brother, and who is your fourth brother? ”

Wang Guisheng realized that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly slapped his mouth while saying with a bitter face: "What Master Ji taught me is that the small ones are wrong, and the small ones are unstoppable. There is no fourth brother here, there is only the fourth master here, and the small ones don't dare to be big or small anymore. ”

"It's pretty much the same, let me hear clearly, whether it's a person or an errand, you can't open a dyeing room with three colors."

……

At the same time, Yongxiang, who had just sat down in the pavilion in the inner courtyard, said with a sad face: "Fourth master, is there no other candidate?" Others don't know, you do, and now I'm all thanks to these brothers I brought with me from the river camp. And among these brothers brought from the river camp, they are the only ones who can speak, write, and count! ”

"Reluctant to let go?" Han Xiufeng looked at him with a smile and asked.

"I can't bear it." Yongxiang said with a sigh.

Han Xiufeng thought to himself that it was normal for him to be reluctant, after all, it was not so easy to find two reliable scribes. What's more, Wang Guisheng and Zhou Changchun are both grown up in the county government, and the other has worked in the provincial office, so they are not ordinary scribes. For those two boys, handling criminal noun lawsuits and money and food is really an ancestral craft, so you can imagine how important they are to Yongxiang.

But understanding is understanding, and people should still have to ask.

Han Xiufeng touched his nose and said meaningfully: "It's easy to find a scribe who can write and calculate and understand the rules in the yamen, but it's not so easy to find two people who are as shrewd and capable as them for a while, not to mention that I asked them to come not as scribes, but as officials!" ”

"What kind of officer?"

"Inspection, the grade is not high, but no matter what, it is a serious court official. And with my understanding of the two of them, it shouldn't be difficult to do three or five years to get promoted. ”

"If I say this, I have to let it go, and I can't delay their future."

"I'm sorry, I can't help it."

Although the inspection is only nine products, it is not easy to carry two at once, Yongxiang doesn't know why Han Xiufeng is so sure, he only knows that people go to high places and water flows to low places, and they have to release people when they should be released. Just thinking about where to find two capable and reliable scribes after Wang Guisheng and Zhou Changchun left, Han Xiufeng smiled again: "Then there is the big head, his brain is not very good, I don't feel at ease when he is left alone in Gu'an, can you help me think of a way to transfer him to the patrol and capture camp." ”

One thing is more troublesome than another, and Yongxiang was made to cry and laugh: "Fourth master, I knew that you were looking for me for these two things, and I wouldn't come to see you if I was killed." ”

"It's all here, and it's too late to say it now. If there is really no way to do the big thing, I can only figure it out by myself. ”

"Fourth master, since you have a way, why are you embarrassing me?"

"I have a way, but I have to ask Lord Sushun, or even ask Wenzhongtang, do you think you have to ask Lord Sushun and Wenzhongtang for this matter?" Han Xiufeng asked with a smile.

"Also, because it is really inappropriate to alarm Lord Su Shun and Wen Zhongtang because of this matter. Forget it, I'll figure it out. ”

"Thank you."

"Thank you, if it weren't for you, Fourth Master, how could I have today, your business is my business." Yongxiang arched his hand and said with a smile: "Fourth Master, since you have been transferred to the General Administration, you can't live without a house in the capital." I happen to know of a mansion not far from here, do you want to accompany you to take a look? ”

Han Xiufeng subconsciously asked: "Is it the house where Cheap lived last time I came?" ”

"That's it, it's not far from here, and the rent isn't too expensive."

"I heard that the house is good, okay, that's it, but the rent has to go with the market, and I can't let the owner suffer."

"The rent is easy to say, so it's set."

……

Yongxiang said that he commanded more than 3,000 soldiers, but in fact, only more than 1,000 people who were transferred back from the front of the battle were really on duty. It is precisely because of the lack of manpower that there are not a few soldiers patrolling on the street, and sometimes there are not even a few soldiers guarding the city gate, so that he was impeached by Han Zhan Kedao in three days.

He didn't dare to stay here for long, so after chatting for a while, he got up and took his leave.

Wang Guisheng and Zhou Changchun did not follow, but came to the inner courtyard to respectfully meet the "fourth master". Hearing that there was an official to do, and that they would be able to take office in three or five days if they were fast, the two were so overjoyed that they almost jumped up with excitement.

"Fourth brother, so we have to hurry up and donate a crown?"

"It's nature."

"How much silver?" Wang Guisheng asked.

"This has to be donated according to the truth, counting those officials and pen-post officials in the Ministry of Officials, as well as the travel expenses to go out of Beijing to take office, how can I get 1,500 taels." Han Xiufeng motioned for the two of them to sit down, and asked with a smile: "Do you two come out with enough silver this time, if not, can you think of a way?" ”

"I didn't bring much when I came out, but I should be able to get it together with fifteen hundred taels if I think of a way."

As soon as Wang Guisheng's words fell, Zhou Changchun said eagerly: "Fourth brother, silver is not a matter, it's a big deal, let's go and borrow some from the pillars and iron locks." ”

"Since I can get it together, then I don't have to worry about it for you," Han Xiufeng took a sip of tea, and then said: "Besides, you two can't just go to Guangdong to take office, I told Yongxiang Okay, you can go to the camp to pick a few capable brothers before you leave." ”

"Pick a few brothers to be long-term followers?"

"It's not just about long-term followers, because after you take office, it's not just about doing inspections. What errands do you still have to do, when you lead the official certificate to the drum hall, I will tell you in detail. ”

"Okay, then let's go raise money first?"

"Go ahead, but don't make a big deal about it."

"Understood, we're not going to talk nonsense."

Sending the two away, Ji Yunfei couldn't hold back any longer, grabbed his arm and asked, "Zhixing, what kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd, should it be to promote Guisheng and Changchun, these two boys, to be officials?" ”

There is no need to hide this, because it can't be hidden, Han Xiufeng smiled and nodded.

Ao Tongchen couldn't help but ask: "What about Fugui and Cui Hao?" ”

"Same."

"What's the lack of wealth and wealth, what kind of official is Cui Hao doing?"

"Fugui is a member of the Fujian Customs, although Cui Hao donated the top belt, but he didn't really join the office, but only served in Heying for a few days, so he can only be wronged to go to Minhou County in Fujian to be a county magistrate."

"Zhixing, if I'm not mistaken, Minhou is the first county of Fuzhou Prefecture, right?" Huang Zhongyin groaned.

"I don't know if it's the first county, but Minhou County seems to be in the capital of Fujian Province."

"Exhaustion and fatigue are all occupied, this is a critical shortage, shouldn't it be selected by the superintendent according to the rules?"

"It is true as usual, but in the matter of official selection, whether it is the governor or the minister, you have to listen to the emperor after all! If the emperor says that it is okay, then it is okay, even if this shortage is not available, the governor has to think of letting the current county minister give Cui Haoteng a place. ”

Huang Zhongyin never thought that Han Xiufeng, the senator of the General Political Department, could really promote others to be officials, and he actually promoted several at once, even the servant of the Ministry of Ministers Weng Xincun may not be able to do it, stared at him for a while before asking: "What about Guisheng and Changchun, what kind of official did you help them get?" ”

"One went to Xin'an, Guangdong to do inspection, and the other went to Xiangshan, Guangdong to do inspection." A few years ago, at this time, I was still waiting to make up for the lack of inspection, but now I actually bring others to do inspections, and either don't carry them, there are several, Han Xiufeng feels like he is dreaming, and he can't help but smile when he thinks about it: "Brother Bowen, I asked Lao Yu to go to Gu'an to call your Gaozu and Su Jueming, I estimate that they will be able to arrive early tomorrow, when the time comes, you can talk to Yun Qijun first, and after chatting, let him and Su Jueming go to Dengwen Drum Hall to find me." ”

"And!" Ao Tongchen asked in surprise.

"No, they're the only ones left. Brother Jin Fu, don't look at me like that, I'm also running an errand......"

Ji Yunfei reacted, grabbed his arm tightly and said, "Zhixing, Zhixing, you really impress us!" Hurry up and talk about it, what did you do for Yun Qijun? ”

"Confucianism in the South China Sea, Guangdong."

"Nanhai seems to be the capital county of Guangzhou Prefecture, and it is also a critical shortage of fatigue and difficulty!"

Han Xiufeng grinned, "It seems to be." ”

Huang Zhongyin realized that Han Si was really in the emperor's heart, otherwise it would be impossible to promote so many people at once, and all the soldiers were selected exceptionally except for wealth and nobility. At the same time, he realized that he was just a five-grade general affairs secretary, and now he could only promote small officials such as county officials and inspectors, and it should be the limit to be able to promote Ji Yunfei's student Yun Qijun as a teacher.

I think of a student who lifted people when I was the same examiner of the township examination, and I failed to get the title on the gold list after participating in the examination for three consecutive times. Because the appearance is not good enough, I didn't pick it up when I picked it up a few years ago, until this time I was looking for a way around the capital, and I couldn't help laughing: "Zhixing, you have to do things with a bowl of water, you can't favor one over the other!" ”

"Brother Yongzhu, how do you say this?"

"Not only Bowen has students, but I also have students like Huang Zhongyin, Henan Juren Jiang Zhengxin you should have seen, he planned to return to his hometown after failing that year, and he came to the guild hall to find me before returning to his hometown."

"Brother Yongzhu, I really can't remember what happened three years ago, besides, at that time, you had a two-headed banquet for three days, and there were many people who came to the hall to find you, how can I tell who is who."

"It doesn't matter if you can't remember, it doesn't matter who is who, I'll send someone to call him, and you can take care of the rest." Huang Zhongyin put on a posture that you can help if you do this favor, and you have to help if you don't help, sat on the chair and held the teacup and laughed.

Seeing that Ao Tongchen wanted to speak and stopped, Han Xiufeng hurriedly begged for mercy: "Brother Jin Fu, don't speak, you can spare me, I'm just a general political secretary, not a secretary!" ”

This favor is too big, Ao Tongchen felt that he could not use it, so he raised his hand and said, "Okay, I won't open my mouth today." It's not because I don't want to get this light, but because I've never been an examiner or a fellow examiner, unlike Brother Yongwei and Brother Bowen who have students. ”