After all, "selling chicken" has the support of Citi people, and it is said that the relationship with the English and French people is not ordinary, so that sometimes it is not clear whether the "selling chicken Shuang" is an official of the Qing Dynasty or an official of a foreigner. Han Xiufeng didn't dare to take it lightly, and decided not to go back, so Xiao Wuzi hurried back to call someone.

Huang Yunsheng, who can help Wu Jianzhang be half of the master, actually made two plans, secretly thinking that Han Xiufeng, who came to take over Jianghaiguan, would be good at talking, so he would send some silver to spend money to eliminate the disaster; If Han Xiufeng is not good at talking, then simply break the jar and break it, and when the owner comes back, let the owner stay in the Citi Concession and not go out, even if the court really wants to investigate, he is not afraid.

I don't know what the future holds, but for now we must be polite and polite. As soon as Xiao Wuzi left, Huang Yunsheng asked the Wu family to prepare wine and food, and invited several members of the Jiang Customs and the assistant committee to accompany him to pick up the wind and wash the dust for Han Xiufeng.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Xiao Wuzi arrived with Zhang Guangsheng, Chen Hu and other thirteen brothers from the old Taiyong camp, as well as three bookkeepers and four guys from the Shanghai branch of "Rishengchang".

Chen Hu and the others put on their hats, changed into uniforms, either carried a running fire gun or a bulltail knife, and began to guard the garden and hall door as soon as they arrived. Almost all of them had seen blood in battle, and they had already felt aggrieved after hiding for so many days, and they were murderous one by one, which scared the Wu family to death.

Jiang Zhisheng and other tax officials sent by the Internal Affairs Office were not only not afraid, but suddenly had a backbone, scrambling to toast Han Xiufeng, changing their methods to flatter and compliment.

There were so many things to do, Han Xiufeng didn't dare to drink too much, politely refused their kindness, put down his chopsticks after a few more bites, and called Jiang Zhisheng and other tax officials to the study room that the Wu family had just helped clean up, and asked about Jiang Customs in every detail.

Looking at the green battalion soldiers guarding outside, Huang Yunsheng really realized what it meant to be a bad person, and went upstairs to discuss with Wu Jianzhang's wife for nearly half an hour, and came to the study with a beautiful wooden box, and waited for Jiang Zhisheng and others to go out one after another, before asking Zhang Guangsheng, who was guarding outside the study, to help report.

"Fourth master, Mr. Huang asks to see you." Zhang Guangsheng took out the door bag that Master Huang had just given him from his sleeve, and couldn't help but smile.

Han Xiufeng looked up, and then wrote a letter to Xu Naizhao, the governor of Jiangsu, to report the situation of Jiang Customs, and asked in a low voice: "You are all here, aren't there no people at the construction site?" ”

"Fourth master, don't worry, when we came, Mr. Wu had already arranged for someone to go to the horse racing hall, and Xiao Wuzi also went back."

"Shopkeeper Wu has no news so far?"

"Nope."

Qiao Songnian's friend Master Xu said that the shopkeeper of the Shanghai branch of "Rishengchang" returned to Shanghai from Songjiang on the afternoon before the party rebellion, but he didn't see anyone until today, Han Xiufeng thought that the shopkeeper Wu was probably more auspicious, and secretly sighed and put down the pen and said: "Please Mr. Huang come in." ”

"Yes."

………

Huang Yunsheng walked into the study, waited for Zhang Guangsheng to bring the door from the outside, carefully put the wooden box on the desk, and immediately bowed respectfully: "Master Han, you are new to the school, and there are so many family members and relatives, and you have to run errands, and the expenses will not be less, this is a little bit of my wife's heart." ”

Han Xiufeng opened the box and saw that it was a thick stack of silver tickets, estimated that there were 10,000 taels, and covered the box with his hand, and while motioning for him to sit down and speak, he said meaningfully: "Mr. Huang, Lord Xu and Lord Gilhanga will arrive in three or five days, in addition to these two adults, there are also battalion officers such as Master Xue, Master Liu and Hu Songlin, who led the troops, they are all newcomers, and they have a lot of family members and relatives around them. ”

Huang Yunsheng hurriedly said: "I know that when my lord is out of danger, he will definitely prepare generous gifts to visit several adults, and he will definitely prepare wine, meat and food to go to the camp to work in the army." ”

In Han Xiufeng's view, "selling chickens" is not only a confused official, but even a big corrupt official who has lost his power and humiliated the country, but at least he understands foreign languages and knows how to deal with foreigners. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were afraid of negotiating with foreigners, but now they have to negotiate with foreigners, so they feel that even if they are investigated after "Selling Chicken" is rescued by Citi, they can't stand aside, and they have to find a way to help "Selling Chicken" get rid of their crimes, and leave "Selling Chicken" to continue to serve the imperial court.

Thinking that the paper can't hold the fire, and the fact that the "selling chicken shuang" was captured by the chaotic party can't be hidden, and now the only people who help the "sell chicken shuang" get rid of the crime are Xiang Rong, who is in charge of the military affairs of Jiangnan, and Yiliang, the acting governor of Liangjiang, Han Xiufeng asked again: "What about Xiang Shuai and the master of Taiwan?" ”

"Master Han, don't worry, as long as my master can get out of danger, he will naturally go to deal with it."

"It's good to know, I'm relieved."

To Han Xiufeng's surprise, as soon as his words fell, Huang Yunsheng actually gave up his hand and said: "Master Han, I want to ask you for something on behalf of Mrs. Wansheng, I don't know if you can do it?" ”

"What?"

"This house is not big, it is expedient for Mrs. and Miss to live here, and now that you are going to work here, it is inconvenient for them to live here again, and I plan to send them to Baoshun Foreign Bank to live temporarily."

Han Xiufeng didn't think that the daughters of the Wu family would really go to Baoshun to live temporarily, and almost dared to conclude that "Selling Chickens" would definitely send their families away if they could come out alive. If you can't get out, the daughters of the Wu family will also leave. After all, Shanghai is not a place for them to stay for a long time.

Thinking that his parents and his wife and children would not be able to do the same, Han Xiufeng said apologetically: "How embarrassing is it to let Mrs. Wu make room for me." ”

Huang Yunsheng hurriedly said: "Master Han is serious, what's so embarrassing about this." ”

Han Xiufeng thought to himself that I was good at talking, but I must not let you think that I was so deceived, so he smiled at him and said lightly: "Mr. Huang, your master is really powerful, not only has a friendship with Citi people, but also has a friendship with English people. If it weren't for the help of the English missionary Luo Weilin, Mrs. Wu and Miss Wu might still be in the city right now! ”

"Master Han, how do you know?" Huang Yunsheng asked nervously.

"Shanghai is so big, as long as you inquire a little, what can't you find out?" Han Xiufeng asked rhetorically, and sighed helplessly: "My officials of the Qing Dynasty are in the hands of the chaotic party, but they want foreigners to help rescue them, what a big joke to say!" But except for foreigners, they really can't do this, and people like me can only inquire about the news, but they can't save your master. ”

"Master Han, have you also thought about saving my master?"

"No matter what you say, your lord is also an official of my Qing Dynasty, and I, Han Xiufeng, am the emperor's special deputy of the two Huaiyun, I don't know that your lord is in the hands of the chaotic party, since I know how to see death and not save it. It was precisely because I wanted to rescue your master that I tried every means to find out the news, and I learned that Mrs. Wu and Miss Wu were rescued by the English missionary Luo Weilin. ”

"Let Master Han bother, let me bow on behalf of my lord and wife!"

"Mr. Huang is not polite, he didn't help, and I'm ashamed to say it."

As he spoke, there was a noise outside.

Han Xiufeng subconsciously walked to the window and looked out, only to see several sedan chair drivers carrying a sedan chair into the garden, three foreigners standing next to the sedan chair, one wearing a pair of wide-brimmed sunglasses, holding a broken umbrella in his hand, but wearing a gray old coat middle-aged man got out of the sedan chair, nervously watching the three foreigners negotiate with Datou and Chen Hu.

Short and thin, he looks neither like an official nor a businessman, who is he?

Han Xiufeng was wondering when a familiar figure walked around from behind the sedan chair to Datou, looking at Datou and Chen Hu and the others with a surprised expression.

"Bodhisattva bless, Bodhisattva bless, my master is back!"

"Mr. Huang, is that your master?"

"Exactly, Master Han waits, and the late student will go out to greet him first."

"Let's do it together."

……

"Qingyuan, do you recognize them?" Wu Jianzhang, who had just escaped, stared at Lin Qingyuan and asked.

Lin Qingyuan looked at Han Xiufeng, who had just walked out of the hall and was looking at them with a smile, and said with a smile: "Lord Wu, the small one is recognized, but the small one is ...... The little one didn't know how Han Siye came here. ”

"Dong Weng, Dong Weng, are you alright?" Huang Yunsheng didn't care about the introduction, and as soon as he came out, he looked at the owner who had been locked up by the chaotic party for so many days.

"It's okay, sir, I'm fine."

"Who are you and why are you here?" The tall foreigner forced Han Xiufeng to ask.

Looking at the clothes of the tall foreigner and listening to the stiff official words of the tall foreigner, Han Xiufeng probably guessed his identity, and said with a smile: "You are Mr. Yan Matai, right?" ”

"Do you recognize me?"

"I don't know you, but I've heard of you more than once." Han Xiufeng smiled, and said sideways: "If you guessed correctly, these two should be Mr. Hall and Mr. Smith." If it weren't for the help of a few of you, Lord Wu would not have come out so easily. After bothering a few people, Xiufeng will put a drink on another day to thank you. ”

Huang Yunsheng relieved himself and hurriedly said: "Dong Weng, this is Han Xiufeng, the deputy envoy of the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Division who led a thousand villagers to stick to Wanfu Bridge, and these brothers are all the personal followers of Master Han. ”

Wu Jianzhang reacted and subconsciously said: "It turned out to be Brother Han, disrespectful and disrespectful, dare to ask Brother Han what is his business here?" ”

"Back to Lord Wu's words, the lower official was ordered to come here to act as the superintendent of Jiang Customs."

Wu Jianzhang didn't expect to be locked up by the chaotic party for a few days, and the official actually threw away one in a daze, and the fattest one, and couldn't help asking: "Whose order is there, can there be an official document from the imperial court?" ”

"On the orders of Lord Xu Naizhao, the assistant to the military affairs of the Jiangnan Battalion and the acting governor of Jiangsu, Lord Xu," Han Xiufeng arched his hand in the southwest direction, and then his face turned straight: "Brother Wu, you may not know that you are no longer Su Songtai's military preparation and Jiang Customs supervision, and the Taiwan master has ordered Yang Nengge, who was a Jinshi in the sixteenth year of Daoguang and was born in the Red Banner of the Han Army, to act as Su Songtai's military preparation." ”

"Where's Lord Yang?"

"I'll be there soon."

Wu Jianzhang didn't expect that none of his official positions would be gone, so he asked in despair: "What about me?" ”

Han Xiufeng looked at the Citigroup missionary Yan Matthew, who was whispering to Hall and Smith, and said meaningfully: "Brother Wu, now is not the time to talk about this, you are finally out of danger, so hurry up and go upstairs to see Madame and Miss." ”