Xu Ying slept late and woke up early.

I was going to ask the investigation report in Yangzhou first, and then listen to the high opinions of a few friends, but I didn't expect to drink a bowl of lotus seed white fungus soup and walk into the signing room, and the door came to report that Xu Lequn, the salt merchant he had seen yesterday when he was persuading donations, actually ran to the yamen to listen to it at dawn. If it weren't for the reminder of a friend behind the scenes, Xu Ying wouldn't have remembered that the person surnamed Xu had said yesterday afternoon that he would do his best to defend the city.

Xu Ying thought that the salt merchant was rich, and the surname Xu was obviously recommended by the salt merchant in the city, so he decided to meet first. Unexpectedly, this meeting lasted for nearly two quarters and two quarters of an hour, if it weren't for the reminder of Mr. Hu, a friend sitting on the side, Xu Ying almost forgot about the report.

"Brother Xu, this official really hates to see each other late! Brother Xu is so well aware of the righteousness, and the court is at the time of employing people, how can this official not give the elder brother a chance to serve the court. It is too condescending to do something else, and from today onwards, he will bother his brother to help with the camp and raise food and salary for the township camp that has just been agreed. ”

"Thank you Master Xu for your support, Xu will never live up to Master Xu's high expectations. As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, if the grain and salary of the township Yongying camp are not enough, please ask Master Xu to take Xu! ”

"Okay, with the words of my brother, the official will be relieved." Xu Ying weighed it for a while, then turned around and said, "Mr. Hu, this official can't let Brother Xu take office like this, and bother you to draft a mission document." When the officials of Xinghua, Dongtai and other counties arrived, they would help Brother Xu pick a few honest and reliable entourage. ”

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

Xu Lequn got what he wanted, and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Thank you for the trust of Master Xu, and you will definitely bow and die." ”

Xu Ying sent him out with a smile and said: "Brother Xu, why did he say this, although the official has the heart of death, he doesn't dare to die and can't die!" If the official died, what would happen to Taizhou, and what would happen to so many people in the city? Therefore, the elder brother must live well, and he can't die. ”

"It is really a blessing for Taizhou to have Master Xu in charge, please allow a certain generation of Taizhou people to worship."

"The food of the king divides the worries of the king, and it is the official's duty to protect the water and soil and protect the safety of the party, how can Brother Xu talk about thanks, and if you want to thank you, you will also thank Brother Xu on behalf of the people of Taizhou." Xu Ying didn't have time to be polite to Xu Lequn again, and sent it to the door and arched his hand: "This official still has some official business, so I bother Brother Xu to go to the front office and wait for a while." ”

"I didn't expect to disturb Master Xu for so long, and Xu retired."

As soon as Xu Lequn walked out of the second hall with his front foot, Master Hu reminded: "Dong Weng, this person is vicious and ruthless, it can be used but must not be guarded against!" ”

Xu Ying closed the door and said coldly: "There is a shameless villain, but now no one is available, and it is not easy to meet someone who delivers it to the door, no matter how vicious it is, it has to be used." ”

"Yes," Master Hu nodded, thought about it and said, "Dong Weng, he recommended himself to give you so many ideas to prevent Han Zhixing, how much enmity does this have with Han Zhixing?" ”

"Maybe it's because he doesn't share the sky with Zhang Zhigao, or maybe he wants to put Li Changjing and die. But none of this matters, as long as he can train a battalion of township warriors before the bandits come to the city, as long as this battalion of township warriors can bring this battalion of township warriors to defend the city, even if he is an incognito court prisoner, he should still use it! ”

"That's right."

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After Han Xiufeng finished eating the breakfast that Pan Er went to buy on the street, he rushed to the gate of the state office, only to see that there were several more horses in front of the main shop in the southeast of the state office.

There were also more shopkeepers than before, and some were wiping the sweat from the horses with hay, and at a glance they knew that the horse had run a long way. Some of the shop soldiers were panting and sat on the ground. Two of them fell asleep against the wall, snoring.

There were also dozens of more officials in front of the yamen, some looking around, some talking to each other, but no one dared to raise their voices. You don't need to ask, you know that it should be transferred from other places, and you are waiting for the dispatch of Old Ghost Xu.

Han Xiufeng asked Pan Er and the others to wait at the general shop, and by the way, they inquired if there was any news of Yangzhou and Jiangning, and then said hello to the men they had seen at night, and walked into the yamen in full official uniforms.

When I came in, I was surprised.

There were forty or fifty civil and military officials on standby in the courtyard, and there was one kneeling at the entrance of the lobby.

Just when he didn't know whether to ask Old Ghost Xu's family to report it, Xu Lequn actually squeezed through the cracks, looked at him with a smile and said, "Master Han, I didn't expect Hai'an to say goodbye, we will meet again so soon." ”

"Mr. Xu, why did you come to Taizhou too?" Han Xiufeng asked in surprise.

"Master Han, you said that you, Second Young Master Zhang, and Li Xiucai are all in Taizhou, how can Xu not come?" Xu Lequn asked meaningfully, and then turned around and said, "The one who kneels doesn't recognize it, he is the Ningxiang Inspector." Master Xu summoned him yesterday, and he didn't come to see him until today, and he probably won't be able to do this inspection! ”

"Why didn't he come until now?" Han Xiufeng asked absentmindedly.

"I guess I thought I would come as soon as I received the official letter, and when I arrived in Taizhou, it was already dark, and I couldn't see him at night."

"Who are those guys?"

"Those ......" Xu Lequn took a look at it, and introduced it like a few treasures: "The old man who can't stand on his feet is the experience of Yunsi Yamen, and the one who yawns is Master Yang, the supervisor of Taiba." Li Changjing, you must know it, and the few people next to him are all alternate officers who are waiting for the probation of the mission committee in Taizhou. ”

Following Xu Lequn's gaze, Han Xiufeng really saw Fang Shimei.

Just thinking about whether to go up and say hello, Xu Lequn said again: "That fat man is Zhang Garrison of the garrison battalion, and the ones next to him are all garrison battalions and Cao Biao's Qianzong, General Manager, Foreign Committee General Qian, Foreign Committee General and Extra Foreign Committee General and General Manager of Foreign Commissary. ”

Han Xiufeng asked puzzledly: "Didn't Li Changjing and Zhang Shoubei be dismissed, why did they come to the Yamen to order something?" ”

Xu Lequn turned around and said: "Li Changjing was dismissed, and Zhang Shoubei was not only dismissed but also beaten a board. But even if he is dismissed, even if he has just been punished, he will come to listen to the dispatch. ”

"Mr. Xu, what about you?" Han Xiufeng looked at him with a smile and asked.

"What am I?"

"Why are you here?"

"Come and wait for Master Xu's dispatch," Xu Lequn took out a household license from his arms, and said with a smile: "Master Han doesn't know, Xu also donated an official body, but it was donated in Yangzhou." I didn't expect it to be so cheap and easy to donate now. Less than 2,000 taels can donate a positive five products, and as soon as you pay the silver, you can get a license. ”

"Zhengwupin, congratulations!"

"Let Master Han see it, Xu Mou's Zhengwupin is just a false title, if you want to be an official, you have to go to the capital, not only do you have to spend money to go to the door, it is said that you have to make up for the more than 6,000 taels of discounts, so that you can get the documents of the household department to go to the Ministry of Officials to confess, and Master Han You can never be compared."

Han Xiufeng thought to himself, it's good that you know, don't think that spending more than 1,900 taels of silver to donate a positive five-grade top is really an official.

At this time, one of the family members of Old Ghost Xu walked out of the lobby and shouted at the top of his voice: "I invite Master Han, Master Li Changjing, Master Li of Hai'an Inspector, Master Mei Fang, Master Fang of the alternate inspection inspector, Master Xu Lequn, Master Xu, and Master Zhang Guangcheng, a cultivator, to come to the hall to speak!" ”

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