The leading military attache of the Eight Banners put his sword into the sheath, clutched the reins and asked suspiciously, "You...... You are an official, and you are the deputy envoy of the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Division? ”

"It used to be, but not anymore." Han Xiufeng said coldly.

"So now is it free?"

"The official wanted to be free, but the court didn't let him. Listen carefully, this official is Qin Jiazheng's five-grade top belt Dai Hualing, acting Songjiang Prefecture Haiphong Tongzhi and Jiang Customs Supervisor Han Xiufeng! ”

"It turned out to be Master Han, the lower official disturbed Master Han, and the lower official sued him." If Han Xiufeng was only the Tongzhi of Songjiang Mansion, the military attache of the Eight Banners would not take Han Xiufeng in his eyes, but Han Xiufeng was not only the Tongzhi of Songjiang Mansion's coastal defense but also the supervisor of Jiang Customs, and the military attache of the Eight Banners knew very well that all the people who could be the superintendent of the customs were the emperor's cronies, so he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and knelt down on one knee with his fists in his hands.

His men reacted and hurriedly dismounted.

Han Xiufeng didn't let him get up, but asked with a gloomy face: "What is your name, how many official residences are there, and what position do you hold?" ”

"Master Yuhan, the subordinate Su Ertai, the forward school of the Jingkou (Zhenjiang) Garrison Flag Military Commission, is now serving in the Jiangnan battalion."

The military system of the Eight Banners is different from that of the Green Battalion, and the commission of the Forward School seems to be from the Eight Ranks. It is equivalent to the total of the Eight Banners. In Han Xiufeng's opinion, the official who was really big sesame couldn't help asking, "Who is your Shangguan?" ”

"Master Han, do you want to ask the boss of the lower official or the battalion officer?"

"Naturally, it's a battalion officer."

"The battalion officer of the lower official is Liu Cunhou Master Liu," for fear that Han Xiufeng would not give Liu Cunhou face, Su Ertai said again: "Master Liu used to be the head of the Criminal Department, and now he is the alternate prefect of the fourth rank of Qinjia. ”

The more Han Xiufeng thought about it, the more depressed he became, and he got up and said: "It turns out that you are Liu Cunhou's subordinates, hmph, his soldiers are not good, and the official has risen very quickly!" ”

"Master Han, do you recognize Master Liu?" Sultai asked cautiously.

Han Xiufeng didn't return to his question, but said coldly: "Get up, take your men and get out quickly!" By the way, I will help the official to bring you a message to Master Liu, saying that the official, as the governor of Songjiang Prefecture and Haiphong, will be the master of the people under his rule, and he will be annoyed to be strict with military discipline, and when he restrains his subordinates and no longer disturbs the people, the official will go to visit him again, and then set up a banquet for him to receive the wind. ”

Knowing what he was doing, Sultai was so frightened that he hurriedly kowtowed and fled with his men.

The military attache of the Green Battalion, who confronted Chen Hu and the other villagers at the bridge, also asked clearly who the old man Chen Hu was talking about, hurriedly turned over and dismounted, ran to the door of the mansion in one go, and asked, "Dare to ask which one is the deputy Han Yun?" ”

As soon as he heard the accent, he knew that he was a fellow villager, Han Xiufeng turned around and said, "I am, who are you?" ”

The young military attache was not only not nervous, but grinned and said, "Hu Kunyuan meets Uncle Han!" Uncle Han, Master Liu and Master Xue often mention you, and Du San talks about you every day! ”

"You're Xiaohu?"

Hu Kunyuan asked excitedly, "Uncle Han, do you know me?" ”

"You've heard of me, I've heard of you, not just you, I know almost everything about the fellow villagers in the Jiangnan camp, but I didn't expect us to meet like this."

Hu Kunyuan suddenly realized that the legendary fellow townsman who was the best and had the most prosperous official fortune was not used to what they had just done, and he was immediately embarrassed, and said with a sad face: "Uncle Han, we didn't burn and loot, nor did we kill good people and take risks. ”

"So what did you just do?" Han Xiufeng asked with a gloomy face.

"As soon as those people see us, they will run, will good people see officers and soldiers, they are definitely not good people, they must be chaotic parties, so we will chase ......"

Do you believe this? The son doesn't teach, the father is wrong, I don't blame you for this, I will go to your father and ask how your father taught you and how he led the army! ”

"Uncle Han, don't be angry, I always thought you were in Taizhou, I really didn't know you were here, just ...... Only then did the water wash away the Dragon King Temple, and then it collided with you in a daze. I have eyes that don't know Mount Tai, I'm wrong, I'll kowtow to you and make amends to you. ”

"Hippie smiley, are you kidding you?" Han Xiufeng clenched his fists tightly, and said with hatred: "Take your men and get out, if I find out that you dare to harass the people, don't blame me for not thinking about the friendship of my fellow villagers!" ”

Hu Kunyuan realized that Han Xiufeng was really angry, and he didn't dare to smile anymore or argue anymore, so he hurriedly kowtowed, got up and retreated. After walking a few steps, he came back again, and said with a sad face: "Uncle Han, you let me get out, I should have rolled as fast as possible, and the farther away the better......"

"What's the?"

"Uncle Han, it's not that I don't want to roll, but I can't. Lord Xu asked us to camp here, and if I get out, I won't be able to set up camp. ”

"Then go and set up camp, I don't care where I camp, but if you want to harass the people again, don't blame me for being rude."

"Uncle Han, then I'll go camp first. Don't worry, if anyone dares to harass the people again, I don't need you to open your mouth to see how I clean him up. ”

When he was only ten years old, he became a soldier, Han Xiufeng was completely speechless, and simply walked into the courtyard without looking back, and no longer paid attention to him.

Hu Kunyuan looked at it, and then grinned: "You're the big head, right?" ”

Finally met a fellow villager, the big head had long forgotten what the fellow had just done, and couldn't help but lean the penny against the wall, turned around and asked with a smile: "How do you know that my name is Datou?" ”

"What Du San said, he said that you have done thousands of generals!"

"You even know this, how is Du San now, did he come with you?"

"He didn't come, he was busy doing business in the big camp, helping people to bring letters to their hometowns, helping people to remit silver to their hometowns, and my father also asked him to send three thousand taels to my mother. Big head, he is not our fellow townsman in Ba County and is greedy for life and afraid of death, every time he fights with Changmao, he can't find others, do you say that it is reliable to hand over so much silver to him? ”

"Don't worry, he's just an errand runner, and it's 'Rishengchang' who really helps you remit money."

"I'm relieved to have your words," Hu Kunyuan peeked into the yard again, and then pulled the big head and asked, "Big head, was Master Han really angry just now?" ”

"My fourth brother hates people who oppress the people the most, do you say he's really angry?"

"What then?"

"Where do I know," the big head suddenly remembered what the person in front of him had just done, and hurriedly said: "I won't talk to you anymore, the fourth brother will know it, and the fourth brother will scold me." Don't come to me, my fourth brother would be unhappy if he knew. ”

"We are fellow villagers in Ba County!"

"Neither can fellow villagers."

"Okay, I'll go camp first, and then I'll make amends to Uncle Han when the camp is ready."

……

Hu Kunyuan returned to the bridgehead dejectedly, and hurriedly restrained his subordinates and asked them to camp along the river.

One of the generals couldn't help but come over and said: "Xiaohu, don't be like this, he doesn't treat us as fellow villagers, we don't treat him as fellow villagers." Isn't it just a lucky vice, what's so great? ”

"Shut up!"

"What's wrong?"

Hu Kunyuan raised his leg and kicked the boss, gritted his teeth and said, "You know the hammer!" Don't pee to see what you are, and don't treat Master Han as a fellow villager. Let's put it this way, don't talk about you and me, even my father has to be polite when he sees Master Han, and even Xiang Shuai can be polite when he sees Master Han. ”

"Master Han is a civil official, and he can't control our ......"

"Master Liu and Master Xue are also civil officials, don't they care about us differently?" Hu Kunyuan asked rhetorically, and said: "And Master Han is different from Master Liu and Master Xue, he is not an official who relies on Xiang Shuai's promotion, let alone a candidate." People are really lacking, and they also serve as the Tongzhi of Songjiang Mansion and the supervisor of Jiang Customs! ”

"So what?" Put the total subconsciously asked.

"What does the Jiangxi Customs Superintendent do, it collects taxes! Think about what our Jiangnan camp lacks the most, isn't it silver? ”

"Xiaohu, do you mean that Xiang Shuai has to beg Master Han?"

"You know, let me control your subordinates, don't make Master Han angry again. If you can't control your subordinates, and Master Han knows, don't talk about me when the time comes, even my father won't be able to save you! ”

"I see, I'm going to tell the brethren."

As soon as the general voice fell, an additional foreign commissioner suddenly said: "Xiaohu, your father is here!" ”

Hu Kunyuan looked in the direction of the extra foreign commissioner's finger, and saw that his father Hu Songlin was leading more than a dozen personal soldiers, hugging Xue Huan and Liu Cunhou to meet him.

"Kun Yuan greets Master Xue and Master Liu." Hu Kunyuan didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly greeted him and bowed.

Xue Huan asked eagerly: "Xiaohu, Surtai said that Han Xiufeng and Master Han are here, have you seen Master Han?" ”

"I just saw it, and it's in the courtyard in front of me."

"Did you disturb Master Han?"

"We didn't know we would meet Master Han here, we ......"

"Forget it, hurry up and lead the way, hurry up and report it."

"Yes."

Three or four fellow villagers came at once, and it was impossible to say that they couldn't see it, Han Xiufeng heard the report from the big head, put down the book he had just picked up, and went out to greet him.

Liu Cunhou knew that Han Xiufeng was not very old, but he didn't expect Han Xiufeng to be so old, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "Zhixing, we finally met, but I didn't expect to be here, I didn't expect you to come to Shanghai." ”

"You don't know that I am acting as the governor of Songjiang Prefecture and the governor of the Jiangjiang Customs, and Lord Xu didn't tell you?"

"These days, we are just busy fighting, after recovering Jiading, we will go to recover Qingpu, and then Chuansha, I haven't seen Lord Xu for several days."

"Hard work, you are really hard work, no matter how busy you are, you can't let your subordinates burn, kill, loot, and harm places."

Liu Cunhou's old face turned red, and he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Zhixing, others don't know that you know, I and Jintang have just led the troops, and before we have time to recognize all the soldiers under our hands, we have to lead them to Songjiang to quell the chaos in the starry night, and even owe them more than two months of food, it is not easy to bring them to Songjiang Mansion and let them fight bravely to kill thieves." ”

"Brother Zhixing, I'm not afraid of your jokes, we are really a good woman who can't cook without rice." Xue Huan also smiled bitterly.

Han Xiufeng thought that if he didn't become the Tongzhi of Songjiang Mansion, it would be fine, but since he was already the acting Tongzhi of Songjiang Mansion, he had to benefit the official for one term, looked up at the tiger and Xiaohu father and son behind them, and asked in a low voice: "Cousin Jin, how many soldiers have you brought, and how much food and salary do you need to spend a month?" ”

"More than 6,800 soldiers came, and the food and salary consumed in a month cost 100,000 taels of silver."

"One hundred thousand taels, as long as you can strictly enforce military discipline, restrain those soldiers under you, and don't let them harm the place, Qiao Futai and I will think of ways to deal with it."

"Zhixing, I know that as long as you are here, we don't have to worry about food!"

"Brother Zhixing, you've done us a great favor!"

"I'll help you, and you'll have to help me."

"Brother, don't worry, what happened just now will never happen again, whoever dares to harm the place again, I won't spare him if you don't need to open your mouth!"

What else can I say to them, it is not easy to get this promise from them, Han Xiufeng sighed secretly, and pretended to smile easily: "Three, you didn't know that I was here, I knew that you were coming, not only prepared to wash the dust for you, but also prepared a big gift for you." ”

"What courtesy?" Xue Huan asked curiously.

"I forgot to introduce, this is Mr. Wu of the Shanghai branch of 'Rishengchang', Mr. Wu has been helping to find out the thief situation these days by Qiao Futai, what is the situation in the city, Mr. Wu knows everything about it."

Shanghai is the nest of the party, Xue Huan and Liu Cunhou know very well that it is so easy to recover Shanghai and never recover Jiading and Qingpu, thinking that only by knowing oneself and knowing the other can they survive a hundred battles, they can't help laughing: "This is really a big gift, Zhixing, if you don't drink, we will eat later, and listen to the thief that Mr. Wu found out first." ”