In a blink of an eye, Han Xiufeng has been out of Beijing for more than three months, and Cao Yuying has also been the shopkeeper for more than three months, and she has done it very carefully. At first, he came to the bookstore every day after work, and later, with Peng Zhongtang's approval, he came to the bookstore every two days to be a "hall official" to deal with the affairs of the church.

During this period, he has been on nine excerpts and handed over four times, although he was only summoned by the emperor once, but it is also a rare honor. You must know that in the past five or six years, he has been on duty at the Military Aircraft Department almost every day, and he is very close to the emperor, but he has only been led by the then Minister of Military Aircraft once when he was promoted to Foreman Military Aircraft Zhang Jing!

This big shopkeeper has done a good job, and he is feeling that it is interesting to be an official who can reach the heavens to be an official, Ji Lu walked in with a letter and a stack of official documents that Qingxian had just sorted out.

"Lord Cao, this is Lord Han's letter, which I received last night. These are urgent reports sent back by the Nanhai, Fuzhou, and Shanghai branches, and the dates of issuance are different, but they are all transited through Shanghai, so these three urgent reports are on the same day, that is, they were delivered to the capital at noon yesterday. ”

"Translated?" Cao Yuying took the letter and the official document and asked.

"Your Excellency, all the translations have been sorted out."

"Okay, you can get busy, I'll take a look."

"Huh!"

As soon as Fugui left on his front foot, the big head couldn't help but follow up and ask: "Lord Cao, has my fourth brother sent a letter?" ”

If he were someone else, if he dared to be so big or small, Cao Yuying would never give him a good face.

But the big head is not someone else, but a rammer with a bad brain, and anyone who cares about him will definitely be laughed at. What's more, not only does he have an unusual relationship with Han Xiufeng, but even the emperor knows about him, and thinks that he is an honest person who can't be honest, otherwise he wouldn't have ordered him to learn to walk in Qianqingmen.

Because of this, Cao Yuying couldn't help laughing and said, "It's a letter, I'm about to read it." ”

"Look, I'll make tea for you."

"Okay, I'll take a look." Cao Yuying said with a smile while looking at it: "This letter was sent from Tianjin two days ago, and your fourth brother said that he planned to go to Baoding tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to meet the new Governor of Zhili, Lord Tan. Tianjin is 500 miles away from Baoding, Baoding is 400 miles away from the capital, and it takes half a month just to travel, not to mention that he went to Baoding on an errand, and he doesn't know how long he will stay in Baoding. ”

Datou put down the teapot and subconsciously asked, "So my fourth brother will not be able to come back for a month at the earliest?" ”

"Yes, but even if your fourth brother can come back within a month, he won't necessarily be here on an errand like before."

"Lord Cao, what do you mean by that?"

"You don't want to think about what kind of errand the emperor ordered your fourth brother to do in Beijing. Let's put it this way, as long as the officials who are ordered to go to Tianjin to accept the grain, they will be promoted after returning to Beijing. ”

"What's the point of ascending?" The big head asked.

"Promotion!" Cao Yuying put down Han Xiufeng's letter, picked up the official document that Qingxian had sorted out, looked up and said with a smile: "Lord Wen was the one who moved to the Ministry of Labor after returning from the acceptance of the grain, and rewarded the three-grade top belt. Your fourth brother was going to visit the governor of Zhili, Tan Tingxiang Tan, who was also released to the governor of Shaanxi because of his meritorious service in accepting the grain. Now your fourth brother and Eunjun do the same errands, and they can be promoted as usual. ”

The big head was happy, and couldn't help grinning: "Then what kind of official do you estimate my fourth brother can be after he comes back?" ”

"I don't know about this......" Cao Yuying held the official document and looked at it, her face suddenly changed, and she didn't have the heart to explain to the big head anymore, she stared at the official document for a while before getting up and said: "Big head, let Feng Xiaobao prepare the car, I have to enter the palace quickly." ”

The big head didn't know why, but he still hurriedly said, "Obey." ”

……

The news found by the Nanhai branch and the Shanghai branch made Cao Yuying break out in a cold sweat, making him feel that this "Houyitang" shopkeeper who can reach the heavens is really not so easy to do, and he didn't even dare to write an excerpt like this, let alone hand over a sign to beg for an audience, and after weighing it again, he finally decided to report to Peng Zhongtang first.

Hurried to the Old Summer Palace, jumped out of the carriage, showed his waist card, and went straight to the duty room of the military aircraft office.

Peng Yunzhang was thinking about the edict drafted by the little military planes with Bai Ye, and when he saw Cao Yuying, who was not supposed to be on duty today, came, he subconsciously asked: "Ziyu, what is the matter in a panic?" ”

Seeing that Cao Yuying was not in a hurry to report, but looked at Jiao Youying, who was standing on the side, Bai Ye said casually: "Gui Qiao, you go back to work on other things first, and these edicts will be said after the official and Peng Yunzhang read them." ”

"Obey the order, and the subordinate will retire."

Peng Yunzhang reacted, and when Jiao Youying walked out of the public room, he motioned to Du Han, who had just stood up, to bring the door, and then stared at Cao Yuying and said, "Now you can say it, what is the matter!" ”

"My lord, the South China Sea branch urgently reported that two and a half months ago, Queen Yingyi and Prime Minister Yingyi approved Bao Ling and other Yi chieftains to transfer troops to invade our China, and ordered the former Canadian governor Ergin to lead the troops and horses." Cao Yuying wiped her sweat, and then said: "Buddha, Russia, and Mi Sanyi are not as strict as Ye Mingchen said, and they will not help each other, and they have decided to advance and retreat with Yingyi!" ”

"How do you advance and retreat together?" Bai Ye asked in surprise.

"The Nanhai branch has learned that Foyi has ordered a minister named Ge Luo to be the plenipotentiary to lead troops to cooperate with Yingyi to invade our Qing Dynasty; Although the Russians had just fought a battle with the British and the Buddha in the Obaro Continent, more than 100,000 people were killed and wounded. But in the matter of committing the Qing Dynasty, they are the same as the British and Buddhist Yi. The Tsar of Russia had appointed a minister named Putiyatin as a minister, and he had rushed to Shanghai with gunboats, and was discussing with the Consul of the Imfomi Sanyi what kind of 'joint action'. ”

"So the British, the Buddhas, and the Russians all plan to send troops to attack?" Peng Yunzhang stared at him and asked.

"The Shanghai branch has learned that Miyi actually wants to send troops, but because of its domestic political instability, it really can't send troops, but it has expressed its willingness to act in concert with Britain, Buddhism, and Russia."

Bai Ye realized the seriousness of the problem and asked eagerly, "Is the news true?" ”

Cao Yuying said with a bitter face: "Bai Zhongtang, Houyi Hall is dedicated to exploring Yiqing!" ”

"Houyitang" has never lied about the situation, and there is no need to be alarmist, Peng Yunzhang knew very well that there would be no falsehood in these news, and he was silent for a while before asking in a low voice: "Does Ye Mingchen know, what is Ye Mingchen doing?" ”

According to the Nanhai Branch's urgent report, Ye Mingchen did not order the construction of the Humen Fort destroyed by Yingyi, nor did he dispatch the naval division to defend it, and most of the naval division's warships were damaged, so he hurriedly added it without raising money. He even ordered the abolition and dismissal of a large number of regiments to train soldiers. Originally, there were more than 30,000 regiments inside and outside Guangzhou, but now there are less than 2,000 left. ”

Cao Yuying paused, and then said cautiously: "Although it is inconvenient for several civil and military officials stationed in Guangdong by my Houyi Hall to interfere in local government affairs, they have reminded him more than once, but he disagrees, claiming that Xiyi is just bluffing. He doesn't believe in anyone now, only believes in 'Lingyu', and even ordered people to build a Changchun Immortal Pavilion in the north of Guangzhou, enshrined Lu Dongbin and Li Taibai's two immortals, and go to help them every three or five times, and all military affairs in Guangdong are now from 'Lingyu'. ”

Peng Yunzhang wanted to scold Ye Mingchen for being confused, but thinking that the emperor ordered Ye Mingchen to "rest the army", Ye Mingchen is now in a dilemma, not to mention that there is a chance that he can't beat him, even if he can win a small victory, he will attract Xiyi's revenge, and he will be punished at that time. In addition, he said so many nonsense before, and he will soon be debunked one by one, and it can be imagined that Ye Mingchen is now sitting on pins and needles, and he can only ask God to worship Buddha.

Bai Ye also felt that Ye Mingchen was confused for a reason, so he glanced at Du Han, who was too frightened to squeak, and asked in a low voice: "Ziyu, does the emperor know what you just said?" ”

Cao Yuying was afraid of this, and said nervously: "Xia Guan originally planned to imitate the excerpts, and even thought about handing over the sign to beg for an audience, but in the past few months, the excerpts have been like a stone sinking into the sea, and the emperor has not summoned him after handing over the sign a few times, so he is worried that he will miss a major event, so as soon as he received the news, he hurried to report to a few adults." ”

Peng Yunzhang's heart was like a mirror, and he knew very well that he was prevaricating, and he didn't dare to report it.

But what he said made some sense, after all, except for the civil and military officials who were led by the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of War, it was very rare to summon courtiers.

Thinking of going to report like this, the emperor would definitely be furious, Peng Yunzhang asked in a low voice, "Does Han Xiufeng know?" ”

"Lord Yuzhongtang, Xiaguan just received a letter from Han Xiufeng in the morning, and he should be on his way from Tianjin to Baoding at this time. Although Houyitang has a semicolon in Tianjin, the Tianjin branch is only responsible for delivering news, and there is no one who understands secret language, so he should not know. ”

Peng Yunzhang secretly thought that it was really time for Han Si to leave, so he weighed it and said in a deep voice: "The matter is big, it can't be delayed, and it can't be taken seriously." ”

"What the lord said is very true, and the lower officials also think so."

"Otherwise, the old man will take you to see the emperor. I'm old, and I'm worried that these old men you just said can't remember clearly. If the emperor asks about it, it won't be a trivial matter, and if the military plane is delayed, then the matter will be a big deal! ”

Cao Yuying secretly complained, why didn't he expect Peng Yunzhang to make such a show, but thinking that this matter really couldn't be delayed, he could only stubbornly say: "The lower officials obey orders." ”

……

In fact, Han Xiufeng already knew all this, otherwise he would not have reminded Shi Zanqing to plan for the worst. Knowing that Xiyi was about to commit a big crime, he might not do much, not to mention how bad it was in his heart.

Eunjun also knew about the decision of Britain, France, the United States, and Russia to "joint action", and while packing his luggage, he asked worriedly: "Fourth master, what should we do next?" ”

"The soldiers are divided into two routes, you first return to Beijing with the drawn map and the sorted out climate and water conditions."

"And then?"

"Then the emperor ordered you to go wherever you go, although the northwest is a little farther away, and although the border is a little bitter, it is better than being sent to deal with foreigners in a daze." Han Xiufeng stood up, thought about it and said, "If the emperor asks what to do with the bookstore after you leave." You can help me secure a person, and let him take over your security in the bookstore. ”

"Who's going to promote?"

"Ronglu."

"It's easy to say about protecting Ronglu, he is not an outsider, but what should you do if I leave?"

"You can rest assured, the emperor decided to fight, and it was not my turn to lead the troops Han Xiufeng; The emperor decided to make peace, and it was not my turn to negotiate with the foreigners, Han Xiufeng; Anyway, when the sky falls, there is a tall man on top of it, what can I do? ”

"Okay, I'll listen to you, but you have to take care."

"Don't mother-in-law, hurry up and pack your things and go back quickly!"