In the eyes of others, Fugui is very idle, but in fact, Fugui has been busier than anyone else in the past two days.

During the day, I will go to the Chongqing Hall to wait for Master Han's letter, and by the way, see if I can help him, and go home at night to prepare for going to Beijing in a few days.

This time is different from the last time I went to Yangzhou, and it is not the same as the previous errand in Chongwenmen, Master Han said, this Fujian Customs Commissioner can work for at least three years!

And Fujian Customs is not the Yangzhou Customs that has been abolished, nor is it the Jiang Customs that was controlled by foreigners a year ago, there is neither a long hair nor is it controlled by foreigners, and the tariffs have been levied as usual.

Fugui plans to take his wife and second son with him, and let his eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law stay in Beijing to take care of the family. However, after coming back last night, he didn't explain the affairs of the family as he did the night before, and he didn't tease his little grandson as usual, but wondered that Master Han would not ask about Qingxian for no reason, so as soon as he came back, he and his two sons divided into three ways overnight, and went to relatives and friends to inquire about Qiying's family.

I don't know if I don't ask, and I'm shocked when I ask.

He didn't want Master Han to be confused and be affected by Qiying, and he didn't want to lose the almost completed errand of the Fujian Customs Commissioner, so he didn't sleep well all night, and rushed to the Chongqing Hall as soon as it was dawn.

Han Xiufeng, who figured everything out last night, slept soundly, so he got up early, pushed open the door and was about to call Xiao Shandong to fetch water, but he didn't expect Fugui to stand in the courtyard and whisper to Yun Qijun and Jiang Zhengxin, who had just moved in yesterday afternoon.

"The fourth master is early, the fourth master is auspicious!"

"Fugui, why are you here so early?" Han Xiufeng felt very strange.

Fugui didn't want to explain in front of Yun Qijun and Jiang Zhengxin, so without waiting for Yun Qijun and Jiang Zhengxin to come forward and salute, he pulled Han Xiufeng into the house, and brought him to the door and said eagerly: "Fourth master, something is wrong!" Didn't you ask Qingxian last night that something was going on at his house. Even if you are on an errand in the same yamen, you should not get too close to him, and it is better not to talk to him. ”

Han Xiufeng subconsciously asked: "It's a big incident again, and it's his stall again, what's the matter?" ”

Fugui was afraid that there would be ears outside the wall, so he leaned into Han Xiufeng's ear and said: "Fourth master, didn't you ask me about Qingxian last night, your business is my business, so after I go home, I will go to inquire with my relatives and friends in the banner, I don't know if I don't ask, I was shocked when I inquired, it turned out that the foreigners were killed in Tianjin Wei!" ”

"The foreigner killed Tianjin Wei?" Han Xiufeng asked knowingly.

"It's true, it's really killed Tianjin Wei!" Afraid that Master Han would not believe it, Fugui said eagerly: "A cousin of mine is on an errand in the Yamen of Shanhaiguan, and he saw with his own eyes that several gunboats came from foreigners!" Daoguang hasn't fought for twenty-one years, and this time he can't win nine times out of ten, he is just a leader and not a commander, he doesn't want to lose his life there, let alone die in the hands of foreigners, so he secretly ran back. I didn't know until last night that he had returned, and that he had been hiding at my cousin's house for the past few days, and had not dared to go out. ”

"The foreigner is in Tianjin Wei, he has already returned, what is there to be afraid of?"

"He's not afraid of foreigners, he's afraid of being found by the Dutong Yamen. He sneaked back, this matter can be big or small, if he is caught and meets a bad talker, not only will he lose his head, maybe even his wife and children will be affected! ”

"I almost forgot, he ran back, but what's the matter with Qingxian's family?"

"He is neither a red belt nor a yellow belt, and he has nothing to do with the Qingxian family. But the foreigners killed Tianjin Wei and had something to do with the Qingxian family. Isn't Qingxian the son of Qiying, I heard that the foreigners killed Tianjin Wei was the bane planted by Qiying when he was the minister of the Qincha, and the emperor also ordered to reprimand Qiying a few days ago because of this matter. ”

"I see, I'm bothering you, it seems that I have to stay away from Qingxian in the future."

"Fourth master, it's not the future, this matter is not over, I estimate that his family has no future!"

Han Xiufeng asked curiously, "What does his family mean in the future?" ”

Fugui licked his lips and said colorfully: "You can't believe it, I don't know if the old thing of Qiying is relying on the same ancestor as the emperor, or if he is really old and confused, after being reprimanded by the emperor, he was dissatisfied, and actually wrote a pair of 'The emperor rewarded the promising and guarded, and now the emperor reprimands the incompetent' The pair hung in the main hall of his house." Tell me, if this matter reaches the ears of the emperor, it will be repaid? ”

Han Xiufeng was taken aback, and was silent for a while before muttering: "The first emperor rewarded promising and guarding, and today he reprimanded the incompetent...... This pair of two dynasties contains Yang Qiu! It's not whether this matter will reach the emperor's ears, but it will definitely alarm the emperor, Qiying is a self-inflicted murder. ”

"That's why I got up early in the morning and hurried over to give you a heads-up."

"Thank you."

"What's there to thank for, Fourth Master, think about how many years of friendship we have, your business is really mine."

"Also, what kind of friendship do you and I have, I won't be polite to you in the future." Han Xiufeng patted him on the arm, then opened the door, and said with a smile while beckoning Xiao Shandong, who was guarding outside with washing water, to come in: "Fugui, are you free in the morning, if you are free, accompany me to the street later." ”

"When are you free, when do you call me when are you free." Fugui grinned, thought about it and asked, "Fourth Master, your new official has taken office, and you are so busy with official business, why did you suddenly remember to go shopping?" ”

Too many things have happened in the past few days, not only have they changed from foreign officials to Beijing officials, but they have even become "small military planes" in a daze.

But in fact, it seems to be infinitely beautiful, but in fact it is extremely dangerous!

If it weren't for the fact that there was no one available for a while, I could only hold the idea of not only being able to do the errand assigned by the emperor, but also returning Peng Yunzhang's favor, and escorting Cui Hao to Fujian Minhou to be a county minister. So Peng Yunzhang, who is known for his caution, would never have knocked on the side last night to wake up.

It's really good to look back and think about it!

If the Dengwen Drum Hall had been regarded as the government office for handling the affairs of the Emperor according to the emperor's wishes, and if he had really handed over the inscriptions or recitals about the situation directly to the Military Aircraft Department, or even asked the Military Aircraft Department to send and receive official documents with officials stationed in Hong Kong, Macao, and various treaty ports on his behalf, he would certainly become the target of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, and at that time it would not only be as simple as being ruined, but even dying without a place to be buried.

Because of this, Han Xiufeng did not plan to go to the Military Aircraft Department to meet Prince Gong and other military aircraft ministers for the time being, nor did he plan to rush to visit Xie Wenqing and Su Shun, but planned to think about it first, and then wait until everything was clear.

Seeing Fugui's puzzled face, Han Xiufeng pointed to the official uniform hanging on the head of the bed: "Look, can I go out with this outfit?" I plan to buy two new uniforms, two coats and two winter clothes. ”

Fugui reacted: "Yes, yes, why didn't I expect it, you are now a small military aircraft, even if you are thrifty, you can't be the same as before." ”

"So this matter can only be found with you, who in the capital can be more familiar than you."

"Fourth master, you have found the right person for me, I will accompany you after breakfast!"

As he was talking, Director Zhang arrived, leading a short, chubby, and honest-looking boy.

Thinking of what his fellow villagers said last night, Han Xiufeng couldn't help but smile and asked, "You are the third Feng Xiaowhip of the old Feng Tou's family?" ”

Feng Xiaowhip fell, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "The little one is Feng Xiaowhip, and the little one is to meet the fourth master." ”

"Get up and speak."

"Fourth Master Xie."

"I met your dad three years ago, but I haven't spoken, and your dad is okay now."

"Fortunately, he can eat three bowls of rice at a time, and the whip is thrown louder than me. It's just that I have a sore on my leg, and I have seen Lang Zhong a few times, and I haven't seen any improvement after applying the medicine for more than two months. ”

At a glance, he knew that he was a sincere person, Han Xiufeng put down his handkerchief, turned around and asked, "Little whip, I am short of a groom here, Director Zhang told you, right?" ”

"Anyway, I wouldn't have come here." Feng Xiaowhip had occasionally helped Zhuo Zhongtang drive a car for his father before, and he could be regarded as having seen the world, seeing that Han Xiufeng was not very nervous, he thought about it and grinned again: "Fourth master, Director Zhang didn't say anything about the salary, everything else was said." ”

Han Xiufeng was happy, looked at him with a smile and asked, "How much do you think is the right monthly salary?" ”

"How can I get five taels," for fear that Master Han would think too much, Feng Xiaowhip hurriedly said: "Fourth Master, if you hire me, I will not only help you catch the car, but I can also be your escort, and help you take care of the home when you are idle." I can do other jobs, really, I don't believe you ask Director Zhang. ”

"Fourth master, his father used to be five taels a month in Zhuo Zhongtang." Director Zhang couldn't help but laugh.

Han Xiufeng liked this kind of ramming goods of the villain first and then the gentleman, patted him on the arm and said, "Okay, five taels is five taels, if you have breakfast, if you don't have breakfast, hurry up and go to the kitchen to eat." Later, you have to go out, you have to hurry up and finish eating and put the car on. ”

"Fourth Master Xie appreciates the meal, I'll go now."

As soon as the newly acquired groom was sent to dinner, He Jiangong, a fellow villager in Ba County who had not seen him for several months, actually came.

After He Jiangong finished the salute, Han Xiufeng turned around and asked, "Director Zhang, has the matter of joining the army been completed yet?" ”

"Fourth master, it's not that I don't help, it's that the military department really doesn't have a shortage to make up for now."

"It's all from the pre-battle school?"

"So it's not a matter of spending money or not," Director Zhang thought about it and said with a wry smile: "If you just want to join the army, you can just distribute it and serve before the battle, but if you go, it's no different from ordinary soldiers, maybe you will be used as cannon fodder by those officials." ”

The other fellow villagers have all arranged it, leaving He Jiangong with a poor baby who died with a dead father, Han Xiufeng is really a little sorry.

Thinking that his father died in Guangxi in the war, and Yan Zhengji, the deputy envoy of the General Political Department, had gone to Guangxi with Xiang Rong to quell the chaos, and the bereavement matters of the civil and military officials who died in the war were handled by Yan Zhengji of the grain station at the time, Han Xiufeng realized that Yan Zhengji was likely to know his father, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Gonggong, don't worry, I'll help you find a way to do your business." ”

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Han Xiufeng got up early, and Peng Yunzhang, who returned home last night and stayed up until midnight to rest, got up even earlier. Just when Han Xiufeng invited Fugui, Yun Qijun and Jiang Zhengxin to go to the flower hall for breakfast together, Peng Yunzhang was guarding the door of the Qianqing Gate with Prince Gong Yi, Prince Hui Mianyu, Prince Zheng Duanhua, Dingjun Wang Zaiquan, Hubu Shangshu Wenqing, University Scholar Zhou Zupei, Military Department Shangshu Bai Ye, Ministry of Rites Lang Mu Yin, Ministry Servant Weng Xincun and other civil and military ministers were guarding the door of the Qianqing Gate, waiting for the emperor to invite the Queen Mother to come over to "listen to the government at the imperial gate".

It will take a while for the emperor to arrive, so naturally there is no need to stand on duty like when he "shouted", everyone just gathered together in twos and threes and whispered.

Mu Yin came to Peng Yunzhang's side, turned his back to Prince Gong and other princes and ministers, and quietly plugged a twist. Peng Yunzhang took it and opened it to take a look, and then returned it to him quietly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

He thought that others had not seen it, in fact, everything fell into the eyes of Prince Gong, Yi rubbed his nose, walked out of the door as if he wanted to sneeze, but he couldn't hit it a few times, so he simply took out a snuffbox and sniffed it, and then walked to Peng Yunzhang's side quietly.

"Master Peng, what trick does Qingxuan want to play?"

"I didn't wear reading glasses, I didn't see clearly."

Yi had already guessed what Mu Yin wanted to do, and reminded: "Master Peng, this king thinks that there are some things that we should discuss and play again, please be safe." ”

Peng Yunzhang arched his hand and said: "Lord Wang, the lower officials also think so." ”

"Then the king went and spoke to him."

"Lord Wang, please."

Mu Yin's excerpt Peng Yunzhang not only saw it clearly, but also knew very well that Prince Gong, like Mu Yin, wanted to take advantage of the emperor's precedent of opening a registered military aircraft Zhang Jing to walk on the military aircraft Zhang Jing, and on the grounds that the existing military aircraft Zhang Jing was too busy with military affairs, he promoted several principals to join the military aircraft department in the name of extra walking like Han Si, and even concluded that Du Han, who had always been cautious and low-key, was eager to try.

Peng Yunzhang didn't care who it was, he was not only happy to see this matter come to fruition, but he was even ready to seconded it when the time came, regardless of whether Mu Yin proposed it first or Prince Gong raised it first.

Thinking of the emperor's temperament, as long as these ministers of military aircraft speak in unison, there is a chance that they will be gracious, Peng Yunzhang said secretly: Han Si, Han Si, the old man will be able to help here, and you and I will not owe each other in the future! ”

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