There are indeed many military affairs to be done in Zhili, for example, the general soldiers of Tianjin Town cannot always be taken care of by the generals of the Baoding Battalion, and for example, the generals of the left and right second battalions of the Dagu Association have to be selected as soon as possible.

Tan Tingxiang was as good as he was in these matters, and after the excerpt of asking Han Xiufeng to stay in Zhili for the time being to help with military affairs, he asked the imperial court to quickly select the chief military officer of Tianjin Town, the deputy general of the Dagu Association and other military attachés. As for the more than a dozen available capital divisions, thousand general managers, general managers and foreign commissioners that Han Xiufeng found when he inspected and supervised the bids, they were the ones who should be protected, and the school was promoted, and ordered them to quickly settle down at home, pack their luggage, and go to Dagukou to take up their posts as soon as possible.

Just when he found out that at least Han Xiufeng could really help in military affairs, and was thinking about whether to ask his brother-in-law to help him think of a way to see if he could keep Han Xiufeng in Zhili, the emperor actually ordered Han Xiufeng to return to Beijing immediately.

Immediately afterwards, he received a letter from his brother-in-law Du Han from the capital, saying that the emperor was not worried about Han Xiufeng, and it was not that he did not believe in him, a feudal official, but that he felt that it was impossible to prevent Xiyi.

Tan Tingxiang had no choice but to ask his family to prepare another Cheng Yi, and ordered officials such as Zhili Liangdao and Baoding Prefect to send Han Xiufeng to Shili Pavilion outside the city.

People treat each other with courtesy, and Han Xiufeng can't lose his courtesy, so he greeted everyone in the pavilion for a while, and bowed down to say goodbye. Unexpectedly, Sha Chunyuan, who had just gotten in the car and walked out three or four miles, had just been promoted to the guerrilla of Dagu to assist in defending Taiwan, and Chen Yi, Chen Rong, and Enrong, the general manager, chased after Li Ying, the general officer, and Shi Zhengang, the foreign commissioner, and other military attachés on fast horses.

As soon as they caught up with the chariot, they turned over and dismounted and bowed, and then took out the five hundred taels of instruments they had gathered these days, and begged for a reward from the Qincha who had the grace of knowing them.

They were very miserable in the supervision of the standard before, but after they arrived at Dagukou, they will not have a good time!

How could Han Xiufeng accept their silver, motioned to Yongxiang to help them up, looked at them and said, "Your kindness Xiufeng has received it, this silver Xiufeng can never accept it." ”

"Lord Han, you ......"

"After listening to me, the reason why I, Han Xiufeng, recommended you to the Lord of the Taiwan Maker is not only because I think you are all loyal people, but also out of a public heart. Dagukou is an important place for grain transshipment, and it is also the gate of my Qing Dynasty! It can be said that guarding the forts on the north and south banks is guarding the gate of our Qing Dynasty, and the responsibility is heavy, so everything is left to you! ”

After finishing speaking, Han Xiufeng bowed to everyone.

How dare Sha Chunyuan accept this great gift, he hurriedly knelt down on one knee, hugged his fists and said: "The grace of the adult's acquaintance will be remembered in my heart." After taking office, I will do a solid errand and never disgrace the adults! ”

"Lord Han, the lowly position can't speak, the lowly position just wants to say that the people are in the fort, as long as the lowly position still has a breath, no one wants to occupy my fort!"

"Okay, with you here, Xiufeng will rest assured."

Han Xiufeng asked Yongxiang to help them up again, and then said with a smile: "Although Xiufeng is returning to Beijing this time to resume his life, he will not forget Tianjin's coastal defense because of this." Now that you are here, Xiufeng also gives you a reassurance. After you take office, you can rectify how you want, no matter who the imperial court orders to be the chief soldier and deputy general, the things in the battalion, especially on the forts, are still up to you!

And then there is your salary, Xiufeng not only said hello to the grain station, he will allocate it as soon as possible, and he will never be in arrears again. And after returning to Beijing, Xiu Feng asked the imperial court to order the governor Lu Yanyun Division and the Tianjin government to help more. In short, you will never be allowed to lead a group of hungry soldiers to guard the country. ”

Sha Chunyuan didn't expect that the young Lord Qincha in front of him was so concerned about Tianjin Coastal Defense, and he couldn't help but ask: "Dare to ask Lord Han, what if there are not enough guns?" ”

"You guys go to work first, Xiufeng will not sit idly by and ignore the guns, and will help find a way."

"Lord Xie carry, Lord Xie takes care."

"These are the things that Xiufeng does, you don't need to thank you." Han Xiufeng paused, then turned to the direction of the capital and hugged his fists and said: "If there is no war on the cusp of Dagukou, it is naturally good, if there is a war, Xiufeng is waiting for your good news in Beijing." As long as you fight bravely, Xiufeng will definitely help you ask for credit! ”

"Lord Xie takes care of ......"

"Don't thank you, hurry back, Emperor Xiufeng is in charge, it's time to set off."

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Sending away a group of green camp military attachés, Han Xiufeng and his party then rushed to the capital.

Yongxiang rode a horse and followed the carriage, and asked sourly: "Fourth master, do you think that if the foreigners really come to attack, can they hold the mouth of Dagu by relying on a few of them?" ”

Han Xiufeng knew that he wanted to be reinstated, so he couldn't help but ask: "Let you go to defend Taiwan guerrilla, can you hold it?" ”

"Humble ...... He did not dare to make this military order. ”

"That's it."

"But if you have no relatives and no reason, you have met a few times on the school grounds, why don't you recommend others to Tan Tingxiang, you have to recommend a few of them."

"I've only met them a few times on the school grounds, but I asked Xu Jiu to inquire. They are okay people, honest officials, and dedicated to serving the court, but they are squeezed out by their superiors and colleagues, otherwise they will not be so mixed that they can't even eat. ”

"Is there such a thing?"

"You just know." Han Xiufeng smiled, and then said: "Sooner or later, the Dagu Association will have to rectify it, instead of recommending others, otherwise recommend them, these talented military attachés." After arriving at Dagukou, in the eyes of others, they are Tan Tingxiang's people, no matter who becomes the deputy general of the general army, they dare not move them easily. ”

"But ......"

"Not so much, but everything has to be the big picture. As for your business, Brother Bochuan and Zhonghua have already helped you think about it, and there will be errands after returning to Beijing, so there is no need to envy Sha Chunyuan and them. ”

Yongxiang couldn't believe that this was true, and asked eagerly: "Fourth master, has Master Wen written to you?" ”

"Well, bring me good news and bad news."

"What's the good news, what's the bad news?"

"The good news is that he has been promoted, and he was promoted to Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu six days ago, and he is no longer the Shaoqing of Taifu Temple. The bad news is that Wuzhou in Guangxi has fallen, and Huang Zhongyin and Lord Huang were martyred in Guangxi. ”

"Master Wen has become Xiao Jiuqing!"

"That's why he's prosperous."

"Lord Huang was martyred?"

When Han Xiufeng mentioned this, he felt very uncomfortable, and was silent for a while before he said solemnly: "To be exact, he was killed by the Heaven and Earth Society, and Guangxi Governor Lao Chongguang said that Lord Huang was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he abandoned the city and fled for his life, but was intercepted by the Heaven and Earth Society. But when Wuzhou fell, Lao Chongguang was far away in Guilin, how Lord Huang died, it was all the words of Chen Ruizhi, the prefect of Wuzhou who was greedy for life and afraid of death, abandoned the city and fled for his life! ”

"Fourth master, according to what you say, you can't believe Chen Ruizhi's words." Yongxiang said eagerly.

"I can't believe it, but Guangxi is so far away, how can this matter be verified," Han Xiufeng took a deep breath and said helplessly: "Xie Zicheng, the former magistrate of Tianjin, was martyred, and he was also posthumously awarded the title of political envoy, and he was loyal and compassionate. Huang Daren's dignified envoy was martyred, and he should be posthumously presented to the governor as a rule, but now that the person is dead, he has to be investigated, and he can't even enter the Xiangxian Temple. ”

"Then what should I do, Lord Huang is such a good person, you can't let him die and suffer unjustly!"

Han Xiufeng touched the corners of his mouth, and said with a gloomy face: "Now what Lao Chongguang is talking about, we can't do anything about him, but this matter can't just be over!" Brother Bochuan said in the letter that the emperor planned to order Hu Xingren, the political envoy of Guangxi, to stay in Beijing, Cao Shuzhong, the envoy of Sichuan, to be the political envoy of Guangxi, and Zhang Sibo, the envoy of Sichuan Salt and Tea Dao, to be the envoy of Sichuan. I happened to have some friendship with Cao Shuzhong, and when I arrived in the capital, I sent a letter to Cao Shuzhong, asking him to send someone to investigate and secretly visit to find out how Lord Huang died. ”

"Then can Cao Shuzhong be the political envoy of Guangxi?"

"Brother Bochuan is helping to find a way, not to mention that this is the emperor's intention, there should be no change." Han Xiufeng thought for a while, and said coldly: "Hunan Governor Luo Bingzhang ordered Jiang Yili and Jiang Zhongyuan's younger brother Jiang Zhongjun to lead the brave to Guangxi to cooperate with the thieves in the world to rebel against the party.

Jiang Yili has been promoted from the registered prefect to the Guangxi alternate province who will fill the vacancy because of his contribution to killing thieves, although I have not had a deep friendship with him, I have had a relationship, and I will send him a letter when I turn around, asking him to help and find out how Lord Huang died. As for that Chen Ruizhi, I will settle this account with him sooner or later, as the prefect, he should have the responsibility to defend the land, and if everyone else is martyred, he will live, and there is no heavenly reason! ”

Yongxiang wanted to contribute, and couldn't help but say: "Fourth master, if you don't think of a way to help the lowly job find a release, as long as you can help the lowly job find an errand in Guangxi, the lowly job surnamed Chen will help you clean it up." ”

"Don't be so troublesome, not to mention that Brother Bochuan and Zhonghua have already helped you find an errand."

"What errand?"

"Zhengbai Flag Leader, do it first when you go back, and when you have the opportunity to find a better errand for you in the future."

"Okay, I'll listen to you and Master Wen."

Wen Xiang actually said one thing in the letter, that is, Su Shun was promoted, and in just two months, he was promoted three times in a row, first to correct the Red Banner Han Army, and then to move the Shangshu of the Domain, and then to manage the affairs of the Domain, it is said that the emperor also intends to order him to serve as the Minister of Translation and Reading of the Han Zhan University Examination!

Thinking that the functions and powers of the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Court overlapped with the "Houyi Hall", but Su Shun did not go with the emperor's officials to do the "Houyi Hall" vacated after Wen Xiang left, Han Xiufeng couldn't help but think that in the matter of how to deal with foreigners, Su Shun should have planned to protect himself.

can think that he is not only in a high position, but also the most enchanted and close minister of the Son of Heaven, and I feel that Su Shun made a wrong move, after all, the official has done his part, and many things can't be avoided if he wants to. Whether it's war or peace, if the emperor asks, he must have an attitude.

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