Sun Wuye never expected the war in Liangjiang and Huguang to be so tight, so he stared at Han Xiufeng and asked, "Then what are your plans next?" ”

"What can I plan, and in the face of this crisis, what can I do, a former secretary of general affairs who was born as a donor?" Han Xiufeng thought for a while, and then said: "Instead of accomplishing nothing outside, it is better to take care of your wife and children in the township." If Changmao and the Guizhou bandits really kill them, they can also help the government to convene regiments from ten miles and eight townships to practice to protect the territory and the people. ”

"If Huguang and Yungui are all lost, and if Shanxi is also in chaos, do you think my Sichuan can be as peaceful as it is now? Do you think that those group exercises alone can keep me safe in Sichuan? Sun Wuye asked two questions in a row, and said solemnly: "Zhixing, you have traveled to so many places in the north and south, and you are a person who has seen the world, you should know what it means to have cold lips and teeth!" ”

"Fifth master, did my uncle say something?"

"He heard that I was coming to you for the summer, and asked me to ask you what you were going to do next. This day flies so fast, in a blink of an eye you have been back for more than a year, counting the time delayed on the road when you came back from the capital, and in a few months you will be full of filial piety. ”

"yes, it's been a really fast day." Han Xiufeng muttered.

Sun Wuye glanced back at Second Master Fei, and then said: "Liu Cunhou was martyred, He Heng was martyred, Xiang Rong's situation is unknown, even if there is no danger this time, he is just a martial artist who leads the troops to fight in the eyes of the civil and military ministers of the court; Although Huang Yonghuan was sent out to Guangxi as an envoy, there were thieves and bandits in Guangxi, and the bandits were not so easy to suppress.

Ji Yunfei has been in the capital for so many years, and now he is still an editor; The Ao brothers are still young, and they expect that the two brothers don't know how to wait until the Year of the Monkey; Not to mention Jiang Haoxuan and Wang Zhirong, I estimate that this is the case for them in this life. Wu Fuxiang's official residence is in the matter, but he has a bright future, but he has never regarded himself as a person from Chongqing Mansion, and he is not of the same mind as us. ”

"Fifth Master, how could you always remember to say this."

Sun Wuye turned around and pointed to the Bamboo Forest Courtyard where the sound of Lang Lang was emanating, stared at Han Xiufeng and said bitterly: "What is the old man trying to teach Dongchuan Academy for decades, don't you think that there will be a few more talents in my Ba County and even my Chongqing Mansion?" But it's useless to just teach and educate people, someone has to help you in the court! ”

Han Xiufeng suddenly remembered that the "old naughty boy" in front of him was the real leader of Ba County Shilin, and he was more respected by the students than Duan Dazhang, Huang Zhongyin and Gu Zhongzheng, who had been immortal for several years, but after weighing it, he still said with a sad face: "Fifth master, how can Xiufeng not know your old good intentions, but what is the chaos outside, and now it is useless to just rely on reading." ”

"There is chaos outside, but the ancients said: those who protect the world are cheap, and they are responsible. You, Han Zhixing, are not only not a puppet, but also in the heart of the emperor, the holy family Enlong, and you should go out to help the people in the world and do a great career. As for reading...... If it really didn't work, why did you fund the establishment of this Tsz Yun Academy, and why did you let your children and nephews study? ”

The more Sun Wuye spoke, the more excited he became, and he stared at him again and said: "Your uncle always said that you have no ambitions, I have never believed it, but now I think about it, he is not without purpose." If you don't plan to go out after the expiration of the Ding worry period, if you really ask to stay in the hometown to support your mother for the rest of your life, I don't blame you, after all, you can't go to Sichuan and get out of Shu.

If you are willing to go out and take care of your fellow villagers as before, I will quit my errand at Dongchuan Academy and come to teach at Tzu Yun Academy. Although I don't dare to guarantee that Shi Chang Shilu can enter Shila Hanlin, but I still dare to praise this Haikou for helping you teach two lifters! ”

Han Xiufeng didn't expect Fifth Master Sun to say this, and subconsciously asked, "Fifth Master, why are you so old?" Besides, even if I am an official, I may not be able to be an official in Beijing, and I may not be able to take care of those fellow villagers. ”

"If you don't try everything, how do you know if it's going to work?"

Sun Wuye really didn't want to watch Han Xiufeng "decadent", so he thought about it and said meaningfully: "Zhixing, when you renovated the guild hall and prepared to build the Wenchang Pavilion and the Xiangxian Temple, Gu Zhongzheng told me that I was the first one to donate money; Later, I heard the lifters who returned to their hometowns say, how did you treat them in the capital, I don't know how relieved I was, I just hated that the money was donated less at that time. Later, I heard that you made a 'little military machine', I really called it a honor, and went to Jiangbei to have a drink with your uncle, and the two of them drank three jars of wine! ”

"The Fifth Master ......"

"If you don't talk about it, it's hard for a strong person to talk about it."

Sun Wuye stood up and walked into the Bamboo Forest Courtyard with his hands behind his back.

Second Master Fei looked at his back and said helplessly: "Zhixing, if you guess correctly, Fifth Master is entrusted by someone." ”

From the time he heard the sentence "There is no one in the court", Han Xiufeng realized that Sun Wuye was entrusted by the students of Dongchuan Academy and even this county. Those who read hard to read what they want, isn't it just a gold list title to become an official, and now it's not as good as before, it's useless to just do a good job in the exam, and even to be a jinshi, if you want to be an official, you have to be supported!

Those scholars hoped that Han Xiufeng would finish the system and become an official, in fact, from the moment he received the emperor's edict, Han Xiufeng was also repeatedly weighing whether he should go out after keeping filial piety.

If you stay at home and support your mother for the rest of your life, you can indeed avoid the dispute between Su Shun and Wen Xiang.

But if you think about it carefully, you are offending both sides, and if you really stay out of the matter, the "Houyitang" is likely to be involved, Wang Naizeng, Qingxian, Han Chen, Datou, Yun Qijun, Fugui, Wang Guisheng, Zhou Changchun, Gu Jinyan, Cui Hao and Su Jueming and others The situation is not good, and even Wang Qianli and those brothers who stayed in Gu'an will be implicated. So many friends have left in the past few months, and Han Xiufeng doesn't want his old subordinates and old friends to have another accident.

Just sat at the stone table and pondered for a long time, and suddenly smiled bitterly: "Second master, the emperor must feel that I have changed, and I feel that I am no longer the Han Xiufeng I was before." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"The emperor must think that I am becoming more and more like those pedantic officials, otherwise I would not be embarrassed, I have already issued an order to win affection, and I still rely on my hometown not to obey the edict."

Second Master Fei was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted: "Listening to what you said, the reason why the emperor valued you in the past was not only because you could lead troops and fight, but because you had the courage to do things, and you were not afraid of offending people, nor were you afraid of being talked about." ”

"So I should have been edicted then."

"But if you really enter Beijing by edict, will you help Sushun or Wenxiang?"

"It's so easy to get to everything, the only way is not to help each other, after all, no matter what they do, it's also their business, I don't need to be a Han member, as long as I can keep the 'Houyi Hall'!"

"But the emperor plans to let you go to Lu Yuntong, the acting director of Tianjin."

Han Xiufeng muttered: "At this time and that time, at that time, it was Wen Xiangxian who asked Wen Zhongtang to protect me to go to Guangdong to act Chaoyuntong, and Su Shuncai asked the emperor to order me to go to Tianjin Acting Director Lu Yuntong. Now, in order to handle coastal defense, the emperor not only ordered the monk Greenqin to stay in Beijing to guard the system, but even ordered Chonghou Acting Acting Minister Lu Yanyun to envoy, and it is no longer important whether I want to go to Tianjin or not. ”

"Then after you enter Beijing, what can the emperor give you?"

"Su Shun always scolded the Manchurians for being all bastards, and they only knew how to make money, and the emperor should agree with it in his heart. But the more the emperor agrees, the more he will feel that it is rare to be able to produce a talent among the Manchurians, and the more he will reuse Wenxiang. In other words, the emperor will definitely not let Wenxiang always be the treasurer of the 'Houyi Hall'. I dare to conclude that I will definitely be entrusted with a heavy task in the future, either to transfer Wenxiang to the Sixth Department as a waiter, or to be released to be the governor. And the 'Houyi Hall' can't be left unattended, so I can ask the emperor to continue to be the big treasurer of the 'Houyi Hall'. ”

Second Master Fei thought about it and asked: "The war in Liangjiang is tight, you are familiar with Yangzhou, and even fought in Yangzhou, what if the emperor orders you to go to Liangjiang to quell the chaos?" ”

Han Xiufeng frowned and said, "It's indeed possible, but if you really let me go to Liangjiang, there's nothing to be afraid of." After all, judging from the news received these days, Qin Rigang only broke through the Jiangbei camp and the Jiangbei camp, and defeated the official army in Jiangbei and Jiangnan. If you guessed correctly, the reason why Qin Rigang didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue was either because of poor food or because he couldn't fight on other things. It is estimated that within a year or two, the Liangjiang officials and troops will not be able to help them, and they will not be able to help the officers and soldiers either. ”

"So you're going to go to Beijing?"

"I'm more worried about foreigners than long-haired, but even if I want to enter Beijing, I can't just wait for the expiration of the defense period. Second master, you always help me to consider it, and I will go to Liangjiang to serve in the excerpt. Let's just say that I originally planned to chant and pray for blessings, but as soon as I heard the news of Liangjiang, I was worried and couldn't sleep at night, I wanted to go to Liangjiang to quell the chaos, and I wanted to share my worries for the emperor! ”

Second Master Fei was taken aback: "What if the emperor grants permission?" ”

Han Xiufeng said in a firm tone: "The emperor will not be gracious, because the emperor is more worried about foreigners than long hair." Nine times out of ten, they will let me go back to Beijing. ”

"Zhixing, you have to think about such a big thing, it's hard to come back this time!"

"I've thought about it for so many days, and I've figured it out."

"Okay, I'll go and help you make an excerpt."

"Tell the fifth master, and say that I was woken up by his old man's 'head drink'."

How could Second Master Fei not hear the meaning of Han Xiufeng's words, and couldn't help but smile: "Isn't he planning to come to Ciyun to teach, the gentleman is difficult to chase after him, and it is too late for him to regret it!" ”

Han Xiufeng was about to speak, and a group of people under Pan Yong ran to the mountain sweating profusely, took out a letter wrapped in oil paper from his arms, and said breathlessly: "Lord Han, this is what Master Pan asked the little one to send to you quickly." ”

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, let's take a sip of tea to quench your thirst first."

"Thank you for enjoying the tea."

Han Xiufeng opened the oil paper, took out the letter, and looked at it, his face suddenly changed.

Second Master Fei couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?" ”

"Du San...... Du San is also dead! Han Xiufeng put down the letter, looked at the mountains in the east, and said solemnly: "When Liu Cunhou was under siege, Du San, who had just left Liu Cunhou, was chased by a stream of long hair. His two subordinates who came back alive said that he had a chance to escape for his life, but in order to keep the silver and family letters that Liu Cunhou and other fellow villagers entrusted him to send to his hometown, he took six Ba County disciples without hesitation, and let the two Ba County children who came back alive lead the shipwrights and sailors he recruited in Taizhou, with a boatload of silver money and dozens of letters from home. As a result, the silver money and the letter were fine, and he and the six Ba County children all died in battle. ”