Lu Daming and Liang Liu heard from Tang Guozheng that Master Han not only took them in, but also carried them like Liang Jiu and Ji Daji and others when they had the opportunity, and even paid out of their own pockets to donate money to compensate those brothers who died in battle with Dean Gu, Yu Qinghuai and other squires of Hai'an, Qutang, and Baimi.

Unexpectedly, they had just gone to the Baojia Bureau for two days, and Ji Daji and Ji Er had just returned from their ancestors, and Chen Hu, who thought they had also died in battle, ran back in embarrassment.

Han Xiufeng was busy discussing with Han Chen, the ambassador of the Jiaoxie Field Salt Division who came to Hai'an in the morning, how to greet Lord Guo the day after tomorrow, and Dean Gu and Yu Qinghuai met them.

Chen Hu is a native of Hai'an, and most of the villagers he brought to help the officers and soldiers to surround the bandits are also Hai'an, but all the fellow villagers he brought with him died, even his younger brother Chen Biao died, and he had no face to go home to see his sister and brother-in-law, and he had no face to face the two most respected gentry in Hai'an, so he knelt in front of Dean Gu and Yu Qinghuai, and slapped himself vigorously.

Seeing that his face was swollen and his hands were probably numb, Dean Gu snorted coldly, and said with hatred: "I knew this was the case, why bother in the first place!" What's the use of slapping now, can your brother come back to life? ”

"Dean Gu, the little fool, the little ghost is confused......"

"That's it, for the sake of your progress and conscience, Master Han and your sister and brother-in-law will help you say that those children who died in the war will first raise money to help with the pension. Let's take a shower and change your clothes first, and then I'll help you go after lunch. ”

"Dean Xie Gu, Master Xie Yu."

"Don't thank you, it's not just you Chen Hu who owes a lot of debts, Jiang Huai and they are not the same. I went to win a battle with Master Han, and after earning a reward, I got carried away, forgetting how many catties and taels I had! ”

Yu Qinghuai also pointed at him and scolded: "The ghost is obsessed, I don't believe that I believe in outsiders, it's really self-inflicted!" If it weren't for Master Han's nostalgia, Dean Gu and I wouldn't have helped you come forward, let alone take you in! ”

……

Just when Chen Hu was crying in shame, Han Chen had already discussed with Han Xiufeng how to receive Lord Guo, and said another thing: "Zhixing, I've been thinking these days, now that Lord Guo is taking care of us, we have nothing to worry about, but what if Lord Guo is transferred or recalled to Beijing?" ”

"Lord Guo asked Changsheng to tell me that he will not be able to do this Yun Si for a short time, and when the new Yun Si arrives, he will be transferred to Huaiyang Dao nine times out of ten."

"It would be good if I could be transferred to Huaiyang Dao, but what if not?"

"Brother Yuno, what do you mean?"

Han Chen said bluntly: "Zhixing, we couldn't find our fellow villagers before, but now that we can find them, I'm even sure that Lord Xiang also knows that there are two fellow villagers in Chongqing, you and me, in Jiangbei." You are now Lord Guo's person, and it is not good to go to meet him, and you can't even send your family. I'm not like you, I can send someone. ”

Han Xiufeng groaned: "Many friends, many roads. ”

"It's not just a lot of friends, but a lot of powerful fellow villagers!"

"It's fine to go and see you, but you definitely can't leave, who are you going to send?"

"Who else can you send besides Han Bo," Han Chen thought for a while, and then said, "Speaking of family, Su Jueming, who you received a few years ago, seems to have been helping to find out the news outside. Relaxation is the way to control the bottom, and in my opinion, I can't always let him float outside. As soon as Han Bo leaves, there will definitely be a shortage of people on your side, so you might as well keep him by your side. ”

Han Xiufeng felt that Han Chen's words made sense, and couldn't help laughing: "He just came back, I originally planned to let him go to the Fairy Temple tomorrow, it's really inappropriate to let him go out after listening to what you said." ”

"Then let him stay with you."

"By the way, Han Bo went to meet Master Xiang, and I happened to have a few letters for him to carry."

"I know, didn't you say last time you went to Taizhou, Director Zhang of the Provincial Pavilion asked you to bring a letter to Xue Huan."

"I didn't expect you to keep it in mind, Brother Yuzhi, when it came to letting Han Bo go to meet Master Xiang, I suddenly remembered two things."

Han Chen subconsciously asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Han Xiufeng held the teacup and said with a smile: "Zhou Xingyuan, you know, I don't know him if I don't fight, it's a friendship, and I know him too well." Whether it's being my friend or helping me get the news, it's purely expedient for him. He said that he was disheartened about his career, but he still remembered it in his heart. ”

"He is different from Li Changjing, and he wants to regain the emperor's permission."

"So in my place, he can't expect to make a comeback in his life, even Master Guo can't help him. I don't know about the rest of the place, but there are only two people in Liangjiang who can help him turn over, one is Qishan outside Yangzhou City, and the other is our fellow townsman from the army. ”

"Let him go to Jiangnan with Han Bo, and let him try his luck with the adults?"

"Well, I can't think of a better way than that."

"Zhixing, this is not a trivial matter, let alone Han Bo, even if you and I go in person, we can't open this mouth to help him introduce."

"You don't need Han Bo to speak, just ask him to bring my letter to Liu Cunhou. Although I don't have any friendship with Liu Cunhou, and I haven't even met, but Liu Cunhou went from the capital to work for the adults, and it is impossible not to know what my relationship is with Lord Duan, Huang Yushi and Ji Hanlin, and this face will definitely be given. ”

"You're such a good old man."

"What a good old man, I owe him a personal favor, if it weren't for the Great Seal of the Governor of Liangjiang that he brought out from Jiangning, the victory of Wanfuqiao would be a great victory, not to mention alarming the saints, I'm afraid that even Qishan would not help six hundred miles to expedite the report."

"That's right, you can owe anything, but you can't owe favors." Han Chen nodded slightly, thought about it and asked, "What about the second thing?" ”

"Didn't Lord Duan ask the new envoy to Cha Wenjing to bring me a letter, I had already received the letter, but I forgot to send someone to meet me because I was busy. People are not just acting as inspectors, and now they are also acting governors of Caoyun, if Lord Guo is really transferred to Huaiyang Dao and also manage Cao affairs, he will be the boss of my Han Xiufeng's boss at that time. ”

The governor of Liangjiang is far away in Jiangning, and the whip commander has no control over the people and affairs in Jiangbei.

Therefore, after the fall of Jiangning, the imperial court ordered the former Caoyun Governor Yang Dianbang to take charge of the defense of the river, and the local government affairs of Jiangbei were also under the control of the Caoyun Governor. Now the same is the case, but the situation in Yangzhou Mansion is more special, not only there is Qi Shan, the minister of the Qin Mission, but also a deputy to the left of the assistant military affairs, Yu Shi Lei Yicheng, and the local officials in Yangzhou have to report to Lei Yicheng and even Qi Shan no matter what happens. But no matter what you say, Cha Wenjing is the biggest civil official in Jiangbei today, and it is natural to be able to tie the knot.

Thinking of this, Han Chen blurted out: "Zhixing, if you don't mention it, I can't remember, I should go and see it, and I have to prepare a generous gift!" ”

"How about letting the national government go?"

"I can only let the national government go, but as soon as the national government leaves, won't there be no one on your side?"

"Isn't there Su Jueming, besides, what can happen to me now?"

"Also, there's really nothing going on with you right now."

……

The two chatted and chatted, and talked about Guo Peilin again.

Han Chen has no one to support him for a long time, let alone his fellow villagers, this official is nervous, walking on thin ice, not only has he been cautious, but also used to be prepared for danger in times of peace, he put down the teacup and said worriedly: "Lord Guo is now responding to your needs, and even plans to work tirelessly to personally go out on patrol to help you raise food and salary, but you can raise soldiers for a thousand days and use soldiers for a while, and when the soldiers are full of training, it may be possible for you to lead your troops to battle at any time!" ”

"No, it won't." Han Xiufeng smiled confidently: "Yuzhi, don't worry, defending Wanfu Bridge is my Han Xiufeng's first and last battle." ”

"How is it possible, if Lord Guo didn't plan to let you lead your troops into battle, why did he let you go back to Hai'an to rebuild the salt fishing camp, and why did he let you recruit more villagers?"

"If the war is tight, I will definitely fight, but I will definitely not be allowed to fight."

"Why not?" Han Chen was puzzled.

Han Xiufeng explained with a smile: "Training and fighting are two different things, Lord Guo not only knows that I am afraid of death, but also knows that I have no ambitions, and the reason why I came to Jiangsu to be an official is just to get rid of my cold nationality." Moreover, Lord Duan, Huang Yushi, Ji Hanlin and Master Ao asked him to take care of him after he arrived. If I really have three longs and two shorts, how can he explain to Master Duan and Huang Yushi? ”

"In that case, why didn't he let you go?"

"Yuzhi, you just now lamented that there is no one available under us, Lord Guo has just arrived, and when the war is at its worst, even the Yamen of the Yunsi Division has to be moved to Taizhou, and his subordinates are not unavailable. Leaving me behind will at least restore him to the salt fishing camp, and help him train a few hundred more soldiers in addition to the salt fishing camp. If I'm gone, who will help him do his best. ”

"I said why aren't you worried at all, it turns out that as long as you train the soldiers, you don't have to go to war."

"Eat a trench and grow a wisdom, the lessons of Old Ghost Xu are there, I was worried and scared at first, and I didn't figure it out until later."

"What do you want to understand?" Han Chen asked curiously.

"Lord Guo is not an old ghost Xu," Han Xiufeng smiled, and said proudly: "When I was in Taizhou, there were many people, and it was inconvenient for Lord Guo to say a lot of things, and it wasn't until a few days ago that Changsheng sent me a message, telling me not to worry, saying that no matter how tight the war was in the future, I would not be allowed to go into battle." ”

Han Chen said enviously: "I'm relieved, Zhixing, you said how lucky you are, not only do you have Lord Duan and other fellow villagers to support you, but you can also meet such a good Shangguan as Lord Guo." ”

Han Xiufeng said with a smile: "Maybe I was always unlucky before, and the wheel was also transferred by me." ”

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