On the way back from Xiyuan to Dazhiqiao Hutong, Han Xiufeng was both happy and grateful, but also a little lost and regretful.

I am glad that the emperor actually rewarded a canon, and awarded the old man in his hometown in Ba County as a doctor of Fengzheng, although this canon can also be donated with silver, but it can be imagined that the emperor is not to save him silver, nine times out of ten is to think that meritorious service will be rewarded, but there is really nothing else to reward except for rewarding a canon.

If he adds another official to the knighthood, it will hurt him.

After all, he not only donated his background, but also became a senator of the Zhengwupin Tongzheng Department at a young age, and he was already a Segu Batulu given by Qin, and even walked extra on the military plane Zhang Jing with the name Zhang Jing.

It is a pity that so many preparations have been made for the audience, and there are still many things that have not had time to be reported, such as the foreigners' ironclad steam gunboats, such as the foreigners who built a telegraph that can transmit information thousands of miles away in the snap of a finger, and the fact that the large islands in South Asia and the South Seas were almost all occupied by England, France, the United States, the Netherlands, Portugal and other countries!

It is conceivable that if some preparations are not made, the vassal states of Vietnam, Siam (Thailand), Nam Chang (Laos), Korea, and the Ryukyus will become their next targets. If these vassal states were occupied by foreigners, the situation of the Qing Dynasty would be even more difficult than it is now!

Thinking that the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Court didn't know anything about this, Prince Yi and Prince Zheng even still regarded the foreigners who had run to Dagukou to bluff as Western evil ghosts, and the emperor actually believed it, and actually planned to order the princes to go to various temples to worship, and planned to pray for the help of all the gods to deal with foreigners, Han Xiufeng felt very uncomfortable, and secretly thought that it was difficult for the Manchu Dynasty to become deaf and blind, and he always talked about "respecting ghosts and gods and staying away" on weekdays, but when something really happened, he still went to ask for ghosts and gods......

Eun Jun knew that Han Xiufeng had made a lot of preparations, and he could vaguely guess why Han Xiufeng was worried, and couldn't help but say: "Fourth master, I know that you are a person with great ability and ambition, but it is useless to have ability in Beijing!" It's not easy for our 'Houyitang' to have today, with all due respect, you have to take it easy in the future, and you can't make the emperor unhappy again. ”

Han Xiufeng didn't expect him to say this, and subconsciously looked at him and asked, "Mingzhe protects himself?" ”

"Mingzhe protects his life, which is the saying of a scholar, in fact, in the final analysis, it is to protect the position," Eunjun gently moved the globe aside, stared at Han Xiufeng and said with a smile: "Master Peng is a person with great ability, but I heard my brother say that Master Peng is a mediocre official who does nothing!" No matter what he has never taken his opinion, he will say whatever others say, or simply not say a word, and now he is more like a Manchu than me, but he has become the Minister of Military Aircraft. ”

"Also, Master Peng is in a high position, and it is a matter of time before he enters the cabinet, it is better to say more and say nothing." Han Xiufeng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"So we have to learn from others, keep our positions first, and then talk about other things, and take your time in the words of the reader."

"I really didn't see that you are a good official."

"Fourth master, don't make fun of me, I also listened to what my brother said," Eunjun thought for a while, and then said: "My brother also said that Lord Sushun dares to say and do, and he is a rare talent among our people, but it is ...... But it's not good to behave in the world. You don't see me as an outsider, so I need to remind you not to get too close to him in the future. Otherwise, if he loses power in the future, you will have to be implicated. ”

Eun Jun's performance really impressed Han Xiufeng, and he was silent for a moment and looked at him with a smile and asked, "Did you think of it yourself, or did your brother tell me about it?" ”

Eun Jun knew that he couldn't hide it from Han Xiufeng, and said with an embarrassed face: "Fourth master, these things are what my brother thought of, he has been in Qianqingmen for so many years, don't look at the usual times and don't say anything, in fact, he can see it through." Originally, he just reminded me that after all, I was on an errand with you, and you have a friendship with Lord Sushun. ”

Han Xiufeng realized that it was impossible for him to be a straw bale, so he thought about it and asked, "Do you think that Lord Sushun will not be beautiful for long?" ”

When it came to this, Eun Jun felt that there was no need to hide it, so he leaned over to Han Xiufeng and said, "Fourth Master, you have been busy with the affairs of 'Houyi Hall' these days, and you don't know how lively it is outside!" ”

"What a hilarious way."

"I'm going to Jingcha soon, as long as it's all the errands of the yamen, they're all going through the door. But before Jingcha began, Su Shun relied on the support of Prince Youyi and Prince Zheng to exclude dissidents. Didn't Bai Zhongtang do the Mongolian capital with a white flag before, Su Shun impeached Bai Zhongtang for choosing a clan to attack the leader when he was the Mongolian capital with a white flag, and the emperor was furious and ordered Prince Yi to investigate with the criminal department.

Bai Zhongtang felt very wronged, and argued with Prince Yi in the public court, but was demoted to three levels, and even the original Minister of the Interior was dismissed, and the left deputy capital of the Imperial Court was demoted. Lang Airen, the left attendant of the domain, was also dismissed and demoted to a three-rank top belt, leaving only a left-wing commander-in-chief. The deputy capital of Ul Bangtai was dismissed, reduced to a three-grade top belt, and walked on Luan Yiwei Zhangjing. The staff leader Geng Liang was demoted to four levels and retained, and more than a dozen people promoted by Bai Zhongtang such as Shuangqian of the Xiao Riding School were all dismissed. ”

Han Xiufeng was taken aback, he didn't expect that Su Shun would either not make a move, and he would knock Bai Ye down as soon as he made a move.

Looking at Han Xiufeng's surprised look, Eun Jun continued: "The emperor also ordered Hua Shana, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, to be the secretary of the Ministry of Works. Kuraba Shilang Quanqing is the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and is also in charge of the country's supervisor. The left deputy of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Court is the waiter of the Kuraba, and the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites Mu Yin is the right waiter of the Ministry of Officials. Cabinet bachelor Guorui is the left waiter of the Ministry of Industry, and the right waiter is also in charge of the affairs of the money law! ”

"So Lord Mu and Lord Su Shun are very close?"

"It's not just very close, it's just obedient." Eun Jun touched the corners of his mouth, and said with a disdainful face: "Among the several big military aircraft, he is the most unproductive, he was born in the cabinet, and the five-grade petty official is on duty in the military aircraft department, if he is not obedient, can he gain a firm foothold in the military aircraft?" ”

"What about Su Shun himself, and now he is still a waiter in the Ministry of Works?"

"It's been a long time since then, now it's the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites." Enjun paused, and then said: "Fourth master, Zhuo Zhongtang is a fellow villager with you, it is said that in order to curry favor with Zhuo Zhongtang, in order to win over Han officials, Su Shun and Prince Yi and Prince Zheng together to protect Zhuo Zhongtang's son, and Zhuo Yun, a cabinet scholar, is the right attendant of the military department. ”

"It's true that I'm a fellow countryman, but I've never seen it."

"I heard my brother say that Du Han and Su Shun are also very close, anyway, although he is not the Minister of Military Aircraft, he can also manage the affairs of the Military Aircraft Department."

Han Xiufeng thought to himself that it was no wonder that as soon as Han Chen's matter was raised, Su Shun agreed, it turned out that he was really in power now. Even Bai Ye can be brought down, and even the servants of all departments can be transferred with the power of Prince Yi and Prince Zheng, and two of the five military ministers are obedient to him, and it is not a matter of words to transfer Han Chen from the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Division to the acting deputy of the Changlu Salt Transportation Division.

Just thinking about how to intersect with Su Shun in the future, Eunjun leaned into his ear and said, "Listen to my brother that this is the beginning, and the next Jingcha will have to change a large number of people." My brother also said...... He also said......"

"What else are you talking about?"

"Fourth master, this is what I told you, you can't tell others!"

"Don't worry, am I that kind of person?"

"My brother said that Su Shun made such a big move nine times out of ten because he went to King Gong, and King Gong brought a lot of people with him during the days when he was on duty in the military aircraft department, and he was very close to Bai Zhongtang, so he ...... You get the idea. Anyway, he is now fearless, and he can clean up whoever he wants! ”

Han Xiufeng reacted suddenly, was silent for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "Even if the sky falls, it's none of our business, not only do we not have to participate in Jingcha, but even the 'Houyi Hall' is a non-existent yamen, and those things in the court have nothing to do with us." ”

"So we have to take it easy, we don't need to go out of that way."

"Don't worry, I know it."

Thinking that Bai Ye was knocked down, and it was likely that Prince Gong would be the next one, Han Xiufeng was even more determined not to go to the military aircraft department to be on duty, and raised his head and said: "Enjun, after sending the things back, you will go to the Longzong Gate to guard, and when the military aircraft department is disbanded, help me invite Cao Yuying." ”

"What did you ask him to do?"

"No matter what news we find, we must not only report to the emperor, but also report to several ministers of military aircraft. If we go to report one by one like in the afternoon, we won't have to do anything else! ”

"Let the guy surnamed Cao run errands for us?" Eunjun asked subconsciously.

"Please ask him to report to several ministers of military aircraft on his behalf, the emperor knows about this, if he doesn't come, you will show your waist card, and say that it is the emperor's will."

"It's okay to let him run errands for us, but then he won't know where the 'Houyitang' is and what the 'Houyitang' does?"

"I know it, I know that I don't have to talk nonsense, if he dares to leak it, then he, the foreman of the military machine, Zhang Jing, will also be able to do it. Even if Su Shun doesn't clean him up, the emperor will clean him up. ”

Thinking of the imperial court's "Houyitang", a yamen that specializes in exploring the situation, if anyone dares to harm the "Houyitang", it will be a bad thing for the court, and it will be a bad thing for the emperor, Enjun couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay, I'll invite you later!" ”

When I returned to the bookstore and brought the things I hadn't used much back to the inner courtyard, I found that the main hall of the inner courtyard had become an exhibition hall full of Western artifacts. Ji Lu became the head of the exhibition hall, not only registering one by one, but also humbly asking the interpreter who had been a partner in a foreign bank for seven or eight years what it was, what it was called, and what it was used for.

Qingxian felt that these people who had just come from Shanghai had been doing things for foreigners for too long, and they had read too few sage books, so that they did not understand etiquette, righteousness, and shame, so they planned to let them translate newspapers and books in the morning and read sage books in the afternoon, so that they could know what is the monarch as a minister, the father as a son, and the husband as a wife, and what is benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and faith!

Han Xiufeng looked at Lin Qingyuan and the others with sad faces, turned around and smiled: "It's good to arrange it like this, Brother Qingxian, you can do it." ”

"Then I'll go ahead and help them find some books." Qingxian turned around and was about to go to the shopkeeper Yang.

"Wait," Han Xiufeng grabbed him and said, "Brother Qingxian, I asked Eunjun to invite Cao Yuying, and you can tell him when he arrives." ”

"Say what?"

"What else can you say besides these," Han Xiufeng pointed to the foreigner newspapers and maps and charts that he had just put down, and then looked at the small courtyard that was gradually getting a little bit of shape and said, "If he wants to take a look, you can accompany him around." Because in the future, if there is any resurgence, he will report it to the Military Aircraft Department. ”