From the capital to the Rehe Palace, with the Gubeikou as the boundary, it is divided into two sections: inside the mouth and outside the mouth.

Among them, there are two roads in the mouth, one is out of Dongzhimen, through Shunyi County Sanjiadian, Niulan Mountain into Huairou, and then from Huairou through Miyun, Luojiaqiao, Bailongtan, Shiqiao City, Yaoting, Nantianmen, Liulinying to Gubeikou. Kangxi Ye went to patrol outside the mouth back then, and most of them took this road.

One is from the Old Summer Palace, through the ditch, Tangshan, Nanshi trough, Yaji Mountain, river trough, Miyun Luojia Bridge to Bailongtan, the same as the previous road from the stone box city, Yaoting, Nantianmen, Liulinying to Gubeikou. Out of the Gubei mouth is outside the mouth, and then through the Bakshi camp palace and other palaces. Finally arrive at Rehe. Lord Qianlong and Lord Jiaqing went to patrol the mouth back then, and they all walked this way.

On this road, there are Lin Gou, Tangshan, Nanshi Trough, Yuanyuan, Yaji Mountain, River Trough, Liujiazhuang and other palaces, but most of them have been dilapidated due to disrepair, and several of them were even abandoned during the Daoguang Dynasty.

The place where he was stationed was not decent, and it stands to reason that the emperor would not stop on the road for long, but there were too many officials, eunuchs, palace maids and servants with him, and he brought so many carriages, so he couldn't go fast at all. It took more than ten days to arrive at Gubeikou.

Han Xiufeng, who kept fifty miles with the holy car, also stopped and stopped, and finally arrived in Miyun and ordered not to go forward, and ordered Wang Hedong, Xu Jiu, Zhang Xiaobao and others to take over the city defense of Miyun, and at the same time let Qingxian and his son, who had been waiting here for a long time, stay in the county government and raise food for the river camp like the county master.

Wang Hedong was a little puzzled, so he went to the city and went around the city before coming back and asked, "Fourth Master, the holy driver should have already left Gubeikou at this time, why don't we follow?" Even if it is garrisoned, it should be stationed in Gubeikou, why should it be stationed here! ”

"Do you know why I want to play the Queen?"

"The queen of the palace is the queen of the palace, what is the reason." Wang Hedong asked puzzled.

Han Xiufeng took a sip of the tea that Miyun Zhixian had honored yesterday, put down the cup and explained: "If we want to drive with us, the emperor will definitely not object, but what will the guards of the guard office think, and what will Prince Yi, Prince Zheng and Lord Sushun think?" ”

"Will they be unhappy?"

"I was scared a few days ago, and naturally they didn't have any ideas, after all, they pointed at us to deal with foreigners. It's different now, the foreigners didn't chase after them, and they didn't plan to chase after them, they saw that we robbed them of their errands, and they would definitely have ideas. Instead of making people red-eyed, it's better to stay away. ”

"What about Ronglu and Yongxiang?"

"They are different from us, they are not only full of people, but the officials are not big, and the vest soldiers who accompany them are also full of people, and those ministers of the guards and the ministers of the imperial front will not look at them, and those guards can't say anything even if they look at them."

Han Xiufeng paused, and then said: "If you don't drive with you and don't go to Gubeikou to garrison, you also take into account the salary. There's nothing outside the mouth, what are we going to eat with the four hundred or so people? Gubeikou is slightly better, but the emperor has frequently transferred so many troops from Jilin, Heilongjiang and Mongolia to Gubeikou these days, even if there is more food, it will not be enough for so many people to eat.

What's more, if we go, will we let those commanders and deputies who have led troops from all over the country listen to us, or let us listen to them. All in all, when you go into battle and fight with foreigners, one will hide more than the other, and when you can't dodge, you can only go up, and one will run more than the other. Now there is no war, and there will be a general struggle for power and profit one by one than before, after all, this is the escort, and the work of the escort can be called a great merit. ”

Wang Hedong reacted and couldn't help laughing: "Let's hide far away, don't fight with them for power and profit, and we will have a share of the great credit for escorting this day!" ”

"It's nature."

As soon as Han Xiufeng's words fell, Qingxian hurriedly walked in with a stack of official documents, and as soon as he saw Han Xiufeng, he bowed down and said, "Fourth master, it's not good, something is wrong!" ”

"The foreigner is chasing after you?" Han Xiufeng asked subconsciously.

The foreigners didn't chase after them, but they heard that the messenger sent by King Gong to report to the emperor said that the foreigners burned the Old Summer Palace in a fit of rage, and Lord Wenfeng committed suicide by throwing himself into the lake and martyred himself. It is said that several concubines were worried about being humiliated, and they also went to the lake to celebrate the festival! ”

Knowing that Wen Feng was martyred, Han Xiufeng was stunned.

Qingxian looked up at Wang Hedong, and then said: "The foreigners are burned after robbing, I heard that ...... I heard that the people near the Old Summer Palace, not only did they not go to save them, but they rushed into the circle to rob, most of them were full of people. ”

"Go on." Han Xiufeng said in a low voice.

"I heard from the person who went to report to the emperor on the order of King Gong that the foreigners put forward a lot of conditions, and if they don't agree, they will burn the imperial city next."

"Prince Gong and Master Wen, are they alright?"

"They're okay for the time being," Qingxian paused, and said with a bitter face: "I don't know which person has told the foreigners, anyway, the foreigners know that the fourth master has ambushed their people, and they can't find you, so they sent troops to Nanyuan to burn and loot, and burned down the government office where you were temporarily stationed and the courtyard where Miss Yu'er lived." ”

Han Xiufeng said coldly: "I can't find anyone, but I am angry with the government office, what kind of ability is this!" ”

"Fourth master, don't be angry, the foreigners actually sent troops to chase after them as a threat, and planned to force the imperial court to hand over the monk king, the former governor of Liangguang Huang Zonghan and you, fortunately the English missionary Bao Er helped to say a lot of good things, so they gave up the matter, and instead burned the imperial city with a fire as a threat, forcing the imperial court to agree to the conditions they put forward for trade, military indemnity and sending envoys to Beijing."

"I didn't expect that I, Han Xiufeng, would be hated by them like Monk Greenqin and Huang Zonghan!"

"Fourth master, which green onion is Huang Zonghan, how can he be qualified to be compared with you and the monk king!" Wang Hedong said heartlessly.

"You know what, you can't mess with the army. As far as I know, Huang Zonghan also killed a few Yi soldiers when he was in Guangdong, and he is qualified to be hated by foreigners. Han Xiufeng thought for a while, and then asked, "Brother Qingxian, is there any other news?" ”

"Yes, this is a letter from Han Chen's trust."

"Why didn't you say it earlier, take it and see."

I don't know if I don't see it, but after reading the letter, Han Xiufeng was stunned.

Wang Hedong couldn't help but ask: "Fourth master, is there something wrong with Master Shi Zanqingshi?" ”

"He's fine, he's fine."

"Then why are you ......?"

Han Xiufeng sighed and said with a wry smile: "Didn't the emperor send several edicts these days, ordering the Tianjin gentry to summon the people to attack and harass the foreigners, and even offered a reward, but Master Shi was worried about angering the foreigners, and after discussing with the Tianjin gentry such as Yao Xi and Zhang Jinwen, the magistrate of Tianjin, he did not allow Lian Yong to attack and harass the foreigners on the grounds of 'going out is harmful to the people of the county', and did not post the corresponding notices.

Jiao Mazi spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in the imperial court in the past two months, recruited so many Lian Yong, and the emperor urged him to act in two secret edicts for three days, feeling that if he didn't make some trouble, he couldn't explain to the emperor, so he carefully selected dozens of Lian Yong who were not afraid of death to disguise themselves as ordinary people and go to the canal to attack foreigners. ”

"Did he make it?"

"What's going on!" Han Xiufeng put down the letter and said with a smile: "Master Shi was worried about angering the foreigners, and after receiving this news, he immediately summoned the officials and shopkeepers to go to the canal area to prevent blockage. It's just that it's not foreigners who are guarded against, but Jiao Mazi's subordinates. ”

"How could Master Shi be so confused!" Wang Hedong couldn't believe it was true.

"He's not confused at all." Han Xiufeng picked up the teacup and sighed lightly: "He is focusing on the overall situation, he doesn't want to anger foreigners, and he doesn't want Jiao Mazi to behave nonsense and hinder the situation." It's just that I didn't expect that although he was captured by foreigners for a few days, his attitude towards foreigners has changed so much. ”

"But in this way, isn't he just resisting the decree, which will make the emperor unhappy?"

Without waiting for Han Xiufeng to speak, Qingxian, who didn't have a good impression of Xianfeng, couldn't help but say, "Is the current emperor still the emperor?" To put it bluntly, the moment the emperor abandoned the country and avoided Rehe, he was no longer the emperor, at least not the emperor before! ”

"What do you say?" Han Xiufeng glared at him and warned: "Don't say these whining words again in the future, if anyone dares to complain again, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people!" ”

"The fourth master forgives his sins, and he will never say it again."

"It's not that I don't talk nonsense anymore, but I can't even think about it!" Han Xiufeng knew that it was useless to warn, so he immediately looked at the official document in his hand and asked, "What else is the news?" ”

Qingxian relieved himself and hurriedly said: "Fourth master, the emperor said that it was cold outside his mouth, and all the guards and officials Zhang Jing and others were rewarded with five taels of silver for each member's work, and three taels of silver for each soldier's book to show compassion. As for the daily needs of all the guards and officials, Zhang Jing and the soldiers, the prime minister and the king of the camp should play it as soon as possible. ”

Looking at Han Xiufeng's thoughtful appearance, Qingxian added: "Although we are not casual and have not gone out of our mouths, but what is written in the edict is clear, and we have a share." ”

"Anything else?"

"Maybe you don't have much money when you go out of Beijing, or you may be in case of those princes who stay in Beijing to handle the Fu Bureau, the emperor also issued an edict, saying that the officers and soldiers who follow the Hu are not enough to support it, and all provinces will relieve the military salaries in Beijing, and the road will pass through Zhili. Wen Qian immediately informed the committee member that he was temporarily sent to Rehe to meet his needs. ”

Although he felt that Qingxian's speculation was correct, Han Xiufeng still muttered: "Where the emperor is, the imperial court is there, and the provinces should release the military salaries in Beijing, so naturally they must also release them." ”

"What the fourth master said is," Qingxian really couldn't respect the emperor, and presented another official document: "Fourth master, take a look at this again." ”

Han Xiufeng took the official document and looked at it, and was stunned for a while.

"Fourth Master, what's wrong?" Wang Hedong couldn't help but ask.

"The emperor ordered our top boss when we were in Gu'an to come here to handle the grain table for all the officers and soldiers, including our Heying."

"Wu Tingdong!"

"Who else can there be but him, but this is Miyun, not Gu'an. He, Wu Tingdong, is just a procurator, and he can only manage money and food, not me, Han! ”

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PS: Tomorrow a relative will have surgery, although I can't help, I have to wait outside the operating room, and today I have a few more chapters, so that my brothers and sisters can have a good time.