The scale of the Bujun Yamen Prison in Sanlitun is not small, divided into five large and one small, with a total of six enclosed courtyards. One of them is holding a female prisoner, while the other is holding an ordinary flag man who has broken the law. And the small one is for those banner prisoners who have a bit of status, but can't reach the Zongren Mansion, which is more or less a preferential treatment. And if there are prisoners in other prisons who are willing to spend a lot of money, there is also the opportunity to move into a small courtyard.

Zhuo Ren is not among the two - he is almost a broken household in terms of identity, and he also has no money. His daughter-in-law came to see him once a month on the fifteenth day of the first month, leaving a little food and stuffing a little bit of silver into the jailer in order to show kindness to Zhuoren. This amount of money was originally of little use, but because the jailer had been instructed by Hao Tingqi, the head of the prison, to "don't fight", he never abused Zhuo Ren.

This sentence was originally confessed by Guan Zhuofan, and Hao Tingqi was willing to listen to it, naturally for the sake of silver. And when Guan Zhuofan was promoted to the left wing commander of the Yamen and became his top boss, Hao Tingqi was busy, and these days for Zhuoren's affairs, he was worried every day, and he couldn't even eat.

It's a hot potato! has the heart to be kind to Zhuoren, but knowing that Lu Dao is Guan Zongbing's enemy, if he is not careful, Guan Zongbing may want to sprinkle his anger on his head; If you say that you are cruel to him, people are brothers in the end, maybe one day they will reconcile, and they will dig out old accounts, and they will inevitably have to go around without food. Between good and bad, inside and out, they are not people.

Yesterday, the captain of the yamen sent a document down, saying that General Guan was coming to check the prison today, and Hao Tingqi was even more busy. He really couldn't figure out what Guan Zhuofan meant - although Guan Zhuofan confessed to himself and said "don't beat him", he also said "don't let him go"! After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth, and still took Zhuo Ren out of the number, arranged him into a separate cell in the small courtyard, and changed him into clean clothes.

As soon as the new left-wing general arrived, Hao Tingqi led a group of people, asked for peace in a proper manner, stood aside, and listened to Guan Zhuofan's orders.

"Old Hao, I'll come to see him." Guan Zhuofan didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point.

It is self-evident who this "he" refers to. So Hao Tingqi led the way and entered the small courtyard, where the two jailers who had already been instructed opened the door of the cell with a bang, and then bowed and retreated.

The ruffian, high-flying Zhuo Ren was gone, and in less than a year, he turned into a haggard and docile poor man, startled by the sound of the door opening, and then saw Guan Zhuofan in a public uniform outside the door, wearing a coral top and a lion embroidery, standing with his hands in his hands, staring at himself.

Zhuo Ren opened his mouth blankly, as if he wanted to say something, but his lips moved a few times, but he still didn't say it, and he cowered and moved to the room and knelt down.

In such a situation, when the brothers met, the people present were very embarrassed, and they all turned their eyes away, not daring to look. Only Hao Tingqi kept sneaking at Guan Zhuofan's face from the corner of his eye.

In this situation, Guan Zhuofan couldn't help but feel it, and asked himself in his heart: Am I a little ruthless to Zhuoren? However, he quickly shook his head and rejected his idea: even if he is ruthless, the way he is today, it is good for everyone!

Hao Tingqi was taken aback when he saw him shaking his head, and before he could think about it, Guan Zhuofan had already said lightly: "The place where he lives is really good." ”

Hao Tingqi said badly, the horse's fart slapped on the horse's feet, and when he was in a hurry, his words were a little incapacitated: "It was yesterday...... Yesterday ......"

"Lao Hao," Guan Zhuofan interrupted him, "I want to be sure, to ensure that this Guan Zhuoren is out, can it be successful?" ”

"Done! Yes! Hao Tingqi was like being amnestied, and said four or five "Cheng" in a row, and said with a smile: "Will the adults bring people now?" I will personally send the official formalities to the yamen when I turn around. ”

"Then it's up to you," Guan Zhuofan smiled politely, looked up and looked around, and said, "Other places, it's probably all good, so I don't have to look at it." ”

It means that the so-called "prison inspection" does not need to be checked, and everyone knows that the sedan chair carries people.

Zhuo Ren was supported by two jailers and walked out of the prison of the Yamen of the Infantry Army, and when he saw the blue sky outside, he felt as if he was in a dream, and he couldn't believe that he had come out. Outside, on the side of the road, Túrin led seven or eight of his own soldiers, who were waiting with their horses. Not far away, there was also a big car parked in Wupeng, Guan Zhuofan didn't stop and walked towards the car.

Tulin was nunu, and two of his own soldiers took Zhuo Ren from the jailer's hands, followed Guan Zhuofan over, and when he arrived at the cart, he beat the curtain, and Zhuo Ren saw his daughter-in-law get out of the car, and burst into tears with joy.

This time, I finally believed that I was really free, howled, hugged my daughter-in-law, and cried loudly. Guan Zhuofan watched them quietly on the side, until the two of them cried and turned their heads to look at themselves timidly, then took out a silver ticket and handed it to Zhuo Ren's hand.

"There is no feast in the world that will not be dispersed," Guan Zhuofan took a step back and bowed slightly to the two, "Second brother, second sister-in-law, from now on, everyone cherishes each other." ”

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Just when Guan Zhuofan went to the Yamen Prison of the Infantry Army to release his second brother Zhuoren, in the Palace of Heart Cultivation, the two Queen Mothers were summoning the military plane to talk about the current situation.

In August, as soon as Anqing broke, some people thought that the world could be determined from now on, but as soon as the news of the fall of Hangzhou arrived in the capital, it shook the government and the opposition. These days, the two palaces are worried about this matter, and they have discussed with the military plane several times to come up with countermeasures.

The countermeasures are divided into two parts, one is to commend the "loyal martyrs" who were martyred, and the other is to try to save the situation.

Wang Youling, the governor of Zhejiang, has a poor official reputation on weekdays, and the Beijing officials from Zhejiang have no good impression of him, and he has been involved more than once, but this time he was ordered to be martyred and martyred, and it was immediately different. Zhejiang's Beijing officials, especially Zhu Xueqin and Xu Gengshen, who had made new contributions to the coup d'état and held real power, were particularly helpful to him, mediating between them, and showing great mercy.

And Hangzhou General Ruichang, because he is a banner man, his "heroic" can be regarded as earning face for the flag man, so the compassionate code is more generous, posthumously presented to the prince Taibao, "loyal and strong", enshrined in the Jingshi Xianliang Temple. It is said that one of Ruichang's concubines, when the city was broken, brought two sons of several years old, mixed in the refugees, and walked away, and the Empress Dowager Cixi also specially instructed King Gong to try to find the two young sons named Xu Cheng and Xu En in Ruichang, so as to inherit his position as a first-class lieutenant.

However, it is easy to commend, as long as you give money and give fame, it is not so simple to try to save the situation, after all, there are only two isolated cities left in Zhejiang Province, Huzhou and Quzhou. On the one hand, he had to urge the Hunan army to step up the fight from west to east, and on the other hand, he sent an order to Zuo Zongtang, who was in Jiangxi, hoping that his Chu army could make a difference in the direction of Zhejiang.

And in addition to these things, there is also a huge worry - now that Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have fallen into the hands of long hair, Shanghai is like an island hanging alone, and there is a sense of wind and rain.

There is only one Zeng Guofan who can save Shanghai, but according to him, the old battalion of the Hunan army is still fighting from Anhui to Jiangsu, and there are no soldiers to adjust. Although he had already sent his protégés, the original Fujian Shao Yandao and the current Sanpin Inspector Li Hongzhang, to train the new army in Anqing and prepare to rush to Shanghai, but he was not in a hurry, and he didn't know when Lu Dao would be on the road.

In such a situation, although the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces was anxious, she had nothing to do, so she could only pray that Li Xiucheng would not attack the idea of Shanghai so soon. This has become looking at the sky and divination, where is it done accurately?

A few monarchs and ministers, speaking of which, did not say anything, but King Gong remembered something.

"Queen Mother, speaking of which, there is such a thing," King Gong said with a slight frown, "Two days ago, Guan Zhuofan took a post, saying that he wanted to change from a military position to a civil official. ”

Cixi was taken aback - from Wu to Wen, it is not that there are no such examples. But not long after Guan Zhuofan was promoted to the second-rank general soldier, why did he want to become a civilian official? I had heard that he had seen the sky and ran to the Prime Minister's Yamen, so it turned out that he had such an idea. Come to think of it, he can speak foreign languages, and it seems that he has the ability to do so.

"The matter of the Prime Minister's Affairs Yamen, you have also said it several times, Sixth Master, there is a shortage of people. Since Guan Zhuofan wants to go over, let him learn to walk in the minister's office, I don't think it's impossible - after all, foreign affairs are also important. Cixi paused, exchanged glances with the Empress Dowager Ci'an, and then continued, "In this matter, our sisters have no prejudices, you can draw up a decree." As for his imperial guards, it's better to be as it is. ”

Now the situation in Beijing has been stable for a long time, and it does not necessarily mean that Guan Zhuofan has to stay in the Bujun Yamen. According to Cixi's thoughts, since Guan Zhuofan has this idea, don't block his path to progress, just let him show his strengths.

He ...... It's not that I asked for the transfer of the Prime Minister's Affairs Yamen. King Gong's tone was a little slurred.

"Oh?" When the Empress Dowager Cixi saw King Gong and a group of military ministers behind her, the look on her face was quite strange, and she couldn't help but be suspicious, and asked, "What's wrong?" Which yamen does he want to be transferred to? ”

It was difficult to say this, King Gong hesitated, but the situation forced him not to say it.

"He wants to be transferred to Jiangsu and become the magistrate of Shanghai."

(End of Volume 2)

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