However, this time, Guan Zhuofan's own expected road to "great promotion" encountered unexpected twists and turns.

After the peace agreement was completed, the British and French troops gradually withdrew from the capital, returned east along the original road, and boarded a sea ship at the mouth of Dagu. Inside and outside the Beijing Division, everything is comfortable as usual, only the ruins and ruins of the Old Summer Palace are still telling the catastrophe of the past.

The Fu Bureau was very beautiful, the people of Beijing praised each other, and the Xianfeng Emperor in Rehe also issued a decree to praise him, which made Prince Gong feel very good, so he made an appointment with Wen Xiang and Bao Jun to come to his house for dinner.

Bao Jun arrived first, saw King Gong, smiled and gestured to ask for peace, grabbed King Gong, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few days, now bring me this, huh?" ”

"The prince's kindness is always grateful." Bao Jun also said with a smile.

The 52-year-old is a cabinet scholar and the Minister of the Interior. His friendship with King Gong is very strong, and he has reached the point of losing his traces. A few days ago, after the British and French forces burned the Old Summer Palace, Bao Jun, as the Minister of Internal Affairs, did not even have the courage to go out of the city to take a look, and was reprimanded by Xianfeng, scolding him for "having no heart, and being a waste among my Manchurians". Fortunately, King Gong completed the Fu Bureau, and interceded for him on the grounds of discussion and meritorious service, so that all punishments were reinstated and the official returned to his original position.

While talking, Wen Xiang also arrived, so he was served by a few girls who were very bright, and drank around the table in the water pavilion in the back garden of the palace. The wine is a Western wine that has just been taken out of the ice cellar and poured into a crystal glass, and the chill is refreshing. King Gong grabbed the cup, took a big sip first, and said with emotion: "Pei Yu, you were scolded a few days ago, I didn't bother you, and now that you have been reinstated, I won't give you congratulations. This time, the situation was able to succeed, thanks to the efforts of all of you, and the situation was finally maintained. ”

"That is also because the prince presides over the overall situation, and Pei Gong is today." Wen Xiang, who has always been serious, also smiled. He and Bao Jun are the right-hand men of King Gong, so they are naturally happy for Bao Jun, "Speaking of which, this time I have been promoted to the official with the blessing of the prince, and there are really a lot of people, and the He Ning under me, because of the one in the hall of the Ministry of Rites, isn't this also promoted from the wing lieutenant to the chief soldier?" ”

"He has the courage to hand over that piece of Chen, and this credit is worth a general soldier." King Gong smiled and asked with interest: "By the way, the lieutenant who wrote the note Chen, what is it called, what do you mean?" ”

"It's called Guan Zhuofan, the one with the red flag, my father was originally the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, and he has passed away." Wen Xiang replied, "I asked He Ning to ask him, and his foreign language said that he learned it from a former gentleman in their family, and then his father died, and the family fell into the middle of the road, and that gentleman didn't know where he went." ”

"The few words he scolded Gong Xiaogong were really happy!" King Gong patted the table lightly and recalled: "Among the five Lun, there are four and a half missing, how is it different from a beast?" Joyfully! Joyfully! ”

"It's not," Bao Jun knew that King Gong hated Gong Xiaogong, and also joked: "Now in the streets and alleys, everyone calls him Gong Banlun." Even if he hides back in the concession in Shanghai, in this life, he is afraid that he will not want to raise his head. If Gong Ding'an had knowledge, he would definitely be so angry that he would crawl out of the coffin - 'I advise the Heavenly Father to be vigorous and reduce talents without sticking to one pattern', how could he have imagined that God would give him such an unscrupulous son? ”

"Hmm, Guan Zhuofan," King Gong looked at Wen Xiang thoughtfully, "It is also rare to have such a talent among the children of the banner people...... What are you going to do with him? ”

"I just don't know what to do with him," Wen Xiang shook his head and said with a wry smile, "He is a distant relative of Shengbao, and he was a nine-rank foreign commissioner in the Xiaocai battalion. In a few days, he has risen from the ninth grade to the sixth grade, but he is only twenty-one years old. This time he made a great contribution, but he didn't know what kind of official he should protect - he suddenly rose too high, afraid that he would lack experience and do not do well, but it would hurt him. ”

"It turns out that it is both civil and military, which is even more rare." King Gong nodded and said to Wen Xiang: "Bochuan, of course what you said is right. It's just that according to the system of my dynasty, merit is not rewarded, and it is difficult to convince the public, I think ......"

"Lord Wang!" Bao Jun suddenly interrupted King Gong's words.

King Gong was stunned: "What? “

"I have a little idea," Bao Jun said slowly, "this kind of talent, of course, should be in his sleeve." It's just that I heard that the infantry army that is in charge of the yamen, Su Liu, is going to add people recently......"

"Oh-" King Gong and Wen Xiang glanced at each other, both showing knowing expressions.

The so-called line refers to the Rehe Palace. The emperor took refuge here in the name of "Northern Hunting", and had no intention of returning for a while, so naturally there was also a yamen responsible for defense, which was also called the yamen of the infantry army, which was led by Prince Zheng Duanhua. And Duanhua's younger brother is Su Shun, a powerful minister who is called "Su Liu" by Baojun.

Sushun people are very capable, and they have won the favor of Emperor Xianfeng, and their arrogance and authority in recent years are unique. The Minister of Military Aircraft headed by Zaigaki Duanhua, in addition to Wenxiang, looked forward to Su Shun's horse head, and Su Shun became the de facto first assistant. The emperor traveled in a hurry, and the troops of Hu Zun were not enough, and now that the foreigners had withdrawn, Su Shun planned to transfer some men and horses from the Yamen, the commander of the infantry army in the capital, to strengthen the defense of Rehe in the near future. This news was learned by Bao Jun.

According to Bao Jun's idea, after the end of the appeasement, the focus will naturally shift to the power struggle between King Gong and Su Shun. Since Guan Zhuofan has the courage and knowledge, if he can take this opportunity to send him to the Yamen, the commander of the infantry army in Rehe, it will be a good move to deal with urgency. But if the promotion is too high, I am afraid that Su Shun and Duanhua will be suspicious, and then the original intention of sending him will not be achieved.

However, if he is not promoted, how can he "hold Guan Zhuofan in his sleeve"? King Gong and Wen Xiang both have this question.

"A little bit higher," Bao Yun said frankly, "for the rest, you might as well reward the Lord." ”

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Guan Zhuofan took the photo of Zheng Liupin, and looked blankly at the captain in front of him - now he is the general soldier.

And the general soldier scratched his head. In front of Guan Zhuofan, he felt very embarrassed, he was promoted from a wing lieutenant to a right-wing commander of the second rank, but the main son Guan Zhuofan only got a battalion commander of the sixth grade, and he didn't even change his top. He is a straightforward person, and he always feels that he seems to owe Guan Zhuofan something, so he will follow the Liupin Department for him from beginning to end and make up for it a little.

"Brother, I don't know what to say," in terms of the disparity between the two, this brother called very sincerely, "I can ...... I don't owe you a lot of credit. He also didn't understand that Lord Weishenme Wen Xiangwen would be such an arrangement.

Hearing him say this, Guan Zhuofan suddenly realized that his reaction was very wrong, as if he was expressing dissatisfaction with Xiangshang. Hurriedly and neatly hit a Qian'er, and said respectfully: "What are you talking about, and the mark of this Qianzong also depends on the cultivation of adults!" ”

"Don't say that." He Ning smiled bitterly, "You are a little wronged, but since the boss is so assigned, we as subordinates don't dare to complain." Fortunately, you are still young, and there will be opportunities in the future, I see ......" thought about it, seemed to have made up his mind, and said: "The horse team of Nanying was originally led by Bao Zuo. I'll be the master, give him the adjustment, and in the future, these three horse teams will all be handed over to you! ”

That's a good thing. Guan Zhuofan thought to himself, the official has only been promoted a little, but the real power is a lot greater, and it seems that he can receive a lot of envelopes. Thinking of such a thing as taking bribes, his face turned red, and he thanked the general soldier at the moment.

In fact, the reason why he was in a daze just now was not because he was a junior official, but because he was wondering what he had done wrong.

The voice of Gong Banlun in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites was not a temporary idea, as a modern person who had traveled through, he did not have the urgency to speak out. In fact, he had been thinking about those few words since he learned that he was going to stand in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites. After all, the dialogue between King Gong and Gong Xiaogong is clearly recorded in history, and the details of Gong Xiaogong are also clearly written in the history books. All he had to do was to seize that opportunity and pour a few sharp words into Gong Xiaogong's body and defeat him.

And the article about "cession" and "permanent rent", although it was a temporary idea, but since He Ning had already obtained the general army because of this, of course there was no problem.

So what's the problem? Guan Zhuofan was puzzled, until he had dinner with Bai at home, he was still thinking about this in his mind, and even the knock on the door outside the hospital was deaf.

After a while, he saw Tuber running in in a panic, holding a famous thorn in his hand.

"Young Master! Master! Since the second brother Zhuoren, who came to make trouble last time, was kicked out by him, Tubo changed his name and no longer called him "Third Young Master", but simply called him "Young Master".

"Huh?" Guan Zhuofan looked at him with a roaring look, a little funny, "Where is the fire?" ”

"Lady Bao...... Please, Lord Bao! ”

"Which Lord?" Guan Zhuofan was at a loss, and stretched out his hand to take the famous thorn.

"Minister in charge of the First Product of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Lord Bao Yunbao!"

With a bang, the chopsticks in Bai's hand fell on the table.

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