Tong Tuchang sat down and looked at his uncle who was smiling with his hands twisted and bearded, and secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good. He and this uncle have been living together for more than ten years, and it can be said that the relationship is as close as father and son. This uncle is so virtuous when he deceives people, and he looks at you with his hands twisted and bearded.

Tong Tuchang thought that it would be better to leave early, thinking of this, he stood up and said, "Uncle, I'll go back if it's okay, and the prefect Yu is still waiting for me to discuss the affairs of Nancheng!" ”

Tong Yangjia smiled: "Chang'er, sit down!" Uncle has a good thing to tell you! ”

Meddlesome? Uncle, what good thing can you do if you laugh so treacherously!

But he didn't dare not listen to his uncle's words, so Tong Tuchang had to sit down again and listen to Tong Yangjia's lack of virtue and good deeds.

Tong Yangjia took a sip of tea and said, "Chang'er, you are now a five-grade Tongzhi!" ”

"Yes, Uncle To's blessing, I took the position of Tongzhi in March!"

"Okay, Chang'er, do you want to take it a step further?"

Nonsense, who doesn't want to be promoted. When Tong Tuchang heard what his uncle said, his heart was hot, it was better to be his uncle, he had just been promoted to Guangzhou Tongzhi for a few months, and he was going to be promoted to his official position.

"My nephew thanked my uncle, but my nephew was promoted as soon as he arrived in Guangzhou.

Tong Yangjia waved his hand and said: "You don't have to worry about the rest, His Majesty the Emperor has agreed, as long as you go to do something, you will be promoted to the prefect when you come back, this is a high-ranking official of the fourth grade, you can wear a red robe!" ”

Tong Tuchang was overjoyed when he heard this, the prefect of the fourth grade, originally he thought that it would be impossible to rise to the fourth grade for five or six years, but he didn't expect his uncle to be very powerful, and in just a few months, he got himself a four-pin red robe.

Tong Tuchang cried with joy, knelt down to salute Tong Yangjia, and cried: "Nephew, thank you uncle for cultivation, nephew thank uncle on behalf of my dead father and mother!" ”

Hearing Tong Tuchang mention his unlucky eldest brother and sister-in-law, Tong Tuchang's heart darkened, and he sighed and said: "Chang'er, you and my uncle and nephew were the ones who escaped from the road back then, you and I have been dependent on each other for more than ten years, I have always treated you as my own son, I don't help you help anyone!" ”

Tong Yangjia talked about the sadness, and the uncle and nephew hugged their heads and cried.

After crying for a long time, Tong Tuchang remembered that the emperor still had something to arrange for him, and asked with tears in his eyes: "Uncle, didn't you say that the emperor still has something to explain to me?" What a thing! ”

Tong Tuchang thought that it was still a matter of mining or tuntian, these were nothing, he Tong Tuchang still had the ability, and he was also very confident in completing the tasks assigned by the emperor.

Tong Yangjia also wiped his tears, yes, there is still business to do!

"Chang'er, the emperor wants you to go to Fujian once!"

Tong Tuchang didn't hear clearly, go to Fujian? Wasn't Fujian the territory of the Manchus?

"What? Uncle, you talk about it again, I didn't hear clearly? ”

Tong Yangjia said word by word: "Go to Fujian!" Persuade Li Chengdong to surrender! ”

This time, Tong Tuchang heard it clearly, and after listening to his words, he knelt down to Tong Yangjia without saying a word, and shouted: "Uncle, just now you said that you and your nephew are like father and son, are you cheating your son like this?" ”

Tong Yangjia also knew that this task was a bit arduous, and said, "Chang'er, listen to me!" ”

"Uncle, I know that you have a son, and your nephew is not as good as your son, and you don't want your nephew in the future, please let my nephew go for the sake of my dead grandfather and parents!"

The more Tong Yangjia listened, the more disagreeable he became, and Tong Tuchang said everything nonsense.

"Bastard, what a bastard! You are my own nephew, can I push you into the fire pit? ”

"Uncle, how much is this different from a fire pit? Yes, this is worse than the fire pit, this is the Knife Mountain! ”

Tong Yangjia was so angry with Tong Tuchang's appearance that he called his family loudly.

"Tong Fu, go and ask for family law!"

Tong Fu watched the pair of uncles and nephews make a mess, and he didn't dare not take it when he heard the old man say this, and after a while, Tong Fu brought the three-foot family method.

Tong Yangjia held a three-foot-long stick, pointed at Tong Tuchang and said, "Bastard, you sit down for me, or I will beat you to death today!" ”

Seeing his uncle move seriously, Tong Tuchang didn't dare to look like a scoundrel, so he quickly shut up and sat down again.

Seeing that Tong Tuchang stopped crying, Tong Yangjia also calmed down, and said earnestly: "Chang'er, uncle, there's no way to do it!" Qian Qianyi contacted Jin Shenghuan in Jiangxi, it is very likely that he will come over this year anyway, if this matter is done, he Qian Qianyi will definitely enter the cabinet, but you know that the cabinets are full, and there will be upper and lower. Uncle, I have the least influence in the cabinet, if I don't get my uncle, I will be pushed down by Qian Qianyi, you are also an official, you know what the result will be when your uncle comes down! ”

Tong Tuchang is also a five-grade acquaintance, as a middle-level official, of course he knows some dirty things in the court, his uncle's bad running water, and the rest of the cabinet have offended him, if Qian Qianyi is really allowed to withstand it, the result will definitely not be better. Ma Mingyuan, that guy won't send charcoal in the snow, he will send in the snow to almost the end, and he will send!

"Uncle, but what does this have to do with Li Chengdong in Fujian!"

"Silly boy, he Qian Qianyi can contact Jin Shenghuan anyway, if we contact Li Chengdong anyway, then the credit is much greater than Qian Qianyi, isn't our position firm?"

"But uncle, wouldn't it be over if you go to Fujian to find a messenger to deliver a letter, why do you have to ask your nephew to go!"

Tong Yangjia sighed and said, "Chang'er, our Tong family looks developed, but do you think about how many people really take refuge in our Tong family?" In addition to Gong Dacheng, Liu Dalin, and Lu Shiyuan, the governor of Qiongzhou Prefecture, who else is there? The others are all small fish three or two, not a climate! This kind of thing must be done by people close to you, who do you say your uncle will not arrange for you? Who can uncle trust? ”

This is true, Tong Yangjia is a bad running water, everything is absolutely done, plus he is a famous person, he really does not have much prestige among the scholars, and those who come to him are some unpleasant small fish and shrimp.

Tong Tuchang also knows what virtue his uncle has, and what his uncle said just now is also reasonable, but it is really difficult to let himself die!

"Uncle, then Li Chengdong just killed the queen and snatched Princess Yuyang, go and persuade him to surrender now, this is an impossible task at all!"

"Chang'er, only if you can do what you can't do, the emperor can reuse you. Think about it, you don't have any fame, the five grades are already up to the sky, and if you don't have the credit for going up, it's not easy for your uncle to speak, after all, there is Ma Mingyuan, a-stirring stick in the court! ”

Tong Tuchang lowered his head and thought about it, this is a fact, he is not a talent, if he doesn't have his uncle's help, let alone Wupin Tongzhi, even Bapin County may not be able to be.

Tong Tuchang gritted his teeth, no matter what, wealth and wealth are in danger, if this matter is really done, the prefect of the fourth grade will be a high-ranking official, and if he rises to the top of the ranks, he will be a political envoy and a waiter, and it is not possible to take the credit for being an official!

After Tong Tuchang made up his mind, he said: "Uncle, it's okay for me to go, but I can't go alone, you have to arrange people for me!" ”

Hearing his nephew's consent, Tong Yangjia was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Chang'er, the manpower has already been arranged for you, and Qian Lide, the Jinyi Guard, agreed, and sent you four hundred Jinyi Guards, all of which are at your disposal!" ”

When Tong Tuchang heard it, this is not bad, and the four hundred people can at least protect themselves from running away.

"Okay, uncle, tell me about Fujian, and where should I start?"

"Chang'er, Jinyi Wei secretly reported that Princess Yuyang has married Li Chengdong's son Li Yuanyin, you have to start with Princess Yuyang, first contact Li Yuanyin, and then act at the opportunity to contact Li Chengdong, do you know?"

Tong Tuchang nodded and asked, "Uncle, but Li Chengdong can easily agree to such a big thing as rebellion, what if he doesn't agree?" ”

"Then it depends on your means, the governor of Fujian in the Manchu Qing Dynasty is Tong Guonai, the nephew of that bastard of Tong Yangxing, you go and see if you can create a rift between Tong Guonai and Li Chengdong, if you can, you can kill Tong Guonai, and avenge your grandfather, parents, uncles and brothers first!"

When Tong Tuchang heard that the governor of Fujian was Tong Guonai, his eyes were red. If it weren't for Tong Yangxing's defection, would he and his uncle be able to go into exile? Can your grandfather and parents die?

"Uncle, don't worry, even if Li Chengdong doesn't succeed anyway, I will kill Tong Guonai and avenge the victims of our family!"

Tong Yangjia shook his head and said: "No, the first priority for you to go is to ensure your own safety, don't worry about anything else if there is a threat, you must come back safely!" We're the only ones left in our family now! "Tong Yangjia and Tong Tuchang have been in the world for more than ten years, they have a deep relationship, they are really like father and son, what Tong Yangjia said is completely heartfelt.

Seeing Tong Yangjia's feelings, Tong Tuchang was also very moved, and said: "Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely do this!" ”

Tong Yangjia patted Tong Tuchang on the shoulder. "Chang'er, if Fujian's affairs are done, the emperor will be able to counterattack Nanjing immediately, and you will be the first to do it at that time, so you must come back alive!"

Tong Tuchang is still a middle-level official, and he doesn't know much about high-level affairs, so when he heard Tong Yangjia say this, he hurriedly asked: "Uncle, do we have the strength to counterattack Nanjing?" ”

Tong Tuchang nodded and said: "The emperor didn't say it, but your uncle is in charge of the military department, and he guessed from the mobilization of soldiers and equipment that the emperor has prepared a large number of weapons and gunpowder in the past six months, all of which have been transported to Ganzhou, Chaozhou and Zhoushan in Nanzhili for hoarding, and the grain is enough for 200,000 people to eat for half a year. ”

Tong Tuchang was overjoyed when he heard this, if the emperor occupied Nanjing, he would be able to rule the Manchu Qing Dynasty by dividing the river, and then he would have a large piece of territory, and he would be able to take a step forward with the credit of Fujian. Thinking of this, Tong Tuchang became more and more determined to go to Fu and establish merit.

"Chang'er, you go back and prepare, and in three days you will go north with Jinyiwei!"

Tong Tuchang nodded to indicate that he knew, but he was still sitting in Nasi Aiai and had something to say.

Tong Yangjia asked, "Chang'er, are you still fine?" ”

"Uncle, if I succeed here, can you fight for me in front of the emperor, the prefect is a little small, can you get a political envoy or something!"

When Tong Yangjia heard this, he scolded with a smile: "You bastard, go on a good errand, if the emperor's counterattack is successful, not to mention the political envoy, the governor may be you!" ”

Hearing what his uncle said, Tong Tuchang was overjoyed and went home to prepare for his trip to Fujian.