No matter how unjust and helpless, Wu Chaoyue also has one or two friends in the officialdom, although Ma Xiuru, Li Qinggu and Duoshan and other Hubei civil and military officials don't know much about Huashana, and don't provide much valuable information for Wu Chaoyue, but what Wu Chaoyue never expected was that Li Hongzhang, who was almost forgotten by Wu Chaoyue, suddenly reached out to help at a critical moment and wrote a letter to Wu Chaoyue to introduce the details of Huashana, which was more or less a return for Wu Chaoyue's kindness. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The information provided by Li Hongzhang is very detailed, introducing the origin of Hua Shana, the previous official positions, and also pointed out that Hua Shana has a small ability to manage money, and is the founder of the Manchu treasure banknotes and household official bills issued during the Xianfeng period, and the biggest character trait is that he likes calligraphy and poetry, is versatile, and has a deep knowledge in painting and music.

The new boss's origin and personality and hobbies are basically clear, but Wu Chaoyue's thin face is longer than that of a donkey, because this Uncle Hua has been a slave and a lackey for the dry dwarf since he beat his grandfather's generation, and for several generations in a row he has been the same hardcore traitor as Monk Greenqin, and at the same time, his specialties and preferences happen to be Wu Chaoyue's worst things, and it is simply difficult for Wu Chaoyue to do what he likes when getting along and talking. In desperation, Wu Chaoyue had no choice but to rush to the accomplice Zhao Liewen and said: "Huifu, it seems that the glorious mission of currying favor with this new governor can only be handed over to you." Poetry and words, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, I can't do these things. ”

"I can't." Zhao Liewen's face was no shorter than Wu Chaoyue's, and he said with a wry smile: "I have always felt that writing is for use, not for reading, so I didn't bother to study it after learning a block letter, and I can only be regarded as rough in calligraphy at most." As for piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and lyrics, that is my life, and Buddhism is my strength. ”

Unexpectedly, the right-hand man Zhao Liewen is also weak in this regard, and in desperation, Wu Chaoyue had no choice but to fight the idea of other staff masters, but after thinking carefully for a while, Wu Chaoyue quickly found that the sentence of gathering like is indeed not wrong, the peak of talents in science and technology and military under his command is definitely unbeatable on the land of China in this era, but there is a great lack of talents in qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and even a decent lover can not find one.

"There's no way, hurry up for me to see if there are any calligraphy and painting masters in Hubei who are idle, and find me to raise them as a Qingke. Also, go to the kiln to inquire about any beautiful prostitutes who are good at playing the flute and playing the piano, and I will also take care of two of them and prepare them first, so as not to be in a hurry. ”

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While Wu Chaoyue was calculating how to curry favor with his new boss Hua Shana in the capital of Hubei Province, Hua Shana, the new governor of Huguang, had also bypassed the Yellow Flood Area and entered Henan via Shunde. During this period, although Hua Shana did not specifically ask for it, the government still sent troops to protect Hua Shana and his entourage along the way, saying that they would not dare to let this first-class officer have an accident in his own jurisdiction.

Facts have proved that these local officials did not do anything wrong, before crossing the Yellow River, Hua Shana and his party have encountered the Twist Army three times, fortunately, there is the protection of the army, in the north of the Yellow River is currently relatively weak, the Twist Army did not dare to have any thoughts of robbing and killing Hua Shana, every time they encountered it, they immediately took the initiative to retreat, but also scared Hua Shana a lot. Therefore, after crossing the Yellow River at the ferry of Kaifeng Mansion and entering the hinterland of the Central Plains, where the activities of the Twisting Army were most rampant, Hua Shana also changed his mind not to disturb the place too much, and took the initiative to ask Yinggui, the governor of Henan, to send troops to protect him to go south to Hubei.

To Hua Shana's surprise, before Yinggui could arrange the escort army, the Mongolian monk Grinqin had already sent a cavalry and took the initiative to ask for protection for him to go south. Excuse the kindness of the monk Greenqin, Hua Shana had no choice but to accept the kindness of the monk and the prince, left Kaifeng under the protection of the monk's cavalry, and trembled across the hard-hit area of Xuzhou, where the twisted army was flooded, and entered the territory of Nanyang Mansion without danger.

When he arrived in Ye County, he was originally suppressing bandits in Runing Mansion and was notoriously unrenowned, so he left the war and rushed to Ye County a day in advance to arrange the guard of honor, and greeted him with a smile and beating gongs and drums, and the flattered Hua Shana did not dare to hesitate, and immediately got off the sedan chair to worship Monk Greenqin to the ground, calling him the prince.

"Yu Zhong, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, you and I still need to be so polite? Quick, go to the city and sit down and talk, this king has already arranged the residence of the pavilion in the city, and today our two Mongolian fellows can have a good chant and compose. By the way, Yu Zhong, what do you see here? ”

After taking the scroll presented by the monk and the prince's guards, he opened it on his knees, and after only one glance, Hua Shana shouted in surprise, "Xu Wenchang's "Plum Blossom Banana Leaf Map"?!" Lord, is this what you got from? ”

"I found it some time ago when I killed the twister, and I didn't know that those twisters robbed the big family to get this famous painting, the dog barbarian didn't know the goods, and when he fled for his life, he only cared about bringing gold, silver and jewelry, and threw this painting on the side of the road, so that the king's personal soldiers saw it with sharp eyes, otherwise this famous painting would be taken by the man to wipe his buttocks. I know you like to bring it specially, which is a meeting gift for the two of us to reunite after a long absence. ”

"It's too precious, the lower officials really don't dare to be it, and ask the prince to take it back."

"Yu Zhong, what are you polite to this king? We are not only Mongolian villagers, but also officials of the same dynasty, and we also like poetry and calligraphy Danqing, with similar interests, and we still need to be polite to this king? Come on, come on, take it quickly, and treat this king as a friend and a fellow clansman. ”

It really can't hinder the kindness of the monk and the prince, and there is indeed a fanatical love in this area, so as a last resort, Hua Shana can only reluctantly accept this famous painting under the pretext of enjoying it for a few days. Monk Greenqin was overjoyed when he saw it, and quickly invited Huasha to join the city banquet, and entered the city side by side with Huashana, talking very happily.

The reason why the monk and the prince worked so hard to please Hua Shana Of course, friends know that in the pavilion with Hua Shana, I drank enough wine, chanted enough poems and listened to enough songs, and our monk and prince quickly tried to meet the dagger, and directly asked Hua Shana to use his governor's power after officially taking office, and seek advanced weapons produced by Daye Guns and Artillery Bureau for himself. Hua Shana asked the monk and the prince very suspiciously: "Lord, what kind of revolver gun do you want from foreigners, ask the court to allocate money to you directly to the foreigners, why do you still need weapons made by Wu Futai Gun Bureau?" ”

"It's because I can't buy it with money, so I have to ask Yu Zhong for your help."

The monk and the prince wailed helplessly, and then told Hua Shana about the situation of Hubei weapons, saying that as long as the weapons of foreigners were transported to Hankou, they would only be sold to Wu Chaoyue first, and Wu Chaoyue would pick the rest before they appeared in the market, and they were basically sold out immediately, and it was difficult to buy silver with silver. Only the Daye Gun Bureau established by Wu Chaoyue with self-financing can produce in small quantities and have a somewhat stable spot supply, so the monk has no choice but to ask Hua Shana, the governor of Huguang, to help.

What made the monk very satisfied was that Hua Shana agreed to help with all his might, saying that after arriving in Hubei, he would definitely buy arms for the monk and the prince from Wu Chaoyue, and also took the initiative to say that if the monk and the prince were inconvenient in his hands, he could first use Huguang's silver to pay for the monk and the prince. The monk and the prince were overjoyed but still refused to give up, and reminded Hua Shana: "Yu Zhong, this king is not instigating, after arriving in Hubei, you have to keep an eye on Wu Chaoyue's Han barbarian and Daye Gun Bureau, that dog barbarian has a heavy army, and has a close relationship with foreigners, and the Daye Gun and Artillery Bureau in his hand can also directly create foreign guns and foreign cannons that only foreigners have, soldiers and horses, money and grain, land and foreign aid should be complete, if there is any dissent, I am afraid that the consequences will be unimaginable immediately." ”

Hua Shana was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Thank you for the teachings of the prince, the lower officials will keep it in mind, please rest assured that if Wu Chaoyue has any changes in Hubei, the lower officials will immediately report to the court and the emperor!" ”

"This king is relieved." Monk Greenqin nodded with satisfaction, and reminded: "Also, guard against this little barbarian who hides a knife in his smile, as far as this king knows, the black yarn landing of the official platform this time is ostensibly because of Luo Bingzhang and Zeng Guofan's participation, but in fact, the real mastermind behind the scenes is likely to be Wu Chaoyue's little barbarian, who got Luo Bingzhang and Zeng Guofan's handle, forcing Luo Bingzhang and Zeng Guofan to fold the bullet to impeach the official system!" ”

"Is there such a thing? How do you know, lord? Hua Shana asked in surprise.

"Yu Zhong, have you forgotten that this king and the official system are very good friends in the capital?"

Monk Greenqin was not polite, and directly took out the official letter, and let Hua Shana know about the strange events that occurred at the Huguang Army Expansion Conference, Hua Shana was silent when he saw it, and Monk Greenqin continued to kindly remind: "Yu Zhong, the following offense is a taboo in officialdom, Wu Chaoyue that little barbarian not only committed the following offense, but also coerced his colleagues to impeach his boss for him, such a despicable villain, since he dares to do it for the first time, he will definitely dare to do it for the second time!" Be an official in the same city as him, you have to be careful. ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang, the lower officials will keep it in mind." Hua Shana thanked him again, sighed from the bottom of his heart, and said: "To put it mildly, the emperor has made me the governor of Huguang this time, and the point I am most worried about is how to get along with Wu Chaoyue Wu Futai!" ”

"Don't be afraid! With the court and the emperor supporting you, if he dares to do anything wrong, you just have to fold the bullet and impeach, and the king will cheer for you! If he dares to make any moves, you will immediately send someone to contact this king, and this king will immediately lead his troops south to help you eradicate this ambitious dog barbarian! ”

After successfully bribing and persuading Hua Shana to be wary of the old enemy Wu Chaoyue, in order to further curry favor with Hua Shana and facilitate the investigation of the news, the monk and the prince ignored Hua Shana's repeated excuses, and insisted that his brother-in-law Guan Yun lead the army to escort Hua Shana directly to the Hubei provincial capital.

In fact, the monk and the prince are completely doing favors, the twist army in Nanyang Mansion has long been beaten away by Wu Chaoyue, and Hua Shana and his party didn't even see the shadow of the twist army from Ye County to the south, and they didn't say anything all the way. After entering the territory of Hubei, Huashana was warmly received and closely protected by Du Xing'a, the governor of Hubei, and took the sailor warship that Du Xing'a had prepared a long time ago, and went south along the Han River, and rushed directly to the Hubei provincial capital to take office.

As a result, it was also during the boat trip to the south, Hua Shana really encountered some twists and turns - Luo Bingzhang and Zeng Guofan, the two masters, even sent people to the Han River channel to meet Hua Shana, and presented valuable gifts with both hands - Zeng Guofan sent a true painting of Mi Fu, and Luo Bingzhang, who was honest and honest, found another way and sent a calligraphy collection of Huashana poetry and calligraphy.

Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling person, Hua Shana also accepted the generous gifts of Zeng Luo and the others, and also summoned the envoys sent by Zeng Guofan and Luo Bingzhang, and what was very intentional was that Luo Bingzhang and Zeng Guofan coincidentally sent Fang Ruxu and Zhu Dingfang, two messengers of the Chali case, to deliberately seduce Hua Shana to take the initiative to ask the truth of the Chali case. Then, some of the behind-the-scenes truths of the Chali case were naturally known by Hua Shana............

"Huguang, it's really the Longtan Tiger's Den!"

Sighing at these words, Hua Shana's boat finally arrived at the mouth of the Han River smoothly, but to Hua Shana's great surprise, the official document who was about to be replaced by himself crossed the river and ran to the Hanyang Wharf across the river from the provincial capital to meet him. However, Wu Chaoyue took the Hubei civil and military officials to wait at the wharf of the provincial capital on the south bank, and failed to meet Huashana one step ahead of the official documents.

When Hua Shana and Guanwen were also very familiar with each other in the capital, they reunited with old friends in a foreign place, or met in the background of the cruel contrast of an unlucky promotion, Hua Shana and Guanwen were inevitably embarrassed. And after a few polite words, Hua Shana also comforted the official and said: "Xiufeng, don't be too annoyed, life is a life, ups and downs, it's really normal, you are confused for a while and accidentally stumble, it is understandable." Now that the imperial court is employing people again, even if you temporarily return to your hometown, he will definitely have a chance to recover one day. ”

"Thank you." Guan Wen nodded in thanks, and sighed again: "Yu Zhong, in the future, Huguang's heavy burden will be picked up by you." Be careful, there are evil tigers in the cities of Hubei Province that hurt people, and if you are not careful, you may be crushed! ”

"Xiufeng said with a smile, in the provincial capital, the evil tiger that came from hurts people?"

Hua Shana smiled and pretended to be confused, but the official document was unceremoniously, and in front of countless people, he walked to the Wuchang Wharf and said loudly: "Yes!" Right there! The old man fell to this step of the field this time, thanks to the smiling tiger! Up to now, the old man doesn't hate Luo Bingzhang or Zeng Guofan, he hates the smiling tiger with a honey-bellied sword and a knife hidden in his smile! ”

Hearing this, Hua Shana was silent, Guan Yun, the brother-in-law sent by the monk and the prince, Zhu Dingfang sent by Zeng Guofan, and Fang Ruxu sent by Luo Bingzhang, but they all smiled happily and proudly more than the other.

No matter how much it tried, Hua Shana's fleet finally crossed the Yangtze River and docked at the dock outside the Hanyang Gate. Then what no one expected was that Hua Shana actually stopped Wu Chaoyue a few steps first, and also grabbed Wu Chaoyue, and said excitedly: "Weiting, we finally meet again!" ”

"See each other again?" Wu Chaoyue was a little dumbfounded, and asked suspiciously: "Flower Table, have you seen you before?" ”

"Of course I did, more than once." Hua Shana laughed and said, "Long before you officially joined the ranks, the old man had already seen you in the Jinluan Palace. At that time, seeing you talking eloquently in front of the king, calmly and unhurriedly, the old man felt that you must be the pillar of the Qing Dynasty, but the old man really didn't expect that in just four years, you would already be on one side of the frontier and work with the old man in the same province! ”

"The flower system is forgiven, there were too many people in the Jinluan Palace at that time, and the lower officials were not impressed." Wu Chaoyue rarely blushed a little.

"It doesn't matter if you don't have an impression of the old man, as long as the old man remembers you!" Hua Shana laughed heartily, took out a fold from his sleeve, handed it to Wu Chaoyue and said, "Come, Comfort Pavilion, this is the reunion gift that the old man gave you, look at what the old man has brought you this time!" ”

Wu Chaoyue was surprised to take the fold and open it, and when Zhao Liewen next to him came up curiously to look at it, he only glanced at it a few times, and Wu Chaoyue and Zhao Liewen shouted in surprise in unison, "Allow the Hubei Domain to self-mint two million silver yuan of the Great Qing Dynasty?!" ”

"Yes!" Hua Shana nodded with a smile and said with a smile: "You have asked for Hubei to mint silver yuan several times before, but because of the strong opposition of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the emperor failed to agree. When the old man met the emperor before taking office, Yue Yi mentioned this matter for you again, and after a lot of words, he finally asked the emperor to agree to implement this matter. ”

"Flower Table, you are called a ...... official."

Wu Chaoyue, who had long coveted the right to mint coins, was so excited that he couldn't even speak neatly, Hua Shana held Wu Chaoyue's thin hand with one hand, patted Wu Chaoyue's shoulder with the other, and said sincerely: "Comfort Pavilion, the old man in the second year of Xianfeng, asked the household to issue the Qing Dynasty treasure banknotes, although the emperor approved it, saved the urgency, but also left the drawbacks, the treasure money is constantly depreciating, the people complain, foreigners for tax evasion, in the private to buy treasure money at a low price, as a customs duty payment, and caused countless tax losses to the imperial court, disaster to the country and the people to this, The old man regretted it! ”

"Weiting, your method is right, self-casting silver yuan is beneficial to the country and the people, which is not only convenient for the people to use, but also enables the court to avoid losses and increase income, in this matter, the old man fully supports you! You can rest assured, during the period when Huguang minted silver yuan, who dares to do anything, one will kill the other, you can slaughter it first and then tell the old man, and the old man will approve it! ”

The faces of Guan Wen and the others were already more ugly than crying, but Hua Shana still refused to give up, and took Wu Chaoyue's hand and said: "Weiting, in the future, the old man will be in Huguang, but everything will depend on you, especially the foreigners, you also know that in the negotiation in Dagukou, the old man almost landed on the ground without anything, and it was all up to you to help Prince Gong deal with the aftermath, and the old man was not held accountable." In the future, the old man will rely on you for everything. ”

"Honey-bellied sword? Hiding a knife in a smile? The same color as me? ”

Looking at the sincere smiling face of the official text, Wu Chaoyue felt that it was not quite like it. (To be continued.) )