The little fellow is not bad, but to Duan Dazhang, it is just a small episode.

He had been away from the capital for too long. Although Jingxin and Bingjingtanjing had never broken up, Hanzhong Mansion was too far away from the capital and the information was not well-informed. Compared with Han Xiufeng, an insignificant little fellow, he wanted to know what happened in the court more.

Ji Yunfei had been prepared and even brought a note. As soon as Duan Dazhang opened his mouth, he said worriedly: "Brother Zhuo Yun, I think it's really not the right time for you to come back. The military affairs in Guangxi and Hunan are not settled, and the Fengbei River is flooded with water." Before I could say anything, there were continuous heavy rains in Jiangsu and Shandong, but the capital and Zhili provinces had lacked rain since the beginning of spring. There were severe floods in the south and severe drought in the north. It was really a combination of natural and man-made disasters. The emperor was anxious and tired, and he sent many special edicts to ask for advice. , a few days ago, I also issued instructions to the internal and external ministers, and all the things that can be taken have been implemented, but the internal and external affairs have not been able to cheer up. The ministers of various ministries, Jiuqing Kedao, etc. have witnessed the difficult situation and acted accordingly. We share our condolences with our country.”

"Did Mr. Du die on the disaster relief mission?" Duan Dazhang asked in a low voice.

"Well," Ji Yunfei nodded and sighed: "Since the second day of June, heavy rains have fallen continuously in Shandong, Jiangsu, and more than 30 states and counties including Binzhou have been affected. Floods have submerged crops, houses collapsed, and boats and fish have been lost on land. People were drowning all over the country and along the rivers. Shandong was Mr. Du's hometown. Thinking of the floods and starving people in his hometown, Mr. Du burst into tears and begged the emperor to let him organize relief work.

As soon as he received the favor, he rushed to Shandong at starry night, ignoring the heat and humidity, eating late at night, observing the people's conditions, asking about their sufferings, approving the relief regulations with Shandong officials, and appeasing the victims. After completing the relief work in Shandong, he rushed to the south of the Yangtze River. Warmth syndrome. Unexpectedly, due to fatigue day and night, he felt the heat and dampness and developed old liver disease.

On July 8, he reported the situation of the relief work in Jiangnan to the imperial court. In the report, he stated that he was not ill. Unexpectedly, his condition suddenly deteriorated and the medicine failed. On July 9, he died at the Qingjiangpu Post Station in Jiangsu Province. The emperor was extremely sad, and his coffin arrived in Beijing. , I personally went to Du’s house to pay homage, held the coffin and cried bitterly. The Sutra Sutra was attacked, and I was rewarded 5,000 taels of silver for funeral expenses. I also posthumously awarded Master Du the title of Grand Master of Tai Normal University, with the posthumous title of ‘Wenzheng’!”

"Wenzheng" is a posthumous title that is coveted by scholars all over the world, and "Tai Normal University Scholar" is the highest title among officials. Since the Jiaqing Dynasty, only Du Shoutian has been posthumously awarded the title of "Tai Normal University University Scholar" among Han officials. .

Thinking of this, Huang Zhongyin couldn't help but said: "As a rule, the Ministry of Rites should first report whether a minister should be given a posthumous title, but Mr. Du is different. Mr. Du's posthumous title was appointed by the emperor! On the fourth day of this month, when he returned home with his coffin, the emperor Not only was he given a jar of sacrificial wine, a golden pickaxe, and a jade spade, but he also ordered Prince Gong to offer a memorial ceremony!"

"Master Emperor..." Duan Dazhang sighed and murmured: "The deceased has passed away, so dead. Bowen, let's talk about recent personnel events."

"Oh," Ji Yunfei reacted and said quickly: "The Ministry of Officials asked the Grand Scholar Na'er to be the Grand Scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion. The emperor ordered Chengjun Prince Zai Rui to be the minister of the interior, and Prince Zheng took charge of it. The military parade minister of Huahua and Wang Zaiquan of Dingjun were appointed as commanders of the infantry. He appointed the Minister of Household Affairs and the co-organizer Xi En to manage the affairs of the vassal academy; he appointed the great scholar Qi Zhuanzao to take charge of the affairs of the household department; he ordered Wen Qing, the bachelor of the Cabinet, to serve as Minister of Dali Temple and Taipu Temple. Qing Liao Hongquan is the Qing of Taichang Temple."

Duan Dazhang asked: "Where is the Military Aircraft Department?"

"The emperor ordered Shao Can, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Lin Kui, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, to walk on the military plane minister..." Talking about these, Ji Yunfei was filled with treasures.

At that time, the banquet was prepared.

Han Xiufeng walked into the flower hall and saw that they were talking about business. He didn't dare to disturb them. He picked up the kettle and helped them refill their tea, then stood aside quietly.

After Duan Dazhang asked about the personnel changes in the center, he raised his head and glanced at Han Xiufeng, then asked about the war in Guangxi and Hunan. Huang Zhongyin had just returned from a business trip to Huguang, and when he talked about the war, he was just as familiar as Ji Yunfei.

"On July 28, the Taiping rebels suddenly arrived in Changsha from Liling, approached the South Gate, occupied the Miao Peak, and disturbed the Aoshan Temple area. The emperor ordered Sai Shanga to lead the troops and rush to Changsha to support the reinforcements, and also ordered Xu Guangjin Xing quickly went to Chu Governor to suppress the attack. However, Saishang A was afraid of death and stopped moving forward. On the twenty-ninth day, the rebels opened fire on the city, but they were all repulsed..."

He was busy renovating the guild hall some time ago. Han Xiufeng didn't know until this moment that Huang Zhongyin went to Huguang before. It turned out that he was ordered to investigate those officials who were greedy for life and afraid of death. Sai Shang'a, Cheng Zicai, etc. were all removed from their headbands and flower feathers. But he still led the officers and soldiers.

The Admiral of Guangxi, Xiang Rong, boasted of deceiving others by pretending to be wise and deceiving others. When the Taiping bandits captured Yong'an, he hid in Pingnan. Later, he was ill and couldn't leave. The emperor was so angry that he scolded him for being unconscionable and dismissed him from his post. Distributed to Xinjiang to serve as atonement.

One soldier is raging, and the general is raging in a nest.

Just when he was thinking that Du San seemed to be working under Xiang Rong, Xiang Rong was greedy for life and feared death and did not dare to fight against the Taiping bandits, and Du San should be fine, Duan Dazhang suddenly asked: "Yong Ming, what you said are all What happened a few months ago, how is the war situation now?"

"I don't know about that," Huang Zhongyin thought about it and smiled bitterly: "If we look at the reports, we win battles every three days and ask for rewards every now and then. The Taiping bandits should have been wiped out by them several times. But the big and small cities are still the same. Then one fell, and they kept asking for reinforcements. Yesterday they mobilized 2,000 troops from Guizhou, today they mobilized 1,000 troops from Sichuan, tomorrow they mobilized 3,000 troops from Henan, and they even mobilized several thousand troops from Shaanxi. I really don’t know if this continues. Are there any troops left to deploy?"

"If you want to know the situation of the battle, you don't need to read the report." Ji Yunfei raised his head and said.

"Bowen, if we don't read the reports from Guangxi and Hunan, what else can we read?" Huang Zhongyin asked subconsciously.

"Just look at this!"

Ji Yunfei opened the note and read: "If you don't want to read it far, I will read it for these two months. At the beginning of last month, the emperor gave Zhejiang General Zhou Debiao, Wang Rulin, General Manager Shen Baolin, Zhou Yuqing, Tang Ningtai, and Foreign Affairs Commissioner Gao Qixiang. , Yu Xianglin, Xu Tingbao, funeral official;

In the middle of last month, the emperor gave the Guangxi governor Lin Guangqian, the county magistrate Liang Shichao, the garrison Yang Xi, Ma Zhankui, Qian Zong Wang Yunwei, Miao Fengen, the general Yang Yingbiao, Pu Zhengrong, Yang Tongrui, Ma Shengguo, Lu Dabiao, foreign affairs committee member Fan Wei, Li Chunlin, Zhang Desheng and Hou Dengyuan were buried in their official positions!

At the end of last month, Cao Xiepei and Ruilin, the governor of Guangxi Province who died in the festival, and Yang Yinghe, the general, were buried. They were appointed to build a special temple in their place of origin. They were entrusted to Xuezhengnongxian, Dusi Wuchangxian, Yu Liansheng, Qian Zongtian Qinghua, Ma Ruilong, Bury General Lu Xianzhen, Huang Zhilin, Han Dadian and others in their official positions."

So many people died, not only military attachés but also civilian officials!

Duan Dazhang was secretly frightened and couldn't help asking: "Where is Hunan?"

Ji Yunfei flipped through his notes and said solemnly: "At the beginning of this month, the emperor gave Liu Xinghuan, the martyred magistrate of Jianghua County, Hunan Province, to bury his worldly duties; he gave the martyred magistrates Li Qizhao and Sun Enbao to Ouyang Fu, to bury his worldly duties. .To the fallen commander-in-chief Fucheng, deputy general Yin Peili, staff general Sa Bao, and Du Si Taqin, who died in Hunan, for their funeral rites! The day before yesterday, the emperor also gave the fallen general officer Fucheng, deputy general Yin Peili, staff general Sa Bao, and Xiao Fengchun, to the deceased in Hunan. Ren Dagui, Du Sitaqin, Ji Shengmai, guard Cheng Dazhen, Getuken, Guo Jincheng, guerrilla Zeng Zhengchuan and other seventy-five people were buried in the funeral."
Chapter completed!