I don’t know if Liu Cunhou is still rushing to Xiangrong’s camp. He has been dismissed from his post every day in the past two years, and has been reinstated in a few days. Xiang Rong, who can be called “three ups and three downs”, has sent his family to send 20,000 taels of silver to the guild hall!

The 20,000 taels are really like a timely rain. Huang Zhongyin, Ji Yunfei, Ao Tongchen, Jiang Haoxuan, He Heng and other officials in Beijing all have a share of their own. They are all very rich at hand and they will no longer have to live so hard. But this money cannot be vain. These people not only "Eight Immortals show their magical powers across the sea" to help, but also "each performs their own duties" and has their own division of labor.

Huang Zhongyin was responsible for the censorship, and invited six department officials and various censors to show their mercy in every three days. He asked them to show mercy in their writing and not impeach Xiang Rong at any time like before. Ji Yunfei, Jiang Haoxuan and He Heng were responsible for inquiring about the news. A "little military aircraft" and the Ministry of Personnel who had just entered the Military Affairs Office before the New Year, and several heads of the Ministry of War became regular guests of the Chongqing Guild Hall.

The Hanlin Academy reviewed Ao Tongchen and Ao Youxian, who was selected as a Hanlin Academy, were responsible for the Qingliu. Every few days, he invited a group of Hanlin officials to go out for a spring outing or come to the guild to recite poems and write pairs. He took the opportunity to praise Xiang Rong, who was far away in Jiangsu, not only brave and good at fighting, but also a loyal minister. His reputation is more important than anything else in this day. No one has a good reputation, no matter how brave and good at fighting, it is useless.

It is worth mentioning that everyone is a clean official, and he can't just run around for Xiang Rong, a military officer born in the army, otherwise he would be laughed at when it was heard. So he talked about the situation of the war first, first mentioning the "Wanfuqiao Victory", first talking about the lack of missing persons before the New Year, Han Si, the chief officer of the guild who took office in Yangzhou, was indeed successful. As he spoke, he naturally said about Xiang Rong.

Most of the Beijing officials who were friends with everyone had come to the guild hall before. They recognized Han Si and thought Han Si was a good person. Not only did they get excited when they talked about the battle, but they naturally talked about Han Si when they talked about the situation with others. The "Wanfuqiao Victory" became the most impressive victory among many "victories" by word of mouth.

Zhou Jie, the official who was walking in the Ministry of Personnel, was Ao Tongchen the same year. He had just talked about Han Si at the dinner table in the Chongqing Guild Hall the night before yesterday. He was having a drink with several posts from the Kaigongsi at noon and accidentally heard Han Si news. He was sure that Ao Tongchen must not know, and as soon as he finished his shift (after get off work), he hurried to the Chongqing Guild Hall.

Unexpectedly, not only Ao Tongchen, but also Ao Cexian's brothers, Huguang Road Censor Huang Zhongying and Hanlin Academy editor Ji Yunfei were also there. Zhou Jie didn't bother to greet the two of them. As soon as he walked into the flower hall, he bowed and smiled: "Master Huang, Master Ji, Brother Ao, Zhou has come to you for a good news, and your restaurant will hold a banquet to celebrate again!"

"Brother Zhou, what kind of happy event is it?"

"Great Happy." Zhou Jie sat next to Ao Tongchen, looked at Huang Zhongyin and Ji Yunfei with a smile and said, "Master Huang, Master Ji, you two said that Zhixing had won a great victory and made a great contribution, but he did not give up. You two said casually, but I kept it in mind and helped me pay attention."

"So there is news?" Ji Yunfei asked anxiously.

"Well, there is news." Zhou Jie took the tea from Xiaoshandong, tasted it a little bit, then put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Master Ji, the reason why there was no news about Zhixing before was that he had just taken office a few days ago. After this official position, the Ministry of Personnel did not have his performance examinations for the past years. In addition, Jiangning fell, and the Ministry of Personnel did not receive any presentations from the Governor of Liangjiang, Jiangning vassal and Jiangsu Censorate. Only his resume and a report of the Wanfuqiao victory that was urgently accelerated by 600 miles, which stumped the examination and the Qing official department."

"Think about it, it's true." Huang Zhongyin couldn't help laughing.

"Secondly, the imperial envoy Qi Shan reported that he was injured and said that he was going to be sick. But in the end, whether he was grateful or not, the emperor did not issue an edict, and the Military Affairs Office did not have a clear letter, which made our Ministry of Personnel even more difficult."

Ji Yunfei couldn't help but smile and said, "That's right, after all, if he returns home after he is sick, he has to be rewarded according to the routine of complaining about illness. If he stays for office or is promoted, he has to be rewarded according to the routine of keeping office or being promoted."

Zhou Jie nodded and continued, "No need to ask, you know that chaos has long been a mess. The imperial envoy Qishan wants to attack and suppress the bandits and recover Yangzhou, and then join your fellow villager Xiang Rong to recover Jiangning. If you want to talk about remarking, there are too many military officials who want to remarking, so how can you care about the matter of Aiying! The Governor of Liangjiang is far away in Changzhou, and the governor of Jiangsu is also in Jiangning. The newly appointed Jiangsu Censor is far away in Xuzhou. He is neither too lazy to care about the matter of Aiying. Therefore, whether it is the Military Affairs Office or our Ministry of Personnel until the day before yesterday, there was only the report of the 600-mile Wanfuqiao victory."

"Do you have it now?" Ao Tongchen asked anxiously.

"There is, but it is neither the imperial envoy Qishan nor the governor of Liangjiang Yiliang, nor the governor of Jiangsu Xu Naizhao, but the Baojue, who is the acting salt transport envoy of Lianghuai Guo Peilin."

Huang Zhongyin asked subconsciously: "Have Guo Peilin arrived in Yangzhou?"

"Mr. Guo has taken office, but he has not gone to Yangzhou. Isn't Yangzhou occupied by bandits? The yamen of Lianghuai Transportation Office has now been moved to Taizhou. Lord. Mr. Guo has rushed to submit two memorials for 600 miles. The emperor has approved it all!"

"What's the memorial from Guo Peilin?"

"One is from Lianghuai Salt Service, and the other is to recommend the gentry and brave people who guard Wanfu Bridge with Zhixing. The emperor issued an order yesterday afternoon to serve as the State Administration of Taizhou, Jiangsu Province and Han Xiufeng to prevent the thieves and bandits. The reward was from five-top belts, 150 taels of silver, one white jade, one pair of big purses and two small purses. According to Guo Peilin, the quasi-Gao Transport Department, he was promoted to the deputy envoy of Lianghuai Salt Service, he would recuperate the wounded and train troops on the spot, rebuild salt capture camps, strictly anti-smuggling and trafficking, and prevent leakage."

Zhou Jie smiled and continued, "Not only Zhixing has been promoted, but the gentry who trained the local bravery with Zhixing and the bravery who guarded Wanfu Bridge with Zhixing were also promoted. Compared with officials like Zhixing, the emperor praised the gentry and bravery. He rewarded the gentry with seven heads, and the decree even said that those brave and bravery can fight, and they will not fire their guns, and they will always work hard to serve, and they can replenish the campers to show encouragement. They will also need to be informed of the orders of four hundred miles."

"The emperor does this, but the emperor's reason." Ji Yunfei pondered: "Ambition is the order of the court to be an official. It is appropriate to eat the king's salary and share the worries of the emperor. Rewarding the gentry and the local bravery can encourage the morale of the gentry and the people, and make the officials and gentry united together, and unite together. Only by preventing the spy of foreign bandits and ending the stolen bandits, can we achieve practical results and strengthen people's hearts."

"What Bo said is very true, but let's talk about the Zhixing. Before the New Year, he was still an official from Jiuzhima. Now he is the deputy envoy of the Salt Transport Department of the 5th. He is a real teacher, not an agent, nor a false title."
Chapter completed!