Han Xiufeng did not dare to disturb him anymore and respectfully surrendered.

According to the rules, Peng Yunzhang looked at the envelope sandwiched in the post. Seeing that the two scrolls of "Centenary Picture" were written on the envelope, he left the envelope and returned the post to Han Xiufeng.

The envelope is so big that it naturally cannot fit into a painting, but contains two silver notes of 100 taels. Giving gifts to Shangguan is really a science, and it must be elegant. The most common one is the "Eight Rhymes of Plum Blossom Poems", which implies that there are eight taels of silver notes. For example, one piece of "Forty Sages" means that there are forty taels of silver notes. And "two axes of a hundred-life map" or "one double cypress tower" means that there are two hundred taels of silver notes, and one axis or one is one hundred taels of silver notes.

Perhaps in the eyes of those who are not sure, giving 200 taels to the powerful military minister seems to be a bit unprofitable, but in fact it is already quite a lot, not Han Xiufeng is stingy, but can only give so much. Because 200 taels and 200 taels are normal favors, and more than 300 taels are extraordinary gifts. If you dare to give them, you dare not accept them.

However, I don’t know how many officials from the court like Peng Yunzhang come to visit each year. Although I don’t receive much gift, I can collect tens of thousands of taels a year after I say it. Moreover, this is not only not considered bribery, but it is even honest. Even if the emperor knows it, he will not say anything.

Thinking that he had to take advantage of the situation to get some money and extort those corrupt officials, Han Xiufeng envied officials like Peng Yunzhang from the bottom of his heart, and thought that being an official was only interesting to be a Peng Yunzhang. But he could only think about it. After all, not everyone can pass the Jinshi, not every Jinshi can get a Hanlin, and not every Hanlin can become a military minister!

I was thinking all the way, but if Xiaoshandong hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have known that I had arrived at the entrance of the guild hall.

The neighbors all rested, and the surroundings were pitch black, but the Chongqing Guild Hall was brightly lit. Not only were there two big red lanterns hanging at the gate, but the yard was also full of lanterns. Not only were there candles lit in the hall, but more than a dozen of anti-wind lanterns in the backyard were brought in.

Jiang Haoxuan, the Ministry of Justice, came, Wang Zhirong, the Ministry of Revenue, came, Ao Cexian, who was named to the Jinlist of the Hanlin Academy, and was selected as a candidate for the Hanlin Academy, arrived. Director Zhang of the Provincial Pavilion not only came, but even brought five or six civil and military officials. He didn't know whether he was a Sichuan official from Beijing or a candidate for candidates to come to Beijing.

Wen Youyu and seven fellow villagers who were doing business in Beijing were very busy. As soon as they saw Han Xiufeng, they asked their families to cook and prepare for the meal!

Not only did Han Xiufeng hear Ao Cexian, but he had never met him through a letter. He had to greet him for the first time. After saying a few words to Ao Cexian, Director Zhang brought a third-rank military officer in his early thirties and introduced proudly: "Zhixing, let me know, this one is Peng Yangchun Peng Guard whom I mentioned to you before! Peng Guard Peng, this one is Mr. Han Xiufeng and Mr. Han. You should have met the provincial museum party that year."

"Yangchun has met Mr. Han, Mr. Han is auspicious!"

Han Xiufeng suddenly remembered that the person in front of him was the first top scholar in Sichuan, but he was just the top scholar in martial arts selected by the emperor. Naturally, he could not be compared with the top scholar in Wen. In terms of identity, he was even noble in the Juren, but no matter what, he was also the top scholar. Han Xiufeng hurriedly bowed and said, "It turns out that he is the top scholar, and he is disrespectful."

Huang Zhongyin, Ji Yunfei and Ao Tongchen, the three noble censors and Hanlin Masters were sitting inside talking, and there was also a Hanlin Academy scholar who had just been selected in the museum last year. Wengui and Wu were inferior. Peng Yangchun didn't dare to regard himself as the top scholar, and hurriedly said, "Master Han, don't make fun of Yangchun. I heard from Director Zhang that you have returned to Beijing, so I came to ask for a glass of wine. Please don't be surprised by Mr. Han."

"The priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest, this is no joke." Han Xiufeng looked back at the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest of the priest

Director Zhang reacted and couldn't help but explain: "Guard Peng, have you heard of Old General Hu? The hometown sacrificial temple in the palace not only contains the spiritual position of Old General Hu, but also the portrait of Old General Hu."

"real?"

"What do you lie to you? If you don't believe me, I will take you to worship."

...

Han Si came back, so the guild hall naturally had to handle it well, but Huang Zhongyin couldn't understand why Director Zhang brought the guard named Peng. In addition, he was hungry, so he simply stood up and said, "Zhixing, the table is on, come and sit down!"

"Oh, here we come, Brother Peng, please come inside."

Before Peng Yangchun could speak, Ao Cexian accompanied Han Xiufeng while walking in and explaining: "Zhixing, your sister-in-law and Datou's fiancée are inside, Mrs. Huang, Mrs. Ji, my sister-in-law and Jiannei are here to accompany you. The followers Wen, who stayed outside the city, also thought of it, and sent someone to send two tables of wine and food."

"Is that so, why are you so embarrassed?"

"What's wrong with me? I'm not an outsider."

As he was speaking, Huang Zhongyin pointed to the empty seat beside him and said, "Zhixing, come on, sit here! Depu, sit next to your brother. Director Zhang, Guard Peng, you can do whatever you want."

"Master Huang..."

"What are you talking about? Zhixing, what did we say in the afternoon?"

Han Xiufeng suddenly remembered their instructions at the entrance of the club in the afternoon and said with a bitter face: "Brother Yongying, I'd better sit here."

After having lunch, there are still many things to say. Ji Yunfei didn't want to delay his work, so he simply pulled Han Si to Huang Zhongyin and said in an unquestionable tone: "Apart from Brother Yongyan, you are the one here who is the biggest. Who else sits here if you don't sit here? Come on, everyone is sitting there. Little Shandong, why are you still doing it? Hurry up and pour wine!"

"Okay!"

When Xiaoshandong helped everyone to fill the wine, Huang Zhongyin suggested that everyone raise their glasses to welcome Han Si back to Beijing, wishing Han Si a high promotion. Han Si drank it all, and then quickly asked Xiaoshandong to pour the wine one by one toast. As a result, Huang Zhongyin was stopped by Ji Yunfei and leaned into his ear and said that there would be some serious work later, so that he could make the meaning of it.

Despite this, Han Xiufeng still drank a lot. After celebrating the Beijing-official fellow townsmen, he went to the next door to pay homage to several shopkeepers, drinking and chatting. It felt like the New Year, and it was very lively.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Huang Zhongyin asked Manager Wen to serve the meal. Han Xiufeng realized that he could not drink any more. After eating the rice in the bowl in three sips, he accused the new friends brought by Director Zhang. How could he not know that he had something important to discuss with Huang Zhongyin and others, and quickly bowed and left.

He sent the uninvited guests and walked into the flower hall on the left. Before Xiaoshandong had finished making tea, Huang Zhongyin murmured: "Director Zhang is not a person who is ignorant of importance. He will not bring Peng Yangchun for no reason, but Peng Yangchun is a military officer and has no interaction with us. What should I do?"

"Yes, I can't figure it out either." Ji Yunfei was puzzled.

Thinking of the words that Lord Peng had said when he met at night, Han Xiufeng pondered: "Don't Peng Yangchun want to let go, right? How can he be free when he is a guard in the palace?"

"It's possible, but what's the use of him looking for you? Could it be that he wants to go through you to Master Peng's way?"

"My relationship with Lord Peng has not reached this point, but Lord Peng said that this time, there are not only civil officials but also military officers who are sent to the Yongding River Door Office. However, Peng Yangchun is the top martial artist, and the top martial artist is directly awarded the second-class guard. The third-class official awarded him, either he will not be sent out, and he will be at least a third-class general. The highest-class military officer in the Yongding River Door Office is the Dusi."

Huang Zhongyin took the teacup from Xiaoshandong and turned around and said, "According to the rules, the second-class guards either do not send them out. They will usually be promoted to second-class deputy generals. If they are just a general, then the errands in the palace will be in vain."

The big inner guard sounds glorious, but in fact he just looks glamorous on the surface. In fact, not only is the official salary not high, but it is also very hard and tiring, and he also has to abide by so many rules. So except for the emperor's personal bodyguard, the other guards are all looking forward to the release. Thinking that even if the candidate is named Peng, he can't go to the Yongding River Yamen, Huang Zhongyin simply stopped thinking about it and put down the teacup and talked about the serious matter.

First, I introduced Wu Tingdong's resume on Yongding River. After the introduction, I sighed: "Wu Tingdong is not only good at guarding, but also remarkable. Sheng Bao led his troops to intercept the bandits. When he passed by Hejian, his food and salary were tight, so he ordered his men to go and let the Hejian magistrate move and support him. The Hejian magistrate could not raise so much food and salary for a while, and was forced to commit suicide by hanging himself. If his family hadn't discovered it in time, he would have died."

"What happened later?" Han Xiufeng asked subconsciously.

"Later, Wu Tingdong found out, so he went to find Shengbao to argue. Seeing that he was upright and did not blame him, he also recommended that he act as the Yongding River. In short, he could speak up for his subordinates in his position as the prefect, so he would not treat his subordinates unfairly during the Yongding River. It would be a blessing to meet a superior like him."

"Brother Yongfeng, I feel at ease when I hear you say this. I met Xu Ying when I was in Taizhou and Yang Nengge again in Shanghai. I am really afraid of meeting Shangguan who is difficult to deal with again."

"When it comes to Shangguan and his colleagues, you can also count as the time to operate. After taking office, not only will there be Shangguan like Wu Tingdong, but also a colleague who may not be able to find with a lantern. Shi Zanqing, you should remember that he had come to the guild hall for drinking. He is now Tongzhi on the north bank of Yongding River. He just took office the day before yesterday, and he stayed in our guild hall before taking office."

"Mr. Duan's same year!"

"That's right, so you're lucky." Ji Yunfei smiled, raised his arm and pointed to the bookshelf: "The Yongding River and the Fangzhi of all prefectures and counties along the Yongding River have been found for you, and the resumes of civil and military officials from the Yongding River yamen will also help you find out clearly. If you have time, you will take a closer look. You are going to train troops, and these may not be useful to you, but you cannot know nothing."

Han Xiufeng didn't expect that his fellow countrymen had done so much for him, so he hurriedly stood up and said, "Thank you, if it weren't for your care, I wouldn't know what to do."

"Why thank you? Shouldn't my fellow villagers help each other?" Huang Zhongyin signaled him to sit down, and then changed his subject: "Although Xiang Shuai is responsible for military affairs in Jiangnan, he is a military officer after all. From the letters he sent, the Jiangnan camp not only has food and salary, but also has a shortage of troops. Can it be saved by Su Songtai and other Southeast financial resources, and the emperor issued an order to attack the city every few days.

Brother Zhuoyun has a bright future, but he was disheartened about his career. A few days ago, he asked someone to send a letter, saying that he was going to be sick. Liu Cunhou seemed to have a bright future, and even won a Batulu hero with his civil servants, but there was no general in the world. After winning the battle, the emperor would give him no stingy rewards. What if he was defeated, even though he was a civil servant, he was the way of a military officer. I thought about it and had so many fellow villagers, now we can only count on you."

"Brother Yongying, you have praised me. I am also a donor. This time I transferred the Yongding River to train troops. What is the difference between Liu Cunhou?"

"Different," Ao Tongchen's face turned agitated before Huang Zhongyin spoke: "Yi Xing, although you were from a donor, you were selected by the Ministry of Personnel when you went to Taizhou to conduct inspections. Now, you are transferred to the Yongding River and the Ministry of Personnel. Unlike Xue Huan and Liu Cunhou, you are not justified."

Ji Yunfei agreed deeply and couldn't help but add: "As for the same training, we have to see what the soldiers are doing when they are trained. They train and lead the troops to suppress bandits and quell the rebellion. You train and lead the troops to protect the capital. You can imagine who is less and more important in the emperor's heart!"
Chapter completed!