Cui Huanzhang and Yang Liqing were only half right. Cao Shuzhong, a director of Dongchuan, sent a letter to invite Chongqing prefect Du Guangyuan to the Dao Office, but the talk was not about Han Xiufeng, who was about to return to his hometown, but because of the Chongqing Prefecture's rule.

A murder occurred in Hezhou.

There is a pair of names named Ju Hai. Ju An and his son were killed at home. Rong Yutian, the governor of Hezhou, said that the case had been solved and said that the murderer was the adulterer of the deceased Ju Hai's wife, Xiang, and the murderer was hit because of the affair.

The adulterer ** has been imprisoned. The documentary documents and official documents of the case and the crimes that were intended to be convicted have not been submitted to the Dao Bureau. Xiang's niece has actually ran from Hezhou to Ba County to beat the drums and make trouble.

The prefect who went to the prefect first was coaxed away by the disciples and the yamen runners because the case was still in Hezhou. As a result, the woman did not give up and the runway bureau came to help her aunt beat the drum and make trouble. This world of chaos, one or two died.

I’m really not a big deal, but it’s not a trivial matter to make such a fuss!

Cao Shuzhong neither accepted nor ignored it. Instead, he asked Chongqing prefect Du Guangyuan to see the woman. After Du Guangyuan sent the woman named Xiang Juhua away, he called Du Guangyuan to the second hall to speak.

"Sir, Xiaguan had known that Rong Yutian was a confused official, but he didn't expect that he was so confused. After Xiaguan returned, he ordered him to retrial."

"Keep it in a hurry and give him another month."

"The lower official obeys the order."

As the East Sichuan Road Platform, Cao Shuzhong had to take care of so many prefectures, and it was impossible for him to ask about everything himself. Thinking about it, he reminded him: "Yang Yanxi, Tailor Shu and other thieves were in trouble, and even occupied Tongzi County.

The blockade prevention and control in Jiangjin, Bishan and other counties must not be slackened, especially the passes close to Tongzi."

When Du Xingyuan mentioned this, he felt depressed. He thought that Chongqing Prefecture had so many scattered halls under its jurisdiction, and the real wealth was only one Ba County. The capital of the Taodao Administration was like the capital of the government office in Ba County. No matter what the Ba County Zhengtang encountered

All the matter was reported directly to the Dao Bureau. Even the Lijin drawn by the Lijin Bureau directly contacted the Dao Bureau, and the 40% of the Lijin Bureau left behind were also directly assigned to the Baojia Bureau of Ba County. There was no matter what the prefectural office was.

Now there are traitors in Tongzi who commit rebellion. No one knows whether those traitors will run around like Guangdong bandits. If they flee into the prefectures and counties under Chongqing Prefecture and force the people to become bigger and bigger, the consequences will be unimaginable

.

It can be said that preventing blockade is not just Jiangjin. Bishan counties. We cannot just let Jiangjin and Bishan counties pay. Ba County is so rich that Lijin alone can get more than 100,000 taels a year, so we have to get two.

If 30,000 taels are released, the Baojia Bureau of Ba County may order three or five hundred teas to defend each pass next to Tongzi.

However, Du Xingyuan could only keep these words in his heart and dare not say them in front of the Taoist Master.

Thinking of Jiangjin, the people in Bishan not only lacked food and salary, but also had few decent weapons. They rushed to Bishan, and the hundreds of green camp soldiers in Jiangjin were even more useless. Du Xingyuan couldn't help but say

: "Sir, as far as the officials know, the group training in Bishan and Jiangjin have reported to Bishan and Jiangjin County for the group fees..."

Cao Shuzhong didn't think that Yang Hanxi, Tailor Shu and others could cause a great storm, let alone that this was not about the matter of Sichuan East and even Sichuan. He pondered: "It's just to prevent blockades in Bishan County and Jiangjin County, not to let them lead the people.

We will go out of the province to attack and suppress the attack, not to mention that there are only a few roads to Tongzi and Sichuan. As long as we keep a few passes that are easy to defend but difficult to attack, we will be."

"What the sir said is very true." Du Xingyuan bowed his hand, and then asked carefully: "Sir, what do you think about the matter of Han Xiufeng, the former Senator of the Tongzheng Department of Tongzheng, who ordered him to return to his hometown to work hard?"

Cao Shuzhong was stunned and immediately reacted: "I was so angry that Rong Yutian was so angry that I almost forgot about this."

"Mr. Cao, the official thought this matter should have something to do with Yang Hanxi, Tailor Shu and other thieves and bandits who committed rebellion. The emperor must be worried about the safety of our Chongqing Prefecture and the entire eastern Sichuan Province. He was the one who should have returned to his hometown to help the group training.

Otherwise, he would not have been awarded the title of magistrate at this time, and even ordered him to transfer ten civil and military officials from Zhili to return home together."

"It's probably because the officials in Guizhou were panicked and reported the news that they exaggerated the love!"

"Now, these are useless. The emperor has issued an edict. Han Xiufeng is probably on the way back from Xingye. What should he do if he comes back? Where does the money and food for the group training come from?" Du Xingyuan peeked at

He glanced at Cao Shuzhong and then said, "He is also an imperial envoy. The officials don't know if he will help the officials run the group training at that time, or if the officials involved in the group training, they will listen to him."

Cao Shuzhong felt that this was indeed a headache, and frowned slightly and said, "The court has allowed many registered officials to organize group training in the past two years, and even sent many officials to return to the family home to organize group training, but most of them are just for

There are really not many people like Han Xiufeng who lead civil and military officials back to their hometowns to help with the group training."

"I heard that in the same year, Mr. Zeng Guofan and Mr. Zeng asked the court to send many civil and military officials, and even several Hanlin officials served under his command."

“So this is a bit tricky.”

Although Cao Shuzhong was the same year as Zeng Guofan, as local officials, he, like Hunan Governor Luo Bingzhang, did not want a regiment training minister who would interfere in local government affairs. But when he thought of the things Duan Dazhang said about Han Si before, he looked at him.

Helplessly said: "It is said that Zeng Guofan has a prosperous official career. He ranked first in the second grade in the 23rd year of Daoguang and was promoted to the lecturer of the Hanlin Academy. In the 27th year of Daoguang, he received gratitude again and was promoted to five levels in succession.

He was promoted to a bachelor of the cabinet and minister of the Ministry of Rites, seven years in ten years, and his promotion was the fastest to be the best of a Jinshi in the Han Dynasty.

In fact, Han Xiufeng's official career was as prosperous as a 9th-rank inspector to the fifth-rank Tongzheng Envoy, and only took less than four years to walk on the military machine Zhangjing under the name Zhangjing. Now he has been rewarded with gratitude.

The fourth rank is the best, and the title of prefect is worth nine years. Not to mention that he has won the title of courage for his civil service, which is the Segubatulu, the emperor's imperial gift."

Du Xingyuan agreed with it and said enviously: "He is really a sage in the heart of the emperor, and the holy favors him!"

"It's not just Sheng Jun Enlong, but also came out of the center. Before leaving office, he walked on the military machine and the military machine ministers. He could see Prince Gong, Lord Peng and other military machine ministers every day. It is said that the reason why he was transferred from the Tongzhi of the Haigong of Songjiang Prefecture to Yongding as a member of the Songjiang Prefecture Haidang Prefecture

Tongzhi from the south bank of Henan was recommended by Lord Peng. The transfer from Tongzhi from the south bank of Yongding River to the Tongzhi's envoy was recommended by Wen Zhongtang and Sushun University. You cannot offend it."

"Then whenever he comes back, as long as the group training is involved, the subordinates will listen to him."

Thinking that if Han Si really started a group training after he came back, he would have to raise money and food. At that time, he would probably ask for lijin. The customer director of the eight provinces was handling it. If the merchants of the eight provinces were complaining, then

It is difficult to draw this lijin as easily as it is now.

Thinking of Changmao's rebellion, the water transportation of Sichuan and rivers is blocked, Kuiguan cannot collect a few taels of taxes. Now, Dongchuan and even the Chengdu Taiwan Department of Taiwan rely on Lijin from Ba County to provide assistance, Cao Shuzhong shook his head: "You can't listen to him in everything,"

If we really listen to him in everything, we local officials will do what we do, let alone this is not in line with the laws of the court.”

"What should I do?" Du Xingyuan asked.

"Isn't he Duan Dazhang's nephew? His father-in-law Duan Jiqing and Duan Dazhang are of the same clan again. I will go to Jiangbei to visit Duan Dazhang tomorrow morning." Cao Shuzhong thought for a while and then said, "Let Xiangqing (Maintang of Ba County when you go back)

) Pay attention to the movements of the post stations and shops such as Zoumagang. When he comes back, you and Xiangqing gather some gentry to welcome him. In short, let’s talk about everything after he comes back.”

"Okay, then the official will take his leave first."

...

At the same time, Han Xiufeng and his party had just entered the Shanxi border along the official road in the west of Beijing and arrived at Baipingyi in Leping County, Shanxi.

It is only ninety miles from Jingshan Post in Jingjing County, Zhili to Baiping Post, but it took three days to walk this ninety miles. This disrepaired mountain road is not to mention how difficult it is to walk, in the words of Fei Erye.

:There are many hills and hills, and the abyss is surrounded by rocks and staggering, and the people and horses are at a loss. The danger of pushing the wheels and getting out of the way is endless. There are countless people every day!

The next stop is Pingtan Post Station in Pingdingzhou. According to the postman, it is only fifty miles. If you get up early, you can arrive before the sun sets. However, it is not the usual time now, not only are the people nearby busy at the end of the year.

During the Chinese New Year, it is not easy to hire a coachman and porter, and it is snowing heavily in the sky, so even if you can hire a coachman and porter for a day, you will not be able to get there.

Han Xiufeng, Fei Erye, Chen Hu and others were discussing how to go next while eating. Qin'er and Hong'er were eating with Gao Yunfeng's wife Hu in the room in the inner courtyard of the inn. Huang Zhongyin gave it to him.

The little girl Dingxiang sat on the kang and fed the little guy who couldn't eat well.

The wind was cold outside and the snow was falling. Because the kang was burned in the house, everyone not only felt cold but felt a little hot.

Hong'er took off her cotton jacket and put it on the kang, sat down and asked curiously: "Sister-in-law, haven't we hired a coachman and porter, why should we hire him again?"

Qin'er knew that although she traveled thousands of miles from Jiangsu to Zhili to marry Chen Hu, she was on a boat at that time, and after arriving in Tianjin, someone picked her up. She didn't walk like this now. She put down the bowl and explained with a smile: "

The coachman and porter were hired in Zhili before. Since they wanted to go back to celebrate the New Year, they were not familiar with the roads in Shanxi, so we had to hire them again when we arrived in Shanxi."

"Sister-in-law, as you say, we have to hire a coachman and a porter, and how many times do we have to change a car?"

"Yes, when I took Goudan to Zhili to reunite with his father in early February, I changed cars more than twenty times along the way."

Gao Yunfeng's wife Hu cares more about Qin'er's belly and said with pity: "Qin'er, you can have a baby when you say it. Why don't you tell Mr. Han? Let's not rush to travel, just celebrate the New Year here.

, wait until the baby is born in the belly, and wait until the baby is full of the month before leaving."

"He planned to find a place to rest a few days ago and asked me to give birth to my baby before rushing on the way, but we went back to our hometown to attend the funeral, so it was not good to delay the road for too long." Qin'er stroked her big belly, thought about it and said, "Oh,

Let’s have a child on the road, as long as you bring a midwife with you, there should be nothing wrong.”

"Since Zhending comes, there have been several midwifes. What if the midwife who is looking for in Jingjing outside has to go home for the New Year, and there is no other midwife here?"

"If you can't find it here, you won't let the midwife of Jingjing go back. At worst, you can give her some more money."

"Your old man left is really a bad time, and you are so guilty."

"If you don't talk about this, nothing will happen."

Just when Qin'er said it very relaxed but in fact she was very worried and scared, Han Xiufeng had decided to rest here and celebrate the New Year here, and wait for his wife to give birth to the baby in her belly.

He agreed with Gao Yunfeng. One asked the postman to help find the midwife, and the other asked the postman for the nearest residence report. Chen Hu and other boys were even more excited about how to spend the year.

"Second Master, there must be hunters in the mountains. I will go out for a walk tomorrow to see if I can buy some wild game."

"Okay, but don't go too far."

"Brother Hu, we can't buy it, but we can fight it myself, it's not that we don't have any guns!" Chen Buxun couldn't help but smile.

Chen Hu fought with Changmao outside Yangzhou City, and later went to Jinghai to fight with Changmao. He knew the importance of a gun more than anyone else, so he immediately glared at Chen Buxun: "I'm going to fight myself, you guys want to do it."

It turns out that guns are used for war, not for hunting.”

Chen Buxun was shocked. Just when he didn't know what to say, Gao Yunfeng suddenly came over with a newspaper and said, "Fourth Master, a traitor in Tongzi, Guizhou has committed rebellion and occupied Tongzi County!"

Han Xiufeng was shocked, subconsciously took the newspaper, and came to the oil lamp to look and murmured: "Tongzi is close to my hometown, and if that bandit thieves flee into our Sichuan, it will be troublesome."

Mr. Fei was originally from Bishan, and was more worried about the safety of his hometown than Han Xiufeng. He said anxiously: "Zhixing, let me see!"

"Just a few words, I can't tell anything." Han Xiufeng handed the mansion to Master Fei, and thought for a moment and stood up: "Mr. Second Master, you always look at it first, I'll go in and write a few letters."

"Second Master, you say what you want to write, I will help you write." Gao Yunfeng whispered.

"No need, I'll write these letters myself."

Who doesn’t say that his hometown is good, who doesn’t worry about his hometown’s safety? Han Xiufeng didn’t dare to delay for a moment, so he walked into the official office of Yicheng, lit a candle, and borrowed Yicheng’s pen, ink, paper and ink, and wrote quickly.

Just when the Yicheng wanted to go back to his room to rest but dared not leave, Han Xiufeng, who had written the letter, opened the door: "Brother Yu, please help me, please send these letters to the capital as quickly as possible.
To be continued...