After Yu Qinghuai sent Yu San's aunt and his son to Shanghai to reunite with Ren Yu'er, he only stayed in Shanghai for more than 20 days. With the help of Su Jueming and Zhou Xingyuan, he purchased four ships of tea, sugar, medicinal materials and cloth and other commercial goods, and then took the group heroes back to Hai'an.

In the past, merchants in Hai'an all went to Taizhou to purchase goods, while most merchants in Taizhou went to Yangzhou to purchase goods.

But now that the canal is blocked, Yangzhou City has become ruins due to the war, which can be said to be empty in nine out of ten rooms. Instead, the Fairy Temple has become more and more prosperous.

On the way from Fairy Temple to Taizhou and then to Hai'an, several more Lika were set up. The commercial goods of Fairy Temple were already expensive, and they were exploited layer by layer, so it would be even more expensive when transported to Hai'an.

Buying goods from Shanghai, taking the sea route from the corner sloping ground, and transporting them to Hai'an for sale is much cheaper. The transaction was just started and was planning to raise some money and go to Shanghai to buy more goods. News of the defeat of the Jiangbei official army came from Taizhou. He had to call the group to bravely rush to Taizhou again.

He followed Guo Peilin to the Fairy Temple, gathered the defeated soldiers to stabilize his position, and then "recovered" Yangzhou City, which was abandoned by Changmao. He was busy until the end of the year before he returned to Hai'an with his group soldiers. As a result, before his butt was still hot after he got home, Guo Peilin sent someone to send a letter from Yangzhou.

The letter's inner friend surprised and happy Yu Qinghuai, but for a while, he was unsure of his mind, so he simply asked his family to invite Dean Gu to come and discuss together.

After reading the letter, President Gu pondered: "The Fourth Master wants to arrange for someone to serve under Lord Zeng, but in a short while there is no suitable candidate, so he wrote a letter to Lord Guo, asking Lord Guo to recommend one, and Lord Guo thought of you as soon as he saw the letter?"

Yu Qinghuai put down the teacup and said sourly: "If the Fourth Master asked me directly, I would pack my luggage and go to Beijing to pay the bill without saying a word, but the Fourth Master didn't ask me..."

How could President Gu not know his concerns and couldn't help but smile: "Don't think about it, how could the Fourth Master forget you? If you want to talk about the candidate official, Qianli said in the letter that there are so many cities in the capital that can be everywhere, and a brick can be smashed several times. If the Fourth Master really forgot you, why didn't he recommend others? Why did he leave the near and ask for a long distance to send a letter to Mr. Guo to recommend one."

"Fourth Master didn't seem to mention me, depending on what Mr. Guo's letter said."

"Is this kind of thing necessary?"

"You always say that the Fourth Master wanted me to serve under Lord Zeng?"

"Is it necessary to ask? Lord Guo knows the relationship between you and the Fourth Master best. Besides, you have done so much for Lord Guo over the years, even if you don't have any credit, you will have to work hard. There is no chance. Since you have this opportunity, how can Lord Guo not recommend you?" President Gu thought for a while, and then said: "The reason why the Fourth Master is so far away and that he did not mention you in the letter is because of his respect for Lord Guo and for your future."

"For my future...Director Gu, where do you say this?"

"The Fourth Master is planning to send you to Lord Zeng to serve. What is the relationship between Lord Guo and Lord Zeng? The Fourth Master does not mention you, but asks Lord Guo to recommend it. Then you are Lord Guo's person! When you arrive in Jiangxi, Lord Zeng will naturally treat you as his own."

Yu Qinghuai understood as enlightened: "It is better to be in charge of the county magistrate. He can help the Fourth Master in the capital, but when he arrives in Jiangxi, he has to rely on Lord Zeng!"

"So you are confused by the authorities."

"Then I will pack my luggage and go to Yangzhou and ask Lord Guo if I want to send a message to Lord Zeng?"

"That's right," Dean Gu stroked his beard and looked at him with a smile: "Don't worry about being an official, with Lao Ji and Zhiyong, there is no need to worry about the family."

...

The reason why Han Xiufeng was far and wide was not only because he wanted to take this opportunity to support Yu Qinghuai, but also because he had never dealt with Zeng Guofan, so it was not appropriate to send someone rashly. It would be different to ask Zeng Guofan's in-law Guo Peilin to recommend it, at least he could gain a foothold in Jiangxi.

More importantly, no one is available now!

Wang Naiteng went to Guangdong, Liu Shanyang went to Shanghai, and Wang Qianli wanted to stay in Gu'an and occupy the north bank of Yongding River. Otherwise, the river officer who had not many soldiers would really disband. Qingxian was also resentful because he saw the emperor's re-proposal of the imperial edict. He was not only unintentional to do business or even nonsense, but could only let Datou put Qingxian in house arrest in the "Rizhao Pavilion". At the same time, he privately warned Qingxian's two sons to serve Qiying and restrain the slaves at home, so as not to cause death.

Now, not only do I have to write the memorials by myself, but I can only let Eun-jun preside over the church affairs.

After sitting in the Taipu Temple yamen for a day, it was already dark when I returned to the bookstore. As soon as I sat down in the exhibition hall, Eun-jun and Jiru reported to their official duties.

"The South China Sea branch report urgently that the British have withdrawn from Hong Kong. According to Yun Qijun's family sent to Hong Kong, the British have retreated to Hong Kong because they were not worried that the battle would become bigger and bigger, but because they felt that the troops were insufficient. They were moving troops with their local governments, intending to wait for reinforcements to attack Guangzhou again and even set sail in the north to invade Zhili. The Russian barbarians, who had just defeated the war in Obaro, took advantage of the situation and actually sent envoys to take Heilongjiang and Jilin to Beijing. The emperor has ordered the Lifan Yuan to dissuade him and ordered the Heilongjiang General to stop him according to reason."

“Is there any more?”

"Mr. Liu has arrived in Shanghai, and the official documents of the Military Affairs Office have not arrived yet, so Zhou Xingyuan has not yet resumed his post. In his letter, Mr. Liu said that Zhou Xingyuan knew that we were short of money turnover and ensured that after the official resumed his post, he would pay 2,000 taels of money from the likin every month. He would do a pretty job and would never let people catch the handle."

Thinking that "Houyi Hall" finally had a stable source of wealth, Han Xiufeng pondered: "We are not short of money for the time being. After his official resumes his post, the 2,000 taels of money paid will be allocated to the South China Sea semi-colon. Wang Naizeng and Yun Qijun are short of money and can't do anything without money."

"Yeah!"

"By the way, is there any news in the palace?"

How could Enjun not know what Han Xiufeng really wanted to ask, and hurriedly said: "Eunuch Liu said that the emperor originally planned to let Bai Zhongtang be the head minister of military affairs, Prince Zheng, Prince Yi and Sushun made suggestions one after another, saying that it was not appropriate to let Bai Zhongtang be the chief minister. The emperor was undecided for a while, so he simply ordered Peng Zhongtang to take charge of the Military Affairs Office first."

"So Peng Zhongtang has become the chief assistant." Han Xiufeng was surprised.

"Bai Zhongtang cannot do it, so the emperor can only let Peng Zhongtang do it." Enjun paused and said, "Now there are only four military ministers left in the Military Affairs Office. As for whom to enter the center of the military affairs center and go to the Military Affairs Minister to learn to walk, there is no news at all. But Peng Zhongtang actually recommended himself in an abnormal manner."

“Who is recommended?”

"Yiliang, the governor of Liangjiang, told him that he was ill, and Peng Zhongtang recommended He Guiqing, saying that He Guiqing was competent for Jiang's governor."

Peng Yunzhang has always been cautious and will do whatever the emperor gave him, but whenever he encounters major events, he is vague and has no opinion. Sometimes he just pretends to be deaf and does not speak out, and rarely recommends officials, let alone recommends officials like the governor of Liangjiang.

Han Xiufeng didn't know if Peng Yunzhang really thought He Guiqing was competent for the Governor of Liangjiang, or wanted to use this to tell all civil and military officials that he is now the chief minister, and couldn't help asking: "Did the emperor beg me?"

"The emperor has approved it, and asked the Military Affairs Office to draft an order to order He Guiqing to act as the governor of Liangjiang with the second rank." Enjun thought for a while, and then said, "It's a coincidence that the governor of Liangjiang was ill, and the governor of Zhili also followed suit, but the emperor did not."

"Real or fake?" Han Xiufeng asked in a low voice.

"I don't know this, but Guiliang is over 70 years old." Enjun took a copy of the imperial edict from Jilu, and then said: "The emperor seems to have not been deceived by Ye Mingchen's lies, so he is still not relieved, so he has given this imperial edict again."

"read."

"Wa." Enjun cleared his throat and whispered: "...It's like the British and the barbarians who are going to make trouble, and there is no need to be too fast. If they still have the same stubbornness, it is difficult to accommodate peace and peace, and the demands are gradually resumed. Ye Mingchen has been in Guangdong for a long time, and the barbarians are familiar with the barbarians' feelings. I understand that they will be able to handle them accordingly. Because I think of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and coastal places, I will be familiar with the barbarians' ships. If the barbarians fail to succeed in their ambitions in eastern Guangdong, and they will also be irritated to the various sea ports, so I should also be on guard against it.

He secretly ordered the local officials to guard against the situation if they encounter a barbarian ship sailing, and if they are not sarcastic, they should be careful. They may come to complain about the situation in eastern Guangdong, and they will also be convinced by reason, so that they can know that there is no gap to take advantage of it, and they will not be able to go back slightly, so that the people will be confused, and they will be secretly informed from each of the four hundred miles of each."

As soon as Enjun finished reading, Ji Lu muttered: "The emperor was worried and he was worried, but the decrees that had surrendered were no different from those that had been surrendered before. It was either appropriate to prevent it or be convinced by reason, or not to be involved in the emperor's rebellion, which would lead to panic among the people."

"I really don't change the soup or the medicine, and I don't know who drafted it." Han Xiufeng sighed lightly and stood up and said, "No matter how much I have, I will go to have a meal first. After dinner, I will write a note that the Yingyi has withdrawn troops. I will present it early tomorrow morning, so that the emperor can have a good New Year."

"That's all I can do." Eun-jun said with a wry smile.

"After I have finished drafting, I remember to copy a few copies and submit them to the Military Affairs Office for Feng Xiaobian to send them to Cao Yuying..."

Before Han Xiufeng finished speaking, Enjun said helplessly: "Fourth Master, it's easy to talk to the Military Affairs Office. Just send it to Cao Yuying. But Prince Zheng, Prince Yi and Lord Chen don't see me, so I'm too lazy to see the feelings we report."

"not see?"

"I've been there several times these two days, and even showed off my waist cards, but they just disappeared."

"Where is Sushun?" Han Xiufeng stared at him and asked.

Enjun smiled bitterly and said, "The same is true for Lord Sushun. Every time he handed in a letter, the doorman said that he was not at home and asked me to go again in a few days."

Han Xiufeng realized that the princes and ministers, including Sushun, did not want to cause trouble, so he could only say lightly: "If you don't see me, just send the passage from the Military Affairs Office to Cao Yuying."

Eun-jun was thinking that she would save trouble if she met one by one, but suddenly the sound of footsteps came from outside.

As soon as the three of them raised their heads, they saw Xiaoshandong standing at the door reporting: "The Fourth Master, someone from Hubei came from Hubei and came with a letter from the governor of Hubei, Hu Linyi, saying that Hubei's great victory, Lord Hu had recovered Wuchang six days ago!"

"Where are people?"

"Uncle Yu asked him to wait at the door and asked the young man to come and report it quickly."

"Okay, I'll go and have a look."

...

Han Xiufeng came from the backyard to the front hall and asked Yu Youfu to invite people from Hubei. After chatting for a few words, he found that the person who came was really just a helping Hu Linyi to help Hu Linyi, so he left Hu Linyi's letters and silver notes to send the man away first.

Eun-jun couldn't help asking: "Fourth Master, has Wuchang really recovered?"

Han Xiufeng put down the letter he had just read, looked up and smiled, "It's been recovered. Wei Jun, the long-haired guard in Wuchang, probably because he received the news that his brother Wei Changhui was killed by Hong Xiuquan. How could he be as strong as before? Besides, after so long in the north of Wuchang City, he had already run out of ammunition and food."

"Did Wuchang City be abandoned by Changmao, or was it repelled by the official army?"

"Of course, it was repelled by the government army," Han Xiufeng looked at the 500 taels of silver notes sent by Hu Linyi and murmured: "Eight hundred miles of quick success, I don't know how many horses died. But then again, the court is in need of such a great victory, and the emperor is also waiting for this victory!"

Thinking of the year that just passed, Eun-jun suddenly reacted: "What the Fourth Master said is very true. If there is no good news, I really can't live this year!"

"Changmao's internal strife. The pseudo kings who committed rebellion with Hong Xiuquan died, only one Shi Dakai left. Wuchang has now recovered. As long as the Jiangbei Daying and Jiangnan Daying can withstand it, when Lord Hu clears the bandits in Hubei, he can send troops to Jiangxi and Anhui, and work with Lord Zeng to attack and suppress Changmao from the two rivers, and it is just around the corner to recover Jiangning!"

Han Xiufeng stood up and said helplessly: "There is no need to worry about Changmao destroying the Great Wall by itself, but the Western Barbarians are at this critical moment. If the imperial court can compromise, they can deal with it calmly. After the Changmao is wiped out, they will cultivate and nourish themselves, and sleep on firewood and taste gall for three or five years, will our Qing Dynasty gather the strength of the whole country still be afraid of the Western Barbarians who will be arduous to expedition?"

Enjun agreed deeply, but he said frustratedly: "Fourth Master, everyone understands this principle, but the emperor is worried that he will not be able to face his ancestors in the future. Qingxian's past lessons are there. Who dares to speak up in harmony in the court, and who is willing to leave a stigma for all eternity? It is not so easy to compromise."
Chapter completed!