Perhaps realizing that his words and deeds directly affect the safety of the whole family, Qingxian finally calmed down after being under house arrest for a period of time.

After learning from his mistakes, Han Xiufeng was afraid that he would "talk nonsense" one day, so he still didn't dare to let him go back to the bookstore, so he just treated him as a friend in "Rizhao Pavilion".

This is for his own good and for everyone not to be implicated. So if there is anything in the bookstore, let Ji Lu come and report it. After he has drafted some official documents, Ji Lu will take it back.

In short, Qingxian, who had recovered, helped to preside over the affairs in the church.

Han Xiufeng arranged Yu Qinghuai next door to "Rizhao Pavilion", and asked Qingxian to introduce the situation of "Houyi Hall" to Yu Qinghuai, explaining the errands to do in the future, and how to convey the news after arriving in Jiangxi, so he took Yu Qinghuai's resume to meet Sushun.

Unexpectedly, Sushun said worriedly as soon as he saw him: "Zhixing, even if you don't come today, I will send someone to invite you. Things have changed a little, and Zeng Guofan's situation is not good."

"What changes? Why is Mr. Zeng's situation not good?" Han Xiufeng asked subconsciously.

Su Shun sighed and said helplessly: "Zeng Guofan's father died of illness. He had just submitted a memorial and asked to return to his hometown. Logically speaking, at this critical moment, he should be ordered to move Xiao Zuozhong and lead the troops. However, the Jiangxi officials piled up his memorials and piled up several feet high. Some impeached him to be a disaster and endanger the place; some impeached him to hold troops and not save him when he was dead; some impeached him to be greedy for life and fear of death and consume money and food; even Shen Baozhen reported that the Xianggongs under his command "caused trouble every day, the prefect Shi left the city, the ceremonial guard was destroyed, and the central army generals were beaten up. Wherever they went, the houses in the countryside were mostly demolished,' which really made everyone push them!"

The emperor and the princes and ministers in the court may not believe everything, but Shen Baozhen's words and princes and ministers in the court will definitely believe everything, because Shen Baozhen is not only Lin Zexu's nephew, but also Lin Zexu's son-in-law, and has a lot of prestige in the scholars. More importantly, the things that people participated in were not stolen, they were all false, and if they were investigated one by one, they could almost be verified!

Thinking of this, Han Xiufeng asked in a low voice: "What does the emperor mean?"

"I'm not sure if he is allowed to return to his hometown. The emperor hasn't thought about it yet."

"If the emperor could give permission to Lord Zeng to return to his hometown to observe the system, it would not be a bad thing for Lord Zeng."

"Now all the civil and military officials in the court have filed a lawsuit to punish him. Now, I can only find a way to protect him from breaking away."

"Will Xiufeng send people to Jiangxi?"

"People are still sent, but the most urgent task is to find a way to ensure that they are thorough. Zhixing, you haven't handed over a sign for a while and have to find an excuse to beg for a meeting. If the emperor summons you, he may not ask about Huguang. As long as the emperor asks, you will have the opportunity to help you with a few good words."

"I understand, Xiufeng will go back and think about it now, what excuses are appropriate to find."

...

Han Xiufeng left Yu Qinghuai's resume and hurried back to Dazhiqiao Hutong. He was about to ask Qingxian to discuss some excuses to beg for a meeting. Enjun quickly came up to him and said, "Fourth Master, Prince Gong is here. He is watching the reunion for the past two months. Manager Yang accompanied the servants who came with him to drink tea outside, and Ji Lu is serving him inside."

Han Xiufeng thought to himself what he was doing. Isn’t this causing trouble for the “Houyi Hall”? But after thinking about it, he still whispered: “I’ll go over to see you now.”

"By the way, I just received an urgent report from the South China Sea branch. Mr. Wang and Yun Qijun said that there were indigenous criminals in the East India Company territory of the British Yi. They thought that the British Yi would have to dispatch troops to East India first to quell the rebellion. I have asked Qingxian to draft a document to send it to the Shanghai branch, and asked Mr. Wang and Su Jueming to verify it quickly."

"This is good news."

"It would be great if the British war could last for three to five years."

"Yes, the more violent the civil strife in Yingyi, the better." Although Han Xiufeng said that, he didn't think so in his heart. It's just that when he was talking about those times, he just followed Eun-jun through the backyard to the bookstore.

The house specially left for Prince Gong next door to the public housing before Qingxian, Han Xiufeng walked to the house and respectfully reported to himself: "Han Xiufeng, the young minister of Taipu Temple, asked to see the prince!"

Prince Gong Yi? I had heard of Han Xiufeng for a long time. I had known that the "Houyitang" yamen specializing in inquiring about the affairs of the world was set up by Han Xiufeng. I even knew that Han Xiufeng had replaced Wen Xiang and then took charge of the "Houyitang". But I had never seen it before, so I couldn't help but look up and said, "Come in, talk."

"Thank you, Prince." Han Xiufeng lifted the corner of his clothes, crossed the threshold and walked into the house. He saw a graceful young man sitting in front of the case with a teacup. He quickly dusted his horse's sleeves and said respectfully while bowing: "The prince is here, and the subordinates are in a misfortune. I beg the prince to forgive me."

"You don't know that I am coming, let alone you are plagued by official duties, so why are you guilty of getting up and talking."

"Thank you, Prince."

Yi? He also didn't expect Han Xiufeng to be so young. He stared at him for a long time before putting down his cup and pointing at the barbarians on the case. He asked: "Han Shaoqing, I just heard from Enjun that there were indigenous unfair people in the territory of the East India Company in the British Yi. You are familiar with barbarians. Do you think the British Yi will be busy dispatching troops to quell the rebellion in East India, and you don't have to worry about making unreasonable trouble with us?"

Han Xiufeng didn't expect him to ask these questions, and thought for a moment and said helplessly: "Report to the news that the indigenous people in the East Indian colonies of the British and Eastern Indians had just heard of it. He didn't know how many indigenous people were in the rebellion, nor how many places it swept, and it was not even verified, so the indigenous people could not tell the reason for a while."

Yi? Unexpectedly, Han Xiufeng answered so cautiously. Thinking about it, he asked again: "Then you think with the strength of the British, can you fight two battles at the same time?"

"Report to the prince, as far as Xiaguan knows, the indigenous peoples in the East Indian colony of the British Yi was originally a mess. Even if the news found by the South China Sea Branch was true, Xiaguan felt that those indigenous people could not become a climate, and it was a matter of time before they were wiped out by the British Yi, who had strong ships and cannons." Han Xiufeng paused and continued: "Of course, the indigenous people in the British colony were in chaos, which was good news for me, the Qing Dynasty, but it seemed only good news for Xiaguan."

"Just a good news, how do you say this?"

"If the British dispatched troops to quell the rebellion, it would undoubtedly give me a chance to breathe. But if we really talk about opportunities, the past three years have been opportunities. Even from the 22nd year of Daoguang to today, we have been preparing for war and preparing for war. We have done nothing."

Yi? was stunned, and was silent for a while before asking in a low voice: "Han Shaoqing, have you ever told the emperor these words?"

"Report to the prince, the subordinates have said it more than once, but they are not so straightforward."

"What does the emperor say?"

"The emperor felt that the emperor listened, otherwise he would not have ordered the emperor to be the consul of the Tongzheng Department, and later he ordered the emperor to be the Shaoqing of the Taipu Temple, and he would not have ordered the emperor to set up the "Houyi Hall" which is dedicated to inquiries, sorting out and verifying the feelings of the barbarians." Looking at Yi? He was thinking, Han Xiufeng said solemnly: "The British may not be able to fight us for a while, so why don't we do it? We can't take action to reorganize the army and prepare for war? Think about it, it's really difficult for the emperor to come. Once he reaches the extreme, he will encounter a long-haired rebellion."

Han Xiufeng said this for no reason, Yi? He also realized that it was not appropriate to continue chatting, and said lightly: "I am an idle person. You can't compare with me when you are busy with official duties. It's important to do something worse. Let's go get busy."

"Thank you, Prince Xie, and the official will leave."

...

Han Xiufeng bowed and left, and told Ji Lu to be careful when he served him. Then he took the urgent report from the Nanhai semicolon and Eun-jun to drive to the Old Summer Palace with Enjun.

Unexpectedly, Enjun also heard about the impeachment of Jiangxi officials from Zeng Guofan and Zeng Guofan for returning home to Ding You, and asked curiously: "Prince Zheng, Prince Yi and Sushun think that Zeng Guofan is a loyal minister and a capable official. Because of the "Seven-day Governor", all the officials in Hunan felt that Zeng Guofan seemed to have suffered a lot. However, Zhou Zhongtang, Peng Zhongtang and Weng felt that Zeng Guofan was not worthy of use, and the officials in Jiangxi hated him even more. Fourth Master, you have been to Hubei, what kind of person do you think Zeng Guofan is."

"I have been to Hubei, but I haven't seen Zeng Guofan. I don't know what kind of person he is." Han Xiufeng lay in the carriage and thought about it and said, "But I don't think he has suffered much grievance."

"Where do you start?"

"The emperor took back Cheng Ming, and only let him be the governor for seven days, but there was a reason for this. The reason why he ordered him to be the governor was because he led Xiangyong to recover Wuchang, but Wuchang fell again a few days later. He received rewards for his achievements before, but later he was punished for his mistakes. This is very fair."

"Wuchang was not lost in his hands!"

Han Xiufeng sat up and explained patiently: "After he recovered Wuchang, he rushed to Hukou, and then suffered a crushing defeat. His boat was burned and he almost committed suicide by diving. But for the court, it was precisely because he did not stop Changhai from making a comeback that Changhai swept across Hubei and captured Wuchang again."

"Although Wuchang was not lost in his hands, he is still to blame?"

"Um."

Han Xiufeng nodded slightly and continued, "There is a reason for Jiangxi officials to hate him. In just seventy days, Shi Dakai captured the six prefectures of Ruizhou, Linjiang, Yuanzhou, Ji'an, Fuzhou and Jianchang. It seemed to be unstoppable, and most of the prefectures were almost captured within one day, but Ji'an was not. Ji'an held on for seventy days under the capture of Changmao and the remnants of Tiandihui.

Seventy days, this time is not short, but Zeng Guofan never led his troops to rescue, nor sent one army or another to help. Instead, he stationed in Zhangshu Town, not far from the provincial capital of Nanchang on the grounds of "the alone army is going deep, and it may be unfavorable." Zhou Yuheng, the former Jiangxi Censor, died for his country when Ji'an fell. If you see Zhou Yuheng's suicide note, you will hate him to the core like the officials in Jiangxi."

Eun-jun really didn't know this, so she thought about it and asked again: "What's next?"

Han Xiufeng smiled bitterly and said, "The lips were dead and the teeth were cold. After Shi Dakai conquered Ji'an, he led a large army to attack Zhangshu. He did not go to save Ji'an. If he could defend the camphor tree, he would have no choice but to prevent it, and Changmao made a great victory in Zhangshu. For a moment, Nanchang was shocked, and the people rushed to escape. It is said that many people were trampled to death when they left the city gate."

Enjun reacted: "Not only did he fail to protect Jiangxi's safety, but his military discipline was not good, and he even refused to save him when he was dead. Now he wants to borrow Ding You back to his hometown to give up, so did Jiangxi officials and gentry and people hate him?"
Chapter completed!