In a blink of an eye, Han Xiufeng had been out of Beijing for more than three months, and Cao Yuying had been a shopkeeper for more than three months, and he was very attentive. At first, he came to the bookstore after get off work every day, but later, Peng Zhongtang agreed to him, and came to the bookstore to be a "school officer" every two days to handle matters in the hall.

During this period, he handed over nine notes and handed over the sign four times. Although he was summoned by the emperor only once, it was a rare honor. You should know that in the past five or six years, he has been on duty at the Military Affairs Office almost every day, very close to the Emperor, but he was only once led by the then Minister of Military Affairs when he was promoted to the foreman, Zhang Jing!

This shopkeeper was very entertaining and was just sighing that he had to be an official who could reach the top of the sky to be interesting. Ji Lu walked in with a letter and a stack of official documents compiled by Qingxiangang.

"Mr. Cao, this is Lord Han's letter. I received it last night. These are the urgent reports sent back by the Nanhai, Fuzhou and Shanghai branch codes. The dates issued are different, but they are all transited through Shanghai. Therefore, these three urgent reports were on the same day, which is the capital that was delivered to the noon yesterday."

"Is the translation done?" Cao Yuying took the letter and official documents and asked.

"Sir, the translation has been sorted out."

"Okay, go busy, I'll watch it slowly."

"Yeah!"

As soon as Fugui left, Datou couldn't help but follow in and ask, "Mr. Cao, has my fourth brother come to his letter?"

If someone else had dared to be so big or small, Cao Yuying would never have given him a good face.

But Big Head is not someone else, but a bad guy. Anyone who cares about him will definitely be laughed at. Moreover, he not only has a very different relationship with Han Xiufeng, but even the emperor knows him and thinks he is an honest person who can't be more honest, otherwise he would not have been forced to learn to walk in the Qianqing Gate.

Because of this, Cao Yuying couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm going to read the letter."

"Look, I'll make tea for you."

"Okay, I'll take a look first." Cao Yuying smiled while looking, "This letter was sent from Tianjin two days ago. Your fourth brother said he planned to go to Baoding to pay homage to the new governor of Zhili, Lord Tan, tomorrow and the next day. Tianjin is 500 miles away from Baoding and 400 miles away from the capital. It will take half a month to go on the road, not to mention that he went to Baoding to handle the job, and he doesn't know how long he will stay in Baoding."

Datou put down the teapot and asked subconsciously: "So my fourth brother will take a month to come back at the earliest?"

"Yes, but even if your fourth brother can come back within a month, he may not be working here as before."

"Mr. Cao, what do you mean?"

"You don't think about it. What kind of errands did the Emperor ask your fourth brother to go out to Beijing to do. Let's put it this way, as long as the officials who went to Tianjin to inspect the grain, they would be promoted after returning to Beijing."

"What's the point of being a bad person in the Sui Dynasty?" Datou asked.

"Promotion!" Cao Yuying put down Han Xiufeng's letter, picked up the official documents compiled by Qingxian, looked up and smiled, "Mr. Wen was moved to the doctor of the Ministry of Works after he returned from the acceptance of the grain and was rewarded with the third-rank top-seller. Your fourth brother was planning to visit the governor of Zhili, Tan Tingxiang, who was the governor of Zhili, who was also the first to be sent to the Shaanxi Governor before the New Year. Now your fourth brother is doing the same job as Enjun, and he can be promoted as usual."

Datou was happy and couldn't help but grin and said, "Then what official do you think my fourth brother can become after he comes back?"

"I don't know this..." Cao Yuying looked at the official document with her eyes suddenly changed, and she had no intention of explaining to Datou anymore. She stared at the official document for a long time before getting up and said, "Datou, let Feng Xiaobao prepare the car, I have to enter the palace quickly."

Big Head was unknown, but he hurriedly said, "Abide by the order."

...

The news found by the Nanhai Branch and Shanghai Branch made Cao Yuying sweat, making him feel that the shopkeeper of "Houyitang" who could reach the sky, was really not that easy to do. He didn't even dare to just write a memorial, and he didn't dare to hand over the sign to beg for an audience. After weighing the pros and cons, he finally decided to report to Peng Zhongtang first.

He rushed to the Old Summer Palace in a hurry, jumped out of the carriage, showed off his waist sign, and went straight to the military office.

Peng Yunzhang and Bai Wei were considering the edict drafted by the small military aircraft. Seeing that Cao Yuying, who was not on duty today, came, he subconsciously asked: "Ziyu, you are so panicked, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Cao Yuying was not in a hurry to report, he looked at Jiao Youying who was standing aside, and Bai Wei said as if nothing had happened: "Gui Qiao, go back and do something else first. These decrees will be discussed after I and Peng Yunzhang have finished reading them."

"As for orders, the next official will give up."

Peng Yunzhang reacted and when Jiao Youying walked out of the public room, he signaled Du Han who had just stood up to take him to the door, then stared at Cao Yuying and said, "Now we can say what the hell is going on!"

"Report to the South China Sea branch, the Queen of the British and Prime Ministers of the British were urgently reported two and a half months ago, the Queen of the British and the Prime Minister of the British approved the request of Bao Ling and other British chiefs to invade China, and ordered the former Governor of Canada Erjin to lead the troops." Cao Yuying wiped his sweat and continued: "Buddhist, Russian, Mi Sanyi is not as Ye Mingchen said as he would strictly adhere to neutrality, and he did not help each other, and he has decided to advance and retreat with the British!"

"How can we advance and retreat together?" Bai Wei asked in surprise.

"The South China Sea branch investigation found that Fo Yi had appointed a minister named Ge Luo as the plenipotentiary representative and led his troops to attack our Qing Dynasty with the British. Although the Russians had just fought with Britain and the two Buddhas in Obaro, they were killed and injured by more than 100,000 people. However, in the case of offending our Qing Dynasty, they were consistent with the two Buddhas in Britain and Buddhism. The Russians had ordered a minister named Putiyatin as the minister and led a gunship to Shanghai, and were discussing what 'joint action' with the consul of the British and Buddhas."

"So that's all the British, Buddhist, and Russian and Russian selves are planning to send troops to invade?" Peng Yunzhang stared at him and asked.

"Shanghai branch detective found that Miyi actually wanted to send troops, but he could not send troops because of his unstable domestic political situation. However, he had expressed his willingness to "act in concert with the three Yi Yi of Britain, Buddhism, and Russia."

Bo Wei realized the seriousness of the problem and asked anxiously: "Is the news true?"

Cao Yuying said with a bitter face: "Bai Zhongtang, Houyitang is specialized in inquiring about the affairs of the barbarians!"

"Houyi Hall" has never lie about the evil, and there is no need to exaggerate. Peng Yunzhang knew very well that these news would not be fake. He was silent for a while before asking in a low voice: "Do you know Ye Mingchen? What is Ye Mingchen doing?"

"According to the emergency report of the South China Sea branch, Ye Mingchen urgently did not order the construction of the Humen Fort destroyed by the British barbarians, nor did he dispatch the navy to defend. Most of the navy warships were damaged, so he did not raise any silver to build it quickly. He even ordered the removal of a large number of regiment training soldiers. Originally, there were more than 30,000 regiments inside and outside Guangzhou City, but now there are less than 2,000 left."

Cao Yuying paused and said carefully: "Although several civil and military officials stationed in Guangdong in Houyi Hall were not convenient for interfering in local government affairs, he still reminded him more than once, but he disagreed and claimed that the Western barbarians were just bluffing. He now does not believe anyone, but only believes in the 'spiritual language', and even ordered people to build a Changchun Immortal Hall in the north of Guangzhou City to worship the two immortals Lu Dongbin and Li Taibai, and go to write the spirits every few days. All military affairs in Guangdong are now from the 'spiritual language'."

Peng Yunzhang wanted to scold Ye Mingchen for being confused, but he thought that the emperor ordered Ye Mingchen to "stop the army as the key". Ye Mingchen is now in a dilemma. Not to mention that he can beat him in almost every battle, even if he wins a small victory, he will be retaliated against the Western barbarians, and he will be punished at that time. In addition, he has told so many lies before, and he will soon be exposed one by one. It can be imagined that Ye Mingchen is now feeling like he is on pins and needles and can only pray to God and Buddha.

Bai Wei also felt that Ye Mingchen had a reason for his confusion. He looked at Du Han, who was so scared that he dared not speak, and asked in a low voice: "Tiyu, do the emperor know what you said just now?"

This is what Cao Yuying was afraid of, and said nervously: "The officials originally planned to write a memorial, and even thought about handing over the past few months to beg for a visit. However, the memorials on the past few months were like stones sinking into the sea. After handing over the signs, the emperor did not summon him. He was worried that it would miss a big deal, so he quickly came to report to the adults as soon as he received the news."

Peng Yunzhang felt like a mirror in his heart, and he knew very well that he was shirking responsibility and he did not dare to report it.

But what he said makes some sense. After all, except for the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War led civil and military officials who were transferred or released from the country, and rarely summoned ministers.

When the emperor thought of reporting like this, the emperor would be furious. Peng Yunzhang asked in a low voice: "Does Han Xiufeng know?"

"Reported to the Lord Zhongtang, Xiaguan just received a letter from Han Xiufeng in the morning. He should be on the way from Tianjin to Baoding. Although Houyitang also has a semicolon in Tianjin, the semicolon in Tianjin is only responsible for delivering messages. There are no one who knows secret code, so he should not know."

Peng Yunzhang thought that Han Si was leaving very soon, so he weighed and said: "This matter is very important, so you can't delay it, and you can't take it seriously."

"What the lord said is so true, so the lower officials think so."

"Or how I will take you to meet the emperor. I am old and I am worried that I will not remember what you said just now. If the emperor asks me, it will be a big deal if he can't get back and delay the military plane!"

Cao Yuying complained secretly. Why didn't he expect Peng Yunzhang to do this? But he thought that this matter could not be delayed, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Sir, obey the order."

...

In fact, Han Xiufeng already knew all this, otherwise he would not have reminded Shi Zanqing to make the worst plan. He knew that the Western Yi was about to commit a large-scale attack, but he might not have done much, so he felt uncomfortable.

Eun-jun also knew that Britain, France, the United States and Russia decided to "joint action". While packing their luggage, she asked worriedly: "Fourth Master, what should we do next?"

"The troops are divided into two groups. You first bring the maps drawn and the climatic water situation back to Beijing."

"Then what?"

"Then the emperor ordered you to go wherever you go. Although the northwest is a little farther away, and the Rongbian is a little harder, it is better than being sent to deal with foreigners in a mess." Han Xiufeng stood up and thought about it and said, "If the emperor asks what to do with the bookstore after you leave. Please recommend me to take over the responsibility of the guards in the bookstore."

“Who is recommended?”

"Ronglu."

"It's easy to say about recommending Ronglu. He is not an outsider at all, but what should you do if I leave?"

"You can rest assured that the emperor decided to fight, but it was not my turn to lead the troops; the emperor decided to be my turn to Han Xiufeng to negotiate with foreigners. In short, there is a tall man holding me, so what can I do if I do."

"Okay, I'll listen to you, but you must take care of yourself."
Chapter completed!