Liu Da Tavern is located in a small alley in Dazhiqiao Hutong.

The door was pitiful, and no one was greeting the guests outside, so he only hung a shabby guise outside. The inside was not big, with only four tables, eight benches and a few small stools. If the guests couldn't sit down, they would move a stool to drink around the wine jar. The wine was not a good wine, and the dishes were only simple, such as fried peanuts, pork skin jelly, etc. If you want to eat better, you can help you buy it.

Because the city entrance is not good, it is all about neighbors' business. Lin Qingyuan and other translators of "Houyitang" are regular visitors here. Datou, Yu Youfu, Xiaoshandong, Feng Xiaobian, and Feng Xiaobao also come often. Compared with the peddlers and pawns, they are more generous in their actions, so they don't mention how enthusiastic their boss and the clerk are.

But today, Yu Youfu, the old customer, did not drink, but sat at the table beside the door, staring at the client who refused to drink a few bowls of delicious food, so as not to disturb Lord Wen and Master Qingxian, who had been here for the first time. The boss took a handful of scattered silver and went to the kitchen with a handful of money. Although the environment was not very good, it was a good place to speak.

Wen Xiang picked up a peanut and stuffed it into his mouth, then put down his chopsticks and took out a letter from his sleeve: "It's all done in Heilongjiang. Lord Chongshi and I, Wen Xiang, still have to give you this little face. You won't make things difficult for Brother Ling, and you won't let Brother Ling suffer."

Qingxi was sent to Heilongjiang as a labourer. In a blink of an eye, it had been more than four years. There was no news after leaving. The family didn't even know whether Qingxi was dead or alive. Suddenly, she took her brother's letter. Qingxian's eyes suddenly turned red, and her hands trembled when she opened the letter.

"Thank you for your care, and ask me to help me thank you Lord Chongshi..."

"It's not an outsider, I'm too fond of it." Wen Xiang picked up the wine bowl and said earnestly: "I received the message from Zhixing yesterday afternoon. Ying, Buddha, Mi, and Russian people were in trouble. What he was most worried about was you, brother. Brother Ling can't go back to Beijing for a while. Now this family is all pointing to you, so you must be calm and never give someone a handle!"

"I understand, I'll bother you." Qingxian hurriedly bowed.

"It's not necessary to say anything, but there is something I don't know whether to say it or not."

"Sir, it's okay."

"I was not relieved a few days ago, so I asked the boy Tiesuo of the old Yu family to go to your house to take a look. Your eldest nephew Dejun, second nephew Dechang and fifth nephew Dehou are quite sensible. It is said that he is very hard-working in his studies and his handwriting is also good. But the third elder De Chong, the fourth elder De Ji, the sixth elder De Bao, the eighth elder De Shen and the ninth elder De Han are a little ignorant. Not only do hesitate to have fun all day long with a bunch of friends and ghosts, but he also dares to say anything without any restraint. You uncle must take care of yourself."

Qingxian didn't expect that Wen Xiang was so involved in his family's affairs. When he thought about the fact that those nephews were really not very good, he said helplessly: "Sir, I don't know anything. I don't care, nor do I don't want to care, but I can't control it!"

Wen Xiang could understand his difficulties. After all, it was difficult for a clean official to make up his family affairs, not to mention that he was a wealthy family with hundreds of people. Although his family was in decline, the Qi Mansion in Qianliang Hutong still had the style of a high-ranking family. There were three large courtyards in the middle, east and west, sixth level of depth, the mansion was profound, harmonious paintings, exquisite carvings, and hundreds of rooms of all sizes.

People in the family are used to living a life of luxury because they are exposed to their grandfather and even their great-grandfather. They cannot pick up their shoulders or carry their hands. What else can they do except idleness?

But thinking about their current situation, Wen Xiang felt that he could not sit idly by and pondered: "Since you can't control me, I can only ask someone who can manage me. But you have to say hello to Lord Ling Zun and Sister Ling. If those bad guys are taken by the yamen, please don't worry about Ling Zun and Sister Ling."

Qingxian reacted: "Sir, are you trying to find an excuse to lock De Chong and others up for a few days?"

"That's all."

"Okay, it's all right."

"Then it is Lord Lingzun's side. You have to explain clearly to Dejun, Dechang, Dehou, and your family Deben, Debi and Dehu. Needless to say, what shouldn't be said to the old Zhongtang, no matter what happens outside, don't mention it. It's better to let the six people line up and accompany the old Zhongtang like on duty." Looking at Qingxian's thoughtful look, Wen Xiang reminded him seriously and seriously: "You have so many servants in your family, who dares to guarantee whether they will gossip, so some things must be guarded against!"

"What the sir said is that I will go back tomorrow morning and explain it to them clearly when I go back."

"There is no need to wait until tomorrow, and I will go back tonight."

"Okay, I'll listen to you all." Seeing Wenxiang so worried, Qingxian felt very uncomfortable and couldn't help asking: "Mr. Wen, is the emperor angry again and mentioned me again?"

"The emperor is not very happy, but this time he did not mention the old central hall."

"What did the emperor say?"

Wen Xiang sighed and said helplessly: "The emperor scolded Peng Zhongtang and Cao Yuying, saying that the matter of Western Barbarians had already been determined, and that the Western Barbarians were nothing more than a small profit in trading. Because they made less money, they bluffed and claimed that they would come to Zhili to file a grievance. How to deal with it, the court had already issued an edict to Ye Mingchen, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and ordered Ye Mingchen to handle it properly."

"What a good control, what if Ye Mingchen can't control it?" Qingxian asked laughed and crying.

"The court also issued an edict to the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang Wang Yide and the governor of Liangjiang He Guiqing, ordering them to secretly instruct local officials to guard against the situation if the barbarian ship arrives. If the barbarian ship arrives, they will not be able to make any noise and prevent them properly. If the barbarians come to complain about the east of Guangdong and cause trouble, they will be convinced by reason. The barbarians know that there is no gap to take advantage of it, and they will definitely be disappointed."

"Hahaha, it's true that there's a conclusion!"

"Brother Qingxian, what did we say just now?"

"Sir, I am..."

"Don't talk about you, brother, I, Wenxiang, aren't the same, but I can only keep some words in my heart." Wenxiang didn't want to talk about these things anymore, so he immediately changed the topic: "Actually, the emperor is not prepared at all, otherwise he would never have summoned me to the palace the day before yesterday. He ordered me to help organize the large boxes of maps and official documents that Enjun brought from Tianjin."

Speaking of this, Qingxian, who hadn't seen Eun-jun for a few days, couldn't help but ask: "What are Eun-jun busy with these days?"

"After being promoted, the emperor rewarded him with the title of deputy commander and ordered him to be the leader of the Tarbhatai. He should be busy arranging family affairs these days. When all arrangements are made, he should leave Beijing and return to Xinjiang to take office." Wen Xiang paused and then said, "Ronglu, brother should have seen him. His luck was not a little good. He quit his job in the Ministry of Works and had to be an idle guard. He also went to the palace gate every day to go to duty."

"I heard Datou say about this, what's wrong with him now?"

"Six days ago, water flowed in the palace, and the guards were in a panic. He rushed in to rescue him regardless of thirty-one. He happened to be seen by the emperor. After the fire was extinguished, he sent someone to tell him to meet him. He learned that he was the son of Changshou, and learned that his family had served for the country for three generations, sacrificed their lives for two generations, and worked as the head of the Ministry of Works. The Minister of Works, thought that he was the guard's grandmaster, so he immediately promoted him to the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue and the silver treasury of the Ministry of Revenue!"

Qingxian knew something about Ronglu and couldn't help asking, "Well, will it be impossible to recommend him to replace Eun-jun?"

Wen Xiang sighed lightly and smiled bitterly, "I was caught off guard, and even Enjun couldn't speak anymore. He said it was a big deal, and I should have reminded him earlier. It's too late to say anything now. He has received an order to thank En. He also likes the errand-worker of the Ministry of Revenue Bank. I won't mention the matter of taking over Enjun. Let's just take it as nothing."

"The doctor of the Ministry of Revenue Bank, that's the fat man who is fat man. Even if he can be replaced with this job, he may not be willing to change it."

"So there is no need to mention this."

"Did the emperor say who will replace Eun-jun?"

"The emperor didn't mention it. There was no suitable candidate for a while, and Enjun couldn't speak out." Wen Xiang thought for a while, and then sighed, "Houyi Hall has only reported bad news but not good news in the past two years, and has always caused trouble for the emperor. The emperor probably felt that there was no need to send people again. He must have thought that he had big heads and those guards were there."

"That's true, even Cao Yuying hasn't come back these days. It seems that he knows that this big shopkeeper is not that easy to do."

"I won't talk about this anymore. I should go back. You should go home earlier."

"Okay, I'll go back now."

As soon as the two stood up, Yu Tiesuo hurriedly ran in.

Yu Youfu didn't stop him and was about to ask him to get out, he said anxiously: "Mr. Wen, something happened to Mr. Huang, something big happened! Mr. Ji and Mr. Ao wanted to discuss with my fourth brother, but my fourth brother is not in the capital, so he can only ask me to report to you immediately."

"What happened to Huang Zhongyin?"

"Yes, it's Lord Huang Zhongyin!"

"What happened?" Wen Xiang asked with a stare at him.

"Just received news from Guangxi that Wuzhou was invaded, Deputy General Jiang Fuchang, inspector Wang Xihui died for his country, academician Shen Bingyuan, county magistrate Ding Ruishu, inspector Wang Xie and Liu Chengdian Shi Zhang Xiangji and other officials were arrested and executed by bandits from the Tiandihui, and said... He also said that Lord Huang abandoned the city and fled, but did not escape, and was killed by the Tiandihui rebellion party!"

"Who heard that this news is true?"

"The memorials of Guangxi Governor Lao Chongguang have arrived in the capital, and this news should not be fake." Yu Tiesuo wiped his sweat and said carefully: "Mr. Ji heard that there were so many civil and military officials in Wuzhou City, so Wuzhou Prefect Chen Ruizhi escaped. Master Ji and Mr. Ao suspected that Chen Ruizhi wanted to escape from the crime, so he threw dirty water on Lord Huang, accusing Mr. Huang of being greedy for fear of death and abandoning the city to escape."

Wen Xiang had a good personal relationship with Huang Zhongyin. He didn't think Huang Zhongyin would leave the city and run for life. After a while, he was silent before he said coldly: "It may also be the one who caused it by Lao Chongguang."

"What should I do?" Yu Tiesuo asked anxiously.
Chapter completed!