Han Xiufeng originally planned to visit Xu Naizhao after finishing his work. He never thought of dragging Wen Xiang along to greet Xu Naizhao. After all, Wen Xiang was busy and no one knew whether he would be free. Ronglu, who was also going to Yu Mansion to express his condolences, saw that Wen Xiang was there, and then thought

After Han Xiufeng finished his work, he was going to Dazhiqiao Alley, so he quietly asked Wen Xiang if he was free in the evening...

He did more than that. Seeing that Wen Xiang and Han Xiufeng couldn't leave for a while, he called Wang Qianli and Yong Xiang who had come to express their condolences, went to the street to buy a few greeting gifts, and then went straight to Dazhiqiao Hutong.

There were a lot of things going on in Nanyuan, and several of the principals were busy trying to support a third-rank Jingtang who came to Beijing as a candidate. Yongxiang was a little puzzled and couldn't help but ask: "Zhonghua, is it right for Mr. Han to go see Xu Naizhao?"

, we have not been favored by Xu Naizhao, why should we go?"

"What do you know!"

"If I knew, I wouldn't ask you." Yongxiang muttered.

Ronglu was about to explain, but when he saw Wang Qianli smiling and saying nothing, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Brother Bai Ling, he is just an ignorant fool, why don't you tell him something."

Seeing Ronglu's proud look, Wang Qianli suddenly realized that he was more and more like Han Xiufeng, smiled slightly, and said meaningfully: "Yongxiang, Zhonghua is doing this not only for Lord Wen, but also for the big guy!"

"For the sake of everyone, Mr. Wang, what do you mean by this?" Yongxiang was still confused.

Wang Qianli thought to himself that you are really a piece of cake. No wonder you lost your official position back then. He could only explain patiently: "Let's put it this way, although the fourth master is deeply favored by the saints, he is still a Han after all, and he is not a Hanlin official. He can

It is already very difficult to reach the third rank of Jingtang. If you want to make further progress, it is even more difficult to reach the sky.

So whether you or I or the Fourth Master, we will all point our fingers at Mr. Wen from now on. Although Mr. Wen has joined the center, it is not so easy to gain a firm foothold. If there are not many friends in the court, then this "big man"

Not only are military aircraft unstable, they may even have to rely on others like Mu Yin and Du Han."

Thinking that the Fourth Master, Fenchenyuan Qing, who was also a third-rank official, could not be compared with the Qing of Dali Temple, the Qing of Honglu Temple, the Qing of Taichang Temple, the Qing of Zhan Shifu, and other nine Qings, Yongxiang suddenly realized,

I couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Wang, according to what you said, the Xu Naizhao we went to meet has an unlimited future. Is it possible that he will join the cabinet and become the prime minister in the future?"

"I don't know whether Xu Naizhao can join the cabinet and pay homage to the prime minister. I only know that his second brother Xu Naipu has become the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs!" Wang Qianli paused and continued: "And Xu Naizhao is the same year as Peng Zhongtang, and he has a good personal relationship.

Think about it, if Mr. Wen can recommend Xu Naizhao to fill a real vacancy, will his second brother and Peng Zhongtang accept the favor?"

"It's natural!"

"What's more important is that the Xu family is a prosperous family in Qiantang, Zhejiang, and Qiantang is a place where many talented people emerge. If Mr. Wen has good relations with brothers Xu Naipu and Xu Naizhao, then if anything happens in the future, officials from Qiantang and even Zhejiang will definitely support him. In short,

, if the official is as good as Mr. Wen, he will not be afraid of having too many friends."

Only then did Yongxiang understand Ronglu's good intentions, and he sighed sincerely: "Think about it, Master Wen can no longer be so lonely in the court as before."

Ronglu smiled and nodded, then after thinking about it he added: "As Brother Bai Ling said, the Xu family is a prosperous family in Qiantang. In the eyes of most people, 'three Jinshi in one discipline' is a big deal, but the Xu family is not just 'three Jinshi in one discipline'."

"Jinshi". Xu Naipu was only Xu Naizhao's second brother. There was also Xu Naiji, who seemed to be the fourth Jinshi in Jisi's second class in the 14th year of Jiaqing. He served successively as the censor of Shandong Province, the governor of Guangdong, and the Taichang Temple.

Qing, Qing of Guanglu Temple and other positions. However, he was later impeached by Huang Juezi, Lin Zexu and other ministers who advocated the ban on opium because of his petition to relax the ban on opium. He was demoted and died in depression."

"But hasn't opium been banned?" Yongxiang asked puzzledly.

"That happened later. He must have thought at that time that instead of allowing foreigners to sell opium to us and make a steady stream of our money, it was better to lift the ban and grow and sell it ourselves like official salt.

The imperial court also levied a lot of cigarette taxes every year, but as a result, they were attacked by groups."

Ronglu paused and continued: "In addition to the two elder brothers Xu Naiji and Xu Naipu, Xu Naizhao has four younger brothers, and all of them passed the exam. Their father is Xu Xuefan, who was a Jinshi in the Renchen Division in the 37th year of Qianlong's reign.

, but his official career was not very smooth, and he only became a member of the Ministry of Justice."

"A family has four Jinshi and four Juren!"

"So it is known as the 'seventh son who passed the imperial examination'. It's just that the Weng family has been in the limelight in recent years, and Weng Xiancun has become the leader of Qingliu. In the past two years, everyone knows about the Weng family, but they don't know that the Xu family in Qiantang is as prominent."

"According to this, this Xu Naizhao is really worthy of Mr. Wen's friendship."

"As long as you know what's going on, don't talk nonsense after you get out."

"clear."

…

At the same time, Xu Naizhao, who had just sent his family to move his luggage to his brother's house, was sitting in "Tingyuxuan" chatting with Ji Yunfei, Lin Qingyuan and Zhang Deyu about the court situation.

"All the testimonials written by Yin Zhaoyong, Yin Gengyun and others were ignored, and it was like a stone sinking into the sea. It was not until the day before yesterday that the emperor dismissed the reports made by Guiliang, Huashana and others, and the civil and military officials in the court relaxed."

"Brother Bowen, what kind of trick did Guiliang and Hua Sha accept, and how did the emperor reject it?"

"What kind of compromise can they make? They can't help but ask the emperor to compromise. First write the peace treaty and let the foreigners withdraw their troops. Then they will try their best to make amends." Ji Yunfei took a sip of tea and continued: "Your Majesty Long Yan

He was furious and asked them, "How do you know that the peace treaty has been concluded? How can you remedy the situation? Even if you ask for punishment, what will it do to the matter?" He said that although the treaty between Russia and the United States provided for entry into the capital, there was no such thing as staying in the capital for a long time.

How can the request of the British, the Buddhists, and the barbarians be accurate?"

Xu Naizhao really didn't know what Ji Yunfei said, so he couldn't help but ask: "Brother Bowen, does that mean the emperor is relieved?"

"Exactly, in the emperor's words, sending envoys to the West 'may not be allowed', but there should be an agreement with them, such as how many people are allowed to be brought with them when they come, and how long they are allowed to stay temporarily after arriving in Beijing. All the etiquette of kneeling and worshiping,

You should be aware of our Chinese system. For example, you are not allowed to bring your dependents."

"My lord, as far as I know, the peace treaty signed between Guiliang and Miyi stipulated that envoys should not be sent to Beijing more than once a year, and that there should be no delay in arriving in Beijing. They would come either by land or by sea, and they were not allowed to drive warships.

Enter Haikou, Tianjin. In addition, small matters are not allowed to be cited lightly, and the number of servants is not allowed to exceed twenty. When going to Beijing, you should first inform the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Rites of the residence, the Lifanyuan and other yamen to make preparations. The Emperor has approved it. If the Western Yi can follow this,

It’s also allowed.”

"What if the Western Yi insist on stationing themselves in Beijing?" Xu Naizhao asked.

Lin Qingyuan said helplessly: "The emperor said that if the Western barbarians want to live in Beijing, they must change their Chinese clothes. I understand that the barbarians are unwilling to do so. Their number, time, and etiquette matters must be agreed upon and included in the terms before permission is allowed."

."

Foreigners would definitely not agree to let foreigners change Chinese clothes, let alone kneel down. Thinking of this, Xu Naizhao suddenly regretted returning to Beijing.

Ji Yunfei didn't know what Xu Naizhao was thinking, so he put down his tea cup and continued: "Guiliang reported that the Russians and Yi planned to send us guns and ammunition, and wanted to send people to teach the army how to use guns, draw the fort pattern, and guide the construction.

He even planned to send people to visit the ore seedlings (prospecting), but the emperor rejected it, and ordered Guiliang and others to politely respond. Then, he ordered the monk Gelinqin to investigate and deal with the officials who failed to prevent the blockade at Dagukou.

Zhuleheng, the commander of the escort army, was dismissed from his post. The cavalry suffered casualties and the camp was not in order. Although the camp was not moved, Guorui, the minister of punishment, failed to come forward to provide assistance. Tai, commanded the artillery positions of the Beijing camp and stationed them on the north bank of Zha. He actually camped the artillery positions and the whole line was lost, so he was immediately questioned. The admiral Zhang Dianyuan, the commander-in-chief, Da Nian, and the deputy general De Kui were escorted to Beijing to pay favors. Prince, Prince Yi, and Prince Zheng, together with the Ministry of Punishment, conducted a strict interrogation and prepared a memorial in accordance with the law;

Tan Tingxiang, the governor-general of Zhili, had the responsibility of commanding the green camp. He repeatedly reported that the troops were strong and the arrangements were in place. However, as soon as the battle started, the fort was lost, which was really a sign of the governor's incompetence. According to Seng Gelinqin's investigation and the testimony of Guorui and others , on the day when Dagukou fell, Tan Tingxiang ran for his life in a sedan chair. He was particularly cowardly and incompetent. He was so overwhelmed by the commission that he was immediately dismissed from his post and came to Beijing to await investigation!"

"So many officials need to be investigated and prosecuted at once?" Xu Naizhao was secretly shocked when he heard this.

"How can we explain to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and how can we explain to the people of the world if we don't investigate and deal with them?" Ji Yunfei asked rhetorically, and said meaningfully: "If we hadn't first rejected what Guiliang and others had said, and then issued an order to investigate and deal with the officials who were involved in the accident, what would have happened? It will definitely be more lively than the past few days outside."

Speaking of this, Lin Qingyuan whispered: "Master Xu, Master Ji, I heard from my colleagues in the official strategy office that if someone loses his official position, someone will be promoted, and if someone cries, someone will laugh. They said that the emperor will promote him in two or three days at most. A group of civil and military officials."

"So Mr. Xu comes back at the right time!"

How could Xu Naizhao not hear the implication of Ji Yunfei's words? Just when he didn't know what to say, Yu Youfu ran in and reported to Zhili Alternate Dao Ronglu that Nanyuan Langzhong Wang Qianli and Zhengbaiqi Zuoling Yongxiang came to see him with generous gifts. .

Xu Naizhao, who had been frustrated in officialdom for several years, never expected that such a day would come when he would be so crowded with people. He was filled with emotions and asked for help.

Ronglu and the others followed Yu Youfu into the "Tingyu Pavilion" and came forward to meet them as juniors. Xu Naizhao was really flattered. He invited the three of them to sit down and chatted for a while, confirming that they came only because of Han Si and Xu Naizhao. While lamenting Han Si's great love and justice, he also secretly lamented that sometimes helping others really helps himself. If he hadn't done it unintentionally back then, he wouldn't be where he is today.

Zhang Guangcheng was finally happy to see Wang Qianli, an acquaintance of his. Seeing that he could not sit down in "Tingyuxuan", he quickly found an excuse and walked out. Wang Qianli did not want to leave a bad impression on Xu Naizhao that he had forgotten his old friend after his rapid rise, so he accompanied Xu Naizhao. After talking for a while, we walked out of "Tingyuxuan" on an excuse to reminisce with Zhang Guangcheng, whom we had not seen for seven or eight years, in the back garden.

"I miss Taizhou so much when I say goodbye," Zhang Guangcheng cupped his hands and sighed: "To be honest, Guangcheng never expected that the fourth master's official career would be so smooth, and he also didn't expect that your official career, Brother Bailing, would be so prosperous. Xu Old Ghost Ying probably didn’t expect it either!”

"It makes me laugh, I, Wang Qianli, am today only because of Fourth Master." Wang Qianli smiled slightly and continued: "As for Xu Ying, I heard that he became the prefect of Jiangning, but I don't know. True or false."

"This is indeed true, but Jiang Ning is still in Changmao's hands, and his role as prefect is only in name only."

"Let's not talk about Mr. Xu. There are pedantic people like Mr. Xu everywhere in Beijing. Let's talk about you. Why do you suddenly think of the capital?"

"I'm not afraid of my brother's jokes. When my father was an official in Taizhou, I thought about when he would leave office and return to his hometown every day. But after observing filial piety at home for several years, I missed my days in Taizhou a little, so I joined some fellow villagers.

I went to Changzhou to seek refuge with Mr. Xu, and then shamelessly followed Mr. Xu to Beijing."

Zhang Guangcheng wanted to ask Han Xiufeng to help him find a job like Wang Qianli, but he could only think about it. Firstly, his friendship with Han Xiufeng was not that good yet, and secondly, he was now Xu Naizhao's secret friend, so he couldn't just think about it.

Such a change of employer. What's more important is that although Xu Naipu cannot help Xu Naizhao, as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, it is not difficult for Xu Naipu to find a job for him, a fellow villager in Qiantang.

Because of this, he could not and did not need to defect to Han Xiufeng at this time.

If he really did that, Han Xiufeng would probably help, but he would probably look down on him because of it, and he would no longer be able to count on the support of Xu Naipu, Xu Naizhao and other fellow villagers in the future.
Chapter completed!