Han Xiufeng's note was very vague, saying that the materials purchased from Shanghai had also arrived. There was too much noise in the preparation of various projects in Nanyuan. In addition, the capital's food was expensive, so he asked the Heying camp and the Majiamen army stationed in Nanyuan to go there in turn.

Gu'an.

Xianfeng realized that the foreign guns had arrived, and realized that Han Xiufeng was worried that shooting guns in Nanyuan might cause riots. However, compared to shooting too loudly, he felt that what Han Xiufeng was really worried about was food. Because this year in Beijing

There was such a shortage of food that several censors reported that many people had starved to death, and asked the court to release food to open a porridge restaurant. They did not think that if the court really had food, the soldiers stationed in Nanyuan, Tongzhou and other places would be brave.

You don’t have to eat only one meal a day!

Thinking of this, Xianfeng felt particularly solemn. After being silent for a long time, he raised his head and said, "I've been taken advantage of and spread the word Wenxiang."

Datou, who was dozing outside the palace, regained his composure and responded hurriedly: "I obey the order, I will go and call Lord Wen right now!"

Xianfeng thought that this young man had finally learned to call himself a minister, but when he heard the word "chen" coming out of his mouth, it felt strange. He might as well just keep saying "I" like before.

Datou didn't know what the emperor was thinking, so he rushed to the military aircraft office to check in, and took Wenxiang, who was reading the Huguang report, out of the main hall.

Wen Xiang knew that the emperor was in a bad mood these days because of the examination case. After greeting the emperor respectfully, he lowered his head and did not dare to bite.

Xianfeng motioned to the boss to hand the book to him, picked up the tea cup and said lightly: "This is the book that Han Sigang gave me just now. I'm sure. Aiqing will look at it carefully. After reading it, you can quickly make a decree."

"I obey the order, but I will take a look first."

Wen Xiangzai read the document carefully, closed it and handed it back to Datou, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with ordering the Heying soldiers to return to Gu'an bravely, but it is just like this to order Nanyuan Commander-in-Chief, Defense, Xiao Cavalry School and the Majiamen under his command.

When the army went to Gu'an, I thought it was inappropriate."

"What's wrong?" Xianfeng asked unhappily.

"Your Majesty, I think this servant has no name."

Xianfeng knew very well that the Eight Banners Majiamen Army stationed in Nanyuan was transferred to Gu'an. In the public, he learned that he would meet with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of War, the Infantry Commanding Yamen and even the patrol king minister in charge of the defense of the capital; in private, he learned that he would meet with the Eight Banners Dutong Yamen.

, after all, the bannermen cannot leave the capital forty miles without permission.

However, Han Xiufeng's request to send the Eight Banners Majiamen troops stationed in Nanyuan to Gu'an was neither a business matter nor a private matter. Xianfeng didn't know and couldn't explain it, so he simply said coldly: "Even this little thing can't be done well.

What use do I need from you, the Minister of Military and Aircraft?"

Wen Xiang was startled and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. This servant deserves to die. I will go back and draw up the decree right now."

"Kneel down and make a plan and hand it over to Datou."

"嗻."

The more Xianfeng thought about sending Wen Xiang away, the more angry he became, and he said bitterly: "Pedantic!"

Datou realized that this matter was related to the fourth brother, and couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, what happened to my fourth brother? Did he make you unhappy? He must not have meant it. He is really a loyal minister..."

"It has nothing to do with your fourth brother. I know he is a loyal minister."

"Lord Wen is also a loyal minister. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't be as knowledgeable as him."

"Well, they are all loyal ministers, but I think you are becoming more and more like a treacherous minister, and you have actually learned to intercede for others!"

Datou was so frightened that he lost his mind, his legs went weak, and he knelt down with a thud: "Your Majesty, you are wronged, the conscience of heaven and earth, I am the most loyal, how could I be a traitor..."

"Okay, okay, I know you are a loyal minister, okay." Xianfeng glared at him with hatred.

After working as a servant beside the emperor for so long, Datou knew that the emperor was not really angry, and even knew that the emperor liked to talk to him when he was unhappy. He racked his brains and thought about it, and couldn't help but get up and said: "Your Majesty, I know a traitor.

That man is really bad, you must not be deceived by him!"

Thinking that this was Da Tou's first complaint, Xianfeng subconsciously asked: "Who?"

"Li Zhaoshou!"

"Li Zhaoshou... Li Zhaoshou, Datou, you mean the long-haired general who was reported by Sheng Bao?"

"Yes, yes, that's him!" How could Datou miss this opportunity to show off, and said with excitement: "A few days ago, I heard that Lord Shengbao had recruited a thief general named Li Zhaoshou, and I thought this name sounded familiar.

, I thought about it for several days and finally remembered it, but I didn’t think it was necessarily the same person, because there are many people with the same name and surname in the world, and I know several of them, Mr. Guang Chonglun."

"Those Chongluns have the same name but not the same surname. Stop talking about Li Zhaoshou."

"Oh," Datou didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and quickly got back to the point, and said vividly: "Didn't I take a day off to go to Nanyuan the day before yesterday? It was because of this matter that I went to see Master Wang Qianli. I didn't expect that Master Wang would say Shengbao

The Li Zhaoshou whom you recruited is the Li Zhaoshou that I know!"

"Do you recognize it?" Xianfeng asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, I don't really know him, but I have competed with him. Back then, my fourth brother was doing inspections in Hai'an. When he received the news that a group of salt lords who were killing people and selling goods were going to cross Hai'an, he led me and a group of local warriors.

We went to investigate, but we didn't expect that his son was so bold that he dared to attack us and injured many of us. However, they didn't get any favors. We seized dozens of ships of illegal salt. His subordinates

Most of them were killed or injured, but it’s a pity that he was allowed to escape while he was in trouble.”

Datou can only brag, not lie.

Xianfeng felt that there was no truth to his words, so he muttered: "It turns out that Li Zhaoshou was a salt owl in the past."

"It's not just the salt lords. On the night we encircled and suppressed them, we only knew that they were private salt dealers. We didn't know his name. It wasn't until we interrogated his men that we found out that he was killing people and stealing goods on the canal, and that he had taken many lives with him.

, many local governments are looking for him."

Datou paused and continued: "He had a subordinate named Xun Liu who used to traffic in private salt and passed through Hai'an. He saw his daughter washing clothes by the river, and actually... ruined that girl. The girl had no shame in her job.

Later he hanged himself. If it weren't for my fourth brother, this case would still not be solved."

"Datou, I know you are worried that I will be deceived by others. In fact, I am like a mirror in my heart. How could I not know that those who vote for Longmao will not be kind people." Xianfeng sighed secretly and continued: "The reason why I am so generous.

What Shengbao said was because Li Zhaoshou not only offered three cities, but also led more than 30,000 Changmao to surrender. If it is not allowed, how many officers and soldiers will die and how much food will be spent to recapture those three cities?"

"Your Majesty, I understand this truth, but I really can't believe that Li Zhaoshou. In Mr. Wang's words, he is just a villain who repeats... repeats things!"

"Capricious?"

"The emperor is wise, but he is capricious!"

Datou was really worried that the emperor would be deceived, and said eagerly: "After he escaped from Hai'an, he did not go to Changmao. Instead, he gathered a group of smugglers on the canal to go to the Nian bandits. He also wanted to attack a county in Anhui.

, ended up meeting He Guizhen and He Daotai, the same year as Master Shi Zanqing Shi. He Daotai led four or five hundred regiments to kill him and defeated him. Seeing that the situation was not good, he led the remaining defeated generals to surrender to He Daotai.

My fourth brother was shocked when he heard the news. He quickly wrote to Mr. Shi and Mr. Guo Peilin, asking them to remind He Daotai to be careful about that turtle son Li Zhaoshou. He didn’t know who He Daotai was.

It’s not that I didn’t receive the letters from Mr. Guo and Mr. Shi. Anyway, not long after, I heard that Li Zhaoshou’s son turned against him and killed He Daotai. He took He Daotai’s head to Changmao to ask for credit and reward, and even did something like this.

Fucked into a hairy official!"

Looking at the emperor's thoughtful look, Datou said anxiously: "Your Majesty, I was just about to remind you. It can be seen that you have been so busy these two days and have never found a chance, so I didn't tell you until now. I

I swear to God, what I just said was not a lie. I really can’t believe that little bitch named Li. I’m even worried that Mr. Shengbao will be harmed by him too.”

"I know, you go to the military aircraft office again and tell Peng Yunzhang to come see me."

"I obey the order, I will go now."

…

Xianfeng summoned Peng Yunzhang, the leading military minister, to the Qinzheng Palace for questioning, and confirmed that He Guizhen, a Jinshi in the 18th year of Daoguang's reign, was indeed killed by Li Zhaoshou, the long-haired general Li Zhaoshou who had just been recruited by Shengbao. He immediately ordered Peng Yunzhang to draw up an edict: Xianghuang Banner Mongolian Capital Commander

Sheng Bao reported that he had obtained the order to recruit Li Zhaoshou to surrender. He should be frank and especially careful, and he had to send a secret message for six hundred miles!

It was five days after Han Xiufeng received the news, but he was more concerned about the emperor's several edicts regarding the imperial examination case than the capricious villain Li Zhaoshou's surrender.

In the edict issued by the emperor, he repeatedly emphasized that "careful review and repeated review" and "careful review of the circumstances provided" showed that the emperor was in control of the thorough investigation of the examination case.

Prince Duanhua, Prince Yi Zaiyuan and Minister of War Chen Fuen were just on errands on orders and had nothing to do with Sushun.

Ji Yunfei, who was not comfortable staying in the city and came to Nanyuan to relax, sighed: "The inconsistency between the ink scroll and the ink scroll was not found out. Instead, Li Heling, the head of the Ministry of War, was found to be his fellow countryman, Luo Hong, the head of the Criminal Department."

Yi corrected Guan Jin and sent a note to his fellow examiner Pu An, who asked Jin Xiang, a member of Bai Zhongtang’s family, to implore Bai Zhongtang to take Luo Hongyi’s place in the exam.”

"Pass the note?" Han Xiufeng asked subconsciously.

"Cut the paper into strips, hand them to the examiner, and agree on the words to be used in a certain part of the poem for verification." Ji Yunfei put down the teacup and continued: "Usually it is the beginning or end of a paragraph, using specific words, such as 'husband'

', 'ye' and other empty characters are usually placed in three or four places to prevent coincidence. When marking the paper, the examiner will take the note and compare it carefully. Even if the test paper has been re-transcribed, even if the name of the test paper has been blurred, he still knows who the test paper with the secret mark belongs to.

It’s absolutely foolproof.”

"Does Bai Zhongtang know about this? Did Bai Zhongtang... take money from Luo Hongyi?" Han Xiufeng couldn't help but ask.

"According to Wu Fuxiang, it has been found that Luo Hongyi visited Li Heling several times before the exam. Li Heling drafted the words accordingly and agreed to use 'yefu' at the end of the first article, 'that's all' at the end of the second article, and 'don't hesitate to use' at the end of the third article.

', the word 'Di Ze' is used at the end of the poem, and he promises, 'If you can be assigned a room, you can pay attention to his articles.' Later, he handed the note to Urayasu, asking for his attention.

As it happened, after Pu'an entered the palace, he saw that one of the test papers in the middle examination paper was consistent with the note, and the writing style was still clear, so he wrote the words "Qi Sheng Yan Yi, Meng Yi is particularly good" and recommended it. Later, the draft list was

After filling in the paper and checking the bottom of the paper, the official mistakenly returned Luo Hongyi's test paper as a successful test paper. When Bai Zhongtang found out, he ordered his family member Jin Xiang to remove it.

Pu'an had known Jin Xiang for many years, so he went to find Jin Xiang and said that this was the only scroll in his room. He asked Jin Xiang to ask Baizhongtang to take it and never take it away. Baizhongtang could not refuse the favor, so he took Luo

Hong Yi took the prize and removed the scroll of Liu Chengzhong from the tenth house that he planned to take."

Han Xiufeng pondered: "According to you, if Bai Zhongtang didn't find out, it would be fine?"

"There are so many ifs." Ji Yunfei sighed and said with a wry smile: "You won't believe what happened next. After leaving the palace, Luo Hongyi went to Li Heling's house to ask for advice on the etiquette of meeting teachers, and Li Heling handed him the

On the pretext that the note was a joint, he asked for a reward of 500 taels of silver. Luo Hongyi was unwilling to pay the 500 taels because he had not mentioned the silver beforehand.

Li Heling pestered him for a long time, and he finally agreed. Two days later, they were all delivered to Li Heling's house, but Li Heling thought they were of poor quality and confiscated them. Luo Hongyi had to go back to raise more money and asked his fellow villager Long Zhaolin to deliver them to Li Heling on his behalf.

After accepting the money, he lied to Pu An that Luo Hongyi had given him four hundred taels. Pu An confiscated it at first, but later went to borrow the money from Li Heling because his brother had donated his official position. Li Heling said that his money was stored here and could be used at any time. Pu An

In this way, three hundred taels were taken away one after another."

"You even dare to accept this money. It's really insulting to spread the word!" Han Xiufeng sighed softly, then thought about it and asked: "Where is Bai Zhongtang?"

"According to Wu Fuxiang, Pu'an went to visit Baizhongtang's house and gave him sixteen taels of silver and eight taels of door bags. He also asked Luo Hongyi to pay a few more taels for the door bags when he went to see the master, because Jin Xiang, a member of Baizhongtang's family,

I helped him a lot. So when Luo Hongyi went to visit Baizhongtang, he gave Zhi a gift of twelve taels of silver and a door package of six taels."

Ji Yunfei took a sip of tea and then said: "Whether it is a scholar who is filial to the examiner's Zhi Jingyin after the examination, or a door bag when asking for an interview, this has always been the case in the examination halls of the past dynasties. It is not a big deal, but it is a disadvantage.

The case was not a trivial matter. Since Jin Xiang had already accompanied Zhong Ying, the governor of Gansu, on his way out of Beijing with Baizhongtang's nephew, the emperor had ordered the Military Aircraft Department to send a letter to Zeng Wangyan, the governor of Shaanxi, who immediately ordered the local magistrate.

Intercept him along the way and quickly escort him to Beijing for interrogation without letting him escape."

"The emperor is working hard to get things done, otherwise he wouldn't have ordered Prince Zheng and others to investigate like this."
Chapter completed!