I don’t know if Chonghou felt that Han Xiufeng had become disillusioned with Tianjin Haiphong and had not sent anyone to deliver news about Tianjin for half a year as before.

Han Xiufeng told Ronglu, Wang Qianli and others that they didn't need to pry anymore, but in fact he really wanted to know. But at this point, he couldn't write to Chonghou to ask, because once he asked, he couldn't just sit idly by and ignore it. Even if you don't go yourself, you will have to send two to three hundred soldiers to Tianjin to help defend it like last year.

With no choice but to go to Sushun to inquire.

I never thought that Sushun was neither busy with the emperor's 30th birthday nor worrying about the defense of Tianjin and Haikou. He didn't even care about the wars in Liangjiang, Fujian, Zhejiang and Sichuan. Instead, he was busy copying the members of the Ministry of Household Removal. Feiyin’s home in Wailangtai!

The hereditary auxiliary general of the clan Ruizhuang, the rites department gave the event to Longqing, the candidate magistrate Lianchang, and the fellow magistrate Taibu who informed the sick seemed to be implicated, and they were all waiting for the massacre. It is said that a fish named Ji Sheng slipped through the net. I don’t know where he went, but he is still under strict surveillance so that he can be brought to justice for investigation.

Unable to find Sushun, he had to go to Wenxiang. As a result, he asked the guards to go to the military aircraft check-in room and inquired. It turned out that Wenxiang was not at the military aircraft, but in the lobby of the Ministry of Punishment, working with the Ministry of Punishment to clean up the prison.

Things have priorities. The reason why we are busy at this juncture is that it is said that Xu Qiguang, the imperial censor, and Zhu Chao sent a memorial to clean up the prison. They said that there were documents in the case, laziness and delay, and there was a lot of backlog. We must follow the rules quickly. Trial conclusion. The emperor originally ordered Sushun and Wenxiang to work with the Ministry of Punishment to verify and investigate, but Sushun was busy ransacking the house and couldn't get away, so the job fell to Wenxiang alone.

Thinking that the Sushun family didn't know how long it would take to finish the copy, Han Xiufeng rushed to the Ministry of Justice without stopping, stuffed a bag into the gatekeeper's door, and waited at the yamen gate for about a stick of incense before a supervisor ran out to greet him. Entering a public room on the left, I helped him make a cup of tea and asked him to wait a moment.

As a result, we waited until the sun was almost setting, and it wasn't until the class was dismissed outside that Wen Xiang walked in holding a stack of files.

"I pay my respects to Mr. Wen. May Mr. Wen be blessed!"

"It turns out it's Brother Han. It's my fault that I kept him waiting for a long time."

"My lord, what are you talking about? Your Majesty's official duties are very heavy, but the lower official took the liberty to come to see you, which delayed your Majesty's official duties."

When he thought that Han Xiufeng had been hiding for more than three months at this juncture, Wen Xiang became angry, threw the case file on the coffee table, sat down and asked coldly: "When did you return to Beijing? Why didn't you come earlier?" Please let me know so that I can serve you wine to wash away the dust for you!"

Han Xiufeng knew that he was unhappy, so he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are so polite. How dare you let me help you?"

"Why don't you dare to do this? Brother, you are an imperial envoy. By the way, this time I was ordered to go abroad. Did the mission go smoothly? Did you catch any birds and animals?"

"Excuse me, sir. I'm sorry to say that my trip was in vain. I didn't catch a single bird or animal."

"I told you, brother, don't be angry. The ancients said that the emperor's salary will be divided by the emperor's worries. I am deeply favored by the emperor, but I can't even catch a few animals. What's the use of the emperor?"

"The inferior officials are incompetent, and I am ashamed of the emperor."

"One sentence of incompetence is enough. If it were me, I would definitely go to court to plead guilty, petition the emperor to remove me from my post, and hand over the matter to the court."

"What your Excellency said is absolutely true. I actually want to ask for punishment myself, but I don't think there are many upgrade records donated before. If I am handed over to the Ministry for discussion again, I'm afraid the remaining upgrade records won't be enough to offset the punishment. "

The more he talked, the more ridiculous he was. Wen Xiang was so dumbfounded that he couldn't help but cursed: "How long have you been smiling so playfully? Can you say something humane?"

"I wanted to say it, but you were lucky enough to leave me alone all afternoon."

"I have serious things to do, and you think I am just as free as you!"

"Look at what you said, I am free?"

"If you're not traveling around, just drinking tea and playing chess with Qingxian, you've had a very leisurely life these past three months. Don't think I don't know that when I'm in Beijing!"

Han Xiufeng was happy: "Brother Bochuan, you are well-informed. Tell me, how did you know?"

"Although I, the Holy Family of Wen Xiang, are not as graceful as you, Han Si, I am still walking on the military aircraft minister anyway, and it is not a matter of just one sentence to inquire about your whereabouts." Wen Xiang glared at him, and then said thoughtfully: "These three

So much has happened in and outside the capital, and if you hide far away, you are out of sight, but where can I hide? Looking back, I don’t know how I survived."

"Brother Bochuan, are you talking about Peng Zhongtang?"

"Although Peng Zhongtang is very cautious and doesn't speak much on weekdays, the official business of the Military Aircraft Department has never been delayed. What's more, his qualifications are there. Even if he doesn't say a word, he can just sit in the duty room.

It is as reassuring as the magic needle that fixes the sea. Now, it is good that he has been implicated in He Guiqing's affairs. The emperor ordered him not to serve as the Minister of Military Aircraft and ordered Mu Yin to be the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department. The whole Military Aircraft Department was in chaos."

As Wen Xiang said, although Peng Yunzhang is not a capable official, he has never made any mistakes in his work. But Mu Yin is different. Not only is he a mediocre official, he can't even draft edicts, let alone be a foreman.

It's a military plane.

Thinking that the situation in the DPRK had changed so much, Han Xiufeng asked in a low voice: "Didn't the Emperor order Jiao Youying to learn how to walk as a military minister?"

With his family standing outside, Wen Xiang had nothing to worry about, and said gloomily: "It would be better if the emperor didn't order Jiao Youying to join the duty center. The good military aircraft department has been screwed up, so it can be said that with Jiao Youying joining the duty center

It has a lot to do with it!”

"Cao Yuying is not convinced?"

"In terms of seniority, Jiao Youying is incomparable not only to Cao Yuying, but also to Zhang Jing, the majority of the military aircraft who have entered the service. He is a person who has seniority but not qualifications, ability but not ability, and can only study and study."

Who in the high position will be convinced?"

"But as far as I know, his articles are pretty good."

"If you want to say that the articles are good, then there are many people who are good at articles. Even if it is his turn, it will not be his turn. Jiao Youying will be admitted to the center. He can be where he is today. Your old friend has helped a lot. I don't know how to help him say it in front of the emperor.

So many good words!"

Thinking that the head military minister Mu Yin was from Sushun, Du Han was just like Sushun, Kuang Yuan was said to be very close to Sushun, and now he added Jiao Youying who was like Sushun's disciple, Han Xiufeng realized what he was seeing

This man's life in the military aircraft department was not easy. After a moment of silence, he said meaningfully: "Brother Bochuan, you and I are the emperor's ministers. We are all on errands for the emperor. Don't think too much."

"You and I are the emperor's ministers, but others may not."

"Stop talking angrily and let's get down to business. Is there any news from Tianjin these days?"

"Didn't you just ignore it? What are you asking about?"

"Just because I don't care doesn't mean I'm not worried!"

Wen Xiang knew that he was here for this, and said lightly: "I collected it the day before yesterday morning. Seng Gelinqin reported that the Yingyi had just begun to receive the note, but they did not respond. Soon after, I received the message sent ashore by the Western Yi people.

A note, quickly record it and present it. As for what was actually said in the note, you can probably guess it without me telling you."

"It's nothing more than sending troops to escort envoys to Beijing and pay military expenses." Han Xiufeng paused, put down his teacup and asked, "I want to know how the emperor responded."

"The emperor said that since Elgin sent the note, although his words were threatening, he was not dedicated to leading the war. So Senggelinqin, Hengfu and others do not need to directly denounce him this time, and do not need to mention the battle last year, so as not to

The British and barbarians had nothing to turn back. But they wanted to tell Elgin that China had no intention of fighting with the British. He also said that Elgin was originally the one who negotiated the peace treaty the year before last. This time he came to exchange the treaty, which was the same as the original one the year before last.

There is nothing wrong with the agreement. If there is really something that needs to be discussed in person, the imperial court has sent an imperial envoy to discuss it in Beijing. They can set a date to go to Beijing from Beitang."

Han Xiufeng couldn't believe this was true. He was stunned for a while before sighing: "It turns out that the emperor is really not worried."

"After all these years, the emperor must have felt that England and France were bluffing. Perhaps he also felt that so many troops had been transferred from various Mongolian tribes and outside the customs, even the capable soldiers from the Beijing camp.

Most of them have gone there, and it’s not like Senggelinqin has never fought against them, so he will appease them if he can, but if he can’t be appeased, he will start a war. With Senggelinqin here, there is nothing to worry about, but fighting will cost some money and food."

"Prince Zheng, Prince Yi and Sushun also think so?"

"Not only Prince Zheng and the others, but also the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty thought so. Many people even thought that there was no need to talk. The troops would come to cover up the water and the soil. If England and France dared to act rashly, they would just start a war."

Han Xiufeng asked with a grimace: "Brother Bochuan, in this case, you and I are the only ones in Beijing who are worried, and we are the only ones who are anxious?"

"So winning a battle is not necessarily a good thing. If we hadn't won a battle by luck last year, we wouldn't have taken it so lightly."

"Have you reminded the emperor that the troops coming this time are no longer two or three thousand, but nearly twenty thousand."

"I reminded you, but as soon as I finished reminding you, I was ordered to come here to clean up the prison."

"The emperor must have thought that you were scared away by Xi Yi."

"Maybe, then again, it's not just about running errands." It's just that Wen Xiang has been ostracized by Mu Yin and others in the past six months. A few days ago, he was sent to clean up the prison because of the criminal Yan Zhijian. He was extremely depressed and really didn't want to

When the matter in Tianjin was brought up again, Han Xiufeng changed the topic when he saw that he was thoughtful and said, "Zhixing, I was just talking about things in Beijing, and I almost forgot to tell you about things outside Beijing."

"What's the matter?"

"Everyone says that Jiao Youying has a prosperous official career, and your fellow countryman Xue Huan's official career is also smooth. Last year, he made great contributions in helping to handle military affairs in Tianjin. The emperor first ordered him to return to Jiangsu to serve as the chief envoy. Two months ago, Gui Liang was sent to

He was transferred to Tianjin to negotiate with the Western Barbarians. There must be no one in Shanghai, and he was appointed as the Imperial Envoy to continue negotiating with the Western Barbarians in Shanghai."

Wenxiang put down his tea cup and continued: "Soon after the fall of Suzhou, Xu Youren, the governor of Jiangsu, died for his country, and the emperor ordered him to serve as governor of Jiangsu. Later, he learned that He Guiqing was not only greedy for life and fearful of death, but also feared being dismissed and interrogated and hid in the foreign concessions.

Order him to serve as the governor of Liangjiang before Zeng Guofan takes office. Do you think his official career will be smooth or not?"

"The temporary appointment is not an actual one. He will have to give up his position honestly when Zeng Guofan arrives. What's more, what is the situation in the two rivers now? Zhenjiang, Changzhou, and Suzhou have fallen one after another. It is said that Changmao has killed Songjiang, and even Shanghai

Everything is in danger. As the acting governor of Liangjiang, he is not only acting in name only, but his life is even in danger."

"But Brother Bowen didn't think so. He was very happy when he learned that the emperor ordered Xue Huan to serve as governor of Liangjiang. He even planned to invite Xue Huan to serve in Liangjiang."

How could Han Xiufeng not know Wen Xiang's good intentions? He quickly said: "I will go to the guild hall later. Even if he is restless, there is no need to go to Liangjiang."

"Apart from going to Liangjiang to seek refuge with Xue Huan, where else could he go?" Wen Xiang asked subconsciously.

"Back home, Shi Dakai invaded Guizhou and Sichuan. Your Majesty, not to mention how worried you are about Sichuan, this time it was because of Shi Dakai's incident that you summoned me back to Beijing urgently. I can take this opportunity to recommend Brother Bowen to return to my hometown to help with team training."

"He is very arrogant. If he is just a helper, I'm afraid he won't be willing."

Han Xiufeng muttered: "You can rest assured that he will definitely be willing. After all, compared with going to Liangjiang, I'm not sure whether I can make great achievements. It's better to go back to my hometown to help suppress Shidakai!"

Wen Xiang asked curiously: "Could he be able to make great achievements if he returns to his hometown in Sichuan?"

"Brother Bochuan, do you still remember Pan Changsheng? To be honest, I originally planned to take him back to Beijing. The reason why I didn't take him back to Beijing was because I was worried about the safety of my hometown. All the group training I organized in my hometown back then were handed over to him. He
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