Maybe his official career has not been smooth in recent years, or maybe because of his old age, Wu Tingdong has changed a lot, and he is not as old-fashioned and stubborn as before. Seeing that Han Xiufeng really asked Wang Qianli, Nanyuan doctor, to help run the grain station, he simply stopped

He did not care about money and food matters, but wholeheartedly supervised the government affairs of Huairou, Miyun and other places.

Although there are only two or three counties, which seem to be inferior to even the prefect, there is still a lot to do.

First of all, we must ensure that the postal route is open. Every day, the imperial palace sends hundreds of edicts or official documents to the capital and Guangxi, Liangjiang, Yunnan-Guizhou, Shanxi, Shanxi and other places.

There are hundreds of boxes of memorials and title books every day. Although there were post stations and inns on the road from the capital to the Jehol Palace, most of them were in disrepair because there were very few official documents at that time, and there were no insecurities.

several.

He first summoned local officials and gentry to raise money to repair the post stations, shops and even the post roads. At the same time, he recruited honest and reliable people to serve as soldiers. He even asked Han Xiufeng to order more than 100 horses and 30 mules to distribute to each post station.

The post is used for delivering official documents.

As the taxes and money that should be sent from the provinces to the capital were instead sent to Rehe, and the gap in food and salary in places such as the palace and Gubeikou became larger and larger, he also ordered local officials to recruit young people to escort the provinces to the palace along the way.

The tax bank and the salt and grain purchased by the imperial court in Zhili were to prevent them from being robbed by bandits, horse bandits and even soldiers who became more and more rampant as foreigners invaded the capital.

There are a lot of things going on at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Yesterday, it was said that the emperor wanted to attend a play, and the eunuchs from the Shengping Department who had not accompanied him were asked to quickly go to Rehe to listen. Today, they said that there are not many deer in the palace...

...Anyway, there is either a shortage of one thing or another, and whether it is people or other things, as long as those going to Rehe have to pass through Miyun, he will help arrange and transport them well.

Because of the presence of a capable official like him, everything became more orderly, and Han Xiufeng was able to spare time to inspect the Eight Banners cavalry and Green Camp soldiers from Shanxi and even Shaanxi.

It was not appropriate to drive them all away. They patrolled around under the escort of Wang Hedong and others, leaving more than 2,300 soldiers. They were ordered to guard Lingou, Tangshan, Nanshicao, Zhuanyuan Temple, Yajishan, Hetao, and Liuzhou.

They were stationed at more than a dozen important traffic passes such as Jiazhuang, Huairou, Niulanshan and Sanjiadian.

He asked the registered officials and distinguished gentry from Huairou, Miyun and Shunyi to help with the camp affairs and serve as grain officers for each camp. At the same time, he ordered those registered officials and local gentry to lead a regiment to inspect the military discipline to prevent those Qiu Ba, who had just arrived, from harming the place.

The imperial envoy had the power of life and death, not to mention the sharp weapons in Heying. Those camp officers led by Qiu Bayou did not dare to joke with their lives. Seeing that the food and salary were available, although it was not much, it was not enough to starve to death.

He's quite honest, at least no one dares to cause trouble in front of him.

Han Xiufeng made a tour, arranged everything, and returned to Miyun.

I never thought that not only Wang Qianli and Yu Tiesuo would arrive, but also Yu'er would come from the Rehe Palace.

Although they had written a letter before, many things could not be explained clearly in the letter. As soon as Han Xiufeng sat down, he asked eagerly: "What's going on in Beijing?"

Wang Qianli said quickly: "Fourth Master, you can rest assured. Not only are the families of Peng Zhongtang, Master Wen, Chongshi, Chonghou and others all fine, they even returned to the city one after another before Xianguan came. The guild hall is also fine, and those foreign soldiers

Although we looted everywhere in the first few days after entering the city, most of them were from high-ranking families and did not cause much trouble to the people."

"What happened to Old Summer Palace?"

"According to Baoer, this was retaliation for the imperial court's seizure of the envoys, and even tortured most of the envoys to death. Among them was a reporter from The Times, who had been cut into pieces when he was found. Elgin and

Grant was completely infuriated and claimed, "You can ask for huge sums of money to punish the Qing government, but its crimes are so great that only money can redeem it." He said that the Old Summer Palace was the emperor's favorite palace, and "burning the Old Summer Palace is the most feasible way."

Looking at Han Xiufeng's solemn look, Wang Qianli continued: "It is said that they ordered a fire in the Zhengda Guangming Hall in the garden. More than 3,000 British troops came from the south, and some French troops started burning, killing and looting from the north. They started burning and looting when they saw people.

The eunuchs who stayed behind neither dared nor could escape, so they hid in remote palaces. As a result, hundreds of them were burned to death.

Calligraphy and paintings, porcelain bottles, wall clocks inlaid with pearls and jade, treasures, gold bars, gold leaves, golden melon seeds, brocade silks and satins, red sapphires, pearls, crystals, emeralds... Countless things were taken away. It is said that the foreign soldiers even fought to get more.

After the robbery, fires were set everywhere. The fire did not go out and burned for three days.

Not only was the Old Summer Palace burned to rubble, but also the Wanshou Mountain, Yuquan Mountain, Changchun Garden, Jingming Garden, Qingyi Garden and other three mountains and five gardens were burned down. Anyway, only two or three of the huge Old Summer Palaces were burned.

There are ten palaces, pavilions and palace gates, and the most abominable thing is that those thieves took advantage of the situation and robbed them.

After the thieves finished looting, the nearby Qiongban people also followed suit. Even the eunuchs who had escaped the robbery took advantage of the situation. It is said that many people did not need to rob, but just picked up the scraps they dropped on the road and gave them away.

Big fortune! The foreigners didn't make things difficult for Wen Feng. He saw the Old Summer Palace burned down and knew he couldn't explain it to the emperor, so he threw himself into the lake out of fear of crime."

"So many soldiers couldn't resist the foreigners, how could he, the minister in charge of the Old Summer Palace, keep the garden?" Han Xiufeng became more and more uncomfortable as he thought about it. He was silent for a moment and then asked: "Later, those bandits and poor bannermen looted, Prince Gong and Bo Chuan

Why don't you care? Especially Bo Chuan, he is the infantry commander."

"They would like to take care of it, but there is no one available and no troops to send!"

"Don't Senggelinqin and Shengbao have so many soldiers?"

"Fourth Master, you must not believe it. Beizi Mianxun was ordered to mobilize troops to suppress the Old Summer Palace. As a result, out of two or three thousand soldiers, only less than two hundred were willing to go. Thinking of the tens of thousands of thieves and rioters in the Old Summer Palace, Mianxun

He took a look at it from a distance with more than a hundred soldiers and then retreated."

Mentioning the Old Summer Palace, Ren Yu'er couldn't help but raise her head and said: "I heard from Datou that the emperor almost fainted when he learned that the Old Summer Palace was burned down by foreigners. He couldn't eat for several days. When he finally fell asleep, he said in his dreams that he was ashamed of his ancestors.

Liezong."

"What if I don't eat?"

"I'm much better now. I can finally have some food, but...but..."

"But what?" Han Xiufeng asked.

Ren Yu'er took a deep breath and said helplessly: "It may be that he is depressed and hesitant and needs to be relieved. The emperor has not only indulged in love and sex these days, but also seems to have smoked heavily. He even calls himself a Taoist who enjoys pleasure. Anyway, he is drunk now.

, it’s rare to review a book every three to five days.”

"So, most of the government orders these days come from Duanhua and Sushun?"

"That's not entirely true. The Queen and the Imperial Concubine have tried to persuade them several times, and the Emperor was able to listen to a few words at first, but later he found them annoying. Jiangshan Sheji had become like this and it was difficult to blame the Empress and the Imperial Concubine for interfering in politics, so he let Duan Wen

The literate imperial concubine helped read the fold, and then made a mark on the fold, and Prince Zheng, Prince Yi and Master Sushun guessed."

Mentioning the emperor, Wang Qianli couldn't help but ask: "Yu'er, Prince Gong and Lord Wen's invitations to the Emperor to return to the capital have been repeatedly rejected. Is it the emperor's decision or Prince Zheng's idea?"

"As far as I know, the emperor is unwilling to return to Beijing. After all, the foreign soldiers only evacuated the capital, not the capital. It is said that there are many troops stationed in Tianjin. The emperor is worried that the foreigners will come back."

"What about moving the capital?"

"According to the imperial concubine, the emperor intends to move the capital, but how could he make such a big decision in such a short period of time, and Prince Zheng and Lord Sushun seem to think that it is inappropriate to move the capital rashly."

After the emperor's "visit to Mulan", the previous newspapers were gone.

But as an imperial envoy with the rank of Minister of the Ministry of War, Han Xiufeng was also one of the "Four Hundred Miles of Secret Edicts" and even the "Six Hundred Miles of Secret Edicts" about some major events in the imperial court. He had read dozens of secret edicts these days.

According to the order, Prince Gong, Wen Xiang, Guiliang, Bao Yun and other princes and ministers saw that the emperor was unwilling to return to Beijing, so they petitioned to move the capital.

It doesn't matter what you want in Rehe, and it's inconvenient to do anything. Prince Zheng, Prince Yi, and Sushun all think that moving the capital is a good idea, but they may see Prince Gong, Wenxiang, Guiliang, Baojun and other princes and ministers who stay in the capital "taking advantage of foreign countries to rely on themselves"

" gradually became a faction, but they did not dare to easily agree to move the capital.

After all, there are not many officials who can accompany him. These princes and ministers who accompanied the emperor to "visit Mulan" at this critical moment are all people who are greedy for life and afraid of death in the eyes of the civil and military officials in Beijing. If the capital is really moved like this, it is difficult to say

Will it cause bigger changes?

It is worth mentioning that even if you move the capital, you still have to think about where to move.

Prince Gong, Wen Xiang, Guiliang, Shengbao and Baojun and other princes and ministers petitioned the Emperor to visit Xi'an, and some civil servants headed by Jiang Qiling petitioned the Emperor to visit Taiyuan, although everyone could see that their officials from Shanxi had selfish motives.

, but the reasons are very sufficient. Taiyuan was called Jinyang in ancient times, and it was the foundation of the royal dynasties of the Northern Wei, Northern Qi, and Five Dynasties. It has mountains and rivers inside and outside, and is dangerous and powerful. It is suitable for patrolling and making plans again, and it is close to the capital.

Anyway, speaking of the big picture, because the emperor visited Mulan, the civil and military officials were divided into two factions: the Capital and Rehe. Due to the proposal to move the capital, they were further divided into two factions: Xi'an and Taiyuan. The situation in the court was not just turbulent, but also underwent tremendous changes.

Han Xiufeng really didn't want to get involved, and just as he didn't know what to say, Wang Qianli smiled bitterly and said: "Fourth Master, the emperor has approved the performance by Prince Gong and Lord Wen, and Prince Gong and Lord Wen are busy making arrangements.

The Prime Minister's Office for Trade Affairs of various countries, but there is only one yamen and there are not many officials in Beijing who can negotiate with foreigners. They actually asked all the old people in Houyi Hall to be Zhang Jing, and even summoned Wang Naizeng and Yun Qijun urgently.

Te Mulun and others returned to Beijing to serve as General Manager Zhang Jing and Assistant Manager Zhang Jing."

"This is good news." Han Xiufeng murmured.

"Fourth Master, this is a yamen that is modeled after the Military Aircraft Department. It has a prime minister, a minister who walks, and a minister who learns how to walk. There is also a general office Zhang Jing, assistant Zhang Jing, and several Zhang Jing. It is said that they even plan to cooperate with the Military Aircraft Department.

Just like setting up the Strategy Hall below, we are planning to set up the Tongwen Hall!"

"This is a good thing!"

"When it comes to barbarian sentiments, who is more familiar with the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty than you? What's more, you are now the second-ranked Daidai with the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, but the emperor has rejected Prince Gong and Lord Wen.

As you are told, you are not allowed to go back to Beijing to learn how to act as a minister in the newly established Prime Minister’s Yamen."

Before Han Xiufeng could speak, Ren Yu'er raised her head and said, "Fourth brother, I have heard a little about this matter. It seems that the emperor originally planned to let you return to the capital, but Prince Zheng and Lord Sushun thought it was inappropriate and did not

I know what I said to the emperor, but the emperor later disapproved of it."

"The foreigners have already withdrawn to Tianjin, and Miyun is not as tight as before. Why are Prince Zheng and Master Sushun not suitable?" Wang Qianli asked puzzledly.

Han Xiufeng pondered for a moment and said with a wry smile: "What else could be the reason? They knew about my friendship with Bo Chuan and knew that most of the people in the Prime Minister's Yamen that Prince Gong and Bo Chuan were building were old people from Houyi Hall. They were worried about me after returning to Beijing.

Favors are hard to turn away, and they will turn to Prince Gong in a daze. And now that they are alone, how dare they let Prince Gong and Bo Chuan "take the fire under the cauldron"!"

"Fourth Master, according to what you said, Prince Gong and Lord Wen had already expected that Prince Zheng and Lord Sushun would not agree?"

"It's natural."

"Master Kewen clearly knows that something cannot be done, why do you still ask for your transfer back to Beijing?"

"I don't know about that," Han Xiufeng took a deep breath, stood up and said, "How they make trouble is their business, and I don't want to get involved anymore. As for Wang Naizeng, Yun Qijun, Te Mulun, Lin Qingyuan and Zhang Deyu, they

, it is a good thing to be able to join the newly-established Prime Minister's Yamen, and to be able to serve as the general manager of the Prime Minister's Yamen, Zhang Jing, and to assist Zhang Jing, and I, Han Xiufeng, will be happy to see it happen."

"But……"

"Not that much, but if you want to get Zhang Jing to help you, I will help you write a letter to Bo Chuan. He will definitely be happy with his request."
Chapter completed!