golden scales

At this time, the Manchurians had just entered the customs, and in front of them was a world of flowers that had never been seen before. Many Manchu dignitaries who had admired the Han culture in Liaodong immediately felt like a fish in water. Apart from enjoying themselves, they also "promoted" a few Han officials who were knowledgeable and interesting, and learned from the Ming people.

Song Hongye was originally a clerk, and he was semi-literate in the court of Ming Dynasty, but he was a real high-level intellectual in the Qing Dynasty.What's more, he is not a serious scholar, but a veteran in the market, who knows everything about food and fun.Because of these two items, he could be regarded as "appreciating both elegance and vulgarity" and "appropriate for all ages" among the noble relatives of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and within a few days he made friends with many "close friends" of Manchuria.

The person who came today is none other than Song Hongye's most distinguished friend in Manchuria, Ai Xing.

This love star is in his thirties, his talent is mediocre, and he belongs to the new generation of the Eight Banners.Although Song Hongye was a third-rank official, Manchus valued titles and did not value official rank as much as Ming people did.So this love star, Aken, handed it over at a low price, because Song Hongye is actually a big player in Yanjing City, and he knows everything about eating, drinking and having fun.

Song Hongye was willing to work hard on him and pay attention to socializing, precisely because this person came from a prominent background.

Although Aixing'a is not the clan of Aixinjueluo, he is also from the Manchurian clan of Zhenghuang Banner, the Shumulu clan.His grandfather was Nurhachi's son-in-law Yang Guli.Yang Guli first came from Nurhachi, and then followed Huangtaiji to fight in all directions. He joined the army for 44 years and fought more than a hundred battles.

Yang Guli has two sons, the eldest son Adanha and the second son Tajan.

Tazhan attacked Chaopingong and became the Minister of Internal Affairs.During the Battle of Songshan, Cao Bianjiao, General of Xiao Cao, raided Huangtaiji's imperial camp at night, and once broke into the camp.Ta Zhan couldn't resist, so he was offended and demoted to the first class.

This love star is the son of Ta Zhan.

Song Hongye was about to meet the ceremony, but Ai Xing had already stepped forward to hold him back and said, "Quick, I have something to tell you." Ai Xing's Chinese was fairly fluent, but she always had a strange accent, making it hard to hear .

Before Song Hongye could reply, Ai Xing had already said: "The regent wants to set up an infantry commander to rule the entire Yanjing City. I want to be this commander. You Han people have the most ideas. Come and hear."

Song Hongye smiled wryly: Because Huang Taiji and Dorgon liked to appoint Han officials, many Manchurian dignitaries had the impression that "the Han people are cunning and good at power".Apart from Song Hongye, Ai Xing'a didn't know many Han people, especially when he heard that Song Hongye was a capable scholar, so he naturally came to Song Hongye to discuss it.

Song Hongye turned his neck slightly, and said in his heart: This is the pillow that comes here when you are sleepy. Of course I can't get this position, but letting these two idiots get it is no different from getting it myself.

He asked: "My lord, is this news reliable?"

"It's more than reliable!" Ai Xing said urgently, "I went hunting in the city two days ago, and I only heard about it when I came back. Many people have already sent gifts to Qixin Langsoni!"

——You are late, even my "lady" knows the news, you are only here now. .

Song Hongye felt slightly regretful.

"Well...Qixin Lang Sony..." Song Hongye shook his head slightly: "That's a celebrity in front of the Regent's throne."

"Hurry up, think of a way!" Ai Xing'a hurriedly urged: "If you figure it out, I will definitely give you great benefits!"

Song Hongye paced back and forth, and suddenly a flash of light flashed in his mind, remembering the pamphlet on spy work that the crown prince gave him that day.He laughed loudly: "Yes!"

"Say it!"

"Do you know what the infantry commander does?" Song Hongye asked.

"It's for the purge of thieves and rioters in the city, haven't you heard?" Ai Xing'a said hastily.

Song Hongye laughed out loud, unfathomable, and waited until Ai Xing's patience was almost exhausted before he said: "From the perspective of duties, this infantry commander is more like the Wucheng Army Commander of the Ming Dynasty. This yamen is not only To clean up the rioters in the city, you also need to organize the city defenses, arrest thieves, inspect fire shops and so on. The power is huge, and the rewards are very rich, haha, villain, I have also stayed in that yamen before."

"I know all of this, think about how I can get the position of commander of the army!" Ai Xing said displeased.

"Because of the complicated affairs, not everyone knows how to do it." Song Hongye said with a smile: "The regent is a person who values ​​practical things. If you can find out how many people each department in this yamen uses and how much food and salary it consumes, you will be responsible for it." What affairs, what can be done and what can’t be done... If everything is written clearly, if the regent sees it, will you not be used?"

Ai Xing said angrily: "How do I know... Hey, you just said that you also did this job?"

"The ancestor of the villain has been doing this job all the time, and the tricks of the joints are clear." Song Hongye said with a smile: "I think the regent will not be disappointed."

Ai Xing'a held Song Hongye's arms tightly, and laughed loudly: "Okay! Please write it down for me!"

Song Hongye chuckled and said, "Master Young Master, but there is one thing the villain wants to say first."

"What kind of reward do you want, just say it!" Ai Xing'a knew the surname of the Han people, never did anything unprofitable, and said generously.

"The ancestors of the villain ate this bowl of rice," Song Hongye said with a smile, "Nowadays, many nephews and nephews in the family have no other skills. If the young master gets this job, can he enjoy the meal..."

"Hahahaha!" Ai Xing laughed loudly: "What else do you care about! This matter is left to the master, if the master becomes the commander, I will give you another reward!"

"Thank you, young master!" Song Hongye bowed, and invited Ai Xing to the study room, closed the doors and windows, spread paper and ink, secretly recalled the format of the "Manual" given by the crown prince, and incorporated it into the work content of the military commander. Write down one by one.As he wrote and talked, he really didn't hide his secrets, he was more patient than teaching his own nephew, for fear that Ai Xing'a would not get this position.

As expected, Aixing was eye-opening and eager to try.He had to admit that when he first entered the door to ask Song Hongye for advice, he simply hoped to get some benefits from the errand of the army commander.After listening to Song Hongye's explanation of the methods, it was only then that he really fell in love with the career of the capital police chief.

The two of them fiddled in the study for a full two hours, and Ai Xing'a finally left contentedly.The only thing left is to go back and find a pen post style, carefully transcribe it, and record it into an open copy.

"Ah, that's bad!" Ai Xing'a, who was walking to the door, suddenly stopped, her whole face twitched into a ball.

"What's the matter?"

"How should I open the book to the regent? If Sony or those who got bribes stop him, what should I do?" Ai Xing'a said vigilantly.

Song Hongye was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "This matter is easy to handle! The villain heard that Lingzu has a younger brother, and it is Grandpa Tan Tai."

"The old man is my Mafa's younger brother." Ai Xing'a said proudly.

"I'm going to congratulate the young master." Song Hongye said with a smile: "The old man was ordered to pursue Li Zicheng this time, and he defeated the Shun thief in Qingdu, and killed the fake Qihou Guying! Afterwards, the old man chased all the way south and broke Zhending City. I was killed and escaped into the Taihang Mountains along with the thief. The villain was in the military department, and I was lucky to know about it for two days. When the old man comes back, it will definitely be another reward!"

Hearing that the elders of the same clan have made new achievements, Ai Xing is also dancing with joy.

"According to us Han people, the old man is the young master's uncle. The regent's trust in his old man is not inferior to that of Sony. If he passes on this book, it will definitely be fine!" Song Hongye laughed.

Ai Xing laughed again: "In this case, you just wait for my good news! Let your relatives also pack up and bring them to my house some other day."

"Thank you, young master!" Song Hongye sent Ai Xing'a off on his horse, and then ordered his confidant to go to Sihai pawnshop to take a dead pawn.

That was the code for contacting Song Hongye and Xu Dun.That night, Xu Dun, posing as a merchant, brought two carts of porcelain to Song Hongye's mansion.

Xu Dun's door-to-door deliveries can only be done occasionally. After hearing Song Hongye's news, he suddenly felt that today was not in vain.Immediately agreed to send reliable subordinates to pretend to be relatives of the Song family to seek refuge.These people are all veterans in the market, and they have often dealt with yamen and soldiers and horses, so it will be no problem to mess around.

"Just don't let them know my identity." Song Hongye took care.

"Don't worry," Xu Dun said, "I'll let the elders of your clan come to beg you, you just have to agree reluctantly. As for the future information, just follow my route, and you don't need to ask."

——In my clan? !

Song Hongye's face was expressionless, and he nodded in agreement, but there was a storm in his heart: I don't know if this "Yuanming" slipped up or beat me... (To be continued.)