There are still two days until Zhengyangju.
On this day, Liu Xin came to Qianhu Office as usual. Although he had been promoted to Jinyiwei Qianshi, he was still used to coming to Qianhu Office to work.
His superior, Wei Fuchuan, also acquiesced in his behavior. They were all in the same boat.
Moreover, besides Wei Fuchuan, the most senior person under Dai De'an is Liu Xin.
As soon as Liu Xin stepped into Qianhu Office, he saw a familiar figure from behind.
"Sir, why are you here?"
Liu Xin said very unexpectedly.
Dai De'an turned around, looked at Liu Xin with a smile and said:
"Liu Qianhu, I didn't expect you to come so early.
I thought you young people would come a little later. "
The embarrassment on Liu Xin's face flashed away, and he laughed.
He used to arrive early and leave early.
During this period of time, I came earlier because I had to compete with Luo Bei.
It is undeniable that he now has no other good sparring partner except Luo Bei.
Liu Xin said:
"My subordinates have come earlier these days than before. In the past, my subordinates were relatively lazy. Your Excellency did not blame me, but showed favor to me. Naturally, I should repay my kindness.
However, if your lord came here to see me so early today, there must be something important that needs to be done by my subordinates, right? "
Dai De'an replied with a smile:
"There are still two days until the Zhengyang Martial Arts Competition. I shouldn't have come to disturb you."
Liu Xin quickly waved his hand and said:
"My subordinates still have to do their job well. Sir, please tell me, what is it?"
Dai De'an chuckled, he was satisfied with this answer.
He doesn't like young people who are duplicitous.
On the contrary, Liu Xin, who is more free and direct, is more in line with his taste.
In the past, arriving late and leaving early meant being late and leaving early. There was no need to find a reason, as long as it did not affect normal official duties.
Dai De'an smiled gently, pointed to Liu Xin's apartment, and said:
"Let's talk inside."
Entering Liu Xin's apartment, Dai De'an first looked around and said:
"Liu Xin, the furnishings here are so simple. There is nothing."
Liu Xin was surprised. Looking around, why was there nothing in his room?
There are desk shelves, tables and chairs for entertaining guests, and a platform that can be used for practicing.
There's even a wooden bed.
The weapon racks are also filled with weapons. Of course, these are only standard equipment.
He carries the Pathbreaking Sword with him.
Liu Xin said with doubts on his face: "Sir, I don't lack anything here."
Dai De'an shook his head and said:
"What you lack here is not the items needed for office work, but your personal belongings.
Just like my public room is filled with calligraphy and paintings, pens, inks, papers and inkstones.
Even my most precious piece of gold and jade brushes are placed in my public room. "
Liu Xin understood immediately.
What Dai De'an means is that he still regards this place as an office space, and there are no personal belongings at all.
In the end, the feeling is that he is just a passer-by here, not an owner.
Liu Xin explained with a smile:
"My subordinates have been here in Jinyiwei for only three months, but the public housing has been changed countless times. So..."
Liu Xin did not continue to speak, this was enough.
Dai De'an nodded in agreement with his words.
"Indeed, you are the one who has risen the fastest in the history of our Jinyiwei.
Of course, there are others who will be promoted to a higher position than you within a certain period of time.
But after all, his starting point is high and he has the support of connections behind him.
And when you first came here, you were just a small householder who seemed to be able to bully someone at will.
But at that time we were all wrong, no one really cared about you.
Liu Licheng of Qianhu in Inner East City wanted to squeeze you out back then. If he had known about your cultivation strength at that time, it would probably be too late to curry favor with you. "
Liu Xin was a little embarrassed by Dai De'an's words of praise. He originally wanted to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger, and slowly climb up the ladder, but later after his identity was exposed, he let go.
And the current situation has been forcing him to move forward.
Although the position of Jinyiwei Qianshi cannot cover the sky with one hand in Jinyiwei, it is only below a few people.
Dai De'an said:
"Although you, a royal guard, are nothing in the imperial capital, if you were placed in another province, even local commanders and colleagues would not dare to face you as a superior.
It can be said that you are now the third most powerful person in Jinyiwei, besides me and Wei Fuchuan. "
Liu Xin refused politely, saying that he didn't dare take it seriously, but his expression showed that it was true.
Ever since he met Duke Qin that day, he began to learn how to become arrogant and domineering.
Dai De'an's attitude towards Liu Xin was a little strange at first, but he soon understood it.
Naturally, he had already received the news that Duke Qin had just recruited Liu Xin.
After meeting Qin Guogong, some of Liu Xin's behaviors changed.
Thinking again of the same reckless behavior of the group of reckless men under Qin Guogong...
Dai De'an is a first-class old silver coin. With his rank, he can naturally understand that Liu Xin's change must come from Qin Guogong's instructions.
In this case, his arrogance and arrogance are not his weakness, but his weapon to please the Duke of Qin.
"Okay, let's not talk about these other things.
I came to see you today mainly for two things.
The first thing is because you captured Kou Gang.
According to our previous discussion, your butler, although he is a disciple of the Holy Sect.
But he didn't have any impact on our Jinyiwei.
Moreover, Zhang Sunhe, whom he killed before, has also been confirmed to be ambushing His Majesty as a double agent.
After hearing the news, His Majesty was very angry.
A decree has been issued to convict the eldest grandson and the whole family.
After being reviewed by Dali Temple, Changsunhe's family members will eventually be sent to the border gate.
As expected, Chen Zhijie will be released after completing the procedures today.
But I need to remind you here.
His identity is now known to everyone, so he can no longer stay in Jinyiwei, otherwise you know! "
Although Liu Xin was excited in his heart, there was no expression on his face.
He just said to Dai De'an respectfully:
"My subordinates know."
Dai De'an nodded with satisfaction.
Then he started talking about the second thing of the day, which was also the most important thing of the day.
"Kou Gang has already made a move. He is willing to give up his merits and tell the possible escape locations of the fleeing Blue Clothes Guild members.
And according to his confession, we have confiscated three million taels of dirty silver.
All this money was given to him by Wang Zhongjie.
According to him, this was all the stolen money he had received and he was willing to hand it over.
According to our investigation, Kou Gang was not involved in Wang Zhongjie's rebellion.
The relationship between the two of them is at most one of use and one of being used. "
Liu Xin was a little confused when he heard this, but he soon realized it again.
What Dai De'an said was just that the people above had reached some kind of agreement with Kou Gang to clear his name.
In fact, Kou Gang's matter is neither big nor small.
He is not from Wang Zhongjie, he belongs to another force.
He betrayed the forces he belonged to in exchange for the opportunity to make up for his mistakes.
Liu Xin was not worried that Kou Gang was retreating in order to advance and was plotting secretly.
With Dai De'an's old silver coin's character, Kou Gang was not enough for him to knead.
The previous actions to capture Kou Gang were not particularly public.
The main reason was that Wang Zhongjie was still being arrested at that time, so many big shots ignored and did not notice such a small matter as the arrest of Kou Gang.
In fact, Wang Zhongjie attracted most of the people's attention.
Liu Xin listened quietly.
Dai De'an nodded with satisfaction and continued:
"If Kou Gang can capture the president of the Blue Clothes Association this time, he will not be punished.
Then His Majesty can issue a pardon for him and forgive him of all previous sins.
It was just a punishment of being demoted to one level. "
Liu Xin nodded, thinking that if Kou Gang could get away with it this time, then he would share his position from the command room. Will be demoted to the command room.
In other words, Kou Gang, who was out of reach three months ago, will soon be at the same level as him.
As if knowing that Liu Xin would think of this, Dai De'an then said:
"If Kou Gang fails, he will take over my original position and be responsible for managing the Nanzhen Fusi."
That's it, Liu Xin nodded.
The upper management has no choice in this decision.
Dai De'an only came to inform him, not to discuss with him.
"What do I need my subordinates to do?" Liu Xin asked.
"Kou Gang will come to discuss specific matters with you.
This time the action is mainly focused on you and him as the auxiliary.
He wants to make meritorious deeds, but your current position is a bit unstable and you need to make some merit as soon as possible to stabilize your current position.
So I hope you will complete this matter as soon as possible.
The Zhengyang Martial Arts Competition is also imminent.
Only after completing this matter can you concentrate more on participating in the Zhengyang Martial Arts Competition. "
Liu Xin's face showed gratitude.
"Thank you for your support, sir!"
Although on the surface it was Dai De'an who thought about him and found him a good job.
But Liu Xin guessed that this might be some big shots testing him again.
Especially Mi Yusong, the admiral of Dongchang.
He seems to be behind many things.
That old silver coin rank will definitely not be lower than Dai De'an's.
Even when Qin Guogong accepted him as his disciple, Liu Xin suspected that his shadow was behind this matter.
An hour later, Liu Xin saw Kou Gang.
When I saw him again, there was a sense of vitality on his face.
Just like when he first came to report, Kou Gang was aloof.
Of course, the mood on his face calmed down subconsciously when he saw Liu Xin.
Kou Gang looked at Liu Xin's overly young face and said in his heart:
I really underestimated Liu Xin before, but since Old Liu Baihu had such a nephew, why didn't he let Liu Xin come to the imperial capital earlier?
With his cultivation and strength, as long as he is willing to defect, Lao Liu Baihu will not die.
It is not impossible to obtain a high position in Jinyiwei, or even be directly awarded a thousand households.
In addition, Kou Gang already knew that the fifth master of the Shan family was the one who arrested him that day.
Yuanwei Escort Agency is famous in the world.
The sect that dares to be called the richest in the world, Yuanwei Escort Bureau is called the second, and no one dares to be called the first.
Every year, Yuanwei Escort cooperates with the imperial court to transport military supplies. The value is not worth much.
The cost of escorting alone is estimated to be hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year.
And relying on this relationship with the official family, the escort business of Yuanwei Escort Bureau is extremely prosperous. I don't know how many people are looking for the escorts of Yuanwei Escort Agency.
There are also countless people who are jealous of the Yuanwei Escort Agency, but with the tyrannical strength of the Yuanwei Escort Agency, no one can shake this behemoth.
Of course, this is all for later.
This initiative of cooperating with Yuanwei Escort was only started after Emperor Xuyang ascended the throne.
Just by relying on this move, the court saved millions of silver every year.
When Emperor Xuyang knew about this, he was very angry for a time.
Kou Gang, who was still only a member of the Jinyi Guard Qianhu at that time, had even received orders from above.
At that time, Wang Zhongjie said with murderous intent that the emperor wanted all those who had enriched his own pockets to die, and the imperial guards were the swords in his majesty's hand, ready to kill for his majesty at any time.
However, due to someone's persuasion, Emperor Xuyang at that time did not really implement this plan.
It's ridiculous to say that Kou Gang clearly remembers Wang Zhongjie swearing to be irreconcilable with those who were greedy for money.
Just a dozen years later, he himself became a member of the Tan Mo movement.
It can even be said that Wang Zhongjie was the person who had the most money and money in the Zhengyang Dynasty for more than ten years.
Liu Xin found that Kou Gang looked calm, as if he was going to the sword and into the fire for the sake of Jin Yiwei, and he almost swore an oath.
As for Kou Gang betraying the master behind him, he didn't seem to hesitate at all.
He was able to sit in his current position, of course, with the support of those people.
But the things he did for those people were already worth the money.
Over the years, he has practically kept his head in his waistband and has been in danger at every turn.
On several occasions he was even attacked by hostile forces.
Twice he was seriously injured and almost died.
But for his good brother Wu Wanyi who was clever enough to save his life twice.
This is also the reason why he regards this brother as closer than a real brother.
After all, he owes someone two lives. Even if the other person wants to harm him behind his back, he will die willingly.
Because he owed two lives, and now he only has one life to pay back, no matter what, he must have earned it.
Kou Gang and Liu Xin didn't have many lengthy communications.
Kou Gang expressed both inside and outside of his words that Liu Xin was taking the lead in everything.
Liu Xin said that he would rely more on Master Kou's experience and learn more from him.
It was as if there was no rift between the two.
They acted as if they were colleagues who had worked together for many years and felt like brothers.
After discussing the general direction of action and waiting for his men to gather, Kou Gang said:
"I wonder how much Liu Qianshi Lanyi will know?"
Liu Xin said:
"Lord Kou also knows that I have only been in the imperial capital for three months.
I don't know much about these gangsters in the imperial capital.
Among them, the leaders of the two underworld forces, Lan Yihui and Shanshui Zhai, are even more mysterious.
I also know that they must have their own backers behind them, so as a newbie in the imperial capital, it is definitely impossible for me to find out the details of both parties. "
Kou Gang nodded and said:
"Yes, there is indeed a backer behind the Blue Club, and that is Mr. Jiangyin."
Liu Xin showed surprise at the right time.
Kou Gang glanced at him and continued:
“The Blue Clothes Club is essentially a means used by Duke Yin Shan to make money.
The Blue Clothes Club was only formed in recent years. After its formation, the three underworld forces in the outer city were forcibly merged into it with a thunderous force.
The men in blue will capture half of the brothels, black markets, and gambling houses in the outer city.
Continuously absorbing money, but the purpose is for Jiangyin Gong's backstage! "
Speaking of this, Kou Gang lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious.
"Mr. Jiangyin actually has a backstage!" Liu Xin deliberately pretended to be surprised.
Kou Gang nodded and said solemnly:
"Yes!
Maybe Liu Qian is not clear about the matter, but Duke Jiangyin’s backing is Duke Guo of Qin!
Duke Jiangyin has always been a staunch supporter of Qin Guogong's lineage.
All the money earned by the Blue Clothes Club was used when Qin Guogong and Wu Guogong took over power.
Compensation for Wu Guogong’s old subordinates!
Without this money, Qin Guogong would not be able to peacefully take over all the rights in Wu Guogong's hands.
If the money is not in place, some of Wu Guogong's subordinates will be dissatisfied, and eventually some trouble will arise for nothing!
It may even allow people to take advantage of it.
Therefore, the closer the handover of power between Wu Guogong and Qin Guogong approaches, the faster the Blue Shirt Club's money-making will continue to accelerate.
This also caused confusion in the Blue Jackets Club's incoming and outgoing accounts.
And because there are many places where money is needed in the near future, the Lanyi Club has changed from meeting accounts once every six months to once a month now.
This time, Xia Jinghua, the president of the Blue Club, fled just before the accounts were settled this month.
According to our judgment, it is very likely that Xia Jinghua, the president of the Blue Clothes Club, took away all the money from this month. "
Speaking of this, Kou Gang glanced at Liu Qing, and a mysterious expression appeared on his face again:
"Liu Qianshi, do you know how much money this Lan Yihui earns in a month?"
Liu Xin shook his head blankly. He really didn't know this, but since it was a black market business, he must join the fight for gold.
Kou Gang did not show off, but said directly:
"Five hundred thousand taels of silver a month!"
Liu Xin was shocked.
Five hundred thousand taels of silver!
how did you do that?
This is just one month, just one month.
Moreover, the Blue Shirt Club does not occupy the entire imperial capital's underworld business.
On the contrary, he knew that because of Gui Wanqiu, the business of Lan Yihui's gambling house had almost stagnated for a long time, and Gui Wanqiu also took away hundreds of thousands of taels of cash.
At that time, Duke Jiangyin teamed up with Wang Zhongjie to search for Gui Wanqiu's whereabouts, and Liu Xin saw Gui Wanqiu for the last time.
Liu Xin originally thought that Lan Yi would make more than ten or two hundred thousand taels of silver a month, which would be a huge amount.
Unexpectedly, there were as many as five hundred thousand taels!
Kou Gang looked at the shock on Liu Xin's face and felt a little bit of satisfaction in his heart.
Only a few people within Jinyiwei knew these things, and although Liu Xin was strong and capable, he still lacked these experiences.
Kou Gang can now find some sense of superiority from this aspect.
