In the evening in a heavily guarded house in Hakata City, Wang He was reading a secret letter. After remembering every word in the secret letter firmly in his mind, Wang He burned the entire letter with a candle. Make ashes··················
After handling the secret letter, Wang He closed his eyes in the room and rested, as if waiting for something. After meeting with Hojo River during the day, although Wang He intended to refuse, under Hojo River's insistence, he still Reluctantly, he accepted the two large boxes of gold and silver jewelry.
In fact, not only were these two boxes of gold and silver jewelry, but in order to please him, Hojo River even planned to give him two beauties from East Island to serve him by his side, but Wang He firmly declined!
Wang He in the room didn't wait too long when someone knocked on his door.
"Enter!"
With Wang He's permission, a man with a strong build and an ordinary appearance walked into the room. This man was Sun Caibao, one of Wang He's men who was in charge of regulating hundreds of households.
It seemed that he wanted to discuss something confidential with Wang He. After entering the room, Sun Caibao closed the door first, and then handed Wang He a list in a flattering manner and said:
"Sir, these two boxes of gold and silver treasures have been counted. Please take a look at them! There are about one hundred and thirty items in total, with a total value of about 130,000 taels of silver... ········》
When Wang He heard this, he glanced at the list, then looked at Sun Caibao and said calmly:
"Did you take out your share?"
Hearing Wang He talk about this, Sun Caibao nodded awkwardly and said:
"Sir, we brothers know the rules, that is, each of us gets a little dirty!"
After speaking, Sun Caibao paused and then whispered:
"Sir, your share has been set aside for you. Do you want me to bring it to you later?"
Wang He didn't say anything when he heard this, but gave Sun Caibao a look that said, "You're quite sensible." Seeing Wang He's acquiescence, the smile on Sun Caibao's face became even more flattering.
Although the Coordination Office provides subsidies to spies like them who are lurking in enemy countries, if there is an opportunity to make extra money, no one will let it go. After all, people are not rich without windfall, and horses are not fat without night grass!
In fact, this is also an unspoken rule in the Coordination Office. The directors and deputy directors above also know what is going on at the grassroots level. Understanding the situation below is very difficult and very dangerous. Everyone works with their heads in mind!
So you can't ask everyone to spy on information, but also ask everyone to abide by the rules and precepts. So as long as they are not greedy too much, the higher-ups can just turn a blind eye and pretend not to know!
Wang He pondered for a moment and said:
"The gold and silver treasures in the treasure chest will be transported back to Dazhou as soon as possible and presented to the court and to the commander-in-chief!"
"yes!"
Sun Caibao nodded in response, then hesitated and said:
"Sir, the newly transferred Zhang Muzhang Baihu seems to have some ideas. I gave him a jade bracelet and a gold necklace and he refused... ·····》
Wang He seemed a little surprised when he heard the news, and then he narrowed his eyes slightly and pondered. Sun Caibao waited for a few seconds and saw that Wang He didn't speak, but he also said tentatively:
"Sir, the current situation in the Battle of Bang Tao is very critical. The Hojo family is eager for us to lend a helping hand. Zhang Baihu is a rare talent with strong martial arts skills and meticulous thinking. Do you think you should send him to lead a few people to Heian Capital to carry out the assassination mission? , causing chaos and panic in the enemy’s center?”
Although Sun Caibao's words were cryptic, Wang He heard his meaning clearly. He didn't expect Sun Caibao to be so cruel.
After pondering for a while, Wang He still felt that this was not a good idea, and immediately ordered Sun Caibao:
"Sun Baihu, you are an old man in charge of the East Island. You are experienced and familiar with the situation here, so you must help Zhang Baihu integrate into our group and make Zhang Baihu a member of us. !」
Although what Wang He said was high-sounding, Sun Caibao was a little helpless. This bastard Zhang Mu came out of nowhere.
It's like the rocks in the pit are smelly and hard, and I don't want the benefits that come to my door for nothing!
This guy who is working as a spy in the Tongtong Bureau still looks aloof all day long. He is like a scoundrel and has to erect a memorial arch. I don’t know who he is showing this aloof look to... ··········
Sun Caibao disliked this person very much, and he was also worried that this guy would report it to the superiors. Although the superiors always turned a blind eye to this kind of thing, if someone really wanted to report it, it would be for sure. Need to check!
So in order to prevent himself from being reported, Sun Caibao planned to kill someone with a borrowed knife and get rid of Zhang Mu, a thorn in his side!
However, I didn't expect that Wang He seemed to have some womanly kindness and didn't intend to kill Zhang Mu. This also made Sun Caibao speechless!
Although he really wanted to let Zhang Mu die, he was killed by a senior official, so when faced with Wang He's order, Sun Caibao could only bow and accept the order:
"In this humble position, I will only obey your orders. I will integrate Zhang Baihu into the group as soon as possible and become one of us!"
Seemingly reluctant to see Sun Caibao, Wang He also commanded in a deep voice:
"No matter what, Zhang Baihu is our boss and our comrade-in-arms. Sun Caibao, please remember not to use the same methods to deal with the enemy against your own people. As long as the superiors still ask me to take charge of Dongdao, I will never allow it." The situation of roommate fighting! Sun Caibao, did you hear clearly?"
Wang He's cold warning entered his ears, and Sun Caibao couldn't help but trembled and said quickly:
"I understand, I will definitely follow your instructions carefully and I will never make any mistakes..."
Wang He nodded and said:
"I'll leave this matter to you, get rid of Zhang Mu as soon as possible!"
"yes!"
Hearing Sun Caibao's assurance, Wang He was relieved. For him and the special agents of the Coordination Office lurking in the East Island, they were surrounded by wolves in an enemy country, and the only people they could trust were their colleagues. Therefore, if they just sit back and watch Sun Caibao do what he did, If Zhang Mu dies, it will inevitably affect the internal atmosphere, cause some bad effects, and make everyone no longer trust each other!
Therefore, Wang He will never allow such a thing to happen unless it is absolutely necessary. Everyone must be able to trust each other and hand over their backs to their colleagues. Only in this way can we achieve results.
After settling the internal matters, Wang He thought again and ordered Sun Caibao:
"You asked Chen Gu to send over 500 more Weiyuan guns. We have taken so much gold and silver from this old guy like Hojo River, so we should reciprocate the favor!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Caibao hesitated and said:
"Sir, there is news that the situation in Bangtao City is worse than expected. Hojo River is organizing troops and horses, intending to harass the shogunate army from the outside to ease the pressure on Bangtao City. Do you think we should do more Give some support?"
Wang He waved his hand and said:
"This old guy Hojogawa still has some wealth. Besides, the mission given to us by the commander-in-chief was never to help the Hojo family and the Watanabe family seize power on Higashishima!"
"Our mission is to ignite the situation on the East Island, create war in the East Island and make them fight each other and fall into internal strife. This is our real purpose... ··········》
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Ye Mansion, Zhongyong Hall
Glancing at the people bowing in front of him, Ye Mingsheng saw that everyone who was supposed to come had arrived, and immediately waved his hand to signal everyone to sit down.
When everyone sat down, Ye Mingsheng went straight to the topic and said:
"The first item on the agenda of this meeting is about the candidate for the Chief Envoy of Hebei and Henan Province. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has drawn up a list of candidates. Think twice and tell everyone!"
After hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Gu Sansi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, stood up and said:
"In the past few days, I have listened to all the adults
After receiving your opinions, I have drawn up a shortlist of three people! "
"They are Jin Zaicheng, deputy chief envoy of Liaoyang!"
"You Yan inspects Zhuang Shanhe!"
"Deputy Chief Minister of Hebei Province Zhang Zhiwen!"
After Gu Sansi finished speaking, he bowed to Ye Mingsheng and then stepped back. Although he had drawn up the list of three people, Gu Sansi did not have any preference among the three people, so it didn't matter to him which of the three people came to the top. , what he said at the meeting today was neutral!
After Gu San thought about the three candidates, Ye Mingsheng also said calmly:
"Everyone, tell me, what do you think of these three people? Who among them do you think is qualified for the position of Youyan's chief envoy?"
As Ye Mingsheng's words fell, Zhongyong Hall also fell into a brief silence. Just when everyone was looking at each other and unwilling to express their stance easily, Chen Fu, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was the first to stand up and break the silence and expressed his stance:
"Commander, I believe that Chief Minister Jin is mature, experienced and has a very good reputation during his tenure in Liaoyang. Therefore, I believe that Chief Minister Jin is the best candidate to serve as Chief Minister of Youyan..." ···············》
Chen Fu's statement can be said to have stirred up a thousand waves with one stone. Everyone in the Zhongyong Hall was very surprised. After all, although Chen Fu was the minister of the Ministry of Industry and a cabinet member of the Yijing court, he was a surrendered minister. , so he has been excluded from the core power circle of the Yijing court!
Ye Mingsheng also asked him to work when he was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Chen Fu himself knew this very well, so he did not get involved in political struggles at all in the Yijing court, and was busy working like an old scalper on weekdays. No one expected that he would take the initiative to stand up and fire the first shot!
Although Ye Mingsheng was expressionless at this time, he was as surprised as everyone else. He had thought that Chen Fu would remain neutral today as usual, but he never thought that he would suddenly express his support for Jin Zaicheng. He just didn't know that Chen Fu was For what reason did you side with Kim Jae Sung!
With Chen Fu at the front, Xiao Lingyu, the Zuodu censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, also stood up and said:
"Commander, Chief Minister Jin is a subordinate of the Fengwu Army. He is loyal to you and the imperial court. He is absolutely strong in politics and his personal character is well-known in Liaoyang. Therefore, I also think that Lord Jin can do it. He is qualified for the position of Chief Envoy of Youyan!"
Seeing Chen Fu and Xiao Lingyu jumping out to support Jin Zaicheng, the atmosphere inside the Zhongyong Hall also became subtle. Gu Sansi, the Minister of the Ministry of official affairs, lowered his head and kept silent, Cui Shao, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, was at ease, and Li Jian, the Minister of the Ministry of punishment. There seemed to be a little hesitation in his expression...
Just when Chen Fu and Xiao Lingyu looked at Ye Mingsheng, hoping that Ye Mingsheng would give an answer, Ye Mingsheng's eyes intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Su Wei, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, who was sitting at the end!
Because Ye Mingsheng was also the Minister of Rites, Ye Mingsheng made an exception and allowed Su Wei, the left minister, to enter the cabinet. For this reason, he also gave Su Wei the title of bachelor!
Feeling Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Su Wei immediately understood Ye Mingsheng's intentions, and immediately stood up and objected:
"Although Chief Minister Jin is loyal and reliable and has impeccable personal character, he has had few political achievements while serving in Liaoyang in these years. Youyan is an important pillar of the imperial government's finances and has to shoulder the important responsibility of providing taxes for the imperial court. Therefore, I think Governor Kim is not suitable for this position!"
Ye Mingsheng remained expressionless after hearing Su Wei's words, but he was still very satisfied with Su Wei in his heart. What Su Wei said was exactly what he thought!
This Kim Jaesung, Lao Jin, is an old man from the Fengwu Army. Although he has been loyal and reliable over the years, he really has no ability. He only relies on joining the Fengwu Army early and being senior in the Fengwu Army to hold a high position. ······················
Although he was surprised that Chen Fu supported Lao Jin, Xiao Lingyu's support for Lao Jin was completely expected by Ye Mingsheng. After all, the two had a very good relationship when they were in Liaoyang, and the two were still in-laws, Xiao Lingyu's The eldest son married Lao Jin's youngest daughter.
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The reason why Jin entered the candidate list was because Xiao Lingyu was behind it, and Ye Mingsheng guessed that Chen Fu's support for Lao Jin was probably related to Xiao Lingyu!
After listening to Su Wei's words, Xiao Lingyu was still a little unwilling to give up like this. Just when he was about to say something, he heard Ye Mingsheng's voice in his ear.
"What do other people think? Mr. Cui, you are the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. You always have to give opinions on such matters!"
Xiao Lingyu couldn't help but sigh in her heart when she heard this. She also realized that the commander-in-chief looked down on her in-laws. Although she was a little helpless, she had to give up!
When Ye Mingsheng called his name, Cui Shao also stood up and said:
"Both Zhuang Shanhe and Zhang Zhiwen are loyal and reliable ministers who have made some achievements in the past to prove their abilities. I think both of them are qualified to be the chief envoys of Youyan!"
"The commander-in-chief still needs to decide who should be appointed as the chief envoy..."
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