Tang Qingyuan was called to Fengri City early in the morning. When he came back, it was already late at night with frost on his face.
This was the first time Tang Qingyuan was specifically called over to reprimand him, and it was also the first time Jiang Cheng, the Qianhu official, got so angry at him.
I feel angry just thinking about it. I was actually sued by someone under my command!
And they even united with dozens of nobles to jointly sign a letter to thousands of households!
What is a report? That’s the literal meaning! A letter to complain!
For the first time, Tang Qingyuan realized that derogatory words such as "unprincipled", "ambitious and incompetent", and "foolish and incompetent" could be applied to him. The reason was actually because he did not take a stand in the "conflict" between the Black Flag Camp and the Jia Zi Banner. On the A flag side.
In other words, Tang Qingyuan was resented by Li Bing.
It was almost like a joke to have his subordinate complain to his boss, but it also made Tang Qingyuan break into a cold sweat.
A single incompetent control can make Jiang Cheng's opinion of him, Tang Qingyuan, drop to the bottom.
Why should I be an official if I can't even manage my subordinates?
If it hadn't directly involved the Black Flag Camp this time, the joint letter would have really made Tang Qingyuan miserable.
In the morning, he was summoned to the Qianhu Branch of Fengri City by an urgent order. Jiang Cheng pointed at his nose and scolded him, mainly about the issue of "controlling his subordinates". Regarding Jiang, the "dirty material" of the Black Flag Camp mentioned in the letter, he was scolded by Jiang Cheng. Cheng just made some inquiries and didn't mention anything more.
The fact that Black Flag Camp was not mentioned means that Jiang Cheng hopes that Tang Qingyuan will realize it by himself.
It also shows that in the eyes of Jiang Qianhu, the future of Black Flag Camp has not yet been completely determined.
Leave the Black Flag Camp to Li Bing to step on? Sacrificing Shen Hao to ease the relationship with the other party?
Tang Qingyuan shook his head no. Although he was wary of the large network of connections behind Li Bing, asking him to destroy the Black Flag Camp and Shen Hao he had brought up would undoubtedly make him lose face and prestige.
A sixth-grade official of hundreds of households took the initiative to ease the relationship with a mere seventh-grade official? Tang Qingyuan couldn't do it yet, and he wanted to lose face.
Therefore, there are not many roads in front of Tang Qingyuan, which is why Jiang Cheng asked Tang Qingyuan to realize it on his own.
If Jiang Cheng was really a fool, he wouldn't mind having someone else take charge of Licheng.
The next day, Tang Qingyuan arrived at the public house with a sullen face and called Shen Hao over.
Let’s get straight to the point and ask Shen Hao: “To what extent do you have control over the Jia Zi Ban case?”
Shen Hao quickly bowed and replied: "Sir, the main person in the case has been identified. He is the new acting chief officer of Yunyang, Zhang Kui. He has motives and abilities, and Zhang Kui's son is the Xiaoqi of Group A, Group B." Official Zhang Hu, the person who was responsible for investigating the "Yunyang Smuggling Prohibited Materials Case" was the A-Zi Banner Team B led by Zhang Hu.
In addition, in order to open up a breakthrough from Zhang Kui first, we have not yet started a formal investigation process. We have chosen a secret line to dig deep into Zhang Kui's background. Once we get conclusive evidence, we will arrest the person first, so as not to alert the snake. "
Tang Qingyuan frowned for a moment, shook his head and said: "Although it is right to be cautious, you should not be too timid. When you should take risks, you should take risks and do not take chances. This case is an example of a crime set up by our health office and even the Qianhu Office in Fengri City. This is the first case since the flag camp. I believe you have the ability to handle it beautifully.
But hurry up.
The fact that you borrowed a large number of A-character flag files from the archives room has aroused Li Bing's vigilance. Do you think he is just asking people to cause you a little trouble on the school grounds? He has united with dozens of nobles to submit a complaint to the Qianhu Prison in Fengri City. If I hadn't helped you stand up in front of Jiang Qianhu, you would be in jail now. Do you know? "
Dozens of nobles? Did you send the complaint letter to Qianhu Office? !
Shen Hao shuddered subconsciously. It was only now that he realized that he had underestimated those "old soldiers". He thought he could crush the opponent, but ignored that they had a network of connections that transcended the rules of Licheng.
"I'm scared, thank you sir for taking care of me."
Although Shen Hao didn't fully believe Tang Qingyuan's words of "I'll help you with it", he was sure that Tang Qingyuan was on his side. Otherwise, he would have been fucked to the end by now, right?
Tang Qingyuan waved his hand. His purpose was not to ask Shen Hao to accept his favor, but to make Shen Hao understand how urgent the current situation was.
"I can help you withstand the pressure once, but there will never be a second time. You should know the weight of a joint complaint from dozens of nobles. If this case cannot be made into a solid case and reach the level of The expected effect is not good for you or me, you know?"
"I know very well that I will not disappoint you!"
At this point, there is no good solution. Both Tang Qingyuan and Shen Hao underestimated the intensity of Li Bing's reaction and suffered a secret loss. It is equivalent to saying that they have now forced themselves onto a single-plank bridge. They must either pass or fall off. .
"If you need anything else now, just ask and I will try my best to help you."
"Sir, I don't have any difficulties in investigating the case for the time being. However, due to manpower constraints, we can't find people to keep an eye on Li Bing and other key figures. Moreover, these people's cultivation level is not low, and ordinary tracking methods are easy to expose, so I would like to ask you, sir, to help us keep an eye on all the high-level personnel of the A-character flag and ask them not to leave the confines of Licheng for at least ten days."
"That's no problem. My personal guards are pretty good. It won't be too difficult to keep an eye on Li Bing and the others. But it's a bit troublesome to limit their range of activities. Once or twice, I can find an excuse to get away, but if it lasts for a long time, The secret has been revealed, so you better hold on tighter."
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After coming out of Tang Qingyuan's mansion, Shen Hao immediately summoned Wang Jian and asked him to make another trip to Yunyang in person. Within three days, he would see all the financial details about Zhang Kui.
For this reason, Shen Hao also specifically granted Wang Jian the arbitrary power to "act expeditiously", which meant that as long as Wang Jian felt the need, he could use methods beyond ordinary law enforcement to obtain information in Yunyang.
Shen Hao himself, on the other hand, looked like "I have nothing to do" and went about his business as usual.
Two days later, Wang Jian came back again after a long journey. He did not disappoint Shen Hao and brought back a very important message to Shen Hao: Zhang Kui's brother-in-law ran a rice store in Yunyang, and this rice store opened last year. On the eighth day of October, a batch of "Yulin rice" worth 500,000 taels of silver was shipped to Licheng, and finally entered the warehouse of a rice consignment store in Licheng. However, this rice consignment store was basically a rice consignment store that only existed in the yamen filing records. Empty shell on.
"I asked my friend to check out the rice store opened by Zhang Kui's brother-in-law. It was just a small shop. It only sold ordinary rice and cereals. There was no "spiritual food" sold in the store at all. That sale The "Yulin rice" worth five hundred thousand taels was probably a fake account used to hide the flow of large sums of money from the bank.
Let alone us here in Licheng. The rice consignment store that received the batch of fictitious spiritual food was simply an empty shell. It didn’t even have a store. It only had a record in the Yamen. The registrant was a man named Wu. People from Three Rivers.
Later, I asked an acquaintance of mine to go around a lot and find the population book of Licheng Yamen. Who do you think this Wu Sanhe is? "
"Haha, from the Li family?"
"No! Wu Sanhe is a steward of Li Bing's family."
