Previously, Shen Hao had risked Tang Qingyuan's grudges to remind Tang Qingyuan not to take his current "substitute job" too seriously. The best thing to do is just hang out and keep doing the various errands that are inherent in Qianhu, so no one will be offended.
At that time, Tang Qingyuan felt really uncomfortable.
It's like when you are still happy because your wife is pregnant, someone comes and says: Don't be happy, the baby in your belly is not yours.
But after all, Tang Qingyuan is also a veteran of ups and downs. He experienced the peak of his life at a young age and quickly fell to the bottom. He then relied on luck and hard work to get back up again. Therefore, his mentality adjusted quickly and he could tell what Shen Hao was actually talking about. I speak from the bottom of my heart and don’t mean any harm.
Thinking about it carefully, Tang Qingyuan had to admit that he had indeed stopped his official career long ago. No one from above was pushing him, and no one from below was pushing him. The promotion to the position of Deputy Qianhu was only due to Shen Hao's great achievements. Coupled with his age and cultivation potential, it would take a miracle to reach the fifth level.
The drop of a copper bar yesterday completely made Tang Qingyuan give up all his unrealistic ideas. As Shen Hao said before, the reason why the superiors asked him to be the "acting chief officer" was not because they liked him, but to force others to do so. A deputy Qianhu took a stand. Because his foundation is shallow and he poses no threat at all, why should he not be a tool?
"Who do you think has the best chance of taking over?"
Shen Hao shook his head: "I don't know about this. But as long as you continue to hang out, don't rely on anyone, and don't mess with anyone, your life may be easier than now when the final results come out."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"No matter who takes the seat in the end, the other competitors will definitely not get any good results. Those who are lucky and have strong connections may be able to move to Qianhu Office, but those who cannot leave will definitely be suppressed by the new chief officer. And you, as a Centrists are the target of wooing, and it will certainly be no problem to assign you some positions of real power."
Tang Qingyuan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded repeatedly to acknowledge Shen Hao's analysis.
After Shen Hao raised his glass and had a drink with Tang Qingyuan, he was also thinking in his mind. He was looking forward to the new Qianhu official taking office. No matter who sat in the seat, after Wu Changhe before, this time it would definitely be someone close to Jiang. This is It is equivalent to being one of our own. In the future, the affairs of Black Flag Camp should not repeat Wu Changhe's previous disputes.
The two exchanged a few words, drank two glasses of wine, turned around, and finished singing the sweet song.
Shen Hao didn't listen carefully, but he knew that what he just sang was one of his lyrics, and then the hall burst into applause. On the one hand, Lianxiang did indeed sing very well and attractively, and on the other hand, what he sang was Master Shen's lyrics. The sound of applause Even when they are young, they don’t know how to behave.
After singing three songs in a row, Lianxiang said it was time to rest? and sat next to Shen Hao.
Because today's game is about housewarming instead of flower wine, Lianxiang is the only woman present here, so Lianxiang is not hung directly on Shen Hao like in Hong'en Courtyard, but rather sits upright and congratulates in a polite manner, which is quite rare. He made a toast and helped walk around the table.
Before Lianxiang left, she leaned into Shen Hao's ear and said, "It's my birthday on the eighth day of next month? Can you come?"
Shen Hao was stunned for a moment, then nodded. Then he felt a slight tap on his cheek. In the blink of an eye, he saw Lianxiang trotting away with her lips pursed.
"Master Shen is so blessed!"
"Brother Shen, strike while the iron is hot and win it in one fell swoop!"
"Hahaha......"
Those who were brave enough would just cheer, while those who were timid would just laugh a few times. But everyone here can still see that Lianxiang Songstress is interested in Master Shen, otherwise, she would have smacked her face before leaving? But what did Master Shen say at that time? Many people are curious. Could it be that Mr. Shen should be asked to climb through the window at night?
Tsk? But no one dared to ask.
As soon as Lianxiang left, the few people who were pretending to be polite stopped pretending. They grabbed the wine jar and started pouring it down. This is in line with Xuanqingwei, a place with strong military habits, where most people are urinary when drinking. In fact, there are not many people like Wang Yiming and Wang Jian who are shallow in their ability to drink. In addition, Wuliangye is considered a strong drink for these guys. Will they feel dizzy after one pound? After two pounds, they will go crazy.
When it finally reached the beginning of Haichu, Shen Hao stopped drinking. After changing tea to sober up these people, he invited people to the study.
The first ones who came in were Zhang Qian and Gan Lin. These two people had a good drinking capacity. If combined, they were worse than Shen Hao. At this time, two kilograms and less than three kilograms of wine made them tipsy.
"Two eldest brothers? How are things going?" Shen Hao made a cup of tea for each of them and brought it to his hands, then got back to the topic.
"You should keep an eye on it. Here, this is what we found." Zhang Qian took out a copper bar from his storage bag, opened it with his and Gan Lin's waistbands, and handed it to Shen Hao. inside.
Gan Lin introduced from the side: "We even tried our best to check this. There are a total of forty-eight storage bags in the Jingxi Army's supply camp, among which the ones that meet the one-foot-square storage capacity you mentioned There are thirty-one, and ten of these thirty-one are distributed to each thousand households. And the records of entry and exit are clear and completely in compliance with the rules. The time of leaving the warehouse is the same as November 30 as you said The front and back don’t match up.”
Zhang Qian continued: "The remaining twenty-one storage bags are all well kept in the warehouse. However, these twenty-one storage bags were taken out of the warehouse around November 30th. According to the record, it was taken out of the warehouse for a total of six days. It left the warehouse at noon on November 29th and came back on the afternoon of December 5th. The reason for leaving the warehouse shows that it was taken away by the Magical Artifacts Department of the Ministry of War for routine maintenance."
"However, we have also been in the main force. Zhang Qian once served as a hundred households in the Jingxi Army's supply camp. According to his experience, the maintenance of instruments is always done in March and April every year. This has been the case for many years. , it is rare for magical instruments to be recalled at the end of the year, because everyone is busy with official reviews at the end of the year, and who has the mind to do maintenance for the people below. So it is very strange."
Shen Hao also saw these records on the copper strip, then clicked on a line of words on it and asked: "The time can be closed, so you suspect that there is something wrong with the flow of these twenty-one storage bags?"
"That's not the case. After several meals, I finally heard about the news that this maintenance inspection was just a formality. The officer in charge said that when the bag was put in and out, the effect of maintenance could hardly be seen on it, which was a hasty inspection. Just some maintenance grease was applied on the outside, and the formation lines were not even cleaned. They also complained that the people above must have done it in order to deal with official criticism."
While listening to Zhang and Gan's introduction, Shen Hao read the words on the copper strip word by word, frowning deeper and deeper.
