Wang Jian has been paying attention to the progress of Heishui recently, so he immediately saw the news from the Xu sisters.
Ever since Mr. Shen was transferred to the south, the daily affairs of the Black Flag Camp in Fengri City have been taken over by Wang Yiming, and Wang Jian, as a confidant, has also taken over all aspects of the Blackwater Plan on his own.
In the past, Master Shen had to make decisions on all matters of the Blackwater Project. Wang Jian did some relatively detailed or basic matters, but now he can be said to be "taking the lead" alone.
Other industries will be affected to some extent when the war is at its peak, but the intelligence industry is exactly the opposite. The more turbulent it is, the faster it can avoid the constraints of the past and develop rapidly. This has the same characteristics as the black market where business is getting more and more popular.
After the emperor determined the military direction in the south, news from all over the place was collected into the four departments. Fortunately, a document library was built before. The influx and presentation of massive information did not affect the overall operation. On the contrary, because of the addition of many news Make the document library of the four departments more accurate.
"Sir, according to the intelligence analysis provided by the Xu sisters during this period, Bai Changqing is already planning the details of the subsequent tightening strategy. This is consistent with the rumors coming out of the temple. But based on Bai Changqing's actions during this period, his private He probably didn’t meet anyone and stayed at home except for going to court and business, which is a bit unusual.”
"What's unusual about this? I've been married for less than a year, and I've killed two birds with one stone, gray hair and beauty. Isn't it normal that I like to go home? What is your conclusion?"
Wang Jian put down the intelligence summary in his hand. This was the seventh intelligence sent back by the Xu sisters. There were four file numbers assigned to it, making it easier to form a timeline and then contact external information for integration and analysis.
"It has long been rumored in the temple and among the upper echelons of the imperial city that Bai Changqing is a "henpecked" person, and that he has become henpecked as he gets older. He dotes on his two young wives to no end, and is regarded as a joke. Many people secretly say it. But according to Xu According to the news from the sisters, Bai Changqing is not afraid of henpecks, and he has not become slack or depressed because of sex because he married two young wives. He spends more time at home thinking about official affairs in the study. This is different from the outside world's view of Bai Changqing. The view is completely different.
According to the information in the archives, generally speaking, when major events occurred in the DPRK, the senior officials who stayed in the imperial city would frequently move around in private. They would not go to the teahouses or restaurants on the streets in the past, but would choose to stay in their respective homes. , there won’t be many people at the gathering, only three to five people. We even judge that many of the popular advice in temples were proposed and gradually improved by these high officials in these private meetings. "
After his subordinates made this analysis, Wang Jian's brows also wrinkled slightly, and he finally heard something.
The information about the Xu sisters does not have any highlights when viewed alone, but if combined with other information received by Heishui in the imperial city, and then interpreted in a targeted manner, different things can be read. Finally, by combining the four dialogues with Bai Changqing's character judgment, we can deduce some things that are not shown in the intelligence.
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"It's my lord. According to our analysis, Bai Changqing deliberately allowed others to think he was "henpecked". This would make it easier for him to succeed when rejecting invitations, and could even directly help him block many less relevant invitations. This We are 70% sure of one thing.”
The "70% certainty" mentioned by the four parties is actually considered certain.
However, what the four departments deduced was more than that. I heard the other party continue: "According to the wind direction in the temple, the civil servants are now weak, and there is no chance to think about it again. But there are still many high-ranking officials in the DPRK gathering in private, including Left Prime Minister Ye Lansheng is the most active. However, it is somewhat meaningful that Bai Changqing, who has always been in the same boat as Ye Lansheng, has been so "henpecked and family-oriented" recently.
We believe that Bai Changqing deliberately avoided the leaders of the civil service group headed by Ye Lansheng. "
This conclusion made Wang Jian's expression of curiosity even stronger.
In the past, except for the Ministry of War, the other five departments in the six departments of the Central Government could basically be said to wear a pair of pants. This is also the main reason why the civil service group can bully the military: the power is too great.
As the key person in charge of the "money bag", the Ministry of Revenue has always been one of the core members of the civil service group, and Bai Changqing is also a pivotal figure in the civil service group.
On some occasions, Bai Changqing even attended as the right-hand man of Left Prime Minister Ye Lansheng. The relationship between the two should be extremely close.
Now the fourth department has analyzed that Bai Changqing is taking the initiative to distance himself from Ye Lansheng. Why is this?
The subordinate continued: "Bai Changqing is relatively principled, which can be seen from his many years of administration in the Ministry of Household Affairs and his previous resume. He is very good at factional fighting, and he is also very lucky. In terms of cultivation, he is also among the civil servants. He is considered to be outstanding. Moreover, his family has been officials for three generations and he has a lot of background and connections. He is a typical Shanghai elite figure.
Such a person takes the initiative to distance himself from Ye Lansheng, the left prime minister in power. It can even be seen as deliberately alienating most high-ranking officials who are active in the civil service group. There may be only one explanation for this: Bai Changqing felt the danger and was subconsciously staying away in order to protect himself. "
"Danger? What did Bai Changqing feel that made him so scared that he even ignored the situation and wanted to distance himself from Ye Lansheng and others?"
"I don't know yet. But judging from Bai Changqing's "self-defeating" method, the danger he felt should be just a sign and has not actually appeared. Otherwise, he would not use "self-defiling" to leave room for himself. The specific situation We estimate that we will have to wait until the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development’s tightening strategy on money and grain is released before we can see some clues.”
"So you four think that something big will happen to the financial and food strategy behind the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
"Yes, sir. Based on previous screening of various strategies within the dynasty during barbarian wars, we all agree that the wartime financial and food strategy of the Ministry of Revenue is the most important and has the widest impact. There will be waves every time. This time it is extremely big. Probably just as well."
Wang Jian nodded, then left his signature on the approval presented by the other party, and continued: "I can give you the things, but you must move quickly, just what you just said, analysis Attached are the documents and evidence, and I’ll give you two days, is that enough?”
"Don't worry, sir, we only need one day and we will definitely come up with something that satisfies you!"
"Very good. Then I'll wait for your news. Let's do the work." Wang Jian handed over the approval document signed by himself. The latter took it with both hands and bowed to leave.
The one who left was a deacon from the Judge's Department. He had no cultivation and no martial arts. His only reasonable advantage was that he had worked as a clerk in eight local establishments and even served as a teacher in a public school. He was full of bad habits. Now he is in charge of the first place in the deduction department like a duck in water.
