Jiang Cheng's surprised eyes soon became a little more excited, and he sat up straight in his chair.
"What did you say?"
"Teacher, when the student met Mr. Pang before, Mr. Pang personally said that he was going to give the student a half-level promotion and let the student enter the fourth-level rank."
"Go to the commanding envoy's yamen and serve as a commanding officer?" Jiang Cheng frowned.
"No. Pang Pangren means that the student will continue to serve as the commander of the Black Flag Battalion. It is just a half-level promotion."
"That's it?!" Jiang Cheng laughed angrily at Shen Hao's words. Fortunately, Shen Hao could speak out. .
After a pause, Jiang Cheng calmed down and asked quickly: "You mean that Pang Da Ren will let you enter the fourth rank, but you will continue to serve in the Black Flag Camp?"
"Yes, teacher, Pang Daren made it clear that this is what he meant."
Jiang Cheng laughed, stood up from the chair, walked quickly to Shen Hao, patted his shoulder hard, and said loudly: "This is Pangda people preparing to pave the way for you! I want to help you to command." It’s your position!”
After all, he was a veteran who had been in the officialdom for decades. Jiang Chengli immediately determined what Pang Ban's purpose was in promoting Shen Hao in such a way. Before Shen Hao's disappearance, there were many rumors that Pang Ban was training Shen Hao as his successor. After all, Shen Hao was highly used by all parties at that time, and his talent and potential for cultivation were the best in Xuanqing Wei. However, everyone felt at that time that even if Pang Ban had such an idea, it was still too early, and it might not be possible within more than ten years.
But now that Shen Hao has returned, he will directly enter the third level of Xuanhai Realm. The biggest obstacle disappears in an instant, and the only thing left is his qualifications.
As for credit? Will Shen Hao lack credit?
Shen Hao also laughed along with Jiang Cheng, and said, "The teacher is right, Pang Daren did say that, and he also said that students should first enter the fourth grade and be stable for a few years, gain a few years of seniority, and at the same time recruit a few of their own Once the manpower is up, you can naturally take over the position of commander."
"So fast?!" Although Jiang Cheng had expected it, he didn't expect that Pang Ban would calculate the time so quickly and actually want to hand over the power to Shen Hao within the next few years.
Shen Hao: "Yes, according to Pang Daren, he has made some occasional gains in practice in the past few years. He originally planned to find a relatively suitable environment for himself to meditate and make breakthroughs. It just so happened that I came from the underground palace. Given the opportunity, his cultivation is enough to do the job, so Pang Pangren is ready to hand over Xuanqing Guard as soon as possible."
Jiang Cheng paced back and forth in the study, as if he was digesting the news that Shen Hao had just thrown out, and at the same time, he was also mentally trying to figure out Shen Hao's main purpose of coming to him this time during the Blue Moon Festival.
After a while, Jiang Cheng stopped and asked with a smile: "Then what do you want me to do for you?"
Jiang Cheng didn't make any more detours with Shen Hao. As soon as Shen Hao said what he just said, he already knew the context of the whole thing, as well as Shen Hao's main purpose of coming to see him today. In the heart.
To be honest, Shen Hao does not have any weaknesses or disadvantages. Young, with high enough cultivation, good enough talents, enough merits, and good luck, there is almost nothing to target as a person, and even his private life is cleaner than most of the officials of the Jingjiu Dynasty. And pure.
As long as this kind of person does not seek death on his own and hangs around casually for another ten years, he will not be able to escape the position of commander of the Xuanqing Guard. Even if he is transferred from the Xuanqing Guard to join the army or a local government, he will definitely be able to take charge of one party. As a member of the Communist Party of China, his promising future seems to be tailor-made for him.
If Pang Ban was not in such a hurry, then Shen Hao would indeed not need to make any changes. He could just work steadily and steadily, and he would not lack anything he should have.
But Pang Ban was eager to hand over Xuan Qingwei and then go to peace of mind to meditate for a breakthrough. Then Shen Hao's situation was different.
Shen Hao, who originally had no shortcomings or weaknesses, was forced to find a weakness in his young years, that is, Shen Hao has no background, no connections in the officialdom, and no business background.
Take Jiang Cheng himself as an example. He has been an official for decades, spent more than 20 years in the army, and then floated in the Xuanqing Guard for another 20 years, not to mention the various scenes he has seen and experienced. , there are countless people who can carry it with just one hand. There are people he can push out in every aspect. And these are the foundation. Otherwise, how could people who were close to him, Jiang Cheng, be called "Jiang Cheng's family"? This in itself is a kind of acquiescence and affirmation of foundation and power.
Seeing the Jingbei Xuanqing Guards who had been killed by the Black Flag Battalion before, Shen Hao took the opportunity to put some people in as informants. The first-level governor was also taken away by Pang Ban's subordinates, but Jiang Cheng was scattered. A lot of people came in, and even the new envoy of Jingbei Town was an old friend of him. Not everyone can learn this skill of managing personal relationships.
Now that Shen Hao had been told by Pang Ban himself to "bring people up and prepare," that meant that Shen Hao had no choice and had to make up for his own shortcomings that were forced out of him.
How to make up for it? Or get married, but this is obviously not in line with Shen Hao's character. All that was left was to seek help from existing connections, so Jiang Cheng was naturally the best choice.
Shen Hao did not put away the smile on his face at this time, and said: "Teacher, although there are many loyal people in the hands of students now, there are not many who are qualified enough to reach the top. Besides, although the situation of students in Qianhu Institutes in various places I understand a little bit, but my understanding of the character of those Qianhu and Fuqianhu is superficial. I still need to rely on you, teacher, to come up with some ideas."
Jiang Cheng asked: "Where is the governor? Are you going to stay still? Do you just want to seize thousands of households in various places?"
"Yes, teacher. Students think that bottom-up is better than top-down, so that they can control it better in the future, so as not to have to make multiple turns in everything, which is really uncomfortable."
"Haha, you are very thoughtful. Are you planning not to leave any room for the people below?" Jiang Cheng's eyes narrowed. The "people below" in his mouth did not refer to the people on the front line of Xuanqing Guards or the people in each thousand households. The four people at the feet of the Xuanqing Guard Commander are the Sifang Zhenfu Envoys.
"Teacher also knows that if you are too careful below, you can always find some loopholes to exploit. It is better to go deeper." Shen Hao did not shy away from his thoughts at all.
Originally, since Pang Banming said that he would be promoted to the position of commander of the Xuanqing Guard, and he would also persuade the emperor, it was equivalent to giving Shen Hao a promise. If Shen Hao prepared in advance, he would naturally want to grasp every aspect of Xuan Qingwei as much as possible. Overcoming the four governors, going directly from the Qianhu official level down, and maybe touching the Hundred household level. Although this is cumbersome, as long as he can capture 50 or 60%, then the entire Xuanqing Guard will really be under his control. There will no longer be any blind spots in your eyes.
As for the four governors? Shen Hao's current plan is to ignore them first and then look at the performance.
Is it reasonable? It's unreasonable, and it even means not giving face to Sifang Zhenfu. This is too harsh. But it was consistent with Shen Hao's usual style.
