So after thinking for a moment, Li Hao said: "What my uncle said, the promotion and deployment of officials is beyond my control.
What's the use of saying this to me? I have to go talk to the officials in the Ministry of Personnel. "
Seeing Li Hao's excuse, Sheng Hong probably wouldn't ask further questions due to his temperament, but I don't know what benefits Kang Haifeng promised.
This time Sheng Hong was quite positive and said: "Of course, the selection and deployment of officials is naturally handled by the Ministry of Personnel, but they are now in the Salt and Iron Division.
If there is really any coordination, your attitude as the chief officer is also very important, so they want to ask about your attitude. "
After hearing this, Li Hao went on to make a roundabout way: "What my uncle said is strange. I have no enmity with the Kang family father and son, so how could I block their future.
If the officials really want to let them enter the capital, I will never stop them. Don't worry, uncle. "
After hearing this, Sheng Hong quickly replied: "Of course, my nephew is a magnanimous man, so he would not do this.
The two of them just want to communicate clearly with you in advance. After all, he intends to come forward to the Wang family this time and does not want his nephew to misunderstand. "
Hearing this, Li Hao was really surprised. Kang Haifeng had already put Kang and Wang under house arrest, and he expected the Wang family to help him.
So he blurted out and asked: "Under the current situation, the Wang family is still willing to come forward."
As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, Li Hao suddenly thought about Sheng Shulan and Sun Xiucai. This era is not modern after all, and there is a legal basis for marrying to obey your husband.
Moreover, the Kang family is not comparable to the Sun family. Kang Haifeng really wants to take advantage of the Kang Wang family, and the Wang family doesn't have much to say in this.
If she really knew what was going on here, with Mrs. Wang’s doting daughter-like temperament, she might really be able to help with the operation.
And when Mrs. Wang thinks about it, if they really want to go back, it will be good for the Kang Wang family.
After all, under his own nose, Kang Haifeng can always restrain himself a little bit when doing things, so as not to be as unscrupulous as he is outside.
The subsequent explanation given by Sheng Hong also confirmed that Li Hao's idea was correct.
Li Hao was naturally unwilling to face this outcome. After all, Kang Wang had a lunatic temperament. Who knows what she would do after returning to Beijing.
Although Li Hao was not worried about her daring to come to his house to cause trouble, as long as she went to Gu's house to cause trouble, or poisoned Mrs. Sheng again.
It will definitely alarm Mrs. Wei, and then I will probably have to face the issue, which is too tiring.
So I thought of settling the Kang Wang family's matter far away from Emperor Gao today, of course after I left here.
Anyway, it's none of Li Hao's business whether the Kang family and his son can return to Beijing later.
Of course, Li Hao would not say this to Sheng Hong, but said: "Although I think his eldest wife is a really bad person, I will not interfere with their family's affairs for this reason.
You can reassure them that as long as the official documents arrive, I will never block their future. "
Seeing Li Hao's clear reply, Sheng Hong's task was completed and he felt relieved.
Later, Li Hao received a letter saying that the Caobang spies had heard about the location of the White Lotus Sect, so Li Hao hurried back to Kuizhou City to talk to them face to face.
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Li Hao was originally very happy. After all, as long as he dealt with them, he could rush back to the capital, so that he could see his first child as soon as possible.
But after some questioning, Li Hao couldn't be happy anymore, because the information they found was completely different from the information reported by the local government.
According to the information discovered, it is true that the White Lotus Sect has missionaries in Chengdu, Zizhou, Lizhou and Kuizhou. However, due to the intentional guidance of the imperial court, a large number of temples were built to worship figures and gods.
Coupled with the rejection of traditional local religious beliefs, the White Lotus Sect does have a lot of followers here, but the situation is far from as serious as reported by the local government.
This time
Li Hao was a little confused and didn't know where the problem was.
Of course, speaking from his heart, the news that Li Hao is more partial to the Caobang is true. After all, these people were brought here by himself.
Originally, he didn't have much involvement with Shu, so there was no need to lie to him.
But if it's a matter of officials reporting it, it means they were also deceived or did it deliberately.
It wouldn't be a big deal if you were deceived, but if you did it on purpose, then there would be a big problem.
And now that I think about it, I and the British father-in-law left Beijing one after another. This time interval is too coincidental.
This couldn't help but make Li Hao wonder if someone was trying to win the next game, but that wasn't right either.
As for the officials in Sichuan, it is possible for someone to make them obey orders, but it is impossible for the Xixia people to cooperate so obediently.
For a moment, Li Hao felt as if there was a fog in front of him, making it difficult to see the road ahead.
Therefore, Li Hao did not plan to take action for the time being, but continued to carefully investigate the details, and then considered what to do next.
So next, Li Hao planned to check the background of these officials in Sichuan to see what role they played in this matter.
As for the people from the Cao Gang, they should first keep an eye on the people from the White Lotus Sect, and also send someone to rush back to Bianjing to tell Ouyang Xiu what happened here and ask him to investigate the matter in Bianjing.
Of course, Li Hao has not forgotten his family affairs. After all, counting the days, it is not many days until Zhang Guifen gives birth.
It is estimated that by the time the people sent by Li Hao return to Beijing, the child will have been born, and they will stop by the house to see if it is a boy or a girl.
As for Gu Tingye and Yang Wenyuan, they also need to bring a letter to ask about their situation.
After arranging everything, Li Hao did not plan to rush back to Chengdu, but started socializing with local officials in nearby Kuizhou.
Of course, Li Hao didn't show much enthusiasm in the first place to avoid making people feel abrupt.
Instead, look for opportunities to slowly integrate into it and discover their attitude towards the White Lotus Sect.
In this way, Li Hao really discovered some problems. It turned out that the contents of the memorial issued by Kuizhou were not actually what he discovered.
At first, the news came from the Chengdu Prefecture, and then after the Kuizhou Transfer Envoy received the report, the Tidian Prison Department on Kuizhou Road sent people to investigate.
But in fact, the early investigation by the Prison Department was not smooth. Later, it was the Chengdu Prefecture that gave clues, and then the big problem was discovered, which led to the report to the court.
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This operation is naturally no problem in the eyes of local officials in Kuizhou. This matter originally came from Chengdu Prefecture, so it is normal for them to have more clues.
However, under Li Hao's suspicious inspection, he felt that there was something wrong with it, and it was obvious that some officials in Chengdu Prefecture might have bad intentions.
So Li Hao planned to go back to Chengdu at this time to find Zhao Bian and ask him to investigate this matter.
As for why Li Hao had a falling out with Zhao Peng and had to go to him to do something.
That's naturally because these two people are pretending. Of course, their original intention is just to confuse the White Lotus Sect and the bewitched officials and make them relax their vigilance.
In fact, it is indeed effective, otherwise the people in Caobang would not be able to find out the exact information so easily.
However, Li Hao was not optimistic about the situation on Zhao Pian's side.
Originally, both of them thought that those who were implicated in the government were all low-level officials or clerks. After all, who would let a good official go undeserved and be willing to collude with a group of gangsters.
Haven't you seen someone like Song Jiang, who only wants to be recruited?
So while the White Lotus Sect and others were slacking off, they directly relied on the power of the government to conduct a top-to-bottom investigation to find a breakthrough.
But if Li Hao's conjecture is true, then Zhao Pian is afraid that he will return empty-handed this time.
But it’s not that easy to go back to Chengdu. After all, Li Hao
I don't want to expose this drama yet, so I have to think of an excuse before going back.
Just when Li Hao was thinking of an excuse, a ready-made reason popped up on his own.
On this day, Li Hao received a letter from Gu Tingye in the military camp. The letter stated what happened in the days when Li Hao left Beijing.
Including Zhao Zhen's serious illness, as well as what Zhao Zongquan and Empress Cao each did, and they inevitably helped Li Hao's family to be safe.
At the end of the letter, Gu Tingye asked how the affairs in Shu were being handled now, and asked Li Hao to return to Beijing as soon as possible.
After reading this letter, Li Hao's originally calm mood suddenly became anxious.
Although Li Hao had been mentally prepared for the changes in Bianjing City beforehand, he did not expect that it would happen so quickly.
So Li Hao planned to speed up the pace, settle the matter as soon as possible, and then return to Beijing as soon as possible.
It just so happened that the person who sent the message went to Chengdu first and then came to Kuizhou, so he was delayed a bit in the middle.
As a result, almost at the same time, news of Zhao Zhen's serious illness also spread through other channels.
If you rush back to Chengdu at this time, no one will doubt Li Hao's purpose.
So Li Hao left his troops to continue stationing, and he rushed to Chengdu with a group of personal guards.
After arriving, Li Hao had no time to return to the military camp, so he rushed directly to the Zhizhi Envoy's Mansion and met Zhao Bian.
This time, Li Hao was not polite at all. He directly asked his personal guards to take over the guards in the main hall and drove everyone else out.
It's just that Zhao Pian has also been through big scenes, so this move doesn't scare him.
Moreover, there were many well-informed people in Chengdu Mansion, so Zhao Pian already knew the news about Zhao Zhen's serious illness.
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At this time, Zhao Pian thought that Li Hao came here to discuss how Zhao Pian's illness would affect this errand.
But when Zhao Peng asked: "Did you also hear the news about Bianjing and know that the official family was seriously ill, so you came to me to discuss it?"
Li Hao said at this time: "I already know this news, but I am not here to discuss this matter today."
Zhao Peng was a little surprised after hearing this. He didn't understand what else could make Li Hao so mobilized.
Seeing Zhao Pian's confusion, Li Hao explained: "Now that we are in Shu, it takes one or two people to get the news from Bianjing, so it is really beyond our reach.
So the most important thing now is to resolve the immediate matters, so maybe I can return to Beijing as soon as possible. "
After explaining, Li Hao asked, "Have you found any useful information after I left Chengdu Mansion?"
After hearing this, Zhao Pian replied: "This really doesn't exist. It's really strange to say that this White Lotus gang can hide so deeply."
After hearing this expected answer, Li Hao
Talking about his discovery in Kuizhou, of course, Li Haoyin went to Caobang people and said that he also discovered it accidentally.
After finishing speaking, he concluded: "There may be something wrong with what we originally thought. The Shu officials involved in this matter may not be the people below, but the few people standing at the top.
In addition, judging from various circumstances, the problem should lie in Chengdu Prefecture. "
After listening to Li Hao's words, Zhao Pian also began to recall a series of things that happened after he came to Chengdu Mansion.
In the end, Zhao Pian had to admit that it was very possible that what Li Hao said was right. He had been deceived for such a long time without noticing the problem at all.
However, Zhao Pian thought about this idea for a moment, and a person who was very likely to be involved emerged in his mind, and that was the general judge from Chengdu Prefecture.
This was also the candidate that Li Hao was suspicious of. He originally thought that this guy had fallen into his plan and became an excuse for Li Hao and Zhao Pang to fall out.
But now if I think about it carefully, could it be that his motive for doing this was so simple? It turned out that Li Hao and Zhao Peng didn't think of it in this regard.
So when
When Zhao Peng mentioned it, Li Hao immediately answered and expressed his agreement.
So, Zhao Pian saw that the two people had the same views, so he said: "Since you have come back this time, you should make a high-profile appearance in Chengdu Mansion to attract other people's attention.
Then I will think of a way to find out the background of these people and see who is involved. "
Li Hao had no objection to Zhao Bian's arrangement. After all, Li Hao had also heard Ouyang Xiu talk about his abilities.
This time it was just a preconception, and someone played a trick on me again. As long as I found the specific direction.
Li Hao believed that it wouldn't take long for Zhao Pian to find out the problem, but in order to speed up the progress, Li Hao still planned to take a two-pronged approach.
As long as Zhao Pian makes big moves, Li Hao believes that the White Lotus Sect and these colluded officials will definitely get in touch.
Then you can try to find out which officials were involved in this matter through the White Lotus Sect.
So after discussing with Zhao Pian, Li Hao took his guards back to the camp outside the city.
Then he ordered people to call the people from the Caogang and asked them to adjust the direction of surveillance and focus on those who had connections with the White Lotus Sect.
After handling these matters, Li Hao found Zhang Bangyan and asked if anything happened in the camp after he went to Kuizhou.
Zhang Bangyan replied: "During this period, nothing happened in the camp, that is, some people saw that things were not progressing, so they made some complaints.
However, the Chengdu Prefecture recently sent people to bring a lot of drinks and food. After verifying that there were no problems, the deputy commander ordered people to collect them.
Anyway, since then, there have been a lot less complaints in the military. "
Although officials are not allowed to reward troops privately, sometimes there is really nothing they can do.
After all, the army was stationed outside the city, and local officials were afraid that there would be trouble if there were people inside, especially the forbidden troops of the Fourth Army led by Li Hao.
Many of them were from noble backgrounds, and local officials were not easy to offend, so they wanted to appease them with wine and meat, which Li Hao could understand.
However, Li Hao still asked casually at this time: "Who sent these things in specifically."
Then Zhang Bangyan's answer made Li Hao's eyes light up.
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