Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 254: The Knights Templar (Updated for Screen Capture)
Among those who stayed in the "Chanzifang", only three were clerks, and the rest were servants.

Among the three officials, Chu Yuejiang and Fang Zhiping were secretaries, and Wen Tian was receptionist.

The two clerks were responsible for handling paperwork, and the receptionist was responsible for running errands and doing miscellaneous tasks.

Even if it was Qin Hui, there was really no reason to hold them accountable for dereliction of duty, so they were lucky enough to stay in the "Chanzi Room."

Yang Yuan chatted with them briefly and then sent them out, leaving only Xue Bingxin and Luo Tingxia in the signing room.

Given the current situation of "Chan Zi Fang", it's no wonder that Zheng Yuandong wants him to take the blame. Qin Hui doesn't believe that he can solve the case before the end of the year.

The current "Chanzifang" is completely paralyzed. No matter who takes over, they will face two major problems.

One is that the Song Dynasty's huge foreign intelligence network still needs to ensure smooth operation. If there is a mistake in this regard, the consequences will be more serious than failing to solve the "Ma Huang Crossbow Case".

Because, if the case cannot be solved, it is just a matter of incompetence and the person may be demoted, but if one neglects his duty and causes a serious mistake, then the responsibility will be heavy.

The predecessor of "Chan Zi Fang", "Xian Chan", is still in jail because the theft of "Ma Huang Crossbow" happened during his tenure.

Another urgent matter is the "Ma Huang Crossbow" case which needs to be solved within a time limit.

If any of these two things goes wrong, the new head of the "Chanzifang" will be done for.

However, with the "Chanzifang" already paralyzed, it would be extremely difficult to handle just one of the tasks, not to mention that both tasks required full effort.

Under such circumstances, of course no one would be optimistic about his arrival.

However, for Yang Yuan who was in a dilemma, his only pressure was to maintain the current operation of "Chanzifang".

He was not worried at all about the "Ma Huang Nu" case.

He is not from this world, so how can his thinking be confined by this world?

For any crisis, all he wants is to resolve it.

As for how to solve it, the process and means are not important.

Yang Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Deputy Manager Xue."

"The humble position is here."

Xue Bingxin stood up immediately, her chest puffed out high, and her crescent eyes looked at Yang Yuan with a smile, as if she was looking at something in her pocket.

Yang Yuan waved his hand and said, "We are discussing matters in private, so there is no need to be so formal. Sit down."

After Xue Bingxin sat down, Yang Yuan said, "There is almost no one available in the Chanzi Room now, but the operation of the Chanzi Room cannot have the slightest mistakes.

Otherwise, if something goes wrong, the punishment you and I receive will be minor, but if the spies of the Song Dynasty who are hiding outside risk their lives, that will be a lifelong sin for you and me."

After Yang Yuan said this, Xue Bingxin's expression became serious.

Although she has no experience in lurking, having been in this business for a long time, she naturally understands and respects these hidden heroes.

Yang Yuan said: "So, I now need you to take over the spy affairs of the Chanzifang. You need to take over, summarize and organize their Jia calendar as soon as possible.

Understand their current tasks and performance, and any problems that need to be solved by our Chanzifang immediately. We must find out clearly without delay. "

"Yes!" Xue Bingxin naturally did not dare to neglect such a big event.

Yang Yuan said: "Go ahead, you only need to deal with this one matter right now, and this is the most important thing for you and me to be able to stand firm here.

If you do this well, it will be your great contribution. I order Chu Yuejiang and Fang Zhiping to be at your disposal from now on."

Xue Bingxin agreed and walked out quickly.

Xiao Luo rubbed his hands and asked, "Master, what should I do next?"

Yang Yuan said: "The daily affairs of the Chanzi Room will still be handled by Wen Tian, ​​but he will be under your management from now on."

It turned out that Luo Tingxia was the receptionist and was very familiar with the situation.

He agreed and said with some disappointment: "Is this all I take care of?"

Yang Yuan shook his head and said, "Let Wen Tian handle these specific matters. You don't have to worry about these chores."

Luo Tingxia was overjoyed: "Then I..."

Yang Yuan said: "When I met Du Chengzhi just now, I told him that I can take over the mess of 'Chanzifang'.

But I wanted to make some drastic changes to the Chanzifang, and hoped that Du Chengzhi could delegate power, and he agreed.

Therefore, the first thing you need to do is to get these two people into the Chanzi Room for me."

Yang Yuan wrote down the names and addresses of Fan Jiang and Wang Yeran and gave them to Xiao Luo.

"I don't know how to handle the relevant procedures and how to investigate their origins. You should take charge of this.

Transfer them to Chanzifang as soon as possible. I need some obedient, hardworking and capable people so that I can quickly support the operation of Chanzifang."

"Yes!"

"The second thing is that the current management of the Chanzifang is too extensive. I will gradually formulate some new rules. I will take time every day to tell you about them, and you will organize them and fill in the gaps."

Yang Yuan said seriously: "Xiao Luo, I want to set new rules for the Chanzifang. From now on, all matters of the Chanzifang must be handled according to this rule. Do you understand?"

Yang Yuan wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to set new rules for the "Chanzifang" so as to keep it firmly in his own hands.

Luo Tingxia originally found it a bit boring and thought that it would be the same as before, with him taking notes during every meeting.

Only after hearing this did I realize its importance.

Yang Yuan dictated the story and he organized and improved it. During this process he was also responsible for checking for omissions and filling in the gaps. Doesn't that mean he is also the one who makes the rules?

Thinking of this, little Luo suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment.

Yang Yuan said: "Go and explain to Wen Tian first, then go find these two people and have them take up their posts as soon as possible!"

Xiao Luo agreed and hurried out.

Yang Yuan slowly leaned back in his chair and silently glanced at the entire signing room.

Since the previous unlucky guy was taken away in a hurry, the "Chanzifang" subsequently fell into paralysis.

So this mortgaged room is basically the same state as the previous owner's daily work, and some personal belongings are still there.

The signing room is very simple, not to say how neat it is, but there is nothing unnecessary. This also reflects the personal character and work style of some of the previous leaders.

This person should be a person who pays more attention to efficiency in doing things, but unfortunately he became a victim in the high-level game.

To be honest, the Song Dynasty was indeed a happy era for civil servants.

There are too many redundant officials. In the government offices, big and small, every position is occupied by three or five people. There are too many people who just take the money but do not do any work.

These officials receive numerous daily benefits and their salaries remain basically unchanged. As long as they work steadily for three to five years, they will accumulate experience and be promoted.

For the country, this is raising a bunch of useless people. For individuals, it is the best future.

However, the Privy Council's Speed ​​​​Room is an exception.

Here, one person had to take on the responsibility of several people, so Qin Hui only took out a few people, and the entire "Chanzifang" was paralyzed.

It is not known whether the reason why the Machinery Bureau employs so few people is because Zheng Duchengzhi hates the officialdom habit of having too many people but not enough work, or because Qin Hui is secretly making things difficult for them.

However, Yang Yuan had no way to expand at the moment, so he had to use several pits at once.

But in the future, he must find a way to expand.

The number of officials in each department under the Machine Speed ​​Room is customized, and he can also introduce the system of secretaries.

If he is unable to bring people in due to the special nature of the speed room, he will set up a private team and not keep it in the open.

Doesn’t he just need to support these people himself? He doesn’t have to worry about money now.

While Yang Yuan closed his eyes and thought, he unconsciously stroked the two armrests of the armchair. The armrests were as smooth as jade due to long use.

Du Chengzhi wanted to use him as a scapegoat because the other people in the speed room had followed Du Chengzhi longer, and if one had to be sacrificed, it could only be him.

Perhaps it was because of this guilt that Zheng Yuandong gave him a lot of power. This was his opportunity and he had to make good use of it.

Qin Hui's anger obviously did not disappear with the demotion of the officials of the Chanzifang.

Qin Hui's second slap was waiting to hit him in the face, which was a crisis for him.

But Yang Yuan is not worried about this.

He had secured the position of the head of the Chanzifang! Unless he had a better place to go and was willing to leave, no one could force him to leave.

If he wants to stay, he only needs to solve two things.

First, ensure a smooth handover and a safe transition for the "Chan Zi Fang".

If something happened to any of the dark cicadas at this time, causing heavy losses, Qin Hui would not let go of this opportunity.

Therefore, he delegated the matters in this regard to the experienced Xue Bingxin.

Xue Bingxin was originally in charge of the spies dispatched by the "Yu Zi Fang" to various parts of the Song Dynasty. This had too many similarities with the management of spies sent outside, so it was safest for her to take over.

I believe this is also what Zheng Yuandong meant.

Although Zheng Yuandong needed someone to take the blame in the "Chanzifang", he did not want the secret agents lurking outside to be harmed.

Therefore, Zheng Yuandong insisted that Fei Yuye transfer a yamen officer with rich management experience. This was probably the purpose.

Now he just went with the flow and handed over the matters in this regard to Xue Bingxin.

Deputy Director Xue may be very busy for a while, but... he is relieved, he can't do better than Xue Bingxin. The second prerequisite for him to stay in the "Chanzi Room" is to solve the "Ma Huangnu" case.

He had just learned about the theft of the "Ma Huang Crossbow".

When Fei Yuye took him to meet Zheng Yuandong and prepared to let him take over the position of "Xianchan", he learned from Zheng Yuandong why his predecessor fell and what he would face.

He still knew nothing about the specific details of the case. He would only be able to learn the details when he went to visit Prince Pu'an, who was presiding over the case.

But it doesn't matter.

When he decided to turn the "Cicada Room" into his sharp weapon, he "solved" the case!

If you can break it, break it. If you can’t break it, create the “conditions” to break it!

……

"Yang Chengzhi, hahahaha..."

Suddenly someone came in without saying goodbye, called him, and then burst into laughter.

Yang Yuan opened his eyes in surprise and saw a beautiful girl with almond eyes and rosy cheeks standing very close to him.

The older girl was looking at him with a beautiful smile.

When the beautiful girl saw Yang Yuan open his eyes, she jumped back suddenly.

As the distance between them widened, Yang Yuan could see clearly that she was wearing a red tasseled phoenix-wing helmet and a scarlet official robe. Her arms were hidden inside the scarlet robe, and her slender white fingers were visible, pulling the edge of her collar tightly.

Seeing Yang Yuan looking at her, she lifted the lapels of her robe to the left and right, looking very proud.

She was seen wearing armor, a waistband, wide combat pants, knee belts, combat boots, and a sword at her waist. She looked very heroic.

Yang Yuan was stunned and asked, "Deputy Commander Liu? Are you...returning in triumph?"

It turns out that this she is actually a him.

Liu Shangqiu walked around the room as if he had springs under his feet, posing constantly and showing off his armor.

"Of course, a great victory, hahahaha! Mu Tiju praised my military exploits highly and felt deeply guilty for his previous suppression.

He finally realized that with my literary and martial arts skills, it would be a great waste of talent if they were not put to use."

"When Mu Tiju asked the government for my merit, he also wanted to promote me.

However, the emperor transferred me to the Imperial Archery and Cavalry Division to serve as the commander of the troops.

Mu Tiju only remembered to keep me at this time. What was he doing before? Hahahaha..."

Liu Shangqiu smiled triumphantly, swaying his body, and the sword at his waist swayed back and forth.

The corners of Yang Yuan's lips couldn't help but twitch a few times. Our uncle-in-law has a really good self-image!
Couldn't Mu Tijiu have finally found a reason to send this great Buddha like you away?
However, the Military Commander of the Imperial Archery and Cavalry Institute, the powerful military officer in charge of the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Archery and Cavalry Institute, is of the sixth rank.

After all, I am a royal relative, and I have also made contributions, so I was promoted one level, from the seventh rank to the seventh rank. Others were promoted two levels in a row, from the seventh rank to the sixth rank.

Liu Shangqiu said proudly: "I was promoted, and I came to tell you first. Isn't that considerate?"

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Of course. How about I host a banquet to celebrate for Brother Qingyang tonight? How about the Song Family Flavor Restaurant?"

Liu Shangqiu waved his hand modestly and said, "Let's do it another day. I haven't told Miss Yuyao yet. I'll tell her the good news first!"

After Liu Shangqiu finished speaking, he held his sword, took a step with an eight-character step, and walked out majestically, as if he was going to perform a big show.

It turned out that he came to the Privy Council just to show off his promotion to Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

One is Enping County Prince Zhao Jue, and the other is the king's brother-in-law Liu Shangqiu, both of them are people with pure hearts.

Although the life choices of these two people are not exactly the same.

Everyone around Zhao Qu hoped that he would cheer up, but he just wanted to lie down;
Everyone around Liu Shangqiu wanted him to lie down, but he just wanted to cheer up.

But both of them are friends worth making.

Liu Shangqiu was appointed as the military commander of the "Imperial Archers and Horsemen's Office". This was good news for Yang Yuan.

The Speed ​​Room is an administrative agency with civilian staff.

Whenever it was necessary to lead a team out to do something, soldiers had to be dispatched from the "Children's Office" for use.

Liu Shangqiu now commands the "Imperial Archery and Horsemen's Division", which is naturally of great convenience to Yang Yuan.

When Liu Shangqiu came, Yang Yuan couldn't help but think about going back to Qingshi Lane.

Although I have two heavy burdens on my shoulders now, neither of them can be rushed, so I might as well go back first.

Just as Yang Yuan had this thought, he saw the doorman, Lao Qin, peeking in from outside the signing room.

Yang Yuan raised his voice and asked, "What's the matter?"

The doorman, Lao Qin, came in hurriedly, bowing and smiling, "Yang Chengzhi, it's like this. Someone came to the gate of the Privy Council looking for you this morning. I didn't dare to disturb Yang Chengzhi. Now it's almost noon, and I thought Yang Chengzhi should be less busy, so I came to pass on the message."

"Oh? Who's looking for me?"

"That man claimed to be from the Zuoyi North Wing Office, and his name was Xue Liang. He said he had something very important to tell me, and asked Yang Chengzhi to go to the Lu family's mule and horse inn when you are free."

Yang Yuan couldn't help but feel moved after hearing this. Xue Liang came to him, which might mean that someone in officialdom wanted to get in touch with the "Youqiusi".

Yang Yuan stood up and said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you for your help."

As Yang Yuan spoke, he reached under his robe and took out a can of tea.

Well, I got this from my senior sister after we had fun last night.

Unfortunately, he had nowhere to go last night, so he found an inn to stay in the second half of the night, and he still had the tea he brought back with him.

"Here's a pot of fried tea. It tastes good. Take it and try it."

As the saying goes, it is easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with little devils. Although Lao Qin is just a doorman, you never know when he might be useful. Yang Yuan is not reluctant to give him some small favors.

Old Qin was just a family man, so who among those high-handed officials would take him seriously? He was immediately at a loss:
"Oh, this, this, this... How dare I, your Majesty, you are too polite. I am just running errands and delivering messages..."

"Take it. Don't be polite." Yang Yuan stuffed the tea into his hand with a smile and walked out.

He originally wanted to go back to Qingshi Lane, and now he might as well go to "Lu's Mule and Horse Inn" to see what Xue Liang wanted. If Lu Xi could do it, he would give it to her so that this girl could gain more experience.

In addition, the girls who were settled in the mule and horse inn last night must also be given a way out as soon as possible.

Lu Ya worked for him and got a lot of benefits. The old Lu couple would definitely not ask him for money. So he couldn't bother them for too long.

Yang Yuan passed by Xue Bingxin's signing room and wanted to inform her.

As soon as Yang Yuan pushed the door open, he saw Fang Zhiping, Chu Yuejiang and two scribes standing on either side of a desk.

The piles of calendar books on the desk were half a person's height.

There was no trace of anyone behind the case.

The two clerks were standing behind the desk, talking to each other about something.

When Yang Yuan saw this, his heart suddenly felt weak. He tiptoed away a few steps and then left briskly.

Xue Bingxin noticed someone coming in. She leaned forward and stretched her neck from behind the pile of papers, just in time to see Yang Yuan's back as he scurried away.

Xue Bingxin couldn't help feeling a little annoyed. Was this guy doing this on purpose? He put so much work on me, how could I have the time to seduce him?

However, any mistake here might lead to the death of a hidden cicada lurking in the enemy country, so Xue Bingxin really didn't dare to be careless.

Besides, since Yang Yuan gave her full responsibility for these matters, once Yang Yuan failed to solve the "Ma Huang Nu" case and was demoted, it would be natural for her to be in charge of the "Chan Zi Fang".

By this calculation, all the hard work she is doing now is for herself. To make wedding clothes for yourself, you have to be attentive!

After figuring this out, Xue Bingxin suddenly became full of energy and began to look through the mountain of information carefully.

……

Yang Yuan rushed to Lu's inn. Xue Liang, who was sitting in the courtyard drinking tea, saw him and was overjoyed. He hurried forward and said, "Erlang, you really made me look for you."

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "What happened? Is it so urgent?"

Xue Liang said: "How can I know how urgent it is? Those high officials will never tell me about the matter. They will just urge me to invite Erlang here.

To be honest, I chased him to the Privy Council last night, but you left first, Erlang, so I didn’t run into you.”

"Oh? Who wants to see me?"

"Of course it's Gaodu and Magistrate Xu. Oh, right..."

Xue Liang looked around and lowered his voice and said, "There is another person at Magistrate Xu's place. Magistrate Xu and Gao Dusu are both very respectful to him. He must be a higher official."

"Oh……"

Yang Yuan thought to himself that the person closest to Xu Haisheng should be Cao Fuyin.

Didn't Lao Cao get promoted to the Minister of Revenue as he wished? This time, is he looking for a cat or a dog?

Yang Yuan said, "He can be anxious, but I don't have to be anxious. The more anxious I am, the easier it is to make mistakes.

Wait a minute, I'm going to meet your brother-in-law first, tell him some things, then go back to Qingshi Lane, and then we'll go to Lin'an County together in the afternoon..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard a cry of joy: "Oh! It's you, the Knight Templar!"

(End of this chapter)