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Chen Qing sneered and said, "First, I haven't seen any edicts!"

"Secondly, I have the right to build a Jiedushi mansion. Excuse me, why do you want to put a seal on it?"

Wang Mian also said coldly: "Let me answer your first question first!"

Wang Mi calmly took out the gold medal and said: "This is the emperor's gold medal, and with this alone, I can seal your Jiedu Mansion!

Secondly, your Jiedu Mansion has not been approved by the imperial court, and its operation is illegal. As a military supervisor, I have the right to seal your Jiedu Mansion! "

Chen Qing waved his hand, "I think you made a mistake. The full name of my Jiedu Mansion is the Jiedushi Staff Mansion, or Jiedu Mansion for short. Is a mere staff mansion worthy of the supervisor's attention?"

"It's complete nonsense! It's the Jiedu Mansion, so why call it the Staff Mansion?"

Chen Qing smiled lightly, "It's very simple, because all the officials are not appointed by the imperial court, they are all aides, that's why they are called Jiedushi's aides."

"Chen Qing, do you dare not obey the emperor's order?" Wang Mian, the supervising army, held up the gold medal again.

Chen Qing ignored it at all, turned around and shouted: "All officials enter the government office!"

Hundreds of officials poured into the county office in large numbers!

4 Chapter Ninety

Broke up unhappily.

Wang Mian returned to the expensive hotel full of anger.

"Damn things!"

Wang Mi slammed the teacup on the ground, "A small Jiedu envoy dares to tear up the imperial seal. What does he want to do? Do he want to rebel?"

Su Hui persuaded: "Don't be angry with the supervisor, this is his territory, of course he will protect his face, wait for the supervisor to catch him, I'm afraid he won't bow his head!"

"What do you mean, he wants face, so can I not?" Wang Mian's eyes widened.

"That's not what it means. I'm afraid of abusing others, so I suggest making false claims first. Once you catch the opponent's handle, you can hit the target with one blow."

Wang Mi's face softened slightly. "I understand what you mean, hurry up and find out the silver mine, I can't hold back this bad breath for long!"

"Humble job has already been established, and the evidence will be found soon!"

Su Hui hurried away.

At this time, a follower came to report, "Supervisor, I just got the news that the magistrate surnamed Jiang has resumed his post."

"what?"

It was as if Wang Mian had been hit so hard that he could barely breathe. He burned two fires to establish his prestige, but they were all deposed by Chen Qing. Who will take himself seriously in the future?

He suppressed his anger, waved his hand and said, "I know about this, let's back down!"

The entourage retreated, and Wang Mian paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. He thought too highly of himself before, thinking that as soon as he arrived at Xihe Road, he would immediately be treated favorably and worshiped by everyone, and everyone would please him.

But now that Chen Qing hit two consecutive blows, he realized that he had encountered a hard thorn.

No wonder the officials and the Empress Dowager sent him to Xihe Road. This Chen Qing really wasn't a good person. He had underestimated the enemy before, so it seemed that he really had to change his strategy.

……

Chen Qing also returned to his official room at this time. As soon as he sat down, Yang Yuanqing hurried over.

Yang Yuanqing was also very nervous at this time. He didn't expect that when they all came back together, they would bump into the supervising army head-on.

He was flawed in the matter of supervising the army. If he didn't explain it clearly, he would definitely become a poisonous thorn in Chen Qing's heart, and he would be ruined in this matter sooner or later.

"The humble official received a Feiying express letter from Wu Dutong in advance, saying that the supervising army is coming, and asked the humble official to receive the supervising army well, and not to be neglected."

Chen Qing was taken aback, and asked with a smile: "When did we establish the Flying Eagle connection with Wu Dutong?"

"I would like to report to Dutong, because both led the main force to march westward, and the Central Plains has returned to calm. Both the Jin Kingdom and the Puppet Qi Kingdom have increased their troops to Shaanxi Road. Wu Dutong suggested that a military contact method be established. Considering the safety of Chengji County, I will do so. Agreed, but a lot of details have to come back to be determined."

Chen Qing knows that Wu Jie is upright, kind, and has kind thoughts in his heart. He hopes that he can walk on the path of orthodoxy, and he suggests establishing a military contact method. I am afraid that it is not only for the purpose of uniting against Jin and the puppet Qi, but also to persuade himself Obey the cues of the court.

It's a pity that he, Chen Qing, is not Wu Jie, and he will never be wronged, let alone allow anyone to restrain him, even if Wu Jie tried his best to persuade him, it would be in vain for him!

At this moment, Chen Qing was really displeased. Without his own consent, he established a communication mechanism with Wu Jie. Who is the Jiedushi?

However, Chen Qing didn't show it on his face, and said with a smile: "This suggestion on military intelligence exchange is indeed necessary, and I will hand it over to the Intelligence Agency to complete the details. This is their duty!"

Chen Qing agreed to the plan of establishing an exchange organization, but it was limited to military intelligence exchange. He would never allow private goods to be carried in it, and it was handed over to the Intelligence Agency. The fact is that it belongs directly to Chen Qing, as Wu Jie sent an eagle letter to tell Things like Yang Yuanqing supervising the army will never happen again.

Yang Yuanqing felt a little sad. He understood what Chen Qing meant, but in fact he was not allowed to communicate with Wu Jie without authorization.

"Humble post obeys orders!"

Yang Yuanqing bid farewell and left. Chen Qing looked at his back with slightly cold eyes. Jiang Yanxian was right. Once faced with the choice of being loyal to the emperor and being loyal to himself, Yang Yuanqing might disappoint himself.

……

Not long after Yang Yuanqing left, Wang Hao, the leader of the Internal Affairs Battalion, arrived.

Chen Qing ordered Zhang Xiao to be invited as well. Zhang Xiao is currently the highest civil official in the Jiedu Mansion. If the Jiedu Mansion is regarded as a small imperial court, Zhang Xiao would be the prime minister.

He was originally just a small staff member of Xianyang magistrate of the puppet Qi, but he was able to achieve today step by step because of Chen Qing's trust in him and his own talent.

Zhang Xiao sat aside, quietly listening to Wang Hao's report.

"I would like to report to Dutong, this military supervisor, Wang Mian, used to be the salt supervisor of Fujian Road. He is very powerful and performed very well. This time he was appointed as the military supervisor of Xihe Road, but it was recommended by the Empress Dowager Wei."

"Is he from Queen Mother Wei?" Chen Qing asked.

Wang Hao nodded, "Judging from the current situation of Beizhi, it is indeed so!"

Chen Qing asked with a curious smile, "Tell me how you got the information first?"

"Reporting to Dutong, the humble official bought one of his followers and got a lot of information!"

Chen Qing and Zhang Xiao looked at each other, and both of them showed admiration in their eyes. Wang Hao's attack was really powerful, and he directly pulled out the bottom line, digging out the details of the supervising army Wang Mian.

"Tell me about Wang Mi's subordinates!"

"Reporting to Dutong, Wang Mi's subordinates are relatively weak. There are only 120 followers and [-] guard soldiers in total. This is very different from the thousands-strong supervising army. The main reason is that the official made an order in the third year of Jianyan. The eunuch supervised the army was abolished.

I heard that the officials are going to send a civil servant to serve as the Xihe Road Observation Envoy this time, and use the observation envoy to restrain the Jiedu Envoy, but the Queen Mother opposes the use of civilian officials and insists on using eunuchs to supervise the army, and strongly recommends Wang Mi. , had to be changed to be an eunuch to supervise the army, but it violated his imperial edict of Jianyan three years ago, so he had to be appointed in a low-key manner in the end. "

"Very well said, continue!" Chen Qing admired Wang Hao's investigation, and the content became more and more detailed.

"According to my investigation, Wang Mian currently has two confidants, one civil and one military. The civil is Su Hui, the leader of the entourage, and the general is Feng Wu, who controls 120 guards. These two are also his right-hand men."

"What are the abilities of these two people?" Chen Qing asked.

"Feng Wu's ability is not clear. I only know that he used to be a commander of the Imperial Army. Su Hui is very capable and capable. I observed his recent whereabouts and found that he was in close contact with Sun Ji Silk and Satin Shop. I suspected Sun Ji Silk and Satin Shop is the information point established by the Sichuan-Shanxi Xuanfu Department in Chengji County."

Chen Qing suddenly became interested, and quickly asked: "Can you confirm the information points of the Xuanfu Department of Sichuan and Shanxi?"

"There is no conclusive evidence for a humble job. It is just speculation at the moment, but it will be confirmed tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the latest."

Chen Qing took two steps with his hands behind his back, and said again: "Your idea is correct. Start from the periphery and dig out Wang Mian's foundation step by step. In fact, I value information delivery more. No matter how important information Wang Mian gets, he will It only makes sense to pass it to Lin’an, if we cut off his information transmission line, everything he has done will be in vain.”

Wang Hao suddenly realized, nodded immediately and said: "I understand!"

"If you understand it, do it, and try to make it as detailed as possible!"

Wang Hao agreed, turned and left.

Only then did Chen Qing say to Zhang Xiao: "What do you think about the matter of supervising the army?"

Zhang Xiaowei smiled and said: "I originally thought that the Jiedu Envoy would kill Wang Mi with a knife, and then define him as a counterfeit Xixia spy, but the Jiedu Envoy actually admitted him, which shows that the Jiedu Envoy has matured.

In fact, I want to tell Jiedu envoys that eunuchs are not to be feared, but civil officials are to be feared. Just now I heard from Wang Hao that the officials were planning to appoint Xihe Road observation envoys. The legal system is opposed to the imperial system, and now the Jiedushi is not an opponent.

But Empress Dowager Wei did a good thing, that is, she rejected the civil servants to supervise the army. She must recommend eunuchs to supervise the army, which may be beneficial to her. , The imperial court will not be in it.

In fact, this is a good thing. I suggest that Jiedu envoys should firmly grasp the two advantages of the illegality of eunuchs supervising the army, and the fact that Xihe Road and Lin'an are thousands of miles away. Try to let Wang Mi continue to perform, which will only benefit Dutong. harmless. "

Chapter 491 Penetration

The entourage bought by Wang Hao is called Wu Qun. He is the most inconspicuous and the least valued among the 38 entourages. He is also the oldest one. He is [-] years old this year, and his average age is only over [-] years old. In the Song Dynasty, this age is no longer young.

With no house or land, Wu Qun is under tremendous pressure to support his family with only a few dollars a month. His son is already 20 years old and his wife is indefinite.

Wu Qun's weakness was so easy to break through that Wang Hao bought him off completely by giving him 100 taels of silver.

In a small teahouse, Wang Hao poured a cup of tea for Wu Qun, and said with a smile: "I told Dutong about you yesterday, and he praised you very much, saying that as long as you work hard, there will be no problem with houses and land, and your son will marry a wife." It’s also a matter of course.”

Wu Qun clapped his hands together to express his thanks, Wang Hao laughed again and said, "How many years have you been with Wang Mian?"

"For eight full years, I have had enough of his miserliness!"

Wu Qun sighed, and said with resentment on his face: "During the Chinese New Year, all the subordinates only gave ten coins to each of them, and he even called it reward money."

"Wang Mi is rich?"

"He is very rich. There is no eunuch like them who is not greedy for money."

"Where is his money usually stored?" Wang Hao asked again with a smile.

"It's all in Baoji Cabinetry."

Wang Hao nodded, "My family is very concerned about how you pass on the information, can you tell me in detail?"

"Of course, Wang Mi has set up an intelligence point in Nanzheng County, Hanzhong. He will send people to Hanzhong, and the intelligence point will send people to Lin'an. That's what he did in Quanzhou. He set up an intelligence point in Fuzhou. This avoids the surveillance of local officials, which works very well.”

Wang Hao quickly asked, "Where is it in Nanzheng County?"

Wu Qun shook his head, "I don't know about this, I'm afraid even Su Hui doesn't know, the commander Feng Wu is fully responsible for this matter."

After a pause, Wu Qun said again: "Maybe there is still one person who knows about this."

"who is it?"

"It's also a follower named Qi Gui. He is a native of Hanzhong. I remember that he accompanied Feng Wu to find a suitable place."

Wang Hao said with great interest: "Then tell me about Qi Gui."

……

Qi Guinian was about [-] years old and was a palace guard. He was from Nanzheng County in Hanzhong, so he was favored by Wang Mian, and he followed Wang Mian to Xihe Road to supervise the army.

He usually has nothing to do, and sometimes he will temporarily receive tasks and run errands. The only task he did before was to accompany Feng Wu to find intelligence points in Hanzhong.

Qi Gui's family is very good, and he didn't marry a wife and have children, so he didn't need him to earn money to support his family. He had a monthly salary of six pennies, which was basically squandered by him eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. This is also a bad habit he picked up in Lin'an .

Only a few days after he came to Chengji County, he became a frequent visitor to five brothels in the county. Every day he used the excuse to come out to inquire about news, so he hang out in the brothel.

As soon as night fell, Qi Gui came out of the expensive hotel as usual, and hailed an ox cart to go to Baihuayuan.

"Damn it, I spent too much money these two days, so I need to save a little."

In the past few days, he spent a consistent amount of money every day, which really hurts his heart.

He poked his head to look outside, and suddenly found that it was different from the way he usually walked. He immediately shouted annoyed, "Hey! I'm going to Baihuayuan, where are you going?"

The coachman turned around and said with a smile, "Let's go to Baihuayuan tomorrow! I'll take you to a more interesting place today."

"wrong!"

Qi Gui immediately realized that something was wrong, the driver's accent was not local.

Just as he was about to jump off the car, a sharp sword was placed around his neck, "Just move it and I'll kill you!"

He didn't know that there was another person ambushing in the bullock cart, Qi Gui raised his hand, not daring to move.

The bullock cart accelerated and headed south...

Qi Gui was taken to a room by a black bag hood. Someone took off his head hood and cut the ropes on his hands. Qi Gui gently moved his wrists, and saw a man in his thirties sitting in the middle of the room. , extremely strong and burly, with four burly men standing on each side.

A big man put a stool in front of him, and the man smiled and said, "Sit down and talk!"

The smile on the other party's face made Qi Gui's sense of fear subside a little, he sat down and asked, "Who are you?"

The man said indifferently: "I am the Commander of the Xihe Army's Inner Guard Battalion. My surname is Wang. Please come here just to trouble you with a small matter."

Qi Gui suddenly understood, he quickly said: "I know what you mean, but I really don't know much information, you should find Su Hui, he is the leader."

"As I said, I will trouble you with a small matter."

"You said, if you know, you must cooperate."

Qi Gui is also a person with many faces. He knows very well that the other party's politeness is just an illusion. If he does not know each other, the other party will immediately change his face. I am afraid that his life will be lost, and he does not want to die.

Wang Hao nodded and winked at the people next to him. One of his subordinates placed three things on the small table in front of Qi Gui, with a pen and paper in the middle, a glass of poisoned wine on the left, and a 20 taels of silver on the right.

"My request is simple!"