Wang Mian slammed the tea cup to the ground, "A small military governor dares to tear up the imperial seal. What does he want to do? Does he want to rebel?"
Su Hui advised: "There is no need for the Supervisory Army to be angry. This is his territory. Of course he will protect his face. If the Supervisory Army catches him, I won't be afraid that he will not bow his head!"
"What do you mean, he wants to save face, so can I not lose face?" Wang Mian's eyes widened.
"That's not what I mean. I'm afraid of arousing the enemy in a humble position, so I suggest you give in to the enemy first, and then hit the target once you get hold of the opponent."
Wang Mian's face softened slightly. "I understand what you mean. Go check out the silver mine quickly. I can't hold back this bad breath for long!"
"The humble position already has a clue, and the evidence will be found soon!"
Su Hui hurried away.
At this time, a follower came to report, "Supervisor, I just received news that the magistrate named Jiang has been reinstated."
"What?"
Wang Mian felt as if he had been hit so hard that he almost couldn't breathe. He burned two fires to build up his prestige, only to be destroyed by Chen Qing. Who would take him seriously in the future?
He suppressed his anger, waved his hand and said: "I know about this, please step back!"
The entourage retreated, and Wang Mian paced back and forth with his hands behind his hands. He had thought too highly of himself before, thinking that as soon as he arrived at Xihe Road, he would immediately be treated favorably by millions of people who worshiped him, and everyone would want to please him.
But now that Chen Qing hit him twice in a row, he realized that he had encountered a hard thorn.
No wonder the officials and the Queen Mother sent themselves to Xihe Road. This Chen Qing is indeed not a good person. He had underestimated the enemy before. It seems that he really needs 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 did not expect that when they all came back together, they would have a head-on collision with the supervisors.
He has flaws in the matter of supervising the army. If he doesn't explain clearly, it will definitely become a poisonous thorn in Chen Qing's heart, and he will be ruined by this matter sooner or later.
"Beizhi received a flying eagle express message from Wu Dutong in advance, saying that the supervisory army was coming. He asked Beizhi to receive the supervisory army well and not to neglect it."
Chen Qing was startled, then asked with a smile: "When did we establish the Flying Eagle connection with Wu Dutong?"
"Report to Dutong, because Dutong led the main force to march to the west, the Central Plains has returned to peace, Jin Kingdom and Puppet Qi Kingdom have sent more troops to Shaanxi Road, Wu Dutong suggested setting up a military contact. Considering the safety of Chengji County, Wu Dutong
Agreed, but many details still need to be finalized."
Chen Qing knew that Wu Jie was an upright, kind-hearted man with good intentions. He hoped that he could follow the orthodox path and suggested establishing a military contact. I am afraid that it was not only for the purpose of jointly fighting against the Jin Kingdom and the Puppet Qi Kingdom, but also for persuading himself.
Obey the court's cues.
It's a pity that Chen Qing is not Wu Jie. He will never compromise and allow anyone to restrain him. Even if Wu Jie tries to persuade him with all his heart, it will be in vain for him!
At this moment, Chen Qing was really unhappy. He established a communication mechanism with Wu Jie without his consent. Who is the governor?
However, Chen Qing did not show it on his face and said with a smile: "This suggestion of military intelligence exchange is indeed necessary, so let's leave it to the Intelligence Agency to complete the details. This is their responsibility!"
Chen Qing agreed to the plan to establish an exchange agency, but it was limited to military intelligence exchanges. He would never allow private goods to be included in it, and it was handed over to the Intelligence Agency. The fact was that it belonged directly to Chen Qing, as Wu Jiefa Yingxin told
Things like Yang Yuanqing supervising the army will never happen again.
Yang Yuanqing felt a little sad. He understood Chen Qing's intention, which actually meant that he would no longer be allowed to communicate with Wu Jie without permission.
"I humbly obey orders!"
Yang Yuanqing said goodbye and left. Chen Qing looked at his back with slightly cold eyes. Jiang Yanxian was right. Once faced with the choice between being loyal to the emperor and being loyal to himself, Yang Yuanqing would probably disappoint him.
Not long after Yang Yuanqing said goodbye and left, Wang Hao, the leader of the internal affairs battalion, arrived.
Chen Qingren invited Zhang Xiao to come. Zhang Xiao was currently the highest civilian official in Jiedu Mansion. If Jiedu Mansion was regarded as a small court, Zhang Xiao would be the prime minister.
He was originally just a small staff member of the pseudo-Qi Xianyang magistrate, but he was able to achieve what he is today step by step because of Chen Qing's trust in him and his own talent.
Zhang Xiao sat aside and listened quietly to Wang Hao's report.
"To report to the capital, Wang Mian, the Supervisor of the Army, was formerly the Salt Supervisor of Fujian Road. He is very powerful and has performed very well. This time he was appointed as the Supervisor of Xihe Road because of the recommendation of Empress Dowager Wei."
"Is he from Empress Dowager Wei?" Chen Qing asked.
Wang Hao nodded, "Judging from the current situation that I know, this is indeed the case!"
Chen Qing smiled curiously and asked: "First, tell me how you obtained the information?"
"Reporting to the capital, I bribed one of his followers under my humble position and got a lot of information!"
Chen Qing and Zhang Xiao looked at each other, with expressions of admiration in their eyes. Wang Hao's blow was really powerful, and he immediately dug up the bottom of the pot and revealed the details of the supervisor Wang Mian.
"Tell me about Mr. Wang's men!"
"Reporting back to the capital, Wang Mian's men are relatively weak. There are only fifteen followers and one hundred and twenty escort soldiers. This is very different from the supervisory army of thousands of people. The main reason is that the official family was in Jianyan for three years.
So he issued an edict to abolish the eunuchs who oversee the army.
I heard that this time the officials were planning to send a civilian official to serve as the Xihe Road Observer to control the Jiedushi Envoy. However, the Empress Dowager opposed the use of civilian officials and insisted on using eunuchs to supervise the army. She also strongly recommended Wang Mian, but the officials could not defeat the Empress Dowager.
, had no choice but to appoint eunuchs as supervisors of the army, but it violated his imperial edict for the third year of Jianyan's reign, so in the end he had to keep a low profile."
"That's very good, continue!" Chen Qing appreciated Wang Hao's investigation, which became more and more detailed.
"According to the investigation of the humble position, Mian Wang currently has two confidants, one civil and one military. The civil servant is the leader Su Hui, and the military commander is Feng Wu, who controls one hundred and twenty 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 yet clear. We only know that he was a commander of the Imperial Army in the past. Su Hui is very capable and capable. He was observing his recent whereabouts and found that he had close contact with Sun Ji Silk Shop. He was suspicious of Sun.
The silk and satin shop is the intelligence point established by the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Division in Chengji County."
Chen Qing suddenly became interested and asked quickly: "Can you confirm the information point of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Division?"
"There is no conclusive evidence of being a subordinate. It is just speculation at the moment, but it will be confirmed tomorrow and the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Chen Qing took two steps with his hands behind his back and said: "Your idea is right. Start from the outside and dig out Mr. Wang's foundation step by step. In fact, I value the transmission of information more. No matter how important the information Mr. Wang gets, he will
It only makes sense if it is passed to Lin'an. If we cut off his intelligence transmission line, everything he has done will be in vain."
Wang Hao suddenly understood and nodded immediately: "I understand, I understand!"
“Just do it once you understand it, and try to be as detailed as possible!”
Wang Hao agreed, turned around and left.
Chen Qing then said to Zhang Xiao: "Sir, what do you think about the supervision of the army?"
Zhang Xiao smiled slightly and said: "I originally thought that Jiedushi would kill Wang Mian with one blow and then define him as a fake Xixia spy. But in the end, Jiedushi actually recognized him, which shows that Jiedushi has matured.
In fact, I want to tell Jiedushi that eunuchs are not to be feared, but civil servants are to be feared. Just now I heard Wang Hao say that the officials were planning to appoint Xihe Road Observation Envoy, which really shocked me. Civil servants represent the court, which is a reasonable
The legal system competes with the imperial system, and the Jiedushi is not an opponent yet.
But Empress Dowager Wei did a good thing, that is, she vetoed the supervision of the army by civilian officials. She must recommend eunuchs to supervise the army. It may be beneficial to her, but it is illegal for eunuchs to supervise the army, and the court will not support it. Even if the Jiedushi and the eunuchs supervise the army, they will fight against each other.
, the imperial court will not get involved.
In fact, this is a good thing. I suggest that Jiedushi should firmly grasp the two advantages of the illegality of eunuchs to supervise the army, and the fact that Xihe Road and Lin'an are thousands of miles apart, and try to let Wang Xian continue his performance, which will only be beneficial to the capital.