Everyone heard that she was not asking for trouble, and they couldn't hold it in any longer, and they all shouted: "Okay! You and your wife are indeed the golden beans of your affair!"
Qin Lingjun nodded his chin and said, "This person really has extraordinary abilities. Do you want to recruit him into the general manager's office?"
Zhang Yangquan's eyes flashed brightly and he said with a smile: "Of course we have to recruit them, and we have to entrust them with important responsibilities!"
At this time, Liu Ji asked: "Where is the golden beans?"
Mrs. Deng said with a mournful face: "It was originally at my parents' home. When Mr. Zeng came to find me, I was worried and asked my mother to move to my uncle's home again!"
Liu Ji nodded and shouted towards the main hall: "You two can come out, the truth of the case has been revealed!"
With a creak, the door of the Heavenly King's Palace was pushed open, and the one-eyed man strode out, saying solemnly: "Mr. Liu, we both still have the golden beans in our hands, what do you say?"
Mr. Zeng smiled and said: "It has nothing to do with the golden beans in your hands. Deng has already confessed. It was Kong Youxin who cheated on your golden beans!"
The one-eyed man was stunned.
Kong Youxin's face changed drastically, he quickly ran to Deng and said angrily: "You...why are you here?"
Mr. Zeng sneered: "Kong Youxin, don't pretend to be stupid anymore, Deng has already told the truth in front of all of us!"
Kong Youxin glared at Deng and said, "You...you really..."
Deng said angrily: "It's obviously you who confessed yourself, but you still blame me! I don't want to live anymore!"
Kong Youxin was dumbfounded. After a while, he finally realized the purpose of Liu Ji's words.
The one-eyed man also understood the ins and outs of the matter at this time, and said with a cupped hand: "Liu Gong's method of solving the case has opened my eyes. I will go to the dog head's house to retrieve the golden beans first. After this matter is settled, I will thank Liu Gong in person.
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Liu Ji smiled slightly and said: "There's no need to say thank you. You'd better use those golden beans to buy gifts. The day of giving gifts is coming soon!"
The one-eyed man is Ming Yuzhen of Tianwanjun. He bought the "Stepping Chariot Picture" to give it to Zhang Yangquan as a congratulatory gift.
When Liu Ji said this, he knew that he had guessed his identity, so he said bluntly: "Mr. Liu, would you like to follow me to Mianyang?"
Liu Ji said calmly: "I have no intention of pursuing an official career for a long time. Please help yourself." After saying that, he left with Abbot Faming.
Seeing this, Ming Yuzhen did not insist anymore and escorted Kong Youxin and his wife away.
In the blink of an eye, most of the people in the Tianwang Palace dispersed, and Cai Han and He also followed the direction Liu Ji and Fa Ming left.
Qin Lingjun looked at Zhang Yangquan and said, "I don't seem to want to become an official. What should I do?"
Zhang Yangquan stared at Qin Lingjun without saying anything.
"What do you think I'm doing?" Qin Lingjun said angrily.
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "Madam, can you think of a way to help me recruit this person?"
Qin Lingjun said in confusion: "Wouldn't it be better for you to invite me yourself? Why let me go?"
Zhang Yangquan touched his chin and said with a smile: "This person has a weird personality. I think you have a greater chance of success!"
Qin Lingjun couldn't do anything to him, so she gave him a sideways look and said, "Well, let me give it a try!"
The two then broke up at Daming Temple. Qin Lingjun went to persuade Liu Ji to become an official, while Zhang Yangquan left the temple and went to defend the city.
In the past month, although there has been no fighting in Jiangdu, there have been more and more secret operations, both by the Yuan army and the rebel army.
Fortunately, after Hou Hou succeeded Liang Rong in charge of the city's defense, the situation improved and the meticulous work was not as rampant as before.
Monkey divided the city defense into three battalions, of which the first battalion was responsible for intelligence compilation, the second battalion was responsible for coordinating and communicating with other yamen, and the third battalion was responsible for direct arrests.
Through the division of labor and cooperation among the three battalions, a large number of Yuan army spies have been captured, and many rebel army spies have also been identified, all of which have been placed under surveillance.
When Zhang Yangquan came to the Department of Health, he learned that Monkey was not on vacation, but was on a mission. He went straight to Monkey's office and saw some official documents placed on the public case.
"What are these?" He picked it up and looked at it, and found that each official document had a person's detailed information written on it.
Qian Hu from the first battalion replied: "When I get back to the manager, it's the list of suspects who have just been verified by the city defense."
Zhang Yangquan found that some of the official documents already had monkey's annotations, with only two words - permission, followed by a seal.
Seeing Zhang Yangquan's puzzled expression, the Qianhu household quickly explained: "Permission means permission to arrest. No comment means continued observation and confirmation, but no arrest."
Zhang Yangquan nodded and looked carefully at the three official documents with approval. One of them was working as a hard worker at the dock, one was selling fish in the south of the city, and the other was working as a cook in the Ordnance Bureau.
Zhang Yangquan was very satisfied when he saw that Monkey assigned the work in an orderly manner. He ordered Qianhu to bring a pen and paper and write Shen Mao's name on the paper.
"When your general comes back, let him investigate this person!"
Qianhu agreed.
When we left the city defense, it was already dusk at Youshi.
It was a dark night in May, but the sky was still bright and clear, but the people on the street had already begun to rush to the city gate.
The time to close the city gate is coming soon!
Zhang Yangquan strolled on the street. Although he had been running around all day, he did not feel tired. On the contrary, he felt that such a day was much more relaxed than sitting in the General Manager's Office to review and approve official documents every day!
While we were walking, a scream suddenly sounded from the street ahead.
"Catch the thief! Catch the thief quickly! He stole my gold bracelet!"
Zhang Yangquan was slightly startled when he saw a lean man running in front of him, followed by a woman, chasing and shouting.
When Zhang Yangquan saw the thief running towards him, he was eager to catch the thief.
Suddenly, there was a "swish" sound, and an arrow shot through the air and hit the thief in the neck.
Zhang Yangquan was startled. At this moment, more than a dozen personal guards emerged from the darkness and surrounded him tightly.
The arrow was shot from a restaurant on the right. Zhang Yangquan looked towards the restaurant and saw a group of people in plain clothes running out of the building, and the leader was a monkey.
At the same time, dozens of plainclothes men poured out from all directions on the street and caught the woman who had lost her bracelet.
"Manager, I've shocked you!" The monkey came to Zhang Yangquan and knelt down on one knee.
Zhang Yangquan frowned and said: "Get up, what's going on?"
The monkey stood up and said: "These two people are suspicious people who entered the city yesterday. They have been circling the general manager's office. I led a team of people to watch them personally. I didn't expect that they came for you!"
Zhang Yangquan was silent for a while and said: "I went on patrol incognito today. Please investigate carefully and find out how they knew my whereabouts!"
The monkey cupped his hands and said: "Yes."
After the assassination just now, Zhang Yangquan lost interest in shopping and went straight back to the Governor's Mansion. When he arrived at the study, he found Zhao Desheng and Chang Yuchun waiting outside.
Asked about the two people's intention, Chang Yuchun hurriedly said: "General manager, I want to participate in the battle of Hezhou!"
Zhang Yangquan knew that he was eager to make meritorious deeds and was also willing to give him the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. He nodded and agreed, allowing him to temporarily take over the post of captain of thousands.
Chang Yuchun was overjoyed and resigned together with Zhao Desheng.
As soon as I sat down in the study, a clerk came in with dinner.
Zhang Yangquan ordered someone to fetch a small stove and heat the dishes first, then moved a chair and placed it opposite the table, silently waiting for Qin Lingjun to come back.
About half an hour later, Qin Lingjun finally returned to the General Manager's Mansion. When she saw the hot dishes on the small stove, she smiled and said, "You have a conscience. My hard work was not in vain!"
Zhang Yangquan quickly asked: "How, was it successful?"
Qin Lingjun sat down opposite him and said: "Liu Ji is indeed indifferent by nature, and he has experienced setbacks in the officialdom, so he is not willing to serve as an official!"
Zhang Yangquan said disappointedly: "Isn't he willing to agree?"
Qin Lingjun raised his chin and said, "If I go out personally, will I still be unable to defeat him?"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned for a moment and said: "You... wouldn't have tied him up with a rope, would you?"
Qin Lingjun said dissatisfied: "In your heart, do you still regard me as a female robber?"
Zhang Yangquan hurriedly brought her some food and said with a smile: "How could that be? How did you convince him? Tell me quickly!"
Qin Lingjun looked at him doubtfully and said, "I found that your enthusiasm for Liu Ji is abnormal. Do you really appreciate him that much?"
Zhang Yangquan said: "I have always respected the virtuous, can't you see that?"
"Yes, the manager who always respects talents has not been to the Talent Recruitment Hall for a long time! He Taigong almost wants to resign as the head of the Talent Recruitment Hall!"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said, "Have you met him?"
Qin Lingjun smiled and said: "We met at Daming Temple. Do you remember that the abbot of Daming Temple asked Liu Ji to go there? It was because Taigong He wanted to see him!"
"Tai Gong He also went to invite him?"
Qin Lingjun said: "Yes, I heard from He Taigong that Liu Ji and Sun Hong were on the same imperial examination list, and it was Sun Hong who wrote to Liu Ji that led him to Jiangdu! But Liu Ji was indeed unwilling to serve as an official, and He Taigong persuaded him to do so.
I tried several times but failed to persuade him!"
Zhang Yangquan asked curiously: "Then how did you persuade him?"
"After I had an in-depth conversation with him, I found that he was indifferent to fame and wealth and hated the darkness of officialdom, but he was very concerned about people's livelihood and suffering, so I made an agreement with him!"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned and said: "What agreement?"
Qin Lingjun stared at Zhang Yangquan and said, "I promised him that as long as he has any dissatisfaction with Jiangdu's officialdom in the future, he can resign at any time. That's why he agreed to become an official!"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned and speechless for a moment.
Qin Lingjun stared at him and said, "I have already promised, you are not allowed to change the conditions!"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "This condition is very good, it is equivalent to a sword hanging above our heads. As long as Liu Ji wants to leave, it means that there is something we have not done well and we need to correct it immediately!"
Qin Lingjun was stunned: "How come you trust him so much when you meet him for the first time?"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "What I believe is your vision. If he is a person who is seeking fame and reputation, can he escape your judgment?"
Qin Lingjun smiled slightly, and the two of them started eating together.