Chapter 81 Deployment

Although Li City has more than a dozen cities under its jurisdiction, it is only a hundred-household establishment in the final analysis, and it must be controlled by a thousand households in Fengri City.

According to the terms of reference, Licheng Xuanqing Guard can only exercise its power within the jurisdiction of Licheng, and after that, the local Xuanqing Guard needs to "coordinate the investigation".

This is a geographical separation for the imperial court to contain Xuan Qingwei's power, but it is an obstacle for Shen Hao.

Why?

Because to put it nicely, it means "coordinating the handling of cases", but to put it badly, it means "sharing a share of the pie". How could I be willing to give up a large portion of the credit for the case that I have worked so hard to pursue for so long?

Shen Hao was not reconciled anyway, even if he divided it, he would only give out the small head, and he had to eat the big head.

Therefore, in addition to the support of Jiang Cheng and Chen Yiyun, Tang Qingyuan's consent must also be required in the Licheng Guard, otherwise, as long as Shen Hao dares to reach out to Fengri City to arrest people, he will be overstepping his authority, and good things can also turn into bad things .

Tang Qingyuan naturally understood Shen Hao's meaning, this is to use him as a shield in the front! With his order, coupled with the support of Jiang Cheng and Chen Yiyun, the "taboo" of exceeding authority will be reduced to the minimum. It is estimated that no one will jump out to scold their mothers on the scene, but they will definitely attract a large group of Xuanqing Guards in Fengri City people's dissatisfaction.

This kind of pressure, Shen Hao, the Chief Banner Officer, would definitely not be able to bear it, and even once the public anger became angry, he might be thrown out to fend for himself. It would be different if Tang Qingyuan was at the front.

"My lord! It is very likely that there are evil monks hiding behind this matter, and it is also very likely that the evil monks colluded with the officials of the Yamen. How many years has there been no such case in Jingxi? If you stand up and withstand the pressure, with " The case is confidential and arbitrarily adjudicated," and Jiang Qianhu and Chen Baihu are on our side in the Qianhu Office. The matter will definitely be stabilized. At that time, my lord, you will be the first in the official newspaper! "

Tang Qingyuan squinted his eyes, and asked with a half-smile: "First achievement? Is Shen Zongqi willing? Chen Baihu is willing?"

"Of course my subordinates are willing. As for Chen Baihu, he is in Fengsun City, so the role of temporary command is naturally indispensable, but there is no objection to the fact that the case was investigated under your guidance."

This is Shen Hao's idea. Since he can't take the credit for himself, he might as well give it to those who can help him.

"You have thought carefully. But how sure are you of the case?" Tang Qingyuan was willing to take risks, but he would not work blindly. If Shen Hao didn't have much certainty about the case, he would not be able to succeed.

"At present, there must be problems with the people in the Population Department that are inseparable from the case. As for the evil cultivators, the subordinates are only 50% sure." Shen Hao can only tell the truth. At present, he does not have the slightest evidence involving the evil cultivators.

Tang Qingyuan was silent for a long time, looked at Shen Hao and said with a smile: "According to my original temperament, I won't get involved in such two-sided things. But I have personally seen your Shen Hao's ability, so I insist on talking about it. You saved your life. Anyway, let me help you this time."

"Thank you, my lord, for your support!"

Shen Hao knew in his heart that Tang Qingyuan's words had been made very clear: this time he helped out because of the life-saving grace of the previous Li family case, otherwise he would definitely not agree to such an unreliable request .

It is equivalent to saying that this is Tang Qingyuan repaying the favor he owed to Shen Hao.

Is it worth it? Shen Hao thought it was worth it. He didn't expect people like Tang Qingyuan to "repay his life-saving grace", and he was already very satisfied to let the other party resist this turmoil.

After discussing with Tang Qingyuan and confirming some details, Shen Hao left the guard.

The next day, Tang Qingyuan announced that Shen Hao had been released for five days to rest and bathe, while two groups of soldiers from the Black Flag Battalion left the Licheng garrison under the banner of "training".

The place where Shen Hao is now staying is in an old street to the west of Fengri City.

The house was rented by Feilong before, and there are eight other spies who are now replaced by Xuan Qingwei living in it, and the rest of the staff were arranged by Shen Hao in three inns in the city.

A group of three, pretending to be a small businessman or a lone cultivator, is not conspicuous in the crowd.

The reason why Xicheng Old Street was chosen as the temporary command post was because it was close enough to Zhao Chongwu’s rented hut, so close that he could see the gate of Zhao Chongwu’s house when he stood at the window and looked out. to a hundred meters.

"A head of the Population Division actually lives in such a simple place, is he really so poor?"

Shen Hao didn't believe it.

Before coming here, Shen Hao specifically went to find out the salary level of officials in the yamen. Generally speaking, the first month's salary of the population chief fluctuates between twenty and thirty-five taels, some places have more and some places have less. Fengri City, as the hub city of Jingxi, naturally has the highest salary in Jingxi area, and can get more than 40 taels a month.

According to the living standards of ordinary people, a salary of forty taels a month is definitely a high income, and it is enough to support a family of five or six people.

Even if my hometown has a small family to support, wouldn't it be too difficult to rent a dilapidated neighborhood like Xicheng Old Street?

Shen Hao put a chair by the window, and he sat on it when he came, and he could see the gate of Zhao Chongwu's house through the window paper that covered a gap.

"General Banner, you should be back soon."

"Um."

Zhang Liao was also on the sidelines, his mood was far less calm than it seemed on his face. This is the first time he has investigated a major case in the Black Flag Camp. Whether he can leave a good impression on Shen Hao in the future depends on this time. It is a lie if he is not nervous.

As soon as Zhang Liao finished speaking, Shen Hao saw a young man walking up the street through the gap in the window paper. When you get closer, you can see his appearance clearly. He has an ordinary Chinese character face. He looks less than thirty years old. His skin is slightly dark and thin, and his clothes are old-fashioned.

This person is Zhao Chongwu.

Zhao Chongwu went home all the way until he walked in the door, but he didn't notice that there were countless pairs of eyes watching him in the dark along the way.

After a while, Shen Hao's room was pushed away, and two spies from the Black Flag Camp walked in quickly.

"Report! The subordinate and the other three disguised themselves and walked past the target in batches. They didn't sense any signs of true energy from him, and the chasing evil disk didn't respond to him either."

Shen Hao nodded noncommittally: "You still can't be careless. The breath is the same, it may be a hidden talisman, or the other party's cultivation base is much higher than yours. Let the brothers cheer up and not relax for twelve hours. Everyone Give me a signing sign in every hand, just in case.

In addition, arrange a few good hands, and follow Zhao Chongwu after he is on business tomorrow. "

"General Banner, are you going in person?"

"is it not OK?"

"Subordinates talk too much."

"When will Tang Baihu's reinforcements arrive?"

"Should it be here?"

On the pretext of Tang Qingyuan, Xuanqing Guard of Fengri City asked the guards for actual combat training, and one hundred guards from hundreds of households would stay in Fengri City for five days. Among them, 70 people will be temporarily assigned to Shen Hao's Black Flag Camp to listen to the tune after they disguise themselves. And these people are where Shen Hao's confidence lies.