Chapter 1046 Political Choice!

Yijing, Foreign Affairs Bureau Office
Su Yi is working in her office. As the deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, in order to become a real director and remove the word "deputy" from her position, Su Yi is very active in her work every day. Almost every day she is busy from the morning to the evening...
With the recent progress of the Fengwu Army in grassland affairs and the negotiations with Jiangnan, Sichuan and Shu, Su Yi, as the current leader of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, has undoubtedly had a heavier burden on his shoulders. He has been so busy in the past two or three days that he has not returned home and simply rested in the yamen at night.

At this time, Su Yi was dealing with some things on the grassland. Although the things on the grassland had come to an end and facts had proved that Jamuka had fabricated some lies, because Gao Shen's bribery was exposed, according to the rules, Ye Mingsheng also asked Gao Shen to return to Yijing to report on his work!
Gao Shen was very nervous after Ye Mingsheng ordered him to return to Yijing to report on his work after his bribery was exposed!

However, after careful consideration, he did not return to Yijing to report on his work immediately as required, but instead sent a letter to his superior leader Su Yi!

In the letter, Gao Shen told Su Yi that the reason he did not return to Yijing to report immediately as ordered was not because he intended to disobey orders, but because he wanted to continue to complete Ye Mingsheng’s previous order to kill Nurjiang, support agents within Luobi, and continue to fight against Jamukha...
Therefore, Gao Shen hoped that Su Yi, as his direct superior, could plead with the Marshal on his behalf and ask the Marshal to give him some time. As long as there was some progress, he, Gao Shen, would immediately return to Yijing to report on his work!
Although Gao Shen's words sounded nice in the letter, Su Yi knew very well what he was planning!
It was obvious that Gao Shen knew that although he did not accept huge bribes from Nurjiang and Ibugel as Jamukha fabricated, there was solid evidence that he had accepted bribes!

Therefore, if Gao Shen returns to Yijing to report on his work in this state, he will definitely suffer a lot. At the very least, he will be dismissed from his post and investigated, or at the worst, he may lose his head!
Gao Shen was very clear about this, so he didn't want to return to Yijing to report on his work at this time. He wanted to achieve some results, take down Nurjiang's head as required by the Marshal, and then return to Yijing to report on his work!

In this way, although he is guilty of taking bribes, after all he has completed the task assigned by the Marshal. Even if he has no credit, he has worked hard, so the punishment he receives will be lighter!
It is even possible that this matter will be resolved into a small one by then. Maybe in the end Gao Shen will just be ordered to recover the illegal gains, reprimanded and fined!
After understanding Gao Shen’s little thoughts, Su Yi was also hesitating whether to help Gao Shen and ask the Marshal for some grace period on his behalf...

In fact, from her own perspective, Su Yi didn't want to help Gao Shen!

At that time, under the authorization of Ye Mingsheng, Gu Sansi established the Foreign Affairs Department of the Fengwu Army, which was responsible for the external liaison work of the Fengwu Army. This is also the prototype of the current Fengwu Army Foreign Affairs Bureau. Gao Shen was also one of the earliest members of this department and was considered a veteran of the foreign affairs department!
Su Yi joined later and was promoted by Gu Sansi. He was a rising star in the Foreign Affairs Bureau. Even when he was not appreciated and promoted by Gu Sansi at the beginning, Gao Shen was still one of Su Yi's superiors!

Because of this, seeing that his former subordinate Su Yi has now become his leader, Gao Shen has very complicated feelings. He also has some resistance to Su Yi, so it is inevitable that there will be some bumps in the work!
If this is the case, Su Yi can also understand Gao Shen's thoughts. After all, if you put yourself in his shoes, it would be difficult for him to not have any emotions and thoughts!

In addition, Gao Shen was one of the original members of the Foreign Affairs Bureau. He had extensive seniority in the department, was well-known, and had good professional skills. Therefore, Su Yi was able to give Gao Shen some face in daily work and tolerate some of Gao Shen's inappropriate sour remarks!

But what Su Yi couldn’t accept was that this damn Gao Shen had some kind of connection but was actually valued by the Marshal and was appointed by him as the Senior Commissioner of Grassland Affairs in the Foreign Affairs Bureau, with full responsibility for the Fengwu Army’s foreign affairs work on grassland affairs·····························

Not only that, the Marshal also gave Gao Shen the power to report directly to him, which means that Gao Shen does not need to inform his direct superior, the Deputy Director, if there is anything, he can meet with the Marshal directly and write a memorial to report to him!
Although this was only one aspect of grassland affairs, it also made Su Yi highly alert. After all, although he was actually the top leader in the Foreign Affairs Bureau and was in charge of all the big and small matters of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, he was still a deputy director in name!
Even though the Marshal had hinted to me that he didn't directly appoint me as the director because he was too young and if he was directly appointed as the director there might be some rumors!

So he would first appoint himself as the deputy director, and then leave the position of director vacant. After a few days when he becomes more mature and has made more contributions to the Fengwu Army, he would be able to take the position of director smoothly!

But after all, a hint is just a hint, not a clear promise made in public, and the most important thing is that the Savior’s heart is unpredictable!
Therefore, Su Yi still feels a sense of crisis about the Marshal's promotion and trust in Gao Shen. He was able to defeat Gao Shen back then, so it is not impossible for Gao Shen to defeat him now!
Gao Shen had always had objections to Su Yi's promotion. He felt that in terms of seniority, when he followed Lord Gu to establish the foreign affairs department, Su Yi was still a nobody...

In terms of ability, Gao Shen is no worse than Su Yi, so Gao Shen always feels that Su Yi got promoted because she stole his things, and he is not convinced by Su Yi!

So after being appointed as the senior commissioner for grassland affairs by the Marshal, Gao Shen was full of confidence and ambition, and was determined to prove his abilities in front of the Marshal!
Gao Shen wanted to let the Marshal know that he, Su Yi, was not the only one who could handle matters in the Foreign Affairs Bureau. What Su Yi could do, he, Gao, could do too. And what Su Yi could not do, he, Gao, could also do!
For this reason, when he was drinking and celebrating with a few trusted colleagues, he took advantage of the alcohol to speak out his true feelings, saying that he and Su Yi were just waiting and seeing, things will change, and this year it will be his turn, and he, Gao, will secure the position of director!

Although he told this to his trusted colleagues, there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable, so Su Yi soon knew Gao Shen's idea.

Su Yi has regarded the position of director as something that is already in his pocket. He will never allow anyone to snatch the position from him and take it away!

He could tolerate Gao Shen in other matters, but this matter was Su Yi's bottom line, and he would never back down!
At this point, the conflict between Gao Shen and Su Yi became public in the Foreign Affairs Bureau. With Gao Shen reporting directly to Ye Mingsheng, he seldom reported to Su Yi in person. Most of the time, he would just report the work progress as a routine matter and send someone to copy a copy and give it to Su Yi, and that was it.

So considering his status as an enemy, Su Yi should not have pleaded for Gao Shen. Instead, he should have told Ye Mingsheng indignantly that Gao Shen disobeyed orders and refused to return to Yijing to report on his work, which should be regarded as a defector!
Now we should send people to capture Gao Shen from the grassland, confiscate Gao Shen’s property, put his family members in prison, and directly put Gao Shen to death!

Su Yi knew that if he did this, Gao Shen would be seriously injured if not killed, and there would be no chance for him to compete with him for the position of director!
To be honest, this was indeed Su Yi's first reaction when he received Gao Shen's letter. He was also eager to try out this idea and had an urge to put it into practice!

However, after thinking calmly, Su Yi did have other ideas. It was true that he and Gao Shen did have many conflicts!

However, if Su Yi wants to remove the word "deputy" from his position and become the real director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the Fengwu Army, his opponents are not only Gao Shen!
Even Gao Shenyuan is not Su Yi's biggest threat!

As the leader of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, Su Yi must first be responsible for the work of the Foreign Affairs Bureau and complete the tasks assigned by Ye Mingsheng!
Su Yi knew very well that even if he killed Gao Shen this time and solved the biggest competitor, as long as he did not do his job well and failed to complete the task assigned by the Marshal, not only would he not be able to get the title of deputy as he wished, but he might even lose his current position as deputy director...
The Marshal's promotion of Gao Shen was also a warning to him as the deputy director. Although he seemed to be the head of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, as long as the Marshal said a word to transfer someone from other departments to serve as the director, he would become a deputy director in name only!

After experiencing the previous alliance, it was obvious that the Marshal was really angry. Now the only way to calm down the Marshal's anger is to resolve the issue as quickly as possible!

Although Gao Shen does not get along with him, he is still capable. He is familiar with the internal situation of Robinia Qincha and has his own unique channels!
Another most important point is that if Gao Shen is solved, then there is no doubt that Gao Shen’s task will fall on his head!
But the foreign affairs work on the grassland has always been controlled by Gao Shen. All the people from top to bottom are his people, and I, the deputy director, can't get involved at all!

This also means that if I take over the grassland affairs, I will have to start from scratch. It will take some time just to understand the internal situation of Luobi. It will be difficult to make achievements in the short term to satisfy the Marshal!
And if he fails to satisfy the Marshal, then it will undoubtedly be his dereliction of duty as the head of the Foreign Affairs Bureau...

Gao Shen knows that he has fallen into a big trouble this time, so in order to reduce the punishment and his own guilt, he will definitely try his best to advance the task progress!

Based on her understanding of Gao Shen, Su Yi felt that he still had a great chance to achieve something. Therefore, if at this time, she could plead for him in front of the Marshal and ask the Marshal to give him more time!
That way, not only would he appear to be magnanimous and put the overall situation first, thus leaving a good impression on the Marshal, but also, when Gao Shen gets things done on the grassland, he, Su Yi, would be able to share some of the credit!
If Gao Shen messed things up, it would all be Gao Shen's fault, and it would have little to do with Su Yi!

Thinking of this, although Su Yi rationally felt that he should help Gao Shen, but in view of the previous conflict between the two, he still felt a little conflicted deep in his heart!
After thinking it over, Su Yi felt that even if Gao Shen could get through this difficulty, with the stain of taking bribes in the future, it would be difficult for Gao Shen to get his hands on the position of director!

Gao Shen withdrew from the competition for the position of director. Although the two still have some grudges, the biggest conflict between them has been eliminated!
Thinking of this, Su Yi's inner tangle was relieved a lot. He felt that for his own sake and the overall situation of Fengwu Army, he should still give Gao Shen a try...

After making this choice, Su Yi was ready to look for Ye Mingsheng. However, what he didn't expect was that before he could finish making the room, one of his subordinates came in and reported:

"Sir, Song Weikai wants to see you for something?"

Su Yi was a little surprised to hear this name. Since reporting to Ye Mingsheng last time, Su Yi has been practicing Tai Chi with Song Weikai to delay time according to Ye Mingsheng's instructions.

And Song Weikai didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, so the two of them just held on like this. Originally, Su Yi thought that this situation would last for a while, or maybe even a few months, but with Song Weikai's arrival today, could there be a turn for the better?
Seeing that Su Yi was silent and hesitant, the messenger couldn't help but ask tentatively:

"Director, if you don't want to see Song Weikai, then I will just say you are not here?"

Su Yi thought about it again, then shook his head and said in a deep voice:

"Let him in, I'll see what he thinks!"

"Yes!"

As Su Yi's order was given, a middle-aged man dressed in gorgeous clothes, with dark skin, slender figure and ordinary face, walked into Su Yi's office. This man was Song Weikai, the younger brother of the current Sichuan Governor Song Weijie!

When Song Weikai saw Su Yi, he smiled and clasped his fists and said:

"Director Su, sorry to bother you while you're at work!"

Su Yi waved her hand and said indifferently:

"It's just a boring matter. How can it be more important than a distinguished guest like you, Mr. Song?"

“Quick! Serve Mr. Song some fragrant tea…”

(End of this chapter)