Chapter 1434: Benefits!
October 12, Yijing Coordination Office
At three quarters in the morning, Wang Xuecheng, who had played mahjong all night last night, came to his classroom yawning. He had planned to take a nap in the morning, have lunch outside at noon, and then come to the yamen to see if there was anything he could do.

His idea was good, but unfortunately the plan did not change quickly. Half an hour ago, someone from the Coordination Office suddenly found him and said that the Imperial Guard had sent an order personally arranged by His Majesty, requiring Wang Xuecheng to handle it personally!

Although Wang Xuecheng was very annoyed when his sleep was disturbed, he did not lose his mind!

Although due to confidentiality regulations, his subordinates did not have the authority to open the order issued by His Majesty himself, so they did not tell Wang Xuecheng specifically what the order issued by His Majesty was.

But Wang Xuecheng was very clear that the order arranged by His Majesty personally must be very important. Not to mention that he was just sleeping now, even if he was in bed, he had to pull up his pants and deal with it as soon as possible!
So Wang Xuecheng, who originally wanted to continue sleeping, immediately got up, put on his clothes, washed his face, and then hurried to his classroom.

At this time, Wang Xuecheng's clerk Zhu Ke was already waiting for Wang Xuecheng in the classroom. When he saw Wang Xuecheng appear, he immediately handed the order to Wang Xuecheng and said:

"When Zhang Yufeng from the Master's Attendant Department came to deliver the order, according to the rules, he should have handed it to you in person, but I told him that you were out for an inspection in Yuyang..."

Hearing Zhu Ke's cover for him, Wang Xuecheng accepted the order and nodded slightly, saying:
"I know what happened! You did a good job, go see what's in the cafeteria and get me something to eat!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ke asked:
"My Lord, is it still the same old three?"

Wang Xuecheng hesitated for a moment and said:
"In addition to the three old dishes, give me a bowl of millet porridge and a plate of sesame seed and golden thread!"

"Yes!"

After Zhu Ke received the order and left, Wang Xuecheng, who was left alone in the classroom, also checked the seal on the order. Although Zhu Ke was his confidant who had followed him for many years, Wang Xuecheng trusted him very much, otherwise Wang Xuecheng would not have transferred him to be his full-time clerk.

However, as an intelligence worker, one must still be alert and cautious, especially when faced with such a major matter as an order issued personally by His Majesty.

Seeing that the seal was intact and the order had not been opened privately, Wang Xuecheng began to check the order.

The content of the order was very brief. Ye Mingsheng told Wang Xuecheng that the court was prepared to deal with these pirate instructors in accordance with military discipline. However, in order to prevent Zhang Dapeng from becoming alienated from the court because of this incident and causing some unnecessary estrangement and friction, Ye Mingsheng asked Wang Xuecheng to appease Zhang Dapeng!

At the end of the order, Ye Mingsheng also stated that as long as it did not involve issues of principle, Wang Xuecheng could do as he pleased!

Seeing Ye Mingsheng's order to hand the matter over to him, Wang Xuecheng's brows immediately twisted into a "川" shape...

As the biggest intelligence chief of Daqian, Wang Xuecheng had heard about this matter a long time ago. It was even said that Zhang Dapeng had sent someone to find Wang Xuecheng in order to rescue his brother, hoping that Wang Xuecheng could exert some influence on this matter and have a good talk with the General Staff!

To be honest, Zhang Dapeng was quite sincere about joining Daqian. When Ye Mingsheng proposed to hire people with naval combat experience from the Jinghai Navy to serve as instructors for the Daqian Navy, Zhang Dapeng agreed immediately and carefully selected 200 people!
Many of these two hundred people are elite backbones of the Jinghai Navy, which is why they have committed crimes and been arrested. Zhang Dapeng cannot sit idly by and must find a way to rescue them!
When sending someone to contact Wang Xuecheng, Zhang Dapeng, who had made a fortune by joining Daqian, also made it clear that he was willing to pay five times the compensation to the victim. In addition, if Wang Xuecheng could rescue the person, he would also be willing to give Wang Xuecheng 12,000 taels of silver!

Although Wang Xuecheng is now in a high position and has a rich fortune, ten thousand taels of silver is still not a small sum for him. So when Zhang Dapeng's envoy offered a reward of ten thousand taels of silver, Wang Xuecheng was also tempted!

Although he was tempted by the conditions offered by Zhang Dapeng, Wang Xuecheng also knew that this matter was very sensitive, so he did not agree to it immediately. Instead, he went through some channels to inquire about the attitude of the General Staff on this matter.

Finally, after realizing that Chief of Staff Zhao Han and Deputy Chief of Staff Ma Zhongjun were determined to deal with these pirate instructors seriously, Wang Xuecheng thought over and over again for several days and felt that although ten thousand taels of silver was not a small amount, this matter was too troublesome, and he should not get involved with it...
So Wang Xuecheng declined politely, and Zhang Dapeng asked to use his connections to rescue the person!

After making this decision, although Wang Xuecheng felt it was a pity that he did not get the ten thousand taels of silver, he did not care too much about it. After all, there were too many ways for him to make money now. Although ten thousand taels of silver was not a small amount, it was not enough for him to get involved regardless of the consequences!

Zhang Dapeng, who was rejected by Wang Xuecheng, did not continue to look for Wang Xuecheng. Wang Xuecheng later heard that Zhang Dapeng's men had taken some extraordinary actions in order to rescue their good brother, forcing the Jiangnan Provincial Government to intervene in the matter.

However, Wang Xuecheng felt that this matter had nothing to do with him, and he didn't want to join in the fun, so he didn't continue to pay attention to this matter!

However, Wang Xuecheng never expected that although he didn't want to have anything to do with this matter, it still fell into his hands!

Looking at the order from His Majesty in his hand, Wang Xuecheng couldn't help but smile bitterly, and he felt like crying but had no tears!
Although he was unwilling in his heart, but as a subject, His Majesty had already given the order, the only thing he could do was to accept it!
Thinking of this, Wang Xuecheng sighed in his heart. Just when he was ready to accept this reality and thinking about how to properly solve this matter and complete the task assigned by Ye Mingsheng, Zhu Ke came to Wang Xuecheng with a food box...
Smelling the familiar aroma in the food box, Wang Xuecheng also felt very hungry. He had not eaten in the morning. After receiving the order, he immediately rushed to the yamen from his mistress. So he was also hungry at this time and wanted to have a good meal. He immediately put the order in the drawer of his desk.
At this time, Zhu Ke also opened the lunch box and placed a bowl of tofu pudding, a fried dough stick, a tray of steamed dumplings, a bowl of millet porridge, and a plate of sesame seeds and gold threads on Wang Xuecheng's desk.

Upon seeing this, Wang Xuecheng immediately started eating. When he was a child and working as an apprentice in Liaoyang, he saw a shop owner eating tofu pudding and fried dough sticks in the morning. He was also very greedy. Once, when the shop owner was not paying attention, he secretly ate half a fried dough stick and a few mouthfuls of tofu pudding, but he never expected to be discovered by the shop owner. For this, the young Wang Xuecheng was beaten with a stick!

So from that time on, Wang Xuecheng dreamed of eating tofu pudding and fried dough sticks every morning. Later, after Wang Xuecheng became rich, he actually did so. He could never get enough of tofu pudding and fried dough sticks!
Although he can’t get enough of tofu pudding and fried dough sticks, two years ago a chef from Jiangnan opened a restaurant specializing in Jiangnan style food in Yijing. Wang Xuecheng also tried the dumplings there and he thought they were very delicious. He especially liked the dumplings with crab meat!

So from then on, Wang Xuecheng's breakfast changed from two fried dough sticks and a bowl of tofu pudding to one fried dough stick, a bowl of tofu pudding, and a tray of steamed dumplings, which became the three main items of Wang Xuecheng's breakfast···············

Although Wang Xuecheng seldom came to the canteen for breakfast, the canteen manager of the Coordination Office, after learning about his boss's habit, decisively added these three dishes to the canteen's menu. They would prepare them regardless of whether Wang Xuecheng came to the canteen in the morning or not, just to ensure that Wang Xuecheng could eat them when he came for breakfast.

In fact, Wang Xuecheng’s appetite is not very big after he reached middle age, and it can even be said that it is much less than when he was young. But today Wang Xuecheng was really hungry, so in addition to the three old dishes, he also ordered a bowl of millet porridge and a plate of sesame seed shreds!
There is nothing to say about millet porridge being good for the stomach, but Wang Xuecheng only realized after he came and ate at Liuxinju that pickles could be made so delicious. Therefore, Liuxinju became the pickle supplier designated by the canteen of the Tongliao Office. The Tongliao Office had to spend hundreds of taels of silver every month, and other spies in the Tongliao Office also enjoyed the treat, which was also a small benefit for the Tongliao Office.

A moment later, Wang Xuecheng finished his meal. Just as he was about to continue thinking about how to solve the problem assigned by His Majesty, his other confidant Ge Xiong also came to his classroom.

"Sir! I have some clues on the matter you asked me to investigate!"

Listening to Ge Xiong's words, Wang Xuecheng also realized something, a strange look flashed in his eyes and he asked:
"Are you talking about the inner demon?"

Hearing this, Ge Xiong nodded slightly and said:
"Sir, I have investigated and found out that the person who followed Madam Hongyun was arranged by Chen Chaozhong!"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Xuecheng's eyes flashed with a strange look, and he immediately asked back:

"Ge Xiong, are you sure it's Chen Chaozhong?"

Ge Xiong answered firmly:

“Sir, this is the man surnamed Chen. Although he did it cleanly, I still found some clues. After following the clues, I found this man surnamed Chen…”

"And I discovered that he not only sent people to follow Madam Hongyun, but he also secretly colluded with a censor named Ma Shihao from the Censorate, and it seemed that he wanted to expose some information to the Censorate!"

When Ge Xiong finished speaking, a hint of coldness flashed across Wang Xuecheng's eyes, but he did not comment on Ge Xiong's news.

Seeing this, Ge Xiong was also very helpless. Although Wang Xuecheng didn't say anything, he also understood what Wang Xuecheng was thinking and took the initiative to say:
"My lord, although I have some conflicts and frictions with Captain Chen, I still have a sense of the overall situation. I will not use this kind of thing to frame Captain Chen. Please understand my lord!"

Looking at Ge Xiong who seemed to be upright, Wang Xuecheng, who was caught in the act, felt a little embarrassed and quickly spoke:
"Ge Xiong, what are you talking about?"

"Who in this coordination office doesn't know that you are my man? How could I not trust you?"

"I was just thinking about how to deal with this matter!"

After a brief explanation, Wang Xuecheng changed the subject and asked:
"What's going on with Liu Baichuan?"

When Ge Xiong heard his boss mention Liu Baichuan, he couldn't help but look embarrassed, but he still said:
"My lord, this Liu Baichuan is too cunning. I arranged three waves of assassins, but none of them could find his whereabouts!"

Upon hearing the news, Wang Xuecheng's face became somewhat solemn. Although he still didn't know what the higher-ups meant by transferring Liu Baichuan back to Beijing, it was obvious that Liu Baichuan's return was definitely not good news for him!

So Wang Xuecheng naturally wanted to get rid of Liu Baichuan, this thorn in his side, as soon as possible!
But now it seems that Liu Baichuan, the "remnant of the previous dynasty" in the Coordination Office, is more difficult to deal with than imagined...
Seeing Wang Xuecheng's unhappy expression, Ge Xiong also said quickly;
"Sir, I have sent out two more waves of people in the past few days. I have also given information to some branches of our Coordination Office in Youyan, asking them to secretly collect information on Liu Baichuan's movements!"

"As long as Liu Baichuan shows up, I will make sure he is killed without a burial place!"

After listening to Ge Xiong's assurance, Wang Xuecheng glanced at Ge Xiong and then ordered in a deep voice:
"Keep an eye on Liu Baichuan's family!"

Ge Xiong was startled when he heard this, and he was a little hesitant when he realized what Wang Xuecheng was thinking. After all, Liu Baichuan was a captain of the Coordination Office, and in a broad sense, he was one of their own. Using such means was a bit too despicable!

Wang Xuecheng saw this and said calmly:

"Ge Xiong, a narrow-minded person is not a gentleman, and a ruthless person is not a man! This is a life-and-death struggle. In order to survive, we must do whatever it takes!"

"Just think about what would happen if we lost!"

After Wang Xuecheng's advice, Ge Xiong became more aware of the seriousness and urgency of the matter. He finally nodded and said:
"My Lord, I understand! I will send someone to keep an eye on Liu Baichuan's family!"

Wang Xuecheng nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this. At this moment, Ge Xiong seemed to have remembered something and immediately began to speak:
"My Lord, the prefect Yang from Hanyang has sent someone to meet with you. Do you want to see him?"

Hearing the words "Yang Zhifu", Wang Xuecheng understood what the other party was talking about and immediately shook his head and said very straightforwardly:

“No! His affairs have alarmed the Heavenly Court. I can’t help him…”