Chapter 1441 Backer! (1)

Ge Xiong was from Dongning, Liaoyang. His father was in the cloth business and his family was relatively well-off, so Ge ​​Xiong attended a private school since he was young. However, Ge Xiong was playful and was not a good student. After nine years in a private school, he could only read and write. As for taking exams to gain fame and fortune, that was just wishful thinking.

When Ge Xiong was seventeen years old, dozens of pieces of cloth belonging to Ge Xiong's father were robbed by a military ruffian. Ge's father was so angry that he wanted to find the ruffian to argue with him, but who would have thought that not only did he not get the cloth back, but he was slapped in the face!

Although the slap in the face did not cause much harm and only caused Mr. Ge to lose a tooth, it was extremely insulting. Mr. Ge was so angry that he fell seriously ill and almost died!
Having experienced this incident, Ge's father also understood a truth, that is, in a chaotic world like the end of the Zhou Dynasty, the bigger the fist, the more powerful it is!
So Ge's father sent his second son, Ge Xiong, to join the army. Although Ge Xiong's cultural level was not high, he was still able to read and write. In addition, he was seven feet tall and had a strong body. Most importantly, he had some wealth. So after a few years, Ge Xiong became a small captain in the Liaoyang army!

In the battle between the Liaoyang Army and the Fengwu Army, although Ge Xiong was lucky enough to survive, he was captured by the Fengwu Army!
Originally, Ge Xiong was going to be sent to a coal mine to work as a miner, but his elder brother Ge Shan used his connections to find Wang Xuecheng, and for the sake of fifty taels of silver, Wang Xuecheng rescued Ge Xiong!

At that time, Wang Xuecheng had just joined the Coordination Office. He was alone in the office and was ostracized by Huo San. His situation was very difficult.

So when he saw that Ge Xiong could read and write, and was quite clever, he recruited Ge Xiong into the Coordination Office and made him his subordinate...
Wang Xuecheng can be said to be the noble man in Ge Xiong's life. Before meeting Wang Xuecheng, Ge Xiong was still a cowardly prisoner of war and almost had to work as a miner in a coal mine. But after following Wang Xuecheng, with his teaching and help, Ge Xiong transformed himself into a capable member of the Unified Coordination Office!

Not only did he solve several major cases in succession, but he also caught many spies. As a result, he was promoted by Wang Xuecheng to be the chief of the General Coordination Office!
In addition to his unexpected success in his official career, Ge Xiong also made a lot of money following Wang Xuecheng. While Wang Xuecheng was eating the meat, he could also drink the soup. In just a few years, he lived in a two-story mansion in Yijing, married a wife and two concubines, and his life could be said to be very happy!

Just when Ge Xiong felt that everything in life was moving in a good direction and began to look forward to every new day, Wang Xuecheng was transferred away from the Unified Coordination Office by Ye Mingsheng.

However, Wang Xuecheng was still a man of integrity. He knew that if he left the Coordination Office, his subordinates would most likely be liquidated by Huo San, so before leaving the Coordination Office, he reached a secret deal with Huo San.

Although the deal was reached, it could only prevent Ge Xiong and others from being liquidated. Ge Xiong and others would still inevitably be marginalized in the Coordination Office!
Although the marginalized Ge Xiong has lost his glory and fewer people give him gifts, but thanks to his previous accumulation, Ge Xiong's life is still enjoyable.

Just when Ge Xiong's days of doing nothing and muddling through would continue forever, Huo San was secretly sentenced to death by Ye Mingsheng because he was too close to Queen An Miaoyi, and his old boss Wang Xuecheng returned to where his dream began...
The first thing Wang Xuecheng did after returning to the Coordination Office was to promote his confidants such as Ge Xiong. As a result, Ge Xiong was promoted from a centurion to a thousand households and became Wang Xuecheng's right-hand man in the Coordination Office. More and more people gave him gifts and asked him to do things for them!

Ge Xiong has had Wang Xuecheng's support over the years. Although he encountered some twists and turns in the middle, he was promoted and made a fortune overall. Therefore, Ge Xiong is also loyal to his old boss Wang Xuecheng. He will do whatever Wang Xuecheng points to!
Wang Xuecheng was also very satisfied with Ge Xiong. Not only did he assign many things to Ge Xiong, he also secretly promised Ge Xiong that when he stepped down as the director of the Coordination Office in a few years, he would recommend Ge Xiong to take over to His Majesty!
When Ge Xiong thought about the opportunity to become the director of the Coordination Office in the future, he was very excited and worked even harder on the tasks assigned by Wang Xuecheng!

However, Ge Xiong never expected that instead of waiting for the day when Wang Xuecheng stepped down as director of the Coordination Office, he would receive the news of Wang Xuecheng's death!
Wang Xuecheng had been very good to him over the years, so Ge ​​Xiong was both sad and angry about the death of his old boss. If Zhao Zibo had not assassinated Wang Xuecheng and then committed suicide, Ge Xiong would have definitely cut him into pieces to vent his hatred!
But Zhao Zibo turned into ashes in the raging fire, leaving Ge Xiong with no way to vent his grief and anger!

In addition to grief and anger, Ge Xiong now feels even more panic and anxiety...
Having worked in the Coordination Office for so many years, Ge Xiong is well aware of the principle that a new emperor appoints new ministers. Although he has gained a lot of benefits by following Wang Xuecheng over the years, he has also offended many people and done many dirty things that cannot be seen in the light!
Among those who were offended there were many powerful people in the dynasty. If any of these dirty deeds were exposed, the person would be beheaded!

When Wang Xuecheng was around, Ge Xiong felt that as long as Wang Xuecheng was protecting him, these things were no big deal. Even if the sky fell, Wang Xuecheng would hold it up and it wouldn't hit him!
But now that Wang Xuecheng is gone, Ge Xiong, who has lost his backer and feels in danger, also regrets what he has done!

But unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world. All Ge Xiong can do now is to try his best to make up for everything that happened before!
But Ge Xiong has no idea how to make up for the problem. What worries Ge Xiong the most is that according to intelligence, Liu Baichuan has already arrived in Jixian County and will be able to reach Yijing in the next few days!

Because Wang Xuecheng felt that Liu Baichuan's return to Yijing would very likely pose a threat to the power structure of the previous Coordination Office, so Wang Xuecheng asked Ge Xiong to find someone to secretly kill Liu Baichuan and prevent him from returning to Yijing to report on his work!
Ge Xiong also sent a lot of people for this purpose, wanting to pretend to be robbers and chop off Liu Baichuan's head on his way back!
But unfortunately, this man surnamed Liu also realized that someone wanted to kill him, so his whereabouts were very secretive. Therefore, Ge Xiong had never found his trace before, and therefore failed to take Liu Baichuan’s life.···················

If Wang Xuecheng were still alive now, Ge Xiong, who had a strong backer, would definitely send his spies and assassins to kill the bastard Liu Baichuan without hesitation!

After all, Wang Xuecheng and Ge Xiong had discussed Liu Baichuan's return to report on his work.

After discussion, both of them believed that the reason why the higher-ups wanted to transfer back Liu Baichuan, a former confidant of Huo San, was most likely because they were dissatisfied with the situation in which Wang Xuecheng was the only one in power in the Coordination Office, and they wanted to make Liu Baichuan the deputy director of the Coordination Office to restrain Wang Xuecheng in the Coordination Office.

Just like before, Huo San was the director of the Coordination Office and Wang Xuecheng was the deputy director. However, Wang Xuecheng regarded Liu Baichuan as a thorn in his side and felt that keeping him would always be a disaster. Ge Xiong also wanted to be the deputy director and felt that Liu Baichuan's existence was blocking his way, so the two of them hit it off and decided to get rid of Liu Baichuan.
But unfortunately, Wang Xuecheng is dead now. Without his backer, Ge Xiong is hesitant about whether to kill Liu Baichuan!

Liu Baichuan is Huo San's confidant. Because of the internal team relationship of the Coordination Office, he and Ge Xiong do not get along well. When they worked at the headquarters of the Coordination Office, the two had quarreled and ridiculed each other! But because Ye Mingsheng had not yet pacified the world, the Coordination Office had to be united against the outside world. So in this context, although Liu Baichuan and Ge Xiong did not get along, they only quarreled and accused each other for power and profit. There was no deep hatred between them.

Now that Wang Xuecheng is dead and the Coordination Office is in chaos, Ge Xiong feels that Liu Baichuan has a great chance of being promoted directly to become the director of the Coordination Office...

This is also what Ge Xiong is struggling with now. If he and Liu Baichuan had an irreconcilable grudge in the past, then in order to prevent Liu Baichuan from taking power and taking revenge on him, he can only risk being beheaded and send someone to kill him, so that he has no chance to become the director of the Coordination Office!
But the problem now is that although he has conflicts with Liu Baichuan, these conflicts are not that big, so Ge ​​Xiong is also hesitant about whether he should admit defeat to Liu Baichuan and then quit the Coordination Office to become a rich man!
After so many years, Ge Xiong deeply understands the importance of having someone in the court to be an official. Before, when he had Wang Xuecheng as his backer, he still had some ideas about his future!
But now that Wang Xuecheng is gone, Ge Xiong knows that he has no hope for the future!
So now Ge Xiong has only one idea, that is to retire peacefully. Anyway, he has made a lot of money following Wang Xuecheng over the years. Even if he retires, he will not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of his life and can live a fulfilling life!

So now Ge Xiong really wants to know what Liu Baichuan's attitude towards him is. If Liu Baichuan is willing to let him go, then everything will be fine for Ge Xiong, but otherwise Ge Xiong will be taking a risky move!
But the key to the problem is that there is not much time left for Ge Xiong. He has no way to test Liu Baichuan's attitude towards him. Now that Liu Baichuan is in Ji County, Ge Xiong still has a chance to escape. Once Liu Baichuan enters Yijing, Ge Xiong will have no chance at all...

Just as Ge Xiong was sitting in the classroom, frowning and not knowing what to do, a subordinate came running over and reported:

"Captain Ge, your family has sent someone to ask if you will go back to sleep tonight?"

Ge Xiong, who was already irritable, subconsciously wanted to get angry when he saw someone disturbing him, but after hesitating for a while, he said:
"I'm going home now!"

A moment later, Ge Xiong also returned to his house in the eastern city of Yijing. This house was purchased by Ge Xiong shortly after the Fengwu Army entered Yijing. At that time, the housing prices in Yijing were not as outrageous as they are now, so Ge ​​Xiong also paid the full amount.

After Wang Xuecheng returned to the Coordination Office, Ge Xiong was given an important position and more people gave him gifts. Ge Xiong was so happy that he married two concubines and had three children, one boy and two girls. With so many people, the two-courtyard house he bought that year seemed a little small.

So half a year ago, Ge Xiong intended to buy a larger three-story house to improve the living environment for his family.

Although the housing prices in Yijing are ridiculously high now, Ge Xiong has made a lot of money following Wang Xuecheng over the years, so he can still afford a house in Yijing.

Ge Xiong also took a fancy to a house worth 3,500 taels of silver. Just when he was about to pay for the house, his old boss, the leader Wang Xuecheng, stopped him from buying the house.

At first Ge Xiong was very confused and asked Wang Xuecheng why he didn't let him buy a house, but Wang Xuecheng asked him to use his brain more················

The Coordination Office has always been a thorn in the eyes of some people in the court because of its enormous power. These thorns in the flesh, especially the censors in the Censorate, all want to stare at the Coordination Office with a magnifying glass!
Because of this, Wang Xuecheng doesn't dare to take a concubine and can only keep a mistress secretly. And you still want to spend three thousand five hundred taels of silver to buy a house?
The salary of a thousand households in the General Coordination Office is not low, but three thousand five hundred taels of silver is enough for you to work for more than ten or twenty years without eating or drinking!
Are you afraid that the Censorate doesn't know there's something wrong with you?

When people ask you where you got the 3,500 taels of silver to buy the house, can you tell them?

After listening to his elder brother Wang Xuecheng's words, Ge Xiong suddenly realized that he almost caused a disaster. Although he still felt a little regretful, Ge Xiong could only reluctantly give up the building!
Thinking back to the past, Ge Xiong was filled with sadness. At this time, his wife Wang Ge came over.
Wang Ge originally wanted to talk to Ge Xiong about the child's situation, but seeing Ge Xiong's sad look, she felt that Ge Xiong and Yi Jing were tired enough, and she didn't want to make Ge Xiong worry about some trivial family matters, so she gave up what she was going to say.

However, thinking of the current situation of the Coordination Office, Wang couldn't help but ask:
"My husband, now that Director Wang is dead, do you think it's possible for you to take over?"

Hearing his wife's question, Ge Xiong was too lazy to answer and just shook his head slightly as a response.

Wang was a little disappointed when she saw this and said:
"Husband, there are only a few thousand households in the Coordination Office. Why don't you have a chance? Didn't Director Wang say that he would recommend you to be the director of the Coordination Office in the future?"

Ge Xiong replied impatiently

"I do want to be promoted! But the Director of the Coordination Office needs the trust of His Majesty. I haven't even spoken to His Majesty alone, and no one is willing to help me. How can you let me be the Director?"