Chapter 803 The main task of the internal guards!
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Walking on the street of Yijing, Zhang Chengzhe bought a copy of Yijing Morning Post while buying buns, and then quickly ran to the government office of the Coordination Office.

Under the cold gaze of the captain, Zhang Chengzhe, who had just crossed the line, completed the roll call, and then came to the room to eat buns while reading the latest issue of Yijing Morning Post.

Half a month ago, the Coordination Office had been unable to find any more valuable clues on Chen Shangye, so they closed in and arrested Chen Shangye. Zhang Chengzhe, who was lurking in Chen's house, also completed his mission and returned to the Coordination Office.

After arresting Chen Shangye, the Coordination Office also interrogated him. Although Chen Shangye hated the Fengwu Army very much, he was a complete coward. He confessed everything before he was even tortured!

Just as Zhang Chengzhe guessed, the money Chen Shangye used to buy the house was paid by the Supervisory Office, and the Supervisory Office was indeed planning to build a warehouse underground in the house to store firearms, armor and other contraband materials!

However, what Zhang Chengzhe did not guess correctly was that the Supervisory Office was also planning to renovate the old house next to the Chen Mansion to open a brothel. This would be able to cover the underground warehouse and facilitate the transportation of materials. It would also be easier for the Supervisory Office to generate revenue!

Because under the rule of Fengwu Army, the economy of Yijing and Youyan developed very well, and the rents and house prices were rising accordingly······························
Therefore, the activity funds approved by Luoan were becoming increasingly insufficient. It was said that a person in charge of the Supervisory Department in Yijing named Wu Kui decided to open a brothel to make money, so he took out 850 taels of silver and asked Chen Shangye to buy the old house next to his house from a man named Cao.

Although the house was bought with silver, the annual budget of the Supervisory Office in Yijing was only three thousand taels of silver. Eight hundred and fifty taels of silver was equivalent to one-third of the annual budget. Therefore, Wu Kui was reluctant to spend so much money on buying a house. Therefore, after collecting the land deed, Wu Kui sent someone to kill the man surnamed Cao and took back the eight hundred and fifty taels of silver.

After digging out this information from Chen Shangye, the Coordination Office actively made arrangements to catch Wu Kui, but unfortunately Wu Kui was very cunning and had already hidden himself. The Coordination Office only followed the lead of Chen Shangye and caught a few small fish, but ended the case with great regret.

Originally, Zhang Chengzhe had volunteered to act as an undercover agent this time, disguising himself as a bricklayer and sneaking into the tiger's den to gather intelligence, hoping to gain recognition from his superiors and be promoted to a deputy centurion by the end of the year. He has been in the Coordination Office for almost four years, and although he has done a lot of things, he has always been frustrated.

I had thought that if I failed this time, I would die. However, although I have taken the risk of being beheaded, the possibility of being promoted to deputy centurion is hopeless because of the meager gains...

Zhang Chengzhe took a bite of the bun stuffed with pork and green onions and was chewing while he was attracted by a piece of news in the newspaper.

Wang Xuecheng, former deputy director of the Coordination Office, was officially transferred to the Legal Affairs Bureau as deputy director on December 1, mainly responsible for commercial crimes of land occupation!
After seeing the news, Zhang Chengzhe started thinking quickly in his mind. Ever since Wang Xuecheng came back from Gongdu, the news that he was going to leave the Coordination Office had gradually spread in the Coordination Junior High School. At first, no one believed it.

Everyone generally believes that Director Wang is one of the Marshal's most trusted confidants, and his wife is a member of the Ye clan, which means she has an extraordinary status. The Coordination Office is in a turbulent time right now. Director Huo San was criticized by the Marshal for corruption and demoted to deputy director. So, as deputy director, Wang Xuecheng may have a chance to succeed him as director of the Coordination Office!

So at this critical juncture, how could Wang Xuecheng leave the Coordination Office?

Just when everyone thought so, Wang Xuecheng, who was supposed to return to the Unified Coordination Office to work, did not return to the office for a long time. Just when everyone was a little shaken, news came out that Wang Xuecheng donated more than 20,000 taels of silver. Everyone then realized that something was wrong, and people believed more and more that Wang Xuecheng would be transferred out of the Unified Coordination Office soon.

Three days ago, Wang Xuecheng returned to the Coordination Office, but he did not come back alone. He was accompanied by a tall but taciturn bald man. The bald man went to meet Huo San, who was demoted to deputy director. At this point, everyone understood that Wang Xuecheng’s departure was a foregone conclusion...
And this tall, bald man with a cold expression is most likely the candidate to replace Wang Xuecheng!
Soon, these spies of all sizes in the Coordination Office dug up information about their future boss through various channels. They learned that the bald guy's name was Ji Xian and that he used to work in the Royal Guard Battalion. However, the records about this person in the Royal Guard Battalion were all mysterious!
This made the spies in the General Coordination Office guess that Ji Xian was not really from the Imperial Guard Battalion. He was probably just a figurehead in the Imperial Guard Battalion. His real origin was most likely from that mysterious "Inner Guard!"

Although the Fengwu Army Military Statistics and Investigation Office was the only open secret agency of the Fengwu Army, they were given a lot of power and were also hated by many people. They were even scolded as Ye Mingsheng's lackeys!
However, many people in the Coordination Office know that their power is also supervised by someone, and the ones who supervise them are the Internal Security!

No one knows when Ye Mingsheng founded the Internal Guard, how big the Internal Guard is, or who the members of the Internal Guard are!

The only thing people know is that the main purpose of the Internal Security Bureau is to supervise the Coordination Office and prevent the Coordination Office from getting out of control and becoming a power that cannot be removed························
And now the Marshal has asked Ji Xian, who might be from the Internal Guard, to come to the Coordination Office. The deep meaning behind this is really hard to understand!

Some people speculated that the Marshal, who had always cracked down on corruption, was very dissatisfied with the two directors and deputy directors of the Coordination Office, Huo San and Wang Xuecheng, who were both corrupt and committed injustice, so he sent Ji Xian, the internal guard, to rectify the Coordination Office!
Thinking of this, Zhang Chengzhe couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Although he didn't know why the Marshal sent Ji Xian here, he boldly guessed that there would most likely be some reorganization within the Coordination Office!
And if this is the case, then someone within the Coordination Office will inevitably fall, and some positions will be vacated. When positions are vacated, someone will inevitably take the position. Since someone will take the position, why is it not you who is taking the position?

Realizing this, Zhang Chengzhe also became excited. He had been born into a wealthy family with no shortage of money, and he only wanted to make a difference in his official career. However, he failed in the imperial examinations repeatedly. Finally, he had to give up the normal imperial examinations and came to work in the Coordination Office!
When Zhang Chengzhe first came to the Coordination Office, he was full of enthusiasm and felt that he could make a difference on the intelligence front. However, the reality is often contrary to one's wishes. After several years of wasting time, Zhang Chengzhe's enthusiasm and ambition have been wasted a lot. He had hoped to give it a try on Chen Shangye this time, but he did not expect that it would end in vain!

And now the appearance of Ji Xian has given Zhang Chengzhe a glimmer of hope again... Because the main task of the Internal Security Bureau is to supervise the Coordination Office and prevent it from abusing its power and harming loyal officials, the attitude of the Coordination Office towards the Internal Security Bureau is not friendly, if not hostile!
Therefore, in this environment, now that Ji Xian, who has an internal security background, has been appointed as the deputy director of the Coordination Office, Zhang Chengzhe feels that it will be difficult for him to carry out his work in a short period of time. Therefore, if he steps forward and takes sides at this time, he may be entrusted with important tasks by Ji Xian!

Zhang Chengzhe has always felt that the most important reason why he was not appreciated for his talent and was frustrated, and why he had worked hard for several years but was not promoted to deputy centurion, was that there was no one above him!
As the saying goes, if the boss says you are capable, then you are capable. If not, that’s OK too. Sometimes, whether you get promoted or not just depends on a word from those big guys!
Of course, there are risks in doing so. If Ji Xian is ultimately unable to gain a foothold in the Coordination Office and leaves in disgrace, or is sidelined and becomes a deputy director in name only, then Zhang Chengzhe's fate will definitely not be good either. Resigning voluntarily is the best option!

Otherwise, with the way those spies from the Coordination Office play tricks on people, if you continue to stay here shamelessly, you will definitely be played to death by them····························

When Zhang Chengzhe thought of this, he was a little hesitant. Although the Coordination Office did not have a very good reputation, it was still a stable job and he had real power in his hands, which was much better than ordinary people. Moreover, although he had not been promoted to deputy centurion now, but if he could gain some experience for another five to eight years, there was still a great possibility that he would become a deputy centurion!

But if he bet on Ji Xian and lost, all of this would be in vain, and he might even be regarded as a traitor within the Coordination Office!
After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Chengzhe's eyes gradually became firm. He felt that Ji Xian must have come to the Coordination Office well prepared this time!

And the most crucial thing is that as an institution supervising the Coordination Office, the Internal Guards must have secret agents inside the Coordination Office. Maybe some of those centurions are Internal Guards. Therefore, Ji Xian is definitely not as lonely as he seems, he must have helpers inside the Coordination Office!
Especially since these helpers are hiding in the dark, it is hard to guard against them!
If he chooses to join that side, the possibility of winning the bet is still very high. Thinking of this, Zhang Chengzhe decided to give it a try!
If a person dies, a bird will look up to the sky, and he will not die for tens of thousands of years!
Compared to wasting time here day after day, it is better to do something big and exciting!

If I really lose the bet, I will resign from my post and go home to be a peaceful and idle person...

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Luoan, Shangguan Mansion

In the study, Shangguan Hongyuan looked at his own dragon on the chessboard, then shook his head and said to Murong Lun opposite him:

"Oh, you let me down again! You are always like this!"

Murong Lun heard this and said respectfully:
"Master Prime Minister, your chess skills are getting better and better. I am no match for you!"

Although he knew that Murong Lun was lying, Shangguan Hongyuan was still in a good mood when he saw him admit defeat in front of him.

You know, in order to play today's game with Murong Lun, he started studying chess records that he hadn't touched for several years three days in advance, and he was quite satisfied with his performance today!

After playing chess, Shangguan Hongyuan also talked to Murong Lun about the main topic of the day.

"Minister Murong, what do you think of the current situation in Jingchu?"

Hearing Shangguan Hongyuan ask this, Murong Lun was not surprised and said immediately:
"Xu Zhaojie is always restless. He thinks he can be a chess player, but he is destined to be a chess piece in this life!"

As soon as these words came out, Shangguan Hongyuan's serious face couldn't help but show a smile and said lightly:

“Minister Murong, if Xu Zhaojie heard what you said, he would probably fight you to death…”

In response to Shangguan Hongyuan's teasing, Murong Lun just smiled reservedly and didn't say anything more.

Murong Lun had already expected Shangguan Hongyuan to come to him to ask this question today. After all, because of the Jingchu incident, the Luoan court had been in a state of uproar recently, and people from all sides were saying all kinds of things!
As for the recent contact between Sun Liangyu and the Luoan court, he also contributed to it, so it was reasonable for Shangguan Hongyuan to ask him this question now!
However, although he had previously acted as a matchmaker between Sun Liangyu and Shangguan Hongyuan, the situation in Jingchu was so chaotic now that Murong Lun didn't want to get involved anymore, so he avoided the topic and talked about Xu Zhaojie!

Shangguan Hongyuan could see through Murong Lun's little trick. If it were any other day, he might let Murong Lun off for pretending to be confused, but today he had to ask for clarification and then said calmly:

“Minister Murong, now that the Fengwu Army has captured Kangyin, do you think they will continue to interfere in the situation in Jingchu…”

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