Chapter 810 Fierce Competition!
As Bai Wanhao asked the question, everyone’s eyes were focused on Bai Changjiu······················
Although Bai Changrong is currently the commander-in-chief of the Fengwu Army reserve forces, responsible for the training and production of nearly 100,000 reserve soldiers, and his rank and status in the Fengwu Army are higher than Bai Changjiu, the governor, everyone in the Bai family understands that Bai Changrong, who has lost his left leg, will end his life unless something unexpected happens!

He was promoted to the chief commander of the reserve forces only because the Marshal was impressed by his meritorious service in combat and because Bai Yuanyuan gave birth to Ye Xingtong!

Otherwise, Bai Changrong would have become disabled and would have had no choice but to retire from the army. Even though he is now the commander-in-chief of the reserve forces, his say in the army is very low. Bai Changrong himself is well aware of this, so he abides by his duties and does not get involved in the power struggles in the army, concentrating on training the Fengwu Army.

With Bai Changrong in such a situation, if the Bai family wants to prosper forever, all hopes fall on Bai Changjiu!
Just five days ago, at the Zhongyong Hall meeting, Ye Mingsheng officially announced a new round of power structure reorganization plan for the Fengwu Army. Cui Shao, the central envoy, was appointed as the director of the Political Affairs Bureau, Gu Sansi was appointed as the director of the Personnel Bureau, Li Jian was appointed as the director of the Legal Affairs Bureau, and many other personnel appointments were made.

Because the reorganization plan and personnel appointments had been discussed before and basically met the political interests of all parties, under the promotion of Ye Mingsheng, the plan and appointments were agreed by everyone and were quickly implemented·······························

At first, no one understood what the new terms such as Personnel Bureau, Legal Affairs Bureau, and Political Affairs Bureau meant. However, after comparing them with the widely circulated Six Ministries, everyone understood their meaning. The Personnel Bureau was the Ministry of Personnel of Fengwu Army, the Legal Affairs Bureau was the Ministry of Justice of Fengwu Army, and the Political Affairs Bureau was the Ministry of Revenue of Fengwu Army. Other newly established departments were also compared one by one.

After comparing the new department with the six ministries, everyone compared the director to the Shangshu and the deputy director to the Shilang.

In this power reorganization plan, although Ye Mingsheng has drawn up the positions of directors of each bureau and several other deputy directors, according to the plan of one director and two deputy directors, there are still several vacancies for deputy directors in various departments, including the position of deputy director of the Personnel Bureau!
Regardless of the dynasties, the Ministry of Personnel, which is responsible for personnel relations, is always a very important position. The Minister of Personnel, who is in charge of promotion assessment, is even called the Heavenly Official. Although Ye Mingsheng has given the position of Director of the Personnel Bureau to his confidant Gu Sansi, there are still many people eyeing the position of Deputy Director.

Among these people is Bai Changjiu!

Bai Changjiu has been working as an officer in Youyan Provincial Government for nearly three years, but he still sees no hope of promotion. Seeing his colleagues Zhang Zhiwen and Li Jian either being sent to serve as deputy provincial governors or becoming directors of the Legal Affairs Bureau overnight, while he is still just an officer, Bai Changjiu's mentality is a little unbalanced!
Bai Changjiu regarded the power reform of the Fengwu Army this time as an important opportunity for him to try his hand at getting ahead, and he also set his sights on the position of deputy director of the Personnel Bureau·····························

In Bai Changjiu's opinion, the deputy director of the Personnel Bureau is a very good position in his official career. Not to mention that as the deputy in charge of the promotion and demotion assessment department, he has a say in many internal issues of the Fengwu Army. He can even exert influence in many positions and build connections for himself and his family.

In addition, this position is also a very good transitional position. If you work hard in this position for a few years, as long as you don't make big mistakes, you can be promoted to the director of other departments, or you can be transferred to become a provincial governor. In short, becoming the deputy director of the Personnel Bureau means you have almost stepped into the senior ranks of the Fengwu Army.

Bai Changjiu is not the only one who sees the benefits of becoming the deputy director of the Personnel Bureau. Many people are also eyeing the position of deputy director of the Personnel Bureau. Many people are involved in the political struggle and the competition is very fierce.

At this time, facing his father's question and the gazes of the whole family, Bai Changjiu said in a serious voice:
"It's still in operation. I've already made an appointment with Director Gu and will go back to visit him in a few days!"

Although the competition was fierce, Bai Changjiu was still very confident in himself. Over the years, his family was well-off, and the Fengwu Army had been under high pressure in its anti-corruption campaign. Senior officials were taken away every year. As he had no worries about money from his family, he did not dare to embezzle money in the Governor's Office, and he was still a clean official...
In addition to his integrity, during the three years he served as the governor, although Bai Changjiu did not make any great achievements, he basically did not make any mistakes due to his diligence. In addition, his low-key, humble character and kind style also established a good reputation for him in the Youyan Governorate.

Of course, integrity, reputation, and ability can only be regarded as the basis of competition. Having these only means that you are qualified to compete for this position, but it does not mean that you can win the final victory!

In addition to these basics, Bai Changjiu also believes that he has two very big advantages compared to other competitors!
The first advantage is that he has a sister, Bai Yuanyuan, who can whisper some advice to the Marshal for him. Although the Marshal is rarely influenced by such advice, it is better to have it than not, not to mention that his sister is pregnant now.

The second advantage is that during his tenure as governor, Bai Changjiu had a lot of interactions with Gu Sansi, who was responsible for promoting reforms, and assisted Gu Sansi in completing many reform measures. During this period, he also had a harmonious relationship with Gu Sansi, and they formed a good relationship.

Although the position of deputy director of the Personnel Bureau requires the Marshal to make the final decision, as the head of the department, Gu Sansi also has a lot of say in this matter. What's more, Gu Sansi is the Marshal's confidant. The Marshal even asked Master Jingren to worship him as his teacher. Everyone can feel the deep meaning contained in this!
Therefore, if Gu Sansi could say a word for him in this matter, Bai Changjiu felt that his chances of winning would be very high...

Hearing that Bai Changjiu wanted to find Gu Sansi, Hu seemed to have thought of something and said:
"Second brother, my sister-in-law was playing mahjong with someone a few days ago, and I heard that Chu Zhiyi also had his eyes on the position of deputy director of the Personnel Bureau!"

Hearing what his sister-in-law said, Bai Changjiu nodded and said:

"Sister-in-law, I've also heard about this news. Chu Zhiyi is an important general under Director Gu, and Director Gu has also promised to promote him, so he should be able to take the position of deputy director this time!"

At this time, Bai Changrong frowned and interrupted:
"There are only two deputy director positions, and Chu Zhiyi is now occupying one. Doesn't that mean there is only one left?"

Hu said nonchalantly:
"Then the remaining spot is permanent! As long as Yuanyuan begs the Marshal sincerely, this spot will be secured!"

As soon as these words came out, Bai Wanhao, who was in the main seat, couldn't help but glared at Hu and said:
"What are you talking about?"

Hearing that her father-in-law was angry, Mrs. Hu was immediately shocked. Just when she was at a loss, Bai Wanhao waved his hand and she immediately left the room with her child. Mrs. Cui, who was standing by, also hesitated for a moment, and also left with her child under the gaze of her husband Bai Changjiu. At this point, only Bai Wanhao, Bai Changrong, and Bai Changjiu were left in the room. Bai Wanhao pondered for a moment and said to his second son:
“Jiujiu, the Marshal is not a soft-hearted person who can be easily swayed by pillow talk. Besides, one of the Marshal’s taboos is not women interfering in politics, because of this matter, the Ye family’s relatives were also dealt with by the Marshal…”

Hearing his father say this, Bai Changjiu understood what he meant and nodded and said:
"Father, don't worry. I won't trouble Third Sister. I know it's not easy for her in the Ye Mansion, and she's not young anymore. Now she's finally pregnant again, so let her have a good rest and take care of the fetus, and try to give birth to a boy for the Marshal!"

Seeing that his second son was so reasonable, Bai Wanhao nodded with satisfaction. The Bai family was able to rise along with the momentum of the Fengwu Army, and his daughter Bai Yuanyuan made great contributions. It was also because of her dedicated service that the Bai family was considered to be in Ye Mingsheng's eyes.

Bai Wanhao was naturally very clear about this. At the same time, Bai Wanhao was also aware of Ye Mingsheng's taboos. So although Bai Changjiu's promotion to deputy director of the Personnel Bureau was very important to the Bai family, he did not want to take the risk of angering Ye Mingsheng, not to mention that Bai Yuanyuan was pregnant again!
When his eldest son Bai Changrong was forced to amputate his left leg due to an injury, Bai Wanhao was almost in despair. However, he did not expect that there would be a sudden turn of events in the end and he was promoted to the position of commander-in-chief of the reserve forces. Although on the surface, Bai Changrong was promoted for his military exploits, Bai Wanhao himself understood that his daughter Bai Yuanyuan's giving birth to a daughter for the Marshal might have played a big role in this as well...

Now that my daughter is pregnant again, what will happen if God has mercy on her and gives birth to a boy?

Bai Wanhao is full of expectations for this!

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Ye Mansion, Study

Ye Mingsheng, who had just finished his lunch break at 3:45 in the afternoon, was rubbing his Qingming acupoint while looking at the memorial in his hand.

This memorial was written by Ma Zhongjun, general of the First Division, to Ye Mingsheng. Although the Battle of Huainan was over, Ma Zhongjun's First Division was not transferred back to Hebei and Henan, but was left in Kangyin by Ye Mingsheng. On the one hand, this was because Huainan was a newly occupied territory and the people's hearts had not yet completely won over, and there were still some remnants of the Zhennan Army on the ground that needed to be eliminated.

On the other hand, Ye Mingsheng also wanted to deter the Zhennan Army on the south bank of the Nanjiang River. Ye Mingsheng wanted to make the First Division a sword of Damocles hanging over Xu Zhaojie's head, making Xu Zhaojie feel threatened at all times, so as to restrain Xu Zhaojie and disperse the troops in his hands.

Otherwise, with Xu Zhaojie's methods, if he led the Zhennan Army to exert its full strength, those people from Jingchu might not be able to stop him!
The memorial that Ma Zhongjun gave to Ye Mingsheng today was also introducing to Ye Mingsheng the current situation of the First Division in Jingchu. During the expedition to Huainan, although the First Division suffered several thousand casualties, overall the casualties were not too great. It was just that the consumption of ammunition and supplies was a bit high...
During the period of occupying Kangyin, under the order of Ye Mingsheng, Ma Zhongjun kept a constant threat to Xu Zhaojie, while clearing out the forces in Kangyin, Shunde, Zhucheng and other places that dared to resist the Fengwu Army. At the same time, Hebei and Henan also sent supplies and more than 2,000 reserve soldiers as reinforcements.

Nowadays, the First Division stationed in Kangyin has basically recovered. However, as it is near the end of the year and the First Division has been fighting for a long time in the past year, the soldiers of the First Division generally have some emotional issues. Therefore, Ma Zhongjun, as a general, asked Ye Mingsheng to give the First Division 3,000 places to return home to visit their families.

Although Ye Mingsheng could understand Ma Zhongjun's request emotionally, the round trip was long and a new war was planned for the beginning of next spring, so the trip would delay things a bit.

After thinking about it, Ye Mingsheng was grateful for the hard work of the soldiers and felt that some of them should be allowed to go home to take a look, so he immediately issued an instruction.

One thousand people from the First Division are allowed to return home to visit their families. Among these one thousand places, priority will be given to those who have not returned home in the past two years. They must come to Yijing for reorganization and return to Kangyin before March next year...
After Ye Mingsheng finished his instructions, Ye Cheng led a tall bald man into Ye Mingsheng's study.

"Ji Xian greets His Excellency!"

Looking at Ji Xian in front of him, Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:
"How does it feel to work at the Coordination Office? Do they gang up on you?"

When Ye Mingsheng asked about this, Ji Xian explained everything in detail:

“Coming to the Coordination Office is indeed a brand new experience. I originally thought that I knew enough about the work of the Coordination Office, but after I actually became the deputy director, I realized that my understanding of the Coordination Office was very one-sided!”

"Director Huo and other colleagues in the Coordination Office have been quite friendly to me so far, and have been quite cooperative with my investigation!"

Ye Mingsheng smiled and nodded when he heard this, and then asked:

"In that case, have you made any progress on the task assigned to you?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, Ji Xian said without hesitation:
"I'm reporting to the Marshal. We have now been able to identify a third-class staff officer in the General Staff Department as having a problem. In addition, the headquarters of the Coordination Office may also have been infiltrated..."

(End of this chapter)