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Chapter 509 The Way of Royalty
"Eat first and chat while eating... Is that all you need to secretly enter the capital and use your badge to enter the palace?"

Hong Tao didn't say whether Zhu Sanliu was right or not. At this time, Wang Cheng'en and several young eunuchs brought breakfast to the table. Hong Tao did his part and grabbed the jujube steamed buns and put them in his mouth.

I was almost starving to death. The last time I had a meal was yesterday evening. It seemed that the palace had to prepare some rice krispie treats and canned food. In such a situation, I was too lazy to bother the food supervisor to make some pastries to satisfy my hunger.

"...Hmm... Reporting back to Lord Long Live, Thirty-Six found the Yongjiang pier in Ningbo Prefecture according to the time and location provided by the North Korean sailors, and ordered the North Korean sailors to sail the boat to the dock, while we and others watched from the cargo ship in the distance.

Half a day later, two middle-aged men dressed as merchants were wandering on the pier, looking around with alert expressions. They hurriedly left after not seeing anyone get off the boat for a long time. However, they returned the next day, but never boarded the boat to inquire. They boarded the boat two days later. go. "

Zhu Sanliu was honest, he ate as he was told, grabbed the jujube steamed buns and ate them faster than the emperor. After filling his mouth, he was suddenly asked, stretched his neck and glared, and finally swallowed the food before answering. He looked very embarrassed, and Wang Chengen frowned as he watched.

"Just tell me the results, and there is no need to go into details about the process." It's a pity that Zhu Sanliu showed off for a long time, but it was all in vain. Their ideas and methods were transparent in front of the emperor, and they didn't even bother to listen.

"The two finally returned to Lu Mansion next to Yue Lake in Yin County, and went to Yang Mansion the next day. Three days later, the four people left Lu Mansion and took a boat at the dock to go north along the Yao River. Thirty-six people had been hired The ship followed and reported the incident to other teams along the way, asking for assistance.”

Zhu Sanliu felt a little regretful that he had been holding back the exciting investigation scene. But he didn't dare to hesitate at all, so he reorganized the language and used the most concise description to summarize all the key points. Then he held up half of the steamed bun, half-opened his mouth, and stared at the emperor expectantly.

"There's still one and a half minutes left. You deserve it if you can't finish it!" Hong Tao has been listening, but his mouth is not idle. At this time, he has already picked up the second steamed bun, and half a bowl of porridge has fallen into his stomach. He suddenly speeds up his chewing frequency. There was a hint of a sinister smile on the corner of his mouth.

"I... hululu... bah bah bah..." Zhu Sanliu was stunned when he heard this. He looked at the steamed buns and then at the porridge bowl, then opened his big mouth and stuffed it into his mouth. For a moment, the Yangxin Hall was like a pigsty, with the sound of chewing and chewing mixed in with it.

"..." Seeing the two people eating and drinking like starving ghosts, Wang Chengen calmly made a gesture towards Zhu Sanliu using his palm as a knife.

"..." Zhu Sanliu saw it and knew what it meant. He hesitated for a moment, glanced at the jujube steamed buns on the plate with great reluctance, and did not reach out to grab it again.

He knew very well who Wang Chengen was and what his abilities were. In Guangzhou, he was suppressed by two young eunuchs, and it was still the same in the palace. But no matter how you compare it, you can't beat it. Then you can only make your stomach feel a little wronged. If you can't eat enough, you can't eat enough.

"If this matter is true, will I have to promote you again?"

Seeing that his opponent who was competing with him to eat faster suddenly surrendered, Hong Tao turned back and glanced at Wang Chengen. Naturally, he didn't see anything unusual, but he must have understood what was going on. There was no one to compare with, and it didn’t taste good anymore, so I simply stopped gobbling it up and asked a question thoughtfully.

"Hehehehe... It's natural for us to serve Long Live Lord, and we don't dare to expect rewards." He said he didn't ask for rewards, but his expression betrayed Zhu Sanliu's true thoughts.

The Statistics Department of the General Staff Headquarters is a new department. Most of its members come from the Navy, Royal Horse Inspectorate and Sea Gate Division. They are not under each other and have no chief officer. A total of eight chief ministers with less than a hundred people were assigned to various places, directly at the mercy of the emperor. In this case, it is natural that whoever makes more meritorious service will be promoted faster. If he fails to secure the first position, it will fall on his own head.

"Let's do it like this. You can dispatch the third and fourth teams with my decree and ask them to cooperate in all aspects. At some point, we will find out all the merchants involved in reselling the artillery. When they are all killed, I will reward them based on their merits." It is a good thing that subordinates are willing to work hard for promotion, but promotion cannot be too fast. The five additional low-level positions are designed to deal with this situation. As for who among the eight chiefs will be able to obtain the rank first and get the position of Doctor in the Statistics Department, as the emperor, there is no preference. Whoever has the most merit will get the job.

"There are still teams three and four? If they catch up from behind, wouldn't it be in vain for us to wait?" The eight teams in the Statistics Department were stationed in different provinces according to needs. Teams three and four are responsible for the Shandong and Shanxi regions.

Zhu Sanliu could calculate the result without thinking carefully. The businessman who smuggled the artillery was from Shanxi, and his team was more familiar with Guangdong and Jiangnan. He would definitely not be able to make the final decision on someone else's territory, and his great achievements would inevitably go unnoticed.

"Wang Chengen, is he right?" Is it a bad thing to strive for credit? Hong Tao felt that it was good or bad. Whether it was good or not depended on his ability to control his subordinates. If he could control it well, it would be good, but if he couldn't control it, it would be bad.

"Everyone in the sea is a poor person. Fortunately, the Lord Long Live God is so generous that he only managed to save his life. As soon as he was able to serve, he did not want to repay the service. He only wanted to fight for office and power. Report back to Lord Long Live. These unfaithful and unfilial people should be severely punished. No credit. According to the rules of the palace, first offenders should be given ten lashes!"

Wang Chengen smiled when he heard that he was asked to make the decision. I had received a secret report from Guangzhou a long time ago, saying that this guy was not very abiding by the rules in the local area, and I was worried that there was no reason to punish him. Now it's great, he took the initiative to send it to my door, so why are you so polite?

"Yes, what you said is exactly what you said. Give it three lashes first, and keep the rest to see the effects. You can avoid it if you work hard. If you still don't want to repent, you can make it up at any time!"

In controlling the Cuju team, Hong Tao adopted the most common method in ancient times, which was to govern the people by the people. He is a good teacher and re-created parent for the young eunuchs, while Wang Chengen is a ruthless traitor who does all the work of punishing people.

This seems simple, but in fact it can deceive most people. Not only did it work well in ancient times, it is still very vital in later generations and plays a role in almost any group.

Originally they were all low-level people with common interests, but in the end they became enemies of each other because of small profits, and they fought so hard that they completely forgot about the real enemy hiding in the dark.

"Come here, drag this man to the backyard, prepare the whip, and let him have a taste of the rules! Long live my lord, I want to execute it personally, lest anyone spoil the plan by not knowing the importance."

With the emperor's holy judgment, Wang Chengen immediately revealed another side of his character. Not only did he want to fight, he also had to fight himself. Why are you afraid that others will not know the importance of your actions? What is more, you are afraid that others will not understand your feelings if you take them lightly.

"I want to sleep for a while. Let Wang An, Zhang Ran, Zhang Yongling, and Wang Zhizhen enter the palace before lunch. Don't delay!" Wang Thirty-Six followed the little eunuch out obediently without waiting for anyone to come in.

Whipping is also the main method of punishment in Kaitoji. He dare not say that he was often beaten since he was a child, and he was not unfamiliar with it. The three whips determine whether it is serious or light. As long as you pay attention to disinfection and change underwear frequently, scabs will form in a few days in this kind of weather.

But the physical pain was nothing compared to the emotional frustration. He was excitedly waiting to be rewarded for his meritorious service, as if he could get the position of head of the Statistics Department at his fingertips, but suddenly he was beaten up and only then did he know how many bowls of rice he could eat. Thunder, rain, and dew are all gifts from heaven. You can't take away what the emperor gives you, and you can't ask for what the emperor doesn't say. That's the rule.

(End of this chapter)