Sima Heng wanted to be happy, but after receiving the badge, he looked confused.
"What? Do you think it's fake?"
"The Twelve Division waist badge is the most important token of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Anyone in the Metropolitan Procuratorate can easily tell whether the waist badge is genuine or not. Your Excellency gave me a fake waist badge last time, and now you give me another one...
"
"Do you still remember what badge I gave you last time?"
"No. 1 of the Miaoshou Division, but that badge can only fool ordinary people, but it cannot convince the people of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
Xia Shang smiled: "You claim to be smart, but you don't even understand such a simple hint from me? You keep saying that you want to be the head of one of the twelve divisions. It's not that I don't agree, it's just that I gave you the opportunity, but you didn't
Throw it away as something insignificant."
"What do you mean, sir?" Sima Heng rarely had doubts, but this time he was really confused.
Xia Shang didn't say anything more and seemed to let Sima Heng think for himself.
After a moment, Sima Heng's eyes lit up: "This new Metropolitan Procuratorate is to destroy the old and establish the new. It abolishes the old governance and adopts new rules. If your Excellency says that the badge is true, it should be true... Since it was given by Your Excellency,
How could it be fake?"
"It seems you are not hopeless..."
Sima Heng quickly put away his belt, regrets unavoidable in his eyes.
As early as the Bashu period, Xia Shang asked Sima Heng to lure the jade-faced fox to show up, and he gave Sima Heng a waist card.
That belt card is Miaoshouji No. 1.
This move was not only a test of Sima Heng's loyalty, but also a test of his ability.
It is a pity that Sima Heng only completed the task given by Xia Shang, but did not see through the deeper meaning of this belt, and actually threw it away as a fake belt.
Sima Heng was determined to monopolize the position of a department. He did not expect that the opportunity would appear in front of him from the beginning, but it was a pity that he did not seize it.
In addition to being disappointed, I also have a bit of admiration for the man in front of me who seems to be about the same age as myself. It is not easy to be willing to submit to others.
Now, I can't blame anyone else for not being the first person.
Sima Heng frowned and knelt on one knee: "Sir, what are your orders now?"
"Your mission is the same as before, stay with Chief Baili Si, not only to advise him, but also to monitor his actions at all times. This person is difficult to control and behaves strangely, so you need to pay more attention to him."
"yes."
"Then please step back first."
Soon, Sima Heng left.
Seeing Sima Heng leaving, Nie Shisan came to Xia Shang with great interest: "It turns out that not only do you not trust the emperor's people, you don't even fully trust your own people. Forgive me for talking too much, hesitation is not a condition for victory.
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"Everyone is an independent individual. People are not chess pieces, and this game is not a chessboard. The most difficult thing to see through in the world is the human heart. Therefore, you must be cautious when dealing with anyone."
"People are not chess pieces..." Nie Shisan muttered, his eyes a little surprised, but he quickly regained his composure, "In this case, the people from the Iron Arm Division and the Lingxiu Division, Sir, should not be the same.
Will you believe it?"
"This is natural. But it is not a bad thing. At least it can have some useable value."
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Three days later, there was a big event that caused a sensation in the capital. Ruo Chu, a famous merchant from the south of the Yangtze River, met a guest for the first time since he came to the capital.
At the same time, it also brought the first batch of Wuliangye officially launched for sale in Beijing.
Wuliangye’s name is as resounding as when we first met it, and it is now recognized as the number one wine in Dahua.
In the past, only a few people in the capital had the opportunity to taste it, and many wealthy families couldn't buy it even with gold.
I had long heard that Wugu Jingjing would open in Beijing sooner or later, but after waiting for more than a year, there was no specific news. Now I finally see the first Wugu Jingjing opened in Beijing, and it is going door to door with Yunxianglou, the girl I met for the first time and wants to show up.
So taking this opportunity to taste the first sip of Wuliangye in Beijing in Yunxiang Tower and waiting for the most famous girl in the flower field to meet for the first time is a rare blessing for young people nowadays.
The clock had just set, and many people were already waiting by the Xinghu Lake in the western suburbs. None of the elegant buildings with colorful branches opened their doors, and the young men outside had already begun to talk about it.
Upstairs, Xia Shang looked at the sea of people downstairs. Behind him were more than twenty girls with different postures but standing neatly.
It can be seen that many of the girls are quite nervous, with their heads lowered and not daring to move. Only a few bold ones will secretly raise their eyes to look at the handsome but youthful master behind the scenes in front of them.
"This...is this too young?"
"Is this really our boss?"
"Although it doesn't look like it, but mom said it is, then of course it is."
"But such a boss, in the capital... I don't think they understand the rules at all."
"That's right, how can we do this in the capital without any background? We can actually invite Ruo Chujian, can he protect us?"
"Shh, stop talking, be careful if mom hears you."
Several people were discussing, carefully looking at Ruo Chujian on Xia Shang's left, and then at the mother standing on her right.
By chance, Xia Shang also looked at her: "The famous Living Bodhisattva in Suzhou actually turned into the madam of a brothel when he arrived in the capital. Yu Ji, you are really surprising."
The so-called mother is none other than Yu Ji from Baozhilin, Suzhou.
After listening to Xia Shang's words, Yu Ji smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Now that she is no longer an outsider, since she has surrendered to the Lord, she naturally has to focus on the overall situation. Although the strength of the leader of Baili Division has increased by leaps and bounds, he is extremely cold and cruel, and his attacks are too ruthless.
And he doesn't listen to other people's dissuasion at all. Over time, things may change. If he is allowed to serve as an internal response to the adults in the capital, it will be really worrying.
And this flower field thing is the job of the Chunfang Division in the past, and my subordinates are just returning to their old jobs. If you want to succeed, you cannot do without the help of these women behind you."
Xia Shang looked back: "Them?"
Xia Shang originally did not want to do business with women, but Yunxiang Tower was decided by Yu Ji together with Qin Huairou and Liu Ruyan without Xia Shang's wishes.
Xia Shang was surprised why Qin Huairou and Liu Ruyan agreed to open a brothel in the capital, but he had to admit that women's help was indispensable when doing some shady things.
In the capital, whether it is the eldest prince, second prince, third prince, or even some court officials, there will always be Hualou who rely on them to survive.
Yu Ji is a very delicate woman. She knows what Xia Shang is thinking, so she no longer dwells on this topic: "Sir, this is an internal matter of the Chunfang Division. I have already consulted Master Chunjiao, and Master Chunjiao has also tried her best.
Agree. And these girls are all carefully selected by me, some are from Jiangnan, and some are locals in the capital. Even though they are not popular now, it won't take long for them to provide you with a lot of important information."
"Since this place is not so innocent, it would be better for the girl I first met to have a clear relationship with this place after today."
The girl beside him who was dressed up like a fairy was still wandering outside, looking at Xia Shang with flashing eyes: "Young Master, why are you so thin after not seeing me for a long time?" (To be continued)