The next day, Hang Baiqiu went to Duanmu Yuanwei's official room early in the morning.
"Sir, are you looking for me?" Hang Baiqiu said with respectful fists as soon as he entered.
Duanmu Yuanwei immediately put down what he was doing, stood up and walked around from behind the desk, signaling: "Hang Siji, you are here, sit down quickly..."
"Thank you, sir!"
Hang Baiqiu thanked him briefly, turned around and sat down on the chair. His expression was completely expressionless from beginning to end, as cold as ice.
At the same time, Duanmu Yuanwei also sat down on the chair opposite Hang Baiqiu, looked at her with a smile and said: "Secretary Hang, I came to you today because I have something to discuss with you..."
Duanmu Yuanwei spoke in a very gentle tone.
"My lord, if you have anything to do, just give me your orders. I will take care of it immediately!" Hang Baiqiu's face remained expressionless, but his tone was unusually serious.
"Sir Hang, it's not what you think. There's no need to go out for this..." Duanmu Yuanwei waved his hand and smiled.
Hang Baiqiu looked at Duanmu Yuanwei, waiting for him to continue.
Duanmu Yuanwei said: "Secretary Hang, do you still remember that last time I said that there will be new people coming to our Wude Department in the next few days..."
"I remember." Hang Baiqiu's mind immediately flashed to the scene on the school field yesterday. He must be talking about Chai Yan.
Duanmu Yuanwei nodded with a smile and continued: "Sir Hang, as you know, the three groups of Di Chu and others are full at the moment, but there is only one vacancy left in your group. I want to wait until the assessment is completed.
First, add this newcomer to your group. Commander Hang, see if there are any problems..."
Hang Baiqiu said with a serious expression: "Sir, there is no objection to incorporating the new person into our group. It's just that whether this new person can pass the assessment is still unknown!"
Duanmu Yuanwei waved his hand and said, "Envoy Hang can rest assured that this person is a former imperial guard in the palace. He has outstanding abilities and superb martial arts. Passing the examination will not be a problem."
"To be honest, sir, I saw that man on the school grounds yesterday. His archery skills are really..."
Hang Baiqiu shook his head slightly midway through his words, with a little disappointment in his eyes.
Duanmu Yuanwei didn't notice Hang Baiqiu's eyes, and said happily: "It turns out that Secretary Hang has already met Sun Xingba, so it will be much easier..."
Having said this, Duanmu Yuanwei turned around and rushed to the door: "Here comes someone, go and ask Sun Xingba to come over!"
Immediately, someone outside the door made a promise and left.
Hang Baiqiu was surprised: Sun Xingba? Isn't that person's name Chai Yan? Did I make a mistake?
Soon, an unusually deep and deep man's voice came from outside the door: "My subordinate Sun Xingba, please see Lord Duanmu!"
When Hang Baiqiu heard the sound, he turned around and was startled. He saw standing outside the door a strong man who was much taller than ordinary people. He should have reached nine feet by visual inspection.
According to modern terms, the height of nine feet is close to two meters. According to historical records, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, was eight feet tall, which was just shy of 1.9 meters.
"Xingba, come in quickly!" Duanmu Yuanwei said enthusiastically.
When the burly Sun Xingba walked into the office room, the indoor space instantly felt much narrower.
Duanmu Yuanwei introduced: "Xingba, this is Hang Baiqiu, Secretary Hang..."
"Sun Xingba, I have met Secretary Hang!" Sun Xingba immediately clasped his fists.
Hang Baiqiu just nodded slightly, and secretly looked at Sun Xingba, thinking that he had indeed got the wrong person.
Duanmu Yuanwei always felt that Sun Xingba would give him a sense of oppression if he stood, so he signaled: "Xingba, sit down and talk, there is no need to be restrained..."
Sun Xingba nodded and sat down in the last seat.
"Secretary Hang, you met yesterday..."
As soon as Duanmu Yuanwei started, Hang Baiqiu interrupted: "Sir, my subordinate made a mistake just now. The person I saw on the school field yesterday was not Sun Xingba..."
"Not him? Who is that?" Duanmu Yuanwei looked at her curiously.
"It's a man named Chai Yan, dressed as a scholar..."
Hang Baiqiu then recounted what happened yesterday truthfully.
When Hang Baiqiu told Chai Yan that he shot twenty arrows but missed one, Duanmu Yuanwei immediately laughed.
When Duanmu Yuanwei smiled, Sun Xingba also laughed, making the whole room tremble.
Duanmu Yuanwei stopped laughing and explained: "Sir Hang, the man named Chai Yan was recommended by the commander. As you know, the commander is a scholar and his perspective on identifying people is naturally the same as mine.
People who practice martial arts are different..."
Hang Baiqiu added: "Although that Chai Yan is not good at archery, I think his arm strength is pretty good. The Chasing Moon Bow is a stone bow, but he can open and close it easily without any difficulty. It is really rare."
Already..."
Duanmu Yuanwei said with a smile: "If he is an ordinary person, why would the commander need personal recommendation?"
Hang Baiqiu thought so and stopped delving into Chai Yan's problem.
Next, Duanmu Yuanwei told Sun Xingba about the arrangements for the assessment two days later.
Sun Xingba patted his chest and said, "Sir Duanmu, my subordinates had enough sleep last night, so there is no problem in starting the assessment now."
Duanmu Yuanwei smiled again and praised Sun Xingba for his vitality and drive, but it did not change his intention to take the assessment two days later.
After all, as a Shangguan, it is a big taboo to change orders from day to day!
"Xingba, after you pass the assessment in two days, I will put you into the group of Hang Secretary, and she will be your immediate boss by then!" Duanmu Yuanwei said with a smile.
Sun Xingba was suddenly stunned. He turned his head and looked at Hang Baiqiu, then Duanmu Yuanwei, stood up and said, "No!"
Duanmu Yuanwei was startled and asked quickly: "Xingba, do you think there is anything wrong?"
Hang Baiqiu was still expressionless at this time, his eyes were cold, and he didn't seem to care about Sun Xingba's reaction.
Sun Xingba glanced at Hang Baiqiu, clasped his fists respectfully toward Duanmu Yuanwei, and then said: "Sir Duanmu, Xingba's request to join Master Di Chu's group is really not possible, but Master Pu and Master Taishu can do that.
..."
Duanmu Yuanwei understood it as soon as he heard it, and asked: "Xingba, could it be that you can't believe in Hang Sushi's ability?"
Sun Xingba didn't answer, but he was muttering in his heart that I don't want a woman to be his immediate boss anyway.
"Xingba, listen to me..."
"Sir!" Hang Baiqiu suddenly interrupted Duanmu Yuanwei's words, then stood up and looked at Sun Xingba coldly, and said: "Sun Xingba, if you can beat me, I will give up my position as envoy immediately to you.