jdhmnovel Chapter 660 He seems to be threatening me?
Chapter 660 He seems to be threatening me?
Hu Weiyong just stared at Yang Shaofeng with longing eyes.
Unruly and rebellious?
What a joke! I used to just dislike that old scoundrel Liu Bowen, and I didn't like Li Shanchang much either.
Now I feel that Li Shanchang is doing a decent job as the Left Chancellor, and Liu Bowen is also doing alright as the head of the Censorate in thirteen provinces, including the south and north. So naturally I won't make things difficult for them anymore.
Most importantly, I have come to realize how difficult it is to rise to power, and I have reformed myself and intend to be a good subject from now on.
Yes, that must be it, that's what I think.
Hu Weiyong, while reaffirming his resolve, looked expectantly at Yang Shaofeng: "Your Highness, regarding this manpower matter..."
Yang Shaofeng bowed to Hu Weiyong with a helpless expression: "Councilor Hu, it's not that I don't want to give, but His Majesty has already plundered a batch, and then the Duke of Wei has come to plunder a batch. Even if I wanted to give, I really couldn't find anything suitable."
WTF?
I've already lowered myself to play the victim, and you, Yang the Madman, haven't given me a single one?
Hu Weiyong dropped his pitiful expression and instead snorted coldly, "If the Prince Consort is unwilling to give it, then so be it—anyway, I'm going to Liaodong to be the Provincial Treasurer, and I'll bring a few county magistrates from Shandong to be prefects later. Surely the Prince Consort won't stop me?"
Warning bells rang in Yang Shaofeng's mind as he looked at Hu Weiyong and asked, "What does Councilor Hu mean?"
Hu Weiyong snorted again: "No matter what, I am still the Vice Minister of the Secretariat. Sending me alone to Liaodong to serve as the Provincial Governor would be a disgrace to more than just myself."
"Just one sentence: give the old lady your hand, and I'll go to Liaodong without any trouble."
“If you won’t give the old lady any hand, I’ll find a way to transfer a few county magistrates from the Shandong Provincial Administration Commissioner. As for who I’ll transfer, you, the Prince Consort, should know the answer.”
Yang Shaofeng blinked.
It seems that Hu Weiyong, this old man, has regained his unruly and arrogant nature.
But it seems he's threatening me?
Tsk.
Before Yang Shaofeng could figure out how to retaliate, Hu Weiyong suddenly put on the same pitiful expression as before: "I didn't mean to threaten you, Prince Consort. It's just that the Duke of Han and the Earl of Chengyi are such scoundrels. I really had no other choice but to come to you, Prince Consort, for help."
"Besides, I don't need much."
"The five county magistrates will be transferred there to become prefects."
“One hundred clerks will be transferred over to become county magistrates, county assistants, registrars, and clerks.”
What the hell!
Did that old scoundrel Hu Weiyong learn face-changing?
How does he manage to switch freely between a pitiful and a rebellious persona?
And it cuts instantly, even smoother than Dove chocolate.
wrong.
Whether it's silky smooth or not is another matter.
The key question is whether this old scoundrel has a big appetite.
He kept mentioning five county magistrates and a hundred clerks.
Why don't you just move the entire Dengzhou Prefecture there!
Just as Yang Shaofeng was secretly complaining, Hu Weiyong continued, "By the way, the Ministry of Personnel has promised to prepare the personnel for the Liaodong Provincial Administration Commission within three months. So, I will probably take up my new post in three months. During these three months, I will follow the Prince Consort around and take a look around."
Yang Shaofeng was stunned again.
Would you like to come with me for a walk? Or take a stroll around?
Hu Weiyong then changed his tune again, smiling and saying, "Your Highness, rest assured, although I am a scholar, I am still capable of wielding a knife and killing people. In addition, I also hold the position of Vice Minister of the Secretariat, which should be enough to deter some petty villains."
Yang Shaofeng was somewhat bewildered by Hu Weiyong's words.
Hu Weiyong said that he could wield a knife and kill people, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.
The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty were always very wild.
A certain former commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard had a deep understanding of this.
The key question is, what is Hu Weiyong doing by my side?
Take empty platitudes like "deterring some petty thieves" with a grain of salt.
The implication behind this statement is that Hu Weiyong voluntarily took the blame, shifting the responsibility for the escalating child abduction case onto him.
So, what kind of unclean things has Hu Weiyong gotten himself into?
Or maybe it was that old man Zhu Chongba who got drunk.
That's not right either.
It's not surprising that Zhu Chongba, that old man, drank a lot or a little; the key point is that Hu Weiyong was actually willing to take the blame for me.
Seeing Yang Shaofeng's bewildered expression, Hu Weiyong chuckled and said, "Can't figure it out?"
Yang Shaofeng nodded, and Hu Weiyong simply smiled and said, "This is something I begged from my superiors."
"Firstly, because I also find those people very displeasing."
"Secondly, I am also very curious. In just four or five years, Ningyang County has changed completely, and the border market has become an important source of revenue for the national treasury."
"I'm about to take up my new post in Liaodong, so of course I have to come and learn from you, my son-in-law."
"If I could learn even a fraction of the Prince Consort's skills, perhaps I could make life a little better for the people of Liaodong."
Yang Shaofeng didn't believe a single word of Hu Weiyong's explanation.
Hu Weiyong came from a scholarly family, but he disliked those gentry.
Moreover, when has Hu Weiyong ever cared about the lives of ordinary people?
While pondering to himself, Yang Shaofeng cupped his hands to Hu Weiyong and said, "Counselor Hu, you flatter me. I acted rashly, and many things were just accidental. Fortunately, His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince did not disdain me and entrusted me with important responsibilities. I can only do my best to repay His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince's great kindness. As for what Councilor Hu just said, I am truly ashamed and dare not accept such praise."
Hu Weiyong felt a headache coming on after hearing Yang Shaofeng's words.
motherfucker.
Which bastard said that Yang Dianfeng doesn't understand the rules of officialdom?
How could one develop such non-stick pan skills by serving as a county magistrate or prefect for a few years?
Hu Weiyong cursed inwardly, then said seriously, "Then I'll be frank with you—these two cases, the child abduction case and the ironware outflow case, will involve quite a few people."
"I'm not greedy, I only want those involved in the ironware outflow case."
"All the cases of missing children belong to the Prince Consort."
Ok?
Yang Shaofeng's eyes widened immediately.
Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
You're still not greedy?
Fuck you!
Yes.
My first priority is investigating the missing children case, which has implicated quite a few people.
However, when these two cases are put side by side, even a fool would know that the case of the outflow of ironware involves more people. How come in your mouth, Hu Weiyong, it has become the case of the missing children involving more people?
And they still have the nerve to act like they're letting me take advantage of them?
I bother!
Ok?
It doesn't seem right either.
Regardless of the number of people involved in the child abduction case and the ironware outflow case, they have all been reserved by that old scoundrel Zhu Chongba.
My current focus is on those soldiers who chose to leave the military during the reorganization of the garrison system.
What does it matter to me whether Hu Weiyong wants manpower for the ironware case or the child case?
It doesn’t matter at all!
Thinking of this, Yang Shaofeng immediately changed his anger to joy and said with a smile, "Since Councilor Hu has spoken, it would be unreasonable of me to refuse."
Hu Weiyong was delighted. Yang Shaofeng continued, "By the way, the Left Councilor, Left Councilor, and Chief of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Shandong Provincial Administration Commission, as well as the Deputy Commander and Assistant Commander of the Shandong Military Command, have all been arrested. If Councilor Hu is free, why don't you come with me to interrogate them? Let me see your methods."
Hu Weiyong nodded with a smile, but inwardly he was cursing.
He truly lives up to his infamous reputation as the madman Yang!
All I need are a few men, and this bastard starts using me as a scapegoat!
Damn it, if he weren't the son-in-law of the powerful, I would have shown him today what it means to win people over with virtue!