Zhu Zian is a descendant of Prince De of Shandong. If he stays at home and takes his time, he will at best be a down-and-out prince in the future. But in terms of bloodline inheritance, he is an authentic descendant of the Zhu family. This is different from the Ming officials who once joined Haihan. Not quite the same.
Under the instruction of the German King Zhu Youli, he and his brother Zhu Ziwu switched to the Haihan camp last year, and accepted Haihan's appointments and became officials in the Donghai Region and the Northern Region respectively.
Members of the Ming Dynasty clan gave up their aristocratic status and openly went to Haihan to become officials. This can be said to be a very important and symbolic event.
It is not difficult for smart people to think that now even members of the clan have begun to take the initiative to jump off the ship to escape, which shows how bad the prospect of the Ming Dynasty is. Changing camps as soon as possible and joining Haihan is the wise way out.
If Prince De's Palace can vote, others can naturally vote as well. For a while, many people in the Ming Dynasty were secretly contacting Haihan, trying to copy the operations of Prince De's Palace and find a better way out for themselves.
It is said that the royal family of the Ming Dynasty was very angry about the "rebellion" of Prince De's Palace, and even wanted to cancel the royal family status of Prince De's Palace. However, the Northern Region, which was involved in the whole operation, would not stand by and watch this happen. Chen Yixin came forward to put great pressure on the Ming Dynasty, even at the expense of Using the threat of war, he forced him to take back the imperial edict that had already left the capital.
After all, the signature of Prince De's Mansion must be preserved first before this event can have the influence Haihan expects. Otherwise, if it is just two young people with no background who came to Haihan from the Ming Dynasty to become officials, the publicity effect will be greatly reduced.
Gong Shiqi had read the written report on this matter as early as last year and admired the planning and execution of this matter. But I never expected that I would meet the person involved as soon as I arrived in Hangzhou.
As for why the Donghai Region arranged such a position for Zhu Zian, Gong Shiqi could understand the intention. This job requires dealing with the Ming Dynasty almost every day, so it is most appropriate to arrange for someone who knows the Ming Dynasty to do it.
Whether it is Zhu Zian or Li Qingyang, the top leader here, they are both examples of people who were born in Ming Dynasty and then moved to Haihan. If they manage this organization, they will indeed make the best use of their talents and resources.
Zhu Zian invited Gong Qiqi and Qu Shengfeng to his office, ordered the servants to make hot tea, and then asked them about their purpose.
"Both gentlemen are rare visitors. Why are you here unexpectedly?"
Zhu Zian has been in Hangzhou for a year, so he naturally knows Qu Shengfeng. Mr. Qu from the Security Department had been here several times before, but before this, he had never dealt with Qu Shengfeng alone.
As for Master Gong who came with Qu Shengfeng, Zhu Zian was not sure who he was, but seeing Qu Shengfeng's humble attitude in front of him, it was obvious that he was definitely a big shot in the security department. .
Gong Shiqi said: "Some time ago, the Ministry of Security investigated a Ming Dynasty businessman named Zhu, and they should have asked the Special Liaison Office to provide assistance in the investigation, right?"
Zhu Zian glanced at Qu Shengfeng and saw that he didn't express anything, so he nodded and said, "That's true. I remember that Mr. Qu came to go through the formalities, and then Mr. Li ordered to retrieve all the registrations since the establishment of the Special Liaison Office. information, trying to find information about this businessman named Zhu.”
"But the person the Ministry of Security wanted to investigate did not have any record with us, so it was not of much help in the end."
Gong Shiqi turned to look at Qu Shengfeng and said: "The content of the joint investigation at that time only investigated the situation of this businessman surnamed Zhu?"
Qu Shengfeng explained: "The Special Liaison Office is busy with official duties and it is inconvenient to occupy their time, so we only checked key targets at that time."
Gong Shiqi said: "Although this person's identity is disguised, have you verified all the relevant information? The place of origin he claimed, the business he did, the people he came into contact with in Hangzhou, the special liaison office was established Are there any similar characters in the later records?”
"Also, in the casino where this person operates, does the false identity information of the relevant personnel overlap with this person's? Are there other gamblers in the casino who behave in a similar way? The bosses behind the casino, have they been there in the past year? Didn't you leave Hangzhou and go to the areas controlled by the Ming Dynasty?" Qu Shengfeng had beads of sweat on his forehead. He only dared to say that he had investigated these directions, but it was definitely not as in-depth as Gong Shiqi requested.
The same was true for the request for the Special Liaison Office to assist in the investigation. No information about the businessman named Zhu was found, so Qu Shengfeng did not make any more requests to the Special Liaison Office.
This is not because Qu Shengfeng is afraid of trouble, but because he is limited by his abilities.
He was nominated by Shi Diwen and was directly parachuted into this position. He did not have as much experience as Gong Shiqi, so he was learning by doing.
Zhu Zian certainly heard the dissatisfaction in Gong Shiqi's words, but he was not the person in charge of investigating this case, and he was not Gong Shiqi's subordinate, so the pressure was placed on Qu Shengfeng.
After Gong Shiqiu dialed Qu Shengfeng, he said to Zhu Zian: "What do you think of this, Mr. Zhu?"
Zhu Zian said: "Actually, I'm not too sure. Why is the Ministry of Security pursuing this person?"
When Gong Shiqi heard his question, he knew that when Qu Shengfeng asked for assistance in the investigation, he did not reveal all the case information. At most, only Li Qingyang knew the inside story, and Zhu Zian, as his deputy, obviously did not know the seriousness of this case.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with Qu Shengfeng doing this. The case is still in the investigation stage, and some important information must not be leaked to the outside easily.
However, now that the Executive Committee is about to arrive in Hangzhou, information related to the case can be slowly made public.
Gong Shiqi said: "We have evidence that the suspect in this case is planning to assassinate the adults of the Executive Committee in Hangzhou!"
Zhu Zian said in astonishment: "Assassination? This... this is so audacious!"
Gong Shiqi said: "Because it involves the executive committee's schedule, the case information we announced during the early investigation stage is reserved."
Zhu Zian hurriedly said: "Understand, understand, this is the only way to deal with it..."
Assassinating a high-ranking official of the Executive Committee was considered an act of rebellion in the Ming Dynasty and was an absolute capital crime.
As for the schedule of senior executive committee officials, that is of course top secret information that ordinary people cannot touch. Although the news that the Executive Committee is coming to Hangzhou for inspection has been circulating for a long time, it is reasonable for the Ministry of Security not to release relevant information during the investigation.
However, Zhu Zian's reaction was very quick, and he immediately asked: "So the gentlemen of the Executive Committee have already arrived in Hangzhou?"
Gong Shiqi said: "It's not there yet, but it's coming soon. In order to eliminate hidden dangers, we must verify the truth of this case as soon as possible and ensure the safety of the Executive Committee during its inspection in Hangzhou."