Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 261 The Strange Things in the Capital
Du Yuankai said: "Could it be that the sect has objections to our application for Lingshi subsidy?"

Lu Xingxian said: "It's not against you, some people in the sect think that our intelligence department's funding is too high, and want to reduce our funding."

"But it has always been like this before, and we haven't increased funding."

"It's different now. Now the sect has lost the land in the west, the tax revenue has been greatly reduced, and the finances are tight. The subsidy for spirit stones has begun to shrink. It is becoming more and more difficult to imagine getting subsidy for spirit stones at will like before. .This time your Lingshi subsidy can be approved, but next time it may not be possible. Only when you have done practical things and the high-level sect sees the effect, you will give an approval."

Hearing what he said, Tangning's face remained calm, but her heart was thinking.

Undoubtedly, Lu Xingxian's words were mainly for himself, and the meaning was obvious. If he couldn't make some achievements in the Zhu family's affairs, he would forget about the next Lingshi subsidy.

As for what it said about financial constraints, budget cuts, etc., it is an objective fact, and it is also an excuse to block itself.

When Qin Gang proposed to reduce the department's expenditure, he tried every means to oppose it, so he transferred himself out of the sect, and now he is talking about financial constraints, which is simply ridiculous.

Furthermore, even if the expenditure is reduced, it will not be able to reduce the cost of one's own part. The funds for the intelligence station are distributed by the sect, and the funds for the department are distributed by the secret academy. These are completely different things.

Moreover, when Du Yuankai was in charge, the Lingshi subsidy was allocated as usual, and it began to decrease as soon as he took office. This is too coincidental!

In the final analysis, it was because Du Yuankai was his confidant, but he was an "outsider", so he deliberately made things difficult, or he was unwilling to fight for him.

The three chatted for a long time, Du Yuankai got up and said: "Senior Brother Lu, the intelligence station still has some business to deal with, so I won't bother you, I'll take my leave."

Lu Xingxian nodded: "You guys are very attentive to what I said just now, especially Junior Brother Tang, you will immediately take over the position of chief executive, the burden is heavy, and there is a long way to go!"

"I would like to follow the instruction of Senior Brother Lu."

When the two left the Lu Xingxian Cave Mansion, Tang Ning asked doubtfully, "Senior Brother Du, didn't you say that after receiving the subsidy from the spirit stones, you will feed back [-]% of the spirit stones and the deacons of the four departments of the sect? Why didn't you see you hand over the spirit stones With Senior Brother Lu?"

Du Yuankai laughed and said: "How can I hand it over to them personally? There are so many intelligence stations under our department, each of which can apply for a subsidy, and Senior Brother Lu is not allowed to meet each of them? What about the salary department and palm print department of Yuanyi Palace?"

"Every department of the entire sect has to go through them if they want to apply for the subsidy of spirit stones. Everyone is looking for Senior Brother Jiang and Senior Brother Sun. How can they make it work? They don't have to do anything all day long, just meet the disciples of the sect to collect offerings Got it."

Tangning nodded and said, "Then what channel should I pass it to Senior Brother Lu?"

"Come with me! You will know when you go."

After a short walk, the two came to a cave in Shanting Peak.

With a wave of Du Yuankai's hand, the talisman was thrown into the thick fog, and soon, a ray of light shot out from the cave, and stopped in front of the two of them, revealing a man with a fair face and a slender figure, who was Ma Yi, Lu Xingxian's apprentice. .

Now he has successfully built the foundation and stepped into the realm of foundation building. He was originally a disciple of the secret security department, so he built a cave on this mountain.

"Senior Brother Du, Senior Brother Tang, it's been a long time." Ma Yi said
Du Yuankai flipped his right hand, took out the storage bag he had prepared, and handed it to him, "This time the two of us are going back to the mountain gate to receive the spirit stone subsidy allocated by the sect. This is my thank you to Senior Brother Lu. Don't give up."

Ma Yi took the storage bag: "I thanked the two senior brothers on behalf of my teacher."

"Then don't bother the younger brother's cultivation, we are leaving."

Afterwards, Du Yuankai took Tang Ning to "stop" around, and met with Tao Jianxing of the Disciplinary Academy, Jiang Zhongzhu of the Salary Department, and Sun Gan of the Palm Printing Department.And give a piece of offering to their "clients".

The next day, the two left the sect and returned to the intelligence station.

"Junior Brother Tang, I'm about to resign. Let's split up the spirit stones subsidized by the sect this time! Excluding the shares of Zheng Daoyou and Xu Daoyou, I will take [-] spirit stones, and the rest will belong to you." In the room, Du Yuankai dug out the The storage bag is ready to take out the spirit stone.

"As long as Senior Brother Du has not resigned for a day, he will still be the director of this site. Besides, the smooth application for Dao Lingshi subsidy this time is all because of your hard work and meritorious service for many years. The Zongmen only approves it because of your meritorious deeds. How dare Tang Mou dare to covet the sky's merits? I absolutely dare not hope for this spirit stone, I hope Senior Brother Du will not say anything again."

"Okay then! It's better to obey than to be respectful."

"A few days ago, according to Brother Lu, it seems that he is not very satisfied with the work of our intelligence station!"

Du Yuankai was slightly taken aback, and smiled: "Senior brother Lu, as the deacon of the intelligence department, has to face the pressure of the sect, and he has to think more than you and me. In addition, the sect's financial constraints have led to the reduction of departmental funds. He is eager to do something. The results are assigned to the sect, so I have high hopes for you."

Tang Ning said, "It's not something that can be achieved overnight if we want to make progress on the Zhu family's issue. If we act too hastily, we will get half the result with twice the effort. If we don't make some achievements to the sect, we may not be able to pass the application for Lingshi subsidy next time."

"I'm new here, and I'm not very good at dealing with many matters, let alone the difficult matter of instigating against the Zhu family's children. Brother Du is far-sighted and experienced. Please teach me a way to deal with the sect's affairs. At least I can Guarantee the funds for the next Lingshi subsidy, otherwise I will cut off the funds as soon as I take office, and how can I carry out the work of the intelligence station."

Du Yuankai was silent for a while: "This matter really shouldn't be pushed too far. It should be considered in the long run. As for how to hand over to the sect, I have a method or I can try it."

"Brother Du, please teach me."

Du Yuankai said: "Under the current situation, you have two choices. First, spend more time on Ding Jianyang and try your best to transfer him back to Zhu's house. This is also considered a progress."

"Secondly! To develop a new insider, start from among the relatives of the Zhu family. It doesn't have to be high in stature, as long as they can make a job for the sect. After you finish these, I will give you a job in Senior Brother Lu. Speak good things there and ask him to fight for it.”

"The Zongmen and the Ministry also know your difficulties. I think it will not be a big problem to subsidize the Lingshi next time. As for the future, it depends on you. As Senior Brother Lu said, the Zongmen is no longer what it used to be. The financial sector has started to shrink, and there is nothing I can do even if I continue to hold this position."

"Then thank you, Senior Brother Du." What Tangning wanted was his words. The financial cuts and the pressure from the sect were nothing more than Lu Xingxian's excuses. In the end, they were nothing more than a way to make things difficult for him. The two of them knew it well.

As long as Du Yuankai is willing to help speak out, I believe Lu Xingxian will still sell his face.

Although I am not Lu Xingxian's confidant, I disobeyed him and opposed him when Qin Gang proposed to reduce the department's finances.But the culprit was Qin Gang, and he was at best a pawn who followed suit. Lu Xingxian definitely understood this, and this was the reason why he made things difficult for him.

"A few trivial things, nothing to worry about." Du Yuankai waved his hand.

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The carved jade steps, the glazed golden tiles, and the pattering raindrops kept hitting the armor of the passing sergeants, making a subtle and crisp sound of collision.

Teams of guards with halberds and armor passed by, their footsteps were uniform, and their expressions were solemn and solemn. This is the Eastern Palace of the Bianjing Chu Dynasty.

A man with a lion nose and wide mouth quietly entered the palace, lurking behind a group of guards and followed them.

The guards carried a bag every two, and hurried forward in the rain, with hurried steps, passed through several palace gates, and came to a courtyard.

"Why did you come here? The prince has already fallen ill and is about to lose control. Hurry up, hurry up and carry him in." A white-faced man with a beardless face and a shrill voice said in the courtyard.

The leading guard replied: "The news in Bianjing City has already spread, and everyone is in danger. We broke down and arrested these few, and it took a little time to deal with the funeral."

"Stop talking so much, hurry up and send it in."

The man hid in a dark corner of the courtyard, listened to their words, and had a general understanding of the ins and outs of the whole incident. It turned out that the culprit was the Crown Prince of Chu, but why did he arrest these people?

In recent years, there have always been some virgins in Bianjing who disappeared for no reason. At first, no one cared about them, thinking that they were lost by themselves or by human traffickers. As more and more virgins disappeared, things became more and more confusing. , getting weird.

In the middle of every month, when the full moon is full, there will be boys and girls missing in Bianjing City. There are rumors that monsters suck the energy of Yuanyang from boys and girls.

Up to now, the number of missing children every month is increasing, sometimes as many as ten families.

Inside and outside the city of Bianjing, everyone was terrified, and every family closed their doors and did not go out again.

The man's real name is Xie Zhuang, and he is an intelligence officer recruited by the Silver Fox Intelligence Station. He is stationed in Bianjing and launched an investigation into the matter a month ago.

After a month of investigation and exploration, he found that the mastermind behind the robbery of the children was the guards of the Crown Prince's Mansion in the Eastern Palace. Tonight, these guards went out to "prey" again.

He followed these people all the way to the outskirts, and saw them robbing homes, robbing children, and murdering the whole family.

Naturally, he doesn't care about the lives of these ordinary people. The key is to find out the culprit and his motives. He suspects that the robbery of these children has something to do with practicing some evil method, and maybe it has something to do with the Demon Sect.

There were bursts of low-pitched roars in the room, and the roar was palpitating, like a wild beast that was about to run away at any time.

"His Royal Highness, people have been arrested." The leading eunuch said

"Roar." A loud roar came from inside the room, like excitement, like pain, mixed with extremely depressed emotions.

"Quick, quick, throw it in."

All the guards put the sacks into the room through the window, only heard a loud "Peng", and they didn't know what happened in the room.

The guards and eunuchs exited the courtyard one after another.

Xie Zhuang quietly came to the corner of the room, looked up through the window, and was almost scared out of his wits in an instant, and screamed out.

(End of this chapter)