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Chapter 92 Could it really be him?

On the small road leading to the river, a small official dressed as a classic official appeared at this time.

He walked quickly to the stele, looked left and right, brushed off the grass on the top of the stele, and took out a hairpin with ease, picked out the piece of paper from the gap and opened it.

After he finished reading, he ran back and forth in a hurry.

Su Xinrong's mouth and nose were pinned, and she almost lost her breath. At this moment, she freed her hand and slapped Changying's arm.

Chang Ying let go of her hand, and looked into the distance again.

"Why don't you chase after me!" Su Xinrong said.

Chang Ying didn't say a word, frowned and thought for a while, then jumped down from the tree, walked through the forest to the pier, then went ashore and entered the police room.

Seeing the pen and paper on the table, she took it over and drew the face of the little official before, then quickly rolled it up and went out the door.

Before Su Xinrong could ask questions, she saw that she had gone out again, stomped her foot, and followed her out.

……

Huo Rong arrived at the pier early in the morning and boarded Qian Yun's boat with tea and silk.

The ship is divided into three floors, the lower cabin is a bedroom, the middle floor is divided into several small office rooms, and the upper floor also has cabins, which are arranged into a large living room.

Qian Yun led Huo Rong to a seat in the hall, and Huo Rong immediately presented the tea leaves and silk, and said, "I heard that Mrs. Qian is a tea lover, and it just so happens that the two cans of tea in hand are of decent quality. Give adults a taste."

Qian Yun is a veteran in this field, and the tea leaves are packed in cans, so naturally he can't see the good or bad, so he looks calm on the face.

It's just that when he saw the pile of silks and satins of different colors, his eyes still flashed unconsciously.

"General Huo spent a lot of money. It is not an exaggeration to say that the makeup brocade issued by Luo Rong is worth a thousand gold."

Jinling’s brocade satin is “exclusively for high use”, even if you have a law or official position, you can wear it. After all, this thing is rare, and not everyone with an official position can afford to wear it, and even if they can afford it, they may not be able to buy it. get.

"Master Qian is a fastidious person, how could Huo come to beg for tea from him empty-handed?"

Huo Rong responded with a smile, as if he couldn't hear Qian Yun's probing, and he always spoke in a pleasant manner.

Qian Yun laughed loudly: "General Huo is a young hero, but he is actually an interesting person. Judging by the general's views, his parents must also play an important role in the court. I don't know if your father is—"

"I'm ashamed to say that although the Huo family has many members and produced a few scholars, none of them have made any achievements.

"Unlike an adult, he not only has profound knowledge, but also has an iron fist. In the past few years, he has managed the river in an orderly manner, which Huo admires very much."

Qian Yun waved his hands and smiled, shaking his head.

Then he took a few glances at the tea leaves and silk satin in his hand, and said with deep eyes: "I think the general is here to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. Qian always tries to be straightforward, so why don't the general speak up if he has something to say?"

Huo Rong held the pot and refilled him with tea, and said: "It's not a big deal if there is something, and it's not necessarily a big deal if there is nothing.

"At a young age, I first took over the heavy responsibility of boatman, and was also responsible for on-site supervision. It is rare to encounter such a good opportunity to experience, and I am anxious about many things, fearing that I will fail the emperor.

"Because I think that in the future, I will inevitably have more contacts with various offices under the Water Transport Department, such as the most important ones such as the Navy Division, and I don't know how to dredge this relationship.

"Your Excellency has been patrolling several places in Huhang for a long time, so I would like to ask Your Excellency to lead a thread, let me do something later, and invite some trusted officers in the navy battalion to come out and talk about it?"

People who steal materials can swim and transport wood without being discovered. It is almost impossible if the navy camp did not deliberately release water.

Qian Yun sized him up for a while, then laughed with his beard: "Although General Huo is self-effacing and young, he has a long-term vision and a meticulous mind, which is beyond the reach of his peers. In my opinion, the general should not be impatient. The future will be long, and the general will surely Time to shine."

Huo Rong held the tea with a smile, and then winked at Tong Qi behind him.

Tong Qi then took out a flat square box from her bosom, put it on the table and opened the box, and there were two clear and shiny Shoushan stones.

Qian Yun's eyes were fixed, and he raised his eyes to look at Huo Rong.

Huo Rong raised his lips and looked back, calm as usual.

……

With portraits and a clear scope of search, it is easy to inquire like this.

Holding the portrait, Changying found Li Can, the general who supervised the construction of the wharf, and asked him to help send someone to the Water Transport Department to walk around twice.

Two quarters of an hour later, the person came back: "Wu Li, the supervisor of the Water Transportation Department, is the immediate boss of the person in the portrait. And this Wu Li, entered the Water Transportation Department through Qian Yun's relationship."

Chang Ying put away the portrait and pondered.

Su Xinrong approached and said: "It seems that Qian Yun must have ordered it!"

Changying threw the portrait back on the table without saying yes or no.

……

The river breeze was blowing gently on the boat, and the fragrance of tea was overflowing, and the original politeness had been washed away.

Qian Yun rolled up his sleeves and took the stone, played with it for a while, then raised his eyebrows and said, "It's my good fortune that the general is so sincere in serving the country. I don't have any generals in the naval battalion that I know very well. I don't know who General Huo wants to make friends with." In charge of the commander on the river, or the commander on the river bank?"

Huo Rong said: "Because I only supervise construction, and the affairs on the river are not within my jurisdiction, so now I just want to make friends with the commander who is in charge of the shore."

"As far as I know, there are as many as five or six commanders who are in charge of the shore, which made the general laugh. Due to the many trivial matters, I really don't know the people below, but the general's sincerity is hard to say, which makes me feel uneasy.

"The two chief and deputy commanders in charge of the Huzhou Naval Battalion may give me some favors. Why don't I invite them for the general?"

Huo Rong held his cup for a moment, raised his lips and said, "It's an unexpected joy to invite two chief and deputy commanders."

Qian Yun smiled and raised his cup to sip tea.

It was less than half an hour after returning to the shore, Huo Rong entered the police room, sat alone for a while, and said to Tong Qi, "Go and see where Shen Changying is."

Changying is also in the poor room.

After the person in the portrait was confirmed, Huang Ji also came back not long after.At this moment, she was listening to his breathless reply: "The man recruited, and said that the reason why Wang Zhao is as moist as he is now is because there is someone in the Water Transport Department. He often heard him mention that a person surnamed Wu had something to do with him. This surnamed Wu It seems that there are people in the Governor's Mansion of Water Transport, or something."

"Wu Lai?" Su Xinrong said immediately, "It must be Qian Yun!"

Changying still didn't say a word, but her brows were already furrowed.

"General Shen, General Huo has something to ask, please go over there."

Soldiers outside the door were sending word.

Changying's thoughts were interrupted, she thought for a while, then got up and went out.

After passing through two rows of office rooms, we arrived at Huo Rong's room. As soon as he entered the door, he was sitting there dignifiedly looking through documents.

"General Huo, is there something for me?"

She glanced at the cover of the document in his hand, but there was no writing, so she didn't know what it was.

Huo Rong motioned her to sit down, and then said, "I went to see Qian Yun earlier."

Chang Ying looked up.

Huo Rong said: "There is no doubt that this person relies on power to make money, but he is not familiar with naval operations, and he has never shied away from all dock affairs, including naval garrison on shore."

"So?" Changying asked.

(End of this chapter)