1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3155
After Chen Yixin met with all members of the executive committee in Zhoushan, since then, the new executive committee members have all arrived except Bai Kesi who stayed in Sanya, and can start normal operation.

At the same time, Gong Shiqi had already quietly arrived in Hangzhou by boat.

Gong Shiqi visited Hangzhou more than 20 years ago, and this place is no stranger to him.Seeing the city of Hangzhou from a distance, the memories of that year automatically appeared in his mind.

At that time, Haihan's trade activities in Zhejiang touched the interests of some local officials, so he was severely banned and investigated.For this reason, the military and the Ministry of Security jointly organized a secret operation to remove these stumbling blocks in the way.

The commanders of this task are Gong Shiqi and Gao Qiaonan. They led a team to sneak into Hangzhou City, looking for an opportunity to assassinate Yu Pingfeng, the commander of the Zhejiang capital, and Guo Zheng, a hundred households of Jinyiwei, and Liao Xun. After waiting for multiple targets, they destroyed the corpses and wiped out the traces afterwards, and escaped smoothly out of the city without leaving any evidence for the other party.

After those thorny officials who liked to target Haihan disappeared for no reason, the Jiangnan officialdom was silent about it.However, Haihan's trade activities in the various prefectures of Zhejiang have not encountered any resistance, thus opening up the market in the Jiangnan area.

Gong Shiqi and Gao Qiaonan, who successfully carried out their tasks, were rewarded by the Executive Committee for this, and added a heavy sum to their respective personal credit books.

In Gong Shiqi's career, this task was also one of his best "works". It was at the peak of his personal state at that time. The operation process perfectly avoided various risks and was handled extremely cleanly. It can be said that there are basically no flaws.

Now if he wanted to repeat such an action again, Gong Shiqi knew that he had more energy than he wanted.

Fortunately, the strength of the security department has also increased a lot over the years. Not only have many elite soldiers and generals been added, but also a lot of personal equipment has been upgraded and improved. It will be much easier to perform similar tasks than it was back then.

When the ship docked at the pier, there was already a carriage waiting for his arrival on the shore.

Appearing on the dock together with the carriage was Qu Shengfeng, the person in charge of the Hangzhou area of ​​the Ministry of Security.

Qu Shengfeng had been in this position for less than two years, and it was also the first time Gong Shiqi had met this person.However, he knew Qu Shengfeng's background clearly.

Qu Shengfeng didn't get promoted through the layers of qualifications inside the security department, but was a bit airborne.In fact, in terms of aptitude and ability alone, there are still several competitors who are qualified for this position, and Qu Shengfeng has no advantage among them.

And the reason why he was able to get the chance to be promoted mainly came from Shi Diwen's strong recommendation. He Xi arranged this appointment somewhat because of Shi Diwen's face.

As for Shi Diwen's reason for strongly recommending Qu Shengfeng is also very simple, because Qu Shengfeng's father is Qu Yutong, the former prefect of Ningbo Prefecture and one of the most powerful local officials in Zhejiang.With Qu Yutong's connections in the past, Qu Shengfeng could obtain all kinds of information more easily.

Of course, it's no secret that Qu Yutong and Shi Diwen are related by marriage.But since Shi Diwen did not avoid relatives, no one would unwittingly question whether Qu Shengfeng's parachute was suspected of using public power for private use.

And Gong Shiqi thought that even if there were personal relationship factors in this appointment, there was no need to be harsh.

The Ministry of Security's responsibilities are quite special. If an official is transferred from other places, it may be difficult to carry out the work due to the lack of local social relations.

Although Qu Shengfeng's appointment obviously benefited from the care of his parents, it is indeed quite suitable for the requirements of this special position.The various information channels he has mastered may not be able to reach the same level after ten or eight years for officials from other places.

In addition, there is another reason that should not be discussed publicly, and that is the support behind Shi Diwen.Imagine that if the Ministry of Security did not approve Shi Diwen's recommendation, but arranged for another person to take up this position, it would be difficult to move forward in the East China Sea region.

Only candidates recommended by Shi Diwen himself can gain his 100% trust.Although Qu Shengfeng's personal relationship with him may cause some uncontrolled gray areas in the intelligence work in this region, Gong Shiqi still believes that the advantages of this move outweigh the disadvantages. If he were in Shi Diwen's position, They will also arrange their own cronies in such important positions.

Qu Shengfeng did not have the usual reservedness of the sons of officials, and met Gong Shiqi naturally with the courtesy of his subordinates: "I have heard of Lord Gong's reputation for a long time, and I finally meet you today. It is really a humble job!"

"My lord Gong has been exhausted all the way. It must be very hard work. I have already prepared my accommodation, and it will only take a few minutes to get there. My lord Gong can rest for a while, and I will hold a banquet for my lord in the evening to clean up the dust."

Qu Shengfeng's humility made Gong Shiqi feel more fond of him when they met for the first time.He has seen too many children of officials who don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth, and Qu Shengfeng is obviously not this type of person.

However, Gong Shiqi rushed to Hangzhou non-stop, not for enjoyment, and he immediately rejected Qu Shengfeng's arrangement: "I have a task, so there is no need for a banquet or something. Since you have prepared a car, then Just go to work with me, and talk about it on the other way."

Qu Shengfeng said: "Where are you going, my lord?"

Gong Shiqi had already prepared for this, and replied without thinking: "Go to the special liaison office first."

Qu Shengfeng said: "My lord is going to see an old friend?"

Gong Shiqi stared at Qu Shengfeng and said, "You know a lot!"

Qu Shengfeng bowed and replied: "This is the duty of a humble job, and my lord is flattering me."

When Gong Shiqi came to Hangzhou, the first place he was going to was neither the local yamen of the Ministry of Security, nor the residence prepared for him, which somewhat surprised Qu Shengfeng.

However, Qu Shengfeng was no stranger to the Special Liaison Office. Although this office was not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Security, its special nature of work was inextricably linked with the Ministry of Security.

The "old man" that Qu Shengfeng referred to was Li Qingyang, the person in charge of the special liaison office.

Li Qingyang's seniority in the Ministry of Security was comparable to that of Gong Shiqi, but he was much older than Gong Shiqi. He only transferred to the Special Liaison Office of the East China Sea Region after retiring from the Ministry of Security.

From Qu Shengfeng's point of view, since there was such a relationship, the two old men from the security department naturally had a friendship.

But is the weight of this friendship really so important that as soon as Gong Shiqi arrives in Hangzhou, he immediately rushes to meet him?

After the two got into the carriage, the carriage drove towards Hangzhou City.Xingxianfang, where the special liaison office is located, is located in the west of the city. They need to enter the city from the east of the city, and then pass through the city to reach their destination.

Gong Shiqi looked out of the window and said suddenly, "When I came to Hangzhou last time, I probably didn't have this road."

Qu Shengfeng said: "My lord, the road we took, as well as the pier where you disembarked just now, are all newly built in the past two years. Now there are construction sites everywhere in and around Hangzhou, and the changes are very great. You may have remembered it with your lord. It looks very different."

(End of this chapter)