1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Zhu Zian is a descendant of Prince De of Shandong. If he stays at home and suffers slowly, he will at most be a downcast county king in the future, but in terms of blood inheritance, he is an authentic descendant of the Zhu family. Not the same.

At the behest of the German King Zhu Youli, he and his brother Zhu Ziwu switched to the Haihan camp last year, and accepted Haihan's appointment arrangement to become officials in the East China Sea Region and the North Region respectively.

Members of the Ming clan gave up their aristocratic status and publicly went to Haihan to become officials. This can be said to be a very symbolic event.

It's not hard for a smart person to imagine that now even the members of the clan are jumping out of the boat and escaping, which shows how bad Ming's prospects are.It is a wise way out to change camp as soon as possible to join Haihan.

De Wang Mansion won the vote, and others can naturally vote. For a while, many people in Daming secretly contacted Haihan, trying to copy the operation of De Wang Mansion and find a better way out for themselves.

It is said that the royal family of the Ming Dynasty was very angry at the "rebellion" of the Prince De's Mansion, and even wanted to revoke the imperial family status of the Prince De's Mansion. However, the Northern Region, which participated in the whole process, would not stand by. Using war as a threat, he forced him to take back the imperial decree that had already left the capital.

After all, the signboard of Prince De's Mansion must be preserved first, so that this matter can have the influence that Haihan expects, otherwise, if it is just two young people with no identity and background running from Daming to become an official in Haihan, the publicity effect will inevitably be greatly reduced.

Gong Shiqi had read the written report on this matter as early as last year, and he admired the planning and execution of this matter.But I never thought that I would meet the person involved as soon as I arrived in Hangzhou.

As for why the East China Sea region arranged Zhu Zi'an such a position, Gong Shiqi could understand the intention.This errand has to deal with Da Ming almost every day, so of course it is most suitable to arrange for someone who knows Da Ming to do it.

Whether it's Zhu Zian, or the top leader here, Li Qingyang, they are all examples of being born in Daming and then switching to Haihan. Letting them manage this organization is indeed making the best use of their talents and resources.

Zhu Zian invited Gong Shiqi and Qu Shengfeng to his office, ordered the servants to make hot tea, and then asked them why they came.

"The two adults are rare visitors. I don't know what to do if you come here unexpectedly today?"

Zhu Zian has been in Hangzhou for a year, so he naturally knows Qu Shengfeng.Mr. Qu from the Ministry of Security had been here several times before, but before that, he had never dealt with Qu Shengfeng alone.

As for Master Gong who came with Qu Shengfeng, Zhu Zian is not quite sure who he is, but seeing Qu Shengfeng's humble attitude in front of him, it goes without saying that this is definitely a prominent figure in the Ministry of Security .

Gong Shiqidao: "Some time ago, the Ministry of Security investigated a Ming businessman surnamed Zhu. They should have asked the Special Liaison Office to provide assistance in the investigation, right?"

Zhu Zian glanced at Qu Shengfeng, and seeing that he had nothing to say, he nodded and said, "That's true, I remember that it was Mr. Qu who came to complete the formalities, and then Mr. Li ordered to retrieve all the registration documents since the establishment of the Special Liaison Office. information, trying to find information about this businessman surnamed Zhu."

"But the person the Ministry of Security wanted to investigate didn't have any records with us, so we couldn't help much in the end."

Gong Shiqi turned his head to look at Qu Shengfeng and said, "The content of the assisted investigation at that time only investigated the situation of this businessman surnamed Zhu?"

Qu Shengfeng explained: "The special liaison office is busy with business, and it is inconvenient to take up their time, so we only checked the key targets at that time."

Gong Shiqidao: "Although this person's identity is disguised, have you verified all the relevant information in place? The hometown he claimed to the outside world, the business he did, and the people he contacted in Hangzhou were established in the special liaison office. Are there any similar characters in the later records?"

"Also, is there any overlap between the fake identity information of the relevant personnel and the person's fake identity information in the casino where this person is active? Are there any other gamblers in the casino who acted similarly? The bosses behind the casino, have there been any in the past year? Didn't you leave Hangzhou and go to the area controlled by Daming?"

Beads of sweat oozed from Qu Shengfeng's 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 is true for the content of the special liaison office's assistance in the investigation. Qu Shengfeng did not make any more requests to the special liaison office because no information about the businessman surnamed Zhu was found.

It's not that Qu Shengfeng is afraid of trouble, it's really limited by his ability.

He was originally nominated by Shi Diwen and directly parachuted into this position. He did not have such rich experience as Gong Shiqi, so he belonged to learning by doing.

Of course, Zhu Zian could hear the dissatisfaction in Gong Shiqi's words, but he was not the person in charge of investigating this case, nor was he a subordinate of Gong Shiqi, so the pressure was all on Qu Shengfeng's side.

After Gong Shishi dialed Qu Shengfeng at seven o'clock, he said to Zhu Zi'an, "What does Master Zhu think about this?"

Zhu Zian said: "Actually, I don't know very well. What is the reason why the Ministry of Security is chasing this person?"

When Gong Shiqi heard his question, he knew that when Qu Shengfeng asked this side to assist in the investigation, he did not disclose all the information about the case.At most, Li Qingyang knew the inside story, and Zhu Zian, as his deputy, obviously didn't 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 easily leaked.

However, now that the executive committee is about to arrive in Hangzhou, relevant information about the case can be made public slowly.

Gong Shishi said: "We have evidence that the suspect in this case planned to assassinate the executive committee members in Hangzhou!"

Zhu Zian said in amazement: "Assassination? This... this is really daring!"

Gong Shishidao: "Because it involves the executive committee's itinerary, we have reserved the information about the case during the preliminary investigation stage."

Zhu Zi'an hurriedly said: "Understood, understood, it was the right way to deal with it..."

To assassinate a high-ranking official of the Executive Committee, in Ming Dynasty, it would be an act of conspiracy and rebellion, an absolute death penalty.

As for the itinerary of the senior officials of the executive committee, it is of course top-secret information that ordinary people cannot touch.Although the news that the executive committee will come to Hangzhou for inspection has been spread 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 quick, and he immediately asked again: "So the adults of the executive committee have arrived in Hangzhou?"

Gong Shishi said: "Not yet, but it will be soon. In order to eliminate hidden dangers, we must find out the truth of this case as soon as possible to ensure the safety of the Executive Committee during its inspection in Hangzhou."