After returning from Hongfuzhong, Chen Jingyun seemed to be in a good mood, and even drank two glasses after going back, and fought with Luo Li for several rounds in high spirits.

The next morning, after Chen Jingyun finished handling his regular duties, he asked Chen Cai to be called to the study to see him.

Chen Cai was a little surprised, he was the captain of Chen Jingyun's guards, basically followed Chen Jingyun every day, and after staying by Chen Jingyun's side for a long time, he naturally knew some of Chen Jingyun's work style, if it was just an ordinary thing, Chen Jingyun generally just asked the guards to inform or let the secretary's office convey it, and it was also possible to talk to Chen Cai on the way out. But for so long, Chen Jingyun officially summoned him only once in the study.

And that time was when Chen Kui, the former captain of the guards, took up the post of the seventh regiment, and Chen Jingyun called Chen Cai to ask him if he would like to accept the position of captain of the guards.

So when Chen Cai heard Chen Jingyun say that he wanted to see him in the study, his mind immediately became active, could it be that the governor planned to release himself and serve as the chief officer in the army like his predecessor Chen Kui? Thinking of this possible surname, Chen Cai couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart.

When Chen Jingyun's guard captain, although he said that because he was by Chen Jingyun's side, he was very powerful and powerful, and there were many military and political officials who came to talk to him, and even some senior generals of the army had to say good things about him. Although the rank of this captain of the guard was only a major, he was definitely one of the most powerful majors in the national army.

Although the captain of the major guard is also majestic, Chen Cai has been by Chen Jingyun's side for a long time, and his vision has also risen a lot, especially when he saw that Chen Kui was immediately in the position of a regiment commander, and then it didn't take long to be promoted to regiment commander, and now he is the division commander of the fourth division, with the dazzling rank of major general. As Chen Kui's successor, Chen Cai has always been thinking about when Chen Jingyun will go out of the country, even if he can't be a division commander at that time, a lieutenant colonel should be indispensable.

With such a thought in his heart, Chen Cai came to Chen Jingyun.

"Dudu, are you looking for me?"

Chen Jingyun nodded and said, "Well, sit down first!" ”

Not to mention that Chen Cai is now nervous and has no heart to sit, looking at the entire Fujian military and political axe, even including those major generals of the National Army, in addition to formal meeting occasions, there are a few people who dare to sit in front of Chen Jingyun without heart and lungs, and they all touch the edge of the chair with their buttocks. This is the case with Chen Cai now, although he sat down, he was still very restrained.

Chen Jingyun also saw Chen Cai's nervousness, and immediately said: "Don't worry, it's a good thing to call you here today!" ”

When Chen Cai heard the word "good thing", he was secretly happy in his heart: "It seems that the governor really wants to let me out, but I don't know which unit I will go to?" I heard that there is a lot of movement on the side of the army now, and there is a lot of change in officers below the regiment commander, could it be that there are vacancies there? It would be nice if it was four main divisions, and if it didn't work, it would be good to go to the guard division! ”

Chen Cai speculated wildly in his heart, but Chen Jingyun didn't care what Chen Cai was thinking, but continued: "You have been by my side during this time, and I am still very relieved about your ability to do things. And now I happen to have something at hand, so I think of you! ”

Chen Cai knew that no matter what position Chen Jingyun wanted to promise to himself now, his loyalty must be expressed in time, so he immediately stood up: "Although the governor commands, I, Chen Cai, will not hesitate even if I go to the soup and fire, and I will never miss the governor's big event!" ”

Chen Jingyun pressed his hand and signaled that he was not in a hurry to express his position: "I plan to set up a military investigation bureau under my direct jurisdiction. Mainly in charge of military intelligence collection and espionage work! ”

After Chen Cai heard the three words of the Investigation Bureau, he didn't know why, he immediately remembered the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty, but after hearing Chen Jingyun say that the main military intelligence collection and espionage work was confused, is it only about the collection of military intelligence or can he be in charge of everything like Jinyiwei?

"Governor, what kind of charter is this Bureau of Investigation?" Chen Cai knew that Chen Jingyun was talking to himself about this on an occasion like today, so it was very likely that he was planning to let himself handle this investigation bureau: "Is it like Jinyiwei or?" ”

Chen Jingyun shook his head: "No, this investigation bureau is completely different from Jinyiwei, the biggest role of Jinyiwei is to monitor hundreds of officials, and the investigation bureau is used to deal with the enemy!" ”

Chen Cai has been by Chen Jingyun's side for so long, even if he didn't have much education before, but the people he came into contact with at these times were all high-level people, and they all spoke like riddles, so Chen Cai immediately understood the word enemy in Chen Jingyun's words. The so-called enemies, that is, Chen Jingyun's enemies, include other warlords in Beiyang and the south, a group of people in the Nanjing Provisional Political Axe, and even other countries such as Yueben. Inside, there are Zheng Zuyin, Lin Wenying and others, and there may even be officers who are at risk of potential defection.

Although he had already guessed in his heart, Chen Cai still asked in person: "I know how to deal with the outside, but in this Fujian, such as traitors and the like?" ”

Chen Jingyun did not answer directly, but nodded. There are some things that don't need to be said directly, as long as everyone knows it!

"Why, would you like to do this!"

Chen Cai was reluctant in his heart, so he just stood up again: "The governor trusts me Chen Cai, I Chen Cai can't repay me, if anyone wants to murder the governor in the future, they have to step on my Chen Cai's corpse!" ”

"Good!" Chen Jingyun picked up a document from the desktop and said: "This is a charter I wrote about the Investigation Bureau, you first set up the shelves according to the inside, and then transfer some of the manpower from the guard division, and then you recruit some of them yourself, and set them up as soon as possible!" ”

"You also take on the position of captain of the guard first, but the usual work can be handed over to the people below, and you will concentrate on running this investigation bureau in the near future!"

Chen Cai took the information, and his heart was full of joy! Originally, he thought that Chen Jingyun was going to let himself go to the army to be a regiment commander or something, but he didn't expect Chen Jingyun to let him be the director of the Investigation Bureau. Although Chen Cai doesn't read much, he is also literate, and he has read and heard a lot of operas, and he is extremely envious of the power of the commander of the Jinyi Guard in the Ming Dynasty.

The establishment of the Investigation Bureau is not Chen Jingyun's whim, but has always had this thought, but has never worked hard to officially get it out, and let Chen Jingyun set up the Investigation Bureau today, the most fundamental reason is that he went to Hong Mansion yesterday, and occasionally heard that Hong Zitai actually relied on his power to make a windfall, and he has been worth nearly 10 million so far, and later talked with Hong Zitai but he didn't talk about these topics, saying that he was just here to experience the banquet, but after going back, Chen Jingyun has been thinking about Hong Zitai's tens of millions of family wealth, Thinking that if Hong Zitai was raided, at least one more division could be expanded, and maybe two divisions could be built.

In fact, Chen Jingyun knows that there are many corrupt officials in the military and political axe, and he can't manage it if he wants to, although Hong Zitai relies on his power to make a windfall, but Chen Jingyun doesn't particularly care, after all, his housekeeper can rely on his own momentum to mess around, and Hong Zitai's use of power is also reasonable, as long as the behavior is passable, Chen Jingyun will turn a blind eye if there is no bad influence, and now Chen Jingyun is eyeing Hong Zitai, in the final analysis, Chen Jingyun is red at Hong Zitai's tens of millions of wealth. And it is not feasible to deal with people like Hong Zitai by ordinary means, and if one is not good, he may break up the military and political axe, and even if Chen Jingyun temporarily controls the military and political axe in the name of military management, there is no way to carry out the work of the military and political axe without enough civilian system under his hands.

Don't look at Zheng Zuyin, Hong Zitai and a group of people like wine bags and rice bags, but if Chen Jingyun wants to make the military and political axe run smoothly, these people are really indispensable now.

If the bright ones don't work, then the dark ones will come! So Chen Jingyun Suo surnamed set up the envisioned spy organization in advance, and the biggest goal at present is to think about how to get Hong Zitai's family wealth in his hands, and then extend his influence into the vast civilian system, as for military intelligence, Chen Jingyun did not expect this investigation bureau with the word military.

On the one hand, it will take time to set up this investigation bureau, and the internal intelligence work of the war in Fujian Province is enough for them to drink, and the external intelligence cannot be established in less than a year and a half. Besides, there is now a military intelligence office in the General Staff, and most of the foreign military intelligence of the National Army is now in charge of this military intelligence office.

Next, Chen Cai asked Chen Jingyun about some things he didn't understand in the information, and then the two discussed some improvement methods, etc., and the two stopped the discussion after a full hour, and a lot of content was added and deleted from the original plan.

Seeing that it was almost over, Chen Jingyun said to Chen Cai: "Yesterday you also went to the Hong Mansion with me, and I also heard someone say that Hong Zitai's family wealth is nearly 10 million, you put up the shelf of the Investigation Bureau as soon as possible, and then check it carefully!" ”

Chen Cai listened and said: "Don't worry, I will definitely check Hong Zitai's bottom carefully!" ”

After dealing with this file, it was almost noon, and when Chen Jingyun was about to return to the backyard to have lunch with Luo Li, Yu Shifeng came in and said, "Dudu, Mr. and Mrs. Qian are here!" ”

Chen Jingyun didn't look up and asked directly: "That Mr. Qian?" ”

Yu Shifeng replied: "It's your eldest brother-in-law, Mr. Qian Hanlang, the two of them are already waiting for you in the backyard flower hall, and now it is Miss Luo Li to accompany you to talk!" ”

"Brother-in-law?" Chen Jingyun was a little unfamiliar with this word, but after thinking about it carefully, he really found the memory of this person. Many years ago, when Chen's father was an official under Li Hongzhang, he made an in-law with the Qian family in Tianjin, and later although Chen's father died, this family affair continued, and Chen Jingyun's eldest sister was married to Tianjin ten years ago, and Chen Jingyun's eldest brother-in-law is Qian Hanlang, who has been an official in the capital, although the grade is not high, but he also has no worries about food and clothing, and Chen Jingyun's eldest sister who married into an official eunuch family is also a good fate.

Compared with Chen Jingyun's second sister, it is a bit miserable, although the Lin family is a big family in Fuzhou and has many talents, but her husband is not high or low, he was dismissed within two months of being a petty official of the eighth grade, and then he lost his private money after a year of business. Later, the surname Suo has been idle at home. After Chen Jingyun led the troops to rebel, Lin Chengkun won Chen Jingyun's trust, and after having this relationship, coupled with Lin Chengkun's personal activities for his brother, the second sister also came once and asked Chen Jingyun to arrange an errand for her husband, which allowed Chen Jingyun to arrange him to be an idle position in the Ministry of Communications.

With this second brother-in-law here, Chen Jingyun didn't have a good impression of this eldest brother-in-law before they met, but he heard that there was more than one eldest brother-in-law, and even the eldest sister came, which made him naturally remember the situation when the second sister interceded for the second brother-in-law some time ago, and frowned: "Got it!" ”