Dominate the Country

The cruelty of war is far beyond the comprehension of flowers in a greenhouse.

Chen Ding spent his last "demotion" in Burma. Although the war has ended on this land, the scars left by the war are far from disappearing from this land. What Chen Ding saw this winter was the most realistic post-war desolation.

After the summer, Chen Ding will enter the Central Military Academy to study.

He chose the Infantry Command Department, which has the highest proportion in the entire National Defense Force and is also the safest.

However, not long after Chen Ding returned to Nanjing from Burma, he had a new task: to send Zheng Zhao back to his country and inherit the throne of Siam.

In Siam, Chen Ding saw the real war scene.

The significance of the army is no longer the "importance" imagined, but it is presented in front of Chen Ding with a real power.

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"You have your eyes on Zheng's daughter?" Chen Hui laughed, "Okay, okay."

"Grandpa is waiting to drink your wedding wine."

Chen Hui seemed to have seen the white and fat look of his great-grandson in his eyes.

The precious grandson chose Zheng Hongyu's granddaughter. The two were less than two years apart in age. So when Chen Ding was 20, the Zheng family girl would be 18, and they could happily arrange the wedding.

Chen Hui really wanted to hold her great-grandson openly.

Chen Gang already had a grandson, but he was not Chen Hui's legitimate great-grandson in terms of etiquette.

Wu Xizeng's death put Chen Hui under great psychological pressure for a while, but Chen Ding's wedding was finalized, which made Chen Hui completely out of the shadow. This person, once he has hope, his spirit is immediately different.

However, Chen Ding chose the Zheng family with the weakest "background" among the four major families of Zheng, Wei, Gao, and Huang, which made his mother very dissatisfied.

The Li family has its own congenital defects. Even if Li Kun returned, the Li family really had a few newcomers in the officialdom, but these people still had to wait for ten or twenty years to reach key positions. Compared with the weakness of the civil service system, the Li family's strength in the military is even weaker.

In terms of civil service support, Chen Ding is not that weak, because he is the legitimate eldest son of the Empress. He is both legitimate and the eldest, which is his status. He has an innate appeal in the civil service system. So even without the wholehearted support of Zheng Hongyu and the Zheng family, the impact is not very big.

Because of the investigation by the emperor, the emperor's family was implicitly classified under the name of Chen Ding. At that time, even if Zheng Hongyu would not support Chen Ding wholeheartedly, he would also help him 60% or 70%.

Zheng Hongyu is just a provincial governor, not a cabinet minister. How big is the difference between 10% and 6/7%?

But this is different for Wei Xiuzhi. Zheng Hongyu can help 6/7%, while Wei Xiuzhi, a soldier, can only help 5%.

He is the second in command of the Northwest Military Region, holding real power, and he must avoid suspicion. And the difference between 10% and 5% is really not small. Especially in the military, which Chen Ding lacked the most.

Chen Kun said nothing. He respected Chen Ding's choice, but from his cold eyes, it can be seen that Chen Kun still needs an explanation from Chen Ding.

"My son just sent Zheng Zhao back to his country. I know the power of the army very well." In Siam, Chen Ding saw the power of the army with his own eyes. When he took Zheng Zhao into Thonburi City, those Siamese civil and military officials who were loyal to Zheng Xin all fell to the ground. Although Zheng Zhao was there, Chen Ding felt that those people were worshiping him.

Why did the Siamese treat him like a master? That was because Chen Han's army had completely defeated the Siamese army.

The Siamese were afraid of him, so they behaved respectfully, not purely because of "respect".

"I know the power of the army too well, so I didn't choose the Wei family."

"My son has grown up. His opponents are not just those brothers."

"To say something heartbreaking, my father was in his prime, but he is weak and my son is already strong..."

The faces of Li Xiaomei and Li Kun changed instantly. This is really heartbreaking, and it is terrifying to think about it!

If there is a fourth person in this room, Chen Ding dare not say it, but now there are only three of them.

The meaning of Chen Ding's words is very clear. As a grown-up prince, he has to face not only other brothers, but also his father. If he wants to get what he wants, he must toss within the boundaries set by his father and must not cross the line.

"The closest prince is Yinreng of the pseudo-Qing Dynasty, the second son of Kangxi. He has been the prince for thirty or forty years. How did he end up being overthrown? In addition to those brothers who are as fierce as wolves and tigers, there is also the connivance and acquiescence of his father Kangxi."

If Chen Ding really takes the lead among his brothers, then his biggest enemy in the future may not be his brothers, but his father.

Every deposed prince has a father who doesn't like him, such as Emperor Jing of Han, Emperor Wu of Han, Li Shimin and Li Longji.

The facts are cruel, and Chen Ding dare not cross the line.

He thinks this matter may be a test for him by his father, or even his grandfather. Choosing between civil and military is no less than a "life and death" decision.

……

At this moment in the palace, Chen Ming has just received a secret report.

"Your Majesty, the Shanghai branch of the National Security Bureau has sent a secret report." Liu Wu personally put the letter in front of Chen Ming. After Chen Ming opened the letter, he glanced through it. He blinked and wondered if he was dazzled. "Is it translated correctly?"

"It has been confirmed repeatedly."

Liu Wu's face was very serious, because if the secret report was true, it would be very likely to help Chen Han solve a mystery that had been hanging in the minds of many senior officials for a long time.

"Haha!" Chen Ming laughed angrily.

The British actually knew the detailed figures on China's fiscal budget, which means that there must be traitors in the Ministry of Finance. And everyone has their own network of favors, but the octopus spider has never been an ordinary thing, and it is impossible for everyone to grow eight claws. Everyone's network of favors has different omissions, but in the case of the rocket leak, a series of "suspects" were identified, and among the suspects of up to 85 people, only a few of them extended to the Ministry of Finance.

Chen Ming once took the opportunity to meet several of the suspects, that is, the highest-ranking group of suspects, about twelve or thirteen people, and there was no problem with these people. Under Chen Ming's pair of fiery eyes, every suspect was his supporter.

This made Chen Ming lose his patience and also made Chen Ming believe that there were very few traitors among Chen Han's officials. There was no communication between these people, and the possibility of no human relations was extremely small. He believed that it was the same network!

It was because of the first person who went into the water, and then this person pulled the second one into the water, and then the third, the fourth...

Chen Ming believed that it was a sapling, not a forest.

Given China's current situation, it is impossible for treason to become a trend.

Of course, this could also be wrong. Chen Ming gave up the idea of ​​personally sorting out the suspects at the beginning. He wanted to see the use of the intelligence department, but the result made him even more angry.

Now the two answers are 30-70, and the more likely one is "sapling". This is of course a clue that the National Security Bureau cannot let go.

God knows how much pressure they have been under recently. Since the rocket leak, both the National Security Bureau and the military intelligence have been scolded by the bigwigs in the cabinet. Is the country spending so much intelligence funds every year feeding the dogs?

How long has it been? There is still no news at all. Extremely incompetent!

Among Chen Han's series of intelligence departments, excluding the Northeast Intelligence Investigation and Statistics Bureau, which is not very relevant, the National Security Bureau is the first, the Military Intelligence Bureau is the second, the Economic Crime Investigation Department is the third, and the Intelligence Research Department and the General Defense Bureau are the last two. They are really repeatedly beaten up.

Chen Guang and Chen Liang have been unable to raise their heads for so long and are ashamed to see people. And now they finally caught a clue.

At a dinner at the British Consulate in Shanghai, an intelligence officer jointly developed by the National Security Bureau and the Military Intelligence Bureau sent a very valuable intelligence to the National Security Branch - the details of China's finances were leaked.

This intelligence is not too confidential within the Ministry of Finance, but the person who knows so much must be a middle-level official at the level of section chief or director.

"Notify the confidentiality department of the Ministry of Finance and the Economic Crime Investigation Department to cooperate with the National Security Bureau and dig out the worm for me as soon as possible." The financial shortage and the trend and budget of military expenditure cannot be concealed. However, some detailed details and figures, such as the financial budget, are state secrets. If these figures are leaked, opponents will grasp the trends and hot spots of China's economic development and the next step in the overall situation.

Chen Ming didn't know when the "financial budget" went from a state secret to public information. The latter belongs to the 21st century in China, right? Before 2000, he had never heard of this term.

In fact, this is also the case. When the NPC representatives of the rabbits first reviewed the budget report, they did not know the "detailed accounts". The "Provisional Regulations on Keeping State Secrets" promulgated by the rabbits in 1951 stipulated that "national financial plans, national budget estimates, budgets, final accounts and various financial secrets" are confidential content and are state secrets. Although the 1982 Constitution gave the National People's Congress the power to review and approve the budget and the report on the implementation of the budget, and the 1994 Budget Law also clarified the function of the National People's Congress to approve the budget, there was no provision for budget disclosure. Therefore, the NPC deputies almost reviewed the budget based on the budget report and knew very little about the budget "accounts".

It was not until around the millennium that the books were handed over to the deputies, and it was not until around the Olympic Games that they were announced to the whole society.

Chen Ming did not know this history, but the subconscious in his mind made him feel that this thing was a state secret. Generally speaking, the public disclosure was only a large number, not a specific item.

The former can only be regarded as a general secret, while the latter is the real absolute secret in this era. Anyone who gets the budget and the specific expenditure form can make a general estimate of China's actions and the general military, political and economic arrangements this year.

Chen Ming wanted to peel off the skin of that traitor!

Nanjing Ministry of Finance.

Zhou Tiancai looked at the information handed to him by Han Teng, the right assistant minister, and the sweat on his forehead dripped down.

“Thank you for the trust of the ministry. Please rest assured, Mr. Han, I will cooperate with the work and dig out the traitor as soon as possible.”

Zhou Tiancai didn't know that his good friend Liu Zhixie was one of the suspects of the intelligence department in the past year since the rocket leaked, and he himself was also honored to be on the suspect list recently, especially the Shanghai National Security Branch had just seized confidential intelligence not long ago, and the details of the Ministry of Finance's fiscal budget and expenditure this year were leaked. This incident not only made him quickly become one of the suspects, but also greatly increased the suspicion of him and Liu Zhixie.

But fortunately, the confidential department within the Ministry of Finance did not agree with this, and the ministry also believed that Zhou Tiancai, a middle and senior level, would not be a traitor. He is now the director of the Treasury Department of the Ministry of Finance. How much benefit can the British give him to let Zhou Tiancai betray the country at the risk of his whole family. What's more, Liu Zhixie's identity is even more extraordinary. He is Chen Cong's secretary, the secretary of the cabinet's chief minister, and the deputy secretary-general of the Cabinet Office Secretariat. This identity is more powerful than Zhou Tiancai.

Zhou Tiancai certainly would not be a traitor. Not to mention his bright future now, even his brother-in-law Qiu Jiashan is now the deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security. In such a powerful family and with such an identity background, he would not betray his country.

This is not the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China in the original time and space. As a senior government official, mixing with foreigners will not only not be regarded as a traitor, but also can be used to gain respect, which will help you to stir up the officialdom.

And now, compared with Europeans, China is the real big tree and the most powerful country on the earth today. It provides shade and shade for people to cool down. It is too late to get close to it. It is stupid to be collaborating with the enemy and selling out the country.

After screening, investigation, and further narrowing the scope, there are more than a dozen candidates who may sell out financial intelligence. There are three more in the Treasury Department, not counting Zhou Tiancai himself, but the intelligence department needs Zhou Tiancai, the head of the Treasury Department, to cooperate if they want to conduct further detailed investigations.

In this era, technology is limited and long-distance surveillance is not possible.

Zhou Tiancai is of course willing. He is too willing. Seeing that he is on the list of suspects of the intelligence department, Zhou Tiancai feels wronged and wants to cry.

Han Teng understood Zhou Tiancai's feelings. He was on the suspect list of the intelligence department without knowing it. This was too scary. However, when he thought about the real reason why Zhou Tiancai's suspicion was erased, Han Teng couldn't help but feel jealous.

"Okay, okay, it's all over." Han Teng patted Zhou Tiancai on the shoulder. Then he lowered his head and whispered in his ear: "Do you think the suspicion on you is really guaranteed by the department? It was the emperor who said that Zhou Tiancai was loyal. The intelligence department gave up."

"To be honest, I envy you."

What's the point of being afraid of being wronged? The emperor's words are the real amulet, which is priceless.