Chapter 229: The Road to Power

The arrival of Guan Haishan, the chief engineer of the temple, gave Lei Huang a few days to "escape from the construction site", and in these few days, Lei Huang knew that this marriage was not something he could decide. This is not a question of whether he likes that Sun Mei'er or not, once he marries Sun Mei'er, it will indeed allow the Lei Yin Demon Sect to gain greater support in the north of Xiling, and even sometimes he doesn't have to care too much about the suppression of the Daoming Sect, but at the same time, it will also cause more consideration of his loyalty from Dongping and Yunzhou. Moreover, once he married Sun Meier, he was not confident that he could maintain his acting state at all times and not show any horses.

In addition, it is Sun Boping's problem. Sun Boping must not have proposed this marriage just because his daughter was obsessed with Lei Huang, but took a fancy to the benefits that the two parties could bring to both parties after working together: the Lei Yin Demon Sect had a certain official backstage, and Sun Boping had great local support. So how to deal with Sun Boping's various requirements in the future? In particular, there will inevitably be some requirements that are contrary to the original intention of the establishment of the Thunder Yin Demon Sect. Lei Huang didn't think that he might be able to pull Sun Boping to Dongping's side and turn him into a deep nail nailed to the middle and upper echelons of Xiling, but Lei Huang was only a young man in his twenties after all, and he didn't have the confidence to control a treacherous and cunning person like Sun Boping, and he didn't dare to easily risk letting Sun Boping know the fact that the Lei Yin Demon Sect was actually a unique organization established by Dongping to absorb a high-level spy.

Although Lei Huang had heard of the developed communication system between Dongping, Yunzhou and the Dongping secret spies in Xiling, he couldn't imagine that in just a few days, relying on a series of communication methods such as flying eagles and pigeons, he exchanged opinions on the matter of him and Sun Mei'er many times, which affected the hearts of many people. If Sun Boping can be recruited as a spy on the Dongping side, or through Lei Huang, he will be able to control Sun Boping's actions even if only part of it is in the future. That's a great success.

Naturally, such success came at the expense of Lei Huang's marital happiness, but in fact, it can be seen from Lei Huang's briefing that he was already mentally prepared for this situation. The key question is whether Lei Huang, who is so prepared now, will be able to continue to think like this after a few years or even more than ten years, especially after having a child with Sun Meier in the future. At that time, it is difficult to say whether Lei Huang will persuade others or be persuaded by others. And whether you agree to it or not. Before making a final decision, there should be a full estimate of Sun Boping and the forces behind him, as well as the energy of Lei Huang and the current Lei Yin Demon Sect.

At this time, it was not the Flying Eagle from Yunzhou or Danyang who brought news to Lei Huang, but the former head of the internal affairs guard in Xiling. The current spy commander Cao Pojun sent by Dongping to Xiling. Encountering this situation, because everyone is not very easy to judge the situation, they simply handed over the power of decision-making to this old spy who has been rolling in intrigues for almost his whole life.

"Lord Sun," Cao Pojun appeared in front of Sun Boping with the name Lei Jun, and the above name was Lei Huang's uncle. is also the only elder of Lei Huang, facing Sun Boping, he is very calm and calm, but Sun Boping can't figure out the details: "Lord Sun likes Huang'er so much." There is some truth to it. Although the Lei family is not a wealthy family, and there are no high-ranking officials and dignitaries to support us, after all, ......" Cao Pojun rolled his eyes, showed a very reserved look, and said: "After all, I still have some confidence." Huang'er's talent and character are all a temporary choice, but it is not an insult to Ling Ai. Still, Lord Sun. If you have anything else in mind, you might as well say it now. The Thunder Yin Demon Sect is thriving because the rules are done well, even if it is Huang'er, he does not dare to make an exception. My lord, if you think otherwise, I'm afraid you will be disappointed. ”

Cao Pojun's "dare not make exceptions" was extremely clever, faintly pointing out that there are people behind the Lei Yin Demon Sect who support him, and he can do whatever he wants because Lei Huang is the Pope. Public and private use. This scared Sun Boping. It's not that he didn't think that there was someone behind the Thunder Yin Demon Sect to support him. After all, the Thunder Yin Demon Sect is organized like this, and so many ordinary people are organized. Although it seems cautious and moderate now, it has initially had the power to influence local politics, and after continuing to develop, with the strict structure of the Thunder Yin Demon Sect, the power that can be exerted is even greater, even if there is no one behind it, it has long been favored by people with a heart. It is true that the Daoming Sect is trying its best to suppress the Thunder Yin Demon Sect while rectifying the interior, and among those who see the Dao Ming Sect as unpleasant, there are no people who want to take the Thunder Yin Demon Sect for their own use?

"I don't know which great power can make the Thunder Yin Demon Sect grow from scratch until it has today's power......" Sun Boping sighed, but threw his own question out.

Cao Pojun smiled slightly and said, "My lord, we are not familiar to that point now. The Thunder Yin Demon Sect also wants to use the connections of adults to seek profit and avoid disaster, but if I tell you about the owner now, what if ...... Then I'm afraid I'll have to turn my in-laws into enemies. ”

Cao Pojun's words were threatening, but they were not surprising to Sun Boping. If the Lei Yin Demon Sect had a strong backstage and talked about it all day long, it would have been killed by the Daoming Sect and the ministers of the court who were close to the Daoming Sect. Sun Boping knew that it was time to make his own choice, and he knew that he belonged to the kind of officials who were pragmatic, especially in economic and local affairs. If there is no backup, no support from the bigwigs of the DPRK and China or the promotion of powerful external forces, then his errand as a political envoy may come to an end, at most, a few years before his retirement, let him be promoted to the household department, and then retire with the position of household servant, or with the title of household secretary. For this, he could not be satisfied.

In fact, just because he took over the entire Zhenbei Military Division and the local economic affairs of Taizhou, and maintained the supply of the Zhenbei Military Division without adding more local taxes, this kind of credit was enough for him to be praised. But I don't know if it's because there is no one in the court to support him, or because he dealt with a group of people ruthlessly and offended their backstage when he rectified those Taizhou corruption, or because he has always been unapologetic to the "friendly people" of Daoming Sect...... The court was silent about his hard work, and his new boss, the governor of Taizhou, was always causing trouble for him. Sun Boping felt that perhaps he should change his position and become more distinct. More powerful, more means. And these, can the Thunder Yin Demon Sect and their backstage provide to themselves?

In Sun Boping's study, Cao Pojun and Sun Boping chatted for two hours. After that, no one knew what they talked about, but Sun Boping's proposal was accepted by Cao Pojun, the "elder". Within two months, Tang Long, the governor of Taizhou, was arrested for the recklessness of his son Tang Bo. Removed. Tang Bo's matter is also a big deal, he lost control on the way to the banquet in the capital of Xiling Kingdom, and as a result, he rushed into Prince Xiling's car, causing a lot of chaos, and finally turned into a serious traffic accident with one death and twelve injuries. Although Tang Bo was deprived of his official position, I am afraid that he will not want to turn over for several years, and Tang Long was also reprimanded for his improper godson and was removed from his post for reflection. It is estimated that in the second half of the year, he will be transferred to a southern state to take up a position at the level of governor. After all, a poor place like Taizhou cannot be compared with the prosperity of the states adjacent to Chunnan in the south of Xiling.

Sun Boping seems to have only sent a few people to Beijing to inquire who the next governor would be. You must know that the position of the political envoy actually has a lot of overlap with the governor's authority, and Sun Boping seems to have expressed it. If someone like Tang Long who can't communicate is sent again, he himself will be ready to resign and return to his hometown, and he will not be tossed by that.

Unexpectedly, Sun Boping's envoys and gifts reminded a few bigwigs in the court who looked at Daomingzong quite unpleasantly. I thought of Sun Boping's attacks on those officials in the court who were close to Daoming Sect and even Daoming Sect after his daughter married Lei Huang, the Pope of the Daoyin Demon Sect, and repeatedly clashed with those big patrons of Daoming Sect in local governance...... After some activities, Sun Boping became the governor of Taizhou. And this is something that Sun Boping himself didn't expect.

Through such a thing, Sun Boping completely understood that the power behind the Thunder Yin Demon Sect was really unusual, and I am afraid that it was far from being comparable to the great world. Use gifts and inquiries to blow the wind, use all kinds of news and wind to pave yourself for yourself, and then there are "suggestions" and "reminders" from key staff members who can talk to the big guys. Even when it comes to the accident of Tang Bo colliding with the prince's car, none of this series of things seems to have the shadow of Cao Pojun, that is, the "Lei Jun" that Sun Boping thinks, but on the whole, he is everywhere. In order to get him this governor, all aspects of the arrangement and dotting, such as Sun Boping, can also be calculated. As little as 500,000 and as much as 1 million taels of silver. And this is not the only possibility that any family, clan or business can throw out at will. That is, behind the Thunder Yin Demon Sect, there is a powerful country.

After thinking about this joint, Sun Boping can be regarded as completely iron-hearted. Now that things have evolved like this, even if he wants to betray Lei Jun and Lei Huang in exchange for his own future, he is already the governor, and he is the glass ceiling of a pragmatic official like him who does not have the support of the big bosses in the DPRK and China. The reward that the imperial court might give him was nothing compared to the future that the Lei Yin Demon Sect and Lei Jun could give him.

After the grand wedding of Sun Meier and Lei Huangdi, Sun Boping talked with Lei Junchang again, and finally confirmed Lei Jundi's identity: the former head of the internal affairs guard of Dongping Inner Mansion, now the deputy director of the Dongping Intelligence Bureau, the supreme commander of the Dongping Intelligence Bureau in Xiling, in Dongping, his official position is the second rank...... It's much taller than Sun Boping. And Sun Boping simply fell to Dongping from this moment on, and he even accepted the two martial arts masters sent by Lei Jun into his mansion to "protect" him. And when the two masters introduced themselves to him, he was shocked to find that one of them was actually one of the key people who caused the Daoming Sect Eagle Hall and the Martial Arts Fire in the first place: "Pure Heart Sword" Gu Xi.

Sun Boping's governor can be regarded as a majestic man on all sides. After becoming the governor, Jiang Xujing, the commander of the Zhenbei Military Division, completely changed his attitude towards him, because Jiang Xujing had to rely on Taizhou, and relied on him to transfuse blood for the Zhenbei Military Division in order to ensure that the northern defense line was held in the increasingly harsh surrounding environment, especially the comprehensive redress and training of Yunzhou, which made the military strength of the Zhenbei Military Division more and more weak, and he had to ask for more money, food and weapons than usual. And those weapons and armor that Dongping sold to Chunnan, and were smuggled from Chunnan to Xiling, must also pass through Taizhou to reach Jiang Xujing's hands.

Taizhou's original local administration was centered on grain cultivation, with a little other local industries. Since the spring of this year, the organization of the Thunder Yin Demon Sect in the local and rural areas has been operating in full force, giving full play to the role of mutual assistance and mutual trust among the cultists, and not only everyone has cooperated in spring sowing. Fields that had been unable to reach full productivity due to lack of family labor have been fully utilized, and much of the abandoned land has been reclaimed. Thanks to the efforts of the teaching staff at all levels of the Lei Yin Demon Sect, the spring sowing area in Taizhou has increased by about one and a half percent compared with the same period last year, and with the reasonable distribution of labor and field management, this year's yield per mu should increase a lot compared with last year.

These are naturally the best news for Sun Boping, the governor of Taizhou, but they also contain considerable pressure. These extremely detailed data made him drenched in a cold sweat, the Lei Yin Demon Sect and the Dongping Intelligence Bureau were able to grasp such detailed data in Taizhou, of course, with the connivance of his own governor, and the pervasiveness of the Lei Yin Demon Sect, but this kind of comprehensive analysis and sorting ability is really breathtaking. But for Sun Boping, none of this is too important. He is already on the path to power that Dongping has prepared for him, and what he needs to do is simple, that is, follow orders.

If Dongping's development is fast enough, and he can still be an official when he unifies Middle-earth, then he will be portrayed as a tragic hero who will lead the last resistance force of Xiling to lay down his arms in order to save the people after the war, and he will be the representative of the officials from Xiling after the war. And if he can't make it, then this good errand will fall to Lei Huang or his grandson...... Anyway, for him, he and his family are already on a smooth road.