There was still some time for the counties and counties of the three counties to arrive in Huaiyang, and Tang Yin was not idle during this period, and the list of corps commanders, deputy corps commanders, and commanders submitted by the four legions directly under Pingyuan, Sanshui, Chifeng, and directly under them was enough for Tang Yin to approve for a while. Basically, the list submitted by each legion is a thick pile, which includes detailed information about the candidates, military exploits, and so on. Tang Yin only selected the commanders of each corps, and as for the candidates for the deputy corps commander and the commander of the thousand, they were all handed over to Qiu Zhen to deal with.

During the time he lived in Huaiyang, there were naturally many local officials who came to visit him, and people came to place them every day, and there was a lot of traffic in front of the hotel. Tang Yin is casual by nature, he doesn't like this kind of politeness in officialdom, and he pushes Zong Yuan to meet the people who come to place it instead of him. After all, Zong Yuan originally served in Huaiyang, and he was very familiar with the local officials, and he was more able to deal with it.

These officials all know in their hearts, although the county is still Yu Tao now, but it is Tang Yin who really controls the power, for their future future, they naturally curry favor a hundred times, and they all bring a lot of gold, silver and jewelry from home when they come.

Because Tang Yin avoided seeing it, he could only see Zong Yuan, and the officials could only listen to the news from the latter's mouth, of course, Zong Yuan's dots were also indispensable. Zong Yuan did not refuse to come, some people wanted to send Tang Yin money through him, he accepted all the orders, and some people wanted to buy him to say good words to Tang Yin for himself, he also agreed, and all the property was accepted.

However, Zong Yuan received money from people, but did not do things for others, and he handed over all the gold and silver given to Tang Yin by the officials, and he also did not go to diplomacy with the money given to him by the officials, and put it all into his own pocket. He can't hide the eyes of the dark arrow personnel in this way, this kind of private money is what Tang Yin hates the most, it stands to reason that the dark arrow personnel should detain him first, and then hand it over to Tang Yin after the review is clear, but Zong Yuan gave Tang Yin a clever plan to sneak attack Tongmen, and now he is a big celebrity in front of Tang Yin, and he is deeply appreciated by the latter, and the dark arrow personnel dare not move him easily.

Cheng Jin, as the leader of the Dark Arrow, also approached Tang Yin for this matter, and kept all the things he knew about Zong Yuan's actions to Tang Yin, and asked him what he meant. At this time, the Dark Arrow organization was gradually transforming from an intelligence department to a secret service department, similar to the two factories and one guard during the Ming Dynasty.

After listening to Cheng Jin's report, Tang Yin felt quite inexplicable, if Zong Yuan was bribed after his death, then he would definitely have to do something for others, but he had never said good things to a certain official in Huaiyang in front of him, just the opposite, he often admonished himself, which official was not capable enough to be reused, which official was too poor in character and untrustworthy, etc.

He asked Cheng Jindao with some uncertainty: "Is there any problem with what you checked?"

Cheng Jin's face was straight, and he hurriedly said, "My lord, how dare my subordinates falsely accuse Master Zong?"

Tang Yin nodded, Cheng Jin was ruthless, but he was very upright, if there was no full evidence, he would not say that Zong Yuan was not in front of him. He lowered his head, rolled his eyes, pondered for a long time, and instead of being angry, he smiled and said, "Even if Master Zong has accepted everyone's benefits, he has not done anything undutiful, so let him go!"

"Oh yes! Cheng Jin bowed his hand and turned to leave.

Knowing that Zong Yuan had taken bribes privately, Tang Yin was not only not angry, but trusted Zong Yuan even more.

People have preferences, as long as you know his preferences, it is easier to control him, and if you are afraid, you are afraid that he has no preferences and cannot find his weaknesses. Zong Yuan is good at money, and he is also greedy for money, which is a good thing, and it can also be seen that his ambition is not big, I am afraid that people like Zhong Tian will not show anything by his side, have no desires, but he doesn't know when to seize the opportunity and suddenly stab you in the back.

This is the genius of Zong Yuan.

He had long seen that Tang Yin was very suspicious, and it was too difficult to gain his trust, now was the initial stage of Tang Yin, he could treat everyone around him kindly, but once he became famous in the future, with Tang Yin's evil spirit and brutality, the people around him might not be treated well. Zong Yuan deliberately showed the habit of greedy for money at this time, just to dispel Tang Yin's doubts, and also to show that he had no ambitions, let alone threaten Tang Yin.

There are so many strategists under Tang Yin's command, among which there are many brilliant and far-sighted geniuses such as Qiu Zhen and Zhang Zhe, but in terms of long-term vision, they are not as good as Zong Yuan. The birds are exhausted, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooking, which is the same truth through the ages.

Ten days later, Shangguan Yuanji and others, who were the farthest away from Huaiyang, also rushed to Huaiyang.

At this time, the high-ranking officials of Tianyuan County, Guannan County, and Jinguang County all gathered in Huaiyang.

In the official residence of the county government, Yu Tao prepared a feast to entertain Tang Yin and the county guards of other counties.

There are three counties in Tianyuan County, three counties in Guannan County, and four counties in Jinguang County, and there are as many as ten people in the county alone, and the huge main hall is full of officials of all sizes, and the attendants of the county guard come in and out, from time to time to deliver plates of wine, food, and fruits to each table.

According to Tang Yin's meaning, there is also a roast whole sheep in the center of the main hall, the mutton is already six or seven minutes cooked, and the aroma of meat wafts all over the house. It is rare that the officials of the three counties are gathered together, many people do not know each other, at this time they greet each other, toast each other, the hall is very lively, full of joy, laughter continues.

Of course, people will not know who the protagonist of this banquet is, there are more people who go to toast Tang Yin, for a big circle around him, before he has eaten a few bites of food, Tang Yin's wine has drunk more than ten glasses.

No matter how good Tang Yin's alcohol was, he couldn't resist so many people toasting in turn, seeing that everyone was endless, he stood up, waved his hand, and said, "All the adults go back to their seats, I have something to say!"

Hearing this, everyone didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly went back to their seats, waiting for Tang Yin's words.

Tang Yin stood in place, first glanced around at everyone present, and then smiled leisurely, he picked up the dagger on the table, bypassed the table, walked to the middle of the hall, cut off a piece of meat on the roasted whole sheep, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it twice, he smiled and said: "It tastes good!" As he spoke, he turned his eyes to Yu Tao and said, "This time I was able to successfully defeat the Ning army, and Lord Yu made a great contribution!"

"Ah! Your Excellency is polite, Your Excellency is polite!" Yu Tao was flattered and bowed again and again, his face was also full of pride.

Tang Yin said: "If it weren't for Lord Yu's defection, the rear of our army would not have stabilized so quickly, and there would be no worries about the Ning army's battle, so I would not be able to use all my strength." After a pause, he smiled and asked, "Lord Yu, I don't know what reward you want?"

Yu Tao hurriedly said: "Assisting the adults to resist the Ning army is what the lower officials should do, and it is also the obligation that should be fulfilled, and I dare not ask for a reward!"

Tang Yin sneered in his heart, shook his head, and said: "If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you have a fault, you will be punished, this is the law of the wind, and Lord Yu does not need to be humble." As he spoke, he looked at the others again, and everyone's expressions did not change, but their eyes were drifting towards Yu Tao, and there was a faint sense of envy in them.

"Zhong Tian is rebellious, killing the king and seizing the throne, everyone will be punished, and now our three counties should unite and work together to fight against Zhong Tian, what do you think?"

"What Lord Tang said is extremely true!"

"Hmm!" Tang Yin nodded, and smiled at Tao: "I think so, Lord Yu is only the guard of one county, it is really overkill, you can be the chief inspector of the three counties, inspect the big and small affairs of the three counties, I don't know what the adults want?"

"This" Yu Tao's face changed suddenly when he heard this. The inspector is just a vacant position, he has no real power, and he is not treated well, and he is looked down upon everywhere he goes, which is a laborious and thankless chore, how can he be the stability and comfort of being the guardian of a county?

Yu Tao gasped, hurriedly got up and said: "Lord Tang Tang, I'd better be my county, the position of the chief inspector of the three counties, the subordinate really can't afford it!"

Tang Yin smiled and asked, "Lord Yu is not satisfied with my arrangement?"

"No, no, no, Xia Guan definitely didn't mean that, but I felt that my ability was limited, and I couldn't take on this heavy responsibility, and it was a big deal."

Before he finished speaking, Tang Yin waved his hand again and again, and said with a smile: "Lord Yu doesn't need to be modest anymore, I have made up my mind, and the position of chief inspector is none other than Lord Yu!"

"Yes"

"There is no joke in the army, and there will be no joke in the officialdom, since my words have been spoken, Lord Yu does not need to say more. Tang Yin said with a smile. He was smiling on his face, but his eyes were shining, and the sharp gaze fell on Yu Tao's face, which made the latter involuntarily shiver, and he didn't dare to say the words that came to his mouth.

He could hold back, but the four counties under his command couldn't. These four people are all Yu Tao's cronies, and it is also because of Yu Tao that they sit on the throne of the county, once Yu Tao is gone, their positions will not be guaranteed.

One of them, a sharp-beaked monkey in his early forties, opened his mouth and said, "It's really inappropriate for Lord Tang to arrange it like this, right?!"

"Oh?" Tang Yin turned his eyes to him and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Although Lord Tang has been promoted to the rank of Lord Yu, but this chief inspector is just a fictitious position, isn't this equivalent to a real demotion in the Ming Dynasty? Lord Tang keeps saying that he wants to give a heavy reward to Lord Yu who has made great contributions, but in this way of excluding people, isn't Lord Tang afraid of being made fun of?"

His words were very heavy, and he was to the point, and he didn't save any face for Tang Yin.

Yu Tao didn't speak, but he was very happy in his heart, henchmen are henchmen, and when it comes to the critical moment, he has to rely on them to speak for himself.

With the county's outspokenness, the atmosphere in the hall immediately spoke, and people inhaled one after another, not daring to breathe, and their eyes turned to Tang Yin one after another.