"So, the city guards have actually been controlled by Fang Ruhai?" Lin Haoming asked.

"No, Bao Wanchang, the head of the barracks, is just a bare-bones commander, and the commanders of the divisions below don't listen to his command, of course, this is just for now!" Xiao Yumeng still said relatively objectively.

For Xiao Yumeng to confess so much, Lin Haoming also thinks that this woman is smart, and it is precisely because of this frankness that there is a chance to cooperate.

"The household and the official are still old people, and they are also my father's old subordinates, respectively Yu Yanqing and Yang Yingcheng!" They have also been in these two positions for many years, and they won the trust of their father at the beginning.

"The workshop and the ceremonial room, although slightly worse than the other rooms, but also belong to one of the six rooms, among which the director of the workshop, Shan Dongliang, is a rare craftsman and does not like to fight, and the director of the ceremonial room, Yan Shang, is a good man and has never participated in the struggle, but in my opinion, he is more like a smart man. Xiao Yu dreamed.

"This is the situation in the City of Thieves? If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Wu family at the top, and the Xiao family forces and local forces below, right? In addition, there are some neutrals, but there are not many real neutrals. Lin Haoming said.

"That's true, but Senior Brother Lin, what you said is not complete, in fact, there is still a force?" Wei Yeming smiled.

Lin Haoming looked at his smile, realized something, and then pointed to himself and said, "You mean that I am also a party?"

"Hehe, exactly, Senior Brother Lin represents the power of Gong Tongju, and represents the power of Kun County Government, to be honest, if there is no Senior Brother Lin coming, we will definitely not choose confrontation, we will only choose to compromise, but Senior Brother Lin has arrived, then the situation will be different, I think Gong Tongju let Senior Brother Lin come here, it is also this idea, although the matter of Senior Brother Lin and Gong Tongju, most people don't know, but the people on the top must know, and Cui Changting probably also knows. Wei Yeming continued.

"I understand what you mean, since the two of you are so frank today, Lin doesn't plan to be sloppy with you, I need to think about this matter!" Lin Haoming said.

"Senior Brother Lin, despite your consideration, no matter what the final result is, you are still our Senior Brother!" Xiao Yumeng smiled.

"Just rely on your voice, senior brother, let's have a toast!" Lin Haoming didn't want to answer, so he simply raised his glass.

Xiao Yumeng and Wei Yeming also knew Lin Haoming's thoughts, and they also raised their glasses, and then the two sides no longer talked about the situation, but talked about some customs and anecdotes.

Xiao Yumeng was also quite curious about what happened to Gong Lihai at the beginning, but Lin Haoming didn't hide too much, and told the general situation, which surprised the couple a lot.

The so-called reception banquet lasted for three hours, and the banquet was held at the time of Shen, and by the time he left, it was almost time.

Wei Yeming and Xiao Yumeng sent Lin Haoming and the three of them from Tianjinglou to the carriage together, and their respectful attitude made the shopkeeper of Tianjinglou a little surprised, what was the origin of the characters in the carriage.

After the carriage walked away, Wei Yeming put away his smile, his face became a little solemn and said, "Yumeng, do you say that Lin Haoming will cooperate with us?"

"Didn't I tell you, according to the information we got, the concubine named Jia Qi Niang next to Lin Haoming was originally the younger sister of Jia Kai, the same acquaintance of the Earth Damage City, and used to be Cui Changting's concubine, but later he was abandoned by him, and the end was quite miserable, Lin Haoming was deeply valued by Jia Kai back then, and the relationship is still very good, with this relationship, it is impossible for Lin Haoming and Cui Changting to cooperate, not to mention that he is a member of the palace family, and he stands together with the Wu family in Tianman Mansion. Xiao Yumeng affirmed.

"I hope so, and only in this way, will our life be better!" Wei Yeming sighed.

Similarly, at this time in the carriage, Shu Siyue also asked: "Master, the two of them almost directly confessed that they want to join forces with you to fight against the Wu family, what do you think?"

"They are all smart people, I think they also know that it is impossible for me to cooperate with Cui Changting, plus Gong Xinlan's relationship, so they said so, I didn't answer them directly today, in fact, I just want to see it more clearly. Lin Haoming said.

"See more clearly?" Shu Siyue was a little puzzled.

Lin Haoming explained: "Let's see who is the most powerful person, although Xiao Ming has been the city lord here for many years, but people go to tea and cool, Xiao Yumeng and Wei Yeming are here, they just want to fight for more benefits, even if I can't cooperate with Cui Changting, I don't necessarily have to cooperate with them!"

"Master, actually, if it weren't for me, ......"

At this time, Qi Niang spoke, but before she could finish speaking, Lin Haoming grabbed her hand and stopped her from continuing.

"Master!" Qi Niang naturally understood Lin Haoming's intentions, and didn't say anything more, just leaned on Lin Haoming's arms.

The accommodation arranged by Xiao Yumeng and Wei Yeming is a good house, although it is not very large, but it is quite elegantly furnished.

The group won't stay here for a few days, and they don't have much to worry about here.

According to the time of the appointment, Lin Haoming waited until the time came, and then went to the Zuotong prefect to find Xiang Xuehai.

Maybe it was because Wei Yeming and Xiao Yumeng had already informed Xiang Xuehai that Lin Haoming met him very smoothly.

Lin Haoming found that Xiang Xuehai, who was Zuo Tongzhi, looked quite elegant and polite to himself, although it was the first time they met, it was as if they hadn't seen an old friend for many years, and even if it weren't for his identity, he would have accompanied Lin Haoming directly to the yamen of the torture room.

In the end, after Xiang Xuehai completed the formalities, he personally called the general affairs around him and accompanied Lin Haoming to the torture room.

Maybe it's because of the day when he goes to work, or maybe he has Xiao Yumeng's care, compared to the situation when he went to the patrol in the city, the torture room has long been prepared now.

Not only were the two people on the left and right waiting early, but the chief and deputy commanders of the three subordinate divisions, Xing Division, Prison Division, and Arrest Division, were also waiting in the torture room.

Lin Haoming came here to take up his post, so he naturally had already done some understanding, and even when he had dinner with Xiao Yumeng and Wei Yeming and his wife a few days ago, he also roughly knew the situation of these people from them.

The left and right of the torture room are called Zhang Kaishi and Mai Xinrou respectively, Zhang Kaishi is the old man in the torture room, and he can be regarded as a person promoted by Xiao Ming, while Mai Xinrou is a beautiful woman who looks full of charm, and her husband is the son of Song Ting, who is the right Tongzhi, as a woman, she can sit in such a position, obviously she has more than just her husband's background.

The commander of the Third Division, the commander of the Xing Division is called Dou Ling, and the commander of the Prison Division is called Di Zhong, and the two are also old men in the torture room, especially Di Zhong, who has been the commander of the Prison Department for more than 2,000 years, as for the commander of the Arrest Division, named Hei Rui, he has just taken office, but he has had an unpleasant relationship with the boss just after taking office, which is obviously a thorn, and I don't know why, such a thorn will be arranged in this position.