Zhao Hao was very busy and originally didn't want to see him at all, but Duan Youde obviously didn't want to leave unless he saw him.
Finally, it was Bluebird who persuaded him: "Sir, I think it would be a good idea to meet him and hear what he has to say."
Zhao Hao snorted, "It's nothing more than disassociating himself from the matter."
Although he said this, he still had Duan Youde brought in.
As soon as he stepped in, Duan Youde knelt down and said, "I am Duan Youde, paying my respects to Lord Zhao!"
Zhao Hao said expressionlessly: "Master Duan is too polite. I came to Qinzhou only to take care of the mine affairs. I can't be called a master in front of you!"
"I wonder why Lord Duan came to see me today?"
Duan Youde hurriedly said, "Lord Zhao, this attack on many officials in Qinzhou must have been ordered by His Majesty."
"Please inform His Majesty that the corruption in Qinzhou has nothing to do with me!"
After saying that, he bowed his head.
Zhao Hao said calmly: "Master Duan, you can personally submit a memorial to His Majesty to explain the situation. Why do you have to come to me?"
Duan Youde hurriedly said, "Sir Zhao, you are His Majesty's imperial envoy, and this matter is also entrusted to you. Naturally, I must report this to you first."
"I hope you will understand!"
Zhao Hao shook his head and said, "Lord Duan has misunderstood. This matter has nothing to do with me. His Majesty has other arrangements."
"Of course, if Lord Duan really doesn't have any problems, then there's no need to worry too much."
"The court will investigate."
Duan Youde said: "Even if I didn't commit corruption, such a big case happened in Qinzhou. As the governor of the state, I can't escape the connection..."
Duan Youde had heard of Zhao Hao's name before and had also heard about some of his deeds.
However, understanding is limited.
During this period, he conducted a detailed investigation on Zhao Hao and even sent people to the capital to investigate.
I finally know what kind of person Zhao Hao is.
I also know what Zhao Hao has done specifically and what position he holds in His Majesty's heart.
Therefore, this time he did not submit the memorial directly to Jiang Wan'er, but came to Zhao Hao.
After all, Zhao Hao is young, and as long as he can get Zhao Hao to let him go, nothing will happen to him.
Looking at Duan Youde's expression, Zhao Hao said calmly: "Master Duan, there is such a large-scale corruption in Qinzhou."
"As the governor of the state, you are naturally involved."
"However, the final conclusion will depend first on the results of this in-depth investigation and second on what Your Majesty does."
"So, it's useless for Lord Duan to come to me. You should submit a memorial to His Majesty, or go to the Imperial Capital to think of a solution."
Upon hearing this, Duan Youde's face turned ugly, as if his beloved concubine had died.
After a moment of silence, he took a deep breath and said, "Thank you for your guidance, sir. I will take my leave now!"
Zhao Hao nodded, looked at Wu Song beside him and said, "See Lord Duan off for me!"
After the two of them left, Qingniao said in a cold voice: "This Lord Duan is overthinking. Even if he didn't embezzle, this time, his position as governor has come to an end!"
Zhao Hao said calmly: "Let's check first and find out the results first. The main thing is to find out where the pig iron went."
Zhao Hao is not too concerned about other issues, the main problem is where so much pig iron goes every year.
Bluebird nodded: "I will personally interrogate those corrupt officials immediately!"
Zhao Hao couldn't help but ask: "Are the people outside the mining area who want to come in to work still here?"
Bluebird nodded and said, "Still there! Some of them are spies from Wu. Do we have to leave them alone?"
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Hao asked, "Miss Qingniao, do you know what the specific situation is between Wu and Nanchu after the war?"
After the war, he was busy with many things, so he never paid attention to the situation in Southern Chu and Wu.
So I don’t understand.
The blue bird said, "My Lord, the two countries are in a bit of a stalemate. The two countries have also suffered a lot in the war, but there has been no substantial gain."
"Especially Nan Chu, it is said that the commotion was very serious."
"However, in recent times, things have calmed down. I don't know how the Wu Kingdom was appeased."
"There is no definite news yet."
Zhao Hao turned his eyes and said, "Is our intelligence capability so weak?"
Hearing this, Qingniao was startled and frowned, "What do you mean, sir?"
Zhao Hao said calmly: "What do you mean? Of course it means literally!"
"If I do a great job here, even Shu will know about any disturbance immediately, not to mention Wu."
"But, as for the situation in Wu, it has been so long since the war, and we don't even know the details of what happened after the war."
"Did I say something wrong?"
After hearing what he said, Qingniao's face suddenly turned ugly.
"If you don't know the situation, don't say anything."
Zhao Hao couldn't help but chuckle: "Okay, then tell me, why don't I understand the situation?"
Bluebird said with a gloomy face: "As for the Wu Kingdom, I have sent a large number of secret agents, and even infiltrated it."
"But the Wu State's female prime minister, Xie Daoxun, was extremely clever and managed to capture all our spies and the infiltrating Wu State officials in one fell swoop."
"So, in the past few years, we have rarely sent out secret agents."
"Although there is still some left, it is no longer possible to get news from the Wu court as quickly as possible."
"We have made many sacrifices. How can we be disrespected by a single word from the Lord?"
Zhao Hao was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly, and forgot about the female prime minister who was so powerful.
If it was Xie Daoxun who took action, it would be understandable that the secret agents on Da Gan's side suffered heavy losses.
Seeing that the bluebird was angry and wanted to eat him, Zhao Hao quickly waved his hands.
"Okay, I get it. Miss Bluebird, you should go interrogate those corrupt officials first."
"Find out the results as soon as possible!"
Upon hearing this, Qingniao snorted coldly, glared at Zhao Hao, and strode out.
Zhao Hao shook his head slightly, and the image of that "ugly" woman appeared in his mind.
It was indeed powerful, extremely powerful. Everything in this battle was within her calculations.
In the end, this result did not bring any advantage.
However, in a sense, she also achieved her strategic goal: to weaken Daigan.
If I hadn't participated in it, it would probably take at least ten or eight years for Da Gan to recover after this war.
But with his presence, things are different.
Moreover, the foundation for a big job is relatively solid, especially the people's hearts and customs, which can be used.
He shook his head, thinking that these were not things he should consider.
The reason why he took action was simply because Dagan was indeed in a precarious situation.
After the situation stabilizes, he still has to be a salted fish.
Wouldn't it be better to eat and drink to one's heart's content every day, and listen to music in brothels than to work with one's butt bent like this?
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