After spring, the weather is getting warmer day by day. The warm sunshine shines on the foggy lake, sparkling, a gust of wind blows, blowing across the lake and the clean courtyard.

Han Mo arrived at the Xihua Hall at noon and even brought a lot of pastries. Although they were all small things, in the eyes of the Xihua Hall department, their new director was really a thoughtful person.

"This is a list of statistics for the Beishi." Pei Yinghou presented a booklet: "The widows and orphans who need to be settled. There are 273 people in total. The minimum guarantee is that each person can get five taels of silver a year, which is the minimum cost to maintain a living."

"Yeah!" Han Mo nodded slightly, took the order and looked at it, and said, "I'll give you one thousand taels of silver first, you can pay it down first. In the future, the fees of these people will be recorded on the Xihua Hall's books, and there is no silver in the account to be withdrawn from me."

"Yes!" Pei Yinghou said respectfully.

He sincerely admired the courage and generosity of the young director. When he took office, he was willing to pay out of his own pocket to pay for the orphans of his subordinates. In this world, few people could do it.

This is not in the underground office, so the wind outside the window blows gently into the room.

"You said that the establishment of our West Flower Hall is 300!" Han Mo stared at Pei Yinghou: "Now the West Flower Hall is short of staff everywhere, and no work can be carried out at all, so... do you think you should replenish your staff?"

Pei Yinghou pondered for a moment before saying respectfully: "Director, in addition to some who left the West Flower Hall, there were indeed a group of excellent and loyal personnel who retired. It is not easy to find these people to serve the West Flower Hall again, but at least three reasons!"

"People always need reasons for doing things!"

"If they want to come back, they can't starve to death. And after they come back, they always have to do something. The most important thing is that they want to know who they are fighting for!" Pei Yinghou looked solemn and stared at Han Mo. This was obviously the reason he needed.

"If it were me, I would think of these problems." Han Mo smiled, not feeling displeased at all because of Pei Yinghou's blunt statements. He leaned on the chair. Although he was young, he had a restrained temperament.

...

"Do you know where the East Flower Hall is?" Han Mo changed his question.

Pei Yinghou replied: "On Tianhe Street, on the street on the side of West Road Eighth Sect!"

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The political center of Kyoto is actually not in the palace, but on the long street outside the palace, the thirteenth place on the east and eighth places on the west and the first pavilions of Yan State, sixth place on the east and west sides. Most of the temples of Yan State are located on the east and west sides.

There are almost no idle residents on this street, and the roads are wide. On both sides of the road are beautiful, magnificent or solemn wooden and stone structures. Each building is like a phoenix and points to the sky. This is the brain of the entire Yan State and the operational agency of a country.

There is a small street that is not wide but extremely clean on the side of West Road Eighth School.

If there are occasional irrelevant people on the East and West Avenue, then the road called Tianhe Avenue is rarely visited, and the whole street is always full of coldness.

Tianhe Street is not very long. There is a dense forest on the left side of the road, and a row of ditches on the right. The water quality in the ditch is clear, and a row of osmanthus trees are planted.

But it was not the time when the osmanthus fragrance was in full bloom, so... it was just a decoration!

The water is clear and the trees are quiet.

This street is quiet and beautiful, but it is too quiet, so quiet that it makes people depressed.

On this not too long street, there is only one building. If you cross the small wooden bridge above the ditch on the right, you can see the place called "East Flower Hall".

In the hearts of many people, the East Flower Hall replaces the West Flower Hall and becomes the darkest institution in Yan State.

However, the East Flower Hall is not black, but it is very white. The walls made of white lime are even a bit dazzling. The white yard is filled with three-story bluestone buildings, giving people a hard feeling.

When Han Mo and Pei Yinghou rode on horseback on Tianhe Street, they felt countless pairs of eyes seemed to be staring at themselves in every corner of the street.

The feeling made Han Mo very uncomfortable, just like he was a newborn baby, naked and watched by a group of people.

But he had to carefully search for the owners of those eyes, but it was futile, because the street and its sides looked quiet and peaceful, without any abnormality, and the wind was still blowing gently------The wind on Tianhe Street seemed to be colder than other places.

Having got off the horse in front of the East Flower Hall Courtyard, a guy in a black magpies had already come forward and said coldly: "Get out of here!"

Han Mo was not surprised to see this strange costume. He already knew that the formal dress of the West Flower Hall was a dragonfly suit, and after the establishment of the East Flower Hall, all the people were magpies.

Of course, the level of the position can also be reflected in clothing, but this hidden code is naturally unclear to non-internal personnel.

"Hello!" Han Mo smiled gently and his voice was soft: "I am Han Mo, the director of the West Flower Hall, and I want to see your director!" As he spoke, he had already taken out his black iron token and shone it in front of the man's eyes.

The man was stunned, with a look of disdain in his eyes, but after all, Han Mo's identity was there. Although he was very disdainful in his heart, he still bowed: "Nie Yun, a man from the director, has met the director!"

"Take me to see your director!" Han Mo said with a smile.

Nie Yun immediately said: "Sir, please wait. Now the department is in charge of the internal affairs. I will report first!" He clasped his fists and turned around and walked into the door.

"Master Mu?" Pei Yinghou's lips sneered, and a sarcastic look flashed across his face. All this could not be hidden from Han Mo.

"Do you know him?"

"Sir, are you talking about Mu Xin?"

"yes!"

Pei Yinghou thought about it and finally said softly: "Mu Xin was once the director of the West Flower Hall!"

"Is it from the West Flower Hall?" Han Mo said with his chin.

"It's not now." Pei Yinghou sneered: "It's not many years ago. After Gong Yan's death, this person was the first person to defect to the East Flower Hall from the West Flower Hall."

Han Mo frowned and smiled quickly, "In his own opinion, he must be a person who understands the times."

Han Mo and the other two didn't wait long, and the flower hall named Nie Yun came out and said, "Master Mu is busy with official business. Please ask the two to use tea in the side hall first and come back to meet him!"

"Meet?" Pei Yinghou suddenly changed his color: "Why is he a mere chief? How qualified is he to deal with our Director Han with the word "Meet"?"

Nie Yun glanced at Pei Yinghou and said lightly: "Two, please follow me to the side hall first!"

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The side hall of the East Flower Hall is very small and the furnishings are extremely simple. For such an institution, it is possible that there will be no so-called "guest" for most of the year. Moreover, the East Flower Hall is an institution directly controlled by the emperor and is independent of the court system. Naturally, there will be no contact with the various yamen in the court, and it is very rare even in official business, so the side hall of the guests seems a bit shabby.

However, Han Mo didn't seem to mind. Sitting on the chair, the tea came on the ground one cup after another. But let alone Princess Xiu, even the first director Mu Xinmu who left the West Flower Hall seemed very busy. Seeing the time passed quietly, there was no movement at all.

Pei Yinghou is already a very well-educated person, but treating Han Mo like this in the East Flower Hall is equivalent to completely ignoring the existence of the West Flower Hall, which makes his face look a bit unfair.

"Master Pei, sit down!" Seeing Pei Yinghou's expression was not good, Han Mo was very calm and said with a smile: "Drink some tea to moisten your throat!"

Pei Yinghou immediately said: "I dare not do it in a humble position!"

"We are here to do business, so we should have the strength to do business." Han Mo laughed and said, "You don't have to be restrained."

When Pei Yinghou saw the director say this, he no longer insisted and sat down on the chair next to him.

"East Flower Hall is everywhere?" Han Mo took a sip of tea and asked calmly.

Pei Yinghou nodded and said softly: "The internal organization of the East Flower Hall is exactly the same as our West Flower Hall."

"How many places are Mu Xin in charge?"

"When he joined the East Flower Hall, he was the director of the Training Department of the East Flower Hall and helped the East Flower Hall train personnel. He came from the West Flower Hall. Under the leadership of Gong Yan, Xihua Hall had a special training method to train new people. Mu Xin brought the West Flower Hall method to the East Flower Hall. Because of this, he was deeply... deeply valued by the above." Pei Yinghou, as an old figure in the West Flower Hall, naturally knew that the East Flower Hall was under the jurisdiction of Princess Xiu, and avoided the title of Princess Xiu, and whispered: "A year later, he was promoted to the head of the Interior Office of a East Flower Hall. From a certain perspective, the two flower halls were personally sent to issue the money."

"Since I am from the West Flower Hall, I won't take care of my old brothers!" Han Mo sighed: "It seems that Master Mu has a poor memory. He even seems to have forgotten where he comes from."

Pei Yinghou wanted to speak but stopped, but he finally said softly: "Some words that should not be said by Huyi. After all, it is not a gentleman to discuss right or wrong. However, the adult is my boss, and some things must be reported to the adults." After a pause, he said softly: "Mu Xin is indeed a bit capable, but this person is greedy. At the time in the West Flower Hall, Gong Yan admired his talents and could calm him down, so he did not dare to make any changes. However, after Gong Yan passed away, he did not dare to do anything. Dong Hua Hall tried his best to win him over and gave him a lot of benefits, so he defected to the East Flower Hall. It was from him that some people in our West Flower Hall successively defected to the East Flower Hall. Most of the brothers defected to the East Flower Hall just to find a way to survive, but Mu Xin...!" Pei Yinghou snorted coldly and did not continue to say it.

Han Mo certainly understood what Pei Yinghou meant.

Profit-oriented!

After waiting for a long time, he saw that more than an hour had been spent in this side hall. When Nie Yun entered the hall again to change tea, Han Mo called him and asked with a smile: "Are your director still busy?"

Nie Yun replied to the question irrelevantly: "Master Mu is still busy!"

"Then you take me to see him!" Han Mo said with a smile.

Nie Yun shook his head and said, "Mr. Mu is not allowed to disturb him when he is in office. If you are anxious, you can go back first!"

Han Mo pulled out a hundred taels of silver from his sleeve and handed it over, and said lightly: "Take me to see him!"

Nie Yun looked around and put away the silver notes, with a face of Gujing Wubo: "Sir, since you are anxious, please follow me to the outer courtyard of Chief Mu first!" He pointed to Pei Yinghou and said, "He can't go!"

Pei Yinghou frowned, and Han Mo said, "Master Pei, you stay here, I will go alone."

Nie Yun took Han Mo out of the side hall, followed a small stone path to another yard, pointed to the yard and said, "Sir, Master Mu is working inside, why don't I go in and report again?"

This is a very spacious yard, right next to the main building on the third floor. Just looking inside from the yard gate, you can see the elegant scenery inside. The scenery inside is really good, and many things start to sprout.

Han Mo shook his head and said, "No, I'll go in and look for him!"

"This won't work!" Nie Yun immediately said: "No one is allowed to go in without Master Mu's permission!" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that Han Mo had already walked into the yard.

He hurried forward to stop him, but several Donghua Hall members in magpies had appeared in the yard, and they emerged from all directions like ghosts.

The East Flower Hall is the highest institution in the darkness of Yan State. Almost every inch of the land in the hall is under surveillance. What's more, Han Mo wanted to forcibly break into the yard, so these responsible secret guards naturally refused to allow it.

Nie Yun obviously did not expect Han Mo to break in the East Flower Hall without authorization. He saw this playboy-like director who was very gentle and thought he was a person who was easy to talk to. Then, for the sake of Yinzi, he took him to a place closer to wait. Who knew that this master had broken into a yard without saying a word.

"Don't do anything!" Nie Yun shouted.

As soon as Nie Yun shouted, the secret guards who were about to take action immediately stopped moving. At this time, Han Mo didn't even look at everyone, walked straight to the gate of the main hall of the yard and gently pushed open the vacant door.

In the room, a middle-aged man in his forties was sitting next to the nanmu table. Although there were many documents on the table, the most conspicuous thing was the side dishes and a pot of wine on the table. The middle-aged man was leaning on the chair, holding a glass of wine in his hand, juicing with a delicious taste.

Of course, this person is Mu Xin, the head of the Interior Office of a Donghua Hall.

He was drinking the wine leisurely, but unexpectedly someone dared to push open his door without his permission. When he saw a young face appearing in front of the door, he was surprised and angry and shouted, "Who are you?"

Han Mo waited for almost two hours, from morning to noon, when he saw this guy drinking a little wine leisurely here, his anger was self-evident, but he kept a smile on his face and walked towards Mu Xin without stopping. He said quietly: "Is it Master Mu? Hello, I am Han Mo!" While speaking, he picked up a small horse stool next to him, walked towards Mu Xin with a smile. In Mu Xin's confusing eyes, he had already picked up the small horse stool in his hand and smashed it down at Mu Xin.

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Chapter completed!