This also caused Chen Qianfeng's status to be low, but he had great influence among the people in Beijing. It can be said that Beijing's big and small matters are almost impossible to escape from Chen Qianfeng's ears and ears. Although it cannot be said that the nine gates of Beijing were shaking, the Shuntian Prefecture, who was in charge of Beijing's local administration, had to rely on his strength to maintain local stability, because if Chen Qianfeng wanted to make trouble, it would cause great trouble for the Shuntian Prefecture Order and make them unable to sit in their official positions.

Of course, Chen Qianfeng and the previous Shuntian Prefecture Orders were also well aware of the way of being an official, so they could also form a very delicate balance between each other, and would not fight for both sides or destroy each other. However, Shuntian Prefecture Orders had a term of office, ranging from 2 years to 3 or 5 years, and they would leave after their term of office. However, Chen Qianfeng's position as the chief constable was unstoppable. At this time, he had sent away 6 or 7 Shuntian Prefecture Orders.

After the East China Government occupied Beijing, Chen Qianfeng was of course unable to become the chief constable, so he went home to retire and stayed in the door. When the Beijing Government recruited police, he did not come out, but he did not stop his disciples from responding. The East China Government should know that Chen Qianfeng was the man, and also knew that he had power in Beijing, but as long as he did not make trouble with the government, he would ignore him.

Li Chenggui was also from a family of officials, but his father had some vision, so when he was young, he also sent him to a private school and studied for a few years. He hoped that he could pass the imperial examination and change the fate of the family from officials. However, Li Chenggui was indeed a little worse in his studies. After the exam twice, he failed to even pass a scholar. After the Gengzi coup, the Qing court implemented the new policy, abolished the imperial examination, and completely cut off Li Chenggui's path to change his life. Moreover, Li Chenggui's father had some friendship with Shen Qianfeng, so he asked Li Chenggui to be a disciple of Chen Qianfeng, and still went on the old path of officials.

However, after all, after studying for a few years, Li Chenggui still has some understanding of the current general trend. He knows that the Qing court is definitely not a rival to the East China Government. Therefore, after the East China Government occupied Beijing, it recruited police. Li Chenggui did not care about his family's dissuasion and responded decisively, became a policeman, and strictly abides by discipline in the police force and performed well. He hoped to take the opportunity to have a day to stand out.

After hearing Zhou Mian's words, Li Chenggui was also very moved, but he also knew that although his family had some ways in Beijing, it was not easy to solve this case. Only when his master Chen Qianfeng came out, it was possible. After all, Chen Qianfeng had a wide range of ways, many people knew, and a large group of disciples and grandchildren. He was well-informed. If he deliberately asked, he would definitely find some clues. Moreover, Li Chenggui also knew that although Chen Qianfeng was hiding at home, he did not intend to retreat to retire and retire, but was watching the situation and waiting for the opportunity. Now is a great opportunity, so it is like Zhou Mian's suggestion that Chen Qianfeng would come out to help. If Chen Qianfeng came out to solve this case, he would inevitably be valued by the East China Government. Not only did he have the merit of recommendation, but he would have a care in the police system of the East China Government in the future.

Zhou Mian nodded and said, "Okay, since Chen Qianfeng is your master, then you can invite him out. If your master can really help us solve this case, we will not treat him badly." In fact, the East China Government is not very keen on people like Chen Qianfeng. Bi Jing Chen Qianfeng has too deep bond with the old era. Of course, if Chen Qianfeng takes the initiative to come out and surrenders to the East China Government, he can accept it to observe the future. But if Chen Qianfeng hides at home like this, puts on airs, and waits for the East China Government to come to ask for help, then he will be able to pay attention. However, the case is urgent now and it is necessary to help. Therefore, Zhou Mian asked Li Chenggui to come forward and ask Chen Qianfeng to come out to help.

After hearing this, Li Chenggui didn't think much about it, and immediately agreed. He was very happy and left the conference room and went home happily. Zhou Mian and Li Zhengdong negotiated patrol arrangements and further mobilized the people.

And just the next morning, Li Chenggui went to visit Chen Qianfeng with his gift.

Chen Qianfeng's home lives in the south of Beijing. The house is quite large, with dozens of rooms in and out of the deep courtyard. Because the Shen family has been operating for decades, it is now a big family, with 3,40 relatives within three generations. In addition, there are nearly 150 slaves, servants, and maids, so naturally a big house is needed.

However, at this time, the door of the house was closed. Li Chenggui locked it for a long time before the door opened. Li Chenggui hurriedly handed over the prepared door bag, asking the doorman to go in and inform him and come to visit his master. It turned out that Li Chenggui was at Shen Qianfeng's door. Although he relied on his father's affection, Chen Qianfeng and Li Chenggui's father were just ordinary friends. He accepted more than 30 disciples like Li Chenggui. One was to seek the filial piety of his disciples. Every time during festivals and weddings and funerals, the disciples would naturally come to meet him. The other was to spread their connections and maybe they could use it when they could use it. For Li Chenggui, with this famous discussion, he would be able to mess around in Beijing in the future. Both sides had their own needs, but there was not much direct friendship between the master and the apprentice. Therefore, Li Chenggui had to hand over the door bag when he came to the door, otherwise he would not see his master at all.

Not long after, the concierge informed him to come back and took Li Chenggui in. Chen Qianfeng's house Li Chenggui had been here several times, and he would be amazed every time, because Chen Qianfeng's house was not only huge in scale, but also very neatly timbered, with gray tiles and white walls and red doors and screens, which were not worse than ordinary officials' houses. Although Chen Qianfeng was just a general captain, his annual income was really quite large. In addition to the filial piety of his disciples, he was mainly in the shops in Beijing. In addition, his own family also had many industries, and he could earn at least 230,000 taels of silver a year, so he naturally repaired the house to a grand magnificent.

When he arrived at the main house, Chen Qianfeng was half lying on the couch, smoking a pipe. Beside the couch were Chen Qianfeng's two sons Shen Minghong and Shen Mingguang.

Li Chenggui hurriedly saluted Qian and said, "Master."

Chen Qianfeng took a sip of cigarette and said with his eyes: "Chenggui! You are now working as an overseas Chinese. After holding this thigh, how could you still remember me, the old man?"

Li Chenggui laughed and said, "Master, look at what you said. As the saying goes, you will be a teacher for a day and a father for life. No matter when, you will be my master. Besides, I am now working in the government and making a living. My father has long since retired. My younger brother is still young, and he has a wife and three kids. He is all pointing at me to make money to support the family alone!"

Shen Minghong sneered and said, "If you say this to others, we men don't have to rub sand in our eyes. I'll send you brothers to make up the numbers this year during the Chinese New Year. What does it mean? I thought that if I climbed a high branch, I won't take us men seriously."

Li Chenggui knew that he would make decisions about this and hurriedly said, "Brother has wronged me. Now he is not as casual as the imperial court before. There are many things and the rules are large. I will lose my job if I am not careful. During the Chinese New Year this year, I will have a few days left home. I patrol the streets, check posts, and be on duty every day. I was paid 5 night shifts alone. And last winter, my father's rheumatism was also infringed and I couldn't walk. Then I sent my brother to greet my master for a New Year. There was really no way!"

In fact, what Li Chenggui said is indeed the truth, but he is not completely unable to take time to greet Chen Qianfeng. It’s just that their master and apprentice are just plastic feelings, and Li Chenggui also feels that he is working in the new dynasty, so he is more likely to get away from Shen Qianfeng. However, he also understands the principle of "staying at the front line of life and meeting in the future", so he sent his younger brother to travel for him to keep this incense. Now there is this case and Chen Qianfeng needs to come out to help, so Li Chenggui recommends Chen Qianfeng to Zhou Mian.

Shen Minghong snorted and said, "What are the differences between overseas Chinese and what are the bad rules? Since ancient times, those who work as servants have not relied on the mountains and rivers to eat water. Those who work as servants are humble to the unruly people. I think overseas Chinese will not be able to live for a long time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Qianfeng turned over and sat up from the couch. Shen Mingguang's face turned pale and he hurriedly said, "Brother, you can't say this nonsense."

Li Chenggui also said: "Brother, this is now the world of Chinese overseas. It's okay to say this to your brothers, but if it is spread outside, it will not end. Don't be careless in the future."

It turned out that when Shen Minghong was recruiting police officers in Beijing, he also went to apply for the recruitment, but after a few days, he was expelled from the police force because he asked the owner of a teahouse while patrolling the streets. Of course, Shen Minghong was dissatisfied, so he planned to take more than 10 Shen Qianfeng's apprentices to leave the police force and give the East China government a little color. The Shen family is not easy to mess with in Beijing. No one listened to Shen Minghong's words. After all, the times have changed. The Shen family has money and can go back and lie down, but others still have to eat this bowl of rice.

When Shen Minghong returned home, he told Chen Qianfeng about the passage, hoping that his father could come forward to breathe for him, because after the Gengzi Kingdom, when the two palaces were still in court, the first thing the newly appointed prefect of Shuntian was to ask Chen Qianfeng to come out and continue to serve as the chief chief. Therefore, it also created an illusion for Shen Minghong, who was still young at the time, that no matter who is an official in Beijing, he cannot live without his father.

After hearing this, Chen Qianfeng scolded Shen Minghong fiercely. It turned out that Chen Qianfeng's mind was much clearer than his son. He knew that the East China Government was not the Qing court. If he wanted to call the wind and rain in the East China Government like in the Qing court, he had to first find the lifeline of the East China Government. Therefore, he sent Shen Minghong to recruit police. Of course, he did not believe that the East China Government promoted "police serves the people" and believed that this was just a talk. He bought people's hearts and servants, and that was responsible for the life and death of the troublemakers.
Chapter completed!