The news sent back by Liu Kuan confirmed Shen Hao's previous suspicions.
The Black Banner Battalion had become a coveted treasure—no one wanted to share it, everyone wished to keep it firmly in their own grasp. Thus, the Hundred Households Officers of various City Guard Stations and the newly appointed Thousand Households Wu Changhe became natural allies, while Shen Hao turned into their common enemy to be squeezed out.
Now, no matter what kind of order Shen Hao issued below, the subordinates would push back and instead slap him with the accusation of giving "chaotic orders," and they even had local nobles join forces to denounce him, nearly forming a full-blown suppression against Shen Hao.
The situation suddenly became quite tricky.
"Summon Wang Yiming to see me." Shen Hao instructed the guard at the door, and moments later, Wang Yiming knocked and entered.
As Shen Hao's deputy, Wang Yiming would always be on call at the Thousand Households Station.
