The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 688
At the landing place, the trees are old and the river is flowing.Scholars have no place to serve the country, and their heads are blank.A night of cold and fortified gates, thousands of miles of clouds buried the mausoleum, and the hatred was hard to stop.Leaning in the frosty wind, the setting sun accompanies people to worry.

——Excerpt from "Water Tune Getou Dingwangtai" Yuan Quhua (Song Dynasty)

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Zhang Qiuqiong said foolishly: "Under the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers. The relationships between various branches are like the roots of a big tree, with intertwined roots. The first task of the Jinwu Guard is to clarify these threads. Then, we must deal with everything properly.

You can't see the princes, nobles, and wealthy families, just bowing their knees to flatter and follow others;
If you are poor and destitute, you will boss around and be arrogant and domineering.

Aristocratic families, of course, have ladders to climb to heaven, and murder swords are hidden in street corners and lanes.Those in positions of power should not bully others by taking advantage of their power, and those who are rebellious should not use violence to control violence and rise up in rebellion.

The reason why the Kaiyuan era is called a prosperous age is because the powerful and rich have a sense of security, and the poor and humble people have the hope of leaping into the dragon's gate..."

Bai Fu is a poor scholar, he nods frequently when he hears this.

Zhang Qiuqiongyu said: "The Jinwu Guard is the most down-to-earth garrison force in the Imperial Guard Army. It has a deep relationship with the low-level foreign officials of the imperial court and the small officials of the Jingzhao Mansion. He is intimate and knows the big and small things in Chang'an like the palm of his hand.

Different from Qianniuwei who must be the royal clan and Longwujun who must be "children of Yuan Cong", the Jinwuwei selects people regardless of their origin, so it brings together elites from all walks of life in Chang'an: there is a long history of judging Cao Cao and rich in strategy; Cao Cao who is proficient in Yishi money and moss joins the army; there are fierce and brave cavalry; there are even left and right street envoys who patrol the six neighborhoods;

General, our Left Jinwu Guard governs Wannian County.Most of the residences of royal relatives, princes and nobles are in Wannian County.If you want to run your errands well and have nothing to do, you must deal more with bad people in Wannian County. "

Bad people are created by the Tang government.In order to better control law and order and save government expenses at the same time, the government recruited people with bad deeds to act as small officials for investigation and arrest, and their managers were called "bad handsome".

Bad Shuai is the deputy of the Thief Catcher. He is a top-ranking official in foreign officials.

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With Zhang Qiuqiongyu, an old Jianghu 'leading the way', Bai Fu quickly grasped the situation of capable officials in Zuojinwuwei.

In the next few days, Bai Fu talked with the chief history of Zuo Jinwuwei, and Zhu Cao joined the army one by one; he even visited the Zuojie Envoy Office, Wuhou Shop, and the unscrupulous Siya...

The most impressive thing is the bad handsome Xiong Badou in Wannian County.

This person lived up to his name, with a bear-like figure, tall and strong, with a snub nose, thick lips, a ferocious appearance, a deep scar on his face, and a dark and evil spirit in his words and deeds.

Because superior officials often called him "Xiong Ba", local ruffians gave him the nickname "Xiong Ba"

Bai Fu thought, this person is definitely not a good stubble.But I am afraid that only such a ruthless person can suppress the gangsters in Wannian County.

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A few days later, Bai Fu brought Zhang Qiuqiongyu to discuss again.

Bai Fu said: "Today, I went to Jingzhao Mansion to pay a visit to Jingzhao Yin. Mr. Fu Yin told me that in the past few months, rich families in Chang'an have been repeatedly robbed.

Mr. Fu Yin hopes that our Zuo Jinwu Guard can also participate in arresting the thieves and help them.

In addition, after regaining the two capitals, I have discovered that there are Tibetan spies hidden in Chang'an City.

According to the latest tip report, the clues of Tubo spies were discovered again.I suspect that there are a large number of spies from the Tubo, Japanese and other Hu people secretly lurking in Chang'an.

Hunting down the remnants of Maitreya believers, arresting thieves, and keeping an eye on the secret agents of Huhu all require a strong and energetic Jinwu Guard.

I understand what you said last time.

I just want to ask, how can the existing Jinwu Guard be renewed without arousing the suspicion of the courtiers? "

Zhang Qiuqiong said foolishly: "It's very easy to avoid attracting attention and suspicion, as long as you don't adjust the personnel and division of labor of the Jinwu Guard.

Want to give the existing Jinwu Guard a new look? "

Zhang Qiuqiongyu pondered for a moment, and said: "First, select elites from the existing Jinwu Guards, arrange them as key commanders, and give him the right to make decisions on the fly.

Second, increase the salaries of Jinwu Guard officers and men.At least, the one-year salary arrears will be paid as soon as possible.

......"

Bai Fu's new official took office three fires, and decided to select a group of elite soldiers from the existing soldiers without changing the staffing of the Jinwu Guard.

All this requires money!

Bai Fu visited the household department and asked the household department to allocate a batch of special funds.

Liu Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, knew very well that Bai Fu was a favorite of the holy family, so he was very polite to Bai Fu and greeted him outside the official office in person.

Bai Fu explained his purpose, and Liu Yan immediately agreed and expressed his full support.The two sides talked happily.

I thought this matter had been settled, but I didn't expect that ten days had passed, not to mention the money, I didn't even see a rope to scatter the money.

Bai Fu asked an insider in the household department, and only then did he know that Liu Yan, Shangshu of the household department, had already approved this batch of funds.When I dialed, it got stuck in the hands of Tong Yan, the servant of the household department.

Unlike Liu Yan, the Minister of the Household Department who was born in a famous family, Tong Yan, the servant of the Household Department, started as an eighth-class foreign official and worked for decades to get to where he is today.

It is also because he is good at calculating and calculating carefully that he can always squeeze oil and water from his teeth to balance the huge expenditure of the empire when the court is most short of money.

Although every minister of the household department didn't like this person, he had to use him.

All officials in the household department know that Shangshu is a soldier of flowing water, and Tong Shilang is an iron camp.

Bai Fu paid a visit in person, but he couldn't chew on this tough bone.

Tong Yan, the servant of the household department, obviously didn't take Bai Fu, the upstart of the court, seriously.

Hearing Bai Fu's intentions, Tong Yan shook his head like a rattle drum, and continued to talk to Bai Fu about poverty: "General Bai, it's not that the lower officials deliberately made things difficult, it's really that the household department is unable to make ends meet, and the financial resources are short of money, and they are stretched."

When Shanzhou was hit by floods, Bai Fu was always by Xu Taifu's side.Xu Taifu taught by example and taught Bai Fu a lot of fundraising techniques.

With a calm expression, Bai Fu sipped the tea and said, "Master Tong, if the special funds arrive as soon as possible, the account department can reserve [-]% of the allocated funds as channel fees."

Tong Yan put down the teacup, rolled his eyes, looked Bai Fu up and down, and carefully confirmed: "General Bai, are you serious?"

Bai Fu smiled and said, "Really!"

Tong Yan smiled and said: "No wonder General Bai can win every battle and occupy a high position at such a young age. Not only does he understand the situation, but he is also so thoughtful and considerate. Such a pattern is far better than ordinary generals.

Since General Bai is happy, I am absolutely unambiguous.The official guarantees that, in addition to this, there will be no deductions from the special funds allocated, and they will arrive within ten days! "

Bai and Tong looked at each other and laughed loudly.

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　Xiong crosses the Dongting field, and Chu looks at the ancient Xiangzhou.He Wangtai Palace, the dangerous base is a hundred feet from Xiliu.I still want to ride a thousand horses with neon lights, and sing and blow into the clouds according to the agreement, after several autumns.Sigh the bustling land, the ups and downs are long.

　　At the landing place, the trees are old and the river is flowing.Scholars have no place to serve the country, and their heads are blank.A night of cold and fortified gates, thousands of miles of clouds buried the mausoleum, and the hatred was hard to stop.Leaning in the frosty wind, the setting sun accompanies people to worry.

　　——"Water Tune Getou Dingwangtai" Yuan Quhua (Song Dynasty)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)