Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 25 Directly as an official?

A night no one thinks about.

Li Yan was lying on the bed, covered with a soft quilt, his chest rose and fell slightly, and he slept soundly.

But at the next moment, his eyes opened suddenly, he stretched out his hand, took off the chain knife hanging on the tent, and flashed out.

After leaving the house for only a moment, I saw Uncle Dumb also rushing out from another room. The master and apprentice looked at each other and looked out of the courtyard together.

The sound of horseshoes broke through the silence of the night, and a group of people galloped over.

"At this time, who will it be?"

Li Yan was puzzled, but he didn't panic.

He doesn't do anything wrong, and knocks on the door in the middle of the night without being surprised. Whether he wins the Tubo team or sees through Liniang's identity, he is worthy of the people of Liangzhou and his motherland, the Tang Dynasty.

Unless Tubo conquered Liangzhou, no one should come to kill him in the middle of the night...

The dumb uncle's body soon relaxed, but his expression was unexpectedly ugly. With a cold snort, he turned around and disappeared.

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

Li Yan was very surprised.

When his own background became the grandson of Li Jing, Uncle Dumb didn't react so much, right? Who is it?
"Uncle Qiu?"

The next moment, the answer was revealed.

That eye-catching pair of armor was so eye-catching, Qiu Ying galloped to the gate of the courtyard, turned over gracefully and said, "Liulang, we meet again!"

Li Yan went up to greet him, a little surprised: "Uncle Qiu, have you finished your job as a saint?"

Qiu Ying took off his helmet, revealing a mighty and domineering middle-aged face, his temples were a little gray: "It's thanks to you, let's go in and talk about it!"

Qiu Ying was the only one who actually entered the courtyard, and the rest of the guards spread out in silence, guarding all the important passages.

Li Yan couldn't help taking a glance, and felt that the elite level of these people seemed to be much stronger than the guards in his impression.

Qiu Ying noticed his observation, and his eyes became more appreciative. When he entered the house, he sat on the stool with a big horse, and cut straight to the point: "I am here in the name of a sage, to thoroughly investigate the secrets of Tubo's intrusion into our Tang Dynasty." You are a spy, but just after getting some clues, you won one for me, haha!"

Li Yan suddenly realized that he was here for Liniang, but he still couldn't understand.

Is the leader of Datang also so exaggerated, Qianniu Beishen is also responsible for catching spies?
Working overtime all the way from Chang'an to Liangzhou?
"Liulang, I'm not just a thousand cows, I have another identity!"

Qiu Ying rolled up her sleeves to expose her arms, and saw that there were marks tattooed on them, which were two big eagles pierced by an arrow.

"This little tattoo is quite unique... wait!"

Li Yan felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

In addition to the official job, there is another hidden identity, and then he takes off his clothes with a swish, revealing the hidden parts, with a plum blossom printed on it.

Isn't this the style of Wu Zetian's secret service organization, Plum Blossom Internal Guard?

Sure enough, Qiu Ying said: "I am still the leader of the Cabinet of Internal Guards, responsible for investigating and arresting foreign spies, and protecting my Tang Dynasty."

Li Yan pretended to be suspicious and said, "Neiwei?"

Qiu Ying nodded, showing pride: "The first chief of the cabinet of my inner guard is Sun Sheng, the Duke of Qi. He took advantage of the fact that the Turkic internal power was strong, and he made friends with far and close attacks, separated the strong from the weak, and used the barbarians to control the barbarians. In the end, he successfully divided the Turks into two parts, east and west. department."

"During this process, the Neiwei was established to collect intelligence from all the tribes, knowing far and near."

"The internal chaos of the Turks, the famine and the catastrophe, reached the point where the bones were eaten as food. The Sui Dynasty solved the border crisis without any soldiers. My contribution to the internal defense is indispensable!"

Powdered bones as food can be seen as ashes mixed with rice. Of course, the Turks at that time were so poor that they had no food at all. It was very likely that the ashes were gnawed with grass.

Launching a war and defeating the barbarians is indeed majestic, but the price is often very high. Diplomats like Chang Sun Sheng split the enemy's situation without using troops. The military strategist knows the way.

"No wonder it's this mark."

And Li Yan also understood the origin of the mark.

The source of the famous idiom "Two eagles with one arrow" is the famous scene of Changsun Sheng in Turkic. One arrow pierced through two big eagles, and the Turkic Khan was greatly admired.

In this world, Changsun Sheng set up an inner guard, and he was indeed farsighted. A generation of wizards, it is the function of this inner guard that is inexplicably familiar, a bit like a CIA in later generations...

"The second chief of my inner guard is Pei Ju, the Duke of Anyi. He further split the Turks, planted spies in the king's tent, and at the same time managed the Western Regions and attacked Tuyuhun. He is not inferior to the outstanding figure of the Duke of Qi..."

Regarding the second generation, Qiu Ying didn't mention much.

After all, Pei Ju had a bad reputation and was too tactful. During Taizong's period, the position of the chief of the inner guard could not be kept.

Li Yan understood the truth and asked, "Who is the third chief?"

Qiu Ying was a little embarrassed: "It's Sun Wuji, the eldest son of the former Duke of Zhao."

Changsun Sheng was originally the father of Empress Wende's Changsun family and Changsun Wuji. After Pei Ju, Changsun Wuji took it for granted and became the third chief of the inner guard.

"That's over..."

Li Yan understood what happened next. It was originally intended to split the enemy country externally, but now it even arranged for the FBI internally. The power is too great.

After Li Zhi ascended the throne, the inner guard was used by Changsun Wuji to control the officials, and the court became his hall of speech. It was okay to speak ill of the emperor Li Zhi, but no one dared to say anything wrong to Changsun Wuji.

Later, Li Zhi took advantage of the abolition of the queen to break the situation, and after receiving Li Ji's support, he successfully regained power. In the next few years, Changsun Wuji's internal guard power was deprived one by one, and he was finally convicted and exiled to Lingnan, where he was forced to commit suicide on the way.

After the death of Changsun Wuji, even the temple Li Shimin built to worship Changsun Sheng was destroyed, and the organization of Neiwei was also dismantled.

It wasn't until last year, after the Battle of Dafeichuan, that Li Zhi restored Changsun Sheng's temple, that inner guards were taken seriously again.

Then Qiu Ying was ordered to become the first trusted minister to restore his status as a cabinet leader.

After a little explanation of the cause and effect, Qiu Ying's mind reappeared in the Daming Palace, the saint called her, and said earnestly:

"Wuji is my uncle of the Yuan Dynasty. The former emperor entrusted his old ministers with great contributions to both the country and me. I don't need to hide it. However, he is not inferior to his favor. The internal guard is selfish. He forms a clique to exercise power and turmoil the government!"

"The Empress and I eliminated his party, declared the canonical punishment, and revoked the internal guards, purely out of the righteousness of heaven, and we don't take it too far."

"However, time has passed and the situation has changed. I am thinking about myself in the middle of the night. Wuji was hanged to death in Qianzhou. The merits and demerits have been countered, and the sins have been redeemed. The internal guards are the most important weapon of the country and cannot be neglected. Today, Tubo is rampant, spies are on the right, plotting against Japan. For a long time, can the inner guard share my worries?"

At that time, Qiu Ying was ecstatic, and immediately boasted: "The inner guard will investigate Longyou thoroughly, and the sage can listen to Mingyuan, and he will know everything about everything!"

Then after a little preparation, he rushed to Liangzhou non-stop, preparing to do something big to prove the necessity of recovering the inner guard.

Li Yan also understood, looked at Qiu Ying who looked expectantly, and smiled dryly: "Uncle Qiu, you are telling me this, don't you mean...?"

Qiu Ying was really blunt: "Yuan Fang, are you willing to join the inner guard?"

Li Yan hesitated.

Although Qiu Ying made it very clear that the three generations of chiefs of the internal guards were all high-ranking officials, but when he thought of the Meihua internal guards in the Wu Zhou period who hated ghosts, he still resisted a little.

I am the grandson of Li Jing, the son of the Duke of Wei, the standard honorable queen!
"I……"

"Yuan Fang, you have made great contributions in arresting the secret agents of Tubo. After entering the inner guard, you can be directly promoted to Wudewei. You don't have to go to the Ministry of Officials to be selected, and you can be named a ninth-rank military official and a captain of Renyong."

"Of course I'm interested. In fact, it doesn't matter whether you are an official or not. The main thing is to help Uncle Qiu..."

Li Yan changed his words temporarily, and a smile suddenly surfaced: "Is it true that you don't need to go to the Ministry of Officials?"

"I didn't expect you to be a small official fan..."

Qiu Ying also smiled: "The inner guards have always been directly ordered by the imperial power, not to mention the officials, even the three provinces can't control us, but the number of places is scarce, and we must make great contributions to be promoted. It suits you!"

Qiu Ying didn't hate this kind of person who liked to be an official, but rather the kind of hypocrite who pretended to be lofty but actually wanted to be a prime minister.

Not only him, but also Li Zhi and Empress Wu. As a confidant, Qiu Ying knew the empress' thoughts very well.

Although Li Yan is also a noble son in terms of status, he grew up in Liangzhou through hardships and has not yet recognized his ancestors. If he is introduced to the saint first, and then to the Duke's mansion, there will be a great deal of estrangement. difference.

Obviously, Qiu Ying's mentality at this time has changed.

Li Yan has changed from the son of an old friend to a subordinate worth cultivating.

"This is indeed a good way. The current internal guards who fight against the outside world are not the plum blossom internal guards under Wu Zetian's rule, but more like Guoan?"

Li Yan was also moved.

It was very difficult to be an official in the early Tang Dynasty. You must have a strong background, otherwise the number one scholar in the imperial examination may be poor.

It took me many years to choose a card in the Ministry of Officials, and finally it was my turn to be an official. I didn't make good connections, and was sent to a poor county to be a county magistrate. It was really bitter.

In comparison, although scattered officials do not have real positions, their official ranks are fixed, and they can be promoted later.

It is two different things to have an official status and just have a selected background.

And the martial arts official Renyong Xiaowei is the top nine.

What is the concept of this level? Both the Kang County Captain and the An County Captain start from the ninth rank. If you raise one level, you will be at the bottom of the genuine ninth rank.

Well, the current Di Renjie is also a county lieutenant from the ninth rank.

"so!"

"If I agree, let alone power, in terms of rank, I will surpass Di Pangpang, who has been the head of the local public security bureau for more than ten years?"

"How embarrassing is this, hehe!"

　Thanks to the book friends "Lonely Boobwang" and "Playing the Changqin in the Forest" for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)