Tang Qi Tan

In Chang'an City, the Dengwen drum in the morning market has just sounded.Inside the General Administration Department outside the Yintai Gate on the left wing of the imperial city, the Feixun hall, nicknamed "weaving nest" and "spider lair" because of the pipes and network cables gathered here, also ended with the continuous sound of the water clock. All night long.

Following the door guards on duty outside, the door bolts and thick padlocks were opened; out of it came out in twos and threes, yawning low-grade officials in blue robes, and more night duty officers stretching their waists, gray shirts and black hips member.It's like a routine that has been repeated countless times for hundreds of years.

I saw them swimming like a school of fish, flocking to the Dongxi Hall, which provides public breakfast; here, there is a large amount of porridge, rice, soup and cakes, and even some limited supply of rough dim sum; enough to make many unmarried people The low-ranking officials, or the low-level officials who are shy in their pockets, have had a meal.

Of course, as officials of a certain rank among them, they will come to the second floor of the East Hall, a small room dedicated to rest; here they are often used to keep warm and prepare with ladder cages, and some more refined and colorful food; such as En Rice dumplings, soup sticks, group rice, crisp rings and other seasonal appetizers.

There are also those who have ample money or are born in a privileged situation, and they will bring their own food at home or have it delivered by a restaurant in the neighborhood, and share it with colleagues on duty.It can be regarded as a kind of daily life for mutual communication and closer relationship.After all, as the Flight Information Office of the General Administration Department, it is neither important nor important.

The most important thing is that it can obtain the fastest first-hand information in the world through the outlets of more than a dozen Duhufu and Dudufu in 36 roads all over the world; and it allows the center of the imperial court to always be able to relatively effectively grasp the dynamics of information on the ground , and the corresponding mechanism in case of natural disasters and man-made disasters.

But what is not important is that the daily news gathered through this "big net" is really complicated and as deep as the sea; it needs to be sorted and filtered by a lot of manpower and brainpower according to a specific process; Eventually it became a formal topic that appeared in the court.

Therefore, for these officials and clerks who are directly in contact with first-hand information, they have to face tedious and mind-numbing highly repetitive daily routines.Even if nothing happens in most places for a long time, it must be confirmed regularly through the specific character code on the Fettering communication line.

Therefore, after the big night shift of three shifts, this kind of dining time in the East Hall has become one of the few places in this generation where people can communicate with each other and have some fun.Even, a tradition and fashion called fighting food was born from this, and it was spread among the government offices.

And Wei Xuanzhen, one of the four permanent chiefs of the Feixun Office, is undoubtedly the best in the "Fighting Food"; because he has taken the daughter of a wealthy vassal family, he always has a way to get some innovations from the huge Chang'an city. / Weird food to share with colleagues and subordinates.

Even this time was no exception, I saw that he was full of color and took out a large plate of five-color mountain dyed with longeye rice from the insulated steamer with a lot of dried fruits and candied fruit; Nuts, preserved meat, and even carved birds, small animals and other shapes.

Just looking at it makes people hungry and move their index fingers.Then, at the same time when these colleagues and subordinates gathered two or three and began to share the five-color rice mountain; Wei Xuanzhen was drinking refreshing tea soup, while leaning against the window, quietly put a small tube containing a scroll Pop into the exterior wall.

And there, there will naturally be a specific handyman who cleans in the morning to pick it up; and then send it to where it should go.Not long after, Wei Xuanzhen, who was about to leave the hospital in the morning light, was stopped by a colleague, who said that there seemed to be some omissions and mistakes in the form registered at night.

However, when he came to the remote ear room full of thoughts, he didn't see another chief on duty, and there was no so-called night shift certificate.Instead, the Secretary of the General Administration, the Left Counselor Lian Gongzhi, who seldom set foot here, was sitting upright at the head.Then the door closed suddenly.

"Hello Zuo Shen, I don't know if the official took the time to come here, but there is something for the servants to do." Wei Xuan couldn't help but thump in his heart, but tried his best to salute nonchalantly: "Actually, the official only needs to give an order. , the servants can go to serve on their own..."

"Boss Wei! You have been working in the General Administration Department for 19 years, right?" However, Lian Gongzhi suddenly interrupted him and said, "It is said that you are diligent and have a good reputation among your colleagues. The opportunity to be promoted and released; it can be said to be a model of hard work in our company."

"It's just some daily boasting, I really don't dare to be praised by the left counselor;" Wei Xuanzhen thought repeatedly in his mind and said: "The servants are just the people who live in peace, neither hope of promotion and prosperity, nor worry about food and clothing ; Therefore, being able to have the situation in front of me is already satisfying."

"This means that people have their own ambitions, and it's not easy for me to judge." Hearing this, Lian Gongzhi nodded and said: "I also heard that your ancestors came from Fang Jingong's family; Zhongliang's family background. Therefore, there is one thing that I still don't understand?"

"I also ask the officer to show me..." Wei Xuanzhen couldn't help but bowed his head and said respectfully:
"Since you have such a family background, and you have many years of experience in affairs, your daily livelihood is even more secure." Lian Gongzhi wrote lightly: "Then why do you want to act as an inner ghost, betraying secrets, and even colluding secretly? Rebels trying to subvert the imperial court!"

"Zuo Shen, why did you say that!" At this moment, Wei Xuanzhen heard the words like thunder, and another bucket of ice water was poured from the head to the soles of the feet, and he said angrily as if he was laughing out of anger: "Who is planning this? If you want to frame me, you don't hesitate to make such a crime..."

"Don't hesitate, it's someone else's frame to secretly inform the Jingjiang Liu family?" However, Lian Gongzhi sneered unmoved; at the same time, he threw a small tube that should have been picked up in front of him: "Wanna?" I never thought that the leak that we have been pursuing for a long time will fall on you."

The next moment, Wei Xuanzhen, who seemed weak and frail, suddenly became violent, grabbed several furnishings one after another, and slammed them at Lian Gongzhi himself; On the window couplets of the house, a crack was forcibly knocked out, turned over and disappeared.

However, Lian Gongzhi, who was blocked by two guards and never moved a bit, sighed heavily; then he said to the other person who came out beside him: "Since the crime is confirmed, hand it over." I have sent you to the Xijing Liyuan for questioning, so as to eradicate the root cause of the leak.”

"Don't worry, Mr. Lian, you can't escape from this dormitory." The man was Xin Gonggong, the head of the internal computer room of the Xijing Liyuan, and he said calmly: "As long as Mr. Lian doesn't mind the headquarters, take some extraordinary interrogations." Naturally, the means can make him know everything and talk endlessly."

As soon as the words were finished, the short commotion outside because of Wei Xuanzhen running away from the window had completely subsided at some point.Then Wei Xuanzhen, who was as silent as a dead dog, was dragged back by a sergeant with a body like an iron tower and muscles stretched out.Seeing him apologetic:
"Forgive me, Shangguan. I seem to have not grasped the strength well. I accidentally hit hard, as if I broke his hands and feet. As a result, I passed out from the pain on the spot. Please don't worry, I have carefully inspected it. After that, at least his life is still..."

However, after hearing these words, Lian Gongzhi's eyes could not help but twitched slightly, and he couldn't help wanting to weigh the forehead on the armrest; could it be that the behavior of the Xijing Liyuan is so straightforward/brutal and straightforward?But he still sighed: "This dormitory is at your disposal. I only need to confess."

Immediately afterwards, Lian Gongzhi looked at the former court of the imperial city in the distance, where Shang Shusheng was located, and muttered to himself: "Since the source of possible leaks in the Tongzheng Department has been cut off first, it is time to start working on other places. Come on! Your supervisor has created a big problem for the court!"

"Zuo Shen was joking." However, Xin Gonggong said with a humble and meaningful smile: "My family official is in Raozhou this time, and he is fortunate to have solved it for the court. There are many potential hidden troubles and internal troubles. Yes. Otherwise, I don’t know what unbearable things will happen in the future.”

With his words slowly drifting in the wind.In the right wing of the Baiguan Office in the vestibule of the imperial city, in the Taiyuan, one of the three imperial courts; also in the faint shouts and shouts, suddenly a gray figure jumped down from the eaves behind a high wall, layer upon layer. He collapsed and fell on a street tree.

When the man climbed up again, his clothes were already scratched and his clothes were ragged and his head was bleeding; despite this, he still stumbled and continued to run along the base of the wall.In the end, he jumped into a ditch and disappeared.When he was covered in filth, he reappeared at the other end of the imperial ditch outside the palace wall.

Unexpectedly, another voice sneered above his head and said, "The right recorder of the Taiwan Academy is so impressed. I don't know when you changed your job and started digging ditches for a living." Then a group of right street envoys The Jinwu disciple covered his face and nose and scratched out the fugitive who was covered in filth.

However, in the Zhenchengbei Department of Jingzhao Mansion, the first brigade will also arrest the deputy envoy Bai Jingfu for the high-level executives of the fast-moving team of the Ministry of Criminal Justice who are stationed here, but encountered a lot of trouble; because Bai Jingfu He had a high prestige among his subordinates, so he once gathered a crowd to resist arrest.

Then, Yuanwailang, who was directly in charge of the criminal department, showed up in person and persuaded most of the team members who didn't know the truth, but he and his confidantes suddenly attacked and hijacked them on the spot under the pretext of surrendering with their hands tied.Until the backup of Xijing Liyuan arrived and projected special smoke to numb them all.

In addition, in the temple department in charge of ancestral sacrifices, astronomy, omissions, national taboos, temple taboos, divination, medicine, etc., as well as the records of monks and nuns; the interrogation of Li Lingwen, the doctor of the temple department, also came to nothing; but later passed the interrogation Followed by him, he blocked him in the house of his housewife.

At the same time, there were even more than a dozen well-known Hu merchants in the West City who were raided and arrested, and several leaders of the various lines in the East City.However, in the Zoroastrian Temple in Fanfang under the city, the arrest of a Zongzheng/Mu Huchang from Sabao Mansion was resisted by the believers present, resulting in dozens of casualties before succeeding.

In the end, apart from the fact that Liu Chuanzhi, who was the original target, had disappeared a few days ago, the surprise search and arrest operation promoted and initiated by the Xijing Liyuan Institute was largely successful.Next is the follow-up pursuit, liquidation and game in the court.