The ace special forces of the Sui Dynasty

Although tens of thousands of people have suddenly increased in Luoyang, most of them are educated literati and merchants with a keen sense of smell, but there are also many warriors carrying weapons.Although scholars and merchants have brought a lot of pressure to the public security of the capital, they will not pose a real threat. What the imperial army really pays attention to and is vigilant about are those warriors who carry weapons.

Because of the new changes in the imperial examination system this year, the samurai who participated in the imperial examination did not come to the capital, but directly entered the military camps of the counties. There should not be so many samurai in the capital.However, the relatively free and open national policy adopted by Liu Ziqiu does not prevent the flow of people, as long as they can provide legal identification.

No matter what dynasty or generation it is, the imperial court attaches great importance to household registration management, and Liu Ziqiu is no exception, and he also introduced an identity certification system on the original basis.Everyone in the country's ruling and opposition parties has a unique identity document.The so-called identity book is a paper newly developed by the Ministry of Industry to indicate the holder's name, place of origin, date of birth, and at the same time draw a portrait, similar to the identity card of later generations.Only limited by the technical level of this era, it is impossible to make such exquisite documents, each of which is larger than the hexadecimal paper of later generations.The portrait is also very rough, and only the appearance of the holder can be roughly discerned.Fortunately, the paper used to write the identity certificate is quite special, and it has a secret mark, so it is difficult for outsiders to counterfeit.

According to the identity certificate, quite a few of these warriors who came to the capital were domestic slaves of major families.

In the first imperial examination, due to the resistance of more than half of the aristocratic families, many students from poor families were able to stand out.However, as the aristocratic families announced their participation in the second imperial examination, more than [-]% of the candidates who broke through the prefectural and county examinations were from the aristocratic families.This is not to say that the officials of various counties and counties practice favoritism, but that these aristocratic families have rich backgrounds, and their children have studied since childhood, and they can invite famous teachers. Whether it is literary talent or knowledge, they are naturally far better than those poor students.

Regarding this point, Liu Ziqiu had expected it a long time ago, and did not deliberately limit the number of children from the aristocratic family in order to achieve some balance.The purpose of the imperial examination is to select talents for the country. Regardless of whether they are from aristocratic families or from poor families, as long as they have the ability, they should be used by the country.Of course, Liu Ziqiu was not worried about how much weight the children of the aristocratic family would occupy in the court.He has allocated a large amount of special funds from the treasury to build schools in counties and counties, and set enrollment ratios according to the local population.All students who enter the school to study, all implement the dormitory system, and all the expenses are borne by the state.Except for a few far-sighted aristocratic families, most aristocratic families would not allow their children to live in the school, so most of the school recruited were children from poor families.Although these children are not as good as the children of the aristocratic family and are still young, they have a huge base after all. As long as they are given enough time, after ten or eight years, a large number of outstanding talents will inevitably emerge, thus occupying an absolute advantage in the future imperial examinations.

There are a lot of talents in the family, and it's not that no one understands this situation.It's just that the aristocratic family has always been superior and refused to condescend.It is for this reason that the children of the aristocratic family are also used to talking about pomp, and every time they travel, they must be greeted by the front and back.Even if you came to the capital to take the imperial examination, or failed the prefectural examination, and just came to observe, there were still hordes of servants and guards like clouds.

Because Liu Ziqiu was born as a commoner, these aristocratic families were somewhat disdainful or even hostile to him.There were so many domestic slaves from major families in the capital, which naturally attracted Liu Ziqiu's attention.The Forbidden Army transferred to the city focused on keeping a close eye on these people to prevent them from causing trouble.In fact, after several years of development, the situation of the great Han has calmed down, and the major families have to accept the facts before them, and it is difficult to make any waves. Liu Ziqiu's increased attention to them is just to prevent problems before they happen.

However, in addition to these domestic slaves, some warriors of unknown origin also appeared in the capital.These people all hold corresponding identification documents. Judging from the documents, they come from all over the world, and their identities are also different.But no matter what legal status they had as a cover, they couldn't hide from the eyes of the guards' spies.To become a spy in the imperial army, in addition to proficiency in martial arts, strict discipline, loyalty and reliability, you must also go through some special training, and disguised reconnaissance is one of the compulsory ones.These scouts from the Imperial Army scattered into the city, some pretended to be merchants, and some joined the inn as a sorority. They spread all over the capital in a very short period of time, and soon found out that these people were suspicious. .

The first suspicious thing is that these people have hidden weapons.

The Han Dynasty now has a vast territory, from the Western Regions in the west to the desert in the north, all belong to the territory of the Han Dynasty, including the Han, Qiang, Turkic, Shiwei, Khitan and other ethnic groups.But in essence, the Han people who accounted for the vast majority of the population were still mainly farming.The characteristics of the farming nation determine that the Han people will often be at a disadvantage in the years of war with the nomadic people.In order to cultivate the martial arts spirit of the Han people, Liu Ziqiu did not prohibit the common people from owning weapons, and the counties and counties would hold some martial arts competitions regularly, and the winners would be rewarded by the court.Because Liu Ziqiu knew that if he took the soldiers from all over the world and cast a few bronze men like Qin Shihuang, although he could maintain a short period of peace, it would destroy the fighting spirit of the people of the country and develop only servility.If things go on like this, it is uncertain whether internal troubles can be eliminated, but external troubles will definitely become more serious.

Even if the imperial court does not prohibit people from owning weapons, it is naturally very suspicious that these people keep their weapons hidden in the dark.

Another suspicious thing is that these people are in constant contact with each other.

According to their identification documents, they came from all over the world.In this era of lack of modern communication conditions, it is basically difficult for people who do not live in the same area to have the opportunity to know each other.And these people who should have never known each other, but often keep in touch, which makes people have to doubt their origin.Obviously, these people either knew each other well, or were controlled by a strict organization.

One last suspicious point, most of these people have military experience.Although these people deliberately disguised themselves, they couldn't hide from the eyes of the strictly trained spies of the Imperial Army.Their sitting posture, their steps, their demeanor, all betray them inadvertently.You must know that these Forbidden Army spies are the best in the Forbidden Army. In order to make them more proficient in camouflage, the first part of the training class is to "correct" their military habits.

With these three suspicious points, these people naturally became the top priority of the Forbidden Army spies' attention, and their every move could hardly escape the eyes and ears of the Forbidden Army spies.When the guards' spies sorted out the activities of these people, they could clearly find that these people were not in one group, but divided into two groups.One of them has a large number of people, according to the preliminary statistics of the Forbidden Army, it is about four thousand.The other group was much smaller, less than 200 people.However, although the group with a large number of people is also born to be powerful, they are not like the group with a small number of people. Everyone is restrained and everyone is a master.

The news obtained by the spies of the Imperial Army was very important, and naturally it immediately attracted the attention of the cabinet.After discussing with each other, Wei Zheng, Li Jing, Zhao Ling and others asked to see Liu Ziqiu.Wei Zheng cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, I thought that I should mobilize heavy troops to take down these people in one fell swoop, so as to avoid future troubles!"

Liu Ziqiu frowned and asked, "I wonder if these people have violated the law?"

"This..." Wei Zheng and the others were taken aback.

Li Jing cupped his hands and said, "Although their deeds are secretive, they have committed no crimes."

Liu Ziqiu has always emphasized that everyone is equal before the law. Although it is difficult to achieve this in this day and age, he has no extravagant hope that he can achieve this goal with his own ability. He just wants to plant a seed in people's hearts.But in specific matters, he has to try to maintain fairness and justice.If this is the case, Wei Zheng and the others will not come to ask Liu Ziqiu for instructions, but directly exercise the power of the cabinet to arrest these people first, and then strictly interrogate them.Liu Ziqiu found out afterwards, and he would not blame them. After all, they were also for the safety of the Han Dynasty, and their starting point was good.However, since they came to ask him for instructions, Liu Ziqiu had to act according to his own principles.

He pondered: "Since they have done nothing wrong, it is unreasonable to capture them."

But Zhao Ling stood up and said, "Your Majesty, although my great man is universally peaceful, it is inevitable that there are remnants of the previous dynasty who often harbor a heart of disobedience. With the strength of our great man's army, if these people fight an upright decisive battle, they will naturally be able to fight with each other. Exterminate them. But they are sneaky and sneaky, obviously wanting to take advantage of the imperial examination day to harm the capital. I think that your majesty should not take it lightly, and take precautions in the morning."

Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "If I don't let the ministers move them, it doesn't mean that I want to let them go. These people have traveled thousands of miles to the capital, and they must have a plan, and then there must be someone who will lead them. The so-called capture the thief first Capture the king, shoot people first and shoot horses. I think it’s better not to disturb them yet, and to use them to follow the clues to find the person behind the scenes, so that they can be done once and for all, but there is no need to kill indiscriminately.”

Wei Zheng was a scholar who advocated the implementation of benevolent government. After hearing Liu Ziqiu's words, he took it for granted. He couldn't help but bowed to the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty's kindness is really a blessing for all people!"

Zhao Ling has a vulgar image and is not broad-minded. What he pursues is that he would rather kill the wrong than let him go. He hastily persuaded: "Your Majesty said that being kind to the enemy is cruel to yourself. Once these people make trouble, they may affect others. People in Beijing, I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"

In the cabinet, Li Jing was directly in charge of the imperial army, and the news of the visit reached him first. He also knew the situation of these two groups best, so he couldn't help hesitating: "These people have been staying in the capital for several months. Their chief envoy However, the person who made an appointment never showed up. What if the person who is the main emissary never came to the capital, but made an agreement with these people to launch it on a certain day in a certain month?"