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Chen Qing was really helpless, so he had to stop the two of them and said, "Stop arguing, you two, it's meaningless, listen to me to say a few more realistic words."

The two stopped arguing. They sat down angrily and looked at Chen Qing. Chen Qing said with a smile: "Where Wei Ji goes is not up to him personally. He is from the Wei family. It must be decided by his family. Come up with an idea, each of you take out a position and see how their family chooses?"

The two also knew that what Chen Qing said was reasonable, so they stopped arguing. Jiang Yanxian laughed again: "But let me remind the Xuanfu envoy, that No. 3 Chao Qing, Zhou Kuan has already sent someone to talk to him."

Chen Qing slapped the table and said angrily: "Nonsense! Chao Qing is what I want, how can Old Monkey Zhou be so shameless!"

Both Jiang Yanxian and Zhang Xiao couldn't help covering their mouths with a smile and walked away. Chen Qing immediately said to Zhang Xuan, "Go to Jiang Changshi and get Chao Qing's resume. matter, as your assistant."

"Humble duty!" Zhang Xuan hurried away.

At this time, a follower reported at the door, "The king of Neiwei is asking to see you!"

"Let him in!"

After a while, Wang Hao walked in hurriedly, bowed and said, "See Du Tong for humble posts!"

"Do you have any eyebrows?"

Three months ago, a farmer in Lintong County picked up a pigeon that was seriously injured by a hawk in the field. There was still a fuse tied to the pigeon's leg. The farmer handed the pigeon to the county government, but accidentally found It is an important military intelligence about the number of troops at Pujin Pass and Tong Pass.

Zhao Dunhuang, the magistrate, immediately sent the information to the Xuanfu envoy, from which Chen Qing knew that the Kingdom of Jin had a hidden intelligence network in Guanzhong. Chen Qing handed over the matter to the inner guard to investigate.

Wang Hao said with shame on his face: "I feel that the other party has stopped all activities and there is no movement. It is difficult to find out at present. Only when the war comes and the army starts to mobilize is the time for their activities."

"Aren't we preparing to attack Xixia now?"

"Yes! I am also searching for all clues through various channels. Judging from my years of experience as an internal guard, this net has existed for many years. It was there when Wanyan Wushu attacked Bashu. It was at the beginning. In Bashu, it expanded to Guanzhong."

Chen Qing also knew that the longer this kind of intelligence network was in operation, the harder it would be to find out, especially now that the functions of internal security were divided into half, and Chen Qing didn't want to be too strict on his subordinates when checking for fake money, illegal alcohol, and illegal salt.

"I'm not urging you on this matter, you can solve it with your own organization."

"Understandable!"

Wang Hao hesitated for a moment and said, "I have one more thing I would like to request from Dutong."

Only then did Chen Qing realize that it was Wang Hao who begged to see him, not himself summoning Wang Hao, he must have something to look for him.

"what's up?"

Wang Hao was a little embarrassed and said: "We have many warriors in the internal guards and few scribes. Most of the literati we recruited cannot be reused. Can we assign one or two of the imperial examination candidates to the internal guards?"

Chen Qing couldn't help laughing. It turned out that Wang Hao was also thinking about it. He readily asked, "Yes, what are your specific requirements?"

"There is no requirement for a humble job. I just hope that this person will not despise martial arts. It would be best if he can learn some martial arts."

Chen Qing laughed loudly, "Your request is not low! You actually want both civil and military skills. I don't think there is such a Jinshi."

Speaking of this, Chen Qing's heart moved, and he suddenly thought of a person.

Chapter 639

In the evening, in the teahouse next door to the inn, the three of Chao Qing exchanged various information while drinking and eating.

Chao Qing raised his glass of wine and said to his two friends: "I didn't agree to Deputy Shen's order. To be honest, I'm not interested in settling accounts, but I didn't refuse either. I just said that I would consider it."

Su Ce smiled and said, "The Duzhi Office has a lot of power. It controls the financial power. All states and counties will come to beg you. I like this feeling. I think it's pretty good. Why didn't the Duzhi Office come to me?"

Zhong Huan asked again with a smile: "You guys have been chatting for so long, what did Deputy Shen Ling say to you?"

"Deputy Shen Ling is very straightforward, and let me know a lot of secrets that I didn't know before."

"Let's hear it!" Gossip is also a man's nature, Zhong Huan and Su Ce all joined together.

"I just found out today that Sichuan-Shanxi is actually a separatist force, but in name it is still a territory of the imperial court."

Su Ce shook his head, "It's not a secret, we can all see that there is no reason for the imperial court to hold the imperial examination independently? Tell me something interesting."

Chao Qing thought for a while and said, "Jiang Yanxian and Zhang Xiao are Chang Shi and Sima in name, but in fact they are Zuo Cheng. Jiang Yanxian is in charge of Zhongshu and the Ministry of Officials, Zhang Xiao is in charge of the Ministry of War and the Privy Council, and Zhou Kuan is in charge of the Ministry of Households and Duzhi. Zhang Miao was in charge of the Ministry of Punishment and Supervision, and the four of them, together with Chen Xuanfu, formed the highest authority in Sichuan and Shaanxi."

Chong Huan frowned, "That's not right! There are still three divisions, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry, and there should be a judge in charge of auditing."

Chao Qing said with a smile: "After all, it's not a real imperial court, so it's impossible to meet each other one by one."

At this time, a man next to him came over and said with a smile: "In fact, every state is connected with the imperial court. Isn't Changshi and Sima connected with the left and right Xiangguo? Liucao is connected with Liubu, are you right?"

The three of Chao Qing were shocked. Their voices were so low that they were actually heard.

Chong Huan had already discovered that this man was observing them in secret, and he could hear them from such a distance, so he must have high martial arts skills. He held the hilt of his sword and said, "May I ask who you are?"

The man smiled and said: "Brother Zhong, don't be angry. I am Wang Hao, the commander of the internal guards. Our internal guards are short of a recorder to join the army. He is the eighth-rank official. Would you like to talk to me, brother Zhong?"

Zhong Huan was stunned. Didn't he say that only the top ten were contested?I am only No.30 seven!

Chao Qing and Su Ce quickly laughed and said, "Then let's go away!"

"You don't need to go away! Let the two brothers listen together and make up your mind for your good friend."

Wang Hao's boldness immediately made the three of them have a good impression, Zhong Huan asked with a smile: "What exactly does the inner guard do?"

Wang Hao said with a smile: "Everyone has a misunderstanding about the internal guards, thinking that the internal guards are monitoring officials and carrying out assassinations and other things. In fact, they are not. I don't know if it will happen in the future, but not now. We have established a supervision department. , to monitor officials and arrest corrupt officials, but it has nothing to do with the inner guards, who currently have three responsibilities.”

Chao Qing hurriedly asked the shopkeeper to serve two more jugs of wine and some dishes.

Wang Hao nodded, and continued: "The first duty is to find and arrest the spies placed by the enemy on our side. This is the most important task. It has been going on for the past few years. There is still a big case for us to Desperate.

The second duty is to protect high-ranking officials and their families. This is very necessary. The Xixia court especially likes to assassinate. They have a black brocade hall, which is dedicated to assassinating the leaders of various tribes. They also attacked our fire oil depot in Ganquanbao , To be honest, I am also very worried, they will definitely attack the Xuanfu envoy, so we protect the Xuanfu envoy very closely.

The third duty is newly added, mainly to check for smuggled salt, smuggled wine, smuggled copper coins and counterfeit silver. "

Zhong Huan's eyes sparkled, and he asked, "If I go to the inner guard, what is my duty?"

Chao Qing and Su Ce glanced at each other, and they could tell that Zhong Huan was tempted. Indeed, Zhong Huan likes to investigate cases, and the role of internal guard seems to suit him very well.

Wang Hao said with a smile: "The internal guard has three responsibilities, and there are three departments. Each department has intelligence to join the army, and collects all kinds of news to report. The duty of joining the army is to find valuable information from the intelligence of the three departments. , there is already a clerk enlisting in the army, but we need one more."

Zhong Huan was a little disappointed, "It's just a civil job, so you don't participate in solving the case?"

Wang Hao smiled slightly and said: "There are two people in the army who are recording affairs. One is in charge of internal work, that is, sorting out documents and the like, and the other is in charge of external work. The external work is actually to participate in solving cases. Give an example and you will understand.

For example, three months ago we found out that Jin Guo had an intelligence network in Chang'an. We started to investigate and found an important clue. A shop selling fur was suspected of being serious. I reported this to the Xuanfu envoy, and the Xuanfu envoy Decide whether to catch or not to catch.

The Xuanfu envoy said that we could arrest him, but after we caught him, we found out that the arrest was wrong and the information was wrong. This was too passive, and it might have caused the Jin Guo spies to become vigilant.

Only then did I realize that we need a system where we need to review and confirm important information. When you get the evidence, you join the army as a field recorder, and you have to designate another team to conduct the review. At the same time, you have to participate in follow-up. This is The reason why Xuanfu envoy recommended you to me. "

Chong Huan scratched his head, it turned out that Xuan Fu envoy recommended himself to the inner guard.

He asked puzzledly: "There are so many Jinshi, why did Xuanfu envoy recommend me to Commander Wang?"

"We need a recorder with both civil and military skills to join the army, and the Xuanfu envoy recommended you to me."

Speaking of this, Wang Hao said expectantly: "How about it, brother Zhong, is he willing to come to the inner guard?"

Zhong Huan pondered for a while and said: "The envoy Xuanfu must have known that I am a child of the Zhong family. My father wanted me to go to the battlefield. I also know that I am not capable enough. I can go to the inner guard for a year or two to train myself. But you can't expect me to stay at linebacker forever."

Wang Hao nodded, "You don't have to worry about this. The positions of the internal guards are changing very quickly, and the old subordinates have been transferred away. You should help me establish this review and confirmation system first, and then make it work normally. In a year or two, if you want to leave at that time, I will not stop you!"

……

Early the next morning, as soon as Chen Qing arrived at the official room, Zhou Kuan, the commander of the Du Branch Office, rushed over in a rage.

"Xuanfu envoy, you are too mean, you can't draw your salary like this, I can't explain to my subordinates!"

Chen Qing quickly comforted him and said, "Don't be angry! Sit down and talk slowly, what happened?"

"No. 3 Chao Qing, our branch office tried our best to convince him, but I just learned that his resume was gone, and I only found out that it was taken away by the Xuan Fu envoy when I asked. Why, the Xuan Fu envoy wanted to poach our Du The corner of the branch office?"

"I'm not robbing you, let alone poaching your corners. I've taken a fancy to this Chao Qing for a long time. After the exam, I specially sent someone to investigate his character. It should be you who snatched this away. You should come and apologize to me!"

Zhou Kuan blinked, "He is Chao Buzhi's grandson, and the Xuanfu envoy also knows him?"

"I'm more than acquainted. Chao Buzhi is my wife's grandfather, and this Chao Qing is my wife's cousin. Since he is my relative, it is rare for him to care about both character and learning. Of course I want to train him."

Zhou Kuan was stunned when he heard it. After a while, his lips moved and he let out a long sigh, "It's your relative, so forget it. I can give him up to you, but Xuan Fushi will make it up to me!"

Chen Qing pointed at him and said with a smile: "So the foreshadowing is here?"

Zhou Kuan chuckled, "How can I win the Xuanfu envoy? Since I can't win, there must be compensation, right? I don't ask too much, so give me two Jinshi places."

Chen Qing shook his head like a rattle, "You have already got five quotas in the Du Branch Office, and more than a dozen departments in the Third Division are still waiting eagerly! It is impossible to add more quotas for you."

"Then add one more, in fact, we are only short of one person."

Chen Qing said bitterly: "It's agreed, only one more quota will be added."

He took out a note, wrote a warrant, and signed and sealed it.

Zhou Kuan accepted the warrant with a smile, and exchanged Chao Qing for an additional quota. This deal is very profitable anyway.

6 Chapter Forty

The 57 scholars who did not go home gathered together in the Qinzheng Hall of the Xuanfu Envoy. They were all talents in short supply. When the group of Jinshi who visited their relatives came back, they might be sent to the county.

Zhong Huan was signed to the inner guard as a recorder and joined the army. He was also the only Jinshi who entered the army and served as a civilian officer.

Zhong Huan turned his head and looked at it for a long time, he felt a little strange, obviously he saw that Lin Jianqing yesterday, why didn't he come today?

Su Ce kicked Zhong Huan lightly, and saw more than a dozen officials walking in from the side door, one of the officials said: "If I call the name below, please follow me, Wang Tuo, Chao Qing, Li Quanyin, Xu Zhi, Su Ce, these five people please follow me!"

Chao Qing patted Zhong Huan on the shoulder, got up and left with Su Ce, another official shouted: "The following five people follow me, Wei Ji, Luo Xiaotian, Zhong Huan..."

These official deployment officials are responsible for sending them to their respective departments one by one. After the handover, it has nothing to do with the official deployment.

The first one to send was Chao Qing. He entered the Secretariat Office, which was also the department corresponding to the imperial court.

Zhang Xuan signed the handover form assigned by the officials, and smiled at Chao Qing: "Follow me!"

Chao Qing has already changed into a scarlet official uniform, wearing a gauze hat, and a fish badge on his waist. The top three in the imperial examination are Zhengba-rank Gishilang, No.4 to No.20 are Zhengjiu-rank Rulinlang, and the latter are all It is Wen Linlang from the ninth rank, and Zhong Huan is special here, because he is a civilian military officer, and his rank is one level higher than other Jinshi, and he is also the eighth rank.

Chao Qing followed Zhang Xuan into the lobby. There were dozens of people in the lobby, busy and quiet. Everyone was writing something with a pen. No one looked up, but Chao Qing felt that everyone was looking at him from the corner of their eyes.

Zhang Xuan went to the back room and reported: "Report to Xuanfu envoy, the newcomer Chao Qing is here!"

"Come in!" Chen Qing's voice came from inside.

Zhang Xuan said with a smile: "Don't be nervous. Although the Xuanfu envoy is strict, he is actually very gentle with others. You will know it after a long time."

Chao Qing nodded, seeing this Zhang Xuan didn't know his relationship with Chen Qing.

Chao Qing walked into the official room and bowed in front of Chen Qing, "The humble Chao Qing sees the Xuanfu envoy!"

Chen Qing put down his pen and said with a smile, "Has the dormitory been arranged?"

"Report to the Xuanfu envoy, it was all arranged yesterday, in Quiren."

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "The official houses in Guirenli are good, they are all newly built single courtyards, Zhang Xuan's official house is also there, he is the sixth grade official house, it is an official house covering an area of ​​one and a half acres, you should be a small courtyard !"

Chao Qing quickly said: "In the small courtyard of the three rooms, I live alone, I am very satisfied."

"The eighth rank has three small courtyards, and the ninth rank has two small courtyards. You are all single now. If you get married, you can add another one."

"Yes, the officials of the Logistics Agency have told us."

Chen Qing nodded, and then asked Zhang Xuan, "What position do you arrange for Chao Qing?"

Zhang Xuan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "According to Xuanfu envoy's order, arrange for him to be the secretary to judge affairs and review Class B memorials."

"This arrangement is good!"

Chen Qing smiled again and said to Chao Qing: "After working here for a few years, I will be released as an official. The earliest recorder joined the army called Zhu Sui, and now he is a judge in the Transit Envoy Division of Sichuan. In a year or two, Zhang Xuan I'm going to Zhizhou too, I hope you can learn more and do more, and grow up quickly."

Zhang Xuan was both surprised and delighted. It was the first time he heard his arrangement from the Xuan Fu envoy. He was sent to be a state magistrate, not to be a secretary. He was overjoyed.

Chao Qing bowed and said: "The humble official must work hard and not let the envoy be disappointed!"

"Go! Zhang Xuan will make arrangements for you."

Chao Qing saluted and retreated with Zhang Xuan. Chen Qing nodded in satisfaction, neither humble nor overbearing, with clear eyes and a malleable talent.

……

Zhang Xuan joined the army as a reporter and had a separate official room. He brought Chao Qing to his official room, asked Chao Qing to sit down, asked the tea boy to pour a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "How about it, I feel pressure in front of the Xuanfu envoy. Is it big?"

Chao Qing nodded slightly, "A little bit."

"One thing is normal. After all, he is the lord, the king of Sichuan and Shaanxi independent of the imperial court. Xuan Fushi is just our name to the outside world. This is very important, and you must understand it in your heart."

"The humble job understands!"

"Then let me give you a brief introduction. Our department is called the Secretary Department, which was officially changed this year, but we don't have an order. There are only two departments. , the other secretary is Yang Qi, who is in charge of the clerical office. There are 12 people in our secretariat. Our job is to organize documents and deliver orders. Your job is to judge affairs. What exactly do you do? Let me show you a document. You will know."

Zhang Xuan took out a copy of the letter and gave it to him, "This is a report on Hehuang's farming last year, you can read it for yourself!"