Fenghou

Chapter 640 Competition (Part [-])
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 thirty-seventh!
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?"

"The third name is Chao Qing, our Du Branch Office tried our best to convince him, but I just learned that his resume is gone, and I only found out that he was taken away by the Xuan Fu envoy after asking. Why, the Xuan Fu envoy wants to poach us 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.

(End of this chapter)