Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 42 One after another
Cao Min was shocked and shouted, "Asshole! The promotion is already magnanimous, what else are you dissatisfied with? Get out!"

Liu Shangqiu looked at Zhang Ai Bo with interest and a smile.

Zhang Aibo stood up suddenly and shouted, "Isn't it just gambling? What's the big deal? I have fought for the court and risked my life. What's wrong with gambling? Do you want to ruin my future?"

Mu En stood up slowly, still with a calm face: "Zhang Aibo, this is a military order. If you disobey, I will strip you of your military status. By then, even if you want to be a soldier, it will be wishful thinking."

"Fuck you, I'm going to fight you!"

Zhang Ai Bo's eyes turned red, he roared, and pounced on Mu En.

Mu En frowned slightly, flipped his right hand, and the sleeves of his robe were lifted up like a dragon.

Zhang Aibo stretched out his ten fingers and just as he rushed to the desk, Mu En's sleeves rolled over like a cloud dragon.

"puff!"

The long sleeves hit Zhang Aibo's chest with a "bang".

Zhang Aibo screamed and fell backwards at a speed even faster than when he pounced on him.

With a "bang", Zhang Aibo fell heavily in the lobby, spit out a mouthful of blood, and fainted.

Mu En said calmly, "Send him to see a doctor. If he survives, he will be removed from the official register and exempted from all treatment."

Cao Min calmed down and shouted loudly, "Someone come!"

Several soldiers waiting in the hall rushed in, two of them grabbed the dying Zhang Aibo's hands and feet and walked out.

Zhang Aibo had three ribs broken and his sternum collapsed by the imperial envoy's blow.

When they lifted him up like this again, the broken bones pierced into his flesh and blood, and he woke up all of a sudden in pain.

But at this time he had neither the strength to shout or beg for mercy.

Several other soldiers hurriedly mopped the floor and cleaned it. After a moment, the cleanup was completed and the liquid flowed out like water.

Mu En smiled as if nothing had happened and said to everyone, "When I was ordered to take charge of the Imperial City Department, I greeted you all.

Anyone who drinks and gambles, flees, or commits other crimes will be transferred to the six armies and the armies under the counties and garrisons in the capital.

In even more serious cases, those will be exiled to other states’ military bases or remote prisons.

If you don't know my rules, I won't blame you.

But now that you already know this, and you still want to break the law, don't blame me for ruining your future!"

Everyone in the hall was in awe, and all said in unison: "The supervisor is fair and strict, and we respect him!"

Mu En smiled faintly, and suddenly raised his voice and said, "Third City Deputy Chief Kou Heiyi, step forward."

All the captains were shocked when they heard this. Is it not over yet?

A young military officer in his twenties was slightly surprised, then stepped forward, crossed his arms and saluted, saying, "I am Kou Heiyi, the deputy chief of the Third Metropolitan City. I am honored to meet you three superiors."

This Kou in black has an extremely handsome appearance. After all, when the Imperial City Bureau selects people, appearance, height, and figure are all hard criteria, and no one looks bad.

But among the imperial soldiers, all of whom are handsome young men, Kou Heiyi's appearance is also the best choice.

The two most handsome men in the Imperial City Department, known as the Twin Beauties of the Imperial City, are both at the next command post.

One is Kou Heiyi and the other is Liu Shangqiu.

However, Kou Heiyi and Liu Shangqiu are completely different in handsomeness.

Kou Heiyi has handsome features, slightly sunken eyes and a high nose bridge. Compared with Liu Shangqiu's exquisiteness, he is more unruly and masculine.

Mu En nodded happily to Kou Heiyi and said, "Kou Heiyi, you have been working diligently since you took office as deputy head of the city.

He also made great contributions in seizing the Jin people's smuggling caravans and uncovering the Jin people's secret spies.

Commander Cao and Deputy Commander Liu have also repeatedly praised you in front of me.

Now, I will promote you to be the third commander of the next command post."

Kou Heiyi showed a hint of joy and quickly saluted, saying: "Thank you three superiors. I will work diligently and live up to your expectations." Mu En nodded and glanced at Cao Min.

Commander Cao actually couldn't see Mu En's expression at all.

But when the two slits looked towards him, he understood what the imperial envoy meant.

Cao Min hurriedly said in a loud voice: "Yang Che, come in!"

"Yang Che, the marriage officer of the Imperial City Department, greets your superior!"

Having been notified in advance, Yang Che, who was waiting outside the signing room, went in immediately when his name was called, bowed as required, and then stood still with his hands folded.

His heart couldn't help but beat, and although he tried hard to remain calm, his face flushed with excitement.

He knew that he was going to be promoted!

Half a year ago, Yang Che captured a Jin spy, Wei Hanqiang.

He is a Jin person and also a Han person.

Wei Hanqiang successfully infiltrated the Song Dynasty seven years ago and has been operating there ever since.

Three years ago, he had become a minor official in the Tailouyuan of the Song Dynasty.

What is the “Dailouyuan” place?
That was where ministers rested before going to court.

They spend their time here drinking tea and chatting, and inevitably they talk about current affairs and national policies.

Although Wei Hanqiang was just a small official in the waiting courtyard, responsible for serving tea and water.

But he was able to use this key position to collect a lot of important intelligence about the Song Dynasty.

He had been in the prison for three years, and no one knew how much important information he had sent out.

If he continues to lurk here, who knows how much confidential information will be leaked to the North Country.

However, Yang Che found him out.

A year ago, Yang Che found his "brother Yang Yuan". Overjoyed, he took Yang Yuan to Lingyin Temple to burn incense and fulfill his vow.

In the temple, Yang Che accidentally found a plaque with the name and official title of Wei Hanqiang, the waiting official.

In order to show their piety, believers not only donate incense money to the temple, but also donate supplies.

Including rebuilding the golden statue, repairing the temple, and donating plaques to various halls and courtyards, all of these are merits.

It is normal for donors to write their names on the plaques they donate, but not many people would also write their official titles.

Buddha said: All beings are equal.

What official position are you showing off in front of the Buddha?
Furthermore, if you hold a high position and want to show off, that’s fine.

But what is there to brag about for a ninth-rank official in the Louyuan Courtyard in Lin'an, where there are so many high-ranking officials and dignitaries?
Yang Che's job was to catch spies, and when he saw the plaque, his occupational disease flared up.

Yang Che investigated Wei Hanqiang for half a year and finally got the solid evidence and brought him to justice.

It turns out that due to the backward communication conditions and methods of this era, no country can effectively and in real time control and communicate with its own spies.

Every time the Jin Kingdom sent out a group of spies, no one could determine in advance where they would go or what they would look like.

Therefore, they will use some landmark buildings in important cities of the enemy country as fixed initial contact points.

As long as the spies successfully gain a foothold in the enemy's city, they will go to these landmark buildings and leave marks through some pre-agreed methods.

The Jin Kingdom would regularly send spies to patrol these places. Once they discovered the secret code, they would be able to find him, re-establish contact, and build intelligence channels.

This plaque of Wei Hanqiang was a way of contacting the Kingdom of Jin that was agreed upon in advance. When the contact person of the Kingdom of Jin saw his name and official position, it would be easy for him to find him.

However, Yang Che noticed this slight unreasonableness.

Mu En smiled and said, "Yang Che has been working diligently since he joined the Imperial City Division, and he also made great contributions in capturing Jin spy Wei Hanqiang. Now I will promote you to the third deputy commander of the next command post!"

(End of this chapter)