As the night deepened, the curfew on Chang'an Avenue had already begun, and from time to time the barking of dogs could be heard, Zhang Jie subconsciously pinched the war horse under his crotch, urging him to speed up, and suddenly a team of Shenwu soldiers patrolling the city galloped over.

"Who's running at night, please show your pass!"

Since the Shenwu army entered the city, the curfew was enforced in the strictest situation, and Qin Jin personally issued an order that every street, any street and alley, there must be at least a team of five people to patrol every quarter of an hour. Those who are allowed to travel at night must have a special pass issued by the Shenwu Army and the Jingzhao Prefecture, and the pass is formulated in an unprecedented situation, all the special passes are only valid for seven days, each one has a unique number, the issuer and the recipient will be recorded in detail, and the detailed file is stored in the Shenwu Army. In addition, all the nocturnal walkers will be recorded by the sergeants patrolling the city, and then reported to the Shifu, the commander of the Shenmu Army.

The Shenwu Army has a special person to review the recorded nocturnal travelers every day, and once a suspicious person is found, it will dispatch secret agents to investigate, and if the illegal things are verified, they will be arrested.

The reason why this is the case is that there is no way to do it, after Chang'an passed the scourge of the Tubo people, God knows how many spies were left behind waiting for the opportunity to make trouble.

Zhang Jie was naturally familiar with this method, so he escaped from his special passage very happily, and let the soldiers who patrolled the night carefully investigate and record it.

Except for simple formulaic inquiries and answers, there was no communication between them. Although familiar with these procedures, Zhang Jie was still a little impatient with this kind of questioning and recording, because this was the first recording tonight, and according to the experience of the past few days, he would have to face such inquiries and records at least three times before arriving at his home.

Of course, Zhang Jie didn't think it was an unnecessary waste of manpower, once this information was summarized into the Shenwu Army Commander's Mansion, after analysis and sorting, everyone's travel route would be clearly presented. If someone intends to exploit the loopholes of the Shenwu Army to do something illegal, there will be nothing to hide.

Although this tricky method is very cumbersome to implement, as long as it is used properly, it will play an irreplaceable role in stabilizing the situation.

The so-called curfew was not strictly enforced at night, and due to corruption and neglect, coupled with the unbridled nature of privileged lords and nobles, curfews had long since become a form of targeting only civilians. People with a little background can often easily get a photo from Jingzhao Mansion or various forbidden army offices.

Qin Jin's Shenwu Army had also been in charge of security in Chang'an City, so he naturally knew this kind of loophole very well. Now, there are no shackles on his head, and he can naturally rectify it according to his own heart.

Tonight, Zhang Jie was more unlucky, he encountered two more checks than usual, so he returned home at least a quarter of an hour late, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw the old man waiting in the gatehouse, and there was some obvious worry on his face.

This family was always brought by Zhang Jie from Liyang, and he has been with him for more than ten years, and he is a very trustworthy person.

"The head of the house, there is a visitor!"

"Who?"

Zhang Jie immediately realized that the visitors must have a lot of background, otherwise it would not be possible to pass freely at night. The old man whispered a few words in his ear, but he only said that he knew, and then hurried to the living room in the front hall. Along the way, Zhang Jie secretly sighed again, even if it is as strict as the Shenwu Army, there are loopholes to exploit, it seems that no matter how strict the rules are, as long as they are implemented by people, there will definitely be loopholes to find.

Of course, according to Zhang Jie's secret speculation, there is a good chance that the special pass for visitors was obtained through the channels of Jingzhao Mansion, and it was very difficult for the channels of the Shenwu Army. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh secretly, many people thought they were doing mysterious, but they didn't know that the reason why Doctor Qin also opened the power to issue special passes to Jingzhao Mansion was to secretly observe and monitor those who had evil intentions through this deliberately dodged slit. Unexpectedly, the trouble actually found his head.

In the past, such a visitor would have been overwhelmed by such a visitor who came late at night. However, although there was only a little more than a month before and after, it was no longer what it used to be for him.

Soon, Zhang Jie met a visitor in the living room of the front hall, Ma Xuanjie, the governor of King Xiang.

Ma Xuanjie's face is ordinary, he looks only about thirty, his spirit is restrained, and his eyes are always shining with scorching light. Judging from Zhang Jie's experience of more than ten years of ups and downs, this is still a person whose edge is too exposed and rarely sharpened.

"Zhang's official duties are cumbersome, and there is a curfew to check the night, which makes the governor wait for a long time. ”

Ma Xuanjie smiled:

"Zhang Langzhong is modest and polite, thanks to entering the mansion to wait for him, it is Ma's honor!"

In fact, it is true that if an ordinary official asks to see him, the elder will turn him away mercilessly, but once it involves the royal family, the elder still does not dare to be proficient. In fact, Zhang Jie hopes that the old man will be good at single-mindedness and keep this trouble out. But now that trouble has come, he is not a person who is afraid of things.

"Please forgive Zhang for saying bluntly, the governor is here, I don't know what to teach?"

"I don't dare to teach, but it's true that I ask for something. ”

At this point, Zhang Jie has fully understood, and secretly sneered in his heart, the governor of King Xiang came to the mansion in the middle of the night, which must be related to the examination he was responsible for, and he had already sworn on these errands that there would never be the slightest favoritism. Otherwise, this hard-won opportunity is likely to turn into a stumbling block.

"Zhang Mou is just a little man, where else can I help the governor?"

Ma Xuanjie shook his head.

"It's not Ma who needs help, if Zhang Langzhong can raise his hand slightly, or make a force...... There will be a lot of thanks in the future!"

Although Ma Xuanjie hid the name of the person behind the scenes, even a fool knows that it is Li Xu, the king of Xiang. As Li Heng's adult son, coupled with the strong backing of his mother's family, the Hedong Pei family, he naturally became the most powerful contender for the crown prince.

After the sneer, there was a wry smile, because Pei Zhaoyi, the mother of King Xiang, and Pei Jing in the Shenwu Army are the same clan, and according to the seniority, King Xiang has to call Pei Jing an uncle. And Pei Jing's status and influence in the Shenwu Army can definitely be ranked in the top three.

If you don't show favoritism, it is very likely to offend Pei Jing, but if you show favoritism, today's so-called "conspiracy" Doctor Qin will definitely know about it early tomorrow morning, and he can only choose to estimate the latter without hesitation.

"Dr. Qin has been a pro-person on behalf of Zhang, and he is not allowed to open the door of convenience for people and those who ask for help, please forgive Zhang for not obeying his fate! The night is dark, and he can't leave the governor ......."

Ma Xuanjie never expected Zhang Jie's attitude to be so resolute, he had already silently calculated all the advantages of King Xiang in his heart before he came, as long as he had a little heart, he would not refuse.

But the result was like this, his expression changed from stiff to only blink of an eye, anger and incomprehension couldn't wait to come out, and the aggressive gaze made Zhang Jie have a sense of disgust for this arrogant person, and he was no longer willing to be false with him.

"Zhang is busy with official business tomorrow, so he will retire first...... Home old send-off ......"

"You ......"

Ma Xuanjie's anger completely exploded, and the embarrassment of being rejected was quickly replaced by this act that was almost contemptuous and humiliating, he pointed at Zhang Jie and almost scolded, but fortunately, there was still a trace of reason, and he finally did not say the embarrassing words of greeting the ancestors.

Zhang Jie left quickly, Ma Xuanjie was embarrassed and couldn't get off the stage, and the old family was watching from the sidelines, and asked Ma Xuanjie to leave tremblingly.

The elder of the family has limited knowledge, and it is really difficult to understand why his own master treats the governor of King Xiang with such an attitude that is close to humiliation, everyone knows that King Xiang is the most favorable competitor for the crown prince, in case King Xiang inherits the throne in the future, wouldn't it be a great disaster?

After sending Ma Xuanjie out of the house, Zhang Jie let out a long breath and untied the official uniform on his body, and the inner middle coat was completely soaked with sweat. In fact, when he made a choice to treat Ma Xuanjie, he also went through an extremely tangled trade-off, and finally bet on Qin Jin.

As a person who has been up and down in the officialdom for more than ten years, Zhang Jie knows that he must not be ambiguous when choosing to stand in line, and the grass on the wall at both ends of the rat's head will only be spurned by everyone in the end.

Zhang Jie's family was in Liyang at this time, and he hadn't had time to receive Chang'an, and the closest person around him was only the old man, so when the old man returned to serve him to wash his feet and sleep, he couldn't help but raise his doubts and worries.

"The head of the family, after all, King Xiang is the bloodline of the Son of Heaven, if he becomes the prince in the future, can our Zhang family still be good?"

Zhang Jie said:

"If I promise him, a bullet about me will appear on Dr. Qin's desk tomorrow, and my future will be completely ruined!"

"This, how is this possible? How can others know about the secret affairs at night?"

Halfway through the words, the old man changed color and said tremblingly:

"It's difficult, is there a secret agent in the house?"

Zhang Jie shook his head.

"The specific details of what happened in the mansion may not be known to the secret agent, but the whereabouts of the Governor Ma are in the eyes of the secret agent, even if you guess it. ”

The old man still didn't understand what his head of family said, but when he saw what his head of family said, it must have its own reason, and he only focused on washing Zhang Jie's feet, and no longer mentioned anything else.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, Zhang Jie went to the Shenwu Army Marshal Hall in the north of the city early, which was where Qin Jin worked, and he wanted to inform Qin Jin of the move of finishing King Xiang as soon as possible.

Sure enough, Qin Jin was not surprised when he learned the news of King Xiang's lobbying.

The secret report that Qin Jin received early in the morning about King Xiang was by no means more than one. He smiled and said to Zhang Jie:

"There's no need to make a fuss, King Xiang is also pursuing progress, but it's a pity that the cleverness is used in the wrong place......"