In Chang'an, the imperial capital, Li Xuan visited all the large and small liquor shops and casinos in Chang'an, in order to find a person.

This man was a gentleman, his family was a family friend of the Tang Emperor Li Yuan, and his father and Li Yuan were both good friends and served as a general of the Praetorian Guard in the Sui Dynasty palace. Li Yuan Taiyuan raised troops, and his family supported him. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, his father was named the Duke of Jinchang County for his work from the dragon, and he also entered the post of Inner Shisheren.

After this person became an official, he didn't care about political affairs, but he liked to make friends, regardless of whether the other party was noble or lowly, he would associate with him. This person enjoys drinking all day long, going in and out of Chang'an's large and small wine shops and casinos.

The officials evaluated him as incompetent and reported his words and deeds to Emperor Li Yuan, hoping that Emperor Li Yuan would dismiss him.

Emperor Li Yuan said: "The prince of Jinchang County is kind to me, and he has also made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. ”

Soon, this person was promoted to Guanglu Doctor, and the official was promoted to the first level, but he was an idle job and had nothing to do all day long. This man became more and more disrespectful of political affairs, drinking and merry-drinking all day long, wandering in the market. This made the Datang officials who were desperately climbing up feel that this person was an alternative in the Datang officialdom, and they all called him "squirrel".

And Li Xuan knew that this alternative person was a genius, and his eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling were all refined, which made him invincible and brilliant in the diplomacy of the Tang Dynasty. This person is Tang Jian, a figure who can retreat millions of male soldiers with a sharp mouth. Li Xuan knew that at this time, Tang Jian would be able to help Li Shimin, the king of Qin, a lot.

In a remote wine shop, Li Xuan met Tang Jian. Tang Jian was drinking with the three and five officials. I saw Tang Jian's hair scattered, his arms and shoulders exposed, which was extremely incommensurate with the Tang Zheng four-grade official uniform he was wearing, and a dissolute and uninhibited aura permeated him.

Li Xuan slowly walked to Tang Jian's wine table, picked up a glass of wine, and drank it all and said: "Good wine, good wine, I didn't expect such a mellow and sweet wine to exist in such a remote place." ”

The officials were very dissatisfied with Li Xuan's behavior.

Tang Jian raised his head, looked at Li Xuan, and said slowly: "I heard that King Yong'an has been looking for me recently, I don't know what's going on?" ”

Seeing Tang Jian's eyes, Li Xuan couldn't help but be surprised, they were a pair of bright eyes. It is impossible for a truly decadent person to have such a pair of eyes. As for Tang Jian's ability to recognize himself as soon as they met, Li Xuan was not surprised at all, Tang Jian had too many people in contact, all of them were from three sects and nine streams, and he had been looking for him for many days, he should have known it a long time ago. Tang Jian is an intelligence genius, he has too much information, I'm afraid that there are some things he knows that the Nighthawk Commander will not know. And the entire high-ranking officials in Chang'an thought that he was a gentleman who knew everything about eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, and they ignored his existence.

Li Xuan said: "I have spare money in my hands, and I want to fund Brother Tang for a big thing." ”

Tang Jian said in surprise: "Oh? What big can I do?"

Li Xuan smiled: "Eating, drinking, and having fun, this is the most important thing in life, Brother Tang is doing it now, how can I not support it?" ”

Tang Jian's face was suddenly shocked, and he asked his friends to leave first. Then, with an unusually serious attitude, he asked Li Xuan: "You support me to eat, drink and have fun, do you know what I am doing?" ”

Li Xuan said with a smile: "The largest intelligence network in the entire imperial capital of Chang'an, Brother Tang has been working hard for many years, and now I'm afraid that Chang'an, there is nothing that Brother Tang doesn't know, right?" ”

Tang Jian laughed and said, "King Yong'an said that he was laughing. The largest intelligence network in Chang'an must be the Nighthawk Organization controlled by His Majesty, how could it be that I run it? I'm just a dumbfounder, what do I do running such a big intelligence network? ”

Li Xuan seemed to have discovered something more interesting, he said in a storytelling tone: "There is a person in Chang'an, the imperial capital, he was born in a wealthy family, it stands to reason that he should be supported by his family and his own efforts, step by step, step by step, to become a high-ranking official in the court, and then old age, and live his life plainly." But he is different, he likes to make friends, eat, drink and have fun, gamble, touch it, get good at it, and he naturally likes to be lively and get along with people. The trajectory of his life is still moving forward unchanged, because of his family, he has become an official, but he doesn't like the boring official life very much, he likes to be with his friends, and listen to what his friends say about various things that are true or false in work and life. So he began to do not do political affairs, drinking and having fun all day long, making friends, and was mistaken for a fool by the entire Chang'an City, and only he knew how much power he had, and his friends would tell him everything that happened in the entire Chang'an, he controlled the intelligence of the entire Chang'an, and every move of the imperial capital Chang'an, whether it was the Tang Emperor who said those angry words, or which little official quarreled with his wife, and the content of the quarrel, he would know. He likes this feeling of being in control, but he still has doubts in his heart, he doesn't know if his life path has gone astray, he feels that he should follow the family's arrangement, and complete his life path step by step, that seems to be the right way. What he has done now does not seem to have any gain, nor does it have any effect, he can only let himself know what happened in the imperial capital Chang'an. Of course, he just knows that he can't influence the development and direction of things. I can only silently watch, listen, and know. ”

Tang Jian looked at Li Xuan in surprise, he knew that the person Li Xuan was talking about was himself. That was his truest thought in his own heart, and it was also his biggest doubt. But how could Li Xuan know about this? In the vast sea of people, how can he guess my mind?

Li Xuan showed an unfathomable smile, and said secretly in his heart: "If there is no historical record, who would have thought that such an enterprising, eating, drinking, and merry-making gentleman would actually control the intelligence of the entire Chang'an?" Who would have thought that Tang Jian would become the Duke of Ju (Ju) of the Tang Dynasty in the future, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and the Secretary of Honglu Temple, playing with the Turkic, Tibetan, and Western Regions countries in the palm of his hand, and the countries that were governed by him were obedient? ”

Tang Jian said to Li Xuan: "What you say is what I think in my heart. The doubts you are talking about are also the biggest doubts in my heart. I don't know, how do you know? I didn't expect it to come this far. I have unintentionally built such a huge intelligence network, I just like to make all kinds of friends according to my own interests, and I can quickly make friends with them, and they are willing to get along with me, confide in me, tell me everything they know, and I am their most trustworthy confidant. Those friends of mine include the stewards and eunuchs in the palace, the close attendants of the prince, the king of Qi, and the king of Qin, the officials of various yamen in the imperial capital, and the low-level catchers, small officials, **, and miscellaneous who live in poverty. Actually, I don't want to know that much. If you know more secret things, you will lose your life. But every day, there is always a steady stream of people confiding in me, and I like this feeling, they all regard me as their most trusted friend, many things, only God knows, the earth knows, he knows, I know, I share secrets with him, I get spiritual satisfaction, he also gets spiritual relief. Over time, it has come to this day, allowing me to clearly know everything that happened in the imperial capital Chang'an every day. I was like a bystander, silently knowing in advance the changes in the imperial capital day by day. ”