Although Luoyang Li suddenly increased by tens of thousands, most of them were literati who read books and merchants with a keen sense of smell, but there were also many samurai who carried swords. Although the scholars and merchants brought a lot of pressure to the security of the capital, they did not pose a real threat, and the real attention and vigilance of the forbidden army were those samurai who carried swords.

Because of the new changes in the imperial examination system this year, the martial artists who participated in the imperial examination did not need to come to the capital, but directly entered the military camps of each county, and there should not have been so many samurai in the capital. However, Liu Ziqiu's relatively free and open national policy does not prevent the movement of people, as long as they can provide legal identification.

No matter which dynasty or generation, the imperial court attaches great importance to household registration management, and Liu Ziqiu is no exception, and he also introduced the identity certificate system on the original basis. In the whole country, everyone has a unique identity document. The so-called identity certificate is a kind of paper newly developed by the Ministry of Industry to indicate the holder's name, place of origin, date of birth, and draw a portrait at the same time, similar to the ID card of later generations. It's just that due to the limitations of the technical level of this era, it is impossible to prove that the documents are so exquisite, and each one is larger than the sixteen-page paper of later generations. The portrait is also very rough, and only the bearer's physiognomy can be roughly discerned. Fortunately, the paper used to write the identity certificate is relatively special, and it has a secret mark, which is difficult for outsiders to counterfeit.

According to the identity certificates, a considerable number of these samurai who came to the capital were domestic slaves of major families.

In the first imperial examination, due to the boycott of more than half of the families, many students from poor families were able to stand out. However, as the family announced that they would participate in the second imperial examination, the children of the family accounted for more than seventy percent of the candidates who broke through the county and county examinations. This is not to say that the officials of various counties and counties are favoritism, but these families have rich backgrounds, and their children have studied since childhood, and they can invite famous teachers, whether they are literary talents or knowledge, they are naturally far better than those poor students.

Liu Ziqiu also expected this, and did not deliberately limit the number of children of the family in order to achieve some balance. The purpose of the imperial examination is to select talents for the country, whether it is a child of a family or a poor student, as long as he has the ability, he should be used by the country. Of course, Liu Ziqiu was not worried about how much weight the children of the family would occupy in the imperial court. He has earmarked large sums of money from the state treasury for the construction of schools in each county, and the proportion of students enrolled is determined according to the size of the local population. All students who enter the school are subject to a boarding system, and all expenses are also borne by the state. Except for a few long-term families, most families will not let their children live in the school, so most of the children enrolled in the school are those from poor backgrounds. Although the foundation of these children is not as good as that of the children of the family, and they are still young, after all, the base is huge, as long as they are given enough time, after ten or eight years, a large number of outstanding talents will inevitably emerge, so as to occupy an absolute advantage in the future imperial examination.

There is a lot of talent in the family, and it's not that no one understands this situation. It's just that the family has always been high and refuses to condescend to the noble. It is for this reason that the children of the family are also accustomed to talking about pomp and circumstance, and every time they travel, they must be hugged before and after. Even if you come to the capital to take the imperial examination, or you can't pass the preliminary examination of Guò County, you just come to observe, and you are still a group of slaves and guards.

Because Liu Ziqiu was born in a commoner, these families were somewhat disdainful and even hostile to him at the beginning. There are so many domestic slaves from major families in the capital, which naturally attracted Liu Ziqiu's attention. The forbidden army transferred to the city had a large part of its energy to keep an eye on these people to prevent them from causing trouble. In fact, after several years of development, the situation in the Han Dynasty has calmed down, and the major families have to accept the facts in front of them, and it is difficult to make any waves.

However, in addition to these house slaves, there were also some samurai of unknown origin in the capital. These people all have the corresponding identification documents, and from the documents, they come from all over the world, and their identities are also different. But no matter how much legal identity they have to cover, they can't hide the eyes of the forbidden army spies. To be able to become a spy in the forbidden army, in addition to being proficient in martial arts, disciplined, loyal and reliable, you must also go through some special training, and disguise reconnaissance is one of the compulsory courses. These forbidden army spies scattered into the city, some dressed as goods, and some joined the inn as a junior, and in a very short period of time, they were all over the corners of the capital, and soon discovered the suspiciousness of these people.

The first suspicious thing is that these people are hiding their blades.

The territory of the Han Dynasty is now vast, from the Western Regions in the west to the desert in the north, all of which belong to the territory of the Han Dynasty, including Han, Qiang, Turkic, Murwei, Khitan and other ethnic groups. But in essence, the vast majority of the population is still the Han Chinese, who are mainly agricultural. The characteristics of the agrarian people determined that the Han people were often at a disadvantage in their years of war with the nomads. In order to cultivate the martial spirit of the Han people, Liu Ziqiu did not prohibit the common people from owning weapons, and the counties would also hold some martial arts competitions on a regular basis, and the winners would receive awards from the imperial court. Because Liu Ziqiu knew that if he collected the world's soldiers and cast a few bronze men like Qin Shi Huang, although he could maintain a short period of peace, it would wear out the fighting spirit of the countrymen, and he would only develop servility. In the long run, it is uncertain whether the internal troubles can be eliminated, but the external worries will definitely become more and more severe.

Even if the imperial court did not prohibit people from possessing weapons, it was naturally very suspicious for these people to keep their blades in the dark.

Another suspicious thing is that these people are in constant contact with each other.

According to the identification documents, they came from far and wide. In this era of lack of modern communication conditions, it is basically difficult for people who do not live in the same region to have the opportunity to get to know each other. And these people who should have never known each other often keep in touch, which makes people have to wonder about their origins. Obviously, these people either knew each other well or were controlled by a tight organization.

The last suspicious thing is that most of these people have military experience. Although these people deliberately disguised themselves, they could not hide the eyes of the heavily trained spies of the Forbidden Army. The way they sit, their steps, their demeanor, all betray them inadvertently. You must know that these forbidden army spies were originally the best in the forbidden army, and in order to make them more proficient in camouflage, the first content of the training session was to "correct" their military habits.

With these three suspicious points, these people naturally became the top priority of the forbidden army spies, and their every move was almost impossible to escape the ears and eyes of the forbidden army spies. When the forbidden army spies sorted out the activities of these people, it was very clear that these people were not a group, but could be divided into two groups. One of them was a huge number, according to the preliminary statistics of the forbidden army, about 4,000. The other group was much smaller, less than 200 people. However, the group with a large number of people, although it is also born with a strong force, is not as strong as the group with a small number of people, all of them are introverted, and everyone is a master.

The news obtained by the spies of the forbidden army was very important, and naturally it immediately attracted the attention of the cabinet. After discussion, Wei Zheng, Li Jing, Zhao Ling and others asked to see Liu Ziqiu together. Wei Zheng arched his hand and said: "Qi Zheng Xià, the minister thinks that when he mobilizes heavy troops, he will take down these people in one fell swoop, so as to prevent future troubles!" ”

Liu Ziqiu frowned and asked, "I wonder if these people have violated the law?" ”

"This ......" Wei Zheng and the others were stunned.

Li Jing arched his hand and said: "Although they are secretive, they have nothing lawful. ”

Liu Ziqiu has always emphasized that everyone is equal before the law, although it is difficult to do this in such an era, and he does not have the luxury of hoping to achieve this goal with his own ability, but just wants to plant a seed in people's hearts. But in specific matters, he should try to be fair and impartial. If this is the case, Wei Zheng and they will not come to ask Liu Ziqiu for instructions, but directly exercise the power of the cabinet, arrest these people first, and then interrogate them strictly. Liu Ziqiu knew about it afterwards, and he wouldn't blame them, after all, they were also for the safety of the Han Dynasty, and their starting point was good. However, since they came to ask for instructions, Liu Ziqiu had to act according to his own principles.

He muttered, "Since they have nothing wrongdoing, it is unreasonable to capture them." ”

Zhao Ling got up and said: "Your Majesty, although my Han Dynasty is peaceful all over the world, it is inevitable that there are remnants of the previous dynasty who often have a heart of disobedience. With the strength of our Han army, if these people are in an upright decisive battle, they can naturally be exterminated with a single move. But their whereabouts are sneaky, obviously wanting to take advantage of the day of the imperial examination to bring disaster to the capital. The minister thought that His Majesty should not be taken lightly, and should be taken precautions as soon as possible. ”

Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "If I don't let Zhu Qing touch them, it doesn't mean that I want to let them go." These people who have come thousands of miles to the capital will have a plan, and after them will be sent by the Lord. The so-called thief captures the king first, and shoots the man first and the horse. I thought that it was better not to alarm them first, and to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, so that they could do it once and for all, but there was no need to kill indiscriminately. ”

Wei Zheng was born as a scholar and advocated the implementation of benevolent government, but after listening to Liu Ziqiu's words, he thought it was true, and couldn't help but fall to the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty's mercy is really the blessing of all the people!" ”

Zhao Ling's image is obscene and his heart is not broad-minded, but what he pursues is that he would rather kill mistakes than let them go, and hurriedly persuaded again: "Your Majesty said that being merciful to the enemy is cruel to yourself. Once these people make a mess, I am afraid that it will affect the people in Beijing, and I hope that Your Majesty will think twice! ”

In the cabinet, Li Jing was directly in charge of the forbidden army, and the news of the horse visit was the first to reach him, and he also knew the situation of these two groups of people best, so he couldn't help but hesitate: "These people have been in the capital for several months, but their lord has never appeared. What if the Lord had sent people who had not come to the capital, but had agreed with them to launch on a certain day of the month? ”