The fifth candidate suddenly stepped down as the head of the Investigation Department, which surprised many people, and what surprised the civil and military officials even more was that Yang Shu married the eldest daughter of his family, who was already an older leftover girl, to the fifth candidate.

According to common sense, this combination of Weng and son-in-law serving as *** in the same place is not allowed by the rules of officialdom, but Wang Rong still appoints the fifth candidate as the supervision envoy of the Yizhou Supervision Office, which is more or less incomprehensible.

Wang Rong did not explain much, but patiently stayed in Shudu for half a month, and in the past half a month, the entire Yizhou was spent in turmoil.

After the collapse of the Bashu court, all kinds of bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods have emerged, and all kinds of small and micro separatist forces have emerged in an endless stream, and some forces dare to call themselves kings and emperors just by occupying a town, which really makes people laugh off their big teeth.

Li Jun's favorite is this kind of small and micro forces, the Yizhou government army has just been established, the combat power is not high, and the equipment is extremely short. He led the Yizhou government army to run around the territory of Yizhou, exterminating rebel forces and bandits. Even the birth of his own grandson was missed, but Wang Rong remembered that he specially asked Wang Xu to lead someone to carry a congratulatory gift to Li Jun's house.

On the twenty-eighth day of July in the first year of Yuanwu of the Tang Dynasty

On this day, Wang Rong stood on top of the city, looking at the fertile fields outside the city, and did not speak for a long time. At this time, everything in Yizhou has a clue, the state pastoral office, the supervision office, and the governor's office, just like the three divisions of the Ming Dynasty, such as the Cheng Xuan Political Envoy Division, the Criminal Prosecution Division, and the Command Division, are divided into civil affairs, justice, and military, collectively known as the three governments.

At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a brocade robe and carrying a goose sword at his waist went up to the city wall and walked towards Wang Rong.

When Wang Xu saw the visitor, he just nodded slightly, and did not stop the other party from approaching.

I saw the middle-aged man bow down and salute, "The last general will wear a Qiu to see the king."

Wang Rong turned around, looked at the middle-aged man, and said with a smile, "Dai Sima, how is the Investigation Division? It's as you like."

Dai Qiuqiu nodded and said, "The last general is not the material to go into battle to kill the enemy, this department is just right for the last general to play to his strengths."

Wang Rong looked at Dai Qiuqiu, who was full of fighting spirit, and asked, "Are there any difficulties when rectifying the Investigation Division? You can bring it up and I'll help you out."

Dai Qiuqiu hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, you also know the situation of the Detective Affairs Department, since its establishment, the former Sima Fifth Candidate has always been in charge, and some people are still a little worried about the last general. However, these are small things, and I am confident that I will be able to solve them."

Wang Rong nodded and said, "Dai Sima, this Detective Department is the eye of me, my Tang Army, and my Tang Kingdom, and I can't let go of any disturbance outside the Tang Kingdom."

Dai Qiuqiu saluted again: "The last general understands, and the last general will continue to reorganize the Detective Division, and strive to make the Detective Division as an early commander."

Wang Rong waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, if there is anything difficult, hand it over and fold it."

"Whoa!"

Wang Xu looked at Dai Qiuqiu's figure striding away, and then looked at Wang Rong, wanting to speak and stopping.

"If you have anything you want to ask, just say it, it's not like you."

Wang Rong turned around again and looked out of the city, where the fertile fields were already lush and green, and the scale of rice cultivation exceeded Wang Rong's previous understanding.

Wang Xu held back for a long time, and finally asked: "Your Majesty, although this Dai Qiuqiu is an old man who went north from the Andong Army back then, he has always been a small military position such as Yu Hou and Du Yu Hou, and the only time he made a great contribution was because he first sneaked into Xindu City and opened the gate of Xindu. If you want to say what a glorious record, there is basically none."

Wang Rong said with a smile: "That's because Dai Sima has long been a member of the Detective Division, and in the Detective Division, his position is relatively low, ranking in the third echelon, a captain. But he has done a lot of things in the Department of Detectives, and he has made many contributions. Most importantly, he is my right-hand man in the Detective Division's surveillance of the Fifth Candidate. This time, he was promoted to the position of Detective Division, precisely to reward him for his merits."

Wang Rong did not specifically say what credit Dai Qiuqiu had made, which is not what Wang Xu, a general who serves as a guard, should know.

Dai Qiuqiu left the city, mounted his war horse and galloped, behind him

followed by a team of officers who were also dressed in brocade clothes and carrying a goose feather knife at their waists.

The Tang army is now popular is the ring head knife, this kind of saber is usually three feet seven inches to five feet three inches long, the blade body is one inch wide, the thickest part is about one point, the blade is narrow and straight, no blood groove, no knife blade, the end of the knife stem is decorated with a round, oblate or oval iron ring, when worn with the scabbard on the "彘" or double hanging ears hanging from the waist.

The top and bottom of the investigation department wear a Yanling knife is different, the blade is straight, the tip of the knife has a curve, there is a reverse blade, because it resembles a Yanling and gets its name. The Yanling knife uses the rope and the double lifting lugs on the scabbard to hang from the waist, and the handle is added with a blade, the blade has been changed from straight to curved, and the width has also increased, and the length is generally between three feet six inches and four feet.

The Yanling knife is the latest weapon made by the arsenal workshop of the craftsman's institute, which adopts the advantages of Pusha, Xiong and other countries, as well as the barbarian scimitar that has been transmitted from overseas, combined with the craftsmanship of the ring head knife, and makes a new type of knife.

Dai Qiuqiu liked the Yanling knife very much, and saw him holding the handle of the knife, came to a courtyard door, pulled up the knocker, and knocked it rhythmically.

"Doo! — Doo! Chemical element! — Doh!".

The courtyard door was opened by the people inside with a creak, and I saw two detective officers with knife handles appear in front of Dai Qiuqiu, bow down and salute, "Dai Sima!"

Dai Qiuqiu nodded, raised his steps into the courtyard, and walked quickly to the inner house. This courtyard is the Yizhou headquarters of the Department of Detectives in Shudu, located in a corner of Shudu City, and it is not so noticeable.

When Dai Qiuqiu walked into the inner house, a lieutenant of the Detective Department had been waiting for a long time, and when this captain saw Dai Qiu, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sima, that Jing Guo's female cadre has been recruited."

When Dai Qiuqiu heard this, he hurriedly said, "Let's go, go and hear what he has to say."

The lieutenant hurried to show him the way, and the two of them hurried into the left wing, which on the surface was unremarkable. However, behind a wall with calligraphy and paintings, there is a staircase that leads to the ground.

Dai Qiuqiu followed the captain to the underground, and what caught his eye was a dungeon, at this time, a man covered in blood was tied to a wooden frame.

Dai Qiuqiu gestured to the captain, and the lieutenant understood, and quickly picked up the basin from the side.

"Whew!"

The icy cold water splashed on his body, and the girl of Jing Guo, who was already asleep, immediately woke up, and when he saw Dai Qiu, his eyes showed doubts.

The captain hurriedly introduced, "This is our Detective Division Sima, if you have anything to say, you can say it now."

After listening carefully to the words of the captain, Jing Guo's female cadre became even more puzzled, and said, "Isn't Sima of the Tang State's Detective Division the fifth candidate? The fifth candidate is only thirty years old, and this one must be in his forties."

The lieutenant said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense, tell me what you know, or I'll give you another barbecue."

Jing Guo's female gan listened carefully to the captain's words, and seemed to remember something terrifying, and hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, I say, I say."