The yamen of the 16 guards of the southern yashi of the Tang Dynasty is within the imperial city directly north of Chang'an City, and is adjacent to the office yamen of many imperial courts.

After Fang Chongyong was brought here by the wolf-like Jinwu guards, he was placed under house arrest in a certain signing room in the Jinwuwei Yamen.

But he wasn't panicking at all, he had already figured out a lot of things on the way here. I probably guessed why I was arrested.

"I didn't expect us to meet for the second time in the same day in such a way."

Seeing the familiar face, Fang Chongyong sighed with emotion.

The person in front of him is Zhang Shouqi's eldest son, Zhang Xiancheng in Zhang Yanei. Sitting on a stool and looking at yourself.

"Yes, I didn't expect it. I thought it would take some time to find you. ”

Zhang Xiancheng sighed, he didn't want to take risks, he also knew that this game was a big gamble, but compared to those huge benefits, these risks were tolerable.

He waved his hand at the Jin Wuwei Si Ge beside him, who turned around and left as if he didn't exist, as if he didn't want to care about such a thing.

"Where is the account book of the Shazhou caravan?"

Zhang Xiancheng said straight to the point.

Hearing this, Fang Chongyong was stunned, he never expected that this person would get him into Jin Wuwei for interrogation because of the smuggling in Hexi.

He thought it was a method of cheating in the imperial examination.

"If I say it's burned, will you believe it?"

Fang Chongyong asked with a smile.

"You're smart, just like me.

If it were me, I wouldn't burn it, I would keep it for myself.

So I'm sure you won't burn it. ”

Zhang Xiancheng said very firmly, full of confidence.

He believed that Fang Chongyong knew that Hexi had definitely made a lot of money over the years, and it was impossible to put the money at home or find a place to bury it.

Therefore, this wealth must exist in the form of shares in the Shazhou caravan.

I can't see it, but it really exists. Take a dividend on weekdays.

Therefore, a core ledger that records accounts is a must-have.

"I have the heart to take care of the business affairs of Hexi, so I don't need to make it too clear. I know, and I know you know.

My father can send me out to Hexi as a border general, or for the state assassin history, or even the Shazhou assassin history.

We split those shares fifty-fifty, how?

Give me half of those shares, and you will get the rest of the dividends.

You don't suffer a loss, because I take care of the business and give you dividends once a month or half a year.

You are no longer in Hexi, not in Liangzhou, and not in Shazhou. Your words no longer have appeal over there, there is no power to manage the accounts, and no one wants to listen to you.

But I have the strength, or rather my father has.

Some of my father's cronies are still in Hexi, controlling part of the military and politics.

I can help my father with the accounts, and you can actually get the part of the money that you don't get now.

It's good for all of us.

You take half of the dividends, so that you will not be swallowed up by those people in Shazhou, and you will not lose it in vain.

They all call you Hexi Qilinzi, and I think I can earn a more resounding name.

You see, I didn't make a move on you, I didn't marry the Wang family before you, I didn't rob your beautiful concubine, and I didn't even do anything to you.

I just need the account book of the Shazhou caravan!

I don't want much, do I? You can't control that thing in the first place, I'm helping you now, right? ”

Zhang Xiancheng offered what he thought was a very superior condition.

These words are really frank, very straightforward, and completely undisguised, which can be regarded as heart-to-heart.

But his question made Fang Chongyong hear it in a fog!

What is this horse!

Fang Chongyong didn't understand what this Zhang Yanei was thinking at all.

He thinks he's so greedy that everyone else has to be like him?

Can you reach out for the money of the Shazhou caravan? Will no one be blushing if you take it? Can you still go back to Chang'an alive after taking it?

What's even more odious is that Fang Chongyong has been telling the truth to this Zhang Yanei, he just didn't take a penny, why does no one believe that he has been working voluntarily for a few years?

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't take money, how could it be that every time he led troops to kill people and sell goods or maintain trade routes, so many Qiu Ba took the initiative to surround him and protect him.

I can't bear this money, I can't tell if he died on a certain expedition, and when people die, they still play with fart, what do you want to do with those things outside your body!

"Well, with all due respect, the Shazhou Caravan, a certain is just a manager and organizer in it, in fact, he doesn't take a penny, let alone any shares.

When he stepped down from Shazhou, the main accounts were burned. Specifically, the smuggling in Hexi has nothing to do with so-and-so. ”

Fang Chongyong said helplessly.

"Well, I know you're going to say it sooner or later. Such a large amount of wealth is still endless, and I believe that it is very tempting, and it is not surprising that you don't say it. ”

Zhang Xiancheng bowed to Fang Chongyong and continued slowly:

"There's nothing missing here, you can think slowly and say goodbye.

can also tell you by the way that Zheng Shuqing is going to be finished, and it may be difficult for the right minister to keep his position. This time, many officials in Chang'an will be in great trouble, and it is not a bad thing for you to avoid trouble here.

I don't want to have a stiff relationship with you, this can be regarded as mutual benefit.

I want to get these shares back in my hands, and that's not an easy thing to do.

There is no merit, there is also hard work, what is impossible for us to cooperate? ”

Throwing down a sentence hidden in the needle, he saw that Fang Chongyong was still shaking his head slowly, with a helpless smile on his face.

Zhang Xiancheng thought that the other party was reluctant to give up those huge interests, so he shook his head in disappointment, walked out of Jin Wuwei's yamen unhurriedly, and then spit out a breath of turbidity.

Hexi, trade routes, smuggling, soldiers. There are too many benefits in this road, whether the world continues to be stable or suddenly chaotic, it is worth risk-takers to test the water.

He felt that it was normal for Fang Chongyong not to give up the shares in his hands that had become "non-convertible".

Because of these things, as long as Fang Chongyong becomes a big official in Hexi again, he can be cashed out immediately. So it's understandable that he stubbornly refuses to hand it over.

If it were him, he wouldn't be reluctant.

It will take some time to get what you want from this person.

And some patience.

He has a lot of ways to try, after all, his father is the left minister. If Fang Chongyong was really stubborn, then he could only resort to some unacceptable methods, he didn't want to come to this point.

Zhang Xiancheng feels that it seems that it is not too far away from the chaos in the world, and many subtleties can be seen that the world is getting worse and worse.

He wants to make a lot of money, not for enjoyment, but for these wealth, these connections, when needed, can become what he wants!

As for why the other party is not Chongyong to take some tough measures now, it is because Zhang Xiancheng feels that the effect of "cooperating" with the other party should be better. The two of them have half of the shares, and he, the son of the prime minister, went to Hexi to become an official, no matter what Fang Chongyong said, he would also help him dredge up the relationship and match the bridge, even if it was for the money in their hands.

His father, Zhang Shouqi, first had an advantage in the court, and then operated himself to Hexi to become a big official, and finally controlled this smuggling business route!

This is the future route that Zhang Xiancheng has planned for himself.

Why did a person like Fang Chongyong go crazy to take the imperial examination, Zhang Xiancheng didn't understand, but this didn't affect him to scoff at it!

A good man should work hard, where is the reason to hide and be a turtle with a shrunken head!

After Zhang Yanei left, the Jin Wuwei Si Ge walked in again, looking at Fang Chongyong with an expressionless face, standing aside and standing guard.

"Brother Tai, how much is a month?"

Fang Chongyong asked curiously, and talked to this Si Ge familiarly.

"60 stone a year, miscellaneous is not counted, it's just a living."

The man said calmly.

Si Ge is an eight-rank official, and he is indeed barely able to support himself in Chang'an, but it is completely impossible to support the whole family.

This young and powerful son with no spirit and spirit, he can't mix it up well, the powerful family has a big business, and there are many abandoned children. was thrown to Jin Wuwei to mess around, and that's probably it.

"This piece of milky white jade from the Western Regions, now the pawnshop in Chang'an East City can sell for about 500 yuan, and it was given by a senior.

Take this piece of jade, go to Zhongnan Mountain to find General Gao Lishi, and hand over the jade to him.

Just say the four words of the richest man in Chang'an, just do it. After the deed is done, if he returns the jade to you, then the jade is yours.

If he doesn't return the jade to you, then how about you go directly to the Fang Mansion in Yongjiafang and ask my lady to get 500 yuan of property as a reward?

I believe that you should not be the only one on duty here. Even if you don't look for you, it's the same for someone else. ”

Hearing this, that Si Ge didn't think about it, he directly took the jade and put it in his arms, bowed to Fang Chongyong and said, "Go straight now, does Fang Envoy have any other orders?" ”

Seeing that his tone was a lot warmer, Fang Chongyong thought about it, beckoned to this Si Ge, and said in a low voice: "I think about those little ladies, can you find one to come over and go to the fire for so-and-so?" ”

Slightly stunned, this Si Ge also lowered his voice and asked: "Where do you want to find the envoy, is it a Han girl or an orchid, how old is it, what is the identity, and do you have any requirements for your figure?" Do you need talent? Is one enough? ”

You seem to know a lot!

Fang Chongyong sneered and said: "A certain lady is the concubine of the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, as long as you bring her here to play with a certain person." The others are all jokes. ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as he heard this, that Si Ge hurriedly waved his hand as if he had seen a poisonous snake and beast: "This is really unbelievable, it will kill people!" It was strictly ordered that the envoy should not be allowed to meet with his family. If the women of Zhaoping Kangfang are playing, it will be fine. ”

He left the signing room like a runaway, leaving Chongyong alone.

"Over there in Jingzhao Mansion, it seems that something big is going to happen.

This business is mixed with self-interest, and it seems that it is difficult to deal with. ”

Fang Chongyong sighed faintly, and sighed that now he is really a person in the rivers and lakes.

Now there is no room for turning back with the forces of the left minister, so he can only jump on the boat of the right minister Li Linfu without reservation.

"I hope Lao Zheng is okay, if it's me, I'm afraid I will concentrate all my resources on Jingzhao Mansion."

He shook his head a little helplessly, as long as the only token that Brother Ji rewarded Shazhou for military merits a few years ago and sent it to Gao Lishi, the matter would be fine.

If he didn't take a penny from the smuggling in Hexi, he would be invincible at that time, quietly watching these wild dogs in Chang'an City, biting and snatching food in the mud pit.

……

Chang'an City is very large, and there are many law enforcement agencies.

The capital city in the feudal era basically revolved around the needs of the emperor, and the cronies and armies around different emperors often changed greatly.

In other words, which army is on the emperor's side, many times depends on the preferences of the parties.

Even in the past few years, as long as there is a change of emperor, the situation will change a lot, and it is common for the most favored army to be disbanded.

However, since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, before the changes of the Ganlu Temple in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the basic system of Jin Wuwei has not changed much. It's just that because of the collapse of the government army, the establishment is constantly being reduced.

Most of them are the children of the Chang'an magnates, who live in gold, and their ability to fight is almost zero, and they have been reduced to a guard of honor and a paramilitary unit responsible for patrol and security management!

Generally speaking, Jin Wuwei still continues the habit of performance management of the Tang government: one supervisor takes care of the others, some functions are lacking, and law enforcement is very flexible.

During the Tianbao period, Jin Wuwei was mainly responsible for the following duties.

The first is to guard the Imperial Palace, and the Jinwu guards are divided into "teams" and are responsible for patrolling, guarding and changing guards inside and outside the Imperial Palace.

The imperial palaces here, including Daming Palace and Chang'an Palace, do not include Xingqing Palace, where Ji Ge lived. Because Ji Ge only believes in the Long Wujun, he doesn't quite believe in Jin Wuwei, who has complex ingredients and complex sources, and has been infiltrated into a sieve by various forces.

Ji Ge's attitude towards Jin Wuwei is generally disgusted.

In addition, Jin Wuwei was also one of the armed forces to protect the emperor, responsible for guarding the security along the way, and guarding the palace, chariots, and imperial chariots. Like above, during the Tianbao period, Jin Wuwei was also a good seller in this regard, and Brother Ji handed over these chores to Long Wujun.

However, Kim Wuwei's function of supervising officials at all levels and supervising senior officials in the DPRK and China has not changed. Because Kego also guarded against someone assassinating the emperor or staging a coup d'état. One more pair of eyes means more security. It's a bit of a brocade guard, but it's not so professional and there are much fewer people.

The above functions and powers were not disputed by Fang Chongyong in his previous life, and they belonged to Jin Wuwei's main business.

So the key question is, does Jin Wuwei care about the security of Chang'an except for the imperial city?

The answer is, both manage, and not manage.

This statement seems strange, but it is actually in line with the specific situation of Chang'an City at this time. It is also very in line with the national conditions that the government military system has collapsed at this time.

Because Jin Wuwei counted the people in the yamen, there were only 1,000 people in the full fight! Of course, it is still stronger than the less than 600 people of Qianniuwei at this time!

In a similar situation, if you ask a person to eat a buffet, do you say he ate or didn't eat when he went in?

If so, which dish did you eat?

How many dishes have you eaten?

In fact, similar problems are unknown, and cannot be summarized by just "eating a buffet", but need to be analyzed in detail for specific problems.

The sentence that Jin Wuwei has great power is also true, but like the above reason, it is not possible to use "great power" to summarize what Jin Wuwei wants to do.

Because the greater the authority, the greater the pressure to execute. This has to be managed, and that has to be managed; The imperial city must also be managed, and the outer city must also be managed; The streets and city gates must also be managed, should the establishment of this thousand people be expanded several times?

After all, there are one hundred and eight squares in Chang'an, even if only five people are allocated to each square on average, it will take up five hundred and forty people.

Leave another detachment of 500 people to patrol the imperial city, and this is not counting the people who are stationed near the city gates.

So if you think about it with your toes, you can also know how much water there is in those recorded in ancient books, the majestic deeds of Jin Wuwei.

And there's another problem.

In Chang'an City, Jin Wuwei is responsible for patrolling the streets, and the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion is also responsible for the security of places other than the Imperial City, Xingqing Palace, and Daming Palace in Chang'an City, and even the suburbs and surrounding states and counties.

So if something goes wrong somewhere, who listens to whom?

Will people on both sides fight?

Will there be infighting?

In the case of overlapping functions, the people of Jingzhao Mansion patrolled the streets and encountered Jin Wuwei's people, what should they do? You can't say that two institutions are in charge of the same thing at the same time, right?

Therefore, from this point, it can be seen that the ancient Chinese feudal rulers have thoroughly studied organization.

Jin Wuwei has the power to enforce the law, but not the "deployment power".

The Jingzhao Mansion Yamen had the "right to deploy", but there was no law enforcement team, or only the kind of petty officials who were levied and issued by the color service, as "temporary workers" for law enforcement of public security.

Between the two, each has its own deployment, and it is mutually contained, and it is impossible for one to dominate.

To put it simply, the Gyeongzhao Prefecture had the power (although this power was basically not used) to transfer the government soldiers, recruit soldiers, and soldiers and horses of the Sixteen Guards of the Southern Ya, including the Jinwuwei, in the Gyeonggi region to be deployed somewhere in Chang'an City to carry out law and order tasks.

For example, I found out that someone in a certain workshop was plotting against me! Then mobilizing these troops is the power of Jingzhao Mansion Yin. Similarly, this power is subject to limitations, requires approval, and has boundaries.

However, the rapid reaction capability of Jingzhao Province itself is very weak, and it does not control the formed army or paramilitary forces itself, which is one of the reasons that are not recorded in historical documents. It is also the reason why Yin of Jingzhao Mansion is very aggrieved, and he has changed fifteen in ten years, and many institutions in the central organization can step on it at any time, and even many powerful people don't pay attention to it.

It has strong powers in theory, but it does not have smooth enforcement channels in practice.

Now Zheng Shuqing has encountered such a problem.

At this moment, outside the gate of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, there are already "ordinary people", all of whom are the bitter masters of those old cases that have been backlogged in Jingzhao Mansion for many years.

Of course, they didn't come voluntarily, but they were given money by a dog, and they could get it if they made a fuss.

How many days to make trouble, how many days, the end of the day!

"Dog officer, get out!"

"Uncle Zheng, the dog officer of the corpse vegetarian meal, get out!"

A burst of angry shouts came from outside the door, which frightened Zheng Shuqing behind the door.

"Don't open the door, as soon as you open the door, you'll be hit!"

Zheng Shuqing shouted at the soap officials who were holding sticks and preparing to open the door to drive away the crowd.

At this moment, the Jin Wuwei who were supposed to be patrolling the surrounding area were like all of them had just died and had to go back to worship, and the ghosts could not be seen.

The number of Jin Wuwei is so small, and there are so many affairs in Chang'an City, it is normal that no one will be near the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion for a while and a half, right?

It is not strange to have this scene in front of him, in fact, Zheng Shuqing is clear in his heart about how to go about the next script. The dog tuo who was mixed in the crowd, that is, the outlaw found by Zhang Shoujue, had already planned to use the chaos to attack and kill the officials of the imperial court, and then create a "conflict between the government and the people".

It is estimated that the superintendent has already written a complaint with a strong bias accusing Zheng Shuqing of excessive use of force.

As long as blood is seen on the spot, it will be delivered to the saint immediately. Eventually, things will get bigger and bigger.

It's just one thing to know how the opponent's plot goes, and it's another thing to be able to handle it well!

Zheng Shuqing's situation, now to sum it up in four words: helpless.

Jin Wuwei took a good look at that paragraph, it won't be said in vain, and there will be a major relevance later.

(End of chapter)