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Chapter 496 The Second Secret Service Agent
The most difficult official to be in the Liang Dynasty was the official of the Daoguang Fangfang Office.Among the "proprietors" who pass by here every day, I don't know who has the noble status of slapping them without bearing any consequences.

An unremarkable old man passed by the gate of the workshop, and was scolded by the officials for spitting on the ground.The old man turned around and left, and after a while he called a certain princess over.It turned out that the old man who was scolded just now was the princess' uncle or something.In short, the slap of the concubine and empress must not be avoided.The sensible official simply took the initiative to slap himself in the face, and apologized to the old man who was hiding everything.

The Yamen of the Fangshu Office, which is domineering in other workshops, is more like a real estate here in Daoguangfang.It is impossible to say that they have no power at all. At any rate, Fang Cheng, who sits in the Fang Department, is still an eighth-rank official.

But if they have power, they don't even dare to take care of naughty children.No, just now the window paper of the square office was scalded with incense by the grandson of Prince Xian, Zhao Xuan, to make a few holes.Facing that lovely grandson, Fang Cheng nodded and said, the little prince really knows how to play.But as soon as the grandson left, Fang Cheng scolded: The bastard who was pulled out by the big dog's crotch, the whole family died on August [-]th.

It is really difficult to be an official in Daoguangfang, but there are only two yamen that look like officials.

One is the ceremonial supervisor under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who is in charge of the royal family's morals and the distribution of salaries.The other is the General Office of the Jinwu Guard, where Zhao Yafu, one of the five generals, sits in person.

Children dare not go there to be mischievous, because the soldiers curse when they open their mouths.There won't be an old man spitting around with nothing to do.The old man was worried that his teeth would be knocked out with a slap by the soldier.

If he was really beaten, maybe the concubine would come to ask for an explanation, but the previous Jinwu guard Zhonglang had the "habit" of protecting the calf, otherwise the soldiers of the general government would not be so stubborn.

In the morning, the general office of the Jinwu Guard was as quiet as usual, and suddenly there was the sound of horseshoes, and two big horses pulled a parallel cart and appeared at the door.A young man in military school uniform got out of the car. The young man was full of energy and stood up straight.Soon after, an officer in a big red robe got out of the car.

The guards at the gate of the general yamen recognized the red-robed officer, Su Yu, the commander of the Beijing Command.Celebrities in Luoyang City, celebrities before the Empress Dowager, horses from Chang'an County who are often scandalized in books, newspapers and media, the little horses in the mouth of Ximengui, the owner of Chengfeng County, and incompetent people on the kang, said by the owner of Xunyang County Zhao Linglong.Su Yu has been looking for Zhao Linglong everywhere recently, and if he catches her, he must teach her a lesson.

Su Yu brought Han Jian to meet Zhao Yafu, this General Zhao was also one of Han Jian's most admired people.Hearing that he was going to meet his idol, the young man was quite excited.

Zhao Yafu, whose real name was Zhou Kuang, was single-handedly promoted by Emperor Tianci and given his name.Now he holds several positions, the highest position is the deputy general of the 20 Xuanjia Army, also known as the last of the five generals.

Although he was the weakest of the five generals, and even appeared to be under the control of the queen mother, the queen mother never had the final say on his fate.According to what the three old princes said, the Queen Mother can remove Zhao Yafu from the position of General of the Jinwu Guard, but she cannot shake the position of the Chief Deputy of the Xuanjia Army.Because the two auxiliary ministers have the veto power, and the two auxiliary ministers have to listen to the opinions of the three old princes.No wonder Cao Sheng advised Cao Yuzan not to touch Zhao Yafu, and they were all from the Zhao family in exchange, and the abilities of those people were far inferior to the battle-tested Zhou Kuang.

Su Yu feels that the power of the royal family is now divided into three levels.

The three old princes are the tallest, followed by the five generals, and finally Cao Yuzan.Cao Yuzan is more like a worker for the three old princes, and is the executive president, negotiator, and spokesperson of the royal family group.But she is not a director of the group, and she has no military shares in her hand.

Uncle Cao Sheng holds 5% of the shares in his hand, but usually Cao Sheng and the five generals have the same nostrils and don't help her.Now the little widow took her five-month-old son and became the puppet of three old princes and five generals, and her life was miserable.But Cao Yuhan doesn't want to be a puppet forever, all her struggles are for shares.

Zhao Yafu, the captain of the security team in Kyoto, decided to help her act in order to save face for the president.

Zhao Yafu didn't quite understand what the Queen Mother was going to do.He also didn't think a single Han Jian could stir up any troubles.This kid will serve in the Xuanjia Army in the future, and his personnel relations will fall into the hands of the five generals.Zhao Yafu even felt that Cao Yuhan was busy in vain.

However, Zhao Yafu's acting skills were much better than Hong Dun's. General Zhao didn't directly veto it, but held a meeting to discuss it.At the meeting, Zhao Yafu's old subordinate, Wan Changli, the current deputy general of the Jinwu Guard, questioned Han Jian's ability.

At this time, Zhao Yafu said, since you doubt it, let's try it out.

Han Jian thought he was good at martial arts, so he agreed immediately.

A group of people came to the military field, and a small school led out two tall horses.Wan Changzhang was not polite, he chose a horse, and rode on the horse holding a long stick.Both ends of the stick were wrapped in cotton cloth and stained with chicken blood.

"Come on! Don't be soft-hearted, let's have a fight!" Wan Changzhang sat on his horse and roared.

"Please enlighten me, General Wan!"

Han Jian moved the saddle and got on the horse. He pulled the reins, but found that the horse didn't react fast enough.But at this time Wan Changzhang had already urged his horse to come, and thrust the wooden stick straight into Han Jian's face.Han Jian didn't have time to think about it, he swung his stick and circled Wan Chang's horse, fighting at the same place.

"Beat the drum!" Zhao Yafu was excited and waved his hands: "Cheer for this young man!"

The drums are rumbling, and after a few drums, the battle has reached thirty rounds.Zhao Yafu said, stop at the point.Immediately, the two were asked to dismount for inspection, and it turned out that Han Jian had more blood on his body than Wan Changqiang.

Wan Changzhang laughed triumphantly and said, "The real kung fu that has been on the battlefield is better than the fake kung fu practiced in vain! Hahaha!"

In order to ensure Wan Changzhang's victory, Zhao Yafu tampered with both the horse and the wooden stick.

The two horses look similar, but they are actually very knowledgeable.Han Jian's horse has a dull personality like a stupid cow, but Wan Changqiang's horse is full of aura. Sometimes it stands upright, sometimes it backs sideways, and it is as agile as a dragon.It makes people feel that Wan Changzhang is skilled in riding horses.The stick in Wan Changzhang's hand was stained with thicker chicken blood, but Han Jian's chicken blood was mixed with water.

At this time, Zhao Yafu stood up and said, "Jinfeng, the young man you selected has a good background, but he still needs to be tempered." After finishing speaking, Zhao Yafu walked away.

While chatting and laughing, Zhao Yafu vetoed the matter, Su Yu couldn't say anything, so he took Han Jian out of the general office.

In fact, Han Jian saw through those tricks, but Zhao Yafu didn't give him a chance to speak at all.Afterwards, the young man was so wronged that he returned to the military academy and stood in Su Yu's office crying.He said that if he changed the horse, he didn't need to smear any chicken blood on the stick, he just knocked Wan Changzhang off the horse.

Su Yu slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground, and said angrily: "This bunch of bureaucrats are the most hateful. In the final analysis, it is because of the division of factions that they obstructed at every level."

"In the military academy, I was the only one dispatched by the queen mother, and the other officers were all members of the five generals, so I was not surprised that I failed in the military academy. When I arrived in Jingtong, I thought that Hong Dun and I belonged to the queen mother's faction, and he could take care of me. But he didn't." Thinking of Hong Dun's efforts to obstruct the empress dowager's favor, he was worried that I would introduce good talents to the empress dowager, and the empress dowager would look at me highly. I thought that Zhao Yafu, in a high position, would be able to look far ahead, abandon the division of factions, and select talents for the country , but I didn’t expect him to have the same virtues as those bureaucrats, which is really disappointing.”

Su Yu let out a long sigh: "I have pity on Su, who recommended talents for the country with a sincere heart, but suffered such humiliation!" He shook his sleeves and said, "Don't be discouraged, I don't believe that there is no reason in the world, I will take you to see Queen Mother!"

The principal's performance moved Han Jian so much that he felt that he had met the real Bole, so he pulled up his robe and kowtowed to Bole.

Su Yu helped Han Jian up, and talked to him about secret agents at length...

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In the apse, cigarettes are curling up, and clouds are floating in all directions.Sitting behind the curtain, the Empress Dowager looks like a thousand-foot giant Buddha, overlooking the world from a bird's eye view.

Han Jian knelt down in front of the curtain, not daring to raise his head, while Su Yu sat on the crescent stool, half turned to look at Han Jian.Han Jian knew that the principal was a celebrity in front of the queen mother, but he didn't expect that the principal still had a seat in front of the queen mother.Thinking about the entire Han chaebol, only Han Ping, the old man of the Han family, "Prince Shaofu" and "Shouxianghou" Han Ping, has this kind of treatment.

The Empress Dowager said: "Han Jian, once you enter the organization, confidentiality is the first priority. This is not only for me, but also for yourself. Even if you become a member of the organization, you will not know the names of all the party members. Your principal This move is also to protect you at different levels. Now you have only one spy at the same level, Cao Renfeng."

"Please rest assured, Empress Dowager, even in front of my parents, I will not reveal a single word."

"As long as you are loyal to me, you don't have to worry about your official position anymore. If you go to the army and perform well, I will naturally try my best to get you a promotion. In addition, you can rest assured that I will not use war to seize military power. When When my layout is fully laid out, I have already controlled the eight levels. The three princes and the five generals are just in my pocket. At that time, they have to give in if they want to, and they have to give in if they don’t want to, because they have already There is no power to choose. I assure you that unless you are absolutely sure, you will not be activated. In addition, in this process, your multiple levels of spies do not know each other. Only at critical moments will you know who is around you How many helpers. From then on, we don't have to meet again, you only do things through the channels provided by the principal. Do you understand clearly?"

"I heard you clearly."

"Okay." The queen mother said good, gave a piece of jade pendant to Han Jian, then stood up and said: "The military academy, the Jingtong, and the general office of Jinwuwei rejected you three times in a row, so I can't directly promote you. Otherwise, we The relationship between them will become clear, and there will be no concealment. Next month, I will give the military academy a place for a lieutenant, and let the recruits have a competition in the school. At that time, your principal will definitely find a way to make you come out on top. And this is all Captain, it must be yours."

"Thank you Queen Mother!"

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That night Han Jian came to Chang'an County Lord's Mansion with gifts.He also said that he disdains the idea of ​​giving gifts and begging for officials the most, but he respects Bole who "appreciates him".When he saw Tang Ling'er, he called out to his aunt, which stunned Su Yu.It was only later that I learned that Han Jian's grandmother was Tang Linger's cousin.

Han Jian didn't prepare a gift list, but just sent a box.It's not easy to open in person.They only waited for Han Jian to leave before they opened it together with Tang Linger to have a look. There were two gold crowns with rubies, dragons and phoenixes presenting auspiciousness.

(End of this chapter)