Qin Wenyuan's heart moved: "Officials meeting? What is this?"
He really doesn't know.
Changsun Wuji said: "You also know that our Tang Dynasty has a vast territory, so there are many local officials, and local officials are distributed in various places. Because they are too free, it is easy to do some extraordinary things."
"So the Ministry of Personnel holds an official meeting every year to explain the court's rules and regulations to these local officials and tell some typical deeds, so that these officials can abide by the law and abide by their duties."
"And this year's official meeting will be the day after tomorrow, before His Majesty's sacrifice to heaven, so we are also preparing to let these local officials join His Majesty in offering sacrifices to Heaven, so that they can feel His Majesty's efforts for the sake of the people of the world."
Officials meeting.
This is the answer given by Changsun Wuji, which is different from Fang Xuanling's answer
Fang Xuanling did not mention the official meeting. Maybe Fang Xuanling felt that the official meeting was not very important. Maybe it was because this matter was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, and Fang Xuanling was busy with other things, so he did not take care of the officials.
The General Assembly ignored the matter.
In short, this is a new thing that deserves Qin Wenyuan's attention.
Qin Wenyuan looked at Changsun Wuji and said, "How many officials are participating in the official meeting?"
Changsun Wuji said: "Although in theory, all local officials should come to participate, but you also know that this is not realistic."
"After all, it is impossible for a local government to be without local officials, so every year, in each region, we only select some officials to come to Chang'an, and other officials still have to sit in and handle affairs!"
"Then the next year, another group of people will come to Chang'an to visit the official conference."
"So the number of people is not constant every year, and the number of officials this year is tentatively determined to be about 800."
"Of course, this amount is just an estimate, and it cannot be completely determined until the end, but it is almost of this magnitude."
Qin Wenyuan nodded.
Eight hundred officials are not a small number.
Although they are basically local officials, local officials also have the power and role of local officials.
The feudal officials are also local officials!
The governors of various states are also local officials.
The county magistrate of a small county government is also a local official.
Local officials are just a general term, but their power cannot be generalized.
Qin Wenyuan said: "I wonder how many days this official meeting will last?"
Changsun Wuji said: "Three days."
"After all, there are many local affairs and the journey is long, so a lot of time will be wasted on the road, so our officials will try to reduce the time as much as possible."
"We will select the most important cases, including cases of outstanding officials and cases of corrupt officials, to supervise them."
"Three days are enough for us to finish explaining this year's laws and tell them some of the newly revised laws."
"After three visits, they will leave Chang'an and return to the local area. What they learned in Chang'an will also be taught to other local officials."
Qin Wenyuan nodded.
He understands this very well.
Later generations almost always did this.
Learn from advanced models and spurn corrupt officials.
This is very necessary.
The court cannot truly supervise everyone, and this requires their awareness.
And this kind of learning, ideological education, is the most important link.
Changsun Wuji looked at Qin Wenyuan and said: "So, if there is anything that can compare with His Majesty's sacrifice to heaven, I think this official meeting can also be considered."
"Once Beichen does something at the official meeting and causes an accident to happen to the officials, the consequences can be said to be very serious."
Qin Wenyuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
He agreed with Changsun Wuji's words.
Although local officials are not as powerful as those in Chang'an.
However, once something happens to hundreds of local officials.
That would definitely be enough to paralyze the entire Tang Dynasty!
The most important reason why Datang is so stable and efficient now is the cooperation between the imperial court and local officials.
Once there are no officials to manage the local area, trouble will occur in the local area within a few days!
By then, Datang's control over the local area will definitely have problems!
Qin Wenyuan looked at Changsun Wuji and asked: "Master Changsun, do many people know about this official meeting?"
Changsun Wuji nodded and said: "There are many people in the court who know about it."
"Of course, ordinary people don't know, and it has nothing to do with those people."
Qin Wenyuan nodded.
He said: "In other words, when it comes to publicity, the Officials Conference and the Chamber of Commerce of All Nations are not on the same level as Your Majesty's Sacrifice to Heaven?"
"Yes, that's what it means."
Qin Wenyuan narrowed his eyes.
He was thinking, what if he were Beichen.
If there were only two things for Beichen to choose from: worshiping heaven and meeting officials, which one would he choose?
After pondering for a moment, Qin Wenyuan stood up directly and said: "Master Changsun, thank you for your answer. I have some guesses now."
"Then I won't disturb you."
When Changsun Wuji saw that Qin Wenyuan was about to leave, he persuaded him: "It's hard for Mr. Qin to come here, why don't you leave after lunch."
Qin Wenyuan shook his head: "Beichen is like a knife hanging above our heads now. I need some time to prepare, so I won't eat."
"After these things are over, I will personally invite Master Changsun. We will not return until we are drunk."
When Changsun Wuji heard this, he smiled and nodded: "Well, we have decided that we will not be drunk until then."
Qin Wenyuan left the official department and walked on the street, his brain running wildly.
Li Shimin worshiped heaven, which was something both Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling mentioned.
This is enough to show that this matter, in their opinion, is enough for Beichen to take action!
After all, Li Shimin is the emperor, and if Beichen can seriously injure Li Shimin, it will definitely be enough to avenge everything that happened before!
Moreover, it can also directly let businessmen from various countries understand how powerful the Beidou Society is, and make them feel that the strength of the Tang Dynasty is just that. After all, how can a country be strong if it cannot even protect its own emperor?
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Therefore, this matter is very possible!
If Changsun Wuji had not given a second choice, Qin Wenyuan would have tentatively considered Li Shimin's sacrifice to heaven as the most important target of the Beichen Society.
However, Changsun Wuji gave him a second choice!
Officials meeting!
Although the official meeting was not as good as Li Shimin's sacrifice to heaven in terms of specifications.
However, once something goes wrong, the impact will be huge.
There are hundreds of local officials, once an accident occurs to a certain number of officials.
That will directly lead to big problems locally.
The imperial court's dominance was unexpected, and no one in the local area could control it.
Even if the Ministry of Civil Affairs sends out officials as soon as possible, hundreds of people cannot be gathered at once.
And this was enough to prove to foreign merchants the weakness of the Tang Dynasty. Even so many officials could get into trouble, let alone the Chamber of Commerce of All Nations.
Therefore, this is still a huge blow to the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce!
In Qin Wenyuan's view, these two incidents gave Beichen reasons to take action.
And if you have to choose one of these two.
Qin Wenyuan feels that the official meeting is more likely!
first.
It's the degree of popularity.
Although Li Shimin worshiped heaven every month.
But Li Shimin was the emperor after all, and everything he did attracted much attention.
Therefore, Beichen may be worried that he is paying attention to this matter.
Ordinary people don't know about the official meeting, and even Prime Minister Fang Xuanling ignored it. So it's only natural that Dali Tang Jueye, who doesn't have much contact with officials, would ignore it.
Therefore, he felt that if Beichen wanted to avoid him, the officials' meeting would be more appropriate than Li Shimin's sacrifice to heaven.
Secondly, it is the degree of difficulty.
Li Shimin will sacrifice to heaven and will be protected by a large army along the way. Beichen's chance of successfully targeting Li Shimin is very small.
And now Beichen's decision is to rest and recuperate.
Beidou Club has been severely damaged, and Beichen does not want to use too many people.
But Li Shimin wanted to take action against Li Shimin when he was worshiping heaven. Without enough people, it would be absolutely impossible.
Therefore, the possibility of Beichen choosing Li Shimin to sacrifice to heaven is not high.
However, because the official meeting was held by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the influence of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was incomparable to that of Li Shimin, and the number of guards available was also limited.
In addition, the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce attracted more people's attention, so the officials conference seemed to be somewhat overshadowed.
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If he were Beichen, he would never find it difficult to deal with the official meeting.
Therefore, the above two points made Qin Wenyuan feel that Beichen was more likely to take action against the official meeting.
Of course, the premise of this speculation is that Beichen only has these two choices!
But what if Beichen has other options?
Therefore, Qin Wenyuan still needs to continue to find people to ask.
He stopped, looked at the lively crowd, and said slowly to himself: "It's time to find Tianji!"
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Ever since he and Tianji came back from Nanzhao, they had been separated.
Qin Wenyuan fulfilled his promise and released Tianji.
After that, they never saw each other again or contacted each other.
So much so that Qin Wenyuan now has no idea where Tianji is hidden.
Of course, just because you don’t know where Tianji is, doesn’t mean you can’t find Tianji on the path.
In Chang'an City, Qin Wenyuan could not find anyone he was looking for.
He turned around and returned to the Yamen of Dali Temple.
Then he ordered his men to go to the south of the city and catch a group of sneaky beggars.
After doing this, Qin Wenyuan was in the Yamen of Dali Temple, handling the files sent from various places with peace of mind.
In this way, two hours passed.
Suddenly, a government official from Dali Temple came over and said, "Master Qin, someone asked a child outside to send a letter."
When Qin Wenyuan heard this, the corners of his mouth straightened up: "Here we come."
Qin Wenyuan said: "Just take the letter and send the child away."
"yes!"
The officer left quickly.
Not long after, the Yamen servant returned and handed a letter to Qin Wenyuan.
Qin Wenyuan took the letter and glanced at the envelope.
There was no ink stain on the envelope and it was very clean.
Qin Wenyuan smiled and took out the letter paper inside.
He looked at the letter and saw a location written on it.
Apart from this, there is no other writing.
Qin Wenyuan smiled casually, stood up directly, put the letter in his arms, and walked out.
The address was written on the letter paper, but not the time.
That means any time is fine.
As long as he goes there, he can find Tianji.
Qin Wenyuan left the Yamen of Dali Temple and walked slowly to the agreed place.
After walking for about two quarters of an hour, Qin Wenyuan stopped.
He glanced at the address, then glanced at the building in front of him, and raised his eyebrows slightly.
All I saw in front of me was a pawn shop.
"Is this hiding in a pawn shop?"
Qin Wenyuan looked around.
He found that the location of this pawn shop was very good.
The pawn shop is located on the edge of the street, surrounded by roads on three sides.
This allows for adequate escape routes should any dangerous situation occur.
Although the street where the pawn shop is located is not the most prosperous, it is still crowded with people. It is enough to gather ordinary information here.
As for more information, there are specialized intelligence dealers in the underground world in Chang'an. As long as you have money, there is nothing you can't find.
So this place is enough to meet all Tianji's needs.
“What a great place!”
Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly and immediately entered the pawn shop without any delay.
The pawn shop is not large. When you enter, you will see a table and a few chairs, and on the other side of the table is a high counter.
The counter is very high, and when a person stands there, only one shoulder can be exposed.
It is said that the setting of this high counter is to prevent the risk of being beaten up by customers if the bid is too low.
After Qin Wenyuan entered the pawn shop, he went directly to the counter.
He looked at the person at the counter and said, "I want to sell something, and you can see how much it's worth."
The shopkeeper at the counter heard this and hurriedly asked: "What is it?"
Qin Wenyuan smiled, took out the letter he received from his arms, put it on the counter, and said, "Do you think these words are worth ten thousand gold?"
When the pawn shop owner saw these words, his expression suddenly changed slightly.
He glanced at Qin Wenyuan and said, "Master Qin?"
Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly.
The shopkeeper hurriedly came out and said, "Master Qin, please come into the backyard. Our master is waiting for you in the backyard."
With that said, the shopkeeper opened the door to the backyard.
Qin Wenyuan smiled and said: "Isn't this piece of paper worth ten thousand gold?"
"this……"
The shopkeeper smiled sarcastically: "Even if it's worth it, we don't have that much money!"
Qin Wenyuan laughed: "Since you can't pay that much, I'll take it away."
With that said, Qin Wenyuan grabbed the piece of paper and turned around and entered the backyard.
The shopkeeper couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead, thinking that Mr. Qin was indeed well-deserved and terrifying.
When Qin Wenyuan came to the backyard, he saw that it was a courtyard like a courtyard. The front was the facade of the pawn shop, and the other three sides were the living rooms.
In the center of the courtyard, there is a big tree.
Under the tree, there is a stone table and four stone benches.
At this time, there was a person sitting on the stone bench.
He was in his forties, and his face was full of vicissitudes of life. He was sitting there, slowly sipping tea.
Qin Wenyuan walked directly to the opposite side of him and sat down.