He was not optimistic about the county captain Fa Cao.
Qiu Ying is not the kind of official who is ignorant of the sufferings of the world and has always enjoyed happiness in the capital. Because his family background is not high, he was born and died in his early years.
First, he fought on the battlefield with Li Jing and other famous generals, and then moved around various places. Finally, he was transferred to the palace and gradually became Li Zhi's confidant.
Because of his extraordinary experience, Qiu Ying knew very well that local officials were not as good as Li Yan imagined.
The enterprising spirit of those people who dared to fight and fight has long been worn away by the ruthless reality. Most of the cases that the court heard were not homicide cases.
Although he has some experience in criminal investigation, he may not be qualified to be transferred to the internal defense and face the enemy's elite.
Qiu Ying thought of Qiu Shenji's mention of the conflict with the Tibetan envoys and said, "Yuanfang, when you were in Qizhou, did you appreciate a captain from Zhechong Prefecture?"
Li Yan nodded: "Yes, that person's name is Wang Xiaojie."
Qiu Yingdao: "This Wang Xiaojie is a brave and capable son who can defeat the Gar family. He is a talent. He is more suitable to train for my inner guard. He can be used soon. I am also preparing to recruit elites from Zhechong Mansion in various places..."
Li Yan rolled his eyes and settled for the next best thing: "The number of people does not need to be large. Lieutenant Kang of Liangzhou has made great achievements in arresting secret spies, so we can arrange to go to Beijing. Lieutenant of Di County of Bingzhou has made outstanding achievements in arresting criminals and thieves, and punishing bad actors."
, you can also be promoted to Beijing."
Qiu Ying breathed a sigh of relief: "I originally thought that Yuan Fang was going to transfer county captains on a large scale. I didn't want just two of them to make their own decisions. The power of my internal guards to act expediently is not just for show."
Li Yan smiled and said: "Okay, I really don't want too many people, just a few or two elite people."
Qiu Ying thought to himself that a captain of the Zhechong Mansion and a small county captain, what kind of elite could he be?
He was worried that Li Yan was too cautious and lost his spirit, so he warned: "Yuanfang, your current foreign position is beyond promotion in the Wude Guard, so there is no need to belittle yourself!"
Since the positions of the internal guards are only divided into five grades, the highest rank is the third rank of the Grand Pavilion Leader, and the lowest rank of the inspector is not even the first rank. The gap in between is judged by the external rank.
Renyong Colonel, who is in the ninth rank, is the starting point of the inner guard Wu Dewei. Qiu Shenji is currently in this official position.
The pinnacle of Wu Dewei is the rank of Captain Zhenwei from the sixth rank.
When the same martial virtue guards are gathered together, whoever has the highest foreign rank will be the superior.
Qiu Shenji immediately lowered his head and stood behind Li Yan, returning to his dog-legged posture.
"It turns out that I am already very powerful..."
Li Yan touched his chin and began to fish with peace of mind.
It cannot be said that it is purely fishing, it is mainly to supervise Qiu Shenji.
Qiu Shenji had just become an official, and he was very enthusiastic about his work. He was very busy. He commanded the handymen, and Li Yan commanded him.
Everyone is working and has a bright future.
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Noon is approaching.
Li Yan practiced his left-hand sword for half an hour, looked at the time, and was ready to go cook.
For Beijing officials, there are two types of working meals: "eating on the corridor in the morning" and "eating in the official kitchen of the non-Israeli".
The former is after meeting the emperor in court, and after the court meeting is over, the officials sit in the corridor to eat, so it is called "corridor dining", and the dishes are very rich.
It was not until the An-Shi Rebellion that the Tang Dynasty declined rapidly, and food on the porch became increasingly poor.
In the late Tang Dynasty, some officials who went to court found various excuses to leave their posts and would rather go out to eat by themselves than eat from the public family.
The imperial court even issued a special edict, stipulating that courtiers must eat and drink with public funds, and if they did not eat, they would be punished.
Today is not a morning meal, so Li Yan naturally can't eat on the porch, that is, the latter kind of food in the public kitchen.
At this time, the treatment of various government departments is divided.
The highest-end dine-in food is naturally sent to the political hall for the prime ministers to enjoy, and each ministry and temple has its own differences.
Li Yan looked at the promising interior defenders and felt that it would be better for him to go out to eat.
Qiu Shenji also had this intention. He winked at Li Yan repeatedly and the two of them came to Qiu Ying.
Qiu Ying waved his hand and said with a smile: "You go ahead, I still have some things to do."
At the end, he did not forget to whisper to Li Yan: "Yuanfang, it's time to return to the Duke's mansion."
Li Yan nodded: "I will go back after lunch."
After bidding farewell to Qiu Ying, he took Qiu Shenji with him out of the inner guard and headed outside the imperial city.
This time when he walked to the southwest of the imperial city, Li Yan accidentally looked sideways and found a huge silhouette standing in the southwest corner.
After looking at it carefully, he said in surprise: "Is that a Buddha statue?"
Qiu Shenji stood on tiptoe and looked around, feeling a little puzzled: "Liu Lang, wait a moment, I'll go ask."
He returned quickly and whispered: "That is the Tathagata statue praying for Mrs. Rongguo..."
Mrs. Rongguo is the biological mother of Empress Wu, Yang, and the second son of Zhou Guogong’s warrior Yu.
The warrior Tong came from a humble family. His family had been doing business for generations and was very wealthy, but his social status was not high. In order to join the upper class, he sponsored Li Yuan to raise an army in Jinyang and made a contribution to the dragon. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he became the minister of the Ministry of Industry and granted the title
In response to the Duke of Zhou, Wu Mei became the queen, and she was given the posthumous title of Duke of Zhou.
After the death of his first wife, the warrior Xun Xuxian married the Yang family and gave birth to three Wu sisters. Mrs. Yang, a Buddhist, was already in her forties when she married the warrior Xun, and she has lived to be ninety-one years old this year.
, passed away half a month ago. In order to pray for her mother, Empress Wu ordered people to build this big Buddha.
When Qiu Shenji said this, Li Yan remembered that such a thing did happen this year, but he still couldn't understand it when he stared at the tall Buddha statue.
Qiu Shenji observed the words and said with a low smile: "Yuanfang is not surprised why the Buddha statue is placed in the imperial city? Because the craftsman used the zhu (zhu) method, and the Buddha statue can be moved after it is cast."
Li Yan really didn't understand: "How to say?"
Qiu Shenji said: "It's not difficult at all. The craftsmen first made a statue of Tathagata out of a clay body, then painted it, and then put it on linen cloth. When the paint dried, they painted it again and put it on cloth, and so on."
"When the outer layer of the process is completed and the inner clay body is finally removed, the Tathagata Buddha becomes a 'empty image'. It is very light and can be moved, so it is also called a 'walking image'."
There was piety in his eyebrows: "I have such a statue in my home, which is about ten feet tall. My father bought it from a Buddhist meeting with a hundred gold!"
"Your father ate people's hearts alive and invited a Buddha statue home..."
Li Yan was secretly amused and understood why the craftsmen would build Buddha statues in the imperial city.
If such a large Buddha statue is carved in stone, it cannot be moved at all after it is built. It will only be seen in the grotto.
If you replace the image with this line, you can use a vehicle to carry it out. Believers along the way will take a look at it and worship it without even turning down, paying donations and paying homage to the Buddha.
Temples everywhere are sitting back and waiting. This behavior is the Tathagata attacking.
It is completely conceivable what a sensation it will cause when the Buddha statue is completed and carried out from the Imperial City all the way through Suzaku Street.
"At that time, the deceased Mrs. Rongguo will be combined with the glory of Buddhism, which will invisibly enhance the image of Empress Wu in the hearts of the people."
"If religious beliefs are used well, they will also gain political points."
Li Yan was thinking about this on his way out of the imperial city, until an enthusiastic voice came: "Yuanfang, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Li Yan raised his head and saw An Shengan walking over in regular clothes with a smile on his face.
When he got closer, he saw Qiu Shenji, who was wearing a blue official robe, and asked, "Who is this gentleman?"
After Li Yan introduced the two of them, An Shengan laughed and said, "Let's eat together at Pingkangfang!"
When Qiu Shenji heard that this was the fifth son of An Yuanshou, he was also very enthusiastic: "Let's go together and have fun in Pingkangfang!"
"It's easy to open your mouth, but it's easy to keep silent. It's vulgar!"
Li Yan was very displeased and was pushed and pushed by the two men towards the place where cadres were tested.
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