Chapter 179 Song Wu Zhuang Yuan, the head of the Imperial City Department
After Xiao Tang heard this, he hurriedly said to Zhao Ji: "I once committed a life-threatening lawsuit. Fortunately, the Holy One was benevolent and generous and pardoned my death penalty. In order to repay His grace, I was just a pawn in front of the battle, and I only wanted to contribute to the country.
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Zhao Ji laughed heartily and said: "Although Xiao Aiqing has this intention, how can I be the person who knows people poorly? When I go to Xuanqing in three days, I will definitely live up to Aiqing's loyalty."
While he was talking, he heard Liu Yingyan coming on stage again in the center of the building. Zhao Ji's eyes were once again moved by the melody played by Liu Yingyan playing the guzheng, making his whole body feel lighter. Zhao Ji stared straight at Liu Ying.
Yan, at this time, his handsome appearance already had a hint of wretchedness. He nodded repeatedly, shook his head and waggled his tail, and praised: "There is a beautiful person, as graceful as pure and clear. With a charming smile and a charming heart." He knows the music and knows the music.
, good at making music. The mourning strings are subtle, and the air is fresh and fragrant..."
Zhao Ji was quoting the good deeds of Cao Zihuan, Emperor Wen of Wei in the late Han Dynasty, and then pretending to show pity to the romantic and talented emperor. In fact, the central idea that he, the romantic emperor, wanted to say to Xiao Tang was nothing more than: "This beauty is not bad, I
If you like it, please come over and have sex with me."
Xiao Tang frowned slightly. Although Liu Yingyan was born in a brothel and was indeed an courtean who entertained people with sex, after several years of cooperation, Xiao Tang respected Liu Yingyan's personality and talents, not to mention Liu Yingyan's hard work in those days.
In terms of praising Xiao Tang's reputation, he was indeed kind to Xiao Tang. Even if he faced an emperor who could not tolerate rejection, Xiao Tang would not regard Liu Yingyan as his promotion capital and treat her so easily.
I would like Zhao Ji to accept it as goods.
After thinking again and again, Xiao Tang raised his hands and said to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, I am thinking about Longti Gui's safety. Liu Xing is not aware of this private visit by the Holy Majesty in disguise. I'm afraid that she would be frightened when he called her to meet Tianyan in a hurry, so she would be neglectful.
Your Majesty."
After hearing this, Zhao Ji was not annoyed. Instead, he nodded repeatedly and said, "This is indeed an oversight on my part. How could I be so rude to the beauty? My dear, please tell Liu Xing to be prepared. I...will come again." After all.
He, the emperor of a country who claims to be romantic and talented, is not a womanizer, not to mention the woman I like, it doesn't matter how many days earlier or later, how can I not get it?
After an hour or two, Zhao Ji had finished his wine and was ready to drive back to the palace with satisfaction. When Xiao Tang and Yan Qing were getting up to see them off, Zhao Ji, a man in his forties with white and beardless faces, walked lightly to Xiao Tang and lowered his head.
He said with a smile: "The holy family of Supervisor Xiao is prospering, and his fame in the future may not be limitless. Our family would like to express our congratulations to Supervisor Xiao first."
Xiao Tang saw that the man looked neither yin nor yang, and his voice was neither male nor female, and he said "our family" again, so he asked: "I wonder what I call this father-in-law?"
The eunuch chuckled and said, "It's easy to say that our family is just a close official of the official family. We call them Liang Shicheng and Liang Shoudao."
It turned out that he was this dead eunuch, a hermaphrodite, a rotten ass, and yet another traitor to the country! Xiao Tang cursed in his heart, but he was absolutely careless when dealing with this Liang Shicheng. Compared with the "lady prime minister" Tong Guan, the "gong prime minister"
"Cai Jing, the "hidden prime minister", rose from a servant in the palace to a close confidant of Zhao Ji. Even the powerful traitor Cai Jing had to flatter and cling to him. What's more, this person's vicious methods of harming others are the most vicious.
The dead eunuch who could understand Zhao Ji's words and deeds and was the best at slandering him in front of that foolish king would probably not be as easy to deal with as Song Huizong Zhao Ji.
"I'm sorry, General. Since this General from Bianliang, Tokyo is here for the first time, I hope Eunuch Liang will give you more advice in the future." Although he felt sick in his heart, Xiao Tang still said politely to Liang Shicheng.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Superintendent Xiao brought this cornucopia-like Golden Wind and Jade Dew Building to the capital to please the officials... I'm afraid our family will ask Superintendent Xiao to take care of it more in the future." Liang Shicheng's cold pair
His eyes looked meaningfully around Xiao Tang again, until Xiao Tang's body was covered with goosebumps. Fortunately, Liang Shicheng followed Zhao Ji back to the palace, and only exchanged a few words with Xiao Tang briefly before following the emperor.
Got up and returned it.
Xiao Tang and Yan Qing looked at each other and smiled, and when they walked out of the Accord, there happened to be a secret agent from the Imperial City Secretariat in disguise in the wine room next to him, reporting in a low voice to a heroic man: "The good Lord of the Imperial City has learned that His Majesty has returned to the palace.
There is nothing fishy or suspicious in the building.”
The Imperial City Envoy? Xiao Tang raised his eyes and looked at the man. The Imperial City Envoy also held the position of a martial arts official. The nature of the Imperial City Department he was in charge was similar to that of the Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty. He was in charge of palace confinement, housing guards in the Zhoulu, and spying on intelligence. So this person
Isn't he the highest-ranking spy chief in the Song Dynasty?
It happened that the man's sharp eyes also looked towards Xiao Tang. Xiao Tang cupped his hands towards the Imperial City Envoy and asked, "I wonder what I call this Imperial City Envoy?"
The imperial envoy returned the gift to Xiao Tang, nodded slightly and said, "Easy to say, I am Li Gong."
Xiao Tang's expression moved slightly and he said, "Could it be that Mr. Li Wenzhi gave up his writing and joined the army, and became the number one scholar in martial arts in the first year of Daguan?"
Li Gong smiled calmly and said: "Xiao Renxia is extremely well-informed and knows my name."
Xiao Tang remembered this Li Gong, not because he took the martial arts examination and came out on top, winning the first-class martial arts championship with his unique skills. Although Yang Zhi and Han Tao were among the Liangshan heroes in "Water Margin", they both took the martial arts examination.
, but judging from the imperial examination system of the Song Dynasty, which tested martial arts skills such as bow and horse, foot and archery in the outside field, and the military skills in the inner field test, this Li Gong was better than the green-faced beast and Bai Shengjiang on Liangshan.
Since Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty usurped the throne from the Chenqiao mutiny and established the Song Dynasty, he was of course more vigilant in preventing his generals from colluding with the imperial army. Therefore, the spy activities of the Imperial City Division and spies were also an important means for officials in the Song Dynasty to control the dynamics of public opinion in the army.
One. Although as a spy supervisory agency, the Imperial City Division itself is extremely feared by the bureaucracy. When one of the leaders of this army, which is the emperor's secret minions, is a man who commits crimes and violates the law, it is like the commander of the Jinyi Guards in the Ming Dynasty, Dongchang.
The unscrupulous deeds of governors were often recorded in the Southern and Northern Song Dynasties.
Xiao Tang knew about this Li Gong, but it was because he was the one who invaded Bianjing when the Jin soldiers marched south. At that time, people in the capital were feeling uneasy and uneasy, but Li Gong resolutely recruited a death squad of 3,000 people to go to King Qin and go north.
On the way, he fought with 3,000 rebel troops against tens of thousands of gold soldiers. Even in the desperate situation, Li Gong was still eager to save the country. He regarded death as home and resolutely refused to retreat. Finally, after several days of bloody battle with tens of thousands of gold soldiers, he fought to the last soldier. This Li Gong
Gong also died heroically. And before he died, he wrote a poem: Although Kusama can live, my husband swears not to do it. Now I die for loyalty, even if I am a ghost, I will kill thieves.
This Li Gong, in terms of ability, he has the talent of being the top scholar in martial arts, in terms of means, he is in charge of the Imperial City Division of spies in the Song Dynasty, and in terms of integrity, he is unyielding. During the national crisis of the Song Dynasty, people such as Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Wu Jie, etc. emerged one after another.
There were a large number of famous anti-gold generals such as Liu Qi, and there were also passionate heroes like Li Gong. Such a hero... Even if he couldn't win him over, Xiao Tang still admired him very much. He raised his hand and said: "Li Gong
Your Excellency is well-known on Guangnan West Road. He excelled and won the first prize in martial arts, and also defeated the riots in Guangnan. How could I, Xiao Tang, not know about such a hero? It is indeed Xiao's good fortune to meet him today."
"Xiao Renxia, there is no need to be so polite between you and me." Li Gong walked to Xiao Tang's side and lowered his voice and said: "Before Xiao Renxia moved to the capital, he had already sent his subordinate to the general manager, who was called 'Desperate Saburo'
Is it possible that Shi Xiu went to Bianliang in Tokyo and subdued the foxes, rats, idle men and rogues in the inner city of the capital?"
Xiao Tang was shocked in his heart. He had really underestimated the ability of the Imperial City Division, the intelligence agency of the Song Dynasty, which was not very prominent during the Song Huizong period and recorded very few records! He originally thought that the attention of the powerful officials in the court was on the power struggle in the court and the three
When it came to the arrangements for the transfer of the Yamen Imperial Army, I did not expect that the city emperor's envoy Li Gong would be so well-informed. Xiao Tang's actions of planting his own forces in the wells of the capital city did not escape his notice.
"The officials don't care about these things, so I didn't make a fuss about it..." At this moment, Li Gong whispered to Xiao Tang again: "Xiao Renxia wants to hold a grand exhibition in Bianliang, Tokyo."
Fists and kicks, although I can understand your thoughts. It’s just that... the people in the capital have many eyes, and if Xiao Renxia’s move falls into the hands of someone with good intentions, it will inevitably lead to trouble. I hope Xiao Renxia will take care of himself."
Xiao Tang savored Li Gong's words carefully. He seemed to be warning himself, but also seemed to be thinking about him. After the two looked at each other for a long time, Xiao Tang showed his face and cupped his fists at Li Gong and said: "Master Li, you are right.
Taught.”
Li Gong smiled slightly, turned around and went with his subordinates from the Imperial City Division. According to the military system of the Song Dynasty and the laws of his ancestors, his Imperial City Division was not affiliated with the Taichao. Although the Imperial Palace Division was in charge of all squads of imperial guards,
The First Division of the Imperial City was completely unrelated. It was not under the jurisdiction of the Three Yamen and was a secret service agency directly under the emperor. Therefore, he did not need to look at the eyes of Gao Qiu, who was favored by Zhao Ji and had a high reputation as the Commander-in-Chief of the Sanya Palace.
On the contrary, Li Gong, who valued integrity very much, couldn't stand Gao Qiu's character and conduct. Ever since he learned that Xiao Tang had slapped Gao Yanei, Gao Qiu's son, he had secretly been wary of Xiao Tang. This Xiao Tang
Tang was well-known in the world, so it is understandable that he planted influence among the people of the capital. After all, Xiao Tang did not have any evil intentions among the imperial guards of the three yamen of the capital.
Li Gong also wanted to take a look. Since Xiao Tang was now favoring Song Huizong Zhao Ji, he had a dispute with Gao Qiu, the commander of the guards and infantry commander. In the situation of intrigues and secret fighting in the capital, he Xiao Tang
