Flower Stealing Master

Chapter 1430: Imperial City Division

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I can't help Song Qingshu thinking this way. For a person from later generations, the word green is too dazzling. A joke from the Internet of later generations immediately appeared in his mind: "Falling in love with a wild horse that has run away from the rein Lush green grassland."

As soon as Song Qingshu said the words, the expressions of the two girls in the carriage became strange. Ren Yingying looked at him: "Did some girl tell you that just now?"

Although he didn't know what he meant, but the man's instinct made him realize that there must be no good thing to admit at this time, he shook his head like a rattle, and hurriedly denied: "No, no~"

Huang Rong on the side chuckled: "Qing Shu, why do you tell lies? This poem comes from Wang Wei's "Farewell in the Mountains", "The spring grass will be green next year, and the king and grandson will not return." Who are you referring to? This is because people miss you and come back quickly."

Song Qingshu suddenly realized, no wonder the woman in yellow shirt had a bad face just now, it turned out that he didn't understand what she meant. He who came from later generations may know some history, and may have seen more things, but his attainments in ancient poetry are really not as good as people in this world, so it's no wonder he can't understand.

"It's only now that I know what it means to be terribly uneducated." Song Qingshu regretted it, and suddenly saw the two women in the carriage looking at him with a half-smile, and couldn't help his old face becoming hot, coughing twice and said: "This... just a friend, Just ordinary friends."

"Really?" Ren Yingying sighed thoughtfully, but didn't go any further.

Huang Rong saw her attitude and had to admire her for being a magnanimous woman, but what woman would want such magnanimity

The time for gathering is always short, and the time for parting will eventually come. After the carriage left the city gate, Song Qingshu said nothing to let Ren Yingying send it off: "Your health is not good, and Lin'an City is calm on the surface, but it is actually in danger. , I really don't trust you to send it again."

"But..." Ren Yingying frowned slightly, "But I don't want to part with you." At this moment, she was about to leave, and she was so excited that she didn't care that Huang Rong was still at the side.

Song Qingshu hugged her into his arms, and comforted her softly: "Yingying, I promise you, I will come back to meet you as soon as I finish the business. You must remember to practice hard when I'm here in Lin'an. ", I didn't expect that when you come back, you will have exhausted your lifespan and died."

Ren Yingying couldn't help laughing through tears, and couldn't help but thumped his chest: "How can it be so fast."

"Just laugh, don't make the parting so sad." Song Qingshu wiped away the tears on her cheeks distressedly, "Crying like a little cat."

"Huh~~" Huang Rong listened to the two of them talking about each other, making goose bumps all over their bodies.

It was only then that Ren Yingying remembered that there was someone beside her, she blushed and pushed him away: "Okay, remember to take good care of Sister Huang along the way."

Song Qingshu glanced at Huang Rong, smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of her."

Huang Rong's heart skipped a beat when she heard it, she didn't know if it was her illusion or what, she seemed to hear the other party's voice on the word "take care" was a bit strange, and she couldn't help thinking of some conjectures that her heart beat faster.

"I will also take good care of the intelligence network here in Lin'an City, and I will show you the results when you come back next time." Ren Yingying forced a smile and deliberately cheered herself up.

"The information network is second, and your body is the main one. Don't get tired." Song Qingshu wanted to hug her while talking, Ren Yingying hurriedly pushed him away with a blushing face.

"I hope you cherish it~" Ren Yingying took a few steps back, and waved to him with red eyes.

Song Qingshu knew that it was getting late, and continuing to dawdle might make her feel more uncomfortable, so he hardened his heart and jumped back into the carriage, ordering: "Let's go!"

After the carriage drove for a long time, Song Qingshu looked back through the window, and could faintly see a beautiful figure standing at the gate of the city.

"Hey~" Song Qingshu couldn't help heaving a long sigh, he finally understood why there were so many farewell poems in ancient times, this kind of separation scene really made people's emotions brew to the extreme.

"Reluctant to leave?" Huang Rong asked jokingly at the side.

"I'm a bit reluctant." Song Qingshu lay on the seat, his whole body seemed to lose energy in an instant.

"Actually, you don't have to leave so early, you can stay in Lin'an for a few more days." Huang Rong couldn't help but advise him.

Song Qingshu sat up straight in an instant, and glared at her angrily: "Ma'am, that is not being kind. You left so early to send you away, and you still make sarcastic remarks."

Huang Rong blushed slightly: "It's not that I don't have long legs, so I can't walk by myself?"

Song Qingshu shook his head: "I lost you twice in a row, I don't want to have a third time, that kind of suffering is really uncomfortable."

Thinking of the nervous look when the other party found her in Baoshi Mountain, Huang Rong's heart softened, and her eyes softened: "Thank you~"

Song Qingshu smiled: "Why do you and I say thank you?"

Huang Rong's heart skipped a beat, and she always felt that he and she were part of the same family in his words. She glanced at him quietly and saw that he was looking out the window with lonely eyes, obviously still sad about being separated from Ren Yingying.

"This bastard looks quite temperamental when he's depressed..." Huang Rong took a look and suddenly felt a little flustered, and hurriedly looked away.

In this way, one person in the carriage was sad, and the other was thinking wildly, and soon fell into a kind of tacit silence.

After driving for an unknown amount of time, Song Qingshu sat up straight in an instant, his sleepy eyes suddenly opened, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"What's wrong?" Song Qingshu's reaction startled Huang Rong who was beside him, and couldn't help asking curiously.

"There are people in the woods ahead." Song Qingshu replied in a deep voice.

Huang Rong hurriedly listened attentively, but unfortunately the distance was too far, she could only hear the sound of the wind blowing the leaves, but she couldn't hear anything else, but she didn't doubt the other party's judgment at all.

"Could it be for us?" Huang Rong asked nervously.

Song Qingshu pondered for a moment and shook his head: "Probably not. Although this place is some distance away from Lin'an, it's not remote. How could they set up an ambush here? As for who they are, just go and see."

Huang Rong frowned and said, "Is it too risky?"

"With me by your side, you don't have to be afraid of the size of the world, even if it's a dragon's pool and a tiger's den." Song Qingshu said it lightly, but there was a sense of disdain for the world in his tone.

Huang Rong knew what he was telling the truth, and sometimes she had to admit that a confident man really has a different kind of charm.

Song Qingshu ordered his men to drive the carriage towards the direction of the woods where there were people, and after a while he said, "Just stop here and see the situation."

A good fighter has no great achievements. Song Qingshu actually understands that the most sensible thing to do is to get out and leave. If you come over, you will easily cause trouble, but maybe it is the boldness of a skilled person, or the experience of playing rpg games in the previous life. I know that the most terrifying thing is not Things happen, but time passes when nothing happens. Only the more things that are triggered, the more chances there will be.

Although this world is not a game today, the reason is the same.

Song Qingshu opened the corner of the curtain, and saw a group of people in red uniforms and ferocious iron masks surrounded a carriage on a clearing ten feet away. The carriage was more elegant than the carriage Song Qingshu was riding in. Much more, the white veil around her was fluttering with the wind, and she could vaguely see a woman sitting inside, but it was a pity that she couldn't see the appearance of the person inside clearly through the heavy veil.

There were also a dozen or so people around the carriage watching these men in red warily, and they could see the tense situation in the air from a long distance away, which could be said to be about to explode.

"Huh, I didn't expect it to be an old acquaintance." Song Qingshu couldn't help chuckling when he saw the group of people around the carriage.

"The four villains do all kinds of evil, and you actually have a good relationship with them?" Huang Rong also came over at this time, and after seeing those people clearly, she couldn't help but annoyed.

"Old acquaintances may not necessarily be friends." Song Qingshu smiled, and suddenly noticed that Huang Rong's face was very close to him, looking at her face as smooth as a girl, he suddenly wanted to go up to her and kiss her.

But worried about offending the other party, he still didn't kiss her after all.

Huang Rong didn't notice anything unusual, and said to herself, "It seems to be people from Xixia Yipintang, but I don't know who these men in red are besieging them."

"This place is not far from Lin'an. It must be people from the Southern Song Dynasty court. Judging by their costumes, they look a bit like the legendary Imperial City Secretary." Song Qingshu replied in a deep voice. , Jinyou Huanyiyuan... The Southern Song Dynasty also had its own spy agency—Huangchengsi.

There are two types of people in the Imperial City Department. One is called the official, who is responsible for the guards of the palace. For example, the gates of the palace are controlled by the people of the Imperial City Department. The former squads are distributed straight across, and the reason for this arrangement is to allow the Imperial City Division and the Dianqian Division to check and balance each other and prevent changes;

The other type of people is called Marriage Officer, also known as Chazi. This is the second function of the Imperial City Division: a secret espionage agency. These scouts went down to Huajie and Liuxiang, and went up to government ministers to inquire about big and small news. The number of them also grew from a few dozen at the beginning to more than seven thousand at the most.

Their main functions are in four aspects: 1. To monitor the army. Usually, the garrison in Beijing and even the squadrons in front of the temple have spies from the Imperial City Division, who record the daily activities and report them in detail, and take emergency measures when necessary. For example, during the reign of Emperor Renzong, the soldier Sang Da and others were drunk and said some disrespectful words, and were immediately arrested by the Imperial City Secretary and sent to Kaifeng Mansion, where they were executed soon after.

2. Investigate public opinion. Song Shenzong reformed the law, the court was in turmoil, and there were many people who slandered the government. The imperial city's security guards came out everywhere, and anyone who heard anyone talking about the government was immediately arrested. Tens of thousands of people were imprisoned for this.

3. Activities of reconnaissance officials. There are many officials in this part, from the relatives of the king to the warehouses of various departments, there are fixed people who are responsible for monitoring. Sometimes, the emperor will also send some temporary tasks. For example, during the reign of Emperor Taizong, he suspected that the officials in the granary in the suburbs of Beijing were cheating, so he sent officials from the imperial city to sneak into the investigation in disguise, and it turned out that there was corruption.

Fourth, guard against the enemy. The Song Dynasty was weak, and in the Northern Song Dynasty, it had diplomatic relations with Xixia, Liao, and Jin in the Southern Song Dynasty, and there were many cases of mutual infiltration and spying. The Imperial City Division is responsible for the security work in this area. In the Song Dynasty, when officials went to Liao or Jin as envoys, they were accompanied by officials from the Imperial City Division; when envoys from Liao or Jin came to the Song Dynasty, they were also received by the Imperial City Division. It can be seen in the records that during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong, the Imperial City Secretary once discovered that a businessman was a spy of the Liao Kingdom, so he arrested him and brought him to justice.

The reason why Song Qingshu knew so clearly was thanks to the intelligence network of Qing and Jin.

While recalling the information about the Imperial City Division, Huang Rong suddenly said in amazement: "The leader of the Imperial City Division is actually a woman!"

Song Qingshu's attention was attracted by the four villains just now, and the people in the Huangcheng Division were wearing masks, so he didn't notice it for a while. Hearing this, he looked carefully, and he saw that the person headed by the Huangcheng Division was graceful and graceful. Her long hair was fluttering on her back, and even though she was tightly wrapped in the spy's costume, it did not conceal her own charm at all.

"Hey, why does this person's back look familiar?" Song Qingshu was amazed.