In March, when the temperature warmed up and the spring flowers bloomed, Zhao Junsheng's family went out to go out, accompanied by more than a dozen ministers and their families.

On a grassland by the Wei River, there are forbidden army sentries everywhere, the furniture and family members of the royal family and ministers spread cloth on the grass by the river, and place all kinds of food, and there are several long iron rack barbecue grills not far away.

Zhao Junsheng beckoned the ministers to take out boxes of marinated mutton skewers, beef slices, chicken wings, chicken legs, dried tofu, green vegetable skewers, and lotus root slices one by one, brush them with soybean oil and roast them on a charcoal fire, and sprinkle some cumin, salt and pepper from time to time.

After a while, the aroma of barbecue came out, and Mulan, who was flying a kite, the ministers' wives and children, couldn't help but swallow their saliva when they smelled the fragrance.

Zhao Ling'er and Zhao Ping's sisters and brothers ran over and watched Zhao Junsheng keep turning the skewers, "Grandpa, can you eat it?" Without finishing his sentence, he reached for it.

Zhao Junsheng stretched out his hand to open their hands, "Wait a while, it's not baked yet!" ”

The sister and brother hurriedly withdrew their hands, and Zhao Ping said, "Grandpa, I'll help you bake, right?" ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "You watch it for a while, and you will roast it later!" ”

"That's fine!"

Zhao Ling'er couldn't help but say: "Grandpa, you let the third child roast, I'm afraid that he will eat it up before it is cooked, how can we have our share?" ”

Zhao Ping retorted: "Sister, you still talk about me, you are more greedy than me!" ”

The siblings kept bickering, and Zhao Junsheng used tongs to pick out some charcoal from the grill and put it in a small stove while grilling skewers, and then put some charcoal back into the grill.

He put a small pan on the small stove, poured in some soybean oil, beat two eggs into it, stirred it with chopsticks, and before the yolk and egg white of the egg solidified, he put in the wine and vegetables, sprinkled some salt and seasonings, and handed the chopsticks to Zhao Ling'er: "Ling'er, give you a task, stir this end, and you can eat it when it is cooked!" ”

"It smells good, Grandpa, what kind of dish is this?"

"Sizzling leek!" Go ahead, don't bother me here! ”

"Oh!" Zhao Linger was honest and practical, and walked away with a small stove.

Zhao Ping watched from the side for a while, touched the back of his head, and looked uncomfortable.

Zhao Junsheng glanced at him, "Say it, Grandpa knows that you have something to say as soon as you look like this!" ”

"Ahem, Grandpa, what's that, I heard that the black-clothed guard is sending people to form a yamen called the Imperial City Division, which is specially used to deal with the enemy country and destroy my big cadres!" Zhao Ping rubbed his hands as he spoke.

Zhao Junsheng glanced at him again, "Your information is quite well-informed, who did you listen to?" ”

"Hehe, how can a child casually betray someone who leaks news!"

Zhao Junsheng put the grilled chicken wings, chicken legs and a large handful of mutton skewers into a few silver plates, put some vegetable skewers on the grill, and asked, "Grandpa doesn't ask who leaked the news to you, just say what you want to do!" ”

Zhao Ping said: "Grandpa, the child wants to be in charge of the Imperial City Division!" ”

"No way!"

Zhao Ping refused without thinking about it when he heard Zhao Junsheng, and suddenly became a little anxious: "Grandpa, the child really wants to do something to share the worries of Grandpa, this is the first time for the child, how can you discourage the child's enthusiasm!" ”

Zhao Junsheng's hand movement stopped, and he looked up at the third child, "You really want to do something?" ”

"Yes!"

"Okay, Grandpa arranged for you to work in the Ministry of Rites, and you don't have to think about it in the Imperial City Division!"

"Why? The child is not convinced! ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "The Imperial City Division is a yamen to deal with the enemy's detailed work and the hidden forces that endanger our cadres, you have no experience in this area, besides, this yamen is newly established, and the secret forces of the current countries are surging in Chang'an City, and the newly established Imperial City Division must not make the slightest mistake, it must be fired with one shot, otherwise the Imperial City Division will become a laughing stock and can only be abolished!" ”

At this time, Dongfang Chen, who was grilling skewers next to him, said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that you can let the third prince give it a try, the third prince is not young, and he should be allowed to do something and have some responsibility." The chief official of the Imperial City Division is the Admiral, and the adjutant is Si Cheng, the three princes have no experience in handling cases, but it is still possible to let him lead the overall situation of the Imperial City Division, and the specific cases can be handled by the following people, the three princes only need to grasp the general direction, and the minister believes that the three princes' talents in this area are still good! ”

Zhao Junsheng thought about it for a while, looked at Dongfang Chen, and finally agreed, "Okay, I agreed!" Third child, I have given you the opportunity, I hope you will take advantage of it, if this errand is messed up, I will be held responsible! ”

Zhao Ping hurriedly said: "Yes, the son must live up to his father's expectations!" ”

Zhao Junsheng pointed to the skewers that had been grilled next to him: "Take it to your mother, sisters, brothers and sisters to eat!" ”

"Good!" Zhao Ping happily agreed, and ran to the side with a silver plate in both hands, shouting as he ran: "A-Niang, fourth, fifth, and young, come and eat, it's delicious!" ”

Dongfang Chen smiled and said to Zhao Junsheng: "Your Majesty's family is happy, you really envy others!" ”

Zhao Junsheng smiled when he heard this: "Are you envious? Then let's be vulgar! After returning to the world, marry a few wives and concubines, and still serve the court! ”

Dongfang Chen shook his head: "Forget it, a lot of age, don't hurt other girls, even if you have children, I'm afraid that before they grow up, the poor Dao will go to see Tianzun!" ”

"You're not right!"

"Your Majesty, don't say it again, Poor Dao is powerless now, don't be laughed at, when you are old, you are still used as a talking point after dinner, Poor Dao doesn't want to be unsure of the late season!"

When Zhao Junsheng saw Dongfang Chen say this, he stopped persuading and asked, "Do you think Zhao Ping can handle the errand of the Imperial City Division well?" ”

Dongfang Chen smiled: "To be honest, the minister doesn't know, but Your Majesty has to give this kid a chance to do things, how can a young man not make mistakes in doing things?" If you can allow children to make mistakes, you can learn a lesson if you make a mistake once, and you can let them grow, and I think this is a good thing! ”

Zhao Junsheng sighed: "You envy my family for being happy, but in fact, the heavenly family is ruthless, and I don't know how long this happiness can last, several children have gradually grown up, and the children will have their own ideas when they are older, who is not rare for the emperor's throne?" For the sake of that position, it is possible to kill one's father and take the throne, and brothers can kill each other, such examples are not uncommon in the past dynasties! Let's not talk too far, let's just talk about the fact that Emperor Daowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty was killed by his son Tuoba Shao, and the emperor of the Southern Dynasty Liu Yilong was killed by the crown prince, this world is very chaotic! ”

Dongfang Chen said: "That's why Your Majesty needs to put things in order, clean up the source, set an example for the world, and strengthen the education of folk morality and etiquette!" In order to eliminate the bad atmosphere, the minister suggested that His Majesty should rule the world with benevolence and filial piety! In terms of leniency, His Majesty has been doing it, and now the imperial court should work filial piety! ”

"In fact, speaking of which, the following crimes and killing fathers with sons have set a precedent for bad practices from the late Han Dynasty, Wei and Jin dynasties, and I should stop this unhealthy trend! The imperial court can take out the deeds of the queen's father in the army to publicize it to the courtiers, local officials and ordinary people, and can also take out some other filial piety touching things to set up a model! ”

"The minister suggested that the conditions for considering filial piety be added to the promotion of courtiers and officials, as long as there is filial piety to their parents, no matter how bad it is, it will not be bad, and the virtue of a person as an official is very important, if a person's virtue is not good, even if he has talent, it may cause great harm!"

Zhao Junsheng thought about it for a while, and agreed with Dongfang Chen's views and suggestions: "Your ideas are good, write a note after you go back, and let the Hanlin scholars polish it, and issue an edict all over the world!" ”

"No!"

The next morning, Zhao Ping took the official seal letter and rushed to the newly established Imperial City Division to take office.

The power of the Imperial City Division is very great, Zhao Ping took Zhao Junsheng's holy decree and transferred a number of troops from the Shenwu Army as the internal and external sentry posts, guards and operational support forces of the Imperial City Division, each of these sergeants is equipped with armor covering the whole body, a spear, a war knife, a shield, a crossbow, and a box of crossbow arrows.

The Imperial City Division is divided into more than a dozen institutions such as the detective room, the battle room, the file room, the armor storehouse, the officials' room, and the torture room.

After Zhao Ping took office, it took only three days to improve the personnel of the Imperial City Division and the subordinate yamen institutions, but he was not clear about how the Imperial City Division handled the case, and the candidates for the head of the battle room and his deputy Si Cheng had not yet been decided, which made him unable to control the operation of the Imperial City Division.

For several days, he heard that Peng Shen, the head of the detective room, came from time to time to report on the activities of the envoys and entourages of various countries in Chang'an, and some people's activities were obviously abnormal, but he didn't know what to do, so he could only let the detective room continue to send people to keep an eye on it.

"It seems that I really need to find two knowledgeable people to assist, otherwise I will not be able to make the Imperial City Division work at all. It's just ······ Who should I find to be the head of Si Cheng and the battle house? ”

After thinking, Zhao Ping came to the National Teacher's Mansion.

Dongfang Chen welcomed Zhao Ping into the mansion and sat down, and ordered Dao Tong to bring tea.

"Three princes, please drink tea!"

"Thank you, National Teacher!" Zhao Ping took a sip and praised it.

Dongfang Chen said with a smile: "The third prince has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, why did you come to the old Taoist office today?" ”

Zhao Ping put down the teacup and said, "I'm here to ask the national teacher for advice, and I also asked the national teacher to help recommend a person to be the secretary of the imperial city!" ”

Dongfang Chen said: "The Imperial City Division can be formed, the black-clothed guard commander Lu Xuanbo has done a lot, many people in the Imperial City Division are drawn from the black-clothed guards by him, and Lu Xuanbo is also very experienced in capturing and defending against enemy meticulous work and the destruction of spies, why don't the three princes go to him and ask him to recommend candidates?" ”

Zhao Ping said: "I thought about it for a few days, although the Imperial City Division is separated from the black-clothed guards, it is best not to have anything to do with the black-clothed guards, if Lu Xuanbo is asked to recommend the candidate for Si Cheng, this Imperial City Division will not be able to get rid of the influence and control of the black-clothed guards, and it is easy to be criticized!" ”

Zhao Ping's answer made Dongfang Chen look at him impressed, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Poor Dao has a candidate in his heart, but I don't know if the third prince can use him!" ”

"Why don't you talk about it!"

"This person's name is He Yong, who served as a criminal department during the Northern Wei Dynasty, and has a good hand in directing criminal investigation and solving cases, and now he is working as a city gatekeeper. The most important thing is that this person has nothing to do with other ministers and officials in the DPRK, except for his former identity, he is a relatively clean person, this is not satisfactory now, if the third prince transfers him to let him do this work similar to his previous work, I believe he will do his best! ”

Zhao Ping immediately took his entourage to find He Yong, who was the city gatekeeper.