Few people know that Ji Yi, who came from the Pingjiang Army, had a little bit of kinship with the prime minister of the dynasty, Zhang Dan.

This relationship starts with Zhang Yu's father, Zhang Yu, who was also born as a Jinshi, and his first official position after high school was the chief secretary of Wu County under the Pingjiang Army. And Wu County is Ji Yi's hometown, and the Ji family is a local wealthy gentry. One of Ji Yi's uncles happened to be working as a priest in Wu County at the time, and he was very familiar with Zhang Yu. Later, he also married an aunt of Ji Jiayi into the Pucheng Zhang family.

With this relationship, Ji Yi can barely be regarded as Prime Minister Zhangdun's own person. If it is replaced by the kind of traitor who forms a party for personal gain, maybe he will greatly promote Ji Yi.

But Zhang Dian is a very self-disciplined traitor, even if he has been alone for many years, he has never promoted the children and relatives of the Zhang family unusually.

So Ji Yi can have the current situation, all of which is obtained by his hard work and sycophancy. However, Ji Yi worked very hard to drill under the Zhangdun Sect for a long time before. But the results are not significant, probably before Ji Yi is a high school jinshi, Zhang Dian will not pay special attention to him.

And today, somehow, the dignified Zhang Xianggong actually summoned him, a small general, a Confucian official of the Tongwen Pavilion.

Following an old servant of the Zhang family with a Fujian accent, Ji Yi walked in Zhang's mansion. This mansion was not the private property of Zhangton, but the official property, and Zhangton only lived in it. Because it is a mansion for the prime minister, the area is not small, but the official property is always lacking in people, so it is a little old.

In addition, there are not many correspondents in the Prime Minister's Mansion, except for the Zhangfu family who speak difficult Hokkien dialect, there are only a few staff scribes. The kind of prime minister with "three thousand doormen" could not have appeared in the Song Dynasty.

Zhang Dian is sixty-three years old this year, his hair is white, slightly clear, and there is a momentum between his eyebrows, and he always speaks with a bit of Fujian accent.

"Remember, where did the Privy Council Governor of Goryeo come from? How? ”

After Ji Yi saluted Zhang Dan, he heard a question that surprised him.

"Yoon is the noble of Goryeo, the ancestor is the founder of Goryeo, and he himself is the champion of Goryeo." Ji Yi and Yin Qiang's son Yin Feng get along very well, and he has already inquired about the Yin family's old background clearly, he said, "As for Yin Qiang's talent, it seems that the lower officials are both civil and military, and he has learned people." ”

At present, the state of Goryeo is also engaged in emphasizing literature and light military and imperial examinations, but their imperial examinations are to fight for their parents - it is not enough to fight for their fathers! Even my mother must be in the main house! In fact, it is still a gate valve system, so it can cultivate a few great Confucians who also bring their own doormen, dead soldiers, and clans...... Of course, most of the Goryeo Jinshi are unskilled, but Yin Qian is an exception.

"Both civil and military?" "How do you know?" ”

"Xia Guan has seen him ride a horse and shoot arrows, and he has also seen him personally train the guards around him."

"Pretty carefully." Zhang Dian nodded, his face expressionless, "So...... Do you know if Goryeo has any plans to use troops in the near future? ”

"I know some," Ji Yi said, "and they want to use soldiers against their daughters...... In a place called Lazy Dian. ”

Zhang Duan raised his white eyebrows, "How do you know about such a confidential matter?" ”

"Xiaguan listened to the samurai beside Yin Qiang," Ji recalled, "They spoke Goryeo at the time, and they thought that Xiaguan couldn't understand it, so they revealed some secrets." ”

"You still know Goryeo?"

"I understand some," Ji Yi said, "my subordinates' families are maritime merchants, and because they have to trade with overseas people, there are people who teach Goryeo, Japanese, Annam, Dashihua, Persian, and Khitan dialects." ”

Zhang Dian asked, "You can say it?" ”

"How can you do it?" Ji Yi shook his head, "My subordinates can only speak Goryeo, Khitan and Persian, so what those Goryeo people say, my subordinates can understand." ”

Zhang Dian nodded, now that the Great Song Dynasty Wenhua is prosperous, the officials of the Daode article have grabbed a lot of them, but the civil officials who understand Khitan and Goryeo are really rare.

This Ji Yi is not only diligent and active, but also understands Khitan and Goryeo languages, and is still a talented man, so it is not difficult for a middle jinshi to think about it, and ...... Still a Southerner!

Not bad, very good!

Thinking of this, Zhang Dian asked about the matter again, "Isn't the daughter of the direct department a vassal of the Liao State?" The Goryeo Kingdom directly used troops against its daughters, so it was not afraid that the Liao State would send troops to attack? ”

Ji Yi had already inquired about this matter clearly, and immediately replied: "The Liao State has withdrawn its troops from the subordinate territories of Shengnuzhi, and now Shengnuzhi is the same as Goryeo, as if it is an independent country." Therefore, Goryeo and her daughter directly exchanged troops, and most of the Khitans were happy to see it. ”

"The Liao State has withdrawn its troops from the birth of a daughter?"

"That's what the Koreans say."

Zhang Dian did not seem particularly surprised, because when he asked the right person in the Chongzheng Hall today, he had already received the same news from the official family, which should have been heard by the correspondence between the two countries.

Now this news has been verified by the Koreans, which has greatly increased the credibility of several other very critical Liao's domestic affairs as described by the officials.

This is really God bless the Great Song! At the moment of the confrontation between Liao and Song, he actually gave Da Song such a key source of Liao's domestic affairs!

However, whether this source of information is reliable or not still needs to be investigated. This Ji Yi is not bad, you can ask him to take a trip to Liao.

……

When Ji Yiji was meeting Prime Minister Zhang Dun, Wu Haogu was talking to his other top boss, Li Zhong, the enshrined officer of the Painting Academy, in the official office of the Hanlin Painting Bureau.

Li Zhong is about forty years old, born with a dignified appearance, slightly mighty, revealing the killing atmosphere of a military general, and he is not a literary eunuch at all. Wu Haogu also recognized this person for a long time, and knew that he was the adopted son of the late Wu Taijun Jie Du envoy Li Xian, and he had been following his adoptive father to fight in the east and west when he was young. It's just that he was implicated after Li Xian lost power, suffered a lot, and was a little disheartened. After Zhao Xu was in power and the New Party gained power again, he did not go to serve in the army again, but found a job as a messenger of the Hanlin Painting Academy. In fact, he doesn't care about anything, he doesn't know how to paint, he just lives in the art academy, and basically has no sense of existence.

However, Wu Haogu still gave him a generous gift today, of course, it can't be compared with the one given to Liang Shicheng, but it is also worth two thousand.

I don't know if it's because I received Wu Haogu's gift or for some other reason, Li Zhong's interest in speaking today seems to be very high, and he chatted with Wu Haogu with relish.

It's just that his conversation with Wu Haogu has nothing to do with painting, and after the greetings at the beginning, he asks some strange questions.

"Chongdao, do you know how to ride a horse?"

"A little, but not a good ride."

"Can you shoot arrows?"

"No, it won't."

"Lance and Lance ......"

"No, it won't."

"Oh, how many books have you read on the Art of War?"

"I've never read a single one."

"You must not understand the formation of the troops, do you?"

"I don't understand."

"Do you understand geography?"

"Yes, I understand something."

"Maybe you can talk a little bit about Khitan?"

"I can't."

Wu Haogu was confused when asked, and he was a little suspicious that he had gone to the Privy Council by the wrong door, but he still patiently answered them one by one.

After asking the question, Li Zhong nodded again, and said to himself: "You have to practice horseback riding, you have to learn archery, you have to forget about spears and horses, you have to read the military books, and you must understand the formation of troops." Geography...... I still have to take a test. ”

What do you mean?

Is this really the Hanlin Painting Academy?

Did you run to the wrong door and enter the military leadership department?

When Wu Hao Gu was confused, Li Zhong explained with a smile: "Liang Shoudao told you about the spy painting yesterday?" ”

Wu Haogu replied: "Some. ”

Li Zhong said with a smile: "Your dictation and quick drawing, our family has heard about it." This is a unique skill for painting spy paintings...... However, this spy painting is not only about painting skills, but also about being good at disguise and having eyesight. In this way, you can infiltrate the enemy's territory, and you can know where to draw and draw to the bottom. ”

It turned out that it was not easy for a painter to be a spy because he had to master not only superb painting skills, but also a certain level of understanding of military affairs and geography, otherwise he would not know what to paint.

In addition, the Khitans and the Dangxiang people were not stupid, they had long known that the Great Song Dynasty had "spy paintings", so they would naturally be wary of the painters in the mission. Therefore, the painters of the painting academies who enter Liao and Xia usually have a fake identity. For example, if you disguise yourself as an attaché or something, if you know a little Khitan dialect, it would be better to pretend to be a generalist.

Li Zhong glanced at Wu Haogu as he spoke, and didn't see any frightened expression on his face, so he was relieved. Most of the painters in the academy are timid, and there are not many who are willing to run to places such as Liao and Western Xia, and they often turn pale with fright when they hear it.

When encountering such people, Li Zhong is also very embarrassed, it is not possible not to send them, he will send them hard, and he will not draw seriously, he only knows how to deal with errands indiscriminately.

Spy painting is completely a "work of conscience", whether the painting is correct or not, whether it is accurate or not, all depends on the conscience of the painter, and the officials of the painting academy in the rear cannot test it at all.

And this Wu Haogu seems to be a little bold, maybe he can bring back some useful spy paintings.

Li Zhong smiled gently: "Chongdao, it's better to be like this, don't participate in the waiting shift for the time being...... Hurry up and make up for horseback riding, archery, and military books, and I will be taught by our family and the Tong Daguan of the National Letter Office. ”

It's really cultivated as a super agent?

However, this idea is also correct, spy painters also need to be trained, and they should also be trained if they have the opportunity in the future......

In addition, drawing and geography should also be compulsory courses in the Six Arts Academy. Both of these sciences can be used in military affairs.

Wu Haogu frowned slightly and said, "Daguan Li, I also received a lot of paintings before I entered the painting academy...... You have to finish the drawing, right? ”

"Yes," Li Zhong said, "If you still have time, you don't have to come every day to make up for military studies, it's enough to come for ten days a month."

But...... You'd better not sell too many paintings in the future, and know how to cherish ink like gold. You can't miss your official business because you are taking private work outside, otherwise the official will issue an order to seal your pen and prevent you from drawing for takeout. ”

The edict of the painting academy was ordered by the official family to seal the pen (referring to not allowing private orders) did not happen in the Zhezong Dynasty. However, the Shenzong Dynasty in front and the Huizong Dynasty in the back are both there!

"I understand below." Wu Hao Gu Yi arched his hand.