The former name of the Imperial City Division was the Wude Division, which was similar to the Jinyiwei-like secret service agency of the Ming Dynasty. Almost all dynasties had such secret service agencies, but how should I put it? The Imperial City Division of the Song Dynasty was slightly different.
Its most important duty is not to exist as a spy, but to take charge of the palace and guard the houses.
Spying on intelligence is not the most important function of the Imperial City Department, let alone monitoring courtiers. If a civil servant discovers it, he will definitely be impeached by a memorial to the court. This is no joke.
Of course, there is no precedent for spying on courtiers, but it was just that he failed later.
History is inevitable in many cases. Like Jinyiwei, Wudesi was also good at the beginning of its establishment, especially for the emperor who "stayed at home" and acted as the eyes and ears.
Who doesn’t want to control all the news in the world, be one step ahead of others, and at the same time have a clear view of other people’s private matters?
However, Wudesi did not fulfill his duties as Emperor Taizong thought, but began to become corrupt after gaining power.
Wang Renfan, who was serving as the third judge at the time, exposed the crime of collusion between close officials of the inner court, relatives of foreign dynasties, and officials in the capital, relying on power, and illegal business practices.
Taizong was furious after reading it, and after his secretary verified that it was true, he dealt with them severely.
What Emperor Taizong concealed was the corruption case involving internal and external collusion. The leaders were his personal inner court officials, including the two top commanders of the Wude Department: Liu Zhixin, the Wude Ambassador, and the Deputy Wude Envoy.
Dou Renbao.
But how could such a thing be hidden from the courtiers? In order to preserve his reputation and give an explanation to the courtiers, the notorious Wudesi aroused the resentment of the courtiers and the people, and Emperor Taizong immediately issued an edict to reorganize the Wudesi.
As a result, a new organization will appear in the palace instead of the Wude Division, the Imperial City Division.
The Imperial City Division is much more low-key than the Wude Division. When people hear the word Imperial City, the first thing they think of is the Imperial Palace. It is also easy for people to misunderstand that the Imperial City Division is actually an official agency responsible for the affairs of the Imperial City.
That's all.
But in fact this was not the case. Ye An, who had mastered some historical materials, did not know much about the Imperial City Division, and he only gradually understood it after the introduction of Chen Lin, the eunuch.
According to the ancestral law, the "Imperial City Division" was not affiliated with the Taicha, and returned to the old system. The three yamen were in charge of the army, and there was no internal accommodation. Although the Division in front of the palace took charge of all the imperial guards, the Division of the Imperial City was completely unrelated, and it was also the Han Dynasty and the South.
The idea of unifying the army and the prime minister is not subject to the jurisdiction of the three yamen, but is a special department directly under the government!"
Ye An scratched his head and said matter-of-factly: "These are all nonsense. Of course I know who is responsible, but tell me why there are captains, captains, captains, commanders, and commanders in the Imperial City Division."
These dispatches?! Isn’t this the same as the military system of the Western Lie Army?!”
Chen Lin curled her lips: "So what? The Imperial City Division was originally a strong army. Taizu recruited tens of thousands of elite soldiers into the Wude Division, and Taizong even changed the Wude Division to the Imperial City Division. Did you know
Taizu's original intention at that time was actually to guard the imperial city. "Even if there are police in Tokyo, the Imperial Army is out, Wude Division also has tens of thousands of elite troops to dispatch!"
Ye An looked at Chen Lin blankly. It turned out that the Imperial City Division was not essentially a spy agency, but a military agency!!
Ye An secretly praised Zhao Kuangyin in his heart for knowing how to reserve an elite reserve force to deal with crises. Almost everyone in the old Zhao family has a sense of preparedness for danger in times of peace...except for the emperor who asked Taoist priests to perform magic tricks to defend the city.
But in fact, the Imperial City Division is not just a military organization. Chen Lin looked at the shocked Ye An, with a proud expression on her old face and said: "Do you know that the Imperial City Division is the national policy of Taizu and Emperor Taizong!
The Imperial City Division has the responsibility of guarding Zhou Lu, and the same is true for the Palace Front Division. Why is this?"
"For checks and balances on both sides?"
Chen Lin smiled and nodded: "Well, it is precisely because of this that the Imperial City Secretary also has many duties. Not only is he in charge of the entrance and exit of the imperial city, and he is responsible for guarding the imperial city, but he also has the important task of supervising the officials and inquiring into the public sentiment.
! During the reign of the late emperor, Kou Zhun invited people to a banquet at home. The next day, the late emperor asked him about the matter and found out the names of the guests. Kou Zhun was shocked! This is the skill of our Imperial City Secretary!"
Ye An looked at Chen Lin and said slowly: "The Imperial City Division is the last resort and the last barrier for the Tian family. It seems that the official family really wants to tie me up here! A person who monitors hundreds of officials and spy on people's sentiments.
How can civil servants integrate into the civil service? From now on, the civil and military officials in the court will probably avoid me!"
Finally understanding, Chen Lin smiled proudly: "This is the decision of the Queen Mother and has nothing to do with the official family!"
"I am the one who has the final say when promoting the Imperial City Division and handling the official affairs of the Imperial City Division. Is this what I have the final say?"
Chen Lin smiled, and the smile on her face was extremely wonderful: "This is natural! You are the chief officer of the Imperial City Division. There are two divisions under the Imperial City Division: One is: Detective Division, and the other is: Ice Well Affairs! From
There is one person in charge of all the internal servants of the sixth grade, and there is one person in charge of the commission of the sixth grade! You are promoting the affairs of the imperial city, and you can go directly to your majesty! There is a prison officer on each official's forehead, and there is one prison officer each. Go ahead.
Four people, six people in the rear, and two surveyors."
Ye An nodded. Chen Lin was simply explaining the officials of the Imperial City Division, but another question was what he paid most attention to: "Since the former division of the same palace is fighting in a separate court, how many troops are there?"
"The amount of troops? Hehe... The amount of troops: The Taizu Dynasty assigned a large number of elite troops to the Wude Division. From then on, it was independent of the Dianqian Division and the Guards. It was a new army. Taizu once said: "Although the capital is
There are police, and there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the imperial city!" In the Taizong Dynasty, "The Imperial City Secretary and his subordinates had thousands of people, so he ordered the two military ministers to know the master, and there was no warning in front of the palace. This ancestor was in the military and political affairs.
"Ye". By the second year of the Ming Dynasty, the Imperial City Division had a total of 3,650 personal subordinates under the jurisdiction of five commanders, namely "the first commander, the second commander, the third commander, the fourth commander, and the fifth commander";
The sixth commander said: "The next command, the second command, the third command, the fourth command, the fifth command, and the third command outside, Huang Yard, Zao Yard) totaled 5,786 people; 500 people entered the inner yard.
There are one hundred people each for fast travel and one hundred for long travel; three are in charge of the generals; thirty are in the command of the generals. As the military system has prepared, there are no shortage of them!"
Ye An counted on his fingers, and found that this humble Imperial City Division actually had an army of ten thousand people. This was a force that could not be ignored in the palace. The problem was that with such a force, the palace was actually occupied.
The penetration is so serious!
Ye An stared at Chen Lin and said, "How long has it been since the Imperial City Department conducted an internal inspection?"
Chen Lin looked at Ye An angrily and said: "What? Ye Hou has just taken office, and he wants to attack his subordinates?! Still can't trust me, thinking that I will be so stupid that collusion between internal and external parties will appear?!"
Ye An shook his head gently: "Since I am in charge of the Imperial City Division, you must respect my orders. My subordinates must obey my orders. Otherwise, how can the Imperial City Division ensure the safety of the palace and allow the officials to sleep in peace?"
Seeing Chen Lin's furious look, Ye An frowned and said, "Don't you think that everything inside and outside the palace is already smooth? Although there are high walls, the news inside and outside is extremely smooth. If the Imperial City Department has no problems at all, it will not be afraid of me.
Hou Qingcha, also, don’t you think the occurrence of the epidemic is too strange? The palace’s forbidden portals, inspections and inspections all came from my Imperial City Department! Didn’t anyone find that someone brought the epidemic into the palace? "
Gradually, Chen Lin was sweating like rain. Indeed, it was reasonable that the former chief of the Palace Palace did not find the problem. They were all on duty on the palace wall, but the officers and soldiers of the Imperial City Department did not find it either. This is unusual!
"What are you going to do?"
"Thoroughly investigate the Imperial City Department!"