The 1,000 soldiers of the Six Doors were fully in place, armed with flying fish robes, embroidered spring knives, round shields, and crossbows, making them strong and capable men. Those without missions were training in the drill ground.
After the visit, Qin Qiong was very satisfied with the Six Doors government office. However, he was very embarrassed because he waited all morning but no one came to report a case.
"Handle it yourself from now on. Report back if anything serious happens!" Qin Qiong said before leaving.
Even worse, Guo Xiaoke left with a grin, leaving the Six Doors without even a chief clerk. The most distressed was Li Chongyi; throughout the entire Six Doors, he felt like an outsider.
Fortunately, Qin Mu did not target him; instead, he entrusted him with the authority to oversee, handle, and adjudicate cases.
"Brother, this day has been so boring. We might as well have patrolled the streets!" Cheng Huaimo complained.
"Hehe! Want to keep busy? Take a look!" Qin Mu laughed and tossed out a stack of documents.
"What is this?" Cheng Huaimo asked, taking it.
See for yourself!
"These are all major trades in Chang'an! Why are you looking at these?" Cheng Huaimo asked after quickly flipping through them.
"Sigh!" Knowing it would be too difficult to get them to watch, Qin Mu sighed and began to explain.
"You all understand His Majesty's intention in establishing the Six Doors, so what should we do? Where should we begin? Or should we simply wait for cases to come to us?"
"So these are all the places to start?" Yu Chi Baolin asked, waving the documents.
"That's right! Chang'an, being under the emperor's nose, seems safe, but it's a melting pot of all sorts of people. As the saying goes, snakes have their ways and rats have their ways. These are the problematic places that I had people investigate!"
There's a saying that goes, "Even innocent people like drivers, boatmen, innkeepers, and spies should be killed, so let's start with this area and stir things up first." Qin Mu tapped the table and said.
"Carriers, boatmen, innkeepers, and spies—why should they be killed even if they're innocent?" Princess Changning asked, puzzled.
"I know this. 'Cart and boat' refers to coachmen and boatmen, 'shop' refers to shopkeepers, 'foot' refers to porters, that is, porters, and 'tooth' refers to brokers or middlemen. These people come into contact with many people, are more likely to spot wealthy people, and are therefore more likely to commit murder and robbery."
Moreover, these people are discerning, always choosing people from other places, so it's difficult to detect them after they commit the crime," Xiangli Yanran replied.
As someone who works in the martial arts world, she must have been told these basic things many times before.
"Such a thing is true!" Princess Changning exclaimed in surprise.
This is all due to different backgrounds. As a princess, she was born noble and had no idea about so many problems.
“I’ve also heard the old man say that some coachmen who travel long distances often commit murder and robbery! They just dump the bodies in the wilderness and leave them in the ravines, and nobody will know!” Cheng Huaimo nodded slightly.
“Yes! If the boatman takes the boat to the middle of the river, those who can’t swim are at his mercy.” Yuchi Baolin nodded in agreement.
"That's right, this is a record of people with underworld influence who do illegal things," Qin Mu said, patting the file.
"No wonder dozens of people didn't follow us when we left Chang'an. They must have been investigating these things, right? How did you know we needed to find our own targets?" Cheng Huaimo asked curiously.
"This is called being prepared! Otherwise, it would be too late to do it now. Besides, we also need to understand the underground forces in Chang'an," Qin Mu replied calmly.
"Are there many underground forces?" Yu Chi Baolin asked.
"So many! Far more than I expected! And this is only what we know so far; who knows how many more are operating behind the scenes," Qin Mu said, rubbing his forehead. Things were indeed as he described—unexpected. He had assumed that being under the emperor's nose, they would at least be more discreet, but it was completely different. According to reports from his spies, there was a saying in the underworld: by day they belonged to the court, and by night they belonged to the martial world. One could imagine what the situation had become.
However, Qin Mu was not intimidated. After all, these underground forces were only operating in the shadows and dared not bring them into the open. With the backing of the imperial court, no one dared to do anything to them.
“I’ve heard that too. There are thirteen powerful forces in Chang’an that control the underground world. It’s peaceful during the day, but turbulent at night. That’s why the old man has always only let me patrol the city during the day,” Cheng Huaimo explained.
"Thirteen families? Which ones?" Qin Mu asked. His spies had only been in place for a month, so the information they could gather was limited, but by comparing the two sets of information, they could deduce more details.
“That’s quite a story. Huai Dao, do you know how long Chang’an has been established?” Cheng Huaimo perked up and sat up straight as he asked.
"I don't know exactly when it was built, but there are records that King Wen of Zhou established his capital here and built Fengjing. After King Wu ascended the throne, he built Haojing, which was called Feng and Hao together. In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Chang'an County was established. Changle Palace was built on the south bank of the Wei River, north of Afang Palace, and on the basis of Qin Xingle Palace. In the seventh year of Emperor Gaozu, Weiyang Palace was built. In the same year, the capital was moved from Liyang to this place. Because it was located in Chang'an Township, it was named Chang'an City, which means "long-term peace and stability".
"However, the current Chang'an city was built by the previous dynasty," Qin Mu said after thinking for a moment.
“Indeed! Huai Dao is indeed very knowledgeable. I don’t know what you’re talking about, but there’s one thing: the current Chang’an city is not the same city as before! So where did the old city go?” Cheng Huaimo slapped his thigh and said.
“Wasn’t it destroyed?” Princess Changning asked.
"Only Qin Chang'an was destroyed! Han Chang'an was buried underground by the earth's upheaval. Fortunately, due to the war at the time, there were only tens of thousands of civilians in the city, and another 200,000 barbarians!" It seemed that as long as Princess Changning didn't know something, Xiangli Yanran would eagerly say it.
"Yes! The person I admire most is Emperor Wu of Han! Back then, besides the orcs, there were many other barbarian tribes eyeing us covetously. Although Qin Shi Huang unified the six kingdoms, he still couldn't wipe out the barbarians. After Emperor Wu of Han stabilized the court, he repelled the orcs from the outside and quelled the barbarians from within. During his more than forty years on the throne, he defeated the barbarians and made them submit! The Han people are a name we are proud of. Throughout the Han Dynasty, even during the Three Kingdoms period, no barbarian tribe dared to raise an army to cause trouble!"
"It wasn't until the Jin Dynasty was established and they were certain that the Han Dynasty had fallen that they were overjoyed, and all the tribes emerged from the mountains to vie for the world!" Cheng Huaimo exclaimed.
Qin Mu was truly unaware of this period of history, because what he knew was the history of another time and space. The dynasties had changed, but the details were completely different. The treasured texts left by Guiguzi only contained explanations from before Qin's time.
After arriving in Chang'an, he was busy with studying and making money, and forgot to learn about history.
"It seems I need to learn about history as soon as possible, even if it's just what's recorded," Qin Mu silently reminded himself.
"And then?" Qin Mu asked.
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