Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 173 The Fish Room is full of Yin energy (thanks to the lay leader)

Each of the eight rooms has its own responsibilities. The Dragon Room is mainly responsible for the formulation and decryption of secret codes, and the Machine Speed ​​Room is responsible for various daily administrative affairs.

The Xiangzifang is mainly responsible for the expenditure, allocation and accounting of internal funds.

The Fengzi Room is mainly responsible for the assessment, review and examinations within the Machine Speed ​​Room.

The Chan Room is mainly responsible for foreign espionage. No matter whether it is rebellion, using spies, sabotage, or assassination, all foreign affairs are generally under their charge.

According to this division of labor, Yang Yuan, the secret spy who has been lurking in the North for many years, should actually belong to the Chan Room.

However, Zheng Duchengzhi also said that this kind of division of labor planning was done after he was transferred to the Speed ​​​​Office of the Privy Council.

At that time, Yang Yuan had already been sent to the Kingdom of Jin by the Yu Zi Fang, and was a secret spy with a single line of contact with the head of the Yu Zi Fang, so he continued to be managed by the Yu Zi Fang.

After Zheng Yuandong took office as the chief of the Mechanical and Speed ​​Room, he replanned and adjusted the entire Mechanical and Speed ​​Room, setting up the "Eight Ribbons", which were divided into eight rooms: dragon, phoenix, fish, cicada, bird, snake, elephant, and lion.

Today's "Yu Zi Fang" has basically the same functions as the "Chan Zi Fang", the difference is that one is internal and the other is external.

The "Yu Zi Fang" is now mainly responsible for the collection, investigation, summary and analysis of military confidential intelligence from various parts of the Song Dynasty.

Since some of the enemy's intelligence affairs involve both internal and external affairs, the "Fish Room" and the "Cicada Room" often work together.

The Song Dynasty's border scout system, beacon transmission system, and postal delivery system were also managed by the machine speed room.

The only two exceptions are the Imperial City Office and the National Information Office.

The Imperial City Office is directly under the emperor, and the National Information Office is directly under the prime minister.

Yang Yuan digested the relatively broad knowledge he had just heard about the Speed ​​Room and rushed to the "Dragon Room".

With the certificate of appointment and transfer order, Yang Yuan received his official uniform.

He originally thought it was just a set of coat, shoes and hat, but the warehouse manager of Longzifang checked the procedures and opened the warehouse, then paid for the clothes according to his height and body shape.

Several minor clerks came and went, bringing out for him clothes for the four seasons, four kinds of clothes for offering sacrifices to the emperor, robes, undershirts, hakama, and belly clothes, as well as shoes and hats. Yang Yuan was stunned at the time.

It’s different when you become an official. Everything inside and outside, spring, summer, autumn and winter, is given to you.

There are so many big and small packages, wouldn’t it take a whole truck?

Yang Yuan quickly apologized to the treasurer and said that he would temporarily leave the clothes there and he would take them away as soon as possible.

The warehouse manager didn't care and agreed without hesitation.

Yang Yuan only took a set of casual clothes for the season, changed into them in the storeroom, and hurried to the Yuzi room.

The office was about to be dismissed at noon and everyone was busy going home to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. He had to hurry and meet with his colleagues.

……

"I'm coming!"

Luo Tingxia stuck her butt out and leaned against the door frame, with only her head sticking out, quietly looking at the corridor.

Then, a tall and slender man with an upright posture came slowly walking down the corridor.

The man wearing the seventh-rank official uniform was not someone that Luo Tingxia, the "busybody", knew. Who else could it be except the deputy head of the "Yu Zi Fang" who was about to take office?
Luo Tingxia immediately turned around and shouted into the house.

The officials Lu Yuan and Li Xueyuan, and the scribe Liu Heling immediately rushed back to their seats, some were grinding ink, some were reviewing, some were unfolding a map and pointing at it, looking very busy.

The two yamen officials, Chunhua and Qiuyue, stood beside the desk, pretending to ask them something. They bent over slightly, looked at the documents on the desk, tapped their fingers lightly, and pricked up their ears.

When Yang Yuan walked to the door of the "Fish Room", he saw a smiling young man standing in the open door.

This man has delicate features and is not very old, probably in his early twenties. Despite his young age, he gives people a kind and benevolent feeling.

Yang Yuan greeted him and said, "My dear brother, I am Yang Yuan. I am going to take up the post of Yuzifang today. May I ask if the head of Yuzifang is here now?"

The young man with thin eyebrows and kind eyes said enthusiastically, "Oh, it turns out to be Deputy Imperial Secretary Yang. I am Luo Tingxia, waiting here. Deputy Imperial Secretary Yang, please come in."

The man's voice was quite neutral, and his kind eyes gave him the amiable air of an elderly man.

Luo Tingxia stepped back two steps, let Yang Yuan in, and introduced herself with a smile: "I am the receptionist of the Yuzi Room, my name is Luo Tingxia, and I was born in the palace."

Yang Yuan suddenly realized that he was a eunuch.

However, he was not surprised by this, as it was not uncommon for eunuchs to serve in the outer court.

Places like the National Information Office and the Imperial City Office all had eunuchs working there, but this was his first time dealing with a eunuch.

Yang Yuan bowed humbly and said, "It turns out to be Master Luo."

Luo Tingxia clapped his hands and tried to gather his strength, but still spoke in a soft tone, "Everyone, our new deputy head of the Yuzi room has arrived. Everyone, please come forward and meet him."

After hearing what Luo Tingxia said, the people who were pretending to be busy put down their work and came forward one by one.

The left and right bailiffs slowed down their pace and deliberately walked behind the crowd, but when introducing the people from the Yuzifang, they naturally had to introduce them according to their official rank and qualifications, from the highest to the lowest.

So Luo Tingxia let Yang Yuan step forward and introduced the left yamen first: "Deputy Chengzhi Yang, this is our left yamen Miss Leng Yuchan." The beautiful Leng Yuchan smiled faintly, and a pair of dimples appeared on her cheeks. She bowed to Yang Yuan and said: "I am Leng Yuchan, and I am honored to meet Deputy Chengzhi Yang."

Seeing Yang Yuan, Leng Yuchan was actually a little surprised.

This... Yang Yuan is quite different from the image she had expected.

She had thought that this Deputy Commander Yang, who had lurked in the enemy camp and had made many military achievements, should not be a scarred man as tall as an iron tower. At least he should be dressed like a Jin man, with a shiny forehead and braids hanging down to his shoulders.

But don't want to...

At least it doesn't look so offensive.

After the two of them exchanged greetings, Luo Tingxia introduced to him the right yamen Xue Bingxin, who was born with a pair of crescent eyes and looked sweet out of nowhere, and said, "This is our Yuzifang right yamen, Miss Xue Bingxin."

Xue Bingxin smiled sweetly at Yang Yuan and bowed in greeting.

Yang Yuan also returned the greeting to her, but he was even more puzzled in his heart: Are the left and right yamen officials of the Yuzi Office all women?

Luo Tingxia introduced Mr. Liu Heling, a white-faced, beardless bookkeeper in his early sixties, to Yang Yuan, and said with a smile:

"Zajia and Eunuch Liu, as well as the two guards on the left and right, are all palace people transferred from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

In other words, the left and right guards were originally palace maids. The secretary Liu Heling and the guest Luo Tingxia were eunuchs?
Then, Luo Tingxia introduced Yang Yuan to the two people in charge, Lu Yuan and Li Xueyuan. These two were not much younger than Liu Heling, and they should probably retire and enjoy their retirement in the next two years.

Yang Yuan greeted and chatted with everyone with a smile, but he was plotting something in his mind.

Just now, Zheng Yuandong gave him a cursory introduction to the situation in the speed room.

In addition to the dispatched operatives, the Jisufang also had officers and soldiers stationed in the yamen to obey orders, as well as 500 people from the Bingmasi, 200 Dacheng officials, and 1,500 archers and horsemen in front of the emperor.

As for the "Skinning House", that's a group of killing gods with very strict requirements, so it's never full, and currently there are only 147 people.

But there are not many officials in the eight departments sitting in offices.

Now, Yang Yuan saw only six people in the Yu-shaped room, but he didn't know if there were only these six people.

However, among the six people, there were two young women, two old men who were about to retire, and finally two eunuchs, one old and one young...

The negative energy in this Yu-shaped room is quite heavy!

Moreover, among these six people, the chief clerk, the scribe, and the receptionist were all clerks, and only the left and right yamen escorts were minor officials who had just entered the official ranks.

The two guards on the left and right were two tall and beautiful women.

The head of our "Yu Zi Fang"... isn't he a lecherous person?

A picture suddenly appeared in Yang Yuan's mind.

The head eunuch sat behind a large desk, holding a document and pointing at the old eunuch Liu in front of him.

Liu Heling stood at the desk, nodding and bowing, listening carefully to his boss's suggestions for revisions.

The elegant and refined Zuo Ya Ya Leng Yuchan was forced to squat under the desk.

Her pair of shallow dimples should turn into little whirlpools when she tries hard, right?
Yang Yuan quickly shook off the strange images in his mind. Ever since he practiced the Zhelong technique, he always liked to have random thoughts. This was totally wrong.

After Luo Tingxia introduced everyone, he said to Yang Yuan, "Deputy Manager Yang, this way please. Go through this small flower hall and you will find the signing room for our manager's official seal. I will take you there."

"Good work!"

Yang Yuan politely bowed to everyone, said a few words to congratulate everyone on the Mid-Autumn Festival, then took big steps and walked away, followed by Luo Tingxia who was taking small steps.

When everyone saw Yang Yuan leave, they returned to their seats.

Old eunuch Liu seemed to be oblivious to what was happening outside. He turned around and went back to his seat, burying his head in his work.

The seats of the two people in charge, Lu Yuan and Li Xueyuan, were adjacent to each other. After they sat down, they commented on their first impressions of Yang Yuan.

Although they had known about the new boss's resume before, this was the first time they met him in person, and their first impression was quite good.

Xue Bingxin bumped into Leng Yuchan's shoulder, stroked his chin, and pretended to be thoughtful and said: "When I read the Jia calendar before, I thought he was such a cruel guy. After seeing him today, he should be easy to bully, oh?"

Leng Yuchan said calmly: "He was able to lurk in the enemy camp for ten years and escape unscathed. Do you think he will be easy to bully?"

Xue Bingxin raised her eyebrows: "What do you mean?"

Leng Yuchan said: "I think that he is a ruthless character."

"Oh? Are you trying to say that a biting dog doesn't bark?" Xue Bingxin's crescent eyes curved: "Then let's show weakness to the enemy first, paralyze him, and wait until he is off guard, then we will... hehehehe..."

Leng Yuchan glanced at her with disdain, put her hands behind her back, and walked leisurely towards her signing room.

Isn't he just a newcomer, and a long-time foreign affairs official? What does he know about officialdom and the rules of the yamen? How can he escape from my control?

Leng Yuchan put her orchid-like hands behind her back, with ten slender fingers, which closed one by one, as if a carnivorous plant had caught its prey!
(End of this chapter)