The Hanlin Picture Academy of the Northern Song Dynasty was actually a part-time secret service agency!

"Brother Shoudao, what do you say? Our Painting Bureau still has the responsibility to spy on the enemy's situation?"

Just inside the office of Donglang Painting Bureau in Xuanyoumen, after visiting the various rooms of the Painting Bureau, he also greeted several of the Attendants who had known for a long time, Yixue and the waiter politely, Wu Haogu heard something that surprised him from his immediate boss Liang Shicheng who was in the Painting Bureau.

It turns out that what he entered was not... not only an art institution, but also a secret agency!

Liang Shicheng told him that in addition to completing the painting tasks assigned by the palace, such as decorative paintings and portrait paintings, the Hanlin Academy also has a very important and secret mission, which is to use the identity of a painter as a cover to spy on the enemy's intelligence.

Looking at Wu Haogu with a surprised face, Liang Shicheng smiled again, looking very kind... This good face was bought by Wu Haogu with a private friend of 20,000 yuan!

This generous gift has exceeded Liang Shicheng's psychological price. How can he be dissatisfied?

Liang Shicheng smiled and said, "Chongdao, you will soon become a prescription. I should explain this to you.

The painters of our Painting Bureau have always been responsible for drawing maps and spy paintings. The maps drawn by the Painting Bureau not only include the map of the country and the universe of our dynasty, but also the mountains, rivers and cities and rivers of the Western thieves and the Northern dynasty. In addition, the characters and styles of the Northern dynasty, the Western thieves, Goryeo, Dali and other countries also need to be painted by the painters of the Painting Bureau, and then viewed by the officials and the officials of the two governments.

Chongdao's boundary paintings and portrait photos are the best in the world. In the future, it is inevitable to follow the messengers from the National Trust Institute to go to the Northern Dynasties. If you can draw the situation of Yanshan and the appearance of the Liao lord, you will be given an official position immediately."

It turned out that the Hanlin Academy of Painting in the Northern Song Dynasty not only had the functions of a secret service, but also was a military surveying and mapping department!

Such an arrangement seems to be totally nonsense in later generations, which is equivalent to the Central Academy of Fine Arts doing part of the work of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of National Security. However, it was completely normal in the Song Dynasty, because there were no cameras and satellites in this era. Maps and portraits were all drawn by hand. If the officials of the Song Dynasty wanted to know what the emperors and civil and military officials looked like, wouldn’t they have to send a “human-shaped camera” to draw it?

As for the errands of drawing maps and painting city gates, who else can I give to if I don’t give it to professional painters? The civil servants in the north room of the Privy Council? It’s impossible, and I won’t take this test in the imperial examination. The officers of the Imperial Guards? Lin Chong and Lu Qian, can they see the pictures they drew?

So let’s ask the painters from the Hanlin Painting Academy to paint. Therefore, the Hanlin Painting Academy in the Song Dynasty inexplicably became a secret service agency and a military surveying and mapping department.

At this time, Wu Haogu also remembered an allusion from the reign of Emperor Taizu of Song. Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin sent Hanlin to the Southern Tang Dynasty as an envoy, secretly drew photos of Song Qiqiu, Han Xizai and Lin Renzhao, the ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty. He also used Lin Renzhao's photo to make a divisive plan and let Li Yu kill his general.

In addition, among the Song paintings that have been passed down from later generations, there are many suspected "spy paintings", such as "Traveling in the Guanshan Mountains", "Grieving Streams and Bridges", "Grilling Horses Greeting in the Willow Pond", etc.

Not to mention, Zhezong Zhao Xu is really a bit "aware of people". Wu Haogu has practiced sketching and sketching hard in his previous life. If he pursues speed, he can complete a character sketch in five minutes. At this speed, he is not the first person in the spy painting world at the Song Dynasty?

Moreover, Wu Haogu also helped people make a fine brushwork and realistic Chinese map in his previous life, and is quite familiar with China's mountains and rivers. The map he drew was probably the best in the world.

With such ability, it seems like a piece of cake to become an official in the Hanlin Picture Academy and become the ace spy of the Song Dynasty.

However, he was still a little amused and confused. Why did he become a senior agent of the Song Dynasty in a confused manner?

"Liang Gong, can the new assistant minister Zhiwu be there?"

Just when Wu Haogu was a little unacceptable to the reality of becoming a spy, a sharp and thin sound came from outside the door, and then the squeaking sound of the door being pushed open.

"It turned out to be Yang Gongfeng." Liang Shicheng responded and pulled Wu Haogu's sleeves, "Chongdao, our family will introduce you to you. This is Yang Gongfeng from the Imperial Medicine Academy, and now he is a person serving the official in the palace."

The worshiper is a rank of eunuchs. He is not a high-ranking official, but he is not small, and belongs to the middle class. The Imperial Medicine Academy is a yamen office with great power under the jurisdiction of the Neishi Province. The scope of jurisdiction is very wide. One of them is to send the palace servants to follow the officials. When the officials and the prime minister ask each other, the only person who can serve in the constant service is the palace servants sent by the Imperial Medicine Academy!

Yang Chongfeng was one of the hall attendants who served Zhao Xu, the official in Chongzheng Hall. He was Zhao Xu's confidant eunuch. His name was Jian. He was about thirties, with a fair face and a thin figure. He wore a well-made green robe, a crown and hat decorated with a marten tail, and a whisk in his hand.

"Xiao Di has met Yang Daguan."

Wu Haogu quickly bowed and bowed. He didn't know that the Yang Gongfeng in front of him was Yang Jian, who was ranked sixth thief, but he still had to finish the etiquette.

Yang Jian glanced at Wu Haogu and said, "I have heard people say that you are the number one in the painting. When I see you today, I don't want to be so young.

Well, the official family will go and see you, let’s follow our family.”

Wu Haogu did not move when he heard this, but gave a bow again, "Xiao Di is indeed young and does not know the etiquette in the palace. Today I am so frightened that I am so scared that I can give you some advice."

As he spoke, a "private friend" stacked into dried tofu was stuffed into Yang Jian's hands. Yang Jian took the "private friend" and then put it away without looking at it. His tone of speaking was much more harmonious than before.

"The official family is easy-going, and you don't have to be too nervous. When you enter the palace and bow and bow. Your Highness stands. Unless the official family allows you to see the heavenly face directly, nor speak loudly. You can only answer truthfully after the official family asks. In addition, appear solemn and calm as soon as possible."

It is not common to kneel down and worship big gifts in the Song Dynasty. Even if you are a face, you don’t have to kneel down and bow three times and nine times. Only at the grand ceremony (on New Year’s Day and the Winter Solstice every year), kneel down and worship big gifts once every three years. Just visit the court frequently and perform the solemn worship (bow) ceremony.

In the third year of Chunhua, Emperor Zhao Guangyi ordered the officers of the 15th articles of the rituals of Shen Ju to always attend the rituals of the 15th article: the officers of civil and military officials may perform private ceremony in the court, kneel down and bow, wait for the miscarriage to be out of order, chat and laugh, enter the main yamen to hold the tablet, and walk slowly, and walk unrighteously when the train is on the train, and go to the court to lose the ceremony, speak slightly, walk in the ranks, and do not go to the court immediately, leave the seat for no reason, eat in the corridor, lose the ceremony, and walk in the court and retreat, do not enter and exit from the official yamen, and enter the Secretariat without official business. Those who violate the offender will take the court for one month; those who refuse to surrender will record the demotion.

In other words, it is not allowed for officials to kowtow to the emperor during their usual visits!

As for whether the people kneel down or bow when they see the emperor, they can do it. Even if they don’t even bow, they won’t cut off their heads. According to the information displayed in the Song Dynasty paintings “Welcoming the Lunar New Year”, “Yu Jia Guan Bian Chong” and “Wishing the Wise and Welcome the Wife”, the people of the Song Dynasty did not have any rules when they met the emperor…

After explaining it, Yang Jian checked the waist card that Wu Haogu had just obtained as usual, and then led Wu Haogu out of the painting board, walked north along a corridor for about dozens of steps, and then arrived in front of Chongzheng Hall.

Wu Haogu stayed outside the hall gate, and Yang Jian entered the hall to reply.

Soon, a message came from the hall: "Xuanwu was so happy to enter the hall."

This was the first time Wu Haogu met the emperor. There was a little bit of fear, but more regret. Although the historical books did not give high praise to the current emperor of Zhezong in the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty defeated Xixia and recovered Qingtang during the reign of Zhezong, and was considered safe and sound to the people's livelihood in the internal world. If he could live as long as Song Huizong, under his leadership, the Song Dynasty might be able to safeguard the chaos caused by the collapse of Liao Kingdom!

When Wu Haogu entered the hall, he found a familiar figure standing in the somewhat gloomy hall, as if it were the eunuch Tong Guan with a beard.

However, Wu Haogu didn't have time to think about whether there was any reason why Tong Guan and he appeared in Chongzheng Hall at the same time. He just followed Yang Jian's instructions and bowed to the direction where the imperial throne was. He also loudly informed his name and then stood still.

Zhao Xu did not examine whether Wu Haogu had any rituals in front of the palace, but just looked at him from a distance and then expressed the same emotion as Yang Jian: "I don't want to be so young."

He originally thought that Wu Haogu should have been famous in the painting world for many years, but he should have reached middle age. Unexpectedly, he was a young man who looked a few years younger than him.

"How old are you?" the official asked again.

"I am twenty years old." Wu Haogu answered truthfully.

His physiological age was twenty, but he had practiced painting skills for more than thirty years. He had long since become "three thousand waste paper" (the ancients had limited conditions for painting, and it was impossible for them to open up painting like later generations), but "one hundred thousand waste paper". In terms of solid foundation, no one in the world can match it.

"Did you draw the "Vishaman Heavenly Map"?"

"That's right." Wu Haogu replied.

Zhao Xu was still unbelievable and asked again: "Then just draw a piece of paper."

This is going to take the exam. Zhao Xu felt that he had given a casual call before, but he didn't even take the exam. He was indeed a bit abrupt. Now he found that Wu Haogu is so young, and he felt that he needed to take the make-up exam.

He pointed to Tong Guan, who was standing in the hall and said, "Let me draw him, how long does it take to draw it?"

Wu Haogu knew that the emperor wanted to take the exam for him, and this was his first exam for entering the Hanlin Academy of Painting!

If he fails the exam, the Hanlin Attack will be gone... By then, he will become a laughing stock in the calligraphy and painting business of Kaifeng Prefecture, and the 20,000 yuan he gave to Liang Shicheng will be wasted!

This official Zhao Xu is really fucking hard to serve!
Chapter completed!