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Chapter 1162: Chapter 1162: Became an Official_1 Chapter 1162: Chapter 1162: Became an Official_1 “Just deliver the message,” Yang Wenxiao signaled to Qiao Xiaomai to hand the letter to Gao Lian, allowing Gao Lian to handle this matter. He then turned to Tong Sanlang and spoke, “Sanlang, if you’re truly uninterested in the Imperial Examination, how about I give you a task to keep you busy these next few days?”

“Please give your instructions,” Tong Sanlang said.

“This month, with the Imperial Examination and my ninetieth birthday, there are far more people in the Capital City than usual. You take a small team and patrol the city, maintaining public security, and directly follow the command of my Emperor and the Crown Prince.”

“Is it that simple?” Tong Sanlang expressed some doubt.

After all, patrolling wasn’t something that would typically fall to him, right?

“It’s not simple. Just like those people Shen Chenghao secretly supports, I don’t even know where he’s keeping them,” Yang Wenxiao shook his head slightly, his expression somewhat grave.

“During this birthday celebration, people from the surrounding smaller nations will be coming, and there will be a lot of candidates as well. I’m concerned that people with ulterior motives could sneak into the Capital City. You are knowledgeable and have good eyesight, so keep watch at the city gates. Approach and interrogate anyone suspicious.”

“Focus on entry into the city, occasionally patrolling inside it as well,” Yang Wenxiao instructed.

Whether it was pursuing Jia Cheng or pursuing Shen Lan, Tong Sanlang had exerted a great deal of effort. Yang Wenxiao very much recognized his capabilities, so he entrusted this task with no specific target to Tong Sanlang.

Qiao Xiaomai stood by, listening to Yang Wenxiao’s words, and couldn’t help but speak up, “Grand Emperor, I think that the defenses of the Capital City are currently not very strict. Anyone, like Tong Sanlang’s parents for example, could easily infiltrate the city; this is too unsafe. The guard needs to be strengthened.”

“How should it be strengthened?” Yang Wenxiao asked.

“Well… it should be resolved at the local level first. For example, if Tong Sanlang and I wish to leave Anping County for the Capital City, we would need to go to the government office to obtain an identity document. The document should list our places of origin, and be stamped with the government office’s seal. That would make identity verification more convenient,” she explained.

“In the future, entry and exit to and from the Capital City will depend on this document. Those without it will be denied entry outright.”

Road permits didn’t exist at that time yet.

People could wander wherever they pleased, and the government offices didn’t care.

This situation had its advantages as well as disadvantages: the good was that it allowed the common people freedom to travel as they wished, the bad was that household registration management was not standardized, and moreover, if someone committed evil in one place, they could simply move elsewhere and start anew.

Qiao Xiaomai wasn’t very familiar with the concept of road permits, but considering the necessity of identification for travel in later generations, such documents were indeed essential.

Furthermore, with the Imperial Examination and the birthday celebration both taking place in the Capital City this month, and to prevent all sorts of undesirables from entering, the road permit was indeed necessary.

Yang Wenxiao pondered carefully over Qiao Xiaomai’s words, and then his face showed a regretful expression, “Such a good idea, but you’ve proposed it a bit too late now.”

If such a system were truly to be implemented, officials would have to be dispatched to publicize it everywhere.

Many people were already en route; publicizing it now would be futile.

Qiao Xiaomai blinked, with an innocent look on her face, “I also figured it out based on Tong Sanlang’s parents’ situation.”

“No matter, it can still be implemented later on. We’ll just have to deploy more patrols everywhere for this month,” Tong Sanlang said.

“Then this task is yours to undertake,” Yang Wenxiao said as he stood up. He went to the inner chambers, fetched a token, and presented it, “You will only take orders from me, the Emperor, and the Crown Prince, with the authority to mobilize the Imperial Guard and the Imperial Guards. You may handle situations first and report back later.”