What did a detective do in ancient times?

State spy, eyes and ears, troublemaker, eye liner, craftsman, detective, confidant, horse scout, observation

Our country has a long history, a vast territory, many ethnic groups, and rich and rich cultural classics And it has a long history. Our country can be said to be the originator of the detective industry, which can be seen from the large number of detective titles recorded in ancient documents and the early history of detective activities.

As early as the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, it is said that there is such a record in the book "Tai Gong Liu Tao" written by Jiang Ziya: "Eight tourists were in charge of serving the traitors and changing the relationship between them. "The Confucian classic "Zhou Li: Autumn Officials and Bandits" also writes: "Eighty percent of the officers are: one is the state's covenant, the other is the state's traitor, the third is the state's spy... the eighth is the state's false accusation. "The state is the country, and the state spies are the spies of the state." In ancient times, spy and espionage were two words. "The Book of Rites Qiancheng" says: "The small intelligence activity is called spying, and the big secret activity is called espionage." Later, spy and espionage were combined into one word.

In ancient times, there were some other names for detectives. Common ones are:

Ear and Eyes - "The Collection of Zhuge Liang": A general must have a heart, ears and eyes, and minions. A person without a heart is like a person walking at night, helpless and helpless; a person without ears and eyes is like a person living in the dark, not knowing how to move; a person without claws and claws is like a hungry person who eats poison and will inevitably die. Therefore, a good general must have knowledgeable and wise people as his heart, people who are careful about secrets as his ears and eyes, and people who are brave and good at enemies as his minions.

The good-hearted person - Volume 10 of "Zhitan": A micro-businessman who plans to do good things secretly inspected the monk's location, and found out about it from the nearby county.

Eyeliner - Chapter 47 of "Water Margin": It is said that Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu took the road to Liangshan and saw a newly built hotel in the distance, with the wine flag sticking out. The two of them went to the store to buy some wine and food, and asked about the distance. This hotel is a newly built hotel in Liangshanbo, and it is managed by Shi Yong.

Detailed work - Chapter 47 of "Water Margin": Song Jiang sat down in the military tent and discussed with Hua Rong: "I heard that the roads in Zhujiazhuang are very complicated, so it is not possible to enter the army." ...Li Kui then said: "Brother, I have been idle for a long time and haven't killed anyone, so I will go and have a look first." Song Jiang said: "Brother, you can't go. If you break the formation and charge the enemy, you have to go first." This is a delicate job, and you are of no use."

The Visitor - Chapter 84 of "Dang Kou Zhi": Xizhen said: "It's just that I haven't received anything in return, so I'm really bored." When the investigators arrived at Kong Hou's house, Kong Hou realized that both Liu Guang and Xizhen had dropped the grass and sighed.

Confidants - Chapter 84 of "Dang Kou Zhi": "This year's orchid basin in Ciyun Temple. The meeting is not allowed to be held, because it is like that year in Jiangzhou City and Daming Mansion, where the guys used tricks. I also sent my confidants to supervise the prisoner to prevent him from escaping. "

Tan Ma - Chapter 40 of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms": Xuande said: "It is better to go to Fancheng to avoid it. "While they were discussing, the detective Ma Fei reported that Cao Jun had arrived at Bowangpo."

Observation - "Surprise at the Second Moment" Volume 5: The great Yin of Kaifeng Prefecture received a secret order, which was an unusual way to guard against thieves. How dare you slack off at all times? He summoned He Kuan, the arresting envoy that day, and said: "Today, I received a secret order, and you are restricted to get the Lantern Festival Night to be a group of wrongdoers within three days." Kuan Kuan said: "If you are innocent and have no certificate, how can you arrest them?" < /p>