In fact, the six-door agency had a rough prototype as early as the early Tang Dynasty, but this department is not a traditional government department, but more like a huge organization hired by the current government.

Liushanmen in Tang Dynasty

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, after the demise of the Sui Dynasty, there were still some other remnants and various green forest strongmen all over the country. At that time, the court had just built six departments: the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Official Affairs, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs. The overall situation is unstable and the government is irregular. Under such special circumstances, the punishment department set up an organization called Six Doors to secretly train some young people to deal with some extreme events. But later, the government affairs in the Tang Dynasty were formalized, and the six doors were gradually removed.

Liushanmen in Ming Dynasty

During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, in order to deal with cases related to state affairs, the court set up a secret organization that included martial arts experts, spies, arresting officers and killers. Because of the secrecy of this organization, and because the headquarters hall is open on three sides, facing south, southeast and west, there are two doors on each side, so it is called "six doors", and the members of the organization also call the headquarters "six doors" because of the confidentiality of their actions.

Because this organization acts strangely, means fierce, specializes in major cases, and the people widely recite the majesty and terror of the Six Doors. After a long time, Liumen is also afraid of everyone in the Jianghu. This "six-door" organization performed well in the struggle against Wei Zhongxian, but eventually disappeared with the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

The unique social status and work content of "six doors" have formed the mystery of "six doors" handling style. On the one hand, the "Six Doors" are officials of the imperial court and are bound by the orthodox imperial court system; On the other hand, "Six Doors" must be familiar with Jianghu rules if they want to deal directly with Jianghu people in the underworld. Because of this, the people of the "six doors" entered the yamen and left the rivers and lakes. They encounter many strange things and are flexible in handling them; They are Jianghu people in the yamen and the leaders of yamen in the Jianghu. They rule the rivers and lakes on behalf of the yamen and have great power in the rivers and lakes, but at the same time they are despised by the heroes of the rivers and lakes who do not work for the court.