Chapter 16 From now on, you will be my eagle and dog minions
Not willing?
This actually surprised Zhao Ning. Good guy, the emperor is having a hard time talking!
It seems that these bureaucrats are at odds with me!
It was not easy to be the emperor of the Song Dynasty. The edict issuance process was complicated and there were multiple review thresholds.
At this time, those stupid guys still want to protect their poor self-esteem?
In fact, before the Ming Dynasty, the process of issuing imperial edicts was very complicated, which was a restriction on monarchy.
You know, before the Ming Dynasty, there was a prime minister, and the prime minister was the highest executive in the country.
It was not until Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister system that the emperor became both the head of state and the head of government. At that time, the process of government orders was much simpler. The cabinet voted and the emperor approved.
But this was the Song Dynasty, and the Zhengshitang of the Song Dynasty was not a cabinet. The power of the Zhengshitang was still very great.
Zhao Ning said: "I will serve you with pen and ink."
If you don’t write it, I will write it myself!
The maids on the side quickly prepared pen and ink.
Zhao Ning started writing as soon as he picked up his pen.
After finishing writing, ask Wang Huaiji to take it to Zhongshu Sheren to go through the process directly.
Zhao Ning gave the edict to Wang Huaiji and said: "If anyone does not pass, let him go! Let those who pass come in. Whoever passes, write down the name and give it to me!"
Isn’t this easy to handle?
Some people want to be tough, but don't forget, there are also a lot of people who want to be in a higher position.
Don't talk nonsense with me and use your so-called integrity to fight against me. If you really have integrity, just jump out of Tokyo and fight against the Jin people!
Wang Huaiji bit the bullet and said: "Yes!"
"By the way, whoever killed Xu Bingzhe this morning, please call me."
"Yes, I will go find someone right now."
Zhao Ning continued to check the taxes of these years, but even in one morning, he only understood the tip of the iceberg.
He suddenly realized a problem personally: there was a big problem with the ideology of the officials in the court.
After this, when I promulgate new policies and issue edicts to the world, I will still care about the expressions of people in Shushe?
The rules have to be changed, or the people have to be changed!
In times of peace, there is naturally a set of rules for governing the country in times of peace. In times of peace, we can take things easy and play with you slowly.
But the problem is that we are not in peaceful times now. A huge border crisis and a crisis of national subjugation are right in front of us. If you continue to do this, don’t blame me.
Now we have to recruit a group of people to become confidants, otherwise it will be very difficult to do even a small thing.
Not long after, a young man was waiting outside the hall.
After receiving the summons, the young man removed his sword and walked into the Hall of Wende.
"I see the official family."
"Did you kill Xu Bingzhe?"
The young man's heart sank, and he became a little scared. Could it be that the officials wanted to kill the donkey?
"Yes, my lord."
"May I have your name?"
"My name is Jing Chao."
Jing Chao!
Zhao Ning didn't expect this guy to be Jing Chao!
Jing Chao was originally a Ban Zhi of the Imperial Guard.
After the Battle of Jingkang, the Jin people supported the puppet Qi regime. Liu Yu was the puppet emperor of Qi, and Jing Chao was promoted by Liu Yu.
In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei attacked Yingzhou (Zhongxiang, Hubei), and the defender was Jing Chao.
Yue Fei persuaded him to surrender, but he refused to surrender. Yue Fei attacked forcefully, and Jing Chao was defeated and committed suicide.
Jing Chao was just a small person. In troubled times, he chose to side with Liu Yu and became hostile to the Song army.
But in the end, he chose to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff, which can be regarded as worthy of Liu Yu's kindness to him.
This person is known as the "enemy of ten thousand people", mainly because he is very strong, and he may be able to compete with Yang Zaixing.
"What position do you hold in the Front Office now?"
"I serve as the direct commander and envoy."
The Zhuzhi Commander is a low-level officer in the Palace Guards, a very low-level officer.
"From now on, you are the Duke of Yu in front of the palace."
As soon as the emperor said these words, Jing Chao was stunned.
What is the difference between the former Sidu Yuhou and his original commanders and envoys?
Let's put it this way, the superior of Yuhou, the sidu in front of the palace, is the commander of the squads in front of the palace, that is, the commander of the palace. Wang Zongli's position now, Gao Qiu's position before, is called Taiwei.
The San Yamen are the three major Yamen of the imperial guard, and the position of the Chief of Staff is virtually the highest.
Marquis Yu, the capital of the Dianqian Division, is second only to the commanders and deputy commanders of the Dianqian Division.
The current deputy commander is Gao Qiu, who is in charge of the Imperial City Division. In other words, Yuhou, the capital of the Imperial Palace, is second only to Gao Qiu.
As for the direct commanders and envoys, they were six levels different from Yuhou, the leader of the various divisions in front of the palace.
You can understand it as suddenly jumping from the seventh-rank sesame official to the first-rank official.
Straight to heaven!
Why do this?
It's very simple, showing the emperor's life and death!
Tell everyone, come and see what you will get if you follow my words.
Of course, in fact, by the way, we will add a few ruthless characters who can kill people to the Forbidden Army.
The emperor's uncle, Wang Zongliu, was a dandy good-for-nothing.
But he can't be touched for the time being. Zhao Ning has always believed that even waste has its uses.
Zhao Ning said in a deep voice: "Why, you don't want to?"
Only then did Jing Chao come to his senses and said hurriedly: "How virtuous and capable is this humble minister? Thank you for the official's pity."
"This is not a good job. You will kill a lot of people in the future. Are you mentally prepared?"
"If the official does not give up, the minister will go through fire and water!" Jing Chao was overjoyed and felt that he had suddenly risen to prominence.
"Okay! What I need is a talent like you. You go down and get the official seal first."
"I excuse myself."
Isn’t this another minion?
How can the emperor do anything if he doesn't order his minions?
At this time, Wang Huaiji was sweating profusely, and the ministers were all very tough, especially those from Zhongshushe, who had read the books of sages for several days and would rather die than surrender if they opened their mouths and shut them up.
The results of it?
After changing three people, it finally passed.
This was the second time that the Song Dynasty encountered this situation since its founding.
The last time Wang Anshi carried out the reform, people in Zhongshushe were unwilling to draft an edict, so Shenzong simply changed the people and replaced them with Wang Anshi's confidants to cooperate with Wang Anshi.
It was almost noon when the emperor's edict was sent out.
The announcement of Xu Bingzhe's evidence of guilt was regarded as a formal announcement by the court.
Punishment methods are also included, confiscate your home!
At noon, Gao Qiu didn't even bother to eat. He led his men to Xu Bingzhe's house and ransacked Xu Bingzhe's house. All the Xu family members were driven out.
The money, calligraphy, paintings, gold and silver utensils inside were all confiscated by the people of the Imperial City Department.
Some people in the Imperial City Division have worked for half their lives and have never participated in a house raid.
This first time was exciting and tense. Although I didn’t know the depth and went back and forth, it was also very happy.
Because in order to pave the way for himself, Gao Qiu specially removed a few things during the house raid and distributed them to these people privately.
The guards of the Imperial City Department took a look and said: There is money to be made by confiscating homes. Gao Shuai, please lead more brothers to raid homes in the future!
Zhao Ning also turns a blind eye to this kind of thing. As long as it doesn't affect the overall situation, he doesn't have much time to care about it.
He was relatively humane, at least the female relatives of Xu Bingzhe's family were dismissed.
As soon as Xu Bingzhe's charges were announced, within a day, the entire city of Tokyo was in an uproar.
There were even dedicated people running around telling the news, attracting countless people to watch.
Xu Bingzhe's head was undoubtedly poured into a small fire with a bucket of oil.
The mood of the main battle began to burn like a flame.
In response to the wishes of the people, the Lord and the faction in the court who had just been excited all night drew their necks back and did not dare to talk nonsense anymore.
On November 27th, the third day after Zhao Ning traveled through time, he had basically read more than half of the taxation and discussion of income.
In the morning, he summoned Zhang Shuye again.
Zhang Shuye submitted the city defense overall plan.
Zhao Ning was very satisfied after reading it.
After lunch, he took the people out of the palace and went to inspect the scene with Zhang Shuye.
Zhang Shuye’s plan to defend the city is actually very satisfactory. It mainly includes the following points:
1. Arrange guards at the city gate, with five armies in the front, rear, left, right, and center. Each army has 10,000 troops. Each city wall has 10,000 troops. There are also 10,000 men on standby for the four routes. They can be mobilized flexibly at any time and change defenses day and night. Weapons should be used.
All transported to the city.
This is actually Li Gang's operation method during the first defense battle of Tokyo last year. It is very simple, but very effective.
The Song Dynasty had the most advanced city defense weapons in the world.
Moreover, Tokyo City is one of the strongest city walls in this era. Even Constantinople, which is said to be incapable of being breached by the gods, is inferior to it.
Second, mobilize a group of prepared people to prepare military rations to supply the soldiers defending the city.
Food is what we fight for, especially soldiers. They need to eat. People will starve if they don't eat, so there must be an adequate supply of food.
Third, organize people to do logistics.
Stones, kerosene, planks, wood, etc. can all be used when defending the city. It is far from enough if the court only relies on its own preparation.
Chapter completed!