After the negotiation with the imperial court broke down, it was not that nothing would happen. In fact, the independence of Prince Yong's Mansion has been in full swing. This is not only a matter of Chen Qing's personal ambitions, but also affects the lives of thousands of Chen Qing's subordinates.
Interests are also related to the legitimacy of the Yongwang Mansion's local rule.
For example, if the local prefectures and counties were subordinate to the imperial court, and they were officials of the Song Dynasty, then they should be under the management of the imperial court in Lin'an, but in fact they were managed by Prince Yong's Mansion in Jingzhao, and Prince Yong's Mansion was not a court, so theoretically they had no authority
Jurisdiction over states and counties.
So much so that Jingzhao manages all the prefectures and counties in the name of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoys Department, and the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoys Department is appointed by the imperial court. Legally speaking, the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoys Department is entrusted by the imperial court to manage various prefectures and counties.
To manage.
But in fact, the imperial court did not entrust the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoys Division, which resulted in the illegal jurisdiction of Prince Yong's Mansion or the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoys Division.
So by the end of the year, two major events will happen in Beijing. One is that the Tang system will be restored to the local government. The magistrate will be renamed the governor, the general magistrate will be renamed the changshi, and other other official positions will be renamed Sima, Biejia, Luo Shi and join the army, etc. At the same time,
The county magistrate was also renamed the county magistrate, and a county worker was added to sit alongside the chief clerk. Three custodians were promoted to ninth-rank officials, which increased the Yongwang Mansion's jurisdiction over county-level officials from four to eight, which significantly
Strengthened the control of Yongwang Mansion over the county.
Don’t underestimate this small renaming and restructuring. Legally, it decouples the states and counties under the jurisdiction of Prince Yong’s Mansion from the imperial court. Unless the imperial court also renames and reorganizes the prefectures and counties on Jiangnan East Road and Liangzhe Road, otherwise all localities will
The government has nothing to do with the court. You appointed the magistrate, but I don't have the position of magistrate here. When the magistrate comes to take office, he can't even touch the door, so the appointment becomes meaningless.
The second major independent event of Prince Yong's Palace was the founding of the People's Republic of China. The founding of the People's Republic of China was not the establishment of a new dynasty, but the establishment of a kingdom, which was equivalent to the enfeoffment system. The Han Dynasty, Jin Dynasty, Sui Dynasty and Ming Dynasty all had the enfeoffment system, and the descendants of the clan were enfeoffed to various places.
To establish a kingdom, that is why there is a saying of cutting down vassals.
There was no enfeoffment system in the Tang and Song dynasties. The imperial court granted Chen Qing the title of King Yong and allowed him to establish a royal palace. This was actually a false title, just a title for a prince. What Chen Qing has to do now is to make the prince sit
Reality means establishing a kingdom.
Of course, the imperial court would not recognize the kingdom established by Chen Qing, but his officials, the army, and the prefectures and counties under his jurisdiction all recognized it, and the imperial court had no way to stop it.
A kingdom is not a dynasty, but it is only one step away from a dynasty. It is just one step further up.
On the first day of October, Chen Qing promulgated the Yongwang Order, which officially restored the official positions of prefectures and counties in various places to the Tang system, and at the same time restructured the county level.
This major restructuring was quickly reported by the "Beijing News". There was no excitement in Beijing. Officials all took the restructuring as a matter of course. They just felt that the change was too late and should have been changed long ago.
But it caused an uproar in Lin'an, especially the word "Yongguo" was vaguely mentioned in King Yong's order, which made people even more imaginative.
However, unexpectedly, Emperor Zhao Gou was very calm. He did not get angry or furious. He did not even summon ministers for emergency military affairs, leaving the ministers confused.
In the Hongyan Tea House, Tao Lin and Xu Xiantu, both academicians, were drinking tea together.
"What's going on with the officials? There's no movement at all? Doesn't he know?" Tao Lin asked in confusion.
Xu Xiantu sighed and said: "How could he not know? He also subscribed to the Beijing News and read it every day! He reads it more seriously than anyone else. It's such a major event and headlines. It's strange that he doesn't know. He didn't move me.
He's probably pretending to be calm! Or he doesn't know what to do."
"fear?"
"I guess there is a little bit. The breakdown of the last negotiation showed that he was worried about Chen Qing's further actions."
Tao Lin frowned and said, "Then it's better to agree to give up Fujian Road to Chen Qing, then we won't have so many worries."
Xu Xiantu said in surprise: "You haven't noticed it after all this fuss?"
"What do you see?"
"Even if an agreement is reached and Fujian Road is given to Chen Qing, he will still launch these reforms and establish the Yong Kingdom. This does not violate the agreement, does not overstep, and does not wear a yellow robe. Didn't you notice?"
Tao Lin took a breath of air, "It turns out that the other party has been prepared for it!"
Xu Xiantu smiled and said: "They have indeed been prepared, step by step, to reform the official system and establish the Yong Kingdom. They have been planning for a long time. Regardless of whether they have reached an agreement with us or not, they will definitely launch it. I don't think there is any need to make a fuss. They are just
It’s just a matter of justifying what I’ve been doing.”
"But it's still different!"
Tao Lin shook his head and said: "In the past, there were many things that no one could have imagined. But now, once the name is changed to the Yong Kingdom, everyone will think of the Yong Dynasty. In fact, there is no difference between the two. At most, Chen Qing has not ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. I guess the counselor of the Internal Affairs Hall
The council will be renamed Shenzhenshi. The chief political officer is called Yong Wangcheng. There are also three provinces, six ministries and nine temples. They must also be implemented at any time. Doesn't he follow the Tang system? He already has the governor, but he still cares whether he is lowered to the imperial court level?
The most important thing is that once the names are corrected, ordinary people will recognize them as a dynasty parallel to and independent of the Song Dynasty, not the Yong Kingdom under the Song Dynasty."
Xu Xiantu nodded, "You are right. Officials and scholar-bureaucrats know that they are not a dynasty, but ordinary people don't care about this. Kingdoms and dynasties are the same thing to them."
Just as he was talking, a eunuch ran into the teahouse panting and ran up to Xu Xiantu. He gasped and said: "Our family is looking for Mr. Xu everywhere. Please come to the palace immediately. The official has summoned you on important matters!"
Xu Xiantu and Tao Lin looked at each other. As expected, the official couldn't hold himself back. Xu Xiantu stood up and said, "I'll go right away!"
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In the imperial study room, Zhao Gou indeed behaved unusually calmly. It was not that he was not anxious, not angry, not not afraid, not not anxious. Instead, he was anxious, angry, scared, anxious and at a loss when they were mixed together.
Timidity has turned into avoidance, or in other words, into numbness.
He is like an ostrich, as long as Chen Qing does not declare himself emperor, he can pretend not to see it.
This is Zhao Gou's character. He is weak at heart, fierce and timid. He will get angry and fussy about small problems. But when really big problems arise, he will run away.
Unless the ministers force him to deal with it, he really can't escape, so he will have to face it bravely.
At this time, Zhao Gou was reading another secret report, which was submitted by Zhao Xing, the censor Zhongcheng. The report accused Xu Xiantu's son Xu Shou of being the county magistrate in Yuchi County, Kaifeng Prefecture under the pseudonym Yu Shou.
This report made Zhao Gou shocked and angry. He never imagined that his most trusted confidant would secretly seek refuge with Chen Qing.
But he still restrained his anger and wanted to confirm the matter to Xu Xiantu himself.
At this time, the eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Mr. Xu is here!"