Luo Youdu warmly greeted Wei Renpu, a famous minister with whom he was closely related.
If there hadn't been the case between Zhao Kuangyi and Wei Renpu's son-in-law, Luo Youdu wouldn't be where he is today.
Wei Renpu didn't have any vitality at all, and greeted him enthusiastically: "I have been looking forward to it for a long time, but brother Youdu is here. Now I am alone and weak, and I need strong support."
The Great Zhou Dynasty did not lack good generals, but it lacked famous ministers.
It is normal for a truly capable person to wear multiple hats.
Wei Renpu now holds three positions: Minister of Zhongshu, Tongping Zhangshi, and Privy Councilor. He corresponds to senior officials of Zhongshu, prime minister, and chief of general staff of the Great Zhou Dynasty respectively.
Wei Renpu's strategy is fully capable of taking on multiple positions, but there will inevitably be friction between the Prime Minister and the Privy Council.
In this era, civil and military affairs had gradually separated. The Prime Minister's Council was responsible for government affairs, and the Privy Council was responsible for military affairs.
The Council of Government focuses on people's livelihood, while the Privy Council focuses on military affairs.
The goals of both parties are different, but without exception, they both need money.
How to balance the two is not just a matter for Guo Rong to decide. It also depends on the constant battles between the Council Hall and the Privy Council.
Wei Renpu holds two positions, so his position is a bit awkward.
Coupled with the quality of the government office, Wang Pu was a famous minister and prime minister, and Wei Renpu was alone. He "suffered a lot" from facing them.
Especially the most recent time, Meng Shu sent someone to deliver this year’s share of coins at the end of the year.
This extra wealth was immediately targeted by the Council of Ministers and the Privy Council.
The Council wants to use it to dredge Kaifeng's rivers and re-plan and clean up hundreds of miles of surrounding rivers.
The Privy Council wanted to use it to purchase military horses from Fugu and Dingnan.
As a result, Wei Renpu gave Fan Zhi, and Wang Pu fought one after another and retreated steadily.
In the end, Meng Shu's coins were transferred to the Council Hall and used to manage water conservancy and transportation centered on Bianjing and Kaifeng.
In this kind of civil and military struggle, the ultimate gainer was the Zhou Dynasty.
Guo Rong was also happy to see the council hall. The Privy Council was red-faced and sat high up to watch the excitement.
As soon as Luo Youdu arrived at the Privy Council, Wei Renpu began to pour out his frustrations, introduce the situation of the Privy Council to him, and talk about how difficult it was for the Privy Council.
Luo Youdu secretly laughed in his heart: This old fox shouldered the military and political power, and his life was extremely comfortable. Eighty percent of the time he passed the blame, and he did not win the Meng Shu coins. It was not his fault, but the enemy was too cunning.
Who knows which side his butt sits on?
He also has his seat in the Council Chamber.
Judging from the information currently available to Luo Youdu, the overall plan for dredging the Kaifeng canal was proposed by Wei Renpu himself.
Luo Youdu understood this and said with righteous indignation: "Xianggong Fan, Xianggong Wang has gone too far. They have taken all the benefits. Don't worry, Xianggong Wei, armament is a major matter for the country. From now on, I will follow Xianggong Wei's lead and charge into battle for our Privy Council."
Wei Renpu nodded with satisfaction.
Although the Privy Council said that he was the top leader, Guo Rong's preference for Luo Youdu was well known.
If you don't handle the superior-subordinate relationship with him well, you won't be able to serve as a Privy Councilor.
Wei Renpu introduced the structure of the Privy Council to Luo Youdu: "There are ten rooms in the Privy Council: the north room, the branch room, the Beijing room, the review room, the military registration room, the militia room, the official room, the magistrate's room, the stable room, the small official room, and the branch room.
Cao Cao is in charge of military affairs, military and state affairs, military defense, border preparations, and military orders. In addition, the bodyguards and squads, internal and external recruitment, review, relocation, garrison, and rewards and punishments also fall within the jurisdiction of the Privy Council."
Luo Youdu couldn't help but nodded as he listened, and said: "I'm new here, and I'm not very familiar with all the affairs of the Privy Council. I plan to start with trivial matters, understand some of the operations of the Privy Council, and learn from my husband first, and then think about it."
What do you think of the specific distribution of weights?"
In other words, it is like doing odd jobs, doing everything, but not making the final decision on anything.
Wei Renpu nodded and said, "That's fine. If Brother Youdu doesn't understand anything, you can always consult with me."
Luo Youdu bid farewell to Wei Renpu and did not go to his office. Instead, he came to the archives room and looked through the administrative files previously processed by the Privy Council.
These matters that have been handled are exactly the experiences of the senior Privy Council members and the best models for learning.
Of course, Luo Youdu's real purpose is to see who is currently doing the inspections at the four gates of Bianjing and Kaifeng.
This inspector is signed as Inspection Division, and the official name is Inspection Envoy. It started from Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty in the Five Dynasties. His main task is to patrol the prefectures and cities, and is responsible for the overall defense and maintenance order of Bianjing and Kaifeng, especially night security.
This position is not very powerful, but it is a good job.
Especially the inspection envoys responsible for the east and west roads. Shops gathered in these two long streets. The soldiers patrolling the streets waved their swords a few times without any trouble. Immediately, big merchants invited them into the house to serve tea and greeted them with delicious food and drinks.
Looking at the names of the four inspectors, Luo Youdu had a plan in mind.
Then we waited, waiting for the army in front of the palace to become chaotic.
It is true that Zhao Kuangyin has great prestige in the Dianqian Army, but he is not yet the boss of the Dianqian Army, let alone able to control the overall situation.
Shi Shouxin's prestige in the army in front of the palace may not be as good as that of Zhao Kuangyin, but he is not a small person that no one cares about.
During the Later Han Dynasty, Shi Shouxin was subordinate to Guo Wei, the privy envoy. After Guo Wei came to the throne, he was promoted to Yuhou, the capital of the imperial guard, and was already a member of the imperial army of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Later, Guo Rong reformed the military system and separated the Dianqian Division. Zhao Kuangyin and Shi Shouxin were the first backbones to be incorporated into the Dianqian Division.
Moreover, Shi Shouxin was a generous and loyal man who was able to disregard his own interests for the sake of his brothers.
Even Zhao Kuangyin couldn't do this.
Shi Shouxin, the chief minister in front of the palace, has a certain degree of prestige. Zhao Kuangyin can suppress Wang Yansheng and Luo Yanyu from saying bad things about Shi Shouxin behind their backs.
They were all rough guys, and no one said a few dirty words.
But after Wang Yansheng was caught by Shi Shouxin, not only did he not admit his mistake, he even defeated Shi Shouxin in public, making him look bad.
In this situation, Zhao Kuangyin overestimated his prestige by trying to turn a big deal into a trivial one.
In any case, the boss of the Dianqian Division is named Zhang Yongde, not Zhao Kuangyin.
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Imperial City Yanyi Que.
Wang Yansheng and a group of brothers planned to go to the duty room through Yanyi Palace, but they did not want to let a group of soldiers block the way at the gate.
"Brothers, give in!"
Wang Yansheng shouted.
They were all brothers of the Palace Chief, so Wang Yansheng didn't think too much about it.
"Hey, who am I? It turns out to be the brave and loyal Wang Jian'er who is strong-willed, recognizes the eunuch as his father, and kowtows when he encounters Jin soldiers! Nice to meet you!"
Han Chongyun stretched and walked out of the crowd.
After the fall of the former Shu, Wang Yansheng moved to Luoyang. His first boss was Meng Hanqiong, the eunuch minister in the Later Tang Dynasty. The two had a good relationship. It was Meng Hanqiong's recommendation that Wang Yansheng was able to join Li Siyuan as Ren Dongban Chengzhi.
However, there were not many truly loyal people in this era. Shi Jingtang recognized Khitan Yelu Deguang as his father, and with his father's power, he overthrew the Later Tang Dynasty.
Wang Yansheng saw that the situation was not right and surrendered to the Later Jin Dynasty.
As for the following "Tou Han" thing, Han Chongyun still knew the taboos and didn't say much.
When Wang Yansheng heard this, his expression suddenly changed and he shouted: "Commander Handu, what do you mean?"
Han Chongyun scratched his head and said: "It's not interesting, I just want to ask, our eldest brother is upright and has never done anything to offend Commander Zhao Du, right? He just made a friend and recognized a brother, so I'll tell you.
Traitor. Then I would like to ask you, who is the son of a kowtowing eunuch, but is afraid of dying and will kneel down as a dog to the son-emperor of Khitan?"
"Come and evaluate yourself?"
"Iron-bone Zhengzheng?"
"Boldly loyal?"
"Or worse than animals?"
Wang Yansheng shouted angrily: "How dare you insult me!"
Han Chongyun crossed his arms over his chest and said, "So what if I humiliate you?"
Wang Yansheng drew his sword and shouted angrily: "Han, if you have the guts, let's go out and practice. Don't show off your rhetoric."
Han Chongyun laughed and said: "You don't need to know whether I have any seeds. Anyway, I have never been a son to a eunuch."
He knew that he was no match for Wang Yansheng, so he did not humiliate himself. Instead, he said: "There is a road under construction in Yanyi Palace. Either climb in or get out."
Wang Yansheng sarcastically said: "Do you think you can stop me?"
Han Chongyun strode up to Wang Yansheng, stretched out his neck and said, "Then if you have the guts, just chop here?"
Wang Yansheng lost his momentum and took two steps back.
"Bah! Coward!"
Han Chongyun spat on the ground.
Then we went back to build the road.
Facts have proved that not everyone is named Xu Chu.
Wang Yansheng was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go another way."
The next episode of Yanyi Que soon reached Zhao Kuangyin's ears.
"asshole!"
Zhao Kuangyin punched the desk, and all kinds of pens, inks, paper and inkstones on the desk flew up into the air and scattered on the table.
"Go and call the commander of the Crane Control Army!"
As soon as he received the order, he stopped the messenger and said, "Forget it, there's no need to go."
Zhao Kuangyin said, strode out of the class room, and came to the Yanyi Que class room in person.
“I’ve seen the envoys commanding in front of the palace!”
Han Chongyun saluted Zhao Kuangyin and said hello respectfully.
When Zhao Kuangyin heard Han Chongyun's name, he sighed: "Brother Han is still blaming me!"
Han Chongyun said: "I don't dare."
Zhao Kuangyin said angrily: "We are all brothers, and our palms and backs are all flesh. If there is a conflict, what do you want me to do?"
Han Chongyun said: "So my subordinates have no intention of blaming the commander. Wang Yansheng is the elder brother's brother, and it is normal for the elder brother to protect him. But he is not my brother, and I have no reason to protect him. If the elder brother wants to be punished, I will punish him. I accept it."
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"But I said it in front of eldest brother. Wang Yansheng can't even stand in the area I'm responsible for. If eldest brother doesn't like it, just remove me."
"You..." Zhao Kuangyin knew that he was in the wrong, so he threw up his sleeves and walked away.
Han Chongyun looked back at Zhao Kuangyin with a complicated expression.
The Wang Yansheng incident completely broke out in the front office as Han Chongyun broke through this layer of paper.
If it were Zhao Kuangyin and Shi Shouxin had a conflict, 80% of the officials in front of the palace would side with Zhao Kuangyin.
Nothing to say.
But when it came to the incident between Shi Shouxin and Wang Yansheng, it was clear that the majority were on Shi Shouxin's side.
Zhao Kuangyin unconsciously favored Wang Yansheng, which made people feel even more aggrieved for Shi Shouxin.