After going straight down, Zhu Pu left Ziwei City, passed through Yingtian Gate, and headed towards the Imperial City.
Imperial City is the common name.
In the Sui Dynasty, it was called Taiwei City, but the name was not changed in the Guo Dynasty and it was still called that way.
There is Yingtian Gate in the middle of the south of Ziwei City. Outside Yingtian Gate, there are four east-west horizontal streets, which belong to the boundaries of Taiwei City. Many government agencies are located in the middle.
Counting from north to south, between the first and second horizontal streets, there is a very important institution: Zhongshu Waisheng.
This is the office of Zhongshu Province in Taiwei City (Imperial City), where middle- and lower-level officials mainly handle affairs.
Corresponding to the outer provinces, there is also Zhongshu Province in Ziwei City (Miyagi City), which is sometimes called "introspection".
As we all know, the layout of the imperial palace is generally "front dynasty and sleeping in the back". The imperial city is where the office is, and the palace city is where the emperor's family lives. The internal provinces are located in the palace city, and the degree to which the other provinces participate in the core decision-making of the imperial court is closely related to the emperor.
There is quite a difference in the degree of closeness of contact.
Therefore, the two ministers of Zhongshu all work in the inner provinces, while in the outer provinces there are some middle- and lower-level officials such as Zhongshusheren, chief secretaries, and principals.
Zhu Pu was the minister of Zhongshu, and Xiao Qu was also the minister of Zhongshu. The latter was in other provinces today to supervise the affairs of Tang and Deng and the development of Xiangyang area, so Zhu Pu came straight to see him.
It has already fallen straight, but people from other provinces and provinces are coming in and out, and it is extremely busy. When Zhu Pu entered the door, he almost bumped into a Lingshi - Lingshi, Shulingshi and the like, are all officials, and
No grade.
"Xiao Xiang." After Zhu Pu came in, he waited quietly for a while and then saluted.
"Prime Minister Zhu." Xiao Qu put down his pen and ordered tea to be served.
"Xiao Xiang." Zhu Pu wanted to say a few polite words, but because the relationship was tense, he didn't know where to start.
Xiao Yu knew his character, so he laughed and said directly: "What's the matter with Prime Minister Zhu?"
"The matter of Guanbei and Zhili Road is aroused in the court, and there are many discussions." Zhu Pu sat down and said: "Recently, some people have come to me and asked me about the specific division. I can't answer. I am really ashamed."
Xiao Qu knew who were looking for Zhu Pu, and they were nothing more than the "loyal ministers" of today. Now it seems that the loyalty of these people is limited. The new administrative division reform promoted by King Xia actually made both the enemy and ourselves temporarily put aside.
It is also a strange thing to stare at each other with piercing eyes after seeing the differences.
Of course, there are still many people who only ask about their position and don't care about right or wrong. These people are stupid and Xiao Qu doesn't even bother to pay attention to them.
"How does Prime Minister Zhu think the position of governor is established?" Xiao Zang asked.
"The governor declares virtue, appeases the people, fixes the political and punishment rules, implements the pros and cons of revolution, and evaluates the officials. It is natural for him to do great good." Zhu Pu said: "For many years, martial men occupying offices have caused great disasters. Now we can clear the clouds and see the sun. I sighed with emotion.
Thousands.”
Zhu Pu finally got to the point.
Why are all his cronies secretly concerned about this matter? Interested!
There are civilian officials in all the vassal towns in the world, but the occupation of officials by warriors is too annoying and greatly infringes on their interests. However, at this time, the atmosphere is martial and wars are frequent. Even the military commanders have to keep the generals and sergeants under their control, and the civil servants are under control.
What can the senses do?
This move of King Xia was really a stroke of genius, and he won the support of many civil servants at once. To put it bluntly, the number of people gathered around the emperor would only become fewer and fewer, and the foundation was gone...
Taking the newly established Zhili Road as an example, the highest rank is the governor, who is designated as a third-rank official. You must know that the Minister of Zhongshu is also a third-rank official. As the prime minister, shouldn't he be promoted to a higher rank? As soon as the prime minister moved, the following series
All the officials have to be promoted. How big a benefit is this?
Under the governor's envoy, there is a transfer envoy, who is in charge of a line of wealth, and checks whether the expenditure is sufficient to provide for the county and county expenses. Every year, he goes to the department, inspects the reserves, and audits the accounts. The transfer envoy is appointed by the division.
Officials such as transportation deputy envoy and transportation judge.
There is also the Department of Criminal and Prison Envoys, who are in charge of overseeing the prison lawsuits of the department and rectifying the merits, interrogating prisoners, and reviewing the case documents in detail. The Division has the positions of Criminal and Prison Envoys, Deputy Envoys, and Judges.
There is also the post of academic administration, which is responsible for school administration and annual academic examinations. It examines the merits of teachers and scholars and diligent and lazy students, promotes those who are wise and capable, and reprimands those who are not handsome teachers.
Let’s not talk about the commander-in-chief. It is not under the jurisdiction of the governor, but directly managed by the Ministry of War. The only force the governor can have is a guard camp with a few hundred people.
transfer envoy, prison envoy, capital
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Commanders and academics are all officials below the fourth rank of Zhengzhou. They are only lower than Fu Yin (from the third rank) and Shangzhou governor (above the fourth rank of Zhengzhou). They are on the same level as the governor of Zhongzhou (lower fourth rank of Zhongzhou). They are quite good positions.
Already.
"In that case, why rebel against the King of Xia?" Xiao Zang asked: "If there was no King of Xia, what would be the situation in Guanxi and Henan at this time? I'm afraid that those vulgar warriors would have killed Ouchi.
Are you saying that the emperor will not be saved, but the civil and military officials will be able to save their lives and their family fortunes?"
Zhu Pu was attracted by Xiao Yu's words and subconsciously thought about it.
Assume that there is no King of Xia, and Han Jian is the largest military leader in the fourteen states of Zhili Province, what will he do? Maybe he does not dare to kill the emperor, but the prince dares to kill, and even kills them all in one go without blinking an eye.
Most of the civil and military officials are of no use to him. If he is in a good mood, he will just throw away three melons and two dates. If he is in a bad mood, he will be destroyed physically.
Of course you can scold him, but if you scold him day and night, can you scold these military leaders to death? The basis of their rule is not you literati, but the army, and they don't care about your opinions at all.
Everyone scolded King Xia for being kind-faced and dark-hearted, for being pretentious and for cherishing feathers. But the point is that he was pretentious, which meant that he had some rules and was not completely free to act as he pleased.
I am afraid of comparison in everything, and I will be able to tell the difference in one comparison.
"Let's put it this way." Xiao Yu stood up, came to Zhu Pu's side, and said softly: "If there is something wrong with King Xia, the chaotic wars in the past twenty years since the Chao Rebellion will be in vain. It is impossible to say that this Manchu minister,
The people of the world will have to suffer for several more decades. Zhu Xiangyi thought carefully about the true meaning of this.
Zhu Pu was silent.
Twenty years of brutal war were fought in vain? Zhu Pu can probably understand. Although it is not completely fought in vain, the second generation of overlords will always be easier than the first generation, but the continuation of the war is inevitable. In this process
Will China, Henan, Hebei, Hedong and even Kansai, which has been stable for more than ten years, be destroyed again? It is almost inevitable.
"Prime Minister Zhu, there is someone who wants to make enemies of all the scholars in the world. What do you think we should do?" Xiao Yu lowered his voice very low, but in Zhu Pu's ears, it was like thunder.
The person who wants to be an enemy to the scholars in the world is none other than the current Holy Emperor. What should I do? Xiao Qu has even tied the interests of scholars and aristocratic families to the King of Xia, thinking that they will both prosper and suffer. What can you do?
…
Seeing that Zhu Pu was silent, Xiao Yu smiled and said no more.
Some bends cannot be turned around in a short time. Many of the officials who gathered around the saint were from low backgrounds. It was clear that the saint did not represent their interests, but they still had no brains to support him. Because not all people are rational.
, it is difficult to completely change a lifetime of beliefs and values.
There is no need to win over people who cannot be changed.
If you can change someone, then you can talk about it.
King Xia has not relied entirely on the butcher's knife to suppress others. In fact, the word he talks about most often is "united front". He has always liked to share interests with others and form a community of interests.
Zhu Pu is a real person. He can restrain his likes and dislikes and look at people and things objectively. He is worth winning over. And once successful, the demonstration effect will be obvious.
There is no doubt that Shao Shude intends to uproot the foundation of the saint.
After leaving Zhongshu to go abroad, Zhu Pu returned to his home in Jishanfang.
Jishan and Shangshan Erfang are on the south bank of Luoshui River, very close to Tianjin Bridge. Just across the bridge is Taiwei Imperial City, which can be said to be a prime location.
There was originally Taiwei Palace in Jishanfang. In the first month of the first year of Tianbao, the temple of Emperor Xuanyuan (Laozi) was built here. In the second year, it was changed to Taiwei Palace, which was later destroyed by war.
Taiwei Palace occupies a relatively large area. Feng Wei, who presided over the construction of Luoyang City, built three mansions on the original site and gave them to the three prime ministers Zhu Pu, Pei Shu and Pei Zhi to live in - of course, they were just borrowing them. After leaving office, they were
To be returned.
Not surprisingly, there are already many people waiting at home.
They were noisy and discussing. Someone mentioned Wang Yong's appointment as Shaofu Supervisor and Wei Yuan's appointment as Military Weapons Supervisor. They criticized them so much that the sour taste almost spilled out of the door.
To be honest, these positions are not usually taken seriously by people. But aren't there many people who came from Chang'an and still don't have official positions?
The skills of mastering all kinds of craftsmanship in the Shaofu. That was in the past, but now it seems that there are many more things. Wang Yong, as an official promoted by Shao Shude, became the supervisor of the Shaofu. It seems that
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Not surprising either.
The full name of the Ordnance Supervision is "Beidu Ordnance Supervision".
As the name suggests, it is located in Jinyang, the northern capital, and has two major agencies, the Jiafang Department and the Nufang Department, with a large scale and high output - Li Keyong's dreamy start is not just talk.
Now this newly established weapons supervisor is said to be located in Heyang. Wei said that he was from the Hetao Grassland Ghost Club. People who knew him called him "Eleventh Man". He was said to be proficient in blacksmithing and was highly regarded by the King of Xia.
But it makes people angry to think that such a Tibetan with no fame and honor has become a weapons supervisor with a rank of fourth rank.
After Zhu Pu listened for a while, he already understood, but he sighed even more, and the balance in his heart tilted somewhere again.
In fact, what can we do otherwise?
In fact, he is now regarded as a thorn in the flesh by many people. The saint probably has no trust in him at all, right? He must think that he is a person who is greedy for life, fear of death, and covets glory and wealth.
"I want wealth and honor, but I also want to do the right thing." Zhu Pu said silently in his heart.
Then, looking at the group of party members, he said: "You have been officials for many years, and those who can follow you to Luoyang are ministers who are worried about state affairs. I have been an official for half my life, and the only people I care about in my heart are the people. Now that the matter has come to this, I also
I won’t hide it from you. The king of Xia acted in a clear and logical manner, and he was known for his strategic strategies. He was also brave and good at fighting. His military achievements were outstanding and he was well-respected both at home and abroad. This is why -——"
At this point, Zhu Pu seemed to hear a broken voice somewhere in his heart, and he gritted his teeth and continued: "It's for ***!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole hall fell into silence.