Hu Zhen left his residence in Chunhuafang, then went all the way north, and met Yang Yao outside the west wall of Anyefang.
Yang Yao's house is located in Anyefang. It used to be the house of Tang Heshang, the young eunuch of the palace.
Tang Heshang was the son of Tang Jian, the famous founder of the country. He married Yuan, a core member of the Guanlong Group. After Yuan's death, he married Yan Liben's daughter.
It is reasonable for Yang Yao to acquire this house.
After the two greeted each other and exchanged greetings, they walked side by side, chatting as they walked. They crossed Tianjin Bridge, entered Duanmen, and then both dismounted and walked.
To the north of the fourth horizontal street in Taiwei City (counting from north to south), from west to east are Taipu Temple, Shangshe Bureau, Secretary Province, Yushitai, Honglu Temple, Weiwei Temple, and Taifu Temple.
Seven yamen.
To the east are the Zhongzong Temple and the Ancestral Temple, which were destroyed by the war. There seems to be no intention to rebuild them at present, at least the Zhongzong Temple will not be built.
After passing through the street between Yushitai and Honglu Temple, we arrived at a series of buildings between the Second and Third Streets.
During the Xuanzong Dynasty, these buildings were the offices of the Sixteenth Guards of the Nanya Mansion, such as the left and right Xiaowei Mansion, the left and right Wuwei Mansion, the left and right Qianniu Wei Mansion, and so on.
The Sixteenth Guards of the South Yamen were government soldiers, and the Imperial Guards of the North Yamen were recruited soldiers. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, the Imperial Guards had long existed in name only, and the Sixteenth Guards had been reduced to palace guards, a ceremonial force with a total of about ten thousand people, some say eight thousand.
Anyway, that's it. After the hard times, the Sixteenth Guards and the prince's mansions were even more withered, and many functions were replaced by the Shence Army.
When the saint left Chang'an, he was not far away from purifying himself and leaving home. All the palace guards were dismissed without him.
The palace guards in Luoyang, currently numbering more than 5,000, were rebuilt by Shao Shude.
In the early days of the imperial dynasty, the capital was guarded by various guards, such as the left and right prison guards who managed various gates, the left and right Qianniu guards who served as the emperor's personal attendants, and the left and right Jinwu guards who were responsible for patrolling and guarding.
In the Five Dynasties and the Northern Song Dynasty, the various squads of the Dianqian Division took turns to guard, such as the Inner Dian Division, the Outer Palace Division, the Yulong Division, the Golden Spear Division, the Crossbowmen Division, etc. The highest officer in charge of the various squads was the Dian Qian Division Commander.
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The guards of the Guo Dynasty originated from the Northern Dynasty, and the Banzhi of the Northern Song Dynasty originated from the Five Dynasties. They all have their own origins.
It is worth mentioning that in the early period of the Imperial Dynasty, the guards were mainly government soldiers, who were both dormitory guards and field troops. The same was true for the Banzhi in front of the Five Dynasties Palace, and the field troops took turns to stay guard.
Shao Shude is also slowly reforming the Suwei and various security forces.
First of all, Weiwei Temple is in charge of all the gates and palace guards. Following the Five Dynasties and Northern Song Dynasty, they are called the first class and the second class of a certain person...
Even more streamlined, it is temporarily organized into five commanders, with each commander having a staff of 2,000. The three main sources are the veterans of the Forbidden Army, the sons of nobles, and the young men of the slaves. They take turns to stay in the guard, and the personnel are replaced every two years.
Secondly, he took Yin Anzhi as his personal attendant. Wherever he lived, Yin Anzhi followed him to stay as a guard. When he went on an expedition, Yin Anzhi followed him into battle.
The reform has begun to be gradually implemented. Therefore, when Hu Zhen and Yang Yao walked to this area, they found that most of the original yamen of the Zhuwei Mansion were empty. Only Yin Anzhi occupied an yamen office, and a few left-behind generals and civil servants were working inside.
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The Privy Council of the North and South Yamen are also here. The South Yamen occupies the former site of the right leading army guard, and the Beiya Privy Council is on the former site of the left leading army guard.
After Hu Zhen and Yang Yao parted ways, they went straight to the government office. On the way, they met a patrol team from the Weiwei Temple. They were old and young, and there were also Tibetan soldiers wearing earrings. It was indeed a characteristic of the New Dynasty.
"Privy Master Hu."
"Zhang Chengzhi."
In the government office, Hu Zhen and Zhang Changyuan saluted each other.
Zhang Changyuan was one of the first batch of Jinshi that Xiao Yu recruited for Shao Shude. He later served as the governor of Suizhou and made outstanding achievements. After moving around in various positions, he was transferred to the Nanya Privy Council and held the post of Privy Councilor.
There are two privy councilors in the Privy Council, and they currently hold the official position of the third rank. I heard that the prime minister is likely to change from the third rank to the second rank, so the privy council will also become the official position of the second rank.
Under the privy envoy, there are four levels: deputy privy envoy, privy envoy, who undertakes decrees, records affairs, and chief. Below the chief, there are officials such as the Lingshi and the Lingshi.
Hu Zhen sat down and didn't know what to do for a moment.
The officials in the government office have not yet arrived, and some personnel have to be recruited again. After all, this is a new Privy Council, and the eunuchs from Chang'an will definitely not be able to use it. Moreover, the functions are different from those of the previous Privy Council, and many things need to be explored again.
Thinking of this, Hu Zhen couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
It's so difficult to build a new dynasty. Especially when you want to do something different, the team of the old dynasty can't accept many, and most of them have to be started all over again by yourself.
There are so many things involved in transforming from a vassal town to a country. I really don’t know where to start, so I can only do it step by step.
Hu Zhen admired Shao Shude even more now.
Even if the new dynasty established by King Xia did not last long and the second and third generations died, it would be very difficult. The new dynasty that succeeded him would also have to inherit his sentiments.
The difficulties faced by pioneers and successors are always different.
"Zhang Chengzhi, there is nothing going on. His Highness wants to establish a military force in Helong and Yinshan. Why don't we take care of it first?" Hu Zhen asked suddenly.
"What Privy Hu said is true." Zhang Changyuan said: "The King of Xia is still very concerned about the formation of the Zhenjun. He once said that he wanted to use the Xinquan Army as the team to form the Rouzhen Army. It is better to plan the number of troops, garrison, food and pay first.
Miscellaneous things like that?”
"Good." Hu Zhen said with a smile.
The town army is actually the frontier army.
Where do the border states need defense? How many troops are needed in total? How to provide food and salary? Where are the sources of troops? There are a lot of things that can really be prepared in advance.
King Xia was far away in Weizhou, but he never stopped controlling the government. Hu Zhen knew this very well. It was not easy to earn some performance.
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The court meeting was over, and the saint convened with his confidants at the Anfu Hall in the north of Jiuzhou Pond to discuss matters.
Civil servants are hard-working, and civil servants of rank five or above have to go to court every day except holidays.
In contrast, "For military officers of the fifth rank and above, they still attend on the fifth, 11th, 21st, and 25th days of each month. For military officers above the third rank, they still attend on the ninth, nineteenth, and twenty-ninth days."
Therefore, military attachés like Hu Zhen did not have to go to court every day, but civil servants like Lu Guangqi and Dugu Sun had to go to court every day.
In the Jiuzhou Pond area, only Anfu Hall, Tongxin Pavilion, Lingbo Pavilion and Liritai have been completed.
The former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty liked the Jiuzhou Pond area, "It is decorated with beautiful scenery, where Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty slept."
The concubines of the saint also lived in this area.
In fact, they are not the only ones, the princesses also live here, mainly the daughters of Jinshang. The eldest Princess Xin'an is fifteen years old, and Princess Pingyuan, born to Queen He, is thirteen years old this year.
The weather is good today, but the saint's mood is very gloomy, because Prime Minister Zhu Pu actively implemented Shao Shude's new policies and spared no effort.
Fortunately, this traitor had suspicions about him a long time ago and did not let him participate in confidential matters.
"Your Majesty, for this plan, we must immediately summon Shao Thief into the palace to give him a banquet," Lu Guangqi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, said.
"For what reason?" asked the sage.
"The commander of the camp in Rouzhou, Yang Yuegang, presented more than ten Khitan chiefs to the army. Shao was defeated and used secretly, so he used this as an excuse to summon him to the palace and give him a banquet to show his merit, and then he could start."
Lu Guangqi said.
"What if Thief Shao doesn't come?" the saint asked, looking at his expression, he seemed very anxious.
"We can think of some ways..." Lu Guangqi said vaguely.
If the saint has some enlightenment.
He turned his eyes behind him. Madame Yang Kezheng of the State of Jin and Madam of the State of Zhao Favored her. These two palace officials were beautiful and graceful in their dancing. If they were to perform the dance, Shao Thief would definitely take the bait.
Yang Kezheng seemed to feel the saint's inner thoughts, and his delicate body trembled slightly.
But the saint didn't care about her thoughts at all, and then he thought that these might not be enough. If Queen He kept toasting from the side, things would be promising.
"If...if I miss..." When the incident came to a close, the saint suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart and asked.
"Your Majesty, the matter has reached this point and there is no way to retreat." Dugu Sun, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, couldn't stand it anymore and remonstrated.
The saint was still a little worried.
Wang Pu thought about it for a long time, and then he came up with an idea. He just heard him say: "Your Majesty, maybe you can issue a few edicts."
"The first edict decreed that Shude be entrusted with the title of 'return to heaven and rebuild the loyal and upright hero, the marshal of all the soldiers and horses, Shuofang Xuanwu who protects the country and other troops to observe and deal with the situation, repair the palaces and palaces, and the envoys such as the county pond field'."
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"The second decree is to confer Shu Dexiang, a general of Baikui, to establish Shuofang, Xuanwu and other towns as the Xia Kingdom. He will also be granted the title of King of Xia, and he will serve as the marshal of the army and horses, the Taifu, and the Secretary of the Central Committee."
"The third decree authorizes him to enter the court without any hesitation, to go to the palace with swords and shoes, to praise and worship without being named, and to have the orders of Jiuxi."
"After such a number of decrees are issued, Shude will definitely be very happy, there is no doubt about it."
Wang Pu's words made everyone frown, and the saint was also a little dissatisfied. But then I thought about it, why did Shao Shude personally lead the troops to attack Huaibei, Xing Mingci and even Wei Bo? Wasn't it to accumulate power? Then the question is,
Why did he accumulate power? The answer is actually obvious.
If you still don't believe it, just look at the rumors outside, the ritual vessels he had prepared in advance, and the aggressive posture with which he placed officials step by step.
There is no other answer. In other words, the heart of cultivating virtue is known to everyone on the road.
Based on this understanding, Wang Pu's intention was also very clear, and he deliberately showed weakness to make Shao Shude think that the saint had accepted his fate, given up, and was ready to cooperate with the abdication, lowering his vigilance.
Admittedly, the risk is still high. But there is no other way now, is there?
"Today is the eighth day of September. Is there any news coming back from Hebei?" the saint asked after thinking for a long time.
"There was news yesterday that Lu Huaizhong, the military commander of Taining Army, defeated Wei soldiers in Qinghe." Wang Pu replied.
"They all went to Beizhou..." The saint was frightened for a while.
He used to hate these feudal warriors, but now he thinks they are cute and the last hope of the imperial court, and he especially doesn't want them to fail.
Li Keyong and Yang Xingmi were newly defeated. If Luo Shaowei were destroyed again, the world would be even more hopeless.
Thinking of this, the saint finally made up his mind: "Wang Qing will serve as the ambassador and go to Weizhou."