On the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month in the first year of Dashun, there was light snow.
In the Linde Hall, the saint put down the memorial.
The Xuanwu Army marched into the Imperial Academy and presented it to the Imperial Academy, asking Shi Pu to be moved to the town again.
Prime Minister Du Rangneng and Cui Zhaowei thought it was impossible. The newly appointed Prime Minister Liu Chonggui thought that Shi Pu could be allowed to lead troops into the court as a general to strengthen the strength of the Forbidden Army.
It is a common practice in the country to recruit elite soldiers from feudal towns into the Forbidden Army. It is very useful and highly recommended by Liu Chonggui.
The saint still liked Liu Chonggui very much.
During the Xiantong period, he was born as a Jinshi, and served as a member of the Ministry of War and a member of the Ministry of Rites. During the Guangming period, Zheng Congtun was in Jinyang, and Liu Chonggui served in the shogunate.
After Hedong was rewarded to Li Keyong, Liu Chonggui followed Zheng Congchen to the court and held various positions in various ministries. Before becoming Prime Minister, he was appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He was originally going to leave Guangzhou to serve as the Qing Navy's military envoy, but it happened to coincide with the Jingshi Rebellion.
Xu Yanruo was forced to leave Beijing and snatched the position of coach.
The sage also planned to appoint Liu Chonggui as the observer envoy to Qianzhou and the governor of Qianzhou, but his uncle Wang Gui asked to be appointed as the commander-in-chief of the festival, so Liu Chonggui once again missed the post of observer envoy to Qianzhou.
Qianzhou Observation Envoy, whose full name is Qianzhou Du Tuanlian Observation and Disposal Envoy, is also the governor of Qianzhou. He leads fourteen prefectures including Qian, Yi, Fei, Si, Chen, and Bo, and governs Qianzhou (today's Pengshui, Chongqing). The area under his jurisdiction is roughly today's
Western Hunan, northeastern Guizhou, Enshi, Hubei and part of Chongqing.
The current observation envoy, 昘(xǐ) Bao, was appointed by Xizong in the third year of Zhonghe and took office on behalf of Chen 侁(shēn).
The sage felt a little embarrassed when he failed to serve as a governor twice in a row, so he promoted Liu Chonggui to Tong Zhongshu's subordinate Ping Zhangshi and became the third prime minister.
Cui Zhaowei didn't like Liu Chonggui very much, and the two had several fights.
Liu Chonggui was a descendant of the Liu family of the Xiongnu. When Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty arose, his family moved to Luoyang. The literary style was at its peak, with people serving as officials in all dynasties.
Liu Chonggui also has seven younger brothers. Among them, Liu Chongwang is a bachelor of Hanlin, and he was the military judge who followed Zhang Jun in his expedition to Jingyuan, and now supervises the compilation of national history; Liu Chonglu, who served as Zheng Congdan's shogunate official and secretary-general a while ago
He went to Liquan with Du Rangneng to intercept Jingshi, and he is now Bu Que. He has a good relationship with Cui Zhaowei, and he is the only one among the Liu brothers who has a good relationship with Cui Zhaowei.
"Liu Qing, Shi Sikong had the great merit of presenting Huang Chao's head. He was suddenly summoned to the court. I'm afraid that his heart will be chilled. If he moves to the town, where can he go?" asked the saint.
"Your Majesty, Lingnan West Road, Wu'an Army (Hunan Observation Envoy), Wuchang Army, Jingnan, Fujian, Suizhou and other towns are all acceptable."
These southern vassal towns are places where the imperial court can still appoint and remove military envoys. But it is difficult to say whether Du Hong of the Wuchang Army and Li Kan of the Kuixia Army will obey the imperial edict. As the saying goes, if the people are against their will, the defeat of the Shence Army will have a bad impact on the monarch and his ministers.
You can understand it slowly later.
The governor of Xichuan is Prime Minister Wei Zhaodu, the governor of Dongchuan is Zhu Mei, the governor of Qiongnan is Ximen Wentong, and the Qing navy is Xu Yanruo. These were all appointed very recently and it is not suitable to change them for the time being.
After careful calculation, the imperial court had quite a lot of territory under its control, mainly in the south. The saint was very excited about this. The location of Chang'an was too bad, and it was threatened by powerful vassals every day, such as Shao Shude who still lived in Chang'an and entertained guests.
"Your Majesty, I am afraid that Shi Pu is unwilling to go to these Fang Towns. Yun and Yan Er Towns have sent out troops several times to rescue Shi Pu. Ke Yong also selected generals and sent troops to help Xuzhou. He will not leave until the mountains and rivers are exhausted." Du Rang.
Can be reminded.
Liu Chonggui wanted Shi Pu to join the court because he valued his own abilities. If he could bring thousands more Xuzhou soldiers to Chang'an and join the Shence Army, it would be a great help to the court. For this reason, he was even willing to give
Taking up the post of Grand Master - Shao Shude is currently the "Grand Master of the Inspection School", which is obviously not comparable to the real Grand Master.
But Du Rangneng felt that the imperial court might not be able to control Shi Pu.
If such a rebellious warrior were placed in Chang'an, he would be like a tiger among the sheep, and chaos would inevitably arise. Instead of that, it would be better to let Shao Shude come over. At least he knows the choice, knows the advance and retreat, is willing to compromise, and will not think that he holds the handle of the knife in his hand.
The son can do anything.
"Forget it, this matter will be discussed later." The saint also felt that Shi Pu would not enter the court now, and it was too early to talk about this, so he added: "Today morning, there was a report from the imperial censor, the capital has been decided, and Shuofang's army should return to the town.
Okay, how to deal with this matter?"
"Your Majesty is just issuing an edict." Cui Zhaowei said: "Shude expresses his gratitude to the governor of Youzhou and appoints Yuji as the governor of Weibei. Your Majesty allows it and gives some rewards, and Shuofang's army will naturally retreat."
"Qionglin, Daying's two treasuries are empty, and the vassal commanders of the towns have not yet arrived to pay tribute. How can we distribute rewards?" The saint became a little angry when he thought of this.
These two treasuries have always been the private treasury of the emperor. I shamelessly asked the vassal commanders for offerings, and I got some foundation: more than 100,000 pieces of money, more than 300,000 pieces of silk, 8,000 collars of armor, hundreds of kilograms of tea, and more.
There are other various goods.
It’s not easy to save something like this!
During Dezong's reign, he repeatedly reached out to ask for offerings from the vassal commanders. The prime ministers felt embarrassed and repeatedly advised him. Dezong agreed on the surface, but secretly continued to ask for offerings, and asked envoys to go to various places to pass on the message: Keep it secret and don't let the prime ministers know.
Although we are practicing strict frugality today, we still need the money we need. It is mainly stored in Qionglin and Daying Erku to prepare for emergencies. This time it was completely taken away by Yu Oritsugu, which was heartbreaking.
In addition, during the Jingshi Rebellion, 40,000 Shence troops were defeated, and more than 16,000 armors fell into the hands of the rebels. Now, most of them have fallen into the hands of Shao Shude.
There were 30,000 to 40,000 rebels, and Shao Shude selected 5,000 of them, killed more than 5,000, and captured 12,000. The imperial court sent people to the west, but only 4,000 to 5,000 were surrendered, and the Shence Army was barely expanded to 20,000.
Remain.
The emperor's benefits are only so small, but not as far as those of his vassals. It's depressing to think about it.
Furthermore, Hedong County’s wife Pei Zhenyi was lost!
The emperor still loved this beauty very much. She was of noble birth and had served as a female official for many years. She was very capable. She was also charming and knew how to serve people. It is so sad that her beauty has passed away.
The saint has issued an edict to posthumously confer Pei Zhenyi as a virtuous concubine, Lady of Korea, to express my longing for her.
"Your Majesty, the current plan is to have the Xia army return to the town as soon as possible. Tens of thousands of troops will eat horses and eat them, which will cost a lot. From what I can see, Shude will definitely wait until the first day of the year before leaving, and lead the troops from the capital.
After the winter solstice and the reward on the first day, we will return to the town." Du Rangneng saw through Shao Shude's treacherous plan to ask the court to help him raise his army at a glance.
In these days, Shuofang's armies took turns leaving the city for training. In Guanghua, the sound of killing outside Anyuan Gate was so loud that it almost became a scene in the capital.
The expenses of these large armies will all be borne by the imperial court. The Ministry of Revenue contacted their grain envoy named Zhu Liang, and the daily consumption was shocking. Isn't the Shuofang army exercising too frequently? One exercise every three days,
Aren't you tired? Shen Cejun only exercises every ten days, sometimes every half a month.
While training the army, he also held a banquet for guests in the capital to win people's hearts.
Not only merchants and businessmen kept visiting, but also many down-and-out students who had not passed the Jinshi examination came to join him.
Even some Jinshi who had passed the exam but had not been awarded an official position for several years came to write their papers and expressed their ambitions euphemistically in poems.
The mansion located in Xingdaofang has simply become the headquarters of frustrated literati!
If we let him stay in the capital any longer, that's fine!
"Then send someone to urge him." The saint was helpless. Although he knew that Shao Shude would leave sooner or later, when exactly would he leave? What was the purpose of fishing for fame in Chang'an?
Well, Shao Shude is indeed fishing for fame at this time.
The antique study room is filled with papers submitted by literati.
Some people think of themselves as thousand-mile horses and hope that Bole will come to them; some people use beautiful jade as a metaphor and hope that others will find them; some people compare themselves to a wife who cannot be loved by her husband...
Marshal Shao could understand these, but some of them had gorgeous vocabulary and lots of metaphors and allusions, so he had to use them to test others.
Pei Zhen was invited over by him, held in his arms half forcefully, and explained the poems one by one.
After learning that the saint named her a virtuous concubine and the wife of Korea, Mrs. Pei cried for a whole day. Her mood has changed a bit in the past few days. After all, the saint has "posthumously named" her, so the former Pei Zhen must die.
, what else can be done in the future?
Marshal Shao has not officially enjoyed this gift yet. There is not enough time. He has the patience to wait.
That's it for other women. Maybe they are not interested in just having fun. But Marshal Shao, the emperor's female official and concubine, must make her pregnant. He will give birth to a few children for himself first.
The women of the emperors of the country, especially Yizong from the beginning, were really a bit miserable.
Wei Baoheng's wife was Yizong's favorite daughter, Princess Tongchang. The mother of Princess Tongchang was Yizong's concubine Guo.
When Chao entered Chang'an, Xizong fled in a hurry. Not only were many of his concubines robbed by the Chao people, but Yizong's concubine, Guo, also "was wandering in the village without knowing where she ended up."
When Marshal Shao heard this, he sighed to himself: I wonder which thief got an advantage!
"These Jinshi have already obtained official positions. Why don't they even want to become court officials?" Shao Shude took out his hand, picked up several manuscripts on the desk, and asked.
Mrs. Pei breathed a sigh of relief, and after taking a breath, she said: "There is a saying of the Eight Talents for officials in the capital. First, they must be a Jinshi, or pass the imperial examination, then be appointed as school secretary, orthographer, and then be appointed as Jiwei, supervising the censor or serving in the palace.
Censor, Supplier or Supplementary Officer, Yuanwai, Langzhong, Zhongshu Shiren or Zhongshuzhong, and finally promoted to Zhongshu Shilang or Zhongshu Ling. These eight levels are a shortcut to directly ascending to the prime minister, without having to go through the remaining officials."
"I know. If you take this approach, you may not be able to become a prime minister. If you don't take this approach, it will be difficult to become a prime minister." Shao Shude sighed: "No wonder, no wonder! The first one or two official positions you hold after passing the exam have already determined your future for the rest of your life.
The future is ridiculous!”
"After Bai Letian became a Jinshi during the Zhenyuan period, he was promoted to the secretary of the Provincial School. In the second year, he was promoted to be talented and knowledgeable in physical education. He was promoted to the same rank as Yuan Zhen, Dugu Yu and others, and was awarded the title of Ji County.
Wei (zhōu zhì), four years later he was appointed as the director of Jixian Academy and a Hanlin bachelor, and one year later he was appointed Zuo Shiyi. It can be said that it has been a smooth journey." Pei gave an example of someone Shao Shude should know as much as possible, but did not mention it later, because
Bai Juyi himself did not operate well and was demoted.
"It would be a great joy to pass the Jinshi examination, but if you are not honored in your life (being honored as a fifth-grade or above), you really won't be in the right place." Shao Shude understood and said: "Take them all. Shuofang, Longyou, Hexi, Yinning,
There are still many vacancies in Jingyuan and the six towns in Weibei. If you have talent, I will not hesitate to reward you with an official position."
Being a Jinshi or a Taisheng does not necessarily represent a person's true ability. Maybe he is just good at taking exams or has connections in his family. But no matter what, he is better than a barbarian who knows nothing!
In the territory under Marshal Shao's rule, some places have always been filled with official positions, such as Longyou and Hexi.
He obviously wanted to organize households and people and attack those tribes, but he just lacked manpower and couldn't do it. He could only sue a local chief and let him act as the tribe's envoy to fool him first.
It is much better to recruit people directly from Chang'an than to rely on Xiao Yu. What's more, Xiao Yu has been away from Beijing for many years, his influence has gradually faded, and his ability to recruit talents is not as strong as before.
Chang'an is indeed a great treasure house.
Scholars from the rebel vassal in Hebei did not serve the local vassal, but came to Chang'an to study and become officials; the children of wealthy merchants in Lingnan traveled thousands of miles to study in Chang'an; Huainan and Zhejiang have developed rapidly in recent years, and the wealthy landlord families have used local educational resources
Confessed a reading genius, and then ran away to Chang'an...
This plaque of the saint is still of great use.
Why should we accept all the "negative assets" of the imperial court now?
Slowly examine suitable talents and recruit more.
The saints will always spend the money donated privately by the commanders of various towns and vassals as well as the taxes officially paid. At this time, the saints can profit from this part of the money by attracting businessmen.
I heard that the imperial court also issued an edict to all the people in the world and sent craftsmen to the capital to serve. Isn't this just a "fish pond"?
This is the advantage of Chang'an. You don't need to invade other vassal towns militarily to get some talents and resources.
Of course, the prestige of the imperial court is slowly diminishing, and these benefits will gradually diminish until they are gone.
But this is enough. You can't expect to reap benefits for a lifetime, right? After the imperial court is almost empty, you can kick it over and restart the stove.
This trip to Beijing has accomplished several major things, and Marshal Shao is very satisfied: first, he has obtained a large amount of goods, which is more than enough to cover military expenses; second, he has recruited political and business talents on a large scale; third, he has established contacts with Chang'an businessmen and will be in Tongzhou next year.
The exposition should be able to collect a large amount of taxes, and it is long-term income; fourth, the prisoners of the Jingyuan rebel army were reorganized, and the armor income was very large, and the armor-wearing rate of the entire army could be increased; fifth, Zhu Quanzhong was greatly blackmailed in front of the emperor and his ministers.
It has also increased the political deterrence of Shuofang Town. The court should not mess around again...right?
"Commander, Luo Quanguan, the lieutenant of the Shence Right Army, would like to see you." The tenth general Lu Ming hurried in and said without squinting.