"Yang Duhu, this is the Bei Yamen." On February 2, the Spring Society Festival, Yang Yao, the deputy governor of Zhenbei, arrived in Luoyang. Under the guidance of Feng Wei, he visited the Bei Yamen Hall in the imperial city.
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In the dynasty, there was a dispute between the eunuchs and the civil servant group. Because of their different office locations, it was called the dispute between the northern and southern yamen, or the dispute between the southern yamen and the northern division.
Nanya is where the political hall is located, the center of the court officials.
There is a Privy Council in Beiya, which is usually controlled by eunuchs.
The new dynasty established by Shao Shude also had North and South Yamen, but the meanings were quite different.
In short, the southern government governs the Han lands and the northern government governs the grasslands without interfering with each other.
However, due to the huge differences in population, economy, and military, the bureaucracy of Bei Ya cannot be as complete as that of Nan Ya.
The South Yamen has the Political Affairs Hall, the Three Provinces and Six Ministries, the Nine Temples, the Privy Council, etc. It is still being explored which ones should and should not be included in the Northern Office.
As far as Yang Yao knows, there are currently only two institutions in Beiya: the Privy Council and the Lifan Council, both of which were separated and reorganized from the existing system.
The Privy Council of Bei Ya was actually the original Pro-Military Department and the Tongjun Department of the Protectorate.
The Pro-Military Department used to be in charge of the tribe directly under Shao Shude's name, namely the Nubu. Now the Nubu is no longer under their control and is responsible for other tribes.
The General Army Department is responsible for the supervision, management, recruitment and command of tribal armies. For example, sending supervisory troops to each tribe, making general recommendations on the training of tribesmen, recruiting and deploying troops, etc.
Now these two institutions have been merged and reorganized into the Privy Council.
The Lifan Yuan is a collection of the original Tribal Department of the Protectorate and the old Lifan Yuan. It manages the civil affairs of each tribe, including horse administration, tribute, service, etc.
To put it simply, the Libo Council is in charge of civil affairs and the Privy Council is in charge of military affairs. The institutions are not complete yet and will be added in the future.
"I heard that when the Privy Council of the Kingdom of China was newly established, there were no departments and bureaus, but there were only three rooms to store documents. Now it is even more simple, and the house has just grown." Yang Yao looked at the few houses and said with a wry smile.
At the beginning of the establishment of the Privy Council, it was indeed very crude. There was no dedicated office space, and the staff were seconded. By the time of Xianzong, the organization became increasingly large and was further reorganized. It was divided into the East and West Houses, each with a Privy Councilor and a Privy Council under him to carry out the decree.
The other two officials will work in separate offices, each taking care of their own affairs.
The institutions of the South and North Yamen Privy Councils are similar, and they are also divided into East and West Houses, namely the Privy Council of the Upper House and the Privy Council of the Lower House. During the Yuanhe period of Xianzong, the eunuchs Liu Guangqi and Liang Shouqian were appointed as Privy Councilors of the Upper and Lower Houses respectively.
"Deputy envoy, Your Highness has appointed me as the Privy Envoy to the Beiya Privy Council. Who is the next Privy Envoy?" Yang Yao suddenly asked.
Feng Wei hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard it's Qi Binzhang. He will step down from the post of Feilong Army Envoy this year. After the king establishes his kingdom, he will take up the post of Beiya Privy Envoy."
Yang Yao nodded and asked again: "Is the division of responsibilities between the two privy councilors different from that of the imperial dynasty?"
Just like modern leaders who are in charge, the military recruitment, training, mobilization, pensions, military pay, review, etc. that the Privy Council is responsible for are also divided between the two privy envoys, and the deputy privy envoys, privy ministers, governors and other assistant officials are responsible for the specific handling.
When it comes to sensitive matters such as military mobilization, during the Five Dynasties, the emperor's decree was required, and then several privy envoys and deputies to the privy envoys signed and sealed it before it could take effect.
This is actually similar to today's Duyuhousi. After the Jiedushi's order is issued, Duyuhousi goes through the process, and then the Yamen will lead the army to the expedition.
The generals who went on an expedition did not belong to the Privy Council system. They were officials of the Southern Ya Dynasty and were generally nobles. In fact, it was impossible not to be a noble. Even if you were from a lower class background, you would be promoted to a nobility and become a member of the nobility after you achieved military exploits.
The nobles since the Northern Dynasties are two different things from the nobles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in later generations. Because there is no such thing as ****, hereditary replacement, etc., the members of the nobles have gone up and down, and the changes have been great.
For example, when Emperor Xianzong put down the Xichuan rebellion, one of the commanders of the expedition, Gao Chongwen, was illiterate, but he started as a small soldier and fought with the Tibetans for many years.
The famous general Li Sheng also joined the army as a son of a good family and continued to perform meritorious service. In the war with Tubo, he won the title of "Ten Thousand Enemies" and was granted the title of Prince of Hechuan County.
The quality of the nobility of the Tang Dynasty is still good because it maintains upward and downward flow. The first generation becomes a county king, and the second generation is demoted. If the descendants do not perform meritorious services, they will gradually disappear in the ranks of the great nobles. The descendants of the generals of Lingyan Pavilion
, where is An now?
"I'm not sure about the duties." Feng Wei said, "But there shouldn't be much difference."
Yang Yao nodded and asked curiously: "Who is the secret envoy of Nanya?"
"It has been decided internally that Zhe Linggong will be appointed as the privy envoy, but I don't know which house it will be. The other one is probably Zhu Shuzong, it's just a guess." Feng Wei said.
Yang Yao nodded again. In fact, it is understandable that the governor's office in Dudu will definitely be merged into the Privy Council, and it is inevitable that Zhu Shuzong will serve as the Privy Council.
Just as the envoys in the capital of the feudal town were not allowed to lead troops, the privy envoys were also unable to lead troops on expeditions. However, Zhu Shuzong had never led troops in the first place, so there was nothing to regret.
Regarding the expedition, specifically at the national level, the emperor convened the highest-level decision-making meeting such as the Yanying Inquiry. The Privy Envoy of the Northern Division, the Prime Minister of the Nanya Zhengshi Hall, and the chief officials of the relevant departments involved participated in the decision-making.
"I heard that Sinong Temple, Weiwei Temple and other institutions have also been secretly planned to be built. The family business created by the king finally looks like something." Looking at the palaces rising from the ground, Yang Yao was also very emotional.
"A feudal town is a country. It was a feudal town before and a country behind it." Feng Wei was also very comfortable and said with a smile: "Unfortunately, we can only prepare secretly now and cannot openly work in the office. It's a pity that the name is not justified."
The vassal town is an inevitable step for the country. But before, there was a vassal town system. Although there were subordinate towns and attached towns, in theory, all Jiedushi were on the same level. Each town had its own team. You have to
If you want to establish a system, the first thing is to break out of the framework of feudal towns.
But what can you do before you break out of the framework of the feudal town? Unifying the fiscal and taxation, military registration, and bureaucracy of each feudal town is the limit of what can be achieved, but the feudal town itself still exists.
Don't talk nonsense about re-establishing a system by yourself. It is no different from proclaiming an emperor. The two words "founding a country" and "establishing a system" are connected together. Shao Shude only dared to work within the old system of the shogunate and the governor's office.
It is impossible to make minor changes, use Prince Xia's Mansion as a side effect, and start a new one. It would be better to rebel directly.
Of course, we have finally reached this point. The old framework is about to be broken, and new institutions have been secretly being built, waiting for the time to come to the forefront.
"When I came to the Privy Council, the Lifan Yuan must be presided over by Ye Li Jingchen. However, there is more than one prime minister in the Nanya Zhengshi Hall, and there is probably more than one chief minister in the Beiya Lifan Yuan. I don't know who has this blessing."
Yang Yao smiled and said: "The journey along the way has been like a dream. From the mountains and valleys of Linzhou to being the Privy Councilor in Luoyang, hey, it's thanks to the king's blessing."
Feng Wei also felt the same way.
From a scholar who was busy taking exams, he suddenly became the deputy envoy of Rujiedu, the eastern capital, and he is very likely to be ranked in the center in the future. How many people can get this luck in troubled times?
"It's snowing heavily. Let's go to the shogunate to have tea." Feng Wei invited.
"That would be disrespectful." Yang Yao said with a smile.
Colleagues from the new dynasty naturally have to deepen their feelings.
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Li Hang rushed to Hedong County quickly.
The feeling when entering the city was very bad, it was a messy scene.
"General Guan."
"Li Jijiu."
In front of the government office, the military envoys Guan Kairun and Li Hang saluted each other and then entered together.
"Where is Lu Dutou?" Li Hang asked as soon as he sat down.
"Leading the army to go on an expedition." Guan Kairun said briefly: "The soldiers and native regiments from the four prefectures of Jiangcixi in Jin Dynasty have all been summoned to guard each Guanzhai. Lu Dutou has led the Wuwei army to the left wing and recruited thousands of native regiments.
The remaining troops marched eastward and attacked Yuxiang County. Chishui Army envoy Fan He also led his troops from Anyi to attack Yuxiang County."
"Why don't you also take the right compartment away? Thieves are rampant in Yuxiang. One more day of delay will increase the number of variables." Li Hang asked urgently.
"There were Jin soldiers on Wuling Road who came down from the mountain at night and looted wantonly. After repelling them for me, they guarded the fortress on the mountain and did not retreat." Guan Kairun said: "There are also thieves on Cixi side. Lu Du's head is already wet.
The Heiji army was mobilized into the river to reinforce Cixi, but the king's order has not yet arrived, and the Heiji army has not yet been dispatched."
"How many thieves are there in Yuxiang?"
"I'm afraid there are no fewer than 10,000 people, maybe 15,000." Guan Kairun said, "Half of them are Hezhong Yamen soldiers."
"If the thieves insist on holding on, they may be difficult to conquer in a hurry. There are many government soldiers scattered in the countryside, right?" Li Hang asked.
"There are still thousands of people, many of whom have even fled to Jiangzhou, Jin, and Jiangzhou soldiers to guard Yuguan Castle Wall. A large number of Tutuan villagers have also been recruited. The place is very empty. I have sent three thousand cavalry.
Go north and attack." Guan Kaiyun said: "There are still some soldiers in the city in the middle of the river. They are mainly two thousand yamen soldiers. In addition, Wang Yao and Wang Yao have several hundred close troops each in the seal. There is no need to worry in the short term."
"The Pu soldiers cannot be suppressed by one force, they must be suppressed and used together." Li Hang said: "The king sent me here to appease the Pu people and quickly calm the situation. General Guan said that there are many rebel soldiers scattered in the countryside. They
There must be a lot of uncertainty at this moment, and not everyone may be willing to seek refuge in Jinyang, so there is still a great chance of appeasement."
Guan Kairun knew that Li Hang was the ambassador appointed by the King of Xia. With this title, it was really inappropriate not to do something. Although in his own opinion, it was better to wipe out all the rebels in the river. None of those guys could be trusted.
"It makes sense to sacrifice wine." Guan Kairun said immediately: "Let's do this, I will allocate two thousand soldiers to you, and you can do what you want. If you can, you will caress them, if you can't, then destroy them."
"That's very good." Li Hang said happily: "The king will eventually lead Hezhong directly. It is not appropriate to kill them wantonly. Xiangwei is more stubborn than Hezhong. The king has given them a chance, what about Hezhong? How about this, I will go to Jiedu first.
Let the Yamen meet with Wang Yao and ask for his opinion before making a decision. Is General Feng also here?"
"Yuhou, the capital of Fengdu, was assassinated a few days ago and is now lying in bed recovering from his injuries." Guan Kairun said.
Li Hang was startled, has it reached this level?
"I'll go to Fengfu first." He didn't waste any time and stood up immediately, very motivated to do things.
"I'll go with you too." Guan Kairun asked his soldiers to bring him clothes and armor. After the two of them finished preparing, they hurried to Feng Mansion.