However, in general, the process of Jiushi's marginalization will not be reversed, and the post of great agricultural minister of the past will never be reappeared in the world.
The other duties of Sinong Temple are mainly to serve the royal family.
For example, various wild animals, livestock products, fruits and vegetables, etc. were offered for royal sacrifices and celebrations. The Jingcheng Garden Supervisor of Sinong Temple was in charge of the palace gardens, and the Sifang Yuan Supervisor was in charge of the palace gardens.
The Secretary of Bamboo Supervisor was in charge of planting bamboos, reeds and other matters to provide for hundreds of curtains and baskets in the palace, and to provide food with bamboo shoots every year.
Qingshan, Shimen, Wenquantang and other prisons also have their own responsibilities, and they are all subordinate prisons serving the palace.
If the Ministry of Revenue is the general manager of the outer dynasty, Taichang Temple, Sinong Temple, etc. are the roles that provide all-round services around the nobles in the palace.
Even if the power extends to foreign dynasties, it depends on the situation and is not stable.
Honglu Temple is a special case and cannot be regarded as the same. Moreover, Honglu Temple also has the responsibility of royal banquets.
Li Po's original intention when he reestablished the Sinong Temple was that the Household Department took over too much, diverting attention and not doing a good job in farming, so he divided the power of the Household Department from the Sinong Temple.
The other thing is to let Su Tan, the official fanatic, stop worrying about getting promoted to a higher position and do his job well. Sinong Temple is there to encourage him.
Dou Guangda was too weak to compete with Su Dan on his own, but if there was the emperor's endorsement behind him, Su Dan would not dare to blatantly embarrass Sinong Temple.
You see, most of Dou Guang's plans are now coming to report on this year's farming plans. The plans he made are quite detailed and comprehensive, and they have received support from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
If the Ministry of Revenue is still in charge, we will definitely not be able to see these things until the Umrah meeting in February. When the Umrah meeting is announced in March, time will be very tight, but it has become the practice of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Now once it is handed over to Sinong Temple, the efficiency immediately improves. This is roughly equivalent to the catfish effect, and Li Po is very satisfied.
As for the gardens... Let Sinong Temple practice their skills in Han Chang'an first. There are many gardens over there. Let Dou Dan send someone to tidy them up.
The entire New Chang'an was built on Longshouyuan. There are not many historical sites now. Han Chang'an should be able to play a role. When literati come here, there must be a place to express their emotions, right?
It seems that when I first talked to Du Fuwei, Du Fuwei once mentioned that he went out for an outing or something, but he didn't find any good places.
If you take a look, New Chang'an is still too new and has no historical accumulation. It always feels like something is missing.
Han Chang'an is very good nearby, so what he told Yuen Long was true. It would be a good idea to remove the palace complex there from the royal garden and open it to people.
Sinong Temple will be able to use it now. There are many gardens, hot springs and other ruins over there. Let the people from Sinong Temple practice their skills and see the effect before talking about other things.
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The most important thing in the first month is nothing else, but this year's alliance with the Turkic Khan Ashina Yanghuan. The two parties have not yet decided on the venue. It is roughly in the direction of Yulin, and both sides are close.
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Time is very tight. After the alliance is finalized, there are still matters that need to be discussed by the two families during the alliance. No one is willing to make a surprise attack on such a matter.
Because the general direction is still that the two alliances are good, it is only serious to conduct friendly consultations under this general premise. If you suddenly propose other conditions at the alliance, it will be regarded as a very unfriendly move.
If the Turks did this, Li Po would question the Turks Khan face to face and show a completely tough attitude. If the Tang Dynasty did this, the reaction of the other party would not be any different.
Then the purpose of the alliance will change. Under the suspicion of both parties, they may think that the other party has the intention to fall out, which is not wonderful.
The alliance has lost its meaning. If you go so far away to have a quarrel with someone, and then everyone returns to the previous state of hostility, what kind of alliance can there be?
Therefore, both families would put forward suggestions before the alliance, understand what the other party wanted, and then start discussions at the alliance meeting place to resolve these major issues related to the two countries one by one.
The last alliance meeting was obviously in a hurry, both sides had little experience, and each was wary. The atmosphere was not really friendly, and in the end, a life was lost.
But to be honest, the Tang Dynasty performed better, because the Central Plains were unified and the founding king was in office, so when dealing with the outside world, everyone was united and assisted the king to achieve his goals.
The Turkic side is more chaotic. Some people even want to destroy the alliance between the two countries. This shows that the Turkic Khan Ashina Yanghuan lacks internal control.
After three years, the two kings met again, and it should be different. However, in the face of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the shortcomings of the Turkic system of loose tribal alliances will probably be more obvious.
The collapse of an empire often originates from within, and steppe empires like the Turks will not be any exception.
After Li Po sorted out the internal affairs, what he had to do was actually very simple. Since the two countries did not have to fight each other in a short period of time, they would find ways to undermine each other internally...
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The Turks were much more powerful than the Huns because they established a preliminary bureaucratic system, had their own language, and could even be said to have given birth to some signs of civilization.
This is something Xiongnu and Rouran cannot compare with...
But having said that, it is also full of shortcomings like other nomadic empires. The reason why it can maintain and compete with the Central Plains dynasties lies not in anything else, but in the geographical environment and the characteristics of the nomadic people.
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This is undoubtedly an ancient topic, but people in the north and south are still unable to escape their fate. It can even be said that in the era of cold weapons, this problem cannot be fundamentally solved.
Without the Turks, there are still Khitans, Jurchens, Mongols, and the Central Plains Dynasty in the south is even more tenacious. Even if you get my people and my heart, the Han people will still stand on that land in the end. Do you think it is magical?
magic?
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"The two countries have successive alliances, and there are more and more things that can be discussed. The Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites have to select some people to stay in the Turks, and they will be replaced every three to five years.
We need to find out all the big and small things in the north later. You see, the Turks are doing better than us. They sent people to Chang'an many years ago and have never left.
You guys, you can't always think that the Turks have nothing else to do except herding, trading, and riding horses to plunder everywhere. You must know that the owner of the Turkic royal court is the princess of the previous dynasty.
Can it be judged by common sense that she is a woman who controls various Turkic tribes? People are also promulgating decrees and carrying out various reforms, hoping to make Turkic governance prosperous.
This is very serious. Send people to see how others do it, so that you can know yourself and your enemy, and you can be targeted when encountering problems..."
This was the speech Li Po delivered at an impromptu Umrah meeting held in the first month of the year.
This small court meeting was dedicated to discussing the alliance with the Turks in the summer. With the experience of the first alliance, although time was tight, most of the ministers were unprepared when they heard the news.
However, there was no other discussion. Unlike the first alliance meeting, whether it was necessary or not to meet with the Turkic Khan was a big issue that required careful discussion.
At that time, in view of the bad precedent of Yang Guangdong's travels to the west, there was considerable opposition from the DPRK and China.
Nowadays, it is not that troublesome. Some people even think that it is a good idea to have a regular alliance with the Turks. At the alliance meeting, disputes between the two countries can be resolved relatively peacefully. Face-to-face discussions can help avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and reach consensus.
At the same time, it can also lay a solid foundation for exchanges between the two countries.
In fact, there is basically no threat from the Turkic Khanate. The various military operations carried out by the Tang Dynasty in recent years have been very smooth, especially the East China Sea War.
The Turks only held back a little bit, and Li Jing and others dealt with it appropriately and did not affect the progress of the war.
If Yang Guang could treat Shibi Khan kindly, maybe...
Well, there are no ifs in history, and the failure of the three expeditions to Goguryeo had little to do with the Turks.
But today, with the national power of the Tang Dynasty, there is no doubt that the prerequisite for the successful conclusion of the East China Sea War is to reconcile with the Turks, so that the East China Sea can be pacified in one fell swoop.
No one could have imagined that in the Tang Dynasty in another time and space, all the wars after the founding of the country would be like a crushing battle. First defeating the Turks, and then going back to clear out the surrounding areas, would also be able to create an extremely powerful Tang Dynasty.
empire.
However, when the person on the throne was replaced, the strategy implemented also changed...
The hurricane fanned by butterflies is raging on the Asian continent and spreading crazily outward. The process of history is no longer unshakable and is gradually but firmly changing direction.
It's just that Li Po himself is not an unconventional person. From the beginning, he felt that if he wanted his Tang Dynasty to overlap with the one in his memory, the most time-saving and labor-saving way would be to keep everything as usual.
Those who have names and surnames should be appointed, and those policies that are remembered should be implemented. There should be no mistakes.
After all, Li Yuan and his son had an eight-lane road. If you turned it into two lanes, it would be too deceptive. Only by turning the eight lanes into sixteen lanes would it be worthwhile for him to come here.
Therefore, his own understanding was mixed into the inheritance, and he has reached this stage today. It looks pretty good and he can still leave some generous property to future generations.
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Not surprisingly, the emperor's instructions were supported by his ministers.
In fact, many people have gone to Turks in recent years. From Yu Wenxin to Gao Biaoren and Dugu Kaiyuan, every time they went to the Turks' royal court, they would leave some people behind for liaison purposes.
It's just not that formal, not enough to discuss state affairs with the Turkic dignitaries, because they don't have the power to decide anything. At most, they just send some gifts and walk around among the dignitaries in the royal court.
This is also related to the unwillingness of high-ranking officials in the DPRK to go to the Turks to suffer hardship, but now that the emperor gives an order, those who want to make meritorious deeds and stand out among the crowd will emerge...