Chapter 122: The Superintendent of the Song Dynasty
The Imperial City Division regained its vitality after Ye An's arrival, just like a group of lax students after the start of school.
Starting from the simplest and most basic cleaning and housekeeping, to lining up in order, packing up ordnance, and then starting normal training, the entire Imperial City Division changed from a disorderly state to an orderly one, with orders and prohibitions.
Even Chen Lin had to admire Ye An's way of leading the troops. It was as if just standing there, the whole army would immediately become energetic. This temperament came from the military orders that were constantly issued from his mouth.
The craftsmen from the palace's workshop came carrying the tools, and at the same time, two huge stone tablets covered with red cloth were brought in from Donghua Gate. Ye An asked them to carve the military regulations of the Imperial City Division on the stone tablets, waiting for the craftsmen to
After carving it, he and the soldiers erected the stone tablet in the school grounds.
The heavy, tall black stone tablet stands there quietly, making people feel majestic and solemn, but what is puzzling is that there is a blank stone tablet next to it. Although there is no word on the tablet, it has tassels engraved on both sides.
appearance.
Chen Lin stood next to Ye An and looked at the two stone tablets and whispered: "What is the purpose of this wordless tablet? Do you want to learn from Tang Dynasty..."
"Am I crazy?!"
Ye An interrupted Chen Lin angrily, glanced at Chen Lin and saluted Lan Jizong with her hands crossed before saying: "This is not a wordless monument. There are words on this monument, but they haven't been engraved on it yet."
In the future, those who sacrificed their lives for the country in the Imperial City will definitely have their names engraved on this monument. Don’t worry, I will help you engrave your name after your death."
Lan Jizong and Chen Lin looked at each other with shock on their faces. This huge stone tablet was actually used to carve the names of dead people. What does it mean? The world is peaceful now. Even if the Imperial City Department is responsible for its duties, it will not really have fatal missions. Why?
Are you going to sacrifice for your country?!
Knowing that these two people did not understand, Ye An said with a serious face: "The spying of the Imperial City Secretary is not only carried out within the country, but also develops into the party, the Liao Dynasty, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be invincible in every battle! The Imperial City Secretary is external
To spy on the military situation and the people's situation, then the civil and military officials will not obstruct it, right? Of course, internal investigation also needs to be carried out, and the officials cannot be kept ignorant of world affairs. Regardless of good or bad, the officials must know, even if the officials
I don’t want to know now, but if I ask about it in the future, I can quickly get what I want from our Imperial City Department. This is the most important thing, isn’t it?”
Lan Jizong's eyes widened for a long time before he let out a long breath from his throat: "Sure enough, you are thoughtful! This... This is indeed a good way to make civil servants and generals no longer worry. Although it is not Li Daitao's plan, but
It can also solve the urgent need, eh! It’s safe! Old Chen, look at how a young man like this can find a solution. You’ve lost your mind and don’t know how to deal with impeachment, so you can only come up with stupid tricks that waste everything!”
Instead of being angry, Chen Lin smiled and said: "Nonsense, this is a eunuch in the palace, and he, Ye An, is a courtier. Naturally, he has different ideas. This imperial city has extraordinary responsibilities. He has to be a waste in our hands before he can rest assured. When he comes
Ye An's hands should naturally be the emperor's minions."
Chen Lin was very satisfied with Ye An's idea of changing the Imperial City Division. He was even willing to hand over all his rights in the Imperial City Division to Ye An's command, but Ye An refused. The Imperial City Division had more supervisors.
It's still the same as the supervisory army. It doesn't matter whether the power is handed over or not. The important thing is that it doesn't cause trouble.
After Chen Lin and Lan Jizong left, Ye An sat in the public house and calmed down. He, the Guan Gou Huang City Secretary, was still under the surveillance of Zhao Zhen to a certain extent, but this was nothing, even as it should be.
The Song Dynasty's control of military power had already reached an abnormal level. There were a large number of internal servants serving as supervisors in the Fourth Army. These supervisors were to ensure the loyalty of the Fourth Army. The Imperial City Division also dispatched personal officers to be placed in the military camps.
The purpose is to prevent military generals from collaborating and plotting changes.
How did the old Zhao family come to be what they are today? They have never relaxed their control over military power. The phrase "will not accept the orders of the foreign emperor" may be a big deal in other dynasties, but in the Song Dynasty, it would be a big deal!
The Supervisory Army not only monitors the army's subordinates, mobilization, and use of troops, but also monitors the existence of generals. If you "do not accept the emperor's orders" on your side, he will have already started "sharpening his sword" on his side.
After pouring himself a cup of tea, Ye An couldn't help but smile bitterly. When he used the army, when did he fail to inform Chen Lin and report it to the court?
Fortunately, Liu E delegated power in the first place. Otherwise, every move he makes would have to wait for the imperial court's military orders and Liu E's will. What a waste of a war?!
This is also the biggest flaw in the military system of the Song Dynasty. Border news was originally transmitted slowly, and the battle situation was changing rapidly. Opportunities were fleeting, and most of the generals of the Song Dynasty were restrained and did not dare to advance.
Not only was he afraid that the logistics could not keep up, but he was also afraid that if he used troops without permission, the court would not let him go. In time, his achievements would become ineffective, or he might even have a fault.
The most typical one is the deceased famous founding general of the Cao family, Cao Wei's father, Cao Bin, who Cao Yi often talked about as the most successful grandfather.
At that time, Emperor Zhao Er confidently launched the Yongxi Northern Expedition, but the entire 200,000-strong army returned with a disastrous defeat. However, he blamed all the problems on Cao Bin, saying that he was greedy for credit and rushing forward, which was really making him bear the consequences.
When Guo Ke Ye An was a bachelor at Chongwen Academy, he carefully read the battle reports of that year, and also personally consulted Cao Wei, and finally got the truth about the defeat.
It wasn't that Cao Bin was greedy for power and rushed into Zhuozhou alone and was trapped, but that after Zhao Erbing split into three groups, the other two armies failed to follow! One group was commanded by Mi Xin and the other by Pan Mei, both of whom were from the Song Dynasty.
The famous general...but he dared not disobey the supervisory army.
Therefore, they are both generals, but the old Cao family has very little contact with these two families. They even do not want to come to the door for important events such as weddings and funerals. They only send people to deliver gifts. Whenever there is an important event for the Cao family, these two families
When it happened, I came to the door in person to show my face, which actually made me feel guilty!
It's not that Ye An thinks that supervising the army is bad. No matter what era, the army must have a strict supervision system, but there are huge problems with the method and significance of supervising the army in the Song Dynasty.
What is the value of supervising the army? It is not to inform the emperor or prepare to kill the general who leads the army at all times, but to always pay attention to the movements of the army, let the court understand the mobilization of the army, and strengthen the ideological construction of the army to always maintain the army.
fighting spirit and loyalty to the central government.
But Ye An only dared to think about these words in his heart, and it was absolutely impossible to say them out. This was a denial of the military supervision system that had been continued throughout the Song Dynasty from Taizu Taizong, and it was also a denial of the unshakable "ancestral law."
After about five minutes of "ideological struggle", Ye An decisively put down the brush he had picked up. There was no need to write this memorial for the time being.
At this time, Cao's officials filed into the custody room. Nearly thirty people stood here with bare hands, making the originally warm room become stuffy.
However, Ye An didn't care. He stood up from his seat and said: "Everyone is here, so I won't be polite to greet you. From today on, the officials of various Cao departments will be reorganized. Some people will receive new assignments, and some people will take up new posts."
Regarding the old position, if you have any questions or dissatisfaction, you can come to me, do you understand me?"
"I understand!" No one was surprised. Ye Anti had done this once when he promoted the Imperial City Division. That reorganization improved the efficiency of the Imperial City Division a lot, and also caused everyone's treatment to rise accordingly. This time, it can't be said.
is also like this.
The position of the Imperial City Envoy has always been empty. This Guan Gou is the highest officer of the Imperial City Department. The full name of Ye An's mission is to engage in the affairs of the Imperial City Department, or Guan Gou for short.