Chapter 13 Self-examination of the Imperial City Division
The servants in the palace are equivalent to the servants of the Tian family, and there are naturally a lot of them. However, in order to limit the eunuchs from getting too old, Taizu stipulated that the number of eunuchs should not exceed fifty. However, as the palace system became more and more standardized, the number of servants required
The number is also increasing.
When Taizong arrived, the number of chamberlains in the palace was 180, but after Zhenzong, the number increased to 800. As for now, the number of chamberlains in the palace has reached 1,500.
However, compared with the number of four to five thousand people in later generations, the number of internal servants such as those in the Song Dynasty is not large at present. The fifteen hundred internal servants also include those who serve the outer dynasty on a daily basis.
The levels and functions of the chamberlains are also different. There are chamberlains who serve the Tian family on a daily basis, and there are ordinary chamberlains who are responsible for cleaning and cleaning. If the palace maids are added, they can fully meet the normal operation of the palace.
All chamberlains can be classified into two management agencies, namely the chamberlain department and the chamberlain department, known as the front and rear departments, and the chamberlain department is particularly close.
The reason is very simple. If you stay with the Tian family all day long to serve the emperor and the empress, the concubines will naturally be closer to you. These internal servants will serve in the imperial palace, serve those who are disrespectful to those close to you, and will be sent to the inner provinces; they will serve in the palace and prepare for the duties of cleaning
, those who serve miscellaneous items are under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
There are not many chamberlains in the Internal Affairs Ministry. After all, there are less than 500 people involved in the security of the Tian family. These people are distributed in various palaces in the inner dynasty. They are under the unified jurisdiction of the Internal Affairs Ministry and are directly responsible to the emperor.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has many responsibilities in the outer court, and is responsible for the palaces, public houses, and government offices of the outer court. These internal servants are not the core of the palace, so there is no need to worry too much.
There are also chamberlains in the Imperial City Department, but these chamberlains, like Chen Lin, are high-ranking officials in the palace and are responsible for very important tasks, but the number is pitifully small.
Most of the remaining officials are not internal servants, but military ministers. The review of these people is much stricter. If someone outside the palace bribes the Imperial City Department, they must start with these officials to be more valuable. Bribing ordinary soldiers will be more valuable.
The gain outweighs the loss.
These military ministers are the beginning of the self-examination of the Imperial City Division. Of course, it will also involve the superior and lower-level officers in the army, the commanders who are personally subordinate to the fifth commander and the sixth commander, the commanders, and the deputy commanders are all conducting self-examinations.
among the list.
In addition, the chief officers, adjutants, and governors of the Cao Division must conduct self-examination when they enter the inner courtyard, fast travel, long travel, Si Yu, Cao Si, etc. The workload is not small.
For Chen Lin, this is a complicated and difficult thing to do, but for Ye An, it is not complicated. He only needs to monitor the financial status and social interactions of these people.
It is not difficult to select a group of trustworthy, capable and loyal soldiers from the Imperial City Division. These people must first be selected from those who have passed the review of the personal officials and the personal officers.
These people understand each other and are familiar with their duties. The only shortcoming will cause suspicion within the Imperial City Division, but this suspicion will fade away as time goes by.
Only by making the Imperial City Division a monolith can it play its greatest role. This is the consensus of Ye An and Chen Lin, and it is also what Zhao Zhen means.
The personal officers and commanders Wang Zheng and Liu Xun, as well as the personal officers and commanders Zhao Yuqing and Lu Dingde, were selected first. These people were all military ministers, and most of them had clean backgrounds and were loyal.
Of course, the most important thing is that they have been carefully scrutinized by Ye An and Chen Lin. Their family is wealthy but not extravagant. They are cautious in their words and deeds. They have few interactions with outsiders and have simple social relationships.
All the available personnel in the Imperial City Division were originally sent by Ye An to protect Zhao Zhen, and the remaining personnel needed to be reorganized. In the end, Wang Zheng, Liu Xun, Zhao Yuqing, and Lu Dingde passed Ye An's review.
And be able to delegate important responsibilities.
These people stood in the signing room of the Imperial City Division with some uneasiness. They did not know that they had been examined, and they were still worried whether the newcomer had some misunderstanding about them, or whether he wanted to
Give me a show of strength.
After all, they were the kind of owners with little power, no influence, and no money. If Ye An really wanted to punish them, it would be easier than squeezing an ant to death.
"Don't be nervous, am I such a majestic person?"
Ye An asked strangely, why are these people so nervous when they see him? Is he so scary? Or is the title of the Imperial City Secretary too scary?!
"Being humble does not mean fearing promotion, but respecting..."
"Yes, yes, we respect you!"
Looking at Chen Lin who almost laughed out loud, Ye An's head was full of "black lines", these rough guys in the army! After all, they can't learn the twists and turns of scholars, and they can't even compliment people.
"I have asked you to come here not for anything else, but to set up an inspection department, find out the illegal activities in the Imperial City Department, arrest those who cooperate inside and outside, and purge this department to serve the officials!"
"Inspection Department?!"
Several people were stunned for a moment. The leader, Lu Dingde, who was the oldest and had stayed in the Imperial City Division the longest, whispered: "Tijiu, our Imperial City Division already has a Detective Division. Is it too much to set up an Inspection Division like this?"
A bit ostentatious? I thought I would still act in the name of the Detective Department, so that I can act in the name of inspection..."
Chen Lin's eyes lit up, while Ye An nodded repeatedly: "That's good, but it is naturally inappropriate to suddenly transfer you to the Detective Department. You are all personally serving as officers or serving as commanders, and your official positions are not low. In the
I am also a general in my position, so I will give you some rights to do things expediently, but only in the imperial city. If you are capable of getting ahead, I will naturally report it to the official. If you are incompetent, don't blame me.
They are all deposed by the Emperor's own soldiers. Show some real skills and don't let the officials down!"
Everyone understood this, and the expressions they looked at Ye An became strange. They had always thought that the Yunzhong Commandery Lord would definitely make waves when he arrived in the Imperial City Division, but now it seems that it is much more than that.
Most people were unaware of the fact that someone in the Imperial City Division had betrayed the Tian family. As the commanders of the Imperial City Division, Lu Dingde and others sensed something unusual, but they could not tell what was wrong.
After Ye An exposed it, several people were shocked to realize the seriousness of the matter. This was also done deliberately by Ye An, because he needed to let these people who were already loyal to the emperor know the seriousness of the matter. Only in this way could they have a sense of responsibility.
and a sense of mission.
Although these two feelings are illusory, sometimes it is this illusory thing that can give people strength. Otherwise, how could the thousands of years of inheritance of the Han Dynasty come from?
These people are Ye Ansa's pawns in the Imperial City Division. These people are the commanders, and they can naturally select elites from their own departments to form their own self-examination system.
Of course, in order to avoid retaliation and deliberate frame-up, Ye An also asked them not to make decisions without authorization. Anyone who found suspicious must be reported to the Imperial City Division for review, otherwise they would be dismissed from the Imperial City Division.
So the internal review of the Imperial City Department gradually began, and Ye An also issued a document to the entire department to carry out shifts, rotation of soldiers and adjustments of officials, so as to avoid the sudden disappearance of some people from alerting others.