In Yongxun Palace, as soon as Murong Nobunaga left, Huangyang'er Huang Fei walked in.
Nowadays, there are not many Jinyi envoys. They are basically headed by Zhang Liecheng and assisted by Huang Fei and Li Xiaojie.
"Your Majesty, the list of those who can be transferred to Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo has come out. Please review it, Your Majesty."
Since ancient times, intelligence agencies have had to distinguish between light and dark hands, and in the collection of intelligence, the light side is actually better able to feed back a large amount of intelligence.
Intelligence is far less mysterious than people think. In the real world, any information has its value.
Whether it is bought with money, exchanged for what each party needs, or even inspired by righteousness, it is much more convenient and faster than doing it secretly by oneself.
The intelligence system in the dark is more about being latent for a long time and then playing a role at certain critical moments. It also focuses on the investigation and analysis of the local customs and people's attitudes at the bottom.
Therefore, it is necessary to let Murong Nobunaga establish the Hexi Liang Kingdom's intelligence distribution station in the Central Plains.
And there is currently no better candidate than Murong Nobunaga. He has a network in Tokyo, has a special status in Liangguo, Hexi, and has good abilities.
However, Huang Fei took a step forward and said to Zhang Zhao with some worry: "Zuo Yulin himself is in charge of His Majesty's personal guard Zuo Yulin, and now he is going to Tokyo to join the Jinyi envoys, and to contact the Tuyuhun people in Daibei.
The control is too lenient, I would like to secretly investigate Zuo Yulin's itinerary."
Zhang Zhao nodded. As Murong Nobunaga grew older and became more mature and capable, he indeed took care of more and more things and became more and more important.
Zhang Zhao was finally able to understand the complicated mentality that the monarch had to use even though it was clear in history that certain ministers could no longer be used.
It's really because there is no other option. If you send someone else to do it, you can't do it. You can only choose the lesser of two evils.
For Zhang Zhao, Murong Nobunaga was capable and close, making him a very useful minister and son.
Moreover, he was not worried about what happened to Murong Nobunaga, because he had established the Hexi Liang Kingdom with his own hands. In terms of military, Murong Nobunaga was not the person Zhang Zhao relied on the most.
The most important thing is that although he and Murong Nobunaga are father and son, they are actually only seven years apart.
Moreover, the Anxi heroes who followed him back and the founding fathers who followed him to Anxi in the first place were not very close to Murong Nobunaga.
So Zhang Zhao is not worried at all, but he is worried that he cannot die too early.
If Zhang Zhao had lived as long as Guo Rong, Murong Nobunaga would have become a real thorn in his side.
Therefore, some things still have to be put on the agenda earlier, but Zhang Zhao doesn't want to show it so early.
So King Zhang shook his head and said, "Zuo Yulin, the commander of the army, is still trustworthy. There is no need for it for the time being. You go down first and be careful to hook up with the Chen family, the Gaochang Uighur guard in Yinzhou."
After Huang Fei saluted and went out, Zhang Zhao also left the study. He came to the palace of Cao Yanmian, the former Queen of Karakhan, and then secretly summoned the black dog Zhang Liesi.
When they attacked Shule City, Hua Bu, Huang Yang, and Black Gou'er were almost killed when they blasted the West City, and they made great contributions.
Among the three, Huabu finally married Zhang Zhong and is currently managing hundreds of thousands of acres of private estates in Ningyuan for Zhang Zhao with Zhang Zhong.
Huang Yang joined the Yier Army and is now one of the leaders of Zhang Zhao's Jinyi envoys.
And Black Gouer became the last hidden clue in Zhang Zhao's hands.
Because Black Dog has an advantage over Calico and Yellow Sheep, that is, his appearance is Han Chinese, not as obvious as Zhang Liecheng and Huang Fei.
Moreover, he adopted a photo of Huo Sheng'er, Zhang Zhao's first Hanshandu warrior who died in battle. Zhang Zhao personally approved the photo into the Shazhou Longtou Zhang family tree. Even the name photo is Zhang Zhao's.
Similar to this.
Therefore, although the black dog named Zhang Liesi is not Zhang Zhao's adopted son, he has the aura of the clan and is always taken by Zhang Zhao. Compared with others, he is much more reliable and has no need.
Worried background plate.
"Choose a few of the people Zhang Zhong sent back from Ningyuan, and send one of them to Tokyo to record Zuo Yulin's movements. Remember, the first priority is not to be discovered, not to execute the mission.
Pick two more and go investigate Huang Fei. This guy has been involved in a lot of things recently. Let’s see if there is anyone instigating him behind the scenes."
Once used, the secret service organization can easily form a matryoshka doll. To know whether the previous person is loyal or not, the next person must be used to detect it.
Zhang Zhao is really envious of the Song and Ming dynasties now, because although the civil servants in these two dynasties were powerful, the civil servants themselves were constantly restraining and binding themselves in interpreting Confucianism.
There are many hidden dangers in using them to govern the country in terms of domestic affairs and foreign affairs.
But there is also an advantage, that is, there is basically no rebellion, and there is no legal basis for rebellion.
Therefore, during the Song and Ming dynasties, especially the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, they could freely appoint eunuchs and secret services.
Because when faced with an extremely powerful civil servant group, eunuchs and spy organizations simply cannot devour the master.
Instead, one must constantly rely on the support of the imperial power to achieve development, growth and wealth. In essence, it is just a white glove extended by the imperial power.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao was horrified. When he truly stood in the position of emperor, he discovered that some of the stupid actions of the Song and Ming dynasties seemed to be explained to a certain extent.
Because from the perspective of the founding emperor, historically speaking, the founding emperor is generally the wisest.
After they established the country, they considered more about how to pass on the family to the world.
If the factor of foreign invasion is not considered, from the perspective of emperors of all dynasties, the expansion of the civil service group is actually the best choice.
Even if there is a good old man like Ming Xiaozong among the descendants, the worst-case scenario is that the descendants will live a miserable life.
Even if there is an international student like Ross Qi Zhen, the country will not be overturned.
An old thief like a big bastard can instigate civil servants to bite dogs.
No matter how you say it, it is much better than the misery experienced by the emperors in the late Han and Tang Dynasties.
Zhang Zhao also suddenly understood that since the Song and Ming Dynasties, the conservative atmosphere and the rise of civil servants could not be promoted by simple Confucianism.
This is the result of the unanimous promotion of the whole nation after the tragedy of the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties.
The emperor hoped to obtain a stable inheritance, and the civil servants hoped to obtain a stable power sharing.
Even the farmers at the lowest level like to have reasonable scholars who hold power, rather than warriors who draw knives at will.
At the same time, with the development of papermaking technology, culture also began to develop greatly. Guizhou, which was not even a poor family in the past, also had ways to obtain knowledge.
They have broadened their horizons, enriched their thoughts, and have a more urgent need to share power.
Therefore, a system suitable for internal operation can be stable enough to allow some scholars to share power, and most of them feel qualified to share power.
The system has become politically stable, each can ensure that its basic base is not eroded, and the system of living a small life conservatively is completed.
Confucianism?
It is just a torch that everyone holds above their heads, a tool to rally people and stabilize order.
Both Qi science and Neo-Confucianism are constantly processed by later generations according to the changing needs of the situation. They are inherited, but the focus has changed.
The more critical issue is that Zhang Zhao only thought about it for a small amount of time, but he actually found it very reasonable and tempting, because he saw the benefits firsthand.
In the 319 years of the Song Dynasty and the 276 years of the Ming Dynasty, what stands out is the word stability.
If the fishing and hunting people from the northern grasslands had not moved south, Zhang Zhao doubted that they would have survived for at least a few hundred years.
It's just a pity that the Jurchens of the Jin Kingdom, Mongolia, and Tunguska are Jurchens, and the Western powers will not follow the path arranged by these scholar-officials.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao felt his head swell and hurt.
Are you free? Why do you want to think about this problem? Isn't Hutu Point good?
Now that I think about it, I must find an improvement plan, even if it is just a superficial improvement, it must be carried out.
Otherwise, the Chinese people will definitely continue to slip into the trap of conservatism.
"Your Majesty, do you have a headache? Come and press the button for you!" Cao Yanmian glanced at Zhang Zhao and tried his best to conceal the turmoil in his heart.
After giving birth to two daughters, Cao Yanmian wanted a son more and more. The king finally came here and his head hurt again. Isn't this a delay?
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Hedong Town, Jinyang, Guo Wei returned home and sighed as he looked at the gifts in the house.
Seeing him coming back, his wife Chai, who looked a little haggard, smiled softly and came up to dust Guo Wei himself.
"Why do Da Lang sigh? Nowadays, Hexi white sugar and rock sugar can be directly used as money, and Hexi Fold Horse is famous all over the world. Who wouldn't want it?
King Liang gave you twenty good horses, fifty pounds of white sugar, and twenty pounds of rock sugar as a gift, which is more than your salary for five years. You should be very happy!"
As soon as Guo Wei saw Mrs. Chai coming to dust him, he immediately grabbed Mrs. Chai's hand and pulled her to sit down.
"Let you rest in the house. If you have to come out to greet me, what's the point of greeting you? Since I see you, it is the right thing to live well and recuperate."
"It doesn't matter, slave. It's an old problem! Da Lang is also in a high position now, how can there be no one to greet him when he comes home?"
Mrs. Chai has been ill since Guo Rong left, on and off for almost a year, and has not gotten better. However, because it is not serious, she has never taken it to heart.
Guo Wei was actually very emotional when he heard Mr. Chai talking about being in a high position.
At that time, his family was in decline, and he could only earn a living as a soldier. When he passed by the post house, Mr. Chai took a look at him and said that he would become a great person in the future.
For Guo Wei at that time, it was a perfect match for him to be favored by such a gentle, beautiful, virtuous and wealthy Chai family.
Today, he is the commander of Mabudu in Hedong Yanei, and is the second person under Jiedushi Liu Zhiyuan. Looking back on the original days, he is even more moved by Chai's favor.
"Dalang, tell me, Brother Rong is really worthy of being given such a generous gift by King Zhang of Liangzhou and he should stay with you? Besides, Brother Rong, why do you think so of him?"
Just like it is difficult for parents to believe that their children are capable of the world, it can be said that the Chai family who raised Guo Rong also finds it difficult to believe that Guo Rong is so outstanding that King Zhang in Hexi Province only met him a few times.
To stay.
At the same time, Mr. Chai still had a little grudge against Guo Rong.
When she adopted Guo Rong, she was certainly angry that her brother Chai Shouli had ruined the family fortune, and she had the urge to beat her sister Qiu Feng from time to time.
But to a greater extent, Guo Rong is a guarantee for her own status.
You must know that his son Guo Tong, who is Guo Weina's concubine, is almost fifteen years old. Although according to etiquette, she is Guo Tong's mother.
But in real life, Guo Tong has a mother himself. If Guo Wei is not around, it is not certain to what extent he can be filial to his aunt.
Guo Wei gave a wry smile and handed the letter in his hand to Mr. Chai.
"What's more, King Liang also wrote to the Taifu, and he is willing to exchange ten pairs of iron armor for Brother Rong to serve in Hexi."
With that said, Guo Wei handed over another letter, "This is a letter written by Brother Rong. He wants to take his daughter-in-law Liu and Brother Yi to Liangzhou."
Brother Yi was the eldest son of Guo Rong, and Mrs. Liu was his first wife. Historically, she was killed by Liu Chengyou, Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty, but she was still alive and well at this time.
When Mrs. Chai heard this, her face suddenly flushed. She staggered twice and was about to fall to the ground. Guo Wei quickly hugged Mrs. Chai.
Mrs. Chai shed tears. In the final analysis, she was just a woman.
If Guo Rong is his support, then Brother Guo Yi is her life, and she is not willing to let him go to Liangzhou.
"Da Lang, please reply to the letter and say that I am seriously ill and will not die soon. Please ask Brother Rong to come back as soon as possible."
However, Mrs. Chai, who was crying on the ground, could not have imagined that good things would not work and bad things would not work. She was afraid that her words would come true.