Four hundred and sixty-six chapters behind the Cisheng Palace
Chapter four hundred and sixty six
The backhand of Cisheng Palace
Li You's assumption of office this time can be described in one word, that is, he started from scratch, without anything ready-made.
The boundaries of the capital city were different from that of Bichu. The affairs under the emperor's feet were all under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Li You's new yamen, like a large number of ministries, courtyards, temples, prisons and Shuntian Mansion, all belonged directly to the imperial court in terms of title.
But after all, the imperial court is a mere term. Most of the specific practical matters are in the hands of the Six Ministries. From personnel to finance, etc., they are all under the direct control of the Six Ministries. If Li You wants to open a business, he will almost have to deal with each of the Six Ministries several times.
Government officials must be allocated by the Ministry of Personnel; money and food expenses must be paid by the Ministry of Household Affairs; seal handles must be issued by the Ministry of War; judicial authority must be negotiated with the Ministry of Justice; government buildings must be settled by the Ministry of Works.
Only the noble rites department had nothing to do with his secular affairs.
When Li You served as secretary of the cabinet, his scope of activities was actually very small. But the two types of officials he had the most contact with were the bachelors of the lower family and the officials of the six ministries and departments of the upper family. Therefore, Mr. Li was very concerned about dealing with the six ministries.
It’s not a big worry, you can find people you know more or less.
Li You's three and five court battles were all in extremely high-end centers and had little impact on the business officials of the six departments. So at this level, he did not directly offend anyone, unless he met several people who were willing to die.
He is a very close disciple and grandson of the Grand Scholar. Officials from the six ministries and departments probably don’t need to provoke him.
On August 13, Li You held the imperial edict and went to various government offices outside Chengtian Gate to start activities. Locally, he was the big boss, but when he arrived in the capital, he was not as valuable. When it was time for him to step forward, no one else could do it for him.
He first went to the Ministry of Household Affairs and was told by the Shaanxi Qing official's Sidu branch clerk who was in charge of his department: "Master Li first determined the head count before he could calculate the expenses and withdraw the silver."
Then Li You went to the staff department next door and was given a warm and thoughtful suggestion: "Master Li has the office first, and then we can allocate scribes to fill it."
Later, Li You went to the Ministry of Works again, and the head of the Maintenance Department said, "Whether it is rebuilt or the existing vacant official office is used, we cannot give it to you with nothing, there must be a signed document."
Li You's official position is nominally a foreign mission of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he uses a rectangular seal instead of a square official seal, but the seal has not been issued yet.
So Li Jinxian, who was known to have connections and connections, went around the various ministries with the imperial edict, but nothing was accomplished except getting familiar...
In fact, it was pretty good. No one deliberately made things difficult for him. It was just that the situation was like this, the rhythm was like this, and the program was like this.
Mr. Li, who was famous for his vigorous and resolute actions in Yangzhou Prefecture, stood on the street of the capital and sighed three times helplessly. Faced with the inertia of the bureaucratic machine, Mr. Li, who was good at fighting, could only retreat temporarily.
With no choice, Li You had no choice but to go to the Ministry of War to press for customs defense.
Mr. Lu, the Minister of the Ministry of War, looked solemn and said thoughtfully: "How can it be so convenient to cast the Great Seal of Customs and Defense? It has to be past the Mid-Autumn Festival anyway. You don't have to be anxious yet."
Li You originally wanted to take the opportunity to talk to the old minister about the patrol camp to see if there was any way to easily borrow the power of the patrol camp's officers and soldiers. However, looking at the old minister's expression and hearing him say "There is no need to be anxious yet," he always felt that there was something in his words.
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Lu Shangshu did not want to hide anything from Li You, and took the initiative to reveal: "The Holy Mother has sent an order to the ministry, and a special admiral will be appointed to patrol a member of the fifth battalion."
Admiral patrol camp? Li You was shocked. He was thinking about how to monetize the patrol camp. Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager Cisheng also thought of this and wanted to directly set up an admiral to lead the patrol camp!
Li You recalled that day when Ting Tui first moved out of the ancestral law and then created political pressure, Empress Dowager Qian gave in easily, which was a little unexpected.
But he was still in the excitement stage these days, so he didn't think much about it. He just said that the Queen Mother Qian couldn't do anything, and under the pressure of the ministers, she didn't want to drag her feet, so she decisively withdrew her hand.
Could it be that she was just holding back for a while, and that the Admiral Patrolling the Fifth Battalion was the back-up prepared by the Empress Dowager Cisheng? And it is conceivable that 80% of the candidates are military nobles.
Among the three groups of people who manage the public security in the capital, the patrol censor is the official overseeing the imperial court, and the military commander is the official of the local shop, both of which are civil servants; while the patrol battalion is part of the forbidden army of the capital camp, and is only drawn out.
He came out to catch thieves, so he was still a military attache.
Li You subconsciously asked: "Can't you stop it?"
Lu Shangshu shook his head. In fact, Li You also understood that there were two reasons why the royal family appointed military attachés in addition to the selection of military officers by the Ministry of War. There was much less resistance than Jian Wenchen.
First, after Jiashen, while retaining the tradition of civilian governance, military attachés were less involved in politics but had a closer relationship with the royal family. Whether it was special slips or official selections for the Ministry of War, appointments involving the army must be reviewed and approved by the emperor himself. This is
A custom left by Emperor Gaozong.
Second, if civil servants strive for military power too much, they are afraid of incurring criticism with ulterior motives, so they are more restrained when disputes over the appointment of military attaches arise. As long as the military attaches do not interfere in politics, they can basically tolerate it.
All in all, if Empress Dowager Qian wanted to remove the five admiral patrol battalions, it would not be difficult, and it would be much simpler than promoting civil servants. This is why it was so easy for Li You to take charge of the defense department at the beginning.
Li You thought for a moment and had to admit that the courtiers really had no reason to stop Empress Dowager Qian from changing the pattern of the patrol camp this time.
In advance, everyone in the imperial court admitted that there were many troubles in the capital, and the relevant responsibilities were too scattered, so it was necessary to centralize power and strengthen governance. This was why he was appointed as the censor of the right capital of Jianxiao. However, we cannot only allow civil servants to set fires, and not allow the royal family to light lamps.
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Could it be that Empress Dowager Qian had this idea in mind from the very beginning, and she was just building the plank road openly and secretly visiting Chen Cang? Li You couldn't help but think of Princess Guide who once emphasized to him, "You are bound to lose." Could it be true here?
Even if Xu Guoshan was not worried, she could not stop Empress Dowager Cisheng from doing this. Li You secretly had a headache.
If there is really a situation where two sets of people are doing their own thing, it will be very unfavorable to him. After all, he has no foundation at present and is just an empty shell. The five procuratorates and five military divisions need time to digest, and he does not want to have another one.
A troublemaker!
The more serious consequence is that if the patrol battalion is allowed to seize the opportunity to perform well, then even if it successfully integrates the Procuratorate and the Military and Horse Department in the future, it will still fall behind. If we are both in charge of public security affairs, whoever lags behind will be a vassal. He Li
You definitely don’t want to be seen as incompetent in the eyes of others!
Lu Shangshu sighed: "How can the Queen Mother do this for others to see?"
Li You nodded silently. He had just been appointed as the Inspector Youqiandu Imperial Envoy in charge of the Five Cities Procuratorate and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, and he was about to appoint an admiral to patrol the Fifth Battalion. The conflict was too obvious.
At the same time, it is also displayed to others, full of various meanings.
After receiving the big news from Lu Shangshu and chatting for a few words, Li You left. After leaving the gate of the Ministry of War, Zhang San, who followed him, saw that the master's face was not good, so he stepped forward and asked: "Master, are you going back to the house now?"
Li You saw that it was still early and ordered: "Go to Renshoufang!"
Renshoufang is located in the northwest of the imperial city, about five miles away from the Liubu side. There are five soldiers and horses in the east, west, south, north and middle. The office of the soldiers and horses in the middle city is in Renshoufang.
Li You thought that if he came out today, he couldn't do anything wrong. He might as well go to the Zhongcheng Military and Horse Department, the head of the Military and Horse Department, to inspect.
Mr. Li took office as a new official. Normally, he should wait for his subordinate officials to come to visit him, but now it seems that the situation is urgent and he will seize the time to meet with each one.
As the name of Zhongcheng Military and Horse Division suggests, you can roughly guess where it has jurisdiction. Among the thirty-six squares in the capital, this yamen is in charge of nine squares. These nine squares are located in the middle of the capital, that is, the nine squares surrounding the imperial city.
Fang, the most authentic place with the roots of the imperial city.
These nine squares have the largest number of government offices and residences of high-ranking officials and dignitaries. For example, the Yongfang House where Li You lived in his childhood is among them, and the Tenth Prince's Mansion, where Guide Qiansui lived. There are countless other government offices such as six ministries, temples, and prisons.
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Therefore, the duties of the Military and Horse Department in Zhongcheng are actually quite different from those of other Military and Horse Departments, and their status is slightly higher than those of other Military and Horse Departments.
Li You first asked Zhang San to go ahead to deliver the message, so as not to catch his subordinates off guard and make any mistakes. He did not want to make a surprise attack, which would make his subordinates very disgusted. In the current situation where there is an urgent need to win people's hearts, this is not suitable.
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In less than half an hour, Li Qianxian and his party arrived at the boundary of Renshou Square. Outside the gate of Bingmasi at the east end of the square, Li You got off the sedan and looked around, but found that it was quiet here, except for the doormen and a few pedestrians passing by occasionally.
, and there is no one else.
No one came out to greet him? Mr. Li was unexpected and extremely surprised. When his immediate boss arrived, he didn't ask for crowds of people to greet him, but a few cats and dogs had to come out to greet him? How could he be so ignorant of the rules?
Zhang San, who was standing in front of him, flashed out of the gate and said angrily to Li You: "When I arrived at the Yazhong to report the news, they claimed that there was no master at the moment!"
Li You looked calm, turned around and asked the doorman: "Is this true?"
The doorman kowtowed and said: "As far as I can tell you, all the senior officials in the Yamen are indeed not here. They have all gone to inspect the various buildings."
Li You asked again: "In the Army and Horses Yamen now, one commander, four deputy commanders, and officials are all gone?"
"Yes…"
Li You snorted coldly, "Then go find someone to report the news! Just tell me that I am waiting here!" After that, he walked up to the lobby, sat in it, and waited quietly without saying a word.
I don’t know how much time passed, but it was almost dusk. The five commanders and deputy commanders of the Central City Army and Horse Department still did not appear in front of Li You.
There is no need to guess, it must be a deliberate delay. The chief and deputy commanders of the Military and Horse Department are indeed responsible for their own duties, but how is it possible that there is not one person on duty in the government office?
Mr. Li meditated on the resume of the commander of the Zhongcheng Army and Horses Division. His name was Gou Fei, the second son of Wu Anbo, and he was a graduate of the Imperial College...
Who ordered this Gou Fei? Li You was suspicious and thought about it together with the fact that the Empress Dowager Qian asked the special admiral to patrol the fifth battalion, and felt that there was an invisible net.