Any great empire, any empire that lasts for hundreds of years without decay, must have two things as a guarantee:
The wise king of ZTE does not necessarily require that all kings have great talents, and there can also be a few unscrupulous kings from time to time, but as long as there are people who put an end to the chaos, it is enough.
Smooth monitoring system - Many huge empires were eventually destroyed in the hands of corrupt officials. Therefore, there must be an intelligence monitoring system that can de-bloat the imperial bureaucracy and warlord system.
In the early days of the War of the Gods, the national system controlled by the Red Stone Emperor was the most complete in this regard. The Amy Empire had a total of five intelligence detection systems that were directly and indirectly responsible to the king.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs reports directly to the Imperial Chancellor and has 16,000 intelligence collection personnel across the country. It mainly investigates the behavior of officials in various places.
The Ministry of Military Intelligence reports directly to the Minister of Military Affairs and has 12,000 independent intelligence collectors throughout the army. While spying on intelligence from various countries, it also conducts inspections of armies across the empire.
The imperial admonishment system is the third largest system that is directly responsible to His Majesty the King. There are 12 admonishers in total and each has about 30 subordinates to directly monitor the various ministries and provinces of the empire. The admonishers make a living by "slandering" people.
If an official is targeted by several major admonishers at the same time, he will basically lose his skin even if he is not dead.
There is also an elite intelligence team with no more than 100 people under the chief of the palace guard. They are sent to patrol various places as civilians all year round. Once problems are discovered, they will be reported directly to the king, bypassing all intelligence agencies.
In order to prevent omissions in these four departments, Emperor Hongshi ordered civil and military officials from all provinces in the world, all civil city guards and above (inclusive) and military squadron leaders and above (inclusive), to submit a report directly to the king every quarter.
Hongshi Dadi will select 120 memorials for impeaching officials each time and check them personally. These 120 imperial memorials will be handed over to the Ministry of Personnel as the most important comments of local officials in various places.
The joint execution of the five major systems also ensured that during the 49 years of Hongshi Dadi's rule, the officials were in charge of the Qingming Dynasty and the weapons were fully prepared.
——"The Biography of the Red Stone Emperor"
Chapter 11 The King’s Birthday
On January 6, winter in the fifth year of the magic calendar, a light snow fell after the beginning of winter. Chi Aotian and Da Qingshan led 7,000 colorful dragon knights and imperial guards to the outskirts of Fantao City on the newly condensed ice and snow.
.At this time, outside Fantao City, white barracks have been connected into one.
After handing over military power with the staff of the Gyeonggi Defense Area, two young men in black from the First Division entered the commander's tent side by side.
It was already 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The tent was crowded with officers. At a glance, they were at least the rank of squadron leader or above. There were two people sitting in the middle. The first one was Chi Hanfeng, and the first one was Fan Zijue. Chi Hanfeng looked up.
The two young men did not speak for a moment and continued to read the letter in their hands. Fan Zijue seemed more enthusiastic and motioned to the guards to add two chairs. Quite a few senior officers in the Gyeonggi Defense Zone and the chief officers of the small mercenary regiment were acquaintances and often visited
Meeting at the Duke's Palace, the small mercenary group's victory over the important city of Hamburg was a huge victory. If the general hadn't looked at the letter with a gloomy face, most people would have come up to congratulate the two young men.
The Marquis read the last page and then read it again, his brows knitted together. At this time, both Chi Aotian and Da Qingshan noticed that the envelope of the letter was stamped with the royal seal.
Chi Hanfeng handed the letter to Viscount Fan: "Lord Viscount, please read it too."
Fan Zijue quickly read the last page, with confusion on his face.
"Your Majesty learned that the city of Hamburg was successfully recovered, and we will all reward our soldiers for this expedition." Chi Hanfeng stood up and announced: "The 29th of this month is the 40th birthday of His Majesty the King. Twenty days before and after, the Imperial Capital will pay tribute to the Empire again as usual.
It is open to all residents. During this period, the kingdoms in the Pan-Continent will send birthday celebration officials to the imperial capital. Therefore, the Imperial Military Department has transferred me back to the imperial capital to maintain order, and the frontline command will be given to Fan Zijue."
Buzz--, the officers in the tent were whispering. His Majesty the King's 10th birthday is the biggest among the imperial court etiquette. In previous years, all the kingdoms would send a large number of envoys, and even the population of the imperial capital would surge by 10% during this period.
.This is also a big deal for the soldiers in the Gyeonggi War Zone. In the past month or so, there have been too many people of all kinds in the imperial capital, and maybe a man with a bull's head and a horse's face is actually the power center of a certain empire. All the soldiers on duty are cautious and cautious.
I'm afraid something big will happen.
However, in such troubled times, is it inappropriate to fully open the country to the people of the empire as usual? After all, there are currently less than 10,000 regular troops stationed in Gyeonggi, and during this period, the number of people from the empire visiting the imperial capital will exceed 100,000.
"Da Qingshan, how many soldiers will you bring?"
"General, 1,200 soldiers from the 3rd Squadron of the Colorful Dragon Knights Heavy Infantry Battalion, 2,200 soldiers from the 1st and 2nd Squadron of the Guards, 3,400 soldiers from the 3rd Gyeonggi Theater, and 3,400 soldiers from the Four Swordsmen Battalion, a total of 6,800 soldiers. All have been handed over.
We are going through the admission procedures." In formal occasions, Da Qingshan respected Chi Hanfeng very much.
"Oh, let's see. The Chinese Army Staff immediately ordered the 2nd Battalion, 3rd and 4th Squadron of the Guards to follow me back to Beijing and set off at 4:00 pm. Da Qingshan and Chi Aotian will accompany me. His Excellency, Marquis Toyota, will lead
The first heavy knight brigade of the Colorful Dragon Knights, and the first and second light knight brigade will set off to return to the imperial capital during the day tomorrow."
"Your Majesty!"
Seeing that several elite troops were transferred, Fan Zijue was not very worried. Fantao City must be a siege battle. The role of the knight troops, especially the heavy knight troops, is not as effective as the swordsman troops. Moreover, in his hands
With nearly 40,000 elite soldiers, it is relatively safe to capture the small Fantao City. For Fan Zijue, the most difficult thing to do now is how to annihilate all the enemies like a small mercenary group to His Majesty the Emperor.
Just a big gift for your birthday.
It can be seen that Chi Hanfeng is very cautious about this matter. If he follows the standard itinerary from Fantao City to the Imperial Capital, it will take at least 10 days to return. The Marquis led 2,000 soldiers to travel through the stars and nights, and missed the station for three days and had to camp in the snow.
, forcing the 10-day schedule to be compressed into 7 days.
Before we entered the city, we could already clearly feel that the entire city of the Imperial Capital was in a state of carnival. From a distance, we could see the colorful dragon flag symbolizing the royal family hung on the city wall, and the angry red lanterns were hung on all the watchtowers on the city wall.
, the imperial guards on duty outside the city gate were dressed in formal attire.
The general frowned and said subconsciously: "What a grand occasion."
"Uncle Chi, I guess it's because the war has been going on for the past year. Everyone in the empire, whether it's the army or the civilians, is very tense, and the people are yearning for stability. Perhaps, His Majesty hopes to make the people feel that through this large-scale celebration
His Majesty the King has full confidence in the war situation and has eased the public sentiment." Da Qingshan knew that his master liked to criticize Emperor Hongshi, so he casually expressed his thoughts.
Chi Hanfeng rolled his eyes at his apprentice, snorted, and urged his horse into the imperial capital.