The imperial system of the Zhou Dynasty was a mixture of the foreign customs of the Liao and Jin Dynasties, inherited by the Han Dynasties of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and added the hasty and hasty system that is inevitable when a warrior is in power. Most of this third item is the result of the emperor himself patting his forehead from time to time; and the responsible person The person who coordinates the cauldron and sorts out the big politics is another Khitan who has read the books of sages but has no historical baggage.
To be honest, many people feel that the Zhou court is like a grassroots team, which is not necessarily wrong. The new dynasty was established in a hurry, and the improvement of the system takes time, so so far, the division of responsibilities in the entire military and political system is not strict.
On the other hand, in the establishment of the new dynasty, the Cao Mang warriors played a major role. The Cao Mang warriors controlled huge military, political and economic power with the emperor's grace. Therefore, after several years of establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they were never like those of the Han Dynasty in the history books. The dynasty usually rests and recuperates, but instead keeps causing trouble.
The strange thing is that these commotions one after another did not arouse opposition from the government and the opposition. After each commotion, there were always people who were happy and celebrated.
When Guo Ning entered Daxing Prefecture in Zhongdu this time, his cavalry was still galloping like a dragon, and his flag was fluttering in the wind. He waved happily along the street as usual and accepted the cheers of the people.
Although the changes in the situation in Goryeo are not as publicized, it is due to the stubbornness of the powerful ministers in Goryeo; although Guo Ning is actually quite tired of this externally glamorous form, these rituals are necessary and they are continuous. A link that established the orthodox status of the new dynasty.
After returning to the palace, Guo Ning went straight to the Hall of Renzheng, where he met with the two prime ministers, the privy envoys, the third envoy, the censor and other senior officials involved in political affairs. He also summoned the ministers and ministers of various ministries one after another. He was busy for two whole days at once. After an hour, the most recent urgent matters were sorted out and many edicts were issued one after another.
At dusk, Guo Ning rushed to his family's mansion outside the palace, which was the previous Marshal's Mansion close to the city wall of Zhongdu.
Regarding military secrets or specific matters related to overseas development, Guo Ning has set up a special team here to summarize them. Before the emperor directly handles them, they will not be immediately sent to the court or even the ministerial level.
On weekdays, Guo Ning would come here when he had something to do. Now he left the palace and came here again. When he saw the aroma of food in the courtyard, it was time for dinner.
Guo Ning had been dealing with official duties for a long time, and he was already hungry. He often ate with his subordinates, so he didn't have much chance. He quickly walked to the cook, looked at the food box he carried, and made some rice.
He raised his hand and poured a spoonful of meat soup into the bowl, took a few mouthfuls of rice, and then went deep into the hall. He had already changed into his daily robes, and there were officials in the hall rushing out to eat, because he came out of the darkness. I didn't see his backlit figure clearly, so I casually ordered: "Go in after eating outside!"
Guo Ning responded, then stood under the eaves and ate voraciously. He finished the bowl of rice in a moment. The attendant asked, "Do you want more?"
Guo Ning touched his belly: "Ahan just sent someone to say that they have left some food. If you eat too much now, wouldn't it be embarrassing if you can't eat it later? Just one bowl is enough!"
After saying that, he put the bowls and chopsticks back to the cook and turned back.
The scribes and officials who came out one after another all recognized him now and saluted him one after another. Some people followed him without caring about eating. Guo Ning waved his hand to signal him not to do this.
He stood in the center of the open hall, and there were more than a dozen large tables several feet long lined up in front of him. On each table were stacks of files. These files corresponded to the various garrisons of the Zhou Dynasty, and were in time.
The focus of special purposes or interests outside national borders.
The thing that has attracted the most attention these days is naturally the big table where the information about the Goryeo Kingdom is piled. The latest piece of information on the table brought the news of Cui Zhongxian's death.
According to the official statement that will be announced to the court, an inexplicable turmoil broke out in the political arena of Koryo Kingdom half a month ago. The reason was that Cui Zhongxian, a powerful official in his dying years, had a sudden idea to watch a polo match in front of the palace of Koryo Kingdom.
He happened to die on the polo field.
As soon as Cui Zhongxian died, the civil and military ministers of Koryo who had been suppressed by him went crazy on the spot. I don't know who made the move first. The court where the polo competition was held turned into a Shura field in an instant, and the damage quickly spread to the entire country.
Kaicheng also involved the Khitan people who were living in Goryeo.
After a whole day of chaos, many famous Goryeo nobles died. Fortunately, his predecessor, who had been demoted by Guo Ning, stayed in Yinchang in Nanjing and was on business in Kaicheng with a caravan at this time.
Yin Chang went through all kinds of hardships in the chaos and saved King Wang Hao of Goryeo and Cui Zhongxian's eldest son Cui Yu. He also arranged for capable men to take the two men out of Kaicheng and settled in Licheng Port where Han merchants gathered.
When Cui Zhongxian was alive, he was a hero. He stood behind the maritime merchants of Goryeo and had considerable influence in maritime trade. Over the past few years, the Goryeo regime he controlled cooperated more with Zhou Dynasty than opposed it, and in many cases they even vaguely joined forces.
We have a tacit understanding and cannot let the people of the Southern Dynasties take away all the benefits.
From the perspective of human feelings and common sense, Dazhou had no reason to take action against Goryeo. Unfortunately, the relationship between countries is only about interests and nothing else. No matter how loudly Dazhou sang about benevolence, justice and morality, it could not be implemented in practice.
You can't worry too much about style; the cold-bloodedness and cruelty involved are no different from the fighting between warrior groups in the wilderness.
When the martial arts group of Da Zhou was in the ascendant, it was like a growing behemoth that needed to be devoured to fill its belly. Since Cui Zhongxian chose to suppress the scale of cooperation with Da Zhou, it meant that he had to stand in the blood basin of the behemoth.
Under the big mouth, there is only one dead end from now on.
Fortunately, although Guo Ning is a warrior, he is not a war madman. He has been suppressing the desire of the military group to use large-scale force. Otherwise, the mountain of corpses and blood that greeted Goryeo would not only be on a polo field, but also more than one person would die.
A group of warrior nobles.
This group of people headed by Cui Zhongxian had long been despised, and once they died, they would be worthless. Although Yin Chang retreated to Yeseong Port, he left a few Goryeo nobles to maintain the situation in Kaesong. After the civil servants came to power,
The first thing he did was to send an envoy to Ziyan Island to welcome back the former King of Goryeo, Wang Yun.
This king was Wang Hao's uncle. In his early reign, he was young and energetic, and had deep conflicts with Cui Zhongxian. So he recruited a dozen armed monks to ambush in the palace, and after introducing Cui Zhongxian in the name of giving food and wine, he violently
attack.
At that time, Cui Zhongxian noticed something had changed and hurriedly shouted to Wang Yun for help. Wang Yun closed the door in front of his face and blocked Cui Zhongxian outside. However, the Cui family had many gang members. After hearing the news, the private soldiers of Dufang Sixth Division entered the palace to hunt down the monks, and immediately He deposed Wang Yun and exiled him to the island.
During the twenty years that Cui Zhongxian was in power, the royal family members of Goryeo traveled back and forth between various islands and the Kaesong Palace, and there was not much of them like Wang Yun.
A few years later, one of Cui Zhongxian's subordinates suggested that Wang Yun's family was too embarrassed because they only had six kilograms of food per year on the island. As a result, Cui Zhongxian angrily said, "If I hadn't been kind-hearted, this family would have lost their heads long ago. Now, When I think back to when I was attacked, I still feel like my hair is standing on end!
It can be seen that the relationship between Wang Yun and the Cui family is incompatible. The Wenban nobles of Goryeo welcomed this king back, which clearly shows their determination to overthrow the Cui family's bad government and start a new one. After that, the power of the Great Zhou Dynasty will fully penetrate Goryeo and will no longer be hindered. Already.
Yin Chang felt more at ease with Wang Hao and Cui Yu in his hands, and sent a message asking the central government what to do.
A deposed king and a deputy privy envoy whose entire family died, the best fate for him in Korea is to be exiled. He is not lucky and will soon be separated from his body and head. But if the Zhou Dynasty takes control of it, there may be something rare to live in. The benefits are also unknown.
"Send a team of people to Licheng Port and pick up Wang Hao politely. Give him a false position and let him live in Zhongdu."
Guo Ning gave an instruction, then paused and said: "Cui Yu is also well placed. However, this person cannot be placed in Zhongdu... Yidu is fine. Then, let the reliable people from the left and right departments keep an eye on Cui Yu, um, Help him relieve his depression."
"As ordered." Immediately, a scribe stood beside him and wrote it down.
If the situation in Goryeo can be stabilized quickly, the benefits to Dazhou will be obvious. Not to mention celadon workshops, or local specialties of Goryeo such as ginseng, medicinal materials, and sesame oils, the most important thing this country can provide to Dazhou Resources are actually people.
