Han Shizu

Chapter 335 The Attempt to Separate Military and Political

There was a sound of "whoosh", and the feathered arrow pierced into the target almost close to the red heart. Thirty steps away, Liu Chengyou stood there in a standard archery posture, holding the bow in his left hand, and the bowstring was still trembling.There was a trace of regret on that barely Yingwei face now, and it was just a tiny bit short of hitting the bull's-eye.After practicing for so long, his shooting skills have improved somewhat.

Probably because Liu Zhiyuan's genes are really bad, and after two years of growing up and being tortured by the military and government, his handsome face at the beginning has a tendency to become crippled.It should be because of staying up late last night for a long time. At this time, Liu Chengyou's face had several pimples.

For the changes in his appearance, Liu Chengyou himself knows it well, and occasionally when he looks in the mirror, he feels quite regretful.However, he doesn't care, power is the best plastic surgery and cosmetics.

"Five more steps away!" Liu Chengyou looked around and ordered, wanting to try a longer distance.

As soon as the servant signaled, the guards standing in the distance hurried forward and moved forward. Liu Chengyou looked at the obviously smaller archery target, and couldn't help exercising his muscles and bones. He spread his hands, and Zhang Dejun immediately handed over the feather arrow respectfully. to hand.

Putting on a standing shooting posture again, Liu Chengyou took a serious look, took a glance, and his string trembled.Fortunately, the arrow did not miss the target, but it was a little far from the target.In such an embarrassing situation, even if Zhang Dejun had prepared flattery, he was too embarrassed to say it.

Seeing the result, Liu Chengyou shook his head, without much embarrassment on his face, he just put down the bow and arrow calmly.The bows and arrows he used were not special imperial bows, but bows and arrows made by the imperial army, made of yellow birch wood and covered with black lacquer.

"It seems that my talent in archery doesn't stop there!" Holding a wet towel, Liu Chengyou said relaxedly as he wiped his face and hands.

Accompanying Liu Chengyou to practice arrows was Ma Quanyi, the commander of the Longqi Army, who was also in military uniform and looked fit.Hearing this, he couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs and neglects to practice. To be able to reach the current level is much better than ordinary soldiers!"

Liu Chengyou smiled and pointed at Ma Quanyi: "I never thought that our Madu commanders would learn such flattery!"

Faced with the emperor's ridicule, Ma Quanyi's face remained unchanged, and he replied seriously: "I am only answering according to the facts!"

"Just look at my crude skills, let Qing show off your archery skills!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand and gestured to Ma Quanyi.

In addition to his general talent, Ma Quanyi is good at fencing, riding and archery in personal martial arts, and his archery skills are also quite famous in the army.You are not welcome, bent the bow and set the arrow, and as soon as the posture was posed, the air of an expert came out, and he hit the arrow with Liu Chengyou's target.

Liu Chengyou lay down on a newly made recliner in the palace next to him, slightly raised his legs, closed his eyes leisurely, enjoying the warm sun in late spring, listening to the wonderful rhythm of the bow and arrow hitting the target in the air, it was a moment Leisurely.

The basic national policy has been set, the government is gradually stabilizing, and everything is centered on recuperation and production restoration. In a short period of time, Liu Chengyou has no intention of making too much trouble.During this period of time, he has also consciously delegated some basic common affairs to the chancellors.

He basically doesn't care about small things. In the first year in power, Liu Chengyou was really tired because he had to deal with every detail on his shoulders.Under the condition of ensuring that the throne is stable and the imperial power is not lost, Liu Chengyou doesn't mind lightening some burdens for himself.

Of course, the political power is still firmly in the hands of Liu Chengyou, and it is becoming more and more stable.It's just that there is more spare time, and Liu Chengyou spends most of the spare time on reading and practicing martial arts. After all, his body is not yet 20 years old, and his personal knowledge is not enough to be proud of. It is the stage of trying to improve himself .

Reading, especially history, especially "modern history".He also dabbled in all kinds of martial arts, but only archery could make him find some confidence.

In addition, it is about raising the body. The 81 chapters of Zhixuan presented by Chen Tuan have been translated by Wang Pu.Just like what Chen Tuan said at the beginning, his regimen really doesn't have much effect on him. He holds the highest power in the world and wants to "cultivate immortality"?
However, in terms of fitness, there are always some effects of inference, such as some postures and movements.
The spring sun shone on his body, it was so warm and comfortable that Liu Chengyou almost fell asleep.When he opened his eyes again, Ma Quanyi had already retracted his bow, and flicked his arm lightly, it still took a lot of effort to shoot the full bow.

Looking at the target full of arrows 35 steps away, Liu Chengyou couldn't help clapping his hands and sighed: "The general's archery skills are really superb!"

Ma Quanyi's face was modest, obviously, he didn't do his best.

"Tea! Food!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ma Quanyi sat down on a stone bench, drank tea and tasted cakes, swallowing them without any intentional formality.

Liu Chengyou was still lazily nestling on the reclining chair, glanced at the beloved general beside him, and asked in a heart-to-heart tone: "Quan Yi, it has been almost two and a half years since we met in the Longqi Army!"

"Yes!" Sudden hearing that Liu Chengyou mentioned the beginning, Ma Quanyi's face showed a little nostalgia, and he solemnly bowed to Liu Chengyou: "At the beginning, under the tent of the first emperor, the minister was no more than a soldier in the dragon. With all my heart, I still don't know where to make a living, let alone become the imperial guard of the Han Dynasty, the chief general of an army."

Ma Quanyi's words were full of gratitude, and Liu Chengyou did not doubt that he was there. If even the trusted generals who had been with Wang Jia for a long time were intriguing, he would be too tired to be the emperor.

Of course, as far as he knew, although Ma Quanyi had some minor problems, such as protecting his weaknesses and favoritism, in general, he was sincere in the king's affairs in the army and devoted himself to training soldiers and horses.At least there is no problem with loyalty, um, only for him Liu Chengyou.

"Since he went south from Hebei, he has been training troops in Beijing, and he has not made many achievements in his westward expedition to the river. Have you ever found it boring?" Liu Chengyou asked calmly.

"To tell you the truth, Your Majesty, sometimes, I feel this way. The soldiers practice hard to kill and fight, and there is little room for them to use their weapons." To Liu Chengyou, Ma Quanyi directly expressed his truest thoughts.

Liu Chengyou nodded his head, frowning slightly: "I'm afraid there are quite a few people in the army who think this way!"

"Exactly!"

Liu Chengyou chuckled, circled his hands in the air, and said: "In today's world, the big man only occupies three or four out of ten, and there are enemies on all sides. I want to level the world and restore China's glory. From now on, there will be battles to fight, and opportunities to make contributions!"

"Your Majesty's words are true!" Ma Quanyi obviously understood, clasping his fists together.

Military spirit!
Liu Chengyou thought to himself, he can always pay attention to the situation in the Chinese army, and he is also vigilant against this kind of not-so-subtle change in the army's morale.In the final analysis, the army has been rectified for half a year, a large number of old and weak people have been eliminated, military discipline has become stricter, and the discipline of soldiers has become stronger and stronger. This made the army accustomed to wildness a little uncomfortable, not only the soldiers at the bottom, but also the generals. .

The accumulation of many factors made the atmosphere in the army somewhat depressing.The army should be serious and orderly, but it is not this way.Liu Chengyou was deep in thought, but he was still not fully aware of his thoughts.

The current army is a bunch of mercenaries without a "soul", who serve the court for money, profit and survival.Even though he is attached to the banner of the Great Han, Liu Chengyou himself does not have too many extravagant expectations when it comes to how much loyalty he has to the imperial court and to his emperor, he still has self-knowledge.

And this situation is exactly what Liu Chengyou has been working hard to change since he succeeded to the throne.Several reorganizations and mobilizations are all for further transformation while keeping the army under control.

It is inevitable to use money, food and kindness to buy the morale of the army, but it cannot be the only means for the imperial court to control the soldiers.

Liu Chengyou's mind suddenly remembered the situation when he tried "telling books" in the Longqi Army.It seems that it takes effort to gather talents, send them into the army to preach, loyalty to the monarch, patriotism, defense of the family, meritorious deeds, and peace of the world. It really needs to be emphasized. For most simple-minded sergeants, constant Indoctrination, to achieve the effect of brainwashing, would not be too difficult, it just needs investment.

In order to ease the emotions of the soldiers, the training methods should also be diversified, and some activities such as martial arts competitions, polo, and Cuju should be added.I don’t think about camping prostitutes for the time being, but brothels in Tokyo may be organized to go there, and bachelors in the army also need to vent their anger, so as to stimulate energy consumption and increase taxes.
Thoughts kept growing in Liu Chengyou's mind, and he gradually fell into a trance. When he came back to his senses, he saw that Ma Quanyi was still sitting at the side in a regular manner, but the cup of tea was about to run dry.

"Add tea!" Liu Chengyou signaled.

Ma Quanyi said respectfully: "Your Majesty, you don't need to bother the middle officials anymore. Your thirst has been relieved."

Well, the imperial tea in the palace seems to have only the effect of quenching thirst for the commander of Madu.

Glancing at Ma Quanyi, Liu Chengyou asked, "Quanyi, do you want to go out of town?"

Liu Chengyou mentioned it suddenly, Ma Quanyi didn't react for a while, but looked at the emperor's side cheek, thought for a while, realized something, and said: "I would like to encourage your majesty."

Looking at him, Liu Chengyou had to respect the meaning of his thoughts: "Do you want to go to the south or the north?"

Ma Quanyi thought about it for a while, then raised his hand and said: "I would like to follow His Majesty's orders, I dare not resign!"

Liu Chengyou was obviously more satisfied with Ma Quanyi's attitude.

With a straight face, he said directly: "Go to Mozhou and succeed Murong Yanzhao as the defensive envoy. There are some things that you don't need to avoid from Qingzhen. One day, I will launch the Northern Expedition. At that time, I will pay attention You are my hero and vanguard general!"

"Yes!" Ma Quanyi got up and bowed deeply.

"Back off!" Liu Chengyou waved at him.

Some generals were released, and Liu Chengyou wanted to seize power, such as Shi Hongzhao, Zhou Hui, Wu Qianyu and other generals.And some people are released because they are entrusted with the responsibility of their confidants. The former Yang Ye, this time Ma Quanyi.

As for Murong Yanzhao, he was transferred back to Tokyo to serve as the commander of the Longqi Army.

In the Chongzheng Hall, Yang Bin met with Li Tao Erzai and Yushi Zhongcheng Bian Guirong at the same time, and played a performance to Liu Chengyou.

"Your Majesty, Dou Zhengu of Xuzhou has reported that Liu Xin's case has been tried one by one. The verdict has been reported to the imperial court. The punishment will be implemented after review by the Ministry of Punishment!" Yang Bin said with a stiff expression to Liu Chengyou. reported.

His style of work still hasn't changed much. He calls him by his first name, and he doesn't even want to call him Mr. Dou respectfully.

Liu Chengyou opened the memorial book and quickly browsed through it.The search and arrest in Xuzhou at the beginning was very large-scale, and Xuzhou generals and officials were all empty.

After Dou Zhengu and Zhao Li worked hard for a month, the result was finally sorted out.After browsing through the sentencing list, there were 17 people who were convicted of capital crimes. These military and political officials had done a lot of evil things by relying on Liu Xin's power before.

Regarding this list, Liu Chengyou did not have much objection. What he valued more was the investigation process of this major case, for example, the central review.

"With Dou Qing's ability, I think there are no omissions, but for the files submitted to Tokyo, officials need to be dispatched to review and review carefully!" Liu Chengyou looked at Li Tao, who knew the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, and urged.

Li Tao responded very ably: "Yes! Before I came to report, I sent Dao Silang to verify according to the file!"

"Xuzhou officials, how about dispatching?" Liu Chengyou turned his attention to Yang Bin.

Calmly meeting the eyes of the emperor, Yang Binhui reported: "The judges of Cao Cao and the county magistrates who have been dismissed have been transferred, and all official files have been recorded. Those who are below them are appointed by the local government. Now, only Xuzhou's military and state affairs are still handled by Dou Zhen. As long as the power is firmly established, the minister is afraid that the candidates to be discussed will not meet his expectations, and will be appointed by His Majesty."

Yang Bin's words are always so thorny, and his tolerance for it is close to the limit.Li Tao was at the side, his eyes flicked over the monarch and minister, his head was lowered, and his heart was disdainful.

Liu Chengyou's reaction was as calm as ever, even indifferent, his eyes moved away from Yang Bin's body, and he looked straight ahead.At this time, Yang Bin was only under his line of sight, and his eyes were not turned away, so he couldn't see him.

Without pondering more, Liu Chengyou ordered plainly: "Let Dou Qing be the prefect of Xuzhou, govern all the judges, and take charge of government affairs. Yes, add the title of Minister of Justice and Minister of Criminal Affairs!"

After a pause, he looked at Bian Guizhen again: "Transfer Zhao Li back to Beijing, and re-appoint Liuzhou Censor to be in charge of supervision affairs!"

"Yes!" Bian Guizheng replied in a deep voice.

Although it has not been announced to the world, the arrangement for Xuzhou this time is a preliminary attempt to separate the military from the government.This is not the case with Hezhong, Tong, and Hua. Although the prefects and prefects there are not listed on the table like Jiedu in name, they are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but they are still shouldered by the military and government.

This is not the case in Xuzhou. Zhizhou only knows state affairs, and there are various magistrates under it, who are in charge of criminal prisons, taxes, household registration, farming, business and other affairs.The counties below, in the reality that the imperial power has not even reached Xiazhou, can reach Xiaxian County, which is already Liu Chengyou's initial goal.

As for Xuzhou's military, just like Liu Chengyou's arrangement before he left Xu, Wang Hanlun, the commander of Xuzhou's horse infantry, thoroughly reorganized it to fulfill the functions of the local army.

The arrangement is arranged in this way, but it remains to be seen what direction it will develop and what the result will be.Fortunately, Xuzhou is in Kinki, and Liu Chengyou didn't say anything. He had enough time and patience to find problems, adjust them in time, and sum up experience.

(End of this chapter)