Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 960 Privy Envoy

Zhe Zongben didn't stay in Ruzhou for a few days.

After visiting his daughter, he chatted with his nine-year-old grandson, Zhe Congyuan, and was very satisfied after learning that the little guy liked studying and practicing martial arts in Qingshu Palace.

Zhe Congyuan is the most promising seedling in the third generation.

Naturally, this is based on Zhejia's standards.Eight or nine-year-old children are one size bigger than others. When learning military strategy and martial arts, they are very quick to learn, and they are very talented in this area.

The literary talent is slightly poor.But in the eyes of a wealthy frontier family like the Zhejia, this is not a shortcoming at all.It is enough to be proficient in writing and ink, and be able to read and write official documents. Is it possible that you also need to be able to recite poems and compose Fu?
However, Zhe Congyuan was taught by a famous teacher in the Wangfu, and his aunt Zhe Fangai grasped it very tightly. The little guy can already write some simple poems, and he is almost catching up with his uncle Shao Shude.

Although the Zhezong version is rough, it has the unique survival philosophy of the frontier nobles for hundreds of years.As far as the grassland custom is concerned, sending an outstanding child of the family to Da Khan is a common thing, and it is also good for the child's future.As long as you are really talented, there will be many opportunities for meritorious service.In this era, what is often lacking is opportunity.

Before leaving, Shao Shude had a long talk with Zhe Zongben.

"Everything is done at the beginning, and there are many vacancies for official positions. My uncle is getting old in the hot south, and I'm afraid he won't be used to it. After fighting in Qizhou, let's go back to Luoyang to take up the post." Shao Shude said.

Zhe Zongben's heart skipped a beat.Good boy, I dawdled for several days, and finally arranged for me.

"Forget it. I'm in my fifties, and sometimes I really feel powerless. My son-in-law has a lot of things to do here, so I'll come here to help." Zhe Zongben readily agreed.

Shao Shude said with a smile: "The feudal town is a country, and some things have to be adjusted. The Duyu Marquis can still be used in the feudal town era. Once the country is established, it will have to be changed."

Zhe Zongben probably knew that he was going to take up any position.

"During the reign of Emperor Daizong Yongtai, the post of Privy Envoy was first set up, and it became more and more perfect in the early Yuanhe period of Emperor Xianzong." Shao Shude continued.

The post of Privy Envoy was indeed created by Daizong.

During the Anshi Rebellion, most of the secretaries of the military and state were played by the eunuch Li Fuguo, that is, "the ministers and ministers, who played things from time to time, all because of the Fuguo's decision."Dai Zongli, the eunuch Yu Chao'en gained power both at home and abroad because of his outstanding contribution to the army's welcome.Dai Zong avoided its weight, that is, set up the post of privy envoy to share the power of court favor, so in the second year of Yongtai, Dong Xiu was promoted as a privy envoy.

Dong Xiu served as a privy envoy for 12 years, and was finally punished by Yuan Zai, the prime minister of Jiaonan Yamen-the privy envoy colluded with the prime minister, and death was certain.

After Daizong, Dezong succeeded to the throne.Dezong is a well-known jealous king, and he has always been very submissive as a privy envoy, "I have never heard of a privy envoy intervening in politics."

But the Jianzhong Rebellion changed everything.The military power of the Shence Army was transferred from the civil servants to the eunuchs.

During the Xianzong period, because of the military power, the organization of the Privy Council continued to expand, and officials changed from secondment to permanent appointment.The cultural level of the officials who hold positions is also constantly improving. For example, Quanjie, the official of the Privy Council who is in charge of the financial cashier, and Le Fuzheng, who drafts the documents. Yang Chenghe not only has gorgeous rhetoric, but also has good calligraphy. The "Inscription of Liang Shouqian's Merit and Virtue" written by later generations cannot bear to discard it because of his love for his calligraphy.

This agency is getting more and more professional.

Up to now, there are four responsibilities of the privy envoy: [-]. When the emperor is working in the imperial city, upload and issue (when the emperor is in the palace, the court lady uploads and issue); [-]. Draft internal documents; [-]. Accompany the emperor Left and right, participate in important decision-making; [-]. Lead the supervisory envoys of various places, and handle the affairs reported by the supervisory army.

Of course, this is on the surface. After the Shence Army is in the hands, in actual affairs, it can be briefly summarized as the privy envoys in charge of the soldiers and the prime minister in charge of the government. In fact, the power of the prime minister is divided, that is, military power.

Why is the Shence Army so devoted to the eunuchs?Because the military expenses are all requested by the privy envoys, and the appointment and dismissal of personnel is actually in charge of the privy envoys.Civil officials can neither interfere with financial power nor have personnel power, so naturally their influence on the army is very low.

Shao Shude does not intend to hand over the Privy Council to the eunuch group, and the domineering eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty are not far away.

It's not appropriate to hand it over to civil servants. Not only did Bai Zhizhen learn from this court, but the seven-rank county magistrate in the Ming Dynasty could be domineering in front of the general soldiers. How can we not learn from it?
But you always have to use people.

From a rational point of view, it is most appropriate to leave it to the civilian officials. At most, they will play the army badly, and the possibility of rebellion is low.

But from an emotional point of view, Shao Shude felt that this was inappropriate.

Anyway, I am happy enough, Junzi Zhize will be killed in the fifth generation, and I believe in the wisdom of future generations.The Privy Council, he intends to hand it over to the nobles.

Zhe Zong was originally a relative, so he was actually not suitable for this position, but after observing for a long time, Shao Shude trusted his father-in-law, which is another matter.

"There is a Privy Council in the country, and I also want to set it up." Shao Shude said: "The Privy Council is in charge of military affairs such as the dispatch and recruitment of the forbidden army, the selection and award of military officers, and the review of military training. Tuan, martial arts and other things."

As for martial arts, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War are out of control. For example, the emperor is the general manager, and the emperor himself comes to appoint officials.

Zhe Zongben didn't know much about the civil and military disputes in the Song and Ming Dynasties. At this time, he could not have imagined that the status of warriors in later generations would be so low, and there would be fewer and fewer meetings between generals and generals, so he didn't think much about it. He promised: "Your son-in-law wants me to be a privy envoy? This position is really not suitable for outsiders. Don't worry, I can still suppress the bastards in the army. From now on, train them well, and keep them all like tigers when they go into battle. generally."

Shao Shude laughed loudly and said, "Only my uncle can take on this important task."

Zhe Zongben also laughed, he was very satisfied with this exchange of benefits, and was even a little surprised.

I thought I was going to go home and live in retirement, but I didn't expect such a good thing. The son-in-law is broad-minded and has a sense of proportion in doing things. He is indeed a person who achieves great things.

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After Zhe Zongben left, Shao Shude found Li Hang again.Let him go to the river himself to appease the rebellious river stragglers.

He couldn't eat [-] Hezhong yamen soldiers, and at the time of [-], he didn't really want these habitual feudal soldiers, for fear of polluting the ethos of his army.Now there are only [-] left, which can be divided and drawn together to disintegrate the enemy's resistance.

"I divide the soldiers of the world into four classes: A, B, C, D." Shao Shude said: "The Liang army is capable of fighting and obedient, and can be tied for the first rank with the Xia army. Jin soldiers and Yan soldiers are capable of fighting, but their habits are heavy and not ideal, so Lie B, etc. The soldiers of Yun and Yan are not as powerful as the soldiers of Jin, and they are not very obedient. , the combat power is stronger than Yun and Yan, not as good as Liang and Jin, but they are very disobedient, Lieding, etc. Jianghuai soldiers are not as powerful as Hebei and Henan, but their obedience is worse than Hebei, and they are the same as Liding. "

"Actually, fourth-class soldiers can be used, but there must be a focus. Hezhong soldiers can be classified as third-class soldiers, and they were quite capable of fighting in Wang Chongrong's era. Their habits are so-so. It is not appropriate to eliminate them all. It will also make the world's warriors resent." Shao Shude He continued: "You can serve as the envoy of Hezhong, and set off immediately to cooperate with Lu Dutou in recruiting surrenders. The limit is [-], don't ask for more, I'm afraid it will ruin the morale of the army."

"Of order." Li Hang responded immediately.

The origin of Xia Bing has always been very complicated.Even if the number of Henan people is not the largest, it is about the same as Helong and Guanbei soldiers.Over the past ten years, it has annexed many surrendered soldiers, such as Fufang, Danyan, Jingyuan, etc., and also ordered the towns to send elite soldiers, such as Zhuge Zhongfang from Shannan West Road back then.

But not all soldiers want.

Li Hang remembered that when the Jing division was in turmoil, King Xia wanted to annex and surrender, so he ordered Jing Town to demote officials and work in Chen Na to help select troops to surrender.At that time, three conditions were put forward: not for those who are not strong and strong; not for those with sloppy skills;

In fact, it is not easy to do this.The able-bodied people can tell at a glance, and their skills can also be tested. As for whether they are slippery and afraid of fighting, this can only be helped by the officials of Jingyuan Town who are familiar with these troops. In the end, only 3000 people were selected.

This time to attack Ziqing Town, tens of thousands of troops had to be surrendered, but only 1 people were sent to Luoyang.Pick the rest, either because of poor combat effectiveness, or because of deep habits, they are basically abandoned.

These abandoned people form an army alone. Even if they perform well in the future, those who can be selected into the Forbidden Army will be very limited and very difficult.Compared with Liang Jun's surrendered troops who received almost all of them, the differential treatment is very obvious, and it also reflects Shao Shude's personal likes and dislikes.

You can't fight, and you are rebellious. That's the first impression. If you want to get ahead in the future, you have to put in too much effort. Li Hang feels very sympathetic to them.

As if he could see what Li Hang was thinking, Shao Shude said again: "I used to go hungry and swallow soldiers, but I didn't have a choice at that time. Now the number of troops in the army is already very large, and I can't accept everyone. You should take care of this matter." Do it, put your mind to it."

"Obey." Li Hang bowed and saluted.

In Hezhong Town, there is now definite evidence that the Jin people were involved. It's not that simple.But how should I put it, it took time, and things were dealt with step by step. Tens of thousands of troops were stationed in the river, unable to overthrow the sky.

After Li Hang left, Shao Shude went down to Tiande's army to comfort the soldiers and supervise the drill.Occasionally go snow hunting with the officers to enhance their relationship.

The third and fourth sons also joined in and gradually became familiar with military affairs.

Shao Shude didn't expect them to be outstanding in the future, but at least they couldn't be trash.There is no future in staying in the palace all day. The young man still has to go out and walk more, so he takes it with him everywhere, teaches by precepts and deeds, explains carefully, and takes a school test from time to time to make sure they understand, or at least one basic concept.

Of course, not all the time.

When he went to Guangcheng Tang to soak in the hot springs and enjoyed Zhu Quanzhong's sister Zhu, Zhu Youwen's wife Wang, Zhu Yougui's wife Zhang, Zhu Quanzhong's concubine Shi and other women, the two children obediently went back to endorse and copied ten Do not be lazy.

The three fathers and sons each have their own happiness, which is wonderful.

(End of this chapter)