Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 961

"Yang Duhu, this is the Beiya." On the day of the Spring Festival on February [-], the deputy governor of Zhenbei, Yang Jue, arrived in Luoyang. Under Feng Wei's guidance, he visited the Beiya Hall in the imperial city. .

There was a dispute between eunuchs and civil official groups in the country. Because of their different office locations, it was called the dispute between the South and the North, and also called the dispute between the South and the North.

Nanya is where the political affairs hall is located, the center of court officials.

There is a Privy Council in the North Yamen, and eunuchs are used to holding power.

In the new dynasty established by Shao Shude, there were also northern and southern government offices, but the meanings were quite different.

In short, the southern government governs the Han land, and the northern government governs the grasslands, without interfering with each other.

However, due to the huge disparity in population, economy, and military affairs, it is naturally impossible for the bureaucracy of the North Yam to be as complete as that of the South Yam.

The Southern Yamen has the Zhengshitang, three provinces and six ministries, nine monasteries, and the Privy Council, etc. It is still in the process of figuring out what should and should not be in the Beisi.

As far as Yang Jue knows, there are currently only two institutions in the Beiya, the Privy Council and the Lifan Court, both of which were separated and reorganized from the existing system.

The Privy Council of Beiya is actually the former Pro-Military Division and Military Command Division of the Duhufu.

The Pro-Military Division used to be in charge of the tribe directly under Shao Shude's name, namely the slave tribe.Now the slave department is out of their control, and they are in charge of other tribes.

The Army Command Division is responsible for the supervision, management, recruitment and command of the tribal armies.For example, sending supervisors to various tribes, making general recommendations on the training of the tribe's young adults, recruiting troops, and so on.

The two institutions are now merged and reorganized as the Privy Council.

The Lifan Yuan was a collection of the original tribal department of the Duhufu and the former Li Fan Yuan, which managed the civil affairs of the various tribes, including horse administration, tribute, and Ding Fu, etc.

To put it simply, the Lifanyuan was in charge of civil affairs, and the Privy Council was in charge of military affairs.The organization is not yet complete, and will continue to increase in the future.

"I heard that when the Privy Council was newly established, there were no bureaus, but there were three couplets to store documents. Now it is even more rudimentary, and the houses have just started." Yang Jue looked at the few houses and said with a wry smile.

At the beginning of the establishment of the privy envoy, it was indeed very simple.There is no dedicated office space, and personnel are seconded.When it came to Emperor Xianzong, the organization became larger and larger, and it was further reorganized. It was divided into the East and the West.

The institutions of the Privy Council of the South and North Yamen are similar, and they are also divided into the East and the West, that is, the Privy Council of the Upper Court and the Privy Council of the Lower Court.

"Deputy Envoy Feng, Your Highness appointed me as the Privy Councilor of Beiya Privy Council, so who is the next Privy Councilor?" Yang Jue asked suddenly.

Feng Wei hesitated for a moment, and said: "I heard that it is Qi Bizhang. He will step down as the envoy of the Feilong Army this year, and after the founding of the king, he will be the envoy of the Beiya Privy Council."

Yang Jue nodded, and asked again: "Is the division of duties between the two Privy Councilors different from that of the State Dynasty?"

Just like modern leaders in charge, the Privy Council is responsible for military recruitment, training, mobilization, compensation, military pay, review, etc., which are also divided by two privy envoys, and the deputy privy envoys, privy ministers, and governors are responsible for specific handling.

When it comes to sensitive matters such as army mobilization, in the Five Dynasties, there must be the emperor's will, and then several privy envoys and deputy privy envoys will sign and seal together to take effect.

This is actually similar to the current Duyuhousi. After the order of the Jiedushi is issued, the Duyuhousi will go through the process, and then the Ya general will lead the army to go out.

The generals who go to the expedition do not belong to the Privy Council system, they are the court officials of the Southern Yamen, and they are usually nobles—in fact, it is impossible to be nobles.

The aristocrats since the Northern Dynasties are different from the nobles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in later generations.Because there is no corruption, hereditary replacement, etc., the members of the nobles go up and down, and there are still great changes.

For example, during the Xianzong Dynasty to put down the Xichuan Rebellion, Gao Chong, one of the commanders who went to the expedition, was illiterate, but he started as a small soldier and fought against Tubo for many years.

The famous general Li Sheng also joined the army as a son of a good family, and continued to make meritorious service. He won the title of "enemy of ten thousand people" in the war with Tubo, and was named the king of Hechuan County.

The fineness of Tang Xungui, because the up and down flow is maintained, the overall is still okay.The first generation was the county king, and the second generation was reduced to a noble. If the descendants did not make meritorious service, they would gradually disappear into the ranks of the great nobles.Where are the descendants of those generals in Lingyan Pavilion now?

"I'm not too sure about the duties." Feng Wei said, "But there shouldn't be much difference."

Yang Jue nodded, and asked curiously, "Who is the Privy Envoy of Nan Ya?"

"It's been decided by default that the public should be appointed as the privy envoy, but I don't know which court. The other one is likely to be Zhu Shuzong. It's just a guess." Feng Wei said.

Yang Juan nodded again.In fact, it is understandable that the yamen of the coaches will definitely be merged into the Privy Council, and it is inevitable for Zhu Shuzong to serve as the Privy Council.

Just as the coach envoys of the feudal town were not allowed to lead the troops, the privy envoys were also unable to lead troops, but Zhu Shuzong had never led troops before, so there was nothing to regret.

Regarding the expedition, at the national level, the emperor convened a top-level decision-making meeting such as Yanying Wendu, where the Privy Councilor of the Beisi, the prime minister of the Nanya Zhengshitang, and the heads of relevant departments involved participated together to make decisions.

"I heard that the Sinong Temple, the Weiwei Temple and other institutions were also secretly planned to be established. The family business created by the king finally looks like it." Looking at the palace that has risen from the ground, Yang Jue was also very emotional.

"A feudal town is a country. It used to be a feudal town, and then it is a country." Feng Wei was also very relieved, and said with a smile: "It's a pity that we can only prepare secretly now, and can't openly enter the office to work. The name is not right, it's a pity."

It is an inevitable step for the feudal town to be a country.However, it used to be a system of feudal towns. Although there were sayings of Congzhen and Fuzhen, in theory, all Jiedushi were on the same level.Each town has its own team. If you want to establish a system, the first thing is to jump out of the framework of the feudal town.

But what can you do before you jump out of the framework of the feudal town?The unification of finance and taxation, military status, and bureaucratic system among the feudal towns is the limit that can be achieved, but the feudal towns themselves still exist.

Don't talk nonsense about re-establishing a system by yourself, it is no different from calling yourself an emperor.Founding of the country and establishment of the system, these two words are linked together.Shao Shude only dared to make minor changes within the old system of the Shogunate and the Protectorate's Mansion. It was impossible to use Xia Wang's Mansion as an edge ball, and it was impossible to start anew. It would be better to rebel directly.

Now, of course, it has finally come to this point.The old framework is about to be broken, and new institutions have been secretly prepared, waiting for the time to come to the fore.

"I came to the Privy Council, and the Lifanyuan must be presided over by Yeli Jingchen. However, there is more than one prime minister in the Nanya Political Affairs Hall, and there is probably more than one head in the Beiya Lifanyuan. I don't know who has this blessing." Yang Jue smiled and said, "It's been like a dream all the way. From Linzhou to Luoyang to serve as a privy envoy, hey, thanks to the King's blessing."

Feng Wei also felt the same way.

From a scholar who was busy with his studies, he became the deputy envoy of Jiru Jiedu in the eastern capital, and he is very likely to be in the center in the future. How many people can get this kind of luck in troubled times?

"It's snowing heavily, let's go to the shogunate to taste tea." Feng Wei invited.

"Then it's disrespectful." Yang Jue laughed.

As colleagues in the new dynasty, it is natural to deepen their relationship.

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Li Hang hurried to Hedong County.

When I entered the city, I felt very bad, it was a messy scene.

"General Guan."

"Li Jijiu."

Before the government office, Guan Kairun and Li Hang, envoys of the Jinglue Army, saluted each other and entered together.

"Where's Lu Dutou?" Li Hang asked as soon as he sat down.

"Leading the army to go out." Guan Kairun said briefly: "The four prefectures of Jinjiang, Cixi, the state soldiers and the Tutuan have all been summoned to guard each pass. Lu Dutou has led the left side of the Wuwei Army and recruited the Tutuan villager Wan Wan. The remaining men marched eastward to attack Yuxiang County. Chishui Army envoy Fan He also led his troops from Anyi to attack Yuxiang."

"Why don't you take the right wing away too? Thieves are rampant in Yu Township, and one more day of delay will lead to another day of uncertainty." Li Hang asked anxiously.

"In Wuling Road, there were Jin soldiers who went down the mountain at night and looted wantonly. After repelling them for me, they guarded the fortress on the mountain and did not retreat." Guan Kairun said: "There are also thieves on the other side of Cixi, and Lu Dutou has already mobilized. Send the Heiji army into the river to reinforce Cixi, but the order of the king has not yet arrived, and the Heiji army has not yet dispatched."

"How many thieves are there in Yu Township?"

"I'm afraid there are no less than ten thousand people, maybe fifteen thousand." Guan Kairun said, "Half of them are Hezhong government soldiers."

"If the thieves insist on holding on, it may be difficult to conquer them in a hurry. There are also many government soldiers scattered in the countryside?" Li Hang asked.

"There are still thousands of people, and many of them have even fled to Jiangzhou. Jin and Jiangzhou soldiers are going to guard the fortress of Yuguan, and a large number of Tutuan villagers have been recruited. The place is very empty. I have sent [-] cavalry Go north to suppress." Guan Kairun said: "There are still some soldiers in Hezhong City. There are mainly two thousand government soldiers. In addition, Wang Yao and Fengzangzhi each have hundreds of relatives, so there will be no worries in the short term."

"Pu soldiers can't suppress them with all their strength, they have to be suppressed and used together." Li Hang said: "The king sent me here to appease the Pu people and quickly calm the situation. General Guan said that there are many rebellious soldiers scattered in the countryside, and they You must be feeling uneasy at this moment, and not everyone is willing to take refuge in Jinyang, there is still a great chance of appeasement."

Guan Kairun knew that Li Hang was the envoy appointed by King Xia.With this title, it is indeed inappropriate not to do something, although in his own opinion, it is better to wipe out all the chaos in the river, and none of those guys can be trusted.

"Sacrificial wine is reasonable." Guan Kairun immediately said: "How about this, I will send two thousand soldiers to you, you can do what you want, if you can caress it, you can caress it, if you can't caress it, you can suppress it."

"It's so good." Li Hangxi said: "Your Majesty is going to lead the river directly after all, it's not appropriate to wantonly kill. Xiangwei is more stubborn than Hezhong, Your Majesty will give them a chance, how about Hezhong? Well, I'll go to Jiedu first Let the yamen meet with Wang Yao, ask his opinion, and then make a decision. Is General Feng also there?"

"Fengdu Yuhou was assassinated a few days ago, and now he is recuperating in bed." Guan Kairun said.

Li Hang was taken aback, to such an extent?

"I'll go to Fengfu first." Without any delay, he got up immediately and was very motivated to do things.

"I'll go with you too." Guan Kairun asked his soldiers to bring him armor, and after the two finished preparing, they hurried to Fengfu.

(End of this chapter)