Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 425
On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, the emperor drove from Zhuojun to Luoyang, the eastern capital.

After the emperor entered the Eastern Capital, he issued the first edict, which was to amnesty the world.He also announced that all those who have been exiled since Kaihuang's reign will be sent back to their hometowns, except Yang Liang's Jinyang rebel group.

He also ordered the counties in the east of Xiaoshan Mountain and the areas on both sides of the Yellow River to be exempted from Yao service for one year. Those who have reached the age of 80 will be awarded the title of prefect, and those who have reached the age of [-] will be awarded the title of county magistrate.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Shou and Nayan Yang Da both died of illness this month. Do you want to posthumously posthumously?" the servant asked.

Both Yuan Shou and Yang Da used to be the prime ministers of Yang Guang at the beginning of his succession, but these two people were just used by him to put on the table at the beginning of his succession. After he had a little grasp of the court situation, he kicked them out and made them serve .

"Give it as a gift as usual." Yang Guang didn't feel any grief.

The next day, Pei Shiju, Minister of the Ministry of War, made a play, saying that there are many people on both sides of the Yellow River fleeing from Yao's military service, and there are many thieves.

"Order all the captains, Yingyang and counties to cooperate in the arrest. Once captured, they will be executed immediately." Yang Guang said with a dark face.

Nayan Suwei added, "This year, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Liang Bi, Minister of Civil Affairs, Sun Chi, and Minister of Industry, Minister Yu Wenkai all died of illness. The positions of Minister of Officials and Minister of Rites are still vacant. Your Majesty, please select them."

Yang Guang flipped through a booklet in front of him. This was his handy note. There were names of some officials on it. The Minister of the Ministry, Yang Xuangan, Minister of the Honglu Temple, is the Minister of Rites, Yuan Wendu, Minister of the Taifu, is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Yang Yichen, Minister of the Taifu, is the Minister of the Ministry of War."

After appointing five ministers in a row, the emperor looked at his notes and saw the name of Cui Junsu, the prefect of Beihai County written on it, and thought for a while, "Appoint Cui Junsu, the prefect of Beihai, as the minister of the Ministry of Industry."

The six ministers have undergone a big change.

"Remove Pei Shiju from the post of Minister of War!" the emperor said again.

Pei Shiju below lowered his head, and the Eastern Expedition failed. He, the Minister of the Ministry of War who temporarily replaced Duan Wenzhen, still had to come out to take responsibility.

"The defeated generals Yu Wenshu, Xue Shixiong, etc. have all removed their names and become the people."

"Behead Zuo Yiwei General Yu Zhongwen, Zuo Wuwei General Guo Yan, and Minister Zuo Cheng Liu Shilong, to thank the world!"

As soon as the emperor arrived in Luoyang, there was a big storm.

Beheading three ministers in a row, demoting several ministers, and appointing six new ministers, it can be said that all the officials in Luoyang City were shocked.

On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, the emperor issued an edict again.

"Military and country are different, civil and military are special, and the crisis is rescued, so the dominance and virtue will prosper, and the people become vulgar, and the king will be noble.

When the times are chaotic, the butchers can ascend to the imperial court, belong to Longping in the world, and then be promoted to official positions through classics.In Yuanzhao, Fengdu, Confucian uniforms did not predate Zhou Xing, and in the Jianwu dynasty, meritorious officials did not participate in official duties.Since the three parties have not been united, the four seas are fighting, not to mention culture and education, but only martial arts.

Officials are divided into positions, which are seldom given by talent, and the ruling of the class is based on Xun Xu. Could it be that he came out of a brave man, and the way of learning is not practiced, and the way of political affairs, so there is nothing to learn.Right and wrong are hidden in oneself, Weifu is dedicated to subordinate officials, greedy for fake goods and bribes, ignorant of discipline, and stupid government harms the people, all because of this.

From now on, those who confer honorary officials are not allowed to confer civil and military duties back. They will follow the other changes, take them as similar to Tiaose, seek various famous systems, and not hurt Meijin.If the official department intends to use it, the censor should correct it. "

This edict is even more surprising, because in this edict, the emperor directly aimed at those who have honored officials in the world.The emperor said that these honored officials were nothing more than selected from the army and came from warriors. The principles they learned had never been learned, and the methods of handling government affairs, so they had no merit.

Therefore, most of these officials are confused officials, the power of punishment and reward is monopolized by their subordinates, they always like to embezzle and accept bribes, and they don't know the rules and regulations to corrupt politics.If the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War appoint these people, the censor will report and impeach them.

Who is most dissatisfied with this edict?

Naturally, he was called by the emperor a warrior who didn't know how to study or government affairs. In the past, the government soldiers fought and were awarded honors for their meritorious service.Obtaining an honorary officer can not only grant land and occupy land according to the rank, but also get the opportunity to work.

But now the emperor said, none of you warriors will be officials, and if you give them officials, you will be corrupt and disturb the world. up.

This edict directly slammed the million soldiers of the Great Sui Dynasty.

And just after this edict to attack the soldiers of the world, the emperor issued another edict.

The brave and strong people in the world are recruited as Xiaoguo, and [-] are collected in Dongdu.

Originally, the Sui Dynasty was a government military system, serving as soldiers in civilian wars in leisure time, and took turns to stay in Kyoto as guards.But now the emperor wants to recruit another [-] soldiers, called the Xiaoguo Army. This army is not stationed in the local area, but is stationed in the capital to protect the emperor.

Because this soldier was recruited, it was a regular hired professional soldier who was paid by the army.

The emperor looked down on the soldiers and warriors of the government and refused to allow them to be appointed in the future, but now he wants to start another stove and recruit another [-] army guards?
What do you mean?
Does the emperor not trust the soldiers of the world? Does he not trust the loyalty of the soldiers, or does he not trust the fighting power of the soldiers?

In short, the emperor's two edicts can be said to have completely chilled the soldiers of the world.

Originally, the Xun and San were merged, let’s merge, and being a Sanguan would also have a good treatment, but now the Xunguan is pulled out alone for this differential treatment. If you get an Xunguan, you can’t be a civil and military official. This is too contemptuous.

The emperor didn't care about these, and he did what he said. When the recruitment order was issued over there, he began to set up the commanding generals, namely Zhechong Zhonglang, Guoyi Zhonglang, Wuyong Lang, and Xiongyong Lang.

The emperor changed the left and right Beishen mansions to the left and right Xiaowei mansions. The two mansions each had three generals Zhechong Zhonglang and Guoyi Zhonglang, and each had six generals Xiongwu and Yongwulang.

Zhonglang Zhechong will be the fourth rank, and Zhonglang Guoyi will be the fourth rank.Xiong Wulang will be the fifth rank, and Yuwuro will be the fifth rank.

There are six Zhechong Zhonglang generals, six Guoyi Zhonglang generals, twelve Yongwu Langjiang generals, and twelve Xiongwu Langjiang generals in the left and right Xiaowei Mansions.

These twelve Zhonglang will divide the [-] Xiaoguo army and become the emperor's new Imperial Guard.

"Shou Yu Wenshu is the general of Zuo Xiaowei, Xue Shixiong is the general of You Xiaowei, Li Hun is the general of Zuo Xiaowei, and Luo is the general of You Xiaowei!"

When the emperor announced the list of generals and generals of the [-] Xiaoguo New Forbidden Army, the ruling and opposition parties were once again shocked.The emperor actually restored the titles of Yu Wenshu and Xue Shixiong, who had just been expelled from the civil service for less than half a month, and conferred this important post.

And the two generals were also unexpected, one was Li Hun, the son of Li Mu of the Eight Pillars Country, and the other was Luo Cheng, Duke of Qi who became famous in the First World War in Liaodong.

(End of this chapter)