I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 161 Eyes and ears

After leaving the list of officials who would rewrite the law to be decided after the court meeting, Liu Bian received many memorials one after another.

Taiwei Ma Rixi also put forward his idea - "Morality and etiquette are the foundation of politics and religion, and punishment is for the purpose of politics and religion. Morality and etiquette are the mainstay, and punishment is the supplement. Streamline legal provisions and reduce penalties..."

It is very consistent with the background of the times when the law was interpreted through scriptures.

Seeing so many ministers rushing to come, Liu Bian was not in a hurry and thought it would be better to take this opportunity to do something.

Anyway, the New Han Code cannot be completed in a day or two.

Although Jia Xu's intelligence network in Luoyang was laid out, the actual organization of his subordinates has not changed. The original chariot and cavalry generals they were subordinate to should have been abolished long ago, but they still exist temporarily in this way.

As for the new personnel added by Jia Xu on the original basis, they are still undercover in the establishment.

After the ban on gifts from Xiyuan, there was still money left in the Wanjin Hall in Xiyuan originally established by Emperor Xian, but Liu Bian did not abolish it. Although there is no income from selling official positions, the income from confiscating houses is still there.

Liu Bian kept it as private money, which would be much easier to withdraw. Although the money and food of the Shaofu are actually under the control of the Zhongchang Shi who is also nominally under the Shaofu, after all, there is still the Shaofu and his subordinates to monitor the accounts.

Jia Xu's extra expenses were spent on the money here.

Liu Bian has no plans to make it public yet, but the original Chariot and Cavalry General Trilogy does have to be renamed.

Jia Xu's people can also act under the guise of this palace.

To do this, you still can't avoid the chancery.

But this time, Lu Zhi and the others could not persuade Liu Bian.

The achievements Guan Yu made with these people are obvious to all.

After absorbing the previous suggestions, Liu Bian easily obtained He Miao's consent. Then he approached Lu Zhi and prepared to defeat them one by one.

If possible, Liu Bian still hopes to work together.

Especially Taifu Lu Zhi, Liu Bian hopes to work together with him.

Then he discovered that Lu Zhi had already prepared - "Your Majesty, this department can be placed under the Yushitai."

Liu Bian immediately refused: "The censor's pavilion set up outside the palace will suffer far less than the pavilion in Nanshi. There are two separate pavilions, so that people can find another way out when they have grievances."

Lu Zhi originally just gave it a try, but seeing Liu Bian's decisive attitude, he did not persist.

He knew that this day would come after Guan Yu's achievements earlier, so he solemnly paid homage to Liu Bian: "Your Majesty is determined to establish a new ministry. I should not have any objections. I only have a few words to advise your Majesty."

Liu Bian did not expect that Lu Zhi's attitude suddenly changed. After returning the salute, he replied: "Master Lu, please speak."

"This department established by His Majesty should follow the example of Guan Yunchang, who only heard of crimes and investigated cases, and handed over convictions and sentences to competent officials. It should not act arbitrarily and arbitrarily like the messengers in embroidered clothes."

Liu Bian replied: "Master Lu, don't worry. His responsibilities should be the same as last year. I will not let the messenger of embroidered clothes reappear."

Jia Xu leading people to find out the news is also part of the crime! It's just the difference between active and passive.

Moreover, the reputation of the Embroidered Clothes Envoy is too bad, and his power is too great despite his strict conduct.

As for the power of prison trials, at least Guan Yu, Zhang Wen, and Yang Xu cooperated very well before, which was in line with the times, and now it is common to send eunuchs to supervise major cases.

If the time comes when it is necessary to build a large-scale prison, it will be the time for the ten permanent servants to take action.

Lu Zhi continued: "The ministers should be elected upright and upright, and should not be left to eunuchs."

Liu Bian nodded, Zhang Rang was just assisting Jia Xu, Jia Xu should still be the main one.

Shi Changshi has other things to do.

After agreeing to these two points, Lu Zhi no longer had any objections and even helped Liu Bian come up with ideas. "Your Majesty can reorganize this department into a school and Wei department, and place it under the Sangong and Jiuqing, imitating the Shangshutai and Yushitai, and put it under the Shaofu, but in fact it is not under the Shaofu's jurisdiction. Or like the West The Yuan Army is generally an independent unit, so it lacks supervision by the Shaofu in terms of money and food accounts."

Liu Bian seemed hesitant, but in fact he firmly chose the latter.

Afterwards, Liu Bian approached Ma Rixi with two conditions for agreeing to Lu Zhi.

Half-heartedly, there was no objection.

Liu Bian was originally prepared to tempt him with the topic of re-editing the law, but now that he had skipped this step, he took advantage of the situation and dropped it.

Everything will fall into place.

But Liu Bian hesitated a little when it came to the name of this department. Of course, the one he was most familiar with was Jinyiwei, but this name could easily be associated with the Embroidered Clothes Messenger, and Jinyi was not in line with the style of these tribes.

After much deliberation, he simply stole Cao Cao's school affairs and used them as the school affairs department.

Jia Xuqian, the servant, was appointed as the school captain, with a price of two thousand stones, and Wu Fu, who was highly praised by Guan Yu, was his deputy.

Wu Fu was upright and not afraid of the powerful, and carried out inspections openly, while Jia Xu took care of both the light and the covert. A more complete structure can be adjusted slowly in the future.

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At the same time, the ten permanent servants who were feared by Lu Zhi once again revised their regulations to target local officials.

After the charter was almost completed, a question arose: where would the manpower come from.

Of course, the Ten Constant Attendants tended to favor the Xiyuan Army.

But Liu Bian was unwilling.

Because of his personality, Jian Shuo was not that close to Shi Changshi. As a trusted minister left by Emperor Xian, Liu Bian was willing to retain Jian Shuo's position in the Xiyuan Army, act as the "Middle Marquis of the Northern Army" in the Xiyuan Army, and supervise the army.

But don’t get involved with the eunuchs inside and outside the palace.

Regarding manpower, Liu Bian thought of Dong Chong. Dong Zhong has been very peaceful since he expressed his loyalty to Liu Bian.

As soon as he mentioned it, Zhao Zhong and others understood that they should follow the story of the Chariot and Cavalry General!

But before doing anything, Liu Bian felt that Dong Chong should be assigned a military commander he trusted.

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Luoyang was ordered to prison.

The forgotten Chen Wangchong has been imprisoned for more than a year.

Emperor Xian was unwilling to deal with him at first, but he was also unwilling to let him go, so he kept him locked up without further treatment.

This time the world is amnesty, he is also within the scope of the amnesty.

These days, he was in prison with no information, for fear that one day he would be pulled out to question him. In the anxiety, the whole person lost a lot of weight.

Fortunately, Yang Xu was a good minister and did not use his life to please the monarch. Otherwise, it would be too easy for a prisoner to commit suicide out of fear of crime in prison.

Liu Chong came to Luoyang alone and had no acquaintance in sight.

Luo Jun died for violating the king's laws of the Afu vassal. Xu Jian, who succeeded Chen Guoxiang, learned Luo Jun's lesson. Before the Chen Kingdom is eliminated, the heirs of Chen Wangchong should stay in the palace and enjoy their happiness. It is impossible to let them leave the Chen Kingdom and go to Luoyang.

Emperor Guangwu inherited the precautions against princes and kings made by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Compared with clan members like Liu Yu who did not inherit the throne but could serve as officials based on their talents, Liu Chong was born with a king's title and had no worries about food and clothing. But because he only has a name and a rank, it is almost impossible to achieve anything.

(End of this chapter)