Yuan An was about to arrive, so Liu Che found an excuse and went back to his Weiyang Palace.
As for what Yuan An would discuss with Empress Dowager Dou, Liu Che didn't really care.
After returning to Weiyang Palace, Liu Che called Ju Meng and Yizong over.
"The palace ban will be changed from now on. According to my order, each palace gate guard, Sima and inspection captain will be accompanied by a supervisory captain. The supervisory captain will not be under the jurisdiction of the general, lieutenant and guard. Order
The Shaofu has added a supervisory minister under the minister, with a salary of 800 shi, and asked Ning Cheng to be the supervisory minister. The supervisory minister's responsibilities are to oversee all the supervisory school captains, and are directly under my jurisdiction. The candidates for each supervisory school captain come from Yulin.
Choose from the two guards, Huben and Huben, and rotate a batch every three months!" As soon as Ju Meng and Yizong arrived, Liu Che immediately gave the order.
"No!" Yi Zong and Ju Meng didn't know what was going on, but seeing Liu Che's serious expression, they immediately agreed.
The purpose of the establishment of the Yulin Guard and the Huben Guard is to escort the Emperor and remove obstacles.
Moreover, the armies of the North and the South were in fact under the vertical command of the emperor.
Regardless of whether they are guards, generals, or lieutenants, they are not under the command of the prime minister or Taiwei, but directly take orders from the emperor.
Liu Che sat down, calmed down for a while, waved his hands and said, "Forget it, you two dear ladies just pretend you haven't heard what I just said!"
Although he did have 10,000 reasons and ways to place supervisory officers similar to political commissars and military supervisors into every palace guard in the East and West Palaces, to achieve complete control over Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace.
However, it is very likely to anger Dong Palace.
Moreover, for now, the food appearance will be too ugly.
The emperor is of course a self-centered person. But it is precisely because of this that Liu Che must carefully weigh every order and try his best not to be impulsive due to personal feelings.
Historically, the reason why little pigs can be willful is because they regard the world as their own plaything.
But Liu Che cannot be willful, because he knows that this world is not his own plaything. It is a country where thousands of families and countless people rely on for their livelihood.
The country comes before the family. A good emperor should turn his family into the country.
Yi Zong and Ju Meng still couldn't figure out why the emperor suddenly canceled the order.
But as soldiers, they still immediately bowed and accepted orders: "Promise!"
Liu Che stood up and looked at the two of them with satisfaction.
This is a soldier, this is a loyal minister!
His painstaking cultivation and reuse are not in vain!
"The matter of supervising the school captains will be implemented in Yulin and Huben guards for the time being. We will still order the Shaofu to set up a supervisory minister under the chancellery. The general will supervise the school captains. Let Ning Cheng be the supervisor..."
Liu Che thought for a while and then changed his mind.
The emperor's fickleness is clearly evident in him at this moment!
Because Liu Che discovered that the order he blurted out in a moment of anger seemed to have the potential to evolve into a military policeman, or at worst, a royal guard.
A country and a regime cannot be without spies, internal security agencies and external intelligence agencies.
Therefore, he decided to conduct a pilot test in Yulin and Huben Wei first.
"No!" Yi Zong and Ju Meng still bowed and accepted the order.
"Good!" Liu Che nodded and ordered: "You two dear ladies, sit down!"
Because it is a secret discussion, there are no servants in the palace at this time.
Yi Zong and Ju Meng each found a futon and sat down.
"Are the soldiers of Yi Zong and Yulin Guard ready for the expedition?" Liu Che asked after the two of them sat down.
The journey to North Korea involves high mountains and long roads. Even if everything goes well, it may take half a year for the soldiers of the Yulin Guard to return to Chang'an.
The logistics support work of the Han Dynasty army was much better than that of the later Ming and Qing Dynasties and even the logistics of the strong men during the Republic of China.
The Shaofu has one responsibility, which is to make dry food and convenient condiments for the army.
Liu Che once inspected similar military ration production workshops and found that, in general, the military rations and condiments produced by Shaofu had no problems in terms of safety and hygiene.
The dry food is made from corn, which is steamed, dried and then steamed again. After repeated several times, the brick-like dry food is obtained.
Usually, just boiling a pot of water and breaking off a small piece of dry food will make you full.
Of course, the taste and nutrition cannot be guaranteed.
In addition, this kind of dry food has almost no shortcomings. It can adapt to any environment, whether it is dry, cold, hot, or humid, and can maintain its quality for a long time.
The Shaofu has a lot of military rations and vinegar cloth in its reserves.
There is even an official warehouse in the Shaofu, which is dedicated to storing materials such as dried stinky tangerines, dried loquats, and dried apricots, which are specially supplied to the expeditionary troops to boil water and supplement various vitamins for the soldiers.
Therefore, it is said in later online novels that ancient armies suffered from night blindness, which is not true at least in the Qin and Han Dynasties.
During last year's Wu-Chu Rebellion, there were more than a dozen night attacks and counter-night attacks.
There are no night-blind soldiers on either side of the war.
As for the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, night attacks became the norm.
For example, the Battle of Lize in Wuyue was a classic example of using night attacks to defeat a powerful enemy that was poorly prepared.
Later, Tian Dan's Fire Ox Formation defeated Yan and restored Qi, which was also a classic example of night attack.
Even the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprising raised the flag at night...
Later, during the war between Xiaozhu and the Huns, the Han army marched thousands or even tens of thousands of miles. If the soldiers suffered from night blindness, wouldn't it mean that the Huns could defeat the invincible Han army during the day as long as they attacked at night?
What a joke!
Therefore, during the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was impossible for the army to suffer from night blindness. During hundreds of years of war between princes, some people had long known the secret of using dried fruits or even peels to supplement vitamins for soldiers.
Therefore, Liu Che had nothing to supplement in terms of food.
But for a large army expedition, in addition to food, ordnance and other supplies are also the focus.
Liu Che still gave some opinions on some shortcomings of the Han army.
For example, during this expedition, Liu Che ordered more than 30 apprentices and several imperial medical officers to be transferred from the imperial medical order of the Shaofu to accompany the army to ensure the medical care of the army.
In addition, Liu Che also ordered that leggings be distributed to soldiers as standard equipment.
Naturally, the preparation and storage of these things take time.
However, Yi Zong was well prepared and immediately replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, in accordance with your Majesty's order, I have made preparations for the expedition..." As he said this, his face could not help but reveal an expression of excitement.
In the history of the Han Dynasty, Yi Zong was the first to be able to lead a large army on his own with less than twenty people.
If we go back further, it may be comparable to Gan Luo's twelve-year-old worship in the Qin Dynasty.
Liu Che looked at his appearance, waved his hand, and continued: "Ai Qing is here. When you arrive at the Kingdom of Yan, you will go to visit the sons of King Yan for me. Come back and talk to me..."
The current King of Yan, Liu Jia, is dying and may die at any time.
The eldest son of Prince Yan is Liu Dingguo...
All right!
This guy is a humanoid self-propelled cannon, a professional German orthopedic expert, and a master-level ghost father achievement winner.
Liu Che was not very willing to let this guy take the throne and then discredit and embarrass the Liu family and make people laugh at him.
But then again, not many of Liu Che's younger brothers have peace of mind.
Liu Che has only been on the throne for only half a year, and his dear brothers have already done a lot of fucked up things.
For example, Liu Duan, at a young age, had already learned how to harm others. Two days ago, he had just tricked and killed Taifu Wang, who was sent by Liu Che to look after him.
In addition, Wang Erju gave Liu Che a younger brother last month.
This is also a troublesome thing.
For Liu Che, the historical position of this newly born younger brother was a matter that required great courage to decide.
Is the son born to an abandoned concubine considered a prince?
Also, the late emperor passed away. After his death, there was a posthumous son. At the beginning of next year, he will worship his ancestors. How should Liu Che report this matter to his ancestors?
Also, the Wang Nuan sisters both have sons. When Xiaozhu and Liu Che’s new brother grow up in the future, should we allow the Wang Nuan sisters to accompany their sons out of the palace and become queen mothers according to the usual practice?
This is also a troublesome matter.
Let them go out of the palace. With Wang Quan's temper, they will definitely cause trouble for Liu Che outside, and they may even do things that will embarrass the late emperor.
Don’t let it go…
This public opinion cannot be explained.
Liu Che now understood how helpless Emperor Taizong Xiaowen was when he faced Huainan Li Wang Liu Chang.
Just thinking about these things makes Liu Che feel very dizzy.
But unfortunately, he, the emperor, needs to make the decision and cannot leave it to others.
Yi Zong didn't know these things, he just nodded seriously and said: "No!"
Liu Che rubbed his temples, put the desk under him, took out a list, handed it to Ju Meng, and said: "After two rounds of this examination, these are the people who I think can be transferred to the army, sir."
Seize the time these days and talk to these people. Those who are willing to join the army will be given a treatment of four hundred dan to train as future staff officers!"
"No!" Ju Meng nodded.
There are still a lot of overflow places for this exam.
In addition, those who lose the election also need to be comforted.
In other words, we must provide a way out so that these people cannot be allowed to float in Chang'an for a long time and have an impact on social stability.
Just recently, Liu Che ordered Wei Wan, the general of the Five Gentlemen, to compile a list of all the children in the Han Dynasty who were "orphaned due to royal affairs" and found that in the past ten years, they had appeared due to reasons such as countering rebellions, resisting the invasion of the Huns, and pacifying local thieves.
The number of orphans is nearly 10,000.
Last year's Wu Chu rebellion alone created thousands of orphans.
Perhaps in the eyes of other officials, these orphans are burdens and burdens, but in Liu Che's eyes, they are the best warriors, the most loyal soldiers and the most reliable source of talents.
In later generations, Xiaozhu established an orphan army, but it was the backbone of the Han army in the era of Huo Qubing.
Therefore, Liu Che decided to allocate funds from the Shaofu and let him, the emperor, be responsible for raising and educating the orphans.
Compensating the orphans and widows was a politically correct thing for the Han Dynasty.
If the state is responsible for the orphans who lost their fathers due to the "epidemic affecting the king", public opinion will only flatter them without any objections. It will also become the focus of the Han Dynasty's future propaganda, so that the soldiers will have no worries.
Naturally, these orphans will be raised together and under military management. They will learn various military skills from an early age and accept the idea of loyalty to the emperor.
When they grew up, they immediately became Liu Che's staunchest defenders.
At present, Liu Che has discussed the entire plan with the Shaofu and the Internal Affairs Bureau.
In Shanglin Garden, a place with a radius of about twenty miles will be specially set aside as a place for these orphans to live, study and grow.
Naturally, these orphans need special management and education.
The losers in this examination have become the best candidates for this job.
However, screening still needs to be carried out.
Liu Che didn't want any reactionaries (such as the remnants of Wu Chu) or weird guys like Lu Ru to get in.
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The next day is not the day of the meeting.
So Liu Che didn't get up until almost midnight. He had just finished his morning exercises. Wang Dao came to report: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister wants to see you..."
Liu Che's mouth suddenly opened as wide as an egg.
Zhou Yafu, a stubborn donkey, would actually come to him to surrender?
Well, for Zhou Yafu, taking the initiative to ask for a meeting is actually a sign of submission.
Liu Che instantly felt that time and space were confused.
Zhou Yafu is a stubborn donkey. In his previous life, he felt that he would never look back even if he hit a wall!
Even the emperor's father, who was always known for his forbearance, was so angry that he yelled out regardless of his image: I don't have to!
Before becoming emperor, Liu Che always felt that the emperor's father was too mean to Zhou Yafu.
But after becoming emperor, Liu Che understood that it wasn't that the emperor's father was too mean, but that Zhou Yafu was too aggressive.
Zhou Yafu's character is too strong. He always knows that he is right and the emperor is wrong.
How does this work?
Starting from Liu Bang, the old Liu family has always been soft-spoken rather than tough-minded!
If you are hard, he will be harder!
Moreover, the particularity of the emperor's profession also determines that the emperor must be an extremely selfish and suspicious person.
Based on Liu Che's own personal experience, he sometimes couldn't control himself and wanted to snap some of the nagging guys.
Liu Che was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately and ordered his surroundings: "Please go to the side hall, Prime Minister. I will come soon..."
Zhou Yafu is still an indispensable and powerful assistant to Liu Che.
Originally, if Zhou Yafu really resisted, Liu Che would have thought about finding a way to reconcile with Zhou Yafu?
Now that Zhou Yafu came to visit, Liu Che was naturally happy.
A quarter of an hour later, Liu Che dressed neatly and met Zhou Yafu in the side hall of Xuanshi Hall.
"Your Majesty..." Zhou Yafu saw Liu Che bowing slightly in salute (the prime minister has special privileges and generally does not need to kneel down when meeting), and his face was somewhat unnatural. After all, he had just had a falling out a few days ago, so Zhou Yafu was thin-skinned, so he was naturally a little embarrassed.
But Liu Che was famous for his lack of moral integrity. He immediately stood up and said to Zhou Yafu very affectionately: "The Prime Minister is here, please give me a seat quickly..."
Then he squinted his eyes, as if he had never had a dispute with Zhou Yafu, and said in an intimate manner as usual: "The Prime Minister is here, but there is something important?"
When Zhou Yafu heard this, he was slightly startled. Before coming, he had imagined all kinds of rhetoric, but now these plans have lost their meaning in front of the emperor's spring-breathing smile.
"Your Majesty actually didn't take the dispute with me a while ago to heart at all..." Zhou Yafu thought blankly.
So what is the reason for his entanglements, worries and stubbornness these days?
At this moment, a treasonous thought even appeared in Zhou Yafu's mind: "Perhaps, I just want to prove that I have more foresight than the emperor... I have always thought that the emperor must be like me..."
The old Liu family spent fifty years deeply ingraining the concept that the emperor is always right into the minds of noble ministers.
The effect is probably the same as that of Kim Sam Pang's Empire of the Sun in later generations. The Juche idea is always correct and the Baektu Mountain bloodline shines brightly.
It is one thing whether the noble ministers believe it or not. Their words and deeds must follow this routine.
Moreover, Liu is famous for his unyielding retribution.
Since the war against Liu Bang, we have been paying attention to revenge. Anyone who dares to offend will definitely come back with revenge.
It is in this environment that the Gongyang faction's theory of great revenge is constantly being accepted.
Zhou Yafu was deeply influenced by these thoughts, and naturally he always thought that Liu Che must be angry with him too.
Based on the character of Emperor Liu in the past, I am afraid that his anger level was even more serious.
How did Zhou Yafu know that no emperor in this world would be so shameless?
Moreover, in Liu Che's mind, the dispute with Zhou Yafu was probably a big discussion about truth. He didn't take it to heart at all, and even planned to have someone adapt it into a story similar to that of Tang Taizong and Wei Zheng in the future... (To be continued
