"Tuyuhun has been making moves recently. Many small groups of cavalry have invaded the border. Several Zhuangzi have suffered disaster and have been plundered."
Cen Wenwen was worried.
Every year when winter comes, the barbarians must plunder the border areas and seize money, food and material reserves for the winter. Before this time, borders are tight everywhere. It would be fine if a small group of cavalry invades, but once a large group of cavalry breaks in,
The intrusion of the border into the hinterland will cause immeasurable heavy losses.
Fang Xuanling pinched his forehead and sighed: "Is there any official document delivered from the British father-in-law?"
In the ninth year of Zhenguan, His Majesty Li Er appointed Li Jing as the commander-in-chief of the march to Xihaidao, the Minister of the Ministry of War, the commander-in-chief of the march to Jishi Road, Hou Junji, the Minister of Punishments as the city king, the commander-in-chief of the march to Shanshan Road, Li Daozong, the governor of Liangzhou, and the commander-in-chief of the march to Qiemo Road, Li Daozong.
In Daliang, Li Daoyan, the governor of Minzhou, the commander-in-chief of the march of Chishui Road, Gao Zengsheng, the governor of Lizhou and the commander-in-chief of the march of Yanze Road, and the Turks and Qibi Heli who returned to the Tang Dynasty and other troops attacked Tuyuhun. On the eighth day of the fourth month of the next year, Li Daozong defeated Tuyuhun in Kushan.
military.
Fushun, the son of King Fuyun of Tuyuhun, led the country to surrender to the Tang army. Fuyun hanged himself to death, and Tuyuhun surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Fushun, the son of Fuyun, was named Khan, the king of Xiping County, and Tuyuhun became a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.
In the eleventh year of Zhenguan, Li Ji was renamed British Duke and hereditary governor of Qizhou. At that time, the hereditary governors appointed by the imperial court were only in name and did not take office in prefectures and counties, so he took the official position of chief governor of Bingzhou.
Led by the prince Zuo Wei, he spent half a year in Bingzhou as the governor of Bingzhou, handling local military and political affairs in Bingzhou on behalf of King Li Zhi of Jin, who was granted the title of governor of Bingzhou.
Li Ji is currently in Chang'an, but Bingzhou is under his arrangement, and Tuyuhun has always been under the supervision of the Bingzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office, so everything in Tuyuhun should be in charge of Li Ji.
Cen Wenwen said: "The British minister is still collecting intelligence, trying to determine whether this is just a private act of some scattered tribes, or whether the royal family of Tuyuhun is also involved. Fushun should have entered the country after winter to pay a pilgrimage to His Majesty, but he has been delayed.
Yeah, things are a little strange."
Several prime ministers and assistants were a little silent for a while.
I really don’t know how those Tuyuhun people thought that they wanted to break away from the Tang Dynasty and stand on their own. Don’t they know that if it weren’t for the support of the Tang Dynasty, they would have been swallowed up by Tubo who was eyeing behind them?
Barbarians are barbarians. They always do not follow the principles and cause headaches.
There was a sound of footsteps at the door, and Wang De, the chief chamberlain, walked in, saluted the several prime ministers, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty has invited several prime ministers to go to the Dragon Palace to discuss important matters."
His Majesty Li Er sometimes came to the Political Affairs Hall to listen to the discussions of several prime ministers and ministers, but in the summer, he was scolded by Wei Zheng, who had been lingering on the sickbed for a long time. Wei Zheng said: "Since the political affairs hall is set up, the ministers and ministers must gather in a crowd.
Only by discussing and drawing on the strengths of many experts can we get the most appropriate ideological and political strategy. Your Majesty, just sit here and say a random word. How can the prime ministers and ministers refute your words?"
I will listen to what His Majesty Li Er says, but I will not speak.
As a result, Wei Zheng said: "If you don't express your opinion, what's the use of listening to it?"
His Majesty Li Er was helpless. Seeing Wei Zheng's trembling state, he kicked his legs and died without knowing when. He couldn't express his anger, so he had to throw away his sleeves and leave, never to come to the Political Affairs Hall again...
Several big guys looked at each other, stood up together, and followed Wang De to the Dragon Palace.
When he arrived at the Dragon Hall, he saluted first and then sat down in the main hall. Fang Xuanling asked, "What is your Majesty's important business?"
His Majesty Li Er was not in a hurry to discuss matters. He first asked the palace maid to serve hot tea and some exquisite pastries for the ministers and ministers to enjoy.
The ministers all ate a few pieces of pastries and drank tea.
His Majesty Li Er then said: "I want to change some Shangzhou into 'fu' to strengthen the imperial court's control over all parts of the world. In addition, Jingzhao Prefecture will be added from Yongzhou to govern Chang'an, Wannian, Lantian, Xin Feng, Weinan and Huayin six counties."
Prior to this, there was no such institution as "prefecture" in administrative divisions.
But now that the territory of the Tang Dynasty is getting larger and larger, the central government's control over local areas must gradually weaken. According to His Majesty Li Er's idea, a "fu" system was created. Henan Prefecture (Eastern Capital, Luoyang), Fengxiang Prefecture (Western Capital), Taiyuan Prefecture (Northern Capital), Jiangling Prefecture (Southern Capital), and Hezhong Prefecture (Central Capital) were all set up under the direct jurisdiction of the central government to strengthen the central government's control over the world. Control everywhere.
The newly built Jingzhao Mansion was a "directly subordinate" territory of the Tang Empire.
Several ministers looked at each other, wondering why His Majesty proposed such a major plan so suddenly.
However, since the emperor proposed it, as the prime minister, he must discuss its feasibility.
Fang Xuanling was the first to agree: "In this way, the unity of central power will be greatly strengthened. Except for Jingzhao Mansion, the military and political power of the other five governments can be directly governed by the central government to the maximum extent, instead of all the previous rights. When assigned to various places, it is often confusing and unclear due to trivial matters, resulting in lower efficiency. The veteran agrees."
Any changes that can strengthen the centralization of power should be affirmed and supported. This is the principle position of the prime minister.
Changsun Wuji pondered for a while and said: "I agree in principle, but these five prefectures must be separated from the states where they are located. Should additional officials be assigned, or should officials from the previous states be held concurrently?"
It has to be said that any issue involving personnel is a big problem.
Sending additional officials will inevitably lead to a bloated bureaucracy and increase the financial burden on the court. In the past, when officials from various states held concurrent posts, would there be a phenomenon of inactivity and ambiguity?
His Majesty Li Er was also scratching his head. He just planned to do this as soon as his mind was hot, so as to strengthen the central power and enhance the imperial power, but he didn't think so much.
Cen Wenwen was silent and had not expressed his opinion yet.
He was thinking about the emperor's intention. Apart from strengthening the imperial power, would there be any other off-topic meanings?
Fang Xuanling glanced at His Majesty Li Er and saw that he looked a little embarrassed. After all, it took several days to come up with such a system. From the beginning, it seemed to be full of loopholes, and it was inevitable that he would be a bit embarrassed.
After thinking about it, Fang Xuanling said: "In my opinion, why not adopt the regulations of the Shipping Department?"
His Majesty Li Er was slightly stunned: "Shibo Division?"
What does this have to do with Shibosi?
Cen Wenwen slapped his thigh and praised: "This is a good idea!"
"I'm confused. Xuanling, please tell me what's going on. I don't quite understand."
The greatest advantage of His Majesty Li Er is that he is not ashamed to ask questions. He will never pretend to be confused about something he cannot understand. The few in front of him are the most outstanding figures in the empire. It is not shameful to ask them for advice.
Fang Xuanling said: "Let Jingren do the talking."
"Jingren" is the character of Cen Wenwen.
The Shibo Company was created by Fang Jun. Fang Xuanling affirmed the regulations of the City Ship Company here, which would inevitably lead to the suspicion of "bragging".
His Majesty Li Er said helplessly: "What's so modest about this? That boy Fang Jun did a good job indeed. When he makes a mistake, we have to punish him severely. But if we achieve results, we, as elders, must also affirm it. Okay,
Cen Wenwen, please tell me."
Cen Wenwen said with a smile: "Why should the prime minister avoid suspicion? It is a matter of honor for the child to have a future. Nowadays, people in Guanzhong always talk about the saying that 'having a child should be like the legacy of the house'. This is not a joke, no
How many people do you know who envy you in their hearts?"
He said it unintentionally, but Changsun Wuji's face turned dark...
Mom, you all have good sons, but my son has gone astray and been ruined, right?
After Cen Wenwen finished speaking, he also realized that he had made a mistake. He was a little embarrassed and quickly coughed and said: "Shibosi is a new yamen with a new system. It has never been seen in ancient times and there is no experience for reference. Therefore, Huatinghou originally submitted the proposal to
Zhengshitang's copywriting puts forward the concept of "trial operation", which is to choose a place for trial operation, find deficiencies and accumulate experience during the operation. This method can perfectly avoid the unpredictability caused by blindly operating shipping companies all over the world.
Therefore, I believe that the idea proposed by His Majesty to transform the state capital can also be operated in this way. Select one of the several places mentioned by Your Majesty to be 'tried out', even if the final result proves not to be as expected.
In general, problems will only occur within a controllable range and will not cause panic across the country and have far-reaching consequences."