The current situation of the Feng Kingdom is that on the surface it looks like it has a strong military and a prosperous national power. In fact, there are many internal problems, and the rampant corruption of local officials is one of the major problems. "" ()
The root cause of this problem is still Tang Yin. The Feng Kingdom is expanding rapidly, and the land it occupies needs to be guarded and managed. Tang Yin's principle of employing people has always been not to value ability, but only to value loyalty. As long as the loyalty is enough,
He would make special promotions, and the people who were most loyal to Tang Yin and whom he trusted the most were the soldiers in the army who fought side by side with him through life and death.
Allocate the officers and soldiers in the army to local places to serve as county captains, county captains, and city lords. This is very effective in the early stage. These people are loyal and devoted to Tang Yin and Feng Kingdom, and they can basically achieve the occupation of Feng Kingdom.
One place can be consolidated, there will be no large-scale rebellion, and the troops fighting in the front will not have to worry about the future. However, as the war ended, the shortcomings of these officials who transitioned from the military to politics were gradually exposed.
When it comes to leading troops in battles and charging into battle, they are first-class experts, but when they are asked to govern local areas, they are all amateurs and have not achieved much. Instead, they have brought all the domineering style of the Feng Army to the officialdom, bullying men and dominating.
The woman was corrupt, amassed money, was cruel and violent, and became a local bully.
Feng Kingdom's current territory is the largest among the countries, but its annual tax revenue is not as good as that of An Kingdom, let alone compared with Sichuan Kingdom.
Shangguan Yuanji has always been worried about this issue and wanted to mention it to Tang Yin, but it involved too many aspects and it was difficult for him to open his mouth. Now that Tang Yin himself raised the issue he saw in Nancheng, he just happened to
He used the topic to illustrate his point, and put the entire issue in front of Tang Yin.
Tang Yin had never known that there were so many problems in the local area. He was silent for a long time. He looked up at Qiu Zhen and saw that the latter had his head drooped and did not speak. He turned to look at Shangguan Yuanji and asked: "Yuanji, what do you say?
How to solve this problem? Replace all these local officials who have transitioned from the military to politics?"
"No!" Qiu Zhen raised his head fiercely and said, "This will cause big trouble! These brothers who have served in the local areas have repeatedly made military exploits in the military. If they are all dismissed for no reason, not only will these brothers
The cold feeling of brothers will also make the soldiers in the army feel cold and dissatisfied with the king."
All officers who transition from the military to politics must go through Qiu Zhen's hands. Although the nomination is reported by the commanders of each regiment, the final decision must be reviewed and approved by him as the left prime minister, and then submitted to Tang Yin. As the left prime minister,
He is the leader of the Feng Army, and he is very considerate of the officers and soldiers in the army. From the bottom of his heart, he does not want to replace all these officials who have transitioned from the military to politics.
Shangguan Yuanji nodded and said seriously: "What Prime Minister Qiu said is absolutely true. This matter must be taken slowly and cannot be done too hastily, because there may be more than twenty counties involved. Twenty counties must be replaced at once."
County chiefs, county chiefs, and city lords above the county level will not only cause chaos and panic in the local area, but may even turn these people into rebels. You must know that they are all soldiers who have been in the army and are experienced in the battlefield. They can compete in battles.
Good at fighting..."
"They dare!" After hearing this, Tang Yin's face turned ugly. He stood up suddenly and said in a deep voice: "Everything they have today was given to them by me. Now I want to take it back. Who dares to rebel?"
Qiu Zhen said hurriedly: "Yes! These brothers will never rebel. They all followed the king and crawled out of the dead..."
Shangguan Yuanji shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "In this world, the most changing thing is the human heart. There are many people who can share adversity but cannot share wealth and wealth!"
After a pause, he continued: "What's more, they are all generals from the major legions. They have very wide connections in the legions. They are also the old subordinates of the commanders of the legions. Old brothers, if they rebel, will the legions...
There’s no telling what will happen!”
Tang Yin subconsciously clenched his fists and bit his lips tightly. Qiu Zhen yelled at the side: "Yuanji, stop talking. Do you know that just what you said just now has shaken the morale of the army and alienated the monarch and his ministers?"
Pass."
Shangguan Yuanji smiled indifferently and said: "As a minister, you want to take advantage of the emperor's salary, share the emperor's worries, and nip problems before they arise. Doesn't Prime Minister Qiu care too much about his subordinates..." and forgets the people he is loyal to?
Who was it? He didn't say the second half of the sentence.
Even if it was just the first half of the sentence, it was enough to hurt Qiu Zhen. There was anger in his eyes as he asked, "Did Yuan Ji say that I was protecting my subordinates?"
Seeing that Qiu Zhen was angry, Shangguan Yuanji quickly waved his hands with a smile and said: "Why are you so angry? I'm just discussing the matter. The key depends on how the king makes the decision." As he spoke, he looked towards
Tang Yin.
He has fully revealed the serious relationship between them. He believes that with the wisdom of the king, he should know what to do.
Those officials who transitioned from the military to government are not Qiu Zhen's direct subordinates. They are also separated by the commanders of the various armies. If he wants to touch them, Qiu Zhen will be angry. If he waits until he does so, the commanders of the various armies will
It is possible to know the reaction. If things continue like this, Fengguo will be worried.
Tang Yin waved his hand and said: "Okay, don't argue anymore." His expression changed uncertainly, and he walked around the room, wandering back and forth. Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji stood on both sides with their heads bowed, and the former still glared fiercely.
The latter glanced at him to express his dissatisfaction.
Originally it was just a small matter in Nancheng, whether it was punishment or punishment, so you just discuss the matter, but if you have to make trouble over nothing, it will involve a lot of things, which will be difficult for you to handle, and it will also make the king worried.
After pacing for a while, Tang Yin stopped, looked at Shangguan Yuanji, and then at Qiu Zhen. He sighed and said, "I have to think about this matter carefully! Let's discuss it later!"
"Your Majesty, things are urgent. This matter is related to the foundation of the country. There must be no delay..."
Before Shangguan Yuanji could finish speaking, Qiu Zhen stood up and interrupted: "By the way, your Majesty, I wonder how your Majesty has considered the division of Huandi's territory?" As he spoke, he stared at Shangguan Yuanji with squinting eyes.
It means telling him to shut up quickly.
"I have considered this matter. I plan to divide Huiting County and Zhushan County in Huandi into Yuguo, and divide Baima County and Yishu County into Anguo. What do you think?"
"Huiting, Zhushan, Baima, Yishu..." Qiu Zhen took out the map and spread it on the table. He pointed on it with his fingers and looked at it carefully for a while. He grinned and said: "This is very good, especially especially
The two counties of Baima and Yishu that belong to Anguo are adjacent to Zhendi. Our army can be stationed here. In name, it will help Anguo defend the territory, but in fact, it can have other great uses!"
"Yes, that's what I thought about too..."
When they talked about military affairs and future strategies, Tang Yin and Qiu Zhen immediately became eloquent, and Shangguan Yuanji couldn't get a word in. After all the discussions were over, they saw that Tang Yin was tired, Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji.
Both of them resigned to him.
After leaving the study and coming outside, the two of them were talking quietly as they walked. Shangguan Yuanji said, "Xiang Qiu, why didn't you let me talk just now?"
"What are you talking about? Are you talking about dismissal? There are so many officials, and the areas involved are so wide. How to do it specifically? You don't have a good way yourself, and what do you want the king to do? Since it can't be solved, don't do it.
Let’s talk again.” Qiu Zhen shook his head.
"Should we just let it go and sit back and watch?"
"The birds are all good and the bows are hidden, and the cunning rabbits are dead and the lackeys are cooking. People still unload the mill and kill the donkey. I, Gale, have not even unloaded the mill and are ready to kill the donkey? In fact, the king has just said it very straightforwardly. I will not do it again in the future.
What do you mean, "discuss"? I just want to tell you, let's wait until later!" Qiu Zhen grinned slowly, revealing two rows of white teeth.
"If the foundation is not stable, how can we talk about great achievements? In the long run, not only will our country be unable to defeat Sichuan, I am afraid that I will have to die by my own hands first!" Shangguan Yuanji sighed faintly.
"You can even say such words, I think you are in danger of dying." Qiu Zhen muttered absently, he stretched his neck and looked at the guards hurriedly running in front of him.
When the guard was about to run past him, he stretched out his hand to stop the guard and asked in a deep voice: "There are no rules, why is it so urgent?"
"Prime Minister Qiu, Prime Minister Shangguan!" The guard stopped, hurriedly saluted the two of them, and then whispered: "The messenger from the Sichuan Kingdom has arrived, and it is a letter written by the King of Sichuan for the king."
"Oh?" Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji were both stunned. The King of Sichuan actually sent a letter to the king. This is really new! Qiu Zhen asked: "Where is the envoy now? What else can you say?"
"The envoy from Sichuan was just outside the palace and didn't say anything else."
"Well, I got it. Your Majesty is in the study. Go quickly!" Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji glanced at each other, then turned around and walked back. A letter from Prince Sichuan was not a trivial matter, and they were also very curious about what Prince Sichuan wrote in his letter.
What exactly will be said.
When the two of them walked back to the study, Tang Yin was opening the envelope. When he saw them, he smiled and said, "You two came back just in time, there is a letter from Xiao Xuan."
"I just heard about it."
Tang Yin took out the letter, unfolded it, smiled, and said, "Okay, it's really good."
Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuan Jizhang were confused. What should the king say if he sees something?
Tang Yin's next words almost made them vomit blood. "Brother Xiao Wang's handwriting is really good, but unfortunately, I can't understand a word." As he spoke, he held the letter between his fingers and handed it to Qiu Zhen.
, said: "Read!"
Qiu Zhen hurriedly took it and looked down. The letter was densely packed with words. Speaking of it, Xiao Xuan's handwriting was very beautiful, strong and powerful, and everyone was careful. It was just written in wild cursive, not to mention that Tang Yin couldn't understand it.
, even he is very difficult to read and needs to be carefully identified.
He first read it from beginning to end, then he was happy and said, "Your Majesty, this is a peace letter." As he said that, he read the contents of the letter from beginning to end.