Chapter 1846 Yiluan Town Fusi, sweeping away ghosts and arresting illegal
With Shi Xiu's shrewdness and his close relationship with Xiao Tang, he would not doubt that his brother would withdraw his military power without any reason and suppress him for no reason. He smiled and then said simply: "Brother, what are your orders?" I can be used, no matter what the arrangements are, but if I don’t fight with the brothers and kill the Tatars, what use can I be?”
"I want to reset the Yiluan Division under the jurisdiction of the Weiwei Temple according to the Song Dynasty system, and change its name to the Yiluan Town Fu Division. It belongs to the imperial army, but the Wude Imperial City Division is the old system, but it does not need to be in charge of the entrance and exit of the palace and the protection of the palace. , is not subject to the control of the three divisions in front of the palace, and directly takes orders from me..."
Xiao Tang spoke in a long voice, and among the people present, the expressions of some people with rich official experience changed slightly, as if they had noticed something.
The Yiluan Division was originally not an important organization according to the official functions of the Song Dynasty. It was only in charge of the emperor's ancestral temple, the temple, the gold and silver utensils, the curtains, and the storehouse of gold and silver utensils during tours, banquets, and court accounts. , a warehouse for incense and candles, a warehouse for felt, oil, beds, chairs, iron utensils, and miscellaneous items. There are several people who serve as minor officials. They were originally filled by various envoys, deputies, and chamberlains. To put it bluntly, they are the relevant service departments in the capital that serve the emperor during his tours and daily life.
However, the Xiaotang Dynasty changed the old system of Yiluan Division and Song Dynasty Imperial City Envoy Division, and was not subject to the jurisdiction of the three yamen in front of the palace, which controlled all the imperial guards in the capital. Just the sentence "obey the emperor directly" has given Shi Xiu great power. .
Xiao Tang then continued: "As for the reorganization of the Yiluan Division, a member of the General Manager of the Activities Department will be appointed. It does not follow the Song Dynasty system, but according to the theory of the third grade, it is natural that Sanlang should be in charge. As for Yang Xiong, he will be the Yiluan Division. You will be promoted to be your deputy. In addition, Shi Qian and Li Zongzheng will be the internal servants and magistrates. As for the rest of the cadres, they will be responsible for escorting classes, recommending officials, inspecting text envoys, making memorials, correcting names, private names, special knowledge, etc. You, Sanlang, can choose capable and shrewd people to serve as officials. You no longer need to take charge of the affairs of the palace servants. The various departments of the chamberlains serving the emperor's family are already too complicated...
However, the errands that I want Saburo to be in charge of, in addition to commanding special detectives and spies to work as subordinate officers, are also to set up prisons and jails, and then transfer Cai Fu to be your deputy. In charge of patrols outside the various departments of the Judicial Office. The power of arrest and trial is only to ascertain and verify evidence of crime, not the prison officials, Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, or the Yushitai. After all, the country was first established, and everywhere under the rule...it is inevitable that there are still people harboring evil intentions. What I want Sanlang to be in charge of is to supervise the officials and powerful officials everywhere who have evil intentions. Of course, it is up to him to search for evidence of crime and Sanlang will make his own decision. However, if he wants to be sent to the prison for torture, he must first present it to Xiao Yi and make a clear statement. The crime of the prisoner. If you want to convict the prisoner, the memorial document recording the prisoner's crime must be approved by me personally..."
Speaking of which, all the ministers attending this meeting have probably heard that Xiao Tang intends to teach Shi Xiu to take charge of the direct emperor, not only to handle military affairs and collect intelligence, but more importantly, to also have arrest and interrogation functions. secret service agency!
The Yiluan Division was an official agency established in the Five Dynasties that was renamed after the envoy of the Tonghe Academy. It actually existed in the early Ming Dynasty, but its responsibilities and authority were different from those of the official office in the Song Dynasty. After Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, reorganized it, It became the government agency that was even more familiar to later generations, and was even famous for its depravity during the Ming Dynasty: Jinyiwei.
In the founding period of a dynasty, it is definitely not enough for the heroes who established the dynasty to convince people with their virtues. After all, changing dynasties will inevitably be accompanied by extremely brutal fighting and struggles. And some struggles will never be made explicit, and some will never be exposed openly.
The threat develops and grows in secret, until it poses a fatal threat to an emerging country, and it is already too late to discover it.
For the confidants who share the righteousness with him, most people do not need to doubt their loyalty. Of course, Xiao Tang would not kill the founding heroes or even frame Luo Zhi just to install an institution similar to the Jin Yiwei to strengthen the imperial power.
For crimes, the innocent will be put to death, but the wider the territory they rule, the more and more factions will inevitably be needed to support the central and even local power offices. However, the Liao Dynasty fell, the Song Dynasty declined, and the Jin people
It is also changing from prosperity to decline... During this period, there will be people who are plotting evil in the common season? Xiao Tang knew that even if he tried his best to recruit many confidants to be honest with each other, no matter what, there were Song and Jin dynasties outside.
There are still some internal enemies who are either ambitious and want to achieve hegemony, or they want to do evil in the local area to shake their dominance. And this phenomenon will only become more and more serious as the country continues to expand.
It should not be underestimated.
Only in the early days of the establishment of the country, the double-edged sword of setting up government agencies with similar authority to Jinyiwei was established. According to Xiao Tang, Shi Xiu was the most suitable candidate. It can even be said that Xiao Tang was planning to establish a similar agency to monitor the center of power.
When he was asked to establish a special local institution, the first person he thought of was Shi Xiu.
In terms of acting resolutely, ruthlessly, cruelly and delicately, Shi Xiu is definitely capable of holding the important position of Chief of Public Affairs of the Department. Although his ability to do things is not great, if he is given enough power, he will definitely be able to intimidate him.
Officials who are lawless, disloyal, and unruly are as powerful as the king of hell.
And Xiao Tang knew very well that this desperate man was not only absolutely loyal to him, but also always willing to fight against injustices. He also had a deep sense of loyalty towards his brothers. Among the large group of brothers who had gathered together for justice, some of them might not be loyal because of their power, wealth and character.
There have been changes, but the vast majority of them will still be the group that Xiao Tang trusts most. According to Shixiu's temperament, unless he really finds out who is acting intentionally or unintentionally, and harms his brother, he will treat his brother,
Presumably, although Shi Xiu was a ruthless person, he would not be like several commanders of the Imperial Guards during the Ming Dynasty, who would act recklessly, become extremely powerful, and even persecute the civil and military ministers of the imperial court out of thin air.
But after Shi Xiu, and even when the old brothers around him gradually grow old and retire, it is difficult to say whether there will be a suitable candidate who can safely appoint him to take over this violent government agency that maintains imperial rule.
In fact, even in the Ming Dynasty, even the Jin Yiwei, who directly taught the officials and the people, certainly had Ji Gang, Shi Wenyi, Liu Cai, Qian Ning, Jiang Bin, and even Lu Zhong, Lu Gao and Menda, etc., who relied on favor and power and acted unscrupulously.
The treacherous sycophants, or the eagle dogs who surrendered to the powerful eunuch party, as well as Mao Xiang, Jiang Yu, etc. look more like the scapegoats when Zhu Yuanzhang eradicated the powerful ministers and gang members. The reputation of the commander of the Jinyiwei often makes people fear and hate, that is,
Often, future generations can't help but ignore more leaders from past dynasties who actually did nothing extraordinary and even had good reputations.
For example, Sai Hazhi, who was appointed by Zhu Di as a Mongolian to take over the Imperial Guard, and who was mediocre during his tenure; Mou Bin, who was dismissed from office twice because of his integrity and disobedience, and was famous for his notarization of prisons;
Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty was unyielding and actively contacted the court to resist the invasion of Wala. Later, he overthrew the Jinyiwei commander Menda who relied on the emperor's favor and was overwhelming. Yuan Bin replaced him. He was fair, upright and courageous, and suppressed the Jinyiwei's intelligence collection and control functions.
To maximize the role, he quickly eliminated the remnants of the powerful eunuch Wang Zhen, thoroughly investigated the internal liaisons with Wala, controlled Zhu Ji who spread panic elements in the capital after the Tumubao Incident and taught Wala no chance; and also dealt with the scholar-bureaucrats.
Lu Bing, who was courteous and never framed anyone... Therefore, Xiao Tang knew very well that the key to this sword, which can kill people like dead wood, is in whose hands it should be entrusted. The same sword,
If some people hold on to it, it will be a harm to the country. If someone takes it, it will be useless. But as long as you give it to the right person, he will use this killing weapon to kill all potential threats for you...
However, even so, Xiao Tang only planned to establish and retain the Yiluan Town Fusi during his reign. Just like Zhu Yuanzhang, who established the Jinyiwei personally under the Ming Taizu, later ordered that all prisoners detained in the imperial edict be transferred to the Ministry of Punishment for trial; at the same time, he ordered both internal and external
All the prisons were brought to the Tribunal for trial, and Jinyiwei was abolished. Xiao Tang said in his heart that he did not establish the Ming Dynasty, and there should be no son of Zhu Yuanzhang to usurp the throne of his grandson. In order to eliminate the officials who supported the old emperor, he reestablished Yiluan Town.
The incident of Si (Jinyiwei) happened... After all, I don't know what happened after a hundred years of death. This special government spy agency will only remain in this dynasty, and after this dynasty, no powerful traitor party will be able to take advantage of the ceremony.
Luan Zhenfu Si's power overthrew the government and the public, causing harm to the country and the people.
But at least now, Shi Xiu can definitely be trusted, and Xiao Tang knows that he will definitely be qualified to be the head of this special power organization.