Government affairs are actually a balance. The emperor and his ministers, the ministers and their ministers and ministers, and the ministers and ministers and the emperor. Today's dynasty system has resulted in government affairs being an overall situation of checks and balances among the three parties.
The system settings are settings, and the actual operation is operation. In fact, there has always been a situation where one party is stronger, and there has never been an absolute balance among the three parties.
For example, in the Taizu and Taizong dynasties, the emperor was relatively strong. Starting from the Zhenzong dynasty, the Zhengshitang dominated the entire court.
This is even more true at this time. The strength of Zhengshitang is only stronger than that of Zhenzong Dynasty. This is the result of nearly a hundred years of waiting for literati, and it is also destined by Zhao Zhen's character.
As for Zhao Xi, it was obvious that he was a bit ruthless this time. He was quite ruthless towards both the political hall and the ministers.
The main reason why the court was so cooperative was that there was a reason for the incident. Zhao Xi's behavior left the courtiers with no position to refute.
But Zhao Xi knows that this will not last long, at least at this stage, it will not last long, and even the courtiers are holding back their big moves, waiting for a counterattack for themselves.
Fortunately, he has not yet ascended the throne. Fortunately, in this state, my father changed his good-natured behavior and blocked himself from possible impact.
Even though everyone knew that it was the Crown Prince who did the matter, the official family was still the emperor on the stage... No one was criticizing an emperor whose life was in danger at this time.
As for the future, let’s talk about it later.
Zhao Xi knows how to advance and retreat, and knows right from wrong. This is a common understanding in Zhengshitang.
For example, right now, too many officials from the capital have been implicated in rebellion cases, and there are a lot of vacancies in the court.
In all personnel adjustments and arrangements, Zhao Xi behaved quite meekly, without a single objection or veto.
It was all brought up by the political affairs hall, discussed casually, Zhao Zhen expressed a kindness in a blink of an eye, and then it was done.
It seems to have returned to the days when officials were in power.
Zhao Zhen is using this method to ease the relationship between his son and his ministers. Zhao Xi doesn't want to blind his father's kindness, so let's do it like this!
Zhao Xi really didn't want to get into trouble with his ministers, especially those in the political hall.
"My Lords, the combat capabilities of the escort battalion and the new army have been recognized after this Western Expedition."
"The security of the ministers and workers of the imperial dynasty has always been borne by the ministers themselves. Although the dynasty has not experienced assassinations like the previous dynasty, as the military strength of the dynasty increases, the relationship with Liao, Xia and other surrounding areas may take a different direction.
A situation."
"The tolerant policy of the state and the dynasty has made it unavoidable to have details, and the safety of ministers and workers, especially those who are tough on foreign affairs, will face a test."
"Here, I have a proposal. I am going to train a group of guards similar to the soldiers of the guard camp. They will be the guards of the fourth rank and above who can intervene in important affairs in the court."
"This batch of guards will be trained by the guard battalion. Their equipment is the same as that of the guard battalion. They are all equipped with new military equipment to ensure the safety of court officials above the fourth rank."
There has never been a dynasty where the emperor spied on his ministers so blatantly, even if it was secretly that the cook in the Prime Minister's family was also related to the Imperial City Department, but His Highness the Crown Prince's approach was too much.
"Your Highness, although our salary is meager, it is still enough to support our servants. Please do not discuss this matter any further. If we die unexpectedly, that is what we are destined to do. Your Highness does not need to worry!"
Sure enough, there is still resentment.
Fu Bi didn't think His Highness the Crown Prince would act so cruelly, and there should be more to say.
But so-called noble scholars like Ouyang Xiu and Sima Guang would not tolerate such a situation happening.
Ouyang Xiu had been away from home for many years due to rumors about his nephew and his wife, and had just returned to the court. He felt that His Highness the Crown Prince's words were prepared for him personally.
He was so angry that he refused without any mercy.
This was the first time that Zhao Xi was criticized so bluntly. It was a bit strange... Thinking about it again, it was the pain of touching the old man.
I'm ashamed, I really didn't mean it.
"My lords, it's Xi who didn't explain clearly. The so-called guards of the prime minister and ministers, the guard camp is just for training..."
"How should I put it? The soldiers of the original guard camp are currently in charge of guarding the inner garden, and they are all warriors who have experienced battles. Some of them are overqualified and underused."
"What I mean is to assign the veteran soldiers from the guard battalion to the Palace Front Division, and rotate them with the Western Army to guard the border. Retrain a group of guards. Take this opportunity to train a group of guards for the court officials."
"The soldiers of the guard camp are still selected in the same way as in the early years, but the guards of the princes in the court are decided by each minister..."
After Zhao Xi's unremitting efforts on Sanruan for many years, the Dianqian Division and the Upper Fourth Army still have 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers in Bianliang.
Now, after the New Army took over Bianliang, all these people went on strike. It is not okay to leave them like this.
At the same time, most of the soldiers in the early days of the escort battalion had official ranks. This time they returned from the Western Expedition and were rewarded with sixth-rank Zhaowu captains. It was indeed a waste to continue to be soldiers.
From training the guard battalion in the early stage to training the new army later, Zhao Xi was originally preparing to change the military of the entire dynasty.
It is also because he has not ascended the throne... Even if he ascends the throne, he may not be able to cut through the mess quickly.
Therefore, Zhao Xi must have bargaining chips that can be exchanged with his ministers.
Cultivating followers for his ministers was Zhao Xi's last resort. Although this was not a restoration of the previous dynasty or even earlier, it was an acknowledgment on the stage that his ministers could possess force.
I think this must have been a great temptation for the ministers. This temptation could even make them ignore the Bianliang Forbidden Army and the Western Army.
Zhao Xi also wanted to try whether the guard camp training system, with the family and country as its fundamental purpose, could compete with the nature of generals and retainers.
"Didn't His Highness send soldiers from the escort battalion to serve his ministers?"
"No! It is for the training of the court ministers, so that their own soldiers have the ability to protect the soldiers in the camp. The court ministers are loyal to the country, wouldn't it be a villain's heart to act like that if Xiruo does it? Besides, guarding
The soldiers of the camp belong to the army, and only when they are placed in the army can they make full use of their talents."
"Of course, this is a step-by-step process. At the end of the screening of imperial city ministers and officers, it is also the time when the soldiers of the guard camp return to the army. During this period, there is enough time to complete the training of the guards."
Things will never be as simple as His Highness said. Your Highness always does things one step at a time and three steps ahead.
But Fu Bi really couldn't see anything disadvantageous to courtiers in this. Not only that, this was an approach that was completely in favor of civil servants.
Even if the imperial dynasty does not allow tribes to exist, it is a common practice and a fact for generals to have personal soldiers.
Now civil servants can do this too...
Looking at Guan Jia... the trace of suspicion and worry disappeared as Guan Jia closed his eyes.
Looking at His Highness...there doesn't seem to be anything strange about him, he seems to be really magnanimous.
Can he not be frank? No matter how unhappy he is in his heart, he has to do this if he wants to promote more military uniforms, make large-scale changes to the Fourth Army, and alleviate the problems he had with civil servants in the early stage.
"Of course, the specific titles and grades of how to equip personal guards need to be formulated by the imperial court!"
If there are no conditions, people will not believe it. If there are restrictions, people will believe it.