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Volume 1: Never give up being a Lingnan native Chapter 278: The battle begins

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    In the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan, amidst the singing and dancing of peace, the Tang Empire seemed to be more prosperous, with the country rich and the people strong.  In order to consolidate his position, the newly appointed Zhongshu Ling and Minister of War Li Linfu made preparations for a big move as soon as he took office, and made new moves in many aspects involving national affairs.  First of all, Li Linfu strengthened the power of the interviewing and handling envoys of various Dao, allowing them to deal with some matters first and report later when inspecting the states and counties under their jurisdiction.  For example, when the interviewer discovers that a certain state is experiencing a natural disaster during his inspection, he can immediately discuss with the governor of the state to open a warehouse to provide food relief without first asking the court for instructions.  ??For another example, after an official who is corrupt and has violated the law is discovered during an inspection, including even the governors of various states, the interview and disposal envoy has the right to immediately suspend their duties, select suitable candidates to act as agents, and then report the specific situation to the court.  The Interviewing and Disposal Envoy was established in the 22nd year of Kaiyuan. At that time, there were ten channels in the Tang Dynasty, so there were ten Interviewing and Disposal Envoys.  The original purpose of establishing such a position was to strengthen the connection between the imperial court and the Taoists.  These interviews and disposals made it possible to patrol the states within the Dao, and then report the inspection results in writing to the Zhongshu Province, so that the imperial court could know the situation in the states. When it was first established, it did not have any power to deal with local political affairs.  Now Li Linfu has strengthened the power of interviewing and handling envoys, especially giving them the right to terminate officials below the governor's level. In addition, selecting people to act as agents not only takes away the power of the Ministry of Personnel in disguise, but also takes away part of the power of the Yushitai.  .  But it actually increased the power of the Zhongshu Province.  Because according to past practice, even if a local official like the governor has made a mistake or violated the law, the censor should be sent to the supervisory censors in various places to investigate and deal with it. After the censor has investigated clearly, the official will then report it.  Remove the offending official from his post, and then appoint another official to either take over or temporarily replace him.  ¡°The simplest example can illustrate the power of Li Linfu¡¯s skills.  Suppose Yan Tingzhi, who is now demoted to Mingzhou as governor, does not know how to "repent" and commits an economic case similar to that of Wang Yuanyan, and the envoy Li Linfu sent to Hebei Province for interviews was secretly authorized by Li.  We should especially "take care" of the Mingzhou governor.  Then Yan Tingzhi might not even be able to hold the position of governor.  If we follow past practices, even if there is a problem with Yan Tingzhi, the first person to know should be Zhou Ziliang, the person in charge of Yushitai.  Based on the private relationship between Zhou Ziliang and Yan Tingzhi, it is unclear whether Yan Tingzhi actually committed the crime.  Zhou Ziliang will deal with everything impartially.  Investigate matters related to Yan Tingzhi carefully.  This will prevent someone from engaging in frame-up and other means behind the scenes.  "And if Li Linfu follows his current approach, as long as the ten interview handlers are controlled by him, officials from all states in the Tang Dynasty will remain silent from now on.  Obey Li Linfu's instructions honestly.  Everyone is a veteran who has been in the officialdom for many years, and they all know very well what it means to find fault with others. If you want to have a stable official position and avoid being suspended, you can only listen to Li Linfu.  Of course, although Li Linfu's method of pulling out the firepower is insidious, it is impossible to make a big move immediately. It still needs to be simmered over a low fire.  It is estimated that at the beginning, these interviewers did not dare to attack officials at the governor level, but instead attacked local officials below the county magistrate. When they found that the power in their hands was indeed easy to use, and Li Linfu really supported them, they  Will become domineering.  Li Linfu¡¯s second move was to agree to the proposal of Shanzhou Governor Guo Yingyi and the military commanders to the Ministry of War, to stop the practice of suppressing troops and guarding the border, and from now on to allow each army to recruit Long March soldiers (that is, professional soldiers) on their own.  The emperor also agreed with the idea of ??stopping the suppression of troops and guarding the border. He felt that the annual transfer of troops from each town was not only a waste of manpower, financial and material resources, but also the combat effectiveness of the troops was not high, which was not conducive to the war.  Taking advantage of the general trend of stopping the suppression of troops and guarding the border, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty ordered that the original Yulin Army be divided into the left and right Yulin Army, and a new Longwu Army was formed, affiliated with Wanqi Camp.  As mentioned in the previous article, the army of the Tang Dynasty is now divided into two types. Most of them are mobilized under the orders of the Ministry of War, while a small number of the most elite ones are guarding inside and outside Chang'an and are mobilized directly by the emperor.  Logically speaking, in the old feudal society of Jia Tianxia, ??all the armies of the Tang Dynasty actually belonged to the emperor, but in actual operation it was not the same thing!  ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡­  For example, if Li Longji dislikes the Tubo Kingdom and plans to teach Chide Zuzan a lesson, then he cannot directly order Zhou Chengye who is stationed in the west of Qinghai Lake to have the Shenwei Army invade Tibet immediately. Instead, he must first discuss with the cabinet ministers.  reached an agreementAfter the decision to dispatch troops was made, Li Linfu, the Minister of War, issued an order to the Shanzhou Governor's Office, and then the Shanzhou Governor's Office issued an order to Tuesday.  Although most of the time the prime ministers and ministers of the Ministry of War would not and would not dare to disobey the emperor's orders, because of this additional procedure, it would still take a few days before the combat orders were issued to the troops for specific implementation.  For the Tang troops stationed outside the border forts, even if they received the order a few days late, it would not cause any harm to the entire war situation.  But if a rebellion breaks out near Chang'an, or if the prime minister and the Minister of War have second thoughts, and the emperor cannot immediately mobilize troops to quell the rebellion or escort him, wouldn't the situation be extremely dangerous?  In fact, even though Li Longji was such a wise emperor, he continued to expand the number of troops directly under the emperor's command during his tenure. When the Anshi Rebellion broke out, he was still forced by his own son to hand over the imperial power, and he did so depressingly.  The emperor.  Although the Ministry of War agreed to stop the practice of suppressing troops and guarding borders in various places, some of the subsequent actions of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs made Tuesday feel like a conspiracy.  The treatment given to the Shenwei Army and the Baishui Army by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue of the Tang Dynasty was completely different, and it was high-sounding.  For the Baishui Army, the Ministry of Revenue allocated a full military expenditure of 20,000 yuan and food and grass, but for the Shenwei Army, the Ministry of Revenue only allocated one-third of the military expenditure and food.  The reason for the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War is that the Shenwei Army controls a large area west of Qinghai Lake. There will be many ways to make money through self-reliance in the future, but the Baishui Army is obviously insufficient.  Since Zhou Chengye, the leader of the Shenwei Army, is good at management and has used his own money to comfort and pacify the troops many times in the past, this time he had to let the Shenwei Army suffer a small loss and share part of the financial pressure for the imperial court.  When he received the approval from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs on Tuesday, he could tell at a glance that someone wanted to blatantly drive a wedge between the Shenwei Army and the Baishui Army. He sneered a few times and said to Chang Jian, Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan, who were in charge of logistics in the army.  He said: "A mere one million guan of military expenditure is not enough for me. From now on, if there is any shortage of military expenditures, you only need to go to General Gan to withdraw it. Don't let the lieutenants and officers of the army think that our food and treatment are better than  Bai Shui Jun Chao!" Zhou was already mentally prepared for the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs to work together to trick him. He didn't want to challenge Li Linfu and Xiao Jiong head-on yet, so he swallowed his breath.  Others don't know how much economic benefit the Shenwei Army will have after occupying Fuqi City, but Tuesday knows very well that as long as the Shenwei Army controls the territory west of Qinghai Lake, not to mention two-thirds of military expenses will be withheld.  Even if you don¡¯t give him a cent, his mouth will be full of oil!  In addition to the big moves in the above two aspects, Li Linfu also made many moves in other aspects.  For example, he suggested to the emperor to further expand the scope of education and set up township schools and district schools under the prefectures and counties.  At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there were Chinese studies and universities in Chang'an, the capital, and later state and county schools were also established in various states and counties.  This practice of setting up educational institutions at different levels has greatly promoted the level and scope of education for the people, giving some poor scholars the opportunity to enter the court through the imperial examination.  On the 19th day of the first lunar month of the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan, the emperor issued an edict: "In ancient times, the villages were orderly and the party had private schools. We would use the grand Confucian religion to induce apprentices; transform the people into customs, and lead the way. In all the prefectures and counties in the world, every  Within each township, a school was established, and teachers were selected and taught. "Since then, the education system of the Tang Dynasty has become more in-depth and complete, which can be regarded as a good thing done by Li Linfu.  For another example, Li Linfu suggested to the emperor that a new state should be established in the He meander area to resettle the scattered Hu people who had previously lived in the six states in the He meander area.  These Hu people were the Turks who were defeated and captured or surrendered after the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks ended around the tenth year of Kaiyuan.  They were previously moved to live in the Jianghuai area of ??the Central Plains in the south. Because they were not adapted to the soil and water there, they often had conflicts and disputes with the local Han people.  Li Linfu¡¯s suggestion faced up to the differences between Hu and Han, and allowed these Hu people to return to the land of the meander of the river, which was in line with the people¡¯s will.  It's a pity that he ignored the bad nature of Turkic barbarians who can't change their bad habits of eating shit. Once these barbarians are allowed to return to the north from the Jianghuai area, they will become a hidden danger on the border of Datang a few years later!  In addition to these actions, Li Linfu also did something that was very pleasing to the emperor, which was to seize the time and organize manpower to successfully compile two classics, "Six Canons" and "The Kaiyuan Rites of the Tang Dynasty".  At the beginning, Zhang Jiuling presented a copy of "Qianqiu Prosperity Quotes" to the emperor on the Qianqiu Festival. The result was very useful to Li Longji, who was very happy about his success. It greatly stole the limelight at the time.  Li Linfu didn't say anything at the time, but looking back, he learned a trick, so he paid special attention to this aspect of writing books.  "Six Codes" and "Kaiyuan Rites of the Tang Dynasty" mainly describe the historical evolution of various codes and systems as well as the collection of related systems since the Tang Dynasty.It was completed during the reign of the emperor, which further demonstrated the achievements of "repairing books in the prosperous times", and also promoted the emperor's achievements in governing the world.  In fact, the "Six Codes" and "The Kaiyuan Rites of the Tang Dynasty" were compiled when Zhang Jiuling was the judge of Jixian Court. Because of the huge project, Zhang Jiuling later became the Zhongshu Ling and asked Chen Xilie to continue to preside over him.  This matter has been going on for more than ten years!  Nowadays, the "Six Codes" and "The Kaiyuan Rites of the Tang Dynasty" have been successfully compiled at the same time, but in vain Li Linfu, who has little education, takes the lead!  ps: Qingyang thanks book friend 661213 for his monthly ticket support, and thanks book friend 661213 for the very lazy fish reward!
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