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    An error occurred while processing private documents In late July, Li Hu arrived in Chang'an.  .  .  Li Hu began to leave Chang'an during the Western Expedition.  It has been almost two years now. He has been away from the center for too long, and the series of changes in Chang'an make him feel dizzy.  Luo Sinan and the Imperial Secretary decided to hold a grand ceremony in Chang'an to welcome Li Hu and the expeditionary army back to Beijing.  This ceremony was a great success. Chang'an was immersed in a sea of ??joy, and the festive atmosphere lasted until August.  Li Hu was very busy, dealing with banquets and various crowds. It was not until the sixth day of August that he attended a court meeting and reported the conquest to the emperor and officials.  The Yuqiansi is the highest authority organization for Luo Sinan and Chang'an to compromise with each other. Now that Li Hu is back, as the regent, he has the same power as the Yuqiansi. So is it still necessary for the Yuqiansi to exist?  Is Li Hu willing to share his power with other prime ministers?  When all the governors thought that the mission of the Gozensi was over, Li Hu made an unexpected decision to continue to retain the Gozensi as the temporary highest authority.  The current situation is not good. Li Hu does not yet have the conditions to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. In the future, he will have to lead an army to conquer the country before the unification of China.  Before there is stability in China, hastily proclaiming the emperor is likely to trigger a series of conflicts, which will eventually lead to failure. Therefore, Li Hu is very cautious. After careful consideration, he decided to retain the Yuqian Division to minimize the conflicts between the various forces in Chang'an.  contradiction.  In addition, there is another biggest reason, which is also what Li Hu, Luo Sinan and a group of ministers are thinking about, that is, does the central government want to highly centralize power?  Is the more centralized the imperial power, the better?  In order to achieve a high degree of centralization of power, the Song Dynasty's basic national policy was to implement a high degree of decentralization from the central to local governments, from the military to administrative, financial, and supervisory systems. Everyone has seen the consequences of a high degree of decentralization. The Song Dynasty was actually in its heyday.  , suddenly collapsed due to the invasion of northern barbarians.  Of course, there are many reasons for the collapse, but in the final analysis, it is caused by excessive "decentralization".  Excessive "decentralization" has indeed created a high degree of centralization. The emperor has monopolized power. From the emperor's point of view, it is of course a good thing. He thinks that he can protect the country forever, but facts have proved that this is wrong and it is impossible to succeed.  After Li Hu took control of power, he presided over reforms.  Among them, the first national policy to be reformed is ¡°decentralization¡±.  Power must be "divided" to check and supervise each other, but this "division" cannot be excessive. Excessive division will cause chaos, lose control, and eventually get out of control.  When the power of the central, local and military authorities was divided layer by layer, the unparalleled power in the hands of the emperor was actually greatly weakened. In the end, no policy or order could be passed on and implemented because the power below was too divided.  If they break up, no one can take responsibility, and no one is willing to take responsibility. As a result, government orders are blocked and state affairs are in chaos.  A series of reforms in the official system of the Chang'an court embodies "limited decentralization." However, the biggest disadvantage of limited decentralization is that the central power is weakened and the imperial power is weakened, which is not conducive to the long-term stability of the country. Therefore, how to deal with the relationship between imperial power and prime ministerial power?  Relationships have become the most troublesome issue for the Chang'an court, as well as the most intensely debated and involving matters of greatest interest.  Li Hu will definitely seize the Zhao family's power in the Song Dynasty. He will ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.  Before he ascended the throne, of course he had to weaken the imperial power as much as possible in order to gain monopoly power. When he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he still wanted to monopolize power, so he had to quickly strengthen the imperial power. This made the contradiction very prominent.  The emergence of Yuqiansi solved Li Hu's problem to some extent and alleviated the fierce contradictions contained in it.  Before he became emperor, he could use the Imperial Council to weaken the imperial power. When he became emperor, he could abolish this temporary highest decision-making body at any time and take back the power.  However, the same question arises, how to distribute imperial power and prime ministerial power?  The Song Dynasty paid a heavy price because of the high concentration of imperial power. The new dynasty must learn lessons and not repeat the same mistakes. So, how should the imperial power and the power of the prime minister be distributed in the new dynasty?  Li Hu saw a solution to the problem in the temporary decision-making body of the Yuqian Division.  The imperial department is actually equivalent to the imperial decision-making meeting in the past. The emperor and the ministers sat together to discuss state affairs and make decisions. Therefore, this imperial decision-making meeting is to some extent a combination of imperial power and prime ministerial power. Imperial power and prime ministerial power  Quan compromised with each other in this decision-making meeting and finally reached an agreement.  The emperor cannot do everything by himself. He only has one head and can only do his own job.  The governors and ministers each perform their own duties and have specific tasks, and they cannot make various decisions on behalf of the emperor. Therefore, if a dynasty wants to be stable and prosperous, the imperial power and the power of the prime minister must return to their respective positions.  eachThey should do their own things well. If any party infringes on the rights of the other party, it will eventually cause turmoil in the dynasty.  Out of present and future considerations, Li Hu chose to retain the Imperial Department and did not make any changes to its status, powers and personnel.  Whether this temporary highest decision-making body can ultimately resolve the fierce conflict between imperial power and prime ministerial power, and whether it can bring peace, stability and prosperity to China, will require a long period of practice and improvement, and Li Hu hopes that it will  When he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he gave a satisfactory answer.  All parties are happy that the Imperial Secretary has been retained, but all parties have different understandings of Li Hu's decision.  In the eyes of the Hu Lie people, this was a sign that Li Hu was about to change his dynasty.  Li Hu pacified the southeast and was very close to the goal of unification. As long as Li Hu captured Hebei and Youyan and achieved unification, it would be a natural thing for him to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, and no one could stop him.  For the old bureaucrats in Chang'an.  This was a major compromise made by Li Hu to them.  Li Hu and the Hu Lie people cannot be regarded as people of the Song Dynasty, or they cannot be regarded as Chinese. Their roots in China are too shallow.  When the Hu Lie people occupied the northwest, their territory was not large and they could barely cope with it. But now that the unification of China is in sight, such a huge territory must be governed by the Chinese. The Tiger Lieers can only control the center at most.  Especially as local powers become more and more powerful, Li Hu's dependence on the Chinese has become the key to his survival.  Therefore, Li Hu had to compromise. Otherwise, who would he rely on to control and govern such a huge dynasty?  For the emerging forces represented by wealthy businessmen, this is a major and decisive support given to them by Li Hu.  Retaining the imperial minister will preserve Changsun Kangning's power to participate in decision-making. Otherwise, with Changsun Kangning's identity and status, it will be difficult to achieve the position of Prime Minister. The resistance will be too great. In the next ten or even twenty years,  Within, it's almost impossible.  When Luo Sinan established the Imperial Division, he did not stipulate the official positions and grades of the Imperial Division personnel, just to bring Changsun Kangning into the decision-making level. Now this move has become the only way for emerging forces to participate in and influence decision-making.  The various forces have different understandings and interpretations of Li Hu's decision, and the countermeasures they have taken are naturally different.  For the sake of their own future, the Hu Lie people put aside their conflicts and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the vast and complicated affairs of helping Li Hu ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor and prepare for the establishment of a new dynasty.  The old bureaucrats of China and Turkey also temporarily put aside the conflicts between the various factions, worked closely together, and tried every means to delay Li Hu from usurping Zuo of the Song Dynasty.  Now they no longer have any illusions about maintaining the Zhao family and the Song Dynasty.  The southeastern imperial court has basically been destroyed, and the Zhao royal family has basically lost hope of re-emerging in China. Sooner or later, this country will belong to Li Hu. There is no doubt that if you go against Li Hu on this matter,  The Hu Lie people are fighting against each other simply because they are seeking death, so based on reality, their goal has been changed to safeguarding their own interests.  The official system of the Song Dynasty had been implemented for more than a hundred years, and various policies were extremely tilted towards the bureaucracy, including Wang Anshi's reforms and Cai Jing's New Deal, which did not touch the interests of the bureaucracy. On the contrary, they further protected the interests of the bureaucracy. However, Li  However, Tiger's changes have endangered their interests at an unprecedented speed, and it is a serious threat, which forces them to unite and fight together.  Start from this point.  They need to delay Li Hu's ascension to the throne in order to restore their former huge power at the central and local levels. Once this power returns to its past strength, it will be difficult for Li Hu's reforms to continue, at least very soon.  It is difficult to continue without seriously endangering the vested interests of the bureaucracy.  For the emerging forces in Chang'an, this is the best opportunity for them to rise. For this reason, they must spare no effort to help Li Hu ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.  Only when Li Hu becomes emperor and the national policy remains stable can they realize their dreams. But their biggest dream is not to seize power, but to use the power they seize to protect and accumulate more wealth. This is their ultimate goal, so  , they want to speed up the pace of change and the speed of implementing new policies, so as to gain more opportunities to win astonishing wealth.  The various forces have different countermeasures and have completely different opinions on decision-making.  Li Hu explained the current situation in the north in detail at the meeting of the Imperial Secretary, and put forward the suggestion of increasing troops to represent the north, and even going to war with the Jin army. For this reason, he advanced the time of the Northern Expedition. He planned to advance the Northern Expedition with the financial permission of the imperial court.  Attack Hebei and Youyan and unify China as soon as possible.  The Hulie people unanimously agreed.  The old bureaucrats in China and Turkey took a cautious attitude, believing that there was no possibility of improvement in the imperial court's finances in the short term, and that the Northern Expedition might be difficult to implement.  Sun Kangning, the representative of the emerging forces, not only firmly supported it, but also proposed a package of plans to raise military supplies for the Northern Expedition on the spot.Law, but the target has been transferred to the wealthy merchants in the southeast. These people have huge wealth in their hands. As long as the court is willing to provide credit with preferential policies, the military supplies for the Northern Expedition will not be a problem.  Li Gang couldn't bear it anymore and accused his eldest son Kangning in court of selling out the interests of the court to help merchants steal the kingdom's wealth. "This is a strategy to subjugate the country, and the crime cannot be forgiven."
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