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Volume 1: Entrance Chapter 138: Enyin and Erchen

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    The news of the great victory in Shouzhou and the great victory in Chuzhou spread quickly with the horse hooves of the Chuzhou cavalry.  Because of the special instructions given by King Li Jingsui of Qi, these victorious cavalrymen who rushed to various cities and towns in all directions would report victorious officers loudly whenever they encountered civilians or garrisons along the way, shouting from afar: "Shouzhou is victorious, Lin Feng  Master Lin led his troops to wipe out 50,000 enemies. Chuzhou was victorious. The King of Qi led his troops to defeat the enemy and surrounded Qingliu Pass. "From Chuzhou to Yangzhou, then to Sizhou and Chuzhou; from Chuzhou to Hezhou and Luzhou; from Chuzhou.  When they arrived in Runzhou and then on to Jinling, the western capital, these unbelievable good news instantly shocked the hearts of all those who heard it. They instantly turned into tears and then turned into ecstatic roars, which were passed from the mouths of the listeners to  Alleys and alleys.  Li Jing received the good news at midnight on the 16th. He was accompanying Mr. Zhong for dinner. He immediately stood up from his bed and rushed to the royal study room. Mr. Zhong, who was surprised and happy, could only lightly stamp his feet and frown.  When all the ministers rushed to the imperial study room with the sound of firecrackers and fireworks that had already sounded all over the city, Li Jing, who was full of joy, was sitting at the imperial desk writing hard. When he saw all the beloved ministers coming in, he just raised his head and pointed.  Referring to the two pieces of good news on the desk.  Everyone quickly picked up the good news and circulated the long-awaited victory news with trembling hands and feet. Xiao Yan, who had always had a straight face, finally showed a smile. He couldn't help but high-fived Sun Sheng, the minister's right servant beside him.  Celebrate.  "Everyone has read the good news. I agree with Lin Feng and Lin Aiqing's judgment and analysis. Zhou's attack is unfavorable, and the war in Jiangbei and Huainan has reached a stalemate. Wu Yue and Southern Han gained power temporarily, and it does not affect the overall situation. The war situation in the Tang Dynasty is temporarily  After stabilizing, it can be said that we have officially entered the stage of strategic stalemate. However, as Lin Aiqing analyzed, this stage is the most difficult. We can only wait until victory when we persist with all our strength." Li Jing stopped her smile and flicked the gun in her hand.  Paper, he said in a deep voice.  "I have made up my mind. Lin Feng specifically declares that the most basic principle for Shouzhou soldiers and civilians to unite as one and fight the enemy bravely is to clearly distinguish rewards and punishments. I want to uphold moral integrity, reward loyalty and punish evil, and punish evil at the time of crisis in the Tang Dynasty. "  It is decreed throughout the country that all officials and people who serve the country bravely will be heavily rewarded. If they sacrifice their lives for the country, they will all be admitted to the Martyrs' Shrine. They will be able to show their kindness to one of their children if they have made great achievements. All officials and people who surrender to the enemy and betray the country or betray their masters for glory will be severely punished and entered in the Erchen Lu.  , It will bring harm to relatives and friends." The expressions of all the ministers present gradually became solemn, and Jiang Wenwei, the right-hand admonishment official and minister of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't help but whisper: "Renzi system" is a customary name in the Han Dynasty.  Also known as the yin appointment system, to put it simply, high-ranking officials in the court can retain their children as officials. The yin appointment system has been produced in the Qin Dynasty. It is inherited from the pre-Qin official system. It can be regarded as a variant form of the aristocratic privilege system in the Qin and Han Dynasties. In the Han Dynasty,  During the reign of Emperor Wen, the system of "Renzi" became custom-made. However, as time went on, this system gradually became a little out of control. In addition to sons, younger brothers, and grandchildren, the objects of retention were also expanded to include clans, followers, etc., and the number of people increased from  One person expands to two or three people.  To be fair, the basis for selecting officials under the appointment system is not talent, but the political status of their father, brother or family, and blood relationship. It is destined to be a backward and closed system of selecting officials. Throughout history, although in the "Renzi" system  There were also famous and accomplished officials such as Su Wu and Huo Guang, but most of them were basically incompetent. However, although this system has been criticized, it maintained the privileges and vested interests of the landlords, bureaucrats and royal nobles.  Benefits are preserved.  Now in the Southern Tang Dynasty, although this system has not been put on the surface, the undeniable fact is that there are really not many ministers in the Manchu Dynasty who were born in Baiding.  "Since our dynasty, it has been officially called the Enyin System. It can be extended to the soldiers and civilians of the Tang Dynasty who have made great contributions. I just want everyone in the world to know that our Tang Dynasty is a great country with clear distinctions between rewards and punishments.  ." Li Jing answered vigorously and proactively.  While other ministers nodded in praise, Xiao Yan quietly raised a question: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking nonsense. If we continue to reward and punish like this, will it eventually lead to redundant officials and an imbalance in the ratio of officials to civilians? In the future, we will become the tail of the Tang Dynasty."  "When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but nod. Historically, the ratio of officials to civilians was a slowly increasing process. The lowest ratio should be in the Han Dynasty, which was nearly one to eight thousand; in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, it was about one to three thousand.  The current ratio of Datang is very easy to calculate, about one to two thousand, which is already the highest ratio in history.  Historically, in the Song Dynasty, when scholar-bureaucrats were given special treatment, the real favor system was officially put into effect. The children, relatives and retainers of middle and high-ranking civil and military officials in the Song Dynasty could all enjoy this privilege. Moreover, there were many kinds of favors: every year  There is a Holy Festival Yinbu on the emperor's birthday, a big gift Yinbu every three years during suburban sacrifices, an official Yinbu when an official retires, and a posthumous memorial when an official dies. It accumulates like this.  A hero starts from the time he enters the court and becomes an official until his death.?The number of favors can even reach more than 20 people, which eventually led to "redundant officials" becoming the first hidden danger in the famous "three redundancies" of the Song Dynasty: "redundant officials, redundant soldiers, redundant expenses".  Li Jing turned around, picked up the paper she was writing on, and handed it to everyone: "Now I really admire Lin Aiqing's ingenuity in establishing the honorary Lordship system. It is a new school that not only stimulates the power of the government and the people, but does not harm the national system."  "Wonderful." Appreciating Lin Feng's nakedness again, several of the ministers immediately frowned secretly.  However, Li Jing continued: "It is my intention that from now on, King Qi and Lin Feng will be the first to award honorary lords. Other merits will be implemented in accordance with regulations. What do you think?" It turns out that Lin Feng will not be given the real honor.  Many people breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in praise. Although a scholar who had only been in the Tang Dynasty for two years had made great achievements, he was now a third-rank civil and military scholar. This was the first case in the founding of the Tang Dynasty. He could go further if he was promoted to the Tang Dynasty.  Where to rise?  You Jianyan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, stepped forward and respectfully said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my unreasonable opinion. If the system of grace and honor are awarded to the world at the same time, over time, those who have made great contributions will be numerous, not to mention affecting the country's fiscal and tax revenue.  , and may affect daily management. "This is a relatively vague statement, but everyone immediately understood that according to the provisions of the Honorary Lord system, tax exemptions and rewards will only bring visible losses. If all those who have made meritorious deeds will not see the official.  If you kneel down and the road goes first, the authority of the official family will be silently damaged, and the daily ruling order of officials ruling the people will inevitably be affected to a certain extent.  Li Jing was stunned for a moment. First of all, he couldn't help but recall Lin Feng's determination to promote reform and his unusual words: "The transformation of a country is like sailing upstream. If you don't advance, you will retreat." Then he thought about what Lin Feng mentioned in the secret letter: "Since ancient times, there has been a stalemate."  There were many rebels at that time The Tang Dynasty's defeat, loss of territory, and annihilation of the country are not nonsense." Suddenly, the extremely harsh advice when I met Lin Feng for the first time came to mind: "All the officials in Soochow are surrendering, but  Sun Quan, the leader of Soochow, must not surrender. If a minister surrenders, it is just a different person to kowtow to, but to whom the leader of a country surrenders, how will he deal with himself? " Li Jing's face changed twice, and his slightly frowned brows relaxed.  Come on, he said in a more serious tone: "I, the Tang Dynasty, strive to make progress and restore the prosperity of the former Tang Dynasty. If I dare not touch the current order of things at all, how can I stand out and compete in the world? I love you, but I still have objections."  Seeing the resolute expression on Li Jing's face, no one dared to disobey the holy will, and they all nodded in praise.  That very night, dozens of Forbidden Army cavalry rode out of the city at an eight-hundred-mile pace and rushed to all directions to deliver the edict. The content of the edict was posted across Kyoto overnight, and was hailed by many as "the real beginning of the revolution in the Southern Tang Dynasty."  En Yin Ling and Er Chen Ling quickly spread the news to the soldiers and civilians of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
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