Chapter 1458: North Gate Bachelor
Chapter 1458 North Gate Bachelor
In Zichen Hall.
The Zaifu have all retreated.
The emperor supported his head with his hands on the table.
"Is everyone feeling unwell?" Yang Sixuan, envoy of the Privy Council, Zhi Dian Zhongsheng, and General of Zuojianmen, stepped forward and asked softly.
The young emperor just waved his hand, "You said, just now, King Wu'an suddenly proposed to set up a province. What's the meaning?"
Yang Sixu, in his forties, was not an envoy of the Xuanhui Academy, but because he was capable of fighting, ruthless, and loyal enough, he won the favor of the young emperor. An eunuch, but he was conferred the rank of Jinzi Guanglu doctor of the third rank, and the rank of general of the Zuojianmen. At the same time, he was the envoy of the Privy Council and the governor of the palace.
During Zhongzong's Tianbao period, he had led troops several times to quell rebellions in the border areas, and his record was no worse than that of generals. One of his characteristics was that he was ruthless in fighting with soldiers. The military discipline is strict, and he treats the enemy and himself ruthlessly. The rebellious barbarian leaders captured are all directly Ling Chi.
There were several times when the eunuchs under his command accepted bribes and violated military discipline, etc., but Yang Sixuan also put them to drink late, and even had one of his adopted sons whom he loved very much, but he also killed and ate him.
The emperor likes such a **** who looks fierce outside but is loyal to the emperor.
"Qin Xiang proposed to set up a province on the edge of the border, and there are indeed many advantages." Yang Sixu is a relatively knowledgeable eunuch.
"I want to know the deep meaning."
Deep meaning?
Yang Sixu immediately understood that the emperor wanted to know whether Qin Xiaozhong's intention to establish a province was not just for business, but privately, whether he had any selfish intentions.
"Several of you, please share your opinion."
Li Hao is very young, and he has only succeeded to the throne for less than half a year, but after all, he has been the crown prince for more than 20 years. When Zhongzong was unwell, he would supervise the country.
So Li Hao is not an emperor who doesn't understand anything. He usually shows obedience to the ministers and assistants of the two governments, but it is just a gesture.
The emperor can follow the proposals of the ministers of the two governments in everything, but he must first understand their intentions. Even if he cannot express his attitude in the court, he must be prepared.
"I don't think it's that simple to set up a province!"
The young emperor showed a side to his confidant eunuchs and servants that he had never shown in front of his foreign ministers.
"When Laiji, Pei Xingjian, and Shangguanyi were prime ministers, they promoted the reform of abolishing the governor's office in the frontier and setting up Jiedushi. Although after the establishment of Jiedushi, the frontier was indeed much more stable, and the border officials handled border affairs more efficiently. But up to now, you have also seen some hidden dangers of Jiedushi, their power is too great."
The reform of the Jiedushi back then was jointly promoted by the two governors, and Qin Lang, the grand master, must have agreed behind it.
Now that Qin Xiaozhong suddenly proposes to establish a provincial system, is there any mystery hidden behind this, some kind of ambush?
The emperor had to think so.
After the implementation of the Jiedushi system, there are now a total of thirteen towns in the border area. These border towns control hundreds of thousands of elite frontier troops. They have guarded the frontier for a long time and formed several large frontier army groups. Even the emperor in Luoyang Palace, They can only stare reluctantly at these frontier troops, but they can no longer completely control the army as they did in the past.
In the past when the military system was established, the soldiers returned to the government, and the generals were in the court. It has directly commanded tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the town for a long time.
In the past, there was also a governor in charge of the frontier army in the frontier governor's mansion, but there was still a big difference between then and now. The governor did not have such great military power as it does today.
Not to mention, since the reform of the Jiedushi, the heroic group has controlled the frontier army of the thirteen towns and mastered this powerful frontier force, which has more and more stabilized the prestige of their heroic group in the army.
The Qin family also benefited from the reorganization of the Jiedushi and maintained their influence in the army.
For example, the most powerful western army in the Tang Dynasty has always been controlled by the Qin family.
Hezhong Jiedu envoy Li Xiugang came to Beijing and was promoted to be a political counselor in the Privy Council, and then Heizhi Changzhi immediately went to take over. Both of them are former members and in-laws of the Qin family.
Then Qin Yandao, the governor of Yunnan and Vietnam, and Qin Xia, the governor of North Korea, are the brothers and sons of Qin Lang.
Sanjiang Jiedu Envoy Cheng Boxian and Lishui Jiedu Envoy Wu Shide are respectively the grandson of Cheng Yaojin and the son of Wu Heita, and they are very close to the Qin family.
The Jiedushi system has enhanced the strength of the military group and stabilized the power of the Qin family. This is an indisputable fact today.
Even the Jiedushi of the thirteen towns made the emperor feel a little powerless, and there was a feeling that he was not so obedient to the command. This feeling is very bad, but after decades, it is difficult to change it.
Now Qin Xiaozhong said that between the interior of the Central Plains and the 13th Jiedu in the frontier, some provinces should be changed to provinces, between the jurisdiction of the Jiedushi and the direct administration of the imperial court.
For example, Xichang Road, Sanjiang Road, Qianzhong Road, Guangxi Road, Fujian Road, Hunan Road, Shuofang Road, Yanbei Road, Qinghai Road, Hexi Road, Shannan Road, etc., can all set up provinces.
The twelve capitals in Guanzhong, Longyou, Henan, Hedong, Hebei, Shandong, Huainan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Jiangdong, Zhejiang, and Guangdong were directly managed by the Zhengshitang.
Those that need to be set up as provinces basically belong to relatively remote and backward places.
But even in these places, Emperor Li Hao did not dare to say yes easily, he was afraid that it would be the same as the Jiedushi in the past, and the end would be too big.
"Old Yang, please give me a reference."
Yang Sixu also felt that this matter was not easy, but although he was loyal, he was only relatively capable of fighting, and this kind of ability to fight and ruthlessness were actually brought from his bones.
Don’t look at the fact that the emperor was very fond of this **** at the beginning of his succession to the throne, and even deliberately let Yang Sixu belong to the Hongju Yang family, which is a great compliment. But in fact, Yang Sixu's surname is not Yang. His original surname is Su. He was originally the son of Su Li, a noble chieftain in Luozhou, Guangdong Province. His mother's family is also from the Chen family of Luozhou chieftain.
However, when he was six years old, Luozhou Su and Chen, the two generations of powerful chieftains, were finally uprooted because of their involvement in the rebellion. At the age of six, he was saved from death, but he was purged and entered the palace as a slave. .
After entering the palace, he worshiped the **** surnamed Yang as his adoptive father, which is also a tradition in the palace.
After changing his name to Yang Sixuan, because he was hard-edged when he was young, he was willing to study hard to read and write, and he had the support of the Yang family's **** family in the palace, so he gradually rose to the top position.
But in the final analysis, the emperor asked him to kill people. There is no problem. He can go to the battle and kill people without mercy. Even the first time he led troops to perform meritorious service, he was ordered to go to his hometown in Lingnan to kill those who used to be of the same race. Liao barbarians, that time he killed all the captive rebel barbarians.
But when it comes to the true meaning behind the establishment of provinces, Yang Sixu couldn't figure it out for a while.
He didn’t want to bother, so he said directly to the emperor, “Why don’t you call the scholars from the North Gate to give advice?”
Bachelor at the North Gate is actually not a formal official position for a bachelor’s degree established by the imperial court. There are many bachelors in the imperial court, such as the three pavilions, three halls and three pavilions with the position of pavilions, and there are also special Hanlin Academy bachelors.
The Beimen Bachelor is actually a folk name.
During Zhongzong’s Tianbao period, after Zhongzong was in charge, he began to recruit some young scholars who were good at writing articles, but were not from foreign relatives or meritorious families, into the palace in the name of compiling and sorting out books.
In fact, these young outstanding scholars, after being interviewed and selected by the emperor, will finally pick out some more capable ones to serve as their own personal consultants. Secret consultation.
Because these people were not serious scholars, they were called into the palace in the name of compiling and sorting out the emperor's books, so they entered the palace through the north gate instead of the South Yamen, so they were privately called North Gate Bachelors by the people.
In fact, the governors of the two prefectures also know the existence of these Beimen scholars. These people are not qualified to discuss military affairs with the emperor, but it is not good for everyone to interfere too much, so as long as they do not appear on formal occasions, everyone will turn a blind eye. Only eyes.
Originally the official secretary of the emperor was Zhongshusheren, and the six Zhongshusheren drafted the edict for the emperor, but in fact the emperor was not close to Zhongshusheren, so the emperor set up the Imperial Academy very early. Divided the power of internal control.
But gradually, the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy were no longer the emperor's trusted private secretaries, so the emperor used the eunuchs of the Xuanhui Academy, but the eunuchs often had limited knowledge and knowledge, so the emperor finally hired the secretary supervisor, Hongwenguan Waiting for these pavilions, select some young, talented, low-status, and not relatives, meritorious groups, nor prime ministers, students, relatives' direct bachelors, waiting to be lectured, etc. to enter the palace as staff.
These people are called Beimen Bachelors. The official official title is to add a title of waiting for the edict in addition to their own job, which means that they can wait for the edict at any time and enter the palace to serve the emperor. A well-written article means that literature is waiting for an edict, and a good game of chess means that chess is waiting for an edict.
Of course, in fact, these people are waiting for edicts, and everyone knows what they are doing in the palace, but the official official statement is that talents are waiting for edicts.
So even if the Beimen scholars are talented, they are appreciated by the emperor. In fact, it is still difficult to enter the elegant hall, and their status has always been restricted.
However, there are still many young talented scholars who are very happy to become the emperor's North Gate Bachelor because of their low background or not being appreciated by the princes of the dynasty.
The emperor was puzzled, and they were also willing to actively advise and advise.
Li Hao thought for a while and nodded.
"Liu Yizhi, a direct scholar of Zhaohong Wenguan, the secretary supervised the writing of Lang Yuan Wanqing, Fan Lubing, Miao Chuke, living roommates, Zhou Simao and Han Chubin entered the palace to wait for the imperial edict!"
(end of this chapter)