The next day, Political Affairs Hall.
"Tuyuhun has been making moves recently. Many small groups of cavalry have been invading the border. Several Zhuangzi have suffered disaster and have been plundered."
Cen Wenwen was worried.
Every year when winter comes, the barbarians must raid the border areas and steal money, food and materials to survive the winter. Before this time, borders are tight everywhere. It would be fine if a small group of cavalry invaded the border, but once a large group of cavalry broke into the border and invaded the hinterland, it would cause immeasurable heavy losses.
Fang Xuanling pinched his forehead and sighed: "Is there any official document delivered from the British father-in-law?"
In the ninth year of Zhenguan, His Majesty Li Er appointed Li Jing as the general manager of the Xihai Road march, commanding the Minister of War, Hou Junji, the general manager of the Jishi Road march, the Minister of Punishment as the city king, Li Daozong, the general manager of the Shanshan Road march, the governor of Liangzhou, and the general manager of the Qiemo Road march Li Daozong. Daliang, the governor of Minzhou, Li Daoyan, the commander-in-chief of the Chishui Road march, Gao Zengsheng, the commander-in-chief of the Yanze Road march, the governor of Lizhou, and the Turks and Qibi Heli who had returned to the Tang Dynasty attacked Tuyuhun. On the eighth day of the fourth leap month of the following year, Li Daozong defeated the Tuyuhun army in Kushan.
Fushun, the son of King Fuyun of Tuyuhun, led the country to surrender to the Tang army. Fuyun hanged himself and died, and Tuyuhun surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Fu Yun's son Fu Shun was named Khan and Prince of Xiping County, and Tuyuhun became a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.
In the eleventh year of Zhenguan, Li Ji was renamed British Duke and became the hereditary governor of Qizhou. At that time, the hereditary governors appointed by the imperial court were all in name only and did not take office in prefectures and counties. Therefore, he took the official position of the governor of Bingzhou to lead the prince Zuo Wei. For half a year, he served as the governor of Bingzhou. As Shi, he handled local military and political affairs in Bingzhou for Jin Wang Li Zhi, who was appointed the governor of Bingzhou.
Li Ji is currently in Chang'an, but Bingzhou is under his arrangement, and Tuyuhun has always been under the supervision of the Bingzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office, so all things in Tuyuhun should be in charge of Li Ji.
Cen Wenwen said: "The British minister is still collecting intelligence, trying to determine whether this is just a private act of some scattered tribes, or whether the royal family of Tuyuhun is also involved. Fushun was supposed to enter the country after winter to pay a pilgrimage to His Majesty, but he has been delayed. Yeah, things are a little strange."
Several prime ministers and assistants were a little silent for a while.
I really don’t know how those Tuyuhun people thought that they wanted to break away from the Tang Dynasty and stand on their own. Don’t they know that if it weren’t for the support of the Tang Dynasty, they would have been swallowed up by Tubo who was eyeing behind them?
Barbarians are barbarians, and they always do not follow the principles, which is a headache.
There was a sound of footsteps at the door, and Wang De, the chief chamberlain, walked in, saluted the several prime ministers, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty has invited several prime ministers to go to the Dragon Palace to discuss important matters."
His Majesty Li Er sometimes came to the political hall to listen to the discussions of several prime ministers, but in the summer, he was sprayed by Wei Zheng, who had been lingering on the sickbed for a long time. Wei Zhengyan said: "Since the establishment of a political hall, it is natural for the prime ministers and ministers to gather together to discuss and draw on the wisdom of other experts to come up with the most appropriate ideological and political strategy. Your Majesty, sit here and just say a word. How can we refute your words?"
I will listen to what His Majesty Li Er said, but I will not speak.
As a result, Wei Zheng said: "If you don't express your opinion, what's the use of listening to it?"
His Majesty Li Er had no choice but to look at Wei Zheng's trembling state before kicking his legs and dying. He couldn't express his anger, so he had to throw away his sleeves and leave, never to come to the Political Affairs Hall again...
Several big guys looked at each other, stood up together, and followed Wang De to the Dragon Palace.
When he arrived at the Dragon Hall, he bowed first and then sat down in the main hall. Fang Xuanling asked, "What is your Majesty's important business?"
His Majesty Li Er was not in a hurry to talk about things. He first asked the palace maid to serve hot tea and then brought some exquisite pastries for several ministers to enjoy.
Several prime ministers and assistants all ate a few pieces of pastries and drank tea.
His Majesty Li Er then said: "I want to change some Shangzhou into 'fu' to strengthen the imperial court's control over all parts of the world. In addition, Jingzhao Prefecture will be added to Yongzhou to govern Chang'an, Wannian, Lantian, and Xinfeng." , Weinan and Huayin six counties."
Prior to this, there was no such institution as "prefecture" in administrative divisions.
But now that the Tang Dynasty's territory is getting larger and larger, the central government's control over local areas must gradually weaken. According to His Majesty Li Er's idea, the "fu" system was created. The "fu" was located in the important palace area. In addition to Jingzhao Fu, Henan Fu (Eastern Capital, Luoyang), Fengxiang Fu (Western Capital), and Taiyuan Fu were set up in the world. (Northern Capital), Jiangling Prefecture (Southern Capital), and Hezhong Prefecture (Central Capital) are all under the direct jurisdiction of the central government, thereby strengthening the central government's control over all parts of the world.
The newly built Jingzhao Mansion was a "directly subordinate" territory of the Tang Empire.
Several ministers looked at each other, wondering why His Majesty proposed such a major plan so suddenly.
But since the emperor proposed it, as the prime minister, he must discuss its feasibility.
Fang Xuanling was the first to agree: "In this way, the unity of central power will be greatly strengthened. Except for Jingzhao Mansion, the military and political power of the other five governments can be directly governed by the central government to the maximum extent, instead of all the previous rights. When assigned to different places, trivial matters are often mixed up and become less efficient. The veteran agrees."
Any changes that can strengthen the centralization of power should be affirmed and supported. This is the principle position of the prime minister.
Changsun Wuji pondered for a moment and said: "I agree in principle, but these five prefectures must be separated from the states where they are located. Should additional officials be assigned, or should officials from the previous states be held concurrently?"
It has to be said that any issue involving personnel is a big problem.
Sending additional officials will inevitably lead to a bloated bureaucracy and increase the financial burden on the court. In the past, when officials from various states held concurrent posts, would there be a phenomenon of inactivity and ambiguity?
His Majesty Li Er was also scratching his head. He just planned to do this as soon as his mind was hot, so as to strengthen the central power and enhance the imperial power, but he didn't think so much.
Cen Wenwen was silent and had not expressed his opinion yet.
He was thinking about the emperor's intention. Apart from strengthening the imperial power, would there be any other meanings?
Fang Xuanling glanced at His Majesty Li Er and saw that he looked a little embarrassed. After all, it took several days of planning to come up with such a system. From the beginning, it seemed to be full of loopholes, and it was hard to avoid losing face.
After thinking about it, Fang Xuanling said: "In my opinion, why not adopt the regulations of the Shipping Department?"
His Majesty Li Er was slightly stunned: "Shibo Division?"
What does this have to do with Shibosi?
Cen Wenwen slapped his thigh and praised: "This is a good idea!"
"I'm confused. Xuanling, please tell me what's going on. I don't quite understand."
The greatest advantage of His Majesty Li Er is that he is not ashamed to ask questions. He will never pretend to be confused about something he cannot understand. The few in front of him are the most outstanding figures in the empire. It is not shameful to ask them for advice.
Fang Xuanling said: "Let Jingren do the talking."
"Jingren" is Cen Wenwen's character.
The Shibo Company was created by Fang Jun. Fang Xuanling affirmed the regulations of the City Ship Company here, which would inevitably lead to the suspicion of "bragging".
His Majesty Li Er said helplessly: "What's so modest about this? That boy Fang Jun did a good job indeed. When he makes a mistake, we have to punish him severely. But if we achieve results, we, as elders, must also acknowledge it. Okay, Cen Wenwen, please tell me."
Cen Wenwen said with a smile: "Why should the prime minister avoid suspicion? It's a matter of honor for the child to have a future. Nowadays, people in Guanzhong always talk about the saying that 'having a child should be like the legacy of the house'. This is not a joke, no. How many people do you know who envy you in their hearts?"
He said it unintentionally, but Changsun Wuji on the side had a dark face...
Mom, you all have good sons, but my son has gone astray and been ruined, right?
After Cen Wenwen finished speaking, he also realized that he had made a mistake. He was a little embarrassed and quickly coughed and said: "Shibosi is a new yamen with a new system. It has never been seen in ancient times. There is no experience for reference. Therefore, Huating Hou was submitting to Zhengshitang's copywriting puts forward the concept of "trial operation", that is, choosing a place for trial operation, finding deficiencies and accumulating experience during the operation. This method can perfectly avoid the unpredictability caused by blindly operating shipping companies all over the world. Therefore, I believe that the idea proposed by His Majesty to transform the state capital can also be implemented in this way. Select one of the several places mentioned by His Majesty to be 'tried out', even if the final result proves not to be as expected. In general, problems will only occur within a controllable range and will not cause panic across the country and have far-reaching consequences."
