Apart from anything else, the Han people's level of playing power is really very high. Yelu Chenghui had to admire them for this.
Whether in the Liao Kingdom or the Jin Kingdom, the Han people were able to rely on their population base and the amount of land wealth they controlled to force foreign rulers to use Han law to govern them, instead of imposing their own customs and laws.
The customs and laws of the Han people are deeply rooted and much more difficult to deal with than their political power.
Because of governance problems, even if the rulers were unwilling to do so, they had to hold imperial examinations as a way for Han elites to enter the court and gain power in exchange for their cooperation.
But they were very strong in the exams. They were diligent and studious, and scored the best exams per capita. The ruler's own people were completely unable to compete and were beaten to death, forcing the rulers to use various ways to deflect. To increase the proportion of their own people in the court and suppress the number of Han bureaucrats.
If it is not suppressed, sooner or later the entire court will be composed of Han people. Even if the Han people fail in the military, they can still re-Chineseize the entire court through the imperial examination.
This ability is terrifying.
Whether it is the Khitans or the Jurchens, they are all scum in the field of Confucian classics that the Han people are good at. If a top boss is brought out, it is not enough for a mere first-year examinee to deal with, and they will definitely be killed.
Is this possible without restrictions?
The only thing that Yelu Chenghui is not sure about now is what kind of method Su Yonglin will use to deal with these group of kings, and what kind of method he will use to increase the chips for the children of the Yanyun and foreign families in the imperial examination.
Anyway, in a pure examination of Confucian classics, Yelu Chenghui was sure that he himself would not be able to defeat those Shandong scholars.
As time went by, some more people came outside the venue one after another. They were pretty much the same, and they could also find themselves belonging to these three political groups.
At the beginning of the new dynasty, different political factions had clearly expressed their positions.
Everyone has already made preliminary judgments about who to cooperate with and who not to cooperate with, and who to be hostile to and who not to be hostile to.
It is foreseeable that after the establishment of the new dynasty, this kind of fighting between them will soon take place.
The last ones to arrive at the meeting were Su Yonglin's old subordinates, the Yuan Cong forces headed by Tian Guizi, Xin Qiji and others.
They were the first to follow Su Yonglin and fight side by side with Su Yonglin. It is said that except for one Xin Qiji who came from a wealthy family, the rest of this group were all grassroots.
Including this seemingly calm and stable confidant of Su Yonglin, Tian Qizi, they all came from grassroots backgrounds.
It was really difficult for Su Yonglin, who, with a group of mud-legged men, actually conquered such a huge country, and even pulled out a tall man from the group of mud-legged men.
But if you think about it carefully, the early Jin army that conquered the world were even a group of barbarians outside the Great Wall. They were not even as good as the grassroots Han people, so why didn't they still dominate the world?
So in this world-conquering job, you really can’t tell where you come from.
But governing a country is different.
How arrogant was Liu Bang back then?
He said that I will conquer the world soon, and I don’t need you bunch of Confucian officials to make irresponsible remarks.
Then the Confucian officials replied to him: If the world is conquered immediately, can the world be governed immediately?
Liu Bang stopped talking.
Therefore, the opportunists who later joined the Liberation Army regime entered the regime with this understanding in mind.
The grassroots idiots are not afraid of death in conquering the world, but can you govern the world?
Governance, economics, academics, engineering construction, long-term planning... don't we still have to rely on us?
Having said that, they are all close confidants of Su Yonglin. The first powerful figures who grew up with Su Yonglin will definitely have certain advantages in the new court in the future. Building a good relationship with them is of great significance to this faction.
Therefore, after they appeared on the stage, they were naturally attracted and favored by the three parties.
Especially Tian Guizi, Kong Zheng, Yelu Chenghui and Huo Jianbai came forward to talk to him, their faces full of flattery.
The whole scene suddenly became lively.
After a while, the door of the conference room opened. Shen Ge, the secretary-general of Su Yonglin's secretariat, stood at the door of the conference room, inviting dozens of dignitaries outside to come into the conference room and sit down, waiting for Su Yonglin's arrival.
A group of people bustled into the conference room and sat down according to their status and faction affiliation. Before they could say a few words, Su Yonglin arrived.
After Su Yonglin arrived, he stopped talking and got straight to the point.
"In the past, I once said that the day the Jin Kingdom was destroyed was when I proclaimed myself the emperor and ruled the world. This was my goal and I have never forgotten it. But now, the Jin Kingdom has been completely destroyed. Therefore, the day when I proclaimed myself the emperor and established the country The time has come."
As soon as the meeting began, Su Yonglin's opening remarks ignited the audience, making many subordinates excited.
Then, headed by Kong Zheng, the chief priest of the ceremony, many subordinate officials even knelt down to Su Yonglin and said "Long live". They were ready to congratulate Su Yonglin on becoming emperor and flatter him first.
Su Yonglin was noncommittal and did not stop it, but he later said that this matter would be carried out, but before that, there were still many things to change and actions to be taken.
"Our country was not inherited, but was captured by the soldiers' orders and the united efforts of the ministers to overthrow the Jin court. During the war, the corruption of Jin's officials, the cowardice of the army, and the lack of separation of powers and responsibilities are clearly visible. It can be said that the fall of the Jin country was , more than half of the reasons lie within itself.
For such a country, I think it is a failure. For a failed country, I have no reason to inherit its failures in the new country that is about to be established, so some things must be changed and put in place. . "
Su Yonglin put forward his request, and everyone looked solemn, waiting for Su Yonglin to formally propose his reform plan.
Su Yonglin was not polite and came up with his long-planned reform plan.
“Since the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, due to the control of military and financial power by Jiedu, the military and financial power has been grasped, causing the world to be disordered. The one with strong soldiers and horses can be the emperor. Following the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Jieduzhi transformed into a warlord and dominated the world.
The warlords were fighting for years, and the people were miserable. There was even a saying, "The emperor will take turns to come to my house next year." This shows the chaos of the situation at that time. Therefore, from the Five Dynasties to the establishment of the Song Dynasty, all dynasties used to take power and limit it as a rule. The core building official system.
To seize power, of course, is for the emperor to seize power, and to limit power, of course, is to limit the military power of warriors, trying to bring the world order back to the normal track. Their efforts have never stopped, but they have never succeeded, until the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty Zhao Kuangyin, such efforts finally bore fruit.
Zhao Kuangyin governed the country as a civilian official, suppressed the military ministers with his own prestige, brought order to the chaos, and gradually brought the country back on track. However, he died before this process was completed. Zhao Guangyi took over his throne and tried to first establish military exploits to stabilize his position, and then Continue Zhao Kuangyin's unfinished business.
Everyone knows what happened after that. Zhao Guangyi had no military talent. He suffered two disastrous defeats in the two Northern Expeditions. He lost the possibility of establishing military merit to stabilize his position and continue Zhao Kuangyin's career. In desperation, he went to extremes.
With the imperial power as the backing, the literati were encouraged to suppress the power of the military, suppressed the military everywhere, and elevated the literati. Those who were called out outside the Donghua Gate were regarded as good men, and those who fought bloody battles on the border were regarded as thieves. I think you will also understand what happened next. Not that I don’t know.
In order to exalt the civil servants and suppress the military men, and prevent the military men from monopolizing power and disrupting the government and seizing the throne of the Zhao family, the Zhao family could not do anything, but just attacking the military men was not enough. The civil servants were powerful and could also threaten the emperor. Therefore, from the central to the local governments, the Song Dynasty An extremely complex and bloated official system was established.
To be honest with you, I still haven’t fully understood the official system designed by the Song Dynasty. I really don’t understand how the situation of lower officials not knowing who their superiors are came about. I think it’s not just me. There are many of you who don’t understand this.
I cannot accept the continuation of this bloated and complicated official system. I must make changes to it. Correspondingly, the administrative division system of the world must also make corresponding changes, in order to comply with my goal of breaking up and establishing a new dynasty. meteorological! "
Su Yonglin's voice was not loud, but his attitude was very firm, and his non-negotiable tone was palpable.
