After thinking for a while, he had already reached this point. Li Ke pondered for a while: "Dad, since you have given me so many soldiers, why not just carry out the restructuring directly."
"Huh?" Li Shimin looked at him and asked.
"In addition to the six ministries, a separate Ministry of Security will be established. The full name is: Ministry of Public Security. It means to be responsible for public security in Datang, such as investigating and cracking criminal cases, monitoring and inquiring about various countries' spies on Datang, and other intelligence collection work." Li Ke paused and said.
"Isn't this duplication of duties with the Ministry of Punishment?" Li Shimin was a little confused.
"No, the responsibilities of the Ministry of Punishment, Erchen believes that in the future, the responsibilities of the Ministry of Punishment can be adjusted to the trial of criminal violations across the country. In other words, the Ministry of Security is responsible for detection and investigation of related cases, but the Ministry of Security has no power to convict prisoners. , and for conviction, the Ministry of Security submits case-related information to the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Punishment makes targeted sentences in accordance with the Laws of the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, the Ministry of Punishment has the right to investigate all evidence and other information of the Security Department. If doubts are found, it can be dismissed by the Security Department. The Ministry will re-investigate." Li Ke added.
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and he quickly thought of the advantage of doing so, that is, if some powerful people violate the law, it will be extremely difficult to punish them. Although this cannot be completely eliminated, as long as the difficulty is increased, the cost of the bad guys will naturally increase.
"Of course, the responsibilities of this department will be improved in the end. At present, its main force can be formed first, that is, the armed guard force that will be responsible for investigating criminal cases and replacing Wuhou's role in the future."
"Then use this unit to verify the professional military system and compulsory military service system that Datang may want to reform in the future." Li Ke said.
"Is that what you said before, that soldiers should have a monthly military salary that is enough to support their families, and that only soldiers who meet the age group will be recruited, and then they will retire after reaching a certain age?" Li Shimin asked.
"Yes, in this case, the quality and combat effectiveness of Datang's army will continue to improve. Currently, Datang's population is small, but according to the current situation, it will only take a few decades for Datang's population to double several times. By then Soldiers who want to join the army must undergo an assessment, and those who do not meet the conditions are not allowed to join the army." Li Ke nodded seriously.
"I understand, let's get started. What are you planning to call this security force?" Li Shimin asked.
"Urban management." Li Ke thought for a moment, "In order to avoid arousing some people's thoughts, we can change the name anyway. In the early stage, we will call it the urban management guard. The full name is the city public security management guard."
"Okay." Li Shimin naturally wouldn't get hung up on a name.
"Dad, just don't worry about me." Although Li Ke knew that Li Shimin didn't care about this, he still spoke rudely.
Li Shimin was too lazy to pay attention to him, but said calmly: "You have the imperial seals, including the several seals I carved to deal with daily government affairs, as well as the military talismans that can mobilize the Sixteenth Guards of Chang'an and all the soldiers in the world. Do you know what you can do? In theory you can do anything you want."
"Eh~~~~~~" Li Ke screamed in disgust, and then quickly said: "Chang Chamberlain, please return all these things to my father as soon as possible. Anyway, I will have two before I go to court next time. It’s been a month, and I need to take a break. I will give your father an update later on some of the issues that I have dealt with during my period of supervising the country, and I will leave first.”
After speaking, Li Ke ran away in disgust, fearing that if he stayed a little longer, these things would be back under his control.
Looking at Li Ke's running back, Li Shimin was speechless. How did the many princes of the Tang Dynasty become what they are now?
"Chang Lin prepares an edict."
"I'm here."
"General Qin Qiong of Zuowuwei led Captain Liu Yilong and General Jin Yun (the military generals of the Tang Dynasty were scattered officials and had no specific positions. They could also be assigned positions anywhere, starting from the third rank). Liu Yilong was ordered to select five thousand from Zuowuwei. The guards were transferred to the command of Qin King Li Ke to form a city management guard, which was fully dispatched by the King of Qin. The selection criteria were set by the King of Qin, and Qin Qiong was ordered to cooperate."
"yes!"
After leaving the palace, Li Ke felt safe and sound. Although the handover had not yet been completed, it was just the matter of the previous memorial, and he did not need to take care of the subsequent government affairs.
"It's cool!" Standing outside the palace gate, Li Ke couldn't help shouting.
"Tian Meng!" Li Ke said to Tian Meng in the distance.
"I'm here."
"Let's make some arrangements. Today, we will listen to music at the brothel in Pingkangfang." Li Ke waved his hand and said happily.
"Yes. However, Your Highness, there is a matter that you have to take care of." Tian Meng whispered.
"Tian Meng, do you want to be beaten?" Li Ke was almost angry to death. I was finally fine. You are arranging things for me again, right?
"Your Highness, this matter concerns the future princess." Tian Meng whispered.
"Huh? Li Yan?" Li Ke asked subconsciously.
"No, it's Miss Wu Jue." Tian Meng whispered, because Li Shimin decreed a marriage between the two of them, but did not specify who was the princess, so there was nothing wrong with Tian Meng calling the future princess.
As for Li Ke, because he was more familiar with Li Yan, he thought something was wrong with Li Yan.
"What's wrong?" Li Ke frowned and asked directly.
"Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang, sons of Ying Guogong's warrior Xun, and his nephews Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun arrived in Chang'an, bringing a lot of money and gifts. They probably want to see Miss Wu." Tian Meng said.
"What happened to Wu Jue's family that made her run to Chang'an?" Li Ke thought for a while and asked.
"Miss Wu's mother is the step-wife of Duke Ying. (Many people say that Wu Zetian's mother is filling in a house and her status is not high. However, after verification, Wu Zetian's mother is the daughter of Yang Da, the Yang family of Hongnong. This status is not It may be to fill a house, and the marriage was granted by Li Yuan's decree, and the warrior Xun Mingzheng married. Although the warrior Xun married after the death of his first wife, she was also the official wife) and her status was not high. After the death of Ying Guogong, Wu Jue's wife Madam’s cousins Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun had bullied Madam Wu and her daughter many times, and even encouraged Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang to drive them away.”
"The two of them were really helpless, so they left Jingzhou and came to Chang'an. Many people in the local area knew about this matter. After repeated verifications by the commercial bank, the situation was true." Tian Meng said quickly.
Li Ke nodded, "Are they in Wu Mansion now?"
"Yes, I haven't seen Mrs. Yang. However, I guess I will see her soon." Tian Meng whispered, "After all, blocking the door like this is not the same thing."
"Huo Gang." Li Ke said lightly.
"Tell me one thousand gold to guard me and follow me." Li Ke waved his hand.
"Yes." Huo Gang directly bent down and saluted. As the commander of His Highness's bodyguards, Huo Gang is now in the third rank. He has certain authority, but he usually seems to be responsible for nothing more than Li Ke's personal bodyguard.
