Whether Nie Wenjin can change, there is still a question mark on Liu Chengyou's side, but I can only hope that after his intimidation and shock, he can really restrain himself, otherwise, if he can kill a Guo Yunming, he will not be short of a Nie Wenjin.
For the same noble Yuan Congxun and the same legal system, there were more people who impeached Nie Wenjin, but Liu Chengyou's attitude towards handling it was quite different. Although Nie Wenjin was demoted, he still had the right to know the affairs of the Tongjun Prefecture. He became the first official in the Han Dynasty to try out the system of prefectural knowledge. It could barely be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
The reason why the results are so different lies in the different nature of the two crimes. Guo Yunming was regarded as the emperor's personal servant, but his unruly behavior showed contempt for the monarch's power and disregard for the monarch's authority.
Now at the time when Liu Chengyou is imposing his majesty and strengthening the power of the monarch, for Liu Chengyou, the sin of deceiving the emperor is temporarily heavier than anything else.
What Nie Wenjin committed was also a common problem in civil and military affairs at that time. Relatively speaking, it was not that "serious" in nature. Before that, Liu Zhiyuan condoned it, but after Liu Chengyou came to the throne, he tolerated it.
Up to now, Liu Chengyou has begun to rectify the unhealthy tendencies in the court. Guo Yunming was killed and Nie Wenjin was demoted, which was the beginning.
The emperor resorted to cruel measures, and Guo and Nie were killed and demoted. The effect was obvious. For a time, everyone in the inner and outer courts was solemn. Judging from the status and power of the two, it is just right. It has an extremely intuitive deterrent effect on the powerful and powerful.
And within the palace, those close ministers of the emperor, such as the Treasury Envoys, Feilong Envoys, Gemen Envoys, and Lubu Envoys, all saw changes visible to the naked eye to restrict their behavior. Guo Yunming's death had the greatest impact on them. of. Since Emperor Gaozu, who among the court officials has been more favored than Guo?
In the next three or two days, more than a dozen noble officials or officials who had committed crimes and dereliction of duty were successively punished by the outer court. Many of them were dismissed from their posts and demoted. If the circumstances were serious, they were executed immediately. This is the first time Liu Chengyou has dealt a blow to the Han Dynasty's bureaucracy since he succeeded to the throne.
In the Renming Hall, Liu Chengyou greeted Mrs. Li every day and personally helped Ms. Li walk among the gardens, surrounded by a desolate scene. The snow in the past two days was really just an accident. After the snow melted, the weather became even colder.
"Although there are not many people in the palace, the palace seems too deserted recently..." Looking at the scene of autumn mourning, Li sighed to Liu Chengyou with some meaning.
Hearing this, Liu Chengyou had a calm expression on his face and softly echoed: "Autumn has been so lonely since ancient times. Mom, you are so sentimental."
"I'm getting old!" Li's tone became more lamentable.
Seeing this, after taking a few steps, Liu Chengyou asked directly: "What makes my mother so sentimental?"
Feng Mu glanced at Liu Chengyou sideways, turned her head, thought for a while, sighed, and said, "Yesterday, I summoned Guo Yunming and his wife into the palace. I burst into tears. I heard that it was quite sad, and I couldn't help but cry!"
Hearing what Li said, Liu Chengyou frowned subconsciously, thinking about the Queen Mother's intentions. Guo Yunming killed everyone, so Li must have considered it if he made this statement again.
Seeing Liu Chengyou's expression, Li continued: "Guo Yunming has been serving the people since the time of the late Emperor Long Qian. He has served for a long time and can be regarded as sincere. Now he has been punished by the national law, leaving orphans and widows with nothing to rely on and old age. It’s inevitable to feel some compassion.”
The Queen Mother looked sentimental. As a filial son, Liu Chengyou certainly felt distressed. Without thinking too much, he immediately said: "Guo Yunming violated the national law, which I cannot tolerate. However, I remember that he worked hard to serve the late emperor. Hmm... .I will support his wife by myself, and I will reward her with money and food from my own funds. When her son grows up, I will serve as an official!"
Faced with Liu Chengyou's statement, Li was finally satisfied, quickly revealed the matter, and discussed Liu Chengxun's matter with Liu Chengyou. The Queen Mother was also hesitant about whether to let the third child leave the palace and open a mansion.
With Liu Chengyou's gratitude to Guo Yunming's wife and children, although this minor political turmoil has not completely ended, people's hearts have gradually stabilized.
Liu Chengyou also realized the Queen Mother's intention belatedly. This mother was always so wise and kind, always thinking about him.
This time to rectify the atmosphere at home and abroad, although Liu Chengyou acted in the name of national discipline and law and severely punished Guo, Nie and others, he could not avoid the reputation of treating his old ministers harshly, even if they deserved to be killed and punished. Such is the ethos of this era.
But the subsequent kindness to his wife and children can more or less eliminate the invisible resentment in the court. After all, being able to do this is already a "kindness" of the emperor.
Queen Mother Li obviously noticed that Liu Chengyou had become more and more impatient in his recent political affairs. The matter of rectifying the Forbidden Army has just begun, and we can't wait to adjust the political style.
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The atmosphere in the Privy Council became more and more solemn. Nie Wenjin was as arrogant as Nie Wenjin, and he was already on his way to Tongzhou in the west. And as Wang Jun entered the government to take up his duties, his subordinates and subordinates were even more suppressed and did not dare to breathe much.
Since Liu Chengyou returned to the capital, all the rooms in the Privy Council, apart from daily affairs, have only one thing: to organize the army.
The Council of Ministers Guo Wei took the lead and met with the senior generals headed by Shang Hongqian from the Guards Department for several rounds of discussions. Through constant disputes and compromises, a draft for troop reorganization was finally perfected.
In the hall, Liu Chengyou personally inspected and held a second imperial meeting regarding the army reorganization. The intention of placing the enemy here to support the Privy Council is obvious.
The Privy Council is dominated by Guo Wei, Wang Jun, and Wei Renpu, and there are many people in the Guards Department, including Shang Hongqian, Guojiu Sanli, and senior generals such as Sun Li, Ma Quanyi, Han Tong, Wang Quanbin, and Du Hanhui.
In front of Liu Chengyou, there is an army album, which he is studying. Below, Wang Jun stood, high-spirited and high-spirited. The army plan was clearly stated in his mouth. It seemed that he was explaining it to Liu Chengyou, but in fact he was explaining it to the generals of the Imperial Army who were present at the meeting. Before this imperial meeting, the army reorganization proposals presented by the Privy Council were all completed under the guidance of Liu Chengyou, and the emperor had many private goods.
"In front of the palace, there are two armies, horse and infantry. The cavalry army uses iron cavalry as its bugle, and the infantry army uses crane control as its bugle. The cavalry army has ten thousand cavalry under its command, and is divided into ten armies and twenty commanders on the left and right sides. The elite cavalry of the forbidden army are selected. To replenish it; under the Control Crane Army, set up three armies of Neidianzhi, Longqi, and Xiaodi, eliminate the old and weak, and select the strong and strong to replenish them. The number of troops is 25,000..."
"Under the Guards Department, the horse army uses Long Jie as its military number, and the infantry army uses Hu Jie as its military number. The Long Jie army is under the jurisdiction of the cavalry army. Under the Hu Jie army, there are Wujie, Xingjie, Husheng and Fengguo. The Fourth Army and all other military numbers will be abolished, with a total strength of 40,000 troops..."
Wang Jun introduced the general situation, and the generals who heard about it for the first time could not help but change their expressions. Although the details had not been reported yet, it was clear from the description that the intensity of the army reorganization this time was huge.
Previously, the Han Dynasty's Tokyo Forbidden Army, including various armies, totaled about 140,000 people. Among them, there are almost 20,000 soldiers who have been stationed in Huazhou, Chanzhou and Yedu of Daming Prefecture for a long time.
In addition, more than 10,000 troops were stationed in Xijing, Sishui, Zhengzhou and other important places in the capital. There are only a little over 100,000 people actually stationed in Tokyo. This reorganization focuses on the Tokyo Forbidden Army. According to Wang Jun's report, including selecting elites from other states to come to Beijing, at least 20,000 soldiers will be laid off, and I'm afraid it will be more.
The newly established Dianqiansi is quite powerful. The original Crane Controlling Army and the Inner Palace were directly assigned to it, and then Xiaodi and Longqi, the two most powerful armies under the Guard Division, were assigned to it. As a result, the influence of the Guard Army will be directly transferred to it. decline.
Liu Chengyou had no reaction and was still staring at the album. Upon seeing this, Wang Jun continued to report on the specific steps of army reorganization, starting with the establishment of the structure of the Dianqian Division, and first of all, the reorganization of the original Inner Dianzhi and the Hekong Army. .....
