Chapter 79 The Emperor's Back Garden
Fu Bi accompanied Liu Liufu out, and there was an arrangement by Yan Shu, who stayed in Beijing, and Xu Ping and his priests no longer took care of it.
When the emperor visited the north, the status of Beijing left behind was very important, not lower than that of the prime minister. The government affairs of the court were handled by the prime ministers, and all the affairs related to the camp were under Yan Shu's jurisdiction, including the garrisons near the Daming Mansion. This principle is just like the special status of the Khitan in Nanjing, which is generally not lower than that of the Privy Councilor and the Prime Minister. It is precisely this position that Yan Shu said to the emperor and was specially done. Now Yan Shu is a landlord of the Daming Mansion and a literary master. As soon as he came forward, Liu Liufu was reluctant to leave.
After seeing Liu Liufu away, Xu Ping discussed government affairs with several prime ministers and went to see Zhao Zhen together. According to the rules, the Khitan envoys met the prime minister and should be received by the emperor. However, before the negotiations were reached, Liu Liufu lived and could make arrangements backwards.
Zhao Zhen was not in the palace, and recently he was thinking about the newly established general camp of Zhongzuoshi. Zhao Zhen only participated in the discussion of national and military affairs, and general affairs were given to the magistrate.
During a special period, the magistrates joined forces to seal the possibility of Zhao Zhen's hand edict being issued. A few days ago, a small yellow gate went to the market to buy food and were executed by sticks. It was rarely seen before. The palace purchases must go through the palace and the Secretariat to agree. This is the system. However, the emperor was given face in the past, but the execution was not strictly enforced. At this time, no chance was dared to open a hole. When going out, all accidents must be cut off to prevent the eunuchs in the palace from causing trouble.
The system was strictly implemented than in Kaifeng Prefecture, and Zhao Zhen himself could understand it and did not express any objection. However, some small government affairs Zhao Zhen let go, and the constraints were too much, and the emperor's enthusiasm for participating in politics was not high. Correspondingly, the military power belonged to the emperor, especially the new yamen of Zhongzuosi, which trained generals and schools, the priests rarely asked about it, and basically Zhao Zhen handled it.
The outer city of Daming Mansion is very large, and there is still a large open space within the city wall. Chusasoji circled a clearing space outside the Dong'anmen Gate of the Imperial City, as his own camp, about two miles away from the Imperial Guard Camp north of the Imperial City.
After leaving the Jingwu Gate, the north gate of the imperial city, several people rode their horses and turned eastward, and soon they arrived outside the Zhongwusi camp.
According to Xu Ping's suggestion, it is best to build barracks here and make them look like formal barracks. When Zhongzuosi leaves, these barracks can be transferred to local governments, rent out to subsidize income, or converted into colleges. This is Xu Ping's method in the northwest. Soldiers have a lot of free time and building houses by themselves is considered a benefit to the local area. Zhao Zhen disagreed and resolutely followed the marching system and set up camp in all tents. In his words, soldiers are always adapting to the environment of war and starting from actual combat.
It is hard to say who is right or wrong in this kind of division. Zhao Zhen is the emperor, so he has the final say in this kind of thing. After clearing the scattered houses and vegetable fields, Zhongzuoshi turned this place into a large military camp, which is more formal than the imperial guard camp next to it.
The three departments have allocated funds for Zhongzuoshi, but Zhao Zhen doubled the amount from his own warehouse. Originally, Zhongzuoshi paid his salary in comparison with the four armies, which was equivalent to double salary, and the treatment was extremely generous.
Xu Ping couldn't stand it, so he joined forces with a group of ministers to make all the money allocated from the three ranks to the food and clothing expenses of the selected generals and schools, and the internal tent allocated as salary. Otherwise, when he went out from Zhongzuoshi, most people became officers, and their salary was not as much as that of the soldiers in Zhongzuoshi, and the generals who would be dissatisfied with them. They would have eaten, dressed and lived well. No one said anything by the emperor, and no one said anything by the more money they received, but going out to be an official was not as much money as a soldier. Where did the enthusiasm come from?
After reporting, Xu Ping and several priests arrived at the back of the military camp, a huge open space. This was not a schoolyard, but the schoolyard was on the other side, not far from the city wall. Zhao Zhen was bored in Daming Mansion and chose the school assistant to study. He also liked to watch it on the side. This open space was a large classroom.
Zhao Zhen sat upright under a big poplar tree, with two guards standing behind him, very serious.
Xu Ping and the Prime Minister stepped forward and performed the manners of manners, saying, "Your Majesty, the Khitan envoy, Hanlin scholar Liu Liufu, came to the Secretariat, and talked about the oath and covenant. They had many disagreements when talking about the oath and making a covenant. I asked him to stay in Daming Mansion for a while, and wait for the Khitan to come and discuss it again."
Zhao Zhen nodded, looked at the piles of school assistants who were studying in the distance, and said, "This place is not the place for conversation. You can wait in the courtyard there, and I will come to you later."
Xu Ping and others bowed and said their leave, and Zhao Zhen felt relieved. He was not relaxed when he watched here. He should pay special attention to his actions and be serious. He should not be relaxed or frivolous at all, otherwise the soldiers in the distance would look at him and look down on him.
As solemn, Zhao Zhen did not insist on holding military power in his hands, there was no need for this. Instead, the school camp was built, and the emperor also had a process of exploring. He participated less and was worried that he would become another three yamen. In this process of exploring, we can find out which places should be paid special attention to, the system should be paid attention to, and which links the emperor must participate. Now, Zhongzuoshi is completely different from the previous school training, and all the rules should be explored by Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen may have many shortcomings in doing specific things, but being an emperor is not easy to fool. The generals and schools in the northwest of Xuping only provide a general context, truly forming a complete system, and there are still many things to be improved.
Standing up, Zhao Zhen ordered Wang Xuezhai to call him in the distance and let him pay attention to the battalions. Zhongzuoshi was under the charge of Wang Kai, who had returned from the northwest, and assisted by Li Zhang. These two men had been in charge of the common affairs of the Longyou army and were very skillful. But following Zhao Zhen, executing Zhao Zhen's instructions, the one who followed Zhao Zhen to carry out Zhao Zhen's instructions, was Wang Xuezhai. Wang Xuezhai was careful in doing things, and did everything from the bottom in the Longyou army, and understood everything, which was highly appreciated by Zhao Zhen. Moreover, Wang Xuezhai was originally a victim of the Jingdong disaster, and had to save the whole family by the court. His loyalty was absolutely reliable, and he had no roots in the army. He was a suitable candidate.
Since he decided to use Zhongzuosi as the yamen for training officers and to hold military power, Zhao Zhen has arranged a suitable system in just a short time. Whoever does things according to the system, who is his own confidant, how to control the situation, and how to understand specific affairs, Zhao Zhen has his own set of methods. Wang Xuezhai is equivalent to Li Zhang's position in Xu Ping's army in the past, and he is in charge of Zhongzuosi's affairs, but the system has not been determined yet.
Regarding the affairs of Zhongzuoshi, Xu Ping only participated in the specific systems and policies, and did not worry about personnel and specific affairs. Now the prime minister's power is already great enough, and if he participates in these matters, he will be suspected of undermining the imperial power. Zhao Zhen did not interfere in the government affairs of the foreign court, and Xu Ping also did not do much to matters within the emperor's power. Only when each performs his duties can he be at peace.
According to Xu Ping's character, the learning of each army would never be arranged in this way. The battalions in the distance were actually learning some theoretical knowledge. It was summarized by Wang Kai from his experience in the Longyou Army, plus military books and systems in the past dynasties. How to command, how to march, how to camp, how to fight, and how to fight, they compiled various textbooks. The textbooks were very simple and gradually enriched with practice. Xu Ping's habit was that if they learned these, they would compile them into various classes. On the one hand, the generals and schools that were selected according to their requirements, and on the other hand, they would choose their own classrooms. Zhao Zhen was different, so they gathered here and learned from groups, and he watched from the side.
Chapter completed!