Chapter 435 Draft
Of course, this is just a joke.
But what Zhao Xing said before did happen to Jin Yiwei in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhao Xing didn’t believe that none of the spies from the Imperial City Division did this.
After all, the spies from all over the Imperial City Division are local idlers.
Everyone has selfish motives, and according to the rules of the Imperial City Division, there will be rewards for investigating useful information.
But that reward is not as much as what you can get by extorting officials.
And it is no secret that Zhao Xing has placed his eyes and ears all over the world.
Those officials are not fools. Don’t they know how to investigate secretly?
Maybe some officials have found the spies of the Imperial City Division and paid them off.
If this were the case, those officials would not only be able to conceal what they had done, but they might even use Zhao Xing to eliminate dissidents.
Zhao Xing broke into a cold sweat at the thought of this possibility.
Zhao Xing thought about it and planned to follow the example of the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty and set up an internal inspection agency.
The Jinyi Guards of the Ming Dynasty were divided into the North and South Town Fusi, among which the South Town Fusi was responsible for supervising internal law and military discipline.
However, Nanzhen Fusi is not famous, and has no sense of existence.
The reason for this, apart from the fact that Nanzhen Fusi was in charge of the internal affairs, the most important reason was that when the Jinyiwei gained power, the emperor trusted him.
On the surface, it seems that Nanzhen Fusi has supervisory power over the suppressed Fusi, which is higher than that of North Town Fusi.
But the power of both comes from the emperor. Fusi in the North Town has the power, and Fusi in the South Town also depends on the other's face.
But these do not exist today, because Zhao Xing does not intend to give the Imperial City Division too much power at all.
The Imperial City Division can only serve as an intelligence agency.
Originally, Zhao Xing planned to wait until after the Lantern Festival before summoning Yin Hanzhang to talk about the matter.
Now that Yin Hanzhang was here, Zhao Xing simply used the topic to express his dissatisfaction.
"Yes!" Yin Hanzhang responded and asked: "I wonder who should serve as the envoy of the Southern Imperial City Division?"
Yin Hanzhang felt very uncomfortable about this. After all, who I don’t want to have multiple curses on my head.
But Zhao Xing said so, and he couldn't stop it.
"I heard that you have a commander named Luo You who is very capable?" Zhao Xing said.
"Your Majesty, Luo You is indeed very capable, but he is very good at collecting intelligence and is not suitable for..."
"I think he is very suitable!"
Zhao Xing interrupted with a wave of his hand. Yin Hanzhang said: "In the final analysis, the internal supervision is also collecting intelligence, but the target is changed from officials to the Imperial City Department. After the Lantern Festival, you let this person come to see me."
"I obey the order. !" Yin Hanzhang saluted.
"Okay, if there's nothing else, please step back." Zhao Xing waved his hand.
"I retire!" Yin Hanzhang bowed and retreated.
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Yin Hanzhang left Longtuge and left the palace expressionlessly.
Back in the Imperial City Division, in his own office, his expression turned ugly.
He didn't know whether Zhao Xing's sudden establishment of the Nanhuang City Division was due to dissatisfaction with him or distrust, or maybe both.
But he knew that from today on, his life would be difficult.
The Southern Imperial City Division monitors the interior. Isn’t he, the envoy of the Northern Imperial City Division, also within the scope of supervision?
Yin Hanzhang thought for a long time and wanted to ask Luo You to come over to build a relationship, but when he thought that Zhao Xing might be secretly monitoring the Imperial City Division, he did not dare to make any move.
“I really made a stupid move!” Yin Hanzhang laughed at himself.
Zhao Xing's guess was correct. It was indeed him who deliberately suppressed the officials who protected the landlords from oppressing the people and forced them to return their fields.
Yin Hanzhang wanted to make the matter bigger. When Zhao Xing learned about it, Lei Lei was furious, so he handed over the review of those officials to him.
Yin Hanzhang did not know that there would be a Jin Yiwei in the future, which made the officials change their colors when they heard about it.
But he knew the original intention of Emperor Taizu in establishing the Imperial City Division.
In his opinion, the existence of the Imperial City Division should make the officials' expressions change.
If Zhao Xing Lei Lei was furious and handed over the matter to him, after some implication, the reputation of the Imperial City Division would be completely established. Although Zhao Xing had previously expressed dissatisfaction with his efficiency, he also said that spies from the Imperial City Division colluded with officials to conceal information.
But after Yin Hanzhang thought about it carefully, he still felt that it was a bit far-fetched.
After all, the establishment of the Nanhuang City Division is obviously not like a sudden thought, but has been prepared for a long time.
It is probably this matter that made Zhao Xing dissatisfied.
"I was still too impatient. I should have waited for the opportunity slowly." Yin Hanzhang laughed at himself.
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Zhao Xing didn’t know this. On the Lantern Festival, Zhao Xing offered incense and prayed for blessings at Daxiangguo Temple during the day, and at night he led hundreds of officials to enjoy the lanterns on the tower. Have fun with the people.
After the Lantern Festival, various yamen returned to normal.
Zhao Xing is also busy dealing with the backlog of government affairs.
Luo You was ordered to come to see him, but Zhao Xing simply explained and let him leave.
The establishment of the Nanhuang City Division will not be effective in a short period of time. It is more of a deterrent.
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However, it cannot always be a decoration. When it will be useful depends on Luo You's ability.
Zhao Xing will give him time, but if he cannot achieve the results he wants, he will have to replace him.
After some hesitation on Dong Zang's part, he finally did not insist on asking the Song Dynasty to marry the princess to him.
Formally announcing its annexation to the Song Dynasty, Zhao Xing decreed to confer him the title of King of Hehuang. At the same time, he ordered Gu Tingye to go to the northwest and lead 30,000 troops into Hehuang.
Nominally, Gu Tingye was the governor of Hehuang, controlling all the troops and horses in Hehuang, while Dong Xiang managed the government affairs of Hehuang.
In fact, the only thing Gu Tingye could manage was the 30,000 Song troops he brought with him.
However, the food and grass for these soldiers and horses need to be provided by Dong Zang.
In addition, Zhao Xing also asked Dong Xiang to provide some war horses to Gu Tingye to train them into cavalry.
This is Da Song’s reward for helping him.
As Zhao Xing expected, Dong Fei directly handed over an important border town facing Xixia to Gu Tingye for settlement after the Song Dynasty troops entered Hehuang.
This will not only relieve his defensive pressure, but once Xixia sends troops to attack, the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty will also be lost.
As for whether the Song Dynasty would give up the city and let Xixia into Hehuang, he was not worried at all.
If Da Song dared to do this, he would dare to surrender directly.
Of course, these are all things for later.
After the Lantern Festival, Zhao Xing was busy for half a month, and finally finished handling the backlog of government affairs and felt free.
At this time, the beautiful women selected by the various states were also sent to Bianjing one after another.
Although some beautiful girls from remote areas have not yet been delivered, Zhao Xing officially started selecting concubines without delay.
There is a place in the imperial palace called Chuxiu Palace, where the beautiful girls selected into the palace study and live.
The beautiful girls selected into the palace must learn the rules here and wait for favor.
If you are lucky, you can move out of here after being favored and canonized.
If you are unlucky, after staying here for a few years, you will either become a palace maid or be sent home.
Those who failed to be selected were even worse than them. Those who had no identity and background became palace maids directly after losing the selection.
The draft is also held in Chuxiu Palace.
Although Zhao Xing is involved, he will not show up directly. The whole process is conducted by the nuns in the palace.
Previously, Zhao Xing asked the Ministry of Rites to take charge of the selection of concubines, referring to the selection regulations and the placement of beautiful girls from various places sent to Bianjing.
Officials cannot participate in the final selection.
The number of beautiful women from each state ranges from three to five to ten. Every time, beautiful women from several states enter the hall together.
Zhao Xing sat behind the screen and could see the beautiful lady, with a roster in his hand.
Even if you are selected during the screening process, Grandma will not announce it on the spot.
If Zhao Xing likes someone, just circle his name.
(End of this chapter)