Chapter 809 The Hero
The entire reward lasted for three days, during which countless cattle, sheep, and wine were consumed. Even after the celebration ended, the golden water flowing across Kyoto was filled with the scent of wine.
But the grand celebration was finally over, and Taishan's army resumed its old rules. All armies camped outside the city and were not allowed to leave camp without orders. Each department and government office was in the capital, and a curfew was implemented in the city.
After this reward, the first appointment from above was related to the closure of the gate.
It turned out that a big thing happened during the celebration, that is, on the day of the award, some people sneaked into the palace. They not only watched the forbidden banquet from the beginning, but also stole several gold objects in the palace.
If Guo Shu, who was drunk at the time, had not accidentally bumped into the stranger, this ridiculous thing would not have been discovered.
Afterwards, during the interrogation of this person, it was learned that this person was just a social rat in Kyoto, and even entering the Beigong was temporary.
He wandered to the Suzaku Gate, and seeing that the access control was relaxed, he walked into the Beigong in a swaggering manner. Because of his strong psychological quality, he also took the initiative to greet the patrolling kings.
Later, this matter reached Zhang Chong’s ears. Zhang Chong just smiled and said to Meng Ju who was present at the table:
"This man is also a talented person, suitable for your flying army."
After that, this social rat from Kyoto turned into a secret agent in the foreign army, which was a blessing in disguise.
But this ridiculous thing ended on the side of the instigator, but its impact is expanding.
Because this matter is terrifying when you think about it carefully. In such a grand banquet, all the participants are the meritorious service of the country, and yet a stranger can walk into the palace gate with such swagger. One can imagine how relaxed the access control is.
But in fact, Zhang Chong is responsible for this.
When Zhang Chong was working in Yecheng, he didn't pay much attention to access control. He even often said that he himself came from the middle of Guizhou, so he had to go to the middle of Guizhou. The high walls of the palace gate should not become a physical barrier between him and the people. gap.
And Zhang Chong did the same thing. When he was working in Yecheng, anyone who had grievances or spoke out could feel free to walk into the Zodiac Palace to find him.
At first, Zhang Chong felt that he was doing everything right. By allowing more people to reach Tianting directly, he would have more channels to obtain local news.
It's not that his officials deliberately deceived him, but as long as he had one more channel to obtain information, Zhang Chong would be able to see the problem from more angles and be less likely to be deceived.
But later, Zhang Chong discovered that this matter was a little different from what he thought.
He found that although he said that there should be no physical distance between him and the people, in fact, the people of Feijun Nei Si and Yi Luan Si did not know how much energy they had to expend in order to protect Zhang Chong's safety.
If anyone could walk into Zhang Chong's side, the pressure on these Yousi guards would be too great.
Therefore, Zhang Chong later let his subordinates set up the access control, but it was still much more relaxed than that of the Han family.
But now after such an incident, the subordinates headed by Tian Feng jointly requested to strengthen the access control, saying that this important place in the province is related to national security, so how can anyone be allowed to enter at will?
Not only did the disciples request, but Duman, who had been sitting in Yecheng, also came to report, saying that understanding the public sentiment does not necessarily require opening up the palace ban, and also emphasized the importance of strict palace ban for the current stage of the struggle.
Finally, Meng Ju, who was responsible for guarding the palace, also submitted his resignation.
After such a ridiculous incident, Meng Ju was under great psychological pressure. Not to mention the accusations from his colleagues, the moral pressure in his heart also made him breathless.
Nowadays, there are countless people in the world who want the king to die. In the past, there was no telling how many dead soldiers were sent to assassinate the king.
At this banquet, if the enemy's dead soldiers broke into the palace and poisoned the banquet, we don't know how many people would die.
Therefore, Meng Ju confessed to Zhang Chong that if the current laxity of palace restrictions could not be changed, he would really not be able to undertake such a task.
Therefore, when it came to such a situation where foreign and North Koreans were jointly opposed, Zhang Chong had no choice but to accept the change.
However, with such changes, Zhang Chong took advantage of the situation and made new arrangements.
That is to merge the original Yiluan Division and some palace attendants and Wei Divisions to form a new department, the Xiuyi Guards.
The so-called embroidered clothes are actually the angels who went out to embroider places during the Han Dynasty. Because they often wore embroidered clothes given by the emperor, they were also called embroidered clothes envoys.
Now, Zhang Chong has merged several parts into Xiuyiwei, which is obviously not just a part in charge of palace confinement.
In fact, in Zhang Chong's mind, he modeled this department on the famous Jin Yiwei in later generations.
In the past, Zhang Chong had always been disgusted with the secret service because he felt that these people were outside the normal power system and their existence would disrupt the normal operation of the political system.
But the longer he waits as the leader, the more he understands why there have been such similar organizations in all dynasties.
There is no other reason, just because of the four words "listen together and you will understand".
Because of the power of the system, Zhang Chong's physique is indeed inhuman, but he still cannot escape the fact that it is impossible for him to know what he does not know.
Therefore, even Zhang Chong would do something wrong due to lack of relevant information.
If an ordinary person makes a mistake, it's not a big problem. As long as he knows his mistakes and can correct them, he is still a good guy. But in Zhang Chong's position, once he makes a mistake, there is no telling how many people will die because of it.
At that time, no matter how much you acknowledged your mistakes or corrected them, you couldn't bring the dead back to life.
How many lives have been lost because of you with this stroke of your hand? You can imagine how much pressure is on your back.
So Zhang Chong re-established the governance process himself.
At five o'clock every day, Zhang Chong would get up early and then open the palace gate to let the chiefs of various departments enter the palace.
Then senior officials such as Menxia, Privy Council, Lantai, six ministries and deputy ministers, Sili Xiaowei, etc. went to the political affairs hall to listen to the government together and waited for the officials to enter the hall to report.
There are also rules for the memorials. On the previous day, the officials who need to submit the letter need to submit the specific provisions to the palace, and then Zhang Chong and the ministers will determine the order of the memorials.
Generally speaking, the first batch of reports will be based on the reports of the supervisory officials, and the second batch will be reported by the department chiefs, followed by the specific affairs, which will be divided into batches according to Zhang Chong's level of concern.
Then on the day of the duet, all officials who needed to report specific matters to Zhang Chong retreated to the side hall next to the political hall to wait, and then entered the hall one by one according to the order prescribed by the minister.
Moreover, Zhang Chong was careful when designing the side hall, so he used wooden boards to separate the side hall into small grids. Each official who wanted to play did not know what others were going to play.
This ensures that only Zhang Chong can know everything and have the most comprehensive information.
Although Zhang Chong was not a student of communication in his previous life, he still heard the famous motto:
"Information is power!"
Therefore, Zhang Chong reflected this point when designing the entire governance system.
Moreover, this kind of system design also has the advantage of allowing officials to discipline themselves. Because they are not sure how much information Zhang Chong knows, they rarely dare to conceal it. This means that if the system itself is well designed, it will shape the path of power.
Generally speaking, Zhang Chong had understood and thought about the issues listed above by the officials the day before.
So after waiting for the officials to report clearly, Zhang Chong could reply quickly.
As for some of the more important ones, Zhang Chong will stay in the game and has not yet decided.
After a round of such meetings, it ended in almost a morning. Later, Zhang Chong left the officials who entered the palace to report to the palace to eat, and then they could leave the palace and go back.
After Zhang Chong finished eating, he had to go to the political hall to continue discussing some major issues in the morning with the subordinates and the six ministers.
Zhang Chong always brings his disciples together to discuss major issues, because he wants to know the true appearance of a matter from multiple angles and then make decisions, so that he can reach a level of understanding.
At this stage, the people Zhang Chong is meeting are even more complicated. He may think of an official who is related to this matter at any time, or has experience in this field, and he will call him into the palace to understand the situation.
Sometimes even late at night, officials would be called into the palace late at night and called by Zhang Chong to learn about something.
Moreover, those who directly call to enter the palace are called internal guides. Who Zhang Chong met, what he said, and what he asked, the outer court had no idea at all.
And this is not over yet. Not only does Zhang Chong have to meet with senior officials every day, he even meets with some local county magistrates and some low-level officials from various departments every day.
It can be said that Zhang Chong himself has set up various information channels that can reach others directly, and has a firm grasp of various sources of information. It is really not easy for the people below to fool him.
No wonder Cai Yong, who once served in the Central Committee, "ridiculed" our King Zhang several times:
"Throughout the ages, there has never been anyone more 'wise' than my king."
Obviously, Cai Yong's temperament disdained Zhang Chong's "dark" power methods. What he admired was that the emperor ruled from the top, and each department followed its procedures, so that the world would be naturally orderly.
If Zhang Chong did this, I don't know how many people would be suspicious of him.
For example, Zhang Chong suddenly met with a junior official from the Finance Department today, and no one else knew what he said or asked.
What do you think of this junior officer? Do you think that the people below have reported to the king and sent dirty information?
Even if he didn't do this, just give the officers some eye drops, which would be enough for them to drink.
At this time, even if the superior asks the junior official about the chat with the king, the junior official will really tell the truth. Will the superior feel at ease?
If so, wouldn’t there be conflicts between the superior and the inferior? This is not conducive to the unity of officials.
But every time everyone heard Cai Yongfa complain like this, no one dared to talk to him.
They don't have the identity of Old Man Cai. Your two daughters have entered the palace. That's double insurance. You can say whatever you want.
But they didn't dare to talk nonsense, because they knew in their hearts that the king was the true hero.
Who can design such a governance system, who is the King if not the British Master?
Want to know how the three officials and nine ministers of the Han family handled government affairs in the past? That is the saying "Xiao rules Cao Sui", "Government by doing nothing".
On the third day, I went to the government office to have a meal. When I arrived at the government office, I just drank and chatted. It was so happy.
Where is it like now? That's because Chun Chun became the king's ox and horse. Good guy, the ox and horse don't know how to get up to work at the fifth watch. They entered the palace at the fifth watch, which is earlier than the chickens.
Being an official is not hard work, it is a hard life.
However, Zhang Chong still felt that there were hidden dangers in the system design of such a dragnet.
Because don't forget, the disciples are all bureaucrats. Even if they have no intention of protecting you privately, they will still reject some things instinctively.
And because they themselves lack first-hand relevant information, they often cannot let Zhang Chong get closer to the truth.
Therefore, Zhang Chong needs a channel to obtain information that is true to him. They do not belong to the system, but are directly affiliated with the palace. They can spy on him and provide some inhumane information.
The Xiuyiwei responsible for guarding the palace is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.
These people are only promoted in Xiuyiwei. The entire system is very closed, so there is no need to curry favor with other systems.
In this way, because of a palace invasion case, a special power department was born.
A few days after Xiuyiwei was established, it found a "chicken" to kill.
It was the third day after the big banquet. At that time, Guo Tu, who had just made meritorious service and was appointed as the Shaofu Shaojian, sent an invitation to the king. He believed that Han Fu and others had made meritorious service in the Yiluo battle and should be rewarded. .
Guo Tu didn't think there was a problem with this matter, because according to the system of the Taishan Army, Han Fu and the others had indeed made meritorious deeds. After all, the dozens of warehouses of money, grain, cloth, and silk were not fake.
Moreover, these people have prestige in the Yingchuan area. Rewarding these people can help the Taishan Army quickly gain support in the local area.
Of course, Guo Tu also understood Zhang Chong's scruples about powerful children, so he didn't even say in the invitation form that he was inviting officials like Han Fu. He just gave them a commendation to characterize their behavior anyway.
Originally Guo Tu felt that this matter was a sure thing, but when the report was corrected the next day, Guo Tu mentioned the list by the way, but Zhang Chong did not respond at all.
On the way back, Guo Tu was thinking about it over and over again. When he got home, he saw a box of gifts left at the door. Guo Tucai patted his thigh and was so scared that he was sweating.
It turned out that just last night, Han Fu somehow had the wrong idea and actually came to give gifts at night.
Of course Guo Tu didn't dare to see him. After all, he was going to ask Han Fu for help the next day. If he saw him, it wouldn't be melon fields and plum blossoms. He couldn't tell?
So Guo Tu's door was always closed, and Han Fu was nowhere to be seen.
Perhaps Han Fu felt embarrassed to take the gift back, so he left the gift at the door and left.
But this morning, Guo Tu was in a hurry to enter the palace, and he didn't even see the box in the dark.
At this time, Guo Tu suddenly realized that the king must have known about Han Fu's gift last night. The king was in the palace, how did he get the news?
At that moment, Guo Tu finally understood what the so-called "Embroidered Clothes Envoy" did.
After that, Guo Tu went home and closed the door tightly, and none of his friends from Yingchuan were seen.
From this incident, Guo Tu had already understood that Han Fu, an old man, was not worthy of an alliance.
They are all a bunch of pig teammates!
Poor Guo Tu's little mind was taken down again.
(End of this chapter)