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Chapter 423 The Beginning of the Great Reform

From ten generals to county magistrates, they are undoubtedly promoted or one step ahead. But Zhao Yusheng couldn't be happy no matter what. Why did he become Guo Wuwei's subordinate again? What if the old guy stumbling and wearing small shoes, wouldn't he be able to live his life?

Is Your Majesty taking care of him or trying to kill him?

Zhao Yusheng wanted to break his head, but he didn't understand what the emperor meant.

Maybe this is the unpredictable will of God!

Ye Hua smiled and patted his shoulder, comforting him, "Groom, cheer up. You are now Jian Zai Zhen. As long as you do your best, no one will do anything to you."

Zhao Yusheng woke up from his stupidity and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Marquis, for your advice, but I don't know anything. I'm afraid of letting down the holy grace and being ashamed of Your Majesty."

"Just be awe-inspiring, learn the rest slowly, and you are the good groom now, don't think so much."

After Ye Hua comforted Zhao Yusheng, the boy finally relied on his courage to finish the wedding successfully, and the little princess sent into the bridal chamber... Chai Rong smiled from beginning to end, "I and you guys drink this cup and celebrate the good marriage together!"

Everyone raised their glasses together, cheerful and celebrating happily, and the scene was particularly lively.

If you can get the blessing of the emperor, this wedding is not bad no matter what. Zhao Yusheng's face turned red. He felt that his life was worth it. If he married a princess and had an emperor attend the wedding, even if he died tomorrow, he could show off to his ancestors with a smile.

After drinking, Chai Rong smiled and said, "I still have something to do, so I won't leave much, so you can celebrate."

After the emperor said goodbye, he left. Ye Hua and Guo Wuwei stood up at the same time and left with Chai Rong. When they left, Fu Zhaoxin and several generals looked at each other. This was so strange!

"You said that if you want Zhao Yusheng to be the county magistrate, which county should he be arranged? Also, how could Guo Wuwei become his superior? Could it be that Guo Wuwei wants to be the county magistrate? Also, Zhao Yusheng used to be a military official, how could he be an official directly? Why do I feel that all the rules have been destroyed? What is Your Majesty doing?"

Everyone, look at me, let me see you, what Your Majesty is going to do, how can they know!

The last few people smiled at Fu Zhaoxin, "Ask your brother-in-law, he will know it once!"

Ye Hua certainly knew Chai Rong’s plan, and this plan was discussed with Chai Rong.

"Ye Qing, the last order left by my father to me is to solve the separatist rule of the vassal states for two hundred years. I reorganized the imperial guards and took back the appointment and removal power of the governor. I thought it was enough. But Li Yun's affairs reminded me again, and now I am far from enough!"

Chai Rong couldn't help but clench his fists. Even after some days, his anger was still hard to contain!

He once trusted Li Yun, promoted and used it, and wanted to hand over all the embroidered messengers to him.

But what about this guy?

Selfishness is caused by the trouble, without any eyes, and allowing the Manichaeism to enter the army, almost causing a huge disaster. If the Yellow River is really dug, even if Li Yun dies ten thousand times, it will not be enough!

The angry Chai Rong dismembered Li Yun to the five horses and sentenced him to death.

After killing Li Yun, Chai Rong did not give up, but instead made a deep reflection. The reason for this situation was that the power was too concentrated.

In the local area, the Jiedushi not only commands the army, but also manages the civil affairs and criminal prison warehouse. To put it bluntly, he is a local emperor with great power.

But Li Yun was a "crazy monarch". He also had the villain Liu Jichong, Manichaeism, and no one else was supervised and restrained, which caused a major rebellion and almost ruined the Zhou Dynasty!

The lesson is profound!

Local reform is imperative!

This time, the destruction of the Northern Han Dynasty and occupying the twelve prefectures in Hedong was an excellent opportunity to implement the new system.

Chai Rong seized the opportunity keenly, but how to promote it, Chai Rong has not made up his mind yet, and he needs someone to provide a pertinent opinion.

After this incident, Chai Rong completely recognized Ye Hua's talent. Moreover, in order to protect the Yellow River, Ye Hua did not hesitate to "escape at the last minute". If he made a wrong judgment and delayed the major attack on Jinyang, Ye Hua would be criticized by all parties and his reputation would be ruined for his lifetime.

But Ye Hua did not hesitate at all and did it.

After solving the danger of the Yellow River, he returned to Jinyang immediately without any hesitation.

If such ministers are not trusted, no one can trust them.

"I want to completely rectify the local area and collect the power of the governor. What do Ye Qing think?"

Ye Hua smiled bitterly, saying: "Your Majesty, I am now in charge of the position of governor of Xiong'an Army. Should Your Majesty ask Mr. Wang to discuss it?"

"No!"

Chai Rong said arrogantly: "I just want to listen to your opinion. What do you say, I will do!" Chai Rong paused and said: "Ye Qing, you and I went north together to hunt with the Khitan to plan to restore Yan Yun. At that time, you were not so reserved!"

"Your Majesty, I was young and frivolous at that time and didn't know how to behave!"

"No!" Chai Rong sneered: "That is your innocent heart, who is devoted to the country. My father said that you are a pure minister and can entrust big things. He did not misunderstand anyone."

Chai Rong stretched out his hand and pulled Ye Hua to his side, then said earnestly: "I have been the emperor for almost a year, and the truth I can hear is less and less. The so-called lonely man is probably like this. I don't want to lose even your friend. Ye Hua, can't you and me meet honestly?"

Chai Rong's words were sincere and there was a hint of sadness. Indeed, the most difficult chair in the world was the dragon chaise! Especially in the face of the chaos that was rare in a thousand years, if you want the world to return to the great governance, outsiders could not imagine how heavy the burden on Chai Rong's shoulders were!

No wonder he died young, he really couldn't stand it!

Ye Hua shook his head hard and no longer hesitated. "Your Majesty asked me to say that I would dare to make a statement, just to give Your Majesty a reference."

"Well, just say it, I can still hear it." Chai Rong inserted his hand and said in a muffled voice.

Ye Hua coughed and cleared his throat.

"Solve the problem of the vassal states and adjust local powers. In fact, Zhao Pu made suggestions and gave His Majesty a twelve-word policy... But my ministers thought that although his method could solve the separatist states of the vassal states, all the power was taken back, which inevitably caused local weakness and was unable to cope with sudden situations. Especially at present, the Great Zhou Dynasty faced an enemy, and if everything had to be decided by the court, it would be too inefficient."

"I think local governments should adjust, and the first thing is the most important thing is grain. The regular liquidation position should be taken out separately and handed over to the Ministry of Revenue for unified management and allocation. Your Majesty should set up a key member to promote the regular liquidation position."

"Can!"

"The second is the prison. The so-called life and death are at stake. The power of life and death can only be exercised by Your Majesty. Other ministers should not be usurped. I think that one additional prisoner should be added to be responsible for the public security of the crime, arresting thieves, and cleaning up bandits."

"Yeah, it's reasonable!"

"Is this the third point..." Ye Hua hesitated. How to solve the problem of the feudal states? The experience of the Song Dynasty was there. The most important thing was to set up a transfer envoy. In addition to mastering all or several financial responsibilities, the envoy also also inspected local officials, maintained public order, counted criminal prisons, and recommended talents. The power of the military governor was completely deprived of the power of the military governor. The situation of the separatist ruler was naturally solved.

But the consequences are obvious.

Transfer of fortune deprives local financial power, causing local decline and being unable to cope with changes.

Also, the transfer officer is a civil servant and completely excludes the power system.

There is no power in the court, no power in the place.

The civil and military are completely unbalanced, and civil officials dominate the family. Everyone knows what the final result will be...

"Why, Ye Qing dare not say it?" Chai Rong asked afterwards.

"I think that the governor should be established in the local area to be responsible for civil affairs, and in addition, the governor and pacifier should be established in important areas of the border, and the military power... All governors should be selected from respected generals and be responsible for military affairs on one side. The term of office is up to three years. If there is a war, it can be appropriately postponed, but it cannot be on one side for a long time, so as not to lose the end! When the term of the governor and pacifier expires, they should be redirected back to the center and enter the Privy Council to assist His Majesty in coordinating military affairs in preparation for consultation!"

...

Ye Hua kept telling his ideas on the local official system and military system, without any reservations.

Ye Hua's design basically adopted the advantages of the local official system of the Song and Ming dynasties, and increased the authority of military personnel to avoid the problem of civil servants' dominance... He made suggestions entirely out of public interest.

But no matter how the emperor looks, Ye Hua can't decide.

Chai Rong narrowed his eyes and thought about Ye Hua's proposal... First of all, he divided the power of financial power and criminal titles. Chai Rong absolutely recognized these two items and had no objection.

The next core is the division of power between the governor and the governor.

The governor is in charge of civil affairs, personnel affairs, and the strategic appeasement envoy is responsible for military affairs and military preparations. The two are restrained and cooperated with each other... "Well, what Ye Qing said is indeed the way to plan the country! But I want to ask you, there are many generals in the army at present, and there are many people who can bear the heavy responsibility of management. But a few years later, the world will be peaceful and the generals will wither. At that time, many civil officials will emerge. What should we do? How should we balance between civil and military?"

Chai Rong was indeed far-reaching enough. The so-called balance between civil and military affairs cannot be solved by designing a few official positions. For example, when a military general is now used as a strategic appeasement envoy, if he becomes a civil servant as a strategic appeasement in 10 or 20 years, he will become a civil servant as a strategic officer, which will still lead to a civil servant taking over the power and becoming the dominant one.

This situation happened in both Song and Ming dynasties.

"Your Majesty, under the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, aristocratic families are prospering, and under the imperial examination, many civil officials emerge. If Your Majesty wants to balance civil and military affairs, he must give the martial artist a path to enter the officialdom!"

Chai Rong suddenly smiled, "Ye Hua, what you are talking about is the military merit award from Qin and Han dynasties, right?"

"I think it's not just a title, but also an official position... a martial artist who has made merits can start with a minor official. In terms of political achievements, these people are enough to balance the civil officials who have passed the imperial examination. Your Majesty uses both civil and military talents to learn from his strengths and weaknesses, and he will not worry about the unrest of the Great Zhou Dynasty!" Ye Hua put forward the most critical proposal.
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