With the establishment of the two major bureaucracies, the Imperial Government Office and the Imperial Privy Council, the most challenging problems for Wu Feng have gradually been exposed. The issues of government and bureaucracy have also begun to become the most complex and troublesome issues that the emperor needs to consider. Wu Feng believes that the current political situation of the empire is still completely under his control. Whether it is government affairs or military affairs, the initiative is still firmly in his hands, but this does not mean that there are no problems.
Wu Feng had read many books about the use of power and institutional checks and balances by emperors, but he found that in order to smoothly control such a huge empire, it was impossible to rely solely on books and previous experience or simply imported institutional systems. It doesn't make sense. Perhaps based on the above reasonable cores and the actual situation of the empire, it may be most appropriate to find a path that belongs to the empire.
The separation of military and political power is only the most basic framework. The relative independence of supervisory power and judicial power does not enable the judicial power to compete with the huge administrative power. All of this is still attributed to the supreme imperial power. This is a It is quite a complex system engineering. How to make this complex system operate effectively and drive the entire empire forward without losing control. This requires summarizing and exploring experience step by step in practice and gradually improving it.
Compared with external threats, Wu Feng believes that the signs of internal problems are what he needs to pay most attention to. Official governance has always been the key to the rise and fall of a regime. How can he successfully mobilize the initiative of his officials and maximize their potential? Talent, and the need to effectively eliminate various possible ills, is one of the hot spots that the emperor needs to pay attention to.
The security department successfully completed an important task assigned to them before the establishment of the empire, which was to monitor its increasingly large bureaucracy. Wu Feng also knew that the problems that existed in every dynasty and every generation were in his own They will also exist in the new empire. It is unrealistic to completely eradicate these problems and ills at once. How to minimize the negative impact of these ills and make it a normalized virtuous cycle is enough to prove that the entire regime is successful.
In fact, factional struggles have existed since the founding of Western Xinjiang, and have developed from pure competition in capabilities to inconsistent views on political opinions and strategies. From close relationships to close relationships, various factors are intertwined, making the various influences of the continuous expansion of the Western Xinjiang controlled area continue to emerge. With the increase in the controlled territory, different regions, different classes, and different interest groups are represented. Various forces have also begun to enter the bureaucracy that controls administrative, military, and judicial powers. Although they have chosen to obey the highest interests headed by themselves, in specific aspects, all parties need to express their opinions. The wishes and demands are different, and some are even completely different and contradictory.
Performance in this area in the military has been relatively muted, but competition and challenges persist. The military led by Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu gradually formed the two largest factions. Most of the other factions were affiliated with these two parties. Liang Chongxin's faction had considerable influence in the New Empire Army. The Gaoyue clan was born The generals supported Liang Chongxin more, while the nomadic cavalry became closer to Cui Wenxiu without any suspense. The establishment of the naval system also brought new problems. The naval system headed by Lei Canpu was not able to truly integrate the entire naval force. The imperial system formed by the old naval forces of the empire gradually became a force that could compete with Lei Canpu as the leader. The Changfeng system is a vaguely competing force, and together they become an important force independent of the army.
In fact, this kind of factional dispute in the army is not a big deal in Wu Feng's eyes. Different opinions on the use of strategy and tactics will naturally lead to disputes. Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu's loyalty to themselves, the good personal relationship between the two, and their absolute transcendent status in the army ensured that there would be no voice in the Imperial Army that would go against their intentions.
In contrast, factional struggles in government affairs are much more complicated, involving the interests of too many forces and classes. Officials' different political opinions and different systems of origin may be the reasons for the existence of these problems. Fortunately, Xiao and Su can still keep a clear head on this point. Although officials at the county and government levels below have more or less shown signs of this, at the Government Affairs Council level, they still Maintaining considerable unity, which made Wu Feng very pleased.
After the Bai Yuanzhong incident and the Wuzhi incident, many officials also saw Wu Feng's taboo in this regard. No one dares to knock bricks easily anymore. Wu Feng has also hit officials at all levels lightly or heavily, openly or covertly, on many occasions. If he wants to take on more important responsibilities, he must show his talents and settle down. Be loyal and diligent in your job. These three are the only ways to get promoted. If you want to take other evil ways, the only thing waiting for you is the prison of the Imperial Overwatch Council.
The issue of the status of the Situ family and the original nobles of the Tanghe Empire has always been a focus of negotiations between the Imperial Government Affairs Council and Situ Yutang and the great nobles in the imperial capital. Although the two sides have reached an agreement on many issues, the survival of the noble titles Both sides hold their own opinions.
The Imperial Government Affairs Council insisted that the Tang Empire would not recognize the aristocratic status of the Tang He Empire. They could only enjoy the same treatment as ordinary residents of the imperial capital, but their original properties could be retained. The empire will protect the legitimate rights and interests of their private property, and all criminal and civil lawsuits against them after the establishment of the new empire will be handled in accordance with the laws of the original Tanghe Empire. All criminal and civil matters that occurred must be handled in accordance with the new laws of the Tang Empire.
This satisfies the requirements of the aristocrats and gentry of the original Tanghe Empire to a certain extent. After all, with the change of dynasties, many of their former tenants, slaves, workers and other low-class people may have achieved a higher status by joining Xijiang. , the call for counterattack and reaccounting of unjust, false and wrong cases is also increasing day by day. In particular, some civil cases involving illegal occupation, illegal mergers, forced buying and selling, and criminal cases involving human life have become the focus. With the establishment of the Imperial Supervisory Yuan and the Imperial Tribunal (** Yuan), several circuit supervisory boards and circuit courts as well as prefectural-level tribunals (tribunals) began to be established. Mo Lun, the appointed Minister of Justice, fully promoted it.
Molun highly affirmed the establishment of the Imperial Supervisory Yuan and the Imperial Tribunal (**Yuan), and suggested that the Supervisory Yuan and the Imperial Trial Yuan (**Yuan) be given more independent and broader powers. He even suggested that the Imperial Supervisory Yuan and the Imperial Trial Yuan should be given more independent and broader powers. The Yuan Yuan (** Yuan) could independently conduct supervision and trials without any other power restrictions. However, this proposal was strongly opposed by the Imperial Administration Council and the entire empire and had to be abandoned without the support of anyone.
Although the property rights of the nobles of the Tanghe Empire have been guaranteed, the Imperial Administration is firmly opposed to giving any special political treatment to the nobles of the Tanghe Empire, let alone recognizing the original noble status of the nobles of the Tanghe Empire. So far, In the entire new empire, except for the former Grand Duke Mutu of the Principality of Balia, the former Grand Duke Allen of the Jerok Principality, the nobility status of the chiefs of the nomadic tribes and the original heads of the Western Regions, all the noble status of anyone can be retained. All must be re-approved by the emperor, and the requirements and conditions for this recognition will be quite harsh according to the etiquette department of the Imperial Council. Except for those who have made great contributions to the Tang Empire, others like Tang He The original nobles of the empire were almost directly excluded from this scope, including the Situ family, unless they contributed to the new empire through other channels.
The dispute between the two sides was quite fierce at this point. Representatives of the nobles and gentry of the Tanghe Empire even threatened to boycott the birth of the new empire. Although they also knew that their boycott could not prevent the birth of the new empire and Li Wufeng's ascension to the throne, they It was also clear that Li Wufeng was absolutely unwilling to see such a disharmonious atmosphere in the imperial capital at this time.
Situ Yutang seemed quite embarrassed to be caught in the middle. The Imperial Ceremony Department has confirmed her status as an imperial concubine, which is the highest honorable status. In the original Western Xinjiang system, there are rising anti-Situ family voices and some important officials believe that it is not appropriate for members of the Situ family to be in the Wufeng harem. It is not easy to receive such an honor given the view of being overly high in status, especially since Situ Yutang's early performance in Western Xinjiang made many veterans who had been following Wu Feng quite dissatisfied.
The Situ family and the great nobles of the Tang He Empire also put great pressure on Situ Yutang. In their view, since Situ Yutang could obtain such a noble status, it also meant that Li Wufeng had accepted the Situ family and Tang He. In view of the sincerity of the imperial nobles, Li Wufeng, who was also from the Tanghe Empire noble family, should also give some special treatment to the Tanghe Empire nobles and not confuse them with ordinary civilians.
The sharp confrontation put Situ Yutang in a dilemma. She knew that this issue was not something she could decide. Since Wufeng had determined this principle, it was impossible to overturn it. The nobles and gentry suddenly became the same as the common people. This huge contrast was unacceptable to these people. How to make both sides make certain compromises made Situ Yutang anxious.