Li Hong led Li Lingyue, a chatterbox who kept talking all the way, not back to the East Palace directly, but to Shangshu Province together. After attending court, if it wasn't to comfort his petty father Long, Li Hong would have made an appointment to meet him. The time of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the Minister of the Ministry of War.
The Minister of Punishment is Cui Zhiwen. In the past few years, he and Di Renjie have cooperated with each other in a tacit understanding, so they have always stayed in the position of Shangshu of the Punishment Department and have not changed.
There are still many people in the Tang Dynasty who have the title of Minister of the Ministry of War. Even Pei Xingjian is still the Minister of the Ministry of War, but it is just a name. He does not have the responsibility of handling the government affairs of the Ministry of War. The real power is still in the hands of the Minister Ren Yaxiang. .
Li Lingyue took Li Hong's hand and walked into Shangshu Ling's office together. The large office made the little chatterbox start to exclaim: "Wow, it's bigger than my father's study. Brother, be careful, father." I’m looking for trouble for you.”
"You've been talking all this time, aren't you thirsty?" Li Honghua pulled Li Lingyue's head and asked Yang Wu to pour him a glass of water.
The little guy was sitting on a large chair with small arms and legs. He continued to look around leisurely. This shocked Ren Yaxiang and Cui Zhiwen who had just walked in. When they saw the little thing stood up from the chair, they I realized that there was actually a person sitting on the chair opposite Shangshu Ling's desk.
The two of them quickly saluted the chatterbox. Li Lingyue didn't care and waved her little hand as a greeting to the two of them.
"What do you two think about bad people in the government?" Li Hong asked directly after asking the two of them to sit down next to them.
Li Lingyue occupied one of the two chairs opposite the desk and refused to move out of the way, so the two Ministers of War had to sit down on two chairs far away from the desk to discuss matters.
"Sir, are the bad guys causing trouble again?" Cui Zhiwen frowned. The bad guys created by the late emperor were originally people with evil deeds. After decades of development, they have become a force that cannot be underestimated. the power of.
But just because of these decades, this group of bad people completely regarded themselves as official servants, because their ordinary salary was too little, and they began to use their status to do evil and live in the countryside.
Li Hong smiled and said: "That's not true. If this kind of thing comes to me, I'm afraid you, the Minister of Justice, should resign, but bad people are an indispensable force in the government, and we have to restrain them. But their power is very weak, and even because their salaries are too low, they are allowed to expropriate and oppress the people."
"But it would be more inappropriate to ban them now, right? After all, the government still relies on them for arrests. Without them, the manpower of the government will not be enough. Although these bad people are still there after they are recruited by the government, they will still be in the land of fish and meat. They oppress the people, but they are only a minority after all. Now they can only be restrained and controlled after they commit crimes." Cui Zhiwen still frowned. It was not that he didn't know the pros and cons of bad people, but he really couldn't find one that could be effective. specific measures to control them.
There are originally two types of agents: agents and agents. 'A catcher is an official who catches bandits. A quick hand is an official who catches thieves with his hands. 'With the evolution of history, it gradually became the word "catcher" in the people's mouth.
Li Hong didn't know if the policemen evolved from delinquents, but even after the Tang Dynasty, the policemen were just like the delinquents and belonged to a lowly profession.
Even in the Manchu Dynasty, the profession of being a police officer was still considered a lowly profession. Their descendants could not take the imperial examination, no matter how talented you were. And even if you left the profession of being a police officer, your descendants would not be able to take the imperial examination The third generation is still not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, only the fourth generation is allowed.
It is these professions that are not respected by people, coupled with their own conduct and bad deeds, which will naturally cause them to behave badly. The government enslaves them and the people despise them. Therefore, they do not dare to He deceives officials, but dares to deceive the people's thoughts.
"Sir, what do you mean...?" Cui Zhiwen was a little confused. Since the functions of police officers and delinquents are the same, why should they be changed
"Only relying on the bad guys themselves cannot turn them into an effective team. Both the government's control and their own restraints must exist at the same time, so that we can turn them into real agents. What's more, the word "bad guy" itself It seems to be an insult to them. Even if someone is determined to reform, he will probably give up on reforming because of the word "bad guy". I'm afraid that would be different. "Li Hong. Taking the inkstone from Li Lingyue's hand and placing it on the table, the little guy quickly grabbed a pen and started scribbling.
"Sir, do you want to reorganize them?" Ren Yaxiang listened calmly for a long time, and somewhat understood what Li Hong meant.
"Yes, the reform of the Ministry of War is imperative, and the reform of the Ministry of Punishment is also imperative. Most of the young and strong among the bad people can be selected to join the army, and some older soldiers in the army can naturally Reorganized to the point of bad... Oh, the ranks of the agents. In this way, we can not only supply new soldiers to the Tang Dynasty, but also use the old soldiers to drive the agents to improve their own quality. Isn't it the best of both worlds? As for the salary, it can be determined with the Ministry of War? The salary of soldiers is the same. Now the Tang Dynasty has a lot of money, it depends on whether you can spend it wisely," Li Hong said calmly.
But they didn't know that the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Minister of the Ministry of Justice looked at each other and said in their hearts: "Yes, the Tang Dynasty doesn't have any money left now. You even brought it with you when you went to Qujiang Pond to participate in the poetry meeting." With 1.8 million taels of pocket money, Datang Fuyu is really rich. '
As for how to organize the details between the police and the recruitment of soldiers, it is naturally not the job of Li Hong, the minister. What he has to do is to point out the direction for the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment, and then it depends on their work efficiency.
Li Lingyue was dragged out of Shangshu Ling's study, and the two of them slowly walked to the East Palace. Along the way, Li Lingyue saw everyone who was surprised, especially when she mentioned Bai Chun, she started shouting: "When I grow up, I want to be as beautiful as Bai Chun."
Li Hong was too lazy to pay attention to her. As long as you don't harm the country and the people when you grow up, you are a first-rate beauty in history. You are not a good thing like Shangguan Wan'er.
"Your Highness, a secret letter from King Xu." Jingzhe appeared in the East Palace, holding a secret letter from Li Sujie in his hand.
Li Hong took it and checked it casually. This was the second letter this month. It seemed that the situation was more serious than Li Hong thought.
"Tell him that I know, and ask him to be careful and don't let anyone catch him and frame him up." Li Hong glanced at the short secret message, then closed the bag that Lao Gao held in his hand. .
Li Lingyue in front of her kept trying to reach for the letter. She was very curious about what was written in it, which could make the emperor's face solemn.
Before going to Taiyi City, when Li Hong passed by Xu Jingzong's home, he asked Xu Yanbo to accompany him to visit Xu Jingzong.
Although the old guy was sitting on a recliner, he seemed to be in good condition, but he could no longer walk freely, so he was confined at home.
"Old minister, I didn't expect that. I wanted Uncle Yan to serve His Highness like an old minister, but I didn't expect that after these few years in Anxi, he would become a veritable military commander." Xu Jingzong's gray hair was a little messy. , said with a hint of regret.
"What? Do you, Xu Jingzong, think that military generals are not as noble as civil servants? Are you trying to discredit the Xu family's ancestral graves?" Li Hong said unceremoniously: "Xu Jingzong, I'm not talking about you. You have been thinking about it all your life. How to improve the reputation of the Xu surname? Even if your surname Xu can be compared with the Five Surnames and Seven Families, so what? Even when you are old, you still don’t understand that a false reputation will end up being like a mirror.”
"But people leave their names, and birds leave their voices. I have worked hard all my life and made so many efforts for our Tang Dynasty and for my surname Xu. I don't want to work hard all my life, but my surname Xu is still a small surname. Your Highness, I know you I have never been ashamed of Jingzong's behavior. Ever since you forcibly lured me away from the queen to the East Palace and shackled my mind, I knew that I would never see Xu become a famous family in this life, but I didn't give up. , Xu Yanbo is also a good student, and he is also a motivated and studious student in Hongwen Hall. If he had not gone to Anxi with you, it would not be impossible to pass the exam now... "
"Yes, and with the secret help of you, an ancient Yin man, it can be said that Xu Yanbo's career will be smooth sailing, but why do you recommend him to accompany me to Anxi? What is your plan? Am I being tricked again? Did you make a plan?" Li Hong asked curiously.
Xu Jingzong smiled lonely. Now, he might one day close his eyes and never open them again, so he didn't have so much restraint when speaking in anger.
He smiled weakly and said: "When you went to Qujiang Pool, you met Wang Bo and Yang Jiong, and when you met King Luo Bin and Lu Zhaolin, especially Wang Bo, they didn't leave a good impression on you, and you always thought that This person is too utilitarian, so I thought about whether Xu Yanbo could appear in front of you to attract your attention. After all, Xu Yanbo and Wang Bo are not the same kind of people. "
"You are really good at taking advantage of loopholes, so you strongly recommended your grandson for my use, hoping to attract my attention with his talent? But then again, how did you know that I valued Wang Bo in the first place?" Li Hong I was very confused. I did have high hopes for Wang Bo at the beginning, but when he gave up Chongwen Guan for his official career, he decided to return to his hometown to take the imperial examination or was recommended by a noble family, so he gave up on him.
In this short period of time, no one should have noticed that he had had an idea for Wang Bo. But this ancient Yin man can actually know his own thoughts as clearly as the roundworm in his stomach.
(End of chapter)