Liu Song Hanque

Chapter 162 Reforming the Official System
On the front foot, Wang Zhen'e, who was about to go to war, was sent away, and on the back foot, Liu Yu called Liu Yizhen into the palace.

Stepping on white marble stone steps and passing through layers of palaces, father and son, who used to be able to meet at any time, gradually revealed a sense of distance under the rules of etiquette.

"Father, please be safe."

At this time, Liu Yu was still wearing casual clothes, but his identity was quite different, so Liu Yizhen came forward and saluted him.

At this time, Liu Yizhen also noticed that besides himself, Xu Xianzhi was waiting beside him.

This is clearly an important matter to discuss.

"Cheshi, come here."

Although he proclaimed himself emperor, Liu Yu didn't seem to care so much about some etiquette.

For him, there is no need for those vain rituals to increase his prestige.

Liu Yizhen got up obediently and came to Liu Yu's side, but saw Liu Yu amending an imperial edict.

"Is this the general in the palace?"

Liu Yu is obviously revising an imperial edict aimed at the imperial military attaché system.

The imperial army system of the Liu Song Dynasty inherited the Jin system.

One leading general is in charge of the internal army.

There is only one general of the guard army, who is in charge of the foreign army.

Later, after Yiguan went south, the leading generals no longer set up separate camps, and the president's second guard, Xiaoqi, and Caiguan camped.

The second guard is the general of the left guard and the general of the right guard. The general of the second guard is in charge of the guard camp.

There are also subordinate general systems such as Xiaoqi General, Tunqi Captain, Infantry Captain, Yueqi Captain, Changshui Captain, and Shesheng Captain.

Now Liu Yu wants to set up several new generals in the palace, and divide them into the military power of the leading general and the guarding general.

"Cheshi, what do you think?"

Liu Yizhen frowned after seeing Liu Yu's edict.

It's not that Liu Yu's way of dividing the military power is wrong, it's just that Jiankang...is different from the northern cities.

Jiankang has no walls now!

Therefore, the main force for defending the capital is not in Jiankang City, but in Stone City.

For this reason, Liu Yu also specially invented a military attache called "Leader Shishishishi" to defend Jiankang.

Since the military power of the Forbidden Army is going to be dispersed right now, wouldn't Stone City be the only one?
Whether people oppose it is one thing, but whether the system is established or not is another matter.

Immediately, Liu Yizhen expressed his concerns, and Liu Yu hesitated unconsciously after hearing this.

"Che Shi thinks how to solve it."

"Either start building the Jiankang city wall now. Erchen once invented a new type of cave dwelling in Chang'an, in which a large number of high-quality green bricks can be fired quickly."

"Or bring the military power over Stone City back to the center, follow the system of the early Han Dynasty, and lead it under the command of the central nine ministers and guards."

After hearing Liu Yizhen's suggestion, Liu Yu couldn't help but look up at Xu Xianzhi who was at the side.

And Xu Xianzhi kept staring at Liu Yizhen from behind.

what happened?
Liu Yi really didn't know what the two of them meant.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yu actually said: "It seems that Che Shi and Shang Shu think the same."

It seems that Liu Yu asked Xu Xianzhi first, and he came to ask Liu Yi at this time for another purpose.

Liu Yu said bluntly at this time: "This Wei Wei has always been affiliated to the Wai Dynasty. If the military power is divided, some family members who are also senior executives of the Wai Dynasty will definitely see the opportunity."

Why is it said that the "system of three provinces and six ministries" was already implemented in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but later generations agreed that the "system of three provinces and six ministries" originated in the Sui and Tang Dynasties?

It is because the status of the "three provinces" has not been clearly defined as a rigorous central official position, and there are still a large number of foreign bureaucratic systems left over from the early Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties.

If Liu Yu still strengthens the authority of Jiuqing according to the rules of the game in the past, it will be turning back the wheel of history, and it will create unrealistic fantasies in the hearts of the aristocratic family.

Liu Yizhen immediately suggested to Liu Yu: "Why doesn't Father take this opportunity to establish the three-province system?"

Let the system of three provinces and six ministries completely replace the Sangong and Jiuqing, which will undoubtedly greatly strengthen the imperial power and stabilize the center.

The establishment of a new dynasty naturally has to break some rules, otherwise what is the difference from the Western Jin Dynasty like salted fish?
Both Liu Yu and Xu Xianzhi were taken aback by Liu Yizhen's proposal.

But think about it...

The current three-province system has basically been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The reason why the Sangong Jiuqing system is still left is to put some aristocratic families on it as vases.

Liu Yu turned to ask Xu Xianzhi: "Does Xu Shangshu think it is feasible?"

Xu Xianzhi naturally has no reason to refuse!
He is not from the family.

On the contrary, once the system of three provinces and six ministries is established, the Shangshu Province, as an administrative agency, will greatly increase the power in Xu Xianzhi's hands.

Liu Yu was also very tempted by this proposal, and he could see the importance of it in strengthening the centralization of power.

At the same time, it was another heavy blow to the family.

But when I think of the many interests involved behind the reform of the official system, I can't help but have a headache.

"If the father is at ease, then leave it to the son-in-law to do it."

There are many things on Liu Yu's body now, Liu Yizhen saw Liu Yu's tiredness and proposed to share Liu Yu's worries.

"After taking advantage of this opportunity to establish the three provinces, my father can get rid of the nine ministers of the foreign court. At that time, the imperial army guarding Jiankang can naturally be commanded by the generals in the palace according to my father's wishes. As for the military affairs in Stone City and its surrounding areas, other military positions can also be established. replace."

What Liu Yi really meant was to directly take over all the commanding power of the Forbidden Army and set up a pro-military organization that only the emperor can command.

As for the mission of the Central Army, Liu Yu didn't say anything, and Liu Yizhen didn't dare to mention it either.

Seeing that Liu Yizhen was willing to carry this burden, Liu Yu was also happy and relaxed. After encouraging Liu Yizhen, Liu Yu called Xu Xianzhi over.

"You should assist Che Shi well."

"The minister takes orders!"

After Liu Yu asked about some recent government affairs, he sent Xu Xianzhi away, leaving Liu Yizhen alone.

"Che Shi, I heard that your staff member, Gao Yun, is proficient in astronomy and arithmetic?"

Liu Yizhen raised his eyebrows after hearing this, not knowing what Liu Yu wanted to do.

"Actually, I called you here today to ask you to borrow this person."

Liu Yi was really puzzled, why did Liu Yu find Gao Yun all of a sudden.

Thinking carefully about Liu Yu's question about astronomy, Liu Yizhen guessed: "Father wants to rebuild the calendar?"

"good."

"A few years ago, I ordered He Chengtian, Shang Shulang of the Ministry of Sacrifice, to rebuild the calendar, but now he has encountered some problems and asked me for someone. After thinking about it, I'm afraid the only one I know is Gao Yun who is beside you."

Liu Yu looked at Liu Yizhen: "Could Che Shi be reluctant?"

"how is this possible?"

Revising national history and changing the calendar are good times to make political capital.

Liu Yizhen was worried about how he could mention the qualifications of Wang Maide and Gao Yun, and Liu Yu would send a pillow, how could Liu Yizhen refuse.

"That's good."

Seeing that Liu Yizhen agreed, Liu Yu just wanted to stay with Liu Yizhen for lunch, but was stopped by a waiter outside the door.

Seeing this, Liu Yu showed some rare fatigue.

"Father, pay more attention to rest."

That's what I said, but at the beginning of the new dynasty, many things can only be done by Liu Yu himself.

Before a stable new order was formed, Liu Yu had no time to rest.

Hearing Liu Yizhen's words, Liu Yu patted Liu Yizhen's head as always: "Father knows, Che Shi should rest more."

After Liu Yizhen left, Liu Yu, who had been keeping calm all this time, suddenly coughed violently, and even bowed down and curled up on the ground at the most violent time.

"Cough cough cough."

After a while, Liu Yu stood up slowly enduring the pain, looking at the blue sky in grief and indignation.

"I, I can still hold on!"

(End of this chapter)