Tibet

Chapter 360
Gao Lishi said calmly: "I can't give you the Tiger Talisman and the Command Arrow for the time being, but you should know that within your jurisdiction, you can mobilize the army, but if you cross the military jurisdiction, you need the Tiger Talisman. Only when the other half of the imperial court's Tiger Talisman is sent can your army cross the border."

"How about going to the Four Towns of Anxi?"

Gao Lishi shook his head, "No way!"

Li Ye was confused, "Isn't the lowly position the Hezhong Dudu's Mansion under the Anxi Jiedu Mansion?"

Gao Lishi sneered and said, "Who told you that you are under the jurisdiction of Anxi Jiedu Mansion?"

Li Ye thought about it, but no one really told him, because he was an envoy of the Suiye army under the Anxi Jiedu Mansion before, so he took it for granted that he was still under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Jiedu Mansion.

"I don't understand the lowly position, please tell me!"

Gao Lishi said slowly: "After the establishment of the Hezhong Governor's Mansion, its jurisdiction is extremely wide, from the Wuhu River in the west to the easternmost end of the Yili River Valley in the east, Yibohai in the north, and Tucharo in the south. It is under the jurisdiction of Beiting Dudufu, but considering that the jurisdiction of Beiting Duhu is too wide, it used to be a virtual management, but now it is a real management, so the Hezhong Dudufu specially pulled it out, and it is under the jurisdiction of the emperor. Do you understand? It used to be The top ten Jiedu mansions have now become eleven, but it is the governor's mansion and ranks the lowest, after the Jinglue mansion of the five Lingnan mansions."

Li Ye was both surprised and delighted. This was actually his grandfather’s original idea to set up the Jinglue Mansion in Hezhong, but the court did not agree and changed it to the Governor’s Mansion, but it was still the Jinglue Mansion in essence. It belongs to the direct jurisdiction of the emperor, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to the Hezhong area.

"Humble job understands!"

Gao Lishi took out the golden cylinder again, "This is the festival bestowed on you. The Jing is for writing, and the festival is for military. Internally, the Jing is for rewards, and the festival is for killing; externally, the neighbors are disrespectful. Neighbors are uneasy, hold banners to appease, your gold medal is only for temporary use, this is the real Jiedu power."

Gao Lishi opened the cylinder, and inside was a green silk pouch, and then opened again, inside were two purple silk pouches, opened the pouches, and took out two items, one was a gold-bronze Chihu head, Below is a black and red copper rod, with a wooden plate on top, on which a white tiger is drawn.

"This is the banner. Holding it has the power to promote generals, reward the three armies, and send envoys to appease neighboring small countries."

Gao Lishi took out another object, which was also a red and black copper rod, but it was decorated with copper leaves, and there were three layers of discs on the top, shining with gold, and a circle of red and green yak tails was nailed around the disc.

"This is the festival, if you don't follow it, you will kill it if you don't obey it, if you don't respect the state, you will attack it if you hold it!"

Gao Lishi put away the things one by one, and said solemnly: "According to the emperor's oral order, Gao Lishi gave the festival on behalf of the emperor, and Li Ye, the governor of Hezhong, accepted the festival.

Li Ye hurriedly knelt down on one knee and saluted, "I accept the ceremony for my humble position!"

Gao Lishi handed over the gold-painted red sandalwood long box to Li Ye, and sighed helplessly: "The emperor should have conferred the festival, but the emperor! He entrusted me to confer the festival."

Li Ye understood what Gao Lishi didn't say, and the emperor was addicted to pleasure.

Gao Lishi said again: "Tomorrow morning, you go to the Ministry of War with the Tiger Talisman and Command Arrow, and the Ministry of War will formally build an army for you."

Li Ye was taken aback, "Army?"

Gao Lishi laughed dumbly and said: "Of course it is the 1 troops of the Hezhong Dudufu. Do you want to recruit yourself in the Hezhong area? That is also possible, but can you recruit it?"

Li Ye scratched his head and said, "Just give me the army in the capital? It doesn't fit my perception."

"You think too much?"

Gao Lishi shook his head and said with a smile: "I want you to go to the Ministry of War to go through the formalities of forming an army. There is no Hezhong Army system yet! Then I will take you to familiarize yourself with the army. Without tiger charms and order arrows, no one will obey your command."

Only then did Li Ye understand that this was the reason why he only granted festivals and did not give tiger charms and command arrows.

"When will the army be handed over to the humble office?"

Gao Lishi waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, the imperial court has a perfect system. Now it is impossible for you to lead 1 troops to station outside Chang'an City. It's not a mess? If you meet an ambitious person, he can raise your hand." The soldiers rebelled, so don't think too much about it now, the army will be handed over to you tomorrow, but some powers will be restricted. The tiger charm and the command arrow are currently in the hands of civilian officials. Hand it over to you."

"Civilian refers to the history of the Governor's Mansion?"

"That's right, the four major officials, the governor, the deputy governor, the chief history, and the Sima, are appointed by the court. Officials below Sima are recommended by the governor and reported to the court for approval. This refers to civil servants, military officers above the captain, and below the deputy governor. The governor recommends and reports to the imperial court for approval, and those below the school lieutenant are appointed by the governor himself, and reported to the imperial court for record."

Li Ye knew the same power as the Anxi Jiedu Ambassador's Mansion, and now he couldn't hold back his inner anticipation, so he hurriedly said, "Then I'll go to the Ministry of War today, is that okay?"

"It's okay to go today, I'm afraid that Shangshu Dugu is not here, and he needs to seal and sign, but you go! Do other things first."

After a pause, Gao Lishi said again: "One more thing, the Ministry of War will not tell you that the emperor once acquiesced in the establishment of Hu Bing in Anxi, Beiting, and Fanyang, which are not included in the establishment, but the number of Hu Bing cannot exceed half of the establishment. , I specifically asked the emperor, and the emperor said that the governor's mansion in Hezhong is equivalent to Anxi, do you understand what I mean?"

Li Ye nodded silently, he understood Gao Lishi's meaning, he could take Ning Yuan Army under his command.

The official who received Li Ye was Xiao Hua, the left servant of the Ministry of War. He was the son of Prime Minister Xiao Song. He was not yet 40 years old, and he was in the prime of life. The foundation is not deep, so it can only clean some middle and low-level officials who have no background. High-ranking officials like Xiao Hua, who come from a famous family, can't be cleaned even if Yang Guozhong wants to.

Xiao Hua greeted Li Ye with a smile, "Little General Li is too impatient, he won't be leaving until mid-January next year, there is still a month left!"

"If you want to get to know the soldiers, you know it!"

Xiao Hua nodded, "It's understandable, but I can't give you Tiger Talisman and Command Arrow, Gao Weng told you about this!"

"He said it!"

"Okay, today I will go through the establishment formalities for you and establish the Hezhong Army. I will take you to the barracks tomorrow morning and officially announce your appointment."

Although Li Ye wanted to go to the military camp today, he had no choice but to implement it according to other people's arrangements. He nodded and asked, "Is the military camp a special military camp?"

"In the Xuanwu Camp in the East Day Camp, the Ministry of War selected 1 people through selection and voluntary methods, mainly voluntary. Almost all of these 1 people were soldiers from Guanzhong, and they were stationed in the river for four years. , come back four years later, and then select another army to go to the river to guard and implement a rotation system."

"Then can they take their families to stay in the river?"

Xiao Hua smiled slightly: "Of course the imperial court hopes so, but it has to be done step by step. Now you let them take their families to the river. They are unfamiliar with the place, and their eyes are darkened. I guarantee that no one will go to the river. You have to let them go to the river first." Go to the river to get acquainted, and then feel that staying in the river is profitable, and they will take the initiative to apply.”

"I understand, I really have to take it step by step!"

"Okay! You fill out a bunch of paperwork and forms first, and I'll ask a foreigner to help you. If you don't know anything, just ask him."

"Thank you!"

Once the system is strict, it will become very cumbersome and lengthy. He has to fill out more than [-] copies of various forms, statements, guarantees, and military regulations. After staying in the Ministry of War for a whole morning, Li Ye's The head is big.

After finding a small tavern for lunch, Li Ye came to Pingkang Fangzhu Mansion to visit his grandfather Li Linfu.

Li Ye placed Jingjie on the small table in front of his grandfather, and helped him up with his maid.

Li Linfu gently stroked Jingjie, a rare smile appeared on his haggard face, "Okay! You are actually holding the festival."

"At the beginning, my grandfather tried his best to establish the Hezhong Jinglue Mansion, was it just to hold festivals?"

Li Linfu nodded slightly, "I would rather be the head of a chicken than the queen!"

"Grandson understands. Is there anything else grandfather wants to tell grandson?"

Li Linfu glanced at it, and the maid immediately withdrew.

Li Linfu trembled and said in a low voice: "We must hold the military power and financial power in our hands. The deputy governor and chief history are the monitors sent by the court. We must seize their handles. If we can't control them, we should get rid of them in time!"

"Grandson remembers!"

"Don't be pedantic. If you want to start a war, if you want to plunder, the soldiers will work hard, and if you have to be cruel and thick-skinned, you can achieve great things."

"Grandson, remember!"

"Take three people with me. Chen Huan, who has been working with me for more than ten years, is diligent and practical, good at managing government affairs, Yang Shaohua, shrewd and capable, good at managing money, and Qiu Xuan, nicknamed poison scholar, who can be a counselor. , you have to make good use of them."

"Grandson must treat them kindly and reuse them!"

(End of this chapter)