"Hold my horse for me!"
Liu Taozi stepped forward, took the reins of Gao Yan's horse, and stood aside.
This is not a humiliation, but a great gift to the other side.
Gao Yan did not rush into the city, but looked at the people who came to greet him, "When I was in Yecheng, I heard that most of General Zhaoyong's men were tiger and bear generals. Looking at them today, they are really brave."
He first looked at Yao Xiong, who had the most prominent figure. Yao Xiong quickly raised his head and looked more "brave".
Gao Yan looked up and down and couldn't help but nod, "He is indeed a strong man."
He looked at Liu Taozi, "Who is this?"
"Khan, this is the leader of my own army. My name is Yao Xiong. He is from Cheng'an. He has followed me for a long time and has considerable military exploits."
"Yao Xiong."
Gao Yan nodded and looked at the unique-looking Yao Xiong with a smile, "Are you a Huns?"
"His Majesty!!"
Yao Xiong's voice was trembling, "I am from Di! I have settled in Cheng'an since my grandfather!"
Gao Yan was stunned for a moment, "Okay, that's right, Di Ren is so brave."
He complimented politely, but Yao Xiong could no longer suppress his words, and Gao Yan looked at Kou Liu next to him.
"Your Majesty, these are my personal soldiers and scouts. They are called Kou Liu. They are from the Cheng'an family. They can ride and shoot, and can use bows on both sides."
Kou Liu hurriedly stepped forward.
"qaγan!"
Gao Yan laughed loudly, "Ruokouyin? Okay, okay."
Gao Yan suddenly became very curious about the people under Liu Taozi's command. He originally just said a few words to the soldiers politely, but the composition of Liu Taozi's power opened Gao Yan's eyes.
He discovered that under Liu Taozi's command there were Xianbei people, Han people, Di people, Huns, Cheng'an people, Linzhang people, Liyang people, Boling people, Wuchuan people, and Huaishuo people.
Even the young master of Cui Jishu's family is standing here, standing among the Xianbei and Huns!
Not only Gao Yan, but also the few knights behind Gao Yan were also amazed at this moment.
How is this done??
If they are all from the frontier, it would not be surprising that the composition is complicated. After all, the frontier people have their own regional identity.
But they come from various different regions.
Gao Yan couldn't help but chat with them. It wasn't until Wang Xi started to clear his throat that Gao Yan ended the conversation and asked Liu Taozi to lead him to the official office.
Liu Taozi led the war horse and strode forward. Gao Yan looked straight ahead with a solemn expression.
The generals knelt on both sides of the city gate and watched the army slowly enter the city.
The official residence of Wuchuan was rather crude and not enough to serve as the emperor's temporary palace.
Both inside and outside the city have long been controlled by Gao Yan's army. Even the government offices are now clean and tidy. Everyone has been driven out. Gao Yan's people are everywhere inside and outside.
Gao Yan sat at the top, while Wang Xi and many other confidants stood below.
He waved and motioned for Liu Taozi to come to him.
"Everyone, please go out. I have something to discuss with General Zhaoyong!"
After hearing Gao Yan's words, the ministers did not dare to stay any longer.
Gao Yan and Liu Taozi were the only two people left in the room.
This was the first time that Gao Yan saw his 'confidant', even though in the eyes of outsiders, this person was his true and most loyal confidant.
He looked at the heroic young man in front of him.
He knew that Liu Taozi was young, but he didn't expect that he was so young. He looked many years younger than his insignificant brother, but he was about the same age as his eldest nephews.
He is tall, with the back of a tiger and the waist of a wasp, with dark complexion and a light beard that just fits around his cheeks. The shape of his face seems to be that of his mother, not quite like his father, except for his eyes and eyebrows.
That look was exactly the same as his father's!
"Can I, my God, call you that?"
"Can."
"Your grandfather is a third-rank important general, a second-rank special officer, and deeply favored by the emperor. How could you go to Cheng'an and become a humble official?"
"At that time, I didn't know he was an important minister, I only knew he was an Orion."
"Orion?? What's going on?"
"Emperor Wenxuan often practiced cruel methods and tormented his family members, so he placed me in Cheng'an to avoid disaster for me."
The smile on Gao Yan's face immediately froze, and he said quietly: "How can you tell the king about this kind of thing in person?"
"Khan, I never lie."
Gao Yan pondered for a moment and nodded, "However, what you said is true. Many ministers in the court were like this at that time, so I don't blame you. You are a straight person. You should be more careful in your words and deeds in the future, especially not to
Say this in front of outsiders."
"only."
"Qi Haizhen, when I came here, I heard that you had done a lot of things here, looting temples, plundering cities, and rewarding the border troops with what you got. You also said that you were rewarded by me. Is this true?
"
"have."
"You still use my name to settle the people, and tell everyone every time you distribute it. Is it my favor?"
"Indeed."
"Why do you do this?"
"Because this is the kindness of the Khan. I led troops to attack the government offices, looted the temples, disturbed the ancestors, appointed private officials to settle the people, and wooed the border soldiers. These are all capital crimes, but the Khan has indulged me to this day. There is no Khan.
, How can I do such a great thing?"
Gao Yan laughed, "Then you don't have the idea of ​​​​raising the banner to intimidate the people and appease the temple at the same time?"
"Yes, with the Khan's order, villains dare not harm you. If you praise the kindness of the Khan, villains cannot frame you."
"You thief! Do my great governors and ministers turn into villains when you speak of them?!"
Gao Yan cursed with a smile, and the smile on his face became more and more obvious.
"If you can't help the king above, you can't bring peace to the people below, you are just a villain."
Gao Yan didn't know what to say for a while. When Gao Yan talked with left and right, he would always subconsciously think about the purpose of each of their words.
Gao Yan does not believe that there are any so-called upright people in this world who are loyal to the country and their country. In the final analysis, when they speak, they always have a certain purpose, and this purpose is often ulterior. It needs to be understood by the superiors themselves, and then
When making a transaction, I will give you whatever you give me.
But in Liu Taozi's case, Gao Yan's performance was somewhat abnormal.
He couldn't quite understand what the other party was seeking.
If we talk about the official title, just relying on his father and his ability, he went to the Warrior Camp, entered the Imperial Academy, and even became a prince directly in the palace.
Daqi is a place that doesn't care much about seniority. Perhaps the Xianbei nobles don't like to hide it. Their children are often pushed out to become high-ranking officials before they are twenty years old. In Daqi, more than twenty people
There are a lot of governors, governors, and generals who are 10 years old.
Even those in their teens are not without them.
Looking at Lou Rui's old-fashioned appearance, he started talking about how old he was. In fact, he was only twenty-nine years old. A twenty-nine-year-old governor of a powerful state would have been quite shocking to other dynasties.
If Liu Taozi is enthusiastic about officialdom, he should be a real general in power at this moment.
When it comes to asking for money, Xianbei people are not shy about asking for money. They are happy to show off their wealth. Liu Taozi has had too many opportunities to make money along the way, but he did not use them as rewards.
He bribes his superiors, his house is simple, he does not accept wives and concubines, and he is diligent and frugal.
At this moment, he insulted the ministers around him face to face, but these people had no interest in him.
Gao Yan pondered for a long time and then asked: "Then what do you think should be done to assist the king and how to stabilize the common people?"
"I often hear these two sentences said by people around me, but they are all about frivolous corvee and small taxes, encouraging farming and mulberry farming, and cultivating and cultivating fields. These things are said and mentioned every year, but I just see them.
If it doesn’t work, what do you think?”
Liu Taozi nodded, "It's right not to see the results."
"The Khan sits in the temple and issues more decrees. In the end, the executioners are still those who are unwilling to fulfill them. How can we see results?"
"The current laws of Da Qi include the essence of ancient laws, and the various systems of Da Qi also draw on the experience of past dynasties."
"It's just that no one is executing it, and it's just an empty piece of paper."
"This is just like the Khan's decree."
Gao Yan was a little angry, "You said my edict is just an empty piece of paper?"
"Khan, when you ordered the farming, the frontiers were displeased, but the Central Plains was overjoyed. What do you think is the reason for this?"
"Tell me about it."
"The frontier fortress objected because the frontier fortress nobles were worried that the temple would send less grain to the frontier fortress every year, leaving their granaries empty."
"The Central Plains are overjoyed because the big families in the Central Plains can finally reclaim wasteland openly, occupy more cultivated land in the name of reclamation, and enrich their granaries."
Gao Yan's face was solemn, "You continue."
"By next year, the grain production in various places will definitely increase, and the losses will definitely decrease. But this is not because the Khan's edict is effective, but because the beneficiaries will give you some benefits in order to continue the policy, so that you can continue.
devour."
Gao Yan slowly raised his head and was silent for a long time.
"This has been the case in all dynasties. The emperor is sitting in the palace, and the place still needs these people to rule. Even if the governor is sent to supervise, the governor is also with them, so do we still need to send people to keep an eye on the governor?"
"Official administration, official administration. Among the ministers and officials, there are too many bad people and too few good ones."
"Khan, if you want to govern Daqi well, the administration of officials must be rectified first."
"If it cannot be rectified, no matter what edicts the Khan issues in the future, it will turn into bad governance wherever it goes. The people will become worse every day, and sooner or later something big will happen."
Gao Yan was quite helpless at the moment, "Then you can tell me how to manage the officials?"
"Divide and conquer."
"Most nobles nowadays regard scholars as one body, and even regard Han people as one body. Maybe you think the same way."
"But in fact, the scholar-bureaucrats are by no means a united whole. They are full of contradictions among themselves and have many factions based on region, school, clan, and origin."
"The same goes for nobles and nobles."
"The first step is to disperse these people, scholar-bureaucrats, nobles, let them disperse as far apart as possible."
"After letting them disperse, let them supervise each other and check each other."
Gao Yan shook his head, "What you said is too general. I don't like it. Be more realistic."
Liu Taozi then continued: "In today's world, most of the county magistrates and county magistrates are Han people, and most of the county captains and governors are nobles."
"This is not right.
"Use nobles to supervise the scholar-officials, use scholar-officials to supervise the nobles, use people from the Central Plains to supervise the frontiers, use people from the frontiers to supervise the Central Plains, use Buddhists to supervise those who believe in Buddhism, use those who believe in Buddhism to supervise those who believe in Buddhism, use people of high birth to supervise
to supervise those of low origin.”
Gao Yan nodded again, "I understand this, but can nobles supervise scholar-bureaucrats, and can scholar-bureaucrats supervise nobles?"
"If I make Lou Rui the governor in the Central Plains, the wealthy people in the Central Plains will bribe him to ignore the affairs under his rule."
"But if I let Wang Xi be the governor of Shuozhou, I'm afraid Wang Xi will die in the wild tomorrow."
"This requires the next step to balance their power."
"There are many nobles who are greedy for money and violent. The Khan can instruct them to punish the wealthy families in the Central Plains. When King Lou was in Liyang, he plundered the wealthy families and gained a lot. After that, the people lived a good life."
"That's how you use your nobles to attack the wealthy."
"The Khan felt that the powerful clan could not govern the nobles because the nobles were too powerful, their tyranny could not be controlled, and the ministers could not control them. Then the Khan should support these weak ministers, give them military power, and restrict the nobles.
With the military power, I will personally serve as the support of these ministers."
"If Wang Xi had military power throughout the state, and was escorted by hundreds of soldiers in and out, and the local nobles restricted the number of soldiers, and the total number of soldiers under Wang Xi's command was not even half that of Wang Xi's, then would Wang Xi have died in the wild?"
Gao Yan suddenly laughed and shook his head.
"The contract is true, you are still too young. Do you think that with just one word from the Khan, Wang Xi can have the military power of a state? Can you make your nobles obedient?"
"The reason why a Khan is a Khan is because of the support of these nobles."
"If we want Xianxi and others, or even send Han people to punish them, then the Khan will have to change."
"Then the Khan should not be a Khan, he should be your Majesty!!"
"How many nobles are there in the world!? Their total number is only one million! And how many common people are there in Daqi?! There are a full 20 million people!!"
"If you are a khan with a hundred people, you will naturally be held hostage by nobles. If you are your majesty with 20 million people, what do you mean by a million nobles?!"
"On the border fortress alone, there are nearly half a million civilians! These are all men, with few old and weak, and no women or children. From among them, we can recruit 100,000 horses to feed them and provide them with food.
If they use good swords and ride good horses, can’t they use them to kill people?!”
Gao Yan was also very excited at the moment.
"Do you think no one has thought about this? No one has done it? Do you know Emperor Wenxuan?"
"I don't know Emperor Wenxuan."
"I only know Khan. Khan is courageous and has the ambition to help the world. He can indulge me in doing many great things!"
"And if the Khan agrees, I am willing to handle this matter for the Khan!"
"Among the Han people, there are also commanders of Han, Wei, Xiang, and generals of Guan. Since that dog Jin, the people have been in dire straits. The idiots relied on their own clans to become generals and ministers, causing the world to be in chaos today.
It’s never gotten better!”
"If Khan is willing to be your majesty, among these thousands of people, I don't know how many Han guards, I don't know how many Xiaozhang, and how many passes, I can serve you!!"
Gao Yan stood up suddenly, his face turned red and he was quite excited.
He pondered for a long time, "What do you want to do?"
"Establish a Han army to enrich the local armies, and use brave Han people who are not noblemen as their commanders!"
"Increase the scale of law school, lower admission standards, improve benefits, and allow more people from poor backgrounds to receive teaching!"
"What good does this do to you?! What do you want to gain from this?!"
"I pray for a peaceful country and a peaceful people! I pray for a name in history!"
"Can it be done?!"
"I don't know! I just want peace of mind. If I fail to do it, I will die without regrets! If I don't do it and fail, I will die with my eyes in peace!"
"Okay! Damn it!"
This seemingly calm Emperor of Da Qi is twenty-six years old.
Twenty-six years old is really an age with great ambitions, high spirits, generous singing, and high morale, and the energy is at its peak!
Gao Yan was quite hot at the moment. Everyone knew about Da Qi's problem and could see it, but no one dared to talk about it to him. Even Wang Xi and the others he trusted the most never dared to talk about it.
This kind of thing.
In Daqi, there are some things that cannot be said.
But Gao Yan has always wanted to do something, which can be seen from his many policies after taking office, but Gao Yan doesn't know how to do it.
The officials in Daqi are all bastards, the nobles in Daqi are all bastards, and the people are having a hard time. Everyone knows this, but how can we change it?
Gao Yan never had a long-term plan. He felt that there was not enough food, so he ordered the cultivation of farmland. He felt that the quality of the scholars was no longer good, so he issued an edict to supervise the scholars' studies. He felt that the law enforcement of the nobles was too cruel, so he issued an edict to let them
careful.
It seems that everything is taken care of, but in fact nothing is done.
Each government decree seems to be better than the last, but the world is getting worse day by day.
At least Emperor Wenxuan had a long-term plan before going crazy, and even made a great breakthrough for it.
The current foreign armies composed of Han people in various places are the legacy of defeat.
Liu Taozi's proposal was simple and crude. It was different from Wang Xi's and others' foresight. It was not profound and simply told him what to do.
Gao Yan likes it very much.
What he hates the most is to talk about benevolence, justice and morality for a long time, and let him guess on his own.
What's the use of talking a lot?
Gao Yan looked at Liu Taozi and said, "Take you as an example. You can arrange the civilians here, and then select strong and brave men from among them to form an army in the name of auxiliary soldiers."
"I will give you all the food and supplies for the army to recruit 20,000 people."
"If you can do it here, then it can be done everywhere else."
"Compared to officials, the army is the most important."
Liu Taozi added: "The Khan can promote some Han warriors from the Central Plains and let them serve as county lieutenants in various places, rectify the county soldiers, implement military pay and weapons, and let the county lieutenants train them strictly so that they have combat effectiveness."
"The Chinese warriors in the Chinese army are said to be Han people, but in fact they are composed of noble Han people who came from the surrounding areas. For example, my grandfather, he is a Han, but he is no different from the noble Han people!"
"The Khan can recruit Han people from the Central Plains to enrich the warrior camp, and use Han generals from the Central Plains to replace the noble Han people like my grandfather!"
Listening to Liu Taozi's words, Gao Yan was a little confused.
Ban your grandpa??
"Your grandfather is loyal and loyal. He is not close to those nobles, but he is close to the royal family. He is a Cangtou slave. He and many Cangtou are said to be nobles, but they are the nobles of my family. He is not close to the outsiders.
Those nobles are different. If I ordered my nephew to be noble, they would stand by me and not have to ban them."
Liu Taozi looked at Gao Yan and asked quietly: "Your Majesty, when the Prime Minister wanted to depose the Emperor, did these Han Cangtou slaves support the Emperor or the Prime Minister?"
Gao Yan immediately clenched his fists.
"you"
"That makes sense."
Chapter completed!