Chapter 430: The officialdom has turbulently (Part 1)

On the third day of the 10th month of the third year of Yuanzhuo, the imperial edict of the inner court flew out like snowflakes. None of the dozens of edicts passed through court discussions, and they were completely from the sage dictatorship. The content was so extensive and the meaning was far beyond the expectations of the court officials. The civil and military officials in the court were shocked. The promulgation of these dozens of edicts marked the beginning of the dictatorship of Emperor Yuanzhuo:

The military system reform began: the original Ministry of War was transformed into four major parts: the General Headquarters, Logistics Headquarters, Navy and Army Department, and was unified under the leadership of the Military Affairs Office; the Qing Dynasty Navy Division was renamed the Royal Navy, and the original official rank was completely abolished, and the new official system was established as the Navy Marshal (vacancies, appointed in wartime), generals (top, middle, young), lieutenant (top, middle, young), sergeant (top, middle, second), and private (first and second); the original four Qing Dynasty naval divisions were changed to four fleets; on the basis of the original two aviation schools in Shanghai and Tianjin, two aviation schools in Qingdao and Quanzhou were added. From now on, all naval officers must be selected from the graduates of the military academy. The source of military academy students is the Eight Banners sponsorship and national recruitment. All soldiers who have made military achievements can be admitted to the aviation school to study, and the Navy affairs are carried out by the Fourteen Beizi Yunzi.

Army: The garrison troops in various places of the Eight Banners, the Green Camp has not changed for the time being. The original firearm battalion was expanded from the original 13,000 troops into a 100,000 army, which was carried out in two years. The first year was expanded into 40,000 troops, and the original 100,000 troops were completed in the second year. The required troops were supplemented by Fengtai Camp and Xishan Jianrui Camp, and the firearm battalion was renamed the Royal Army. From now on, the Army Officer's School and the Army Officer's School Preparatory Course were established in Xiangshan. All officers of the Royal Army must be selected from the graduates of the military academy, and the military academy will be recruited nationwide every year. Most of the students in the preparatory school are sponsored by the Eight Banners, and the rest will be recruited nationwide. It is scheduled to be established until the sixth year of Yuanzhuo, and Jinling Army School will be established one after another.

, Nanchang Army School, Guangzhou Army School and three other army academies; the military exercises of Yuanzhuo were carried out as usual in the sixth year of Yuanzhuo, and those who won the election would not be given military positions for the time being, and would be transferred to the military academy for study, and there would be no military exercise subjects thereafter. All officers were from military academies graduates; it was scheduled to be the sixth year of Yuanzhuo, and all the green camps of the garrisons and the green camps would be reorganized into firearms units and incorporated into the Royal Army; the number of troops was gradually reduced, and the number of troops would be reduced from the current one.5 million to 800,000 regular troops, and the rest would be organized into local garrison troops. This work was led by the General of the Military Affairs Office and handed over to the Minister of Military Affairs Ma Qi, Zhang Tingyu, the former commander of the Firearms Battalion Wang Changtai, and the Deputy Commander Qi Haoran.

Diplomacy: Prince Cheng Yunzhi, the second prince promoted and coordinated the Ministry of Rites, and the Lifan Academy was jointly responsible for reception and negotiation matters. He ordered Xu Chao, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, to immediately send personnel to escort Britain, and the envoys from the two countries entered Beijing to submit their letters of state. The itinerary of the envoys of the envoys was planned and reported to the Military Affairs Office for review.

Imperial Examination: The six arts advocated by Confucius now only have the three arts of etiquette, music and calligraphy. Therefore, from the sixth year of Yuanzhuo, one number theory was added to show the remnant of respecting Confucius. The imperial edict issued three volumes of number theory and distributed throughout the world. The required fees were allocated by the national treasury and the imperial treasury. Students from all over the country can get it for free. Local scholars must strictly supervise them. From the five-year-old children in Yuanzhuo, they will start the number theory.

This series of edicts hit the officials of the six departments of the court like a bombshell, but one that is really interesting is: The emperor summoned him to be sick at home, and Prince Yong Yunzhen, who had not attended the court for nearly half a year, came to the palace to meet him. The court officials all thought that the Eighth Master had fallen. The emperor was preparing to take action against the Fourth Master. For a while, people were panicked. Of course, there was no need to say much about those who were close to the Fourth Master. Even those court officials who had no contact with Yunzhen were afraid of being involved in it, and everyone was in danger.

"Mr. Cao. It's so leisurely." Hongli, wearing a green hat, quietly appeared in a study room. Looking at Cao Xiandong who was lying on a rocking chair and gnawing melon seeds freely, he said with a smile.

"Brother is very nervous." Cao Xiandong neither stood up to greet him nor stopped eating melon seeds that were so vigorous. He replied lazily.

Hongli laughed, sat opposite Cao Xiandong, shook his fan and said, "I can't say I'm nervous, I'm worried that there is one thing. By the way, Benbeile recommended the third uncle according to the teacher's wishes, and Emperor Ama did ask the second brother to help the third uncle, but how did the teacher guess this point. Besides, why did Benbeile come forward to recommend the third uncle?"

"What's hard to guess?" Cao Xiandong put down a melon seed that he had eaten, smiled, sat up, looked at Hongli and said, "Although the eldest prince is always on the side of the emperor, actually he doesn't really know you Earth Emperor Ah, well, after that, the emperor has made great efforts to rectify the navy as early as the time of Long Qian. He spared no effort to promote the conquest of Japan, which is not unreasonable. Although he has never seen the gunboats of Britain and the Netherlands, he has also heard those who have gone out to sea all year round talk about this matter while traveling around the world. He thought that the emperor's layout for many years should be to deal with these two countries. As for the second prince, haha, since he was the prince and often served the emperor, the second prince must be fully aware of the matters planned by the emperor. If he doesn't help the third prince, could it be you?"

"Oh?" Hongli frowned and said, "It's just why sir..."

Cao Xiandong lazily picked up a stack of newspapers on the few spies beside him and shook his eyes: "The emperor is such a big deal, and if he goes on one edict after another, the political situation is probably going to change. The emperor has sorted out military affairs and foreign affairs and is ready to start rectifying government affairs, otherwise he would not have summoned the Fourth Master to the palace to discuss matters at this time."

"This..." Hongli was stunned for a moment and said, "This is too urgent. How could the Emperor Ama act so urgently? This doesn't look like the Emperor Ama's style."

"Hurry? Hehe, no hurry at all." Cao Xiandong smiled and said, "On the surface, everything seems to be mixed and messy. In fact, it is not. Brother, you have to study these edicts and report them well, otherwise..." Cao Xiandong stopped here, shook his head and continued, "Military system reform is actually a natural thing. Without the stumbling block of the Eighth Master, the Master has suppressed the Eight Banners again, and no one can destroy this matter. Moreover, the military system reform has the Fourteenth Master, Ma Qi, Zhang Tingyu and other important officials. Even if there are some chaos, there will be no big waves. The military power of the Master is already firmly in control, and no one can stop the trend of military system reform. This Master has no need to worry about it. Isn't the Lord's next step still coming out?"

Hongli was originally a smart man, and he smiled and said, "Yes, if the Emperor Ahma wants to fight, he must have money. The military system reform requires money. The Emperor Ahma also needs money. The Emperor Ahma has two-year agreement to prepare for a big war. This money is naturally a big deal. In this way, the fourth uncle in charge of the Ministry of Revenue for a long time is the candidate for rectification of government affairs. However, the Emperor Ahma needs to use and guard against the Fourth Uncle. In addition to the second brother, I am the second brother. The second brother has a foreign affairs mission. Then, the government affairs mission should naturally be balanced. Haha, Mr. Cao is very calculating!"

"Don't be busy with happiness first." Cao Xiandong said to Hongli with a glance: "I can't hide my plan from the priest. Although the priest didn't say it, I'm afraid I've already understood it. However, even if the priest is reluctant, he will give this opportunity to the eldest prince. But if the priest messes up. Then..."

"Well, what Mr. said is very much. Benbeile also knows that this move is not easy. First, the fourth uncle is not so easy to deal with. Second, the starting bureaucrats are not so easy to submit. These masters know that, but with the officials in hand, things may not be impossible to handle. As long as the government affairs can be done, I can tie the second brother. As for the future, it will be better to discuss it in the future. But when will the Emperor Ama start this? Furthermore, the Emperor Ama starts from which aspect it will take. Benbeile thinks it will be easier to reform the currency value, but what do you think?"

"Well, it should be like this in theory. But it may not be necessary. It depends on what the emperor is thinking. Let's take a look. Let's talk about the preparations that should be done first, so as not to be in a hurry when you get it." Cao Xiandong replied with a smile.

"Well, it's better for the time being. It's getting late, and Ben Beile should return to the palace. If Emperor Ama knows it, it's definitely not a good thing." Hongli laughed, shook his hand and closed the fan. He walked out of the door and left without mentioning it. Cao Xiandong looked at Hongli's tall back and fell into deep thought...

In October, the scenery is beautiful, but the weather is a little cold. After receiving the imperial edict, Hongyang left the palace early in the morning and went to the Ministry of Rites to discuss with Prince Cheng about the reception matters. After this talk, lunch was used in the Ministry of Rites. It was not until the end that everything was decided. He was rushing back to the palace, but halfway through, Hongyang changed his mind and asked the eunuchs to turn to the mansion outside the underworld of Lin Xuanyi, the Minister of Military Affairs.

It was cold that day, Lin Xuanyi had a back pain and sometimes bad. He had not been to court for many days. He was ordered to take care of his illness at home. He had nothing to do. He was at home and trained his children with his wife Qiao Jie'er at home. He was having fun. Today, he was examining his sons' homework. He suddenly heard the housekeeper report and said that the second prince Hongyang was visiting. He was stunned and didn't say anything for a long time. Finally, he sighed and said, "Open the middle door, I will go to greet him in person."

Outside the fallen Xiamen gate of Lin Mansion, Gongyang, wearing Beile clothes, stood there quietly. When he saw Lin Xuanyi coming out to greet him, he took a few steps, went forward, and bowed respectfully, "Sir, the student has taken the liberty to visit, causing trouble for the gentleman."

"What do the second brother say? Come and please come inside." Lin Xuanyi gave in to the side, not daring to receive the gift of Hongyang, and politely reached out to ask Hongyang to go first.

"Sir, please ask first, the students will follow." Hongyang replied politely.

Lin Xuanyi smiled, but no longer insisted. He took the lead and led Hongyang into the study. After the villagers served the tea, Lin Xuanyi waved his hand and drove them out of the study without saying a word, but just held the tea bowl silently.

"Is the sir good health better? The student asked someone to make some plaster made of tiger bones. According to the imperial physicians, it can cure sir's disease. Today I happened to go out of the palace to do my job, so I came to see sir." As Hongyang said, he carefully took out a small package from his arms and handed it to Lin Xuanyi very carefully.

Hongyang spoke of a gentleman and kept calling himself a student, which made Lin Xuanyi feel a little palpitations. It is logical that Hongyang once regarded Lin Xuanyi as his teacher and claimed to be a student is no big deal, but how can the deep meaning be hidden from such a wise man as Lin Xuanyi? Yes, Lin Xuanyi likes Hongyang very much, and also wants to help one, two, but the problem is that Lin Xuanyi is now a military minister. Before Yinzuo's edict, he didn't have the courage to help promote it openly. Second, he has experienced the hardship of fighting for the throne.

Xin Di Lin Xuanyi really didn't want to get involved again. If possible, he didn't even want to do this military minister.   Faced with his beloved disciple, Lin Xuanyi really didn't know what to do, but the wise man was a wise man after all. Lin Xuanyi thought for a moment and smiled and said, "Thank you, the second brother. The disease of the lower official may not be completely cured. There are many imperial physicians sent by the emperor. They all say that this disease can only be cured slowly. Over time, it may not be possible to cure it."

Lin Xuanyi's words were about his own illness, but it meant that Hongyang looked farther and did not have to worry about the gains and losses in front of him. Hongyang was also a awake person, so he could understand it. To be honest, he was not really going to win over Lin Xuanyi, but just wanted to listen to Lin Xuanyi's analysis of the court. After all, with Hongyang's IQ, he vaguely felt that he was gradually losing the backlash in the secret fight with Hongli. But seeing that Lin Xuanyi was unwilling to talk about this, he also understood Lin Xuanyi's suffering and smiled and said, "Sir, you need to take more care of yourself, so the students will not disturb the teacher's rest more. Say goodbye, and stay."

"Let's wait!" Lin Xuanyi saw that Hongyang was about to leave, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Does the second prince know about 'Xiaoyao Inn'?"

"'Xiaoyao Inn'?" Hongyang was stunned for a moment, and looked at Lin Xuanyi with some confusion, not understanding what Lin Xuanyi said.

Lin Xuanyi didn't look up at Hongyang's face, and said to himself, "There is a scholar from Guangzhou in the 'Xiaoyao Inn'. His surname is Xiao, well, it's very interesting."

Hongyang's eyes lit up, and he said nothing, bowed respectfully, and walked out...
Chapter completed!