Chapter 1295: Rooted in the Western Regions
Cui Yin symbolically read out the edict of the Son of Heaven, which gave a very high affirmation to the merits of Qin Jin and others in the Western Regions, and at the same time, they were each sealed and promoted.
Of course, at this time, the edict of the Son of Heaven had nothing to do with Li Heng, who had been lying on the sickbed for many years, and it was jointly drafted and promulgated by several prime ministers in the political hall after discussion.
Since the reopening of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the tentacles of the Prime Minister's subordinate officials have extended to major military and political affairs, and the power of the court officials has been further weakened, and even the power of several prime ministers at the head of the hundred officials has been greatly weakened.
In fact, there are only two prime ministers who were reused by Qin and Jin and left in the position of prime minister, one is Wei Jiansu, who has survived three dynasties, and the other is the newly rising Fifth Qi.
The former is well versed in the way of power and strategy, and the balance of officialdom is unsurpassed, and the latter is the best at financial planning, and in just one year, he has turned the extremely poor Chang'an Mansion into a profit.
Therefore, it makes sense for Qin Jin to use these two people, and even after reopening the Prime Minister's Mansion, he still gave them a lot of power.
This reward edict is the performance of Wei Jiansu and the Fifth Qi to repay the favor.
After handing over the edict, Cui Yin directly told Qin Jin that he had come to the Western Regions this time and did not plan to go back in a short time.
Qin Jin smiled and praised:
"If all the scholars are as determined as San Lang, why don't you worry about the world being owned by my Datang?"
This shocked everyone's spirits, since Gaozu to Taizong to Xuanzong, the Tang Dynasty has basically stopped expanding, and the prestige of the former Tian Khan is far inferior to that of Taizong. Especially after experiencing the rebellion of An Lushan and Shi Siming, it was even more discredited.
Now, Qin Jin's ambition is obviously not only to restore the glory of the past, open up the Western Regions, and expand the land for thousands of miles, the Tang Tianwei has been widely spread to places that have not been affected by previous dynasties.
"The prime minister is mighty! The subordinate is willing to die for the prime minister!"
Cui Yin is not brainless, and naturally expresses his loyalty.
In such a place where the emperor is far away, no matter who he is, he only knows that there is a prime minister but does not know that there is a son of heaven, if he is not loyal to Qin Jin, who will he be loyal to?
Qin Jin helped Cui Yin, who was thrown to the ground, and admonished:
"The Shenwu Army is about to pacify Khorasan, if San Lang can recruit more clansmen to come here as officials, presumably in thirty years, Yidi can also enter China!"
Cui Yin never expected these words, before coming to the Western Regions to see Qin Jin, all he was thinking about was how to get on the horse and kill the enemy, and get off the horse to kill the enemy. Now all of a sudden, I was a little blindfolded, and it took me a long time to react.
"Prime Minister, Prime Minister does he have to run the Western Regions for a long time?"
Qingxuzi on the side said:
"If you don't operate for a long time, will you have to give up the land that you have worked hard to knock down?"
Cui Yin hurriedly waved his hand and said:
"No, no, no, the subordinates mean that the prime minister wants to establish a military state in the Western Regions, like the Central Plains?"
Qin Jin nodded and shook his head again.
"Junzhou is to be established, but it can't be generalized with the Central Plains, after all, the ethnic and religious conditions here are very different from those of the Tang Dynasty, and it is necessary to adapt measures to local conditions!"
At this point, Cui Yin is like discovering a treasure, although the Boling Cui clan is a big family, but there are many side branches, and there are even more unambitious children, if they can really respond to the call of the prime minister, it is also a way for the majority of lintels.
"The subordinates thought that if the prime minister could widely issue a merit-seeking order, there would be a lot of responders!"
Qin Jin and Cui Yin talked until late at night, filling the newly opened lands in the Western Regions and Tianzhu with the side branches of the great clans to consolidate the Tang Dynasty's rule in the local area, an idea that had arisen as early as the beginning of the crossing of the Green Mountains.
In the distant Western Regions, if the force of the imperial court is to last, it is absolutely impossible without the support of the local clans, and the local big families are all foreign races, although the Tang Dynasty will be the icing on the cake when it is strong, but if they want to send charcoal in the snow, it may not be.
Only those who are also Chinese will share honor and disgrace.
Cui Yin was really a smart person, and immediately understood Qin Jin's intentions, and said that he could go to the letter family, recruit several brothers to the Western Regions together, and ensure that they were all willing.
"At the end of last year, the Prime Minister's Office issued a proclamation to recruit virtuous people to Anxi, and at first everyone thought it was a chore, and no one wanted to apply......
Speaking of this, Cui Yin smiled awkwardly.
"Although the subordinates were moved, they didn't know what the inside situation was, so they asked for an errand that no one else wanted to do, and went to the Western Regions thousands of miles away to read the edict!"
After hearing this, Qin Jin smiled disapprenousively:
"I can eat the hardships of going over mountains and mountains, and when I go to the Western Regions thousands of miles away, I am a good man in the Tang Dynasty!"
He will not easily promise to be an official, for example, a young and inexperienced person like Cui Yin must first go through some training, and then decide on a position based on his talents.
As for the official rank, I will not be stingy, as long as I am willing to come, I will start from the top five grades, and as for what kind of job I can get, it depends on the specific performance.
"Prime Minister, when will the subordinates be lucky enough to go to the front of the battlefield and see the heroic demeanor of my Tang Heavenly Soldiers?"
Datang men are martial by nature, although Cui Yin has been from the text since enlightenment, but when it comes to Jin Ge Iron Horse, it is a burst of irrepressible blood boiling.
Rushing back from Gorgan overnight, Qin Jin was already a little tired, of course it was impossible to rush back in such a hurry.
The time for the war has not yet arrived, and since he has returned to Sylvan as the rear, there are still several measures that need to be personally supervised and implemented, and it will take at least three days to calculate.
When Cui Yin heard that it would take three days to arrive in front of Gorgan's formation, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.
People are often like this, the closer they are, the more anxious they are, even if they only wait for three days, they are anxious to scratch their ears and cheeks.
Early the next morning, Qin Jin met with a Shenwu army general who had been entrusted with the position of the lord of Silfan City.
This person used to be an instructor in the Shenwu Military Academy, named Ge Hongye.
Ge Hongye, as a general who leads the army, has no outstanding talent, but he has an outstanding strength, that is, he is steady and cautious.
Steady and cautious on the battlefield, sometimes because of being too conservative and timid, but it is perfect for dealing with local military and political affairs.
Wherever the Shenwu army passed, it was not just a simple conquest, and every time it passed through a place or a city, Qin Jin would personally appoint an officer from Shenwu as an official in charge of the military power.
They not only bear the responsibility of consolidating the locality, but also have to clean up and maintain the back roads of the Shenwu Army from time to time.
Because since the battle crossed the Green Ridge, the Shenwu Army has been equivalent to a lone army going deep, and only by maintaining a thorough rear road can it be attacked, retreated, and defended.