With the peace between the two countries, the news of the return of the Son of Heaven came from the south, and hundreds of thousands of people inside and outside Tokyo fell into jubilation. The bureaucracy made great achievements, and the war ended.

In the nearly half a year since the start of the war, life has not been easy for ordinary people. Everything is mainly supplied to the Huainan army, and it is transported to the front line, the rise in food prices, and the shortage of materials have made the low-level bureaucrats and ordinary people very miserable, and they have to worry about the safety of their families.

Fortunately, the war is finally over, and in this year's plan, the twilight of spring is brilliant. With less of the cost of the war, the Tokyo government can also take out more corn cloth from the warehouse to stabilize prices.

Before returning to Beijing, Tokyo's civil and military bureaucrats were also immersed in busyness and complexity. For ministers, especially those who uphold the center, the presence or absence of the emperor is completely different concepts.

The most important thing is that before returning to Beijing, Liu Chengyou sent an edict early, with the relevant offices of the three divisions of Tokyo, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of War, and the Privy Council and the Forbidden Army, to prepare for the implementation of the aftermath of Huainan and the recruitment of Huainan soldiers and meritorious awards.

In the political hall, Feng Dao, Fan Zhen, Li Tao, and Xue Juzheng, several ministers in charge of the government, gathered together to discuss their affairs. The main problem is the issue of sending officials to Huainan.

"Take the fourteen states at once, up and down, there are too many vacancies that need to be filled!" Feng Dao was in the middle, took a sip of tea, and said: "Huainan is urging very urgently, many states and counties, the government has nothing to do, and after a long time, there will inevitably be chaos!" ”

"I received the edict before, and I have transferred more than 50 state and county officials from the two capitals, and in the early years of Qianyou, I promoted Jinshi, and those who could be transferred were also appointed to two ways! No matter how many there are, there will be no way to make up so many people at once! Li Tao, who recorded the affairs of the ministry, opened his mouth and answered, looking like he had a headache, but his tone was very relaxed, after all, this is probably the trouble of happiness.

As far as Huaidong and Huaixi are concerned, the appointment of the feudal officials and senior generals is easy to find, and it is not the officials of the departments at the state and county level. As early as the beginning of Shouchun, Liu Chengyou asked Tokyo to prepare a group of middle- and lower-level officials to fill the positions in Guang, Shou, Hao, and Sizhou. However, it is far from enough, although Huainan has surrendered many Tang officials and appointed many local officials, the Northern Han court still needs to send to strengthen the shortage of control.

Saying that, Li Tao suggested: "Do you send the Jinshi taken by the two years of Chang and the system to Huainan together?" ”

"No!" When the words fell, Fan Zhen made a face and said directly: "These Jinshi, the experience of governing the government and controlling the people, still need more experience in the post, Huainan Prefecture and County are all new places, the situation is unheard, the situation is complicated, there are many official and urgent matters that need to be handled, and they need to be filled by those with political qualifications!" However, among the jinshi, you can choose the older and the elite, and make an exception! ”

Li Tao said: "Among the two capitals, there are still many lords and officials, and they are favored by the country and are trustworthy, so they can be trusted!" ”

Fan Zhen still objected: "They have no political talents and less knowledge, how can they be officials? ”

"Then according to the view of Fan Xiang, what should I do?" Seeing that Fan Zhen slapped himself in the face again and again, without giving face, Li Tao was also unhappy, and asked rhetorically.

Fan Zhen thought for a while and looked at Feng Dao: "From Hedong, Henan, Hebei, and all the towns, select officials to fill the position, what does Feng Xianggong think?" ”

Listening to Fan Qian's suggestion, Feng Dao subconsciously glanced at him, stroked his white beard, thought for a while, and nodded: "Very good!" The military and political stability of the feudal towns in various places will not affect the overall situation by transferring some manpower to support Huainan! ”

"As for the vacancies in various local towns, they can be supplemented by the imperial court from now on!" Fan Zhen narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly.

The few ministers present still don't know where they are at this time, what they are thinking. Feng Dao couldn't help but look at Fan Zhen twice, and secretly wondered in his heart, could it be that the Son of Heaven had some secret edict with him?

Putting away his distracting thoughts, Feng Dao looked at Xue Juzheng, the deputy envoy of the Third Division, and asked, "How are you preparing to reward the money, silk, grain and rice of the three armies?" ”

At the mention of this, Xue Juzheng had a bitter look on his face, shook his head and said, "Not half of it!" ”

Liu Chengyou issued an edict, asking Tokyo to prepare 5,000 catties of gold, 150,000 taels of silver, 100,000 horses of silk, and 200,000 stones of corn, and prepare to make meritorious deeds and reward the soldiers of the three armies.

This is not a small amount, and it has suffered from the three divisions. It seemed that he could also understand Xue Juzheng's difficulties, Feng Dao just reminded: "Your Majesty is about to return to the court, and the forbidden army is also going back to Beijing, so you can't afford to delay this matter!" ”

Xue Juzheng nodded and said: "When the part of the Southern Tang Dynasty returns from the Sui Gong, it will be transferred from the local warehouses, and the capture and sale of the army, it should be almost the same!" ”

The third division of the Han Dynasty is in charge of the country's finances, and although the power is heavy, it is the most difficult official in the entire imperial court, after all, it is the whole country. Although Liu Chengyou, the son of heaven, is diligent and thrifty, but every time there is a big move, there is never a small amount of money, take this southern expedition as an example, three years of accumulation, most of it is really consumed in it.

In between the deliberations of the ministers in the government hall, there was also a high-level military council held on the side of the Privy Council, which was the third time in this time. In addition to the privy council chief and deputy envoys, Wei Renpu, the secretary of the military department, and Shang Hongqian, the palace marshal.

Shang Hongqian picked up the list of rewards and promotions jointly compiled by the Ministry of War and the Privy Council, glanced at it briefly, and said with great emotion: "After this battle, the forbidden army has changed a lot!" Rising stars, like clouds, I think, it won't be long, I'll wait for the army again, I'm afraid it's all fresh faces! ”

"The palace marshal is joking!" Guo Wei said calmly: "In this southern expedition, the heroes in the army are enthusiastic and enthusiastic, and those who perform well are innumerable. It is the proper duty of the imperial court to reward for meritorious deeds. Moreover, the results of this battle also proved that Your Majesty and the princes have achieved remarkable results in the rectification of the forbidden army! ”

Guo Wei is becoming more and more shrewd when he speaks.

"The armies of the two provinces of Huainan still need to make some adjustments!" Wei Renpu's mind was all about official affairs, and he said: "Your Majesty's capital command division is the first in the Han Dynasty, and you need to be cautious. The forbidden army also needs to be controlled by the privy council! ”

"What Wei Xianggong said is very true!" Zheng Renzhi took the initiative to speak, saluted a few people, and said: "The urgent task at the moment, in addition to rewarding merit and punishing faults, and adjusting the defense, is the adjustment of the Tokyo Forbidden Army. Ma Bujun, the guards who were originally stationed in Xijing, Slip, Lan, and Weibo, should take the opportunity to change their defenses. From the conquest of the army, there are also a lot of losses before and after, and they need to be supplemented! ”

"Your Majesty's edict, this matter has been mentioned!" Wei Renpu bowed his head, thought for a while, and said: "The establishment of the forbidden army, the official title, and the salary of the two divisions need to be further adjusted. As for the number of soldiers lacking, in my opinion, it may be possible to select the strong from Hedong, Weibo, Chengde and other towns and fill the forbidden army! ”

Glancing at Wei Renpu, Guo Wei nodded and said, "The pawns on the border can also be recruited!" ”

From the civil and military affairs in Tokyo, we can basically see where the next goal of the Northern Han will be. Before Liu Chengyou returned to Beijing, an edict had been issued, and the imperial court would focus on intervening in Fangzhen's army and politics!

After the meeting was dismissed, Guo Wei summoned Zheng Renzhi and asked him, "Is there a new newspaper coming from Guanzhong?" ”

Zheng Renzhi shook his head, causing Guo Shuxiang to frown. Seeing this, Zheng Renzhi said: "The imperial court has 20,000 troops in Jingzhao and Fengxiang, and with the ability of Zhao to make the king, the attack may not be enough, but the defense is expected to be safe, and the prime minister does not need to worry!" ”

"On the terrain, the Shu army occupies Qin Feng, which is always unfavorable for our dynasty!" Guo Wei thought for a while and ordered: "We must pay more attention to the military affairs of Guanzhong, if my guess is correct, the Son of Heaven will never allow it to be restrained by Meng Shu." Now take the land of the south and the north of the Tang River, once you free up your hands, you will definitely solve the trouble in the southwest! ”

Zheng Renzhi is also an insightful person, his chin head expressed his approval, between his eyebrows, with a little excitement in his eyes, he said to Guo Wei: "Prime Minister, with the development of today's situation, the period of the world's return to unification is not far away!" ”

Hearing this, Guo Wei thought about it seriously, his expression was calm, and he suddenly raised his head and said to Zheng Renxue: "Rixin, have you ever thought about going to the state and county?" ”

Hearing his words suddenly, Zheng Renzhi was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it, he somewhat understood Guo Wei's concerns. The Privy Council, although it was given some authority by the military, still controlled the government of military orders throughout the country, and its power was great. And the closeness between Guo Wei and Zheng Renxue, the two chief and deputy envoys, is something that everyone in the Manchu Dynasty knows.

After only thinking about it for a while, Zheng Ren said: "When the subordinate is old and weak, he has to be recommended and promoted by the cardinal minister before he can be in charge of the cardinal." If the cardinal has any arrangement, I have no objection! ”

"Zheng Gongzhi is in general!" Seeing his reaction, Guo Wei said with emotion: "Your Majesty's newly established Department of Inspectors has not yet been arranged, and I want to recommend Rixin to Huaidong Province as an envoy!" ”