After the date of the wedding and sacrifice was selected in the Taichang Temple, the Ministry of Rites began to arrange the itinerary and list the people accompanying the sacrifice, the Criminal Department reported the list of pardons, and the Ministry of War was responsible for arranging the driving, and the Ministry of Household prepared the needs, and the Ministry of Works immediately sent people to repair the road and the altar and the temple, and the guard of honor was dispatched by the imperial guards as usual. The recital was quickly sent to the Imperial Front and reviewed by Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu had already figured out the meaning of the pro-sacrifice, so he naturally had his own idea. On the issue of amnesty, he has already considered it, and now it has been less than two years since the recovery of Jiangnan, so the historical burden is light, and the imperial court has reduced many harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, exempted the arrears of taxes from the previous dynasty, so as to facilitate recuperation. Therefore, there is no question of easing class contradictions, and the scope of forgiveness is greatly narrowed.

However, Zhao Yu found in the list of four amnesties in the Criminal Department newspaper that they listed the names of many rebel officials who were punished after entering Jiangnan, and involved Mengyuan officials, in addition to many criminal criminals. The punishment of rebellions and traitors was personally ordered and punished by him, which is also the need to stabilize Jiangnan, and many people are also involved in Chen Yizhong and Wang Zhen's group, which must not be forgiven.

Therefore, Zhao Yu urgently summoned Deng Wenyuan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and ordered him to reopen the list of pardons, and limited the time period to the second year of Jingyan and the sixth year of Zhixiangxing, pardoned the officials and soldiers who were convicted during this period, and included the enemy officers and soldiers captured in previous wars. In other words, the prisoners who had previously served hard labor could receive the same salary as everyone else, and they were no longer forced to just eat. And this involved several reorganized baggage divisions and the newly formed Northern Army.

Deng Wenyuan understood that His Majesty had drawn a bar, taking entry into Jiangnan as the boundary, and following the Qiongzhou period, he was among those who were pardoned, and after entering Jiangnan, he was no longer among them. Obviously, the old Jiangnan officials and scholars who were convicted were expelled and prevented from turning over, which was not only a punishment but also a warning. And he also knew that this was a signal for the little emperor to show his prestige and break the current dull and conservative situation, and this was also the desire of the scholars who had experienced the national ruin, and he was of course willing to help His Majesty accomplish it.

Then Zhao Yu summoned Chen Zhongwei and Chen Zeweng, the secretary of the ministry, to discuss the matter of shadow supplement. Naturally, the policy of comprehensive shadow compensation was canceled, but the time period was still divided before the recovery of Jiangnan, and the civil and military forces who made great contributions to the formation and protection of the Xing Dynasty were included, but it also included the soldiers and ministers who were martyred after the invasion of Jiangnan by the Meng Yuan. However, there is also a limited shade supplement, each household is limited to one person, if you want to become an official, you must enter the military training corps or the national subintendent to study, and you can only participate in the election of officials after graduation.

Chen Zhongwei very much agrees with raising the threshold of shade, and the generalization of a large area of shade has actually lost the meaning of selecting talents for the country, and has purely become a competition between Lao Tzu. And avoid the joke that there are dozens of shaders, and even the servants and grooms in the family have official status. The reduction of the quota has fundamentally curbed the proliferation of redundant officials, and also ensured the quality, after all, only one person can be shaded, at least this smart and clever one is required, and the phenomenon that fools can eat official meals is avoided. In addition, having an official body does not necessarily mean that you can be an official, and it also avoids those who do not learn and have no skills to enter the office.

Chen Zeweng, as a real relative of the emperor, naturally would not spoil the good things of his niece and son-in-law, of course, he was in favor of it. He also saw that at the moment that Zuo Shilang Wang Zhen was convicted, he was likely to replace the already old Chen Zhongwei as the secretary of the ministry, and enter the ranks of the chief executives, and he could go to the palace to participate in the assembly presided over by the emperor, which could be regarded as a precedent for the Chen family. And now he has been branded as a relative whether he wants it or not, and he has become one with the royal family, and the defeat of the little emperor is also the time when the Chen family is defeated, so he must choose to support.

Next, Zhao Yu summoned Jiang Xuan, the secretary of the military department, and Ni Liang, the commander of the imperial guards, to come to the meeting, and he ordered the military department to immediately summon the generals and veterans who had made great contributions in the previous wars near Gyeonggi to come to the capital to participate in the ceremony of accompanying heaven and earth. It also made Ni Liang change the old practice of serving as a guard of honor in the pro-guard brigade in the past, but comprehensively selected in the imperial guard, and the selection conditions were those with good military quality and military merits as the hard condition, and the previous rules of focusing on image were broken.

"Your Majesty, in the past, I accompanied the sacrifice either for the court or for the royal family, but it is not in accordance with the etiquette law to be accompanied by a military general!" Jiang Xuan frowned when he heard this.

"Sir, now the etiquette followed by my dynasty is the same as the ancient etiquette!" Zhao Hao asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, there are some differences with the ancient rites, but they are generally similar." Jiang Xuan groaned slightly.

"Sir, I'm afraid it's very different!" Zhao Yu saw Jiang Xuan open his mouth to speak, he waved his hand to stop him, and still said with a smile, "Sir, don't worry, I don't mean to be retro, but to say that it has been thousands of years since the Zhou metric ceremony, even if Sage Kong respected the Zhou ceremony, he also made new annotations and corrections according to the time." And my dynasty has also made revisions over the years, and besides, I have only made some small adjustments to the accompanying personnel, and although these people are just small people, they are also loyal to the country, but they can't be generalized just because of their low grade! ”

"Your Majesty, do you want to discuss it with you again!" Jiang Xuan nodded and proposed again.

"There's no need, if a meeting is held, it will be discussed and indecided, but I'm afraid that my sons will be born, and I won't be able to decide. At that time, I will directly transfer the list to the Ministry of Rites and ask them to make proper arrangements, and as for Shangshu Province, it is enough to inform them so that they can also be prepared. Zhao Yu waved his hand and refused.

"Your Majesty, is there something wrong with this?" Jiang Xuan was also amused by the little emperor's words, but he was still a little uneasy.

"What's wrong, such a little thing has to be discussed again and again, can't I do this?" Zhao Yu still said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the minister didn't mean that, and besides, Your Majesty thinks of the meritorious ministers, and does not forget the feelings of the robes, and the ministers will not have any objections." Jiang Xuan was stunned. He just saw that although the little emperor kept laughing, it seemed to be different from before, and there seemed to be more of a domineering spirit that was not angry and arrogant.

"Then there is Mr. Lao, the Invalides Academy of My Records has been moved to Shaoxing, and you can also choose some of them and let them follow me before and after." Zhao Yu thought about it and said.

"Your Majesty, the Invalides are full of soldiers who are seriously injured and disabled and unable to continue their service, and it is very difficult for them to walk, how can they follow the front and back of the car!" Jiang Xuan was a little embarrassed when he heard this.

"I don't really let them escort them, they can also travel in cars, many of them have not been to Lin'an City, and they have been cheered by the crowd as victors, which is the honor they deserve." Zhao Hao sighed.

"Your Majesty, such a generous grace, you will definitely be supported by the whole army!" At this point, Jiang Xuan has a clear understanding of the little emperor's heart, and he is about to be pro-government, first of all, he must stabilize the army's heart, so as to resist the open guns and hidden arrows of all forces, but it has already been shown that the little emperor has seen through the connotation of pro-worship, which is just a kind of political game, so as to use it.

"Your Majesty, this time the selection of honor guards from all departments of the Guardian Army, is the time a little rushed, in case something happens on the way, I am afraid that the transfer will not work!" Ni Liang was a little apprehensive at this time.

"Is there any of them who don't want to be the guard of honor?" Zhao Hao asked with a frown.

"Your Majesty's words are wrong, it is a great honor to serve as a guard of honor, and I am afraid that I will break my head and come to serve." Ni Liang said authentically.

"In that case, why worry about it, don't you still have confidence in your subordinates?" Zhao Hao asked with a smile.

"If that's not the case, the subordinates won't make a mistake!" Ni Liang thinks about it, let's solve it by myself!

"Your Majesty, what is the standard for this reward?" Jiang Xuan asked again.

"What was the standard in the past?" Zhao Yu asked.

"Your Majesty, the pro-worship reward army ranges from five to twenty times, and generally a silk horse is given. But there are times when you can't pay for it! Jiang Xuan thought about it.

"The officers and soldiers who participated in the retinue will be given 200 wen per person every day, and a certificate stamped with the jade seal of mine will be issued at the end of the event as a souvenir, and no more rewards will be given. What does the gentleman think? Zhao Yu thought for a moment.

"The minister thought that it was okay, when Taizu ordered to reward the army, he was worried about repeating the disaster of the five generations, and now my dynasty has a complete military system, and the military spirit is upward, and there will be no more thoughts and changes. Moreover, His Majesty continues to reward the armies and their treatment is increasing day by day, so it is natural to make some changes! Jiang Xuan thought about it and said, it can be said that it is a good idea to worship and reward the army, which will not only cost a huge amount, but also will make the army go down the old road of not rewarding and not fighting back then.

In fact, as Jiang Xuan said, the current treatment of the army is better than when the Great Song Dynasty was at its peak, the salary will never be in arrears, food and clothing are paid by the state, there are subsidies for war, the wounded and sick are treated free of charge by the hospital, the disabled are supported by the state, and there will be a bereavement pension for the war dead. In addition, once conscripted into the army for life, once conscripted for life, as long as they have served for seven years, they can retire and return to their hometowns, and a large amount of settling-in allowance will be paid.

In addition, in the early days of the founding of the army, the little emperor deliberately guided and educated the officers and soldiers to serve in the army for the purpose of protecting the family and the country, rather than promoting the idea of making a fortune. And through constant propaganda and education, the soldiers will gradually develop the tradition that honor is more important than anything else. At the same time, by constantly improving the status of the warriors, we will change the world's perception of the warriors, so that they will regard enlistment in the army as an incomparably glorious thing, cultivate their sense of honor, and change the old concept that serving as a soldier is only for food.

This time, the little emperor stimulated them by recruiting honor guards from the whole army, further strengthening this kind of thinking, so that the officers and soldiers of the protectors could be proud to accompany the king, but it was not an opportunity to get money, which can be described as a matter of killing two birds with one stone. Of course, these honors are not just empty words, but also have benefits. Participating in the repertinence has already shown that his military quality is excellent, his work style is good, and he is politically reliable, and whether he is promoted in the future or resettled after retirement, these honors can be turned into real wealth as a condition.

"My subordinates think that what Your Majesty said is good, and the army that fights for money may betray at any time, and it will never become a powerful weapon in the hands of Your Majesty to resist foreign humiliation, and to protect the country and the people!" Ni Liang said.

"Okay, Mr. and Ni Dutong will arrange it as soon as possible, and they must be prepared before the big sacrifice!" Zhao Yu nodded.

"Obey the Divine Commandment!"

"Subordinates obey!" The two were ordered to give a salute and leave......

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Taichang Temple selected auspicious day, the tenth day of the first month of the lunar month, Zhao Yu personally worshiped the southern suburbs, although the Empress Dowager ordered the honor guard to be reduced by three percent, but the honor guard dispatched more than 4,000 people, plus the accompanying ministry, the temple supervisor and the size of the officials also have thousands of people. The emperor's travel has always been a grand event in the capital, at least for the people of the capital, it is a big lively, early thousands of empty alleys came to watch, hoping to see the holy face.

However, this time everyone was surprised to find that the honor guards dispatched this time not only had escorts, but also hundreds of wounded and disabled soldiers in front and behind the holy car, although many of them were disabled, and even lacked limbs, but they were still standing on the military chariot with weapons, staring at each other, murderous and intimidating, which was terrifying, and the discerning people knew at a glance that these people were veterans of the rest of the battle, which made people awe-inspired.

In the ranks of the courtiers, there were dozens of generals with medals on their chests on horseback, and from the armbands and badges of those who knew military rules, it can be seen that although these people were of different ranks, the medals they wore showed that many of them had participated in all the great wars after the establishment of the Xing Dynasty, and they could be said to have made outstanding achievements.

In times of war, people respect the heroes on the battlefield the most, and when they pass by, they will let out bursts of cheers, and the limelight simply overshadows those who ride in the chariot. Immediately on the street, there was a special issue printed by the "Lin'an Times" for sale, which introduced in detail the situation of the military generals who accompanied the sacrifice, and published articles such as "The Meritorious Heroes of the Country", praising the merits of these military generals, and hyped up that this is an honor that has never been seen before or since, which is enough to go down in history, the honor of the glorious family, and of course, by the way, it also praised the little emperor as a benevolent and righteous king, and did not forget the love of the robe formed by the bloody battle side by side.

The people only saw the excitement, but some people saw the doorway. The little emperor wantonly elevated the status of the warriors before he became pro-government, not to save a few rewards for the army, he could be said to win the hearts of all the generals, which was enough to make those soldiers die for him. In this way, when it is officially pro-government, the sky of the Great Song Dynasty may be about to change, and there will be a scene of civil and military living on the court, evenly divided, and the matter of civil ministers dominating the court will never return.

And the courtiers in the court have already felt the slightest chill, this time the little emperor did not have a meeting, nor did he assemble, and he did not even notify those deacons, but directly sent an edict to the provincial department to integrate a large number of warriors into the ranks of the accompanying sacrifices. Combined with the assassinations, slanders, and rebellions against the little emperor that occurred one after another, it is obvious that the civil servants have lost the trust of the little emperor, forcing him to turn to the warriors who have always been close. They couldn't help but worry that once the Zhishi of the old cronies such as Ying Jieyan, Liu Huang, Chen Zhongwei and Xu Zongren stayed away from the court, then the little emperor would lose his restraint and would use more severe means to suppress the ministers......