The arrangement is better than the ban, Liu Cong just wants to strengthen the power of Jinyiwei, but Liu Cong also knows about Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, because Jinyiwei was under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor, other officials in the court could not interfere with them at all, so that Jinyiwei could handle major cases involving court officials and submit them directly to the emperor.

Therefore, the officials of the DPRK and China are afraid of Jinyiwei. However, the scope of Jinyiwei's torture was only for officials and doctors, so they generally did not interrogate and arrest ordinary people. Ordinary people's criminal and civil cases are handled only through the normal administration of justice.

During the Hongwu period, because of Jinyiwei's illegal behavior and abuse of prisoners, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict to burn Jinyiwei's torture equipment and abolished their function. After Ming Chengzu Zhu Di ascended the throne, he restored all the power of Jinyiwei and strengthened it. He set up the Beizhen Fu Division, which was in charge of the "edict prison", which could directly arrest and torture prisoners, and the judicial organs such as the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate had no right to interrogate. During the Chenghua period of Emperor Ming Xianzong, the seal letter of the Beizhen Fusi was added, and all the prisons were presented to the emperor without being conveyed through the command, so that the Jinyi Weibei Zhenfu Division became a judicial institution directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, and the power reached the extreme.

The Jinyi Guard Officer School responsible for reconnaissance and arrest is called "Ti Cai". Due to the lack of restrictions on their powers, they fabricated charges in order to solicit merit and rewards, unscrupulously expanded the scope of involvement, and created numerous unjust, false and wrongly decided cases.

In addition, the Jinyi guards had privileges, which invisibly allowed them to act arbitrarily and pervert the law, but they were protected by the emperor's "barrier", causing chaos in society. Therefore, the death of the Ming Dynasty in the factory guard was one of the reasons for the fall of the Ming Dynasty. Liu Cong set up the brocade guard at the beginning, just to take its essence and abandon the dross. Therefore, when Jinyiwei was first established, it was a military establishment.

With the expansion of the Jinyi guard team and the expansion of power, Jingzhou's civil and military officials also felt the pressure, which was of great benefit to the officials' clean government construction and Liu Cong's control of Jingzhou, but what power was most afraid of was losing supervision! Although Huang Quan is still young and a cronie who has followed him for many years, there is no problem with Liu Cong's loyalty, but Liu Cong is also worried that with the growth of experience and the accumulation of credit, there will be a situation of Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty.

After a long period of consideration, Liu Cong chose decentralization and mutual control. Countless cases in the past dynasties have told Liu Cong that it is like a spy and a spy department, and it is impossible to form a monopoly. Otherwise, the department would definitely collapse quickly like the brocade guards of the Ming Dynasty, breeding countless drawbacks.

Decentralization is imperative. Liu Yin, who was also a close confidant, was promoted. The Praetorian Guard was divided into two parts, the Jinyi Guard and the Espionage Division! Huang Quan is in charge of Jinyiwei, and Liu Yin is in charge of the Espionage Department. On this day, in the city of Xiangyang, there was another house and a secret room.

In the dim light, Huang Quan and Liu Yin stood with their heads bowed, and in front of them was Liu Cong sitting on a soft chair. This is the first time that the two of them have seen Liu Cong so mysterious and serious, and they both looked at Liu Cong silently and didn't dare to pant loudly.

Liu Cong's voice was cold and indifferent: "You two are now my confidants." In the future, many things will also require your participation. ”

"As my power has expanded, so have your tasks. In order to continue to act efficiently, I decided to divide the spy into two, one called Jinyiwei; A so-called spy department must gradually cultivate dark forces. I'll tell you about the details in the future! ”

"Jin Yiwei is responsible for intelligence gathering throughout the country and the supervision of internal officials; The Espionage Department is responsible for handling and keeping the information collected by the Jinyi Guard. Generally speaking, internally, Jinyiwei still has supreme privileges, but the private information of some officials must be handed over to the Espionage Department as soon as possible, and the Espionage Department is responsible for centralized custody and submission, and when it is necessary to suppress or promote someone, the Espionage Department will sort out the materials one by one, and then hand them over to Jinyiwei for execution. ”

This division of labor is a bit similar to the harmony of the later generations of Jinyi Wei such as the national security or public security * department, while the spy department has some procuratorial and pre-trial functions, of course, the final * judge is Liu Cong. In this way, the two departments can cooperate with each other and supervise each other, and it is not easy to form a monopoly of power. Of course, the specific division of labor and cooperation still needs to be continuously explored and improved in the future implementation.

Liu Yin's charge of the Espionage Department is also a reward for his loyal escort Liu Cong over the years. Whether Huang Quan wants it or not, he must hand over half of his men and power, and at the same time face Liu Yin's competition.

The selection of the new captain of the guard aroused the concern of the civil and military officials in Xiangyang. Surprisingly, this time Liu Cong chose Zhao Yun! Of course, with Zhao Yun's identity, he can't just be a captain of the guard. Liu Cong set up a new guard battalion in the state of conquest and promoted Zhao Yun to the general of the guard. In this way, Zhao Yun is the captain of the guard and the commander of the guard battalion.

Liu Cong actually had several considerations for choosing Zhao Yun. First of all, Zhao Yun's loyalty is beyond doubt! And Zhao Yun's skills are even more incredible! With the stability of Jingzhou, what can pose a threat to Liu Cong is on the battlefield in the future. When dealing with internal enemies, the day-to-day operations of the Jinyi Guard and the Espionage Division can basically be eliminated. Although Liu Yin is loyal, he does not have Zhao Yun's undue bravery. Since Zhao Yun is the commander of the escort battalion, he will be the main force of the Chinese army on the battlefield in the future.

On the battlefield of thousands or even tens of thousands of people, it is not necessary for a loyal and brave man like Zhao Yun to protect the lord and the whole. replaced Huang Quan and Liu Yin, and if you really want to encounter something, you are powerless! When Liu Cong went out for the first time and fell off his horse, Huang Quan and others just watched stupidly.

On the other hand, Zhao Yun is stricter than the law, but he does not have Guan Yu's arrogance. Skills unite colleagues, and they can also have a supervisory role in Huang Quan's Jinyiwei and Liu Yin's espionage department. As Liu Cong's status gets higher and higher, the number of guards will also increase, and it is indeed necessary to have a guard chief who can stand alone and strictly restrain his subordinates.

There is another very important reason, that is, Zhao Yun and Guan Yu have an old relationship, no matter what happens to Guan Yu in the future, Liu Cong is absolutely unwilling to see Zhao Yun and Guan Yu and others form a faction, even Zhuge Liang can't. Keeping him by his side, Zhao Yun will be a faction of his own, he can lead troops to fight in wartime, protect the Chinese army when he retreats, and balance the forces of various factions in peacetime. Liu Cong was even proud of this choice secretly in his heart.

Historically, Zhao Yun stood on the Zhuge Liang faction of Shu Han, so he has not been reused by Liu Bei. When pacifying Yizhou, Liu Bei rewarded the meritorious heroes and gave Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng, Guan Yu, and Zhang Feijin 500 gold, 1,000 catties of silver, 50 million dollars, and 1,000 horses, but Zhao Yun was not in this case. When Liu Bei ascended to the throne of Hanzhong, he was once again rewarded as an official, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong were all named generals before and after, and they were fake and marquis, but Zhao Yun was still in place.

There are hundreds of military officials under him, and it is impossible for Liu Cong to prevent them from forming a party and assigning them. This is a problem that Chinese people have had since ancient times, and it can be regarded as a characteristic, so before showing this sign, Zhao Yun was separated first. Even if these people are to be assigned in the future, they will have as many factions as possible, so that it is convenient for Liu Cong to control.

Of course, Zhao Yun's boldness and carefulness are the fundamental reasons why Liu Cong chose him. This person is more and more afraid of death as his status improves...... Liu Cong is not exempt from vulgarity. In case of a real war in the future, Liu Cong certainly didn't think that Liu Yin and Huang Quan would be able to defeat Zhao Yun. In this way, the department dedicated to serving Liu Cong has evolved from the original pro-guard team to the current three departments, which can be regarded as a trade-off for Liu Cong.

And for Zhao Yun, although the position of the chief of the guard is not high, he is Liu Cong's cronies, which is a treatment that ordinary people cannot enjoy, especially as a general! Zhao Yun had no reason to refuse Liu Cong's trust, and he was confident that he would be up to the job. Similarly, as the captain of the guard, his future actions will be largely restricted by Liu Cong's travel, and it is impossible for him to be as leisurely as before.

And Zhao Yun really did not disappoint Liu Cong, from the beginning of his tenure, he began to investigate the composition of the candidates for the escort battalion, as well as to test the skills of the members, and some people were constantly eliminated because their identity and martial arts were not up to standard. Of the 3,000 people that Liu Cong had prepared before, less than 1,000 were left in less than a few days. However, Liu Cong did not interfere with Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun was not only responsible for himself, but also wanted to build a sharp knife army in the name of the guard battalion! A special forces to safeguard the commander and the Chinese army!