Chapter 7: The Crown Prince of Shu
On the left side of the imperial study, Meng Chang came to the imperial study accompanied by Gonggong Lu. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
"I have heard it for a long time, and they all say that the royal family has no family affection, but my son is the most affectionate person, your grandfather, my father and the emperor have a difficult business, running all their lives, creating today's foundation, and cannot be defeated in the hands of you and my father and son, Jue'er, my father is tired, and the country will be handed over to you two brothers." As he spoke, Meng Changyu suddenly left tears.
"Father." Both shouted at the same time.
"It's okay, my father is happy today, happy."
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On November 10, the 18th year of Shu Guangzheng, in the Qinzheng Hall of the Imperial Palace of CD House.
"The emperor has arrived, and all the officials greet him."
With a shout, Meng Xuanjue and all the officials knelt down to welcome the arrival of Emperor Meng Chang.
I saw Meng Chang wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a golden crown, striding to the throne, the hundred officials were divided into four columns, the drums were ringing in unison, the scene was solemn, and the atmosphere was solemn.
Meng Chang sat down, and then saw the hundred officials kneeling down in unison, and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." β
"Zhongqing is flat, and Meng Xuanjue, the king of praise... Meng Chang said majestically.
Meng Xuanjue hurriedly stepped forward, knelt outside the three parts under Meng Chang, and bowed: "Erchen is hereγγγγγγ β
Meng Chang glanced at the ministers and generals in the palace, and then said to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty: "Today, all the officials are here, I think, there is something to announce, it is related to you, I will issue the following edict." β
Soon, Gonggong Lu came to the throne with a holy decree.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and even the palace maids and eunuchs all knelt down, and they all knew what was written on this holy decree, so they all kowtowed and said, "The ministers listen to the holy will." β
Meng Chang motioned for Lu Dacheng to read it, so Lu Dacheng unfolded the holy decree and read it aloud: "I won the Baozong Temple, with the body of Weide Shaoxian as the emperor as the emperor, it has been twenty-one years, Lai Junchen is single-minded, the country is peaceful, there are few wars, but the enemies around are getting stronger and stronger, and the lord of Zhongxing cannot protect the society, the second son of the emperor, Meng Xuanjue, is talented and intelligent, both civil and military, and is the hope of the revitalization of my Shu country. β
After the reading of the holy decree, the entire Qinzheng Hall was quiet for a moment, and then the bowing of the hundred officials sounded: "The minister's obedience, see His Royal Highness the Prince." β
Meng Xuanjue also bowed and said: "The son-in-law received the order, and the father-in-law Dundun taught, and the son-in-law remembered it in his heart and did not dare to forget it." Then he respectfully accepted the decree.
After the next dynasty, Meng Xuanjue accepted the congratulations of hundreds of officials outside the Qinzheng Palace, and returned to the palace for a long time.
Shu Emperor Meng Chang had two concubines, both of whom had died, and never had a concubine after that, and the two brothers Meng Xuanzhe and Meng Xuanjue lived in the palace, which was also a rare thing for the royal family in previous dynasties.
"Father, this battle of Qinzhou defeated the Great Zhou and captured 20,000 soldiers, the Zhou army will never give up, and I ask my father to make a decision as soon as possible." In the living hall, Meng Chang was having dinner with his second son. The crown prince had just been canonized during the day, Meng Chang was in a happy mood, and even the atmosphere in the palace was very good.
"It's a bit tricky at this time, so let's talk about what to do." Meng Chang said lightly, although the Shu Kingdom was defeated this time, but it also lost a lot, and it was not possible to recover in a year or two, compared to the Great Zhou, the damage was much smaller, the Great Zhou occupied the Central Plains, the population was dense, the people were rich, and they would definitely be able to recover within the year.
"Father, in this war, the second brother has made great contributions, and now the entire CD Mansion has spread all over the world, and they all say that the second brother is the incarnation of the God of War, and the people of Shu are all praised, I want to hear the opinion of the second brother." Meng Xuanzhe was not jealous, but sincerely happy.
In fact, Meng Xuanjue thought about this for a long time, and finally came to the conclusion that Shu was not strong enough, if Shu was strong enough, there was no need to be afraid of the Great Zhou, but Shu followed the Tang system, the official positions were chaotic, the feudal towns were divided, the words of those who could speak could not reach the heavens, and the emperor's orders could not be fully implemented, so if Shu wanted not to be destroyed, it must be strong and rich, and to do this, it must be reformed, and reform will touch the interests of many people, and it will be difficult to move an inch.
Meng Xuanjue is now the crown prince, and he should plan for the great cause of Shu, so he said: "Father, the child has a plan to make Shu rich and strong, but he needs the full support of his father and eldest brother." β
"If you have anything, just say that you are now the crown prince and should serve the country."
Meng Xuanjue took a deep breath, because there will be a lot of words for him next, and it will also surprise Meng Chang and Meng Xuanzhe, "Father, eldest brother, Shu follows the Tang system, and now this system has hindered the strength of the country, and it must be reformed, I have three major reform measures, one is to abolish the three-province system, only retain Zhongshu Province, Zhongshu Province has left and right prime ministers, the left prime minister is the main one, the right prime minister is supplemented, and the second product is the second product, Zhongshu Province has six departments and three courts, and the six departments have one Shangshu, one left and right waiters, and the three courts are the Lifan Yuan, the Metropolitan Inspection Yuan, and the Hanlin Academy, There is no supreme governor of the three courts, directly under the emperor, the Lifan Yuan is in charge of foreign affairs, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is in charge of the speech officials, and the Hanlin Yuan is the emperor's secretariat, which is in charge of the imperial examinations and other matters. The second is to change the state to the government, Shu Qinzhou, Fengzhou, Chengzhou, Jiezhou, Xingzhou, Wenzhou for Long'an, Yuanzhou, Lizhou, Jianzhou, Longzhou, Bazhou, Jizhou for Baoning, Tongzhou, Kaizhou, Wanzhou, Zhongzhou, Quzhou, Kuizhou, Shizhou for Chongqing, Jianzhou, Zizhou, Suizhou, Guozhou, Rongzhou, Lingzhou for Jiading, Yanzhou, Lanzhou, Ezhou, Meizhou, Luzhou for Xuzhou, plus CD Mansion, a total of five prefectures and 48 prefectures, each prefecture has a prefect, each prefecture has a governor, each county has a magistrate, and each county has a magistrate, who is in charge of administration and does not care about the military. The third is the reform of the army, abolishing the system of moderation and envoys, and setting up military guards in all important military areas throughout the country, with 5,600 guards, and under them there are units such as 1,000 households, 100 households, general flags, and small banners. The guard system is the military household system, the military household is hereditary, each military household has a house, a field, and a fixed grain every month, and the sergeants are in the battalion, which is divided into two parts: the garrison and the tuntian, and they take turns on time, and the tuntian is fixed to hand over the grain to supply the garrison army. Set up a command and envoy department, and set up a guard command and envoy under the capital division. Each guard is usually tuntian, and in wartime it is ordered to attack and defend, and every time there is a battle, the imperial court temporarily orders the generals to unify the command. β
Meng Xuanjue said the official system of the Ming Dynasty in one breath, although it shows that these systems of the Dynasty are also flawed, but this system is now the most suitable system for this period.
Maybe they were frightened by Meng Xuanjue's macro system, or maybe they were shocked by Meng Xuanjue's amazing talent, Meng Chang and Meng Xuanzhe couldn't calm down for a long time, they knew that if this system could be implemented, what would it mean, it would mean that after the end of the Tang Dynasty, the situation of separating feudal towns would not appear again, and there would be no people who supported the army and respected themselves.
But the difficulty of this can be imagined.