Chapter Seventy-Four: Abolish the Old System!
Zhang Maocheng was scraped off his flesh and bones in public, and after torture, his limbs were cut off and thrown into the dung pit!
All the rebels were shocked by such a ruthless criminal law, and they were directly shocked by the fact that they had some thoughts at this time!
The Imperial City was busy.
The traces left by the battlefield also need to be cleaned, and no corpses can be buried around the Imperial City, and all corpses must be sent to a cemetery outside the Imperial City for burial.
In addition, the grass and trees blown up by the shells also need to be re-shoveled and taken care of, and there are countless departments and materials that Wang Wei needs to take over, and they need to be sorted out one by one.
There was not much food in the imperial city, and the newly harvested rebels had to go without food, and the soldiers brought back by land and sea also had to eat.
The soldiers who had returned by land were also about to arrive.
When there are few people, there is not enough food to eat, and when there are many people, everything needs food!
Yuwen Shihong pondered this question overnight, couldn't sleep, and held a court meeting early the next morning.
Early in the dynasty, Yuwen Shihong announced in public that he would open the treasury and buy grain outside the imperial city, plus the money and grain collected from Wang Wei, all of which were exchanged for grain!
Two days later, the soldiers were given a banquet outside the Imperial City as a reward!
The head of the household did not dare to make any comments, so he took out the money from the treasury and ordered someone to buy grain.
If the majesty of the emperor was only ordinary in the court before, after this battle to counterbalance the rebellion, the emperor has been raised countless levels in the minds of these ministers! Even many ministers are secretly talking about the fact that the emperor is actually the reincarnation of the dragon and the true god has descended!
The eldest grandson Hong and Qin Kun led people to the nearby city and the outer city to buy grain, buying unscrupulously along the way, until all the grain trucks were piled up before they began to return.
In order to prevent a short-sighted bandit from daring to hijack the official grain truck, Changsun Hong and Qin Kun not only brought countless elite soldiers and good generals, but also brought a small group of people from the fire command army to escort them!
After the grain arrived in the imperial city, the cooks who were called together were all ready to put their skills to work and began to arrange the banquet process in two days.
Xu Dong arranged everything at home, and after accompanying his wife Wen Cun for a day, he also set off to the imperial capital to meet the emperor.
On the second day after the battle subsided, Yuwen Shihong was not lazy and got up early in the morning.
Yang Qianxue helped him clean up and dress up, get dressed and take care of his belt.
The two got close to Yuwen Shihong again before leaving the dormitory.
After going out, Wei Zhong had already arranged everything, Yuwen Shihong got into the sedan chair, and soon arrived at the Xuanzheng Palace.
After arriving, the ministers also came one after another.
The eldest grandson Hong and Qin Kun stood on the left side, Gao Changgong stood on the lower side of the two, and on the other side was Wenchen.
Yuwen Shihong sat on the dragon chair.
"See the Emperor! Long live the emperor, long live, long live! ”
"See the Emperor! Long live the emperor, long live ......"
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The sound of the mountains and the tsunami came, and the voices of the ministers were neat and grand.
Yuwen Shihong smiled.
"Zhong Aiqing, let's get even."
"Yes!"
Then, the ministers all got up.
Yuwen Shihong asked.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know how the banquet I ordered a few days ago is progressing now?"
Changsun Hong stood up and arched his hand.
"Your Majesty, the arrangements have been made, the food is in place, and the chef has already prepared the menu process for the day, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed!"
"Haha! Good! ”
Yuwen Shihong couldn't help but laugh.
"Wait until tomorrow, the soldiers who have returned by land have also arrived, and then the whole army will have a banquet together! Enjoy! ”
In the two battles in succession this time, not only Yuwen Shihong, but also the troops who have been following him have been affected, and this time the internal and external troubles have been calmed down, and he, the emperor, is also happy!
For those soldiers who were killed and wounded, Yuwen Shihong still couldn't help but mourn in his heart.
"There is one more thing, you must do it well, the reward and return of the casualties must not be saved, and the soldiers must not be chilled!"
When the generals in the court heard this, they were all moved in their hearts and knelt down one after another.
"Thank you for your kindness!"
Gao Changgong was also shocked, he never expected that the casualties of the Northern Zhou Dynasty would still have such treatment as a reward and return to the township!
If this matter is placed in Northern Qi, it is simply impossible to think about it! The emperor has this money, and he wants to build a few palaces for himself to enjoy, where will he see those countless soldiers who have been killed and wounded?
After a while, Qin Kun looked left and right helplessly, and stood up and asked.
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing, how to canonize and reward the generals who have made meritorious contributions in the war this time?"
Originally, Qin Kun didn't plan to take the initiative to bring up this matter, so it seemed that he was in a hurry to ask for credit.
But Yuwen Shihong has never revealed the news, and he is afraid that if it drags on like this, it will make the soldiers below feel disturbed, so he took the initiative to ask about this matter.
"Don't worry, I've already thought about it."
Yuwen Shihong smiled and said.
"At this time, my internal and external troubles in the Northern Zhou Dynasty have been temporarily calmed down, and the Northern Qi army does not dare to or have the energy to encircle and suppress us again in a short period of time, which also happens to give me the opportunity for the Northern Zhou Dynasty to develop and cultivate!"
As he spoke, Yuwen Shihong glanced at the courtiers, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared.
"However, I have also come to a conclusion based on the performance of the soldiers and Wang Wei's rebellion!"
All the courtiers couldn't help but look at each other.
"There are huge loopholes in the current government model of this dynasty!!"
Yuwen Shihong said lightly.
"Therefore, I plan to abolish all the current systems in the court and change to a new mode of operation, and the existing officials will be reassigned positions according to their abilities!"
"With the central government as the core, under the jurisdiction of the three core departments of administration, finance, and military, the centralized system of local subordination to the central government is implemented! In addition, I also plan to open a new scientific examination program, which is called the imperial examination system, which is held every three years, and those who are born in the imperial examination are selected as imperial officials! ”
When the courtiers heard this, they were suddenly a little confused.
They originally thought that what Yuwen Shihong said about changing the new system was only a slight adjustment on the basis of the original, but they didn't expect it to be so thoroughly adjusted!
This is almost completely different from the current system!
Not to mention the even more terrifying imperial examination system, some of the Wenchen who heard the way in it almost changed their faces suddenly!
If the imperial examination system is really implemented, it can be said that it will bite off a piece of meat from the family's body!
Of course, Yuwen Shihong did not do this on a whim, but the result of careful consideration.
He's been thinking about these things for the past few days.
The choice to abolish the current system was also considered, and the existing system of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was too easy to divide power from the emperor, resulting in arbitrary or self-respecting foreign relatives.
If this is not changed, this situation cannot be avoided.
And he found that a huge part of the imperial court's financial capital lay in countless chaotic official positions.