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Chapter 1114: Northern Situation
It slightly reduces the efficiency of decision-making, but greatly increases the safety of decision-making. Even if a group of people make a decision that is wrong, there is still a group of people to take the responsibility. But the reality is that almost all the people who make the rules are involved. Can they admit that they are wrong?
It is wrong, and it is also right.
Such brilliant political tactics were difficult to deal with even Changsun Wuji, an old fox who was good at playing power games.

From beginning to end, it was not the emperor's business, because the emperor did not monopolize power, but achieved a balance of power.

Zhang Sun Wuji looked at the young emperor with satisfaction. On the one hand, he was happy that his nephew was becoming more and more mature and could support the country. The pressure on his shoulders was much less. He had no intention of rebellion, so he would not do anything desperate.
On the other hand, it was also a bit of a headache. If he wanted to take back the decision-making power, it would not be a question of whether the emperor agreed or not, but he had to deal with the five old guys on the opposite side.

They are enjoying the power they have obtained. Will they agree to be the only dominant power?

Obviously, it was impossible. It was easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it was difficult to go from luxury to frugality. These people would have to team up to fight against him. Not to mention outsiders, even Liu Bo, the lackey he had raised, might not be very happy.

If he wanted to increase his power, there was only one way, which was to unite with the emperor and "restore the old system". In that way, the emperor would be the biggest beneficiary. He had to first get his 60% of the imperial power, then he could get the remaining 30% and beat these old dogs back to 10%.

The authority of the Prime Minister must rely on the power of the emperor.

If he wanted to take back the power and enjoy it alone, he would be no match for this group of people, and the emperor might even be on their side.

The best part is that this model is not formal, it is just a transitional stage for the emperor to learn how to govern. When the emperor grows up, it can be completely retracted. Whether to return to the previous model or continue with collective decision-making is up to you.

Not to mention the future, even now, the emperor can switch between the two modes freely. He can discuss with himself alone, issue an imperial edict, make decisions, and maximize his power. He can also summon the six major central officials to discuss together on the grounds that the matter is of great importance.

We can even go a step further and expand the imperial meeting to include the heads of the six ministries and various offices and temples to allow more people to participate. Anyway, whichever one is beneficial will be used?
High, really fucking high.

Changsun Wuji looked at his eldest nephew calmly and smilingly with several important officials, and sighed helplessly in his heart.

Forget it
Maybe this is not a bad thing for me.

When power is dispersed, risks are also dispersed. No one needs to keep an eye on me and guard me like a thief. I don't have to face my sister's nagging every day, fearing that I will not have a good end if I am too rich, and that the Changsun family will be liquidated in the future.

Being a powerful official is a road of no return. Once you step into it, there is no chance to retreat. In the end, you will either break through the barriers and turn your family into the country, or you will be liquidated by the emperor and your whole family will suffer.

Before this, Changsun Wuji was still hesitating.

In fact, the birth of a powerful official also depends on opportunities and objective conditions. First, there must be a period of highly concentrated power in the court; second, there must be a sudden departure of a strong monarch, and a weak monarch will take over, leaving a huge power vacuum;
Finally, the court is full of petty villains, no one to restrain them, so the power fell into the hands of others, and the current court.

Changsun Wuji thought about it, and finally shook his head with a wry smile. There was no such opportunity at all.

Thinking of this, he quietly dispelled the ripples and ambitions in his heart that were caused by the change from the old to the new, and made up his mind to become a minister.

After the Tang Dynasty recovered Liaodong, it unified the entire Liaodong Peninsula and the northeast area and set up the Liaozhou Grand Marshal's Office, which was under the jurisdiction of Liaohe Road, Liaobei Road and Liaonan Road. The main area was the Liaohe Plain, as well as the former Goguryeo, Silla and Baekje, and some places in the north where people lived together with barbarians.

During the Tang Dynasty, the territory was vast, information was not transmitted in a timely manner, and travel was inconvenient. In order to "guard the border and the border areas", two management methods, "Dudu Fu" and "Duhu Fu", were specially set up to deal with different areas and situations respectively.

Among them, the territories directly under the central government are governed by the Governor-General's Office. The Grand Governor-General's Office is in charge of more than ten states, the Middle Governor-General's Office is in charge of less than ten states and more than 20,000 households, and the Lower Governor-General's Office is in charge of less than 20,000 households.

There were more than 20 military governorships in the country, among which Bingzhou, Yangzhou, Yizhou, Jingzhou, Liaozhou, and Monan were all large military governorships, similar to the war zones of later generations. The other 10 to 20 military governorships, such as Yuezhou, Xuanzhou, Shenzhou, Taizhou, Quanzhou, and Fuzhou, were all small and medium-sized military governorships.

These military governorships and administrative prefectures, counties and districts overlapped geographically, but the former governed the military, while the latter governed the people. Without the emperor's edict and the court's permission, or in an emergency, the sky would collapse and the earth would collapse.

The military and political systems are completely separate, and the personnel and financial powers do not overlap with each other, so as to play a role of mutual restraint.

The rank of the Grand Marshal's Office was the second rank, the rank of the Central Marshal's Office was the third rank, and the rank of the Lower Marshal's Office was the third rank.

Since the governor of the Military Governor's Office was the military chief, his subordinates were named Changshi, Beijia, and Sima, and their ranks were different.

The Grand Commander was too powerful to be appointed by his subjects, so he was usually a prince. For example, Li Zhi was the Grand Commander of Bingzhou, while the Grand Commander of the Liaozhou Grand Commandery was formerly Prince of Wu Li Ke, and now it is Crown Prince Li Xiang.

The Grand Commander of the Mo Nan Grand Commandery is now another prince, Prince Dai Li Jue. After Li Yan ascended the throne, Ashina Yun had resigned from all positions and entered the harem as a concubine.

Because the Tang Dynasty was very powerful, it would easily take over the grasslands and the Western Regions. These places were sparsely populated, with many ethnic groups living together, mostly in the form of tribes, migrating and moving, and were not suitable for too tight management. So another management method was born, which was the Protectorate.

Most of the protectorates were located in frontier areas and were responsible for managing the affairs of ethnic minorities. The so-called "protectorate" was meant for supervision and the management was relatively loose.

The Protector General was in charge of commanding the various tribes, pacifying them, conquering them, commending their merits and crimes, and judging the overall affairs of the prefecture.

During the Zhenguan and Tianbao periods of the Tang Dynasty, six protectorates were established: Andong Protectorate, Annan Protectorate, Anxi Protectorate, Anbei Protectorate, Shanyu Protectorate, and Beiting Protectorate.

Because of Li Yan's intrusion and usurpation of the grassland, history was messed up. The original Duhufu jurisdiction area from east to north and then to west was divided into three states.

The northeastern direction was completely pacified and brought under the direct jurisdiction of the court, and a more powerful military governor's office was set up to manage it.

Anbei, Shanyu and Beiting were taken back by the Turkic Khanate and fell completely into the hands of the Turks.

The area of ​​the former Anxi Protectorate was divided among aristocratic families and meritorious officials as vassal states, and was completely thrown away, so naturally the meaning of the protectorate was no longer there.

The Annan Protectorate was changed to the Annan Grand Governor-General's Office, and the entire Indochina Peninsula was under its management. It was divided into two circuits and dozens of states and was directly governed by the court.

Compared to the distant southern peninsula, the smaller Liaozhou Grand Commandery was divided into three regions. This was because it was located between the two major forces of the north and the south, too close to the Central Plains Dynasty, and its geographical location was too important.

It is also because this place is too easy to lose. The Liaodong Peninsula is almost a system of its own and cannot be controlled without strict control.

After Li Yan ascended the throne, he let his two sons, a crown prince, concurrently serve as the Grand Marshal's Office of Liaozhou, and a prince serve as the Grand Marshal's Office of Mo Nan. This was also a reference to the method of later generations, where the emperor guarded the national border to show his importance to this place.

However, the princes were all remote commanders, and usually selected powerful generals of the dynasty as their chief officers to replace the great governors in guarding the borders. For example, the chief officer of Bingzhou Grand Governor's Office was Li Ji, Duke of Ying, and the chief officer of Liaozhou Grand Governor's Office was Shunde, the eldest grandson of Xue Guogong.

The situation in the South of the Desert was rather special. When Ashina Yun was the Grand Commander, in order to gradually gain control of this power, the court appointed Ashina Yun's son Ashina Jue as the Chief Clerk after he was born. In reality, the power was still in the hands of Ashina Yun.

Now, Ashina Yun has entered the palace, and Ashina Jue has also returned to his ancestral home. In order to appease the military and civilians in Monan, Li Yan proposed to appoint Li Jue as the Grand Commander of Monan and concurrently as the Chief Clerk, combining military and political power in one person to guard this place.

The important officials of the court took into consideration the special situation here and accepted it. They just stuffed a group of middle and low-level generals in to try to control this force further.

For Li Jue, both sides were his own people. Increasing the influence of the Han people in the area south of the desert would also help him gain control over this area and gain the court's tolerance and acceptance of him, so he did not raise any objections.

As for the generals of the nomadic tribes, they had no resistance to being accepted into the Tang Dynasty. The tribes on the grasslands have always followed whoever is stronger, without any concept of country or position, only interests, as long as they can live a good life, they will follow whoever they want.

Anyway, as long as they were on the grassland, their lifestyle would not change much. They would still live by the water and grass, herd sheep and horses, and have children with their wives. If the Tang Dynasty was defeated by the Turks one day, they would naturally become the people of the Turks again.

Whether they were driven by the Tang army to fight the Turks, or followed the Turkic army to fight the Tang, they had no psychological barriers.

The uncontrollability of the North is determined by its geographical features and the lifestyle that depends on the environment, and it is difficult to change it with human power.

Since ancient times, nomadic peoples seem to be a force hostile to the Central Plains dynasties.

In fact, this view is not accurate. It should be said that this vast grassland has never belonged to any force. It is just that occasionally a powerful tribe will rise up and unite a large group of forces to learn from the Central Plains dynasty.

Establish a "Khanate" in name only to confront the Central Plains Dynasty.

The lifespan of such a khanate generally depends on the lifespan of the powerful ruler who created the khanate. It will fall apart after no more than three generations.

An important way to maintain the overall status of this "Khanate" is to constantly wage foreign wars, constantly adjust military power, and appease the people with the benefits of expansion. The Great Khan continues to accumulate prestige in the process of constantly attacking cities and destroying countries.

There are also ways to divert conflicts, establish strong enemies to suppress crises, etc. Only by using multiple methods at the same time can the whole be maintained.

(End of this chapter)