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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 481: The Submission of the North Palace

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    At the same time, thousands of miles away, in the Golden Dragon Hall of the former Tianwang Palace in Tianjing City, there was a lively and joyful scene. Except for the Wing King Shi Dakai and other civil and military officers of the Wing Hall who were still confronting Zeng Guofan in Hunan, the rest of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom  The generals are all gathered here.

    The most eye-catching thing among them is that Beidian Guozong Wei Zhijun and other Beidian generals also appeared in the Golden Dragon Hall, which indicated that the remaining Beidian troops who occupied Luzhou also surrendered to the Western King.  The success in persuading Wei Zhijun and dispelling his doubts was largely attributed to Beidian counselor Liu Naixin.

    After the King of the West entered Tianjing last year, the King of the North died during the siege of the East Palace, and the King of the North arranged to kill the King of Heaven. The chaotic situation was quickly controlled after the West Palace army entered the city.  After restoring order, the Western King blamed the Northern King for causing rebellion, killed Wei Changhui, and sent his head to all provinces. As accomplices of the Tianjing rebellion, King Qin Rigang of Yan, Chen Chengrong, the Dingtianhou, and Beidian in Tianjing  Many civil servants and military generals in Beijing were arrested and killed.

    Although the King of the West hunted and killed the generals of the North Palace, he fulfilled his original promise and only asked the culprits, not the accomplices. The majority of the soldiers of the North Palace were pardoned, and at the same time, he did not engage in massacres of entire families.  The surviving family members of the Northern King and the family members of generals such as Qin Rigang and Chen Chengrong, as well as the thousands of soldiers of the Northern Palace who attacked the Tianwang Mansion that night, were all exiled to Sakhalin Island and handed over to Tan Shaoguang's care.

    At the same time, the King of the West sent a handwritten letter to Wei Zhijun, the guard general of Luzhou. He did not mention a word about recruitment in his heart, but just explained the whole story of how to deal with the generals in the North Palace of the capital.  When Wei Zhijun saw the handwritten letter brought by Liu Naixin, he was so angry that he wanted to rebel on the spot.

    But Liu Naixin said calmly: "Guozong, please think twice. When the Northern King was in Tianjing, his subordinates advised the Northern King to leave the city and return to Luzhou to protect himself. But the Northern King refused to listen, and as a result he got deeper and deeper into trouble, which is where he is today."  disaster."

    Wei Zhijun snorted coldly and said: "Can we protect ourselves by returning to Luzhou? The West Palace army in Yangzhou and Zhenjiang has already occupied Fengyang and Chuzhou. Even if my brother returns to Luzhou, what can he save? He will still attract the West Palace army.  Crusade!¡±

    Liu Naixin nodded slightly and said: "If King Bei returns to Luzhou, he can at least save his life! Now the situation after Guozong and King Bei returns to Luzhou is the same. Still surrounded by the army of the West Palace, Guozong knows that  If Luzhou can't be saved, then why bother with attacking a stone with an egg? The letter of the Western King seems to be a demonstration. All the generals in Beijing in the North Palace are given serious treatment, but there is no mention at all about how to deal with the generals in Luzhou. This is how the Western King is the emperor and the generals in Luzhou.  It¡¯s a way out left by them.¡±

    Wei Zhijun gradually calmed down.  He touched his chin to signal Liu Naixin to continue, "Guozong, now that the Western King has taken over Tianjing, the overall situation has been decided. You have also seen the fate of Yang Fuqing in the East Palace. Guozong asked himself, can he have more generals and soldiers than Yang Fuqing? Can he compare with Yang Fuqing?  How much territory does it occupy? Can Guozong be more intelligent than Yang Fuqing?"

    Wei Zhijun frowned for a long time and then said slowly: "Yang Fuqing's talent and endurance are as good as mine, and I am not as good as Yang Fuqing in terms of soldiers and generals." Wei Zhijun is a smart man.  In fact, he was more self-aware than Yang Fuqing, otherwise he would not have been surrendered later, and he would have had a good death.

    Liu Naixin hummed and said, "That's exactly what happened. At that time, the King of the West also gave Yang Fuqing a way out and issued an edict to Yang Fuqing to stop fighting in the East Palace. However, Yang Fuqing ignored it and was mercilessly annihilated by the West Palace.  The tens of thousands of East Palace troops were wiped out in just a few days."

    Wei Zhijun waved his hands and frowned: "I know what you mean, you just want me to lead the North Palace to surrender to the Western King, but this time the North Palace is the one who killed the East Palace and the Wing Palace. I'm afraid that I will be settled by Queen Qiu when I return to Tianjing.  , and I didn¡¯t see anything promised by the King of the West when I joined him, so I was furious, the King of the West was too strong.¡±

    Liu Naixin smiled slightly and said: "This is why the King of the West ordered his subordinates to come as messengers. Although the King of the West did not make any promises, he was watching what Guozong would do. If the Emperor of the West took the initiative to express his allegiance, this would be the same as the future of the West Palace.  There is a big difference between surrendering when the army is approaching the city. The King of the West wants to convince the people, to grant benefits to the Emperor, and to make contributions to the West Palace. There is definitely a difference between taking the initiative to surrender and passively asking for surrender."

    Wei Zhijun suddenly realized: "Is this another opportunity given to me by the King of the West?" Liu Naixin nodded and said: "Exactly, if the King of the West wants Luzhou, he does not necessarily need Guozong. And if Guozong wants to guarantee himself, he must need the King of the West."

    Wei Zhijun hummed, but still frowned and said, "But I'm just afraid that the people from the East Palace and the Wing Palace will settle the scores."

    Liu Naixin laughed dumbly and said: "Tianjing is already in charge of the West Palace, where are the East Palace and Wing Palace? Besides, the King of the North is the one everyone hates. Now the King of the North is dead, and there is no blood on Guozong's hands.  , why fear?"

    Wei Zhijun pondered for a moment and said, "Let me think about it for a few days."

    After that persuasion, Wei Zhijun locked himself in the house and thought about it for three days. Finally, he heard that the West Palace Taiping Army in Fengyang showed signs of going south, and the Qingyao Regiment's Miao Peilin Division also showed signs of being invaded by the South.Wei Zhijun then made a decisive decision and expressed his willingness to surrender to the King of the West.  Then the Western King's edict arrived, and he named Wei Zhijun the Minister of War, added the title of Zhao Xinbo, and ordered Wei Zhijun to return to the capital to report on his duties.

    Wei Zhijun was very nervous when he returned to Beijing, fearing that the King of the West would settle accounts in the fall. However, in the past few months since returning to the capital, the King of the West had not done much. On the contrary, the Ministry of War had a lot of things to do, so Wei Zhijun concentrated on the Ministry of War to deal with the East Palace, the North Palace, etc.  Matters concerning the mobilization and reorganization of existing troops in various ministries.

    Li Kaifang, Minister of the Ministry of War, is also an old acquaintance of Wei Zhijun. At the Ministry of War, Wei Zhijun met many old generals in the East Palace. At first, those people always looked at Wei Zhijun with strange eyes, but the officials in the West Palace did not have that kind of attitude.  Under the coordination of Li Kaifang's eyes, everyone just did their job well and everything was fine.

    For several months in Tianjing City, the six departments were very busy. With a stroke of his pen, the King of the West merged the six departments of each palace and the six departments of the West Palace. The separate administrative system of each palace was completely cancelled. From now on, there will only be one set of the six departments of the Kingdom of Heaven.  The administrative system is no longer what it used to be. Each prince has his own minister, prime minister, etc.

    The civil service system of the Kingdom of Heaven has been completely reformed. Under the two prime ministers, there are six ministers, and then there are the governors of various counties and officials of various departments.  The King of the West retained the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's old official titles such as inspection, prime minister, etc., but these official titles have become honorary virtual titles and no longer have specific powers. However, this virtual title can enjoy an extra salary.

    It has to be said that the West Palace has already done this in Sufu Province. At this time, Wei Zhijun understood why Lu Xianba held the title of Prime Minister Xia Guanzheng but was doing the errands of the Civil Service Selection Department.  As the name suggests, the Job Selection Department is the department that assesses the expertise of officials and assigns official positions. At the same time, this department is also responsible for running various official training courses.  To be an official in the West Palace, you must receive corresponding official training before you can take up the position. Wei Zhijun also participated in several such training classes during his several months in the capital. He saw many familiar faces in the training classes.  These training courses mainly explain the various policies implemented by the Kingdom of Heaven and analyze some administrative cases that may be encountered, which are very helpful for officials who will take up specific positions in the future.

    Wei Zhijun admires the dual salary system for civil servant positions and titles implemented in the West Palace. In the words of the King of the West, this is called high salary to support integrity. What should be paid has been given to you officials, but if you still want to use your power for personal gain,  Don¡¯t blame the laws of heaven for being rude!

    At the same time, Wei Zhijun also realized how prominent he was as Uncle Zhao Xin. From the two Sima titles enjoyed by ordinary petty officials, to Check Point and Prime Minister, the King of the West added the fifth-level title of Duke Bozi, and finally the title of King.  After King Qin Rigang of Yan was killed, there were no other princes in the Kingdom of Heaven except King Xi and King Yi. Below him was Zuo Zongtang, who held the title of Duke Yiyong, and the next one was Li Kaifang.  , Ji Wenyuan took the title of marquis, and there were very few people in the remaining earl positions. Only Wang Kaiyun of the Shanghai Naval Administration Department and Zhu Changling of the Commerce Department had titles, which shows that Wei Zhijun's earl still treated him extremely favorably.

    The new job title system is full of difficulties in terms of promotion. Although it is a war period, civil servants rarely receive military merit. In addition to merit and political achievements, you must pass a series of assessments for promotion of all job titles. In other words,  It's hard to get promoted.  In this way, there will no longer be a situation like in history, when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom reached its later stage, princes filled the streets, and the prime minister was no better than a dog.

    "Compared with the civilian system, the army has adopted a brand-new military rank system. There is a difference of more than ten or twenty levels from private to generalissimo, and the benefits enjoyed by corresponding military ranks are also different.  The separation of the military and administration is also eye-catching. It also shows that military power is no longer as chaotic as it was in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and military generals are not allowed to interfere with local and central administration.  The all-around player also prevents military generals from becoming powerful in the local area.

    This time, the Ministry of War also made another move, which was to separate the original departments under the Ministry of War, such as the Rural Soldiers Department and the Police Department, which controlled local troops, from the Ministry of War and place them under the Ministry of Justice. The Rural Soldiers and Police serve as local security and military reserve forces.  Their role has not changed, but from now on they will be under the jurisdiction of the local chief executive.  This solves the dilemma of local administration without some military strength, and also solves the problem of too many local garrison troops.  In other words, from now on, the army of the kingdom of heaven will be the army, local security and reserves will be under local control, and a delicate balance of force will be reached between local garrison generals and local chief executives.

    Wei Zhijun had to admire these arrangements made by the King of the West. He could see at a glance the chaos in the official positions, powers and power system of the Kingdom of Heaven. Under the drastic reforms, the characteristics of the Kingdom of Heaven were retained, and no one felt uncomfortable.  On the contrary, it gave a place for many false officials who used to be prime ministers and had no actual positions.

    A few months have passed, and the spring season has arrived in a blink of an eye. Xiwang Guang has recruited military and political officials from all over the country to come to Beijing to report on their work. It is the beginning of the year, and all ministries have made plans for this year.Strategies and the necessary budget for money and food. Today's meeting is to discuss these matters.
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