The news of Xu Yunqing's return was deliberately leaked by Fu Xiaoguan.
For Daxia, this is undoubtedly great news.
Your Majesty is blessed by Heaven, and even the Empress Dowager is a person of great fortune. Daxia was born in response to Heaven's will, so it is natural that it will prosper!
The newly born Daxia went through a half-year transition, and the once impoverished people finally survived. Like Daxia, they welcomed a new life.
Fu Xiaoguan's days were spent in joy and busyness. In the blink of an eye, the first snow fell in Guanyun City, and it was the end of November in the third year of Tiande.
Fu Xiaoguan casually mentioned the fact that Ji Yungui was in charge of Tianji Pavilion at a court meeting. Although all the officials heard it, few of them went into detail about who Ji Yungui was.
He is still so mysterious.
No one knew that just after Ji Yungui took charge of Tianji Pavilion and spent a month integrating the intelligence system, he asked Fu Xiaoguan for instructions on the first major matter since taking over - to secretly investigate Su Changsheng!
Under the command of Ji Yungui, the elite spies of Tianji Pavilion quietly went to Western Xia, Liao Dynasty and the Great Xianbei Mountains from all directions.
Fu Xiaoguan also issued an imperial decree, summoning Tuoba Feng to Guanyun City to report on his work immediately.
In addition, Fu Xiaoguan also issued several imperial decrees -
Feng Laosi's son Feng Xi was appointed as the commander of the Second Army, and he immediately went from Chi Lechuan to Jang Geum Castle to take over the Second Army, and moved the army to Changgan County in Yueshanbei Road to defend against Tubo. The former commander of the Second Army, He Sandao, immediately returned to Guanyun City.
Wang Xiaozhuang was appointed as the commander of the Fifth Army. One hundred thousand soldiers were recruited in Jingdong and Hebei. A new army base was established in Zhending County in western Hebei for on-site training.
Wei Wubing was ordered to lead the Third Army to the northwest of Beijing to garrison Chang'an.
The officials believed that the mobilization of the army was for the purpose of defending the new border of Daxia, which was nothing strange.
At the same time, the Great Xia Navy was expanded, and His Majesty appointed Bai Yulian as the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces... The so-called three armed forces refer to the army, navy, and marines. He also appointed a group of senior naval generals.
This list was provided to Fu Xiaoguan by Bai Yulian.
Fu Xiaoguan has absolute trust in Bai Yulian.
Zuo Mu, commander of the First Navy Army.
Peng Lang, commander of the Second Navy Army.
He Sandao, commander of the Third Navy Army.
Similar to the army organization, each army has ten divisions with a total of 100,000 people, and the division commanders are jointly appointed by Bai Yulian and Defense Minister Zhuo Bieli.
At the same time, the Ministry of National Defense of Daxia was formally established, and Minister Zhuo Bieli finally had an official office.
The Ministry of National Defense consists of the General Staff Headquarters, the General Logistics Department and the General Armaments Department.
"From today on, the military and politics will be completely separated. The Ministry of National Defense must allocate a defense budget at the beginning of each year. This budget..." Fu Xiaoguan looked at Zhuo Bieli and Bai Yulian, "You must hire a good accountant. The Ministry of Revenue has the right to question the defense budget, and the Ministry of National Defense is obligated to explain any doubts."
"If this explanation isn't clear, the Ministry of Revenue has the right to reject the Ministry of National Defense's budget proposal. This will only delay things, so the budget must be accurate."
"If there is any overspending, the Ministry of National Defense must provide sufficient evidence before the Ministry of Revenue can make additional payments."
"From now on, the three provinces shall not interfere in military affairs. Similarly, the Ministry of National Defense, its subordinate agencies, and the local garrisons shall not interfere in political affairs."
"Remember, the only person the Daxia army is responsible to...is not me! Not the emperor! But the people of Daxia!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire court was suddenly shocked. Even Yun Xiyan opened his mouth to stop him, but then he heard Fu Xiaoguan say, "The Constitution gives the Daxia army the functions it ought to have. You obviously haven't looked closely enough."
"I reiterate here that if the Emperor is incompetent and the interests of the citizens of Daxia are harmed, or even their lives and property are endangered... please remember the highest provisions of the Constitution. You have the right to impeach the Emperor through the three provinces, and the Ministry of National Defense has the right to refuse the Emperor's order to send troops to suppress the people!"
This is a statement that subverts the three views of all ministers. According to the Constitution, Fu Xiaoguan did not participate in the election because of the limitations of the times.
After all, this was a historical dynasty with a feudal autocratic system. The people did not even have the chance to raise their heads. How could they vote?
Just like now, even though the Constitution has been promulgated for half a year, even though the high-ranking officials in the court have read the Constitution, and even many people may have seen those clauses clearly, they still don’t believe it!
Emperor!
Unless a dynasty is at its end and the people are living in dire straits, like the Yi Kingdom in the past, who would dare to question the emperor? Who would dare to rebel against the emperor?
Fu Xiaoguan did not have much hope for this. The Constitution was too advanced, but it was a seed. Fu Xiaoguan believed that if there really was a foolish emperor a hundred years after his death, the people would look through the Constitution again and find the basis to overthrow this foolish regime.
That's enough, a single spark can start a prairie fire.
"It's November 25th now. The Empress Dowager told me last night that the officials of Daxia are quite good. I agree, so in accordance with the Empress Dowager's decree, this year, the year-end bonuses of all Daxia officials will be doubled—an extra two months' salary. This money will still be paid from the treasury."
The ministers were overjoyed and immediately burst into an uproar, all shouting "Long live the Queen Mother!"
Only the Minister of Revenue, You Xianzhi, looked at Fu Xiaoguan with great concern - now all the officials of Daxia added up to more than 30,000 people!
He calculated in his mind...Okay, it's just over a million taels, a small amount of money.
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Fu Xiaoguan summarized the gains and losses of the third year of Daxia's first five-year plan in the Xuande Hall. In the harem, the queen and concubines also paid their respects to the empress dowager in Ci'an Palace.
"Mother, I have two good news for you!"
Yu Wenyun was making tea with a happy look on his face.
"Tell me about it."
Xu Yunqing has been getting along very well with her daughters-in-law these days and really loves all ten of them.
Yu Wenyun has lost her parents, and now in her heart, this loving queen is her mother.
Her face flushed, and she whispered, "The imperial physician has diagnosed me five times and I'm pregnant."
Xu Yunqing was indeed overjoyed and quickly asked, "Do you know how many months it has been?"
"It's only been nearly two months."
"Okay, okay..." Xu Yunqing looked at the other nine daughters-in-law, "You all have to work hard too. If that guy shows any favoritism, just tell me and I'll take care of him!"
"Besides, calling me mother or concubine is awkward, and it sounds a bit strange to me. How about this, in this harem, you can just call me mother, that way I will be happier."
"mother……!"
Xu Yunqing was overjoyed, "Ah..."
Everyone was having a great time. Xu Yunqing was extremely happy and sighed for that short-lived ghost... It would be great if you were still alive.
"By the way, Wenyun, what's the other good news?"
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