On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 565 Decentralization

The envoys who went to Xuzhou to read out the edict and confer Cui Qiji as the crown prince had just left Jinyang. Cui Qiji, who was far away in Pengcheng, had already packed his bags.

He knew his father very well. When Li Jing came to Xuzhou to succeed Du Ruhui as chief historian, Cui Qiji already knew that he was about to enter the court as the prince.

Above Surabaya, the Xuzhou Navy is conducting drills. After two years of training, it at least looks decent.

"In the future, the Xuzhou Navy will be handed over to Mr. Li."

Cui Qiji said to Li Jing on the high platform.

Li Jing smiled and said:

"When the crown prince enters the court, there will be another opportunity. I just regret that Li cannot congratulate the crown prince immediately."

The news that Cui Che founded the country in Jinyang has not yet reached Xuzhou, so Li Jing naturally still calls him the crown prince.

The Xuzhou Navy was created from scratch and was established by Cui Qiji. He spent a lot of effort on it. Now that he is about to hand over this navy to Li Jing, he feels no reluctance in his heart.

Because Cui Qiji understood that he went to Jinyang to prepare to take over the entire world in the hands of his father.

"Borrowing Mr. Li's auspicious words."

Cui Qiji smiled and said, although his position as the crown prince should be certain, but he did not receive accurate news, and his heart was unavoidable. Cui Qiji counted the days day by day, hoping that the messenger would arrive soon.

When he returned to Pengcheng, his wife, Princess Nanyang, greeted her outside the mansion. Now she had a profound enlightenment.

Husbands and sons still have to kiss their natal family after all.

"My husband is back. We are having a performance outside the city today. Why don't you take me with you?"

Princess Nanyang naturally took Cui Qiji's arm.

Since his wife was lectured by his mother Yang Lihua, Cui Qiji can clearly feel the changes in his wife.

Cui Qiji also did not want to be like his uncle Yang Yong and leave an impression on his father that the family was restless.

If you can't even manage your own backyard, how can you govern the world in the future?

Therefore, Cui Qiji is also actively repairing his relationship with Princess Nanyang. Recently, he spends most of his time sleeping in Princess Nanyang's room. Princess Nanyang is also very proud and pregnant again.

Cui Qiji caressed Princess Nanyang's slightly bulging belly through her clothes as if no one else was around, and said comfortingly:

"The military exercises are very murderous. If you go there, what will you do if the fetus in your belly is frightened?"

When Princess Nanyang heard this, a sweet and satisfied smile appeared on her face. The relationship between the couple was nothing compared to Cui Che's tense situation when he ignored Yang Jian's call to return to the court.

Of course, for Princess Nanyang, another excuse to comfort herself is that she can plead for her brothers and sisters through her husband Cui Qiji in the future.

The confrontation between the north and the south. Before this, the south pushed back against the Central Plains, and only Liu Yu succeeded.

At that time, Liu Yu was facing a chaotic situation in the north.

In the situation where the north has been unified, no one is optimistic that Yang Guang can regain the Central Plains, not even Princess Nanyang thinks so.

The only thing that needs to be considered is how long the southern regime can hold on under the oppression of the north with the help of the natural dangers of the Yangtze River.

Perhaps it was the split between the north and the south that lasted for more than 270 years after the Western Jin Dynasty.

It could also be that Sui and Chen were in conflict, and the Sui Dynasty destroyed Nanchen in only nine years.

Cui Qiji has now completely let go of Xuzhou's military and political affairs, leaving them all to Li Jing.

This move was not only a show of goodwill to Li Jing, but also a show to his father who was far away in Jinyang: he didn't pay much attention to military power.

Cui Qiji had seen too many examples of fathers and sons who were close before the founding of the People's Republic of China, but became suspicious of each other after becoming emperor and prince.

The most vivid example is his uncle Yang Yong. Cui Qiji can be said to have watched how his uncle was driven out of the position of prince step by step, and in the end all his descendants ended up being poisoned by his second uncle Yang Guang.

Yang Yong's experience also reminded Cui Qiji that even if he really became the prince, he would not be able to sit back and relax.

Cui Che had protected Cui Qiji very well over the years. Another legitimate son, Cui Yanqing, was severely punished by Cui Che just because he wanted to gain a name among the courtiers.

Cui Qiji saw this and was equally moved in his heart. Naturally, he had to carefully maintain the relationship between himself and his father and not do anything suspicious.

Just look at Yang Yong and you will know that as the eldest son, he also has Gao Qiao, He Ruobi, Yu Qingze, Shi Wansui and other important ministers and generals supporting him, but as long as Yang Jian made up his mind to change his mind, Yang Guang finally became the crown prince.

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The incident between the two uncles gave Cui Qiji too many experiences and lessons, making him understand that only his father can determine his destiny.

Now he is trying to cultivate his wings, but it has no effect except arousing Cui Che's suspicion.

Therefore, when Li Jing came to Xuzhou, Cui Qiji treated him politely and showed kindness to him, but made no attempt to win over him secretly.

The prince of Dayan knows how to measure things appropriately.

While Cui Qiji was waiting for the envoy to announce the decree, Emperor Yan and his confidants who were far away in Jinyang were also perfecting various systems of the new empire.

In the center, the Yan Dynasty inherited the three provinces and six ministries system from the Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, and Sui dynasties. Fang Xuanling, the minister, took charge of the general government, and was the three prime ministers together with Pei Xiu, the minister, and Doulu Yu, the minister.

At the local level, Cui Che discussed with his close ministers and decided to divide the north into six lanes based on the mountain and river conditions and convenient transportation.

That is, Hebei Road, Hedong Road, Henan Road, Guannai Road, Longyou Road, Huaishuidao

Each province set up supervisory envoys, who had no power to interfere with the military administration of each state. They only had a supervisory role and reported directly to the court.

Below the Dao, there are prefectures and counties. The military and political affairs of each state are separated. The governor is only responsible for government affairs, while the military affairs are presided over by the captain of each state.

Only the governor-general can lead both military and political affairs.

This move naturally strengthens centralization of power.

Cui Che completely overturned the idea of ​​​​letting his sons control each other's territory, and let his sons serve as general managers in various places. Although it can stabilize the country's early stability, the lessons learned by Han Wang Yang Liang deeply touched him.

If it weren't for Yang Liang's assistance, Cui Che would have started out in Youzhou alone. During the capture of Hebei, he would have had to prevent Hedong from joining the war and even harassing Youzhou.

Cui Che immediately issued an edict, appointing King Yong Cui Yanzong as the supervisor of Guannei Road and the governor of Qizhou. He would supervise the states in Guannei Road and also take charge of the military and administration of Qizhou, but he could not interfere in the affairs of the states in Guannei Road.

Liang Wang Cui Yanqing was also appointed as the supervisor of Henan Province and the governor of Qingzhou, with the same power as Cui Yanzong.

The eldest grandson of King Wei Cui Youzhi is still young, so naturally he will not be released to other places, but will be raised in the palace by Cui Che.

The supervisory envoys of the remaining four provinces are civilian officials.

The governors of each state no longer directly command the troops of neighboring states and counties, except in times of war.

In wartime, with the permission of the supervisory envoy, the military commanders from each state will lead the troops and submit them to the neighboring governors to obey the command.

The administrative division system introduced by Cui Che after discussions with his confidants was undoubtedly a drastic reform based on the original system of the Sui Dynasty.

(End of chapter)