At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

The rebels in several other states where the rebellion was not fierce at all were calmed down, and the living ones were dying, and there was no climate.

The rebellion, which was thought to last for almost a year, was basically over from the end of March in the ninth year of Yande to the middle of July in the ninth year of Yande.

Then the states began to rebuild similarly.

The land clearing operation is in full swing, and it will take about two or three years to complete the clearing of the land, and finally register it, and the national tax policy will be completely stabilized in this way.

The population tax is abolished and incorporated into the land tax, and the land tax in the whole country is unified, except for the land granted by the emperor, there is no difference.

For ordinary people, this is good policy.

This is tantamount to helping them remove one of the heavy tax shackles, making them a little easier, and they don't have to worry about paying more person taxes because they have more children.

This is a very bad policy for other officials and wealthy households who own a lot of land.

They need to turn over part of their agricultural income to pay taxes and hand it over to the emperor. This has never happened before, but now it does.

As officials, as rulers, as superior beings, they will also be forced to pay taxes, without exception.

They were naturally dissatisfied with the boss in their hearts, unwilling to pay taxes, and unwilling to be reduced to the same existence as the mud legs, but in front of this unprecedentedly powerful emperor, they had no possibility of bargaining.

The rebellion ended, the emperor won, policies advanced, and officials got worse.

However, this is still not the end, and His Majesty the Emperor still has no intention to let the bureaucrats live a happy and easy life.

What should be done still needs to be done, but there will be no less blows that should be done.

For example, the tenure system of officials.

chapter 1295 one thousand two hundred and five

Previously, due to various practical factors, such as the special needs during the hegemony period, etc., and the insufficient number of officials, Guo Peng has not redefined the official term system of the Wei Empire.

Most of the officials of the Wei Empire were promoted and transferred normally, and the grassroots level was changed quite frequently, but the top level, such as the governors of various states, hadn't changed for a long time.

Xian Yufu had been governor of Youzhou for more than ten years, because Guo Peng could not find anyone who could replace him.

No one can balance the forces of all parties in Youzhou like Xian Yufu. To maintain the rule of the Wei Empire in Youzhou, the local forces and the central forces need to achieve a balance, and Xian Yufu is the greatest common divisor between the local forces and the central forces.

Before Guo Peng solved the internal and external troubles, the basic contradiction between the central and local governments was not what he was willing to deal with. He did not start to deal with this contradiction until he had dealt with all the external troubles and gained unparalleled prestige.

It is not acceptable to rely on the greatest common divisor to maintain rule for a long time, and it is not in the interests of the Wei Empire.

Therefore, at the moment when the imperial examination system was officially implemented and local powerful forces were uprooted, Guo Peng decided to formally promote the official tenure system of the Wei Empire.

At the local level, the term of office of village heads and township heads is set at two years, that of county magistrates is set at four years, that of county magistrates is set at five years, and that of governors is set at seven years.

Once the time limit is up, the Ministry of Officials will arrange transfer or promotion or demotion to dismiss.

Those who are promoted must be a minority, those who are transferred are the majority, and those who are demoted and dismissed...hopefully it is a minority.

Those who can be promoted to senior officials in the central government are naturally a minority of the minority. Others who are destined to be impossible to be promoted will be transferred to other corresponding vain positions at the same level, so that they can spend their old age in peace.

The official positions of the various central government offices are also stipulated correspondingly.

The longest term of office for central officials shall not exceed seven years, and the shortest term shall not be less than one year.

Generally speaking, the tenure system of officials in the Wei Empire is in principle the lower the status, the shorter the tenure, because there is really not much to do, everything is complicated, and the influence is limited.

The higher the status, the longer the tenure, because the higher the status, the more need to preside over and participate in the implementation of some national policies.

The implementation of major policies takes time. Whether it is handover or policy promotion, it takes a lot of time, and it is not simply a matter of patting the head.

Ordinary clerks, small officials, and officials can almost seek promotion and transfer after a one-year term.

However, high-ranking officials such as Jiubu Shangshu, Staff Order, Yushi Zhongcheng, etc., naturally have a seven-year term of office, and promote more policies that need to be confirmed over a long period of time.

This rule will take effect immediately, and the Central Officials Department needs to start presiding over the work and the transfer of officials according to this principle.

This new regulation was directly adopted without any objection, and there would be no objection.

The emperor's first policy after the chaos was naturally very important, and no one would dare to oppose it.

Originally, Guo Peng also wanted to promote the official retirement system, but considering that there are still many important things to be done in the future, this matter was temporarily put on hold.

Otherwise, it will be another pull.

At the end of July in the ninth year of Yande, several important events happened in Luoyang Central Committee.

The first one is that Crown Prince Guo Jin was appointed by Emperor Guo Peng as Henan Yin because of his meritorious service in the crusade against the Western Regions.

The emperor promoted the crown prince, not only to be the administrative director of the capital area, but also to be in charge of the Yangshan Lecture Hall.

Henan Yin is equivalent to a county, but because the imperial capital Luoyang is in Henan Yin, it is called Henan Yin instead of Henan County, which is a difference.

Henan Yin has a special status, but the specific position is no different from that of a prefect. Considering that the crown prince used to be the county magistrate, and now he is Henan Yin, it is considered a normal job promotion, and there is not much special about it.

It is quite interesting to say that it is special, that is, the crown prince is the supreme chief executive of the capital region.

But another point has to be noticed.

Master of the Shouyang Mountain Lecture Hall.

This position was held by the emperor Guo Peng before, just from the fact that the emperor is directly under this institution, we can know how much the emperor attaches importance to this institution.

In fact, the Shouyang Mountain Lecture Hall is an institution for training future officers. Most of the officers and generals in the future army will come from the Shouyang Mountain Lecture Hall.

Generations of smart and capable imperial military generals will be cultivated here to maintain the strength of the imperial army.

The emperor served as the head of the Shouyang Mountain Lecture Hall. Although he did not teach directly, the officers could call themselves disciples of the Son of Heaven after graduating from the Lecture Hall of the Shouyang Mountain. .

This is also an important means for Guo Peng to control Wei Jun.

It can be said that the identity of the head of the Shouyang Mountain Lecture Hall is also an important part of the imperial power. Generally speaking, no one can hold this position except the current emperor.

When the Martial Arts Hall was established in Shouyang Mountain, it was because of this concern that the emperor took up this position to relieve the doubts of the officials.

But now, the emperor has handed over this position to the crown prince, and let the crown prince hold this position. From then on, the military officer students who graduated from the lecture hall can no longer be said to be the disciples of the emperor, but the disciples of the prince—until the crown prince succeeds to the throne. .

Is there something wrong with today's body?

No, the emperor still handles the government affairs every day. He often summons ministers and scolds people very fiercely. He is full of anger, eats well, sleeps well, and is in good health.

So what is the reason?

The emperor wants to abdicate?

The ministers were quite puzzled and puzzled by this.

They feel that the emperor is too generous to the crown prince. While giving administrative power, he also gave the future military power, so that the crown prince began to intervene in an important part of imperial power-military power. This does not look like a mature man. considerations.

The relationship between the emperor and the prince itself is very delicate. Power is something that is in your hands, and it is a terrible thing to want to hand it over to others.

If the Crown Prince controls the Shouyang Mountain Lecture Hall openly, he will be able to cultivate cronies in the Shouyang Mountain Lecture Hall, let his cronies enter the army, and gradually erode the sovereignty of the army.

How did the emperor think about this matter?

Regarding this matter, all the officials were puzzled by it.

But the emperor did it anyway.

Of course, they didn't dare to say anything about it. If such a sensitive matter was mentioned, who knew what the emperor would think?

In addition, the emperor did one more thing.

On the third day of August in the ninth year of Yande, the emperor issued a decree to accept the resignation of Cao Ren, the general of Zhengxi, the governor of Liangzhou Daying, and the first-class Marquis Cao Ren, allowing Cao Ren to retire and go home to enjoy the family happiness with his family.

Considering Cao Renyuan's status as a congregation, he has fought diligently for decades without any complaints, and has defended the country's borders for several years. He has made great contributions and has not committed any crimes, so he is rewarded generously.

Guo Peng promoted Cao Ren's military rank to General, the highest military rank for a military official in the Wei Empire, and gave him the post of military advisor to the General Staff Taiwan, allowing him to retire with honor.

He also promoted Cao Ren to the title of first-class duke, enfeoffed the land in Chen, added [-] households to Shiyi, and granted [-] households before.

Give five thousand acres of land, give money 3000 million, give one thousand catties of gold, three thousand catties of silver, one thousand pieces of Shu brocade, three thousand pieces of silk cloth, and one hundred good horses. A duke's mansion each.

Cao Ren retired?

Cao Ren is three years younger than the current emperor. He is only 43 years old this year. He is in good health and in his prime. Will he retire?

Chapter 1296 One thousand two hundred and six, the emperor did not do that cunning thing after all

For a long time, Guo Peng let Cao Ren alone, and Cao Ren was the earliest commander-in-chief among the generals of the Wei army.

His military exploits were high and his prestige was high. It was widely rumored that Cao Ren was the second in command in the army, and the highest ranking military general below Guo Peng, who was respected by the soldiers of the Wei army.

But he is now retired, and he chose to retire just after winning the battle of the Western Regions and getting the credit.

This……

The most important signal was that his title jumped directly from the first-class marquis to the first-class duke, reaching the limit of being a minister. Obviously, he did not intend to let Cao Ren come out again.

This is the end?

Reminiscent of Guo Peng letting Guo Jin join the army, giving Shouyang Mountain a high position as the head of the Martial Arts Hall, and letting Cao Ren retire, the emperor's series of operations is no longer a hard-to-guess secret.

The emperor wanted the older generation to step down gradually to make room for the new generation.

The crown prince is about to gradually take over power and gain status. Those with too much prestige in the older generation will affect the crown prince's path to power, so they must step down.

Whether Cao Ren voluntarily retired or was voluntarily retired is not important, what is important is.

Cao Ren really stepped back, and Cao Ren, who had been the supreme commander of the Kansai Army for a long time, stepped back.

The entire Kansai army was also temporarily divided into three parts, which were placed under the three Protectorates of Zhenxi, Annan and Beiting.

The elite troops of the original powerful Liangzhou camp were also handed over to three commanders, Cao Xiu, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. They were the Zhenxi Army, the Annan Army, and the Beiting Army.

In this way, the military power held by Cao Ren returned to the central government and returned to the hands of the emperor. None of the three generals in the Western Regions could command as many troops as Cao Ren.

Cao Ren, who has a very high prestige and can command tens of thousands of troops, has already retired from the military. With his legend and all the glory, he has retired and is about to start enjoying his family happiness and a prosperous and happy second half of his life.

There will no longer be a legend named Cao Ren in Wei's military circles.

Such news is shocking enough, but also enviable enough.

Because the emperor did not do that cunning thing after all.

It is not unheard of in history that the cunning rabbit dies like a dog. On the contrary, it has happened many times. It is often difficult for generals with too high military achievements to end well.

Cao Ren has done a lot of meritorious service, made great contributions, and has a high prestige. He has held important positions in the Wei army for a long time, and he also has a high status in the hearts of the soldiers. Judging from some previous precedents, Cao Ren may not end well.

Even though he is Yuan Cong, even though he is a relative, is Guo Yang, Mi Zhu and others really going to end well?

Guo Yang doesn't even have the identity of the royal family anymore.

Mi Zhu has also been deposed as a commoner, Mi's family is under investigation, and Guo Peng has absolutely no intention of giving Madam Mi any face.

The emperor never looked at his status when dealing with people.

As long as the status of the emperor is threatened, or the administration of the emperor is interfered, the emperor will never be stingy to use his power to drive the opponent into the bottomless abyss.

What's more, Cao Ren is still a famous general, and he still holds military power. He has a long-term prestige and a good reputation.

But it was just an edict, and Cao Ren's life changed.

He handed over all his power, returned to Luoyang from the Western Regions cleanly, and accepted the emperor's generous reward.

In this regard, Cao Ren can freely choose whether to live in Luoyang or his hometown Qiao County, live in the two places alternately, or go to other places for vacation, that is his freedom.

Cao Ren can start to enjoy life, enjoy a rich life, enjoy family happiness, and do whatever he wants, as long as it does not involve government or military affairs, he is free.

In this regard, he is very similar to Liu Jian, both have the same freedom.

The 43-year-old Cao Ren began to enjoy his life. He no longer has any troubles or interference from work. He can do what he wants to do but has no time to do.

He's retired.

Guo Peng will be very tolerant to him.

Even if he lives extravagantly and dissolutely, it doesn't matter, as long as he doesn't break the law, or even slightly fumbles around the edges, Guo Peng will turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye, taking it as the reward for his hard work over the years.

Cao Ren was very grateful to Guo Peng for his tolerance, and was sincerely pleased with the fact that he could die well.

His withdrawal will affect the power of the Cao family and weaken the power of the Cao family, but he will definitely not feel unhappy about it.

In his view, although his withdrawal will affect the power of the Cao family, it is of very positive significance to the safety of the Cao family.