Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

How could Su Dingfang not understand the information in his eyes?

The eunuch was clearly blaming himself, as if saying:

Well, you Su Dingfang, didn't you say that Guo Ye was born in a remote mountain village in central Sichuan, and he didn't know the etiquette of the court, so the Sa family will have to take care of him?

Take a look, how does this young man in front of you not know court etiquette?From kneeling down to listen to the decree, to getting up to receive the decree, to cleaning his hands and burning incense, praying to God, and praying for His Majesty, this series of etiquette is extremely comprehensive.

How can a young man who has never seen the world understand this, could it be that Su Dingfang, you are trying to deceive the Sa family?

And what about Su Dingfang?

He was also taken aback by Guo Ye's actions, grandma, where did this kid learn all these complicated etiquettes?It's not that he doesn't know Guo Ye's background, and it's not that he doesn't know Guo Ye's way of speaking, he is extremely rude, no different from a street gangster.

Could it be that this kid has recently worshiped some great Confucian as his teacher?

But here is a deserted land, where can he get a great Confucianism to guide him?

For a while, Su Dingfang was puzzled, and couldn't explain it to the eunuch who stared at him.

I had to spread my hands and shook my head helplessly, expressing that I was also puzzled.

As for Guo Ye, who continued to fold his hands together to pray to God, he naturally didn't know the eye contact between the two.

Although he was chanting words, praying and praying for His Majesty Li Er, but he was thinking about other things in his heart, thinking about things that had nothing to do with praying and praying.

He looked pious, but he was digesting the huge amount of information brought by this imperial decree.

It is not difficult to hear a series of rewards from His Majesty Li Er from the imperial decree.

Previously, he asked Su Dingfang to ask for the designation of the frontier army for his Longxi Army, and now he has, but he was named Xichuan Army.

Before asking Su Dingfang to find a way to sit in this area for him, it has now been done, but he has set up a troublesome Xichuan Xiaodu Protectorate.

Duhu, it is not difficult to understand literally, "du" means all, and "hu" means to lead troops to guard.Duhu Duhu means general guardianship.

What kind of institution is the Protectorate's Mansion?

This is a military agency set up by the imperial court to supervise the various ethnic groups on the border. There are no civilian administrations in the areas under its jurisdiction, and all military administrations are administered.

You must know that the territory of the Tang Dynasty was extremely vast. In order to better control the conquered and occupied foreign territories, the Tang Dynasty used the special agency of the Protectorate to manage it.

It is not governed by civilian officials, but by generals who lead troops to sit in the town and strictly control it.

From the period of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty to the period of Wu Zetian, the Tang Dynasty established nine Protectorate Mansions including Andong, Dongyi, Anbei, Shanyu, Anxi, Beiting, Kunling, Mengchi and Annan.

However, when Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty opened Yuan Tianbao, the Duhufu gradually withered, and the number dropped sharply.

You can understand that the more Protectorate Mansions there are, the stronger the military strength of the Tang Dynasty is, and vice versa.

Guo Ye is no stranger to the institution of the Protectorate's Mansion. The Protectorate's Mansion is in charge of all the tribes, consoling and punishing them, and explaining their merits and punishments. The power is not ordinary.

In the Tang Dynasty, the "Kaifu Yitong Sansi" with the highest official position among civil servants, the "Hussar General" with the highest official position among military generals, and the princes at the vassal level were allowed to open a mansion and set up a long history in the mansion. , Sima, Lu Shi participated in the military, Lu Shi, Zhu Cao participated in the military, participated in the military, etc.

Apart from the above three, no matter whether you are the second rank or the third rank, or even an idle prince, you are not allowed to open a mansion and set up an office, and those who violate it will be punished as treason.

However, there is only one kind of person who can open a mansion and set up a government office, and that is the Duhu Mansion that the imperial court has set up in various places.

Because the position of the Chief Protector of the Protectorate Mansion is very important, and in addition to the principle of not letting the fat and water flow to outsiders, the post of the Chief Protector of the Protectorate Mansion is often led by the prince of the royal family, and people who are not from the royal family are never allowed to take up the post. this post.

The meaning of remote leadership is remote command.

To put it bluntly, it is a name.

The prince who holds the post of chief protector usually drinks and eats meat in the city of Chang'an. He is happy and carefree, so why would he go to border gates and places where ethnic minorities gather to suffer?

Usually, the imperial court sends a capable deputy governor to do the actual management work.

However, there are points up and down, and there are different priorities.

Even if you, the deputy governor, are the actual manager, but often when making some important decisions, you still have to get the approval of the prince who is enjoying the fun and happiness in Chang'an City.

If you, a badass deputy governor, dare to make your own opinions and directly ignore the chief governor of Prince Chang'an, then, unfortunately, you will be in big trouble.

First treat you as a rebel, and give you a major crime of treason, and then kill all of your family, even the nine clans, who are called preferential treatment heroes in Chang'an City but are actually hostages.

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Duhu, Duhufu, and Guo Ye all understand, understand.

But he didn't understand, why did he, Xichuan Protectorate, add a small character?

Could it be that the place in charge of my buddy is too small to bear the name of Xichuan Protectorate, so I added a small character to make a difference?

Grandma, isn't this too unreliable?

Is it possible to say in the future that my Great Tang has nine Protectorate Mansions and a small Protectorate Mansion?My Great Tang has nine chief protectors and one minor protector?

Suddenly, Guo Ye was a little depressed, and His Majesty Li Er was too good at tricking people.

But this is not the point. What he is more concerned about is that His Majesty Li Er clearly stated in the imperial decree that he will be in charge of Xichuan Xiaodu Protectorate, and he will be the post of Xichuan Xiaodu Protector.

He is not a prince, not a member of the royal family, so it is unscientific for him to be the guardian of Xichuan.

According to the normal charter, he is only a deputy at most, as Xichuan-deputy-small-du-hu.

Grandma, it's awkward how you pronounce this deputy.

However, this is all secondary. What he cares about the most is, how high is his Little Protector of Xichuan?

You must know that if the deputy governor of the Duhu Mansion is a civil servant, at least a fifth-rank Zhongsan doctor is required; if a military commander is appointed, at least a fifth-rank Dingyuan general is required to be eligible.

What qualifications does he need for a small eighth-rank military commander to take over the post of a strange little Xichuan protector?

In other words, what rank did His Majesty Li Er give this little Xichuan Protector?

So he turned around and cupped his hands at the eunuch, just about to ask.

Unexpectedly, the eunuch took out another imperial edict of yellow silk from his sleeve like a conjuring trick. Compared with the imperial edict just now, the width is slightly smaller.

Just when Guo Ye was stunned for a moment, the eunuch's drake-like voice came out of his throat again: "Little Guard Guo, there is an order from the Holy Spirit, please kneel down and accept the order!"

see it, hear it,

Guo Ye had to exclaim: "I am stupid, what else?"

Chapter 282 Awarded Honorary Cavalry Captain

There is actually a second edict!