Chapter 48: Confucianism is so powerful

With the help of Wu Qian, a disciple of the Legalists, in explaining the laws, it only took Zhou Tieyi one afternoon to roughly understand the regulations of the God-Slaying Division.

Although the God-Slaying Division is similar to the Jinyiwei in his memory.

But there are huge differences in development.

The God-Slaying Division was originally a military organization that was responsible for exterminating evil cults, but in reality it used decapitation tactics employed by military special forces.

This also led to the fact that almost all the people in the God-Slaying Division were military practitioners.

The most important thing for a military practitioner is to have troops that can be easily controlled.

Therefore, the general flag that leads fifty people, is fully equipped with reconnaissance, logistics, and attack capabilities, is the best combat unit, and is sufficient to deal with the problems of obscene worship in most county governments.

No matter how many people there are, it is not only easy to leak information, unable to achieve the purpose of special decapitation, but also will cause a waste of resources.

The hundred and thousand households above the general flag nominally manage the general flag, but they do not manage the troops under the general flag. If you want to have real power, you must train the general flag under your command.

At the headquarters of the Tianjing God-Slaying Division, the titles of centurion and thousand-man commander became honorary positions, and it was simply impossible to provide enough staff to every centurion and thousand-man commander in Tianjing.

If one wanted to become a centurion or a thousand-householder with real power, one would have to be transferred to the Zhushen Zhenfu Division in each state to manage a county or a township.

Because of the military system and the fear of gods, the God-Punishing Department had great power at the beginning of the Great Xia Dynasty. It could even usurp the functions of the local garrison. Often when they encountered evil cults, they would take emergency measures and directly cut down mountains and destroy temples, execute people immediately, and then report to the higher authorities.

After the slightly resurgent Shinto tendencies in the Five Dynasties of the North and the South were suppressed, starting from Emperor Gaozong of Xia, all the schools of thought, except the military school, intended to suppress the God-Punishment Department.

First, the Confucians advised Emperor Gaozong to improve the status of the descendants of officials who had made military achievements and to send them to the Punishment Department.

At first, the military strategist did not react at all and thought he had gained an advantage. After all, the people being rewarded were his own people, so he agreed.

Ten years have passed.

Confucianists also advised that the descendants of local officials who sacrificed their lives should be punished by being punished by the gods.

The military strategist had already noticed that something was wrong, but was afraid of losing the support of the people and was too embarrassed to speak out to stop it.

Another ten years passed.

Confucianists again advised that the descendants of meritorious officials should be punished by being punished by the God Department.

The military strategist wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

In this way, the originally pure Zhushen Division was heavily soiled by Confucianism, and whenever the emperor encountered the problem of bestowing rewards, the first solution proposed by Confucianism was to replenish the Zhushen Division.

Anyway, that is the territory of the military strategists, what does it have to do with us Confucians?

When a large number of second-generation rich people entered the God-Slaying Division, the wolf that was once feared by everyone turned into a dog with a talent for comedy.

There are empty salaries and serious internal strife.

After the current emperor ascended the throne, he did intend to reform the God-Slaying Department and use it as his eyes and ears. However, halfway through the reform, the emperor's old illness on the battlefield relapsed, and his energy was not as good as before. He even had to entrust many things to the Queen Mother to handle. Naturally, the God-Slaying Department fell silent and became even worse than before.

“Confucianism is amazing.”

Hearing this, Zhou Tieyi sighed.

In the Zhushen Division, the territory of the military strategists, the military strategists could not stop the Confucianists, and in the court, they were suppressed beyond words.

When Daxia was founded, it had a system of three offices and nine ministries.

The three officials.

The Si Lu was in charge of interpreting the "Daxia Tianxian Constitution" and adding or reducing various laws according to the times. He was a legalist.

The Simin was responsible for the will of the emperor, selecting officials, and managing the people's livelihood. It was a position held by Confucians. The Simi was the most powerful of the three Sims, because it could establish a government office and lead troops outside without receiving orders from the emperor. However, since Emperor Gaozong, Confucians repeatedly blocked the leadership of the other schools, so this position has been vacant. Only the left and right generals were appointed to manage the military affairs of the world. When the General's Office was not established, the Ministry of War was established.

The nine parts.

The Ministry of Agriculture was responsible for land surveying and agricultural production throughout the country. It was mostly managed by farmers, but there were also precedents of Confucianists taking charge of the task.

The Ministry of Works was responsible for the civil engineering and machinery manufacturing in the country. It was mostly run by Mohists, but there were also precedents of Gongshujia and Confucianists being in charge.

The Ministry of Taoism manages Taoists throughout the world, grants Taoist certificates, and serves Taoists.

The Ministry of Sangha manages all monks in the country, grants ordination certificates, and is responsible for Buddhism.

The Ministry of Revenue was responsible for managing taxes and household registration throughout the country. All schools of thought had roles in this department, but Confucians were the majority.

The Xiang Department oversaw astronomical phenomena, hydrology, and geographical changes. It was headed by the Yin-Yang School and the Feng Shui School, and there was a precedent for the Confucian Chenwei School to be in charge of this department.

The Ministry of Words supervised the words and deeds of all officials and collected rumors among the people. Most of the people in the ministry were famous scholars, historians, and novelists.

The Ministry of Justice is responsible for managing prisons and local garrisons throughout the country, and most of its members are Legalists, Confucianists, and military strategists.

The Ministry of Education manages the classics of hundreds of schools of thought. The Imperial Academy is responsible for the examinations, the imperial examinations, the military examinations, the sacrifices to saints, and the accompanying sacrifices to sages. All schools of thought can take on these duties.

The heads of the three departments and nine ministries are all officials of the first or second rank.

Under the Three Departments and Nine Ministries, there were also the Department of Punishing Gods, the Department of Capital Guards and other departments, the highest of which was no more than the third rank, and each had specific jurisdiction tasks.

With the help of Wu Qian, Zhou Tieyi reviewed the central system of the Great Xia Dynasty and suddenly understood why his mother had always forced his predecessor to study Confucianism.

In the court, the military strategists were really beaten by the Confucianists so badly that they had no temper at all.

Even the position of Si Bing was downgraded to Bingbu. It's just one word difference, but it makes a world of difference.

Among the nine schools, except Taoism and Buddhism, which are among the top three and can defend their own territory, the other schools of thought were suppressed by Confucianism and had no temper at all.

The most pitiful are the diplomats, who are also in the upper nine classes. They don't even have any land for themselves. This shows the power of Confucianism.

Fortunately, I can use martial arts to change my ways.

Zhou Tieyi sighed in his heart. It was not that he did not want to help the military strategists against the Confucians, but after hearing this, he realized that even if he had ten times the courage and ten times the brains, he would not be able to defeat the Confucians.

The sun was setting. After a whole afternoon of classes, Zhou Tieyi felt a little hungry, so he stood up and stretched his muscles.

Wu Qian asked at the right moment, "Does the general want to go to the cafeteria to eat, or should I ask the servants to call him over?"

His humble smile at this moment was filled with confidence. After all, he had taught the second young master of the Zhou family for an entire afternoon, which proved his guess that the second young master was uneducated and unskilled before. He had no shortage of warriors around him, but no counselors and did not even understand many basic systems and laws.

Zhou Tieyi asked back with a smile, "How did you know I was going to have a meal?"

When Wu Qian saw Zhou Tieyi's smile, he felt nervous for no reason, as if he was standing naked in front of the other person. The confidence that had just risen up disappeared.

Although he was from Tianjing, his family was poor and he had no one to rely on. Recently, after learning that the document for the replacement of the second generation of the Zhou family had been issued, he squatted at the door for the past few days, waiting for this opportunity.

He waited for the opportunity and seized it, but the backer he had in mind seemed different from the one in the rumors?
Without waiting for Wu Qian to answer, Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "But you only guessed half right. What do you think is the other half that you didn't guess right?"

Wu Qian just felt that this spring was too warm. There was no rain, and his official uniform was a little stuffy. After a while, his palms were sweaty.

"My men are stupid."

Zhou Tieyi laughed loudly, "Being stupid has its advantages. At least you can listen to others' advice. Bring me a pen and paper. Today I will teach you what the half of the things you didn't guess correctly are!"

(End of this chapter)