Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

After making a decision, Li Ke left the palace first, while Huo Gang and the others were waiting outside.

After calling Huo Gang over, Li Ke had a conversation with him outside the gate of the imperial city.

"Today's court meeting is over, and the system of the Tang Dynasty will be reformed." Li Ke said.

Huo Gang looked at His Highness with some doubts, he didn't know why His Highness told him this.

"The main reason is to split some departments, refine the functions of the six departments, and assign professional people to professional tasks. In this way, the efficiency of the Tang court can be greatly increased." Li Ke said, Just like the emergence of these departments today, it means that many ministers will definitely become ministers in the future, and the positions of various departments will naturally increase a lot.

"Among the twelve new departments under Shangshu Province, there is an intelligence department. The full name is: Datang National Central Intelligence and Security Department. You should know the tasks performed by this department, and Father Huang handed over this department to me, because Datang is in I have no experience in this area before, so I am going to hand over this department to you, and you will be the Minister of the Intelligence Department." Li Ke said seriously.

Huo Gang was stunned, he had been by Li Ke's side all the time, but speaking of which, he was only eight years older than Li Ke. As the commander of Li Ke's guards, Huo Gang naturally knew everything about Li Ke very well. .

He paused for a moment, and immediately thought of the importance of this department. The intelligence department, as the name suggests, is in charge of the intelligence work of the whole country, and of course he knows how much intelligence the Yuelai Commercial Bank has brought to His Highness from all over the Tang Dynasty. Not to mention the whole country, but those in Chang'an City, almost none of them can escape His Highness's eyes and ears.

But now, since this department has been established, it means that Datang officials will also start to carry out intelligence detection. At that time, the intelligence department of Yuelai Commercial Bank must not be able to hide it, and if they go in by themselves, it means that these things are still can be hidden.

Huo Gang instantly understood his importance!The importance of oneself to His Highness!Although he didn't want to leave His Highness's side, because there were too many things to learn from His Highness.

But now His Highness needs him!He is needed for this position.

"Yes! I understand His Highness' painstaking efforts, and I will do my best to live up to His Highness's expectations." Huo Gang bowed directly and saluted.

Li Ke was taken aback for a moment, what painstaking effort?But he didn't think much about it. He had prepared some words of persuasion, but now it seemed that he deserved to be the commander of the guards by his side, and his awareness was high.

It saved myself a lot of tongue.

"By the way, the intelligence department must be poor and useless. You can directly recruit the backbone you think from Yuelai Commercial Bank to fill this department, especially those who spy on foreign intelligence in neighboring countries. Give them the identity of the intelligence personnel of the Datang Intelligence Department. They sacrificed, and they also contributed to the country." Li Ke thought for a while.

Huo Gang's eyes lit up, he understood His Highness's thoughts, and he immediately said: "Yes, then our entire department will be able to operate soon, and it will not delay the work of Yuelai Trading Company, Yuelai Trading Company has many backups Supplementary strength."

"It doesn't matter if it's delayed or not. They don't need to change their current positions too much. As intelligence officers, it's normal to have some disguises." Li Ke nodded.

"I understand." Huo Gang was filled with admiration in his heart, as expected of His Highness, in this case, wouldn't Yuelai Firm be equivalent to the intelligence department of the Tang court?In this case, it will be more convenient for Yuelai Commercial Bank to do some things in the future.

"Yes!"

"In addition, after these personnel are classified as members of the intelligence department, their monthly income will not be reduced, but these monthly payments will be listed separately for the time being, and will not be announced to the public." Li Ke thought for a while, and a newly established department can instantly increase Tens of thousands of people... a bit outrageous.

It's easy to alert these powerful families and ministers, first make a separate account, and record these things. After the eldest brother succeeds in the future, the court's powerful families and other aspects will definitely be taken care of. At that time, throw the bill to the eldest brother. .

Anyway, there is no money in the national treasury now, and the military reform still needs to be paid for by itself. These tens of thousands of people are counted directly, and no one will find out at all. It is better to keep a separate account at that time.

"Yes!" Huo Gang looked serious, he understood everything.

"Let's go, I'll take you to meet my father now." Li Ke said.

"Yes!"

With Huo Gang, Li Ke re-entered the palace. As for Datang's intelligence department, if Li Ke remembered correctly, there was such a unit in history called bad people, and the commander of bad people was called bad handsome.

But after being in Datang for so many years, especially Li Ke's current strength, he knows very well that Datang does not have this department, nor is it called a bad person. If there is, Li Shimin has told him a long time ago, but Old Li Didn't say, it definitely didn't exist.However, Li Ke can roughly estimate some of them. The records of later generations all say that Datang had such an intelligence department or government servants in handling cases.

It's just that there is no exact record. The Tang Dynasty lasted for nearly 300 years, and many departments were not established in the Zhenguan Dynasty. Li Ke felt that it was very likely that the bad people were established by Li Zhi later. This is also related to the Fubing system.

In the year of Zhenguan, there were many years of foreign wars, and the number of soldiers who were injured and retired was very large, and a large part of these soldiers became officials in various places in history. It can be said that it is all over the Tang Dynasty, and it is very simple and logical to build a team of bad people through these soldiers.

Among the Fubing, after leaving the army, there are also many people who have no land at home, or become bachelors, and there are also many people who have become the bottom of the city. These people are natural recruits for bad handsome.

Taking Huo Gang into the Liangyi Hall, to Li Ke's surprise, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, and Changsun Wuji were all here.

"I have seen my father." Li Ke saluted Li Shimin.

"Chen Huo Gang has met His Majesty and all the princes." Huo Gang also saluted everyone.

"Who is this?" Li Shimin looked at Huo Gang behind Li Ke and asked.

"He used to be the commander of the bodyguards of the servants..." Li Ke introduced. He was just about to say in detail that Huo Gang is very good at this aspect, and then Li Shimin directly interrupted Li Ke.

"Oh, this is the minister of the intelligence department you picked out, right? Young is a little younger, but after following you for so many years, I must have learned a lot about this aspect, and he is also very familiar with you. You are fine. If you can give him some guidance, that's fine, I'm sure, and next time the court meeting will directly appoint him as Minister of the Intelligence Department, and let him build the Intelligence Department." Li Shimin said directly.

Li Ke paused for a moment, although he didn't know why Li Shimin stopped him, but since his father refused to let him speak, he didn't say anything.