1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 471 Released
During the three days after the meeting with Yan Chujie, Li Qingyang almost completely spent in anxiety.At the beginning of his arrest, he did have the determination to serve the country with his death, but the Haihan people did not give him the opportunity to show this.After being escorted to Sanya, he was interrogated, interrogated, and interrogated again and again. Although the Haihan people did not use any physical torture, the repeated interrogation day after day made Li Qingyang almost collapsed. Apart from Jin Yiwei's internal secrets, which he vowed to keep to the death, he almost gave a clean account of this operation and his own situation in a state of distraction.

Even so, Li Qingyang also knew that what he had done had violated professional ethics. To put it seriously, it would not be too much to be linked to treason. In the current situation, it is possible to raise the flag and start local separatism at any time.Li Qingyang knew that even if he could be released safely, it would probably be because of the failure of this operation that he would no longer be able to stay in Jinyiwei.

But what Li Qingyang didn't expect was that the Hai Han people were so bold as to try to recruit him to serve him, this was definitely a result beyond his expectation.Although Yan Chujie's words sound reasonable, Li Qingyang still stubbornly believes that many of them are "fallacies and heresies", especially those who oppose imperial policies and look down on government offices. When you see this kind of troublemaker, you have to take it down immediately and send it to the torture room to loosen the bones-of course, just think about it, it is lucky not to be dragged into the torture room by the Haihan people to loosen the bones.

Li Qingyang was really lucky that he met a group of civilized people, otherwise, even if he is not dead now, after being detained for such a long time, his current situation would probably be like spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair.The conditions offered by Yan Chujie made him see the hope of life, and after so long in the Haihan Prison in Sanya, he did not have the courage to die at the beginning.Now that there is hope of surviving, even if the conditions are a little harsher, Li Qingyang is not willing to give up this hard-won opportunity.

As for whether doing so was a complete betrayal of Jin Yiwei and the court, Li Qingyang could only comfort himself, at least he hadn't done anything that would directly harm Daming's interests.And indeed, as Yan Chujie pointed out, as long as Li Qingyang stays in Sanya and regularly sends reports back to Nanjing according to the original arrangement, then at least there will be no more people from Nanjing for a period of time. To a certain extent, unnecessary personnel losses in Jinyiwei Yamen were avoided.

And if the successor sent next time is a guy with unstable morals, who directly votes for the Haihan people under coercion and lure, wouldn't the damage to Jin Yiwei and the Ming court be greater and more terrifying than himself?Instead of doing that, it's better to let yourself be the villain and take the blame. At least you still have a bottom line to do things, and know what you can do and what you can't do.

Of course, Li Qingyang did not lack the mentality of emptiness and resignation in his heart. Since the Haihan people are willing to give him a chance to live in Sanya for a long time, and they also said that they can give him enough freedom of movement after a period of investigation, then he will take this opportunity to complete the study of Haihan. Han's investigation work, and then trying to find a way to write a report on the real situation of Haihan and send it back to Nanjing, it can be regarded as making up for it.As for what measures Nanjing will take against Hai Han, whether it will suggest the imperial court send troops, or continue to sit back and watch Hai Han grow stronger, that is not something that Li Qingyang can control.

However, Yan Chujie also said that whether Li Qingyang could regain his freedom or not, it had to be discussed and decided by the Haihan executive committee.According to the information Li Qingyang has, there are nine people in Haihan's executive committee who are called "members of the executive committee" like Yan Chujie. We discuss together to make a decision.Li Qingyang is actually not unfamiliar with this system, because it has many similarities with the cabinet system implemented by the power center of the Ming Dynasty.

The cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, from the fourth year of Jianwen to the end of the 17th year of Chongzhen, played the role of a national decision-making body for more than 200 years.After the establishment of the cabinet, Emperor Jianwen took back the decision-making power of the prime minister to himself, while the power of discussing politics was handed over to the cabinet, and the power of administration was handed over to the six ministries. The six departments are in charge.

At first, the cabinet bachelor only had the status of a consultant, belonging to the emperor's private secretary. Only the emperor had the final decision-making power, and the cabinet was not a real authority at this time.However, starting from the period of Ming Renzong and Xuanzong, the status of cabinet scholars has increased day by day, and their power has also risen accordingly, becoming the emperor's highest staff and decision-making body.At that time, the national memorials, large and small, were collected by the general affairs envoy, who was handed over to the emperor for review and then sent to the cabinet. All handling opinions were drawn up by the cabinet, approved by the emperor, and finally proofread and sent to the local government.

During the reign of Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty, after Xia Yan, Yan Song and others took charge of the cabinet, the cabinet was completely transformed into a prime minister, and its status had risen to above the six ministries.When Zhang Juzheng served as the chief assistant of the cabinet during the Wanli period, his functions and status were almost very close to that of the prime minister in modern state power.

Before he had heard of the governing system of the Haihan Executive Committee, Li Qingyang, like many Ming citizens, believed that the imperial power plus the cabinet system was the best governing system in the world, but he had some preliminary understanding of Haihan After that, Li Qingyang suddenly discovered that the seemingly perfect Ming cabinet system still had many hidden dangers.

The cabinet of the Ming Dynasty did not obtain the legal status of administrative authority. Over the past 200 years, no emperor dared to violate the ancestral system and officially handed over the power of managing the world to the cabinet system. In legal terms, it has become a formal administrative agency at the central level.This has led to many conflicts of interest between the cabinet and the ceremonial supervisor, the six ministries, and even the imperial power, and the cabinet does not have the power to suppress other administrative agencies in terms of law. After all, in name, the cabinet is only the emperor. It's just a private bureaucracy.

There are imperial power on top, six ministries below, and the yamen of the Supervisor of Rituals standing on the same step. There are too many frames governing the cabinet, and the efficiency of handling things can be imagined.And Haihan's executive committee is said to be the supreme decision-making body here, and all people living here, including Haihan people, must obey the decrees issued by the executive committee.There is no imperial power above the executive committee that can suppress them, and there are no six ministries below that will fight against them, and there is no eunuch like the ceremonial supervisor to fish in troubled waters. Even if Li Qingyang's understanding of this ruling system is still at a very superficial stage, He can also imagine that the operating efficiency of this governing body may far exceed that of the Ming government.This is probably why the Haihan people have been able to create such a big situation in less than three years after settling in a remote place like Sanya.

From Li Qingyang's point of view, the principles of the Ming's cabinet discussion and the Haihan's executive committee meeting are similar. Although he doesn't know what "elite governance" is, there is no doubt that he can occupy the majority of the Haihan executive committee. Those who have a place should also be outstanding for a while.For example, this Yan Chujie who was negotiating terms with him, Li Qingyang could tell that his identity should be a general. His dark and rough skin and the murderous look in his eyes are very obvious features, and it is absolutely impossible for a general to enter the cabinet of Daming Yes, this can be regarded as one of the differences between the two that Li Qingyang discovered.

But as far as Li Qingyang knew, the Haihan executive committee consisted of nine executive committee members. According to common sense, at least five of the nine executive committee members believed that Li Qingyang's life was worth staying, so that Yan Chujie's proposal could be accepted. accomplish.However, Yan Chujie could only cast one-ninth of the votes. If he could not influence the voting results, then what awaited Li Qingyang would still be a long prison life with no end in sight.If that was the case, Li Qingyang probably felt that it was better to die in the first place.

After three days of living like years, Li Qingyang finally waited for the final verdict.Hao Wanqing brought two of his subordinates to the single cell where Li Qingyang was held, and read the resolution of the Executive Committee to him: "According to the results of the voting on Resolution No. [-] of the Fourth Executive Meeting of the Executive Committee in September, the current handling opinions are as follows Approve the Haihan Security Department's application for admitting Jinyiwei defectors into the special establishment, and at the same time release the defectors immediately, and give them naturalization treatment during the probationary period, and make further arrangements after the probationary period is over depending on their performance."

Li Qingyang didn't understand the previous string of things at all, but he was very clear about the meaning of the word "release".When Hao Wanqing read these two words, Li Qingyang finally let out a sigh of relief, knowing that he had already passed the most difficult level.

After Hao Wanqing finished reading the notice, he waved his hands and said, "Unlock all the shackles for him."

"Thank you, Mr. Hao!" Li Qingyang thanked him knowingly and wittily.

Hao Wanqing waved his hand and said, "We don't like to address you as an adult here. From now on, you will also belong to our security department. According to the rules, we will all address each other by title."

"Director Hao!" Li Qingyang's mind turned fast enough, he had heard people here call him that when he was interrogated by Hao Wanqing before.At that time, Li Qingyang didn't really understand whether it was a name or a trade name or something else, but later he found out that the "director" was an official position in the Haihan system.Li Qingyang didn't know exactly how much power this official position had, but he at least knew that Hao Wanqing, the director, was in charge of the field that competed with Jin Yiwei, and it seemed that he was definitely the leader of this department.If we compare it with Jin Yiwei's internal hierarchy, Li Qingyang believes that even if Hao Wanqing is not a top leader like a commander, he is at least a senior official at the level of an eunuch, a commander of Tongzhi or a commander.

Li Qingyang's guess was quite close. He Xi was the head of the Security Department appointed by the Executive Committee, and Hao Wanqing was considered to be the second most secure person in this organization.Moreover, the Ministry of Security is the supervisory unit of the Executive Committee and has many privileges. Among the many "directors" of various institutions in Haihan, Hao Wanqing can be regarded as a high-ranking and powerful category.

Hao Wanqing nodded calmly to express his response, and after his subordinates removed the shackles from Li Qingyang, he took out a second document: "This is the notice of your appointment from our Haihan Security Department."

The reason why he didn't finish reading in one breath just now is that Hao Wanqing is also following the procedure strictly, first completing the process of releasing people according to the resolution of the executive committee, and then appointing him.Hao Wanqing cleared his throat, and then read: "We now hire Li Qingyang, a hundred households of Daming Jinyiwei, as the special affairs consultant of Haihan Security Department. The Ministry of Security will give Li Qingyang the corresponding basic living treatment in accordance with the four-level labor standard for naturalized citizens, and the work remuneration will be calculated according to the internal staff standards of the Haihan Security Department. Li Qingyang must abide by the management rules and codes of conduct of the Ministry of Security, and all matters related to intelligence work All affairs must be subject to the arrangements of the Ministry of Security, you must not leave the designated activity area without authorization, you must not contact outsiders at will, and you must not inquire about Haihan's confidential affairs that have nothing to do with work..."

The content of this employment agreement is much richer than that of the executive committee's resolution notice. It lists everything in detail, and it describes Li Qingyang's responsibilities and the regulations that must be followed in great detail.Li Qingyang didn't dare to be careless, and listened carefully.This thing is the basis for him to settle down in Sanya in the next year or two. Even if there are many things that he doesn't understand for the time being, he has to keep them in his mind first, and when he has time later, he will slowly seek specific explanations from Hao Wanqing .

Hao Wanqing read the document for 5 minutes at a stretch before finally finishing the document.It's not that the Ministry of Security was too busy to do anything and made a long story to amuse Li Qingyang, but that at the executive committee meeting the day before, the executive committee made a special request-it's okay to release Li Qingyang, and it's okay to hire Li Qingyang, but you must It is necessary to institutionalize this matter as a precedent in laws and regulations, because with the expansion of Haihan's power in the future, there may be more and more cases of appointing defectors from other parties, and standardizing it will also help relevant departments Manage people.

The person who would come up with this idea is naturally Gu Kai, who is in charge of the judiciary, but I have to say that Gu Kai also has some insights into this idea.Therefore, the security department had no choice but to rush out a complicated version of the employment agreement according to the requirements of Gu Kai, which was finally approved by the executive committee.

(End of this chapter)