"According to orders and purposes, bribing the past and leaving behind, relieving worries and troubles, so that there is no doubt." Gou Jian became a minister in the Spring and Autumn Period of Wu and Yue.
In the Xuanshi Hall, the emperor was sitting on the banquet, distracted, with a hint of impatience between his frowning eyebrows. Yang Zan and Dong Cheng walked into the hall, and just as they were about to salute, the emperor waved to them: "Jia Xu
My mother died, and Shangshu requested to return to his hometown to be controlled. However, it was at this time that Dong Fen planned to rebel. Please discuss what to say."
The two of them did not expect the emperor to be so direct. They were a little confused for a moment. After looking at each other, Dong Cheng, the eldest official, spoke first: "I thought that the chief culprits such as Li Jue and Guo Si had been executed. Your Majesty had issued a pardon edict last time. At this time,
It’s not the crime that should be pursued.”
"This is ridiculous." The emperor stood up and took two steps, his expression still not relaxed: "Now that he has been pardoned, how can there be any reason to settle old scores again? If trouble breaks out again, can he, Dong Fen, bear this responsibility? This person will not be exempted.
So pedantic!”
"Wei!" Dong Cheng also felt sad this time. If Jia Xu was liquidated because of this incident, then those of them who had also followed Li Jue in rebellion might one day suffer such criticism. So even though Dong Cheng didn't like it
Jia Xu also wanted to protect him for his own sake: "Dong Fen impeached himself recklessly and ignored the holy will. If he is not punished, how can he calm people's hearts?"
The emperor listened and did not express his position. He only turned his attention from Dong Cheng to Yang Zan.
Yang Zan's heart trembled slightly, and he lowered his head and replied: "Dong Fen is an upright person. Although this move was out of control, it is not a big mistake based on his true intentions. I think that he can be removed from his post."
"Remove from office? I remember that he is from Hongnong. Hongnong County wants to relocate the guilty tycoons to enrich Wannian County. He has privately discussed this." The emperor suddenly stopped mid-sentence, perhaps thinking of Dong Fen.
The person will still be useful in the future. Maybe he thought of something else and suddenly changed his mind: "Forget it, just dismiss him and go home."
"I sincerely promise you." Yang Zan responded immediately: "My mother has been mourned for a long time. She should return to her hometown to observe mourning. The imperial court may wish to provide funeral rituals to calm people's hearts."
Until this time, Jia Xu was still a quasi-order, rather than a person subject to impeachment.
"Well, I will look for Mr. Jia for this. I have something to say to him face to face." After the emperor hastily settled Jia Xu's situation, he said: "Have you all received the memorial at the Chancellor's Desk?"
"Only." Dong Cheng responded quickly: "I hope your Majesty will not give up. I will do my best to assist you in political affairs and share your worries for your Majesty."
The emperor had already walked up to Dong Cheng and said noncommittally: "Today's memorials will be sent to the Chancellor's Desk first. From tomorrow on, all memorials from the subjects will be sent to Chengming Hall. Chengming Palace is just away from the Prosecution Room and Greenhouse.
The waiting hall is not far away, and it is convenient to come and go to ask for instructions. The ministers who record the affairs of the minister, the ministers, the ministers, the servants and other officials will go directly to the Chengming Hall to review the memorials and handle political affairs on my behalf. Then the opinions and measures to deal with it will be reported to
I, after I give my approval, I will send it to the Chancellor to prepare an edict for implementation."
Yang Zan suddenly thought, doesn't this mean that the decision-making power has been transferred from the chancellery? It's just that they, the ministers, still retain the power to make decisions and discuss affairs, while the other ministers only have the power to draft and execute edicts: "
Then, the ministers of China and Taiwan"
"I was just about to talk about this." The emperor made up his mind to take away the decision-making power from the minister's desk. Although it is not difficult to blatantly change the system that has been inherited for four hundred years, he can use a gentle method: "Shang Shu
In addition to the Ling and Pu She, there are two Prime Ministers and six Shangshu. Under them are thirty-six ministers, ten Lingshi, and three Jucao, a total of sixty-five people, not counting the Shangshu.
With so many people and so many eyes and ears, how can we discuss state secrets? If secrets are leaked, who can bear the responsibility?"
The Shangshutai, including Ziling, Pushe, and six Cao Shangshu, were almost completely divided by scholars from Guanxi and Guandong. Each Shangshu could provide opinions on the memorials corresponding to their respective functions. Dong Cheng was alone in the Shangshutai and lacked ability.
Limited, he was unable to get those ministers to obey his decisions several times, and his right to speak was greatly weakened.
Now according to the emperor's wishes, from now on only Dong Cheng, Shi Zhongping, Shangshu Shi Xun You, Yang Qi, Shangshu Ling Yang Zan and Shangshu Pushe Wu Shuo have the right to review memorials and discuss the formulation of national policies in Chengming Hall. This is different from the past.
Compared with the situation where more than ten or twenty people were arguing over a memorial, which invisibly weakened Dong Cheng's power, it was a world of difference. In addition, Wu Shuo, the minister's servant who was qualified to enter the Chengming Palace, was Dong Cheng.
He is a lackey and follows his lead, which is equivalent to being able to take half the initiative in making preliminary decisions on national policies and reviewing memorials.
This situation is much better than before!
Of course, it would be better if Ma Rixi and Shi Sunrui didn't come back.
After Dong Cheng finished thinking about it, his heart suddenly became excited. He couldn't help but think of his daughter sending someone out to deliver a message a few days ago. Could it be that the emperor had enlightened and learned to love his house and his father-in-law and rely on his father-in-law?
He immediately said: "Your Majesty is wise! When General Dou Wu and others plotted to kill the eunuchs, their memorials were so confidential, but an eunuch peeked into them and leaked them to death. It can be seen that the minister's desk was overcrowded and the guards were not careful.
A memorial arrived at Zhongtai in the morning and was spread to alleys in the evening. Over the past dynasties, world affairs have been in chaos, making it difficult for the people to rest and the Han Dynasty weakened. This is not a country without a wise king and a wise ruler, and famous ministers and capable officials.
The reason is that there are many people discussing the matter, each holding their own opinions, making it difficult to make a decision. This is the crux of the matter!"
"What the Taiwei said is a matter of Emperor Xiaoling's dynasty, which is a bit untrue." Yang Zan frowned and said, "His Majesty repeatedly issued strict edicts last year, banning the ministers, Huangmen ministers, secretary ministers and other close servants.
Secrets of the province are passed down, and the Secretariat of the Secretariat is no exception. Although there are many people in the Central Taiwan, they still know not to talk about the greenhouse trees."
"When Grand Master Kong Gong was in charge of secrets, he didn't even want to tell others how many trees there were in the greenhouse. That was just the virtue of Duke Kong. How can it be extended to everyone else?" Dong Cheng retorted confidently after hearing his dissatisfaction.
: "I thought that I would be prepared and there would be no danger. The ministers and other officials could draft edicts, manage the affairs, approve memorials, but not discuss matters. The fewer people involved in this matter, the better."
"That's right. There were only a handful of ministers around Emperor Xiaowu back then. How could there be as many as fifty or sixty people now? There are so many people with mixed eyes, it's not the place to discuss matters." The emperor set the tone and spoke firmly: "Discuss.
For state affairs, we still have to rely on the ministers, the ministers, the ministers, and the ministers. After all, their qualifications are still young. It does not mean that they cannot discuss affairs anymore, but that they are involved in decision-making secrets and need more training. "
What the emperor said was reasonable, and Yang Zan could not refute it. Moreover, the change from a dozen people to a few people discussing secrets was an increase in power for him. Since he ensured that his power would not be neglected, there was no need to add more details.
Be persistent: "I would like to thank you."
"Then the matter has been settled. There is also an imperial edict for Jia Xu. Yang Gong will write it down and send it out, and then send the imperial edict to Ma Gong and others." The emperor's face darkened a little when he said this.
Seeing this, Dong Cheng quickly lowered his head and pretended not to see it. He only listened to the emperor continue to say: "Ask the imperial physician to follow him to Magong's Mansion to see if his leg disease is cured. The imperial court cannot be without ministers like them."
ah!"
The turmoil of the past few days finally came to an end. The resignation organized by Situ Ma Rixi and Sikong Shi Sun Rui finally forced the emperor to make a compromise and no longer ignore the ministers as he did in the past.
Discussing state affairs with individual ministers.
The rules for deliberation in the Chengming Palace existed as early as when General Huo Guang was in charge, and Wang Yun also followed them during his time. Now they have been brought up again by the emperor. Although it still weakens the power of the Secretariat in disguise, it has been guaranteed institutionally.
The fact that the emperor no longer bypasses ministers in making decisions is already considered an improvement.
As for the emperor, he changed the names of the six ministers of Cao to the six ministers of Li, Xing, and Hu according to their functions, and added several new ministers in addition to them to appease the hearts of the ministers. Subsequently, as a follow-up to the reform of Hedong, the ministers of various ministries
The exchange with the Cao Cao of Hedong County and other regulations were not met with much resistance, and the exchange was successfully reached.
After all, as long as the emperor chooses to compromise and Ma Rixi and Shisun Rui can come back, what can't be done with this kind of compromise?