When the emperor was worried about whether to choose Dai Wei or Fang Xuanling for the position of prime minister, he suddenly received news that Dai Wei, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was seriously ill.
After the imperial doctor looked at it, he said that he was suffering from overwork.
The emperor was a little ashamed of this. Dai Wei was in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the money bag of the imperial court. During these years of external conquests, Dai Wei was responsible for the intermediary allocation of money and food. It can be said that he was responsible for Dai Wei's illness.
Moreover, he felt a little sorry for Dai Wei. Because Xue Shou and Du Ruhui both changed their fates and extended their lives through his efforts, and they are still strong now. Dai Wei was also an old minister of his, but he failed to do so.
Care about one or two.
However, having said that, Dai Wei is quite young, over sixty years old.
In recent years, due to his meritorious service, Dai Wei has been awarded the title of Duke of Lu. He also adopted a son from his brother and named him Dai Zhide.
After the emperor learned that Dai Wei was seriously ill, he immediately chose a day to visit the Duke of Lu's mansion.
Inner room.
"Your Majesty, please don't get too close to me, lest you get sick of me." Dai Wei looked at the emperor who was approaching, and apologized for not being able to salute, but also refused to let the emperor get close to him.
The emperor didn't care, and ordered someone to move a stool next to the couch. He walked over and sat down directly.
"I'm so afraid. When we conquered the bandits, we were never in danger." Li Zhiyun said nonchalantly: "They all said that I have merit, and I hope that my merit can cure your illness."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Dai Wei said touchedly.
After chatting with Dai Wei for a while, Li Zhiyun told the imperial doctor: "I have asked the imperial doctor that as long as you take good care of your health, you will recover sooner or later. I will reserve the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for you. When you recover, you can return to the throne."
Ministry of Civil Affairs and Civil Affairs. For now, let the Minister of Civil Affairs take charge temporarily. What do you think?"
Dai Wei was very happy that the emperor respected his opinion, and he said: "I have no opinion."
"Well, you take good care of your health. If you need any medicinal materials, come to me and ask for them."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
To be honest, Li Zhiyun didn't know if Daiwei could survive it, so he could only say some kind words to encourage him.
What Li Zhiyun didn't know was that historically, Dai Wei died of illness in the seventh year of Zhenguan. But now his fate has changed. Whether Dai Wei can survive it all depends on his personal destiny.
Due to Dai Wei's sudden illness, there was nothing to worry about in the selection of the Prime Minister. A few days later, Li Zhiyun issued an edict to promote Xuanling, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, to the position of Minister of the Ministry, and Wen Yanbo was transferred to the Secretary of the Ministry of Public Security.
At the same time, Su Shichang took over as Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment. Gao Jifu, the imperial censor, was transferred to Youcheng, Shangshu.
"House Attendant."
"The room attendant is fine."
In front of the political hall, the six prime ministers gathered together again.
In fact, the political affairs hall under Li Zhiyun already has the shadow of the cabinet. The difference is that the power of the ministers of the three provinces has been reduced without limit under the suppression of Li Zhiyun, the powerful emperor. Sometimes they have great power, and sometimes they have too much power.
It's very small, it all depends on the emperor's mood.
The only ones with actual power are the two servants who control the Shangshu Province. They manage the six ministries and have relatively clear powers. As for the other four prime ministers, they are more like "secondary assistants".
The clever thing is here, because they are prime ministers and their opinions are valued by the emperor, so sometimes they have great power.
Strictly speaking, the Zhengshitang has gradually become an alternative cabinet. They are responsible for proposing solutions to problems to the emperor, assisting the emperor in handling government affairs, and the emperor makes decisions, and arranges the six ministries or nine temples to implement them.
However, this obviously cannot be treated as a normal situation, because there have been few emperors as strong as Li Zhiyun in the past dynasties.
Not long after, the emperor arrived and everyone entered the political hall.
"It's still early, let's have breakfast first." Li Zhiyun greeted with a smile.
The Zhengshi Hall is not even considered to be a small court, it can only be counted as a daily clock in and go to work. The Tai Chi Hall small court is once a month, and the Liang Yi Hall small court is once every six days. These were all changed after Li Zhiyun ascended the throne. The current system of the Tang Dynasty can be like this
If you want to make a policy, first the Zhengshitang will discuss whether it is feasible or not. If the Zhengshitang thinks it is okay, then during the court meeting in Liangyi Palace, the six ministers, ministers, and the chief ministers and Shaoqing of the Nine Temples will discuss it again.
After passing, the DPRK officially announced it.
The core decision-making level Zhengshitang, the sub-level decision-making level Xiaochao, and Dachao directly announce policies.
Of course, with Li Zhiyun's arbitrary approach, he can directly announce a certain policy, bypassing the political hall and the court. Sometimes, a policy can be directly announced and implemented without the unanimous approval of the political hall and the court.
Zhengshitang usually goes to work at midnight, takes a break at noon, and has an hour to eat. In the afternoon, people go to work at noon and get off work at unitary time.
To put it bluntly, I go to work at 7 a.m. and get off work at 11 a.m. I go to work at 1 p.m. and get off work at 7 p.m.
Eat breakfast and lunch with the emperor.
Although the time is relatively relaxed, the work intensity is very high. After all, memorials from all over the country are concentrated in the political hall waiting to be processed.
After the various breakfast dishes were served, the emperor invited them to enjoy them together.
It was the first time for Fang Xuanling to work in the political affairs hall, so he was very cautious. He also ate breakfast very quickly, for fear that he would be delayed in handling government affairs later.
Seeing this, Li Zhiyun put down the meat buns and said, "Fang Qing can eat slowly, don't be in a hurry."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Li Zhiyun took a sip of porridge and said: "I heard a statement recently. Do you think it makes sense?"
The six people looked at the emperor one after another.
"Some people say that when I choose the prime minister, I select from the six ministries, which is too harsh, and I cannot choose Guangshi only."
Xue Shou wiped the crumbs of the cake from the corner of his mouth and said disdainfully: "Whoever said this is a poor man. The six ministers all have experienced local affairs and have rich political experience. They know the affairs of the people and serve the emperor in the central government, knowing the details of the exchanges and memorials.
, Your Majesty has a keen eye and recognizes talents, so he can assume the position of Prime Minister."
Wen Yanbo put down the fried dough sticks and agreed: "What Prime Minister Xue said is polite. Although there are many capable ministers in the court, most of them have never been to the place and it is difficult to understand the local politics. Your Majesty, don't take it to heart if you have some wild words."
"Hahaha." Li Zhiyun said: "I was just saying it as a joke."
A routine joke in the political hall.
After everyone had finished eating, A-Zhen A-Qiang and his servants brought in the memorials one by one and placed them on Liu Xiang's table.
Lighting a stick of sandalwood, everyone officially started working.
Li Zhiyun took the few memorials that he had left unpublished and read them again and again. Finally, he wrote down some comments and handed them to the chamberlain to put aside.
The work process is quite simple. The Sixth Prime Minister first reads the memorial, writes down his own suggestions, and then gives them to the emperor. If the emperor thinks that the Prime Minister's suggestions are okay, he will write "OK" or "Read" and give them directly to the chamberlain.
, the chamberlain sent it to the auxiliary officers of the three provinces, and asked them to distribute it to various yamen.
If the emperor feels that it is not possible, he has two options. One is to write a solution himself. The other is to continue discussions with the prime ministers. There is also a third, less common solution, which is to leave it at that.
Half an hour later, Fang Xuanling sent the memorial. Li Zhiyun picked up a copy and opened it to read. As soon as he read the contents of the memorial, he saw that Fang Xuanling had written a lot of words underneath.
Good guy, aren't you tired?
Generally speaking, prime ministers read memorials very quickly. For example, the memorial in Li Zhiyun's hand is about a murderer in Qizhou, and the criminal is currently on the run. The recommended plan for this kind of memorial is very simple, or it is to 'break the murder within a time limit',
It can either be 'send the censor to investigate', or if it is more severe, you can add some threats, such as 'if there is any delay in the situation, all the prefectures and counties will be held accountable'.
Li Zhiyun would usually say "break the news quickly" or "investigate the situation strictly".
But Fang Xuanling actually helped write down the method of breaking the eucalyptus directly in the memorial.