"Chaosan" is personally presided over by the emperor and is a small-scale. It was originally a form of officials entering the emperor's office hall to worship the emperor. The "Chaosan" that often appears in ancient costume film and television dramas is actually a kind of imperial meeting or cabinet meeting, which is a bit similar to the current Standing Committee meeting. It took a short time, but it was relatively frequent. In the Tang Dynasty, "Chaosan" became "Chaosan", which was held every day or the next day, becoming institutionalized, and later evolved into the morning court.
"Clustering discussion" is chaired by the "Three Dukes" or ministers whose status is equivalent to "Three Dukes", and the emperor generally does not participate. The collective discussion is actually held at the request or consent of the emperor. Its scale can be large or small, and the scope of participants is more complicated than that of the court. The proposals passed by the collective discussion must be implemented seriously, which is somewhat similar to the function of today's representative conference. In the Tang Dynasty, the political affairs hall commanded all parties, and the posts they issued were called Tang Tie. Until the early years of the Song Dynasty, the Tang Tie was considered to be more powerful than the imperial decree.
In the Song Dynasty, the imperial power was increasing. When the government decrees were issued, the prime minister first proposed a concept and suggestions on government affairs, and wrote a statement. It was submitted to the emperor and decided by the emperor. This was called "face-to-face progress". However, the emperor issued an edict, and the Central Secretariat Hall was not allowed to issue a letter. Later, it was decided that all government decrees must be followed by the edict. The Central Secretariat Hall drafted an edict according to the emperor's opinion. From then on, the power to decide the government decrees in the Song Dynasty no longer belonged to the prime minister but completely belonged to the emperor.
At present, the two prime ministers were ordered to convene a meeting and agreed to form a trial team to form a case of corruption and abuse of power, Qin Linfeng, the chief commander of Weisheng Army, but several joint discussions failed to form a resolution. After a long delay, Lu Xiufu, who was in charge of the government, was also very angry. But today Wen Tianxiang's words made him understand that someone clearly made things difficult for him, but in fact he was competing with the little emperor and putting himself in the middle. But he also understood that since Wen Tianxiang had made a decision, he had to make a decision.
Lu Xiufu was a little confused about why an old official like Chen Yizhong could not see the situation clearly. It was no longer ten years ago. He could cover the sky with one hand and not take the emperor and the civil and military officials of the court seriously. He also didn't think that the young emperor had not ascended the throne many years ago and had weak power and was desperate.
Ten years later, the young emperor had been "restraining the country" for many years. He had many good ministers and counselors under his command, and had hundreds of thousands of soldiers. No one could do his best. Not to mention that he succeeded to the throne under the imperial edict of the empress dowager and supported by the ministers, he was now in a bad position like Emperor Taizong of Tang, and who could shake the throne obtained by killing his brothers. And his position in the army was more stable. All the troops pointed by the horse whip were forward. Just say that if Ni Liang, who was stationed in Lin'an, knew that someone was not conducive to the emperor, he would be afraid that he would chop them all up with his own hands without even the wink of His Majesty.
Besides, when Chen Yizhong was in power, in order to monopolize the power and expel loyal and kind, he appointed private individuals to make the court unrest, and he was defeated repeatedly and lost land repeatedly, and finally had to go to the sea. But at the most critical moment, he abandoned the country and the king and left, which made the emperor despise. Compared with the two sides, Lu Xiufu had already had a conspiracy in his mind, and he had to stand on the emperor's side, both public and private.
Although the Song Dynasty government implemented the system of three provinces and six ministries, the departments were gradually streamlined after several reforms. In the eighth year of Qiandao of Emperor Xiaozong, the left and right servants were also changed to the left. The right minister was the left and right prime minister, and the right prime minister was the same as the political affairs. Apart from the false title of the Zhongshu Ling, Shizhong, and Shangshu Ling. The subordinates were incorporated into the Zhongshu Ling and called the Zhongshu Ling. The left and right prime ministers were the head of the Shangshu Provincial Department, and the six ministries were directly under the prime minister. The Shangshu Provincial Department was abolished invisible. In fact, this was also the integration of the three provinces. From then on, the left and right prime ministers became the highest chief executive in the country. The Shangshu Provincial Department only controlled the six ministries and was ordered to carry out government affairs.
Zhao Bing's rule was still implemented in this way, and he still used the left and right prime ministers, the Privy Council envoy, the Censor General, and the Six Ministers as the chief officials. These people participated in the discussion. While speaking, all the great gods arrived one after another and sat in order. But today people discovered something different. The one on duty in the Political Affairs Hall was Ni Liang, the chief magistrate of the Imperial Guardian, who stood in front of the door with full arms. Some people with discerning eyes saw that the knife he was carrying was the knife he had been held from Zhang Hongfan.
"Dear colleagues, the original minister and the right minister have already discussed it. The three meetings will be decided five days later. The censor Deng Zhongcheng, the Ministry of Justice Deng Shangshu and the Dali Temple Supervisor were the chief trial of the case." Lu Xiufu did not ask everyone's opinions as before, but instead spoke frankly.
"Left Prime Minister, I think it is inappropriate." Wei Tianzhong, Minister of Works, said.
"Shangshu Wei thought something was wrong?" Wen Tianxiang asked in a deep voice.
"Right Prime Minister, Qin Linfeng is in Fujian and Guang..."
"It is Qin Linfeng, the general of Wei Shangshu, please pay attention to his words!" Before Wei Tianzhong could speak out, Wen Tianxiang interrupted him.
"What the right prime minister said is, but Qin Linfeng has not yet held three trials, let alone convicted. How can he be called a general?" Wei Tianzhong stood up and bowed to him, but instead decided.
"The criminal Qin Linfeng embezzled military pay and investigated the illegal corruption. His Majesty has made a decision. Is it necessary to disobey the holy will?" Wen Tianxiang raised his face and scolded him.
"Since your Majesty has already made an appointment, why should I go through the three meetings? Isn't it a big deal?" Wei Tianzhong refused to buy it and rebuked him sternly.
"The original evidence only states that the evidence is conclusive, but does not say how to convict it. The three trials are to conclude the crime. How can we deceive it?" Wen Tianxiang said angrily.
"Hmph, as far as the officials know, this case was presided over by the right prime minister. Of course, there will be such words. What is the difference between trial and non-trial!" Wei Tianzhong snorted coldly.
"You are alluding to the fact that you are wrong and unjustly judged!" Wen Tianxiang was not the one who rubbed sand in his eyes. How could he not hear the sarcastic meaning in his words and said furiously.
"Those who speak are clear, so why should they pretend to be hypocritical!" Wei Tianzhong also took the initiative and glared at him.
"Haha, since Secretary Wei suspected that his original minister had a private opinion, why did he oppose the three trials? Could it be that Deng Zhongcheng, Deng Shangshu and Gong Sijian both had private opinion with him?" Wen Tianxiang sat down and took a sip of tea and asked with a smile.
"This... I don't have this intention!" Wei Tianzhong originally wanted to anger Wen Tianxiang and then find fault and interfere with the trial, but he didn't expect to be taken into the pit by him. He wanted to make a few words of force, but suddenly felt a chill in his neck. He looked at Ni Liang at the door. He held the hilt of the knife in his hand and changed his mouth twice.
"Since Shangshu Wei does not object to the trial, do you have any objections?" Lu Xiufu was very worried about the argument between the two, for fear that they would disturb the discussion again. Unexpectedly, Wen Tianxiang also had the talent for acting, so he scared Wei Tianzhong in a few words and forced him to agree to the trial.
"Prime Minister Lu, the lower official wants to impeach Secretary Wei. He is the supreme official and despise the emperor. He should send him to the minister to discuss his crime!" Unexpectedly, Jiang Xu stood up and bowed to him.
"I am willing to sign a memorial with Secretary Jiang!" Xu Zongren, the Minister of Rites, also stood up and bowed to Jiang Zhu.
"I am also willing to sign a memorial with Secretary Jiang!" Chen Zhongwei, Minister of Personnel, also stood up and coughed dryly.
"Why are you all colleagues? Secretary Wei has no intention of this. He just was anxious and misleading his tongue for a while. Why bother Your Majesty?" Seeing that something was wrong, Minister of Revenue Yao Liangchen hurriedly stood up and bowed to the people and said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, I was anxious and speechless for a moment. I had no intention of disrespect to Your Majesty. I hope you don't blame me. Besides, Your Majesty has a pretender, so why bother Your Majesty about such trivial matters!" Wei Tianzhong was extremely embarrassed at this time and could not move forward and retreat. When he saw someone smooth things over, he quickly stepped down and bowed to everyone and smiled.
"Shangshu Wei must be careful in his words and actions in the future, otherwise he would never be as light as he is today." Jiang Yu raised his hand and replied with a cold look.
"What Secretary Jiang taught me is that I will definitely take this as a warning!" Wei Tianzhong's old face turned red, and he squeezed out a smile and said politely.
"Since no one objected. Prime Minister Lu, then we will try the Weisheng Army case in three days!" Zhang Shijie, who had not spoken at this time, turned to Lu Xiufu and said.
"Okay, the trial will be held in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice in three days. All colleagues can go to the trial!" Lu Xiufu pointed at Zhang Shijie slightly and said with a look of his face.
"Sir, please obey the order!" Deng Guangjian, Gong Xingqing and Deng Wenyuan stood up and saluted together.
"I have something to discuss with you today, I wonder if I can?" Yao Liangchen stood up and said.
"Shangshu Yao has something to do and just say it freely!" Lu Xiufu looked at Wen Tianxiang, nodding in a slight sense of understanding, and he said with a smile.
"Prime Minister Lu, the official thought that Your Majesty had been sick for a long time and did not return to the capital for a long time. However, Jiangnan has just resumed complicated affairs, which makes it difficult to deal with many government affairs in a timely manner. Therefore, the official thought that the Queen Mother should be welcomed back as soon as possible to preside over the government affairs, so as not to be delayed." Yao Liangchen looked at everyone and said with courtesy.
"Your Majesty has ordered the government affairs to be entrusted to the two prime ministers and the military affairs to the commander Zhang Shushu, and urgently sent to the imperial front. The Empress Dowager is far away from Qiongzhou, so how can she come here as soon as she says!" Deng Guangjian waved his hand and said.
"Deng Zhongcheng, I think that what Secretary Yao said is reasonable. Your Majesty has been pretending that it has been more than a month. The Imperial Hospital has sent famous doctors to visit the disease many times and has not recovered. If there is any accident, Your Majesty has not been married and has no descendants, wouldn't it be that there is no master in the country? It would be better to ask the Empress Dowager to go to Beijing to preside over the overall situation in case of an accident." Wei Tianzhong retorted.
"I am also worried about this matter. If Your Majesty still cannot recover, it is afraid that it will be difficult for him to preside over the state affairs again. I must discuss the matter of establishing an heir!" Yao Liangchen said passionately.
"Since Your Majesty has a pretender, I have doubts in my heart. Today I don't want to vomit!" Wei Tianzhong also stood up again and said loudly.
"What are the doubts about Shangshu Wei?" Wen Tianxiang frowned and said in a deep voice.
"Deng Zhongcheng, since His Majesty claimed to be sick in Wuhu, who has ever met and greeted me? What I am worried about is that Your Majesty is no longer able to handle government affairs. Someone forged an edict to perform state affairs on behalf of the state, so please investigate the matter!" Wei Tianzhong ignored Wen Tianxiang and turned to Deng Guang to recommend.
Everyone's eyes were suddenly concentrated on Deng Guangjian. The Song Dynasty can be said to be the most important dynasty in history, and even "using the rules of establishing a country" was sent to the censors. The edicts and decrees issued by the monarch and prime minister were the right to recover them. Compared with the supervision systems of other dynasties, the censors in the Song Dynasty had greater power and could "report and speak out". Even if impeachment made mistakes, they would not have to be responsible.
The second is the separation of the government and the censors. The Song people often compared "ruling" with "cursors", which shows that they had a very clear sense of decentralization: "Everything in the world is entrusted to govern"; "Once the censors listed their crimes, the censors lost several losses, even if the elders and famous scholars and the emperors were favored by the rituals, they were also called sick and given away"; the monarch was in a transcendent position.
At the same time, the independence of the censors in the Song Dynasty was also stronger. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, the censors were only officials of the prime minister, while the censors in the Song Dynasty had parallel structures and were not under the command of the prime minister. Therefore, the censors formed a strong check and balance against the government led by the prime minister. Su Shi once said: The censors were promising to be informed but had no officials. Their style was not related to the superiority and inferiority. When talking about the carriage, the emperor would change his appearance, and it was related to the corridors and temples, and the prime minister would treat the crime.
Therefore, according to convention, once the prime minister is impeached by the censors, he should suspend his power and "wait for guilt" to his family and wait for the ruling. The result of the ruling is likely to be the prime minister's resignation. Now that the emperor and the queen are not around, the only one who can restrict the two prime ministers is Deng Guang. His words can suspend their posts, wait for guilt, and make things turn around.
"I thought it was too early to talk about the establishment of an heir, but I could ask the Empress Dowager to return to the capital first. What do you think about Lu, Wen Xiang?" Deng Guangjian pondered for a moment.
"Deng Zhongcheng's words are reasonable. After the Empress Dowager returns to the capital, he will discuss the matter of appointing the crown prince!" Lu Xiufu seemed to surrender after hearing this, and thought about it.
"Welcoming the Empress Dowager to the Capital is a major event. I think I should send an envoy to inform Your Majesty of the Imperial Palace before it can be implemented." Wen Tianxiang intervened.
"Well, that's right." Deng Guangjian said, "Since Wei Shangshu has been worried about His Majesty's condition, I'll have to go there!"
"This... Now that Jiangnan has just been restored, everything needs to be renovated. There are only a hundred new cities built. The officials really can't get rid of themselves!" Wei Tianzhong was stunned when he heard this, and quickly explained and said, "Shizhao."
"That……"
"The Ministry of Revenue has more work. Now we measure the fields, promote farmers to sow seeds, repair water conservancy, and raise food and money. I am so busy that I can't get out of here!" Seeing Deng Guangjian aim at him, Yao Liangchen refused without waiting for his question.
"Shangshu Yao thought it was better for him to go?" Deng Guangjian was amused. As the little emperor's master, he was naturally a confidant. The two of them had been constantly communicating with letters and had already seen everything. Their successive refusals meant that they were guilty and worried that they would be detained as soon as they left. They could also add how afraid they were of the little emperor.
"This... the official thought that General Ni went to Wuhu to face the saint." Yao Liangchen looked at the people in the hall. Except for Wei Tianzhong, he could not find anyone with him. When he saw Ni Liang standing in the hall on duty, his eyes lit up. He had a good plan. Commanding the front guards of the capital can be said to be one of their biggest obstacles to their actions. Moreover, he was loyal to the little emperor and would never be able to buy it. It would be better to transfer him away, but he has always been honest and has everything on his face. Whether the little emperor has something to do can be seen from his face.
"What do you think of General Ni going to meet the saint?" Deng Guangjian summoned Ni Liang to the hall and asked.
Chapter completed!