Chapter 46: If you don’t have any prefectures and counties, you can’t reach the palace

In the side hall of Xiande Hall, Li Jiancheng and Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling were having a meal, but Fang Xuanling was drinking millet porridge while speaking very quickly and said: "The governors of the 39 Hebei Provinces, the awards are awarded, seven excellent, twenty-one good, eight good, and three incompetent. These three governors should be punished according to the law..."

Li Jiancheng suddenly raised his hand and interrupted Fang Xuanling's speech, "Chen Ying has resigned, Gao Shilian has also resigned, do you know?"

Fang Xuanling put down the bowls and chopsticks, looked at Li Jiancheng and said solemnly: "I know."

Li Jiancheng said with confusion and distress: "Do you know why they want to resign?"

Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "I know a little bit!"

Li Jiancheng stared at Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng and said, "Are you going to resign?"

Wei Zheng smiled and said, "I have no reason to resign, nor have I wish to resign. Therefore, I will not resign!"

Li Jiancheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you not afraid? Are you the target of public criticism and you are jealous?"

Wei Zheng smiled and said, "The purpose of my official career is to do things for the people of the world. If you can't even bear the resentment and scolding of the world, how can you bear the welfare of the people of the world?"

Li Jiancheng slapped the table and nodded repeatedly, "Good words! Well said! Wei Xuancheng, you are a man! I will issue an edict now, and you will take over Chen Ying and serve as the Minister of Shangshu Pushe."

Wei Zheng coughed because of choking, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, no!"

Li Jiancheng was stunned and said in confusion: "Why?"

Wei Zheng said solemnly: "I am not afraid of taking responsibility, but because the Minister of State has many positions in dealing with military and national affairs. It is necessary to have people with local officials experience to take responsibility."

Fang Xuanling nodded,

Li Jiancheng frowned and said, "Do you have experience in a local official?"

"Not bad!" Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "I do not object to Chen Ying's appointment as the Minister of Shangshu Zuo Pushe. It is not that Chen Ying was an old minister of His Majesty's residence, but because Chen Ying once governed Lingzhou and built Lingzhou, a wild land, into the south of the Yangtze River in just two years. The Lingzhou General Administration has six prefectures under its jurisdiction. In the second year of Wude, the population of Lingzhou exceeded 120,000 households, nearly 500,000. Chen Ying was ordered to govern Henan Prefecture in the fourth year of Wude, and managed the eighteen counties of Henan Prefecture so that they would not pick up the remains at night! Chen Ying deserved the title of being the Minister of Shangshu Zuo Pushe!"

Wei Zheng nodded and added: "Yes, so I recommend Yang Gongren and Fang Xuanling to serve as the Minister of Shangshu Zuo Pushe!"

Li Jiancheng was stunned, and Fang Xuanling was also stunned.

Fang Xuanling never expected that as Li Jiancheng's confidant, Wei Zhenghui recommended himself to serve as the Minister of Shangshu Zuo Pushe, the leader of all officials.

Wei Zheng said seriously: "Yang Gongren served as a prefecture and county, and Fang Xuanling assisted the deposed Qin King to govern the twenty-four prefectures in Hedong, and they were all good candidates; but the ministers had no local experience, so they could not be selected."

Li Jiancheng looked at Wei Zheng with a look of doubt and said, "Why do you have to have experience in a local official?"

Wei Zheng smiled faintly and said, "A person who has been a local official is more familiar with the people's feelings and official feelings of the states and counties in the world. No matter how he is evasive or embellished, he can use his experience to distinguish right from wrong. The left and right from right is the key position of the Prime Minister's state affairs, and the head of the prime minister..."

Li Jiancheng listened carefully to Wei Zheng's words.

Wei Zheng looked at Li Jiancheng seriously and said, "Your Majesty must keep in mind a principle. If you don't have a prefecture or county, you can't go to the palace."

Li Jiancheng turned around and looked at the Secretariat and said, "Come on, remember, if you don't have to be a prefecture or county, you can't go to the palace!"

Chen Ying was not here, otherwise he would have applauded Wei Zheng. As the head of the state government, it was not possible to govern it with just a few articles. The Ming Dynasty cabinet followed an unwritten rule: "If you are not a Jinshi, you will not enter the Hanlin Cabinet, and if you are not a Hanlin!"

But, in fact?

The ancient Hanlin Academy was equivalent to the current Chinese Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The treatment of Hanlin was almost the same as that of the current academicians of the two academies. Academicians of the two academies became officials, which was simply a joke. Research, and being an official are two completely different concepts.

Therefore, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty and the second assistants were the ones who searched for chapters and sentences, and criticized the red and made a bunch of flowers. In fact, it was useless.

The real root of the demise of the Ming Dynasty was the abolition of post stations. In ancient times, post stations were places where people who conveyed official documents and military intelligence or officials who came and went to and changed horses. There was no high-quality resources available and no actual benefits to make. This was a link to the place.

In the Ming Dynasty, post stations were mainly managed by local garrisons. The garrisons belonged to military organization and were also a geographical unit. They governed areas similar to those under the jurisdiction of the governor, prefecture, prefecture and county. Obviously, the actual power behind post stations was the garrison. Post stations asked for money from local officials, but there was no reason for local officials not to give them. Liu Mao, the chief clerk of the seventh-rank criminal department, wrote a letter to Chongzhen, and spoke out about the disadvantages of post stations and requested the abolition of post stations to eliminate redundant staff. This move could save the court 300,000 taels of silver every year.

This amount is actually equivalent to the monthly expenditure of the imperial palace. When Chongzhen heard that he could save money, he felt that he could do it. However, the three prime ministers of the cabinet and countless officials of the court did not stop the bastard from implementing the extremely powerful policy. The court's abolition of the post station was not just that let Li Zicheng rise up. In fact, if the loss of the post station, the Ming Dynasty court lost control of the local area, which was a catastrophe.

However, the prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty Political Affairs Hall had experienced local prefectures and counties, and knew what policies were serious to the country. If Li Jiancheng wanted to abolish this post station, I was afraid that the ministers would directly refute his imperial edict, thinking that his life was in trouble and would not be granted at all.

Even if the emperor acts recklessly, the influence will be controlled within a very small range.

As time came, officials gathered outside the Xiande Hall, waiting for the court meeting.

However, at this time, the square outside Xiande Hall could stand down and attend the court meeting. Unlike the original, when Li Yuan held a court meeting in Liangyi Hall, there were more than 3,800 Beijing officials in Chang'an City, and more than 1,800 people qualified to attend the court meeting.

In fact, there is no use for so many people to attend court meetings. After all, when there is no speaker, the sound of people speaking can be transmitted to dozens or hundreds of people who can hear it clearly is already the limit.

Now, more than 3,000 officials have been streamlined, and the court's salary alone is as high as 1.5 million guan. In addition, the royal family has reduced their titles and reduced their titles. In fact, this move can save financial expenditures, which is about 2 million guan.

Officials were talking.

"I heard that Chen Ying asked to resign from the Left Pushe, and Gao Shilian asked to resign from the Minister of Personnel."

"Yes, these trusted ministers of Your Majesty should be released from the prefectures and counties. For both public and private, your Majesty need to suppress these heroes."

"Yes, give the government and the public an explanation and protect them at the same time."

"Wei Zheng, did Wei Zheng hand in his resignation?"

The official was about to speak loudly again when he suddenly found someone pulling his sleeve. When he turned around, Wei Zheng walked behind him and immediately closed his mouth and lowered his head.

Wei Zheng walked into Xiande Hall without saying a word.

Wei Zheng entered the back of the hall.

The official looked at Wei Zheng's back and said with lingering fear: "It's so dangerous!"

"Beware of the misfortune coming from the mouth!"

"I heard that Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng have never resigned!"

"Bah, do they still have shame?"

"Are you really afraid that someone will throw feces at their house?"

Suddenly, the crowd stopped.

The officials looked back and Chen Ying came slowly.

Compared to Chen Ying, the officials were more convinced. Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling were both simple and rough in the simplification of military affairs and administration, but Chen Ying was more humane.

He founded the pension system, and in the future, officials will be able to enjoy a large pension after retirement. Moreover, this pension can be stored in the Datang Tongli Money House, and you can get one cent interest every year. Although one cent interest is not much, the amount will be quite considerable after many years.

Because Chen Ying not only brought pension guarantees to all the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but also formulated a pension system for soldiers to be killed and retired due to disability. All the generals were very sorry for Chen Ying's resignation as the Minister of Shangshu Zuo Pushe.

It can be said that the officials present hated Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling very much, but they couldn't even hate Chen Ying, a prime minister who was truly good to them.

Chen Ying slowly walked past the team of officials, and the officials stopped to watch.

As the officials entered the hall one after another.

Li Jiancheng also made great strides.

After all the officials bowed to Li Jiancheng, Li Jiancheng sat on the imperial throne and waved his hand to the servants.

The servants took the edict that had been written long ago and read it up and down: "Chen Ying was dismissed from the Left Pushe, appointed as the Minister of Shangshu, appointed as the Minister of Kaifu Yitong Sansi, and appointed as the Duke of Liang; Wei Zheng was dismissed from the Right Pushe, appointed as the Secretary-General (the third rank), Huangmen (the Deputy Chief of Menxia Province), participated in the government affairs, and was granted to the Duke of Xiangguo County; Gao Shilian was dismissed from the Minister of Personnel, and was promoted to the Minister of Huangmen (the Deputy Chief of Menxia Province), and was granted to the No. 1 of Xu County, Fang Xuanling was dismissed from the Right Prime Minister of Shangshu, and was promoted to the Right Pushe..."

The ministers in the hall were immediately confused and whispered to each other, all of whom were full of confusion.

"Kaifuyi and the three departments, from the first grade, from the first grade... the twenty-six-year-old comes from the first grade"

At this moment, Yang Gongren, who was promoted to the Minister of State Zuo Pushe and became the leader of all officials, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Secretary-General is from the third rank, but what does this mean to "participate in the government affairs"?

Li Jiancheng stood up with great enthusiasm, and the ministers below suddenly remained silent. Li Jiancheng said: "Are you all confused about "participating in the government affairs?"

Yu Wenshi said, "I would like to ask Your Majesty to answer your doubts."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "From now on, all officials who are in the names of "participating in the government affairs", "speaking for gains and losses", and "pingzhang National Economy" must attend and attend the state meeting held in the Menxia Provincial Political Affairs Hall every afternoon."

The ministers couldn't help but exclaim.

Everyone looked at Fang Xuanling in unison, with different expressions.

All the officials scattered in the court, and the ministers did not leave immediately, but flocked to Fang Xuanling to congratulate him.

Fang Xuanling bowed and returned the gift to the officials around him.

Yu Wenshi said with envy: "Xuanling is promoted to Shangshu Youpushe, and he is already the prime minister."

The ministers agreed.

...

As usual, all the officials dispersed.

Chen Ying was kept again.

Even Chen Ying himself did not expect that Li Jiancheng would be so arrogant to him.

Kaifu Yi and Sansi were the same as Sansi, which was a high-level official position during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. During the Han Dynasty, the Sansi were the Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong, who assisted the emperor in regulating yin and yang, pacifying the country, and governing everything. Cao Cao was appointed as the Sikong of Han, and opened the government to build a yamen, laying the foundation for the Cao Wei regime.

Sima Zhao laid the foundation for the general's founding of the Jin Dynasty. During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yang Jian established the Sui Dynasty with the Prime Minister. However, after Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, the Three Dukes and Three Divisions no longer had the right to establish the prefecture, and the Kaifu Yi and the Three Secrets became Wensan officials, who were the first rank.

In other words, from then on, Chen Ying was in the Li Tang court. Apart from Li Jiancheng and Li Yuan, there was no one he could visit.

This is a false title, but it is even more honorable.

However, Chen Ying was also satisfied with the transition from Duke Liang to Duke Liang. The Liang Kingdom, the Shangqiu area of ​​later generations, was located in the eastern part of Henan. However, although the Liang Kingdom was pronounced the same, it was in the northwest, but in terms of fiefs, it was much bigger than Liang Kingdom.

Of course, Chen Ying didn't take his salary seriously at all.

Under the leadership of the eunuch, Chen Ying walked along the palace corridor toward the royal inner garden.

At this time, Li Jiancheng and Li Jing were standing on the "Yinshan" and overlooking the mountains and rivers.

Seeing Chen Ying coming, Li Jing narrowed his eyes and frowned and said, "Jie Li suddenly moved Tuli and Ashinasheer to the south, saying that he was sending them to wipe out the rebellion of aliens, but his intention was to set up obstacles on the route of our army's attack on Dingxiang."
To be continued...