To be honest, it feels very good to decide the fate of two local officials, and even officials from two provinces, at the dinner table while chatting and laughing.
It even gave Shen Yi the feeling that he was already the prime minister and the ruler of the world.
To put it more bluntly, it means "floating".
However, this kind of "floating" did not last long before it was suppressed by Shen Yi's reason. His reason told him that the reason for this effect was not because Shen Yi had this meal with the emperor here. .
But the emperor had this meal with him, Shen Yi.
In the final analysis, it is His Majesty the Emperor in front of me who decides everything.
Although he was the same age as himself...
But his reincarnation technology is obviously better.
After finishing the meal, the emperor waved the palace servants to remove the two dining tables. Then he led Shen Yi back to his office. Looking at the thick pile of memorials waiting for approval on the table, he He rubbed his forehead and sighed helplessly: "Today, it will probably take another midnight to finish."
Shen Yi stood up with his hands down and said, "Then I will not disturb His Majesty in handling political affairs..."
"I excuse myself."
"These are actually not important things."
The emperor sat down and smiled at Shen Yi: "In comparison, what I told you, Shen Qing, is more important."
Shen Yi was a little surprised.
He looked at the memorial on the table and asked: "Your Majesty, since it is not an important memorial, it can be handled by Zhongshu and the ministers. Why does your Majesty have to do it himself?"
The emperor lowered his eyebrows, opened a document at hand, and hummed: "Because those husbands in Zhongshu are not at ease, and some of them still think that I am young and can be bullied."
He raised his head and glanced at Shen Yi, and said with a smile: "Originally, I shouldn't say this to my ministers, but you and I are of the same age and are different from those old guys, so I will just complain to you casually and just listen. , don’t think too much.”
Hearing this, Shen Yi already understood.
To put it bluntly, it is a battle between the power of the king and the power of the prime minister.
Although the monarch's power is supreme, the emperor is not a god and cannot be omniscient and omnipotent, so he needs the assistance of the prime minister in handling political affairs.
The power of the king is exclusive, so the struggle between the power of the king and the power of the prime minister has existed since ancient times.
Take the historical process of another world as an example. In the early Han Dynasty, the prime minister could be said to be the head of a hundred officials in a country. He was below one person and above ten thousand people. He once threatened the monarch's power. Later, Emperor Wu reused close ministers in the inner court to weaken the power of the prime minister.
In the Tang Dynasty, it evolved into a group-prime system, with a group of prime ministers dividing the prime minister's functions.
In the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu was also afraid of the power of the prime minister, so he abolished the prime minister system. However, because the emperor could not do everything by himself, the function of the prime minister naturally existed in the dynasty. Therefore, by the middle of the Ming Dynasty, it was naturally derived The cabinet, a disguised prime minister system, emerged.
The same is true for Da Chen.
From the emperor's accession to the sixth year of Hongde, during the entire six years, the imperial court basically had the final say of Yang Jingzong, Prime Minister of Zhongshu, and Yang Xiang alone. During these six years, the power of the prime minister far exceeded the power of the monarch.
So now, at the end of the ninth year of Hongde, the emperor has been in charge for four years, and even though the prime ministers in Zhongshu have changed twice, those prime ministers still have the idea of dividing the world with the emperor, secretly or openly.
This depends on whether the emperor is strong or not.
If the emperor is not strong enough, he will transfer most of the power of the government to the prime ministers and courtiers, and he will only play the role of a "referee", using the so-called balancing method of the emperor's mind to balance the situation of the government.
A more powerful emperor might not necessarily do anything personally, but he would definitely want to be dictatorial and have all the prime ministers bow to him.
Obviously, the current young emperor, His Majesty, belongs to the latter.
However, the struggle between monarch power and prime minister power is a long process.
Even if the power of the monarch completely overwhelms the power of the prime minister, as long as the emperor slacks off even a little bit during his long career, those cunning scholars will try every means to secretly seize power.
The emperor may need to remain vigilant throughout his career for decades.
This is difficult.
Therefore, except for the founding kings, most of the emperors in later generations divided the world with the prime ministers or scholar-bureaucrats.
And now, His Majesty, the Emperor of Chen State, already wants to overshadow the Prime Minister as much as possible.
But even so, it cannot be said that this emperor was an ambitious and wise king. In fact, many emperors would compete with each other when they were young. When they reached middle age, they gradually began to slack off and even failed.
After reading a few memorials, the little emperor casually approved a few sentences, then threw them aside and said slowly: "I have worked hard for several years, and those old guys in Zhongshu will not dare to slack off in their work. After a few years..."
The reason why the emperor is working so hard now is because he wants the prime ministers in Zhongshu to know that he will personally read every document.
In a few years, the Mesozoic generation of the Hongde Dynasty will grow up, and the veterans of the former emperor's dynasty will gradually retire, and the emperor will no longer need to be so hands-on.
But after hearing this, Shen Yi didn't want to hear it anymore.
Because this is weird.
He is also a civil servant.
Moreover, he is a Jinshi from the second rank, a pure civil servant. One day, he may also enter Zhongshu and become a serious "Shen Xiang"!
But what does the emperor mean by telling him this now?
Do you want to get closer to him, or do you want him to become a lonely minister of Hong Dechao?
Although the emperor told him not to think too much, facing this situation, he had no choice but to think too much.
Just when Shen Yi was thinking wildly, the emperor finished approving another memorial. He looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "There are too many memorials. Can Qing Shen help me take a look?"
Any civil servant who heard this sentence might have jumped up with excitement.
Because he helps the emperor handle political affairs!
He is already the de facto prime minister!
However, Shen Yi was very sober. He took half a step back, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I would never dare to..."
The emperor squinted his eyes and looked at Shen Yi, then smiled and said, "Do you know what I like most about Shen Qing?"
Shen Yi lowered his head and did not answer.
The emperor said calmly: "He is capable and understands the rules."
At this point, the emperor seemed tired of writing. He put down his brush and rubbed his wrist. He seemed to remember something and smiled slightly at Shen Yi: "By the way, there is an interesting thing that I want to tell Shen Qing."
Shen Yi quickly lowered his head: "I am all ears."
"In the past six months since you have been working in the south, the Huaihe Navy has already won two battles."
The emperor said meaningfully: "They are August and November respectively."
"According to General Zhao's report, they annihilated nearly 500 Northern Qi scouts twice, and almost wiped out the entire Northern Qi scout camp."
Chen Guo and Northern Qi have been at a head-on truce for a long time.
However, local conflicts on the border have never stopped. Fighting between the two sides is very common. However, in the absence of a large-scale war, it is indeed very remarkable to kill 500 people on the other side.
Mr. Shen cupped his hands and said: "The Huaihe Navy defeated the Northern Qi Dynasty twice. This is a blessing for this dynasty. I... congratulate your Majesty."
The emperor sneered, stood up from the chair, and stretched his muscles: "If you do your job better in the south, the Huaihe Navy might be able to win a few more battles to make me happy."
At this point, the emperor paused, the smile on his face faded and became serious.
He looked at Shen Yi and said calmly: "Shen Qing, our Coastal Capital Commander's Department must be built next year. Do you have any candidates for this capital commander?"
The young Emperor seemed to feel that what he said was a bit obscure, so before Shen Yi could answer, he asked directly: "Of the two military attachés under your command, are there any who are qualified?"
The emperor was talking about Ling Su and Xue Wei.
Shen Yi was silent for a while, then shook his head silently.
"Your Majesty, the two of them... are far from qualified. However, the five guards under the jurisdiction of the Coastal Capital Division can allow the two of them to go to various places to prepare for construction. As for the position of the capital commander..."
Shen Yi told the truth: "Your Majesty, please choose another person."
The emperor heard this and nodded silently.
"It's rare that you have such a public heart."
"But this is a military commander in the court."
The emperor frowned and lowered his eyebrows and said, "It will be hard for me to choose a suitable person for a while..."