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If phase power is to be subdivided, it should actually include two levels, namely decision-making power and disposal power. Among them, disposal power is also commonly referred to as governance power.
Due to the separation of the three provinces, the power of the Prime Ministers of the Tang Dynasty Political Affairs Hall was mainly concentrated in Zhongshu Ling, who wrote the document, that is, the Prime Minister's power was respected by Zhongshu Ling. Zhongshu Ling had no disposal power, that is, no governance power, and some The power structure of proposal power, that is, decision-making power, led to the fact that the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty were much less powerful in governing power than those in the previous dynasty. Therefore, the court's ability to govern local areas was weakened.
What Li Chengzhong had to do was to reestablish the authority of Shangshu Province.
On June 30, the third year of Tianyou's reign, Feng Dao set out from Youzhou and officially arrived in Luoyang. After Li Chengzhong had a long conversation with Feng Dao all night, he issued a series of edicts on behalf of the emperor as the king of Yan, the superintendent of the country.
Feng Dao was appointed Shangshu Ling, and Zhang Jun was appointed Zhongshu Ling.
Since Emperor Taizong took up the post of Shangshu Ling, this official position has become an honorary title for the Prince of the East Palace and has no real meaning. Now it suddenly reappears, which can't help but make the officials uproar. Zhang Jun was originally Shangshu Zuopushe, but now he was moved to Zhongshu Ling, being promoted from the second rank to the second rank, is an extremely glorious promotion in terms of rank. According to convention, he should become the head of all ministers.
However, Zhang Jun was self-aware. Although he had advised Li Chengzhong, had successfully persuaded Jian Qing to join him, and persuaded the emperor to become a Zen emperor, he was still not "qualified" compared to Feng Dao, the young "old man" next to King Yan. Not to mention Feng Dao, perhaps in the heart of King Yan Li Chengzhong, he was not as good as Han Yanhui. Therefore, in the face of many congratulators, he thanked him humbly and sensibly.
It has to be said that Zhang Jun is indeed a sophisticated man, and his low profile ensured that he would not lose face in Li Chengzhong's subsequent series of appointments.
On the first day of July, Li Chengzhong appointed King Shifan of Qi as his servant. This edict was a direct suggestion from Feng Dao. Not to mention that Wang Shifan himself was knowledgeable enough to do the job. What Feng Dao valued most was actually the content of this edict. It contains a demonstration effect, so it was also approved by Li Chengzhong.
On the same day, Zhang Zaiji, the governor of Pingzhou, was appointed as Shangshu Zuopushe, and Liu Shenjiao, the governor of Cangzhou, was appointed as Shangshu Youpuse. Zhang Zaiji was an elder who supported Li Chengzhong's fortune, and Liu Shenjiao was a confidant promoted by Li Chengzhong. They joined the Shangshu Province. , can only explain one problem, Shangshu Sheng is about to have great power in the new imperial framework.
On the second day of July, Li Cheng recruited Cui Yuan, who was idle at home, to serve as the minister of Zhongshu. He called Han Wo, who had been demoted to Puzhou, as his ministers, each of whom was the third rank. Cui Yuan was once the prime minister and was quite prestigious among the court officials; Han Wo served as a Hanlin scholar for a long time and also served as a prime minister for a short time. He was outstanding in literary talent and was particularly famous for his poems. He was the leader of Wen Zong in the world. Letting these two people enter the court to hold important official positions was an important measure for Li Chengzhong to restore the authority of the central government.
The governors of the three provinces drafted the plan, and the framework of the imperial court was roughly restored. However, Li Chengzhong's subsequent delegation of powers to the three provinces was extremely different from the past.
Among the three provinces, Zhongshu Ling, Shangshu Ling, and Menxianzhong are all in the second rank. The left and right servants of Shangshu are in the second rank of Cong, and the ministers in Zhongshu and the ministers under the gate are in the third rank of Zhengshu - the same as the Ministers of various ministries.
Among them, Shangshu Ling Feng Dao, Zhongshu Ling Zhang Jun, his disciple Zhongwang Shifan, Shangshu Zuopu shot Zhang Zaiji, Shangshu right servant shot Liu Shen and handed them over to the political affairs hall. It is clear that Shangshu Ling Feng Dao is respected, and major events cannot be expected. Make a decision.
The six departments of the former Shangshu Province, namely the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry, were reformed. The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment were retained, and their functions and powers remained unchanged. The imperial examination and educational functions in the Ministry of Rites were transferred to the Imperial College among the nine prisons. It is only in charge of foreign affairs, etiquette, sacrifices, etc.; the financial responsibilities in the Ministry of Households are stripped away, and it is only in charge of civil household registration; the Ministry of War is only in charge of coordination between local and military; the Ministry of Industry is stripped of most functions, retaining only control over workshops and construction manage.
Among the five prisons, the Imperial College was incorporated into the Shangshu Province and was renamed the Academic Department, which managed schools, imperial examinations and other educational undertakings; the Shaofu Prison was renamed the Ministry of Agriculture and was in charge of agriculture, forestry, fishery and animal husbandry; the supervisors were abolished and all their duties were merged into the Ministry of Industry ; The Ordnance Supervision was directly transferred to the Privy Council and became the Ordnance Department of the Logistics Department; the Capital Water Supervision was upgraded to the General Department, which in addition to retaining matters such as water conservancy, also included matters such as evangelism, official affairs, etc.
Among the nine temples, Honglu Temple was merged into the Ministry of Rites, and Sinong Temple was upgraded to the Ministry of Planning, fully integrating the financial affairs of the original Shaofu Temple and the Ministry of Household.
In addition, the Hanlin Academy was upgraded to the Ministry of Culture and Arts, which is responsible for cultural and educational affairs, management of history compilation, literature and future publicity. At the same time, a new Ministry of Commerce was established to be responsible for the affairs of Daxing Industry and Commerce.
At this point, the new Shangshu Province has been completed and has become the largest province among the three provinces, including the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of General Affairs, the Ministry of Planning, and the Ministry of Commerce. There are twelve departments in total in the Ministry of Culture, including almost all the original six departments, five prisons, and nine temples.
The Zhongshu Sheng is still responsible for reviewing the memorials sent by various ministries and localities, and putting forward opinions and suggestions. At the same time, drafting edicts for the emperor, the Menxia Sheng still has the right to refute, and cannot be transferred to the Shangshu ministries for disposal without the consent of the men. However, it needs to be noted. Yes, in the Zhengshitang, it has been clearly stated that the minister is respected, and at the same time, among the five people in the Zhengshitang, Shangshu Sheng has occupied three more places. At this point, the power of Shangshu Sheng has been greatly strengthened, and the governance power of the prime minister has been officially recognized.
Another important measure taken by Li Chengzhong to strengthen the ministers of the political affairs hall is that the governors of the three provinces can nominate all officials in each province except deputies. For example, Feng Dao can nominate and appoint twelve ministers and ministers, and Zhang Jun can nominate and appoint Zhongshu. Shiren, the right Sanqi regular attendant, the right admonition to the officials, the right Buque, the right Supplier, the living servant, etc. The servant of the sect, Wang Shifan, can nominate the left Sanqi permanent attendant, the left Buque, the left Supplier, and the living minister. , Dianyi, Chengmenlang, Fu Baolang, etc. After the above nominations are approved by the Political Affairs Hall, they are reported to the Tiance Office for approval. Under normal circumstances, Li Chengzhong will not approve.
This measure allows the political hall to control the extremely critical power of personnel appointments, which plays an important role in the rapid issuance and smooth implementation of government orders. It also eliminates the buck-passing and wrangling of officials at all levels to a certain extent.
Of course, Feng Dao welcomed such a system, but when Li Chengzhong proposed it, he was still in disbelief. Li Chengzhong's explanation was that while officials should be responsible for their responsibilities, they must also be given corresponding powers. This is called power and responsibility. Quite! Of course, Li Chengzhong secretly did not further explain to Feng Dao what "the prime minister formed a cabinet" was. That thing was a bit too advanced, so there was no need to say more. We should first implement it to a certain extent before talking about it.
After the government affairs framework was established, Feng Dao, who was delighted, immediately convened the political affairs hall ministers for discussion and quickly drew up a partial appointment list. After this list was submitted to Tiance Mansion, Li Chengzhong approved all of them and implemented them.
In fact, including Feng Dao, most people have almost forgotten that there is such an institution as "Tiance Mansion". Everyone equates Tiance Mansion with Yan King Li Chengzhong himself.
This understanding seemed to make sense at this time, but soon, with the announcement of another important personnel appointment, everyone began to think about this organization again.
On July 5th, Li Chengzhong finally announced the appointment of Han Yanhui. Han Yanhui was given the title of Shangshu Zuocheng and took up the post of Chief Shi of Tiance Prefecture as a fourth-rank official. This also meant that the Chief Shi of Tiance Prefecture was a fourth-rank official, ranking higher than all ministries.
Immediately afterwards, Han Yanhui proposed a series of appointments and initially established the framework of Tiance Mansion. The most eye-catching appointment among the appointments was undoubtedly that Li Zhen was awarded the title of Sima of Tiance Mansion, and he was ranked as the fourth-rank minister.
The title of Youcheng is second only to Han Yanhui.
Li Chengzhong's positioning of Tiance Mansion is actually closely related to the current reform of the imperial court. The latest changes in the imperial court are equivalent to returning most of the disposal power in the hands of the emperor to the political affairs hall. Correspondingly, Li Chengzhong is bound to
To strengthen his decision-making power. The reorganization of the Privy Council and Xuanhui Yuan, and the abolition of the Five Supervisors and Nine Temples have reduced the number of affairs organizations that Li Chengzhong can directly manage. Therefore, he needs someone who can communicate internally and externally and have decision-making authority at the same time.
The institution of power. This institution is Tiance Mansion.
Having been in power for a long time, Li Chengzhong's control of power has become mellow and comfortable. Of course, he understands that things must be done step by step. He can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Therefore, in his long-term plan, Tiance Mansion needs two major steps to improve.
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In Li Chengzhong's mind, the early Tiance Mansion should be an institution like the Central Office of the Central Committee in later generations, specializing in communicating with the inside and outside. It was not only a school for Li Chengzhong to train trusted bureaucrats, but also a department to promote his policies. As for the later period, Li Chengzhong would not tell anyone what
It's called the "Standing Committee Meeting System."
In fact, allowing Tiance Mansion to have the final approval authority for the appointment of bureaucrats in various ministries in the three provinces is to prepare for the improved Tiance Mansion in the future.
Li Chengzhong, who came through time travel, did not have the consciousness of "family world". On the contrary, from the perspective of future generations, he envied those royal families of Western countries that have been passed down for thousands of years. Li Chengzhong himself is a time traveler and can control the general trend and direction to a certain extent.
, but this does not mean that the descendants of travelers have the same vision. The descendants of travelers are also "indigenous". There is no doubt about this.
Monarchy is a temptation, but it is also a hot potato. Li Chengzhong cannot guarantee that his descendants will not mess with this thing. Therefore, he can implement the concentration of monarchy, but he must make preparations now to lay an institutional foundation for decentralization.
, try to come up with a power division mechanism acceptable to all parties to ensure that the current aristocratic republic system can be passed on smoothly, and even be transformed into an asset republic smoothly.
The Privy Council governs the army and the Political Hall governs. In fact, this is only half of the political structure and is not complete. Li Chengzhong’s next edict will be understood by anyone who has traveled through time—reestablishing the authority of the Yushitai!