Li Shimin came down from the polo field, put on the Yishan crown and the regimental dragon robe, and returned to the palace.
Ma Zhou, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, came to welcome him and presented him with several memorials.
There is a memorial written jointly by Li Jing, Wu Huaiyu, and Qin Qiong, talking about the Shi Feng policy.
This is not a secret message sent directly to Tianting, but sent through normal procedures.
Li Shimin read carefully.
It can be seen that this memorial was written by Wu Huaiyu himself. Li Jing and Qin Qiong were just invited by Wu Huaiyu to join in the support, but they were still opposed to Shi Feng as the governor.
However, the reasons for opposition this time are more pragmatic.
Taking the Huanghuai flood as an example, many states such as Pu-Bian, Zheng, Song, Chen, Qing, and Xu have been granted the titles of princes and ministers, but these governors basically only hold concurrent posts.
Either the king was too young to be a vassal, or the vassal was too young to handle the affairs of the state personally, and those ministers had all done a great job and held important positions, and no one had time to actually serve as governor of the state. .
When such a huge flood occurred this time, the imperial court had already prepared early warning, but the disaster relief work was still heavy. The governors were granted the title of governor, and they could only be presided over by Chang Shi.
However, these long history officials were not of sufficient rank and prestige. In the face of this sudden disaster, they became even more inadequate, seriously affecting disaster relief and peace of mind.
The emperor's appointment as governor was originally intended to reward meritorious officials and give preferential treatment to the clan, but now it affects local stability and so on.
There was a conflict,
Still very serious.
The problem is huge and must be taken seriously.
Wu Huaiyu raised the problem and proposed a solution. He gave the emperor a suggestion.
In some prefectures, a sergeant such as Biejia was added, second only to the governor and above Sima, the chief historian.
Discipline all affairs, pass judgment on all the officials, and assist the governor in sharing the administrative affairs of the prefecture.
At the end of the year, he was included in the calculation, and at the end of the year he served as an envoy to the imperial court and went to Beijing to pay homage to the imperial court.
Of course, although this official has a respectable taste, he has no specific position. It can be regarded as a high-level local sinecure, but it is not entirely a sinecure. For example, when the governor or governor is vacant, he can take charge of the affairs of the prefecture.
For another example, if there are special circumstances, as long as the court authorizes it, the governor can replace the governor and preside over the affairs on his behalf.
Although he is a junior officer, he is the same as the chief officer.
In fact, the official position of Biejia has gone through many dynasties and is very complicated. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, all states have Biejia to govern the middle, and the governor usually has generals.
In the Sui Dynasty, when he was the emperor, he was changed to Bie Jia, and the governor was Chang Shi, Sima.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the county was changed into a state, and a governor and a governor were appointed. Later, Biejia was appointed as the chief governor and the governor was Sima.
In fact, in the early Tang Dynasty, Biejiazhizhong and Changshi Sima were two officials of the same name.
But now Wu Huaiyu proposed to set up Biejia, not to change Changshi to Biejia, but to set up another Biejia above Changshi Sima.
This is not a repetition,
Rather, it was specially given to the clan and its ministers for generations to come.
An important position like the governor cannot be used to confer a world title, but the addition of individual governors can be used to place clan members and meritorious officials.
In the past, Wu Huaiyu insisted that the prince should be enfeoffed to the border to serve as a shield for the country, but the emperor was reluctant to do so.
So now he has changed his path,
Not to mention enfeoffing the princes and grandsons to the barbaric frontiers, we instead enfeoffed them as the governor of the prefecture.
The status is very high, but there is no specific job.
But,
When really needed, it can be picked up and used immediately.
For example, if a treacherous official usurps the throne in the dynasty, the Li Tang clan and the meritorious officials can immediately get permission to preside over the affairs of the state and lead troops to fight against the thieves.
Of course, this special situation must be triggered under special conditions, and this can be agreed upon.
The title of Shifeng Cishi was changed to Shifeng Biejia, and the power was much less. Anyway, under normal circumstances, Bijiashi could not preside over the affairs of the prefecture.
However, Wu Huaiyu proposed that this Biejia could be given a new authority, that is, to supervise prefectural officials and be responsible for the administration of justice.
Similar to the Ming Dynasty's imperial envoys, they were in charge of punishments and impeachment matters. Specifically, they were to correct official evil, punish rape and violence, rectify lawsuits and jails, and redress injustices, so as to uplift the style and clarify the administration of officials.
This is similar to a supervisor in a company,
The governor is in charge of things, and this person is the one who supervises.
The governor is a temporary official, and Biejia is hereditary. Even if there are more hereditary Biejia in the future, it will only be limited to supervision. At most, they can be regarded as members of the aristocratic Senate.
Li Shimin handed the memorial to Ma Zhou, "Take a look."
"Here."
Li Shimin closed his eyes and thought about Wu Huaiyu's proposal in his mind.
The kings of the royal family are the governor's official farewell officials, and the distinguished ministers are the farewell officials of the state. Their positions are respected and their positions are idle.
Even if I can't hold office, it won't matter.
For example, if the kings are young and inexperienced, their royal palace chief, Shi Sima, can assist them. If the ministers have other important duties in the court, their adult children can also take care of their farewell duties.
"Your Majesty, I think that from the long-term perspective of the imperial court, the country, the country, and the country, the memorial given by the Duke of Jin and others is meaningful and reasonable.
Even if the emperor and his ministers are granted many titles in the future, they will not affect the operation of the prefecture and local areas. Instead, they can strengthen the supervision of local officials for the imperial court.
On the other hand, it is also a good way to reward and care for the king and ministers of the sect."
Li Shimin nodded and did not rush to a conclusion.
On the same day, the emperor summoned Fang Xuanling, Wen Yanbo, Wei Zhengchang, Sun Wuji and others to discuss this matter.
Recently, Changsun Wuji and other ministers have been opposing the issue of the world title. Ministers like Li Baiyao and Wei Zheng who have not received the world title have been opposed. Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian, who have been granted the title, have been opposing it.
This made Li Shimin very annoyed.
Even confused,
Why are there so many opponents?
He had to reflect seriously.
In particular, Changsun Wuji was very loud during this period, and he seemed to be using the topic as a pretext. The brother-in-law asked the emperor over and over again, what did he do wrong, why should he be expelled from the capital like Long Gongchen?
My brother-in-law had been idle for several years and was holding back his anger a lot. This time he shouted very loudly.
And Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, who raised hundreds of karaoke and dancers at home, indulged in wine and sex all day long and ignored what was going on outside the window. After the emperor asked him to be granted the title of governor of Guanzhou, he first hurriedly asked the emperor to confer the title of Zen Taishan Shu.
After being agreed,
He immediately sent his son to the hospital because he was ill.
very ill,
The sick person cannot go out, let alone go to Guanzhou to serve as governor.
Guanzhou, in Hebei Province, was once merged into Cangzhou, and is now divided from Cangzhou. It is close to De, Ji, Ying, and the Grand Canal. The Zhang River passes through the state. It governs Gonggao, Dongguang, Jingcheng, and Fu.
City, several counties in Anling,
A very prosperous state, it was established in the year of Emperor Kaihuang, its great cause was first abolished, it was reestablished in the beginning of Wude, it was abolished in the first year of Zhenguan, and now it is reestablished.
But Li Xiaogong didn't dare to go and sealed it.
He still remembers how in the eighth year of Wude, when he was the governor of Yangzhou, Li Yuan arrested him from Yangzhou and jailed him in Chang'an based on a letter falsely accusing him of treason. He was detained and interrogated for a long time.
Although he was eventually acquitted without any solid evidence, he was transferred back to Chang'an from Yangzhou to serve as a casualty. After those beatings, he clearly understood his identity and position.
From then on, he only indulged in singing and dancing beauties and no longer interfered with political affairs.
He felt a little frightened. Li Shimin wanted to make him the governor of Guanzhou. He always felt that the flash of swords behind him was very scary.
Honestly, wouldn't it be nice to be the King of Hejian in Chang'an who doesn't care about worldly affairs?
Wu Huaiyu's proposal to change the title of Biejia aroused heated discussion in the palace.
This time Wei Zheng, Wen Yanbo and others relented.
Changsun Wuji also rarely objected fiercely.
The key here is that the change to Biejia mentioned by Wu Huaiyu is actually completely different from the original title of Shifengshi.
After changing the title of prefecture to biejia, as long as the honorable ministers have their own errands, they do not need to serve in this biejia, and their descendants can do it for them.
Even if Changsun Wuji, for example, becomes an official in old age in the future, he can stay in the capital without returning to Zhaozhou, and the Changsun family does not need to go to Zhaozhou at all.
But this Zhaozhou Biejia was inherited by generations of descendants of the Changsun family. This Biejia was from the fourth rank, which was three levels higher than Chang Shi's from the fifth rank.
Since there is no need for the eldest son's family to move to Zhaozhou, and there is no need for his eldest son Wuji to go to Zhaozhou, then the Zhaozhou Biezhi is just a concurrent title. Changsun Wuji naturally doesn't care. He is opposed to being granted the title of governor. The most important thing is
It was because he had never had a real job, and he was afraid that Li Shimin would take the opportunity to drive him out of the capital and go to a local government, which would then keep him far away from the center of power and marginalize him.
As for Wu Huaiyu now proposes to change the title of Biejia, cancel the Hujunfu, and even change the original one-third of the state tax to three-thirds of the prefecture tax, and then use the one-third of the remaining state tax.
One-third of the portion was given to Shi Feng Biejia,
In fact, it changes from one-third to one-ninth.
But for a state with 20,000 to 30,000 households, even if it is one-ninth, that is the actual tax for 2,000 to 3,000 households. This is not only the regular tax for local households, but also includes various industrial and commercial miscellaneous taxes and other taxes in other states.
, compared to two-thirds of the food tax of 1,300 households in the highest level of the feudal lords,
That's still several times more.
From the kings to the honorary ministers, the guardianship of the military palace was abolished in the world's bestowments, but the marriage affairs and the inner palace were retained. After all, they were sealed in the mainland. Why did they need the soldiers and horses of the military protection palace?
Of course, the princes can also choose not to keep the money in the marriage account, but to use the money for tuition and fees, or part of the money and some people, whatever you choose.
Everyone had a heated discussion,
Wei Zheng asked about a key point of concern,
If the kings also changed their title to Biejia, would the positions of governor, governor, etc. held by the kings be cancelled?
Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "The title of Biejia is a hereditary reward. Governor and governor are official positions. Kings who are capable can also grant the post of governor and governor, but this position is not hereditary, only Biejia is hereditary."
The kings will bid farewell to their hereditary mansions, and the honorable ministers will bid farewell to their hereditary prefectures.
The Great Governor's Mansion is of the third rank, the Middle Governor's Mansion is of the fourth rank, and the Lower Governor's Mansion is of the fourth rank.
Don't drive in Shangzhou and go down from the fourth rank. Don't drive in Zhongzhou and go down from the fifth rank. In Xiazhou, don't drive from the fifth rank.
If the hereditary princes and princes are busy with their duties, the chief historian of the prince's palace, the prince's palace, the Sima or the disciples will inspect the school.
From now on, all prefectures and prefectures will only be used to confer royal titles and ministers.
The emperor sat on the royal couch,
Looking at the heated discussion among the ministers,
The ministers only discussed some details, but generally speaking, most of them supported Wu Huaiyu's Shifeng governor's change to Shifeng Biejia.
Li Shimin felt a little helpless when he thought that he had granted various titles to kings, honored ministers and governors, and the imperial edict had not been issued for half a year. However, he was not the kind of headstrong emperor who insisted on going his own way to the end.
Since everyone is opposed to Shi Feng's appointment as governor and is willing to accept Shi Feng's bid, then he should follow Ru Liu's advice.
If all the recipients are willing, why should he force it?
