His Majesty Li Er put down the bowl in his hand, waved his hand, and a servant came forward to collect the remains of the bowl and chopsticks.
Fang Jun reluctantly put down the bowl and chopsticks, his heart full of resentment: He only ate one bowl and was not full yet. This emperor is so selfish. You don't care about others when you are full...
I secretly decided to try my best to avoid dining with His Majesty Li Er from now on.
It’s simply a sin…
A palace maid brought some tea, and His Majesty Li Er poured a cup of tea. He sat there and sipped it slowly, closing his eyes slightly to recuperate.
Soon, there was the sound of footsteps outside the palace, and a chamberlain came in to announce: "Your Majesty, the British Duke has arrived."
His Majesty Li Er then opened his eyes and said: "Xuan!"
"Here!"
The chamberlain turned around and went out. After a moment, the British Duke Li Ji quickly walked in, saluted and paid homage.
Fang Jun also stood up and stood on one side with his hands tied.
After Li Ji finished saluting, His Majesty Li Er said warmly: "Please sit down, everyone. Come and serve tea."
Li Ji and Fang Jun thanked each other and sat down on the left and right sides of His Majesty Li Er. They were served with fragrant tea.
His Majesty Li Er then looked at Fang Jun and said, "Tell me your thoughts in more detail."
"Here."
Fang Jun put down his tea cup, organized his speech, and said slowly: "The promulgation and implementation of imperial decrees must be drafted by His Majesty, and then reviewed and issued by the three provinces. This process is rigorous and thorough, which can minimize the possibility of 'chaos in government'
It was created to protect the development of the empire. However, it should be noted that military orders are different from political orders. Political orders are related to domestic management. They should be considered before and after the discussion and adopt the opinions of many people. There is no need to rush and there is a lot of room for error.
Therefore, such cumbersome administrative processes can minimize errors. In fact, the ministers of the Political Hall are fully capable of making the imperial elite more and more powerful under the leadership of His Majesty. However, military orders are different.
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After a pause, seeing His Majesty Li Er and Li Ji listening attentively, Fang Jun continued: "One of the characteristics of military orders is 'fast'! News often comes very quickly and must be made within a very fast time.
Decision is made in order to respond as quickly as possible. This is the so-called "soldiers are more valuable than speed". The military situation is like a fire, and there must be no delay for a moment, otherwise big problems will occur. The Eastern Expedition is a national war, and the whole country will attack it.
To defeat Goguryeo, even if the military power of the Tang Dynasty is enough to crush it into powder with thunder and lightning, any accident may happen on the battlefield, so how to deal with emergencies quickly and accurately has become a top priority."
Having said this, Fang Jun paused.
This is not to leave time for these two people to understand. They are both famous generals who have spent their entire lives in the military and have unparalleled strategies. How could they not understand this truth?
In the past, it was just a leaf that obscured the view of Mount Tai.
Now Fang Jun only gave a little guidance, and the two people immediately understood the core purpose of Fang Jun's words - administrative power can be handed over to the Political Affairs Hall, the three provinces, and the emperor does not even need to make suggestions, only supervision is the key.
If chaos is brought into order at all times, the world will not be in chaos.
But military power must be firmly in the hands of the emperor!
Delegate power to the Zhengshitang and let it take charge of the world's government affairs, while the emperor tightly grasps the military power. As long as the military power is in hand, the imperial power will naturally be stable.
The emperor cannot grasp the imperial power alone. He needs an institution to implement his will, become his arm, and assist him in commanding the imperial army.
His Majesty Li Er held a cup of tea and drank slowly. After a while, he asked Li Ji, "What do you think?"
Li Ji nodded and said: "I think it is feasible. The left and right are just a temporary yamen. It can assist your majesty in handling military affairs during the war. It can reduce your majesty's work, improve the efficiency of work, and can supervise your majesty during the Eastern Expedition."
Once there is any change in the national military affairs, especially the Arab army in the Western Region, there is no need to forward the general's information thousands of miles to the battlefield in Liaodong for His Majesty to make a decision, which can indeed have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort."
This is Li Ji, otherwise no other prime minister would be able to express his agreement so easily.
This is a clear decentralization of power from government to government!
Li Ji is like this. It is appropriate to say that he is willing to be indifferent. In fact, he may be the most unsuitable candidate to be the chief minister...
This person has no ambitions. He adheres to the principle of doing less rather than doing more, doing less and making fewer mistakes. He will never be greedy for power like others, wishing he could hold all the power in the world tightly in his hands.
In his opinion, the setting up of this yamen will greatly reduce the workload of his prime minister. With fewer things to do, the chance of making mistakes will naturally be smaller. He will be relaxed and comfortable, which is what he wants. As for others, they will use this yamen to jump into the world.
He became an important minister with the same power as the Prime Minister, but he didn't care at all.
His Majesty Li Er felt helpless when he saw Li Ji's attitude.
I know that asking is in vain...
His Majesty Li Er was 100% satisfied with Li Ji's ability and loyalty, but it was a pity that his indifferent, easy-going and unwilling to take responsibility often made him particularly annoyed.
However, from the beginning to the end, Li Ji's policy agenda was in line with His Majesty Li Er's wishes, so we could only reluctantly continue to let him hold the position of chief minister.
Regarding Fang Jun's advice, His Majesty Li Er believed that it was indeed necessary.
On the one hand, it can speed up the processing of military affairs, and on the other hand, it can ensure that military aircraft are not leaked during the war. There are many people in this court who hope that the Eastern Expedition will suffer some setbacks, or even lose completely...
What is particularly important is that this advice allowed His Majesty Li Er to see the possibility of fully controlling the army.
All military matters were personally reviewed by the emperor, discussed with his close ministers, and then directly handled by these ministers. This made the military power of the country firmly in the hands of the emperor.
Even if it is set as a permanent yamen, future emperors will succeed each other and monopolize military power. Moreover, since these ministers who handle military affairs only assist the emperor in handling military affairs and do not have the power to issue orders themselves, there is no doubt that there will be concerns about the dispersion of power, but it will make the military power in the world
It has been in the hands of the emperor for generations.
His Majesty Li Er deeply understands that not every emperor is wise and mighty. Throughout the dynasties, as the country lasts longer, the more likely it is that there will be those who are "stronger than the hands of women in the palace" and "why not eat minced meat"
This is inevitable for a foolish king.
The political affairs hall is headed by the prime minister, who handles the national government affairs, which can avoid the fatal damage caused to the empire due to the king's ignorance to the greatest extent, and prevent the world from chaos.
And the military power was tightly held in the hands of the emperor, so that even a mediocre master could ensure that he would retain the throne, leaving those with ulterior motives no chance to take advantage of him, and the Li and Tang royal family could continue to prosper...
You need to know that the Political Affairs Hall has become the highest military and political department in the empire, and even the emperor has to be wary of it. If the military power is directly separated from the Political Affairs Hall, no matter how hard the ministers of the Political Affairs Hall try, they will not be able to endanger the empire.
fundamental.
After thinking about it, Fang Jun's advice is of great benefit without any harm.
His Majesty Li Er asked again: "In your opinion, who will take up important positions in this newly established government office?"
Fang Jun and Li Ji looked at each other and said in unison: "How can a humble official comment on such an important weapon of the country? Your Majesty still needs to be decisive."
"Qian Gang is arbitrary?"
His Majesty Li Er sneered and said: "In this dynasty, there are not all those who are as indifferent to fame and fortune as Mao Gong. They have no desires and seek nothing, and they are speculators and monopolists. There are countless people who are fighting for power. If I were to be arbitrary, those who could not be ranked among The ministers here are probably not trying to slander me privately for going my own way and nepotism!"
Fang Jun and Li Ji lowered their heads, not daring to answer the question.
His Majesty Li Er glanced at Fang Jun, snorted, and said sarcastically: "Even if you are Fang Erlang, the reason why you give this advice is because you don't want to be lonely and have a request? Don't say anything to me. Such nonsense as being selfless for the country!"
Fang Juncheng was frightened and clasped his hands and said: "Your Majesty is so wise and powerful that the candle can shine thousands of miles away!"
Li Ji almost couldn't help laughing...
This kid is so shameless. Your Majesty's words were clearly meant to mock him, but he actually shamelessly admitted that he had ulterior motives.
His Majesty Li Er was also very angry and cursed: "Look at your little potential! Isn't it a good thing to do your best to run a good academy for me and cultivate talents for the empire? In time, the students and former officials who come from your sect will become Empire, it will be a matter of course for you to be promoted to a higher position, so why are you so anxious for a moment and don’t know how to hide your strength and bide your time?”
Fang Jun nodded and admitted his mistake: "Your Majesty taught you a lesson, even if you know your mistakes."
But the look on his face is clearly "I know I'm wrong, but I won't change it"...
His Majesty Li Er was furious. After a long while, he asked: "At the meeting on the first day of the lunar month, if the ministers approve this remonstrance, do you have a name for this newly built yamen in your mind?"
name?
That must be there!
Fang Jun subconsciously said: "It can be called the 'Military Aircraft Department'!"
The reason why we offer this advice is not only to promote the separation of military and political affairs, but also because we want to be called the "Minister of Military and Aircraft"?