Wang Gui and Zhang Yue requested the official title for the third time. This time Zhang Yue simply added a cross to the official title.
This flattery was considered excessive by all the civil and military officials in the court, but Zhang Yue did not feel any embarrassment. Anyway, he would continue to flatter him to the end.
Fortunately, the officials are still calm and restrained. To Wang Gui and Zhang Yuedao, the title you gave is too much. I still settle for the next best thing and accept the previous title of "Shaotian Fa Gu Yun De Ji Contribution English Lie Wu Qin Ren Sheng Xiao Emperor"
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After receiving the honorary title, the official decree set up a "Department of Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailing of the Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailing of Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Declaration with Zhongshu's Determining Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Declaration with Determined Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Declaration with Determined Determining Decided Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Decision with Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Declaration with Deployment Deployment Official System" the official system was carried out.
With this official system in hand, just like the establishment of three departments of regulations and almost approval of Zhang Yue's establishment of the Prime Minister's Office, this time it seems that he really has the sword of Shang Fang in hand.
The newly established Department of Detailed Official Structure is located within the gate of Zhongshu.
To reform the official system, we must start from the top down, and reform the system must start from the bottom of the Zhongshu family.
The Zhongshu Gate is located to the west of the Wende Hall. The Zhongshu Gate is divided into five rooms of the Zhongshu. The prime ministers discuss matters in the political hall, and the prime ministers rest and do private work in the main hall.
Now if we want to restore the three provinces, we must include Shangshu Province.
So the Zhongshu Men's Department was about to make a big move. Zhang Yue used the left hall and the right hall under the Zhongshu Men's Department as the future Zhongshu Department and Menxia Department respectively.
Wang Gui and Cai Que were in charge of affairs in the east hall, and Zhang Yue was in charge of affairs in the west hall. As for the original political affairs hall, it was renamed the capital hall as a reserve for the future Shangshu Province.
In the Tang Dynasty, the Shangshu Province was known as the eight meeting halls, namely the Shangshu Province and the Left and Right Pushe, and the six ministers held the highest meeting. However, in the Song Dynasty, the Shangshu Province was in name only, so it was the political hall meeting of the two governments.
However, the Shangshu Provincial Meeting still had reservations. Officials and bachelors from the two provinces and above participated, but they only discussed some unimportant matters.
Therefore, Zhang Yue changed the Provincial Meeting of Ministers and above, which was attended by bachelor's degree and above, to the meeting of the capital hall of the three provinces, which was still held from time to time by the subordinates of Zhongshu.
Compared with the original political hall meetings, which were only held by the prime ministers and the executive team, the number of people involved was much larger.
Moreover, this was a 'joint discussion', which was the result of collective discussion among officials without the participation of the emperor. In the eyes of many officials, it was more authoritative than the imperial edict.
Moreover, the matters discussed in the capital hall were sorted according to the rank of the official. The seating arrangements in the emperor's main living room or the inner hall were arranged according to the rank of the official.
There are often young officials like Zhang Yue who are promoted to Longtuge bachelor's degree by the official family, surpassing countless veterans and occupying high positions in one go, causing dissatisfaction among other bosses.
The Metropolitan Council avoids this situation by basing decisions on seniority.
This is also a gradual transition to the three-province system in the future. Zhang Yue's style of doing things is not to get it right in one step. He will first let the wind go, and then test it bit by bit, gradually transitioning to the final goal he wants to achieve.
After the east and west branches were divided, it was the prototype of the two provinces under Zhongshu's sect in the future. As for Zhang Yue, he also got rid of the supervision of being under the same government office as Wang Gui and Cai Que.
Officials could finally go directly to the West Hall to discuss matters with Zhang Yue openly, and their words would not reach the ears of Cai Que and Wang Gui. Regardless of the small matter of the branch office, Zhang Yue's power as prime minister was doubled.
However, this also caused hardship to the officials who were originally subordinate to Zhongshu. Originally, all they had to do was go to the political hall to find the prime minister to sign a signature.
Now I have to run in both directions.
There were also times when he was often sent back to rewrite. However, the officials also saw that Wang Gui rarely hesitated on matters. Most of the political affairs were decided by Zhang Yue, so most of them went to the west hall where Zhang Yue was.
Once Zhang Yue passes, Wang Gui will basically be fine.
Of course, what he did was also eye-catching. In order to avoid the resentment of Wang Gui and Cai Que due to his overwhelming power, Zhang Yue immediately replaced Xue Xiang as Zhongshu, becoming the second political advisor after Cai Que.
As for Lu Gong, who had successfully negotiated peace with Dang Xiang, he returned to the court and succeeded Xue Xiang in the Privy Council.
Because Feng Jing complained and ignored the matter, Wang Gui got his wish and elected Sun Gu to the Privy Council.
The position of the prime minister is like a carrot pit. Once one moves, the next ones will immediately fill in. Once one person is promoted, many others will be promoted accordingly.
As for the vacant post of Kaifeng Prefecture magistrate after Sun Gu left, Wang Anli, who was the favorite of both Zhang Yue and Wang Gui, took over the post.
Regarding the personnel changes, Zhang Yue and Wang Gui fought many times in private. In the end, each got what he wanted and everyone was happy. Being able to promote people from below shows that you are the real prime minister and your power is more stable.
After personnel changes.
Wang Gui, Zhang Yue, Cai Que, Xue Xiang, Feng Jing, Lu Gongzhu, Sun Gu and Zhang Kai are the candidates for the two prime ministers in Beijing.
In the capital hall, the prime ministers of the two governments still hold discussions every three days.
Of course, the newly established Official Structure Detailed Department is also located near the West Hall of Zhangyue.
The Secretary for Detailed Ding of the Official System was the team responsible for reforming the official system after Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue summoned Cai Bian, Chen Guan, and Su Zhe to join the Department as Officials for Detailed Decision.
After Zhang Yue entered the west hall, it was renovated and looked more like the prime minister's office and residence.
In the new main hall, Zhang Yue's living, sitting and sleeping arrangements were very thoughtful. The big bed for resting and sleeping was placed behind the viewing hall. As for the sitting and sleeping utensils, they were easy to use and not extravagant.
Zhang Yue looked around and was very satisfied.
Then he went to the main hall accompanied by his staff.
As soon as he reached the main hall, he stopped and looked up at a sign hanging in the hall.
On this sign, Zhang Yue himself wrote the words "people's foundation" with his own hand. These two words are hung prominently in the hall and can be seen by anyone who comes in and out.
Zhang Yue's handwriting is now worth a fortune.
This calligraphy hanging in the hall naturally attracted many people to look at it. Even the officials were curious. They made an exception and went to the west hall to read Zhang Yue's calligraphy in person, and they were full of praise.
Zhang Yue stood in the hall and looked up at the word "people-based" hanging in the high hall. He spoke earnestly to Su Che and Cai Bian beside him: "No matter how many principles there are in the world, no matter how morals change, but in my opinion, the two words 'people-based' Nothing will change.”
"From now on, all dynasties will govern their affairs based on the two words "people-centered". Those in power will generally not be wrong if they understand the meaning of these two words.
Cai Bian on the side said: "What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. The word "people-centered" is really an eternal law. Mencius can preach the principle of "people-centered", and he is worthy of being a teacher of all ages."
Zhang Yue smiled slightly and said in a nostalgic tone: "You may not know that the first book I read when I was young was "Mencius", and the first article I recited was also "Mencius".
There is God’s will in the dark.”
Having said this, Zhang Yue closed his eyes and thought of his twelve-year-old self, sitting in front of the window facing the crystal clear Nanpu River and reading Mencius seriously.
As soon as I traveled through time, I became attached to this book, and I will follow this path for the rest of my life after taking office now.
Zhang Yue could reach out and touch the young man unconsciously.
"Prime Minister!"
Zhang Yuexuanzhi opened his eyes, as if he had woken up from a dream. There were all his staff on the left and right, and they appeared to be respectful and obedient.
Zhang Yue made up his mind and said: "Now that I am in power, I will also follow the two words of 'people-based' and establish it as the world's great scripture and law! We must respect Mencius in the Confucian Temple and list Mencius in the imperial examination books, so that scholars all over the world can
Praise."
Cai Bian, Su Che and other staff all said so.
Then everyone sat down in the viewing hall, and the officials each brought tea.
Chen Guandao: "Prime Minister, the whole world is talking about the transition from Wang Shugong's reform in the government of the imperial court to Prime Minister Yuanfeng's new policy."
"Everyone says that during the prosperous Kaiyuan period, Zhang Gong replaced Wang Shu Gong as prime minister, just like Song Jing succeeded Yao Chong."
Hearing this, everyone laughed, and Zhang Yue said: "Don't compare like this. Everyone does their own thing. Wang Shugong took great measures to eliminate the long-standing disadvantages. In terms of courage, this is where I am not as good as him."
"But..." Zhang Yue said this and looked at the word "people's foundation" in the hall, "but I also have my strengths."
Cai Bian said with a smile: "The Prime Minister shoulders the hopes of the world. This restructuring must be in line with the people's hearts. All the people of the world are waiting for it!"
Zhang Yue smiled slightly when he heard this.
In fact, I know clearly that he is just an ordinary person.
In terms of tactics and methods, he is not as good as Cai Que and Lu Huiqing, and in terms of his desire for power, he is not very persistent.
He has this kind of character. The officials asked him to govern the world as prime minister. Zhang Yue thought about it again and again. If he agreed, he would do his best to handle it for you.
If you feel bad, I will pack the package immediately and leave without stopping.
But I don't know when, I have reached this position, and I unknowingly shoulder the expectations of the world.
To be honest, he has always been so cautious, walking on thin ice. Sitting in this position every day, he has to ask himself, can I do it? Can I really govern the people? Can I really live up to the emperor and the people?
Entrusted to you?
No one can confide these words.
Under the attention of all the staff, I don't know what Zhang Yue is thinking about.
He only spoke for a while, and finally said softly, "Time is also fate."
While they were talking, someone came to report that Cai Jing had come to see him.
Cai Jing looked a little hasty when he entered. Zhang Yue rarely saw him in this state.
All the staff on the left and right took the opportunity to leave. Zhang Yue left Cai Bian in the hall and asked, "Why is Chief Yuan so anxious?"
Cai Jing took the tea soup from Cai Bian and took a sip of tea. After calming down, he said: "Prime Minister, I just had to report that Yanyan Pond was flooded!"
When Cai Bian heard this, his expression changed and he said: "Seriously, if this is the case, wouldn't the salt banknotes in the hands of the people become a piece of waste paper?"
Cai Jingdao: "It's not that bad. At least the salt banknotes can be exchanged for Zhang salt at Xihe. But if the salt pond does not produce salt next year, the salt banknotes in the hands of the people will plummet, and they will even become like waste paper."
As we all know, salt banknotes are mainly banknotes issued with salt as a deposit. Previously, they accounted for 80% of the currency in circulation on the market. Now that the currency value of Jiaozi has stabilized, salt banknotes still account for 30% of the currency in circulation.
This is the disadvantage of the financial industry. Money comes quickly, but once it plummets, it is gone quickly.
If all the salt banknotes in the hands of the people are turned into waste paper, and tens of millions of pounds of currency are reduced to zero overnight, this seal of blame will become more and more inevitable. It is a small matter to take the blame and resign, but it will still be denounced by the angry people.
Just when Cai Bian and Cai Jing were worried.
Zhang Yue calmed down and said: "You don't have to worry too much. This crisis has always been a turning point. If I make good use of it, I can just reform the money law without worrying about being criticized."
