The Government Hall of the Song Dynasty is located to the west of the Wende Hall and to the left of the Privy Council. It is closer to the Forbidden City than the Privy Council. Therefore, the Government Hall is also called the "Zuofu" or "Dongfu".
From the outside, this administrative center of the Song Empire looked almost the same as the surrounding palaces.
The only difference is probably that there is a plaque at the door of the political hall.
There are two words "中书" written on it.
This is also the origin of the name Zhongshu Menxia.
In the evening, Lu Yijian took his Yuan Cong and drove into the palace from Xuande Gate, crossed the street and went straight to the Political Affairs Hall.
"Father!" His son Lu Gongchuo immediately came out and helped Lu Yijian get out of the carriage. Lu Gongchuo immediately reported what he had found out: "Half an hour ago, I and the two deputy envoys arrived at the political hall!
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After Lu Yijian heard this, he immediately sneered: "Zhang Dexiang looks like he is bound to win!"
"What do you think about the political participants?" Lu Yijian asked, grasping the key point.
"My son went to visit Song Chu, Wang Yiyong and Cheng Lin..." Lu Gongchuo stopped talking.
"What?" Lu Yijian raised his eyebrows: "What did they say?"
"They didn't say anything..." Lu Gongchuo lowered his head and said, "Cheng Lin is okay, but she has met her son... But Song Chu and Wang Yiyong both sent people out to say something. They were in front of the meeting and did not dare to meet each other.
Zhongyun Haihan...'"
Lu Yijian couldn't help but turn pale as he listened. It took him a long time before he said, "So, Fu Yanguo and Fan Xiwen were right. This country should indeed strengthen the authority of the prime minister!"
But the thought of changing generals came up in my mind.
However, this thought only flashed through his mind and then disappeared.
Because he knew that the time was not ripe now.
Because the government just had a major change last year!
Not only the heads of the two governments were replaced, but also the deputy envoys and political advisors were replaced.
Now the four political officials in the government were all appointed after July.
Especially Wang Yiyong, he was originally going to the Privy Council as Deputy Privy Councilor.
However, in December, Song Shou, the political counselor who had just taken office for three months, died of illness. For a time, no candidate could be found to replace him, so the officials had to ask Wang Yiyong to be dismissed from the political affairs committee.
If he suddenly changed his general, the officials might become suspicious.
It doesn't matter if the officials are suspicious, they are just afraid that some people in the garbage dump in Luoyang, Xijing will come out to set the tone and say that Lu Yijian is self-willed, monopolizes power and wants to be the contemporary Li Linfu.
This is not beautiful!
"Father, you..." Lu Gongchuo looked at his father and cautiously advised: "It's better not to worry too much about them. The conclusions of the two governments' discussions are just conclusions after all..."
"What do you know?" Lu Yijian glanced at his son and said, "The custom made by our ancestors is just eight words - prevent things from happening, and control them from time to time!"
"Now that the official document has been drafted, and the three provinces have also followed the imperial edict, and decided on military and state affairs, the two governments will gather to discuss, govern and assist, govern and sign together before submitting it to the imperial court, then this is a system, a national law, and a family law.
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"Even if I am the Prime Minister and have the trust of the officials and am entrusted with full power, I must respect, recognize and implement the results of the two government meetings! Unless the officials overturn the conclusions of the two government meetings, the conclusions of the two government meetings will be the consensus of the central government!
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Lu Yijian looked deeply at his son and warned: "My son, you must remember what your father said today!"
"Things must be taken into account and things must be controlled accordingly. The system that has been established must not be desecrated. Even if you are temporarily wronged, you must learn to accept it!"
"This will be helpful for you to be an official in the future!"
"Son, save it!" Lu Gongchuo immediately bowed.
Lu Yijian looked at his son, knowing in his heart that this young man would not know the beauty of the ancestral system now.
When he matures a little more and experiences more, he will know that everything in the Song Dynasty can be abandoned, but the ancestral system cannot be shaken!
Because it not only protects officials, but also protects ministers!
Therefore, Prime Minister, the rulers can speak freely and do things with heart, without fear of being tricked or being accused of any crime and having the whole family go to the execution ground together.
Therefore, after Cao Lili committed suicide, all the civil servants and officials in the world came together to help him avenge his injustice and vindicate him.
While they were talking, the father and son, surrounded by Yuan Cong, entered the political hall.
The interior of the political hall is a rather simple courtyard.
Its corridors, doors, windows and floors were all painted with a layer of yellow paint.
This has been a tradition since the Han Dynasty. The place where the prime minister inspects affairs must use yellow paint. Therefore, the political hall is also called "Huanghe" and "Huangfei".
Today, Chao Zongqi, the political counselor of Zhiyin, and three other political counselors came out of Houya to welcome him. They came to Lu Yijian and worshiped: "I'm waiting for you to welcome Yuantai Lintang!"
At the gate of the Hou Yamen, Zhi Privy Council Zhang Dexiang led his two deputies to greet him slightly at the door.
"Comrades, please come out to greet me..." Lu Yijian smiled and stepped forward and said to everyone: "I am old and have many inconveniences in my legs and feet. I came a quarter of an hour late and kept you waiting for a long time. This is my fault!"
"Yuantai is joking..." Chao Zongqi naturally knew that Lu Yijian would not bow his head easily.
He is probably lowering his head now so that he can take the initiative in the capital later.
If you want to advance, suppress it first, this is a trick that all literati know!
So, with their own thoughts in mind, everyone walked into the back office of the Political Affairs Hall in front of them.
With the sound of a bell, the meeting of the two governments in Guiwei in February of the first year of Qing Dynasty officially began.
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Zhao Xin opened his eyes when he heard the bell of the Political Hall.
"Has the meeting between the two governments begun?" he asked Xu Xi, who was beside his bed.
"It should be!" Xu Xi replied.
"Then who will be attending the Ministry of Internal Affairs today?" Zhao Xin asked again.
In May of last year, his father established a system for the government and the Privy Council to meet to discuss important matters together, and also added a patch - the two governments would hold discussions, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs would send people to listen.
This is a measure to prevent the two governments from collaborating to make big news.
Although, this possibility is slim.
However, due to the emperor's instinct, this matter must be done.
Xu Xi shook his head and said: "This is not something Wei Chen can know... Otherwise, Wei Chen goes to ask Yang Chongfeng?"
Zhao Xin nodded.
Xu Xi then turned around and left the palace. After questioning Yang Huaimin, he came back and reported: "Reporting to the Duke, Yang Gongfeng said that today Zhang Douzhi should be on duty according to the system, so... Zhang Douzhi should be the one listening.
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"Zhang Weiji?" Zhao Xin asked.
"Probably!" Xu Xi nodded.
Zhao Xin felt relieved. Zhang Weiji was the most trusted eunuch in front of his father and the most respected eunuch in the Song Dynasty.
With him around, Lu Yijian would not dare to be too aggressive, so the outcome of the meeting might be biased towards his expectations.
Of course, Zhao Xin knew very well that even if the outcome of the meeting between the two governments was in line with his expectations, it did not mean that everything would be fine.
Because Lu Yijian will not admit defeat!
He will definitely go to his father's side to cause trouble, and the excuse is nothing more than "the Duke of Shou is only two years old, how could he know so much? I thought someone must have taught the Duke to say this..." or something like that.
Therefore, Zhao Xin knew that he had to be prepared.
Either tomorrow, or tonight, the ministers of the two governments and his father will come to him and ask him some questions.
And his answer not only determines the conclusion of today's meeting between the two governments, but also determines whether his words will count in the future and whether others will listen!
