After coming out of Houde Hall, Xing Ziang returned to his original calm appearance. In fact, Emperor Xiaokang never talked to him about the reform of the Secretariat. At that time, the monarchs and ministers were busy and could not relax for a moment. How could there be any
What kind of reform should the opportunity come? Of course he said this just to let the emperor make a decision faster and not delay it any longer.
The shortcomings of the Shangshutai have existed for a long time. The emperor wanted to reform the Shangshutai, but he was still a little hesitant in his heart, because today's Shangshutai is the most reassuring to the emperor. Any decree in the temple can be perfectly executed by the Shangshutai.
, so that the emperor has nothing to worry about. You must know that during the period of Emperor Xiaokang, that is, during the years when Wang Fu was in Luoyang, Emperor Xiaokang only relaxed for a moment. The rest of the time, all the decrees were personally issued by the emperor.
of.
The supervision and process all involved the participation of the emperor. At that time, Shangshutai did not have the power it does now. Even Wang Fu, when formulating edicts and implementing policies, also had to communicate with the emperor in the Hall of Houde.
After long discussions and persuading the emperor, it was possible to implement it. As for the officials at the Shangshutai at that time, they mostly followed the emperor's orders and revised the decrees that the emperor was not satisfied with, and only issued them after the emperor's review.
Why did Zhongshu Ling fall into despair so quickly?
It was not the chancellery that took away their authority, it was the emperor who took away their authority.
It's a lot more leisurely today. Government orders are discussed in the temples and implemented by the chancellor. The emperor only needs to sit in the Hall of Houde and wait for success. Even the supervision is done by many officials. He is a little reluctant to let the chancellor stand today.
It is normal to have a chancery, but this matter cannot be postponed any longer. If such a huge chancery becomes the norm, there will be great chaos in the future. Not every generation of chancellors will be wise men.
When he returned to the Shangshu Desk, Xun You was busy and Guo Jia was missing. Xing Ziang did not disturb Xun You and walked directly into the backyard. Sure enough, Guo Jia was sitting under the shade of a tree with some wine on the desk.
He was eating wine with a grimace, and Xing Ziang sat in front of him, looked at him, and said: "Drinking is prohibited in the Chancery... You will be punished with three months' salary..."
Guo Jia smiled and said: "It's okay to use these salaries to exchange for a day's peace..." He picked up the wine cup and took another sip. Xing Ziang sighed helplessly and said: "
You know, Shangshutai cannot always be like this, it always needs innovation. As the prince's favorite disciple, how could you not understand this??" Guo Jia shook his head and said: "Of course I understand, but I can't do it anymore.
Will it take a while?"
"cannot."
"Fengxiao, the reform of Shangshutai is not only of great benefit to the family and the country, but also to us. You are a great talent who has won all four subjects. You cannot be idle here and serve as my deputy to someone who is not as good as me."
.Otherwise, there is no way for me to communicate with the prince.... Your Majesty will set up the Central Secretariat and the Imperial Secretariat... The Central Secretariat will draft the edict... The Imperial Secretariat will execute it, and the Imperial Secretariat will review it.... This
I will leave the chancellery to you..."
Guo Jia was startled. He raised his head and looked at Xing Ziang. He naturally knew how many years Xing Ziang had devoted to Shangshutai and how much he valued Shangshutai. But what he meant was that he wanted to take charge of Shangshutai? Guo Jia
He asked doubtfully: "What about you? Are you leaving the Chancellor's Desk??"
"I'm going to Zhongshutai to serve as Zhongshu Ling. As for Wen Ruo, I also asked him to be an official serving Zhongshu Ling..." Xing Zi'ang said with a smile. Before Guo Jia could speak, someone was at the door.
Said: "No!"
The person who spoke was none other than Xun You. Xun You frowned and stared at Xing Ziang in front of him. After setting up three platforms, there are naturally good and bad ones. The Shangshu platform responsible for execution is the most important, because this is the core of the actual implementation of administrative orders.
, at the same time, he has the highest status in name, and Shizhongtai, not to mention, has to stay by the emperor's side all day long, helping
When the emperor goes to review the government decrees, he has the greatest power and can follow the emperor all day long.
As for the Zhongshu Order, they could only listen to the reports from the officials in the temple and then formulate corresponding political orders.
Xing Ziang wanted to give them the two best positions. Xun You also came over and sat in front of Guo Jia. He took the wine cup from the desk and took a sip. Suddenly, he started coughing.
, almost spitting out the drink, Guo Jia couldn't help laughing. He knew that this guy would never drink. Xun You wiped the corner of his mouth, a little embarrassed, looked at Xing Zi'ang, and said seriously: "In the Shangshu table,
We can’t live without Mr. Xing..."
"Fengxiao can go to the Shizhongtai, I will go to the Zhongshutai..."
Guo Jia shook his head and said: "That's not possible. I don't want to go to the Shizhong Terrace. I'd better stay at the Shangshu Terrace.
starve..."
Seeing that the two people in front of him were about to fight each other again, Xing Ziang said: "I have my own ideas. Wen Ruo is the smartest, good at speaking, and knows right from wrong. Shizhongtai is the most suitable for him. What's more, he and the Emperor
We have a very close relationship, following the emperor, reviewing government decrees, what's the most important thing? As for being a filial piety, your temper can't stand doing nothing at the Zhongshutai, and you can't go to the Zhongshutai. If you eat and drink like this in the palace,
, Man Chong will kill you..."
"As for me, since the 20th year of Jianning, I have been bent on building roads across the country so that all government orders can be communicated throughout the country and temples can effectively manage various places. This is also of great benefit to local development.
It's a pity that in these years, I have always been busy with the Secretariat. Twenty years have passed, but I have not achieved any results. There are not many things in the Central Secretariat. It is left to a few officials to draft government decrees. This is useless.
What's so difficult...I can also build roads..."
Xing Ziang said this, but neither of them spoke, and nodded helplessly.
April, the nineteenth year of Xiping
The Shangshutai was reformed. There was a Zhongshutai in the temple, and there were two palaces, namely, Xing Ziang, Xun You, and Guo Jia.
Mr. Xing, who has sufficient qualifications, came to serve as the minister, but he had to leave it to Guo Jia? At Guo Jia's age, is he still a little young to be the minister?
The ministers were quite opposed to it. Of course, the so-called lack of qualifications was actually just an excuse. The main thing was Guo Jia's identity. This guy was Wang Fu's disciple. I heard that he was usually arrogant and weak, and his behavior was loose. If he was allowed to
If he serves as a minister, will he be a king again? Therefore, the ministers objected. Of course, their objections were useless. The emperor had made a decision and could not change it.
At the end of the month, the three of them went to three places respectively, which declared that Wang Fu's time in charge of the Shangshu Desk was officially lonely. Although some people were no longer there, he could continue to live in a special way. More than ten years after Wang Fu's death,
Today, Shangshutai is still moving forward according to the path he set. Of course, the innovation of Shangshutai still does not mean that Wang Fu has passed away.
As long as the assessment is still going on, he will be alive.
As long as Huangmen still appears at the gatherings of ministers and records their words and deeds, he will live.
As long as there are great sages still cursing Wang Fu in their hearts, he will live.
He lives in the pride of the students who passed the examination, in the laughter of Yangzhou people, in the fear of corrupt officials, and in the curse of the lawless powerful.
Before dawn, Xing Ziang had already gotten up, and his servants had already prepared the carriage. After eating, they got on the carriage and horses, and the carriage drove slowly towards the city gate. Xing Ziang was very happy. Yesterday, he asked
The emperor submitted a petition asking for the construction of roads. The emperor did not say much and directly agreed to his petition. Xing Ziang knew in his heart that the emperor would not object. Why, because Emperor Xiaokang had built large-scale Chidao in the country.
If he can build more roads, the emperor will only be happy and will not object.
Xing Ziang slowly arrived at the city gate, but the servant stopped his carriage. Xing Ziang thought it was a soldier at the city gate who wanted to investigate, but he heard the servant say: "Mr.
." Xing Ziang was stunned. Not even Xun You and Guo Jia knew about his departure. He didn't tell anyone who was blocking the road.
with a group of people.
The leader was none other than Liu Mastiff, the prince of the Han Dynasty.
Seeing Xing Ziang get out of the car, Liu Mastiff quickly bowed and said: "Meet Mr. Xing!"
Everyone saluted, and Xing Ziang said: "I don't dare to be a big gift to His Highness..." Liu Mastiff came over, took his hand, introduced many officials in the East Palace to him, and then said: "I heard, Mr. Xing
I am about to leave Luoyang for construction work. These days, I have always wanted to visit Mr. Xing, but I don’t have any time, so I can only come to see Mr. Xing off today..."
Xing Ziang nodded and did not get in the car at all. He talked with the prince and walked slowly towards the city gate. The captain of the city gate did not dare to stop him and quickly opened the city gate. The group walked out of the county. The prince asked:
"Mr. Xing, where are you going now?"
"I plan to go to Ningzhou first, then to Xizhou, and finally to Jiaozhou..." Xing Ziang said this, Liu Mastiff was a little confused, and asked: "To build roads, why don't we build them in the rich and prosperous Central Plains first, and then build them in the Central Plains?
How about going to the frontier?"
"Your Highness, building roads is not just for the development of the local area. Ningzhou, Xizhou, Jiaozhou and other places are far away from the temples, and the government orders are blocked. Chaos will inevitably occur. Therefore, I went to these three places to build Chidao, which can
Connecting these three places with Sili will be of great benefit to temples and temples in charge of frontier fortresses. In addition, if these three major Chi Roads are built, various Chi Roads can be built along the Chi Roads in the future.
Roads, let roads be built between counties in the Central Plains..."
Xing Ziang explained very seriously. Liu Mastiff nodded and understood. He said with some embarrassment: "Mr. Xing, I have something to ask of you. Can't you agree to it?"
"Your Highness ordered..."
"I have a man under my command named Lu Yu... Hearing about Duke Xing's feats, he is willing to follow him. I wonder if Duke Xing may take him with him?"
"Without His Majesty's order, I cannot take away the East Palace officials without authorization..."
"It's okay. Father agreed..." Liu Mastiff said, and Xing Ziang had no objection and agreed to take Lu Yu with him. Liu Mastiff was overjoyed and gave Lu Yu a lot of instructions before sending Xing Ziang away. , Xing Ziang also understood why the emperor asked him to bring an official of the East Palace with him. Liu Mastiff wanted to send him away for a few more miles, but Xing Ziang quickly declined and then prepared to leave.
"Mr. Xing...there is one more thing that makes me doubtful..."
"I don't know what's going on?"
"Why is Mr. Xing so obsessed with building Chidao? Can this Chidao really play such a huge role?"
"I promised Emperor Xiaokang that in my lifetime, I would pave roads throughout the Han Dynasty..."