There is a lot of backlogged work, and I guess the ministers and workers also feel that they are holding it back.
The fall of Gongyuan once again made those ministers and servants who were looking for trouble with the officials feel disgraced. Regardless of whether they were conscious of it or not, they were always slapped in the face again.
The chief officials and subordinate officials of government-run industries and market supervision have never been determined.
After the two institutions were initially approved in the court, the imperial court issued a communiqué stating that all officials who intend to serve in these two places, regardless of rank, whether they are sent or not, whether they are Jinshi or not, whether they are Liu Nei or Liu Wai, are eligible to serve.
You can sign up for targeted training at the Martial Arts Hall.
But after such a long time, the training is still continuing, and the court still has not come up with charters for these two institutions, nor has it identified specific officials.
Coupled with the official reform mentioned by the officials.
A series of unfounded and unreasonable events made the whole court panic and undercurrents surged.
"Your Majesty, I have received the emperor's order to compile history, but I feel that I have no time to take care of the government. I once again ask your majesty to allow me to concentrate on compiling history..."
Sima Guang once again proposed not to do the husband-in-law's business, but in front of everyone in the political hall, without any memorial, he resigned in person.
I guess he figured it out when he saw the Shizhiguan. In order to avoid losing face, the old man took the initiative and took the initiative to show that it was him, Sima Guang, who didn't want to do it anymore, and it wasn't that the officials didn't allow him to do it.
How big of a difference does this make?
"Xiangong Sima, now is the time when I am planning the reform of the official system. There are many things to do. I would like to ask Mr. Sima to take care of me and stabilize the government."
Whether he is sincere or not, Zhao Xi must say this and do this.
"Your Majesty, this veteran asked me to compile the history for the sake of the reform of the official system of the country. I also ask for your permission..."
He was determined! Although His Majesty tried to persuade him to stay, he cited the reform of the official system, which made Sima Guang determined to leave the court.
The official's words were originally intended to make him leave...
Since the goal is to stabilize the government, there should not be any reform of the official system. Since the government system needs to be reformed, it will only cause chaos in the government. Using such words to retain him is self-contradictory, and Sima Guang cannot accept it at all.
This was not a separate private memorial, it was a meeting between the officials and the officials in the Zhengshi Hall. No matter whether Sima Guang was sincere or fake at the beginning, because the officials' words could no longer stay in the Zhengshi Hall.
Sima Guang was even better at playing word games than the officials.
In this situation, no one else can persuade him.
The official's original intention was to let Sima Guang leave, but the words sounded nice, but the meaning was the opposite. Sima Guang's upright temperament made it impossible for him to take advantage of the situation.
He is not Wen Yanbo, nor is he Han Qi, who has the basic qualities of a politician, nor is Wang Anshi who can compromise in order to fulfill his ambitions. He is more inclined to be an upright person.
Perhaps the History Museum is really the most suitable place for him.
"That's alright. Sima Xianggong, you can focus more on compiling history and select the officials you like to station in the Historical Records Museum."
"But the court still needs Sima Xianggong to worry about it. Regarding the reform of the official system, what kind of official system is suitable for today's dynasty... Sima Xianggong has read through the past and the present, and hopes that Sima Xianggong can contribute to the reform of the official system, and use history as a lesson for the official system of the court.
Provide more reference opinions for reform.”
Zhao Xi just said this, and he also knew that Sima Guang would not just listen to it, he would take it seriously, and would find some evidence in the pile of old papers and form a memorial and submit it.
Whether it should be used or not is not something that Sima Guang should consider. No matter what position he is in, he will never forget his obligations.
There are many such veteran ministers in the country who have never lacked enthusiasm for participating in politics.
No, when the old people and young people who had just attended the opening of the Gong Yuan heard that the imperial court wanted to reform the official system, they all began to make suggestions to the imperial court.
It fully expressed their concern for the country and the people, their awareness of participating in political affairs, and their determination to die for the Song Dynasty. The question is, should we not focus on the issue of maintaining the treatment of veteran ministers who have served as officials?
All reforms are a re-division of interests.
Some people say that reform requires bloodshed and sacrifice.
Zhao Xi disagrees. He prefers to neutralize the interests of all parties and promote various reforms in a subtle way.
Just like in later generations, between two big countries with the same ideology, the shock reform method is indeed incomparable with the gentle reform path.
"As for the reform of the official system, my initial idea is to have a three-level decision-making system, which corresponds to the layout of the Qinzheng Palace."
"The first level is the cabinet level, the number of people is between five and eleven, and it must exist in an odd number."
"The second level is the ruling level, with a number of thirty or fifty people. It is not yet certain at the moment. We will discuss it after the ruling selection method is finally determined."
"The third level is the current court meeting. It changes the original model of participating in the court meeting based on grades and uses functional classification as the basis for participating in the court meeting."
"The three levels of decision-making, each perform their duties and do their best. Different levels have different authorities and responsibilities, and also have the authority to handle different matters, so as to avoid the status quo of a swarm of people mixing things up no matter how big or small they are."
"This is a general principle. Specifically, how to determine the candidates for the DPRK Council, how to recommend the officials to discuss the affairs, and how to determine the cabinet members all need to be considered by the public. You can also brainstorm and extensively solicit opinions and suggestions from the officials of the DPRK."
"The imperial court and yamen, as well as the state, county and county officials of the country, this itself is a matter involving all officials. We should collect opinions as much as possible to ensure that the reform of the official system does not cause major disputes."
"As for how to reform officials' salaries and benefits after the framework is finalized, we will discuss it after everything is finalized in the early stage."
Zhao Xi should have revealed all his thoughts in these words, which can be regarded as the biggest breakthrough in the reform of the official system.
For example, the selection of candidates at each level of decision-making is related to their request for extensive solicitation of opinions.
For example, in the selection of candidates for power, he mentioned the recommendation method. By analogy, cabinet members may also use the recommendation method.
However, Zhao Xi did not make it clear that he had left a door open for himself.
Centralization of power must never be changed, but how to find a balance between centralization and centralization is something he has not yet determined.
Absolute centralization of power, not to mention that the current court may not necessarily pass, Zhao Xi is even more worried about the possibility of unfilial sons and unfilial grandsons.
But pure centralism will definitely weaken the monarchy. Faced with the current situation of the country, if centralism is implemented, it is likely that changing the status quo of the country will be in vain, let alone the realization of other ideas.
"The reform of the official system is not something that happens overnight. At present, the most urgent thing for the court is to determine the names and chief officials of government-run industries and the names and chief officials of market supervision."
"The training at the martial arts hall is nearing completion, and the competency assessment of the training personnel will be formed soon. Most of the industries and basic facilities purchased by various states, counties, and counties have been completed."
"These two things need to be put on the agenda and implemented as soon as possible."
The idea of establishing these two institutions has been blowing for a long time, and the running should be over, and the benefits that should be exchanged should also be exchanged.
These are unavoidable, and Zhao Xi has no intention of completely eliminating them.
Use his talents and use the system to correct his virtues. These are Zhao Xi's fundamental principles for these two things.