Chapter nine hundred and eighty self-limiting power
After resting for two days, Guo Song came to the official room on the third day. He immediately summoned five counselors to his official room to discuss matters.
Wen Ji, the envoy of Suzhengtai, was appointed as the pacifier of the two Sichuan provinces, and Liu Zi, the leader of the White Tiger Hall, was appointed as the pacifier of Hebei. Although both of them still retained the qualifications for Pingzhangshi, they actually no longer served as counselors.
The current five counselors include Chief Shi Pan Liao, Left Sima Duyou, Right Sima Zhang Qianyi, plus Suzheng Tailing Cao Wannian and Tiance Mansion Chief Shi Zhang Qiu'an.
"Everyone, please take a seat!"
Guo Song smiled and asked the five counselors to sit down, and then said: "The war is over. Just as everyone expected, the eunuchs were destroyed and the Southern Tang Dynasty returned to Chang'an. We have many things to do next, and the first one is to appease the people of Bashu.
To restore production and order, a large amount of eunuch wealth still needs to be transported back to Chang'an. Although Counselor Wen has served as the pacifier of the two Sichuan provinces and will be in charge of the government affairs of the two Sichuan provinces, we still need our support. One is official support, and the other is financial support.
We are going to transfer a group of young officials to serve in Bashu. Many people in the prefectures and counties of Sichuan and Sichuan are serving because the eunuchs took money and sold their offices. These people must be removed on the spot and their corruption investigated. I hope that the Suzhengtai will immediately
Send capable officials to Bashu to handle the case."
Cao Wannian said quickly: "Reporting to Your Highness, Suzhengtai has sent more than fifty soldiers to Bashu. According to His Highness's request, the inner guard has also sent five hundred soldiers to assist Suzhengtai officials."
Du You raised his hand and said: "Your Highness, I would like to interrupt you for a moment."
Guo Song nodded, "Please tell me, Counselor Du!"
Du You leaned forward and said: "We have heard about low-level positions. In many places, those who buy offices are not businessmen, but local powerful people. For example, the governor of Meizhou, Shi Gurong, comes from the powerful Gu family of Meizhou. If they are forcibly removed, local powerful people will inevitably be triggered."
If they resist, they will not rebel, but will use another way to disrupt local stability. The meaning of humiliation is that the removal of officials cannot be one-size-fits-all, and must be carefully considered."
Pan Liao also said: "Your Highness, Du Sima's suggestion is reasonable. It does not mean that we cannot retire, but we must be cautious and not be rude and rude, especially local powerful people. We should properly win over them. If we feel that they are not suitable for their posts, then we can use them."
Let them resign by repaying their job search benefits, or..."
Before Pan Liao could finish speaking, Guo Song waved his hand, "I understand the concerns of both of you, but issues of principle cannot be traded. Once we acquiesce to the fact that buying an official position exists, then we will be morally untenable. There is nothing to worry about.
Local tycoons, Weizhou's Tian Chengsi family is also a local tycoon. I will destroy them all. At most, I will give them a chance to resign. I will not investigate their tenure. If they don't appreciate it and still want to do small tricks behind their backs, then we will destroy this so-called
So powerful."
Speaking of this, Guo Song asked Cao Wannian again: "Has Wang Zhu set off?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, he has already gone to Bashu."
Wang Zhu was the judge of Suzhengtai, nicknamed Wang Yanluo, and was known for his cold and tough methods. Guo Song named him to go to Bashu to preside over the liquidation of Suzhengtai because Wen Ji was weak-hearted.
Pan Liao and Du You looked at each other and shook their heads with a wry smile. It seemed that King Jin was preparing to implement a hard line in Bashu.
Guo Song said solemnly to everyone: "Everyone, the evil done by the eunuchs to Bashu is not only the wanton exploitation of people's wealth, but also the destruction of laws and rules. Having money can determine everything. Let me give you an example. In order to make money,
The Eunuch Party took the power of criminal law adjudication into its own hands, and local officials could only try small cases of civil disputes. Major cases were handled by the Beiya Criminal Law Prison. It was a total waste of money. It was the Eunuch Party's wanton behavior that made Bashu's laws lax.
The rules are ignored and become a mess, so I believe that the governance of Bashu must be strict, the laws are strict, and the law is fair. We can no longer fight for wealth, talk about relationships, and care about favors like the eunuchs."
Du You bowed and said: "Your Highness has a high position, but he is ashamed of his humble position!"
Guo Song smiled and continued: "As for the specific arrangements for Bashu, we will go back and study it carefully. Today we will gather everyone to mainly talk about the general framework, and then the second major event, regarding the establishment of the imperial court, the Queen Mother and the Emperor have returned to the north.
, Everyone also knows that the Southern Tang Dynasty has long existed in name only, so we have to rebuild it, and everyone will become the prime minister of the country, and the temples must also have their names corrected. Pan Changshi, have you met the Queen Mother?"
Pan Liao quickly said: "Reporting to Your Highness, we had a collective audience with the Queen Mother yesterday. The Queen Mother has made it clear that Her Highness will serve as the regent of the country. The establishment of the new imperial court will be fully led by His Highness. Therefore, I believe that His Highness should first rectify his name and then establish political affairs.
Church, and then continued to expand, establishing six departments, nine temples, and two platforms."
Guo Song nodded, "Let's do it! Let me talk about my thoughts first. I would still consider implementing the seven-phase system, with five deputy prime ministers on the left and right, and then the executive pen will take turns to be in charge. Each person will control the imperial edict for half a year, and Zhongshu Sheng will control the imperial edict.
The Menxia Province was in charge of review, and Baihutang was renamed the Privy Council, that is, Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, Shangshu Province and the Privy Council. The three provinces and one chamber were in parallel.
I first propose that Pan Changshi be appointed as the Right Chancellor of the Zhongshu Ling, Du Sima be appointed as the Left Chancellor of the Secretariat, and also the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhang Qianyi should be appointed as the Right Servant of the Minister and the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, and Zhang Qiu'an should be appointed as the Left Minister of the Ministry of Finance.
Pu She concurrently served as the Minister of the Ministry of War, Tiance Mansion was dissolved, and various functions were merged into the Ministry of War. Cao Wannian became the Privy Councilor and Minister of the Ministry of Punishments. Suzhengtai was split into Yushitai and Jiantai.
There are also two places for deputy prime ministers. They will serve as the minister of Zhongshu and the minister of the family. They will also serve as the minister of the Ministry of Rites and the minister of the Ministry of Industry. The candidates for these two deputy ministers will be considered later. Today we have to set the general framework and take a look at everyone.
Any comments?"
Du You raised his hand and said, "Your Highness, can you tell me more about the Governing Pen?"
Guo Song slowly said: "There has always been a ruling pen, but it has not been implemented well and is in name only. My main consideration is to prevent the emergence of powerful prime ministers like Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong, and Yuan Zai in the future. I hope that the future prime ministers will be
A collective, not an individual.”
Guo Song glanced at Pan Liao and said: "Pan Changshi will be appointed as Zhongshu Ling. His main responsibilities are to prepare imperial edicts and assist in supervising the country. In the future, Pan Changshi will mainly deal with me, Du Sima will do the same, and then the six departments, nine temples and all the states in the world will
When the documents and documents are gathered together, who will review them? Except for major military and political affairs, which are collectively negotiated by the seven prime ministers, other daily government affairs are reviewed by the governing body and reviewed by the province. Therefore, the governing body is reviewed by the six prime ministers except the left prime minister.
Taking turns taking charge, because the left prime minister is responsible for review, can you accept this arrangement?"
Pan Liao asked again: "Your Highness proposed that the seven prime ministers concurrently serve as ministers of various ministries. Is it to consolidate the powers of the ministers?"
Guo Song nodded, "The minister is still responsible for the specific affairs. The minister does not care about the specific affairs, but he is in charge of the overall situation of the headquarters."
Zhang Qianyi raised his hand and asked: "His Royal Highness just mentioned that major military and political affairs are collectively negotiated by the seven prime ministers, so won't His Highness ask about it?"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "That's not how you understand it. The Privy Council will separate major military and political affairs and hand them over to me first. Then I will consult with the left and right ministers. Next, Pan Changshi will convene everyone to discuss together, and everyone will give their opinions.
Feed it back to me, and I will consider whether to revise it. The final draft will be voted on by seven prime ministers. If five or more prime ministers object, then I will reconsider and convene everyone for discussion."
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There were too many things to discuss today, so he left half an hour to rest. Guo Song went back to his room and sat down. He had just had a sip of tea when Lu Lun, a member of the army in the Record Office, said at the door: "Your Highness, Pan Changshi and Du Sima are asking to see you!"
"Invite them in!"
After a while, Pan Liao and Du You walked in, and Guo Songxiao asked: "Is there anything else you don't understand that you need me to answer?"
Pan Liao nodded and said: "His Highness just raised the Five Opposition Opposition. Even His Highness's decision will be overturned. This actually limits His Highness's power. Both Bizhi and Du Sima don't understand, so they want to ask His Highness!"
Guo Song smiled lightly and said: "If a decision is opposed by the vast majority of the prime ministers, then there is a problem with the decision itself. I am actually giving myself a chance to correct my mistakes."
Du You said again: "I'm sorry to ask you more, is His Highness's decision a system, or..."
"Of course it's the system!"
Guo Song pondered for a moment: "This is actually something I have been thinking about for a long time. Why should I limit my power? I am not considering it for myself, but for my descendants. The prince has a relatively withdrawn personality, and his master is worried about him.
I am also very worried about whether I will be willful in the future.
Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I have to think about what to do if this happens?
I thought for a long time and thought that instead of worrying too much, it is better to restrict it through the system. If the prince insists on having his own way, his ministers can collectively veto it, including the power to use foreign troops. Not only the prince, but also his descendants, once the system is set
It’s an iron law. In the future I will cast an iron tablet and place it on the main hall.”
Pan Liao and Du You suddenly realized that the King of Jin had made this decision for the great cause of the future. They bowed and saluted together, "Your Highness is a wise man, which is a blessing to all officials and a blessing to all the people in the world!"