Liu Song Hanque

Chapter 163 Balance (plus 16 17)

Liu Yu entrusted Liu Yizhen with the task of reforming the official system. Of course, he didn't want Liu Yizhen to lock himself in the room and mess around, but to discuss with a group of officials.

Xu Xianzhi, Wang Hong, Xie Hui, Fu Liang, none of these people can escape.

When Liu Yizhen returned to his home, he first drafted a document, and then went to the central government office on the second floor of Jiankang Palace to call everyone to discuss the matter.

It was not uncommon to convene important members of the Central Committee for a meeting in the past few years.

But it was Liu Muzhi who called everyone together.

Now it is Liu Yizhen.

Everyone gathered in Zhongshu Province, Liu Yizhen sat in the center without hesitation, Xu Xianzhi and Xie Hui sat on the left, and Wang Hong and Fu Liang sat on the right.

At this time, these five people are the pillars to maintain the Liu Song Dynasty.

"Everyone should know why I summoned everyone, so I won't talk about the scene."

All the people present here are people with good hands and eyes, Liu Yi really can't believe that they didn't know the content of this meeting in advance.

Liu Yizhen was the first to take out the draft document and pass it on to everyone.

"The position of prime minister is to assist the emperor in charge of all officials and govern all affairs. It is a heavy responsibility. However, since the Han Dynasty, the titles have been different, and the name of the prime minister in Jin is not correct."

Since Cao Cao, the position of prime minister has been played badly, and it is basically the standard for anti-thieves.

Now Liu Yizhen's first priority in reforming his official positions is to disperse the power of the ministers.

"It's better to discuss state affairs with the chief ministers of the three provinces, Zhongshuling, Shizhong, and Shangshuling. This is the position of prime minister."

Xiangquan will be divided into three without accident.

Even one is divided into four, into five, into six.

Shangshu Province may not have a Shangshu order, but the Shangshu will shoot from left to right.

There is also a Zhongshu supervisor on the Zhongshu Ling.

There can be more than one waiter...

In fact, the system of three provinces and six ministries is of no benefit to the improvement of administrative efficiency.

There was only one prime minister before, but now there are three, five, or six. With all your asses, you know that there will be many wrangling incidents in the center in the future.

But in addition to reducing the threat of relative power to imperial power, its biggest role is to balance.

The most beautiful person playing this point is Li Shimin of later generations.

Under the coordination of Li Shimin, the Guanlong Group, the Jiangnan family, the Han people, and the Hu people were able to coexist harmoniously in one room, laying the foundation for the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Now Liu Song's situation is actually a little better than Li Tang's. At least he doesn't have to worry about the resettlement of the Hu people, and there is no powerful Guanlong Group.

As long as the bowl of water is leveled, the conflict will be temporarily eased, giving Liu Yu enough time to do what he wants to do.

Of course, the system of three provinces and six ministries is not without its drawbacks.

Excessive balance and division of central power will make the efficiency of the central government low.

So a strong command is needed to integrate these forces.

Only Li Shimin and his son Tang Gaozong Li Zhi can do this in history.

In the period of Wu Zetian and Li Longji, they all fully supported the Zhongshu Province, and even created such official positions as Tong Zhongshu's subordinate Pingzhangshi, which is equivalent to re-appointing a prime minister. exquisite.

This is certainly the reason why the system of three provinces and six ministries is no longer suitable for the national conditions after the Tang Dynasty, but it also shows that maintaining this balance is really not something ordinary people can do.

Now Liu Yizhen had to take a risk for Liu Yu.

Besides, with the help of Wang Maide and Gao Yun, the three cobblers together can't be worse than Li Er in terms of martial arts, right?
The four people who sat down had no objection.

It is the general trend for the three provinces to replace the post of prime minister. If you oppose it, you will easily be hated by other people present.

Moreover, they are all three high-ranking officials themselves, and they objected only when they had a problem with their brains.

"Shang Shusheng, in charge of the Dian and a hundred officials. One servant on the left and right, from the second rank, in charge of the six officials, the second of the order, the order of the que will save trouble, and impeach the censor for improper correction."

"There are six ministers in its genus: the first is the Ministry of Officials, the second is the Ministry of Households, the third is the Ministry of Rites, the fourth is the Ministry of War, the fifth is the Ministry of Punishments, and the sixth is the Ministry of Industry."

"There are four subordinates to the Ministry of Officials: the first is called the Ministry of Officials, the second is called the Department of Officials, the third is called the Department of Honor, and the fourth is called the Test of Merit."

"Assume that there is one Shangshu, who is at the third rank; two servants, who are at the fourth rank; two doctors, who are at the fifth rank; and two Yuanwailang, who are at the sixth rank. They are in charge of the selection of essays, honors, and examinations. With the three powers Judges are talented in the world, and they will be reserved based on their merits in terms of body, speech, writing, judgment, virtue, talent, and labor efficiency, and they will be annotated and drafted..."

"Household..."

"Department of Rites..."

"Military Department..."

"The Criminal Department..."

"The Ministry of Industry..."

Liu Yizhen stared at Xu Xianzhi and Wang Hong after talking about the restructuring of Shangshu Province: "Do you have any objections?"

Wang Hong started flattering in public without the slightest bit of shame: "The division of responsibilities of the Minister of Ministers is clear, and there are no details. It is several times more important and complicated than that of the Minister of Ministers now. His Royal Highness King Qin can list these things in such a short time. Waiting for the outline, I am afraid that he already knows the responsibilities of the Minister of Shangshu like the palm of his hand!"

Xu Xianzhi also looked at Liu Yizhen in surprise.

Since Liu Muzhi's death, he has been in control of Shangshu Province and holds the administrative power.

Xu Xianzhi's understanding of Shangshu Province thinks that besides the late Liu Mu, he is well-deserved number one, but now Liu Yizhen's list of the reform of Shangshu Province is obviously more detailed than what he thought in his heart.

Xu Xianzhi was not as unscrupulous as Wang Hong, and the reform of official positions was no joke, so he asked Liu Yizhen in detail in many places.

Liu Yizhen also answered patiently.

This is a state matter, not a play.

If you can find the problem, try to find the problem, and then we can solve it together.

Liu Yizhen is not so small-minded as to hold grudges against Xu Xianzhi in this matter.

Because Shangshu Province is related to administration, and the matters involved are too cumbersome, after three days and three nights of discussion, there is still no result, so they decided to skip this item first and discuss other things first.

"There is one servant in the province under the door, and he is the second grade. He is in charge of the emperor's orders and follows the etiquette. All the affairs of the country are in charge of the affairs of the state, and the order of the secretary is in charge, and the judgment is easy."

"The two servants under the door are the third grade. They are in charge of the second servant."

"..."

The duty of Menxia Province is to jointly discuss state affairs, and is responsible for reviewing edicts, signing chapters, and having the right to deny them.

The reforms here are not as big as the Shangshu Province. Xie Hui, a senior official under his sect, passed a resolution within half a day after asking about a few ambiguities.

Next is the Ministry of Education.

"There is one supervisor in Zhongshu, and he is the second grade. He is in charge of the emperor's administration, and the chief judge saves trouble."

"There is one person under Zhongshu Ling, who is in charge of the second order, and the imperial court participates in the affairs of the court. Linxuan's order, as an envoy, is given by a book. When the four barbarians come to the dynasty, they are given by their expressions; Xianzhi Currency is subject to Fu Yousi."

"..."

The Zhongshu Province is in charge of secrets and issuing government orders, and now Liu Yizhen is in charge, so he is naturally the brain that deserves it.

Everyone has no opinion on this point.

Zhongshu Sheng is the real "spokesman of imperial power". This institution must have a small number of people and a heavy position.You don't need to pick bones here.

In addition, Liu Yizhen also proposed to strengthen the role of Yushitai, so as to supervise all officials.

Not surprisingly, this was opposed by Xu Xianzhi, Xie Hui and others.

No one likes a pack of mad dogs staring at them.

Who is a bureaucrat who can climb to a high position without a pile of bad debts?How many dare to say that you are innocent?

If a group of trolls really come out, it will be uncomfortable for everyone.

As a last resort, this proposal was stillborn after everyone's rejection.

Yushitai, just be your own mascot, and just come out and be a troll once in a while.

If they are really given the power to supervise hundreds of officials, will the officials still survive?

Seeing that there was too much resistance, Liu Yizhen did not insist on going his own way, but followed the good advice.

It's just that he silently wrote down this in his little notebook...

Now it's time to maintain stability, and Liu Yizhen doesn't dare to push everyone too hard.

In the future, I will slowly put on small shoes for everyone, ah no, it is to urge everyone to gradually improve.

Except for some of the responsibilities of Shangshu Province that were not clearly discussed, after five days of fighting, everyone finally drafted a complete charter together.

But everyone knows that the war is only now beginning.

"The post of Shangshu has changed a lot. If I still use the current officials, I'm afraid it will be inappropriate."

Official position is not important, and the power of official position is even less important.

The power in your hands is what matters!

Once the three-province system is established, it will inevitably take over Liu Yu's bonus of becoming emperor and set off another round of storms.

In this regard, Liu Yizhen also refused to give up an inch of land, and tried his best to mix sand in Shangshu Province.

Xie Hui is not bad either, he understands the importance of Shangshu Province, and with the support of Xie family from Chenjun, how can he care about the friendship with his old friend Xu Xianzhi?Let's grab the position first!
Even Wang Hong and Fu Liang participated in this game.

At this time, Buzheng is a fool.

If the forces behind them knew that they hadn't tried their best, or had simply harmed their own interests, they would probably go crazy.

Compared with the previous discussion on the reform of the official system, this time the competition is the main meal.

Fortunately, there were more battles between the northern and southern aristocratic families for this bonus than last time, but the situation was not that serious.

Because everyone knows that this time is just a continuation of Liu Yu's proclaiming the emperor's bonus, there is no need to fight to the death, otherwise there will be nothing if Liu Yu is annoyed.

In the end, Liu Yizhen helped Zheng Xianzhi keep the position of the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, which is now the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Yin Jingren got a servant of the Ministry of Officials.

Because Gao Yun was borrowed by Liu Yu, Liu Yizhen did not help him win the position.

As long as the revision of the calendar is done, Gao Yun will naturally have solid political achievements, and there is no need for Liu Yizhen to sell favors at this time.

Wang Maide was also transferred to Zhongshu Province by Liu Yizhen as a member of Zhongshu Sheren.

The rest of Liu Yizhen's faction, that is, people from the Guanzhong family and the Northern family still can't reach the center. Liu Yizhen has limited ability to help them, so he hastily fed them scraps and let them crawl by themselves.

The big winners this time are not Xie Hui and Wang Hong who have the support of the aristocratic family, but Xu Xianzhi who struggled to the end.

Everyone knows this.

Xu Xianzhi now represents the interests of poor families.

And what Liu Yu has been developing is "the secret of the poor family".

This is a matter of principle, and it is also an unspoken rule that Liu Yizhen must guard. The reason why Xu Xianzhi takes the lead is the poor family behind him, and Liu Yu behind him.

After the mediation completed the reform of the official system, another person joined the discussion of the central officials.

This person is Tan Daoji, the general of the guard.

Xu Xianzhi and Liu Yizhen had seen it often, but they had never seen Tan Daoji.

Liu Yizhen has always admired this "big idiom master" for a long time, but because of the sensitivity of their identities, Liu Yizhen has never gone to Tan Daoji, and today is an opportunity to discuss matters.

Tan Daoji's ancestral home was from Jinxiang County, Gaoping County (now Tanzhuang Village, Buji Town, Jinxiang County, Jining City, Shandong Province).

Tan Daoji is different from Wang Zhen'e and Zhu Lingshi that Liu Yizhen has seen, he feels to Liu Yizhen that he is a copy of Xu Xianzhi...

very stubborn...

No wonder you can write "36 steps are the best plan", you are worthy of it.

Could this be the earliest "Gou Daoliu" general?
Tan Daoji also greeted everyone lukewarmly after seeing them.

He is a general, so he should avoid suspicion with central officials like Xu Xianzhi and Xie Hui.

Only when he saw Liu Yizhen, Tan Daoji's eyes lit up: "His Royal Highness King Qin, please be safe."

"Gu'an."

Tan Daoji probably knew that Wang Zhen'e obtained the book of war for Liu Yizhen, so he consciously divided himself into Liu Yizhen's faction, and his attitude towards Liu Yizhen was different from others.

Well, not only the dog, but also know how to find a backer dog...

Liu Yizhen clearly discussed the affairs for several days with a somewhat hoarse voice and Tan Daoji explained his intention of inviting him: "Father wants to make the generals in the palace guard the imperial capital. But Jiankang is different from the Central Plains, there is no city wall. This time, General Tan was called to We can jointly discuss the deployment of the forbidden army."

"I see……"

Tan Daoji was not at all dissatisfied with the division of troops.

If you don't personally lead the soldiers, you will not experience Liu Yu's prestige in the Beifu army.

Don't say that Tan Daoji is just a general protecting the army.

Even if he is a general, without Liu Yu's seal, he can never command an imperial army.

This is the absolute advantage of the founding emperor who ruled the world with integrity.

The army is always at hand, it doesn't matter how high others jump.

If Li Yuan was not Li Shimin but Li Yuan who conquered the world during the Li Tang period, Li Shimin would have been tied up by the general and thrown to Li Yuan as soon as he made a move, let alone launch the Xuanwumen Incident.

Seeing that Liu Yizhen wanted to adjust the Forbidden Army, Tan Daoji immediately helped with the layout.

Perhaps because of Tan Daoji's dog, he has unique insights into the establishment of a military defense system.

"King Qin, please take a look."

Tan Daoji came to the prepared map to show Liu Yizhen.

"King Qin is right. The defense of Jiankang is different from that of the big northern cities. It mainly relies on the coordinated defense of various military locations outside the city."

"Now Jiankang has two lines of defense, internal and external."

"The outer defense lines are Baishilei in the north, Xinting in the south, Stone City in the west, and Dongfu City in the east."

"The line of defense inside is Stone City, Suzaku Street, Dongfu City, and the area around Beilimen."

Tan Daoji is worthy of being a famous military master in history. He also introduced the meaning and effect of these strongholds to Liu Yizhen and others, giving people a feeling of looking at the overall situation.

"General Tan is really a great military strategist."

After praising Tan Daoji, Liu Yizhen expressed his intention:
"It's better to set the forbidden army as the leading general, the central army general, the left guard general, the right guard general, the Xiaoqi general, and the guerrilla general to consolidate the imperial city. This is the internal army of the six armies.

"Besides that, there are four guards generals stationed in Baishilei, Xinting, Stone City, and Dongfu City. This is the foreign army of the Four Armies."

Just like the Northern and Southern Second Armies of the former Han Dynasty.

It is necessary to make the imperial army confront each other, so that they can sleep soundly.

As for the generals in the palace that Liu Yu wants to set up, Liu Yizhen intends to let them strengthen the palace, which can be regarded as the last layer of insurance for the emperor.

After Tan Daoji heard this, from a military point of view...

It's just taking off your pants and farting.

But the military is never just military.

After finishing all this, everyone felt a little haggard.

Now there is the last hurdle.

It is Liu Yu.

If he doesn't agree, all these hard work are just waste paper.

　Everyone has been to Valentine's Day today, and I can code quietly, which is great!Hahahahaha woo woo woo woo...

　　
　
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