The Emperor's Beginning Summons Wu Zhangkong

Chapter 30 Set up a cabinet!
At the court meeting the next day, Xia Xuan looked at the civil and military officials below and said: "My dear friends, it has been eight years since I came to the throne. I see that our official system in Daxia is extremely cumbersome, so I will abolish the Zhongshu The three provinces of Shangshu, Shangshu and Menxia established a cabinet to handle the affairs of the court, big and small, and selected highly respected ministers to serve as cabinet elders. All affairs in the court, big and small, were handled by the cabinet elders.

Every matter must go through the hands of three cabinet elders. If the three cabinet elders have the same opinion, they will issue an edict to implement it. If they have different opinions, all the cabinet elders will vote and decide.At the same time, there is a chief assistant in the cabinet, who has the first-grade official position, and one secondary assistant, who has the first-grade official position, and several cabinet elders. From the first-grade official position, the first assistant has three draft votes, the second assistant has two draft votes, and the cabinet elder has one. At the same time, the chief minister of the cabinet also has the power of veto! "

Looking at the ministers with twinkling eyes below, who were thinking about the feasibility of the cabinet, Xia Xuan smiled slightly and continued: "At the same time, the court is concerned with the appointment of civilian officials above the third rank, the appointment of military attachés above the fourth rank, the conviction of officials, border wars, and internal rebellions. , the Earls and above nobles, as well as the diplomatic affairs of surrounding countries, all need to be drafted by the cabinet and then submitted to the Huangji Hall for my approval before execution!"

When the Prime Minister Li Lian heard this, he immediately smiled. His Majesty thinks that government affairs are complicated and wants to delegate power. Delegating power is good. Looking at the civil and military affairs of the dynasty, the only one who is qualified to be the chief minister of the cabinet is himself!Today is the day when I, Li Lian, will be promoted. I didn’t expect that when I, Li Lian, was promoted to the first-level official rank, I would not be granted the title of Grand Tutor or Taibao, but the position of Chief Assistant of the Cabinet!
There are very few first-level officials in Daxia. In addition to the enshrined Tongxuan realm masters and princes, there are only five positions in the court: Taishi, Taifu, Taibao, Zongrenfuling, and General. Among them, there are only Taifu and Taibao. is vacant.Of course, from today on, there will be another chief minister of the cabinet!
Xia Xuan took a sip of tea and asked, "What do you think?"

The Prime Minister took the lead and bowed and said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Xia Xuan smiled when he saw this and said: "Okay, from now on, the three provinces of Zhongshu, Shangshu and Menxia will be abolished. Zhongshu Sheren will join the cabinet and his official rank will be promoted to the sixth rank. He will be responsible for drafting edicts for the cabinet elders.

In addition, Wenyuan Pavilion was established next to Wenhua Pavilion in the imperial palace. Zhongshu Ling, Shangshu Sheng, Zuo Pu She, Shi Zhong, and Shi Lang were all bachelors of Wenyuan Pavilion. Their official ranks remained unchanged. Zhongshu Ling and Shi Zhong were second-grade bachelors, and the other three He was a second-grade bachelor, and all the other provincial officials rushed into Wenyuan Pavilion to take up the post of writing doctor, which was a sixth-grade official position!
Wenyuan Pavilion is responsible for transcribing all the matters handled by the cabinet elders and saving them to Wenyuan Pavilion according to the date. I will go to Wenyuan Pavilion to check it when I have free time!If I find that there is anything improperly handled, I will definitely punish the cabinet! "

Five people came out of the crowd, bowed and paid homage, saying, "I accept the decree and thank you for your kindness!"

"Be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The five people entered the queue. Xia Xuan looked at the civil and military officials below with a smile and said: "As for the candidate for this cabinet elder, Prime Minister Li Lian has been an official for decades. He has devoted himself to our great Xia and worked hard with great achievements. Now he joins the cabinet to handle the affairs of the government. .”

Li Lian was stunned. He was not the chief minister, nor even the second minister. Who else but his own Daxia court was qualified to be the chief minister or second minister of the cabinet!Could it be Jiang Qingfeng, a scholar of Wenhua Pavilion University, but his qualifications are not as good as mine. Even if it is him, who else is there?
But the imperial edict has already been issued, so I can only salute and say: "I accept the edict and thank you for your kindness."

Xia Xuan looked at the reluctant Li Lian below, and sneered in his heart. Since you are senior enough in Daxia and have taught me for several years, I will let you be the elder of the pavilion for a year and a half until I take over. If everyone in the court is replaced by your own people, you can feel free to be your Korean father-in-law!

"Xuanfang Xuanling and Du Ruhui come to see you!"

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were dressed in commoners and slowly walked into Fengtian Hall. They exuded an awe-inspiring righteousness, and their faces showed a calm and self-respecting temperament. This was the result of many years of being an official and holding a high position. The temperament cultivated!
"Your Majesty, Xuanling (Du Ruhui), your minister, joins us!"

"Be flat!"

"There are great sages in the mountains. Now there are Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. They have studied for many years. They are talented and capable. They are also at the foundation level. Now they have joined me in Daxia. I have specially approved these two people to join the cabinet to handle the country. event!"

"The minister leads the order!"

The Prime Minister originally wanted to stop the two on the grounds that they were relatively junior, but he did not expect that the two were masters of the Foundation Establishment Realm. It was naturally impossible for Li Lian to offend two Foundation Establishment Realms at the same time, but if they were allowed to join the cabinet, two against one, then All the power is in the hands of these two people!It is necessary to attract other people to join the cabinet, so as not to offend the two of them, but also to ensure that they do not lose the power in their hands!
Thinking of this, the Prime Minister immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

Xia Xuan curled his lips slightly and said, "It's accurate!" "Master Jiang, a scholar of Wenhua Pavilion University, is a veteran of three dynasties. He has taught the late emperor and his Majesty two generations of emperors. He was also one of the four auxiliary ministers. The veteran thinks Mr. Jiang is also qualified to join the cabinet."

Xia Xuan said expressionlessly: "Master Jiang is naturally qualified to join the cabinet, but Master Jiang is different from the Prime Minister who has a golden body level of martial arts cultivation. Master Jiang concentrates on studying hard and does not practice martial arts. In addition, he is old. He lacks energy and I can't bear his hard work, so let him live his old life in peace in Wenhua Pavilion."

"This……"

Xia Xuan waved his sleeves and said: "Retreat from the court!"

"I'm waiting to send you to Your Majesty!"

After Xia Xuan left, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui cupped their hands and said, "I have met all of my colleagues, and I hope that you will all work together to create a prosperous Great Xia!"

"You two adults are very polite. I will rely on you two adults more in the future!"

"You're welcome, sir. Please take care of me, sir!"

……

Seeing the civil and military officials in the court catering to him, a trace of sadness flashed in the Prime Minister's eyes, but he covered up the sadness in an instant. He cupped his hands to Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui and said, "I have met you two adults!"

Fang and Du returned the greeting: "We must have met the Prime Minister before. We are new here, so I would like to ask the Prime Minister to take care of you!"

"Martial arts are respected in the world, and both of them are true practitioners of the Foundation Establishment Realm. If there is a Taoist master, it is natural that these two are respected! Besides, I am no longer the prime minister."

"Being an official in the same dynasty means that regardless of the official position or cultivation level, the three of us are all senior cabinet ministers, so there is no respect for them." Fang Xuanling said.

"The three of us should be friends as equals." Du Ruhui said at the side.

"That's very good. In that case, I will be the host and entertain the two adults!"

"It's a great honor, please, Mr. Li!"

"Master Fang please, Master Du please!"

The three of them took the lead to walk out of Fengtian Hall, and the civil and military officials also followed the three of them. The group of people had a great time, and bursts of laughter broke out from time to time!
However, all officials know that the world has changed, and all the power in the three provinces is concentrated in the cabinet. The three people in front of them are currently the most powerful people in the officialdom!As for those Tongxuan realm worshipers, they don't care about these officialdom matters at all!
(End of this chapter)