The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 740 Request from the Jin Dynasty to appoint hundreds of officials and people
"Cabinet system?"

After Yan Zhong mentioned the establishment of the cabinet system, all the officials in the palace looked at each other in blank dismay, because they had never heard of the so-called "cabinet system".

However, because of the respect for Xu An, there was no noise in the hall.

However, Xu An did not fail to notice the abnormality of the crowd.

Xu You narrowed his eyes slightly. Although he didn't know what the cabinet system was, he was keenly aware that the cabinet system should be an institution to limit the power of Zhongshufu.

However, Xu You didn't have much resentment in his heart. After all, Zhongshufu's power was a bit too big, and it was impossible for Xu An, who always valued balance, not to react.

"The cabinet has one head assistant, one second assistant, and five cabinet ministers, a total of seven people. There is no rank for the time being. The cabinet is only used as an adviser, as a trial. The cabinet candidates are not decided by the official department, but are directly selected by the king."

The Sangong in the Han Dynasty and the prime minister system Xu An were not going to implement it.

The prime minister has high authority and has decision-making power, deliberative power, and administrative power. Xu An is not going to implement the Western cabinet system.

In this era of widespread democracy, the biggest problem is not that elections and the like are manipulated by people with intentions, but that there are not enough means of communication. If you want to implement broad democracy, it is almost impossible in terms of finance and transportation. .

If Xu An really gave everyone the right to vote, allowing them to elect officials and even cabinet ministers, not to mention whether ordinary people knew the candidates, even collecting votes would cost the Ming court a lot of money.

This is obviously unrealistic. The Ming Dynasty now occupies the land of four states, which stretch thousands of miles from east to west or from north to south. It is not the end of the seventeenth century. A certain area is not as large as the land of Taiping Road Zhongzhou today. island nation.

Therefore, the cabinet system implemented by Xu An is similar to the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty. To be precise, it is the cabinet system of Zhu Yuanzhang's period. Of course, there are a small number of differences.

The decision-making power held by the prime minister was firmly held by Xu An in his own hands.

The deliberative power is distributed to the three prefectures, the administrative power is distributed to six ministries, and the local government is distributed to the prefectural pastor and the third department. Mu is directly responsible to Xu An.

The cabinet is now only an advisor and has no other powers.

"Only as a consultant?"

Every time Xu An implements a new system, it is a temporary and trial implementation, so that it can be changed in time after problems arise.

The cabinet system implemented this time is no exception, but Xu You feels that if the cabinet system exists, the cabinet system may be the real authority of the Ming court in the later period, and the chief minister of the cabinet is largely the prime minister of Qin Shi, but Naturally, it is impossible to have as much power as Prime Minister Qin Shi.

The candidates for the cabinet were all selected by Xu Anlai, surpassing the staff...

"The chief assistant of the cabinet is Yan Zhong, and there is no second assistant for the time being. The cabinet ministers are Xu You, Jia Xu, Wei Lu, Yang Wei, and Ge Zhou."

Xu You's eyes were slightly fixed, his face didn't change much, and he made a promise with the rest of the people.

Both he and Jia Xu entered the cabinet, and Yan Zhong also served as the chief assistant of the cabinet.

Xu You also knew the other three people, and they were all old people from Taiping Road.

Among them, Wei Lu and Yang Wei were both Yellow Angels who followed Xu An into Taihang Mountain, and later joined the Eagle Wolf Guard.

Wei Lu was originally the governor of the Wolf Guards, and Yang Wei was the governor of the Eagle Guards. The two of them went through the training of the Daotang and the National Academy.

Later, Wei Lu was appointed by Xu An as the head of the Judiciary. After the Judiciary was promoted to the Ministry of Justice, Wei Lu also became the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, as the head of a department.

And Yang Wei was the chief officer of the Eagle Guards. He was first transferred to the chief officer of the Department of Taoism and was responsible for hearing the matter of entering the Tao. Then, shortly after the establishment of the system of three governments and nine departments, he was rated as the top class during his training in the National Academy of Sciences. , and was later promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Households by Xu An.

Ge Zhou is a talisman of the Taiping Dao, and he entered the Tao very early.

It is said that Zhang Jiao, the great virtuous teacher, joined the mission not long after he preached, and then he stayed in Taihang Mountains to preach everywhere, curing diseases and saving people.

When Xu An set up a Taoist hall in Shangdang County, Ge Zhou was appointed as Xuezheng by him.

Retired due to health reasons, and applied to be transferred to Meng Xuetang, responsible for teaching Daoism to the students of Meng Xuetang.

However, the physical illness was later cured by Hua Tuo, and Xu An then recruited Ge Zhou as an official.

After all, the students cultivated by Daotang, County College, and National College over the years are not capable enough, and the number is not enough.

Ge Zhou was first in charge of water conservancy construction and road repairs in Zhongzhou. He was promoted because of his outstanding achievements, and then all the arranged affairs were properly resolved by him, so he was promoted all the way to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

I heard that Chen Sheng, the head of the county examination, that is, the Tongsheng examination, seems to be his disciple.

Now the chief officials of the six departments are:
Wei Lu, Minister of the Ministry of Law, Yang Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Ge Zhou, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Fu Qi, Minister of the Ministry of Households, Yang Ji, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Gong Du, Minister of the Privy Council.

The rank of the chief officials of the three mansions was designated as the second rank, and the chief officials of the six ministries were designated as the third rank.

The original Sanfu Jiubu has undergone reforms. Although some ministries have been downgraded to divisions, their chief officials have not changed. Ministry, everyone's rank was very low at that time, so it didn't arouse much resentment.

Four of the six chief officials are old people in the Taiping Road.

This time, the candidates for the cabinet were still pending, and only six people were selected. The Taiping Dao old man occupied three seats, and they, who came from powerful families, occupied the other three seats, which was barely balanced.

Although in terms of prestige and official position, Yan Zhong, Xu You, and Jia Xu are far higher than Wei Lu, Yang Wei, and Ge Zhou, but it is Xu An who actually makes the decision.

Xu An, as the leader of Taiping Dao and the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, already had a very high reputation.

Although the official order of the Zhongjun Mansion is Jia Xu, Jia Xu has military power, and the state pastoral powers of the states also have considerable military power.

But in fact, whether it is the garrison troops or the directly-administered army, although they seem to be obeying the Tiger Talisman, even if they are without the Tiger Talisman, even the chief officers of the ministries have no way to dispatch the ministries.

Except for the tiger talisman, the trilogy of the major military regions only obey the military order of Bingbeidao, but the power of those Bingbeidao comes directly from Xu An.

Everyone knew that Xu An's words were far more important than military orders and tiger charms.

The entire Ming court and the Taiping Dao were united because of Xu An's prestige, and it was also guaranteed by the powerful military strength of the Yellow Turban Army.

Xu An originally had great power, and the power in his hands had already surpassed that of the founding monarchs of all dynasties.

Now Xu An has set up three government departments and six ministries, and also set up a cabinet, which has established his firm power from the system.

"Cabinet system..."

Xu You looked at Xu An who was sitting in the first seat, and he found that he never seemed to see through Xu An, and never knew what Xu An was thinking.

"The World of Yellow Heaven..."

Xu You thought about what Xu An had said in his heart.

Now Xu An's power is greater and more than that of any emperor in history, including Qin Shihuang, Han Wudi, Han Gaozu and other emperors and emperors.

It is difficult for power to go to the countryside, but Xu An has now controlled even Ting Township, and the Ming court's control over the grassroots has reached its peak under the influence of the Taiping Dao Fuzhu and the Yinglangwei.

But every policy that Xu An implements is basically beneficial to ordinary people, but what he is doing now is the continuous centralization of power, and the continuous collection of power into the central government and into his own hands.

Xu An is completely different from those emperors in history.

"It seems that now it is difficult for me not to leave a name in this history..."

Xu You smiled helplessly, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

His biggest dream in the past was to be promoted to Sangong and leave his name in history, but now he seems to have almost achieved it.

Moreover, I am afraid that the name he left in the history books will be more resounding and memorable than the names of the three princes of the Han court.

The rank of the Eagle Wolf Guard has also been determined. The Eagle Wolf Guard is independent from the six divisions of the Three Mansions and is under the direct leadership of Xu An. at the same level.

It's just that the Eagle Wolf Guard is independent from the outside, and its rank is actually just an internal transfer. Xu An holds the personnel rights of the Eagle Wolf Guard, and can appoint any official position of the Eagle Wolf Guard to anyone without going through any procedures.

Monitoring the world and patrolling China is not a joke.

The chief official of the Zhongdao Mansion is named Shi Hou. Xu You knows him, but he is not familiar with him. Compared with the famous Yang Wei and Wei Lu, Shi Hou is more like a transparent person.

Xu You only knew that Shi Hou, Yang Wei, and Wei Lu had similar experiences. They both stayed in Eagle Wolf Guard and National Academy.

He looked to be in his fifties, with gray temples, short stature, and dark complexion. The dress on his body was so neat that there were no creases. He had a scorched yellow beard, and his face was full of rigid majesty.

As if he noticed Xu You's gaze, Shi Hou's eyes moved slightly, and he also looked at Xu You.

Xu You's eyes met with Shi Hou's, and just for a moment, Xu You felt as if he had seen through his mind, and a slight chill rose in his heart.

This person is very dangerous, this is Xu You's first reaction.

Sure enough, there are not many people who are born in the Eagle Wolf Guard who are easy to get along with. These people who are born in the Eagle Wolf Guard seem to have the four characters "Don't get close to strangers" on them.

After Yan Zhong read out the name of the last person, he put away the edict.

The nine ministries of the three governments, generals and schools at all levels, and the awards have all been announced, and only the candidates for state shepherds from the four states are left.

The cabinet system was provisional, and Xu An handed it over to Yan Zhong to announce, but Xu An, the candidate for the state shepherd of the four states, was still planning to appoint himself.

"The name of state animal husbandry, 'herding' means horses and cows. It is extended to herdsmen, and later has the meaning of management. However, the original intention is wrong, and the people are likened to cattle and sheep."

"The son of heaven is called the title of the prince. The father of the king, the mother of heaven, is the son of heaven. The son of heaven will shepherd the people on behalf of the heaven.

Xu An stood up slowly, facing all the officials in the hall, and said solemnly.

"The reason why my Taipingdao can have such a momentum now is the founding of the country."

"It lies in the sacrifices of millions of martyrs who died on the way forward in the past ten years. It lies in the one hundred and eight steles in the Taiping Temple, which lie in the Taiping Temple, and the wordless stele, which lies in the jurisdiction of our Taiping Dao today. Above thousands of people!"

"It's about working together!"

"The people are the most important, and the king is the least."

"A country is a boat; a common man is water. Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize it."

"Although I am the king today, although you are the chief officials of the three governments and six departments, and the generals and schools of all levels of departments, the reason why we can stand in this hall to discuss matters is because all people in the world have chosen the way of peace, chosen us, and put power handed over to us."

"I hope that you will remember what I said today no matter when."

Xu An's eyes were bright, standing on the steps, looking around at the people in the hall.

"The sky is dead, and the yellow sky will stand."

"Today I bear the mandate of heaven and summon the edict of heaven. The so-called world of Huangtian means that the officials will rule in peace, the world will be peaceful and stable, and all people will be safe and healthy."

"Huang Tian didn't come into being naturally, but was condensed by the invitation of all people, and came to the world precisely because of the wish of all people in the world."

"So, the name of 'State Shepherd' has been changed to 'Governor', which means 'inspection and appeasement'."

"The governor is not the herdsman on behalf of the sky, but the patrolling and appeasement on behalf of the people to stabilize the prefecture."

Xu An walked up to the throne, facing the crowd, and said in a solemn voice.

"Today, Yan Zhong is granted the title of governor of Liangzhou, General Guo Tai of Zhengxi is appointed governor of Bingzhou, General Zhang Yan of Zhengnan is appointed governor of Yizhou; let the world know about it!"

After Xu An's words fell, the hall was completely silent.

There was a stir in everyone's hearts. Although Xu An had spoken before, but now Xu An said that if it weren't for Xu An's reputation in the Taiping Dao, the hall would have already become noisy.

The expressions of all the officials in the hall were different, but the officials and generals who came from powerful families were obviously a little uneasy.

Xu You said nothing, his eyes were focused on the wat board in his hand and did not move, even though there was not a word written on the wat board, he still focused on the wat board in his hand.

However, Yan Zhong, Jia Xu, Yang Ji, Fu Qi and other chief officials did not react too much.

As for the officials and generals who were born in Taipingdao, in the eyes of most Taipingdao officials and generals, Xu An is Huang Tian. Xu An said that he has accepted the mandate of heaven, and what he summoned was the mandate of heaven, so he has accepted the mandate of heaven, and what he summoned was heaven. enjoin.

Xu An said that Huang Tian was not born naturally, but was united by the invitation of all people, and came to the world precisely because of the wish of all people in the world.

Then Huang Tian appeared like this, because Xu An is Huang Tian's incarnation in the world!
When Xu An's voice settled down, the eyes of all the standing yellow angels in the main hall of Xuanzheng Hall became fanatical.

They have already determined that Huang Tian was united at the invitation of all people, and came to the world precisely because of the wish of all people in the world.

Taiping Dao is Huang Tian's will, and Xu An is Huang Tian's incarnation!

"promise!"

After a short period of silence, all the officials and generals from the Taiping Road in the Xuanzheng Hall lowered their heads, bowed their hands, and promised loudly.

The officials and generals from other powerful families also responded in time and accepted the order as promised.

　This is the last chapter of official reform, and the following chapters will not be so long

　　
　
(End of this chapter)