The Red House starts from Liaodong

Jia Mansion Grand View Garden.

When the Grand View Garden was first built, Aunt Xue’s family temporarily moved away from Lixiangyuan and moved to a large courtyard separated from the later Yihongyuan.

The size of this courtyard is about the same as Wang Xifeng's.

Since Tang Qing'an borrowed Jia's house, she had to pick and choose, but in the end Tanchun helped her settle it down.

Connect this courtyard with Yihong Courtyard to form a large single courtyard.

Simultaneously.

The new courtyard wall encloses the landscape outside Yihong Courtyard.

Therefore, when Tang Qing'an travels, he will go to the imperial palace after arriving at the main street through a long, unprivileged road from the newcomers of the expanded Yihong Courtyard.

The private road between Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion was closed, and no one lived in it, which was good for the guards to patrol and guard.

On the east side of Yihongyuan, there are three buildings connected by Ningguo Mansion Tianxiang Building, Doufeng Pavilion, and Dengxian Pavilion. In front of it is Huifang Garden, rockery and pool water, with a broad view.

This place became Tang Qing'an's study and meeting place.

During the day.

The guards who have no errands will practice archery in the Tianxiang Building, either to hone their strength, or to practice martial arts.

The first battalion of the pro-guards was stationed in the Zhou Family Courtyard in the back street of Rongguo Mansion, and the second battalion was stationed in Conglvtang in Ningguo Mansion.

The guards from the two places do not pass through Jia's mansion when they come and go, so as not to disturb the family members.When entering and exiting, the former takes the back street, and the latter smuggles the street.

Like Golden State, it's tight on the outside and loose on the inside.

of course.

Although Tang Qing'an asked Wansan, the commander of personal guards, not to disturb Jia's mansion, but how could he not hinder Jia's mansion.

The people living in the Grand View Garden are all the family members of generals, or related relatives and female relatives.

Whether it is for safety or to defend the general, there will definitely be guards with tight security all around.

It is impossible to place the guards inside the Grand View Garden, so they can only be placed outside the high walls of the Grand View Garden.

In other words, the guards still appeared in Jia's mansion.

But Jia Zhen and Jia She didn't care, and didn't care.

The family members of several houses followed the men to Jinling, and the remaining girls or daughters-in-law also lived in Daguanyuan, so there was nothing to hinder.

Only Wang Xifeng's courtyard is on the south side of the Grand View Garden, outside the high wall.

Tanchun also thought of it. When simply expanding the Yihong Courtyard, Wang Xifeng's courtyard was also included in the Grand View Garden.

The left and right are just a matter of building two more walls, and it doesn't take much effort.

After leaving the Grand View Garden and entering the Chongzhi Hall, the officials of the Tongzheng Department handed over the memorial to the eunuch, and the Xiaohuangmen sent it over.

Tang Qing'an took a look at the memorial that was as high as a hill, but he didn't read it today, but sent someone to the Wenhua Hall instead.

The cabinet room is set up next to the Wenhua Hall, so go here and invite all the elders of the cabinet.

Lin Ruhai, Feng Shengzhi, Gu Yingshi, Li Chengxian, Feng and five elders came together, and one elder, Fan Hao.

Because he is too old, entering the cabinet is more of a political need, and no specific affairs have been arranged for him.

Moreover, Fan Hao really didn't have the energy to run back and forth, to live in a mansion in the capital for the elderly, unless it was necessary.

"Please sit down, gentlemen." Tang Qing'an waited for everyone to sit down before telling them why they were invited.

"According to past practice, the number of cabinets should not be double. Now there are six gentlemen in the cabinet, and the old cabinet is not full of energy."

Before the words fell, everyone had already guessed Wei Wang's intentions.

If there is an even number of cabinet members and there are issues where there are differences of opinion, it is easy to be even.

Therefore, according to the court's long-standing rules, the number of cabinet members is not an even number.

Da Zhou inherited the Ming system.

The same goes for the cabinet system.

It seems that King Wei wants to expand his cabinet.

There are pros and cons.

From a personal point of view, if there are too many people in the cabinet, the rights of those present will be divided up, but in terms of public interest, adding cabinet members is conducive to discussing things.

Lin Ruhai and the others didn't think much about it.

Only Feng He couldn't help guessing.

There is another pros and cons of having more cabinet members.

That is, the power of the cabinet members has become smaller, and there are more people to distribute power, while the power of King Wei remains the same, which means that King Wei has greater power.

Did King Wei do it on purpose?
Feng He wasn't sure, nor did he dare to ask.

When the first emperor was still there, Feng He didn't take enough responsibility, not to mention that today, there are some things that are easily violated, and he will never go beyond them.

Even though the reasons given by King Wei are very good, but as long as it is something he wants to do, why not find a reason.

sometimes.

No matter what matters, talk about your heart.

And sometimes.

No matter what you want to discuss.

It is pedantic to make different judgment standards according to the changes of things. There must be no static reason.

Tang Qing'an doesn't play charades.

He continued bluntly: "First add an alternate member of the cabinet to temporarily replace Mr. Fan Ge."

"Also, the alternate cabinet members should form a routine, or two, three or four, or fifteen or sixteen, with court officials serving concurrently. You can discuss a charter."

Good guy.

Add two cabinet members, but also add a large number of alternate cabinet members.

Now I have to say that Tang Qing'an has no selfish intentions, Feng He doesn't believe it, but he won't intervene.

If he had insisted on opposing Tang Qing'an like Liu Yiru, he would not have come to the capital.

However, Feng He couldn't go against his will if he supported King Wei like Lin Ruhai did.

In short
To be a monk for a day and hit the clock for a day is Feng He's current mentality.

"It is indeed necessary to add cabinet members, King Wei is wise."

Lin Ruhai voiced her support.

Knowing King Wei, Lin Ruhai didn't think Tang Qing'an was such a thoughtful person.

King Wei prefers to be upright than to use intrigue.

Only those who don't know King Wei will misunderstand King Wei.

So Lin Ruhai was very calm.

Tang Qing'an talked about filling the cabinet, and asked everyone to discuss the candidates, and finally told them: "I have requirements for candidates."

"First of all, focus on practical work and accept new learning. I will not agree with the old and stubborn."

Since the promotion of new learning, of course unswerving.

Eliminate those who oppose the new learning from the source, and speed up the promotion of the new learning.

Everyone did not object.

"Secondly, people who talk too much and love their own reputation are not allowed."

Officially.

Officials with better reputations among their colleagues don't mention their talents, but in terms of character, they must be good-natured.

An official like Hai Rui who is indifferent and only cares about rules will not have a good reputation.

Not to mention Haigang Peak.

Even officials who only abide by the law will not have a good reputation among their colleagues.

"I only have these two requirements, the rest you choose two."

Feng He nodded secretly.

King Wei's two requests are safe words.

King Wei is still very talented in governing Jinjiang Town to what it is today, not a warrior who only relies on force.

If this kind of person is really the case, how can the country restore peace so easily.

In internal affairs, killing should stop killing.

It will definitely lead to blood flowing into rivers, causing endless disasters.

Seeing that everyone understood his thoughts, Tang Qing'an finally expressed his true thoughts.

"I am going to be in the cabinet and promote the prime minister."

"Prime Minister?"

Everyone was shocked.

Feng He was also surprised from ear to ear.

Cabinet Prime Minister.

It sounds like you know how important it is and how powerful it is.

This is the prime minister.

Feng He couldn't help observing King Wei's expression carefully, what was his intention?

With such a surrender of power, is King Wei really not worried about his rights being damaged?

Tang Qing'an smiled and pointed to the desk.

There are too many official documents on the case table, and there are two small square tables beside it.

"During eight days, the internal and external divisions reported that Zhafan had 660 pieces, totaling 390 pieces."

Tang Qing'an clearly counted how many recent memorials there are.

If calculated on average, in eight days, I have to read [-] memorials every day, and I need to deal with more than [-] political affairs.

of course.

This is also the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

So many official duties are impossible for a single person to complete.

Therefore, although the prime minister was abolished in the former Ming Dynasty, the cabinet soon had the function of replacing the prime minister.

The imperial power wants to monopolize everything.

But in reality it cannot be achieved.

He must decentralize power and hand over government affairs to officials.

The whole country is too big.

It's not playing house.

"In the previous dynasty, the prime minister was dismissed, and five government offices, six ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the General Secretary, and the Dali Temple were set up to handle the common affairs of the world.

"But I think it is unstable, the name is not right, the words are not right, and it is even more inefficient to do things, so it should be eliminated."

Tang Qing'an said seriously.

Although the system or official position of prime minister no longer exists, in order to make up for the lack of prime minister power, the status of cabinet scholars began to increase, and the role of eunuchs became active again.

The result of this is that under the rule of a weak monarch, the absence of a prime minister not only greatly reduces the efficiency of political operations.

And a treacherous scholar or a skilled eunuch seems to be no less harmful than a powerful minister.

In Dazhou, the emperor was cowardly, but there was no prime minister to take responsibility.

Although the cabinet has functions similar to the prime minister, it is not the prime minister after all.

Feng He in front of him is a good example.

Everyone shirks the blame.

There is no clear division of responsibilities, anyone can blame anyone, and no one has the ability to make decisions on things through consensus.

In the end it became internal friction.

You are against me, I am against yours.

Just like Liu Yiru and Fan Hao back then, they didn't deal with each other, and each opposed each other's suggestions, resulting in low efficiency.

Abolishing the position of prime minister and replacing some functions with the cabinet seems to have solved the disadvantages, but in fact the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

The position of prime minister should not be abolished no matter in ancient or modern times.

After all, it is the national helmsman who competes from among the officials.

Compared with the emperor raised in the palace, the means of governing the government affairs of the two must be very different and cannot be compared.

As for thinking that abolishing the position of prime minister can avoid the appearance of powerful ministers, it is a fantasy, turning things upside down.

"As for the position of Prime Minister, I propose that Mr. Lin should be appointed. Do you have any objections?"

No one objected.

Offending King Wei and Lin Ruhai, and not getting it, isn't it a bad thing.

Lin Ruhai felt both excited and fearful at the same time.

King Wei supports him now, but people's hearts are fickle. If he hates him in the future, will he end well?
For a moment, Lin Ruhai still felt that something was wrong and dared not accept this position, so he took the initiative to say, "This matter needs to be discussed in the long term."

"It's about state affairs, Mr. Lin should shoulder the responsibility, don't learn from those sour scholars."

Tang Qing'an said something indifferent.

He knew what Lin Ruhai was worried about.

"If you don't have any opinions, from now on, Mr. Lin will be the prime minister of the cabinet, and all matters in the cabinet will go through Mr. Lin from now on."

"Follow the king's decree."

Li Chengxian took the lead and said that Feng He could only be mixed with a few people, and he reluctantly followed suit.

Although Lin Ruhai has become the prime minister of the cabinet, it doesn't mean that the memorial will not be sent to Tang Qing'an.

But it's different from the previous one.

The memorial sent to Tang Qing'an will be decided by Tang Qing'an unless the officials involved are of high rank and the matter is particularly important.

Otherwise, Lin Ruhai would handle the ordinary memorials by himself and hand them over to Tang Qing'an for review.

The country is no small matter.

Little things are big things.

However, all aspects of memorials across the country are mostly routines, with traces to be found, and it is only necessary to follow the rules.

This kind does not need to be handed over to Tang Qing'an, it only needs to be randomly checked.

Moreover, with the advent of the position of prime minister, Tang Qing'an also made clear regulations.

Candidates for the position of prime minister must have experience in governing one party and be an excellent official in the final exam.

When the news spread, many people were moved.

Don't look at just restoring a position, but the courage in it is not possessed by ordinary people.

……

"King Wei is the one who created Jinjiang Town by himself. It is not surprising that he has such a mind. The ruler of the country is young, and it is a blessing for the country to have King Wei in charge."

Jia Yucun, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

"The country is in trouble, the people are in trouble, but those who govern the country and the people, and those who order the sky to send grain, the king of Wei, obey the destiny, and make the country rich and the people strong."

Zhang Qiyan, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs.

"Tang thieves deceived the emperor. The late emperor's guests were full of doubts, and the fall of the former crown prince was even more veiled in conspiracy. Tang thieves were indeed thieves who stole the country and would surely bring national disaster."

Before becoming an official, Liu Yi Confucianism said.

……

And Tang Qing'an didn't care about Liu Yiru, and didn't bother to pay attention to him.

It was easy to kill him, but it fulfilled him.

The more such remarks, when the country is prosperous, it is the best proof.

Liu Yiru who is alive will become a joke, and he can prove to the world that Tang Qing'an is correct and Tang Qing'an has a broad mind.

In the former Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di killed Fang Xiaoru, which did not benefit much, nor did it affect the prosperity of Yongle.

Liu Yiru is dying.

There is no power and no one around, and there can be no storms.

As long as he dares to break the law and taboo, killing him with the law is the right way to kill him with selfish hatred.

So someone is staring at him.

Liu Yiru is also very smart, he said what he said, but he didn't dare to mess around.

Guarding the thin house every day, fewer and fewer disciples came to visit him, to the point where everyone disliked him.

This person.

It's like a mirror.

The fewer people who visit him, the better he is doing.

And the more people who visit him, it means that he has made a mistake.

Dazhou has 50 elite soldiers in hand.

He drew his sword and looked around at a loss.

Where is the enemy?

soon.

Tang Qing'an established three major navies.

On the day of becoming an army, overseas sages were invited to visit the navy together.

Korean envoys, Japanese envoys, Annan envoys, Siam envoys, English envoys, French envoys.
The real coming of all nations.

The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping