I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 303 The Shangshu Office sent by Father Zhong, I just accept it with a smile! (seeking subscription)

Without further ado, with Liu He personally in charge, the "Emperor Party" was operating at a very high efficiency - Zhang Anshi and Bingji immediately left the Greenhouse and went about their business.

Bingji took the imperial edict stamped with the seal of the emperor, and under the escort of four Changyi Langs, he rushed directly to the Shangshu Office.

The Shangshu Office is located in Shaofu Temple, in a separate courtyard.

Judging from the affiliation of the officials and ministers of the Han Dynasty, the Shangshu Office itself should be under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu.

Therefore, if we insist on counting, Huo Guang, the minister of the minister, should be regarded as a subordinate official of the Shaofu Bingji.

Now it is reasonable for Bingji to take over Shaofu.

The courtyard where the Shangshu Office is located is not big, just one in and one out.

The main room is the main hall where the ministers are responsible for official affairs, and the side rooms on both sides are the places where different ministers handle chapters.

Whether it is the main hall or the wing rooms, the space is not spacious, it can even be said to be extremely cramped.

There are not many officials in the Shangshu Office, and there are no more than 20 people in total.

The most powerful person is naturally the leader of the Qianshi rank, and the current leader of the leader is the general Huo Guang.

Further down, there are Shangshu Pushe with a rank of [-] shi, and Shangshu Cheng with a rank of [-] shi as the assistant officials who lead the Shangshu.

Further down, there are five secretary ministers.

Serving Cao Shangshu: Responsible for docking with the prime minister Yushi Zhangzuo.

Two Thousand Stones Cao Shangshu: Responsible for the chapters of the two thousand stone courtiers.

Hu Cao Shangshu: Responsible for ordinary officials and people.

Guest Cao Shangshu: Responsible for the performances of foreign Siyi chapters.

Sangong Shangshu: Responsible for the affairs of punishment and prison.

In addition, there are five or six Wusi Shangshu who assist the leader of the Shangshu.

Even with the addition of more than a dozen Shuzuo and more than a dozen soldiers, there will be no more than 50 people in total.

Except for the leader of the Shangshu, other people in the Shangshu Office not only have low ranks, but also have little power.

At best, they are just higher-ranking Shuzuo.

On the one hand, they are mainly responsible for sorting out, categorizing, and archiving chapters; on the other hand, they are responsible for drafting, transcribing, and stamping edicts.

Only Lingshang Shushi can decide the direction of the government by dealing with Zhang Zou.

It's not an exaggeration to say that the Shangshu Office is the words of Huo Guang, the minister of the Shangshu.

……

Bingji came to the Shangshu Office holding the imperial edict issued by the emperor himself. As soon as he appeared in the courtyard, the servant of the Shangshu shot Chen Liushou and led several Shangshu to the courtyard to greet him.

Huo Guang is not here, Shaofu Bingji is the legitimate Shangguan here.

Shang Shu Pu She Chen Liushou is over 40 years old, and naturally he is also a Confucian student. It is said that he has been in the Shang Shu Office for seven or eight years following Xiahou Shengxue's "Shang Shu".

From Wusi Shangshu to Sangong Shangshu, he worked his way up step by step, and now he has finally become Shangshu Pushe.

If he goes up further, he will naturally not be promoted to be a minister, but will be sent to a certain county to be a minister, so that he is on the right track.

Because the Shangshu Office was right under Huo Guang's nose, and the matters to be dealt with were mostly related to documents, so Huo Guang didn't care about them, and the relationship between the two was not close.

Take today's "dismissing the office" as an example, Huo Guang didn't let them complain of illness and leave.

Chen Liushou hastily saluted in Bingji to greet him: "The servant of the official minister shot Chen Liushou to ask the king of Bingfu."

"Mr. Chen is exempt from courtesy."

In the past few months since Bingji took office, although he has been silent, he has handled all the affairs of the Shaofu very properly.

Compared with his predecessor Le Cheng, he was stricter, fairer and more honest, so he was respected by his subordinates.

So Chen Liushou hurried over to salute, not only to please, but also to respect from the bottom of his heart.

Bingji naturally knew Chen Liushou very well. Seeing his careful look today, he knew that what the emperor asked him to do had a three-point chance of winning.

Bingji did not face Chen Liushou with an amiable smile as usual, but stood there with his hands behind his back, expressionless.

Chen Liushou naturally smelled something different, and when he saw the brightly armored Chang Yilang behind Bingji, he faintly felt that something was wrong.

Chen Liushou had already heard about what happened in the court yesterday.

Chang'an City seems to be very peaceful, but there is probably an undercurrent surging in private.

Chen Liushou's rank was not high, so naturally he would not be greatly affected.

But in the Shangshu Office, it is almost a luxury to want to stay out of it completely.

He glanced at Chang Yilang behind Bingji, as if to confirm whether there were more soldiers hiding outside the courtyard.

"Mr. Chen, the general said he was sick and asked for leave. Do you know about this?" Bingji asked indifferently.

"At noon today, the general sent someone to send a message, indeed saying that he can't come to the office to deal with Zhang Zuo for the time being."

"Did the general say when he would come back?" Bingji asked.

"The general didn't say anything, he only said that he would come back after recovering from his illness." Chen Liushou replied truthfully.

"Did the general explain how to deal with the chapters received by the office?"

Bingji's question was exactly what Chen Liushou had a headache today.

Logically speaking, if the minister is not in charge, then the affairs of the office should naturally be represented by him, the servant of the minister.

However, the current Shangshu Office is not the Shangshu Office before Emperor Xiaowu.

This is the core of the power of the Han Empire. Which of those seemingly ordinary chapters is not related to major events related to the Han Empire.

No matter how daring he is, he is a small servant of Shangshu, and he will not think that he can handle these major affairs in the world.

But you can't do nothing, can you?So this put Chen Liushou in a dilemma.

Bing Ji saw the embarrassment on Chen Liushou's face, and he had already guessed eight or nine points.

It seems that the emperor guessed well, and the Shangshu Office was also a "test" left by Huo Guang for the emperor.

Huo Guang is equivalent to saying to the emperor: "The Shangshu Office is here, let's see if His Majesty has the ability to take it."

In the words of the Son of Heaven, "Father Zhong is really too arrogant".

The emperor not only dared to take it, but also took it with peace of mind, without any burden.

"It seems that the general was ill in a hurry, and unexpectedly left Chen Shijun with a small problem." Bingji said.

Chen Liushou didn't dare to answer, nor did he dare to deny it, he just kept wiping his sweat away.

"It's okay, I'm here to help Mr. Chen solve this problem."

Chen Liushou looked up at Bingji, wondering what the nominal Shangguan meant by this sentence.

"Chen Shijun, call everyone in the office to the courtyard immediately."

"Your Majesty, can I ask you why you have to summon all the people?"

If Chen Liushou asked on weekdays, Bingji would definitely explain it nicely.But not today, Bingji will overwhelm the opponent in terms of momentum from the very beginning.

This is a life-and-death struggle—this is what the emperor personally entrusted to him when he came.

"I am the young mansion appointed by His Majesty personally, with the official seal in my hand, and the Shangshu Office is under the jurisdiction of the young mansion..."

"I want to see the officials in the Shangshu Office, do I still have to report to you, the six hundred stone servant of the Shangshu?"

Bingji's murderous intent came so suddenly that Chen Liushou was momentarily speechless.

No matter how you look at it, he is not qualified to stand up in front of Bingji.

Between the Son of Heaven and the Great General, what can they do for subordinate officials who are caught in the cracks?

After Chen Liushou saluted Bingji again, he hurriedly knocked on the thin wooden doors of the rooms on both sides.

For a while, a rare lively scene appeared in the entire Shangshu Office.

About half an hour later, the Shangshu, Shuzuo and the servants stood neatly under the eaves of the main hall from front to back.

Without Huo Guang, the Shangshu Office seemed to lose a lot of majesty and mystery all of a sudden.

Standing in front of the main hall, Bingji scanned the faces of everyone before taking out a piece of rice paper from his pocket.

"Your Majesty has a decree. Huo Guang has devoted all his energy to lead the minister's affairs. He is suffering from the wind and cold. I will give you a special notice in March. However, the chapters must be sorted out, and the government must be dealt with. From now on, Shaofu Bingji will temporarily take over the minister's affairs on behalf of Huo Guang. The Son of Heaven handles all chapters."

As soon as the edict was read, the officials immediately whispered to each other, and there was a lot of discussion in the court for a while.

Chen Liushou was even more in a bad mood, and suddenly forgot to get up to receive the imperial edict.

Seeing that Chen Liushou and the others were hesitating, Bingji continued to ask, "Will Mr. Chen not accept the imperial edict?"

"This, this general has ever agreed to this matter?"

"Bold!" Bingji raised his voice and scolded angrily.

Chen Liushou and the others hurriedly lowered their heads a little lower, and the back that was bent like a shrimp still seemed to be trembling a little.

"Didn't you just hear clearly that this is the county magistrate's edict?"

"You actually asked the general if he had agreed to this matter?"

"Although the great general is the assistant minister, he is still a subject of the great man in the final analysis. How can he block the county magistrate's will?"

"Your words, do you want to put the general in a place of injustice?"

"Do you still want to instigate the relationship between the general and the county magistrate?"

With this big hat off, Chen Liushou and the rest of the bureaucrats dared to say something superfluous.

He could only accept this edict obediently.

Mr. Bing is right, this is a conflict between the emperor and the general, why should these little people intervene?

After verifying the handwriting and seal on the imperial edict and confirming that everything was correct, Bingji entered the Shangshu Office in a grand manner.

The hub of power of this big man was captured by the emperor.

In the Shangshu Office, Bingji sat where Huo Guang often sat.

Since yesterday, Huo Guang has never been to the Shangshu Office.

But by this time, the department hadn't accumulated too many chapters.

Although Bingji had already controlled the Shangshu Office, he was able to put himself in the right position, knowing that he would never be able to decide the government by himself like Huo Guang.

What he has to do is to gather all kinds of important chapters, and then categorize them and send them to the Greenhouse Hall for the emperor to decide.

And this is the duty that the Shang Shu Department should have fulfilled.

As for those chapters that are not so important, either there is a system to follow, or it is not urgent, you can wait for a while.

When Bingji came out of the greenhouse hall, the emperor set several standards for him as the principles for dealing with chapters.

Important and urgent ones should be sent to the Greenhouse Hall immediately.

If it is important but not urgent, you can register it first and send it to the Greenhouse Hall at another day.

For unimportant but urgent matters, the officials of the Shangshu Office led by Bingji will decide on their own.

If it is not important and urgent, it will be pressed in the Shangshu Office first and will not be dealt with for the time being.

Four simple sentences gave a rough idea of ​​the intricate political affairs.

Bingji agrees with this very much, and feels that this method of prioritizing things is quite novel, and plans to implement it in Shaofu as well.

The Shangshu Office is the heart and brain of the Han Empire, but the government offices from Chang'an to the prefectures also have a set of operating systems, so as long as someone is in charge of the Shangshu Office, they can continue to operate.

Fortunately, because there are not many chapters accumulated, there are no important and urgent matters in them, so there is no need to show them to the county magistrate for the time being.

Before being promoted to Shaofu, although Bingji sat on the "cold bench" for several years as Doctor Guanglu, he also served as an official with real power before.

The history of prisons in the state of Lu, the right prison of Ting Wei, the city order of generals who ride cars, and the history of the chief of the general's mansion—these official positions involve criminal affairs, civil affairs, and military affairs, covering all aspects of court affairs.

So now he handles these chapters from the Shangshu Office with ease, and has not encountered any major problems.

As for Shang Shucheng Chen Liushou, since he was not Huo Dang, he did not hinder him and cooperated very wholeheartedly.

Even if Chen Liushou cooperated like this, the other ministers and assistants would have no reason to interfere.

For a while, the entire Shangshu Office looked the same as usual.

In less than half an hour, Bingji finished handling those trivial matters, and then Bingji took out the five edicts drawn up by the emperor himself.

"Chen Shijun, these are the five edicts of the Son of Heaven. Please order someone to copy them out now and stamp them with the Jade Seal of Chuanguo. They will be sent to various government offices tomorrow."

In the first edict, Shaofu Bingji temporarily took over the affairs of the Minister.

In the second edict, the county and state officials who came to Chang'an to make plans went to Taixue to copy books.

The third edict was to reward all the government officials in Chang'an.

The fourth edict is to reward the officials of the three government offices of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Dasinong, and Taichang Temple, and they will be the best in the next year's examination and evaluation.

The fifth imperial edict limits the number of days that officials of different ranks can confer.

Bingji sat where Huo Guang usually sat, looking at Chen Liushou calmly.

The latter's expression was calm at first, but quickly changed to surprise, bewilderment, worry and fear.

It seemed that Chen Liushou was indeed not close to the general, otherwise he wouldn't have such a complicated expression on his face.

"Chen Shijun, do you have any questions?"

"Your Majesty, this is really written by the county magistrate..."

"It's natural. If Chen Shijun doesn't believe it, he can go to the Greenhouse Hall to check with His Majesty." Bingji frowned and asked back. Chen Liushou was indeed a bit pedantic, and he asked such a sharp question again.

"No, no, no..." Chen Liushou knew that Bingji had misunderstood, so he quickly waved his hands to explain.

"What the lower official wants to ask is, what is said in the second edict, the subordinate officials who insist on serving in the government office can be rewarded..."

"Then...doesn't it include the officials of our Shaofu Temple?"

Bingji didn't understand the meaning of this sentence at first, but when he saw the longing in Chen Liushou's eyes, he finally understood.

This Chen Liushou's rank is only six hundred shi, and the monthly food and money is seventy hu, if there are a lot of people to support in the family, it will be stretched.

It seems that he is not questioning the legitimacy of these edicts, but wondering whether he can get some benefits.

"Of course, the county magistrate's edict clearly states that this reward covers all government officials in Chang'an, as long as they come to the government office, they can receive it."

Bingji's words made Chen Liushou's face burst into joy, and he sighed quite sincerely: "This is really the benevolent government of the county magistrate."

"Since Chen Shijun has no other questions, let's order someone to copy the imperial edict and stamp it with the Jade Seal of Chuanguo."

"promise!"

Soon, the Shangshu Office was busy in a festive atmosphere. From the Shangshu Pushe and Shang Shucheng to the Shuzuo soldiers, everyone was very happy.

While copying the imperial decree, everyone discussed in low voices whether to save the rewards for emergencies after they were distributed, or to replace them with silk to make winter robes for the wives and children at home.

The simple and honest laughter of the men came from the small pavilions on both sides from time to time, making the cold air a little cheerful.

Bingji stood with his hands behind his back under the eaves of the main hall, listening to the whispers of his subordinates.

He didn't make a sound to stop it.

If Bingji had a little doubt about the emperor's countermeasures when he was in the greenhouse just now, then this doubt has disappeared now.

Bingji suddenly realized that the emperor's view of the human heart seems to be very different from those of his courtiers, more accurate and complete.

"Although their ranks are low, they are the cornerstone and the hub for the smooth administration of the Han Dynasty. If they are regarded as human beings, they will naturally be loyal to the Han Dynasty."

This sentence was also said by the emperor today. Bingji still half understood it at the time, but now he understands everything.

In the future, the Son of Heaven may not only be a wise ruler, but also a benevolent ruler.

It seems that the courtiers and common people of the Han Dynasty have been blessed.

Under the concerted efforts of the Shangshu Office, the five edicts were quickly transcribed into thirty copies each, and all of them were affixed with the Jade Seal of Chuanguo.

Afterwards, the audience will pass them on to various government offices, large and small, in Chang'an City——afterwards, they will continue to be passed on layer by layer.

At this time, it was getting late, and Chang'an City had gradually quieted down.

It is too late to download and send out the edicts, but early tomorrow morning, the various government offices will receive these edicts.

At that time, how many of those officials who took a day off today will come back.

……

At exactly the right time, Liu He was walking alone in the cold wind above Beique Danchi.

After coming to Weiyang Palace, Liu He had fewer chances to exercise, so after dinner every day, he would always take a walk on the Danchi around Weiyang Palace.

And Danchi in Beique is Liu He's favorite place to come.

At this time, the sky has completely darkened, and the sun has already sunk below the horizon.

Compared with the thick darkness, the thin Liu He looked very small.

He stood like this with his hands behind his back, facing the wind.Dai Zong, Li Zhang, and Changyi Lang who were following behind him stopped a few feet away, not daring to disturb him.

Looking north from here, you can see the lights of thousands of families in the direction of the extremely far north city wall—although they are faintly visible, they are as fascinating as the Milky Way in the sky flowing into the world.

There were many people Liu He knew well, Guan Er and Zhang San from Xianheng Restaurant, Xu Guanghan's family, carpenter Meng Ban's family...

I don't know how they have been in the past few months, and I don't know if they can sleep soundly again tonight.

In any case, Liu He is destined not to be able to sleep tonight.

Because tomorrow, he will leave the palace to take over those government offices.

Thinking of this, Liu He turned around and looked towards Shangguanli to the east, where there was the General's Mansion and many high-ranking courtiers.

At this moment, they must be very proud, and they will sleep well this night.

During the day, they launched a counterattack against the emperor.

Although only one day has passed, Chang'an is already in some chaos.

Hundreds of carriages transporting rent and taxes had nowhere to go, and nearly a hundred high-spirited officials had their doors shut outside the prime minister's mansion...

During this day, many rumors emerged from every corner of Chang'an City—the emperor was deceived by treacherous ministers, and the general became ill with anger, which made the government stagnate and the great man was in danger.

I don't know if it was spread spontaneously by people with good deeds, or if someone deliberately instigated it.

The battle of swords and guns has not yet begun, but the battle of people's hearts must be fought first.

The "Chang'an Monthly" and Changyi Orphan prepared by Liu He should also come in handy.

Tonight, let Father Zhong sleep well for the time being, after tomorrow, it may not be so easy to fall asleep again.

"Dai Zong, Li Zhang, come here." Liu He shouted from behind.

"No!" The two walked over immediately
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