I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 442: The emperor’s selection of officials was reshuffled. Changyi’s cronies held real power, and the former emperor’s important officials were all empty-handed!
"Zhang Anshi, Bingji, Wei Xian, Liu De, Wei Xiang, Han Zeng, and Zhao Chongguo, these seven Ai Qing are the bachelors of Shiquge. Zhang Anshi is the chief bachelor and the general leader in discussing affairs."

There are not many surprises in the selection of courtiers who have joined the cabinet. These seven people have all been the most popular courtiers in the past six months. It is not an exaggeration to describe them as hot.

As soon as Liu He finished speaking, these seven people came to the palace from different positions of His Highness, knelt down in front of the jade steps, thanked the emperor and received the decree.

From this moment on, the Cabinet officially replaced the Shangshu Office and became the new power hub of the Han Empire.

Compared with the original Shangshu Office, the cabinet had more people, was closer to the emperor, and had greater responsibilities.

Of course, there will probably be no shortage of fights between bachelors.

At that time, half of the four or five auxiliary ministers appointed by Emperor Xiaowu fought to the death, and I don't know how many of the seven cabinet bachelors were going to die.

Liu He looked at them with emotion in his heart. The court was indeed a hungry beast.

"My dear friends, please stay safe, you will suffer in the future." Liu He said.

"I will be a common man and a fool, and I will not give up even if I die!" The seven bachelors bowed down again. After the emperor finished his words again, they finally stood up.

The eyes of the other courtiers followed them all the way back to the couch, and then reluctantly took them back.

Of course, there was envy in this look, but there was also some schadenfreude.

Although these people have joined the cabinet, it also means that their original official positions in the foreign court have been completely deprived.

Now that the emperor wants to reform the law and implement new policies, there is really no conclusion on whether it is better to join the cabinet or stay outside the court.

It didn't take long for the envy and gloating on the faces of the courtiers to subside, and they looked at the emperor again.

Along with the official positions that were originally vacant, there are now even more vacant official positions. With substitutes being added step by step, the possibility that he can take a step up is extremely high.

"After the seven beloved ministers have entered the cabinet, there are many vacancies for the chief ministers of the Jiuqing Palace. I will appoint them all today. Do you have any objections to them?"

Liu He was still pleasant when he spoke, but how could anyone dare to stand up and say "no"?
The three ministers have been dismissed, and the Shangshu Office has been abolished. Who else dares to stand up and find trouble?
"Weiyang Guardsman Wang Ji was transferred to the rank of Grand Sima and Weiyang Guardsman."

"Tingwei Huang Ba was transferred to the imperial censor."

"Gong Sui, the commander-in-chief of Changyi, was transferred to Guangluxun and Changle Weiwei."

"The imperial edict ordered Chen Xiu to be transferred to the rank of Tingwei."

"Su Wu Ren Tai Chang."

"The imperial horse supervisor Fu Jiezi was appointed Dahonglu."

"Cheng Gongyu, the Commander-in-Chief of Shuiheng, is qualified to serve as the Great Sinong and the Commander-in-Chief of Shuiheng."

"Da Honglu and Wei Xuancheng were transferred to the post of Shaofu."

"Zong Zhengcheng Liu Anmin was promoted to Zong Zheng."

Zhang Anshi, who had just returned to the couch and sat down, listened to these names and suddenly realized that none of them came from the list he submitted.

These nine people, together with the imperial servants Xue Yong and Zhijin Wu Anle who were still stationary, and a total of "eleven officials" in the Jiuqing Mansion, almost all became old friends of the emperor.

These "old friends of the emperor" are different from former ministers of the previous dynasty such as Zhang Anshi and Bingji. They have a closer relationship with the emperor.

They were either old officials of the Changyi Kingdom, people recruited by the emperor after he arrived in Chang'an, or people who were re-activated by the emperor.

Zhang Anshi, Bingji and others were already in high positions before the emperor came to Chang'an, and they were all former ministers of the "first emperor" of the previous dynasty.

Among these dozen people, only one of Liu De's sons, Liu Anmin, did not have much friendship with the emperor.

The emperor really sees far. This is the purpose of dividing the Chinese and foreign officials.

In this way, the new layout of the Han Dynasty Hall was settled.

The officials from China and North Korea who joined the cabinet were mainly the courtiers left by Emperor Xiaozhao, while the chief officials of the Jiuqing and other offices in the outer court were mainly courtiers promoted by the emperor himself.

There is a clear distinction between one inside and one outside.

At least on the surface, both the old minister and the newcomer were promoted.

But for some reason, Zhang Anshi was a little unhappy.

Although he had joined the cabinet and was still the chief grandmaster who was head and shoulders above the other grandmasters, the cabinet had never heard of it, so he was still a little nervous and confused.

Compared with this tension and confusion, Zhang Anshi was more confused. There was one thing he couldn't figure out.

The emperor had made such a big change, why didn't he and the other courtiers get any news?
This cabinet system was unheard of before, but now I just heard about it and knew that it would be very complicated in actual operation.

If the emperor can roll out this system at lightning speed, there must be a group of people planning this.

Since it is a group of people, it cannot be just one or two people, but at least five or six people.With so many people involved and constantly entering the Weiyang Palace, it was impossible for him and Bingji not to have any news.

After all, before today, Bingji was Guang Luxun, who was responsible for the dispatch of the Southern Army and the Northern Army, and was closely related to the matter of imprisoning and guarding the palace.

Unless the person who advises the emperor can fly over the walls, there is no way he can escape Zhang Anshi's eyes.

So, could the person who advises the emperor be an old person who is already in the court?
Zhang Anshi, who was full of doubts, glanced back and forth in the front hall several times, but he didn't see anything strange.

Are they Huang Ba and Wei Xiang?They seemed to know nothing about it either.

Is he an old official from Changyi?They are also ordinary people and do not seem to have such great talents.

Is he the emperor's official?They only bury their heads among the work officials and rarely show up.

If these people didn't plan it in private, then who else could have come up with this cabinet system?
Suddenly, Zhang Anshi's eyes drifted to the emperor's feet, and he thought of a possibility.

Could it be that the emperor came up with all of this alone?
The emperor could invent rice wine, rice paper, gunpowder, printing, horseshoes, stirrups, stir-fried steel and various new agricultural tools...

He originally had an exquisite heart with seven orifices that was completely different from ordinary people.

Maybe this seven-orificed exquisite heart not only has various secret methods, but also has a court system such as the cabinet system?

Thinking of this critical moment, Zhang Anshi suddenly shuddered!

Emperor Xiaowu was scheming and suspicious by nature. He was also addicted to power and was best at controlling people's hearts in the court.

But even if it were him, establishing the Sino-North Korean system would not be accomplished overnight.

And the current emperor is only 19 years old, has been on the throne for only half a year, and has been in power for only a few months. How can he be so skilled at playing court politics?
This is no comparison to chasing Emperor Xiaowu, it is simply far beyond Emperor Xiaowu.

Is having such an emperor who is obsessed with power a blessing or a curse for the Han Dynasty?
Zhang Anshi, who was sitting on the couch, could not figure out this problem in a short time, while the emperor was still announcing the appointments of other courtiers on the jade steps without any disturbance.

Jian Kou served as the lieutenant general of Changyi, Ruan Yang served as the lieutenant general of Yulin, Liu Bing has been appointed as Dahongluxingren, Zhang Wuji served as the imperial edict, and Han De served as the lieutenant general of Qimen...

The official positions and ranks of these people are much lower, with the highest being no more than a thousand stones, but now they are appointed by the emperor himself, which shows the trust in them.

The most unexpected ones are naturally young people like Liu Bingji, Ruan Yang and Han De. Their ranks seem to have risen too fast and they seem to be unsystematic.

Zhang Anshi originally wanted to stand up and remonstrate that the emperor's promotion was against the imperial system, but before he could speak, he remembered that he had not yet secured his position as chief bachelor.

How can I be qualified to give advice?

There are too many things happening in the court today. After the court is over, we should quickly invite Bingji and the others to our home to discuss how to deal with them.

This is the characteristic of the emperor's independent rule. He can break the established system with just one sentence.Without the "prime minister" to restrict it, the emperor would naturally do whatever he wanted.

This is not simply a good thing for a big man.

Zhang Anshi was still thinking wildly, and the emperor finally appointed and dismissed all the officials he wanted.

"As for other vacant official positions, I can't think of a suitable candidate for the moment. I will ask the various government offices through an edict issued by the cabinet tomorrow."

Rather than being unable to think of a suitable candidate, it is better to say that Liu He gave Inner and Outer Courts a chance to become familiar with the new court operation model.

Grow and learn in practice, and the best results will be achieved.

After Liu He said this, he nodded towards Fan Ke beside him.

The young waiter put down the pen in his hand and ran out of the hall in a panic.

Not long after, Fan Ke walked into the front hall with three or four internal officials, each of them holding a stack of newly printed books in their hands.

"Fan Ke, send these books to all your dear friends."

"promise!"

The emperor liked to print books, and he also liked to send books to his courtiers: the one who received the most books from the emperor was naturally the recently deceased Huo Guang.

The courtiers all knew that Gongguan's printing workshop was printing books day and night, even during the New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve.

They also don't know why the emperor printed so many books: how many people in the world can understand it, not to mention "the people can know it, but they can't know it".

So much so that many people are denigrating that this printing book is a waste of money and people.

Although the emperor often presented books to courtiers, this was the first time that he presented books to everyone at a major court meeting.

The courtiers who got the book couldn't wait to look at the cover, and then they were stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but sigh again: The emperor has thought carefully.

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(End of this chapter)