Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 388

His Majesty the Emperor conferred upon Sun Wo the title of Shangshu Zuopushe, and Sun Kui, Jingxiang, Wei Zhaodu, and Liu Chongwang the title of Shangshu Youpushe, taking charge of the political affairs of the six departments.

Zhang Chengye is the Secretary of the General Logistics Department, Liu Wei is the Secretary and Supervisor, Zhou Dewei is the Minister of the Dali Temple, and Guo Chongtao is the Left Minister of the Military Ministry...

In this way, the framework is basically set up...

"What can each department do? What cannot it do? Everything is clearly defined by the law."

The Tang Dynasty is just a picture, His Majesty the Emperor splashed ink on calligraphy and painting...

“Secretaries and supervisors are selected from various states and counties, and those who are outstanding are recommended to serve as ministers in various ministries or chief officials in each state. Those who are even more outstanding are appointed as ministers, observer envoys, or ministerial envoys. Only those with experience in two ministerial administrations, observers, or ministers can Can be slaughtered."

From now on, the prime minister will have to go through a circle from top to bottom, from the local area to the six ministries, before he can be qualified to become the prime minister.

But how to select the prime minister, Li Ye summoned Zhang Chengye, Jingxiang, Liu Wei, Zhou Dewei, Du Renneng and others to discuss.

"The prime minister is responsible for the country and the country. A wise one can stabilize the world, a mediocre one can bring trouble to the world, and there are also those who have ulterior motives and corrupt the government. But how can we select a wise and talented prime minister? Please teach me!"

This topic was so big that Zhang Chengye, Jing Xiang and others all frowned and thought about it carefully.

Du Rangneng said: "Your Majesty, the choice of prime minister is determined by the emperor. If the emperor is wise, the prime minister chosen will also be wise. I believe that the emperor should cultivate his moral character and distinguish right from wrong. This is a long-term solution!"

Li Ye shook his head and said: "A wise man will make a mistake after thinking a lot. A fool will gain something after thinking a lot. How can the rise and fall of the world be entrusted to the emperor alone? No matter how wise the monarch is, there are times when he makes mistakes in his thinking. Besides, people are good. The same is true for the Emperor. I am asking you because I want to collect everyone’s thoughts and avoid being entrusted by the state with unjust people!”

Zhang Chengye shook his head and stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is the ultimate minister. No one in the world can decide on the candidate for the Prime Minister except Your Majesty. If anyone dares to risk the disdain of the world, he will be a traitor!"

Zhang Chengye set the tone and this matter was indeed non-negotiable.Seeing him, he said again: "Your Majesty, the virtuous and the unvirtuous can be distinguished by what they have done and what they have said. Before your Majesty chooses a prime minister, you can ask the staff to submit a list and check the person's past resume to see if he has made any achievements. , whether the resume is in compliance with the regulations, the Three Law Division will submit a report to find out whether this person has done anything illegal in the past. If everything is in compliance, a decision can be made. This is for your Majesty's consideration."

Li Ye nodded and asked Jing Xiang: "What do you think, Qing Ai Jing?"

Jingxiang stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I think it is okay. However, after the prime minister takes office, if there is something illegal or if he is mediocre and unable to do it, I think the Ministry of Personnel and the Department of Three Laws can impeach the prime minister. If the Ministry of Personnel and the Department of Three Laws discuss it together, the prime minister can be impeached." If you are not up to the task, you should report to His Majesty for his removal!"

The Ministry of Personnel and the Three Law Departments are all under the control of His Majesty the Emperor and are not subject to the control of the Prime Minister.

His Majesty the Emperor is very happy. Jing Xiang and Zhang Chengye performed very well in this play.

"I think it's very good, but we can discuss it in court!"

"promise!"

Du Rangneng shook his head. The current officialdom of the Tang Dynasty was no longer what he was familiar with. In the past, the prime minister could intervene in everything, including military affairs, personnel affairs, and judicial affairs.

But now, the right to elect officials is gone, they cannot participate in military affairs, and the judiciary cannot intervene.

The prime minister's rights are limited to building bridges and paving roads, clearing wasteland for farming, household registration management, collecting taxes, transporting salt, iron and water, etc.

His Majesty the Emperor nodded, and now the separation of administrative power, personnel power, and judicial power is just the beginning.

There will be some pilot projects in the future. For example, the left and right servants can be authorized to recommend ministers of various ministries, but they must be under the supervision of the Ministry of Personnel and the Department of Three Laws, and they need to be appointed by the emperor before they can take office. But after this, they will definitely not be tenured for life. Five One term is one year, and if you do well, you can be appointed by the emperor for one more term, but at most two terms.

Furthermore, the three judicial departments will also be separated, with the Ministry of Punishment and its affiliated agencies in various regions assuming judicial power and handling nationwide litigation.Yushitai is the subordinate agency in various places that has supervisory power and supervises all officials.

His Majesty the Emperor is cautious about the Dali Temple. Li Ye plans to grant legislative power, but His Majesty the Emperor has not yet decided how to manage it.

……

His Majesty the Emperor's drastic reform of the official system of the Tang Dynasty relied on the majesty of unifying the Tang Dynasty, but even so, there were still many people in the court who said strange things and made crooked remarks.

"Your Majesty, Kong Fanmei, a member of the Ministry of Justice, Yun Zhikai, the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Li Jingrong, the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs... criticize your majesty's new policies. They often gather together to argue and criticize the current shortcomings, saying that your majesty's abandonment of the laws of the ancestors will inevitably bring disaster to the Tang Dynasty... "

Li Ye smiled and said: "They all have fifth rank, right? They are qualified to go to court. During the court meeting, I didn't hear a word from them. After the court meeting, they were very talkative!"

Li Ye turned to Secretary and Superintendent Liu Wei and said: "It seems that the official atmosphere is going to be cleaned up. You go to the staff department to manage it. For the officials of fifth rank or above in Beijing, one person will be transferred from the deputy position to the deputy in turn. I will hold a meeting for them."

"Meeting?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Officials also have to take classes! By the way, I want to open a school, the Tang Dynasty Government Affairs School."

Liu Wei said: "Your Majesty, what kind of courses are taught at the Tang Dynasty Government Affairs School!"

Li Ye said: "Three Law Departments sent people to teach law and supervision, and people from the Ministry of Civil Affairs introduced the methods of recruiting and recommending officials. They also included official corruption, people's livelihood laws, and criticism of current ills. Of course, the cultivation of officials in the Tang Dynasty was It also needs to be said. If you don’t say it in court, talking nonsense in private is definitely not allowed..."

His Majesty the Emperor said to his chamberlain Zhao Xi: "Send a message to Guo Song, the left commander of the Yushan Guards, to investigate these people who say weird things. Don't make any announcements for now. Once you find the real evidence, report it directly to me!"

"promise!"

His Majesty the Emperor stood up and paced back and forth. The overall situation was settled. The prerequisite for change is stability. When there is instability, Li Ye's principle is that if he wants to mess with someone, he must first make him a bad person, first in public opinion and on a moral basis. The commanding heights are unfavorable.

really!

Three days later, Guo Song responded.

"Your Majesty, Kong Fanmei has a house in the east city of Bianjing, which was added by Yang Kun, a wealthy businessman from Suzhou. He owns nearly [-] acres of land in Yangzhou, and it is in the name of his cousin, Li Jingrong..."

The three of them were indeed unclean and quite courageous.

"Go to jail and have a public trial!"

"promise!"

The reform of the official system of the Tang Dynasty was a major event, and the Mizhou Navy and the Zuo Yongwu Army in North Korea were also within the emperor's sight.

Fu Cunshen, the Metropolitan Governor of the Andong Metropolitan Governor's Office, and Wang Yanzhang, the Deputy Governor, present themselves to His Majesty the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, Anton has sufficient food and grass, and the morale of the soldiers is high. I have found out that June is the most suitable time to go to the island country. I will go on an expedition to the island country!"

Following the memorial came the plan to dispatch troops.

(End of this chapter)