I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 599 New Changes in the Shangshutai

"I heard that you intend to become the Lord of Mahan?"

"Misunderstanding, it must be a misunderstanding!"

"But I see you brought soldiers with you?"

"Soldiers? Oh, they are not soldiers. I just heard that there are wild beasts harming people nearby, so I brought some people to get rid of them!"

"What are the spears they hold?"

"It's to hunt wild animals, yes, that's it!"

After seeing the serious and orderly appearance of the Han army, Chief Boji changed his intention without any hesitation.

On the other side, Lelang Governor Liang Mao was praising the current Lord of Ma Han for being outstanding, wise, humble and polite.

Liang Mao emphasized to the chieftains of the small countries who came to the meeting: "In my heart, the Lord of Mahan will never resort to war for the sake of Mahan's stability, but some people look down on the Lord of Mahan because of this. For such things, I will never sit idly by!"

Liang Mao's statement was quickly heard by the chiefs present through the translator, which made them feel a chill in their hearts. They realized that the status of Muzhi Kingdom was still unshakable.

Originally, some of them thought that if they supported Bo Jiguo to take the position of the Lord of Mahan now, they could also become the leader when their tribe became strong in the future!

Now, these thoughts have long been lost to who knows where.

In the end, the Han army's military display had a good effect.

On the way back, Zhao Yun asked Liang Mao, "What do you think about the Three Hans?"

Liang Mao looked at Zhao Yun in confusion and said, "Let the Three Han maintain their status quo and not cause trouble on the border. What do you think, Lord Zhao? Mao would like to hear the details."

Liang Mao was somewhat suspicious that Zhao Yun had the idea of ​​expanding his territory after conquering Goguryeo, but he did not quite agree with this. The biggest reason was that it was not worth it.

Even if the army was sent to conquer the Three Han, if taxes were to be collected, the already scattered Han people would probably all flee into the mountains and forests. If taxes were not to be collected, there would be no need to establish a vassal commander, because the Three Han were already submissive. All that was needed was to ensure that small, offensive countries like Chief Baekje did not dominate Mahan.

Liang Mao made up his mind that if Zhao Yun wanted to leave the unknown army for his own achievements, he would definitely persuade him and discuss the right and wrong with Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun didn't know Liang Mao's thoughts, so he suggested: "I think the Ma Han people lack etiquette and don't know respect and inferiority. I think they have never read our Han classics. Since they pay tribute to us four times a year, how can we let them be ignorant of righteousness?"

"If Chief Boji knew the difference between superiors and subordinates, even if he was determined to fight against Lord Mahan, we would have a legitimate reason to do so. We can't just use force like today."

Liang Mao was shocked when he heard this. He did not expect that Zhao Yun, who was born as a warrior, was not only good at fighting, but also had such knowledge. He immediately bowed to Zhao Yun on his horse and said, "Today, I know what I did in Lelang County... I was so happy that the people of Lelang County were peaceful and obedient that I did not have long-term plans!"

Zhao Yun continued, "I heard that many Xianbei people came to the court to pay homage this year."

Liang Mao's eyes lit up when he heard this. As long as he met the emperor, then Lord Ma Han's status as the king would be set in stone!
He immediately thanked Zhao Yun again.

He was also a decisive person, and he immediately sent someone back to discuss entering the court with Lord Ma Han.

Liang Mao believed that since Lord Ma Han had thought of asking him for help before, he would not be stupid enough to refuse to enter the court at this time.

In this way, the Three Kingdoms of Korea will definitely be more stable!

The fact was just as Liang Mao thought. When the Lord of Ma Han learned that he could enter the court, he hurriedly agreed. Liang Mao had just arrived in Lelang County when he learned the news. He immediately submitted a memorial and headed straight to Luoyang.

At this time in Luoyang, where the government offices were located, Liu Bian looked at the newly expanded Shangshu Terrace and felt quite satisfied.

This is the biggest project he has undertaken in the imperial palace since he ascended the throne, apart from repairing the palace.

With the addition of several new rooms, the Shangshu Tai, which was originally a bit crowded, suddenly became more spacious. The six ministries also had their own dedicated office space, and their powers and responsibilities became increasingly clear.

However, in this case, the importance of the content and workload of different Shangshu Caos vary, and some Shangshu Caos are only equipped with six Shangshu Lang, which is not enough.

Moreover, there are two ways to solve this problem. One is to adjust the powers and responsibilities of different Shangshu Caos, and the other is to increase or reduce the number of Shangshu Lang under the Shangshu Cao.

When Huangfu Song was seriously ill, Xun Yu, as the Shangshu Pushe, chose to have it all.

"Your Majesty, in previous years, the Three Dukes' Cao was responsible for the annual assessment of the various states and counties; the Selection Department's Cao was responsible for elections and ancestral sacrifices; the Civil Affairs' Cao was responsible for repairs, construction works, salt ponds, and gardens; the Guest's Cao was responsible for protecting the emperor and the Qiang and Hu people's greetings; the Two Thousand Stones' Cao was responsible for lawsuits; and the Central Capital's Officials' Cao was responsible for floods, fires, and thefts."

"However, the affairs of the Secretariat are becoming increasingly heavy, and the powers and responsibilities of the various offices are actually overlapping."

Liu Bian listened to Xun Yu's statement. Although there are six departments in the Shangshu Tai at present, there are actually some similarities and differences with the six ministries in later generations.

He did not express his opinion first, but was ready to listen to the ideas of Xun Yu, who had been in the Shangshu Tai for a long time.

"Now that the power and responsibilities of the Secretariat are increasing, I believe that the work of the various departments of the Secretariat must be changed. This is the strategy I have written..."

Liu Bian looked at the plan submitted by Xun Yu. The first to be affected were the Three Dukes Cao. Xun Yu did not change the duties of the Three Dukes Cao, but thought that the Three Dukes Cao should be directly merged into the Selection Department Cao.

In Xun Yu's opinion, the annual examination should be placed together with the election power of the Selection Department. Liu Bian also thought this was reasonable, as this was the later Ministry of Personnel.

In fact, before it was renamed the Ministry of Selection, it was called the Ministry of Personnel.

After the annual examination was added as a responsibility, the matters concerning ancestral sacrifices, which originally belonged to the Selection Department, were combined by Xun Yu together with the Ke Cao, which was responsible for foreign affairs, and were called the Li Cao.

Seeing this, Liu Bian just felt that it was too much of a coincidence.

In addition, in Liu Bian's view, the duties of the Civil Affairs Department of the Ministry of Works and the Two Thousand Stones Department of the Ministry of Justice, which were slightly similar to those of the Two Thousand Stones Department of the Ministry of Justice, did not need to be changed in Xun Yu's view.

However, according to Xun Yu's suggestion, the Zhongdu Guancao would be responsible for matters including protecting the emperor and military affairs, which were originally under the Kecao, and its power would be greatly enhanced.

Finally, after eliminating the three official offices, Xun Yu proposed setting up a new Duzhi office to manage money and grain.

In the past, the Secretariat lacked a clear department in charge of the receipt of money and grain.

After Xun Yu's design, there was no doubt that the Xuanbu Cao and the Duzhi Cao would become the two most important Caos in the Shangshu Tai, especially the Xuanbu Cao, as the number of Shangshu Lang it needed would also increase by two.

Liu Bian looked at it and saw that Xun Yu's suggestion was generally in line with his wishes, so he immediately said, "Let's do what you ask first and see the results!"

The internal reform of the Shangshutai must also be done slowly, so as not to make his external brain useless.

After seeing Liu Bian agree to his request, Xun Yu said: "Your Majesty, the powers and responsibilities of the six ministries are clearly defined, but only the Shangshu Ling and I are in charge of the six ministries. I think this is insufficient. Please add more to it, Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)