Chapter 1348: The Struggle for Power

In the spring of the fifth year of Yuanfeng, in the first month, Xin Chou, Su You, Gao Zunyu, and Li Shunju had a difference in the generals of the Western Expedition.

The original expedition to the west was full of troops and horses, transferred to various states, and the generals were transferred to the governors, and the officials who were originally ordered by Bingchang were appointed as general judges.

However, the three roads are all transferred to the Division, the Transit Division, the Pacification Division, the Pacification Division, the Prison Division, the Criminal Prison Division, the Changping Division, and the Changping Division, and a part of the officials who were demoted from the original puppet dynasty were selected and appointed.

ordered the three roads to transfer Si Su You, to appease Si Li Shunju, and to prosecute all the false arrogances, and to dismantle them.

Su oil played, please use the original pseudo Xia Yuyue Palace View, dismantled as a material for the construction of the school.

Zhao Ji played on the spot.

Zhu Choushuo, issued the "Three Provinces, Privy Council, Six Cao Article System".

Gengxu, the Jurchen minister of Huanglong Mansion was attached to Liao, given to the official, and given a seal ribbon.

Ren Xu, Yang Wan, the book of Chongwen Academy, compiled the "Yuanfeng since the detailed suburban temple rituals", into 30 volumes.

Yi Chou, with the straight dragon Tuge Xu Xi Zhi system and the imperial history of the Cheng.

癸酉, the official made, with the same Zhongshu Men Pingzhang Shi Wang Qi as the left servant of the Shangshu and the servant of the door, and the governor Cai Cheng is the right servant of the Shangshu and the servant of the Zhongshu.

Jiaxu, with the knowledge of the system of Zhangdun as the servant of the door, and the governor of the political affairs Su Song as the secretary of the Chinese book.

Hanlin bachelor Pu Zongmeng is Shangshu Zuocheng, and Hanlin bachelor Cai Jing is Shangshu Youcheng.

The first official system, imitating the "Six Classics of the Tang Dynasty", no matter how big or small, and the book takes the purpose, the door reviews it, and the book is accepted and done;

The three provinces are divided into classes, each performing its own duties, and the political authority is under the Zhongshu.

It wasn't until the hole cards were completely revealed that Wang Jue knew that he was played like a monkey by Cai Qu.

Because before the restructuring, Cai did always play the role of Wang Jue's assistant, and won Wang Jue's trust.

Cai Qu once said to Wang Qi in private: "If the public has been in phase for a long time, he must worship the Zhongshu order." ”

Since Da Suyou left the court and presided over the overall situation of the Western Expedition, Wang Jue believed that there were no competitors and was convinced of this.

According to the grapevine, one day after Cai did to Zhao Ji, he stayed alone to communicate with Zhao Ji privately: "Your Majesty has restored the Tang system, and the three high-ranking officials have high official positions, if you give an order, the power position is too heavy, it is better to shoot the left and right servants and serve the two provinces, it is enough." ”

There are some doorways here, you know, Yuanfeng's restructuring was carried out under the banner of restoring the Tang system.

The highest level of bureaucracy in the Tang system was the three divisions, namely Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao; and the three dukes, namely Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong. All in one product.

However, these official positions are too powerful, so they are voided, that is, as honorary titles for important ministers, and do not receive real positions.

Tang followed the Sui system, and then there were the real highest government institutions of the country - the three provinces, namely Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, and Shangshu Province.

Only then are they truly responsible for the decision-making, deliberation and implementation of state affairs.

First of all, Shangshu Province, which has little to do with this matter, has jurisdiction over the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Crime, and the Ministry of Industry, and there are departments under the six departments.

The head of each ministry is called Shangshu, the deputy head is called Shilang, and the head and deputy person in charge of each department are called Lang Zhong and Wai Lang.

To be in charge of the six departments, Shangshu Province also has a general organization, called "Du Province", among the capital provinces, there are Shangshu Province left and right, as well as the left and right Shilang, the staff outside Lang, in charge of the officials, households, rites left three departments and soldiers, criminals, workers right three departments.

Among them, the left and right sides are in the position of administrative supervision, while the left and right departments have the nature of general affairs management.

Then comes the crux of the matter.

Among the three provinces, Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province, which are responsible for decision-making and deliberation, have the closest relationship, so they are collectively called the two provinces or the Northern Province, while the Shangshu Province mentioned above is called the Southern Province alone.

The governor of the northern province is Zhongshu Ling and Shizhong.

Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province are the same military dignitaries, Zhongshu Province is in charge of making decisions, and Menxia Province is in charge of sealing and refutating deliberations.

All important militaristic policies are predetermined by the Zhongshu Province, and drafted as an edict, submitted to the lower province for deliberation and repetition, and then issued and implemented by the Shangshu Province.

The subtlety of Cai Qu's suggestion is to tell Zhao Ji that the authority of Zhongshu Ling is actually too high.

Your Majesty, if you do this, Yuanfeng's restructuring will become a change of soup and not a change of medicine, so Your Majesty, it is better for us to put the Zhongshu Order and the Shangshu Order in vain.

Of course, Zhao Ji was inexplicably surprised by this pie that fell from the sky.

After a few years of hard work, isn't it just to reduce the power of the phase? Now the second-in-command of the civil official took the initiative to surrender, saying that we don't want Your Majesty's number one leader!

For Zhao Ji, who has always hoped that the emperor will take over alone, this is of course a great thing.

So "the emperor obeyed".

It's fun now, originally Shangshu Province, the highest administrative body of the three provinces and six ministries, should still have a Shangshu Order, but because Tang Taizong served as a Shangshu Order before he ascended the throne, no one dared to hold the Shangshu Order after Tang Taizong ascended the throne.

Shang Shuling is gone, and the head of Shang Shu Province has become Shang Shu's left and right servants, although he respects the left, but he is actually at the same level.

Now Cai Qu and Wang Qi have become equals.

It's not over yet, if the Zhongshu Order still exists, then Wang Qi will also become Cai Qu's direct leader, and he will also be able to manage Cai Qu, the Zhongshu squire.

As a result, as soon as the Zhongshu Order was cancelled at Cai Qu's suggestion, Cai Qu became the actual manager of Zhongshu Province, while Wang Qi became the actual manager of Menxia Province.

As I have just said, Zhongshu Province is the department in charge of decision-making, and the department in charge of the Ministry of Men is in charge of refuting and deliberating, so Cai has indeed become the de facto prime minister, and all decisions are discussed with Zhao Ji, and then handed over to Wang Jue, Prince, if you have the guts, you can refute it!

Does Wang Jue dare? He didn't dare.

So the titular prime minister has actually become a serious Diding rubber stamp!

Wang Jue was completely dumbfounded now, this and this...... How did this trick come to be like this?!

This became Cai Qu and Zhao Ji to set the prime minister Wang Qi in the air, so "the name is indeed the second minister, the real dictatorship, and the dictatorship is just handed over, and all the officials are not heard."

Wang Jue's remorse, if Su Mingrun is still in the middle of the court, the broken wheel will not be arrogant to Cai Zhizheng, a villain!

In the court, honest people will naturally be unlucky, but fortunately, there are traitors and traitors to clean up.

After Cai was really proud, he wanted to continue to strengthen his position, so he suggested to Zhao Ji again that the beginning of the document from Shangshu Province to Zhongshu Province should be added with the word "Shang" to show respect.

Who is Shang Shu Youcheng? Cai Jing.

So Cai Jing said that it was unreasonable to do this: "The three provinces are all self-governmental, and the etiquette should be uniform; Indeed, it is to be important because of people, and the law is changed by people, not to respect the country. ”

It means that the system of the three provinces is theoretically equal, and the three high-ranking officials, Shangshu Ling, Zhongshu Ling, and Shizhong, are three identical ranks.

And at the next level, Shangshu's left and right servants, Zhongshu Shilang, and Menxia Shilang are also at the same level.

Now that Cai Qu and Wang Qi have taken the first four positions, if I submit the official document to the left and right servants of Shangshu with Shangshu Youcheng, then the word "Shang" can be written.

But as the department of Shangshu Province submits official documents to the department of Zhongshu Province, the word "Shang" is not appropriate, right?

This is the theoretical basis for the article "putting people first, not respecting the country".

Although Zhao Ji gave Wang Qi and Cai Qu the positions of prime minister and vice minister, he actually did not have much courtesy to these two people, and many times because of their small fines, they became a joke in the court.

"The prime minister fined Jin Menxie, which is unprecedented, and everyone is ashamed."

Cai Jing saw this clearly, so he dared to hit Cai Qu's hand that crossed the line.

Because of this battle, Cai did not give the imperial power benefits, and the imperial power would no longer support him.

Therefore, Cai Jing didn't give Cai Cheng any face at all, and asked Zhao Ji directly: "Your Majesty is indeed the prime minister, how can there be a peerless person with outstanding talents?" Or is it also suitable for this evil? ”

Zhao Ji is also honest: "It is suitable for this ear." ”

It means that this is not the time for restructuring, it just happens that he is in this position.

Cai Jing turned his head and smiled at Cai Qu: "Look, Your Majesty has said that it is 'suitable for this position', and you are arrogant!" ”

Cai did have no choice but to give up.