Holding the "court staff" was presided over by the emperor himself, and it was on a small scale. Originally, it was a form of hundreds of officials entering the emperor's office hall to pay homage to the emperor, and the "court visit" that often appeared in costume film and television dramas was actually a kind of imperial meeting or cabinet meeting, which was a bit similar to the meeting of the Standing Committee today, which was not long, but relatively frequent. In the Tang Dynasty, the "Chao Shen" became the "Chang Shen", which was held every day or every other day, which became institutionalized, and later evolved into the Early Dynasty.

The "assembly" was presided over by the "three dukes" or ministers equivalent to the "three dukes", and the emperor generally did not participate. The assembly was actually held at the request or consent of the emperor, and its scale could be large or small, and the range of participants was more complex than that of the court. The motions passed by the assembly must be conscientiously implemented, and they are somewhat close to the function of today's congress. In the Tang Dynasty, the political affairs hall commanded all directions, and the posts it issued were called Tang Ti, and until the early years of the Song Dynasty, Tang Ti was considered to be more powerful than the edict.

In the Song Dynasty, the imperial power became heavier. When a government decree is promulgated, the prime minister usually first puts forward an idea and proposal on government affairs and writes a statement. Presented to the Emperor at the Emperor's discretion. This is known as "face take-in-stop". But later the emperor issued an edict that the Zhongshu Political Affairs Hall was not allowed to appear in court. Later, it was decided that all government decrees must be acted in accordance with the imperial decree, and the Zhongshu Political Affairs Hall drafted the edict according to the emperor's opinion, and from then on, the power to decide the decree and edict of the Song Dynasty no longer belonged to the prime minister but completely belonged to the emperor.

At present, the two prime ministers were ordered to convene a court meeting and agreed to form a trial team to try the case of Qin Linfeng, the commander of the Weisheng Army, for embezzlement and perversion of the law, but several meetings failed to reach a resolution. After a long delay, Lu Xiufu, who presided over the government, was also very angry, but today's words from Wen Tianxiang made him understand that someone was clearly embarrassed by himself, but in fact, he was competing with the little emperor and caught himself in the middle. But he also understood that since Wen Tianxiang had chosen it, he had to make a decision.

Lu Xiufu couldn't understand why a veteran officialdom like Chen Yizhong couldn't see the situation clearly, and now it was no longer ten years ago when he could cover the sky with one hand and ignore the emperor and the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs. And he didn't want to think about the fact that the little emperor had not yet ascended the throne many years ago, and his power was weak, and he didn't dare to set foot on Qiongzhou Island when he was cornered.

Ten years later, the little emperor has been 'supervising the country' for many years, with good ministers and strategists under his command, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and no one can match his prestige. Not to mention that he succeeded to the throne under the will of the Empress Dowager and the support of the ministers, at the moment, he was like Tang Taizong, who could shake the throne obtained by killing his brother and killing his brother. And its position in the army is more stable, and all the armies pointed by the horse whip are moving forward, so it is said that if Ni Liang, who is stationed in Lin'an, knows that someone is not good for the emperor, he is afraid that he can chop them all up with his own hands without even using His Majesty's eyes.

Besides, when Chen Yizhong was in power, in order to be able to monopolize the power and expel Zhongliang, he appointed private individuals to move up and down, and he was defeated repeatedly, losing land one after another, and finally he could only go to sea. But at the most critical juncture, he abandoned the country and the monarch and left, and his actions made the people look down on him. Comparing the two compartments, Lu Xiufu already has a plan in his heart, whether it is public or private, he must stand on the emperor's side.

Although the government of the Song Dynasty implemented the system of three provinces and six ministries, but after several reforms, the department was gradually streamlined, and in the eight years of Xiaozong's main road, the left and right servants were changed to the left and right prime ministers, and the governor's affairs remained the same. Remove the false names of Zhongshu Ling, Shizhong, and Shangshu Ling. The door is merged into the middle book, called the middle book door down. The left and right prime ministers are in charge of the book, and the head of Shangshu Province, the six ministries directly belong to the prime minister, and the system of Shangshu Province has been abolished invisibly, in fact, this is also the integration of three provinces. From then on, the prime minister became the highest chief executive in the country, and Shangshu Province only controlled six ministries and was ordered to carry out government affairs.

Zhao Yu's administration is still implemented in this way, and it is still the left and right ministers, the envoys of the Privy Council, the imperial history Zhongcheng and the chief officials of the six departments as the rulers, and these people participate in the assembly. While speaking, all the great gods arrived one after another, and they all sat down in order. But people found something different today, the person on duty in the political hall was actually Ni Liang, the commander of the imperial guards, who stood in front of the door in full armor, and some discerning people saw that the knife he was carrying in his waist was the knife from Zhang Hongfan.

"Colleagues, the prime minister and the right minister have already discussed, and the three halls will be tried five days later, and Deng Zhongcheng, Deng Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and the supervisor of Dali Temple will preside over the trial." Lu Xiufu did not ask everyone's opinions as before, but bluntly spoke up.

"Zuo Xiang, I don't think it's appropriate." Wei Tianzhong, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, said.

"What does Wei Shangshu think is wrong?" Wen Tianxiang asked in a deep voice.

"Right Phase, Qin Linfeng is ...... in Fujian and Guangzhou"

"It's Qin Linfeng, Wei Shangshu should pay attention to his words!" Before Wei Tianzhong could say it, he was interrupted by Wen Tianxiang.

"What the right minister said is, but Qin Linfeng has not yet been tried in three sessions, let alone convicted, how can he be convicted?" Wei Tianzhong got up and saluted and said yes, but turned to distinguish.

"There is solid evidence for Qin Linfeng's embezzlement of military salaries and corruption in violation of the law, and it has been condemned by His Majesty. When Wei Shangshu said this, was he going to disobey the holy will? Wen Tianxiang reprimanded with a straight face.

"Since it has been approved by His Majesty, why should it be tried by three churches, isn't it trying to cover up!" Wei Tianzhong didn't buy it, and retorted sharply.

"The prime minister only said that the evidence was conclusive, but did not say how he should be convicted, and the three sessions of the trial were judged and convicted, so how could he deceive?" Wen Tianxiang said angrily.

"Hmph, as far as the lower officials know, this case is presided over by the right minister, of course there will be this, what is the difference between trial and non-trial!" Wei Tianzhong snorted coldly.

"You're insinuating that you can't make a judgment!" Wen Tianxiang is not a person who rubs sand in his eyes, how can he not hear the sarcasm in his words, and said angrily.

"The speaker is self-explanatory, so why bother to behave!" Wei Tianzhong also let go and glared at him.

"Hehe, since Wei Shangshu suspects that the prime minister has a private nature, why does he oppose the trial of the three halls, could it be that Deng Zhongcheng, Deng Shangshu and Gong Temple Supervisor are all selfish with the prime minister!" Wen Tianxiang sat down and took a sip of tea, and asked with a smile.

"This ...... I don't mean that! Wei Tianzhong originally wanted to provoke Wen Tianxiang, and then find fault to interfere with the trial, but he didn't expect to be taken into the pit, and he wanted to argue a few words, but he suddenly felt a chill in his neck, and peeked at Ni Liang at the door, who was looking at this side with the handle of the knife, and changed his words twice.

"Since Wei Shangshu does not object to the triage, do you colleagues still have objections?" Lu Xiufu was still very worried about the argument between the two, afraid that they would disrupt the court discussion again, but he didn't expect Wen Tianxiang to also have a talent for acting, so he bluffed Wei Tianzhong in a few words and forced him to agree to the trial.

"Lu Xiang, the lower officials want to impeach Wei Shangshu, his eyes are not superior, he despises the saint, and he should be sent to the priest for punishment!" Unexpectedly, Jiang Xuan stood up and saluted upward.

"I am willing to co-sign with Jiang Shangshu!" Xu Zongren, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also stood up and arched his hand at Jiang Xuan.

"I am also willing to co-sign with Jiang Shangshu!" Chen Zhongwei, the secretary of the ministry, also stood up tremblingly, coughed dryly, and said twice.

"Colleagues, why are you like this, Wei Shangshu doesn't mean this, it's just a mistake in a hurry, so why bother Your Majesty." Seeing that things were not good, Yao Liangchen, the head of the household, hurriedly got up and threw his hand to a few people and said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, I lost my words in a hurry, and I have no disrespect to Your Majesty and the right minister, so don't blame me. Besides, Your Majesty has a feint, so why bother Your Majesty about such a trivial matter! Wei Tianzhong was embarrassed at this time, unable to advance or retreat, and when he saw someone playing a round, he hurriedly got off the donkey and saluted everyone and smiled.

"Wei Shangshu must be cautious in his words and deeds in the future, otherwise he will never be as light as he is today." Jiang Xuan raised his hand and said coldly.

"What Jiang Shangshu taught me is that I will definitely take this as a warning!" Wei Tianzhong's old face flushed, and he squeezed out a little smile and said.

"Since there is no objection. Lu Xiang, then three days later, the three halls will try the Weisheng military case! At this time, Zhang Shijie, who had not spoken, turned to Lu Xiufu and said.

"Okay, the trial will start in the lobby of the Criminal Department in three days, and all colleagues can go to watch the trial!" Lu Xiufu nodded slightly at Zhang Shijie, twisted his face and said

"The lower officials obey the order!" Deng Guangjian, Gong Xingqing and Deng Wenyuan stood up and saluted together.

"I have something to discuss with you today, I don't know if it's okay?" At this time, Yao Liangchen got up and spoke.

"Yao Shangshu has something to say!" Lu Xiufu looked at Wen Tianxiang, nodded knowingly, and said with a smile.

"Lu Xiang, the lower officials thought that His Majesty had been ill for a long time and had not returned to Beijing for a long time, and at present, Jiangnan has just recovered from complicated affairs, which makes it difficult to deal with many government affairs in a timely manner. Therefore, the lower officials thought that the queen mother should be welcomed back to preside over political affairs as soon as possible, so as not to be delayed. Yao Liangchen looked at everyone and saluted upward.

"Your Majesty has an order to entrust government affairs to the two prime ministers, military affairs to Shushuai Zhang, and urgent affairs to the emperor, and the queen mother is thousands of miles away in Qiongzhou, how can she come as soon as she comes!" Deng Guangjian waved his hand.

"Deng Zhongcheng, I think Yao Shangshu is reasonable, Your Majesty has been pretending for more than a month, and the Tai Hospital has sent famous doctors to visit the patient many times and has not been able to recover so far. If there is an accident, Your Majesty has not married and has no heirs, wouldn't there be no owner in the country, so it is better to invite the Queen Mother to Beijing to preside over the overall situation as soon as possible, just in case of accidents. Wei Tianzhong retorted.

"I am also worried about this matter, if Your Majesty still cannot recover, I am afraid that it will be difficult to preside over state affairs again, and the matter of establishing an heir cannot be ignored!" Yao Liangchen said impassionedly.

"I have a pretense since Your Majesty, and I have doubts in my heart, and today I am not unhappy!" Wei Tianzhong also got up again and said loudly.

"What doubts does Wei Shangshu have?" Wen Tianxiang frowned and said in a deep voice.

"Deng Zhongcheng, since Your Majesty claimed to be sick and stationed in Wuhu, who has ever met and asked for peace? What worries me is that Your Majesty is no longer able to handle government affairs, and someone is overpowering the state affairs on my behalf, so please investigate this matter! Wei Tianzhong ignored Wen Tianxiang and turned to Deng Guang to recommend.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Deng Guangjian. The Song Dynasty can be said to be one of the most important dynasties in the past dynasties, and even "with the discipline of the founding of the country" sent to Taiwan, and the edicts and decrees issued by the monarch and the prime minister have the right to recover them. Compared with the supervision system of other dynasties, the Song Dynasty had more power to "hear about things", and even if the impeachment was wrong, it was not responsible.

The second is the separation of the government and Taiwan. The Song people often compared "governance" with "Taiwan advice", and it can be seen that they have a very clear sense of separation of powers: "All the affairs of the world are entrusted to govern"; "Once the official lists his crimes, the imperial history counts his losses, although the patriarch is famous and the Confucian is the favorite, it is also called the illness and the gift"; The monarch is in a position of transcendence.

At the same time, the independence of the Song Dynasty was also stronger, in the Han and Tang dynasties, the Taiwan was only a subordinate official of the prime minister, while the Song Dynasty's Taiwan system and the government system were parallel structures, not under the command of the prime minister. Therefore, the Taiwan admonition has constituted a strong check and balance on the government led by the prime minister. Su Shi once said: Taiwan admonishes Xu to hear, but there is no official. Style, regardless of dignity. When it comes to taking advantage of public opinion, the Son of Heaven will change his appearance, and when it comes to Lang Temple, the prime minister will treat the crime.

Therefore, according to the usual practice, once the prime minister is impeached by Taiwan, he should suspend his power and "wait" at home to wait for the verdict. And the result of the ruling is likely to be the resignation of the prime minister. Now that the emperor and the queen of heaven are gone, the only one who can restrain the two prime ministers is Deng Guangjian, whose words can make them suspend and treat their crimes, and can also make things turn around.

"I thought it was too early to talk about the establishment of an heir, but I could ask the Queen Mother to return to Beijing first. What do Lu Xiang and Wen Xiang think? Deng Guangjian pondered for a moment.

"Deng Zhongcheng is reasonable, and the matter of establishing a prince will be discussed after the Queen Mother returns to Beijing!" Lu Xiufu seemed to give in when he heard this, and thought about it.

"Welcoming the Empress Dowager back to Beijing is a major event, and I thought that an envoy should be sent to inform His Majesty of the royal permission before it could be implemented." Wen Tianxiang interjected.

"Well, exactly." Deng Guang said, "Since Wei Shangshu has been worried about His Majesty's condition, let's take a trip!" ”

"This ...... Now that Jiangnan is recovering for the first time, everywhere needs to be renovated, and there are as many as 100 new cities alone, and the lower officials really can't get out! Wei Tianzhong was stunned when he heard this, and quickly explained and shirked.

"That ......"

"There are more things to do in the household department, at the moment to measure the acres of land, promote agricultural sowing, renovate water conservancy, and raise food and salary, I am so busy that it is difficult to get out!" Seeing Deng Guang recommending aiming at himself, Yao Liangchen didn't wait for him to ask, so he preemptively excused himself.

"Who does Yao Shangshu think is more appropriate?" Deng Guangjian was amused in his heart, as the little emperor's master, he was naturally a confidant, and the two of them exchanged letters constantly, and they had already understood everything. And the two of them shirked one after another, which shows that they are weak in their hearts, and they are worried that they will be detained as soon as they go, which can also add to how jealous they are of the little emperor.

"This ...... Xia Guan thought that Ni Dutong went to Wuhu to face the saint. Yao Liangchen looked at the people in the hall, except for Wei Tianzhong, he couldn't find anyone with the same heart as him, and his eyes lit up when he saw Ni Liang standing on duty under the hall. He had a good plan, Ni Liang commanding the Imperial Protector to defend Gyeonggi could be said to be one of the biggest obstacles to their actions, and he was loyal to the little emperor, and it was impossible to buy him. If he is transferred away, and he has always been honest and upright, everything is on his face, whether the little emperor is wrong or not, you can see it from his face.

"Ni Dutong went to face the saint, what do you think?" Deng Guangjian summoned Ni Liang to the hall and asked.

"Sir, before leaving, Your Majesty ordered me to take care of his house, and if anyone has anything wrong, you can kill him first!" Ni Liang shook his head and said. Although his words were very peaceful, some people felt the cold wind swishing......