Chapter 498: Calm and Trivial
Wang Pu proposed that the era name was inappropriate, and he said one temporarily, but Guo Shao thought that the text was difficult to understand. Wang Pu said: "Recently, an official wrote about this matter, and the official family can choose a suitable era name. Guo Shao looked at the imperial case, and there was another stack of chapters...... But he didn't look at it, not even yesterday's.
The honorific title of "Queen Mother", but no one raised objections. Everyone doesn't seem to think about the vulgarity, they only think about whether it's appropriate...... But Guo Shao also understands that with his level of literary talent, the name he came up with temporarily patted on his head is not so good.
After discussing for a while, Guo Shao asked Prime Minister Wang Pu to sort out a list of the official system of the Great Zhou Dynasty as soon as possible, and asked for all the official offices, the names of the officials, and what they do.
β¦β¦ The ministers left the Golden Sho Palace. Guo Shao sat in front of the imperial case and looked at the book of chapters in front of him, which was full of dense words without punctuation; In the back room behind him, there were many names of people he had pasted himself, as well as files of those people. Moreover, the enthronement ceremony is approaching, and many things have to be decided within a time limit.
He had been in antiquity for several years and could read written texts, requiring only time and patience. But Guo Shao, with his own experience and intuition, can't do this.
He sat there for about a moment, thinking something to himself...... Emperor Chongzhen, the king of the Ming Dynasty, was faced with a mess that was difficult to clean up, he was very diligent, but he had to supervise everything personally, and no matter how busy a person was, he couldn't do much. Another Ming emperor who did things in the opposite way was Jiajing, who spent a lot of time practicing Taoism and playing women, but played the officials around; Emperor Jiajing was able to control people, but he could not control the details of the affairs of the empire specifically, and laid the root of the party strife, and the operation of the country in his hands could not be considered good.
Guo Shao looked at the problem from the thinking habits of his previous life, and still felt that he had to control a huge object from the details, because everything is composed of particles and the relationship between particles. Many people who are diligent but have weak hearts have no plan, no organization, no priority, and no method.
It's like every time Guo Shao does something big, he is very organized in his inconsequential life. Because he understands that people's psychological capacity is limited and highly susceptible to emotional influences, for example, an angry person is easy to say the wrong thing and do the wrong thing.
"Someone." Guo Shao raised his head and shouted.
The eunuch Yang Shiliang immediately stepped forward, bowed down and said, "The official family, please command." β
Guo Shao said: "Send someone immediately, I will summon Zuo You and Huang Binglian." β
Yang Shiliang immediately agreed to go out.
Zuo You is in Taichang Temple, and Huang Binglian is in Kaifeng Mansion outside the imperial city, and it will take a long time for them to enter the palace in a hurry. Guo Shao completely ignored the recital on the imperial case, took out his booklet, and began to sort out and record recent events.
He wrote two tables, one according to the urgency of the time and the importance of the matter. Then, a comprehensive analysis was carried out, and through the comparison of the two tables, a comprehensive sequence was re-listed...... But things can't be done in a rigid order, and maybe sometimes the opportunity is right and it can be done at the same time. Orderliness in chaos is the way to be flexible. So Guo Shao wrote these things down into notes and pasted them on the wall of the back room in a disorderly manner.
After doing these things, he felt calm. Because you don't need to make yourself so tired to cope, you can do it well. For example, in these notes, there is a clause: The second sister and others are about to give birth, and they are preparing gifts for children...... Guo Shao is in a very good mood now, because he feels that a person who does big things, if he can take good care of his family at the same time, must be a confident and calm person.
At this moment, Guo Shao was waiting for the summoned person, and he didn't want to see the concerto. After a little distraction, something very trivial came to mind.
He remembered his grandfather when he was a child, the person who loved him the most in his childhood. Probably because people were born at that time, people favored sons over daughters, and the uncles and aunts in the family gave birth to daughters, and it happened that his mother gave birth to a son, and his grandfather loved him very much; Grandpa's love is just an abstract concept...... What he can remember is that his grandfather made a lot of small toys in bamboo at that time; For example, one of them is very rare, the spring gun made of bamboo tube and bamboo strips, the elastic bamboo strips can knock out the small stones in the bamboo tube, like a gun, which is very fun.
Guo Shao thought a lot in a daze, both distant and near, all of which were trivial impressions.
I don't know how long it took, Yang Shiliang's shrill voice interrupted Guo Shao's daydream. Yang Shiliang said: "Back to Your Majesty, Zuo You and Huang Binglian will meet you." β
"Call them in." Guo Shaodao.
After a while, the two of them bowed outside and said, "Weichen Zuoyou...... Weichen Huang Binglian knocked to see His Majesty. β
Yang Shiliang said: "The official family asked you to come into the house to talk. β
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Guo Shao glanced at them, they were all people they had known for a long time, Zuo You was younger, thinner, and the expression on his face was relatively indifferent; Huang Binglian is a middle-aged man with vertical lines between his eyebrows. Guo Shao opened his mouth and said: "Your official position will remain unchanged for the time being, but the original affairs of the yamen can be put down." I'll give you a new errand, and I'll do it for a while. β
Zuo You didn't look very nervous, he was familiar with Guo Shao, "Please ask the official to order." β
Guo Shao said: "There are some concerts here, which will be delivered every day. You will go to the Jinxiang Hall for a period of time in the future and help me read the recitals. The job ...... The errand is to be performed in three steps: first, to number the day's movements, such as the morning group on March 27, the first and second numbers, and you can also find a few more scribes to help you in this case; Secondly, according to the number, summarize the content, a title, a paragraph, to be concise and straightforward, for example, someone praises how I am in the chapter, you only need to summarize the content is two words of song or praise......"
Zuo You couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and Huang Binglian glanced at him slightly.
Guo Shao didn't care, but also smiled, and said: "You can't be sloppy in this matter, the chapter is related to national affairs, you must be serious, I may check what you wrote from time to time and compare it with the original, if you find that there is a problem, you are dereliction of duty; You also have to be meticulous, there are some clichΓ©s in it, there may be hidden rules and hints, you have to write it...... Of course, I will keep these things secret, so that they will not be easily seen by the foreign ministers. β
Guo Shao said: "In the end, you have to pick out the most important ones and put forward suggestions for dealing with them later." I adopt it at my discretion. β
Zuo You pondered for a moment and said softly: "Isn't this the prime minister's business?" The two of us will take care of the prime minister's affairs, and the people in the political hall will have an explanation, right? β
Guo Shao shook his head and said, "It does not conflict with the duties of the prime ministers." Of course, the prime ministers will make suggestions, participate in decision-making, and at the same time implement these decisions, and have the power to help the court recommend talents; And you are assisting the emperor personally, doing the equivalent of secretaries and advisers...... The implication is that most of these things should have been done by me, and now that you can help, won't I be lazy? β
Zuo You immediately laughed, and even Huang Binglian laughed for a while. Guo Shao smiled, and sorted out the operation process of the chapter again in his heart: first collected through the Ministry of Internal Service and sent to the imperial case; Then Zuo You and the others helped Guo Shao see it, and he could easily understand it; then send it to the government hall and let the prime minister give advice on how to deal with it; Guo Shao made a decision based on the suggestions of Zuo You and others in the imperial study and the handling opinions of the prime ministers...... Of course, according to the procedure, if the emperor's decision is really inappropriate, the government hall will send it back and let the emperor make a new decree at his discretion.
Guo Shao's method is to ponder the system of the Ming Dynasty's cabinet and celebrants, but he still holds the power to approve red, after all, the current new rules have not yet been perfected.
"Ministers thank the official family for their trust." Zuo You and Huang Binglian bowed.
Guo Shao knew that what they said was sincere, compared to being an errand in Taichang Temple, or being a pusher in Kaifeng Mansion (Huang Binglian), now the two of them are in contact with the most core power decision-making part of the country...... As Zuo You said, it is the work of the prime minister, but can anyone with a little ambition not be happy at this time?
Guo Shao pointed to the recital on the table and said, "Let's start today." β
β¦β¦ The sound of bells and drums echoed in the vast palace temples, and the officials in the imperial study stepped forward to thank them. Guo Shao also packed his things and was about to leave.
When he left the Jinxiang Palace, he took a car to the Zide Palace...... Second Sister Fu lives there, you can talk to her, eat, and care about her. And Fu Jinzhan is her sister, and she is also there to take care of her; While Guo Shao accompanied his second sister, he could also meet Marigold ...... Although they were in the palace, they could only see her at this time.
The Zide Hall is generally lived by the ladies of the court, and it is also a magnificent building complex, but compared with the Jinxiang Hall and the Banzai Palace, which only focus on the righteousness and momentum, it is slightly richer and more exquisite. The dining room is located in the attic on the west side, and the main hall is wide and gorgeous, but there is also an open hall for drinking tea next to it...... In Guo Shao's view, it is like a large balcony with pillars.
So after the three of them finished eating together, they moved to the open hall to taste tea, and Guo Shao said some words of concern. Fu Jinzhan said: "Mrs. Li (Yuan'er) should also be brought to the palace and let her live in the Zide Palace." β
Guo Shao looked at Fu Ermei's stomach and said, "Yuan'er and the second sister have about the same time, but I'm afraid that the car will be a little bumpy." β
Fu Jinzhan said with a smile: "I used to sit in a big sedan chair, and I was sent to pick her up, and it was much better to use someone to carry it." β
"The imperial sister-in-law is so gracious, Yuan'er has to thank you." Guo Shao said with a smile. He pondered for a moment, "There are some trivial matters in the court these days, I want to talk to the imperial sister-in-law......
Marigold glanced sideways slightly, and the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids retreated.
The outside of this place is open, and it can be seen from the outside of the Zide Temple; There was someone in the dining room inside. Even if Guo Shao and Jinzhan sit here alone and talk, they are still above board, and of course they are not lonely men and widows in front of everyone. Second Sister Fu also got up to avoid it, and asked the two of them to discuss something important here.