Cui Jijian and they have never chosen a side, not because they are afraid of death, but because they don't agree very much with the statements on both sides.

They think that Zhang Wenguan is too anxious for them, in their hearts, the country and the people are the top priority, and all the money should be used for the people for the time being, Li Zhi's funeral can be simplified, in fact, Li Zhi doesn't like extravagance in front of him, you still have to pay taxes, this really can't be said, and the prince ascended the throne at this time, it is not good for the prince, in case it is not handled properly, the prince will have to take this responsibility, and even become the king of the dead country, how wronged the prince is, in fact, the cause of this matter has nothing to do with him.

As for Murong Baojie's side, they disagreed even more, most of them were for their own interests.

They have never expressed their stance or participated, but they have done a lot of things, and now they are dealing with the government affairs inside and outside the government, Zhang Wenguan and Murong Baojie They are busy fighting, and there is nothing to manage these things.

But this doesn't mean that they don't want to participate at all, they haven't been so high-spirited, they are all smart people, and they also know that the army is outside, this Chang'an can only watch the excitement, but it won't be really done, and in the end, they have to wait until Han Yi returns, and this matter will have a result, that is to say, they still have a choice, not one of two, but one of three.

Han Yi did not disappoint them either, and immediately found them.

Shangshu Province.

"I really don't want to see you in the same room."

At this moment, Han Yi didn't even skip greetings, sighed long, and said, "Because it's not good for us to meet as soon as we meet!" ”

Zheng Shanxing and they all showed bitter smiles.

You must know that the last time they got together for the first time, it was because of the crisis.

"That's the end of the gossip, please take a seat."

Han Yi stretched out his hand, and after everyone sat down, he sat down and said, "You may know the situation better than me now. ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Xue Rengui and Qi He Li sitting on the left and right, "The two generals and I both think that the current situation is more dangerous than the war that ended not long ago, and the slightest disturbance may lead to a civil war, once a civil war is triggered, our Datang will be torn apart, and we may repeat the mistakes of the late Sui Dynasty, and hundreds of people will be killed because of this." Therefore, what I and the two generals, and the other commanders-in-chief, meant was that the country should come first, and no matter what we did, we could not cause a civil war to break out, and that it was imperative to ensure that no one lost their lives because of this matter, no matter how it was solved. ”

As soon as these words came out, Di Renjie and the others nodded one after another, just waiting for your words.

Zheng Shanxing said: "If the country comes first, the people should be the people, if the people are the people, this matter should be put on hold first, and then make plans after the war is dealt with." ”

Ren Zhigu said: "But Your Majesty's funeral can't be delayed forever, and the country can't be without a king for a day, I think it can be simplified." ”

Wang Xuan said: "If the country comes first, then the prince can not be allowed to ascend the throne, now our Tang Dynasty is internal and external troubles, already on the edge of this cliff, a little careless, the world will be in chaos, once the chaos arises, the country can not even take out the money to send troops, I think the prince does not have enough ability to deal with these things, and the prince's body, also makes people feel very worried, in case the prince's body can not bear it during the period, it will become a crisis again, at this moment, the queen must continue to preside over government affairs." ”

Qi Qi He Li was dissatisfied: "The prince is just young, we ministers can assist him!" ”

Wang Xuandao said: "The general misunderstood, when I say ability, I mean experience and judgment. With so many things piled up, the opinions of the ministers are not necessarily unanimous, and if the crown prince ascends the throne, he may not be able to judge whose advice is better, and the prince will end up only following those ministers who are closer to him, rather than better advice. Although the queen may also make mistakes, the probability of the queen making mistakes is much smaller than that of the crown prince, after all, the queen has rich experience, and since the outbreak of the war, she has been presiding over government affairs, and she knows this very well, and our country cannot afford any mistakes. ”

Qi Bi He Li listened thoughtfully, the key prince was Zhang Wenguan and them, and he couldn't trust Zhang Wenguan them.

Di Renjie said: "Can you let the crown prince ascend the throne and let the queen be regent?" ”

The eldest grandson said: "It's not impossible, but things have come to such a point, one faction is in favor of the queen, the other is in favor of the prince, if this is done, the DPRK and China will still be opposed, and nothing may be done, at this time, everyone must put aside their prejudices and unite as one." ”

Zheng Shanxing said: "In fact, I also think that the crown prince should not be immediately enthroned at this time, the prince's health is a problem, and the crown prince will ascend the throne, there will be major changes in all aspects, which will make everything full of uncertainty, we should continue to let the queen preside over government affairs, to ensure that the previous policy can be implemented, no matter what, we have to wait until the country is stable, and then let the prince ascend the throne, the prince can also take advantage of this period to take care of his body, learn more experience, and ensure that he has enough ability to inherit the throne in the future." ”

Qi Bi He Li said: "But this country can't be without a king for a day!" If there is no monarch, who knows who to listen to. ”

Cui Jijian said suddenly: "Then give the queen a legitimate ruling position." ”

Everyone looked at him in shock.

Xue Rengui said in a trembling voice: "You mean to let the queen be the emperor?" ”

Cui Jijian said: "After all, the queen is a woman, whether she is called the emperor or not, this can be said separately, we can give the queen other honorific titles." ”

Qi Qi He Li shook his head and said, "How can this be? ”

Cui Jijian said: "That's better than losing the country!" Now this situation, even if Taizong Shengshang is alive, he may not be able to handle it well, let alone the crown prince. The queen may not be the best candidate, but she is the only one we have, and if the country is dead, then it may be a Tiansheer who is the emperor, and the queen is more suitable in comparison. ”

Han Yi looked at him and said, "I hope you're not insinuating." ”

Cui Jijian waved his hand and said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the lower officials have no such intentions, the book is high, and the lower officials are admired. ”

You bastard, you're clearly insinuating. Han Yi said: "It's okay, it's okay, anyway, I've been promoted from Tian She'er to Tian Shewen now, although I still look so young." ”

Everyone immediately cried and laughed when they heard it, as long as Han Yi opened his mouth, the painting style would change.

Xue Rengui said: "This is impossible, even if we agree, Zhang Wenguan and they will not agree, and those Confucian students may not be able to accept it." ”

"General Xue is right!"

Cui Jijian nodded and said, "So the first thing we have to do is to find a way to convince Zhang Wenguan and them to accept this fact. ”

Di Renjie shook his head and said: "This is really difficult, General Murong still asks to continue to let the queen preside over government affairs, and you still want to give the queen a legal status, Zhang Wenguan is impossible for them to agree." ”

Eldest Sun Yan said suddenly: "On the contrary, I think that compared to General Murong's request, Brother Cui's suggestion is more acceptable, at least it is legal, if it is not legal, then no one will be convinced." ”

Ren Zhigu said: "But they won't admit that this is legal at all." ”

Cui Jijian said: "Then we have to see what the reason for their disagreement is?" First of all, Orthodoxy. There is no doubt that the crown prince is orthodox. But we don't want to change this, we just give the queen a legal status because of the current situation, this is a special case, not to say that the dynasty has changed, the prince is still the only orthodox, we can add a term to the queen's term, she just led us out of this quagmire, and when the world is peaceful, she will return to the prince. ”

Han Yi snorted: "You said it lightly, but Zhang Wenguan can they believe it, the prince will not agree, I will not believe it, this power is in the hands of the queen, if the queen does not return to the crown prince at that time, who can prompt her to obey the law, she has supreme power!" That's not going to work. ”

Cui Jijian said: "Therefore, in order to achieve this purpose, it is first necessary to limit the power of the queen. ”

Han Yi frowned and asked, "How to limit it?" ”

Cui Jijian said: "Revive the ancient system." ”

"Reviving the ancient system?"

Everyone looked at him in confusion.

Cui Jijian nodded and said: "In fact, a long, long time ago, such as the Spring and Autumn Period, monarchs and ministers were treated with courtesy, and the relationship between the upper and lower levels was not so obvious, the prime minister has the power to check and balance the monarch, not that the monarch alone has the final say, this system has existed since ancient times, and we can use this to limit the power of the queen." However, this system has a drawback, that is, it is afraid that the prime minister will take too much power, empty the imperial power, tilt the power to the government and the opposition, and even seek to usurp the throne, such as Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, and Wang Mang.

Therefore, later there was a system of three provinces and six ministries, turning one prime minister into multiple prime ministers, so that they could check and balance each other, but there was also a problem with the three provinces and six ministries, that is, the number of people was too small, and the system was not suitable, and there were only three prime ministers in these three provinces, and to a certain extent, they were divided into upper and lower positions, so that it would inevitably form a prime minister-centered and prime minister's regime. My suggestion is to take out the subordinate provinces, and then expand the number of subordinate provinces, which can reach as many as hundreds, and not based on the suggestion of one person, everyone has equal official positions, and the decision is made by voting.

In other words, the queen's important decree must be approved by the ministry of Menxia, and how to pass it can only be passed by this group of people by a show of hands and the majority of the votes, which not only limits the power of the queen, but also does not cause someone to hold great power, so that the regime can be stabilized. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell into deep thought.

The idea is so original.

Han Yi shook his head and said: "You are too idealistic, what you said is very reasonable, but the problem is that it lacks practicality, if I am the commander of the three armies, holding thousands of troops and horses, and looking at the queen's horse, who dares not to raise his hand!" ”

"Shang Shuling makes sense."

Cui Jijian nodded and said, "The main reason why we are afraid of a civil war is because both sides hold part of the military power, and they have the ability to start a civil war, if we want to quell this fight, no matter what, we have to let them hand over the military power." ”

Xue Rengui said: "Will they easily hand over military power? ”

Cui Jijian said: "The reason why they are reluctant is because they are afraid that if they lay down their weapons, the other party will kill them, but if they put down their weapons at the same time, and do not hand over the military power to the queen, but let the country temporarily take custody, and wait until the crown prince returns to power, and then hand over the military power to the emperor, then a civil war can be avoided." ”

Qi Bi He Li was surprised: "How can the state be hosted? ”

There has to be someone in charge of the army, and the country is not alone.

Cui Jijian said: "The army needs money to support, and the country is composed of the people, in other words, using the people's taxes to support the army, isn't this the state trusteeship?" Therefore, it is necessary to select some people who represent the people, and from the fifteen Dao of our Tang Dynasty, or a little more detailed, select some wise men to enter the Menxia Province, they represent the people of each Dao and control the military power.

At the same time, the military and the military orders are separated, and it is the queen who gives the command, but they can prevent the queen from using the army, and the general who commands the army is still appointed by the queen, but the general who manages the army is decided by the province. Moreover, there must be a clear stipulation, that is, the army of the Tang Dynasty can never face the people of the Tang Dynasty, unless the other party rebels, since the other party rebels, it is not the people of the Tang Dynasty, so everyone does not have to be afraid. ”

Speaking of this, he smiled slightly and said: "The two generals are both experienced in a hundred battles, and they are much more familiar with the army than the juniors, this is just some suggestions from the juniors, I don't know what the two generals think?" ”

Qi Qi He Li and Xue Rengui thought about it, and found that this is very good, anyway, the military power is not in their hands, it has always been in the hands of the emperor, but Li Zhi died suddenly, and the news was concealed for a period of time, the prince did not ascend the throne in time, and the process of death was also very special, without completing the transfer of power, the two sides could afford to fight.

If you don't give it to the queen, but to the state, of course, it's more stable.

Han Yi frowned and said, "Since Menxia Province uses national taxes to manage the army, it means that the financial power has to be handed over to Menxia Province?" ”

Cui Jijian nodded and said: "That's not it, Menxia Province is just taking care of the treasury, preventing the queen from raising taxes at will, and ensuring that the imperial court can repay the national debt as promised, which is also a reason why businessmen are stirring up trouble, and doing so can also give businessmen an explanation, and the fiscal policy is still decided by the household department." ”

Han Yi shook his head and said, "No, no, in this case, the power of Menxia Province is a little too great, and it is all Menxia Province that has the final say." ”

Qi Bi He said: "You are worried that your power will be restricted." ”

Han Yi said: "What's the matter, who in this world can take care of the finances better than me, I don't know what kind of people are in the province, in case it is a group of fools and nothing is passed, then what kind of finances do I have." ”

Cui Jijian smiled: "Could it be that Shang Shuling could use the money from the treasury arbitrarily before?" Don't you have to convince Your Majesty and the cardinal ministers first? You can also convince those people in the province that the system has not changed. I proposed this province because of the current situation, the crown prince is not suitable to inherit the throne immediately, but the power cannot be given to the queen, which is unfair to the crown prince, so it is temporarily entrusted to such a group of people for safekeeping, and after the crown prince ascends the throne, the power will be returned to the monarch. ”

The eldest grandson Yan said: "But the reason why you put forward the concept of Menxia Province is to limit the power of the queen, however, Menxia Province is so powerful, then who will restrict Menxia Province?" As he spoke, his eyes sparkled.

Han Yi said: "Yes! I'm just worried about this, who will restrict the province of Menxia. ”

Cui Jijian glanced at Changsun Yan, smiled secretly, but frowned, and said, "This is also true." ”

Eldest Sun Yan immediately said: "I think that if you want to do this, you must ensure the independence, authority and integrity of the judiciary in advance, the judiciary cannot be controlled by anyone, everything is done according to the law, except for the queen, anyone who violates the law must accept the punishment of the law, but the queen cannot interfere with the judiciary, which can also ensure that the queen does not dare to break the law easily, because even if the queen does something illegal, she also instructs others to do it, we can severely punish that person, and deter others from daring to break the law for the queen."

If you can't be sure of this, what you said earlier will not be possible, if the queen has the power of life and death, Menxia Province will not be able to restrain her, she can use judicial power to threaten those people in Menxia Province, and she can also use judicial power to eradicate Zhang Wenguan and others. ”

Di Renjie nodded and said, "It makes sense, this should be ensured." ”

Han Yi frowned and said, "What if we break the law?" ”

"That must also be punished according to the law."

"It's ......."

Di Renjie said: "Shang Shuling, you are powerful now, where can you commit those illegal deeds, but the officials below often use illegal means to seek a higher position." In addition, you may wish to think about it: since ancient times, have the majority of officials died in violation of the law, or did the majority of officials die in political struggles? It is said that the commander has lost the battle, if it is not in accordance with the law, the queen can directly execute the general, if it is in accordance with the law, there is reason to follow, and our country will not lose good generals because of the power struggle, and the same is true for civil ministers, which is actually protecting us. ”

Han Yi's brows were tightly locked, and he looked at He Li and Xue Rengui again.

These two commanders are also thinking about it, they are privileged people, if the judiciary is independent, he will lose his privileges, but if the judiciary is not independent, then Cui Jiji's suggestion cannot be realized, if the queen wins, she can control the power of life and death, but aside from this, they also think that the probability of breaking the law seems to be a little lower than dying in political struggles.

Because they are powerful and powerful, they don't need to do this illegal thing themselves, and the smart Di Renjie has already told them that it is difficult to catch them, but in the case of political struggle, the emperor will definitely kill him, not his servant.

After weighing it again and again, Qi Bi He Li said shamelessly: "You kid look at what I do, Lao Tzu has never broken the law in his life, what is Lao Tzu afraid of." ”

Xue Rengui said: "I think Cui Zhongcheng's suggestion is feasible. ”