Liu Xiuheng made up his mind that this time the court must pass the reform, and the ministers in the court must also fully support the reform.

None of the ministers are stupid, and they can naturally see Liu Xiu's determination to reform the system, and the ministers who originally did not support the reform have wavered and turned to support the reform.

By the end of the evening, more than 70 percent of the ministers supported the restructuring, and more than 20 percent of the other ministers still held opposing views.

At this time, everyone, including Liu Xiu, even had breakfast, lunch and dinner, and they were so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs.

Fu Zhan and Song Hong raised their eyes and saw that more than seventy percent of the ministers supported the reform, and the two said to Liu Xiu: "Your Majesty, since most people have supported the reform, then today's court discussion will end here!" ”

Liu Xiu looked at the two of them, and said: "Restructuring is not a matter of one person or two people, but from top to bottom, we must do our best, so even if only one person opposes it, we must continue to discuss it." ”

Hearing Liu Xiu's words, the ministers present looked at each other, and the ministers who supported the reform cast dissatisfied eyes at the ministers who opposed the reform, blaming them, and they all stopped singing against each other at this time.

Originally, Fu Zhan and Song Hong were both opposed to the reform, but Liu Xiu's firm attitude made Fu Zhan retreat, and after thinking about it, he turned to support the reform.

On the contrary, Song Hong is still insisting on his own opinion, believing that the restructuring is inappropriate, the disadvantages are too great, and the risks are too high.

It was already dark outside, and Song Hong was the only one left among the ministers of the court, who was still insisting on his own views and opposing the reform.

Song Hong is a big secretary, although he is not in charge of the army, but he is in charge of water conservancy, construction, the Ministry of Industry and even the national treasury, etc., if he does not support the reform, it will have a great impact on the reform.

At this time, Liu Xiu's eyes fell on Song Hong, and the eyes of the ministers present also fell on Song Hong.

Song Hong sat upright on the collapse, his eyes lowered, as if Lao Zeng was sitting still.

Jia Fu opened his mouth and said: "Song Sikong, now everyone has supported the reform, only Song Sikong is still opposing. ”

Song Hong raised his eyes, looked at Jia Fu, and then looked at the people present, and asked rhetorically: "A national policy, is it because most people support it, I must support it?"

As a big sikong, does it have to be the same as the crowd and go with the flow? ”

His rhetorical question made Jia Fu blush, speechless.

Zhu Fu smiled indifferently and said: "Since Song Sikong opposes the restructuring, then, does Song Sikong have a replacement strategy?" ”

Song Hong said: "Hongcai is shallow in learning, and there is no alternative strategy. ”

Zhu Fu was about to speak, but Song Hong asked rhetorically: "Because there is no alternative strategy, we have to turn to support the unreasonable reform, and I know that I can't do it, but I can't do it." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Fu pursed the corners of his mouth, ran out of words, and turned to look at Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said, "Song Sikong." ”

"Wechen is here!"

Song Hong immediately owed Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu said: "Song Sikong believes that there are risks and drawbacks in the restructuring, and I also admit it, but in the current situation, the treasury is empty, and the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition and the Southern Expedition have won successive battles, and they are facing the dilemma of running out of money and food.

There are priorities, and the matter of restructuring is imperative. ”

Song Hong bowed and said: "Your Majesty is reasonable, but as a minister, Hong must fulfill the obligations of a minister, and drinking to quench his thirst is not a good way to save the country!" ”

Hearing his words, Liu Xiu showed a helpless look, and the ministers present also sighed secretly, this Song Hong is really a dead brain.

Liu Xiu admires Song Hong very much, and sometimes admires his upright and insistent energy.

But the problem is that you have to use this energy in the right place, and now you insist on opposing the reform, but you can't come up with a better solution, so isn't your persistence stubborn and pedantic?

The hall was quiet again, Liu Xiu looked at Song Hong for a long time, and saw that the latter was still with his eyes lowered, with the posture of an old monk, Liu Xiu took a deep breath and said: "The matter of restructuring will be announced to the world tomorrow, and it will be fully implemented in all state capitals, counties and counties." ”

"Wechen obeys!"

The ministers present stood up and left their seats one after another, and bowed their heads forward.

In the main hall, the only one who was still sitting on the mat and did not move was Song Hong.

Liu Xiu got up, glanced at Song Hong deeply, didn't finish anything, turned around and walked out of the hall.

Outside the main hall, Liu Xiu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "It's really stubborn!" Fortunately, the eldest sister didn't marry him at the beginning! ”

In the past, Liu Xiu liked Song Hong's insistence on principles and insisted on his own opinions, but today, he is really disgusted and disappointed with Song Hong's performance.

Zhang Kun bowed his waist, followed behind Liu Xiu, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty is angry, but don't be angry!" Song Sikong has always had such a temper, and His Majesty can't afford to be angry with Song Sikong. ”

"Petropolitan! Pedantic to the extreme! ”

Liu Xiu said with a sinking face.

Song Hong has always been cautious in his actions, and the reason why he is so firmly opposed to the reform is that he does not seek merit, but seeks no fault.

Adhere to the law of the ancestors, even if there is a problem, it is the problem of the executors below, and it has nothing to do with the ministers in the court, let alone with him.

Change the system of the ancestors, it is good if there is no problem, once there is a problem, it will inevitably become the finger of thousands of people.

However, in the current situation, the ancestors' set is no longer feasible, and we must change.

At this time, what Liu Xiu needed was no longer those ministers who adhered to the ancestral system, but ministers who could make bold moves and dare to reform the system.

Under such conditions, Song Hong's concept of governance and Liu Xiu's ruling phalanx began to become incompatible.

Zhang Kun is a eunuch, he can't govern the country, and he doesn't dare to participate, he can only flatter his master with stitches.

He showed a look of righteous indignation and indignation, and said: "Song Sikong contradicted His Majesty in public and disagreed with the ministers, which is indeed a punishment. ”

Liu Xiu was like Zhang Kun, and scolded with a smile: "You know a fart!" ”

There are more ministers who dare to contradict Liu Xiu and dare to disagree with Liu Xiu, does Liu Xiu dislike them?

Take Dong Xuan as an example, in front of Liu Xiu, he didn't kneel down for Liu Huang to admit his mistakes, and several internal servants couldn't hold Dong Xuan down, and in the end, Liu Xiu not only punished Dong Xuan, but also rewarded Dong Xuan.

It's very simple, Dong Xuan's insistence at this time is right, people are strictly enforcing the law, although Liu Xiu is the Son of Heaven, he can't find any fault with others, so he can only reward, not punish.

Now Song Hong's insistence is not the same as Dong Xuan's insistence, Song Hong is stubbornly sticking to the old law, even if he knows that the old law has plunged the imperial court into a huge crisis, he still doesn't want to change, which makes Liu Xiu intolerable.

was scolded by Liu Xiu, Zhang Kun not only did not show nervousness, but nodded again and again with a smile on his face, and said: "Your Majesty scolds that the slave and maid don't understand anything, for the slave and maid, as long as they can serve Your Majesty well, then the slave and maid will complete a great thing." ”

Liu Xiu was amused by Zhang Kun's words, shook his head, and said, "Go to the West Palace!" ”

Zhang Kun answered, called a small chamberlain, and asked him to go to the West Palace first to report the news and welcome the holy driver.

Today's court meeting has been held all day, and the harem has heard about it.

After Yin Lihua saw Liu Xiu, she welcomed him into the main hall and asked, "Why has today's court meeting been held for so long?"

Your Majesty has encountered something difficult to deal with? ”

Liu Xiu smiled bitterly: "Yes, it is indeed a difficult thing. ”

He changed his words and asked, "Is there anything else to eat in the dining room?" ”

Seeing Yin Lihua looking at herself puzzled, Liu Xiu touched her stomach and said, "I haven't eaten for a day." ”

Yin Lihua asked Xue Ying, Hong Jian, and Li Xiu'e to prepare the meal, and then looked at Liu Xiu in surprise and asked, "In the court, Your Majesty and the ministers haven't eaten?" ”

Liu Xiu spread his hands and said: "I haven't eaten, today's court discussion has been held until now, if you are all full, you will have the strength to pull east and west, and fight each other, and the court will not know when it will be discussed!" ”

Yin Lihua was stunned for a moment, couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said with some complaint: "Your Majesty is young and strong, it doesn't matter if you don't eat one or two meals, but many ministers are already old, let them be hungry for a day, how can they stand it?" ”

Liu Xiu laughed, showing a smug look, and said: "The reform implemented today has a lot of resistance, and if I don't do this, I'm afraid I won't get the support of the majority of people." ”

He is not a tyrant after all, and it is impossible to pull anyone out to beat him and cut off his head because he opposes him and does not support him, he can only force the ministers to submit by starving together.

It seems naïve, but it's actually quite effective.

Yin Lihua asked with a smile: "So, because the ministers couldn't bear the hunger, they all supported His Majesty's restructuring in the end?" ”

Liu Xiu sighed and said, "There are exceptions. ”

Zhang Kun said with a smile on his face: "The nobles don't know, Song Sikong is still opposing His Majesty's restructuring in the end!" ”

Yin Lihua sighed and muttered: "Song Sikong's personality has always been upright, if Song Sikong does not agree with the restructuring in his heart, it is not easy to make Song Sikong compromise." ”

Take Liu Huang taking the matter of Liu Huang falling in love with Song Hong as an example, Liu Xiu personally proposed to Song Hong, but Song Hong didn't accept it, if it was replaced by someone else, it is estimated that he would have divorced his own bad wife and married the eldest princess in a beautiful way.

Liu Xiu said meaningfully: "Just and right, sometimes it will become stubborn and inflexible!" ”

He smiled bitterly: "The Book of Changes has clouds, if you are poor, you will change, if you change, you will be able to pass, and if you are general, you will be long."

Obviously, our Song Sikong, he doesn't like the I Ching. ”

Yin Lihua couldn't help but smile and said, "Your Majesty has learned the past and the present, which makes the concubines admire!" ”

Liu Xiu blinked, stretched out her hand, grabbed Yin Lihua's wrist, dragged her into her arms, and said with a smile: "Lihua is making fun of me?" ”

"The concubine didn't dare to ......" Before she finished speaking, Liu Xiu's hand had reached under her armpit, Yin Lihua couldn't stop laughing, and her body was about to shrink into a ball.

Seeing this, Zhang Kun waved his hand to the attendants and palace maids present, and after retiring everyone, he himself quietly withdrew from the hall.

Liu Xiu's restructuring, although Song Hong has always been opposed, but in the end it was forcibly implemented.

The impact of this restructuring is far-reaching, and the most important reform is the abolition of the lieutenants.

In the past, the county government was too guarded to govern and the commander was in charge of the army, but now that the governor has been cut, the county government is too shou to cover the sky with one hand and be in charge of the military and political power of a county.

It seems that Taishou's authority has expanded unprecedentedly, but in fact, Taishou's military power is in name only.

Because in Liu Xiu's restructuring, the county army of the county government was limited to 1,000 people, and the county soldiers of the county government were basically all abolished, so Taishou seemed to be in charge of the military and political power of a county, but in fact, there were no soldiers available in his hands.

If the county government wants to recruit soldiers, it needs to obtain the approval of the state government first, and then the state government will report to the imperial court, and after obtaining the approval of the Son of Heaven, it can be executed.

In addition, Liu Xiu also changed the name of the state pastor back to the history of assassination.

When the Western Han Dynasty was first established, it was named Thorn History, but when Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty was established, it was renamed Zhou Mu.

Thorn is the meaning of supervision, history, is the Son of Heaven's messenger, messenger, the two words are connected together, that is, the emperor personally appointed the messenger, to the local supervision of local officials.

To put it bluntly, the state capital under the rule of the Assassin is equivalent to the state's highest procuratorate, and the assassin has the right to supervise the local officials in the state, but has no administrative power.

The state, on the other hand, is only a supervisory unit, not an administrative unit.

However, after the assassin was changed to a state minister, his authority was gradually expanded, and the local officials were not limited to prosecutorial power, but also administrative power.

In this way, the governor becomes the chief executive and the highest military chief of the entire state.

The state capital has also been transformed from a supervisory unit into an administrative unit.

The governor is in full control of the military and political power of a state.