Chen Xian was indeed a little scared. He didn't know very well that before Zhang Xuān ascended the throne and became emperor, he went to the house of an old man who resigned from his official position and returned to the wilderness, and since this year, he has almost closed his door to outsiders, and has long faded out of the circle of elites in Chang'an.

"Chen Xianglao should be strong, it is the time to contribute to the country, why did he resign and go into hiding?" Zhang Xuān smiled and took Chen Xian's arm, "Chen Xiang didn't invite me into the hall for a cup of tea?" "Your Majesty, please come in, the grass people snub Your Majesty, the crime deserves death!" "Chen Xiang, Chen Tong is already a lieutenant general in our army, and he is guarding Fanyang with Zhang Xun and Fugu Huaien. He is down-to-earth and steady, diligent and prudent, and can be of great use. I intend to let him pass through Fan Yang and be the chief administrator of the thirteen counties of Fanyang, I don't know what Chen Xiangyi will do? Zhang Xuān said with a smile.

Chen Xian was shocked, and immediately felt joy, and said, "Your Majesty's grace, the whole family of the grass people feels jī tears."

The grass people are for Chen Tong's grandson, thank Your Majesty! Zhang Xuān helped Chen Xian up, smiled and said, "Chen Xiang, if it is decided today, all kinds of waste are waiting to be revived, and a respected minister like Chen Xiang is needed to be at the helm, I intend to let Chen Xiang go out of the mountain again, I don't know what you think?" ”

Asking Chen Xian to go out of the mountain was planned by Zhang Xuān a long time ago.

After he ascended the throne and became emperor, the Tang Dynasty court needed to be integrated, and it was necessary to maintain and continue the orderly operation of the central court in the shortest possible time, otherwise, the world would not be stable. As long as the central court is stable, there will not be much chaos in the local prefectures and counties.

Although Chen Xian's talent and ability are not outstanding enough, he is calm and respectful. At present, that is, Chen Xian is the most suitable as the head of the hundred officials, if Zhang Xuān directly promotes his cronies into the court, it will inevitably cause panic among the old ministers of the Tang Dynasty.

Chen Xian was stunned at first, and then hesitated, he was old, and he didn't want to participate in the court battle anymore, so he could live with peace of mind. But Zhang Xuān, as the new emperor, put down the shelf and personally went to the palace to invite him out of the mountain, if he didn't nod his head, it would be ignorant of lifting.

Chen Xian got up and bowed: "The old minister is willing to bow down for His Majesty, and die with all his might!" Zhang Xuān laughed, waved his hand and said, "Chen Xiangdon't want to be like this."

"Chen Xiang, what I mean is that the central court should remain unchanged in the state affairs system, but with slight changes and adjustments, sort it out, and then do its own thing to ensure the smooth operation of the government affairs of our country." Zhang Xuān said with a smile.

Chen Xian seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and nodded his head, "Please give me advice, Your Majesty." ”

Zhang Xuān continued to explain his train of thought to him.

Although Zhang Xuān is a traveler from modern society, he knows very well in his heart that in this era, it is not feasible to implement a modern system, which can only bring about self-destruction, and the rule of the □ dynasty has its own characteristics and systems of dynastic rule.

He originally wanted to imitate the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty, set up the inner court and the outer court, and let the inner court and the outer court check each other, but after thinking about it, it would cause turmoil in the court and decided to temporarily follow the old system, implement the system of three provinces and six ministries as usual, and maintain the Tang system basically unchanged.

After he has secured the country, he will vigorously promote the reform of the political, social and economic system, and for the time being, the main focus will be stability and recuperation.

"Following the system of three provinces and six ministries, but changing the province to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he is in charge of internal affairs and follows all things. The Zhongshu Province and the Yushitai were merged into one and renamed the Ducha Province, and the chief speaker accepted the advice to supervise and supervise the government.

The province of Shangshu was changed to the Ministry of Government Affairs, and there were six departments under the Ministry of Government Affairs of the General Knowledge, and the so-called six departments of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Crime, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry remained unchanged, but the Department of Trade and Trade was added, and the Ministry of Household was named."

Zhang Xuān said loudly.

His thinking is very clear, to put it bluntly, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is to serve the court and serve the emperor, while the Ducha Province is to supervise the government affairs of hundreds of officials, directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor: the Ministry of Government Affairs is in charge of the administrative power of the world, and follows all the responsibilities of the Tang Shangshu Province. As for the establishment of the Department of Commerce and Trade, it is nothing more than to strengthen business and trade and promote economic development, which is the only way to enhance national strength.

In the Tang Dynasty, the status of merchants was not high, and Zhang Xuān also considered gradually improving the status of merchants, but this kind of thing could not be rushed, so he could only slowly figure it out, adopt the strategy of boiling frogs in warm water, and steadily advance.

Hearing Zhang Xuān say this, Chen Xian let out a sigh of relief. He agreed to assist in the administration of the court, but Zhang Xuān, as the new emperor, would completely deny the Tang system and establish a new system, which led to unrest in the court. Seeing that Zhang Xuān generally advocated following the old system and reforming slightly, he could be regarded as a stable king.

Chen Xian bowed down and bowed, "Your Majesty is wise, and the old minister admires it!" ”

"Chen Xiang, I mean, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has one internal affairs order, and two of them. The province has a capital inspection order, two provinces in the shì have a prime minister, and six departments of Shangshu participate in political affairs to jointly manage national affairs. How about you being prime minister? Zhang Xuān waved his hand and smiled lightly.

Chen Xian was shocked, and bowed down to the ground in fear, "How can the old minister be able to do it, he dare not assume the position of prime minister, please take back your majesty's fate." "There are actually a lot of Xiangguo in the Tang Dynasty, which is a move made by the emperor in order to divide the power of the prime minister. Zhang Xuān's idea was to set up a prime minister ≤ take charge of the government, which gave the prime minister great authority, which can be said to be above 10,000 people under one person.

Chen Xian was a little flattered.

But in reality, this is not the case. The so-called six Shangshu Shen Zhi is also the prime minister, that is, the government ministry has a big prime minister and six deputy prime ministers, who jointly govern the government, because the latter has more real power, so there will be mutual constraints.

Therefore, in Zhang Xuān's scheme, the power of the prime minister of the government ministry seems to be the greatest, but in fact, it is restricted by the emperor and the six Shangshu, and the glory is greater than the authority.

Judging from the current situation, only Chen Xian can be used for this position. As for Yang Guozhong, Zhang Xuān will gradually abandon it in the future, but he can't do without him for the time being.

Zhang Xuān smiled slightly, got up and helped Chen Xian up, "Chen Xiangde is highly respected and can be the head of a hundred officials. I also ask Chen Xiang to put state affairs first and not shirk. ”

Chen Xian's feelings jīdàng, his face flushed, and he bowed again, "Your Majesty's kindness, the old minister feels jī tears, and he should give up his life to repay His Majesty's kindness." ，…

Zhang Xuān nodded slightly.

"In addition, I intend to readjust the administrative divisions of the world and adjust the various provinces, and the system of integrating the military, government, and criminal law has many flaws in the affairs of the feudal towns, and the power of the local feudal towns is too large, which seriously affects the authority of the imperial court. I intend to remove the feudal towns of the world, separate government affairs, military affairs, and criminal law, set up governors in each province, set up assassins in each state, and still have county orders in each county, and counties to states, states to provinces,

And the Tao to the imperial court and the provincial government, from top to bottom moderation, in charge of the world's government affairs. "Each province set up a capital inspection envoy yamen, which went directly to the imperial court and the province. Supervise local officials and be accountable to the imperial court. ”

"As for military affairs, the eight metropolitan governors are still set up to lead the world's soldiers and horses. For Anthy,

Beiting, Longshuo, Hexi, Jiannan, Henan, Fanyang, Andong. The imperial court set up the Metropolitan Governor's Office, the commander-in-chief of the world's soldiers and horses, and commanded the local Metropolitan Governor's Office, supplemented by the military department. "As a result, the local military and political inspectors have separate powers, supervise and restrain each other, operate independently, and each has its own responsibilities." Zhang Xuān smiled and looked at Chen Xian, "Does Chen Xiang think so?" ”

Chen Xian let out a sigh of relief, knowing that Zhang Xuān's "lessons from the past" of indulging the excessive power of local feudal towns in the Tang Dynasty at this time was tantamount to cutting the feudal domain in disguise.

If this policy is promoted in normal times, it will definitely cause resistance from the major feudal towns, but now, the world is disrupted and reshuffled, Zhang Xuān controls the overall situation, and uses strong means to advance, and the obstacles are very small.

In fact, Fanyang Domain, Longshuo Domain, Henan Domain, and Andong Domain were all in vain, and Hexi Ge Shuhan, as a subordinate, did not dare to say anything. As for Yang Qi in Anxi, Cheng Qianli in Beiting, and An Sishun in Jiannan, I am afraid that there is nothing to be done about the general trend, so I can only obey my fate.

"Your Majesty is wise, and the old minister thinks so." Chen Xian said with a smile.

Zhang Xuān stayed in Chen Xian's mansion for two hours, and only left Chen Xian's mansion and returned to the palace when the enthronement ceremony was approaching.

Chen Xian also followed Zhang Xuān into the palace, and the two had a long discussion and discussion, and basically decided the major events of the new dynasty. Of course, this is basically Zhang Xuān's personal opinion, and Chen Xian is just complying with it.

Seeing Chen Xian enter the palace from Zhang Xuān, Yang Guozhong and other courtiers were taken aback, and suddenly came to their senses.

Of course, Yang Guozhong was a little disappointed, but he was helpless.

Zhang Xuān returned to the palace and changed into a brand-new dragon robe crown under the shì waiting of a eunuch and palace maid, and as soon as the three quarters of the hour arrived at noon, he set up the emperor's guard of honor and drove to the Shuangde Palace.

Knock knock!

The drum is played ninety-nine and eighty-one times, indicating the new emperor's imperial pole.

Zhang Xuān, under the guidance of the master of ceremonies, eunuchs and palace maids, slowly entered the Hall of Frost. The Manchu Dynasty civil and military who had been waiting in the hall in line fell to the ground in unison, shouting "Long live my emperor, long live"

Zhang Xuān slowly ascended to the imperial platform, turned to stare at the ministers under the stage, at this moment, he finally stepped into the pinnacle of power, the real world, above tens of thousands of people, and became the new emperor who opened up a new dynasty.

"The ministers are exempt." Zhang Xuān exclaimed loudly and slowly sat down on the dragon chair.

Next, there are many ceremonial procedures, such as the announcement of the Tang Emperor's abdication edict, the ministers support the persuasion table, the announcement of the new emperor's enthronement edict, etc., and after the end, it is necessary to agree on the country name, the year name, the canonization of hundreds of officials, the fixed capital, and finally the sacrifice to the sky, drinking and feasting and other things.

Anyway, it was very complicated, and Zhang Xuān had no choice but to patiently carry out these procedures.

There is no problem with the others, and the progress is very fast, but there is a big controversy over the country name, the year name, and the fixed capital.

The old ministers headed by Yang Guozhong believed that Zhang Jiuling, the father of Zhang Xuān, was originally the Marquis Zhang Liang of the Western Han Dynasty, and Zhang Liang was a Han, and when the founding name was Han, it was advisable to continue to set the capital of Chang'an.

Zhang Xuān's confidant ministers, led by Guo Ziyi, insisted that the capital should be Luoyang, and Henan should be the land of Zhou Daxing, and the country should be named Zhou.