Chapter 3: On the Province of Menxia
When Pei returned to Chang'an, the news of Jiangzuo's chaos had not yet arrived.
Although he had not been gone for a long time, several thick stacks of papers were still placed on his desk, and he needed to be approved. Although theoretically speaking, the left-behind matter appointed Changshi Pei Wei and Sima Taokan to help deal with most of the government and military affairs, but because the new structure has just been built and the new regulations have just been promulgated, there are many things that Pei and Tao are not sure about - mainly because they don't know what kind of attitude Da Sima has - so they are all pressed for the time being, and they will not make a decision until Pei should return.
So Pei Caicai had a night with his wife and children, and he was forced to take care of his spirits, go to see things in person, and be very busy - besides, this expedition, although only Zhen Sui's army and three hundred guards were mobilized, rewards and punishments, there is also a lot of aftermath work to be done.
When he was holding the scroll in his hand and moving the pen like flying, he suddenly reported that Xun Song asked to see him.
If it were someone else, Pei should have been in the way—I'm busy here if there's anything to do—but in Chang'an City, there are only three people who want to see him, and that's Pei Wei, Tao Kan and Xun Song. So I had to put down the scroll and pen and ink for the time being, and went to greet Xun Jingyou in person.
Xun Song came in, and after greeting each other in a few words, he asked: "Jing's wife and Guan Niang urged me to hold a marriage for the cat, so I came here to ask." ”
Pei should say that you should decide on this matter, my lord—"We have no time for government affairs—unless, in late spring and early summer." ”
Xun Song nodded: "Since Wen Yue has said this, I will plan as the middle father of the cat." However, I don't know if Yang Qing has merit in this expedition? What kind of arrangements will you make after that? ”
Pei Gai said that Yang Qing had made a lot of contributions this time, so he roughly told him about the process of stopping the master after he was cut off by the water. Xun Song couldn't help but groaned: "I also asked Tao Shixing for Yang Qing's resume, and carefully checked it, it is indeed a loyal and brave man, but what ...... The luck doesn't seem to be very good, and the whole division is not ......."
Pei Gai said with a smile: "Only Bandang knows the pure minister, if it is not a difficult battle, how can he see his merits?" And every time he can escape alone, how can he say that his luck is not good? ”
Xun Song shook his head and said: "Then the generals under the command of Wenyue Wangqing, although they have not made great gains, can all the divisions return, or do they fight hard and fight hard, trap the army and return alone?" Yang Qing's time, something is extraordinary, otherwise how can there be a reason to overturn the teacher and make meritorious contributions? After a pause, he said: "And fortunately, this matter is not known to Jing's wife, Guan Niang and Mao'er, otherwise I don't know how to worry, be shocked, and even complain about Wen Yue!" ”
When Pei Gai heard this, he couldn't help frowning.
Xun Song took the opportunity to ask: "I don't know if Yang Qing may be suitable for the army and the second department?" ”
What he meant, it is also a military position, it is better to transfer Yang Qing to sit in the office, and don't run to the battlefield twice in three days, so as to ensure his life and safety, and not to be wiped out at every turn, wouldn't it be good?
Pei Gai nodded and said, "According to what Zhen Sui and other generals said, Yang Qing is not a puppet, he really has a strategy, a plan and layout, and is quite talented...... In this case, as invited by the adults, I was promoted to the first level because of my merits, so that Chen An was Guo Sidao's assistant. ”
When Xun Song heard this, he was quite relieved and said, "This is the best." Then he slowly took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, handed it to Pei Gai, and said: "This Liang Situ Fang sent a letter from Luoyang, which means to resign......
Pei Cai listened, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, and said in his heart This is the right thing, what do you say to me when you come in Yang Qing...... Quickly took it with both hands and began to read.
While he was reading, Xun Jingyou explained on the side: "Situ is very strong, I'm afraid it will be difficult to keep it." If Situ goes, the court will make the uncle record Shangshu, and the ancestor general can't afford it, then Shangshu Province may be controlled by his uncle and Daoxuan (Xun Di). It is planned by Situ to change Hua Jingze (Hua Heng) to serve in the middle.
"Since the Han and Wei dynasties, Shangshu has been in charge of government, and the two temples of Shizhong and Sanqi have saved their affairs (to discuss and review Shangshu). Only now practice Zuo in Chang'an, at that time, Yan Ding, Suo Qi and other things, in order to seek autocratic and arbitrary power, in the old office of the imperial court is not to be ignored. Although the courtiers also have a plus number of servants and loose riders, they are actually just reserves.
"And the function of the two temples was originally to assist the Son of Heaven to make a book. Although he is an adult, he has not yet bowed to political affairs, and most of the servants and loose horses are not in and out of the ban, and the national government is only by the book, and the person who records the book is not only the prime minister, but almost the regent! ”
Pei Caixin said that this is my original canvas painting, in the troubled times, the country does need a strong administrative body, but do you want the Son of Heaven...... At least whether the Son of Heaven actually interferes in political affairs and plays a role can be considered after taking a step back. However, what Xun Song said also makes sense, originally Shangshu Province was basically in the hands of me and Zu Li, so I didn't think about the revival of the restraining institution at all, and now that it is possible to fall into the hands of Xun Group, then ......
I heard Xun Song continue: "That's why Situ wants to make Hua Jing serve in the middle, lead the door, assist the Son of Heaven inside and make the book outside. Hua Jing swayed towards the twilight, if Liang Situ went to the throne, I would be equal to the decline of Shangshu Province, and General Zu could not afford it, most of them would fall to his uncle. However, if he is in charge of the house, he may not be able to ......"
The Menxia Province of the Jin Dynasty was actually the Shizhong Temple (Province) of the Han and Wei Dynasties, and then it had to merge the Sanqi Province and the Western Province to finally become one of the three provinces with great authority in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. In this year, the subordinate servants, scattered cavalry and other positions are mainly responsible for the review of the upper order (from the middle book) and the lower (from the book), and as far as the service is concerned, although the authority is not as good as that of later generations, it has a certain right to refute. Therefore, Shangshu and his subordinates are mutually restrictive, and it is naturally impossible to be harmonious, if Hua Jing is in power for a while, do you think he will give the green light to Shangshu Province's recital? Even if it's just a superficial article, saying that he is not a corpse vegetarian meal, he has to fight a few times from time to time, right? In this way, he will not completely fall to the Xun group.
When Pei Gai heard this, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and said, "Liang Situ is really a national seeker. "In fact, I said in my heart, this old slippery head can't govern the country, and he is very good at engaging in political struggle.
If he had made a motion before his resignation and changed Hua Heng to serve in the middle of the army, I believe that the Xun group would definitely not stop him. Because Hua Heng is gone, Xun Di naturally carries the left servant shot, under the premise of not setting up a Shangshu order, that is the number one leader in Shangshu Province, how can he not be happy? And Hua Heng is not only out of the high family, but also a relative (his wife is Princess Rongyang, the daughter of Emperor Wu of Jin), who has made meritorious contributions in the action to eliminate Suo Qi, and has been in power in the province for many years, how can he be willing to sit on the cold bench? It will inevitably rebuild Menxia Province, and maybe even the Sanqi Temple will be directly merged......
At present, there are Liang Jun and Song Chang among the servants, and there are Hua Ji and Yan Dun in the casual cavalry, and the situation is similar to Hua Heng, even if it is not a Kansai clan, they are all from Chang'an and followed Sima Ye to the east, and they are natural wall-riding factions. Only the four of them either lack fame and qualifications, or they also rode the wall in the operation to kill Suo Qi, so they can only hang an empty title and eat white rice after arriving in Luoyang. However, once Hua Heng is thrown into it, there will inevitably be a strong catalytic reaction, maybe these five people will form a new faction, until they can face the Xun Dang!
Liang Fen is really treacherous, obviously seeing that he has given up Shangshu Province, he actually wants to transfer to Menxia Province......
It's just that this old guy suddenly turned around, what was the catalyst for it? It was Zu Ti who was seriously ill, and the Xun Party was growing stronger; Or is it the rumor in Luoyang City? Or maybe it was my attitude towards the rumor......
Xun Song saw that Pei Gai had a look of surprise on his face before, and listened to what he said, and soon the rain passed and the sky was clear, and he even laughed, knowing that he had completely understood Liang Fen's intentions, and basically agreed. So after a pause, the topic changed again-
"China and North Korea are like this, even Guanzhong must not fail to learn from Yin." As he spoke, he pointed to the thick official document on the case: "The document is a hard case, is there no one who can help review one or two?" ”
When Pei Gai heard this, he smiled suddenly.
Xun Song hurriedly cleared his eyes and said: "Although I am not as old as Liang Situ, I have also felt tired and sleepy recently. I only hope to rely on Wenyue in Guanzhong, take care of my days, and tease my grandson......"
Pei Gai couldn't help but complain secretly: Your so-called "teasing Sun" is actually "teasing with children", right? I just returned to Luoyang and heard that your Xinna's concubine is pregnant...... In the future, I have a son and a daughter, who are older than their uncles, how can I deal with this?!
Pei should remember that Xun Song had two sons, the eldest Xun Rui, the second Xun Xian, Yu Dongjin and called "Eryu", now Xun Rui is here, Yu Chao is the secretary Lang, Xun Xian has not yet seen, it is estimated that it has not yet been born...... Maybe it's the one in your concubine's belly!
I heard Xun Song continue: "In the early Han Dynasty, Xiao was the prime minister, and later ordered Cao Shen, and the authority was extremely heavy. It was the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who founded the Inner Dynasty, appointed Shangshu, and ordered the Great Sima to divide the power of the prime minister.
"Han Wu set up an inner dynasty, because the monarch does not bow to pro-government affairs, then the power of the prime minister will be great, if he bows to pro-political affairs, there will be no auxiliary people......" and then pointed to those official documents that gave Pei Gai a headache - "As the text is about today." The prime minister, the three princes are still open, and the subordinates are listed, so how can they be controlled with the power of one person? His life is still a book, but at the beginning it was just a management document, and now Guo Jingchun and Hu Ziyun; However, in the end, he could not assist the king, but ordered to record the Shangshu affairs, the ordinary Shangshu affairs, etc., and the Shangshu was divided into Cao, and its office was complicated.
"There is no prime minister, and Shangshu really seizes the authority of the three dukes, but reinstates the Zhongshu and the door to issue edicts and provincial Shangshu affairs. It is necessary to make people and ministers check and supervise each other, and their rulers can exercise authority alone. The director of the Xingtai branch is like a scholar, and there is no other Chinese book or disciple, how similar is the situation with China and North Korea? Moreover, the record of Shang Shushi, the right is not a job, and the long history and Sima of the current Xingtai are equally important in terms of position and power, compared to the two prime ministers of the Qin and Han dynasties, or a prime minister and a royal historian, there should be no big difference......"
"My lord," Pei Gai couldn't help but interrupt Xun Song's words, and said, "Xingtai can't be compared with China and North Korea. ”
I understand what you said, and I have also sorted out the evolution of the bureaucratic system of previous dynasties many times in my previous life, so you don't need to give me a lesson now. The problem is that this is a temporary institution after all, not a real state or court.
Xun Song Zhengse said: "Although it is a platform, it is not overnight...... "You are all the Son of Heaven and have been in Chang'an for almost two years-" The four states and two counties under the command of the Ministry of Affairs are complicated, and all the ministries are ordered, just like Shangshu, how can you not prepare your subordinates? Since I returned to Chang'an, I have not been involved in government affairs, but have only watched from the sidelines. Or it is precisely because Wen Yue deliberately weakened himself to China and North Korea, and did not dare to compare everything with each other, that the officials were impetuous......"
Since the establishment of Shangshu Province in the Western Han Dynasty, there has been a process of gradual development and expansion, so that by the time of the Sui and Tang dynasties, it could naturally become the highest administrative body of the state. Initially, Shangshu Province stole the power of the prime minister and the three dukes, and then interfered in the administrative power of Jiuqing - but in the Jin Dynasty, there were still Jiuqing, whose powers often overlapped with those of Shangshu Zhucao, resulting in unclear responsibilities and inefficient administration.
The sages have long been admonished in this, and one opinion is that it is recommended to simply dismiss Jiuqing and return all administrative power to Shangshu Province; One view is to retain the administrative power of Jiuqing, and Shangshu Province only exists as its governing body. Since Pei Gai was in Chang'an, it was normal for him to plan and build a team similar to Shangshu Province in detail, but it was impossible for him to imitate the imperial court and create the expatriate agency of Jiuqing, so he simply planned the twelve ministries in one step, and the personnel used far exceeded the Shangshu Province of China and the DPRK, completely seizing the power of the Qing, which was roughly equivalent to the administrative agency of the Sui and Tang dynasties.
In Xun Song's view, that is, you don't dare to follow the structure of China and North Korea at a glance, but deliberately highlight the local and temporary nature of Chang'an's Xingtai - if you continue like this, how much motivation can the officials have? At present, under your supervision, you can still do things solidly, but after a long time, you will be lazy!
Pei Cai couldn't help but say in his heart, it is really from different angles, different problems can be seen, Chen Hao was still praising the structure of Chang'an Xingtai not long ago, you are talking about the grass platform team at this time......
But yes, the key is not the different angles, but the different field of view. After all, Chen Yansi is just a middle-level bureaucrat, and he only sees the simplification of the administrative system and the clarity of his powers; Xun Jingyou has been in power, and he can observe my new system from a higher angle, and the result will inevitably be: In terms of government decrees, only Da Sima, Pei Wenji, and Tao Shixing are three, and you can't be busy even if you have a thousand-armed Guanyin!
And more importantly, Pei should have no one around you, just a literary attendant to help sort out the essays and ghostwrite articles. In contrast, Pei Changshi and Tao Sima have a lot of customers, and after a long time, it is inevitable that they will have the worry of being too upside down!
Xun Song was afraid that Pei should misunderstand, and explained tightly: "Wen Ji is a close relative, and the scholars also follow the rules, I don't doubt the two gentlemen, only the system, this is not a long-term plan." ”
Pei should ask: "Then please teach me, how to change the system?" ”
Xun Song suggested: "You can set up a room in the Great Sima Mansion, except for Guo Jingchun, Hu Ziyun, etc., choose more resourceful people as auxiliaries." The decrees of the Great Sima were all announced from this house; The long history and Sima Zhubu played it, and it was also reviewed by this room......"
Pei Gai smiled: "This is no different from setting up a province under the door." After all, I am only in the middle of the Guanzhong, and if I do this, I am afraid that it will arouse the suspicion of the imperial court......"
Xun Song interrupted him and persuaded: "Wenyue, whether the court is suspicious or not, just look at the current situation, what does it have to do with Wenyue?" Even if there are no subordinates, won't the court be suspicious? Don't you hear the prophecy of 'Qin Dangxiong'......"
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