Chapter 400 - Implementation of the Cabinet System

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After several major directions were resolved, and some small things were said, and then Lu Peng deliberately sighed and pretended to complain: "I have only been fighting for three or four months, and as a result, the government affairs of Youzhou have accumulated so much. How can the situation of "then expressing infinite heartache" continue? It's a laissez-faire approach to our whole journey, so I've decided now, under me, to set up a new body that can take on all the things of our group in my absence. ”

All the principal officials immediately became serious, because it was about their own position.

Lu Peng stood up, glanced at the civil and military ministers below with a serious gaze, and put forward his idea of setting up a cabinet.

But you don't have to worry about any strong resistance to Lu Peng's deviance. Because it is still related to the institutional order that has been formed over thousands of years.

Before the Tang Dynasty, the emperor only appointed and dismissed officials above the third grade, and then put these officials in the localities, and their subordinate officials at all levels were all arranged by these officials themselves, for example, many of the people here were recruited by local officials as Maocai's subordinates.

In this way, a small group with the chief official as the core and no substantive connection with the imperial court has been formed, as the so-called who eats to whom, since it is the lord's meal, of course, everything is centered on its own lord, as the so-called prosperity and loss, this is the cohesion of the real small group.

For the above reasons, Lu Peng also considered that his idea of setting up a cabinet was too shocking, which would make some of his officials feel that there were two masters above, so that there would be a situation of confusion, which was quite bad at this time.

So after several times of careful consideration, Lu Peng was ready to set up a system of cabinet chief assistants and say it in a flexible way, so that everyone could accept it.

"This time, I personally led the troops to attack the grassland, from summer to winter, experienced a long period of nearly four months, in this way, because of the outrageous communication contact, so that my control of the entire Youzhou is almost a blank, fortunately, there is a Tian Feng Wu Tao and all the steady gentlemen and brothers day and night conscientious operation, so that we did not make a big mistake in Youzhou, which is just starting out."

Tian Feng and others, who were named and praised, all squinted their eyes and gladly accepted this kind of evaluation and praise.

To tell the truth, Lu Peng led the army into the grassland, but he was full of spirits, but he really suffered these officials in Youzhou, and he didn't dare to take big strides, and he didn't dare to take small steps, for fear that he would make a mistake, and the lord would blame him when he came back in the future, and you were really in a dilemma at that time.

Knowing that he bowed his hand to everyone, Lu Peng continued to talk about his topic: "In the future, the war will become more and more frequent, and I will continue to lead troops to the battle, as the war in the Central Plains becomes larger and larger, and the time I spend leading troops outside will become longer and longer, which is inevitable." ”

Everyone nodded in agreement, after all, Lu Peng is the head of the family, war is a major military event, and a really big war cannot be managed without a main general.

"In this way, I will be careless, grasp the front and lose the rear, and if I want to sit in the rear, there will be chaos in the front, how should such an ending be solved?" Lu Peng solicited everyone's opinions step by step.

In your opinion, there is no way to crack it, this is almost a dead question.

Seeing everyone's painless contemplation, Lu Peng smiled and said, "But I have a way to solve this matter, and I will ask you for help when the time comes." ”

All the civil and military officers saluted Lu Peng together: "We are willing to look forward to the main horse." ”

So Lu Peng said indifferently: "Actually, my method is very simple, that is, under my Youzhou Mu, above the six departments, a special position organization is set up. ”

As soon as Lu Peng said this, Lao Wang Zhi stroked his beard and nodded happily: "In the imperial court, the prime minister system has been deposed, and all power has been taken into the possession of the emperor, but there have been many drawbacks. ”

Tian Feng objected: "At the beginning, the court dismissed the prime minister, because the prime minister's power was too great, and there was a hidden danger of overriding the imperial power, and at the same time, the prime minister may have dictatorship, and there will be a dangerous situation in which traitors are in charge, so for the sake of the future generations, I oppose the establishment of such a position." ”

Tian Feng is from the public heart, if this position is really established, in the full hall of civil and military, the most qualified are only three people, the first two are Lu Peng's eldest brother and second brother, but unfortunately, not to mention the ability of the two, but he is not even willing to be a small official in Youzhou, this time it was Lu Peng who was invited many times, so he bought it as a difficult person to become the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, how can he take over this position at this time?

There is another person who can take on this position, and that is Tian Feng. Tian Feng is not only old and capable, but also in terms of connections, but he is not greedy for this power, for the sake of the entire Youzhou, for the sake of his lord Lu Peng, he resolutely opposes the establishment of this position.

Lu Peng nodded at Tian Feng with satisfaction, but still said according to his own thoughts: "Compared with the position of prime minister, it is indeed more disadvantageous than beneficial, and there will often be a struggle between the prime minister and the imperial power, which makes the upper and lower levels unpeaceful, so this is not advisable." ”

Tian Feng breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved that his lord was able to accept advice.

But Wang Zhi stood up and put forward pertinently: "If the lord is fighting outside, everything in the family can be left to the master mother to take care of." ”

As soon as this proposal came out, all the civil and military ministers, including Tian Toyoda, stood up and agreed.

This proposal was not like the fierce opposition that appeared in later generations, because in this era, Confucianism had not really been implemented in the bones of the whole society, and the preference for sons was not very serious. Of course, if Lu Peng can have an heir, even if it is in infancy, Lu Peng is outside, the minister of civil and military affairs will also support this infant child to be the master, although it is just a symbol.

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