In the middle of the month, I look forward to the pilgrimage.

The officials followed the imperial envoy Wei Zheng into the main hall, Li Shimin sat in the dragon chair under the guidance of the eunuch in court clothes, and the hundred officials sat down according to the size of the official position after welcoming the emperor, and began the court meeting on the fifteenth day of each month.

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, as the deputy governor of Shangshu Province, reported to the emperor the work report from the middle of the year to the present, especially reminding that the drought has receded, and all localities have returned to normal life in the future, although the disaster caused the death of the population and the reduction of grain production, fortunately, the disaster did not last. All localities have slowly begun to resume production, and the autumn harvest is about to begin, and it is expected that the people's rations can be satisfied, and there is no need for the government to continue to open warehouses to release grain, and the major granaries have begun to prepare for the work of storing grain after the autumn harvest.

The eldest grandson Wuji, as the secretary of the ministry, also reported on the selection of officials, the results of the assessment, and the elimination of a number of officials who were vegetarian in the corpse position. Officials with outstanding political achievements are selected and replaced.

Wei Zheng of the Imperial Historical Observatory reported that the officials and profiteers who supervised the post-disaster reconstruction hoarding and embezzling public funds for disaster relief have been handed over to justice.

On behalf of the military, Li Jing reported on army building, armament development, rotation, stationing, and other matters.

The heads of various departments have already completed their respective reports, and Li Shimin should encourage and praise them. Then he said, "Today, I also have an important matter to discuss with you, I am going to set up a political hall in the three provinces, and the three high-ranking officials and ministers will select and appoint the prime minister, and the political hall will be directly responsible to me, and take turns to see all things in the world, and all the prime ministers of the political hall can write and approve the forms and seals submitted by various places, and if there is an urgent matter that cannot be decided by one person, the prime ministers of the political hall will discuss together, and finally vote for the selection of the results, the minority obeys the majority, and the one who can not decide will be reported to me for decision. All matters decided by the Council are recorded in the register for the purpose of tracking down the implementation and errors and omissions. I have the right to hold those responsible accountable and remove them from office at any time. What do you think? ”

As soon as the voice fell, the needle in the hall could be heard, everyone was wondering where the emperor's intention was, the three provinces and six ministries were established from the Sui Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty to be perfected, the intention is to distinguish the attributes of the officials of the ministries, improve administrative efficiency, and monopolize the government, and at the same time depose the old prime minister's general management system, avoid the prime minister's dictatorship, cover the sky with one hand, and at the same time concentrate the emperor's rights. In one fell swoop, he gave the prime minister the right, and also pushed the prime minister in front of the stage, the emperor was completely hidden behind the scenes, not only to decentralize the power, but also to win the support of officials, in the end, who does not want to enter the prime minister, dominate the world, learn literature and martial arts in the emperor's family, the prime minister is the ultimate most sought in this era, although the political hall is elected by many prefects, but His Majesty said, the prime ministers inside can take turns to write, that is, everyone takes turns to sit in the village, and the prime minister of the old times,. Don't be afraid of the emperor's suspicion, because you can't control the government, unless everyone in the government hall listens to you, but is this possible?

Fang Xuanling was resourceful and also quickly considered in his mind, His Majesty's move was the first time since he ascended the throne that he proposed it at the court meeting without consulting with them in advance, and it was expected that His Majesty's hand would never be so simple to decentralize power, what kind of person is Li Shimin, that is a ruthless man who conquers the world, kills his brother and kills his brother, and regards imperial power more than anyone else. Fang Xuanling turned his head to look at Du Ruhui, saw that his face was calm, and turned to the eldest grandson Wuji on the left,

The eldest grandson Wuji looked at Fang Xuanling's puzzled eyes and shook his head slightly, indicating that he didn't know why Li Shimin came to such a show. As Li Shimin's brother-in-law and confidant, he didn't know about it in advance this time.

The generals didn't react here, they were all big and coarse, but there were not as many twists and turns in the stomachs of the literati, just waiting for Li Shimin's next words. Li De saw this situation and knew that he had to stand up, didn't he see Li Shimin give him a look. Pretended to cough twice and stood up and said, "Ahem, Your Majesty, the younger brother is in favor of the establishment of the political hall, this move not only shows His Majesty's broad mind, but also gives great trust to the prime ministers, just imagine the establishment of the political hall, you can concentrate the wisdom and wisdom of the adults, the so-called one person is short and three people are long, that is, the eldest grandson who is known as resourceful, Lord Fang, Lord Du let you do it alone, it must be done with all your might, and then you must have done your best. And reduce mistakes and omissions, and finally by His Majesty checks, so as to improve administrative efficiency, Your Majesty can also get out of the huge amount of government work, for more long-term strategic planning, if the Tang Dynasty is compared to a big ship, then we are the sailors on the big ship, Your Majesty is the helmsman of the big ship, in the future, Your Majesty will only plan the strategic and development route decisions of the Tang Dynasty, and the implementation will be handed over to the political hall and then act in the world. It is a good way to have a clear division of labor and complement each other. ”

Hearing Li De say this, everyone didn't know that this matter was discussed by the two brothers themselves, and everyone understood the fancy intestines of the civil officials, and the eldest grandson was unscrupulous. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are definitely going to enter the political hall, and Xiao Yu is originally the prime minister. They are not human spirits, and they are scolding in their hearts. You have a ghost's mind, prime minister, delegating power, what does this mean is that the emperor is tired of watching the watch every day, and he wants to rest and enjoy. Throw the name of a prime minister out, let them take the blame in the future, there is no chance to push the period to the emperor, then we are not very uncomfortable, we should do well, if we don't do well, then you are embarrassed as a prime minister, are you stupid, one person can't do a good job, a group of prime ministers can't do well, what do you want to do. Okay, in the past, you can still pretend to be confused, big and small things can be decided by the emperor, and they can implement it themselves, and it is a good thing not to make mistakes, there is no chief official in this political hall, all of them are prime ministers at the same level, no one can suppress anyone, it is inevitable that the emperor will stuff some sand into the balance of all parties, it is really a dignified and upright plan, even if they know Li Shimin's calculations, they will not give up such a good opportunity, although it is not one person under ten thousand people, but it is also a real prime minister, you can write, such a big temptation as long as it is an ambitious person can not be stopped.

Du Ruhui is known for his determination, and was the first to stand up and say, "Minister Du Ruhui, seconded the proposal"

Following Fang Xuanling, the eldest grandson Wuji, Xiao Yu, Gao Shilian and other senior officials expressed their support.

Li Shimin was very satisfied with their cooperation, nodded and said, "Very good, then the candidates for the political hall will be announced now, Xiao Yu, the left servant of the Shangshu, Sun Wuji, the chief of the Ministry of Officials, Fang Xuanling, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Du Ruhui, the imperial historian Wei Zheng, the five of them are the first batch of prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall. ”

Xiao Yu, the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng all bowed to Li Shimin, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your appreciation." ”

Li Shimin continued, "The rest of Aiqing don't have to be envious, there should be seven people in the political hall that I plan in my heart, and the remaining two seats will be elected among you, so I hope you will make persistent efforts." ”

Li De gave Li Shimin a thumbs up, this hand is a good game. The two brothers tacitly agreed.

After it was over, Li Shimin asked Li Jing again, "Pharmacist, have you prepared the defense of the northwest?" ”

Li Jing replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the old minister has already told the officials in various places to defend the passes, strictly guard against the inspection of passing caravans, suspicious people, once the enemy situation is discovered, immediately close the city gate, light the beacon fire to warn, the military department has been slowly gathering soldiers everywhere, secretly strengthening the northern defense, a large number of meticulous work sent to the grassland, to find out the enemy's movements, there is no Turkic movement of the intelligence coming. ”

Li Shimin understood and asked, "Xuan Ling, can you prepare for war?" How much is the preparation of weapons and forage? ”

Fang Xuanling replied, "Back to Your Majesty, the minister will be arranged in advance to supervise the construction of army equipment, has been issued in batches to replace the old and disrepaired equipment of the Beijing division army, grain and grass due to successive drought Luokou warehouse, long liquidation, including Jiacang after opening the warehouse to release grain, only Hanjiacang still has a million tons of surplus grain, and it will be the autumn harvest soon, hoping to make up for all the granary deficits." A big war against the Turks can be launched in the spring of next year. ”

Li Shimin stood up and said, "Very good, the war against the Turks is imminent, and the political affairs hall will immediately speed up the preparations for the corresponding matters, this time I will finish my work to defeat the Turks in one battle, and capture Jieli alive to be ashamed!" ”

Everyone said together, "No, Datang will win"