The situation out there is a bit more complicated. It's also a bit confusing.

Of course, there is no clue from the market. After last night's curfew, ordinary people also knew that a great man had been assassinated, and it was said that he was a marquis of Bohai. But so what?

I still have to eat tofu brain every day, I still have to sell vegetables, and there is still a lot of work on the dock. The work that should be on the ground, the work that should be on the ground. Shops also continue to raise prices and reduce prices, competing with customers for profits...... Everything is still the same.

But above the court, it was already boiling at this time.

The day-to-day affairs of the Han Empire were handled and summarized by various departments, and then handed over to the cabinet, which made the final decision. In the event of major events such as military and diplomatic affairs, the cabinet will send the documents to the palace for processing. Therefore, the pilgrimage does not have to be held every day. Generally every five days, the cabinet and the scholars of the three courts and six departments meet in the Wenhua Hall to discuss matters, and the emperor may or may not attend in person; The Seven Heavens Dynasty, presided over by the emperor himself, convened the ministers of the three courts in the Qinzheng Hall to discuss the thorny events of the seven days.

In conclusion, the Han Empire, which had been reformed by the Holy Ancestors, was largely similar to the modern constitutional monarchy. Of course, it's just something like that. As the supreme head of state, the emperor holds the military power of the whole country and the power to declare war peace! This is something that the monarch of a modern constitutional monarchy does not have!

As a traverser, Han Shengzu obviously understood the harm of "everything must be done personally, and the world is arbitrary" and the meaning of "power comes out of the barrel of a gun"!

Today is a small court meeting, and the scene in the Wenhua Hall is caused by a recital submitted by the Ministry of Rites.

"Please Stand Early and Stand the Marquis of Bohai Fold"!

"The thirtieth generation of Bohai Marquis was assassinated, the family cannot be left without an owner for a day, in order to stabilize the hearts of the Bohai people, the position of the thirty-first generation of the head of the family must be established early!" This is the original words of Dongfang Li.

Since the emperor did not attend today's small court meeting in person, he did not use the words to invite. The "Recital Invitation" on the fold was addressed specifically to the Emperor. The emperor has the right to read the speech of the world at any time, so even the fold handed over to the cabinet must use the word "play".

And what detonated the climax of this court meeting was Yin Shangguan Hong of Luoyang Mansion's "Please Thoroughly Investigate the Assassination of Bohai Hou and Impeach Yulin Secret Guard for Exceeding His Power and Breaking Prison"!

With Shangguan Hong's handing over of this recital, the right counselor of the procuratorate also handed over the impeachment memo written by the four inspectors, and the spearhead was all pointed at Yulin Secret Guard. It is said that he abused his power, framed Zhongliang, and framed an unjust prison, which is a heinous crime and should be punished immediately!

The other ministers also echoed the words, and although they did not submit the report, they also believed that the Yulin Secret Guard had exercised too much power and endangered the normal administrative order of the empire.

In the midst of the turmoil, the Privy Council President and the Chairman of the Military Aircraft Department jointly performed the "Petition to Return to the Guards Corps for the Defense of Gyeonggi" and completely ignored......

Also overlooked are the "Request for the Allocation of the Military Expenses of the Ten Prefectures and the Second Class Army to the Yellow River Renovation Project" and the "Request for the Exemption of the Tax Discount for One Year in the Two Prefectures of Qingxu Prefecture" played by the Department of Household Affairs and the Department of Taxation of the Government Council.

Yuwen Hu, as the prime minister of the dynasty, was unable to attend the court meeting today due to illness. The Privy Council Lieutenant was also not present, and only the Cabinet Shunsuke and the prosecutor's office were sitting at the head of the dragon chair.

Wang Xian, the word core Pu. I am forty years old. He is the youngest cabinet member in the history of the Empire. Sitting on top of the court, he was dressed in a vermilion official uniform, wearing a purple sand crown, three strands of ink hair, and his posture was straight, with a serious expression of a cabinet handsome.

"Colleagues, today, Lord Shousuke and Lord Susuke are both sick and unable to be treated with you. The gentlemen's request, a certain one will bring it back to the Shu Pavilion first, and present it to His Majesty later......"

Before Wang Xian's words were finished, Dongfang Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, had already interrupted: "Lord Junfu, Yulin's secret guard has reached the point of lawlessness by relying on his holy favor. His Majesty was furious about the assassination of the Marquis of Bohai, but the Yulin secret guard not only did not investigate thoroughly, but also did not allow the Luoyang Mansion to investigate, but detained the Marquis of Bohai in the Grade A prison of Dali Temple. My Han boasts of being a Chinese nobleman and a country of etiquette, has it reached the point where rudeness is etiquette? The public servant is not sensitive, so I respectfully ask Lord Shunsuke to give an answer! ”

Oriental 棤, the word servant. Fifty-two years old this year, he has always prided himself on being a Chinese nobleman and a country of etiquette, and everything must not insult the national body of the Han Dynasty, let alone damage the dignity of China! The maintenance of etiquette has reached the point of obsession.

Wang Xian's thick eyebrows frowned, and he was very dissatisfied with Dongfang Li's disobedience to him in the court, but Dongfang Li was a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and belonged to the jurisdiction of the Government Affairs Yuan, and he Wang Sikong did not have the power to reprimand him in the court.

Wang Xian took a deep breath and said slowly: "Since this is the case, let's speak up." The detention of Shen Yun is a certain meaning. ”

Dongfang was stunned. Recently, Wang Xian has been very close to the second town of Yulin Secret Guard. This has already made Shousuke-sama feel dissatisfied. Yesterday's cabinet decree was naturally not what Shousuke-sama meant. Wang Xian did not notify Shoufu, so he issued a cabinet decree to let Yulin secretly guard Shen Yun detain, which in itself is a good reason for suppression. It happened that Gongfu Xiao ran to the house early in the morning and handed over this recital, so he also pushed the boat down the river to take out the recital, and at the same time mobilized several officials of the Government Council to make trouble to Wang Xian together, the purpose was nothing more than to remind Wang Xian that the first assistant was the guide of the government. But he didn't expect Wang Xian to be so simple and admit in public that it was Shen Yun who was detained by himself.

Seeing Dongfang Yan's stunned appearance, Wang Xian sneered in his heart.

Since the reform of the Holy Ancestor, there has never been a person who has become a cabinet minister at the age of forty. But he Wang Xian is an outlier. In any era, outliers are inevitably rejected. This kind of rejection is infinitely magnified here in Dongfang Li, who is fifty-two years old and is still the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. Wang Xian is not a conformist person, otherwise he would not have been a supreme minister at the age of forty, and now if he wants to go further, he can only become the first assistant of the cabinet. To become the head of the cabinet, you must first make these old men obey their authority. To do this, the Yulin Secret Guard is the best thing to rely on--- not to mention, he Wang Xian is just a pawn of the charge in this matter!

"Lord Wang, Shen Yunnai is the prince of the Marquis of Bohai, do you have any solid evidence for his detention?" Dongfang Li asked a little excitedly.

Wang Xian touched his ink hair and sneered: "The evidence is naturally there. Three days later, the triage of the three divisions will be held, and a certain person should take it out at that time. I don't know what else Dongfang Lord wants to play? ”

Dongfang Li shook his head helplessly.

"In that case, let's disperse today's court! Colleagues return to the official office to handle official business. Other matters will be reported to the first and second assistants, and then a decision will be made! The king issued an order to dismiss the meeting, and the ministers left.

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The Mankaden Hall itself is the seat of the Cabinet. The hall is divided into the front hall and the back hall, and the front hall is where the small court meeting is held. The apse is where the cabinet offices.

The apse is wider than the front hall, with a total of 36 pillars, each of which is carved with the sacred beasts of the four towns. There are curtains between each column to form a compartment, and inside is the place where the cabinet scholars deal with the folds.

In the center of the apse there is a platform, a total of eighteen steps, and the eighteen steps in front of the hall form six or six steps.

The platform is surrounded by a white jade railing, and the platform is provided with a four-square inner circle glazed pavilion, and there are three copywriters and square inkstones in the pavilion. There are heaters in the four corners of the pavilion, and there is a gilded dragon tripod in the center. This Panlong Ding is the treasure of the Cabinet given by the Holy Ancestor to the Cabinet. The seals of the three Auxiliary Ministers are placed here.

This glazed pavilion with an area of no more than 100 square meters was the administrative center of the Han Empire.

Every day, the empire would receive excerpts from all over the country through the post stations, including ordinary proclamations, excerpts asking for appropriations, and even some strategic excerpts of writing and sayings. These folds will be sent to the relevant departments first, for example, the officials of the Ministry of Rites will be sent to the Ministry of Rites, and the officials of the Ministry of Household will be sent to the Ministry of Households. There is also a group of chief bookkeepers or clerks in each ministry who are responsible for sealing the records and then sending the selected ones to the cabinet.

The Cabinet also has corresponding departments to screen and make simple annotations, and finally send them to the Cabinet for approval by the three cabinet ministers. After the cabinet ministers approved the blue, the eunuchs sent it to the palace to give the emperor the approval of the red. If the emperor refused, he would even come to the cabinet in person to discuss with the ministers.

Generally speaking, all bachelor's degrees are excellent students who have graduated from various universities in the empire, and the imperial annual examination will not open the assessment of bachelor's degrees in various departments. These graduates will go to these departments for three to five years of work and study, and those who excel will be rewarded with knighthoods or official titles below the sixth grade. The best candidates are then elected to the cabinet and become cabinet scholars, or sent to local official positions.

In this way, the tradition of "the world's officials leaving the cabinet" was formed to ensure the smooth flow of imperial decrees.

Among these bachelors, the cabinet bachelor is clearly the most sought-after position among university students everywhere. They may not have an official title, and their official rank is only a final rank, but they are closest to the center, have a long contact with cabinet ministers, and more importantly, they can meet with the emperor frequently, so they have more opportunities for promotion.

At that time, Wang Xian had been in the position of a cabinet member in the Privy Council for ten years, and he gave up several opportunities to go out. Finally survived a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do one thing for the current emperor, only then did he step up to the sky, sat in the procuratorate inspection department Langzhong, and then he was favored and appreciated by the emperor, and his official fortune was prosperous, smooth sailing, and he reached a height that is difficult for some people to reach in their lives.

In the glazed pavilion, there are already people standing in front of the gilded dragon tripod. As soon as Wang Xian came in, he took a few quick steps to say hello: "Colonel Tu, why are you here?" ”

This person in front of the gilded Panlong Ding is the second town of the Yulin Secret Guard, Tu Tianjiao! This mysterious man, who was tall and wore a hat adorned with black gauze curtains, said in a smooth and powerful voice: "Lord Wang, why do you want to take everything down? You and I both know who detained Shen Yun meant! ”

Wang Xian walked to the table in front of the gilded Panlong Ding and sat down, and said with a wry smile: "As courtiers, we are all courtiers, and we don't take responsibility for some things, do we still let the one above come forward to bear it...... Forget it, let's not mention it, what happened when you came here in person? ”

Tu Tianjiao's face hidden behind the veil could not see the expression, and his voice was still unhurried: "I came to ask Your Majesty how the matter of the return of the Guards Legion and the cost of the Ten Prefectures Second Class Legion to repair the Yellow River embankment was handled. ”

Wang Xian said with a smile: "Please tell Your Majesty, thanks to Dongfang Li, he made such a fuss today, and the twists and turns of the Privy Council and the Du Branch Division did not attract too much attention from the courtiers, and now this matter has been handed over to the cabinet for annotation." I'm sure it will be arranged soon! The Guards Regiment will not be able to return for at least two months, and as for repairing the Yellow River embankment, it must not be difficult. A certain person is in charge of the Privy Council, as long as there is no objection from the branch secretary, he can approve it at any time! ”

"Two months? It should be enough! Tu Tianjiao said slowly, "In the past two months, Your Majesty doesn't want to see His Royal Highness Yigong appear in Gyeonggi, let alone in the court...... The reason is clear to Lord Wang, right?! ”

Wang Xian nodded: "Understood." Hu Gong will be able to arrive in Beijing in half a month at most, he is close friends with Yigong and Bohai Hou, if Hu Gong and Yigong are allowed to return to Beijing at the same time at this moment, then it will be a big trouble! ”

"Well, that's exactly what it is. But Lord Wang, will it be too hasty to hold a triage of the three divisions in three days? You know, Liang Gong doesn't want to get involved in the dispute between the sons of the Bohai family! ”

Wang Xian frowned: "If Shen Yun falls, won't the grandson of Duke Liang be able to inherit the position of Marquis of Bohai smoothly?" Besides, Shen Mu took in the family of a felon, and His Majesty was already quite dissatisfied with him......"

"Lord Wang!" Tu Tianjiao suddenly interrupted, "The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, how can Your Majesty's Divine Will be something you can figure out at will!" Could it be that Bohai Hou sent someone to assassinate you? ”

Wang Xian was shocked: "Colonel Tu can't talk nonsense. How dare a certain person who is loyal to the Holy One dare to do such a great rebellion? Colonel Tu is invited to investigate! ”

Tu Tianjiao snorted coldly, turned around and left, leaving only one sentence: "Lord Wang, accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, if you still want to take a step higher, don't speculate about the holy will!" Your Majesty's mind is not something you and I can speculate at will! ”

Wang Xian was shocked, looking at the back of Tu Tianjiao leaving, he couldn't say a word.

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