For an emperor, he is not afraid of corruption or power, but he is most afraid that all his courtiers will gather together. (Read the full text novel as much as possible on the Pick-up Literature Network)

Because in this way, the power of the minister has the power to compete with the imperial power.

Emperor Chu Ling trusted Zhang Qian very much, and he was far from being a shrewd person, but he never forgot the words that his father, Emperor Chu Wen, had specially told him before he died.

"The way of the emperor lies in the way of balance, when you are in power in the future, you must not let the minister be too powerful, even if this person is capable, no matter how much you trust him, you must always keep a person who is not compatible with him in the court......"

"Don't be afraid of the ministers arguing every day, although it is annoying, but that is a good thing. Only when the ministers disagree with each other and are hostile to each other can you highlight the dignity of the emperor, and if one day, there is only one voice left above the court, then you must be very careful......"

"Incompetent people are not terrible, corrupt people are not terrible, what is terrible is that capable people have too much power in their hands......"

"Zhang Qian, Wang Han, Niu Yuxian, Sikong Min, for these four people, in the future, you must leave at least two of them in the temple, use the art of balance, and do not let any of them sit on the ......."

Thinking of the first emperor's advice, and then looking at the scene in front of him at this time, as soon as Zhang Qian asked for guilt, there was immediately a Manchu Dynasty civil and military to ask for guilt, in the eyes of Emperor Chu Ling, Zhang Qian's ministers seemed to be full of court.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chu Ling no longer had the intention of pursuing the matter of the Yunzhou imperial examination, but began to think about how to divide the power in Zhang Qian's hands.

Although Emperor Chu Ling still trusts Zhang Qian, as Wang Han said, Zhang Qian has been in charge of the government over the years, and unconsciously the power in his hands is too great, and he is old and has low energy, so it is inevitable that he will have accidents in the future.

After thinking for a while, Emperor Chu Ling secretly made a decision in his heart, and was just about to say something, but when he saw that Zhang Qian's face was bitter, he suddenly kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, the minister still has something to say." ”

Emperor Chu Ling was slightly stunned, but still nodded and said, "Aiqing doesn't have to be like this, just have something to say." ”

I saw that Zhang Qian's face was full of shame, and he said slowly: "As Lord Wang Han said before, Weichen is now old, but he supervises too many affairs. Ordered by His Majesty, over the years, Wechen has been responsible for the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, the Criminal Department, the Ministry of Industry, the Nine Cities Dispatch, the Inner Treasury and so on. I also ask Your Majesty to take back some of these affairs and hand them over to those important ministers who have the ability and energy to take charge, and you can also let the ministers rest for a while, and ask Your Majesty to give permission. ”

Looking at Zhang Qian's serious look, without any pretense, all the people in the court were stunned, looking happy or worried.

On the other hand, after hearing what Zhang Qian said, Emperor Chu Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he felt quite guilty about the doubts that had arisen in his heart before.

Yes, Zhang Qian is more than 60 years old, and he has been in charge of the affairs of the DPRK and China for himself all these years, and he has worked tirelessly, without complaints, and is indeed loyal. At this moment, he took the initiative to decentralize power, and he was obviously not a person with a second heart.

Unconsciously, Wang Han's arrangement not only did not make Emperor Chu Ling suspect Zhang Qian, but he trusted Zhang Qian more and more.

However, thinking that the power in Zhang Qian's hands was indeed too great, under Zhang Qian's resolute request, Emperor Chu Ling finally took back a lot of the power in Zhang Qian's hands and distributed it to other ministers.

And among these powers, except for the person in charge of the household department, who is still from Wang Han's disciples, all the other departments are obtained by Wang Han's people.

As for Zuo Lingfu and Yue Shang, because of the sudden change of power in the DPRK and China, no one paid attention to them. It wasn't until after the next dynasty that Emperor Chu Ling remembered the two of them, and directly ordered that the two of them be demoted to the people, and they would not be officials for eternity.

And last year's state test in Yunzhou was also declared invalid by Emperor Chu Ling.

Such a big move, as usual, would inevitably cause an uproar, but at this time, the ministers with different minds no longer had the heart to pay attention.

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Prime Minister's Mansion, in Zhang Qian's study.

After listening to Zhang Qian slowly recount the events of this morning, Mr. Wen did not look frustrated, but said with a smile: "The prime minister's move is very good. At that time, if the prime minister does not say anything, no matter how much His Majesty trusts you, it will inevitably leave a shadow in his heart, and in the future, under the provocation of that Wang Han, it will have a great impact on you in the future. Although this move made you lose power for a while, it strengthened Your Majesty's trust in you, and as long as Your Majesty still trusts you, these powers can be easily withdrawn in the future. ”

Zhang Qian still frowned, and said slowly: "I know all this, I just gave up those powers on the surface." Most of the officials in the ministries are from my subordinates, and even if I delegate power for a while, they are still in my hands. And although Wang Han took away some power this time, he acted too flamboyantly, and it was easy to take it back, but what I am thinking about now is the means that Wang Han used this time. ”

After hearing Zhang Qian's words, Mr. Wen's face also became gloomy, and he nodded contemplatively: "I'm also thinking about this, we have been fighting with Wang Han for decades, I know Wang Han's style too well, although he is shrewd and good at catching other people's flaws, but this time he is secretly Chen Cang, building momentum and pressuring each other, causing His Majesty's suspicion, but it is not his style, and none of his disciples can have such means." ”

Zhang Qian nodded and said slowly: "Yes, this kind of method is not owned by Wang Han at all, but it reminds me of another old friend." ”

Mr. Wen's eyes flashed and he asked, "You mean...... Niu Yuxian? ”

Zhang Qian smiled slightly and said, "Who else can he be, it seems that Wang Han has secretly joined forces with Niu Yuxian's old guy because he can't fight us." ”

Mr. Wen nodded slowly and asked, "Then what should we do next?" ”

Zhang Qian casually picked up the "New Solution of the Mean" on the table and looked at it slowly, but did not answer Mr. Wen's question.

And Mr. Wen was not in a hurry, just tasted the best hair tip in his hand and waited silently.

After a long time, Zhang Qian slowly closed the scroll in his hand and said leisurely: "Your Majesty's heart is too soft, this time it is estimated that he will feel indebted to me, presumably it will not be long before he will secretly come to my house to appease me." ”

Mr. Wen seemed to think of something, and he also smiled slightly, and said: "Yes, every time Your Majesty comes to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he will pull the Prime Minister to pay private visits to various places in the capital, Prime Minister, you have to take good grasp of it." ”

After Zhang Qian heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and there was no frustration of losing power between his faces.

On the other hand, in Wang Han's mansion, there was another secret conversation.

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P: The third update has been updated with 7,000 words, and there are !! in the back