At this time in the Ziwei Pavilion, Zhang Xuan was discussing the reform of the phase system with Pei Ju and Su Wei, and the reform of the prime minister system has always been a major issue for Zhang Xuan to consider. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"I thought about it carefully, we can learn from the practice of Chang'an, the Tang Dynasty now has five phases, Pei Lian, Liu Wenjing, Chen Shuda, Tang Jian and Dou Jin, important court affairs must be decided by five people after consultation, so as to prevent one person from monopolizing power, I think this is a good system, by multiple checks and balances, so that many major government affairs do not necessarily have to be approved by me to implement, like the heavy losses caused by the locust plague in Youzhou at the beginning of the year can be completely avoided."

Zhang Xuan needed to convince Su Wei and Pei Ju that the implementation of the multi-phase system not only meant that he would delegate power, but also weakened the power of the two prime ministers. ”

Zhang Xuan's meaning is very clear, this is not aimed at the two of them, this will be a system of hundreds of years, and he does not want the two of them to damage the century-old cause for the sake of their short-term power in the last few years.

This is Su Wei said slowly: "We are more concerned about when His Highness will ascend the throne?" ”

Pei Ju also said: "We all feel that His Royal Highness seems to have reached some kind of tacit understanding with the Queen Mother, in fact, when the emperor is young, there is no need for any Zen concessions, and the Queen Mother directly orders the young emperor to abdicate, and His Royal Highness ascends the throne. ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and said: "I have also thought deeply about this matter, what power to put and what power to keep, I know very well in my heart, please rest assured." ”

"What about enthronement?" Su Wei asked.

Zhang Xuan is also very conflicted about ascending the throne, he understands the expectations of the soldiers, and also understands the expectations of the important ministers for the founding heroes, and knows that the people all over the world recognize him, but in any case, he Zhang Xuan is the protagonist, and it is up to him to decide whether to ascend the throne.

From a general to a prince, it is just a gradual quantitative change from small to large, and from a prince to the emperor of the world, it is a quantitative change to a qualitative change, not who can be called a lonely widow by wearing a dragon robe, he Zhang Xuan is not Meng Haigong, nor Wang Shichong, let alone Li Yuan.

What kind of world he needs to build, what kind of empire he needs to build, he hasn't thought it through yet, he's not ready, he still needs time.

Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment and said: "It's not the time yet, at least I'm not ready, I said it last time, this matter is a matter of course, there is no need to do it deliberately, of course, it is not too far from that day." ”

At this point, it was not easy for Su Wei and Pei Ju to continue to persevere.

At this time, Su Wei finally expressed his stance on the reform of the Xiangguo, "Your Highness wants to follow the example of the Chang'an Xiangzhi, I have no opinion, and I will fully support Your Highness, in fact, our establishment of Ziwei Pavilion is the beginning of the reform of the Xiangguo." ”

"Thank you Su Xiangguo for your understanding!"

Zhang Xuan's gaze turned to Pei Ju again, he knew that Pei Ju was more power-loving than Su Wei, but since Su Wei had already expressed his position, Pei Ju could no longer remain silent.

After a long time, Pei Ju said: "The old minister is old, and he can't stay in the phase for a few years, of course, he will not oppose the hundred-year plan for his own little interests, but as a courtier, the old minister has the responsibility to remind His Royal Highness that there are too many entanglements of interests involved in the reform of the phase system, and the Tang Dynasty was supported by the Guanlong nobles, and the distribution of interests was relatively simple, but the Northern Sui was different, the Northern Sui was established with the full support of the scholars from all over the country, but the marriage between the scholars formed a regional interest, no matter how dissatisfied His Royal Highness was with this regional interest, But it is a fact, and the impact is huge, so the multiphase system itself is a process of competing interests and compromise, and I hope that His Highness will fully consider it and implement it carefully. ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, "Pei Xiang's words can be described as golden words, I have also thought about this issue repeatedly, I have actually considered this issue before the canonization of Ziwei Pavilion, Pei Xiang and Su Xiang are not only highly respected, but also one represents the state, the other represents Guan Long, Xiao Shilang represents the Southern Shi clan, Chen Shangshu actually represents the military, although Yunqi is also a Guan Shi clan, but in fact he is more supported by the Qingzhou Shi clan, he represents the Qingzhou Shi clan, but I am thinking about the seven phases, and there are still two people missing, One of them I have decided to let Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs enter the prime minister, whether it is qualifications, ability, or virtue and prestige, it is enough to let him enter the prime minister, but the seventh person I have not yet considered mature, I hope that the two prime ministers can help me consider together. ”

Su Wei smiled: "If nothing happens to the seventh Xiangguo, it should be the Hebei Shi clan!" ”

"Although I also tend to the Hebei scholars, if the qualifications are lacking, it does not necessarily have to be the Hebei scholars, other regions can also be, the key is to have a qualified Xiangguo."

Su Wei and Pei Ju glanced at each other and said with a smile: "We understand!" ”

Zhang Xuan said: "In addition, I consider changing the name of the Ministry of Internal History to Zhongshu Province, and the name of the Inner History Order will be changed to Zhongshu Order, and the name of Menxia Province will remain unchanged, but Nayan will be renamed Shizhong, and Shangshu Province will set up Shangshu Order, abolish Shangshu and rebuild Shangshu left and right, and change it to Shangshu left and right servants, and Yunqi will serve as Shangshu Ling and Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials." ”

Pei Ju groaned and said: "If Shangshu becomes a servant on the left and right, the requirements for the people in office are also higher, whether it is Li Shoujie on the left or Zhang Shan on the right, I think they are not very suitable, and their ability and qualifications are insufficient." ”

Zhang Xuan said with a smile: "I just said that the left and right sides of Shangshu should be abolished, and the left and right servants should be newly established, and I didn't say that it would be simply upgraded, and the left and right sides should be abolished, Zhang Shan was transferred to the Taishou of Biling County, and Li Shoujie was appointed as the Taishou of Hejian County. ”

Su Wei secretly funny, King Qi after waiting for a year, or promoted Li Chun to the Ministry of Works, it seems that King Qi is determined to reuse Li Chun, but this time Su Wei no longer objected, after a year of investigation, Su Wei found that Li Chun is very capable, and honest and honest, especially pay attention to the improvement and promotion of road traffic and agricultural tools, Su Wei also began to look at him with admiration, although the qualifications are not enough, but Li Chun's ability can make up for the defects in qualifications.

"If His Royal Highness appoints Li Shilang as the secretary of the Ministry of Works, the old minister has no opinion!" Pei Ju was the first to express his support.

Su Wei smiled bitterly, "The old minister also supports it." ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, "Then we'll decide like this." ”

Su Wei and Pei Ju got up to say goodbye, Zhang Xuan looked at them in the distance, he slowly walked to the window with his hands down, and stared at the white clouds like mountains in the sky in the distance for a long time.

He was still reminiscing about what Pei Ju said, obviously, Pei Ju said what he wanted to say before but didn't dare to say in a hurry, there is a scholar interest group in the Northern Sui, whether he Zhang Xuancheng admits it or not, this fact exists, and it is still the end of the Sui Dynasty, not far from the period of the most powerful Northern and Southern Dynasties of the Shi clan, the kind of scholar group that is based on hundreds of years of mutual marriage, and the Shi clan group formed between various regions is both prosperous and lost, and it is still tenaciously surviving.

Wasn't the fall of the Sui Dynasty caused by the rift between the two major forces in the world, the Guanlong nobles and the Shandong scholars? The Tang Dynasty was established with the support of the Guanlong nobles, but the Northern Sui Dynasty controlled by Zhang Xuan was established with the support of the Shandong scholars.

History seems to have gone through a reincarnation, returning to the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou eras, the duel between the Shandong scholars and the Guanlong nobles.

At this time, Zhang Xuan's gaze slowly became resolute, he would never let history repeat itself, and he would never allow various scholar regional groups to control the imperial court in the future, even if he had to accept its existence now.

Zhang Xuan would not repeat the mistakes of Yang Guang, who tried to completely destroy the two major forces of the Guanlong aristocratic group and the Shandong Shi clan with his imperial power, but he was too eager to achieve it, and finally could not control the situation, leading to the fall of the Sui dynasty.

This is also the reason why Zhang Xuan is reluctant to ascend the throne, he needs to establish a stronger force in addition to the two major forces, that is, the military forces firmly controlled by him Zhang Xuan, but he is not like Li Yuan's family to control the army, he can only rely on himself to firmly grasp the military power, so that he will inevitably make concessions in the power of the court, in order to avoid the fall of the power of the court, it is imperative to implement a multi-phase system. (To be continued.) )