For the Zhao family and Yipinlou, this year is a good year, and for Emperor Song Zhi, this year is also a good harvest.

People are always greedy, and it is their nature to look forward to Shu. This is actually an excellent quality, and only in this way can you continue to improve and have more wealth and power. Therefore, greed is called a hundred feet to go further.

Song Zhi also wanted to take advantage of the last two days of the year to put something in his pocket again, and this time he stretched out his hand to Xu Minglang, or to the door.

"Hubu Lang Fang Bofu, has always worked hard in political affairs, self-denial and public service, and the evaluation over the years has been superior, and it should be promoted and reused.

"Jingzhao Yin Pangsheng, who has been in charge of Jingzhao Mansion for many years, has no political achievements to take action, the Liu clan is a traitor in the territory of Jingzhao Mansion, careless of human life, and colluded with the Lantian County Order, he didn't even notice it, especially dereliction of duty.

"I plan to move Pang to the left and be promoted to the border state Sima, and let Fang Bofu serve as Jing Zhaoyin. What does Xu Xiang think?"

In the Chongwen Palace, Song Zhi looked at his former husband, who is now the first minister of the Great Qi Dynasty.

Xu Minglang was naturally unhappy.

Liu's matter, although Pang Sheng has the crime of negligence, but the crime of negligence can be big or small, according to common sense, Pang Sheng was demoted out of Beijing, and moved from the fourth rank to the eighth rank Sima, naturally there is no problem, but Pang Sheng is the mainstay of the Pang family, and Jingzhao Mansion is a very important official position, if Xu Minglang agrees to this disposal, the loss will be great.

Who is Fang Bofu? Is he really as Song Zhi said, he has a very outstanding performance? Naturally, he didn't. The so-called annual evaluation is just the support of the emperor and the help of the officials who are also poor officials.

In the final analysis, the emperor wanted to use the officials of the poor family to rob the interests of the Mendi scholars.

In this matter, there is no right or wrong, only positions.

Xu Minglang organized the wording and arched his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, although the Chinese Bofu in the Hubu Lang has good political achievements, his own official quality is only five grades, and this time he suddenly moved to the fourth grade, and he can't say that he has no outstanding merits, but I am afraid that the courtiers will not accept it;

"Moreover, Fang Bofu has no experience in the ruling party, and the position of Tobu Langzhong is too different from Jing Zhaoyin, so I am afraid that it will be difficult to compete. Your Majesty, please take a look!"

He said all these things to the truth, not for the sake of opposition.

The emperor intends to reuse the officials of the Hanmen, Xu Minglang knows it, otherwise he would not have increased the scale of the imperial examination year after year. But Xu Minglang was not in a hurry, in his opinion, the emperor still had to listen to his opinions.

On the one hand, this is of course because he is the first person of the family and the spokesperson of the family, and there is a family standing behind him; on the other hand, as the emperor's former teacher and current prime minister, he has rich experience as an official and has outstanding ability to handle state affairs, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is an auxiliary minister, and the emperor needs to follow his advice.

The emperor is still very young, and he has not yet reached the age of establishment, and there are many places to rely on him.

But this time, Xu Minglang was wrong.

The emperor's attitude was unusually resolute: "Fang Bofu has been in the position of Hubu Langzhong for many years, and he has always been calm and atmospheric, which can be accomplished. Jing Zhaoyin He doesn't do it well, he has to do it to know, I have always been stingy to give talents opportunities.

"As for the official product, you can upgrade it one level first, let him serve as the governor of Jingzhao Mansion from the fourth grade, and temporarily do the Jingzhao Yin affair to see the after-effects. What does the Prime Minister think?"

Xu Minglang was suddenly unhappy in his heart, and said in his stomach: You are giving talents a chance, but they are all given to poor officials, when did you give a chance to the officials of the family so generously? Besides, what kind of talent is Fang Bofu, he really wants to compete for the ability to handle government affairs, there are so many outstanding children in the family, where can he get his turn?

As for the temporary Jingzhao Yin matter as a long history, isn't it just a rhetoric, if he really lets him take charge of Jingzhao Mansion, will you still let his ass move away?

Xu Minglang deliberately retorted, seeing that the emperor's face was as pale as iron, and his eyebrows were full of irreversible colors, he couldn't help but sink his heart.

Why is Your Majesty's attitude so tough this time? Don't give me face at all...... This has never happened before...... Your Majesty, this is a hardened wing, you want to suppress the authority of the old man and divide the authority of the old man?

Xu Minglang's heart is alarmed, this is not a good momentum!

Since ancient times, there has been a power struggle between emperors and courtiers. When the Central Plains first had imperial power, the power was not very large, and the biggest reason for this was because there were prime ministers and prime ministers to preside over political affairs.

At that time, the prime minister opened the government independently, and had his own independent agency to handle government affairs, called the prime minister's office, which was the highest administrative body of the dynasty, and the prime minister worked in the prime minister's office, not in the imperial city, in what Zhongshu Province - there were no three provinces at that time.

During the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, such a system was formed, and Zhuge Liang's Prime Minister's Mansion was a typical and significant representative. After the establishment of the system of three provinces and six ministries, the prime minister became the prime minister, and only then did he lose the ability to open the government independently.

In this land, the change of dynasty is just a common thing, but no matter how the dynasty changes, whether the emperor is eloquent or mediocre and incompetent, the dynasty has been unremittingly doing two things since the day it was born: strengthening centralized power and strengthening imperial power.

In the beginning, the Son of Heaven was only a nominal monarch in the world, and each vassal state had independent governing power; after the Great Qin abolished the feudal division of the counties, the imperial court could appoint and dismiss the officials of any place.

Later, the local military power and administrative power were separated, the power of the feudal officials became smaller, and the corresponding power of the imperial court increased, which was to strengthen the centralization of power.

In the center, the separation of civil and military forces is an extension of the separation of military and political powers of local officials, and replacing the officials of the poor family with the officials of the family and finally eliminating the power and interest groups that divide the power of the world such as the family of the gate lords is also the need to strengthen the imperial power.

The most representative event on the road to the strengthening of imperial power is the struggle between imperial power and relative power.

Because the official position of prime minister and prime minister, from the day he was born, he was in charge of the affairs of the dynasty and commanded hundreds of officials, and he was between the emperor and the ministers, so that the emperor could not directly control all officials.

There is no official position of prime minister in the world, and when the emperor directly controls the six ministries, the imperial power will reach its peak.

At that time, the courtiers will have no seats in the main hall, and can only stand to hold super meetings, and the courtiers will also lose their independent personality and completely become vassals of the imperial power, and can only call themselves "slaves".

When that day comes, the imperial power will be unrestrained, the emperor will be able to take what he wants, he can unscrupulously ban the way of speech, and he can have no scruples about the literary prison, and no longer have to worry about having outspoken courtiers, standing on the main hall and pointing at his nose, saying that he is the king of the Emperor.

It will be the most brilliant and bright time for the light of imperial power, the full moon of imperial power.

If the moon is full, it will be lost, and that will also be the end of imperial power.

Xu Minglang couldn't foresee the future, but as the prime minister of the dynasty, he knew very well that Song Zhi's attitude towards him had become tough at the moment, and he must use a poor official who was not qualified to be Jingzhao Yin to take charge of Jingzhao Mansion, which was to emphasize his imperial power!

It's a stone-throwing asking for directions.

For the first time, Song Zhi threw stones at him to ask for directions.

If Xu Minglang succumbs today, then there will be more and more such things in the future, the emperor will do more and more excessively, his authority in the court will become weaker and weaker, and the lost benefits will be greater and greater!

Xu Minglang couldn't help but speculate, why would the emperor change his weak attitude of respecting and even accommodating him at this time?

Is it because the emperor is getting older, mature, his wings are stiffer, and he wants more power, or is it because Mendi lost a battle with Jiangmen for a while, and he tried his best to protect Liu Muzhi's failure, so that the emperor saw that the prime minister who has been calling for wind and rain in the court for many years is actually not omnipotent?

I'm afraid it's both!

We must never give in, we must never let the emperor succeed, and we must "fight on the basis of reason"! Not only that, but we must mercilessly dispel this intention of the emperor, and let the other party's tentative hand retract because it has touched a hard nail!

Moreover, Jingzhao Mansion is related to his next actions, and it is an important basis for him to counterattack the gate against the Zhao clan and bring down Zhao Xuanji, and he will never allow Jingzhao Mansion to listen to the tune and not listen to the announcement.

He must ensure that Kyung Zhao Yin is an official of the sect.

No, it's better that Jing Zhaoyin is still Pang Sheng!

Only in this case, leaving Pang Sheng, who should have been demoted, in the position of Jing Zhaoyin can show his authority and strength as prime minister!

In order to maximize the emperor's realization that in the current Great Qi Dynasty, he Xu Minglang is still an omnipotent minister, and in the current Great Qi Dynasty, the Mendi family is still the mainstay of power, not a poor official!

Poor official, that's just a child who hasn't been weaned, and he hasn't become a climate yet, so what ability does he have to snatch the meat from his plate?!

"I couldn't keep Liu Muzhi before, because Liu's crime was too serious, and blindly protecting him was suspected of abolishing the public for personal reasons, but in the eyes of His Majesty and Jiangmen, this is not a manifestation of my selflessness, but a proof of my weakness and incompetence!

"In the power struggle of officialdom, there is no right or wrong, where there is any public resentment and anger, and some are only strong and weak against us! I was too pedantic before, but this time, no matter what, I must keep Pang Sheng!"

Thinking of this, Xu Minglang opened his mouth and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, although Jing Zhaoyin is only a fourth-grade official, he shoulders the heavy responsibility of the capital, and not only has to deal with princes and nobles, dignitaries and dignitaries every day, but also has to deal with the small people in the market, peddlers and pawns, which has a great stake, and it is definitely not Fang Bofu who can do it."

"As the prime minister, the minister is in charge of hundreds of officials, no matter what, he can't look at such an important official position entrusted to a non-person, once something happens, this is the dereliction of duty of the prime minister!

"If Your Majesty thinks that Fang Bofu has great talent, you can let him go to the local state and county to experience it first, and when he has his political achievements and proves that he is indeed capable, he will be transferred back to Beijing for reuse, and the ministers will not be dissatisfied.

"As for Jingzhao Yin's position, the minister thinks that it is better to let Pang Sheng continue to serve, he has been in charge of Jingzhao Mansion for many years, and he has never made a mistake, and the evaluation has always been good.

"Liu Muzhi, as a governor of political affairs, is the culprit who deceives the monarch and recklessly! If Your Majesty wants to dispose of Pang Sheng, the official will be demoted to a grade, and stay in Jingzhao Mansion for the time being, so as to observe the after-effects, it is the most appropriate.

"Your Majesty, please be aware of it!"

After speaking, Xu Minglang bowed down, never said a word, bowed his head slightly, his eyes drooped, and showed a steely attitude.

If the emperor insists on not listening to his opinion, then the emperor's appointment of Fang Bofu, the disposition of Pang Sheng, not to mention whether Zhongshu Province will write an edict, and the review of Menxia Province will definitely not pass, and it will inevitably be returned.

The system of three provinces and six ministries had the effect of preventing the emperor's dictatorship, and it was also a restriction on the imperial power.

Every summoning decree issued by the emperor was drafted by the Zhongshu Province, and then the emperor used the seal, and then handed it over to the Menxia Province for review, if the Menxia Province thought that the summoning order was problematic, it could directly reject it; only when the Menxia Province approved the examination and seal, the edict could reach the six departments of Shangshu Province to be executed.

Therefore, before the emperor promulgates an important edict, he must convene the chief officials of the Zhongshu and the subordinates to discuss together and obtain a unified opinion, so as not to use the emperor's seal and be beaten back by the province of the emperor, which will not only damage the emperor's majesty, but also the relationship between the monarch and the minister will become unharmonious.

At this time, it can be seen how important it is for the emperor to obey the emperor and unconditionally attach himself to the emperor.

And if there is no system of three provinces, and there is no official position of prime minister, how good it is for the emperor.

After listening to Xu Minglang's words and recognizing Xu Minglang's attitude, the emperor's eyes drooped, his eyes were as cold as fire, and he stared at the prime minister motionlessly.

Although Xu Minglang didn't look up at the emperor, he couldn't have clearly felt the emperor's anger and felt the pressure from the emperor.

This process lasted for a long time, and the empty hall could be heard for a while, and even the sound of breathing was extremely harsh.

If possible, Xu Minglang would not want to clash with the emperor head-on, which is very unwise.

As the prime minister, that is, the Zhongshu Sect Pingzhangshi, Xu Minglang can restrict the emperor. But unless Song Zhi died, unless he was pulled down from the throne by the rebels, he would always be the emperor. And if he annoys Song Zhi, he may not always be the prime minister.

When it is not very necessary, any prime minister will not easily get along with the emperor.

But as a prime minister, there will always be times when you disagree with the emperor - any prime minister who has an independent personality and does not want to be the emperor's voice worm will be like this.

For a long time, before he heard the emperor's voice, Xu Minglang couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring, this battle was more stressful than he imagined, and the emperor's attitude was unexpectedly strong.

Finally, when Xu Minglang began to calculate, with the fact that he and Zhao Xuan were extremely incompatible, and the door and the general were on the same footing, and he intended to deal with the Zhao family, it was too annoying that the emperor was worth it, the emperor spoke.

"Fang Bofu was promoted to one rank and stayed in the household department; Pang was promoted to one rank and continued to be in charge of Jingzhao Mansion to see the after-effects; Tang Xing and Zhou Junchen investigated and handled the Liu clan case quickly and decisively, and their merits were outstanding, and their respective officials were promoted to two grades—what does the prime minister think?"

Xu Minglang listened to the first half of the sentence, his heart was overjoyed, and he almost couldn't believe it.

After listening to the second half of the sentence, I felt that Tang Xing and Zhou Junchen had been promoted two levels in a row, and their steps were too big, and when they entered Jingzhao Mansion not long ago, they had just mentioned their ranks.

However, these two people are just from the seventh grade to the sixth grade, and their status is not high, as long as they can keep Pang Sheng, Jing Zhaoyin, it is nothing.

Then he suddenly realized, I am afraid that the emperor's real goal of promotion and reuse is not Fang Bofu who has no great talent, but Tang Xing, the eye of the new science list, and Zhou Junchen, the new science detective!

"Your Majesty is wise!" Xu Minglang knew that he couldn't pick anymore, otherwise the emperor would be really annoyed and angry.

Regardless of whether the emperor's purpose is to promote Tang Xing and Zhou Junchen, today's Song Zhi's temptation of him, the imperial power's stone-throwing and the first battle between the two have all taken place.