The system of three princes and nine secretaries is actually not a bad system, at least he performs his own duties, so that the political pattern of the upper level is clearer, and the middle and lower level officials know what they should do.

But in the eyes of some emperors, the system of three princes and nine kings is a thing that restricts their rights.

For example, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

In the early days of the Western Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty was newly built, and with the help of the Three Princes and Nine Secretaries system, the Han Dynasty recuperated and slowly recovered from the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty.

However, during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty found that the system of three princes and nine kings severely limited the imperial power, which was not conducive to his implementation of centralized power and large-scale warfare against the Xiongnu.

Therefore, since the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a series of reforms have been carried out on the system of three princes and nine kings, and the purpose of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is to strengthen the centralization of power and control the so-called "outer dynasty" and "inner dynasty" in his own hands.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty himself was still very eloquent in the early days, and through a series of reforms, he took all the internal and external dynasties into his own hands, and deposed the official positions such as Taiwei who had increased his constraints. But in the later period of the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the drawbacks of this centralization also appeared.

As Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty himself got better and better, he continued to use troops abroad, resulting in the weakening of the national strength, and the serious loss of Dingkou was even worse, because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty controlled the government with one hand, as long as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty himself did not repent, no one could limit the power in the hands of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not bury his name after all, but he woke up in time, issued the edict of Luntai, and began to recuperate, which preserved the national fortune of the Han Dynasty.

Later, after Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne, he realized the disadvantages of this system, and once again carried out a reform of the system of three princes and nine secretaries, and under the condition of ensuring the authority of the emperor, to avoid the situation of the late Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and made some adjustments to the system of three princes and nine secretaries after the reform of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Later, during the period of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, the prime minister, who commanded hundreds of officials, was deposed, resulting in a clear distinction between the outer and inner dynasties, and the three princes and nine secretaries respectively controlled the government and assisted the emperor, and the Han Dynasty began an era of more than 200 years without the prime minister's auxiliary government. At this time, the three public and nine secretary system is actually completely different from the original three public and nine secretary system.

After that, after the turmoil at the end of the Western Han Dynasty and the rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the so-called Three Princes and Nine Secretaries system has become extinct in name.

With Cao Cao's re-establishment of the prime minister and the opening of the prime minister's mansion, the power was monopolized, and all the government affairs of the court were decided by the prime minister's mansion, and the adjutant of the prime minister's mansion had a greater voice than the three princes and nine secretaries of the imperial court.

The so-called Three Princes has become a position with no real power and an honorary nature, and Jiuqing has long become the position of Qingshui Yamen, with no real power at all, and no one wants to be it.

The official system of the Han Dynasty has reached the point where it is not possible to do it at all if it is not changed.

However, the key point here is whether to restore the three princes and nine secretaries system in the early Han Dynasty, or to re-establish an official system to replace the three princes and nine secretaries system.

There is one thing to say, there is no problem with the system of three princes and nine secretaries itself, but is Liu Bei really willing to reset the position of Taiwei, Prime Minister, and Imperial History Zhongcheng to disperse the emperor's power? !

Liu Bei is not Liu Chan, and the current Ji Han has not reached the "autumn of critical survival", Liu Bei will not choose to completely concentrate his power on Zhuge Liang alone, in order to achieve a stable and excessive regime.

Although Liu Bei still trusts Zhuge Liang and believes in Zhuge Liang's ability and character, Zhuge Liang does not have such a strong desire for power. In history, if it weren't for the Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang would not have chosen to let "the palace and the palace become one".

Therefore, the issue of the official system is not only something that the subordinates need to discuss, but also Liu Bei's subjective wishes.

The system of three princes and nine kings is binding on the imperial power, but in this troubled era that has not yet been unified, and Liu Bei's group is in a remote place, if you can't concentrate all the resources to do things, you have to go back and forth between the internal and external dynasties, not to mention the Northern Expedition, it will be very hard to stabilize the internal political situation.

However, the official system is generally not easy to change after it is formulated, and if the situation in the later years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is reproduced, I am afraid that most of the people who were courtiers do not want to see it.

Therefore, for the reform of the official system, the controversy in the north of Liu Bei's group is very big.

Some people advocate returning to the state of the three princes and nine secretaries performing their respective duties, although it will limit the imperial power, but at least it can ensure the stability of the court situation, and the situation will not be turbulent because of the emergence of individual "mediocre kings".

However, some people believe that it is necessary to strengthen the centralization of power and concentrate forces on major affairs, and that it will be too late to carry out official reform when the whole world is unified in the future.

The two parties quarreled very much, and both sides had their own selfishness and ideas, including the embodiment of Liu Bei's own will.

In Liu Bei's group, several people in the top civil official positions are weighing the pros and cons, and no one easily stands in line.

Whether it is Fa Zheng, Pang Tong, or Liu Ba, in fact, they all feel very tricky about the reform of this official system, on the one hand, they have to take care of Liu Bei's will and emotions, and on the other hand, they also have to take into account the interests of the powerful people in Shuzhong and Jingzhou, so they dare not express their position easily.

After all, with their status, once they express their position, they represent standing in line, and they are a force that Liu Bei cannot ignore.

As for Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang really does not have any problem of not expressing his position.

Others may not know that Zhuge Liang is half of Jingzhou and must represent the interests of the Jingzhou family, but those who have really come into contact with Zhuge Liang actually know that Zhuge Liang is unswervingly on Liu Bei's side.

What Zhuge Liang considered was actually very simple, that is, he wanted to formulate an official system that could not only meet Liu Bei's interests, but also contribute to the current political stability.

So Zhuge Liang pulled Zhang Xi and chatted for a long time.

Why are you looking for Zhang Xi?!

Because Zhang Xi is from Yingchuan, he doesn't have much contact with the Jingzhou and Shuzhong families, so it is impossible to have any interests with them.

Secondly, as far as Zhang Xi came up with a bunch of things, whether it was papermaking or printing, or Yuelu Academy, he was digging up the lifeblood of the family. Not to mention that there is a killer feature that Zhuge Liang doesn't dare to use directly-the imperial examination system.

It is absolutely impossible for Zhang Xi to stand on the side of the family, so only by discussing with Zhang Xi can Zhuge Liang get the greatest inspiration.

And then bar. Zhuge Liang regretted it again.

Seriously, sometimes Zhuge Liang really wants to have a good chat with Zhang Xi to see what kind of mess this guy's head is all about.

Tell Zhang Xi about the official system, this guy can actually talk to you about a bunch of things.

But the problem is that most of these things Zhang Xi said are very superficial things.

For example, Zhang Xi once suggested that Zhuge Liang should engage in the "three provinces and six ministries system", but Zhang Xi could not fully explain how the "three provinces and six ministries system" should work, and how to strengthen the imperial power while restricting the imperial power.

Zhang Xi only remembered the functions of the provinces and ministries, but if you want to say how to operate when you encounter specific things, Zhang Xi can't say why.

In fact, it's okay here, after all, this "three provinces and six ministries" sounds a bit similar to the three princes and nine ministers system, they all divide their powers, but they limit the rights of the three princes and nine secretaries, and only give them the responsibility to be responsible for specific affairs, but they are not given the right to deal with affairs accordingly. Zhuge Liang can still understand and be deeply inspired here.

But Zhuge Liang shouldn't talk too much, and ask what to do if the emperor is too young to manage the government.

I really don't blame Zhuge Liang, who let the doll emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty is too much, and at that time, it is basically relatives or eunuchs who interfere in politics, which will cause quite serious consequences.

If you formulate an official system, you must take precautions.

Zhuge Liang is mainly worried about how the government will operate when there is another kind of baby emperor who can't govern alone.

After all, whether it is the "three provinces and six ministries system" or the "three princes and nine secretaries system", the ultimate direct responsible object is the emperor, and if the emperor cannot manage the government, he will give his relatives or eunuchs a reason to interfere in politics.

Then Zhang Xi told Zhuge Liang about the "cabinet" and "Shang study" system.

The emperor is too young to govern, so the ministers will elect a small group of low-level officials to help the emperor govern, and wait until the emperor is an adult to return to power.

The so-called "cabinet" or "Shang study", their own rights are all pinned on the imperial power, they will definitely work hard to maintain the imperial power to ensure their rights, but also because they are recommended by the ministers, they cannot be completely separated from the prime minister's power, and they will inevitably fall into a situation where although they are high and powerful, there is a gap and opposition between them and the ministers, so as to prevent the birth of the ministers.

Want to be a powerful minister?!

Then you have to ask the officials if they agree, and at the same time, you have to ask the emperor if they agree.

Zhang Xi thinks that the "cabinet" and "Shang study" system are actually good, at least the Ming Dynasty can still continue to live for two hundred years when the emperor is wonderful, and the "Shang Shufang" system of the Qing Dynasty has not encroached on the imperial power, whether it is the first assistant or the minister of military aircraft, the emperor said that he could be exempted, and it could not effectively threaten the imperial power at all.

But Zhuge Liang listened, and his brain was so big that this was a messy system.

If it is implemented in accordance with Zhang Xi's suggestion, there will be serious contradictions between the "three provinces and six ministries system" and the "cabinet study room system."

The Cabinet and the Scholar basically completely deprived the three provinces of their rights, which will lead to the overlap of the responsibilities of the two departments, waste administrative resources, and fail to improve administrative efficiency.

Therefore, what Zhang Xi said is actually two parallel systems, but there are some different trade-offs between imperial power and relative power.

It's okay not to listen, after listening, Zhuge Liang's focus is not only on how to ensure the operational efficiency of the central government in the official system, but also on the balance between imperial power and relative power.

So. What kind of brain circuit does this guy use to think about these conflicting and contradictory things?!

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