Zhang Xi was in a daze, Pang Tong's brows tightened, and Huang Quan looked up in amazement, wanting to say but not knowing what to say.

How did this topic turn, why was he still talking about Zuo Fengyi's relocation of the people's army a quarter of an hour ago, and this quarter of an hour can be turned to the matter of "restoring the prime minister"? !

This is not a trivial matter, and it is also a major political event involving the interests of all parties.

is even more far-reaching than Zuo Fengyi's matter.

Zuo Fengyi's relocation of the people's military camp is, in the final analysis, just a strategy, an event involving local government affairs and the interests of the family.

It's dead, but it's just a local policy.

But the matter of "reinstating the prime minister" does not affect one place.

This is a national policy, and to some extent, it is a political event that will affect the entire Jihan in the next ten years or even longer.

Moreover, it is a major political event that has an all-round impact from the central to the local.

This should not be Liu Bei's inquiry on such an occasion when he was with the three of them in private.

One more. The three of them really couldn't figure out what benefit the proposal of "reinstating the prime minister" would do to Liu Bei?!

The emperor and the prime minister, most of the time, can indeed support each other and achieve each other, but the power of the prime minister and the imperial power overlap in many places.

If the emperor's power is great, the power of the prime minister will inevitably be infringed, and if the power of the prime minister is great, the imperial power will inevitably be infringed.

The most important thing is that imperial power and relative power do not have to be interdependent in order to govern the country well.

In the history of the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, the time without a prime minister is not necessarily less than the time when there is a prime minister, and the Han Dynasty has also lasted for 400 years? !

Now the system of three provinces and six ministries adopted by Ji Han is the core of the essence of dividing the power of the prime minister and strengthening the power of the monarch, for the Son of Heaven, there are only benefits and no disadvantages, why did Liu Bei suddenly want to "restore the prime minister"? !

Are you really afraid that after the "restoration of the prime minister", under the monopoly of the prime minister's power, he will cultivate party henchmen, set up the imperial power, or even directly overthrow the emperor? !

It's not that there are lessons from the past, the last prime minister of the Han Dynasty later became the king of Wei, and his son directly usurped the throne.

Could it be that the Son of Heaven is really old and confused?!

Obviously, neither Pang Tong nor Huang Quan thought that Liu Bei had reached this point, so Liu Bei must have his reasons for "reinstating the prime minister".

Only Zhang Xi, although he was also a little surprised and ignorant, was not without his own understanding of Liu Bei's idea of "restoring the prime minister".

Prime Minister Zhuge is the first prime minister through the ages.

But Zhang Xi couldn't figure it out either, even if Zhuge Liang's talent was really outstanding, his character was really outstanding, and he was really loyal to Dahan and Liu Bei. Isn't he already a Zhongshu Order?!

Zhongshu Ling, although he is not the prime minister, but he is also in charge of it, although the power gap between the prime minister and the prime minister is indeed very large, but this does not prevent Zhuge Liang from being famous for eternity, right? !

Why suddenly change the state administrative system and restore the prime minister?!

The three of them each have their own thoughts and concerns, so no one can give their own answer to Liu Bei's inquiry at the first time.

In the end, Liu Bei was more "intimate" and took the initiative to give his reasons.

"I am very old, and when I recently reviewed the six books of the three provinces, I often felt that my energy was low and my thoughts were confused. The post of prime minister will be reinstated, and the prime minister will lead the three provinces and six ministries, and after making a decision, it will be submitted to me for approval, so that it will not delay the state affairs, and I can make it easier. ”

Liu Bei's reason. Truth be told, whoever believes is a fool.

Liu Bei is old and lacks energy, this is true, but in terms of Liu Bei's current state, it will definitely not reach the point of confusion, and for this reason, it will not be necessary to reinstate the prime minister.

If it was just to relieve the pressure of reviewing documents, Liu Bei also had a Huangmen waiter who was responsible for the circulation of documents, that is, a private secretary.

By the way, the Huangmen squire is not an internal eunuch, this is a magistrate who belongs to Zhongshu Province, and he has no family background or cultural level, so he can't be this official.

The duty of the Yellow Gate Squire was originally to help the Son of Heaven sort out the documents, and if Liu Bei, who was convenient for the Son of Heaven to read the annotations, felt that the annotations were too tired, he could find a few more Yellow Gate Squires to help him sort out the copywriting.

As for saying that the prime minister commands three provinces and six ministries, this is even more incomprehensible. Zhongshuling originally had the responsibility of commanding the three provinces and six departments, so what's the matter with adding a mother-in-law to this head?!

When Liu Bei said these words, he gave people the feeling that he was setting things up for people, not for things.

But Liu Bei has never been such a person.

Zhang Xi, Pang Tong, Huang Quan, after listening to Liu Bei's explanation, glanced at each other, and saw the doubts and concerns in each other's eyes.

In fact, the three of them are not stupid, even if it is Zhang Xi, although because of the perennial guarding of the place and leading the troops to fight, the political experience is not as good as Pang Tong and Huang Quan, but it is not the little white in the early years.

The real point of what Liu Bei said was actually heard by the three of them.

The point is that he is old.

Lao Liu is thinking about himself after a hundred years.

In fact, Liu Bei's thoughts are indeed like this.

As the emperor, of course he didn't want a prime minister to thin up his rights, and the system of three provinces and six ministries proposed by Zhang Xi was simply the administrative system that was most in line with Liu Bei's wishes.

Liu Bei believes in his own ability, thinks that he has the decisiveness to handle state affairs well, as a courtier, as long as he assists himself wholeheartedly and gives himself enough advice.

But the problem is that Liu Bei doesn't believe that his son Adou also has this ability.

Adou will be twenty years old next year, and in this era, he is not young, but who knows whose son is.

His son is a good and filial child, obedient, and quite smart, but just one point, it doesn't quite fit the appearance of an heir.

He has no opinions.

Of course, this is also related to Adou's age and experience.

After all, Adou is different from Liu Bei, he grew up in Chengdu since he was sensible, and he didn't have that kind of experience at the bottom, and the only experience he had was in the battle formation, when he was still in infancy, he followed his mother Mrs. Gan to experience the retreat of Changbanpo.

Even in this time and space, Adou didn't fall into the chaos and waited for him Uncle Zhao to come to his rescue, and he didn't even have a chance to assist, but was just hugged by Mrs. Gan and followed Liu Bei.

And Liu Bei has never taken Adou to the battlefield in the south and north over the years, and in the government, Liu Bei did not let Adou participate in too much government affairs.

To tell the truth, Liu Bei is indeed inferior to his old rival Cao Cao in terms of educating children.

Cao Cao's sons have all had battlefield experience, whether it is Cao Zhang, who is known for his martial arts, or Cao Zhi, who is famous for his literature, they have all had experience on the battlefield.

When Cao Cao formally established the status of Cao Pi's son, Cao Pi took on the important task of staying in Yecheng during Cao Cao's expedition.

But Liu Chan didn't have the opportunity to stay in Chengdu for the first time until he was nineteen years old.

Of course, there are also factors that make Liu Bei helpless - the child was born too late.

When Cao Cao was sixty years old, Cao Pi was already in his early thirties, and when Liu Bei was sixty years old, Liu Chan was only fifteen years old.

If he was born in a prosperous era, then Liu Chan only needs to follow Xiao Gui, even if he lacks some opinions, as long as he is willing to listen to the opinions of the group of subordinates left by Liu Bei, it is more than enough to be a king who keeps the rules.

But now, the world is divided into three, and no one can destroy anyone in a short period of time. In such a world of great controversy, it is a bit too embarrassing for you to let Xiao Adou sit in the position of the emperor and ask him to make decisions arbitrarily like Liu Bei.

To put it bluntly, at least in the next ten years, Adou still needs someone who can escort him for a while, and Liu Bei feels that he probably can't last more than ten years.

Therefore, the reason why Liu Bei wants to restore the prime minister is that he wants to leave Liu Bei with a candidate who can help Adou escort while he is still alive.

And with the current situation in the world, this person must not have too many candidates, otherwise they will quarrel, and even they sometimes don't know how to make decisions Take the matter of Zuo Feng Yijuntun this time, if Zhang Xi, Huang Quan, and Pang Tong quarrel in front of Liu Chan, it is estimated that Liu Chan's brain will be dizzy in an instant, and he is counting on him to take a fart idea.

Therefore, there must be a person with sufficient ability, morality, and loyalty to help Liu Chan.

This is the most direct reason for Liu Bei's decision to reinstate the prime minister.

And this candidate, Liu Bei has already chosen.

Zhongshu Ling, Zhuge Liang.

Except for this person, Liu Bei is really not at ease and entrusts Adou to anyone.

Fa Zheng is outstanding, and his loyalty is not bad, but his strength is not large, and it is easy to offend people.

Pang Tong, Huang Quan, and Liu Ba, although they are all talented people, they have their own thoughts, and they also have their own interest groups behind them, and they can't be as dedicated to the country as Zhuge Liang, fair and just.

Xu Shu can't do without Jingzhou, especially now that the general Guan Yu is weak, Jingzhou must have a person with outstanding qualifications and abilities to lead, and it is impossible to transfer to the capital and take charge of the government.

And to be honest, Xu Shu's ability is indeed a little worse than Zhuge Liang, which is also an indisputable fact.

Zhang Fei and Liu Bei felt that letting Zhang Fei take charge of the northern and southern armies and defend the Beijing division was the last insurance he left for his son.

As for Zhang Xi, Liu Bei's plan is a little more long-term.

(End of chapter)