Without further ado, with Liu He personally in charge, the operation efficiency of the "Imperial Party" was very high - Zhang Anshi and Bingji immediately left the greenhouse hall and went their own way.

Bingji took the edict stamped with the seal of the Son of Heaven, and under the escort of the four Changyi Lang, he rushed directly to the Shangshu Department.

The Shangshu Department is located in the Shaofu Temple, in a separate courtyard.

According to the subordination of the Han Dynasty, the Shangshu Office itself should be under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu.

Therefore, if you have to count it, Huo Guang, the secretary of Lingshang, should be regarded as a subordinate official of Shaofu Bingji.

Now it is reasonable to let Bingji take over Shaofu.

The courtyard where the Shangshu Department is located is not large, one in and one out.

The main room is the main hall where the Lingshang scholars are acting for official business, and the wings on both sides are the places where different Shangshu handle the chapters.

Whether it is the main hall or the wing room, the space is not spacious, and it can even be said to be extremely cramped.

There are not many subordinate officials in the Shangshu Department, and there are only more than 20 people in total.

The most powerful is naturally the Lingshang scholar with a rank of Qianshi, and today's Lingshang is the general Huo Guang.

Further down, there are Shang Shufu with a rank of 600 stones, and Shang Shucheng with a rank of 400 stones, as adjutant officers of the Shang Shushi.

Further down, there are five Yousi Shangshu.

Servant Cao Shangshu: Responsible for docking with the Prime Minister's Imperial History.

2,000 stone Cao Shangshu: responsible for the 2,000 stone courtiers.

Hu Cao Shangshu: Responsible for the performance of ordinary officials and people.

Ke Cao Shangshu: Responsible for the foreign Siyi Chapter.

Sangong Shangshu: Responsible for the affairs of the prison chapter.

In addition, there are five or six Wusi Shangshu who assist in the work of Lingshangshu.

Even if you add more than a dozen scholars and more than a dozen servants, there are no more than fifty people in total.

In addition to Lingshangshu, the other people in the Shangshu Department are not only low-ranked, but also have little power.

At best, it's just a higher-ranking book.

On the other hand, they are mainly responsible for the arrangement, classification and archiving of the chapters; On the other hand, they were responsible for drafting, transcribing, and stamping the edicts.

Only the secretary of the Lingshang can decide the direction of the government by dealing with the chapters.

It is not an exaggeration to say that this Shangshu Department is a word of Shangshu Huo Guang.

……

Bingji held the edict set by the Son of Heaven himself, came to the Shangshu Office, and as soon as he appeared in the courtyard, the Shangshu servant shot Chen Liushou and led a few Shangshu to the courtyard to greet him.

Huo Guang is not there, and Shaofu Bingji is the justifiable Shangguan here.

Shang Shu servant shot Chen Liushou in his forties, naturally also a Confucian student, it is said that he followed Xiahou Shengxue's "Shang Shu", and came to the Shang Shu Department for seven or eight years.

He went from Wusi Shangshu to Sangong Shangshu, and he worked up step by step, and now he finally became a servant of Shangshu.

If you go up further, you will naturally not be promoted to Lingshangshu, but will be sent to a certain county to be the minister, so that you can be regarded as on the right path.

Because the Shangshu Department was under Huo Guang's nose, and most of the things to be dealt with were related to documents, Huo Guang didn't care about them, and the relationship between the two was not close.

Take today's "boycott" incident as an example, Huo Guang did not let them call sick leave with them.

Chen Liushou hurriedly saluted in Bingji and greeted him: "Xiaguan Shangshu shot Chen Liushou and asked Bingfu Jun'an." ”

"Chen Envoy Jun is exempt."

In the few months since Bingji took office, although he has been quiet, he has also handled all the affairs of the Shaofu very properly.

And compared with his predecessor Shaofu Lecheng, he is more strict, fair and honest, so he is respected by the officials.

Therefore, Chen Liushou hurriedly came over to salute, not only to flatter, but also to respect from the heart.

Bingji naturally knows Chen Liushou very well, and looking at his careful appearance today, he knows that what the Son of Heaven has made him do has a three-point chance of winning.

Bingji did not face Chen Liushou with an amiable smile as usual, but stood in place with his hands behind his back, his face expressionless.

Chen Liushou naturally smelled a different breath, and when he saw the few Changyi Langs with bright armor behind Bingji, he faintly felt that something was wrong.

What happened in the court yesterday, Chen Liushou has already heard about it.

Chang'an City looks calm, but in private, I'm afraid there is already an undercurrent.

Chen Liushou's rank is not high, so naturally it will not be affected too much.

But being in the Department of Books, wanting to stay out of the matter completely is almost a luxury.

He glanced at Chang Yilang behind Bingji, as if to confirm whether there were more soldiers and horses hiding outside the courtyard.

"Chen Fujun, the general said that he was sick and on leave, do you know about this?" Bingji asked indifferently.

"At noon today, the general sent a message, saying that he could not come to the agency to deal with the chapter for the time being."

"Did the general say he would come back one day?" Bingji asked.

"The general didn't say anything, only that he would come back after he recovered." Chen Liushou replied truthfully.

"The general has already explained how to deal with the chapter received in the department."

Bingji's question is exactly where Chen Liushou has a headache today.

According to reason, if the secretary is not there, then the affairs of the department should naturally be represented by him, the servant of the book.

However, the current Shangshu Office is not the Shangshu Office before Emperor Xiaowu.

This is the core of the power of the Han Empire, and those seemingly ordinary chapters, which one is not related to the major events related to the world of the Han Dynasty.

He is a small scholar, no matter how bold he is, he will not think that he can deal with these major events in the world.

But you can't do nothing, can you? So this put Chen Liushou in a dilemma.

Bingji saw the embarrassment on Chen Liushou's face, and he had already guessed eight or nine points.

It seems that the Son of Heaven guessed correctly, and the Shangshu Department is also a "test" left by Huo Guang to the Son of Heaven.

Huo Guang was equivalent to saying to the Son of Heaven: "This Shangshu Department is placed here, see if Your Majesty has the ability to take it." ”

In the words of the Son of Heaven, it is "the middle father is too arrogant".

The Son of Heaven not only dared to take it, but also took it with peace of mind and without any burden.

"It seems that the general is sick in a hurry, and he actually left Chen Yuanjun with a big problem." Bingji said.

Chen Liushou didn't dare to answer, nor did he dare to deny it, just wiped his sweat vigorously.

"It's okay, I'm here now to help Chen Yuanjun solve this problem."

Chen Liushou looked up at Bingji, what did this nominal Shangguan mean by this.

"Envoy Chen, immediately summon everyone in the agency to the courtyard."

"Prince, can you ask why you want to gather all the people?"

If Chen Liushou asks on weekdays, Bingji will definitely explain in a good voice. But not today, Bingji had to overwhelm the other party in momentum at the beginning.

This is your life-and-death struggle—this is the Son of Heaven himself who asked him when he came.

"I am the Shaofu appointed by His Majesty personally, and there is a group of ribbon officials in my hand, and the Shangshu Department is under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu......"

"If this official wants to see the subordinate officials in the Shangshu Department, do you still want to shoot a warning to you, a Shangshu servant of 600 stones?"

Bingji's murderous aura came very suddenly, making Chen Liushou speechless for a while.

No matter how you look at it, he is not qualified to hold up in front of Bingji.

Between the Son of Heaven and the generals, what can they, the subordinate officials who are in the cracks, do?

After Chen Liushou saluted Bingji again, he hurriedly knocked on the thin wooden doors of the wings on both sides.

For a time, there was a rare lively scene in the entire Shangshu Department.

About half an hour later, Shang Shu, Shu Zuo, and the servants stood under the eaves of the main hall in an orderly manner, from front to back.

Without this Huo Guang, this Shangshu seems to be a lot less majestic and mysterious all of a sudden.

Bingji, who was standing in front of the main hall, swept his gaze over everyone's faces before taking out a piece of rice paper from his arms.

"Your Majesty has a will, Huo Guang, the secretary of the Lingshu, is exhausted, and he is infected with the wind and cold, and I have specially given a notice to March, but the chapter must be sorted out, and the government must be disposed of, from now on, Shaofu Bingji will temporarily replace Huo Guang to lead the Shangshu, and the Son of Heaven will handle all the chapters."

As soon as the edict was read, the subordinate officials immediately exchanged their heads and ears, and for a time there was a lot of discussion in the courtyard.

Chen Liushou was even more uncomfortable, and he forgot to take the edict for a while.

Seeing that Chen Liushou and the others were hesitating, Bingji continued to ask, "Doesn't Chen Envoy accept the edict?" ”

"W-Did the general approve of this?"

"Bold!" Bingji raised his voice and scolded angrily.

Chen Liushou and the others hurriedly lowered their heads, and their backs, which were bent like shrimps, seemed to tremble.

"Didn't you hear clearly that this was the edict of the county magistrate just now?"

"You still ask the general if he ever approved of this?"

"Although the general is an auxiliary minister, he is still a courtier of the Han Dynasty in the final analysis, how can he block the will of the county official?"

"Do you want to trap the general in an unjust place?"

"Do you still want to instigate the relationship between the general and the county official?"

This big hat is buttoned down, where do Chen Liushou and the other subordinate officials dare to have extra words.

I could only obediently accept this edict.

Binggong is right, this is the contradiction between the Son of Heaven and the general, why should these little people interfere?

After verifying the handwriting and seal on the edict and making sure that everything was correct, Bingji entered the Shangshu Office in a grand manner.

The power hub of this great Han was pocketed by the Son of Heaven.

In the Shang Shu Department, Bingji sat in the position where Huo Guang often sits.

Since yesterday, Huo Guang has never been to the Book of Books.

But by this time, the department had not yet accumulated too many chapters.

Although Bingji had already controlled the Shang Shu Administration, he was able to put himself in a correct position, knowing that he must not be able to self-determine the government like Huo Guang.

What he had to do was to gather all kinds of important chapters, and then classify them and send them to the greenhouse hall for the Son of Heaven to decide.

And this is the duty that the Book of Books should have fulfilled.

As for those chapters that are not so important, either there is a system to emulate, or there is no urgency, so you can wait for a while.

When Bingji came out of the greenhouse hall, the Son of Heaven set several standards for him as the principles for dealing with the chapters.

If it is important and urgent, it will be sent to the greenhouse hall immediately.

If it is important and not urgent, it can be registered and sent to the greenhouse hall on a certain day.

If it is not important but urgent, it is up to Bingji to lead the subordinate officials of the Shangshu Department to decide for themselves.

If it is not important and not urgent, it will be pressed in the Book of Books first, and it will not be dealt with for the time being.

In four simple sentences, a general idea of the myriad political affairs has been sorted out.

Bingji agrees with this very much, and thinks that this method of prioritizing things is quite novel, and intends to implement it in the Shaofu as well.

The Shangshu Department is the heart and brain of the Han Empire, but each government office from Chang'an to the county also has a set of operational systems, so as long as someone is in charge of the Shangshu Administration, it can also operate.

Fortunately, because there are not many chapters that have been accumulated, there are no important and urgent matters in them, so there is no need to show them to the county officials for the time being.

Before being promoted to Shaofu, although Bingji had sat on the "cold bench" for several years - he was a doctor of Guanglu, but he had also held an official position with real power in the past.

The history of the Lu National Prison, the right prison of the court lieutenant, the city order of the general of the chariot, and the history of the governor of the general's mansion - these official positions involve criminal prisons, civil affairs, military and political affairs, and other affairs, covering all aspects of court politics.

Therefore, he is now dealing with these chapters of the Shang Shu Department, but he is also very handy, and he has not encountered too many problems.

As for Shang Shucheng Chen Liushou, since he is not the Huo Party, he did not hinder him, and he cooperated very wholeheartedly.

Even Chen Liushou cooperated so much, and the other Shangshu and Shuzuo had no reason to get in the way.

For a while, the entire Shangshu Department didn't look much different from usual.

In less than half an hour, Bingji finished all those small affairs, and then Bingji took out the five edicts drawn up by the Son of Heaven himself.

"Chen Yuanjun, this is the five edicts of the Son of Heaven, please order someone to copy out a copy now, and stamp the jade seal of the country, and send someone to the various government offices tomorrow."

The first edict was temporarily received by Shaofu Bingji.

The second edict was that the county officials who came to Chang'an to study and copy books should go to Taixue.

The third edict was to reward all the officials under the government office in Chang'an.

The fourth edict awarded the subordinate officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Dasi Nong, and Taichang Temple, and the next year's evaluation was the best.

The fifth edict limits the number of days that officials of different ranks can give notices.

Bingji sat in the place where Huo Guang usually sat and looked at Chen Liushou quietly.

The latter's expression was initially calm, but soon turned to surprise, bewilderment, worry, and fear.

It seems that this Chen Liushou is indeed not close to the general, otherwise he would not have such a complicated expression on his face.

"Chen Yuanjun, do you have any questions?"

"Fujun, this is really written by the county official himself......"

"This is natural, if Chen Yuanjun doesn't believe it, he can go to the greenhouse hall to verify with His Majesty." Bingji frowned and asked, this Chen Liushou is really a little pedantic, and he actually asked this kind of question that touched the knife edge.

"No, no, no......" Chen Liushou knew that Bingji had misunderstood, and hurriedly waved his hand to explain.

"What the lower officials want to ask is that as stated in the second edict, subordinate officials who insist on serving in the upper government can be rewarded......

"That'...... The package does not include the subordinate officials of our Shaofu Temple? ”

Bingji didn't understand the meaning of this sentence at first, but when he saw the longing in Chen Liushou's eyes, he understood.

This Chen Liushou product rank is only 600 stones, and a month's money and grain is 70 hundred, if the family has a large number of people to support, then it is also stretched.

It seems that he is not questioning the legitimacy of these edicts, but wondering if he can get some benefits.

"Of course, the edict of the county official is very clearly written, this reward covers all the subordinate officials of Chang'an, as long as they come to the government, they can receive it."

Bingji's words made Chen Liushou's face bloom with joy all of a sudden, and he sighed quite sincerely: "This is really the benevolent government of the county official." ”

"Since Chen Yuanjun has no other questions, then order someone to copy the edict and stamp the jade seal of the country."

"No!"

Soon, the Shangshu Department was busy in a festive atmosphere, up to the Shangshu servant shooting the monk Shangshucheng, down to the Shuzuo servant, all of them were overjoyed.

While copying the edict, everyone whispered about whether to save it for emergency after the reward was issued, or to change it into silk to make a winter robe for the wife and children at home.

The honest laughter of the men came from the small pavilions on both sides from time to time, making the cold air have some cheerful atmosphere.

Bingji stood under the eaves of the main hall with his hands behind his back, listening intently to the whispers of the officials.

He didn't say anything to stop him.

If when he was in the greenhouse hall just now, Bingji still had a little doubt about the Son of Heaven's countermeasures, then now this doubt has disappeared.

Bingji suddenly realized that the Son of Heaven seemed to look at people's hearts very differently from those of their courtiers, more accurate and complete.

"Although they are of low rank, they are the cornerstone and pivot of the smooth government decrees of the Han Dynasty, and if they are regarded as human beings, they will naturally be loyal to the Han Dynasty."

This sentence was also said by the Son of Heaven today, and Bingji still seemed to understand it at the time, but now he understands it all.

In the future, I am afraid that the Son of Heaven will not only be a Ming Jun, but also a benevolent Jun.

It seems that the courtiers and people of the Han Dynasty have been blessed.

Under the concerted efforts of the Shangshu Administration, these five edicts were soon copied into thirty copies each, and all of them were stamped with the jade seal of the country.

After that, they will be transmitted by the confessors to the large and small prefectures in Chang'an City—and after that, they will continue to be passed on layer by layer.

At this time, it was already late, and Chang'an City had gradually quieted down.

It is too late to download the edicts, but they will be received early tomorrow morning.

When the time comes, how many of those subordinate officials who have taken a day off today will come back?

……

At the right time, above the North Que Danqi, Liu He was walking alone in the cold wind.

After coming to Weiyang Palace, Liu He had many fewer opportunities to exercise, so every day after dinner, he would always take a walk on the Danqi around Weiyang Palace.

And the Danqi in Beique is Liu He's favorite place to come.

By this time, the sky had all darkened, and the sun had already sunk below the horizon.

Compared to this thick darkness, Liu He, who was thin, looked very small.

He stood like this with his hands behind his back, facing the wind. Dai Zong and Li Zhang, who followed him, as well as Chang Yi Lang, stopped a few feet away, not daring to disturb.

Looking north from here, you can see the lights of thousands of homes in the direction of the far north castle - although they are looming, they are as fascinating as the Milky Way flowing into the world.

There are many people who Liu He is familiar with, Guan Er and Zhang San of Xianheng Liquor Store, Xu Guanghan's family, and the carpenter Meng Ban's family......

I don't know how they've been these months, and I don't know if they'll be able to sleep soundly again tonight.

In any case, Liu He is destined to not be able to sleep tonight.

Because tomorrow, he will leave the palace and take over those government offices.

Thinking of this, Liu He turned around and looked at Shangguanli in the east, where there was the General's Mansion and many courtiers of very high rank.

At this moment, they must be very proud, and they will sleep well this night.

During the day, they launched a counterattack against the Son of Heaven.

Although it was only a day, there was already some chaos in Chang'an.

Hundreds of wagons transporting rented taxes had nowhere to go, and nearly 100 officials ate outside the Prime Minister's Mansion......

It was on this day that many rumors came out of the corners of Chang'an City - the Son of Heaven was deceived by traitorous ministers, and he became angry with the general, so that the government was stagnant, and the Han was in danger.

I don't know if this was spontaneously spread by good deeds, or if someone deliberately instigated it.

The battle of swords and guns has not yet begun, but this battle of people's hearts will start first.

The "Chang'an Monthly" prepared by Liu He and the orphans in Changyi should also come in handy.

Tonight, let the middle father sleep well for the time being, after tomorrow, if you want to fall asleep again, I'm afraid it won't be so easy.

"Dai Zong, Li Zhang, come here." Liu He shouted behind him with a side face.

"No!" The two of them immediately walked over

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