The book that was sent to the hand was not thick, and like other new books, it was printed very decently and beautifully, and on the cover was the words "The Government Office Meeting".

At the first glance at the title of this book, the hundred officials and ministers in the hall immediately realized it, and after opening the title page and seeing the table of contents at the front, it was even more comprehensive.

This "Essentials of the Government Bureau" is clearly a canon to explain the new policies of the court.

Printing books can't be completed overnight, and when the Son of Heaven is pouring down, do you still have the heart to think about this new deal?

With this complicated emotion, a group of courtiers couldn't wait to open the "Government Office Meeting".

The Essentials of the Government Office is broadly divided into three different parts.

The first part describes in detail the matters under the control of the Cabinet, the Second Cabinet of the Nine Secretaries and the other government offices.

The Son of Heaven not only changed the Three Princes and the Monks' Offices, but also made a lot of adjustments and changes to other government offices.

Da Sima is in charge of raising soldiers in the world, including money and grain supply, camp construction, beacon maintenance, weapon reserves, war horse breeding and other things.

The Imperial Historian is in charge of the supervision of the officials and people in the world, and is in charge of the local county and country's imperial history, assassination history, and counseling doctors—the new name of the miscellaneous doctor.

It is too often in charge of the sacrificial ceremonial school, including the mausoleums, sacrificial temples and mausoleum counties of the emperors of the past dynasties, Taixue and the county and the country.

Dasi Nong is in charge of the world's rent, including agriculture and mulberry industry and commerce, land rent calculation and collection, average loss leveling and salt and iron monopoly.

The Shaofu is in charge of the private treasury of the Son of Heaven, including the tax of the mountains and seas and the tax of the merchants.

Guangluxun is in charge of the selection of officials, including the Tianzi Lang official, the assessment and screening of hundreds of officials and courtiers, and no longer in charge of Yu Linlang and other Lang Wei.

Da Honglu also took charge of the responsibilities of the vassal states, took charge of the righteous barbarians and vassal states, and was in charge of the affairs of the overseas Western Regions.

The palace guards are in charge of the palace guards, and the palace and the palace guards are under the jurisdiction of the guards, and the Lang guards no longer enter the palace.

The servant is in charge of the horse and the guard of honor for the Son of Heaven.

Tingwei is in charge of the world's prisons, and has jurisdiction over both the edict and the world's prisoners.

Zongzheng is in charge of the clan relatives who have no marquis and no lord.

Si Li's lieutenant is in charge of the three assistants and Chang'an officials to supervise, and the captain of Shui Heng is in charge of five baht coins.

In addition, the other affairs of the various government offices are also clearly written, and there is absolutely no omission.

What surprised the hundred officials was that the Menxia Temple, which was directly under the control of the Son of Heaven, was still nominally retained, but it no longer had real power.

The government office related to farming and silkworms was re-integrated into the Dasi Nong, and the industrial officials were separately listed as the government offices at the same level as the Jiuqing Second Mansion, and the chief official was named Dajiang - Yu Wuwu was appointed.

After such a disposal, the Menxia Temple has obviously been hollowed out, so why should it be kept?

Moreover, under the affairs of the Menxia Temple, the words "for the Son of Heaven's subordinates" are ambiguously written, and I don't know what to do.

Although the courtiers had doubts in their hearts, no one dared to ask questions, and today they once again saw the "farsightedness" of the Son of Heaven.

Many seemingly small and useless idle pens are very likely to play an unexpected role at some point.

Rather than holding your breath and objecting now, it is better to watch it first, so as not to incur the displeasure of the Son of Heaven.

The second part of the Cabinet Briefing details the way in which the Cabinet operates, with emphasis on the powers and taboos of the Cabinet Officers.

If it is said that the courtiers' explanation of the Son of Heaven was still a little vague just now, but when it falls on this paper, it can be seen more clearly and clearly.

The rank of the Shiqu Pavilion bachelor is the middle two thousand stones—the two thousand stones are divided into the middle two thousand stones, the true two thousand stones, and the two thousand stones from high to low.

Two thousand stones are the rank of the county and the secretary, the real two thousand stones are the rank of the two mansions of the nine kings, and the middle two thousand stones are the rank of the cabinet scholars.

From the point of view of rank, the cabinet university is higher than the Jiuqing, the two governments and the Lieqing, but it does not belong to the relationship between the upper and lower levels, but is at the same level.

The cabinet scholars have no right to directly issue orders to the Jiuqing, the two governments, and the secretaries.

Moreover, the responsibilities of the cabinet scholars are also very vague, and they are actually "serving the emperor to read the scriptures" and "preparing for consultation", which is actually the same as the doctoral officials in Taixue.

The rest of the foreign court officials not only had a specific scope of affairs, but could also propose to the Son of Heaven through the recital.

However, the cabinet scholars did not have any real power, and even clearly stipulated that they could not write to the Son of Heaven to give advice, which was equivalent to depriving the cabinet scholars of the right to directly participate in political affairs.

Under such strict restrictions, the cabinet scholars really became the private scholars of the Son of Heaven - the foreign court officials would no longer buy their accounts.

In this way, the political affairs of the Han Dynasty are either uploaded from the bottom to the bottom or from the top down, and the cabinet is only a link in the middle.

The third part of the "Decree of the Bureau" writes a new system of recitals, the system of sealing affairs.

In the old Han Dynasty, all subjects of the world could write to the emperor, and all the books were written in duplicate. Copies may be opened and inspected by the Book of Scholars, while the originals are left for the Son of Heaven to inspect.

In the past, when Huo Guang was in charge of the Book of Books, when he opened and read a book that did not suit his heart, he would detain it in advance, and easily let the Son of Heaven not know about the major events in the world.

Moreover, not only the Shangshu Department has the right to open the copy, but also the officials who handle it, from the bus Sima to the imperial historian, can open the copy, and it is very easy for the official to leak the news.

I don't know how many officials' impeachment of the Huo Party was intercepted in advance before it was delivered to the Son of Heaven.

So much so that before the Son of Heaven saw the books, the impeachers had already been sent to prison or killed in vain.

Only by ensuring the secrecy of the book can the courtiers be effectively supervised and the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven not blocked.

And this system of sealing affairs is to prevent the content of the book from leaking and the major events of the court being privately peeped at.

First of all, all officials' recitals must be written by themselves, not in the hands of others, and copies should be abolished and only originals should be kept.

Secondly, after the writing is completed, it must be strictly sealed with a silk bag and ink lacquer, and no one is allowed to open it privately until it reaches the cabinet, and five bachelors must be present when the cabinet is opened.

Thirdly, the silk bag is divided into black and white, and the admonition recitals that do not need to be disposed of are packed in black bags, and the political recitals that need to be disposed of are packed in white bags, and the names of the government offices and officials need to be written on the bags.

Finally, after the book was delivered to the bus Sima room under the north gate of Weiyang Palace, it was sent directly to the cabinet, and irrelevant personnel could not touch it, otherwise there would be no forgiveness.

With this system of sealing affairs, whether it is the people impeaching officials or the lower officials impeaching the officials, the secrecy is much stronger, and it can play a role in mutual supervision between the government and the people.

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After the courtiers got the book, the "buzzing" discussion in the front hall gradually subsided, leaving only the sound of "bang, bang, bang" flipping books.

One by one, the hundreds of officials lowered their heads, followed the directory, and looked for their official offices and their official positions in the "Government Office Meeting".

It was only after making sure that their official positions had not been abolished that they smiled with relief.

As long as his official position and rank are still there, he can still receive dozens of dollars of money and food a month, and he will still have a place in the court.

That day's new policy doesn't seem to be too bad, at least it didn't make them lose their official positions.

Compared with the foreign officials who were less affected, the faces of the seven cabinet scholars were a little dignified.

They carefully looked at the contents of the "Government Office Meeting" related to the cabinet system and the Shangfeng system, and understood the intention of the Son of Heaven more and more clearly.

Today, the Son of Heaven suddenly made such a large-scale change to the court, and the purpose he wanted to achieve was to expand the power of the monarch while suppressing the power of the emperor.

And through this new policy in the court, they also understand more and more the far-reaching purpose of the Son of Heaven's move.

It seems that the changes and new policies of the Son of Heaven in the future must be earth-shattering, and maybe they will really be as violent as the firecrackers.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Son of Heaven to start changing the law from the center of the court so drastically.

The first change of the pattern of the court and the control of the government is to make other changes and new policies smoother in the future.

After figuring out this joint, the expressions of the seven newly promoted cabinet scholars were different.

Wei Xiang is looking forward to it.

Han Zeng and Zhao Chongguo are indifferent.

Zhang Anshi, Bingji, Wei Xian and Liu De are worried and confused.

……

After about a quarter of an hour, the sound of flipping books in the front hall gradually stopped.

The courtiers put the hastily flipped through the "Ya Zhi Hui Yao" back on the case in front of them, and then looked at the Son of Heaven on the jade steps.

At this time, the heavy and low chiming bell came into the hall from a distance, and I didn't expect the time of these two hours to pass so quickly.

These two hours are probably the two most important hours in the past few decades, and the pattern of the Han Dynasty has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Liu He stood with his hands behind his back, listening to the bell, a little stunned.

When the aftermath of the bell completely stopped, he turned to look at the courtiers under the jade steps, ready to summarize today's new law changes.

Zi said: The deceased is like a husband, reluctant to give up day and night...... I didn't expect two hours to pass like this, and I didn't realize it. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, I said a few years ago that I wanted to change the law and implement a new policy, and at that time, I am afraid that there were still Aiqing who thought that I was a whim......"

"So at this moment, in this front hall, I'm afraid no one doubts my determination anymore, right?"

A great court meeting has caused such a big change, and if anyone dares to doubt the determination of the Son of Heaven, I am afraid that he will not survive for three days in the court.

"If the Han is compared to a person, then the county of the world is the limbs, the three assistants are the red heart, and the cabinet and the Jiuqing government are that touch of spirit."

"Only when this essence is clear and transparent, then this naked heart can beat, the limbs can move flexibly and freely, and this person can walk like flying."

"In the next month, I hope that the princes can act in accordance with the "Essentials of the Government Office", so that the political affairs can run smoothly as soon as possible, and the blood will not coagulate."

"Are you willing to share my worries?"

After a little hesitation, all the courtiers, led by the seven cabinet scholars, stood up from their couches.

"The ministers will definitely do their best for the society of the Han Dynasty, and they will never fail to live up to Your Majesty's grace!" After saying that, they bowed down in unison again.

The bowing movements of the ministers were very neat, and there was no difference in the curvature of the bending down, and they looked very deferential and humble.

However, Liu He, who was on the top just now, suddenly sneered, this sneer was very cruel, as cold as the cold wind a year ago.

It is a pity that the courtiers who bowed down did not have the opportunity to see this scene.

"Those who do not act in accordance with the "Essentials of the Government Council", or those who violate the rules and regulations, can be impeached by the government and the people......"

"Those who are impeached will be tried by the Imperial Shi Dafu Mansion, Tingwei Temple, and Guangluxun Sanya, and those who commit serious crimes can be sentenced to the punishment of beheading and clan extermination."

"The ministers don't dare."

As a result, at this great court meeting, the new policy of changing the law in the Chang'an court of the Han Empire was formally completed.

This is just the beginning, and I don't know how much human blood will be needed to lubricate this new system for it to work smoothly. (End of chapter)