After Lu Yijian finished speaking, Zhao Jun only laughed a few times and did not answer immediately.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what Zhao Jun meant.

Or Zhao Zhen asked tentatively: "How is it, eldest grandson, I also think you have such a talent, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Jun thought about it and said, "I have a question. ”

"You say."

Lu Yijian said.

"Can this department transfer troops?"

Zhao Jun asked.

"This"

Everyone looked at each other, and Wang Zeng shook his head again and again: "No." ”

"If the country wants to develop, it is not only the system and science, but also the construction of the army."

Zhao Jun frowned and said: "And there is absolutely no bloodshed in the reform, this is something I have emphasized many times, once a large-scale political change is carried out, it is very likely that the army will be used, if there is no army, how can the reform be promoted?" ”

"Isn't it enough to have the Imperial City Division?"

Wang asked.

"Not enough."

Zhao Jun shook his head and said, "The enemy is not only on the outside, but also on the inside. The great man said that we have never fought a war without preparation and certainty, nor did we fight a war with only preparation but no certainty. Governing a country is like fighting a war, how can it be done without absolute power? ”

"Amount"

Everyone looked at Zhao Zhen.

The army of the Song Dynasty was not in their hands, but in the hands of Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen was also dumbfounded and asked, "Do you have to be an army?" ”

"It's for the support of the military, and there are some leaders in Africa who are visionary, like Sankara, who is an idealist," Zhao said.

Speaking of Sankara, Zhao Jun couldn't help but pause, his thoughts gradually drifted away, and he changed his expression to a serious expression and raised his head to look at the sky and said: "Sankara is the light of Africa, he implemented land reform, cracked down on capital assets, punished corrupt officials, opposed colonialism, defended national independence, and was determined to change the backward situation of Burkina Faso, but what was the result?" ”

"The result?"

Zhao Zhen asked.

"He was betrayed by those closest to him, and he was stabbed in the back by those whom he regarded as siblings!"

Zhao Jun shook his head and said, "It was because he trusted the other party too much and handed over the army to him that he suffered betrayal." Therefore, the barrel of a gun is as important as the barrel of a pen, especially when doing the great cause of reform, once the reform involves the interests of the army, it can easily be overthrown and turned into a military government. If we want to reform, we must hold military power in our hands. ”

The crowd fell silent.

Only Zhao Jun raised his head, looked at the sky and said: "There are always many difficulties in history, the Southern Song Dynasty has Yue Fei's helplessness, and there is the tragedy of jumping into the sea from cliffs and mountains; The Southern Ming Dynasty has the self-improvement of Emperor Zhu Yujian of Longwu and the insistence of Li Dingguo, King of Jin; There are also such figures in Africa. ”

"Sankara is a gentleman, more gentleman than anyone present. He commuted to work on his bicycle every day, without bodyguards by his side, he insisted on his ideals and never gave up, he was unwilling to compromise, his integrity and inner justice put the enemy to shame, he was a true idealist. ”

"There are people like Che Guevara, Allende, Castro, Lumumba and so on. These people are like bright meteors that streak across the sky and are remembered by the world. ”

"At a time when the whole world was being oppressed and exploited by capitalism, they stood up and fought for it. People will not forget that there are these idealists who once stood up for people, shouted for people, and brought light and hope to people. ”

"Although I feel that I have neither the ability nor the qualifications to compare with them, since I have come to the Great Song Dynasty and come to this land full of suffering, I also hope to have an idealistic desire to make the Great Song Dynasty better and make the people of the Great Song Dynasty live a better life."

"The common people know who is good for them, who their enemies are, and who their friends are."

"The officials and landlords of the Great Song Dynasty often only take care of their own selfish interests, forgetting that it was the country and the people who gave them today's life, and forgetting that they stepped on the heads of the country and the people to have the current life."

"When the day comes when the people can't take it anymore, they will rise up and raise the banner of revolt and overthrow those who oppress them."

"If you still don't change your thinking and regard the people of the Great Song Dynasty as your friends and relatives, then sooner or later, they will also treat you as enemies, and the dynasty will fall and history will fall into reincarnation again."

"So I need military power, and it's not the people of the Great Song Dynasty who have to deal with it. It is those who oppress the people, exploit the people, and press on the people to make a fortune. ”

"They will be my enemies and you will be your enemies, and I need everyone to unite and work towards a common goal."

"The Great Song Dynasty is rotten, and it has been rotten from the roots. You have to tear down the rotten house and build a new one. ”

Zhao Jun retracted his gaze to the sky, looked around, and said solemnly and sincerely: "And the army is the assistant who overthrows down the rotten house!" ”

At the end of the words, everyone lowered their heads, some were pondering, some were frowning, and some were stunned.

But what everyone has in common is that there is still no one to answer Zhao Jun's words.

It's not that they don't want to, but they can't be the master of this matter, and they don't dare to call the shots, because the military power of the Great Song Dynasty has always been only on one person.

That person is Zhao Zhen!

"How?"

Zhao Jun asked, "Can't you do it?" ”

"It's kind of difficult."

Lu Yijian thought of a compromise solution, turned his head to look at Zhao Zhen and said: "It's better to use the army, if we want to use the army, we can ask the official family for instructions, and if the official family agrees, the army will naturally be able to be mobilized." ”

"I think that's good."

Zhao Zhen nodded again and again.

The system of the Song Dynasty was a system of two governments and three divisions, which separated the power of governance, law, supervision, finance, and the army.

Even the prime minister has only the power to govern, but not the treasury and the army.

Once the new department is established and can coordinate the resources of the whole country, then it is equivalent to putting all the governance and financial power under the new department, and only the army is still in the hands of the emperor.

The reason why Zhao Zhen agreed to the establishment of the new department was because in addition to the military power, the rest of the power was in the bureaucracy and doctors.

It's just that the bureaucracy and doctors are not united, so a situation of decentralization will be formed.

However, after the establishment of the new department, it is comparable to the ancient prime minister system, in which the prime minister oversees the affairs of the whole country and has great financial power, just like the period of Zhang Juzheng, and its prestige must be unique for a while.

This situation has created a serious threat to the imperial power, which is not allowed in an era of imperial supremacy.

It's just that Zhao Zhen has an army in his hands, so he naturally has confidence.

And he felt that Zhao Jun was a descendant of the Zhao family, and he should not do anything against the decision of his ancestors, and with Lu Yijian and them watching, he should be able to respond without hindrance.

But if even the army can be mobilized, then Zhao Zhen, the emperor, will be completely hollowed out, and he will not have the ability to hold power. So this is his bottom line, and it is impossible to hand it over.

Zhao Jun didn't know this, so when he saw Zhao Zhen loosen his mouth, he didn't force it, nodded and said, "Okay, that's it." ”

"Well, what should this new department be called?"

Zhao Zhen changed the topic and asked.

"Let's call it the Constitutional Yuan."

Zhao Jun said: "The full name is the Great Song Dynasty National Government Development and System Innovation Institute, which is jointly organized by several people to discuss and discuss, and has all the power to control the Great Song Dynasty except for the army, including the appointment and dismissal of all officials. ”

"That's it."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "The eldest grandson is the governor of the political system, three phases and three counselors, all of whom are the same knowledge of the academy and the same Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhang and the governor of the government. But it's a send, no grade, I think."

He frowned and thought as he spoke.

According to the official system of the Song Dynasty, before the reform of Yuanfeng, it was divided into the official officer, the dispatch, the scattered official, the honorable officer, the post sticker, the title, etc., among which the official is the official of the mail, and the official is linked to the salary and grade, and the dispatch is not graded.

For example, Lu Yijian's official is the right servant of Shangshu, from the first product. The dispatch is a matter of the same level as the middle book, and there is no grade. The post is a scholar of Jixian Palace, and the title is Shen Guogong.

Among them, only the official and the title have grades, and the rest are honorary titles and the like, at most they are just an extra salary.

Therefore, if Zhao Jun is appointed as the prefect of the government, he must have a grade.

Because compared with later generations, this position is basically the prime minister of the country, and there must be a corresponding level of treatment in order to demonstrate authority, so it must be treated specially.

However, it is impossible for him to get the Jilu official, because the official of the Song Dynasty must be admitted to the official to get it, and basically there is a certain age limit for seniority, and it is impossible to be in the first rank in his twenties.

And Zhao Jun did not enter the imperial examination, even if he participated in the August examination, and the results came out in October, he could not be promoted.

Because the Song Dynasty did not raise people to be officials like the Ming and Qing dynasties, unless there was a special name to become a Jinshi, it still could not be awarded an official position, so Zhao Zhen was slightly embarrassed.

Yan Shu saw Zhao Zhen thinking with a bitter face, and thought for a while: "Why don't you lead the Governor's Court with a knighthood first?" ”

Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "Then that's it, eldest grandson, with your bloodline, I should have been crowned a prince." However, it is inconvenient for me to help you enter the clan at the moment, and the highest knighthood can only be the Duke of the State, so how about you lead the Governorate from the Duke of the First Country? When you can do something in the future and serve the expectations of the people, I will add you as a master, or even a prince. ”

It stands to reason that since Zhao Jun is the leader of the prime minister, his level should be higher than that of Lu Yijian.

But the title of Zhengyipin is only the prince, and the Jilu officials have Zhushang Shuling, Zhongshu Ling, Shizhong, Taiwei, Taishi, Taifu, Taibao, Shaoshi, Shaofu, Shaobao, etc.

Moreover, these official positions are not permanent, and the permanent ruler is generally from the first product or the second product (the deputy prime minister is generally from the second product).

For example, Wang Zeng's full official title is the subordinate squire and Ping Zhangshi, the scholar of Jixian Palace, and the Duke of Fengyi, among which his official is the subordinate squire of the second grade, which is half a grade lower than Lu Yijian.

Only when Lu Yijian was sick and dying was he awarded the Zhengyi Pin Situ by Zhao Zhen, and Wang Zeng was posthumously awarded the Zhengyi Pin Shizhong after his death.

Even the prince of the county is at the same level as the prince of the country, which shows that the official of the first rank was in the Northern Song Dynasty, at least during his lifetime, it is unlikely.

Zhao Zhen also has the right to seal the first product, but the official of the first product must be admitted to the imperial examination, and the words of the prince must be entered into the clan at that time, and the foreign surname Wang can only be posthumously sealed after his death, the only exception is Tong Guan in the Song Huizong period. And the current Zong is King Pu, so Zhao Zhen can't help it.

What's more, even if Zhao Jun entered the clan, the ancestral clan of the Great Song Dynasty could not enter the clan, which caused the official to be crowned without the imperial examination, and if he wanted to be crowned a prince was not a clan, he could only find another way to lead the political system with the title of duke.

In the absence of a Jilu official, he was sent to take charge of the national government affairs, and it is estimated that this is also the first time in the Great Song Dynasty.

"Yes."

Zhao Jun didn't think much about his official position, and said: "The tentative members of the Political Yuan are seven, and alternate academicians can also be added, and once someone withdraws, they will be filled immediately." ”

"What powers does the Alternate Academician have?"

"I have the right to make suggestions and the right to nominate officials, such as which officials I value and think they can be of great use, so I nominate them, but I need to agree."

"Hmm."

"I hope that these positions are all constant, and cannot be changed at will like the prime minister, which is unstable for the political situation, and can be tentatively set as an academician for a term of five years, and if there is any problem in five years, he should be recalled, and if there is no problem, he can continue, and if he has physical problems, he can only retire due to illness."

Zhao Jun looked around at everyone and said: "In addition, I think that in the future, officials should be permanent, otherwise it is easy to be transferred out of the previous official before he starts administration, and the latecomer overturns the policy of the predecessor, which will lead to the instability of the government order, which is not conducive to the reform." ”

"This"

Zhao Zhen frowned.

"Any questions?" Zhao Jun asked.

Zhao Zhen thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Then so be it." ”

"Of course, the official family naturally has the power to appoint and dismiss officials, but I prefer that the official family can discuss it with the Intellectual Yuan."

Zhao Jun said: "After all, this can better reflect the determination of the government to maintain the knowledge system." ”

"Okay, okay"

Zhao Zhen reluctantly agreed, which snatched a lot of power from him.

The Great Song Dynasty adopted a system of liuguan, and often the tenure of senior officials was very short, such as 183 people in Kaifeng Prefecture who had served as governors, while the Northern Song Dynasty was only 167 years, with an average of only 11 months per person per term, and even only a few days.

For example, Fan Chunli, the son of Fan Zhongyan, has been three times, the longest one is half a year, the shortest one is less than a month, and the three times add up to only one year.

This was done in order to stabilize the imperial power and prevent the scholars from controlling a certain department for a long time and posing a threat to the imperial power.

But the disadvantages are also obvious.

Due to the short term of office of the liuguan and the fact that information, transportation, and material circulation were not well developed in ancient times, it may take several months for a government decree to be transmitted to the whole country.

Sometimes the old official has just taken office and is about to show his strength, but he is transferred away not long after, and the new official takes office, which is another idea.

The common people have been repeatedly tortured and tossed under different policies, which is naturally a waste of people's power.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty was the best dynasty for scholars, with high wages and good benefits, even if they committed crimes, they would not be good. But for the people, it is really in dire straits, and it is no wonder that the rebels are the crown of all dynasties.

Now that Zhao Jun has extended the term of office of officials, and the power to appoint and dismiss officials has also been taken away from the emperor, it is obviously a big challenge for the imperial power, which makes Zhao Zhen a little reluctant.

But Zhao Zhen hesitated a little and finally agreed.

After all, for him, nothing is more important now than changing the history of the Great Song Dynasty and changing the threat posed by Jing Kang's shame.

"That's it."

Zhao Jun said with a smile: "In the future, all the government affairs of the two governments and three divisions will be included in the Constitutional Yuan, and I need to understand the current situation of the Great Song Dynasty and collect a large amount of data to make changes." There may be months before a new policy comes out, and it takes a long time to plan. ”

Zhao Zhen thought about it and said, "Then I will set up a place in the palace as the office of the Constitutional Yuan?" It's better to be in the back pavilion of the Daqing Palace. ”

The location of the prime minister's office in the Song Dynasty is next to the Daqing Palace, called the political hall or the capital hall, "Tokyo Menghualu" records: "The entrance to the east to the north corridor of the street is the Privy Council, the second middle book province, the second capital hall, the second door of the province, the second Daqing hall." ”

Daqing Hall is the place where the ceremony is held, outside the hall is a huge square, the historical records record that "the hall is nine rooms, there are bells and drum towers in the courtyard, can accommodate 10,000 people." "Ceremonies are held here for festivals, ceremonies, ancestor worship or meetings with foreign envoys. The back pavilion of Daqing is the place where ceremonies are held and the emperor rests.

Therefore, the Daqing Hall is not used on weekdays, and it is basically wasted there. Zhao Zhen lives in such a big palace alone, and there are many empty places in the palace, but the Daqing Palace is in the front palace, and it is in the office of the two mansions, so it is easier to give orders.

Zhao Jun had no objection to Zhao Zhen's arrangement, and said, "Then the back cabinet of the Daqing Palace." ”

"In this way, there will be new changes in my Great Song soon."

Lu Yijian said with a smile: "The old man is really looking forward to what kind of new changes this political system will bring to the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"Let's just wait and see."

Zhao Jun smiled.

"Anyway, Jun boy, you haven't lectured with us for a long time, this time you know the political system, you can often come to the palace in the future, give more lectures, and talk more about the development process of future generations, which will also be of great benefit to our growth."

Wang Zeng proposed.

Zhao Jun glanced at him, suddenly laughed, turned his head to look at Yan Shu and said, "I haven't said a joke about the Great Song Dynasty for a long time, why don't you have one today?" ”

Hearing this, everyone's faces were stunned, and it was obvious that bad memories were remembered in their minds.

Especially Zhao Zhen, his face turned red, like a pig's liver.

That's what it looks like.

He seemed to be gritting his teeth.

This kid.

Why are you always jumping in a minefield?

(End of chapter)