After returning to the Imperial City Division, Zhao Jun gave an order to let the following inspectors cooperate with Kaifeng Mansion to officially start the operation.

Early the next morning.

In the vertical arch hall, hundreds of officials play the right court.

Zhao Zhen sat on the dragon chair, overlooking the Manchu courtiers below.

After the normal state affairs were handled, Qian Zhengwei, the secretary of Dali Temple, wrote a letter requesting the three churches to be provincial.

In recent days, the government and the opposition have been making a sensation because of Zhao Jun's affairs.

Originally, the official family delegated authority to the Imperial City Division, which caused extreme dissatisfaction among the bureaucratic and scholarly class, and they opposed it one after another.

But Zhao Jun handed over a lot of incriminating evidence, and soon shut everyone up.

The main thing is that the evidence of the crime is shocking.

Even the ones that Fan Zhongyan found were only the tip of the iceberg, and there were many more that had not been dug up, which showed how much filth was hidden inside.

After Zhao Jun used the evidence given by Fan Zhongyan to arrest someone, he tortured him, and even the Han family Han Zong did not let go.

After the evidence was put on the table, everyone was shocked, and no one dared to intercede for those people.

Moreover, the Imperial City Division has already followed the vine and arrested several people who were implicated in it, including Yang Ruoyun in the supervision of the imperial history and Liu Wencai in the supervision of the imperial history.

even dug up a few officials of the three divisions and the general officials, and several prosecutors and officials of the Privy Council were corrupt and perverted the law with them, colluding with each other to harm the people, which made people even more frightened, for fear that the Imperial City Division would find out on their heads.

But the official family supported the Imperial City Division to investigate Kaifeng Mansion, and the Dali Temple couldn't sit still.

After all, the Imperial City Division has been too dazzling these days, and as the highest judicial body of the Great Song Dynasty, if it continues like this, Dali Temple will be useless, so they must get involved.

"Official, Dali Temple is in charge of the prison trial, and now the Imperial City Division is raging in Bianliang to raise criminal cases, it is reported that there are some grievances, if only the Imperial City Division is allowed to try alone, it is inevitable that there will be innocent people who make mistakes and omissions, so the ministers please and Kaifeng Mansion, the Imperial City Division, together to try this case."

Qian Zhengwei said in a book.

Zhao Zhen thought about it, and felt that the other party's reason was legitimate and difficult for people to refuse, so he said: "Then follow what Qian Qing said." ”

"Minister, please dismiss the Imperial City Division."

Wang Zong, the right counselor and the Privy Councillor, wrote: "Although the Imperial City Division has found out the big case of Kaifeng Mansion, after all, the official family can't use this villain as their eyes and ears, and they should still listen to the words of the scholar. ”

Zhao Zhen glanced at him and said lightly: "The Imperial City Division is not only to supervise hundreds of officials, but to be used often in a stable place, I have a great use, and this matter should not be mentioned again." ”

Ma Jiliang, who was to be made by Longtu Pavilion, wrote: "Official, after the new tea legal system, the merchants mostly used cheap prices to attract tea, and raised the price of tea in Bianliang, making the price of tea inflated, making the people miserable. ”

Zhao Zhen knew that Ma Jiliang's family was a tea merchant, and after the implementation of the new law, it hit the tea merchants very hard.

The main reason is that the tea introduction can only be obtained through the cross-quotation method, and it is difficult for ordinary tea merchants to get tea through other ways, so they have to give in and buy grain and send it to the border to exchange for tea introduction, which causes the Ma family, who is also a tea merchant, to be under great pressure.

After all, the Ma family can use their power for personal gain, and they don't need to get tea through the cross-citation method, but those ordinary businessmen cannot. Under the competition of involution, the business of the Ma family will be greatly affected. Therefore, once the cross-quotation method is stopped, it will lead to ordinary merchants not being able to get more tea, so that the price of tea will rise.

Other officials are embarrassed by Ma Jiliang's face, so it is difficult to say anything. But Zhao Zhen has now understood a lot of things, how can he still be deceived by the other party.

At that moment, he said coldly: "The transfer method is a national policy, and it needs to be used to fill the grain and grass of the border army, how can it be closed in the market?" This matter should continue, and the border army must not be starved of food and grass. ”

"Yes."

Ma Jiliang went back stupidly, I didn't expect the official family to be so smart now, it's not easy to fool.

Then the courtier said something else.

When it was almost time, Zhao Zhen gave Lu Yijian a look.

Lu Yijian understood, and bowed his hand to Zhao Zhen: "Official, there are many drawbacks in the Great Song Dynasty now, all of which are caused by excessive decentralization. The government affairs hall, the three secretaries, and the Privy Council each carried out their own affairs, and the government decrees could not be unified, resulting in chaos in government affairs throughout the country, and the legal system, government decrees, and military affairs were all lax. ”

"Oh?"

Zhao Zhen pretended not to know: "Then what should I do?" ”

"The minister asks to set up a new department to coordinate all the ministries of the Great Song Dynasty, so that the whole family can work together."

Lu Yijian said calmly.

When these words came out, the hundred officials were suddenly shocked, and they all looked at Lu Yijian in disbelief.

The Great Song Dynasty has always had three powers, the executive power, the military power, and the financial power are all separated, and even not only these three powers, but even the judicial power also belongs to the separation of powers.

The local yamen is responsible for arresting people, and the trial of ordinary cases is basically handed over to the local county government, the prefecture government, and the highest judicial body of the road, and the criminal department, and the murder or other serious crimes must be reported to the criminal department and the Dali Temple, and finally the Dali Temple will conduct the review.

In other words, the judicial power of the Great Song Dynasty was that the local yamen, the criminal department, the criminal department, and the Dali Temple were independent, and they exchanged the powers of review, arrest, trial, and verification.

Each of the four departments has some functions of the police department, the court and the supervisory court, so as to achieve the role of superimposing power and containing each other.

In the Great Song Dynasty, where the division of power was so serious, it was because the emperor needed to strengthen the imperial power.

Although the scholar class held most of the power, it could not threaten the imperial power when it was internally divided and could not be unified.

Therefore, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty was most worried about the unified power of the scholar class.

For example, the Tang Dynasty, which was similar to most of the systems of the Song system, was the time when the prime minister's power was relatively large, and the Song Dynasty learned the lessons of the Tang Dynasty, took charge of the power of the prime minister, and strengthened the autocracy of imperial power.

Now Lü Yijian is asking for the establishment of a new department, isn't it the same as the prime minister system in the Tang Dynasty?

Could it be that Lu Xiang wants to restore the Tang system?

Then the official family must not be angry?

Thinking of this, the officials of Lu Yijian's faction were worried.

The officials of the other factions secretly rejoiced and gloated.

There are even many imperial historians who are eager to try.

As soon as the officials refused, they immediately attacked in groups and impeached Lu Yijian for bullying the monarch with bad intentions.

"Well, quasi-play!"

I saw that Zhao Zhen agreed without hesitation, as if he was afraid that Lu Yijian would regret it if he was slow for a second.

"Officials, ministers impeached."

Almost at the moment when Zhao Zhen agreed, a royal historian walked out.

It's just that as soon as he opened his mouth, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and then raised his head to look at Zhao Zhen in surprise and said, "Wait. Official, is the minister's ear broken? What did the officials say just now? ”

"I'm going to play it!"

Zhao Zhen repeated it again, and then said: "Since then, the Constitutional Yuan has been set up, which is located above the Political Affairs Hall, the Three Divisions' Mansion, and the Privy Council, and coordinates all the affairs of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"How can this official family play accurately?"

"Isn't the Constitutional Yuan restoring the Tang system?"

"If there is a Human Rights Authority, the power is probably no different from that of the prime minister."

The hundreds of officials below suddenly exploded, and they were shocked one by one.

The newly established Constitutional Yuan co-ordinated all the affairs of the country, which was similar to the system of the Tang Dynasty, and even greater than the power of the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and comparable to that of the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.

Isn't this a decentralization of imperial power?

How could the officials agree?

At that moment, someone in the crowd immediately stood up and said: "Official, don't do it." In the Tang Dynasty, the prime minister was in the political hall, and the country was in chaos, and Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong, Lu Qi and others were the troubles of the dynasty, and the prime minister must not be allowed to monopolize power. ”

"There is no difference between the Constitutional Yuan and the Political Affairs Hall, and even the power is still excessive, what is the difference between this and the ancient prime minister? If there is a traitor, wouldn't it be going to harm the Great Song Dynasty? ”

"Nonsense, since Lu Xiang took office, he has been conscientious and conscientious, forgetting to sleep and eat. How can I not be a Constitutional Yuan? ”

"Now that the Great Song Dynasty is worried about internal and external troubles, it is necessary for Lu Xiang to dictate the cadres!"

"Hehe, Fan Xiwen is right, Lu Yijian is a traitor, in the past, he was just promoting the disciples of the sect, so that the Manchu Dynasty was his son, but now he actually deceived the official family, and he still wants to seize power in vain, what is his intention?"

"Du Yan, what do you mean?"

"What do I mean? You know it in your heart! ”

The hundreds of officials below quarreled with each other, and the various parties fought with each other, shouting and scolding.

Although the Lu Party has a lot of power in the DPRK, after all, it can't cover the sky with one hand, and there are many political enemies inside, so Lu Yijian's proposal was quickly attacked by hundreds of officials, and even if the Lu Party maintains it, it can't stop Youyou's mouth.

"Ding, ding, ding!"

Wang Shouzhong struck the bronze cymbal, and the crisp sound resounded throughout the entire vertical arch hall.

The officials slowly quieted down.

"Alright."

Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "One by one they quarrel in the court, what kind of system does it become?" ”

Du Yan, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, said: "The official family, the matter of setting up a prime minister is harmful, and it must not be established again!" ”

"The affairs of the Constitutional Yuan are discussed and placed by me and your ministers, in order to coordinate the major affairs of the country, so that you don't have to quarrel."

Zhao Zhen looked around at the crowd: "I have made up my mind." ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Wang Zeng, Wang Sui, Song Shou, Cai Qi, Sheng Du, and even Yan Shu and Fan Zhongyan all stood up and agreed.

This made the officials even more dumbfounded.

Because Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian have always been at odds, Wang Sui and Sheng Du are not members of the Lu Party, and Fan Zhongyan is a mortal enemy of Lu Yijian.

Why did they all stand up and support Lu Yijian today, what the hell is going on?

In the court, Chen Yaozuo, Jia Changchao, Wang Gongchen, Zhang Dexiang, Chen Zhizhong, Liu Yuanyu, Li Zheng, Wang Deyong, Cheng Lin and other other senior officials of the three divisions, the Privy Council, the Imperial History Terrace, and the Six Ministries looked at each other.

In fact, they don't necessarily have a group with the prime minister, and some of them are political enemies, but at this moment, they all look at each other, and they can see the doubts in each other's eyes.

These people are not stupid, as high-ranking officials at this time, some of them will serve as prime ministers or deputy prime ministers in the next few years, and they must all be old foxes with a keen sense of smell.

The officials and the ministers have been very abnormal in recent months, and it is something that they have noticed for a long time.

There are some things they also want to be able to ask, but Lu Yijian and they are closed, even if they can see them occasionally, they don't say anything when they ask them, which makes them very worried.

Now that I see the current situation, I am even more puzzled. Therefore, none of them spoke, remained silent, and waited and saw what happened.

I saw Zhao Zhen nodding and said: "Spread the edict, from today onwards, there will be a political institute, and there will be a person in the Zhiyuan, who is above the prime ministers." There are six people who know the same thing, who are better than the prime minister, and two alternate people who know the same thing, who are better than the deputy prime minister. ”

"The six ministers of Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, Wang Sui, Song Shou, Cai Qi, and Sheng Du are the six ministers of the Tongzhi Political System and the Subordinate Pingzhang Affairs and the Governor, Yan Shu is the alternate Tongzhi Political System Yuan and the deputy envoy of the Household Department Shangshu and the Three Divisions, and Fan Zhongyan is the alternate Tongzhi Political System Yuan and the power to judge Kaifeng Mansion!"

"As for the prefect."

Zhao Zhen paused, looked around, and saw everyone craned their necks to look at him.

Some people are stunned, some people wonder, some people are ecstatic, and some people are looking forward to it.

Because none of them thought that the person in this Governor's House was actually not Lu Yijian, but someone else.

If even Lu Yijian and the rest of the ministers can't take charge of this political yuan, does that mean that the controller of the political yuan will be elected among the following people?

For a while, many of the following phases, deputy phases, pivotal phases, and deputy prime ministers were excited.

After all, the three envoys and the privy envoys are already officials second only to the prime minister and the governor, if there is no prime minister in the governor's house, who else can there be?

"Zhao Jun, the secretary of the Imperial City, is the Duke of the Song Dynasty, leads the political system, and leads the national government affairs!"

Zhao Zhen said calmly.

In an instant, the hundred officials below blew up again.

(End of chapter)