Empress Wu is watering flowers and planting grass in the Hanliang Palace, and the hall is filled with a strange fragrance. The pen "fun" pavilion www.biquge.info the emperor came to the Hanliang Palace, did not let the Yellow Gate report, but directly entered the palace, saw the queen who was watering the flowers, it was inevitable that he felt a little guilty, these days since Mrs. Wei entered the palace he rarely came to visit the queen in the Hanliang Palace, and did not let her participate in political affairs, it is still a mess in the busy days of the past, and he also knows that his political wisdom is still too far behind.

"Your Majesty is here," the queen put down the flower pot and saluted Gaozong

"Where did you get these flowers, they bloom so brightly," Gojong asked softly

"I don't know, it was the child who brought me from outside the palace because of Sansi, anyway, I've been idle lately, and it's not bad to raise flowers and grass," Empress Wu replied, and there was no trace of resentment on her face because she was left out in the cold, which made Li Zhi feel even more ashamed.

"I have snubbed you these days, and I will definitely come to see you often in the future."

Empress Wu's face was happy, "Concubine, thank you, Your Majesty for your grace"

"You and I have been married for many years, where is the need to say thank you. Since Mr. Du left, I don't even have a capable helper by my side, and I still need the queen to help me plan," Gaozong said, and he also admired the wisdom of the Empress Wu.

"The concubine is your wife, and she should govern the Tang Dynasty with her husband, and besides, isn't it natural for a wife to help her husband?"

"It would be nice if all the courtiers were of the same mind as you," Gojong sighed

Empress Wu and Li Zhi have been married for many years, who didn't know that Li Zhi's expression was in trouble, and he was embarrassed to ask for help because of his face

"Your Majesty, has you encountered something tricky in the court?"

"I won't hide it from you" Gaozong took the hand of Empress Wu "Wu Huaiyun was collectively impeached by the officials of the Zhaowen family, and today I can't come to the court today, even if I want to be pardoned, but Zhang Da'an is still threatening to resign, and I can only remove Wu Huaiyun"

"Wu Huaiyun is your brother, you won't blame me."

After hearing this, Empress Wu's face changed, and she hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty, where dare the concubine blame you?"

"Then what do you mean" Gaozong thought that Empress Wu might lose some temper, and maybe he would intercede for his brother, but he didn't expect Empress Wu to ask for severe punishment.

"Your Majesty, Wu Huaiyun is my cousin, relying on the power of Ying Guogong to run rampant in the township, the concubine has privately warned him several times, but he still does not repent. I, Datang, rule the world by law, Huaiyun, as a relative of the emperor, knows the law and violates the law, and the crime should be added to the first, where does the concubine dare to ask for pardon. Lord Shangguan is an upright person, and he will never fool His Majesty with some unwarranted things, His Majesty just dismissed the official and did not punish the crime is already a violation of the national law, where do the concubines dare to blame, but Your Majesty must not shield Wu Huaiyun because of me, resulting in the loss of the image of justice and majesty in the hearts of hundreds of officials, so that my Tang Law is useless, this is the biggest sin of the concubines"

Gaozong was very relieved when he heard Empress Wu's honest words, and helped Empress Wu up, "I have a virtuous queen like you, it's really a blessing for me to be a Tang Dynasty, Wu Huaiyun's matter ends here, and it's not a bad thing to let him be a happy rich man."

"I'm curious that the original court was calm, although there were occasional disputes, and it was only a big and small turmoil, but since Mr. Ji entered Chang'an, the atmosphere in the court seems to be a little weird, so I can't understand it, and I want to impeach a member of the court like Wu Yuanqing, will this have anything to do with Mr. Ji" Gaozong is a little worried, Ji Ling has a very high reputation in the government and the opposition, and many officials in the Zhaowen family have been taken care of by him, even his students, if you want to interfere in the court, several Wenzong definitely have this power.

"Your Majesty, you are too worried, Mr. Ji Ling Ji Da on prestige, teaching at Zhaowen Academy, as the leader of Shilin, students are all over the court and the opposition, and in terms of status, officials are ranked among the three masters, how can such a person participate in the battle of the court" What Empress Wu said is not an exaggeration at all, "If Mr. Ji participates in the battle of the court, why is he? Several Wenzong have been honest all their lives, have high standards in the world, and cherish their wings very much, and they are the moral teachers of my Tang Dynasty, not to mention that they have no reason to participate in the affairs of the court, even if they really participate, what can they gain?" Even if they have won some benefits in the court battle, their status and prestige have reached the limit, and they cannot be promoted, and if they lose, it will affect their reputation for a lifetime, so except for Mr. Jin, the rest of the Wenzong are in the academy and don't ask about the court."

Gaozong nodded, "Yes, what you said is indeed so. Not to mention that I am the emperor now, even if the crown prince succeeds to the throne, the status of several Wenzong will not be affected in any way."

"Not only that, Wenzong has a good name, the more he gets old, the more careful he is, he wants to ensure that he does not lose the integrity he has maintained all his life, His Majesty is worried that Mr. Ji will interfere in politics, and he is a little worried."

"Yes, I'm worried too much" Hearing the Empress Wu's puzzle, Gaozong laughed, "What's more, Mr. Ji's body can't last long, the imperial doctor came to report, and now Mr. Ji is about to run out of oil and the lamp is dry, even if the flood in the court is monstrous, what does all this have to do with him"

originally thought that Wu Yuanqing's matter had passed, but the storm in the court had obviously just begun.

The division of labor between the rights departments of the Tang Dynasty is very clear and detailed, and the three provinces, six departments, nine temples and five supervisors each have their own functions and powers, among which the power of Zhongshu Province is the largest, and it can directly lead the six departments. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty did not ascend the throne before he served as the supreme governor of Shangshu Province, and after Taizong ascended the throne, in order to avoid the position of Shangshu Ling, the post has been vacant, and the left and right Shangshu servants have been in charge, Shangguanyi is one of the left Shangshu servants, and Liu Renliang is the right Shangshu servants, and the two are in charge of six departments. Pei Yan is the Zhongshu Provincial Zhongshu Order, and Gao Jifu is the provincial servant of the Menxia Province. In the Tang Dynasty, the political situation is enlightened, it can be regarded as a separation of powers, Zhongshu Province and the emperor discuss the bill and then be responsible for drafting the edict, the emperor needs to do is only to approve the Zhongshu Province's seal, stamped with the imperial seal, and Menxia Province is responsible for reviewing the edict of Zhongshu Province, if there are loopholes or unreasonable, seal and reject, and the edict passed by Zhongshu Province can be conveyed to Shangshu Province for implementation.

The emperor only has the right to agree or oppose the orders issued by various departments, the prime minister issues an order, only the emperor needs to agree, Zhongshu Province is the decision-making body, Shangshu Province is the executive body, and the emperor's rights are also very restrictive, if the emperor puts aside the Zhongshu Province and issues a separate decree, the Menxia Province will directly reject it, if there is no approval of the Menxia Province, Shangshu Province does not have any right to implement, and the three institutions contain each other. In addition to Xu Jingzong, the prime minister who is in charge of the provincial secretary and supervisor of the state scriptures and various sacrificial blessings, the five people are the five prime ministers with the highest power in the Tang Dynasty, and the Yushitai is outside the remaining power agencies, and is the supervision agency of the Tang Dynasty, which is in the hands of Wenzong Jin Taiyan, and has the right to impeach hundreds of officials, especially in the hands of Jin Taiyan, a hot-tempered Wenzong, which makes the hundred officials afraid like a tiger and dare not have the slightest trespass.

Among the three provinces, Shangshu Province is the largest and the most concentrated place of real power, and even the transfer of officials below the fifth rank can be decided by the officials and the left and right servants after consultation. The transfer of officials below the fifth rank will not have a great impact on the overall situation of the imperial court, and if it is transferred without authorization, it is easy to attract the impeachment of the imperial history platform, but the recent batch of six-grade and seven-rank officials, and even inconspicuous but very key officials, have been adjusted somewhat.

Tang Imperial Palace, Xuanzheng Hall is the province of Zhongshu and the province of the door on the left and right, the three doors in front of the hall are side by side, the palace wall that runs through the left and right forms a wide courtyard with the Xuanzheng gate, which is the official office of the two provinces under the door of the book.

On this day, Shangguanyi came all the way to the Xuanzheng Hall and entered the office of Zhongshu Province.

"Shangshu Zuo Servant is here," the guard at the door hurriedly entered the door to report

Pei Yan is drafting some decrees, two years of war, Xiju Beiting and Jeju can be regarded as devastated, how to relieve has become a big problem for the imperial court, if the imperial court relief is not in place, there will definitely be a lot of unnecessary trouble. Hearing that Shangguan Yi was coming, Pei Yan hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Rare guest, rare guest, I didn't expect Lord Shangguan to actually come to my Zhongshu Province," Pei Yan said with a smile

"Brother Zilong, I also have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace" Shangguan Yi arched his hand

"Inside please"

Shangshu Province was busy with affairs, and Shangguan Yi rarely went to other official offices, and Pei Yan also knew that there must be something going on this time.

"I see that Brother Zilong is worried, but what trouble has happened?" Shangguan Yi asked

"Dissatisfied with Brother You Shao, although we Datang won the war, these battlefields are all within the territory of my Datang. Fortunately, Jeju is on the sea, the main battlefield is on the sea, and the losses in the two-year campaign are not large, only some coastal cities have been affected, and they can still recover after a few years of recuperation, but the natural disasters and wars in Xiju and Beiting are continuous, and in three years, the fertile fields are barren, all industries are abandoned, and the number of people has plummeted, which is very easy to cause problems due to the instability of the people. ”

Shangguan Yi also nodded, "Disaster relief Beiting and Xizhou really need to be handled carefully, the people of Beiting have benefited from Han Tongwen's cash-for-work policy, and I think it is a good decree to continue to implement it."

"I also think so, if the imperial court directly pays money, builds a city, and opens up the wasteland, what is needed is simply astronomical, but my Datang is now empty in the treasury, and a lot of money, food and materials are needed for relief through work, difficult, difficult, and even with Youzhou, there is some decay" Pei Yan is also a headache, although cash-for-work is a good strategy, but according to the current situation of the treasury, there is no way to relieve it, and disaster relief is imminent.

"The cash-for-work plan was conceived by Han Tongwen, it can be seen that this son has Anbang in mind, so it is better to ask him"

(To be continued.) )