Seeing that His Majesty understood what he meant, Jiang He did not continue speaking.
Zhao Jun glanced at him and sighed:
"How come I don't know what you said? But three feet of ice does not freeze in one day.
The people in the pass have been bullied a lot by these officials and have nowhere to redress their grievances. This is what it looks like. Otherwise, who would be willing to do this to themselves? "
"What your Majesty said is true!"
Jiang He replied respectfully, his voice very calm.
Zhao Jun sighed again, but did not continue to delve deeper into this issue. Instead, he changed the subject and asked: "Do you know the reason why I brought you back this time?"
"This minister doesn't know."
Jiang He replied honestly and respectfully.
Zhao Jun did not show off, and then said directly: "I want to transfer you to Beijing."
After Zhao Jun finished speaking, Jiang He's heart was complicated. On the one hand, he had expected this matter. His Majesty suddenly ascended the throne, and there must be no one under his command in the capital.
In this way, the ministers used do not understand their character and cannot be trusted to appoint them. Secondly, they have no confidants of their own. Many things that are inconvenient for themselves can only be done by themselves. But in this way, many things will be lost. There is room for change, and there will be many constraints in handling things.
Therefore, it is appropriate for His Majesty to transfer people from Yunzhou County.
As a minister of His Majesty's late residence and the highest administrative official of Yunzhou County, I am the most appropriate in terms of administrative experience and status.
Therefore, it can be said that Jiang He had anticipated the current situation.
Can.
Suddenly entering the center of the empire from a local place, Jiang He himself was not sure whether he could do it. If he was not capable enough by then, depending on His Majesty's temperament, he might as well stay in Yunzhou County.
All these things made Jiang He's heart full of entanglements.
There was also a look of hesitation on his face.
Zhao Jun saw something was wrong with him at a glance, and immediately asked with a smile: "What? Is there a time when our Governor Jiang is still unsure?"
Jiang He smiled bitterly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will delay your Majesty's affairs."
Zhao Jun waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, just try it boldly. I don't think Jiang Aiqing's ability is any worse than that of the princes in the court. Even when it comes to doing practical things, I'm afraid Aiqing can only talk nonsense compared to those in the court." The stuff is much stronger.
Even though they dare to boast in the court and occupy the toilet, Ai Qing has real talent and knowledge. Is she still afraid that she won't be able to accomplish something that even they can accomplish? "
After hearing Zhao Jun's words, Jiang He felt a lot better, but he also felt a little bit dumbfounded.
Those who can stand in the court are all outstanding people of the Song Dynasty. They are all talents who have passed the imperial examination step by step and passed through thousands of troops. How come that my Majesty has become a drunkard occupying the latrine and doing nothing?
But since His Majesty has said so, if he continues to refuse, it will be disrespectful.
So after a little hesitation, Jiang He immediately bent down and bowed deeply and agreed.
"My lord, thank you for your kindness!"
Zhao Jun smiled and shook his head, then continued: "You deserve this, and I also think you have this ability."
"Your Majesty, I appreciate it."
Jiang He followed the old rules and said modestly.
Zhao Jun ignored him and continued: "The number of large and small affairs in this court is not comparable to that of Yunzhou County, and the complexity of the forces in the court is far beyond that of Yunzhou County.
Yunzhou County has limited manpower, and even if all of them are transferred, they won't be able to do anything big. Yunzhou County is my basic base, so I still have to ensure that Yunzhou County is given priority.
In addition, you also know me. I am not a diligent person. These days when I first came to the throne, I have to review memorials every day. To be honest, I am already very annoyed. I know that I will never be able to hold on for long.
But if the memorial is not approved and left there, the issue will often involve hundreds of millions of people in the world who cannot do anything about it.
So I thought about it a lot, trying to find a way to have both worlds, and finally I came up with a way.
That is to form a cabinet! "
"cabinet?"
Jiang He muttered this term in confusion.
Zhao Jun nodded heavily and said: "Yes, it's the cabinet!
Nowadays, major affairs in the DPRK are completely concentrated in the hands of Prime Minister Zhang He, except for the six ministers and the Privy Council.
This makes me feel very bad. Civil and military affairs are all in the hands of the prime minister. It would be fine if the prime minister is a wise man, but what if he is an ambitious person?
Then he will be a great threat to the Song Dynasty, and he himself will be the biggest hidden danger to the Song Dynasty.
Besides, if such a person deliberately causes trouble for me, I really can't do anything with him for a while. The prime minister is different from ordinary officials.
If something happens to the prime minister, everything will fall on me, which will give me a headache.
So after careful consideration, for the sake of the Song Dynasty and for me, I decided to form a cabinet.
And when you are transferred to Bianjing, I intend to make you a cabinet minister.
I plan to have five cabinet ministers in this cabinet, one as chief and assistant and four as assistant, all with the title of bachelor.
After the establishment of the cabinet, all political matters of the six ministries of the imperial court need to be reported to the cabinet for processing. After the cabinet has completed the processing, it can only come to me after putting forward solutions. I will approve it personally and then send it to the six ministries for implementation.
If there is no memorial from my imperial approval, the six ministries can ignore it. "
Jiang He was not stupid. As soon as Zhao Jun said these words, he saw Zhao Jun's deeper meaning and said in horror: "Your Majesty, are you trying to reduce the power of the prime minister?"
Zhao Jun glanced at him and then said, "Can't you?"
"This... this, this..."
Jiang He's words were a little unclear.
This is reducing the power of the prime minister!
For thousands of years, no matter how many dynasties passed, the position of prime minister has always existed. After all, there are so many things in the world, but the emperor alone cannot handle them all. Only then did the prime minister appear to help. The emperor shared the work.
But taking responsibility also means sharing rights.
The prime minister and prime minister, who had important responsibilities, naturally took away some of the emperor's rights.
The prime minister is also secretly called half-emperor by officials, and is the most coveted position among officials.
But His Majesty’s intention just now was clearly to reduce the power of the Prime Minister that has been passed down for thousands of years!
cabinet!
The emergence of this cabinet is not equivalent to dividing the original prime minister's affairs into five parts and assigning them to five people.
Since the responsibilities are divided, the rights will naturally be divided accordingly. His Majesty has taken the final decision-making power into his hands. This is equivalent to the fact that although the five people have divided the power of the prime minister, even if the five people work together Even if we unite as one, we can't compare to the original prime minister.
In other words, His Majesty took back most of the rights from the Prime Minister, but decentralized the complicated work.
Jiang He could only admire the cleverness of this method.
But how can a thousand-year-old ancient system be changed so easily.
If the officials were to know His Majesty's thoughts, the court would probably cause a big trouble!
Zhao Jun saw the fear in his heart, shook his head lightly and said: "You don't have to panic yet, I also know that this is a serious matter, and I will not bring it up before I am fully prepared. The imperial court is not yet completely stable, and it is not suitable for drastic restructuring. When you come back this time, you will first become a minister in the Ministry of Personnel and train your own manpower. Don't let me down!"
Hearing Zhao Jun say this, Jiang He breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, His Majesty is still sensible and did not act rashly.
What Zhao Jun was thinking was that the prototype of the cabinet had already been created under his suggestion when the emperor was in charge of the country.
Although it was later restored to its original state after his father returned to the court, if he were to go up directly again, those in the court would definitely be wary and the obstruction would be extremely strong.
Therefore, we still need to figure it out slowly. In addition, we have not found all the candidates for cabinet ministers yet.
Everything has to come slowly.
But there is one thing that cannot be taken slowly.
Jiang He was transferred to Bianjing by himself, what about Yunzhou County?
...(End of chapter)
