"Meet the Queen!!"
"Not yet. No need to be polite. I heard you are from Yuancheng?"
Zheng Sheng looked at the woman in front of him in fear, trembling with fear.
The people at the bottom did not dare to have too much contact with the children of high families, not to mention that the place where he was brought was the palace!
Zheng Sheng used to work as a cook in Yuancheng, and later opened his own restaurant in Luoyang. During these days, life was good and enjoyable.
But just today, several fierce-looking soldiers rushed into his restaurant and asked him if he could cook Yuancheng's food.
As soon as Zheng Sheng finished talking, these people loaded him into the carriage and sped away.
When Zheng Sheng opened his eyes again, he was in the palace.
Zheng Sheng's legs were weak and he couldn't speak clearly.
Zheng Xian hurriedly said: "Don't be afraid, it's like this. I've heard that the food in Yuancheng is very delicious since I was a child, and I want to learn how to cook it for the adults in my family. They say that your restaurant is the best in Luoyang." Yes, I sent someone to invite you here because I want you to teach me."
"If you can teach it, I can give you a reward. If you can't teach it, it's okay. I won't blame you."
Zheng Sheng's mind was still not clear, so he hurriedly said: "Thank you Queen!"
However, he was relieved at this moment. It turned out that he was just teaching cooking.
He didn't think about the reward, as long as the noble man could learn not to punish him.
Zheng Xian didn't waste any more time and took him into the royal kitchen.
At this moment, the eunuchs in the kitchen were in a state of panic. Tang Guanling looked at Zheng Xian in astonishment, spinning around anxiously.
"Please don't embarrass me. We are solely responsible for your Majesty's meals, not you."
"It's just cooking, what's the point?"
"I either ask outsiders to prepare meals and deliver them to His Majesty, or I use your place to practice my skills. You can watch and help me from the sidelines."
Zheng Xian's words are actually telling Tang Guanling that you can just watch from the sidelines.
The food was provided by Tang Guanling, and Zheng Sheng personally took action and began to teach Zheng Xian many Yuancheng meals.
Probably because Zheng Xian didn't have any aristocratic airs, or because of the same surname, Zheng Sheng quickly became less restrained.
"Speaking of which, most of our meals in Yuancheng were originally taught by His Majesty."
Zheng Xian's eyes widened, "He? Your Majesty can cook?"
"Your Majesty did not cook it, but His Majesty gave the recipe."
Tang Guanling on the side snorted coldly. He didn't believe this nonsense. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, the people of Yuancheng must bear His Majesty's name in everything they do and use Your Majesty as a tool to make money.
That is to say, His Majesty is kind today and does not care about you villains.
Zheng Xian believed it.
"Why does he know everything?"
Tai Chi Hall, West Hall.
Cao Mao squinted his eyes and looked at Du Yu in front of him.
"Du Jun, everything in today's ministerial office is complicated, and many ministers have unclear division of labor."
"I want to change it."
Since Sima Zhao was captured under Cao Mao's command, Du Yu has not gone to see Sima Zhao once. According to his own words, he really has no face to see General Wei.
After all, he bears a large responsibility for General Wei's current failure.
He was the one who missed the opportunity to get Sima Zhao out of Luoyang. Later, he was the one who believed that the ministers had won and asked Sima Zhao to deploy troops to deal with the ministers.
Not knowing who the enemy was was the key reason for Sima Zhao's failure.
If Sima Zhao knew that the person he was dealing with was the emperor, he would not rush to Luoyang, nor would he easily trust Cheng Kuo and others. After all, Cheng Ji's behavior became a little weird after the fall of Sima Shi.
Even Yin Damu was, after all, someone who had contact with the emperor and was stationed in the palace in the past.
He would not take action against He Zeng and Chen Ben. In short, many of Sima Zhao's daring behaviors were caused by failed predictions.
This made Du Yu completely embarrassed to see Sima Zhao.
Even at this moment, he could not get out of that self-blame. After all, Sima Zhao was really kind to him, and he himself was indeed a loyal minister.
Cao Mao didn't care about this, he talked about his thoughts.
"In the Han Dynasty, because of the power of the ministers, the Shangshutai appeared. The Shangshutai was originally a small minister serving around the emperor of the Han Dynasty. After Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty, the ministers began to divide the power of the ministers and limit the power of the ministers for the sake of the king. minister."
"As for Guangwu, the three princes and nine ministers gradually lost power, and all major events were dealt with by the minister."
The Secretariat was originally used by the emperor to restrict ministers, but was later used by Liu Xiu to weaken the power of the prime minister and deal with ministers.
But now, the Shang Shutai has risen, and the three ministers and nine ministers have lost power, but they have not completely lost power. There have been many overlapping positions in the Wei and Jin temples. For ministers, of course, the more official positions, the better.
But such a bloated administrative system is not what Cao Mao wants to see.
In Cao Mao's view, there is no need to continue the system of three ministers and nine ministers. In other words, its functions can be completely handed over to the Shangshutai. Instead of being a semi-honorary official, just become an honorary official and add titles to veterans and meritorious officials. Leave it directly to Shangshutai.
As the leader of the empire, as long as he can control the three platforms and sit firmly in the Tai Chi Hall, everything in the world will run in an orderly manner and will not be as cumbersome and complicated as it is now.
To achieve this, the functions of the Shangshutai must be more comprehensive and completely replace Jiuqing.
This is not difficult, because the future trend is already like this. After the transition from Wei to Jin, the system of three provinces and six ministries completely replaced the three gongs and nine ministers.
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"All the responsibilities of the nine ministers can be replaced by ministers. Today there are ministers of the Ministry of official affairs, ministers of the palace, ministers of the five soldiers, ministers of Tiancao, ministers of Duzhi, ministers of Zuomin, etc."
"In my opinion, these six departments are just officials, rituals, soldiers, punishments, households, workers, etc."
Du Yu's mood was extremely complicated at the moment. He didn't know why His Majesty always had to discuss such important matters with him.
His style of painting is completely inconsistent with His Majesty's.
Du Yu was still immersed in the pain of General Wei's failure because of himself, feeling tangled and depressed.
But the emperor's painting style changed here, and all he talked about were the most important temple events.
Everyone says his own thing.
It seemed that the emperor did not pay attention to Du Yu's inner struggle at all.
Du Yu, who was still very remorseful, could not help but be moved by the emperor, and couldn't help but think about the important events he mentioned.
After the emperor finished speaking his thoughts, Du Yu couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, I am a guilty person, why do you have to discuss these important matters with me?"
"Because you are a talented person and can help me accomplish these great things."
"Yuan Kai, in front of the people of the world, what do you worry about? Stop thinking about it and think about how to reform the Shangshu Desk in the future. The candidates for these six ministers must also be carefully arranged."
Du Yu was immediately speechless.
Cao Mao sighed helplessly.
"Forget it, I won't let you explain clearly, I'm afraid you won't have the time to think about the world's major events. Mao Xian, please take Du Jun out for a walk."
Zhang Hua hurriedly took the order and left with Du Yu.
After walking out of the Tai Chi Hall, Zhang Hua was not in a hurry and said calmly: "Don't think that His Majesty is humiliating you or despising you."
"You may not know yet, but there is a letter from Hebei: There are giant locusts in the two counties, and all vegetation, cattle, horse hair, and hyenas have been wiped out."
"Alas, the Shangshutai has not taken any measures so far. Hebei has just experienced war, and the officials' response is even more unsightly."
"Your Majesty was furious, but he didn't get angry."
"After years of disasters, countless people in Hebei have been displaced this time."
"In these years, natural disasters have continued and become more frequent. Your Majesty is kind and righteous. Seeing the above table, I feel even more impatient."
Zhang Hua said seriously.
Du Yu was shocked, "Big locust?"
"That's right. In addition, there are strong winds in Bingzhou. It is said above and below: the houses are broken and the trees are broken, and the dust covers the sky."
"The ministers are good at fighting for power, but when they are allowed to do practical things, they just shirk each other. No one can take responsibility, the government orders are not clear, and the local officials are even more negligent. They are a bunch of people with nothing to lose. In Hebei, there are even county magistrates who take the lead in worshiping the giant locusts. Your Majesty has just offered sacrifices to Emperor Liezu, and he is now offering sacrifices to locusts, and he must be punished!!!"
Zhang Hua had a straight face, this matter was very serious in his opinion.
Du Yu suddenly understood, and Zhang Hua told him many things.
Du Yu also looked a little worried at this moment.
The two talked for a long time before Zhang Hua pulled Du Yu into the car and rushed towards General Wei's mansion.
Du Yu's face was still a little tangled. When he walked into the inner room and saw Sima Zhao, he hurriedly covered his face with his sleeves.
"General!!"
Sima Zhao was stunned. He looked at Du Yu in front of him with complicated eyes.
"Oh, get up."
Sima Zhao helped him up and said with a smile: "I feel much better knowing that you are fine."
"General, this is all my fault."
Du Yu was about to speak, but Sima Zhao said seriously: "Yuan Kai! How can you say that?"
"I made a big mistake in the past and was disrespectful to His Majesty, but His Majesty did not punish me and rewarded me. I am very grateful."
"Yuan Kai, I can't live up to my father and brother's high expectations."
Sima Zhao said seriously: "You too, you must assist His Majesty with your heart, and you can visit me more often in the future."
"Jiang Wei invaded Yongliang, and I have a lot of things to do here."
Sima Zhao started talking to Du Yu, but Du Yu felt confused.
Is the transformation so complete? ?
Sima Zhao didn't give Du Yu a chance to speak and kept comforting him.
"Yuan Kai, just go about your business with peace of mind."
Sima Zhao patted Du Yu's shoulder and said sincerely.
Du Yu saluted him again, "General, I will come to visit you in the future."
Du Yu turned around and left.
After he left, Sima Zhao's expression solidified, and he looked at the side door of the inner door.
The side door was slowly pushed open, and a figure walked out slowly, raised his head and looked at Sima Zhao.
That person is Cao Mao.
Cao Mao chuckled and said, "General Wei, get ready. You can be reunited with your family today."
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