Zhang Xi was confused, Pang Tong frowned, and Huang Quan raised his head in astonishment, not knowing what to say.
How did this topic change? Why was it that a quarter of an hour ago we were talking about Zuo Fengyi's move to the civilian army camp, and now we were talking about "restoring the prime minister"? !
This is not a trivial matter, it is also a major political event involving the interests of all parties.
Even more far-reaching than what happened with Zuo Fengyi.
Zuo Fengyi's move to the civilian army camp was, in the final analysis, just a strategy, an event involving local government affairs and the interests of the family.
It's a dead end, but it's just a local policy.
But the matter of "restoring the prime minister" affects not just one place.
This is a national policy, and to some extent, this is a political event that will affect the entire Ji Han in the next ten years or even longer.
And it is a major political event with all-round influence from the central to local governments.
This should not be something Liu Bei asked when he was getting along with three people in private on such an occasion.
Another thing. The three of them really couldn't figure out what benefits the proposal of "reinstating the prime minister" would bring to Liu Bei? !
The emperor and the prime minister can indeed support each other and achieve mutual success most of the time. However, the power of the prime minister and the imperial power overlap in many places.
If the emperor is powerful, the prime minister's power will inevitably be violated, and if the prime minister is powerful, the imperial power will also be violated.
The most important thing is that imperial power and prime minister power do not have to depend on each other to govern the country well.
In the history of the Han Dynasty, the time without a prime minister was not necessarily less than the time with a prime minister. Didn't the Han Dynasty also last for four hundred years? !
The core of the three provinces and six ministries system adopted by Ji Han today is to divide the power of the prime minister and strengthen the monarch's power. For the emperor, there are only advantages and no disadvantages. Why did Liu Bei suddenly want to "restore the prime minister"? !
Are you really not afraid that after the "re-establishment of the Prime Minister", the Prime Minister will cultivate party members, evade the imperial power, or even directly evade the emperor under his monopoly power? !
It’s not like there were lessons learned from the past. The last Han Dynasty prime minister later became the King of Wei, and his son directly usurped the throne.
Could it be that the emperor is really old and confused? !
Obviously, neither Pang Tong nor Huang Quan believed that Liu Bei had reached this point, so there must be his reasons for Liu Bei to "restore the position of prime minister."
Only Zhang Xi, although he was a little surprised and confused, did not have his own understanding of Liu Bei's idea of "reinstating the prime minister".
Prime Minister Zhuge, he is known as the number one prime minister throughout the ages.
But Zhang Xi also couldn't figure it out. Even if Zhuge Liang's talents were indeed outstanding, his character was indeed outstanding, and he was indeed loyal to the Han Dynasty and Liu Bei. Wasn't he already Zhongshu Ling? !
Although Zhongshu Ling is not the prime minister, he is still the prime minister. Although the power gap between the prime minister and the prime minister is indeed very large, this does not prevent Zhuge Liang from being famous throughout the ages, right? !
Why should we suddenly change the national administrative system and reinstate the prime minister? !
Each of the three people had their own thoughts and concerns, so no one could give their own answer to Liu Bei's inquiry immediately.
In the end, Liu Bei was more "intimate" and took the initiative to give his reasons.
"I am already old. When reviewing the memorials of the three provinces and six ministries recently, I often feel that my energy is low and my thoughts are confused. If this continues, I may also delay state affairs. The post of prime minister will be restored, and the prime minister will be in charge of the three provinces and six ministries. After making a decision Leave it to me for review, so that it won't delay state affairs and I can feel more relaxed."
Liu Bei’s reason. To be honest, whoever believes it is a fool.
It is true that Liu Bei is old and lacks energy, but considering Liu Bei's current state, he will definitely not be confused in his thinking, and for this reason, he will not reinstate the prime minister.
If it was just to relieve the pressure of reviewing documents, Liu Bei also had a Huangmen Shilang who was responsible for document circulation, that is, a personal secretary.
By the way, Huangmen Shilang is not a chamberlain eunuch. He is a serious official affiliated to Zhongshu Province. He has no family background and no education level, so he cannot be an official.
The duty of the Huangmen Minister was originally to help the emperor organize the documents so that the emperor could read and annotate them. If Liu Bei felt that the annotations were too tiring, he could just find a few more Huangmen Ministers to help him organize the documents.
As for the prime minister commanding three provinces and six ministries, this is even more incomprehensible. Zhongshu Ling originally had the responsibility of commanding three provinces and six ministries, so what's the point of adding a mother-in-law to this head? !
When Liu Bei said these words, it gave people the impression that he was setting things up for people, rather than setting people up for things.
But Liu Bei has never been such a person.
After listening to Liu Bei's explanation, Zhang Xi, Pang Tong, and Huang Quan looked at each other and saw the doubts and concerns in each other's eyes.
In fact, the three of them are not stupid. Even Zhang Xi, although his political experience is not as good as Pang Tong and Huang Quan because he has been guarding the place and leading troops in battles all year round, he is not the novice he was in his early years.
The real point of what Liu Bei said was actually heard by all three of them.
The point is – I’m old.
Old Liu is thinking about himself a hundred years from now.
In fact, Liu Bei's idea is indeed like this.
As an emperor, he certainly didn't want a prime minister to dilute his rights. The three-provinces-six-ministry system proposed by Zhang Xi was simply the administrative system that best suited Liu Bei's wishes.
Liu Bei believed in his own ability and believed that he had the decisiveness to handle state affairs well. As a minister, he only needed to assist him with all his heart and give him enough advice.
But the problem is that Liu Bei doesn't believe that his son Adou also has this ability.
Adou will be twenty years old next year. In this era, he is not considered young, but who knows whose son he is.
My son is a good, filial boy, obedient, and fairly intelligent, but for one thing, he is not quite what an heir should be.
He has no opinion.
Of course, this is also related to Adou's age and experience.
After all, Adou is different from Liu Bei. He has grown up in Chengdu since he was a child. He has no experience of crawling and fighting at the bottom. His only experience in combat was when he was an infant and went through Changban Slope with his mother, Mrs. Gan. retreat.
Even in this time and space, Adou did not fall into the chaos and waited for Uncle Zhao to come to rescue him. He did not even have a chance to assist. He was just carried by Mrs. Gan and followed Liu Bei.
Over the years, Liu Bei has been fighting in the south and north, but he has never taken Adou to the battlefield. In terms of government affairs, Liu Bei has not let Adou participate in too many government affairs. When Liu Bei goes on an expedition, the person who stays behind in Chengdu is often Zhuge Liang rather than Adou. .
To be honest, Liu Bei is indeed not as good as his old rival Cao Cao in educating his children.
Cao Cao's sons all had battlefield experience. Whether Cao Zhang, who was famous for his martial arts, or Cao Zhi, who was famous for his literature, they all had battlefield experience.
After Cao Cao officially established the status of Cao Pi's crown prince, Cao Pi took on the heavy responsibility of staying in Yecheng during Cao Cao's expedition. Under various government affairs training, Cao Pi's abilities had long been developed.
But Liu Chan didn't have the opportunity to stay in Chengdu for the first time until he was nineteen years old.
Of course, there is also a factor that makes Liu Bei helpless - the child was born too late.
When Cao Cao was sixty years old, Cao Pi was already in his early thirties, and when Liu Bei was sixty, Liu Chan was only fifteen. The gap of more than ten years cannot be made up by Zhuge Liang's two words of praise for his talent.
If he was born in a prosperous age, then Liu Chan would only follow Xiao Gui and Cao Cao. Even if he lacks some opinions, as long as he is willing to listen to the opinions of the subordinates Liu Bei left behind, it is more than enough to be a conservative king.
But now, the world is divided into three parts, and no one can destroy anyone in a short period of time. In such a time of great strife, it is a bit too much to let little Adou sit in the position of emperor and ask him to make decisions arbitrarily like Liu Bei. This child is in trouble.
To put it bluntly, Adou will need someone to protect him for at least the next ten years, and Liu Bei feels that he may not be able to survive these ten years.
Therefore, the reason why Liu Bei wanted to reinstate the Prime Minister was to leave Liu Bei with a candidate who could help protect Adou while he was still alive.
And with the current situation in the world, this candidate must not be too many, otherwise there will be a quarrel, and even I sometimes don’t know how to make a decision. Take the matter of Zuo Fengyi Army Camp as an example. If Zhang Xi, Huang Quan, and Pang Tong three If someone made a noise in front of Liu Chan, Liu Chan's mind would probably be dizzy instantly, and he still expected him to come up with some nonsense.
Therefore, there must be someone with enough ability, character, and loyalty to help Liu Chan.
This is the most direct reason that prompted Liu Bei to decide to reinstate the prime minister.
Liu Bei had already chosen this candidate.
Zhongshu Ling, Zhuge Liang.
Apart from this person, Liu Bei was really worried about entrusting Adou to anyone.
He has outstanding talents in Fa-rectification and is not bad at loyalty, but he is not big-hearted and can easily offend others. If he comes to support Adou, he will easily arouse hatred for Adou.
Although Pang Tong, Huang Quan, and Liu Ba were all talented people, they each had their own thoughts and interest groups behind them. They could not serve the country as wholeheartedly and be fair and just as Zhuge Liang.
Xu Shu could not live without Jingzhou, especially now that the general Guan Yu was in frail health. Jingzhou must be led by someone with outstanding qualifications and abilities, and it was impossible to transfer him to the capital to take charge of the government.
And to be honest, Xu Shu's ability is indeed a little worse than Zhuge Liang. This is also an indisputable fact.
Zhang Fei and Liu Bei think that letting Zhang Fei take charge of the northern and southern armies and defend the capital is the last insurance he left for his son.
As for Zhang Xi and Liu Bei's plans, they are more long-term.
(End of chapter)
