This kind of closed-door meeting to allocate power gave Su Yonglin a strange feeling.
Su Yonglin felt that maybe the founding emperors of the past dynasties, or the emperors who ascended the throne through some improper means, had done this kind of thing.
Although this kind of thing is not seen in historical data, the distribution of power has never been an upright matter.
And there are no tangible benefits, and we are not relatives but not friends. Who is born to work for someone who is not relatives or friends?
It's nothing more than power and wealth.
And ideals, pure ideals.
But Su Yonglin and this group of old bureaucrats and gentry didn't have any ideals to talk about. Let's just talk about power and interests, just like a group of robbers who got together to share the loot after robbing a bank.
"Now that the matter is almost said, let's talk about something else. When the country is first established, many things need to be done by people. There are so many things. Even I feel numb when I look at them. I can't think of it. You know how long it will take to complete all these things."
Su Yonglin looked helpless and sighed, which made the people present feel excited.
Finally it’s time for the main event.
Who fills those important positions of real power?
Who controls those important powers?
The founding emperor knew about it, but what about the founding officials and dignitaries?
What kind of official position can be promised to each of you here?
They looked at Su Yonglin eagerly, their backs straight and their faces full of desire.
Su Yonglin looked around them and focused on Tian Guizi.
"Tian Guizi, you have been following me for the longest time. You are diligent, hard-working, upright, and have no dirt in your eyes. I understand your character best. Therefore, I entrust you with the post of Zuodu Censor of the Zhengdu Inspectorate. Take charge, you will appoint the Metropolitan Procuratorate for me and supervise all officials. If there are any lawbreakers, they must be dealt with severely!"
Under the gaze of everyone, Tian Guizi stood up and saluted Su Yonglin.
"My lord, Tian Guizi, take your orders!"
Tian Guizi's face was calm, and he looked neither happy nor sad, making it difficult to tell whether he was happy or unhappy.
But the first officially appointed official in the imperial dynasty was actually Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. This...
It seems that Su Yonglin, who is about to become emperor, is still more concerned about the construction of a clean government in the new dynasty, and has placed important cronies in important positions in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The ministers were awe-inspiring.
Not counting this, the second person Su Yonglin named was Kong Maojie.
"Kong Maojie, you have been my secretary for a long time. You have quick hands and feet, a nimble mind, and an upright character. I also have full trust in you, so I will hand over the position of the second-rank Youdu censor of the Duchayuan to you, and you will be responsible for assisting The censor of Tian Zuodu has completed his duty of supervising all officials without making any mistakes!"
Kong Maojie was not as calm as Tian Guizi, but excitement could still be seen on his face.
He stood up immediately.
"My lord, Kong Maojie, take your orders!"
Kong Maojie took over the appointment of the censor of Youdu.
The second person to be appointed was the censor of Youdu. The two important positions responsible for supervising the officials were brought by Su Yonglin from the old department. The others looked at these two people and gradually became wary.
Everyone knows what Su Yonglin's intention is for placing his absolute cronies in an official office like the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which specializes in confronting officials. Everyone is not a fool.
Apart from being wary of these two people, the rest was pure envy.
Tian Guizi, twenty-four years old.
Kong Maojie, twenty-four years old.
They are all so young.
Rather, the team led by Su Yonglin, including himself, are all young and energetic people. The average age of the entire team is very young, compared to the ministers of the Yanyun, Shandong and foreign clans. , almost like a child.
But their achievements are so high, their positions are so high, and their power is so great.
Is this how Conglong is treated?
If you follow the right boss and choose the right platform, can you really achieve this?
For a time, the Shandong scholars who could have followed in Su Yonglin's footsteps regretted it. They resented that they were close to the water, but did not have the courage and vision to choose to invest in Su Yonglin.
They were not as lucky as the Kong family. Because of the family's reputation, they were forced into the chariot by Su Yonglin. They were coy and coy at first, but now they got unexpected rewards.
Time? Fate?
Subsequently, Su Yonglin arranged some of his apparent cronies to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Law and the Dali Temple.
For example, the secretaries of the secretariat are Shen Ge, Zhou Lin, Jiang Chengyue, etc.
Shen Ge was appointed by Su Yonglin as the second-rank minister of the Ministry of Law, Zhou Lin was appointed as the left minister of the third-rank official Dharma ministry, and Jiang Chengyue was appointed as the minister of the Dali Temple of the third-rank official.
Then Su Yonglin ordered the heads of the three judicial departments to hold a joint meeting after reorganizing their respective internal affairs. Based on the laws of the Jin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, they would study the new dynasty's own laws and promulgate them throughout the world as soon as possible.
They were all people who were close to Su Yonglin when he was the director of the General Affairs Bureau. Now they are all arranged by Su Yonglin to the third judicial department. It is obvious that Su Yonglin wants to let his people fully control the judicial aspects.
Although the leaders of the Shandong, Yanyun, and foreign factions were wary of such behavior, they had to admit that Su Yonglin was really good at it.
As we all know, Su Yonglin's old subordinates are all a bunch of little people with poor backgrounds. They have no family background and no reliable knowledge inheritance. It is said that everything they learned was cultivated by Su Yonglin himself, so everyone has a good idea of their level.
Except for some genius-level figures who can take the lead in the military aspect, there are really no outstanding figures in the administrative aspect.
Administration not only requires the learning of governance knowledge, but also the accumulation of experience. Only by accumulating experience bit by bit from the grassroots level can we do a good job in administration. Therefore, they can be middle- and low-level officials, but they cannot be senior administrative officials.
Placing them in important central administrative positions is indeed difficult for them and may not be a good thing for the country.
Su Yonglin was obviously aware of this, so he did not do this, and did not leave administrative affairs to his cronies. Instead, he arranged the cronies he brought out on a large scale in the third judicial department.
Although the Third Department of Justice also requires some professional knowledge, in a more significant sense, the emperor speaks of the Constitution and whatever he says is what he says.
As long as they are obedient enough, have basic common sense, and follow the script, they can handle judicial matters beautifully and satisfy the emperor.
Yes, in their view, for the Third Judiciary Division, satisfying the emperor is more important than professionalism.
In addition, we must pay attention and listen to the emperor's words.
Whoever the emperor wants to kill, the Third Judiciary Division will follow closely and pounce on him like hungry wolves, tearing the person whom the emperor wants to kill into pieces. In this way, they can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and let the wind and rain blow.
They are the killing knife in Su Yonglin's hand. Appointing them is a warning to others - be careful, I hold a killing knife in my hand, I can kill people.
But the more Su Yonglin concentrated his cronies into the Third Judicial Department, the more relaxed the others became.
Because these cronies have all gone to the Third Judicial Department, don’t all the remaining major administrative positions belong to them?
Su Yonglin did this, obviously giving a stick to a sweet date, telling them to shake hands with my murderous knife and be careful - then these positions are handed over to you, you can do whatever you want.
As expected, Su Yonglin's next actions did not exceed their expectations.
The first is the Shangshu Province, which exists as the central administrative center.
Su Yonglin claimed that Shangshu Ling was the head of the Shangshu Province, and once someone was appointed, he would be the same as the prime minister.
However, Su Yonglin did not appoint Shangshu Ling for the simple reason that he had no civil servant talents or meritorious officials around him who were worthy of being Shangshu Ling.
The title of Shangshu Ling is a first-grade official position. Unless the merit is too high, it cannot be awarded casually. During the entire war, no one made such a big contribution except Su Yonglin himself.
Therefore, Su Yonglin decided not to set up Shangshu Ling and Shangshu as prime ministers, but only appointed a member of Yipin Pingzhang as the leader of Shangshu Province.
And the identity of this person is also very clear.
Su Yonglin decided to appoint Zhao Zuoliang, his father-in-law and the nominal leader of the Liberation Army, as Pingzhang political affairs, as the leader of Shangshu Province.
Then Yelv Chenghui, the leader of the foreign ministers, was appointed as Shangshu Zuocheng, and Huo Jianbai, a core figure among the Yanyun ministers, was appointed as Shangshu Youcheng.
Both of them were officials of the second rank, responsible for assisting Zhao Zuoliang and managing the administrative work of the Shangshu Province.
Zhao Zuoliang is not in Zhongdu now and cannot express his gratitude in person, but Yelu Chenghui and Huo Jianbai both saluted Su Yonglin to express their gratitude.
