Lu Xuan waved his hand for Zhou Yu to sit down and said directly: "Gong Jin, the reason why I called you here is for the military operations and to reorganize the military department."
Zhou Yu said: "What does Your Majesty plan to do?"
Lu Xuan did not beat around the bush and said straight to the point: "I plan to weaken the Ministry of War and form a Metropolitan Governor's Office to be responsible for the leadership and command of the army. For now, I hope you will serve as the first Grand Governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Office."
"I obey!"
Zhou Yu answered without thinking.
Lu Xuan smiled and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will let you go into the fire pit, Gong Jin?"
Zhou Yu said: "It would be my honor if I could go through fire and water for His Majesty. Zhou Yu should overcome all obstacles for Your Majesty in this life."
Lu Xuan joked: "If your words spread, people will think you are flattering."
Zhou Yu said calmly: "I just have to do my own thing, and other ministers can't do anything about it."
During the Battle of Yanzhou, Zhou Yu had plans to die.
There is no cure for the disease. Even people like Zhang Zhongjing judged his death. However, regardless of his personal safety, Lu Xuan rushed all the way from Hanzhong to Yanzhou and risked his life to treat him.
This is the kindness of the king.
Zhou Yu has always been a person who appreciates kindness, so he took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, will there be any obstacles to the establishment of the Metropolitan Governor's Office this time?"
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, Gong Jin, the establishment of the Governor's Office is not aimed at anything, it is just to make the structure of the Ming Dynasty more reasonable, that's all."
Zhou Yu asked: "What is the relationship between the Governor's Office established by His Majesty and the Ministry of War?"
Lu Xuandao: "I will reorganize the Ministry of War next. In a word, the Ministry of War will no longer be responsible for the leadership of the army. The leadership and command of the army will be transferred to the Metropolitan Governor's Office. The Ministry of War will be responsible for recruitment, training, logistics and supplies, etc."
"In the later stage, these plans for recruiting soldiers, training and logistics must be the responsibility of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and the Ministry of War is only responsible for execution. The Ministry of War accepts the management of the Metropolitan Governor's Office and the civilian system."
Zhou Yu thought for a while, and his eyes became brighter.
The reformed Ministry of War is the executor. The planning, formulation, arrangement and interpretation of all rules rests with the Metropolitan Government. Such a large governor's office is very powerful.
Zhou Yu knew better that becoming the Governor-General meant that his official position would be further enhanced. He took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to share your worries for Your Majesty, but I just want to establish a Governor-General's Office. After thinking about it, I am afraid that the civil servants will have bigger opinions."
Lu Xuan chuckled lightly and said, "Of course there will be opinions."
Since ancient times, civilian officials have been hostile to military commanders.
In other words, he despises generals.
Lu Xuan was the founding monarch, and he had enough prestige to suppress everything.
Moreover, Lu Xuan had his own plan.
Lu Xuan smiled slightly and said: "Gong Jin, the power of the Japanese country is relatively strong, and there have been some changes. Therefore, when you establish the Metropolitan Governor's Office, you must make adjustments as soon as possible. As members of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, transfer Xun Yu, Xun You and Guo Jia, and add Shang Fengji and Guo Tu built the governor's mansion."
Zhou Yu frowned and said, "Your Majesty, when it comes to the Governor's Mansion, why don't you bring back counselors like Jia Xu, Kuai Liang, Pang Tong, and Fa Zheng?"
"unnecessary!"
Lu Xuan shook his head.
He said in a deep voice: "These people are my direct descendants. They are temporarily in charge of local governance and are responsible for local governance. The Metropolitan Governor's Office we established is currently aimed at the Japanese side."
"The next step is to consider dispatching them to participate in the war after the Japanese country is solved and further expansion is planned. With a little more time, people like Zhuge Liang, Lu Meng, Fa Zheng and Pang Tong will grow further."
"Great King Shengming!"
Zhou Yu agreed with Lu Xuan's plan.
The country of the Ming Dynasty is the basic foundation, and the governance of these places must be directly related to Lu Xuan to ensure that everything goes smoothly.
Lu Xuan ordered: "Gong Jin seizes the time to prepare. In addition, the arrangements for the Japanese war must also be prepared, and all the corresponding warships, equipment, etc. must be prepared."
"Here!"
After Zhou Yu saluted, he stood up and left.
Lu Xuan arranged the affairs of the Governor's Mansion and began to adjust the civil service system. If you only adjust one person, it will definitely be a carrot and a pit, and the position will be moved from top to bottom.
When more positions are involved, it becomes more complex.
Lu Xuan carefully listed down the candidates involved, then adjusted the arrangements one by one and made changes. After all adjustments were made, Lu Xuan copied it again, reviewed it carefully, and arranged for someone to notify Zhang Zhao to discuss the matter.
Not long after, Zhang Zhao entered the hall, bowed and said: "Your Majesty!"
After Lu Xuan took his seat, he talked about the establishment of the Metropolitan Governor's Office and the changes in the arrangements of the Ministry of War, and asked: "Zhang Qing, what do you think?"
Zhang Zhao felt very sad after hearing this.
His Majesty has always acted out of common sense. Abolition of the three ministers and nine ministers, and using the six-ministry system to handle national affairs, that's it. Anyway, everything is running normally. After all, he, the official minister, is equivalent to the head of a hundred officials, leading them to do things.
However, when Lu Xuan established the Governor's Office, he was independent from the civil officials.
The mud-legged soldiers are even stronger.
The threat to civilian officials is also great.
If Zhang Zhao does nothing, his rights will be weakened.
This is not the most troublesome thing.
Officials in the civil service system will definitely complain. Every civil servant below would accuse him, saying that he was incompetent and unworthy of being the head of the civil service. But if he wanted to stand up and object, the person in front of him was Lu Xuan, the person who had beaten him several times.
Zhang Zhao was in a dilemma for a while and was in a dilemma.
He looked at Lu Xuan, whose expression remained unchanged, and suddenly felt that being His Majesty's Minister of Staff was really not an easy task.
Zhang Zhao took a deep breath and expressed his position: "Your Majesty, I have no objection to the arrangements for the establishment of the Metropolitan Governor's Office. It's just that when the news comes out, I am afraid that scholars all over the world will talk about it and I will be a little worried."
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "The Metropolitan Governor's Office was established to deal with wars in overseas countries. Scholars in the world will have more opportunities to make contributions and will not have any objections. In this matter, the officials you are responsible for will take the lead and handle it. If we continue to implement the establishment of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, we must assist Zhou Yu in reorganizing the Metropolitan Governor's Office."
"I obey!"
Zhang Zhao replied somewhat bitterly.
In his heart, he had no hope of trying to dissuade Lu Xuan. He was thinking about how to appease the officials and how to explain things to the scholars. This does not mean that we need to expand overseas. Scholars will be appeased if they have the opportunity to make achievements.
Civil servants are naturally hostile to military commanders and naturally want to suppress them. Now that the generals are raising their heads, Zhang Zhao will easily lose popularity if he fails to fulfill his responsibilities.
Lu Xuan looked at Zhang Zhao's appearance and chuckled: "Zhang Qing, although the civil service system is mainly composed of six departments, it is not clear enough. The Minister of Personnel is nominally the head of the hundred officials, but there is no clear responsibility for arranging each department. Even if it’s justified, we still need to change.”
"I am ready to resume my official position as Prime Minister."
A smile flashed across Lu Xuan's eyes, looking at Zhang Zhao who still looked bitter. After his words fell, Zhang Zhao's pupils shrank, and his eyes showed an uncontrollable look of joy.
Prime Minister!
Prime Minister’s policy!
This is the true leader of civil servants and the pursuit of civil servants!
