I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 379
Although all the officials and officials in the hall were smiling at the moment because of the case of the imperial examination, but when they heard that Liu Sheng had taken the initiative to mention the vacancies of Doctor Yushi and Shaofu, and obviously wanted to fill the vacancies as soon as possible, everyone in the hall , especially the ministers who served in the court, suddenly showed a look of embarrassment.

Yushi Dafu and Shaofu, the former is Sangong, and the latter is Jiuqing;

The Yushi doctor is named "Yaxiang", and the Yushi doctor under his control belongs to the yamen, which controls the supervision, supervision and persuasion of officials all over the world, and has a very important say in the appointment, dismissal, promotion and relegation of officials.

——The censor doctor said: A certain person can hold a certain position, but this person may not really be able to fulfill his wish;
But if the doctor of the imperial censor's family said clearly: a certain person cannot hold a certain position, then this person really cannot hold the position.

If the reason for this person's "not being able to hold a certain position" involves a matter of principle, or a previously unknown stain, it is not just that the promotion failed this time, but this person was labeled as "unreliable" by the censor's office Officials, there is a high probability that they will bid farewell to their official career in a short period of time.

In short: the approval of the imperial censor's subordinate office is not very authoritative in the court;
However, the denial of the censor doctor's belonging to the yamen can basically ruin the entire career of an ordinary official.

This is also easy to understand - in later generations, there will also be a similar department, just need to make it clear that 'a certain official may not be very successful', and the official career of this official can be completely ruined.

That department is also a supervisory agency;
And the way that department expresses 'a certain official may not be popular' is called Erkai.

Speaking of Doctor Yu Shi, as a "sub-prime" who is not even taboo in the court and the public, its main purpose of existence is actually to oppose the prime minister.

After all, in this era of prime minister power, if you don't find an evenly matched rival for the prime minister, it will be easy for the emperor himself to become a thorn in the prime minister's side and a thorn in his flesh.

In order to check and balance, and at the same time to transfer the natural and almost irresolvable contradiction between the imperial power and the power of the prime minister, Doctor Yushi gradually changed from the speaker of the supervision department at the beginning to the deadly enemy of the prime minister, that is, subphase.

As for the duties of supervising officials, it gradually fell on the shoulders of Yushi Zhongcheng. The Yushi doctor himself no longer intervened in the supervision of officials, and was only responsible for "opposing" the prime minister.

This is also the reason why during the past period of time, the position of Doctor Yu Shi was vacant, but the operation of the court was basically not affected in any way.

——If you change to Yushi Zhongcheng if there is a vacancy, try it?
——The news that the sun got when he climbed to the top of the mountain was at most three poles before the sun, and Liu Sheng might have gone to Changle Palace to ask for the appointment edict of the new censor Zhongcheng from Empress Dowager Dou!
The vacancy of Doctor Yushi, the 'sub-prime minister' and 'the lifelong enemy of the prime minister Yufeng', will indeed not have any impact on the court in the short term, but in the long run, there will definitely be some problems.

Just like in later generations, when parents go on a business trip for three or two days, no matter how unrestrained their children are, they can always have a degree;

But if the parents are not around for many years, the appearance of the children letting themselves go is really unbearable to look at.

The vacancy of the imperial censor is actually the same reason.

If there is a short-term vacancy for the "Asian Prime Minister" in the DPRK and China, the prime minister will only have two days of glory at most, or two days of comfort;
But if there is a long-term vacancy, then the prime minister, I am afraid, will involuntarily have some ideas of following instinct and human nature.

In the final analysis: Liu She is the prime minister, and Liu Sheng is very comfortable with it.

At least for Liu Sheng at this age and his "level", Liu She, the prime minister, is really suitable.

Therefore, Liu Sheng really didn't want the censor doctor to be absent for a long time, and eventually the prime minister he used so conveniently became an old stubborn bull like the old Anzhen Wuhou Shen Tujia who was only loyal to the world but not to the emperor.

In order to avoid such a thing from happening, the appointment of Doctor Yushi is imminent...

"Since Emperor Taizu Gao established Han Guozuo, our Han family has always had a precedent of moving from the internal history to the royal doctor, and then making it a prime minister."

"—— Pingyang Yihou: Cao Shen, Cao Xiangguo, Anguo Wuhou: Wang Lingwang Prime Minister, Beiping Wenhou: Zhang Cang Zhang Prime Minister, so Anzhen Wuhou: Shentu Jiashentu Prime Minister, without exception."

"Emperor Xian Xiaojing once explained my doubts about this rule that was not written on the bamboo slips;"

"Emperor Xian Xiaojing said: Although internal history is not the head of the Jiuqing, in fact, its authority must be at the forefront of the Jiuqing."

"Thus, those who can do a good job in internal history must be able to do the other eight positions in the Jiuqing, but the other eight people in the Jiuqing may not be able to do a good job in internal history."

"As for being an internal historian first, then being a censor doctor, and then being worshiped as a prime minister, it is to prevent the person who serves as the prime minister from being incompetent..."

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"Because the internal history is the touchstone for training the ability of the courtiers;"

"If you can do a good job in internal history, you can govern Guanzhong well, and if you can govern Guanzhong well, you can also govern the world well."

"As for the doctor Yushi, it is the polishing of the mind, the understanding of the duties of the prime minister, and the familiarity with the affairs of the prime minister's mansion."

"Therefore, only those who have served as an internal historian to prove their ability, served as a royal censor to prove their heart, and have a deep understanding of the word "Prime Minister" can finally become a group of officials who avoid Taoism and are extremely courteous. , Zuo Tianzi to rule the world Yuanyuan's prime minister!"

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"The teachings of the late emperor, I have engraved them in my heart, so far I dare not forget a single word."

"It's just that now, there is a vacancy in the imperial court, and I really don't know what to do..."

It seemed to be a confession, but also seemed to be talking to himself, Liu Sheng did not forget to sigh, and shook his head seriously.

And under the imperial steps, the officials who were sitting in the east and west seats of the Xuanshi also lowered their heads following Liu Sheng's sigh, chatted with the people around them from time to time, and soon began to sigh.

What Liu Sheng just said may not sound like a big deal at first glance.

Do the internal history first, then the censor doctor, and then the prime minister—doesn’t it have to be like this?

Let’s say that during the reign of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, several consecutive prime ministers before Zhang Cang were not promoted step by step according to this route.

——Qu Nixian Hou Chen Ping, after the death of Emperor Taizu Gao Liu Bang, was appointed by the Empress Dowager Lu as Lang Zhongling;

In the sixth year of Emperor Xiaohui, Chen Ping directly moved from Lang Zhongling to Prime Minister Zuo, and soon replaced his predecessor, Wang Ling, and became the Prime Minister You who actually controlled the Xiangfu!

Although Chen Ping was deprived of most of his real power by the Empress Dowager Lu when she was in power, but no matter how you say it, Chen Ping, the right prime minister, has been able to achieve the death of the Empress Dowager Lu and Emperor Taizong Xiaowen's succession to the country.

Afterwards, Chen Ping gave up the position of prime minister on the right to Zhou Bo, willing to be prime minister on the left;

Later, Zhou Bo resigned as prime minister, and Chen Ping became the only prime minister of the Han family since then, and sat on the prime minister until the day he passed away with closed eyes.

And Chen Ping was directly worshiped as Prime Minister Zuo from Lang Zhongling, one of the Nine Ministers. No matter during this period, before or after, Chen Ping did not serve as an internal historian or a doctor of imperial history.

As for Zhou Bo, the Marquis of Jiangwu, who asked Chen Ping to cede the position of prime minister, let alone Zhou Bo's promotion route as prime minister is basically the same as his son Zhou Yafu, who was directly promoted from Taiwei.

Later, Yingyin Yihou Guanying was also worshiped by Cong Taiwei.

Judging from the resumes of the above several Han chancellors, the "rules" that a prime minister must be a censor and a censor must be an internal history does not seem to be so absolute;

But in fact, the reason behind this is not as simple as what Liu Sheng just said.

——This is actually a question of the leadership team.

For example, during the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao: Prime Minister Binghou Xiaohe, Yushi Dafu Pingyanghou Cao Can, and Neishi Anguohou Wangling;

Xiao He passed away, Cao Shen was worshiped as prime minister, and Wang Ling was replaced by Yushi doctor.

In the process of this job transfer, Wang Ling was a non-direct subordinate who was only one level lower than Cao Shen, no matter before or after the transfer.

To put it more bluntly: you are a soldier, you get along well with your squad leader, he is one level above you;
Later, your squad leader was promoted to platoon leader, and you replaced him as squad leader, but you were still one level lower than him.

The transfer of positions did not change the status gap and affiliation relationship between you, which retained the tacit working understanding and cooperation habits that the two of you have developed over the years to the greatest extent.

As for the promotion route of 'Neishi-Censor-Prime Minister', it is actually the same reason: it is not impossible not to follow this route, but only by following this route can the job handover be completed better and faster, so that The impact on the court was kept to a minimum.

Just like during the reign of Emperor Xiaohui, Marquis Xiao He died of illness. As a result, before Xiao He's bones were cold, Cao Shen already had his seal on his waist and started working in the Prime Minister's Mansion!
Another example is during the reign of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, Zhang Cang was dismissed due to Huanglong’s change of Yuan Dynasty, and he wanted to go back to his hometown in despair. As a result, Emperor Taizong had already finished before the carriage left Chang’an City. Phase program;

When Zhang Cang passed Hangu Pass, Prime Minister Shentu had already started to sit in the prime minister's mansion, Zuo Tianzi was famous for ruling the world.

On the other hand, the father and son Zhou Bo and Zhou Yafu, who were directly worshiped as prime ministers from the Taiwei, are really worthy of being father and son-these two became prime ministers, but they were not familiar with the officials of the prime minister's mansion, and they didn't even know each other. Recognize the subordinates of the Quanxiang Mansion!

This is what Liu Sheng wanted to express.

——It’s not that you have to be a censor if you’re a prime minister, or you have to be a prime minister if you’re a censor;
Rather, if you don't do this, it is very likely that a person who has enough fame and status, but not enough ability, or does not have the corresponding ability, will sit in a position that he is not competent for.

But for Liu Sheng's worries, the current Chang'an court can't come up with a solution at all...
"Your Majesty's worries, the ministers can roughly understand."

"It's just that there is no precedent for the imperial censor to be the prefect of the county."

"According to the usual practice, when there is a vacancy for the imperial censor, the most important thing to consider is the internal history."

"It's just that Uncle Tian, ​​the current internal historian, has only been an internal historian for not many years. If he is promoted to doctor censor now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."

"Furthermore: If the internal history is moved to be the royal doctor, then the internal history will be vacant again;"

"A vacancy in the internal history is more of a headache for His Majesty than the vacancy of the imperial censor..."

Upon hearing the tone, Liu Sheng could tell who was speaking without even raising his head.

Following the prestige, Liu Sheng grinned slightly, then sighed intriguingly, and asked, "Then according to Tao Hou's opinion, what should we do?"

Seeing Liu She smiled shyly, then turned sideways and bowed his hands politely to Wei Wan.

After Wei Wan showed a clear expression on her face, she bowed her hands back to Liu She, and then Liu She bowed her hands to Liu Sheng again with that deliberately simple and honest smile.

"His Majesty."

"The system of left and right prime ministers, since it first appeared in my Han family, has always been an expedient policy adopted when the former emperor passed away and the new emperor was about to arrive."

"—For example, the right prime minister Wang Ling and the left prime minister Chen Ping in the reign of Emperor Xiaohui, the right prime minister Chen Ping and the left prime minister Shen Shiqi in the reign of Empress Dowager Lu, the right prime minister Zhou Bo and the left prime minister Chen Ping in the reign of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen."

"The minister is the Prime Minister of the Right, and the Marquis of Jianling is the Prime Minister of the Left. This is because the first Emperor Xiaojing passed away, and His Majesty's new emperor succeeded him. The government and the public need stability."

"At the moment, His Majesty has changed to the first year of the first year, and is about to reach the crown;"

"The system of left and right Xiangguo should be like the Taiwei—it's time to be dismissed..."

Hey!
Liu Sheng laughed out loud.

In front of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, Liu Sheng laughed out loud in disregard of the emperor's prestige.

"Tao Hou, it's a good plan..."

"install?"

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"Let Jianlinghou be the imperial censor, and Taohou can be the prime minister alone;"

"The Marquis of Jianling is also a kind and gentle gentleman, even if he becomes a royal official, I'm afraid he won't be too embarrassing for Marquis Tao?"

Seeing Liu Sheng pointing out what was in his heart without any scruples, Liu She didn't panic, just smiled and lowered his head, as if he had acquiesced to Liu Sheng's statement.

And this is also the reason why Liu Sheng felt that the prime minister Liu She was "taking advantage of him", and the reason why he would reveal Liu She's thoughts in front of such a large audience.

——Liu She, although the surname is not really Liu, but most of the time, they are more like clan relatives than Liu's clan relatives, more like Liu Sheng's blood relatives than sibling brothers...

"Since it's Tao Hou's idea, then Tao Hou will go and play to the Empress Dowager himself."

Liu She's proposal was acquiesced by dropping a word lightly, and Liu Sheng smiled again, making a gesture to ask again.

——There is a vacancy in the Shaofu, and Liu She, who once served as the Minister of the Shaofu, may have some good ideas...
"Report to Your Majesty!"

Just when Liu Sheng raised his head with a smile and was about to ask Liu She for his opinion on the candidates for the Shaofu, he heard Lang Guan's high-pitched greeting from outside the hall.

Everyone in the hall, including Liu Sheng, followed the prestige, and saw Guan Yilang walking into the hall step by step, kneeling on one knee with a clang.

"Eight hundred miles from Yanmen County, hurry up!"

"——The Xiongnu's military officials sent an envoy, and the envoy has arrived at Yanmen to call..."

(End of this chapter)