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Strengthening the centralization of power is a process of gathering power from the bottom up, and the difference is only in whose hands the power of the world finally gathers, whether it is in the hands of one person or many people. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

From a certain point of view, history itself is a history of the struggle between the central and local powers, as well as the history of the power struggle between kings and courtiers. The struggle for power in the central government is also prominently manifested in the power struggle between the king and the prime minister (prime minister).

Li Congjing implemented the provincial system, collected the authority of the prefectures and counties, and eventually concentrated power in the hands of the emperor.

Since the state and county political, military, financial, and even judicial and supervisory powers are separated, the central government must also make corresponding adjustments to take over the power collected from the state and county.

Originally, the head of government was the prime minister (prime minister), and all the powers in the world converged in the hands of the prime minister.

Nowadays, the powers of local affairs are separated, and Li Siyuan and Li Congjing have set up another official to unify them separately, which is to divide the power of the prime minister and lead the authority of the world in person.

The reason why this dynasty has several prime ministers such as Ren Yuan, Li Qi, and An Chongxue, instead of one, is the same reason. If a prime minister is in power, the power will be weighted, and if the power of the prime minister is divided, the power will be light, and the power of the prime minister will be light, and the king's initiative will be greater.

Li Congjing was not satisfied with this "power trick" and hoped to make changes in the system, so the imperial court had three ministers: political affairs, military affairs, and finance.

In other words, the prime minister, like the state and county assassins and county orders in the future, only has political power.

"Who will be the Minister of War and who will be the Chancellor of the Exchequer?" Li Siyuan discussed with Li Congjing.

Li Congjing said: "All military affairs are under the command of the privy envoy, who only takes care of daily affairs and has no right to mobilize troops and horses; There are also three envoys in charge of the finance, who are also only responsible for daily affairs and have no right to allocate property; Since the Criminal Department and the Imperial History Observatory have set up branches in the state and county, the Imperial Historian does not need to say much, and the Household Department Shangshu should be added with the title of Tongping Zhangshi. ”

Li Siyuan quickly understood the essence, "In this case, wouldn't there be four more prime ministers in the imperial court?" ”

Li Congjing nodded, "Although it is not the case in name, it is actually so." Speaking of this, he paused and added: "In the future, there will only be one prime minister in power, but the prime minister's responsibilities are heavy, and he can set up a deputy minister." ”

Govern, take charge of the government, and also take charge of political affairs. To govern, that is, to be the prime minister, that is, to be the head of government. The government, the government office, is the same as the government hall, and it is the place where the prime minister works—unlike the later generations. In the present day, the government is a court in a sense.

Li Siyuan stroked his beard and bowed, "This is a good statement, it should be so." ”

Li Congjing thought about it, and there was one more thing he almost forgot, "The responsibility of the chief of the imperial historian to supervise hundreds of officials is already a weight, and there should be no longer the duty of law enforcement." Judicial matters can be attributed to the Criminal Department. ”

Li Siyuan pondered for a moment, "The punishment is heavy, how can Dali Temple be dealt with?" ”

Li Congjing said seriously: "The Criminal Department is in charge of the law, and it is the atmosphere and order of the world, and its position is indispensable. The criminal department deals with the law, criminal law, and criminal prisons, and the Dali Temple manages the lawsuit, and the two are still different. ”

In later generations, in general, the Ministry of Criminal Justice is the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Public Security, and Dali Temple is the Supreme Court.

The reason why it is "in general" is not only because Dali Temple has the responsibility to investigate cases, but also because the court institutions at this time basically do not have the departments of later generations, which are completely in line with the seamless. The times are different, and many things cannot be generalized.

The strengthening of centralized power is almost decided, and in addition to dividing the provinces and setting up corresponding institutions in the provinces, there is one more thing that needs to be established first.

"Who will be the privy envoy and the third envoy?" Li Siyuan discussed this matter with Li Congjing.

"The privy envoy itself is An Chongzhu, and now that the privy envoy has no political power, there is no reason to replace An Chongzhu, or he can serve as it, and the third envoy can let Ren Yuan fill the position." Li Congjing put forward his own opinions.

Li Siyuan pondered, "Deal with it like this." ”

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To the south of the palace is the imperial city, and the Yamen of the Military Intelligence Department is located in the east of the imperial city, which is exactly opposite to the location of the East Palace.

As Li Congjing's private property to some extent, the Yamen was not in the imperial city before, and it was agreed not long ago to move in, and these days are the time for the big relocation.

- This means that the MI is gradually being nationalized.

When Li Congjing came to the yamen of the Military Intelligence Department, he saw Tao Yaoyao standing in front of the gate, one arm crossed his chest, holding the other arm holding a water cup, while casually drinking the water that could never be drunk, while watching the sharp men of the Military Intelligence Department busy moving in and out to carry large and small objects.

The winter sun is always lazy, spilling on the shoulders, shining the strands of green silk golden and transparent, and the tips of the hair quietly rise and fall in the breeze.

Tao Yaoyao is slender, only slightly shorter than Li Congjing. But the word slim and slim is not suitable for her, and many times, Li Congjing finds inappropriate words to describe this woman. He often has a feeling in his heart - the peach girl standing in front of the military intelligence department is the most exciting peach child.

This is probably the reason why Li Congjing is willing to let Tao Yao return to the Military Intelligence Department.

"There's news from the sword." Yin Hong's lips left the straw specially designed for her by Li Congjing, and the peach with drooping eyes seemed to be neither light nor heavy.

"What did you say?" Li Congjing and Tao Yaoyao stood side by side, looking at her slightly sideways. The woman in front of her has an ageless face, never bright and dazzling, nor has she ever withered, she can only be described as fair-skinned.

- Perhaps in every man's heart, there is a woman with an ageless face.

"The party sent a lot of people to Hexi." Tao Yaoyao looked ahead as always.

Li Congjing was a little interested, "Do you want to seek Hexi, or are you forced to relocate?" ”

After Tiancheng's four-year expedition to Liangchuan, Jianzi, as the vanguard of the military intelligence department, went to Hexi with Zhang Jinliang. Shortly after Li Congjing returned from the Khitan South, the imperial court sent Shi Jingjiao to Xiazhou, which was controlled by the party members.

——Since the Anshi Rebellion, the party has been a troubled in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty, and the level of trouble is comparable to that of Tibet.

"It's not good to say right now, we have to wait for the news later." Tao said.

Leaving the imperial city, Li Congjing returned home with Tao Yaoyao. It's not to go back to the East Palace, it's to go to the palace, that is, Wang Buqi's mansion.

In the afternoon, the sun was sinking in the west, passing over the treetops, leaving mottled shadows on the courtyard wall. The decoration of the house is simple, like an ancient book, without the slightest luxury, only a hidden heritage.

Tao Yaoyao suddenly stopped at the door of the second courtyard, and when she turned around and saw that Li Congjing was still following her, her drooping eyes seemed to be lower, "What are you still doing with me?" Father is outside. ”

Li Congjing was righteous and awe-inspiring, "When did I say that I came to find the prince, I came to find you." ”

Tao Yaoyao looked at him with a dangerous expression, "Is there anything else you haven't said?" ”

Li Congjing glanced into the courtyard and was confident, "Let's go in and talk." ”

There was a hint of murderous intent on Tao Yaoyao's face, "You want to enter my yard?" ”

She doesn't say the word "boudoir."

Li Congjing's waist is straight, and he is not afraid, "Although there are tens of millions of people, I will go!" ”

Tao Yaoyao suddenly approached Li Congjing for two points, her face was obviously beautiful, but it didn't make people feel a little cheesy, "I heard that Lin Anxin arrived in Yangzhou?" ”

Li Congjing secretly said in his heart that it was not good, so he didn't give an inch, "Doesn't she admire the demeanor of Taoda's master and want to follow you?" ”

Tao Yaoyao's eyes were full of swords and swords, "I heard that you brought back the daughter of King Wuyue from Yangzhou?" ”

Li Congjing's face is extremely thick, "People stuffed it into me, and I can't accept it." ”

Tao Yaoyao finally withdrew her face, "Li Congjing, you are very proud!" ”

Li Congjing puffed up his chest, and the bright moon shone on the river, "The spring breeze is thousands of miles, not as good as the peach master!" ”

Then Tao Xiaoxiao turned around and went into the courtyard.

Then Li Congjing sat down with Wang Buqi.

With a half-sigh in his heart, Li Congjing finally retracted his thoughts and asked Wang Buqi: "What went wrong with the academy?" ”

Wang Buqi's expression was serious, and his face was worried, "The student fight is not a big deal, and the reason why the situation is serious this time is because of the cause of this incident, it is the 'orthodox' Confucian scholars who study the scriptures and righteousness, and they look down on the hundreds of students who study 'miscellaneous studies'." At first, it was just a quarrel of words, and then it was a fist and kick, and the doctors did not notice it for a while, and it actually caused a comprehensive confrontation between Confucian scholars and 'miscellaneous scholars', and it developed into a situation of group fighting......"

Li Congjing keenly captured the key information, "Ordinary Confucian scholars have offended words and made things difficult because they look down on other students? ”

Wang Buqi sighed and said: "How can His Highness not understand the temperament of a Confucian scholar? Now that Jiangbei has been decided, Jiangnan will be peaceful, and the smoke has not stopped, and among the Confucian scholars, there has begun to be an atmosphere of 'liquidation' of the responsibility for the great chaos in the world. After the Anshi Rebellion, especially since the Huangchao Rebellion, the feudal towns were dominant, the warriors used things, the scholars lost their former status, and the scholars used in the towns were mostly based on the law, and many Confucian scholars who only knew the scriptures and righteousness suffered at this time. ”

"Now that the imperial court is making great tributes and reviving the style of writing, Confucian scholars can finally raise their heads, and then talk about the disadvantages of the times, and they all say that the root cause of the division of feudal towns and the chaos in the world lies in the use of martial artists, in the collapse of etiquette, and in the widespread use of the left way of the side door in the world. In this case, it is not surprising that Confucian scholars looked down on miscellaneous scholars. ”

Hearing this, Li Congjing sneered, the behavior of these Confucian scholars is enough to be summed up in four words: counterattack!

The Confucian scholars, who had been "suppressed" by the martial arts, were ready to take revenge on the martial artists as soon as they saw that the country was showing signs of reusing scholars.

And even worse!

While these Confucian scholars opened their swords to the martial artists, they did not hesitate to belittle all other learning in the world, and exalted Confucian rites, Confucian classics, and Confucian saints to an infinitely high position, and made them deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Because only in this way can they strengthen their position so that they will not suffer from the suffering of the past.

"These Confucian scholars, really want to let the world enter the situation of the Zhao and Song dynasties?" Of course, Li Congjing knew to what extent Confucian scholars suppressed the martial arts in the Zhao and Song dynasties. They drew a diagram of the front-line generals in the temple, so that they had to meet the enemy!

Li Congjing stood up with a solemn expression, "It seems that it is time to let these Confucian scholars know the way the imperial court chooses to read people!" ”

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The words "government" and "governance" can be seen everywhere in the history of the Tang Dynasty, to cite two examples: "The former Fengxiang Festival made Shi Xiong confess to the government from Chen Heishan and Wuling...... At the beginning of the ruling year, Li Deyu was recommended by Li Deyu, who was ......recommended by Li Deyu. "If there are more than five grades, the government will grant them, each with a nationality, and the order is called a member."