The main body of China's official position system was formed in the Han Dynasty. The official position system of the Han Dynasty formed a pattern with prime minister as the core and six ministries as the auxiliary. At that time, the prime minister could have aides, which is the so-called opening of a government official. He also had the "power to discuss politics, the power to make decisions, and the power to administer", which often threatened the emperor's authority.

Therefore, there are frequent struggles between the monarch and the minister’s power.

Because the prime minister has such great authority, when he is enthroned, there should be a "prime worship" ceremony. To indicate that the monarch entrusts the country to the prime minister and asks the prime minister to govern.

The prime minister at this time was somewhat similar to the managers of later generations. The old chairman had a hard time starting a business and finally managed to build a huge family business. He was afraid that his prodigal son would ruin his family business, so he had to find a capable person to manage his own industry. The prime minister was this manager, and his master was weak and his servant was strong, so he would naturally offend the majesty of the monarch.

After understanding the shortcomings of the Han Dynasty's official system, all the monarchs of later dynasties tried their best to reduce the power of the prime minister.

First, the "three provinces" were established, and the prime ministers discussed the power of the regime. In other words, the prime ministers in the traditional sense were divided into three, namely the chiefs of the three provinces, the Zhongshu Ling, the Junshi Sei-Chun, and the Shangshu Ling. Who is the main focus of the three prime ministers depends on the emperor's mood.

After the division of the regime, the emperors of all dynasties valued the six ministries and divided the power of the prime minister's administration. Only this decision-making power has always been in the hands of the prime minister. Why? Human nature is also. Every emperor will experience a period of "work hard to be strong", and then he will be content with enjoyment for a long time. Enjoyment requires a person who governs the country, right? This person can only be the prime minister, and giving the prime minister's decision-making power is also an excellent way to take the blame. If something goes wrong, you only need to push it to the prime minister, or change it to another prime minister.

Of course, the granting of decision-making power still cannot solve the problem of losing power. Therefore, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he hinted that all officials had the excuse of serving as the Shangshu Ling, which was equivalent to the Prime Minister, abolishing the Shangshu Ling, which was in disguise, which was equivalent to abolishing the Prime Minister. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui's left and right prime ministers nominally shared the power of the prime minister. But in fact, the position of prime minister can only be held by one person, and one more person will inevitably be negotiated and decided again. If the two people have different opinions, the emperor will eventually make a decision, so the prime minister's decision-making power will be useless.

However, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, both of them are famous historical officials. The two "Fang Da Duan" complement each other and cooperate very well. Even if there are some disagreements, they can reach a compromise with each other. The things that both of them agree with give Li Shimin a lot of room for refutation.

So in the past few years when Du Ruhui lived, there was actually a prime minister in the Tang Dynasty. As soon as Du Ruhui died, Li Shimin promoted Li Jing to become a right servant. Li Jing was born in the army and was not administrative. This led to the fact that the power of the prime minister is basically in the hands of Fang Xuanling.

Although Fang Xuanling was talented as a prime minister, he was famous for being indecisive, otherwise it would be difficult to have the reputation of "Fang To Duan". Without Du Ruhui, the person who made decisions, the two left and right sides gave up the decision-making power. This is also why Li Shimin had to review more and more memorials. Fang Xuanling could not make a decision, so he had to come.

At this time, Li Shimin brought Changsun Wuji to review the memorials together. It was like singling Du Ruhui's responsibilities to Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji was originally the Minister of Personnel, in charge of promotions and transfers of officials, and also the right servant, so he naturally became the first person in power in the dynasty.

All the civil and military officials in the court felt that there was no problem with this arrangement. Changsun Wuji was the first person to be the Dragon, and Li Shimin had long said that he would be the Minister of the Shangshu. It was Empress Changsun’s strong opposition that the matter could not be achieved. This disguised approach can also be regarded as a tacit understanding between the king and the minister.

Changsun Wuji himself also felt that he could afford this honor. Whether it was his personal relationship or his efforts in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Changsun Wuji dared to be the second, who dared to be the first?

However, the secretary and the secretary were negligently changed to the secretary's cabinet, and a word of difference was invisibly deprived of his power as the prime minister. However, he could not even say a word.

In the past, Li Shimin asked him to help him read the memorial, which was a private act. It was not to give him authority and appoint him to do this. In other words, Li Shimin was just looking for someone else to help him read the memorial, and this person was just a ninth-rank bachelor. Do you want to care about it if you are a mere bachelor?

In what name do you care about it?

This is what a mute eats coptis chinensis, and he can't say anything about his suffering.

After the court meeting ended, Li Shimin announced two more appointments, appointing Shangshu Zuo Pushe Fang Xuanling as the Grand Secretary of Chongwenguan and the National History to recruit talents, and appointing Shangshu Youpu Li Jing as the Grand Secretary of Wude Hall to take charge of the ordnance construction of the East and West Factory.

At the same time, another small appointment was made to move Chu Suiliang, a residence hall, to serve as a bachelor of the Secretary-General.

Chu Suiliang's reputation was not obvious at this time, but he had always been in the heart of the emperor. The reason why he was in the heart of the emperor was because of his father. In the fourth year of Wude, Li Yuan allowed Li Shimin to open a prefecture in Luoyang. In the same year, in order to win the support of the gentry, Li Shimin established his own literature museum and recruited 18 famous scholars from all over the world as his aides. Chu Suiliang's father Chu Liang was one of them, in charge of literature. Chu Suiliang followed his father at this time, responsible for the daily affairs of the Hongwenguan, and he could often meet Li Shimin.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne, because Chu Suiliang was upright, he appointed him as a guest servant, responsible for recording the emperor's words and deeds. In other words, although Chu Suiliang was not a big official, he had always been around Li Shimin and had come into contact with many major national affairs. Li Shimin occasionally asked Chu Suiliang about his views on certain things and his talents were clear.

Since the Secretary Pavilion is set up, it is naturally impossible to have only one bachelor. Ma Zhou is the talent that is beaten under Li Mu. Li Shimin must use it more, but in addition to Ma Zhou, Li Shimin must also use some "his own people", and Chu Suiliang is one of them.

There will be some people like "Jian Zai Di Xin" to be activated in the future. Li Shimin knew it, but it is not appropriate to reveal it all at this time.

After several appointments, although they did not expressly say it clearly, all the officials knew what Li Shimin meant. He set up a bachelor's school in the secretary's house and asked the left and right ministers to serve as the grand senators. It was clearly a signal that the importance of the secretary's house will be equivalent to the left and right in the future. Don't underestimate them just because the bachelor's school is just a ninth rank. The bachelor's school in the secretary's house may also be the future prime minister!
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