Chapter 8 Long Yan is furious
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In the early Tang Dynasty, state affairs were discussed together by Zhongshu, the governor of the province, Zhongshu Ling, the governor of the province, and the minister, Shangshu Ling, the governor of the province. They were all prime ministers. The prime minister is an official who assists the emperor in governing the affairs of the world.
"New Book of Tang·Hundred Officials": "It is an important task to serve as the emperor's chief official and to govern all affairs."
Later, because even though Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty had served as Shangshu Ling before he came to the throne, his subordinates avoided him and did not dare to occupy his position, so he made "Pu She" the Minister of Shangshu Province, and he was called the prime minister along with his subordinates Shizhong and Zhongshu Ling.
"Cefu Yuangui·General Preface to the Prime Minister" records that since the Sui Dynasty, there have been "someone who has used other officials to take part in political affairs and be exclusively in charge of the government, and as an assistant". In the Tang Dynasty, because the prime minister's taste was respected and the master was not willing to give it to others easily, he often took the position of prime minister under the pretense of another official's title. For example, during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Du Yan participated in the affairs of the state as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Wei Zheng participated in the affairs of the state as the Secretary Supervisor. After that, they were either called "participating in gains and losses", or "participating in political affairs", etc., with different names, but in fact they were all prime ministers.
"Tongkao of Documents·Official Officials 4" said: "Zhongshu issued an edict, and the subordinates of the sect rejected it. There were arguments and disagreements on the day, so the two provinces were asked to discuss it in the political hall first and then report it."
In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the chiefs of the three provinces discussed matters in Menxia Province. This meeting place is called the Political Hall.
During this period, the prime ministers were served part-time by the governors of the three provinces, and the governors of the three provinces still had the executive affairs of their own provinces. Therefore, under normal circumstances, they would discuss matters in the political hall in the morning and return to their respective provinces to work in the afternoon. Therefore, there is no need to establish a separate office for the prime minister.
Major military and state affairs are discussed at the Political Affairs Hall meeting and submitted to the emperor for final decision. Confidential matters, as well as the promotion, demotion, and dismissal of officials above the fifth rank, are only discussed in the Political Affairs Hall, and other officials are not allowed to hear about them in advance.
In this way, the Political Affairs Hall became the decision-making organ that assisted the emperor in ruling the country in the early Tang Dynasty, and was the real "heart of the empire."
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The heavy snow in the winter of the twelfth year of Zhenguan covered the entire Guanzhong. Roads were blocked by the heavy snow, houses collapsed, and countless people and livestock froze to death. The affected people cried and cried, and emergency documents from various counties in Guanzhong flew in like snowflakes. Zhongshu Province.
Ma Zhou, the new member of the Zhongshushe, rubbed his red and dry eyes, put down the brush in his hand, looked up at the heavy snow outside the house that was still falling without stopping, and sighed helplessly.
After fighting for two consecutive days and nights, the total rest time during the period was only two or three hours. The instructions and filing of various documents, and the distribution statistics of relief supplies were a bit overwhelming even for the young and powerful Ma Zhou.
After taking a sip of hot tea and shaking his shoulders that were sore from writing for a long time, Ma Zhou looked around and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
The establishment of the Zhongshu Province has been simplified. Due to the large amount of paperwork caused by the snowstorm, the long time of reading the instructions still made the two elders of the Zhongshu Shen sick and went home. Now they are still unable to work in the duty room. Three or four people.
Just at this moment, his long attendant walked in from the door and handed him a jade pendant.
The jade is warm, crystal clear and white. It is a fine piece of Hetian seed jade.
The carving is also good. With a few simple cuts, the image of a carp can be carved vividly.
Looks a bit familiar...
Chang Sui leaned close to his ear and whispered: "Fu Zhou, Zhou Ming's Mansion sent someone to see him, saying that he had something important to discuss."
Ma Zhou hummed. He was the same age as Zhou Fu and had always had a good relationship. They had to meet each other, so he apologized to his colleagues in the room and walked out.
There is a room for officials to rest on the duty side. Ma Zhou drank hot tea and listened to Zhou Fu's staff explain what happened in detail, but his brows gradually furrowed and he felt a little dissatisfied.
At present, the heavy snowfall has caused disasters, and all the counties in Guanzhong are busy. They want to learn the art of self-cloaking, but as the magistrate of Chang A County, Zhou Fu ignores the affairs of the county and gets entangled in a fight...
Even if Chang A County is located in the city and the disaster situation is better than outside the city, at least it must be paid attention to in terms of attitude.
It was just a fight, and no one was killed, so why should I ask for help?
In Ma Zhou's opinion, handling such incidents is the easiest.
In a word: only justice!
Both parties are untouchable, so if the situation is the same, whoever is responsible will be responsible, and they can handle it as they should. Who can find the slightest fault in you if you talk about the law?
But this Zhou Fu always wants to play tricks, go in crooked ways, dare not take responsibility when things happen, and just wants to shirk responsibility...
Ma Zhou sighed. He was a man of the same age who was both knowledgeable and talented, but his temper was too naughty. Little did he know that this was a taboo in officialdom.
But even though I was dissatisfied in my heart, after all, the friendship was there and it was impossible to ignore it.
Ma Zhou picked up the tea cup and said to the staff: "I know this matter well. I'd like to bother to report back to Brother Zhou. Everything is calm and don't be impatient."
The staff member understood the situation, breathed a sigh of relief, and bowed to say goodbye.
Ma Zhou went back to the duty room to get a memorial, then came out and looked up at the gloomy sky, then turned and walked towards the political hall.
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When the thick curtain at the door of the political hall was opened, a wave of heat suddenly poured out.
When Ma Zhou walked in, someone was talking in the political hall.
"Which is more difficult for an emperor to start a business or to stay successful?"
The voice is deep, steady, and full of energy.
Ma Zhou was slightly shocked. Why is Your Majesty here?
Taking a closer look, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, and Wang Gui were all there.
Ma Zhou hurriedly took two steps, glanced at the middle-aged man in a bright yellow robe sitting at the main seat, and bowed.
"I have met your Majesty, Ma Zhou."
The man waved his hand slightly and said with a smile: "Excuse me. The old bones in Zhongshu Province can't stand it any more. But have you suffered, Aiqing?"
This man has sharp eyebrows and tiger eyes, a square face and a wide mouth, with three long beards under his chin. He is tall and strong. He sits there as calm as a mountain. His gestures and gestures are majestic. He has an aura of looking down on the world, and he is majestic and coercive. Come on, it's so relaxing.
It is none other than the current emperor, His Majesty Li Shimin.
Ma Zhou respectfully replied: "This is my own business. I dare not express my sorrow."
Li Shimin said happily: "There is no need to be humble, I have seen it in my eyes. I am young and powerful, so I have to shoulder more burdens so that I can be of great use in the future."
The emperor has no nonsense. Li Shimin's seemingly casual remark of "it will be of great use in the future" is almost equivalent to giving Ma Zhou a guarantee for his future.
Jane is in the emperor's heart!
Ma Zhou felt hot in his heart: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Shimin waved his hand and turned to look at the next old man, who was Fang Xuanling.
"Can Xuan Ling teach me the question I just asked?"
Fang Xuanling pondered for a while and said: "At the beginning of the war, the world was in chaos. I fought with other heroes. I went through life and death many times, and my brothers were buried in the battlefield. Only then did I set the Central Plains to clear the world. In my opinion, starting a business is difficult. ”
Li Shimin was silent, and pictures and figures could not help but appear in his mind...
The soldiers were very quick and they conquered Xihe County in nine days!
The shallow water source puts everyone to death and defeats the ten thousand enemy Xue Rengao!
Holding a halberd at Hulao Pass and rushing into the formation, three thousand broke through one hundred thousand!
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Along the way, there was a bloody storm with swords, guns, swords and halberds, which was really difficult!
Wei Zheng said: "Since ancient times, emperors have always suffered from hardships and lost their comfort. It is difficult to maintain success."
Born in sorrow and died in happiness, this is the eternal truth.
Li Shimin nodded in agreement: "Xuanling and I share the world. We have died hundreds of times to gain a lifetime, so we know how difficult it is to start a business. Zheng and I share the peace of the world. We are always afraid that arrogance and extravagance are born from wealth, and disasters are born from neglect, so we know the difficulty of maintaining success." . However, now that the difficulty of starting a business has passed, we should be cautious about the difficulty of maintaining success. ”
Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, and Ma Zhou said at the same time: "Your Majesty has said this, which brings blessings to the whole world."
"Hahaha..."
Perhaps it was because "Ming Jun" was so happy that Li Shimin laughed heartily, then looked at Ma Zhou and said, "Ai Qing has so many affairs, how come you have time to come here, but there is something wrong?"
Ma Zhou thought about the telegram, raised the memorial in his hand, and said: "I was giving instructions when I suddenly heard that the second son of the Prime Minister's family was fighting with His Highness the King of Qi, and they were arrested together by Chang A County. I was anxious and came here to report it, but I didn't know. Your Majesty, please forgive me for doing this again.”
This is the brilliance of Ma Zhou.
He did not directly say that Fang Jun and King Qi were caught fighting, but adopted a roundabout strategy, as if he heard about it inadvertently, and ran to report it without even having time to put down the memorial in his hand.
In this way, the fact that he was entrusted by others was obscured.
Ma Zhou is not a person who does not take responsibility, but unlike Zhou Fu who only shirks responsibility, he knows how to change things.
If you come up rudely and say: "Old Fang, your second son is having sex with His Majesty's fifth son. You should go and take that guy home. Don't be embarrassed..."
Not only did Fang Xuanling not necessarily accept this favor from him, she would even involve herself in it.
If you, a member of Zhongshushe, don't do business, what are you doing gossiping about? Are you very free?
After finishing his words, Ma Zhou lowered his head to count the ants and said no more.
Fang Xuanling was still in a daze. Why did his second son start a fight with His Highness King Qi?
Li Shimin was furious: "Fang Yiai has always been peaceful and never caused trouble. Needless to say, it was Li You who started the trouble! This evil man has a violent temperament, is arrogant and domineering, I have decreed that he is the king of Qi, but he calls him sick It's totally unreasonable not to go to the fiefdom to take up the post! Come on, go to Chang A County and bring this evildoer back to me. I'll skin him!"
Someone agreed outside the door, and then there was the sound of footsteps, presumably rushing to the Chang A County Government Office.
Fang Xuanling looked horrified: "Your Majesty, the cause has not yet been found out, how can we blame it all on His Highness King Qi? That traitor must also be at fault..."
Li Shimin waved his hands and said bitterly: "Xuan Ling doesn't need to say any more. The so-called good son is better than his father. How can I not know what his evil temperament is like? That kid Yiai is an honest boy and never causes trouble. The responsibility must undoubtedly lie with Li You. Don't worry, I will never spare him, I will give you an explanation!"
If Fang Jun and Li You were present, they would both spurt out blood.
Fang Jun was depressed: This rhythm is wrong. We are just looking for trouble to make His Majesty Li Er angry. Your Majesty, why don't you follow the script...
Li You is going crazy: Why is Fang Yiai an honest child? Do you really blame me? This king is even more unjust than Dou E...(End of Chapter)