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Chapter 284 Expanding the Prime Minister's Power
Excited in his heart, Lu Zhi looked at the sky, suppressed his desire to continue the conversation, and smiled at the two of them: "Dong Ahou, Young Master Chen, there is no reason to send hungry soldiers in this world, so you can stay in the palace to eat. I'm going to change into casual clothes, and then have dinner with you."

After Lu Zhi left the palace, Luo Xin smiled and said: "Ah Chen, you performed very well today, it should be said that it was just right, I really didn't expect you to change so much."

Luo Chen chuckled and said, "Fourth brother, if you saw the book that was directly destroyed back then, you might be even more shocked, so what are Chen's thoughts?

But seeing the Empress Dowager today, she is really a rare and strange woman in the world, but unfortunately she is a daughter, if it is a man, she must be a sage king and virtuous minister who will go down in history. "

Luo Xin said indifferently: "Even if she is a daughter, she will still be famous in history, and she will be a regent and a fake emperor!"

Luo Chen smiled and cupped his hands and said: "The Han Dynasty has a regent like the Empress Dowager, and they still use our Luo family, so it's going to be great.

A white body actually won the world, a hero from a county actually dominated Zhuxia, it is really magnificent and fierce.

After the most decadent nobles were swept into the dustbin of history, the air in the entire Zhuxia seemed to be fresh.

Prince and general, would you rather have a kind?
From now on, it will be an era for talented people to show their talents. "

Luo Xin looked at Luo Chen, and said helplessly: "It's not that simple, even though the genealogy has been lost, you and I both know that the powerful people in the world today are the descendants of those nobles from the six countries.

The background of these people is not comparable to that of ordinary common people. Governing the world still requires the cooperation of these educated and literate people.

It has been 1000 years since the era of complete blood aristocrats.

It may take another 1000 years to realize what you said.

It is impossible for the Han Dynasty to be passed on for thousands of years like Bangzhou. I am afraid that it will take at least two dynasties to realize what you said. You and I will never see it. I will tell you when the descendants worship. "

If outsiders heard what the two brothers said, they would probably be shocked. The Han Dynasty had just been established, so they began to think about the future.

While the two were chatting, teams of maids walked in with meals, and lunch was naturally much richer than breakfast.

Lu Zhi changed into casual clothes and walked out, not as majestic as before, showing some gentleness, and said with a soft smile: "Dong Ahou, Young Master Chen, please drink."

Once there is wine at the banquet, it is naturally more than just eating, Lu Zhi said with a wine bottle: "I would like to thank Dong Ahou for recommending son Chen.

Young Master Chen is a great talent capable of stabilizing the country. I have been thinking about the country's policies these days. With Young Master Chen, I can finally rest assured.

Dong Ahou, what I am worried about is that Prime Minister Xiao Hede is highly respected and cannot be allowed to give way. You are the elder brother of Gong Zichen and the person I trust the most, so you cannot give up the position either.

What kind of official position do you think I should bestow on Young Master Chen, so as to show the importance I attach to Young Master Chen? "

Luo Xin said: "Queen Mother, I think you don't need to be too eager to arrange an official position for my younger brother. After all, my younger brother still wants to offer you an official position."

Lu Zhi woke up like a dream and said: "Young Master Chen said earlier that the idea of ​​unifying the world and the official system have been forgotten. But is the official system in the world a big problem now?"

Luo Chen replied: "The Han Dynasty mainly used the Qin Dynasty's Sangong Jiuqing system. This system was slowly implemented after hundreds of years of wars, so it naturally has its advantages.

However, the Qin Dynasty was an extremely vertical management system. The central government, prefectures, and counties were very clearly defined at each level, but the Han Dynasty was different.

Moreover, in the Qin Dynasty, clan relatives and relatives had no power.

The Qin Dynasty did not have prefectures, states and feudal vassals. These are all different from the Han Dynasty. It is impossible to copy the official system of the Qin Dynasty.

The most important point of the official system of a dynasty is that important things and important people in the world must be included in this system.

Regardless of whether the imperial court has the ability to manage it, at least there must be a shelf.

The Empress Dowager, whether she is the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister, or the Prime Minister, all belong to the Xiang system. This is a system that has been passed down since ancient times, and it is still enduring until now.

In the history books, more than one monarch believed that the phase system hindered the monarch's power, and even wanted to abolish it.

But let Rong Chen be presumptuous, the existence of the system is necessary, it has greatly protected the survival of the country.

When the monarch is strong, he can appoint a weak prime minister to obey orders, but the prime minister system must exist.

Because it is impossible for the monarch of a dynasty to be wise from generation to generation, and when the monarch is in power but stupid, the phase system is the last line of defense.

Chen's ancestor, Duke Wen, was once a subject of King Li. When Duke Wen was still in Wang Ji, even though King Li had the heart of cholera, he could do nothing.

When Duke Wen left Wang Ji, King Li led his army to march south, and then suffered a crushing defeat, and the thriving state of Bangzhou collapsed in an instant.

Therefore, the first step of the Han official system is to strengthen the existence of the prime minister system. "

The Luo family has been pursuing one thing for a long time, which is to expand the power of the prime minister, because compared with the monarch who can only be selected from the royal family, the probability of talent from a wider selection of prime ministers is higher.

But any king must be vigilant against the expansion of Xiangquan, especially under the premise that Xiangquan itself is very powerful in this era.

A powerful prime minister can even be called the vice emperor.

Sure enough, even Lu Zhi hesitated and said: "Young Master Chen, I have never heard that the monarch can sit on the throne without holding power.

Not all the courtiers in this world are as loyal as the Luo family, I think it is inappropriate to expand the power of the prime minister. "

Luo Chen replied after hearing the words: "Queen Mother, the monarch's energy is limited, but the affairs of the country are infinite, if you use limited energy to manage infinite affairs, you will definitely fail.

There are twelve hours in a day, and those diligent sage kings have six hours to deal with government affairs, but most monarchs only have three hours to deal with government affairs.

Not to mention those hard-to-solve problems, if a matter takes a quarter of an hour to solve, then 24 things can be solved in a day, and there are more than [-] things in this world?
If the power of the prime minister is too small, he must ask for instructions on everything, so the efficiency will definitely slow down, which is not conducive to the implementation of national policies.

The phase system emerged precisely because the monarch was unable to handle government affairs alone. "

Such a calculation is very clear. Of course, Lu Zhi knows that a quarter of an hour cannot handle one thing. Many monarchs even have to think about one thing for a long time, and most of them follow the usual practice and do it directly.

"You are right, the complexity of government affairs cannot be dealt with by the monarch alone, and the prime minister should be given sufficient power.

But how to prevent the prime minister from usurping power? "

In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was not just a vassal state that the prime minister usurped power and seized the power of the monarch.

Luo Chen smiled slightly and said: "The important affairs of the country are in the army and in the sacrifice.

The real major affairs of the country do not lie in the mundane affairs handled by the prime minister, but in sacrifices and wars.

Government affairs are the most complicated affairs in the world. Chen can say bluntly that about [-]% of the monarchs in history are incapable of handling them.

But war is different. This is an extremely important matter, but it is far simpler than government affairs, because the essence of the army is deterrence.

Government affairs need a series of policies, and the army only needs to be placed there.

If the monarch has an army, but the prime minister does not have an army, the monarch will be safe.

The first emperor set up a Taiwei, who was at the same level as the Cheng, as the highest military officer, but it was not permanent.

In Chen's view, this is unnecessary, and the emperor should be stipulated as the supreme military officer.

That is to say, not only high-level generals are appointed by the emperor, but even mid-level generals must also be appointed by the emperor himself, and the emperor should regularly summon these mid-level generals.

The generals who have made great achievements will wear their seals for them, and compare them to the prime minister.

After all, the generals who can reach this step must have the title of Chehou. As long as the monarch is willing to confer titles on them, no one is unwilling, and they will be your close ministers from now on.

And you don't need to worry, even if the power of the prime minister is expanded, there is a difference between the monarch and his ministers after all, and it is impossible to surpass the monarch. As long as you control the appointment of senior officials, this can only be a system to prevent the emergence of fatuous monarchs. "

Luo Chen's remarks mentioned three interrelated things, that is, to increase the government authority of the prime minister, and to weaken the personnel authority of the military in the foreign court.

Naturally, Lu Zhi understood. The core of Luo Chen's system design was to "strengthen civil and martial arts for the court, restrain civil and military affairs for the emperor, and control the ability of the prime minister to form cliques for personal gain".

The emperor and the prime minister each perform their duties, so that the court can run smoothly and the foundation of the country will not be damaged due to the emperor's blind operation.

Luo Xin glanced at his younger brother, and knew that Luo Chen's real purpose was to expand the prime minister's power. As for reducing the military power in the foreign courts, it was a lie.

The Luo family has always paid more attention to talents in government affairs. For example, a genius like Wenxuan Ergong, of course, a genius like Wu Gong is also highly rated, but it is still not as good as Wenxuan Ergong.

Lu Zhi pondered for a moment, then said: "I think the prime minister's authority really needs to be expanded, now that the world is exhausted and affairs are extremely complicated, it should be given enough power to the prime minister.

It is also possible to abolish the Taiwei, but the general should keep it. As a reward, the seal cannot be easily shown to others. When the world is stable, you can try according to Gong Zichen's method.

Young Master Chen, please also tell us about the official system, and I will announce it at the court meeting in a few days.

I regent the world, there should be a new atmosphere. "

Luo Chen said, Lu Zhi and Luo Xin listened, from noon to night, even though they kept getting water in the middle, Luo Chen's mouth was still dry.

"I listened to the king's words today, and the great Han Dynasty will be stable for a hundred years."

In front of the gate of the palace, Lu Zhi said to Luo Chen with emotion, "You will also attend the grand court meeting in three days' time. People in the world should meet you, a hero of the Luo family."

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The struggle between imperial power and ministerial power is the eternal theme of ancient world politics. The Qin Dynasty implemented an extreme autocratic monarchy system that relied heavily on the monarch’s personal ability. After the collapse of this system, the bureaucrats of the Han Dynasty began to try to explore new National governance system.

During the regency period of Empress Lv, a system that maintained centralization but was completely different from the autocratic monarchy of the Qin Dynasty appeared. This system is still extremely progressive until now. It became stronger and continued for a longer period of Guozuo.

Next, the author will use a lot of space to introduce the core of this system. ——"History of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"

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