The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 2444 Trip to Wenyuan Pavilion

The atmosphere in the court was strange as never before.

Especially after the Queen Mother and Jingjun appeared, everything inside and outside the curtain felt like a cold winter.

After a long time, Jing Jun's voice sounded: "Dear ladies, do you have anything to say?"

Every official could hear that Jing Jun's voice was slightly trembling.

Fang Yun looked at Jing Jun through the curtain, his voice was much more mature than when they last met, but he still couldn't hide his childishness.

The child's face was a little more mature than before, and the eyes looking at Fang Yun had a hint of confusion and fear.

Next to Jing Jun, the Queen Mother still sat covered in black gauze, covering her face tightly.

After Jing Jun asked, no one answered, and almost everyone looked at Fang Yun.

Fang Yun was still sitting in Wuhou's car and didn't speak.

After a while, the Queen Mother whispered in Jingjun's ear, and then Jingjun asked: "Fang Aiqing, you have just ascended the throne, do you have anything to say?"

Fang Yun smiled and said: "Thank you for your concern for me. I am new to the position and am not familiar with government affairs. As the head of the cabinet and the first of all officials, I can only report to you after I am familiar with the cabinet affairs." If your Majesty is considerate of Wei Chen, please allow Wei Chen to second some officials who are familiar with the affairs of the cabinet, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites from other yamen to assist Wei Chen and revitalize Jingguo."

Jing Jun's body stiffened and he turned to look at the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother lowered her head and whispered again. Jing Jun thought for a while and then slowly organized his words and said: "What Fang Aiqing said is reasonable, but the country has national laws and the family has family rules. Customs cannot be overturned. If there are no more than three people, it doesn't matter."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. We only need three ministers." Fang Yun said.

Jing Jun hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "I'm sure."

The officials looked at the two people in the court and listened to the conversation, with mixed feelings in their hearts.

Just a few years ago, Fang Yun was just a fledgling boy, but now, he has become powerful and his reputation is still higher than that of Liushan back then.

The immature Jing Jun is no longer the child who clamored for sleep and meals in the Jinluan Palace. Now he is walking on thin ice, cautious and distressing.

Fang Yun officially took up his post today, and nothing happened. No matter what other people's attitudes were, he remained quiet and would not embarrass Fang Yun today. It can be said that he was polite before fighting.

As for Fang Yun's secondment of one of his own people, Baiguan would not object.

What the bureaucrats fear most is not that Fang Yun is proficient in government affairs, but that Fang Yun does whatever he wants without knowing anything. They are eager to let Fang Yun understand the operation of the cabinet and the court as soon as possible.

All the officials were fine, and the eunuch announced his withdrawal from the court.

Everyone left Fengtian Hall one by one.

Some officials gently wiped their foreheads and breathed a long sigh of relief. Since Fang Yun did not cause trouble in the Jinluan Hall today, it means that this is a good start.

At this time, the eunuch in charge of the chamberlain quickly came over. After greeting Fang Yun, he put on a smile and said, "Fang Xusheng, you have just entered the cabinet. The Queen Mother ordered your slave to come and give you some guidance."

Fang Yun nodded and said, "Let's talk as we walk. I'm quite unfamiliar with the cabinet. Prime Minister Cao, are you going to work or are you going together?"

Cao De'an on the side smiled and said: "Your taking office today is a top priority, and everyone in the cabinet should follow suit."

Fang Yun nodded and said nothing.

The eunuch holding the seal introduced the cabinet as he walked.

The cabinet is the product of the struggle between scholars and imperial power, and it is also an improvement of the system of three ministers and nine ministers during the Qin and Han Dynasties.

The power of the cabinet and the imperial power are in a state of ebb and flow. The stronger the monarch, the weaker the cabinet. The weaker the monarch, the stronger the cabinet.

Overall, the power of the cabinets of the ten countries is spiraling upward. This is mainly related to the attitude of the Holy Court.

Compared with the monarch who governs the world, the Holy Court trusts scholars who have studied for many years and improved step by step through their own efforts. At the same time, the Holy Court is not willing to repeat the tragedy of the tragic deaths of scholars from various families during the period of supremacy of imperial power.

The power of Jingguo's cabinet has been slowly increasing until the death of the late emperor Liushan and he came to power. The power of Jingguo's cabinet suddenly expanded and became unprecedentedly powerful.

The group of people moved forward slowly, and soon came to a huge house. There was a plaque with red edges and blue background, and the words Wenyuan Pavilion were written on it.

After waiting for Fang Yun to enter, the palm eunuch smiled and said: "This is Wenyuan Pavilion, which was also the original office of the four prime ministers of the cabinet. Later, it was restructured and this place was used exclusively by the left prime minister. From then on, the four prime ministers' places were independent. For example, Wenyuan Pavilion is also commonly known as Zuoxiang Pavilion."

In Wenyuan Pavilion, a group of officials saluted loudly after Fang Yun entered. Fang Yun asked them to do their own thing and continue to understand the cabinet under the leadership of the eunuch.

Everyone walked to the small building east of Wenyuan Pavilion.

"This place was originally called the imperial edict room, which was where imperial edicts, edicts, orders, registers and other things were written. It was mainly for the king. Opposite was the imperial edict room, which was mainly for officials, such as the Ministry of War's record of meritorious service, the Kanhe base book, etc. Later, ...The former left prime minister integrated six cabinet departments, abolished two offices and merged them into a 'clerical office', abolished six departments, and many institutions have also changed." When mentioning Liushan, the palm print eunuch was vague.

Fang Yun said: "Although Liu Shan is a traitor to the enemy, he is quite talented. Whether it is abolishing the six departments or setting up a bureau, he is a good strategy for refining the army and simplifying the administration. He is actually good at governing the country."

No one dared to answer. Only Cao De'an smiled and said: "That Liu Thief is indeed a rare talent. If Fang Xusheng hadn't turned the tide, Jingguo would have fallen into the hands of Qingguo."

Everyone secretly thought that Jiang was still old and hot. If he didn't praise Liu Shan, how could Fang Yun appear so powerful? If Liu Shan is demoted to nothing, what else is there to praise for Fang Yun's victory?

The palm eunuch took Fang Yun into the main building of Wenyuan Pavilion. As soon as he entered the door, there were many desks with a large number of documents on them, and there was a constant flow of officials.

Without waiting for the officials to say greetings, Fang Yun said: "You are busy with your business. Unless you have something to do, you don't need to salute anyone unless you have something to do. Those who are responsible for state affairs should not be looked down upon. This is the first rule of the truth. Go Bar."

All the officials thanked Fang Yun and continued to handle official duties, but most of them were uneasy.

More than half of these officials are old people from the Zuoxiang period, but their grades are not high. They are just acting under orders and are not qualified to join the Liu Party. Even so, when they saw Fang Yun, they were particularly afraid.

The palm eunuch continued: "In the early days of the Ten Kingdoms, state affairs were busy and scholars had talents to support them, but it was difficult for the king to handle all the government affairs. Therefore, some methods were formulated to facilitate the king to handle government affairs. For example, in addition to dense and urgent memorials, all documents and memorials were They were all sent to the cabinet and sent to one of the four prime ministers according to the content of the memorial. After receiving the memorial, the master would take out a piece of paper, write down the handling measures, and stick it on the memorial. After that, the memorial would be handed over to the monarch. This process is the drafting or approval of the cabinet vote. Originally, the draft was only used to assist the monarch in reviewing memorials quickly, but later it was reformed to the point where memorials could not be sent to the monarch without drafting. "

Fang Yun said: "I know this. After the drafted memorial is sent to the monarch, the monarch will comment with a red pen, or write his own opinion, or directly express whether to pass or not. What if the monarch does not agree with the cabinet's handling? "