The New Biography of Han Lingdi

Chapter 93

"Your Majesty, all the adults have come." Wei Zhongxian told Liu Hong that she knew that this meeting was very important. If Liu Hong's extermination of Dou Wu was to get him out of the fate of the previous emperors, then this meeting would be important. It basically determines whether Liu Hong can become the real emperor.

Not only the real emperor of Sili, but also the whole big man, whether he can control it.

"Has Qin Mu come?" Liu Hong said. The highlight this time is Qin Mu. The cabinet ministers basically know who it is, but Qin Mu is a variable. If he enters the cabinet, it means that another person will kicked out of the cabinet.

"Lord Qin hasn't arrived yet, so I think it's a delay." Wei Zhongxian said, although it was not yet the time Liu Hong requested to come, but such an important occasion did not come earlier, which itself is a problem.

Qin Mu stayed at the border for too long and neglected this aspect of etiquette. When he came and saw a few people waiting for him in the cold wind, he also knew that he had made a very low-level mistake.

"My lords, I'm sorry." Qin Mu said quickly after getting out of the car, handing over his hands. Although it was because of them that his position as Taiwei was taken down, and even the strength of the Qin family was expelled from Sili, there is no permanent rival in the officialdom. , only eternal benefits.

"Mr. Qin." Although Qin Mu is now white, he is a high-ranking official like the former Taiwei, so he still needs to be given some face. What's more, his meeting with Liu Hong is not a secret. It can be seen that, Liu Hong specially let him participate in this meeting, which proves that Liu Hong has reached a certain agreement with Qin Mu and even the whole Qin family.

At this time Wei Zhongxian also came out, "Several adults are here, please." Wei Zhongxian came out to seize the time, and also to give Qin Mu a step down, so as to save him embarrassment.

The few people were not in the mood to quarrel, and when they were in their position, they lost their identities like this.

"See Your Majesty." Liu Hong didn't wear a dragon robe, but some ordinary clothes of his own. After all, it wasn't a court meeting, and he didn't want to be served in a dragon robe.

"My lords, please get up," Liu Hong waved his hand and asked several chamberlains to get some chairs for them to sit down.This meeting is very long. It cannot be completed in less than a few days or more than ten days.
All factions are staring at this. No one is perfect, and no one is an absolute supporter. There must be some who are against it.

These people are also getting older, if they can't handle this intensity, this matter will become a laughing stock.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The emperor's well-intentioned courtiers must be sympathetic, otherwise, they will be contemptuous of the emperor. Although this is not very serious now, and they will not be punished for anything, it is still necessary to leave a bad impression in Liu Hong's heart. bad enough.

What's more, they really feel tired, and they don't sit for nothing, but they also want to express their gratitude to Liu Hong.

After sitting down, no one spoke for a while, and everyone didn't want to be the first to speak. The first person to speak was vulnerable to attack.Everyone knows this.

So now there is an unspeakable silence, and everyone wants the other to speak.This way they can express their views.

Even Wang Xu, the mainstay of Liu Hong's faction, didn't speak, they were all afraid.

Liu Hong looked at them and found that none of them meant to speak, so he coughed and said, "This major reform is to better exercise the power of the court and to eliminate some corrupt officials who harm the people, so everyone can talk about it." My own opinion." Liu Hong was the first to speak.

It also gave them a chance to speak, but this sentence also has a deep meaning. Who is exercising the power of the court?Is it the emperor or the minister.

Which faction are the corrupt officials?Liu Hong faction?Eunuch faction?Family faction?Or a neutral faction?Since it is necessary to solve the problem of whether to do something to some people, such as the current few big bosses.

In this way, several people are thinking that each faction is not absolutely clean officials, basically they are more or less corrupt officials, but they still have to use them. Since Liu Hong said to deal with their corrupt officials, then his own faction Can the people inside still be guaranteed, or in other words, be guaranteed in this way.

"The officials in the entire system have no objections, but they still don't understand the specific duties." Chen Fan was the first to say.He had no choice but to bite the bullet.

He already knew about the Yuan family, Yang family, and Li family joining forces, but he didn't bother to care about such things, and he had no appeal now.There is no way for his position to be promoted any further, so he might as well take this opportunity to step down and relax himself.

"A snake can't go without a head, let alone an imperial court. Today we will mainly discuss the Nine Ministers, the person in charge of Yushitai." Liu Hong said, the current main person must be determined.

Only in this way can we ensure that the entire major reform is completed step by step.

"Yes." Several ministers did not expect that Liu Hong would directly arrange an official position like Jiubu Shangshu. Everyone here was obtained from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Officials, and the Yushitai. .The strength of several other departments is not strong enough, basically all Qingshui yamen.

The second-in-command who seized the real power department is more popular than the first-in-command in Qingshui Yamen. "The Ministry of Officials, the officials in charge of the world, and the officials in charge of evaluation, let's talk about this first," Liu Hong said.

In later generations, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites were both called the first department. The Ministry of Rites held imperial examinations, and the Ministry of Personnel controlled the entire official evaluation and promotion. These were all departments with real power.

Because the imperial examination has not yet come out, the Ministry of Rites is still the Qingshui Yamen, but the Ministry of Rites is different. A department that manages officials is excellent.

When Liu Hong set up the organization, he also stipulated that officials must be evaluated every year. If they are inferior three times in a row, the position will be removed directly and a capable person will be appointed.

Therefore, the Ministry of Officials is even more sought-after. At this time, the Ministry of Officials is also the number one department in the world.

But who should give back such a conspicuous department?Qin Mu knew that this position was not his. He was alone, and maybe the ministers of other departments could still grab it, but the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War were fine.

The aristocratic family does not trust him at all, and they will definitely stop him. For his own sake, it is absolutely impossible for Liu Hong to push Qin Mu to the throne.

Then it is only possible for people from a few families.

Liu Chong also knew that it was impossible for him. He might still be upright now, but his prestige was gone. Back then, he had always supported Liu Che. Now Liu Che is a member of the inner court, but Liu Chong has been suppressed. , so he is also sensible and silent.

(End of this chapter)