Datang: Integrate three times the combat power of Lv Bu at the beginning

"More than [-] officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs were involved in the case, and the impact was so bad that it was shocking."

"Liu Zhenghui, you are the Minister of the Household Department. Although this case has nothing to do with you, you are the head of the Household Department after all, and you cannot escape the blame. How do you feel about doing such a thing to more than fifty officials under you?"

Liu Zhenghui stood up, saluted and said: "The minister is incompetent in governing officials, and he deserves death."

In the past few days, Liu Zhenghui couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep. He knew that the reason why Li Chengqian didn't hold him accountable.

One is because he was not involved in it and did not know about it.

The second is because so many officials were taken away at once by the household department, and he still needs to stay to preside over the overall situation.

If there is still no progress in the next government affairs, he, the minister of the household department, will retire and return to his hometown.

Li Shimin lowered his eyes and said: "Say something useful, I don't need you to conduct self-criticism here."

"In the future, how to prevent such things from happening again is what we should consider now."

"Your Majesty taught me that." Liu Zhenghui turned pale, and said bluntly: "The veteran believes that this kind of corruption is not only due to the corruption of officials on duty, but also lax supervision."

"Veterans believe that the government system must have a supervisory agency corresponding to its power to prevent corruption from breeding and corruption of officials."

After the words fell, Wei Zheng stepped forward and echoed, "Master Liu is right."

"Nowadays, the Yushitai, our supervisory agency in the Tang Dynasty, is useless. It is all based on rumors and has no real power. It is inevitable that officials in the Tang Dynasty will not be effectively supervised and corruption will breed."

"Officials must be supervised in accordance with the law while enjoying rights, so as to facilitate the implementation of a clean government."

As soon as Wei Zheng said this, Chaozhong exploded.

"This... moved the Yushitai out again? Our good days have only passed a few days, and Wei Zheng actually brought out the supervisory agency again. It's just nonsense..."

"The Yushitai monitors all the officials, so who will supervise the Yushitai? Who can guarantee that the Yushitai will not breed corruption? If the Yushitai falls first, then the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty will be ruined..."

"In my opinion, this supervisory agency should have been rebuilt long ago. If you are an upright official with a clean sleeve, why are you afraid of Yushitai? What supervision are you afraid of?"

"That's right, my Tang Dynasty has just solved internal and external troubles in recent years, which is the beginning of development, and this time is also the period when corruption is the most serious. We must start from now to clean up the officialdom."

Hundreds of civil and military officials discussed in the court hall, and there were mixed praises and criticisms for this matter.

As soon as he played cards, Wei Zheng threw out Wang Zha. The reorganization of Yushitai and the new round of rectification of officials are completely two concepts.

There is a time limit for rectifying the administration of officials, that is, the period of rectification is relatively strict.

But if the Yushitai is moved back to the stage and given great power, then all the officials in the Tang Dynasty must be careful at all times and not act recklessly.

At the same time, Xiao Yu, the left servant of the Shangshu, stood up and saluted: "Official corruption is a thorny issue in the current Tang Dynasty, which is regarded by the people, worried by the people, and angered by the people."

"In order to rectify the officials, strengthen the role of the Yushitai, strengthen the power of the Yushitai, and determine the independent status of the Yushitai, it seems reasonable, but it is extremely superficial."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the hall.

No one expected that at this time, it was him who jumped out to contradict Wei Zheng.

Xiao Yu was born in the imperial family. His great-grandfather was Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, his great-grandfather was Xiao Tong, Prince Zhaoming, his grandfather Xiao Li was Emperor Xuan of the Later Liang Dynasty, and his father Ming Kui was Emperor Ming of the Later Liang Dynasty.

After the fall of Xiliang, Xiao Yu entered Chang'an City, worshiped Neishi Lang as an official, and followed Sui Yang Emperor around.

During the Daye period, he descended from the county to the Tang Dynasty, and was named Duke of Song by Li Yuan.

Wei Zheng frowned, turned to look at Xiao Yu, and said in a cold voice, "Master Xiao, why did you say that? Strengthening the supervisory organization is so superficial."

Xiao Yu was not in a hurry, looked at Wei Zheng, his eyes were indifferent, and he muttered: "Master Wei, you don't need to get angry, I am not targeting you, but this matter, you have your own reasons for supporting the restart of Yushitai, I I have my own reasons for objecting. Is it possible that you, Mr. Wei, can still influence Chao Gang?"

"Hmph!" Wei Zheng lowered his face, and snorted coldly, "Master Xiao, His Majesty and His Royal Highness are here, justice is at ease, you have your reasons, just speak out, why should you give me a high hat."

Wei Zheng and Xiao Yu confronted each other and refused to give in to each other.

Looking at the two people who were facing each other, Li Shimin quickly smoothed things over, "You two lovers, there is no need to quarrel, they are both for the country and the people, if you have anything to say, just speak it out, you don't need to bring any other things."

"Xiao Aiqing, what are your reasons for opposing the reopening of Yushitai? I would like to hear it."

Xiao Yu stepped forward and saluted, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"First, Yushitai can supervise and punish all officials except His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and even some dynasties can issue remonstrance and seal letters to the emperor's edicts. This absolute right of Yushitai not only It can’t clear up the officialdom, and it will bring disaster to Datang.”

"Secondly, in the capital, Yushitai is not affiliated with any department, and is self-contained. At the local level, supervisory officials are appointed by Jingshi Yushitai to implement vertical leadership. Local officials have no right to interfere and lead. Internal officials of Yushitai, You can even leapfrog and play independently, which makes Yushitai too independent."

"A supervisory agency with absolute power and absolute independence can indeed quickly perform its duties in a short period of time, clean up corruption, and clear up the administration of officials, but after that, have you ever thought about the disadvantages of the court and the entire Tang Dynasty?"

Xiao Yu's words aroused the deep thinking of all the officials in the court, and everyone turned their attention to him. It was really unexpected that Xiao Yu had such a brilliant opinion.

Even Li Chengqian became interested, because he was on the side with Wei Zheng, and it was imperative for Li Chengqian to restart Yushitai.

However, Xiao Yu has some insight into the supervisory agency.

Wei Zheng looked at him and said in a deep voice: "I will listen carefully, Lord Xiao can speak out as much as he likes."

Chapter 563 The Censor Terrace under the Imperial Power

Xiao Yu took two steps forward, stood in the center of the court hall, and responded: "First: the confusion between supervisory power and administrative power disturbs the normal exercise of administrative power. Take the Han Dynasty as an example: every government affairs of the six ministries is Included in the scope of supervision, Yushitai also directly participates in some important government affairs, such as the collection of property by the household department, the sales of money and grain, the delivery of money and grain, the assessment of household customs, the inspection of the three warehouses, and other government affairs. be supervised during the process.”

"There will be two problems. One is that Yushitai has gone far beyond the scope and scope of supervision, and has deviated from the purpose of supervision. Second, when conducting supervision, it not only judges people by officials, but also judges people by events more often. "

"The original duty of the Yushitai was to reveal the good and eliminate the evil, to abolish the evil and promote the clean, and to target the officials involved in the case for picketing. This kind of official investigation is mainly for post-event inspection, and the inspection of officials is for advance inspection. In this way, The confusion between procuratorial power and administrative power will directly interfere with the advancement of normal government affairs."

"Second: Confusion between supervisory power and judicial power interferes with judicial order..."

"Third: Yushitai officials have power and self-respect, which leads to more serious corruption problems and affects officials all over the Tang Dynasty..."

"Fourth: Yushitai is a serious tool, and power will gradually be alienated in the process of exercising..."

Xiao Yu talked eloquently in the court hall, citing scriptures and classics, and spoke with certainty.

After listening to the Korean and Chinese military officials, they were dumbfounded and filled with emotion.

They didn't expect that Xiao Yu would have such a deep and insightful view of the supervisory agency.

Wei Zheng was speechless by Xiao Yu's words, and was thinking about what to say in response.

"Master Xiao, I agree with your remarks very much, but you have said a little less, of course I don't blame you, because if this last point is serious, it will be decapitated."

Li Chengqian's voice suddenly sounded from inside the hall.

All the military officials in Chinese and Chinese followed the prestige, Li Chengqian was standing in the center of the court hall, what he said shocked everyone.

Xiao Yu looked at Li Chengqian who stood up, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness, the old minister really only thought of these four points. If Your Highness has some good ideas, I hope you can give me your advice."

"It doesn't matter." Li Chengqian said softly: "This fifth point, I will tell you."

"Just now, what Lord Xiao said is indeed reasonable, and all dynasties have paid a heavy price for it."

"However, he forgot the most important point, that is, the supreme imperial power is the root cause of the failure to strengthen the supervisory power."

As soon as these words came out, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were dumbfounded and turned pale with shock.

Apart from Li Chengqian, there should be no other person in the world who would dare to say this. Even Wei Dangdang, who has always been stubborn, would not dare to say such things directly in the court.

Li Shimin sat upright on the dragon chair, his brows were furrowed, his expression was gloomy, he really didn't understand what Li Chengqian's words meant.

"Chengqian, what are you talking about?" Li Shimin looked at him and said in a deep voice, "If there is such a big conflict between the imperial power and the supervisory agency, how will the Yushitai be restarted?"

He was becoming more and more uncertain about Li Chengqian's pulse, and it was always unexpected.

In the court hall, Wei Zheng also looked confused. Why did Li Chengqian, who was originally united with him, say such a thing? If so, restarting Yushitai would become empty talk.

"Father, don't be in a hurry, just listen to what my son has to say." Li Chengqian said calmly, "Why does the Imperial Palace, which seems to be unparalleled in power and supervised in detail, have many disadvantages? The root of the problem lies in the concentration of imperial power."

"In my Tang Dynasty, regardless of politics, economy, military and other fields, the father is the core and subject of this power. As the saying goes, under the whole world, could it be the king's land, the shore of the land, could it be the king's ministers."

"Under the direct leadership of the imperial power, Yushitai inevitably became the eyes and ears of the emperor from a supervisory agency. When Yushitai was endowed with absolute power and extensive responsibilities, it lacked the constraints of other rights, which made Yushitai Corruption is inevitable."

"The reason why Yushitai has developed for hundreds of years, but no dynasty has freed Yushitai from internal corruption is that Yushitai and Yushitai officials have too much power, directly under the imperial power, but have no power to restrict."

"Lord Xiao, what I said is true or not..."

Li Chengqian looked at Xiao Yu and said with a light smile.

Hearing this, Xiao Yu's back broke out in cold sweat, Li Chengqian's remarks seemed to have been picked from his heart.

He really did not expect that Li Chengqian also had such profound insights into the supervisory agency.

Especially the point he added, no courtier dared to bring it up.

Li Chengqian said it was fine, but if it came out of his mouth, it would be a heinous crime.

This is a blasphemy of the imperial power and national prestige. In this period, the imperial power has absolute power, which is beyond doubt.

"Hehe..." Xiao Yu stabilized his mind and replied with a smile: "His Royal Highness is joking, the old minister is dull, never thought of this last point, and never dared to think about it."

Under the imperial power, Xiao Yu chose to bow his head, no matter how low his EQ was, it was not so low that he intentionally courted death.

At this time, in the Tai Chi Hall, there was complete silence, and the drop of a needle could be heard.

Everyone fell into silence, and everyone was secretly thinking about this question.

Today, whether or not Yushitai is restarted, there are indeed disadvantages, which cannot be avoided, and cause disadvantages that have immeasurable impact.

Li Shimin was also lost in thought. The problem Li Chengqian mentioned was indeed the biggest problem in restarting Yushitai.

And deciding whether Yushitai can be reopened depends on the will of the imperial power.

There are many examples of the collapse of state power when eunuchs are in power, ten permanent servants make trouble for the court, and use supervisory agencies as their own eyes and ears.

After a while, all the Chinese, military and military officials in the palace turned their attention to Li Shimin, and everyone could see that the final decision was in his hands.

How to supervise the rights of Yushitai, and how to ensure that Yushitai is only supervised and not degenerated into the eyes and ears of the emperor, this is a question worth pondering.

"Father, what do you think about the restart of Yushitai?"

Li Chengqian ignored Xiao Yu and turned his attention to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin still frowned. To be honest, he was a little embarrassed now.

It’s not true if you accept this, and it’s not true if you don’t.

The two talked for a long time, nothing more than asking him to have an attitude, a result, and a method.

He promised that this matter would be easy, but if it is carried out, there will be many details involved.

Li Shimin didn't want to, he didn't know why, and handled the matter hastily, so he remained silent.

"Wei Aiqing, what's your opinion..."

Li Shimin thought for a while, and then kicked the words to Wei Zheng. After all, he was the first to bring up this matter.

And he absolutely supports the restart of Yushitai.

"Weichen...Weichen agree with the words of Master Xiao and His Highness the Crown Prince, but this must not be a reason not to restart Yushitai."

"Now it seems that there are indeed many difficulties in restarting Yushitai. Could it be that we have retreated because of difficulties?"

"Only by rectifying the administration of officials, how can the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty be so clear."

Wei Zheng still insisted on his position and did his part.

Chapter 564

What Mr. Wei said is reasonable, and it coincides with Ben Gong's thoughts. Although there will be various disadvantages in restarting Yushitai, this cannot be a reason for not setting up a supervisory agency. "

Li Chengqian's words resounded once again in the court.

The court officials thought that Li Chengqian was on Xiao Yu's side, but they didn't expect him to support Wei Zheng's remarks.

Xiao Yu's face was gloomy, and he bowed his head in silence.

He didn't understand that Li Chengqian had a thorough understanding of the supervisory agency, but he insisted on restarting Yushitai.

Even if everyone knows the disadvantages of Yushitai, can it be solved?

Obviously not, in the past dynasties, no emperor can solve the negative impact brought by the extremely powerful and independent supervisory agencies.

Xiao Yu doesn't think Li Shimin can solve it, because this kind of influence is subtle and inadvertent.

"Chengqian, what do you mean?" Li Shimin asked in a deep voice: "Just now, you clearly agreed with Xiao Aiqing. But now, you support Wei Aiqing's point of view. You are really contradicting yourself."

"Hehe..." Li Chengqian responded with a smile: "The reason why I agree with both sides is because there are indeed advantages and disadvantages to restarting Yushitai, but this does not prevent my minister from making a correct decision."

"Everything has two sides. Should we veto it just because it has disadvantages? This is obviously arbitrary."

"As long as we can reasonably avoid the disadvantages of restarting Yushitai, this matter can be implemented."

Li Chengqian explained to Li Shimin that all the officials in the palace were also immersed in it.

This matter is indeed the top priority for the overall development of Datang, and it cannot be sloppy.