After the villain was defeated, she still had power in the government

Looking at the twisted faces of the people who wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, Fu Yutang was silent for a moment, waved his hand to disband the meeting, "If there is nothing else, you can go back to your posts."

Upon hearing this, everyone stood up and responded, then left the meeting hall trying not to laugh.

Fu Yutang brought Wang Dagui and, under the guidance of Yan Zhen, came to his office - Mingjing Hall behind the lobby of the Ministry of Justice.

Yan and Qi are her deputies, and their office is located next door to Yan Mingtang, which is only separated from Mingjingtang by a wall.

Whenever there was something going on, Fu Yutang only had to open his throat and shout, and the two of them would be able to hear him.

With the assistance of Yan Zhen and Qi Shang, as well as the support of Wang Dagui, the prime minister of the previous dynasty, it was not difficult for Fu Yutang to take over the work of the Ministry of Justice. He spent a whole day to finish the accumulated official business, and also dealt with the prime minister's miscellaneous affairs sent by Feng Xingjun.

Through this actual combat, she gained a deep understanding of the affairs that the Ministry of Justice was responsible for and the official system of the Da Ning Dynasty.

Before the previous dynasty, the imperial court had always implemented the official system of "three provinces, six ministries, twenty-four departments, one Taiwan platform, nine temples, and five supervision offices."

As the name suggests, there are three provinces, six ministries, twenty-four departments, one agency, nine temples, and five supervision offices.

The three ministries were the Menxia Province, the Zhongshu Province, and the Shangshu Province.

The six ministries are: Li, Hu, Li, Bing, Xing, and Gong. The institutions under these six ministries are composed of the Supervisory Office, the Temple, and the Department.

However, the founding emperor of the previous dynasty, Taizu, was a military man with a quick temper and a straightforward personality. He found this official system very restrictive.

An imperial edict had to be drafted by the Secretariat first and then presented to the emperor. If the emperor agreed, he would stamp it with his seal and then send it to the Ministry of Personnel for review. If there was no problem with the review, it would finally be sent to the Ministry of State Affairs for execution.

The six ministries were under the jurisdiction of the Secretariat.

The previous emperor Taizu felt that this was too troublesome, so he abolished the three ministries and personally took charge of the six ministries. He also established a first-rank prime minister position and had the prime minister serve as his deputy to assist him in handling state affairs.

When Emperor Taizu of Daning came to power, he also felt that this official system was concise and not complicated, so he continued to use it.

After figuring out all this, Fu Yutang finally realized how powerful, glorious, and... troublesome the position of prime minister was!

"Ah!" After writing the last word, Fu Yutang threw away the brush, pushed away the pile of documents in front of him, and lay on the desk, wailing: "This is simply a thankless job! If I'm not careful, I will become a sinner for all eternity!"

"Dagui, how did you persist for decades under such tremendous pressure?"

Wang Dagui stood beside her and said with a profound look on his face: "Nothing special, it's all because of my heart that serves the country and the people."

"I believe your lies!" Fu Yutang sat up straight. It would have been fine if he hadn't said this. As soon as he mentioned this, Fu Yutang thought of Wang Dagui's betrayal outside the palace gate. He said with suspicion: "Look at your flattery just now. I doubt that your reputation as a loyal and righteous man is very exaggerated!"

Wang Dagui exclaimed, "Ah!" and said honestly, "How could you have such a terrible idea, sir? I am truly a loyal and righteous man!"

Fu Yutang snorted and squinted at him, trying to see something from his face, but the other party was a veteran and remained calm and let Fu Yutang look at him.

"They say that a traitor may appear loyal. I guess you are not a traitor, are you?" Fu Yutang looked at him and tried to test him. "To be honest, I can not only see ghosts, but I also know a little about mind reading. I'm afraid your so-called sacrifice for the country is not fake. You are worried about being investigated by the Emperor Taizu, so you just kill yourself and gain a good reputation for being loyal to the emperor and patriotic, right?"

"Ah!" Wang Dagui's honest face showed a bit of shock. He subconsciously covered his chest and stammered, "No, no such thing. I didn't commit suicide."

He only denied the claim of suicide, but did not refute the claim that he was a traitor.

Fu Yutang's eyes widened instantly, and he said in shock: "So you are really a traitor?!