Become a feudal king from today

"Your Majesty!"

Looking at Zhao Xu, Liu Fu breathed a sigh of relief.

This is not just his opinion, but the unanimous opinion of the entire cabinet.

They did not worry about the loyalty of their generals.

After all, their emperor Zhao Xu's martial arts skills were unmatched by any general, and he could restrain these generals.

But as cabinet ministers, they must plan for the long-term future of Dasong.

Their emperor will grow old one day, and the generals of the same era as their emperor will also grow old together.

At that time, the power of the court and the army will fall into the hands of the new generals. .

I want these new generals who hold huge power to stay in their own right.

Instead of relying on troops to bring trouble to the country like the old dynasty, a reasonable army management system must be created.

This is the same as the original intention of establishing a cabinet.

Of course, this is a long-term consideration.

Although the transformation of the army into a vassal town may be minimal, it is not impossible. The court must take precautions against the slightest possibility.

Looking back at history, no matter how wise the founding monarch is, he will always kill a few outstanding officials.

For what purpose? Future generations will comment.

Zhao Xu nodded, and then told Liu Fu his idea about the general rotation system.

Hearing this, Liu Fu was even more delighted. He said: "To be honest, the cabinet has also discussed this possibility. Unexpectedly, the emperor has already thought ahead of us in everything."

"Really?" Zhao Xu was a little surprised. The cabinet minister was really farsighted in thinking of this.

However, considering that these ministers have studied government affairs with me for so long, it is not surprising that they seem to have taken this into consideration.

Then, he looked at Liu Fu with a smile on his face, "In this case, this matter will be discussed by your cabinet and then raised in the court."

"Ah?" Liu Fu was stunned for a moment, only hating that he spoke too quickly.

Obviously, the rotation of generals is an offending personnel matter.

Emperor Zhao Xu proposed it himself, I'm afraid he also had to appease the generals.

Fortunately now, this matter has fallen on the cabinet.

From now on, the generals will not vent their grievances on cabinet ministers like them?

"What? You don't want to." Seeing Liu Fu's hesitation, Zhao Xu said calmly, "I asked you to be the head of the cabinet to resist the war, not to be a peacemaker. In the future, the new policies will offend people more and more. Many people are afraid of offending others, so they don’t do anything.”

After a pause, Zhao Xu continued, "Of course I can directly issue an imperial edict, but what is the significance of the existence of your cabinet at this time? Who can issue this imperial edict after a hundred years? So from now on, your cabinet must be in some Show your rights on important matters.”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Fu blushed for a while.

Generals like Chang Wei and Qin Shan were all his old acquaintances, so he was indeed in a bit of a dilemma at first.

But Zhao Xu's decision this time was obviously to enhance the status of the cabinet.

Of course, this also involves the emperor's balancing skills, but after all, it focuses on supporting the cabinet.

Thinking of this, he added, "I will go back and convene the cabinet ministers to discuss this matter when I get back."

"That's more or less the same." Zhao Xu nodded, "In the future, your cabinet must make bold decisions. I will be the helmsman right now to prevent the ship of Da Song from deviating from its direction. How to row the boat is all up to you."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Liu Fu felt warm in his heart.

Zhao Xu's words obviously meant delegating power, allowing the cabinet to be more involved in Dasong's government affairs and preside over major domestic decisions in Dasong.

"Go back!" After saying this, Zhao Xu waved his hand.

Watching Liu Fu disappear, Zhao Xu smiled.

He knew what Liu Fu was thinking, and Liu Fu also knew what he was thinking.

Just as Liu Fu thought, the rotation of generals was not only to enhance the influence of the cabinet, but also to control the emperor's subordinates.

In any dynasty, it is taboo for civil servants to get close to Wuguan.

Therefore, he wanted to let Liu Fu and his group of cabinet ministers suppress Chang Wei and his group of generals from all aspects.

If they were allowed to wear a pair of trousers, wouldn't it mean that the cabinet would have to approve military pay as much as the military generals wanted?

If this is the case, the Dasong he established will really come to an end in a few years.

As the saying goes, it is easy to conquer a country but difficult to defend it.

Why?

Conquering the country is a group of people trying to grab someone else's cake. Naturally, they will work together and achieve internal harmony.

As for defending the country, it is a matter of dividing the cake after getting it. This requires a head to beat a dog's brain.

After all, everyone wants to eat more.

As an emperor, his most important task is to allocate things reasonably to prevent one party from becoming dominant and causing loss of control.

How to prevent one party from becoming dominant, in addition to restructuring during this period, is also to allow all parties to restrain each other and achieve a state of balance.

In this way, whoever he wants to eat more will eat more, and whoever wants to eat less will eat less.

In short, only what he gives can be taken by the other party, and what he does not give can not be snatched by the other party.

To achieve this, it is obviously a very reasonable way to hold the cabinet with one hand and the Defense Department with the other.

The military of the Defense Department was used to intimidate the civil servants represented by the cabinet, and at the same time, the financial power controlled by the cabinet was used to restrict the generals of the Defense Department, ultimately achieving a balance between yin and yang.

After thinking about this for a while, Zhao Xu realized that he had not yet replied to Chang Wei's telegram.

So a telegram was sent to Tongguan, instructing Chang Wei to advance westward immediately after receiving the ammunition supply.

He also gave an order to the Defense Department to dispatch ammunition supplies and send them to colleagues.

At this time, seeing that it was getting late, all the street lights in the palace were lit up, illuminating Wuji Palace as bright as day.

He walked through the corridor illuminated by street lights and went to the harem.

On the way, the eunuchs and maids were all accustomed to the light of the street lamps. They did not always look at the street lamps as they did at the beginning, but concentrated on their own affairs.

When he arrived at the harem, he first went to Yang Susu's palace to talk for a while, and then went to Feng'er and Luan'er's palaces respectively.

At the moment, Yang Susu is seven months pregnant, Feng'er is also five months pregnant, and Luan'er also had a baby last month.

All three of them were pregnant with twins, but Empress Dowager Mi was extremely happy.

Now he comes to the palace every now and then, and he specifically asks Zhao Xu to spend more time with the three of them.

At present, the established cabinet is responsible for most of the tedious government affairs, and Zhao Xu is only responsible for the final review, so he has a lot of leisure.

Therefore, during this period of time, he was either accompanying the three of them on trips inside and outside the palace, guiding research and development matters at the R\u0026D Institute, or giving lectures at major colleges.

After Dasong's industry enters the electric age, it is obvious that it needs to unlock more knowledge and technology.

Apart from that, he just picked up a pen, wrote down the knowledge in his mind, and compiled books one after another.

Many professional books were sent directly to research and development institutes in various industries.

For example, professional books on architecture, roads, and bridge construction were sent to the Research and Development Institute of the Construction Department.

Medical books were sent to the research and development institute of the medical school and so on.

These books will help R\u0026D institutes in various industries to produce more results.

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