The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 2445 A peaceful first day

The eunuch who held the seal said with a smile: "If the monarch does not agree, he will return the memorial. The prime minister who proposed the vote should change the vote as appropriate. If it is repeated more than three times, the monarch will summon the four prime ministers to discuss it. If it is still undecided, the cabinet meeting will be expanded and all cabinets will be summoned. If there is still no conclusion, a court meeting will be held. In short, the two sides will finally compromise. This process is called "Tong Xuan Xie Gong".

Fang Yun nodded, there was a similar situation in ancient China where the king and his ministers ruled the world together.

The eunuch who held the seal continued: "In addition, all imperial edicts issued by the monarch are the responsibility of the cabinet. When the monarch wants to issue an imperial edict, but the cabinet thinks it is inappropriate or does not think it is the monarch's intention, it has the right to reject the edict. It’s called Fengfu.”

Fang Yun nodded again, because the ten countries would occasionally have conflagrations. In essence, it was a struggle for imperial power and cabinet power. The two sides had to constantly wrestle and compromise to finally reach a balance.

Fang Yun asked: "Then your inner chamberlain is responsible for delivering documents from the monarch and the cabinet, so your power should be quite large."

The palm eunuch panicked and said: "Don't dare. In those days, there were indeed some countries where the eunuchs gained the trust of the king and had the power of approving celebrities. But in the end, they would cause disasters. In the end, all countries abolished the participation of officials in politics and reported it to the Holy Court. Any eunuch who interferes with the government's affairs will be punished by all the scholars in the world. Don't make such a scary joke with your servants."

Fang Yun smiled and said, "I will pay attention next time."

In the world of scholars, it is destined that there cannot be an overly powerful eunuch.

The palm eunuch hesitated for a moment and continued: "You should know that most memorials will be copied by the clerk's office and sent to the residence newspaper for distribution to senior officials. But secret memorials, which are secret memorials that officials send directly to the monarch, are not included in this list. In fact, there are only a few. Officials only have the right to submit secret documents when dealing with special events, but the four ministers can submit secret documents at any time, and these secret documents will not be copied or known to outsiders."

"I've heard a little bit about this."

The eunuch in charge of the seal continued: "The affairs of the cabinet are complicated and I cannot explain them all. Now that you have taken charge of the prime minister's seal, everyone in the Zuo Xiang Pavilion must do their best to help. In a few days, you will naturally be able to deal with the affairs one by one."

Fang Yun nodded and said: "Then I'll have to use the palm seal eunuch. Next, I will slowly understand the truth about the cabinet. You go slowly."

"Slave, please leave."

Fang Yun watched the palm print eunuch leave, his expression unchanged. This eunuch was enthusiastic on the surface, but in reality everything was businesslike. He didn't even explain some things thoroughly, and even deliberately mentioned Liu Shan, which was unkind.

Fang Yuan moved the Wuhou chariot, looked at Cao De'an, and said with a smile: "Prime Minister Cao, you are a veteran of the three dynasties and know the cabinet very well. Please give me some advice on what juniors should pay attention to."

Cao De'an smiled and said: "Other than being crazy about how old I am, I have nothing to do. Since Fang Xusheng has a request, I should know that I can tell you everything."

Therefore, Fang Yun and Cao De'an entered Zuo Xiang's study, isolated the inside and outside, and talked in secret for a long time.

The two of them even enjoyed lunch inside, and Cao De'an didn't leave until the sun set.

Cao De'an's entourage found that the right minister was a little tired, but his expression was high.

"Master Prime Minister, is this a big event for you?"

Cao De'an laughed and said: "There is no happy event. I just had a good chat with Fang Xusheng. Fang Xusheng is as humble as a grain of salt. He is obviously the lord of Xusheng, but he is so polite to me, an old man, and even gave him a gift before leaving. I bought a life-extending fruit. By the way, don’t tell anyone about it!”

That night, all the officials in the capital heard a rumor.

Fang Yun presented Cao De'an with more than ten magical fruits, including three longevity fruits.

That night, many old officials were very excited.

Fang Yun's first day as left prime minister was uneventful.

There was no court meeting the next day, but Fang Yun got up early and arrived at Wenyuan Pavilion at six o'clock in the morning, military time.

Fang Yun never thought that there would be three eighth-grade Jinshi already working in Wenyuan Pavilion.

Seeing Fang Yun arriving, the three people stood up in a hurry.

"What did I say yesterday? If you are busy with business, there is no need to salute. Why did you three come so early?"

After Fang Yun finished speaking, he took the snow crystal grape from Hu Li and ate it, looking at the three of them.

After Cao De'an left yesterday, Fang Yun had summoned all the officials in the cabinet to remember each person's name and position.

The three of them looked confused and didn't know how to answer.

"What, you want to disobey me and refuse to answer the truth inquiry?"

The three of them looked scared.

Li Zhixiao, the big man with a square face and a beard, gritted his teeth, cupped his hands and said, "I would like to inform the Prime Minister, I came here early today. I have both public and selfish motives."

"Oh? Tell me." Fang Yun swallowed the snow crystal grape and looked at Li Zhixiao with a half-smile.

"The so-called public intention means that Wenyuan Pavilion is full of waste and is waiting to be renovated. Since you are in charge of the phase for the first time, I am afraid that there are many things to worry about. I should help you solve your problems. The so-called selfish intention means that I have no connection with Liushan University Scholar. , only by performing well in front of you and gaining your favor can we get rid of the Liu Party suspicion."

Fang Yun just nodded, then looked at the other Jinshi and asked, "Xu Changgeng, what about you?"

When the Jinshi heard that Fang Yun actually called out his name, he was overjoyed. He hesitated for a few breaths and said decisively: "Xiaguan is not as public-minded as brother Zhixiao. He is quite selfish. He knows that it is the time when the prime minister is employing people, so he can only be more diligent." "

Fang Yun nodded again and looked at the third person.

Dong Yueqian's face turned red and he groaned for a long time before he squeezed out a complete sentence: "The official... usually comes to the cabinet at this time. He has no other intention. It's just that the official is stupid and far less clever than his colleagues. He can only Use diligence to make up for your weakness. If the subordinate offends you, please forgive him. The subordinate has parents and children. If he loses his position, his family will suffer. "

Fang Yun was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud. He didn't expect to meet such an honest person as Dong Yueqian.

In front of Wen Dan at the pinnacle of the Three Realms, and in front of Mu Xingke's spiritual thoughts after practicing the secret method, Fang Yun could easily distinguish the truth from the falsehood of the three people's words.

Li Zhixiao glanced at Dong Yueqian helplessly, then cupped his hands and said: "To the prime minister, everything Dong Yueqian said is true. He is famous in the cabinet for being loyal and honest, and he will never lie."

Dong Yueqian was stunned and suddenly sweated all over his body. Only then did he realize that he had just said the wrong thing. There is no honest person who would complain to his family when something happened. I was even more anxious in my heart, but I didn't dare to say anything.

Xu Changgeng bowed his head and remained silent, protecting himself wisely.

Fang Yun felt like a mirror in his mind. These officials were bound to have a hard time these days because of Liu Shan's involvement. Then Dong Yueqian was frightened by his own name.

Fang Yun said with a smile: "Since I met you three, it is considered a fate. I got a lot of treasures in the Holy Burial Valley, and I have some old things that I am preparing to give to others. I am in a good mood today, so I will give them to you three. , it can be regarded as a thank you for sending you. After nine o'clock, you will go to Sai Zhixue, Cai He and Chen Xibi and ask them to come to see the truth. By the way, military time will be used in the cabinet from now on. , can you get used to it?”

Fang Yun asked as he took out three seemingly ordinary wooden boxes from the Tiandi Shell, about one foot long, one inch wide and one inch high.

Xu Changgeng was the first to say: "For the record, Prime Minister, as early as a few years ago, Prime Minister Zuo started to use military time to keep time, because numbers are easier to remember than zodiac signs."

Fang Yun held three wooden boxes and sighed softly, saying: "Liu Shan is really a great talent, it's a pity. If you don't talk about him, you can continue."