Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Wang Pu suggested that the year name was inappropriate, so he said one impromptu, but Guo Shao thought it was too formal and difficult to understand. Wang Pu then said: "Recently, an official wrote a letter about this matter, and the official can choose a suitable year name." Guo Shao looked at the imperial case, and there was another stack of memorials...but he didn't read it, not even yesterday's one.

No one raised any objections to the title of "Queen Dowager". Everyone doesn't seem to think that the name is vulgar, but only considers whether it is suitable... But Guo Shao also understands that with his level of literary talent, the name he came up with temporarily is not so good.

After discussing for a while, Guo Shao asked Prime Minister Wang Pu to sort out a list of the official system of Dazhou as soon as possible, and asked for the names of all official offices, officials, and what they do.

... The ministers left the Jinxiang Palace. Guo Shao sat in front of the imperial case and looked at the memorials in front of him, which were full of dense words without punctuation; in the back room behind him, there were many names of people posted by himself, as well as the files of those people. And the enthronement ceremony is coming soon, and many things have to be decided within a deadline.

He has been in ancient times for several years, and he only needs time and patience to understand written articles. But Guo Shao, based on his own experience and intuition, cannot do this.

He sat there for about a moment, pondering some things in his mind... Emperor Chongzhen, the subjugated emperor of the Ming Dynasty, faced a mess that was difficult to clean up. He was very diligent, but he had to supervise everything with his own heart. No matter how busy he was, he couldn't do much by himself. Another Ming emperor who did things in the opposite way was Jiajing. This person spent a lot of time practicing Taoism and playing with women, but he played around with officials; Emperor Jiajing was able to control people, but he couldn't control the details of imperial affairs.

Guo Shao looked at problems with the thinking habits of his previous life, and still felt that he had to control a huge thing from the details, because everything is composed of particles and the relationship between particles. Many people who are diligent but powerless, the problem is that there is no plan, order, severity, and method.

It's as if Guo Shao is very organized in his insignificant life every time he does big things. Because he understands that people's psychological pressure capacity is limited and they are easily affected by emotions. For example, an angry person can easily say wrong words and do wrong things.

"Come here." Guo Shao raised his head and called out.

The eunuch Yang Shiliang immediately stepped forward, bowed and said, "Please give me your instructions."

Guo Shaodao: "Send someone immediately, I want to summon Zuo You and Huang Binglian."

Yang Shiliang immediately agreed to go out.

Zuo You is in Taichang Temple and Huang Binglian is in Kaifeng Mansion outside the imperial city. It will take a long time for them to rush into the palace. Guo Shao completely ignored the memorial on the imperial case, took out his booklet, and began to organize and record recent events.

He wrote two copies, and listed two tables according to the urgency of time and the importance of things. Then, a comprehensive analysis was carried out, and by comparing the two tables, a comprehensive order was re-listed... But things can't be done in a rigid order, maybe sometimes when the opportunity is right, they can also be done at the same time. Order in chaos is the way to be flexible. So Guo Shao wrote these things into notes and pasted them on the wall of the back room in an orderly manner.

After doing these things, he felt calm. Because you don't need to overwhelm yourself so much to be able to do well. For example, among these notes, there is a note: The second sister and others are about to give birth, and they are preparing gifts for the children... Guo Shao is in a very good mood now, because he feels that a person who is doing big things and can take good care of the family at the same time must be a confident and calm person.

At this moment, Guo Shao was waiting for the summoned person, but he didn't want to read the memorial. After a little distraction, some very trivial things emerged in my mind.

He thought of his grandfather when he was a child, the person who loved him the most in his childhood. Probably because people favored sons over daughters at the time of birth, and the uncles and aunts in the family all gave birth to daughters. It happened that his mother gave birth to a son, and grandpa loved him very much. Grandpa’s love was just an abstract concept... What he could remember was that grandpa made many small bamboo toys at that time;

Guo Shao thought a lot in a daze, and the distant and recent ones were all trivial impressions.

After an unknown amount of time, Yang Shiliang's shrill voice interrupted Guo Shao's daydream. Yang Shiliang said: "Report to Your Majesty, Zuo You and Huang Binglian will see you."

"Tell them to come in." Guo Shao said.

After a while, the two kowtowed outside: "My humble minister Zuo You... My humble minister Huang Binglian kowtows to His Majesty."

Yang Shiliang said: "The officials asked you to come into the house and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Guo Shao took a look at them. They were all people he had known for a long time. Zuo You was younger and thinner, with a calm expression on his face; Huang Binglian was a middle-aged man with vertical lines between his brows. Guo Shao said: "Your official positions will not change for the time being, but you can let go of the original yamen affairs. I will give you new errands, and you will work for a while."

Zuo You didn't seem very nervous, he was familiar with Guo Shao, "Please order from the official."

Guo Shaodao: "There are some memorials here, which will be delivered every day. You will be on duty at the Jinxiang Palace for a while, and help me read the memorials. This job...you have to divide it into three steps: first, group and number the memorials of the day, such as the morning group on March 27th, the first and second serial numbers. You can also find a few clerks to help with this kind of thing; second, summarize the content according to the number. A title and a paragraph should be concise and straightforward. It’s just the two words Ge Gong or Praise…”

Zuo You couldn't help smiling when he heard this, Huang Binglian gave him a slight sideways glance.

Guo Shao didn't take it seriously, but also smiled, and said: "You can't be careless about this matter. The memorial is related to important national affairs, and you must be serious. I may check your writing from time to time to compare it with the original. If you find something wrong, you are dereliction of duty; you must also be careful. There are some clichés in it, and there may be hidden rules and hints. You have to write it out...Of course I will keep these things secret, and will not let foreign ministers see them easily."

Guo Shao said again: "In the end, you have to pick out the most important ones and put forward your opinions on how to deal with them later. I will adopt them as appropriate."

Zuo You pondered for a moment, then said softly: "Isn't this the prime minister's business? The two of us took over the prime minister's business, and the people in the Zhengshitang will have an explanation?"

Guo Shao shook his head and said: "It does not conflict with the duties of the prime ministers. Of course, the prime ministers will make suggestions, participate in decision-making, and at the same time implement these decisions, and also have the power to recommend talents for the court; and you are assisting the emperor personally, doing things equivalent to secretaries and consultants... The idea is that most of these things should be done by me. Now that you help me, can I be lazy?"

Zuo You laughed immediately, and even Huang Binglian laughed along with him for a while. Guo Shao showed a smile on his face, and went through the operation process of the memorial again in his mind: first, it was collected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and sent to the imperial case; then Zuo You and others helped Guo Shao read it, so he could understand it easily;

Guo Shao's method is to ponder over the Ming Dynasty's cabinet and the system of ceremonial supervisors, but he still holds the power to approve reds, after all, the current new rules have not yet been perfected.

"I'm waiting to thank the officials for their trust." Zuo You and Huang Binglian bowed.

Guo Shao knew that what they said was sincere. Compared with working as an official in Taichang Temple, or as a pusher (Huang Binglian) in Kaifeng Mansion, the two of them are now in contact with the core power decision-making part of the country... As Zuo You said, they are doing the work of the prime minister, but can anyone who is a bit ambitious be unhappy at this time?

Guo Shao pointed to the memorial on the table and said, "Let's start today."

... The sound of bells and drums at the time of You resounded among the vast palace temples, and the officials in the imperial study came forward to thank them for their duty. Guo Shao also packed his things and was about to leave.

After leaving the Jinxiang Hall, he took a car to the Zide Hall... Second Sister Fu lives there, so she can talk, eat, and take care of her. Moreover, Fu Jinzhan is her older sister, and she is also there to take care of her; while Guo Shao is with his second sister, he can also see Jinzhan... Although they are both in the palace, they can only see her at such times.

The Zide Hall is usually lived by court ladies, and it is also a magnificent building complex, but compared with the Jinxiang Hall and the Long Live Hall, which only focus on the grandeur, it is a little richer and more delicate. The dining room for meals is on the attic on the west side. The main hall is spacious and gorgeous, but there is an open hall for drinking tea beside it... In Guo Shao's view, it looks like a large balcony with pillars.

So the three of them finished their meal together and then went to the open hall to drink tea. Guo Shao said some words of concern. Fu Jinzhan said: "Mrs. Li (Yuan'er) should also come to the palace, and let her live in Zide Palace."

Guo Shao looked at Fu Ermei's stomach and said, "Yuan'er and Ermei are about the same time, so I'm afraid that the car will be a little bumpy."

Fu Jinzhan said with a smile: "The big sedan chair I used to sit in before, sent to pick her up, it would be much better to use someone to carry it."

"Sister-in-law Huang is so gracious, Yuan'er can thank you." Guo Shao said with a smile. He pondered for a moment, "I've got some trifles in court these days, I'd like to talk to the emperor's wife..."

Jinzhan looked sideways slightly, and the eunuchs and maids around retreated away.

The outside of this place is open, and you can probably see it from the outside of Zide Hall; there are people in the dining room inside. Even if Guo Shao and Jinzhan are sitting here talking alone, they are aboveboard, and of course they are not alone in the eyes of everyone. Fu Ermei also stood up and avoided, letting the two of them discuss some important matters here.

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