But now that Di Renjie said this, he was probably taking the opportunity of recommending Chen Jingzhi to express his position and feelings to himself.
At the same time, I was telling myself that I, Di Renjie, only want to be loyal to the affairs of the court and to the country of the Tang Dynasty. I will never get involved in the overt and covert fights between the royal family and clan members, or the cliques between court officials.
"So what do you think?" Li Hong didn't think that facing Di Renjie's self-analysis, he had to reveal his true feelings to him from the bottom of his heart.
As a superior, your subordinates can never see through what you are thinking, what you are planning, and whether you are influenced by others' words are the top priority.
What's more, as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, if he agrees or disagrees because of Di Renjie's words, it will only make Di Renjie more confident in insisting on his own code of conduct, which is not in line with his own interests.
Li Hong's reaction seemed to be what Di Renjie expected. Di Renjie said: "Your Highness, the wealth and prosperity of our Tang Dynasty today are unprecedented and unparalleled during the Zhenguan period, the previous dynasties, and the Han Dynasty." Imaginary. But now, the prosperity of the people has brought about the greed of officials. While some officials are not satisfied with their official positions, they have also begun to move closer to money. Similarly, the ten states and counties of the Tang Dynasty are afraid that It was officials who were greedy, annexed, and joined forces with local powerful people. What happened to Mr. Chen Jingzhi was not uncommon. Dali Temple was in charge of laws and regulations, but could not... "
"Isn't it true that there are still censors who come to supervise and impeach our officials in the Tang Dynasty and Kyoto?" Li Hong pondered the meaning of Di Renjie's words and continued to ask.
"I think that His Highness should set up a supervisory office in addition to Dali Temple and Yushitai to supervise all officials." Di Renjie said in a deep voice.
In his opinion, the functional government offices of the Tang Dynasty are no longer able to satisfy the current requirements of intimidation and supervision of the officials of the Tang Dynasty. The only option is to set up another government office to ensure that officials of the Tang Dynasty, in the context of the increasing prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, , continue to maintain a clean and honest character.
And Chen Jingzhi is an excellent candidate to take charge of the new Supervisory Office.
Li Hong looked at the pair of jade hands on the dining table, nodded unconsciously, and then shook his head. This move made Di Renjie and Chen Jingzhi, who had never spoken, a little confused. Did His Highness agree or disagree
It now seems that the Datang Government Office itself has begun to show its bloat. Although new problems have emerged, supervisory gaps have appeared between various government offices, and their rights and responsibilities cannot be effectively fulfilled. However, the establishment of new Government Office, after solving the current problem, what should we do if new problems arise in the future
Is it just like the trend of history, with the emergence of new government offices, and then the replacement of old government offices, just like the three provinces of Menxia, Zhongshu and Shangshu, with the trend of the times and the changes of history, they were eventually replaced by powerful ministers It was separated from the six divisions and became an empty shell after the Song Dynasty
"Treating the symptoms but not the root cause." Li Hong said, knocking on the table.
In his opinion, it is impossible to set up a new government office. The bloated organization will bring about low work efficiency and mutual blame-shifting among officials.
But I have to admit that Di Renjie had a unique vision, and he saw the shortcomings of the Yushitai, especially the Yushitai that monitored hundreds of officials. He also saw that the Yushitai's binding force on Kyoto officials was far greater than its binding force on local officials.
And this is also the case. In the late history of the Tang Dynasty, due to the imperial court's ineffectiveness in local supervision and the fact that Jiedushi began to concurrently hold the post of supervisory censor, Jiedushi eventually became a powerful local warlord.
"Then I wonder if your Highness has any good ideas? Chen Jingzhi was framed by Li Jingye in Yangzhou, but it sounded the alarm to the court. If we don't correct it in time, I'm afraid something like this will happen again in the future. We can't keep sending troops by then. Suppress it, or do you go there in person?" Di Renjie's brows gradually showed concern.
He himself did not report this issue to His Majesty and the Queen, but reported it directly to His Highness the Crown Prince because he saw His Highness the Crown Prince's vigorous and resolute character and his understanding of this matter more thoroughly than His Majesty and the Queen. Because of the reason, he directly found His Highness the Crown Prince, but now His Highness's ambiguous attitude made him feel like he was being entrusted to someone else.
"What is the official rank of the doctor at Yushitai?" Li Hong suddenly asked Di Renjie.
"From the third grade."
"What rank is the imperial censor Zhongcheng?"
"From the fourth grade."
"How many grades are there in each censorship?"
"Seventh-grade official and eighth-grade official." Di Renjie didn't understand what the prince meant, so he could only ask and answer questions quickly.
Li Hong smiled, glanced at Chen Jingzhi, and then said: "If the Taoist censor is an official of the seventh rank, if he wants to gain a foothold in the officialdom and get a chance to be promoted, he must have a good relationship with other officials. Then the relationship with local governors and officials will naturally become more delicate, right?"
"Yes." Di Renjie nodded and replied.
"And how much is the salary of a seventh-grade official? If he attends a banquet hosted by a local governor, he might not be able to afford to invite the local governor with his monthly or even three-month salary, right?"
"yes."
"Promote official ranks, dispel their doubts about career advancement, and provide high salaries to prevent corruption. The Taoist censor was directly promoted from the original seventh rank to the fourth rank, the Dao censor Cheng was promoted to the fifth rank, and the censor doctor was the same as the six ministers. The rank is the third rank, and the censor Zhongcheng is the fourth rank. Is this feasible?" Li Hong's tone became sharp and he looked at Chen Jingzhi and Di Renjie who were thinking.
"This..." Di Renjie hesitated for a moment on the division of labor and functions of the Yushitai. His bold idea for the Crown Prince was obviously more efficient than his idea of setting up a separate government office, and it also cost too much in the middle. There are too many links that can be implemented immediately and take effect immediately with just a decree. For local officials, it can have an immediate deterrent effect.
In history, the Yushitai was divided into Taiyuan, Dianyuan and Chaoyuan. It was Li Hong's dragon mother Wu Mei who did it. Now that Di Renjie has changed to report to Li Hong, it is natural that this One reform became Li Hong's reform.
As the rank of officials increases, most of the powers inherited from the previous dynasty will be taken away by Li Hong. This will never happen again. Historically, the supervisory censor had administrative power, military power, and judicial power. It has become an institution with clear responsibilities and only two powers: supervisory power and judicial power.
A series of reforms suddenly completely and clearly separated the powers of the three major government agencies, namely Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Yushitai, turning it into a situation of separation of powers, supervision, and supervision.
But Li Hong also knows very well that it is the same in any era. Light is always accompanied by darkness, one after another. There will never be a completely clean system. All good systems just happen to correspond to the real-time background. It just fits together perfectly.
And this is a test of whether an emperor in an imperial society is keen on real-time observation, whether he can fully grasp and understand everything in the country under his rule, and then provide a suitable system.
Sitting in the carriage, Li Hong's thoughts were still wandering, and he followed the development of the trend in real time. Because of his appearance, many problems in the development of Datang society were only about twenty years ahead of the historical trajectory. That’s all.
Isn't what Di Renjie said today the result of Wu Mei's improvement in the supervision system after she came to power, creating a system environment that has mixed reputations and reputations
The Yushitai was divided into Taiyuan by Wu Mei: responsible for the impeachment of Kyoto officials, participating in Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and major cases handed over by the emperor. He also worked with Menxia Province and Zhongshu Province to accept unjust cases, forming the supervision of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment, which was also called: Xiaosansi.
Dian Yuan: The authority can be either small or large. It is more like a portrayal of Wei Zheng. If nothing happens, you can look at the behavior of the officials when they go to court in the palace, or when the emperor goes to court, there are some The group of people who did not follow various etiquette and specifically opposed the emperor were not subject to legal restrictions on functional impeachment.
Naturally, the palace, like Taichang Temple, and His Royal Highness Li Hong of the East Palace, have always disliked each other.
Chaoyuan: It is the Yushitai Yamen Office with the most extensive functions. It leads the Supervisory Yushi and the Dao Yushi to supervise the ten disciplines in the world. It also supervises the royal institutions such as Sinong Temple and Taifu Temple. The same is true for the Shangshu Province and the Six Books of Shangshu. It is also the top priority of the Procuratorate. In the past two years, because Li Hong was granted the title of Shangshu Ling, he has relaxed somewhat. After all, this is the royal family. If it is for supervision, the prince may take over some of their responsibilities.
And if these were all Wu Mei's achievements in the original history, how great would it be!
But history is often the most ruthless and fair. When recording the wisdom of a monarch, it will naturally not let you control and condone some people.
Cruel officials have a long history, and when mentioning Wu Mei's ascension to the throne, one has to mention the four cruel officials, such as Lai Junchen, Suo Yuanli and other famous figures who left many tortures for the Tang Dynasty in later generations.
This is enough to show that no matter how Li Hong changes history, all the problems that change and advance with the times will still come one after another.
If Di Renjie's suggestion was followed during the dinner, combined with Wu Mei's series of measures after she ascended the throne, then if Li Hong and Di Renjie had the same idea, it would appear that in the Tang Dynasty, either cruel officials or elite officials appeared in the court. The Wei Dynasty may have followed the example of the Ming Dynasty, and the scene of the Jinyiwei appeared.
After shaking off the cold sweat that suddenly broke out on his body, the carriage had stopped at the entrance of Lizheng Hall for a full quarter of an hour. Xiaoxue, Xia Zhi, Banmei, Xunlan, and even Bai Chun were all waiting for Li Hong to get off at the door.
But there was no reaction at all in the carriage. His Royal Highness seemed to be stunned. He didn't know what he was thinking while sitting in the carriage, looking a little dazed and sluggish.
Hua Meng and Cheetah were also standing on both sides of the carriage, but they didn't dare to disturb them, as if they were thinking about something? His Royal Highness is still wandering in the sky.
(End of chapter)