Zhao Zhen sat on the high imperial throne in the hall, and Bao Zheng and Wang Yun had no sound. Bao Zheng's long speech just now had clearly expressed the central idea, but he never said that sentence.

Bao Zheng, you said so much, nothing more than a sentence. Imperial power needs to be restricted, and the means to limit it is to rule power.

Zhao Zhen said something Bao Zheng didn't dare to say, and stood in the position of the emperor and said such words. This was not easy and terrifying.

Bao Zheng and Wang Yun swallowed their saliva unconsciously. For them, the official said something they wanted to say but dared not say, but in fact they both thought that the official would not let go.

Zhao Zhen looked at Bao Zheng and said: What you two mean also represents most court officials. I know that the imperial power has expanded a lot in my hands, but you should also know why.

Bao Zheng and Wang Yun looked at each other and replied in a low voice: Your Majesty’s wiseness!

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: Is it wise? If you think I am really wise, I may have left long ago. I know what you are thinking, and I also know that the expansion of imperial power is terrible. If no one can control this power, it will harm the entire China and everything I have done to the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zhen was not afraid to face the problem directly, but he had to explain the problem clearly between Bao Zheng and Wang Yun. This clearness was also told to the court officials. These two people seemed to represent themselves, but in fact they represented all court officials.

Since I have already made it clear, why not make it clear. Is the only thing that can limit the imperial power is the power of the prime minister?

Zhao Zhen raised his own rhetorical question, which made both Bao Zheng and Wang Yun fall into thinking and surprise, but Zhao Zhen did not finish his words.

I feel that imperial power must be restricted, and all rights between heaven and earth must be restricted. This is inevitable, otherwise it will be expanded infinitely without being controlled by people. The relationship between imperial power and ministerial power is originally mutually helpful and restricting each other, and there are also those who are strong and weak. But the expansion of ministerial power is also a threat. There are many counterexamples in the glorious historical books, and I hesitate a little.

Bao Zheng understood at this time that the official himself discovered the inappropriate expansion of imperial power and should also allow restrictions, but he did not intend to limit the imperial power by increasing the power of the prime minister, but had other plans.

He spoke tentatively: I wonder what the official plans to deal with it?

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: Since ancient times, imperial power has been checked and balanced, and there are many games between imperial power and ministerial power. However, after the founding of the Song Dynasty, our prime ministerial power was restricted. The financial plan belonged to the three departments and the military power belonged to the Privy Council. After I reorganized the three departments, the three departments were still responsible for the financial plan. The Privy Council was changed to the Military Affairs Council, and the three provinces were still the center of civil officials and the center of the court.

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen paused, looked at Wang Yun and Bao Zheng frowned and thoughtful, and took a sip of tea and continued: Look, the power of the prime minister has been separated, military power, financial power, and regime power are independent and disobedient, which ensures the stability of the court to the greatest extent, and the imperial power has been strengthened invisibly. And my method of restricting the power of the emperor is included.

The two of them did not speak and stared at Zhao Zhen tightly. It was obvious that they had discovered that the government did not intend to strengthen the power of the prime minister to check and balance the power of the emperor, but instead planned to start from the financial power, military power, and regime. Strengthening these rights was equivalent to restricting the power of the emperor.

At the same time, strengthening these rights did not expand the ministerial rights, but instead further weakened the ministerial rights.

Zhao Zhen opened the skylight and said something brightly. He put forward his own ideas and sought the opinions of Bao Zheng and Wang Yun. Although they were both civil officials, their scope of leadership was different.

Bao Zheng was the envoy of the Three Divisions and the minister of the Song Dynasty. Wang Yun was the chief of military affairs. He was the highest military adviser in the Song Dynasty. He was independent of the Ministry of War. Unlike Di Qing, the Minister of War, in a sense, Wang Yun's functions were higher than Di Qing.

The three provinces and six ministries are actually similar institutions. Although their functions are different, their status and type in the court are the same.

While each performs his duties, he is also maintaining the entire Song Dynasty. From the court to the local government, he needs the jurisdiction of the six ministries. In fact, the governing body of the six ministries is not the three provinces, because the ministers of the three provinces and six ministries are directly responsible to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen is increasing the rights of the six ministries and weakening the rights of the three provinces.

Now that we need to restrict the power of the minister, we need to strengthen the rights of the Third Division, the Military Affairs Office, and the Six Ministry. This will certainly limit the imperial power and weaken the power of the minister.

The six ministers of the Ministry are all the officials of the government affairs, the three officials are also envoys, and the General Office of the Military Affairs Office and the three provincial ministers are also the officials. They all have the right to participate in the government affairs.

Does Your Majesty plan to use the Third Division, the Sixth Division, and the Military Affairs Office?

Wang Yun's words failed Bao Zheng's heart. He didn't say anything from beginning to end. He said straight and said that he had finished everything he should say, and he didn't speak until the official family gave in.

Of course, Wang Yun's words also enlightened Bao Zheng. It was obvious that there was a reason for the official summoning him and Wang Yun, and it was not arbitrarily summoned him, and it was not because of other things. He, the three envoys, appeared in Hulunbuir City.

Sure enough, his guess was soon confirmed. Zhao Zhen nodded and said: That's right, I plan so. The power of financial planning is the most important thing in a country, and no matter big or small matters should be left. Therefore, I should be proudly strengthened. Although the Zuozangku is my inner treasury, the three departments should supervise it to avoid abuse from the king and avoid the blame for omissions!

The General Staff and Military Affairs Office is the key to the use of troops in the Song Dynasty. It is different from the Ministry of War. It is the priority to collect the situation of war and determine the plan. When the troops and horses are not moved, the food and grass are not moved, and then the plan will be carried out with thunder. Only when the defenders are defending, the place where the troops stationed are located is determined by the General Staff and Military Affairs Office. The leaders of the troops will report to the emperor for selection, which can avoid falling behind.

Zhao Zhen strengthened the military power and financial power in two words, and combined it with the imperial power, restraining and supervising each other.

In this way, the power of the six ministries was also strengthened, and the power of the three provinces remained unchanged, which was reduced. At this moment, Bao Zheng and Wang Yun realized that in fact what the Guan family did was to limit the imperial power, but at the same time they dragged the power of the prime minister into the abyss.

The Song Dynasty inherited the Tang system and established three provinces, but they had no real power, and they were all officials who were granted their salaries.

After the restructuring of the government, the three provinces were reopened, and the heads of the three provinces were the Minister of the Central Secretariat, and the Secretary of the Central Secretariat discussed the state's affairs and the three high officials were the chief officials. However, at the same time, the Secretary of the Six Ministry was promoted to serve as the chief officials, and nine people discussed the state's affairs. Now, there were eleven people.

Although there are differences in identity, it only depends on the official price level

The two looked at each other and then realized that in the city on the grassland and in the empty hall, another reform was decided among the three of them. Although it was not a major change, it was an amazing change.

From then on, the emperor's financial power, military power and regime were further restricted, and the power of the minister was already dispensable!
Chapter completed!