People are motivated, and Wang Yinglin also wants to become a famous figure in history. Let’s take a step back and further benefit his descendants and family. He has been in the position of Minister of Rites for many years, and after returning to Jiangnan, he was promoted to the position of governor of the government for only more than a year. Although he filled in the name of deputy prime minister in his resume, he also knew it was just a transition.

Wang Yinglin knew that as the young emperor grew up and his authority grew, he had many conflicts with the governing philosophy of the ministers in the court, and the contradictions became increasingly apparent. It was only because he had not had enough time to enter the south of the Yangtze River, and he had to rely on the prestige of the old ministers to stabilize the current situation, and he did not want to lose the reputation of having all the birds hidden. He was promoted to the prime minister. He could also be honored for his descendants to become officials in the future, which was worthy of their loyal and assistance over the years. At the same time, the emperor was also paving the way for his confidants to enter the court.

Although he knew his situation and was grateful to the emperor's painstaking efforts, Wang Yinglin was still a little depressed. He had been an official for many years and had not yet been able to carry it back, so he wanted to retire and return home in disgrace. He felt very regretful. This time, he followed the emperor to the north and served the emperor loyally, worked hard and carefully planned for His Majesty. He also wanted to leave some traces at the end of his official career to make up for the regrets in his heart.

Now that the emperor intends to keep him, Wang Yinglin was surprised and surprised. But he also knew that his Majesty wanted him to keep him not only thought that he had made a lot of efforts in this Northern Expedition, but he must have something important to do. As for what would happen, he could not understand it for a while, and in the past year, he has gained a deeper understanding of His Majesty.

What made Wang Yinglin feel most deeply is that Your Majesty often acts by planning before acting, especially in major matters related to the country, and has always been seeking progress in a steady manner. Before that, Your Majesty disagrees with the court officials because of the imperial edicts and the compilation of laws, the gentry's tax payments and the imperial examinations, and other matters such as the matter of disagreement with the court officials. For the sake of the Northern Expedition, the emperor temporarily endured it and did not occur.

Now the Northern Expedition has recovered several prefectures in Jingxiang, Huaidong, Huaixi and Huaibei. The situation in Sichuan and Shu battlefields is also very good. The Mongol Yuan forced him to ask for peace from the Song Dynasty. This was a victory that the Song Dynasty had never seen before since the southward migration. The emperor had an unparalleled prestige in the court and the opposition. His Majesty also revealed that he would punish the gentry who fought against the taxes. Therefore, Wang Yinglin thought that it was very likely that after the triumphant success, His Majesty would hand over this difficult matter to himself.

"Prince Wang, when I first ascended the throne, I felt that the rules were complicated, the provincial and ministerial affairs were separated, and they were shirked and procrastinated, and they were inefficient. In view of this, the two provinces, Shangshu and the Privy Council, were left alone to streamline the institutions to improve the operation of the court. Now, with the recovery of Jiangnan and the Huai River, the affairs have doubled, and the court officials were tired of dealing with it. I felt very difficult to deal with it. How should I deal with it?" Zhao Bing didn't know that Wang Yinglin had thought so much, so he asked him to sit under the awning and asked.

"This..." Your Majesty's question made Wang Yinglin feel abrupt, which was very different from what he thought. After thinking about it, he asked tentatively, "Your Majesty's intention is to increase the court's office and restore the department that was abolished in the past?"

"It is because of this. The current national affairs are determined by the two ministers of the Secretariat and the political affairs of the ministers and the officials, and the unity of orders and actions has improved the operational efficiency of the court. However, the current disadvantages are manifested, lack of supervision and constraints, and the tendency to be close to the front and lack of long-term considerations are not conducive to the long-term development of our dynasty. I intend to restore the subordinates of the Secretariat, but I am worried that the problems will recur, repeat the old mistakes, and cause the disaster of redundant officials!" Zhao Bing nodded and said.

"Your Majesty, can you tell the origin of the three provinces and six ministries?" Wang Yinglin was supportive of this matter. Seeing that the young emperor was still considering it, he was not in a hurry to express his opinion. Instead, he wanted to know how much His Majesty knew about it so that he could give an explanation.

"I think the system of three provinces and six ministries should originate from the system of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers in the Qin and Han dynasties. Although the official system and name of later generations were different and the functions were adjusted, the political functions and social status had not fundamentally changed!" Zhao Bing said.

When he came to this world, he was very distressed about the complicated official system and name and functions for a while, and forced him to go crazy. But when the emperor couldn't even figure out the official system, wouldn't it be a joke? So while he studied, he adjusted according to his own ideas, and finally figured out the whole story, but the evolution was not clear.

However, the evolution of the three-province and six-department system is still clear. Simply put, it is an ancient Chinese political system. If the most historical research is verified, it can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty's title system: Gong, Hou, Bo, Zi, and Nan. After the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the three-province system was established by Qin Shihuang. After that, the three-province system was adopted by the Han Dynasty to Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties. The three-province system nominally began in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and was used in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. As for the cabinet system in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it also evolved from this.

Strictly speaking, there was only formal unified government in the history of the Qin and Han Dynasties. China before the Qin Dynasty was more like a feudal unification. Only in the Qin and Han Dynasties did the central government have a more decent unified government. The various places under the Qin and Han Dynasties no longer had feudal princes and states coexist, but were administratively distinguished by the county system closely affiliated with the central government. Therefore, the three-metric system can be directly calculated from the Qin and Han Dynasties era.

"Your Majesty said it is good, but the two are very different." Wang Yinglin stroked his beard and said that he had served as the Minister of Personnel for a long time, and had a deep understanding of this and had a greater say.

"First of all, the two have different official structures. The system of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers is complicated, regardless of common affairs, military affairs, and supervision. The royal family affairs are confused with the country and the government, and the family and country are not divided. The three provinces and six ministries are the system of decision-making, discussion, and common affairs. The division of labor between the departments and the division of labor is restricted by each other."

"Secondly, there is only one prime minister under the system of Three Dukes and Nine Ministers. He assists the emperor in handling national affairs, integrating decision-making, reviewing and administrative power, and everything can be decided in one sentence; under the system of Three Provinces and Six Ministry, the chiefs of the three provinces can be called ministers, divide the affairs and restrict each other, so as to avoid centralization of power in one person. In addition, the establishment of the system of Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, the establishment of the system of Three Provinces and Six Ministrys makes the centralized system more perfect."

"I understand." Zhao Bing nodded, "The three dukes and nine ministers in the Qin and Han dynasties can monopolize the power, which is called a single prime minister. The three provinces and six ministries system is that the power of the three provinces is equal to a prime minister in the Qin and Han dynasties. The power of supervision is still independent, and it can be said that the ruler of the country is governed by a group of ministers. In other words, the prime minister Li Si and the powerful eunuch Zhao Gao could privately change the edict and succeed Hu Hai. During the Three Kingdoms period, the powerful prime minister Cao Cao could use the emperor to command the princes and rule the court arbitrarily."

"Your Majesty is actually worried that if the three-provincial system is restored, it will lead to the fall of the imperial power and the prime minister's power will monopolize the government's affairs?" Wang Yinglin heard what the emperor said, and thought about it and told him bluntly, "According to the original meaning of the word, the prime minister means the deputy; the so-called prime minister is also the deputy. They are all assistants to the emperor, and the emperor is still respected..."

Zhao Bing listened to Wang Yinglin's explanation, which was quite innovative and different from his own understanding. The prime minister studied the original meaning according to the writing, just like the current commonly known as the concubine. This is the deputy of the bride and groom. The bride and groom cannot do things, and the concubine is the agent of the concubine. Therefore, the prime minister is the deputy, and the prime minister is also the deputy. The definition of the name is the prime minister. Whose lieutenant is the adjutant? He should be the emperor's adjutant.

Modern state-organized governments are often one by one, no longer one by one. However, in the Qin and Han Dynasties, there was still a big problem: the relationship between the royal family and the government. Is the royal family considered the government? If the royal family and the government are separated, how can the powers of the two sides be divided? This is a major problem encountered in the Qin and Han Dynasties.

Looking at the historical trend, it can be said that the Chinese have always believed that the royal family and the government should be separated, and they are indeed evolving according to this principle. There is no problem with the emperor being the only leader of the country, but in fact the regime is not in the royal family but in the government. The one who represents the government is the prime minister, and the emperor is the head of state, symbolizing the unity of this country; the prime minister is the leader of the government and bears all practical political responsibilities, and they are the relationship between the top and the second in command.

However, the division between imperial power and ministerial power was also a major issue in ancient political history. At that time, the emperor and prime minister had their own relevant institutions, but the organizations on both sides were of different sizes.

The emperors of the Han Dynasty had six Shangs, and Shang was in charge of their own will. The Six Shangs were to shang clothes, food, crowns, cushions, baths and Shangshu. The Five Shangs only cared for the emperor's personal clothes, food, daily life. Only Shangshu was in charge of documents, which was truly the "secretary" in the palace. However, Shangshu, who began the Han Dynasty, had a low position in power and status, and later became bigger and bigger. The Shangshu was only one of the six Shangs, which was the emperor's general office.

What about the Prime Minister’s Secretariat? There are thirteen departments, namely the so-called Thirteen Caos at that time. One Cao is equal to the current one. There are thirteen organs under the Prime Minister’s Office. The Thirteen Caos of the Prime Minister’s Office are much larger than the royal family’s Shangshu, and the power of these Thirteen Caos is also very heavy, just like the special ministers of the later generations. In fact, it can be seen that the actual power of the Han Dynasty, according to the law, should be in the Prime Minister’s Office, not the royal family, and the prime minister is the real leader of the government.

The organization of the central government in the Han Dynasty was the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, which were the highest officials in the government. The Prime Minister, the Taiwei, and the Censorate were called the Three Dukes. The Prime Minister was in charge of administration and was the head of civil officials; the Taiwei was in charge of military affairs and was the head of military officials; the Censor was in charge of supervision and assisted the Prime Minister to supervise all political facilities. He was the deputy prime minister. And according to the convention of the Han Dynasty, he was first promoted to prime minister before he was promoted to prime minister.

Although the Grand Marshal was equal to the Prime Minister, he actually did not report any other political affairs except military affairs. Therefore, the Supreme Chief Executive was actually the Prime Minister at that time, and the Emperor could not actually manage everything, so the Prime Minister was the acting, and he also had to take charge of the emperor's housework.
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