The official appointment forms of the Tang Dynasty were very strict. They not only had to specify the official's background, ancestral home, and three generations of ancestors, but also required the signature and seal of the Ministry of Personnel before they could be issued to the individual.

"Lord Fang, this is the recently issued official document. Please review it and affix your seal upon receipt..."

Upon hearing this, Fang Xuanling glanced at the list and saw that it had already been discussed in the court. He immediately stamped it with his seal.

"Take this and show it to Prime Minister Gao!"

"Is Prime Minister Gao not here?"

Gao Shilian was Li Shimin's uncle and was already quite old. Li Shimin didn't dare to over-command him, and Gao Shilian's attendance at court depended entirely on his mood.

Having no other choice, Yang Shidao had to take the official document to Gao Shilian's residence to get it signed.

Although Gao Shilian didn't go to work much, he was still aware of the affairs of the court. In addition, since these official appointments all had familiar names, he only needed to glance at them to know what to do.

But just as he was about to stamp it, something suddenly occurred to him.

"Have these official documents been shown to the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat?"

"Minister of the Imperial Secretariat?"

Yang Shidao was stunned when he heard this. Since His Majesty the Emperor ascended the throne, no Minister of the Imperial Secretariat had ever been appointed in this dynasty!

Because His Majesty served as the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat when he was still the King of Qin, the position of Minister of the Imperial Secretariat was completely abolished after His Majesty ascended the throne.

"Prime Minister Gao, does our Great Tang Dynasty have a Minister of the Imperial Secretariat?"

"Of course!"

"Have you forgotten the imperial edict His Majesty issued some time ago?"

Which one?

"It's the document concerning the investiture of Li Jue!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Shidao suddenly realized the truth.

"Oh, oh, oh, I remember now, His Majesty has appointed his eldest grandson as Minister of the Imperial Secretariat!"

Gao Shilian chuckled upon hearing this.

"Before there was a Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, I could just sign and stamp the document with the Left Minister of the Imperial Secretariat. But now that the Tang Dynasty has a Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, we need to ask for his opinion on this matter!"

"this……"

Upon hearing this, Yang Shidao thought to himself, "His Majesty appoints his eldest grandson as Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, but he's just getting an extra salary, isn't he?"

Does Your Majesty really dare to let a ten-year-old child manage the promotion and dismissal of officials throughout the land?

"Prime Minister Gao, do you really want to ask?"

"You have to ask!"

"This is the law of the imperial court!"

"this……"