Chapter 285: Han succeeded Zhou and its destiny was to be renewed (I)
Weiyang Palace, when the morning light shines on this majestic palace, the vitality it exudes is hard to describe.
The owner of the palace had just woken up, and the palace maids who had been waiting for a long time walked into the bedroom quietly in groups.
There is no doubt that this is the center of the world.
Originally, after Lu Zhi became regent, she wanted to move to Changle Palace, where Liu Bang once lived, to demonstrate her status, but was eventually dissuaded by Luo Xin.
“If the Queen Mother moves to Changle Palace, people in the world might think that you are the successor of the late emperor, but you are not the emperor. Wouldn’t it be awkward for you to be the regent?
Moreover, you have been promoted to the position of regent and are already the most honorable person in the world. The ministers are now familiar with holding court in the Changle Palace, and will naturally get used to holding court in the Weiyang Palace in the future.
You don't need to rely on Changle Palace to shock people's hearts. Weiyang Palace will surpass Changle Palace and become the center of the world.
Moreover, I ask you to take more care of Your Majesty. He is your only son and Changle Palace is his residence. Isn't it an act of hurting the relationship between mother and son for you to occupy it directly?
I think this is inappropriate.”
Lu Zhi was both happy and ashamed. She accepted Luo Xin's persuasion and continued to live in the Weiyang Palace.
Then, just as Luo Xin said, the ministers quickly got used to Weiyang Palace becoming the new political center, and Changle Palace was deserted. It was basically Luo Xin who went there to teach Liu Ying, but the effect was not very good. Compared with his mother, Liu Ying's talent was not even a little bit inferior.
As the bell rang, the ministers filed into the hall and saw a rather unfamiliar young face sitting in the hall.
Although it was the first time I saw him, the stigma between his brows was too revealing of his identity.
The slightly lower-ranking officials were still discussing the identity of this newly emerged son of the Luo family. A group of important officials who had attended the meeting in Weiyang Palace that day had already guessed that this person was the fifth son of the Luo family.
And judging from his position, he had already met the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was very satisfied with his talents. Everyone felt a chill in their hearts.
According to Luo Xin, this is a member of the Luo family who is good at rules and regulations. Any change in the system will lead to changes in power. A real man cannot be without power for a day, so everyone cannot help but be cautious.
Lü Zhi brought Liu Ying to the main hall. In this extremely formal court meeting, all the ministers bowed and said, "Long live the Han Dynasty, long live the Queen Mother, long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor."
Lü Zhi and Liu Ying returned the greeting, "Greetings, all of you."
All the ministers bow three times, and the regent and the emperor bow once. This is a rule passed down from the time of King Su and was brought into the Han Dynasty by Luo Yi during the reign of Liu Bang.
First, Luo Xin reported his work during this period to the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the ministers.
After Luo Ling went to the grassland to inflict heavy damage on the Xiongnu and Liu Bang put down Ying Bu's rebellion, the Han Dynasty had neither external nor internal troubles. The various princes had close relations with the Han court, and the group of founding heroes was strong. The whole world finally ushered in the long-awaited peace, and there were no more wars.
"The Queen Mother never leaves her house, and the whole country is at peace."
Luo Xin ended his report with a word of praise, and then returned to his seat. Lü Zhi smiled and said, "You all heard what the Marquis of Dong'e said. Do you have anything to say?"
Everything that can be mentioned here was basically handled properly. The luxurious group of capable ministers in the early Han Dynasty could handle these matters with ease.
Seeing that no one spoke, Lu Zhi decided to start throwing out Luo Chen's suggestion.
"The previous emperor passed away thirteen years after he founded the country. I have taken over the government and I am deeply worried when I see the country in disarray.
But in today's Han Dynasty, there is a prime minister with no distinction between high and low, a county governor and a prime minister with no distinction between high and low, and the counties of Guanzhong and the countries of Shandong with no distinction between important and unimportant. I want to redefine the superior and inferior and reconcile the yin and yang.
Is there anything in this world that has luxuriant branches and leaves but no strong trunk?
Are there any tributaries in this world that are more abundant than the big rivers?
I guess not.
The Son of Heaven is the common ruler of all the Han people. The Emperor is the master of the Han Dynasty. All the princes and nobles who serve the country are descended from the Emperor, and all the princes and nobles who serve the country pay tribute to the Son of Heaven.
The Han Dynasty inherited the Mandate of Heaven from the Zhou Dynasty. King Su once said that although the Zhou clan was ancient, it carried the Mandate of Heaven for innovation, and the same is true for the Han Dynasty today.
During the Zhou Dynasty, the Three Dukes were as honorable as dukes, ranking above the numerous princes and relatives of the Ji clan. The same should be true for the Han Dynasty.
The position of the Son of Heaven is supreme and noble. He receives the mandate from Heaven and is the father of all people in the world and the common ruler of all nations.
Those who assist the emperor are called the Grand Prime Minister, and their position is above all the kings, princes, ministers and officials within and outside the court. They are given a golden seal and a golden ribbon, and their salary is 15,000 dan.
The one who assists the emperor is called the prime minister, and his position is above all the kings, princes, ministers and officials. He has a gold seal and purple ribbon, and a salary of ten thousand stones.
Assisting the Prime Minister is the Grand Censor, who is equal to the princes and marquis of Wanhu, and ranks above all other officials, with a silver seal and purple ribbon.
The position of Taiwei was abolished and replaced by General, who was given the same rank as the Grand Censor and was awarded a silver seal and purple ribbon.
The Nine Ministers have complicated responsibilities and many of them shirk their duties. The country is exhausted. This cannot be allowed. I will redistribute them later to make sure that the powers and responsibilities are clear. They will all be made marquises, with silver seals and blue ribbons.
The prime minister of the kingdom had a silver seal and a blue ribbon, but his rank was below the nine ministers.
The two thousand stone county governors and county prime ministers are all respected by the county governors. "
As the people in the hall heard one thing after another, they only heard one thing: to honor the central emperor and demote the local kings.
This is to make clear the central position of the emperor. The emperor and the kings are completely different. Even those who assist the emperor are superior to the princes.
Everything related to the emperor was obviously upgraded, and there would no longer be any arguments about who was more honorable.
Perhaps this is just a very small matter in the eyes of ordinary people, but in fact it is the key to whether a regime is efficient.
If the hierarchy is unclear, the superior and the inferior are not clear, and the power is equal, the end result is that no one will be able to accomplish anything.
It will always seem like there is endless party strife.
The system built by Luo Chen is entirely aimed at making a country move forward in a positive direction and improving efficiency, but this system also has huge problems.
However, in the current exhausted situation of the world, in order to gather the strength of the world to restore production, a system with high execution efficiency is necessary.
Moreover, what Luo Chen constructed was not the three dukes and nine ministers like the Qin Dynasty. There is a huge difference between the two, and the essence lies in the division of responsibilities of the nine ministers.
Moreover, Luo Chen once again separated the concepts of Son of Heaven and Emperor in the official system. Those who assist the Son of Heaven and those who assist the Emperor are two different official positions.
The Han Dynasty is not strong enough now. When the Han Dynasty becomes as submissive as Zhou Dynasty was to all quarters, the significance of these two official positions will be fully reflected.
For the Zhu Xia in our dream, we must work hard, starting from Luo Yi, to Luo Xin, Luo Ling, and now to Luo Chen.
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