The next day, at noon.
Zhao Jun wrote a reply letter to Du Qi, the transport envoy of Liangzhe Road.
There wasn't much in the letter. Apart from some instructions and warnings, there were only a few simple words at the end: courtesy first, then force.
"Give this receipt document to Du Qi."
After finishing the letter, Zhao Jun read it over, then summoned the official on duty at the Constitutional Court and ordered, "Tell the Imperial Court to hurry up."
"yes."
The clerk took the letter away.
Yan Shu leaned over and said, "Hanlong, the previous Transport Commissioner, Wang Yong, just passed away, and Du Qi just took over, and you're giving him such a difficult task? Is that okay?"
He watched Zhao Jun write the letter and saw the contents clearly.
But Zhao Jun was an exception. He could issue execution orders directly as the head of the court without going through other prime ministers. From the road department level to the state level and even the county and town level, many important official documents had to be signed by him.
Therefore, sometimes Zhao Jun often made decisions arbitrarily and made the final decision on some important matters by himself, which was even more excessive than Lu Yijian in the past.
Originally, official documents received from the Constitutional Council had to be reviewed by other prime ministers. Matters at the prefecture and ministerial levels and above had to be reviewed and signed by at least five prime ministers. At the state level, two prime ministers were required to discuss it. Only below the county level could the prime minister make independent decisions.
This is also to prevent the prime minister from abusing his power and privately transferring departments, thereby causing changes in the nature of the country.
Haven’t you seen that Zhao Zhen was forced to stay in Chongzheng Hall every day as a decoration by Zhao Jun on the grounds that “you, an emperor, don’t know anything about governing a country”?
Therefore, in the face of Zhao Jun's arrogance, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng and others had to tolerate it.
But the old men couldn't do anything to him.
After all, it is a special authorization of the imperial power.
Anyway, Zhao Jun has been familiar with government affairs for many years, and there have been no problems with the major reforms he led, so everyone has gotten used to it.
I am curious and want to see what arrangements Zhao Jun has made and what his intentions are.
However, Yan Shu and Zhao Jun had a good relationship and were located close to each other, so when Zhao Jun was writing his own decrees, Yan Shu would often peek.
It's not for the purpose of telling tales or anything like that, but simply out of curiosity.
Yan Shu shook his head.
Several prime ministers working nearby looked up, and Lü Yijian asked, "Why, isn't it enough to just deal with the landlords in Liangzhe? Are you planning to spread this to the entire country?"
Zhao Jun was used to Yan Shu's peeking at him, so he smiled and said, "This mission is neither difficult nor easy. It depends on one's courage. If Du Qi doesn't have that courage, what do I need him for? It's time to replace the Liangzhe Road leader."
"I'm worried that if this matter isn't handled properly, it could become a major national incident and cause trouble."
Nationwide riots?
Everyone suddenly stopped writing with their brushes and stopped marking documents.
"Not really. I'm not so mad as to want to kill all the landlords in the country."
Zhao Jun shook his head: "This matter still depends on Du Qi's ability. If it is delayed too long, it will trigger a nationwide riot."
But I didn't expect that Zhao Jun seemed to be playing a big game.
Everyone couldn't sit still anymore.
Previously, there was an official document on the Liangzhe Road. They originally wanted to suppress it directly, but Zhao Jun wanted to let them go.
They also thought that Zhao Jun wanted to make an example of some landlords in Liangzhe Road by killing a chicken to scare the monkeys.
Zhao Jun rolled his eyes. Why were these people staring at him?
Lu Yijian glanced at him and said, "This is a nationwide riot. Don't you know how serious this is?"
Wang Zeng quickly said, "Explain the situation clearly first."
"Don't be so startled."
These two old men used to fight among themselves frequently, but since Zhao Jun's family came to power, they rarely have different political views except for occasional bickering.
After all, compared with many of Zhao Jun’s policies, the policies they proposed are conservative and not worth mentioning.
"Yeah, if you can press it earlier, why leave it alone?"
Wang Zeng echoed.
But Lu Yijian persisted, saying, "What exactly is the room for negotiation? You must explain this clearly at the meeting."
"Okay."
"My point is simple. The imperial court isn't unreasonable, so we're giving them some room for negotiation and letting Du Qi handle things on his own. If it drags on for too long, the imperial court will eventually intervene, arresting people and confiscating their property, so there won't be unrest across the country."
Zhao Jun said it casually and tried to get by.
With Sheng Du's death from illness, there are now eleven prime ministers left in the Constitutional Council. Currently present are Zhao Jun, Yan Shu, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, Zhang Shixun, and Li Di.
Song Shou, Cai Qi, Fan Zhongyan, Jiang Tang, and Jia Changchao were required to inspect various departments every morning to demonstrate the importance of the Political System Yuan in supervising the implementation of the Performance Evaluation Law.
Zhao Jun scratched his head. He had actually planned to discuss this matter at the end of the year, but since it had come up, it was a good opportunity to lay the groundwork. He stood up and said, "Let's have an impromptu meeting."
Everyone stood up immediately. At that time, there were only six prime ministers on duty in the Constitution Council, and the others were either on inspection or out working.
Who makes them young?
Zhao Jun, who is always on duty, needs to take care of important matters, while the others are basically in their sixties or seventies, and their health is not very good. In the past two years, many of the old men have fallen ill.
In this way, the Constitutional Council supervises the central ministries, and under the supervision of the prime ministers, the ministries have to supervise the departments below them. Only by passing the information layer by layer can the performance evaluation system be implemented and maintained for several years.
As for why it has always been the five of them.
However, all those present were respected masters. Except for Yan Shu, most of them were former prime ministers who had been in charge of military and state affairs.
Song Shou, Cai Qi and others were at most deputy prime ministers before, so they were still able to make decisions on major issues.
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