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Chapter 122 The Great Court Meeting

In the Great Zhou Empire, there was a system of dynasty meetings, which were held on the three days of the dynasty, the Winter Solstice, and the Wannian Festival. The ceremony was extremely grand and there were many people participating. Officials at the fifth rank and above of the Shendu, and officials at the third rank and above of the local third rank were to participate, which was very lively.

Because there was no Gregorian calendar in ancient times, that is, the solar calendar, purely the lunar calendar, that is, the lunar calendar, so on the Great Zhou, New Year's Day, that is, the first day of the year, that is, the Spring Festival in the previous life of Ma Jin, and because the tribute ceremony was held on New Year's Day, the main dynasty meeting was usually held on the second day, that is, the second day of the first lunar month.

Early in the second day of the lunar month, civil and military officials from both inside and outside got up early and gathered in front of the Donghua Gate of the Daming Palace. Then, under the guidance of Qianniuwei, they walked to Hanyuan Hall and worshiped the emperor in the hall. When Ma Jin arrived, the ministers shouted long live the mountain and stood in the hall with a ritual.

Ma Jin was on the throne of the emperor. Looking at the ministers in the hall, his face was solemn, and he slowly spoke, "Although I am young, I am not a person who is not aware of worldly affairs. He has been walking for four years. He is in the north and resists strong Liao in the north and barbarians in the vast sea, so that he fears my power and dare not move lightly. He conquers the cruel army of foreign races in the south, promotes the power of heaven outside the territory, and harms the people from the barriers, so that the kings will return to rule and maintain peace in the country.

In the internal situation, we have eliminated treacherous slander, suppressed civil strife, eliminated ills, and reformed reforms. To this day, our Great Zhou treasury has filled our warehouse, and the annual income has increased by half..."

Ma Jin's tone was solemn, and he was very clear in word. His words were infinitely magnified under the special design of Hanyuan Hall, echoing throughout Hanyuan Hall, rumbling like a giant hammer and hitting the hearts of the ministers, making people feel excited.

"This depends entirely on the strength of all the ministers!"

"However, our country is a billion people standing in the world, looking at the world, with the beauty of gorgeous clothes, and the prosperity of etiquette. We are born of all people. If we place our king, then the king should inherit the destiny of heaven and support the people. Our country and people are my foundation. The joy of the people is my joy. The sorrow of the people is my sorrow. The desire of the people is my desire. What I wish is that my people have food, food, farming, land, living, clothes, and supporting the elderly, and having little support!" Ma Jin said this last sentence excitedly. His unswerving tone and deep and mellow emotions moved the ministers.

"The key to all people lies in moral governance. The key to moral governance belongs to people. Only when the officials are in a clear and clear manner can the world be governed. Now there is a cabinet that is the center of the world and the place where the world's secrets gather.

The cabinet is a Grand Secretary, but the title of Grand Secretary is not fixed. For the sake of government convenience, they all have the title of ministry and go hand in hand with each ministry."

"However, if the name is not upright, the words are not going well, and if the words are not going well, the things are not going well! The cabinet status is not upright. How can the Prime Minister and the Holy Lord provide for the people? Therefore, I plan to reform the cabinet system."

"The order is issued. From now on, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet will be established as the first rank, and the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet will be established as the first rank. The auxiliary ministers of the Cabinet will be honored by the Grand Secretary, and those who have participated in the political rank will be admitted to the cabinet for the responsible administration. Except for the internal court, the Privy Council, the Chief Censorate, and the Dali Temple, the other imperial ministries have departments, and the yamen offices will be under the command of the cabinet to serve their subordinates and provide them with their subordinates." Ma Jin looked at the civil and military officials below and said in a deep voice.

The words were like thunder falling from the nine heavens, and the hearts of the ministers in the palace instantly exploded, bringing ripples, rumbling constantly echoing deep in their hearts.

Prime Minister, this is the prime minister who "supports the emperor, governs yin and yang, governs all officials, and governs everything"!

Countless officials shouted in their hearts, why didn't they expect that this thing that disappeared after the fall of the Han Empire would appear again one day. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, although the cabinet had the reality of the prime minister, it did not have the name of the prime minister. This untrue situation caused the cabinet ministers to compete with the six ministers of the six ministers, especially the head of the six ministers, who were nicknamed Tianguan, and the Minister of Personnel, who often had dirty things with the cabinet.

Now, the title of Grand Secretary is first-class, and the emperor issued an order to recognize him as the administrative center and the head of the central government. He is a perfect title of prime minister! This change of the emperor is beyond their imagination.

It directly established the status of the prime minister of the cabinet.

Regardless of the shock and panic of the ministers below, Ma Jin continued to announce his system reform. It was the best to be an emperor, and everything could be decided in one sentence.

Ma Jin's restructuring not only improved the status of the cabinet, but also had some other measures. First, it was to raise the status of Dali Temple to the same level as the Censorate.

In terms of its functions, the Censorate established by Ma Jinxin is basically a complex of the Supervisory Commission and the Procuratorate in his previous life. It was just that the division was not detailed enough and it was not placed at the county level.

The status of Dali Temple, which is equivalent to the judicial organ, is much worse. The highest commander of the Censorate, Zuodu Censor, is the first-rank official, and the minister of Dali Temple, is the third-rank. It is a completely different level, which is a very different place.

What Ma Jin needs to do now is to improve the status of the judicial organs and rank Dali Temple and the supervisory and procuratorial organs of the Censorate, at least nominally.

Later, Ma Jin stipulated that the Censorate and Dali Temple should work separately, and except the emperor, they should not be interfered by any other yamen and exercise their powers independently.

He then announced that the Censorate and Dali Temple would be placed at the county level,

Local prefecture envoys and county magistrates will no longer have the right to directly judge cases, but will only be responsible for handling cases.

Speaking of this, Ma Jin paused, and after saying so much, he felt a little empty and dry. At the moment when Ma Jin paused, the officials who had been silent finally broke out. The buzzing discussion sounded instantly, and the hall was as noisy as a vegetable market for a while.

Regardless of whether their position is enough to participate in this change in the national system, they also talk to others in shock. In addition to speaking loudly, they could not think of other ways to vent their emotions.

This feeling is really good.

Ma Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, constantly enjoying it. A kind of emotion that was waving and stimulating words kept rising and falling in his chest. In this vast earth, our Lord was ups and downs.

After a while of discussion, the officials gradually calmed down from high to low. At this time, they had already returned to calm. No matter how excited they were here, they could not change the fact that they could be.

No one is a fool. The emperor proposed reform at such a grand ceremony in the dynasty meeting, which shows that he attached great importance to it and his attitude was firm and unchangeable. After all, there is no one in the court that dares to face the emperor. Especially when the emperor makes up his mind, what they are most concerned about at present is not the changes in the system, but who should sit in these positions.

"Ahem!"

After the scene calmed down, Ma Jin coughed twice, cleared his throat, and then continued to announce his decision, but he was not talking about the drama they wanted to hear, the candidate for the reorganized cabinet.
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