Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

In the palace, Zhao Chen was entertaining Yu Yunwen, Li Xianzhong and others.

It was just an ordinary meal, but everyone ate it unusually sweet.

Zhao Chen looked at Yu Yunwen carefully, and he found that Yu Yunwen seemed to be much more mature than before! Sure enough, after two years of local training, Yu Yunwen has grown again.

"Your Majesty, General Yue and the others haven't come yet?" Li Xianzhong said.

"They are going to arrange military affairs in Korea, and it may take a few days to arrive!" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, must Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province be withdrawn?" Yu Yunwen asked.

"Of course, because now there is no need for Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province and other departments." Zhao Chen said.

"Why do the six departments have to be withdrawn?" Yu Yunwen said.

"The six departments are not withdrawn, but completely merged with the Military Aircraft Department! I am going to reform the six departments. The current six departments are not enough to govern the entire country!" Zhao Chen said.

"May I ask Your Majesty, how to reform these six departments?" Yu Yunwen said.

Li Xianzhong is also listening carefully at the moment! Although he is a soldier, he is naturally concerned about the basic system of the country when we are discussing it now! Since the Sui Dynasty, China has implemented the system of three provinces and six ministries. After the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty, it has a history of six to seven hundred years. Since the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department, the three provinces and the twenty-four divisions, six ministries and The rights of the various departments under the Six Ministries continued to decline. Now that the world is stable, Zhao Chen finally wants to take action against the Six Ministries in the three provinces! From now on, this world is no longer the world of three provinces and six ministries.

"In the past, the six ministries were the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry. I think this division is not comprehensive! Governing the world is not just about six ministries, and there is no need for many of the six ministries!" Zhao said. Chen said.

"Your Majesty is right." Yu Yunwen thought for a moment, then nodded.

"Both of you talk about it, what department should be added?" Zhao Chen laughed.

It was snowing heavily outside, but the room was very warm. At this moment, someone served hot tea, and the three of them talked about it while drinking tea.

"Your Majesty, this minister thinks that the Ministry of Agriculture is indispensable! Food is the most important thing for the people, and agriculture is very important! From ancient times to the present, there is no Ministry of Agriculture in the world. It is really inappropriate! Your Majesty wants to completely combine the six departments and the Military Aircraft Department. For one, the Ministry of Agriculture is indispensable! In addition, culture, education, and imperial examinations are very important, and the Ministry of Culture can be established! The Ministry of War and the General Staff Headquarters should be combined into one!" Yu Yunwen said.

Zhao Chen nodded.

"Commerce and trade are becoming more and more important now, or they should join the Ministry of Commerce!" Yu Yunwen said again.

"It's too late today, you write down your thoughts carefully, and we will discuss this matter together tomorrow morning!" Zhao Chen thought for a while and said.

"Okay!" Yu Yunwen agreed.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhao Chen, Yu Yunwen, Wang Shu and others discussed the reform of the system in the imperial study.

That afternoon, Zhao Ding came from the south, and Zhao Chen and Zhao Ding discussed the matter together! Zhao Ding had a lot of dissatisfaction with the reform of the education and imperial examinations, and Zhao Chen told him his thoughts.

On December 23, when Yue Fei and Wu Jie returned from Korea, Zhao Chen, Yue Fei, Wu Jie, Qu Duan and others discussed the transformation of the General Staff Headquarters into the Military Headquarters! The military department is still divided into three major departments: combat, intelligence, and logistics. In addition, the army is divided into two arms, the army and the navy. The power of the navy will become more and more powerful in the future! In the new military aircraft department, what is the position of the head of the military department and so on.

From the beginning of December to the end of December, more and more ministers came to the city of Yanjing. Zhao Chen was extremely busy during this period, and had to discuss the reform of the country's political system with some important or close ministers every day.

By the time of the New Year's Eve, more than 120 civil and military ministers came to Yanjing City.

These more than 120 ministers can be said to be the officials with the highest status and the heaviest power in Song Dynasty today. , plus some prefects, prefects, etc. of important state capitals, as well as some world-renowned literati, old ministers, etc.

On New Year's Eve, Zhao Chen had a big banquet for his ministers.

On the morning of the first day of the first lunar month, the entire city of Yanjing was in a festive atmosphere. Zhao Chen and more than 120 ministers of civil and military affairs came to the Hall of Lizheng, and they really sat down to discuss important matters.

The Hall of Lizheng was filled with neat tables and chairs, with Zhao Chen sitting on top and the ministers sitting below.

"Your Majesty, I will see you!" Seeing Zhao Chen walking up, many ministers stood up together.

They originally wanted to kneel down, but unfortunately there were tables and chairs in front of them, and there was no place to kneel down at all.

"Sit down!" Zhao Chen said.

Everyone sat down together.

"In fact, since August and September, I have been discussing with Wang Shu about the reform of the Military Aircraft Department! These days, ministers have come to Yanjing one after another, and I have also discussed this matter with you ministers! Wang Shu, you come and tell everyone , The result of our discussion." Zhao Chen said.

Wang Shu was now in the first row below. He stood up, looked behind him, and said, "Our Military Aircraft Department has discussed it with everyone. From now on, the Military Aircraft Department will be renamed the Government Affairs Council to handle the world's government affairs! In addition, the former three provinces and six ministries All merged into the Government Affairs Council! From now on, there will be no more Military Aircraft Department, no more three provinces and six ministries, only the Government Affairs Council!"

Suddenly the ministers below were in an uproar!

Most of them already knew the news, and many of them had discussed it with Zhao Chen in person, but some people were still shocked when they heard the decision now! They thought it would take a long time for such a reform to be implemented, but they didn't expect Zhao Chen to let Wang Shu announce the news today.

"The Military Aircraft Department was originally used to deal with war affairs, and it is not appropriate to continue to keep it now! The Military Aircraft Department and the three provinces and six ministries can handle the world's political affairs. Naturally, they should have been merged into one long ago! From now on, the Government Affairs Council is the only one in the world that handles government affairs. Department! There is one Prime Minister in the Government Affairs Council to lead all officials! There are ten ministries under the Prime Minister to manage various affairs in the world!" Zhao Chen signaled Wang Shu to sit down and said loudly.

After Zhao Chen finished speaking, the ministers below became quiet again, listening carefully to Zhao Chen's words.

"The ten departments of the Government Administration Council are the Ministry of Agriculture, which deals with the world's agricultural affairs; the Ministry of Commerce, which deals with the world's commercial affairs; the Ministry of Education, which is used to educate the world; the Military Department, which deals with military matters; , responsible for the wealth and taxation of the world, and set up three departments of transportation, foreign affairs, and construction to manage the world's road traffic, foreign negotiations, and construction in various places! Of course, this is a preliminary decision, and we need to discuss it carefully! Except for the ten departments In addition, a general police station will be set up to manage the country's patrols and ensure public safety." Zhao Chen said.

The more than 120 ministers below began to whisper. Before they knew that the Military Aircraft Department was going to be changed to the Government Affairs Council, but they didn't know the specific division of the ten departments, and they didn't know that there was also the establishment of the General Police Department.

"Your Majesty, what about the former Ministry of Punishment?" Li Guang stood up and asked.

"The Ministry of Punishments and the courts are combined into one, and the highest court is set up in Yanjing City to manage the world's criminals! There are also different levels of courts in various places!" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, what about the former Yushitai?" Li Guang asked again.

"About the matter of Yushitai, I have discussed with the Military Aircraft Department before, but it has not been decided yet whether it belongs to the Government Affairs Council or the Supreme Court! If it belongs to the Government Affairs Council, it will be called the Ministry of Supervision. If it belongs to the Supreme Court, it is also the Supreme Court. An independent department! Today, I will first inform the ministers and workers of some decisions made by the General Aircraft Department, and we will discuss this matter in detail in the next few days! You are all living in the inn south of the palace, and you are also discussing it these days. If you have any suggestions, you can come to see me at any time!" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, aren't the courts all over the world under the jurisdiction of the Government Affairs Council?" A minister stood up and asked.

"The court system and the Government Affairs Council operate separately! The prince's crime is the same as that of the common people. The court can sentence the affairs of the world and the officials of the world. No one can interfere! Even I can only choose amnesty after the court judges!" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, what about the Consultative Council? Is it under the leadership of the Government Affairs Council?" Qin Hui suddenly stood up and asked.

"The Advisory Council is a place to participate in and discuss state affairs. It does not participate in the handling of state affairs, and should operate independently!" Zhao Chen said.

Regarding Zhao Chen's statement, the following ministers did not have much opinion! In fact, the current Consultative Bureau basically has no rights. The vast majority of people regard this place as the place where the elders of the DPRK and China retire. Some businessmen have also entered the Consultative Bureau by bribery. It's just an increase in social status.

"Since the Consultative Council is to discuss state affairs, I have discussed with Wang Shu several times, and it can be changed to the National Assembly." Zhao Chen said again.

On the morning of the first day of the first lunar month, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty were discussing the division of departments in the Government Administration Council. Some people thought that several departments should be added, while others thought that there were too many departments and should be deleted!

In the afternoon, Zhao Chen continued to discuss political affairs with everyone.

The candidates for the prime minister, the candidates for the ministers, the selection system for the prime minister, the selection system for the ministers, etc. must be determined. Now it is the first day of the first month of the tenth year of Xuanwu, the tenth year of Zhao Chen's accession to the throne, the war is over, the domestic economy has recovered, and the country's fundamental system is still in chaos, Zhao Chen naturally cannot tolerate it!