"Cui Yuan?" Hearing this name, a bitter murderous intent burst out in Zhang Huan's eyes, but it immediately disappeared without a trace, regaining his usual peace and tranquility.

He immediately ordered the guards beside him, "Ge Cui is inconvenient, you can go and help."

Several guards took the order and ran out of the hall. After a while, Cui Yuan was carried in on a rattan bed. As soon as he entered the door, he whispered: "Your Majesty, the old minister cannot bow, please forgive me!"

Zhang Huan hurried forward, took Cui Yuan's hand and apologized: "It should be that I went to visit the cabinet master, it was that I was rude."

"Your Majesty is the king of a country. He works hard for national affairs day and night. I am an old man who is about to be buried, and it has no effect. How can you let Your Majesty give up state affairs to visit?" Cui Yuan said this and was full of energy. He washed away his original pathological and unlucky appearance. Now he is rosy and has a lot of weight. Except for not being able to stand up, there is no difference from before. What is the old man who is about to be buried.

Zhang Huan smiled faintly, and then ordered someone to give Cui Yuan a tea. He sat back on the seat and pointed to the memorials on the table and smiled bitterly: "I have to review four or five hundred memorials every day, and many things that should be handled by the prime minister have been thrown to me. Every day, they are just eating and reading memorials. I am really tired. Sometimes I think that if Master Cui can come back, I can also go hunting easily and spend more time with my family."

A trace of brightness flashed in Cui Yuan's eyes, and then it became dim again. As his body improved, it was always his dream to be a prime minister again, but he was disabled and could not let him sit on the rattan bed and be listed in the court! So his dream of prime minister can only appear in his dream. Now Zhang Huan mentioned this matter is just a talk.

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, the diligent emperors have worked extremely hard, so they need a complete government system to reduce the emperor's hard work. The prime minister is actually an assistant. Since Emperor Taizong, our Tang Dynasty has established a multi-prime system. One is to prevent the independent minister's autocracy, and the other is to gather ideas to reduce the mistakes of one prime minister's arbitrary decision. The emperor only carries major affairs and masters the direction of the country. It is not necessarily a blessing for the country. Despite this, His Majesty is also extremely hardworking, and the major affairs of the country cannot be covered in everything. Therefore, Hanlin is needed to be set up as an emperor's consultant. Now Your Majesty can work hard for a while, but must not work hard for a lifetime. The old minister hopes that Your Majesty should put the country first, delegate power appropriately to the prime minister, and then set up a Hanlin Academy to select talents from all over the world to enter. At that time, Your Majesty was not only much easier, but could even inspect the world to personally hear the people's opinions. The old minister made a frank advice. I hope Your Majesty think twice."

Zhang Huan silently pointed out that although Cui Yuan did not use any means for the benefit of the family, what he said now was indeed a good word, and his advice was something Zhang Huan had been considering. The reason for the Zhenguan rule was that there was an emperor Taizong who was broad-minded and followed advice. However, if we trace the origin, Emperor Wen of Sui made an indelible contribution. If we want to become an emperor who could compete with Taizong, it would be far from enough to rely solely on diligence. Even as Cui Yuan said, doing everything is a disaster for the country. A complete power check and balance system is the first important thing. This means that we must dare to delegate power and let the prime minister check and balance the power of the monarch, and we must put the country for generations first, and consider the mayor of the tyrant emperor among the descendants of the descendants of the future. The emperor's power must not be expanded without restrictions. On the contrary, as long as we hold the military power tightly, we do not have to worry about the possibility of traitor usurping the throne.

Thinking of this, Zhang Huan smiled slightly and said, "I accept Ge Lao's advice from Master Cui. In fact, I am already considering this matter. I am also ordering people to repair it. After the division of the system is soon opened, I will start the selection of talents. Now I have one more thing to ask Ge Lao."

"The old minister dare not, please give your majesty the order."

Zhang Huan pondered for a moment and said, "I have decided to abolish the sect system. I wonder if the cabinet master thinks the time is ripe?"

Cui Yuan was silent. Although this was something he expected, he did not expect it to come so quickly. Zhang Huan was not the result of the balance of several interest groups. He relied on his strong strength to ascend to the throne step by step. Naturally, he would not have any scruples about removing the interests of the aristocratic families. If restricting the land was to deprive the flesh and blood of the aristocratic families, then abolishing the silence system would be to remove the bones of the aristocratic families. From the perspective of the country, he agreed with Zhang Huan's decision, but from the perspective of the family, he hoped that this day would come a little slower.

Cui Yuan hesitated for a long time without saying anything. Zhang Huan must have made a decision on this matter. When asked by himself, he just wanted to test the degree of his objection, he suddenly smiled and said, "In fact, most of the children of officials who rely on the family system are talented people. Even if they participate in the imperial examination, they may not be able to pass the list. The old minister supports Your Majesty's decision. The key is not who can pass the list, but to establish a fair system."

Zhang Huan smiled and praised repeatedly: "The Master of Ge is indeed a word of gold and jade. I have received the teachings."

The atmosphere in the imperial study room was very relaxed. Zhang Huan looked at the Tonglu, and estimated that Pei You and Duan Shengyun should have arrived, so he smiled and said, "What's wrong with the Master of the Pavilion to come to me today!"

"The old minister is specifically asking for a relative." Cui Yuan gently stroked his beard and smiled: "Your Majesty has agreed in person to marry Cui Xuezhu as his concubine. Your Majesty is the king of a country. You can't speak out without trust in the major marriages!"

Zhang Huan looked at Cui Yuan and smiled without saying anything, neither refused nor agreed. It was okay to marry Cui Xuezhu, but what about the conditions? He believed that Cui Yuan was a smart person. Sure enough, Cui Yuan seemed to be prepared for a long time. He saw Zhang Huan smiling without saying anything, and knew that Zhang Huan was waiting for his conditions. After pondering for a moment, he finally slowly said the decision he had considered for a long time.

"If Your Majesty Kenned Xuezhu is his concubine, the Cui family is willing to pay 90,000 hectares of land as her dowry."

Cui Yuan had already left, and Zhang Huan looked at Cui Xuezhu's horoscope on the imperial desk thoughtfully. Although Cui Yuan's purpose was extremely obvious, if the land problem left by the Cui family could be solved, it might not be considered. The core of the emperor's mind lies in the balance of power, which is true for all officials and for the harem.

At this time, An Zhongshun reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Pei Prime Minister and Minister Duan are here."

Zhang Huan suddenly woke up from his thoughts, and he waved his hand and said, "Please wait for a while and invite Pei Xiangguo in first."

"Your Majesty has an order to Xuanyou's right prime minister Pei You meet!"

"Your Majesty has an order to Xuanyou's right prime minister Pei You meet!"

The eunuch shouted loudly. Outside Zichen Pavilion, Pei You climbed up the steps with concern. Zhang Huan's impeachment seal was very obvious, and he wanted to do it himself. This was not only to use Pei Jia's affairs to calm the court, but more importantly, the Zhongshu Ling and the Zhongshu Shishu Shushu were in the hands of the Pei family, and Zhang Huan could no longer tolerate it.

Pei Jia must not be able to save this time. Pei You sighed. He had already persuaded Pei Jia to resign from the position of Secretariat of the Secretariat, but Pei Jia snorted coldly and ignored him at all. Since Pei Jun's death, the troubles caused by the head of the family have been poisoned to this day. After the Battle of Hebei, because he agreed to Zhang Huan's conditions without authorization, he handed over the army, but only had 10,000 hectares of land, while the Cui family had 100,000 hectares. This made the Pei family members generally dissatisfied with him. Therefore, although Pei Jun ordered Pei Mingyuan to be the head of the family, there were many people who opposed it. On the contrary, there were many people who supported Pei Jia. Pei Mingyao. It was because the head of the family was delayed for a long time that the Pei family had already been divided into two equal factions, one was him, and the other was Pei Jia. The two factions did not buy each other.

Now, Zhang Huan pushed him the memorial to impeach Pei Jia and asked him to make a decision. It was clearly intended to intensify the internal conflicts of the Pei family. Pei You knew very well that if you were not careful, the Pei family would follow the old path of the Zhang family back then.

There is also Pei Mingyao, the stupid thing he did yesterday has been impeached. If these two things are combined into one, the matter will be really serious.

Pei You quickly walked to Zhang Huan's imperial study room. He hesitated for a moment, but still walked in with a tough bullet.

"My memory Pei You apologized to Your Majesty!" Pei You knelt down as soon as he entered the room.

Zhang Huan asked in surprise: "What is the intention of the Prime Minister and why do you apologize to me?"

"The two impeachments yesterday were all aimed at the Pei family. I was frightened and I would like to apologize to Your Majesty!"

Zhang Huan didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, he said coldly: "I don't understand the meaning of the prime minister. The censor impeached the Tang Dynasty officials rather than the children of the Pei family. If even the prime minister wanted to apologize, then I would be really confused. Is this court the Tang Dynasty court or the Pei family's court?"

The sweat on Pei You's forehead fell down. He was anxious for a moment and was a little unconsidered, and he violated the emperor's taboo. He became even more frightened and kowtowed repeatedly, "I don't mean that. As the right prime minister, I should restrain the officials of the Pei family. Now they have committed two crimes in a row. I cannot give up my blame. I will apologize for it!"

The study was very quiet, and it took a long time to hear Zhang Huan's cold voice, "Get up, prime minister! I don't like ministers who bent over and kneel."

Pei You stood up, sweating all over, either standing or sitting, he was extremely embarrassed. Zhang Huan glanced at him and shook his head secretly. Pei You was too far apart in terms of temperament and connotation. Pei You was really incompetent as a right-hand man.

"What will the Prime Minister plan to deal with these two people?"

Pei You's body was shocked. He knew that if he was the one who dealt with Pei Jia and Pei Mingyao, the conflict between the Pei family would inevitably intensify and would be very likely to be divided. This is something he must not do. He gritted his teeth and handed back the two memorials to Zhang Huan. "I am willing to follow His Majesty's will!"

"Hmph! As the chief of all officials, you are pushing things to me. Well, this matter will be decided by me."

At noon, Zhang Huan's order was reported by Zichen Pavilion. Pei Jia, the Minister of the Secretariat, brought the secret memorial back to the palace for review without authorization, causing major secrets to be leaked from the court. He was responsible for his crimes and was fined one year of salary. He was removed from his position as the Minister of the Secretariat, and no longer held a real position. He was renamed the Minister of the State Council. Pei Mingyao, the young minister of Guanglu Temple, insulted and beat officials in the imperial city. He was improper and fined him for one year of salary and demoted to the left-Zanshan doctor of the Eastern Palace. Pei You, the Minister of the Secretariat, was not strict in management of the Secretariat, resulting in the secret memorial being taken away, and was responsible for the second time. He was removed from his position as the Right Prime Minister of the Secretariat, and was renamed the Minister of Personnel, and retained the qualifications of the Secretariat and the ruling affairs of the Secretariat.
Chapter completed!