Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

The prime minister's decision will be implemented exactly as it was.

In this way, the emperor retained the final decision-making power.

You don't need to work too hard.

If problems arise, they can shift the blame to the prime minister.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Zhu and his son transformed the Secretariat into the Grand Secretariat.

Actually, many things are pretty much the same.

Officials still prefer to use their old names.

The draft document was called an imperial edict.

They called "approving the imperial edict" "approving the imperial decree".

Even the Grand Secretary wasn't addressed.

The chief minister is called "prime minister".

The second-in-command is called the "second prime minister".

Ordinary cabinet ministers are called "assistant prime ministers".

Since that was the case, Zhao Yuan went along with everyone's wishes.

The official titles of imperial edict, decree, prime minister, vice prime minister, and assistant prime minister were established.

It doesn't matter what you call it.

The key is to achieve uniformity.

The Song Dynasty not only had a wide variety of official positions,

The names of official documents are also varied.

The same type of official document,

It may have four or five names.

This caused great headaches for novice historians in later generations.

After thinking it over, Zhao Yuan

Regarding the document title, format, etc.,

Strict standardization was implemented.

Moreover, after the format of routine official documents is determined,

They also specially engraved and printed commonly used characters.

Officials simply need to fill in the information in the relevant fields.

The reason for not using movable type printing is

This is because it requires repeated, large-scale printing.

Moreover, the printed content is not complicated.

In this case, woodblock printing is far more useful than movable type.

This series of operations greatly improves office efficiency!

He handled a pile of official business in a flurry of activity.

Li Bangyan was finally able to lie down and rest.

He summoned the Imperial Secretary.

Send it to the Prime Minister or the Deputy Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister and the Vice Prime Minister do not have specific areas of responsibility.

But the official duties handled well by the prime minister

It needs to be submitted to them for further review.

If you have any objections, please attach your own comments.

Send it back and let the prime minister consider it.

If the opinions of both parties cannot be reconciled,

He then convened all cabinet ministers to discuss the matter.

If even cabinet members cannot reach a vote...

Then we can only send it to the emperor for a decision.

Sigh, the prime minister of the new dynasty is really no fun.

Li Bangyan felt nostalgic for the old Song Dynasty.

If the prime minister at that time wanted an easier life,

He could bring dozens of officials with him as secretaries.

All the trivial matters were handled by the secretary.

You only need to control the direction of important matters yourself.

Unlike now, when I'm incredibly busy.

Although there were also secretaries who served as secretaries in the Imperial Secretariat.

But there are more things that I need to do myself now.

Going to work every day is like being in prison.

Only after get off work hours do I truly belong to myself.

Li Bangyan now feasts and drinks every day.

I rushed home as soon as I got off work.

He employs top-notch chefs and opera troupes in his household.

He summoned many colleagues or subordinates.

Sometimes they would also invite scholars who had not yet become officials.

They had a blast and didn't leave until midnight.

Li Bangyan felt very tired.

My time is filled with work and play.

They didn't even have the energy to write the script.

Even on holidays,

He was also pulling along members of the Yuanshe Society.

They went to a suburban football field to play soccer.

I'm taking a nap at my desk.

A secretary from the Imperial Secretariat rushed in, shouting with delight.

"Prime Minister Li, a great victory at the front! A great victory at the front!"

Li Bangyan woke up groggily.

Still a bit grumpy from waking up, she frowned and said angrily.

What has disturbed my rest?

The Imperial Secretary said, "A great victory has been achieved at the front, with over 100,000 Western Xia soldiers killed or captured!"

Li Bangyan suddenly stood up.

He paced back and forth, rubbing his hands together and talking as he went.

"It truly is a great victory; the new Ming Dynasty is brimming with martial prowess."

"How could that weak Song dynasty compare?"

"I want to write a zaju play to praise the martial virtue of my great Ming Dynasty!"

Since we're going to write a script, we need to understand the detailed battle reports.

Li Bangyan strode out of his office.

But then he saw that the other cabinet ministers had also arrived in the corridor.

Everyone had a smile on their face.

They bowed to each other in greeting.

After chatting for a while, they decided to go and pay their respects first.

To personally congratulate the emperor on this joyous occasion.

Before long, Zhao Yuan also arrived.

The group decided to hold a meeting.

Zhang Gen was the first to ask, "Just how much of Lu Bu's claim is exaggerated?"

Zhao Yuan produced a detailed battle report and said with a smile,

"You prime ministers, see for yourselves."

Zhang Gen was the first to present it with both hands.

After reading it carefully, he said in disbelief,

"They really killed and captured 100,000?"

Chapter 1742 Like a Dream

Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "In the final battle, 50,000 Western Xia soldiers surrendered."

"They're all imprisoned now,"

"We're just waiting to negotiate peace with Western Xia."

Gao Jingshan took the battle report, read it, and exclaimed in admiration.

"It feels like a dream."

Emperor Huizong of Song previously favored military achievements.

Although Li Bangyan was not good at fighting...

However, he also studied the situation on the border between the Song and Xia dynasties.

This made it convenient to flatter Emperor Huizong of Song at any time.

After reading the battle report, he said,

"The Southern Army Commandery was captured by the Heavenly Army,"

"The Gansu military command also suffered heavy losses,"

"Tens of thousands of soldiers from the Xishou Army surrendered."

“These places must be sparsely defended,”

"Our Celestial Empire's army can seize the opportunity and attack!"

"Recapture Huizhou and Xi'an Prefecture,"

"Let's advance straight in and take Liangzhou!"

Zhang Gen immediately objected: "We must not act rashly."

"Our army is short of food supplies,"

"If we force our way out, we risk total annihilation."

Li Bangyan said, "We captured a lot of grain and fodder."

"Where would there be a shortage of food supplies?"