Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 448 Where in the world is there such a father

After Sanshui left, Zhao Xing slowly calmed down.

Han Zhang's resignation was probably not to threaten him.

Instead, he guessed that he was going to start a war this time, and since he could not dissuade him, he chose to resign in frustration.

Even so, Zhao Xing still felt a little unhappy.

After all, Han Zhang resigned in this way without telling him directly.

However, no matter how unhappy he was, he could not agree to Han Zhang's resignation at this time.

After all, if Han Zhang resigned at this time, public opinion would be unfavorable to him.

Moreover, Han Zhang's position was too important, and Zhao Xu couldn't find a suitable person to take over for a while.

In fact, Zhao Xing did not want to continue to have the position of Grand Prime Minister, but wanted to abolish the prime minister system and implement the cabinet system.

The prime minister system was completely abolished by Zhu Yuanzhang, but in fact, there was no official prime minister before the Ming Dynasty.

The prime minister in the early Han Dynasty was Xiao He. Although the prime minister system was not completely abolished, it was rarely established.

Cao Cao was able to command the princes by holding the emperor hostage, and thus was called the prime minister.

The Sui Dynasty established the system of three provinces and six ministries, among which the Shangshu Pushe became the nominal prime minister.

In the Song Dynasty, Xianggong was the co-prime minister.

However, whether in the Tang or Song dynasties, the prime minister was just a respectful title and no longer a direct official position.

In order to prevent the prime minister from monopolizing power, the Song Dynasty implemented a multi-prime minister system.

This system has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that it is less likely for powerful ministers to emerge. It was very common to dismiss prime ministers in the Song Dynasty. Even if a prime minister was autocratic, it was based on the emperor's trust in him.

It is rare for the emperor to be turned into a complete puppet.

The fundamental reason is that the Song Dynasty was a multi-phase system.

But there are also disadvantages. Fighting between the prime minister and the deputy prime minister often occurs.

Imperial power does need to be balanced, but my husband is the highest official in the Song Dynasty and assists the emperor in handling government affairs.

If they fight with each other, it will affect the court's decision-making.

At the same time, it will also lead to the lack of sustainability of the court's policies.

For example, Han Zhang was the prime minister. After he was ousted, the new prime minister would cancel the political propositions formulated when Han Zhang was in office.

Every time the Song Dynasty changed its prime minister, there was also a major change in policy.

Although the cabinet system has certain drawbacks, overall, its advantages outweigh its disadvantages.

There were sixteen emperors in the Ming Dynasty, five of whom did not like to attend court and hardly attended court during their reign, but the overall situation did not encounter any major problems.

Among them, Emperor Jiajing was the most clever, but the others were not so clever.

Even so, no major problems have arisen, thanks to the cabinet system.

The biggest advantage of the cabinet system is that even if the emperor is incompetent and ignores state affairs, the court can still run well.

Once a wise ruler appears, it will be easy to take power back.

It will not be like other dynasties, where the previous one or two emperors were incompetent and power fell into the hands of others. After the new emperor ascended the throne, even if he had the aspiration to revive the country, he would not be able to take power completely because of the powerful ministers in power.

If it were any other dynasty, let alone if there were five emperors who didn't like to attend court, even if there were only two or three, there would be a high possibility that the dynasty would change.

Therefore, before the cabinet system was implemented, Zhao Xing did not want Han Zhang to retire.

After dealing with some ties in a irritable mood, Sanshui walked in and reported: "Your Majesty, the person sent to summon the Grand Chancellor to the palace said that the Grand Chancellor has caught a cold and is now bedridden and cannot enter the palace!"

"boom!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xing slammed the table in anger. Han Zhang's resignation letter was already on his desk, and it was obviously not submitted today.

Han Zhang did not resign due to illness at all. Now he is saying that he has caught a cold. It is very likely that he is faking it. "Huh..."

Zhao Xing took a deep breath and said, "Stop showing off. I'm going to visit my husband!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Sanshui quickly responded and went down to make arrangements.

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In the study room in the backyard of the Han Mansion, Han Qing looked at his father who was writing, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Why? Are you afraid that your father will pretend to be sick and refuse His Majesty's summons, and His Majesty will blame you and affect your future?" Han Zhang said without raising his head.

"How could I have such an idea? I am worried that my father would not be able to adapt to the sudden resignation after working hard for the country for many years."

Han Qing did have concerns in this regard, and he entered the officialdom through the influence of his father, Han Zhang, which enabled him to be promoted all the way and now he serves as the judge of the Ministry of Revenue.

If Han Zhang resigned, his future would also be affected, so he naturally didn't want his father to resign.

It is said that no one knows a son better than his father. Although Han Qing said it nicely, how could Han Zhang not guess what he was thinking?

"I am resigning from my post, and it is not a good idea for you to continue to work in Bian Jing. After you entered the officialdom, your father has never interfered with your promotion and appointment. This time, your father will make an exception and ask someone to transfer you away from Bian Jing." Han Zhang said.

"Father, I have only been the judge of the Ministry of Revenue for a short time. If I am transferred at this time, it will have a great impact on your reputation. Let's forget it." Han Qing said hurriedly.

He had also been an official in the local area, and it was not as comfortable as staying in Bianliang.

Han Zhang did not help them brothers with promotions and appointments, but with Han Zhang as their father, they could naturally benefit.

If he follows normal promotion, promotion through imperial favor is much more difficult than through imperial examination. He is only forty years old now, how can he become a judge of the Ministry of Revenue?

Although Han Zhang has retired, it is inevitable that people will be forgotten after he leaves, but it takes time for things to get colder.

Apart from anything else, as Han Zhang was a great prime minister, the imperial court would definitely posthumously confer a title on him after he resigned.

But while Han Zhang was alive, the reality of being posthumously conferred the title of king was nothing more than the rank of Three Dukes.

Generally, a deputy prime minister can be posthumously conferred the title of Sangong upon retirement. It is not appropriate for Han Zhang, who is a prime minister, to be also a Sangong.

Therefore, all the descendants of Han Zhang would be promoted.

This situation was very common in ancient times. Sometimes when the merits were too great to be rewarded, their descendants would be rewarded instead.

Therefore, Han Qing was naturally unwilling to leave Bian Jing.

Han Zhang looked up at his son and said calmly, "It's naturally inappropriate to be promoted and transferred away from Bianjing, but if you are demoted and transferred away, who can gossip?"

He was somewhat disappointed with his son, who was only concerned with immediate benefits.

Han Qing: “…”

If he didn't know his father's personality, he would have doubted whether he was Han Zhang's biological son.

Which official in the court does not plan for his own offspring?
Even the most upright person will have some selfish desires.

But Han Zhang never helped his brothers. Now that he had resigned, he even wanted to ask someone to demote him and transfer him away from Bianliang.

When officials from Beijing were sent to other places, there was not even a lateral transfer, let alone a demotion.

If they were to do as Han Zhang said, then everyone would think that Han Zhang's resignation had angered the government.

They only allowed Han Zhang to resign to save his face.

Otherwise, as Han Zhang's eldest son, how could he be demoted and transferred away from Bian Jing?

This kind of situation will only occur when an official is demoted. No one will take him seriously in the future.

Han Zhang's situation was not that the tea had become cold because he had left, but that he had replaced the tea with cold tea.

"Father, my son and my brothers are not good enough to live up to expectations. We were unable to pass the imperial examination and bring honor to our family. We had to rely on nepotism to enter the officialdom, which brought shame to you. But my son has been an official diligently over the years, and now he has finally become an official in Beijing, but you want to demote him and transfer him away. Where in the world can you find such a father?" Han Qing asked.

(End of this chapter)