My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 459 Delivering the final, devastating blow to His Majesty!
Gao Yu was originally willing to give Yuan Xiu, the emperor of Northern Wei, a final bit of dignity out of respect for Yuan Ziyou.

Unfortunately, Yuan Xiu insisted on courting death and was determined to exhaust Gao Yu's patience.

If you can't be dignified yourself, then don't blame him for not making Yuan Xiu dignified either.

"Wang Xuan."

"General?"

“Watch the Emperor. If he leaves the palace, send someone to report to me.”

"Here!"

Gao Yu was indeed unwilling to bear the reputation of regicide, but to strike at Yuan Xiu, he did not necessarily have to kill him. He could destroy his spirit in every way, making him a walking corpse and a puppet at will.

After leaving the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, we returned to the Golden Phoenix Terrace.

Yang Yin and the others came over immediately. They had already learned about what happened last night from Cui Jishu.

"Prime Minister, you shouldn't have gotten involved in this matter. You should have let Governor Gao confront His Majesty. Your involvement..."

“Zunyan, Ahui is still my nephew, my blood relative…”

"I never imagined that this boy would have such deep feelings for the Prime Minister. Well... well, well."

As Gao Huan's eldest son, Gao Cheng, if he were very ambitious, could become a source of internal unrest.

But after this incident last night, Yang Yin and other die-hard loyalists of Gao Yu were also relieved about Gao Cheng.

Having no ambition and still aspiring to high positions—that would be the best outcome.

Gao Yu gathered everyone together.

"At the next court assembly, I will petition His Majesty to abolish many unnecessary posts and streamline the various departments and offices within the Ministry of Personnel into six ministries..."

The Northern Wei dynasty largely drew upon the systems established since the Han and Jin dynasties. It also had three departments: the Ministry of Personnel, the Secretariat, and the Chancellery. In addition, there were three other departments: the Secretariat, the Imperial Library, and the Palace Attendants, as well as three imperial censors. The early official system also incorporated some tribal systems.

However, after Emperor Xiaowen, the first person to adopt Sinicization in the Northern Wei Dynasty, ascended the throne, he carried out a large-scale Sinicization of the official system of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

The key point is the Ministry of Personnel, which has thirty-six departments. These thirty-six departments are responsible for many subdivisions of duties, and their overall responsibilities are actually quite similar to the Six Ministries of later generations.

Gao Yu was about to reform the official system once again.

It completely brought up the Three Departments and Six Ministries system of later generations, streamlining the bloated imperial court.

main……

After Yuan Xiu ascended the throne, Erzhu Rong attacked, and before he could set up an official staff, many positions were vacant. This made it convenient for Gao Yu to streamline and cancel some unnecessary official positions and merge them into the same department.

Be more straightforward.

This time, Gao Yu held the power to "draw a pie in the sky" and began to distribute the spoils to the various forces under his command.

"I suppose the Prime Minister already has a plan in mind?"

Yang Yin and Cui Xian were overjoyed!
Gao Yu had only done some preliminary preparations beforehand.

At this moment, Gao Yu was finally going to start building a system, which meant that Gao Yu had placed himself in the position of 'emperor' to think about and solve problems.

Drawing a pie in the sky.

That was a power unique to the emperor.

Gao Yu naturally wanted to discuss it with them.

He was only responsible for proposing a general direction; the specific details still had to be implemented by Yang Yin and his team.

It's the same principle as when he guided Jia Sixie in Qingzhou to make curved plows and compost. He was only responsible for providing a general direction, except that this direction was often the most valuable.

It's a breakthrough from zero to one.

The difficulty of many "technology trees" lies not in how to improve, but in how to even think of them.

Gao Yu's current thoughts are very simple.

He deliberately streamlined the Ministry of Personnel and its six subordinate ministries in order to give the Ministry of Personnel the greatest power. He gave the position of Minister of Personnel to Gao Huan, so the Left and Right Ministers of the Ministry of Personnel had to be selected from the Tian Ce Mansion.

As for the Secretariat and the Chancellery, he temporarily planned to treat these two provinces as mascots and honorary institutions, similar to honorary official positions such as Minister of Works and Minister of War.

This portion of the pork was reserved for the Yuan clan members and those from later-established families.

The real core is the six parts!

Ministry of Personnel and Ministry of Revenue.

Gao Yude held the power to control the purse strings and appoint officials.

Once he has overseen the large-scale establishment of schools, he could consider setting up a separate department to oversee the imperial examinations, thus separating this function from the Ministry of Rites.

All parties involved must be considered and taken into account.

Gao Yu had already decided on the candidates who would take charge of his finances and appoint officials.

Cui Xian and Yang Yin.

They were indeed a bit young in terms of age; Cui Xian was alright, but Yang Yin was the main one.

But this is the signal that Gao Yu is sending to the outside world.

Those who joined early and became core members are eligible for exceptional promotions.

In political opportunism, this is the highest form of merit for those who rise to power. A meteoric rise to the top!
As for the Ministry of Works, it can be handed over to Jia Sixie. Back in Qingzhou, Gao Yu had already entrusted the management of the craftsmen to Jia Sixie.

The discussion continued until sunset.

Gao Huan was also invited over, and the main purpose of the meeting with his men was to discuss the arrangements for his trusted subordinates.

This is merely an official position within the imperial court.

There will also be a large number of regional governors who will be dispatched to various places to serve as prefects.

These are not peaceful times; we still have to confront and fight Erzhu Rong.

The selection of governors for the front-line prefectures and counties needs careful consideration, as does the selection of the rear base. A stable rear base, which can continuously provide the front with food and military supplies, is also very important.

At the same time, the combination of personnel from all parties must also be taken into account.

We cannot allow any one faction to dominate a state.

The seemingly simple task of dividing pork can actually be a major headache once it's actually done.

Regarding this matter, Gao Yu can listen to the suggestions of his subordinates, but he cannot completely adopt them; he needs to think independently.

after all……

His subordinates were also various small groups.

No matter how selfless Yang Yin was, he would still say a few words for Yang Zhong, his own family member.

The same goes for Cui Xian.

This is human nature.

Throughout history, there has only been one Zhuge Liang.

After a quick meal, Gao Yu planned to continue the discussion with everyone.

at this time.

Liu Yi rushed in, "My lord..."

Gao Yu quickly got up, and Liu Yi whispered a few words in his ear.

Gao Yu nodded.

"You may leave now, I understand."

After saying that, Gao Yu looked at everyone and said, "It's getting late, everyone should go back and rest."

Although the crowd was surprised, they did not ask any further questions.

After everyone had left.

Gao Yu hurriedly arrived outside the Golden Phoenix Terrace, where Liu Yi and the others were already waiting.

"go!"

At Gao Yu's command, everyone rode their horses to the Bronze Sparrow Terrace.

at the same time.

Inside the Bronze Sparrow Terrace.

Yuan Xiu did not rest in his own palace, but in another place.

"Your Majesty, you shouldn't have come to see me at this time."

Looking at the uninvited guest in the dead of night, Yuan Mingyue advised, "If others find out, how will you face them?"

Yuan Xiu, however, seemed to be a little mentally unstable. "Hahaha, I am the Son of Heaven, the entire palace belongs to me, why can't I come?"

As he spoke, he grabbed Yuan Mingyue's chin, "Everything in this world belongs to me! Including you! You belong to me too!!"

"Your Majesty... times have changed. Can't you see the situation clearly?"

Yuan Mingyue was quite helpless.

Everyone turned a blind eye to Yuan Xiu coming to him back then because of Gao Huan's indulgence!
Gao Yu would not tolerate him.

Yuan Xiu had just done so many things that angered Gao Yu. If he were to do something so despicable now, wouldn't that be tantamount to handing over his weakness to Gao Yu?

"enough!!"

As if enraged, Yuan Xiu grabbed Yuan Mingyue's arm and said, "You slut, if I hadn't thought you had some beauty, how could you have been made a princess after rebelling against the imperial family?"

"It's not your place to tell me how to do things!!"

Yuan Zheng was about to touch her when he heard a series of hurried footsteps outside the hall, and even the sound of metal clashing.

Then a voice that he knew all too well and feared rang out.

"You all stay outside and guard!"

After giving the order, Gao Yu pushed open the palace door, and Yuan Xiu looked on in horror.

Gao Yu went inside.

"Your Majesty, I, Gao Yu, request an audience with you!"

(End of this chapter)