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

Shen Yuqiu pointed to the signboard and said,

"This Li Si Tea and Snack Shop,"

"But I still remember,"

"His family's wax tea is quite good,"

"The pastries are also made with exquisite care."

Don't let the common name "Li Si Tea and Snack Shop" fool you.

However, the store is quite large.

Moreover, it is located in a prime location.

The shop is located on the side of Imperial Street.

To the north are Zhouqiao Bridge and Daxiangguo Temple.

"Please come in, guest officer!"

The shop assistants greeted us warmly.

Shen Yuqiu glanced at the counter.

"Why has the shopkeeper changed?"

"I remember the shop owner used to be the manager,"

"He has a birthmark on his forehead,"

"He is quite proficient in tea art and often personally engages in tea competitions with guests."

The shop assistant sighed and said, "Alas, you two are regular customers."

"The heavenly troops hadn't even entered the city last year,"

"The city descended into chaos."

"The shop was looted by rioters and civilians."

"I don't know who killed him,"

"Even the compressed tea stored at home was looted."

The two then chose seats in the lobby downstairs.

Besides compressed tea,

More guests are drinking black tea and green tea.

Pan Liangui asked, "Are black and green teas very popular?"

The shop assistant said, "Red and green tea were created by the government these days."

"I've heard that people in the palace drink both red and green tea,"

"Why don't officials and common people rush to follow suit?"

"These days, compressed tea is actually not selling well,"

"Red and green teas, however, are very trendy."

Shen Yuqiu said, "Brew a pot of the best-selling tea."

"Five more servings of pastries, please."

"Alright, please wait a moment."

The shop assistant ran off happily.

The two enjoyed tea and cakes.

Let the servants sit down and share as well.

They discussed staying overnight in the monks' quarters at Taiping Xingguo Temple.

Just as the pastries were almost finished,

The sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from the Imperial Street.

Officials also shouted along the street.

"Great victory! Great victory! The Heavenly Army has killed and captured over 100,000 Western Xia soldiers!"

"Go out and take a look!"

The tea drinkers all stood up.

They all rushed outside.

Someone threw down money for tea and snacks.

Someone shouted, "Keep the books!"

Some people said not to touch the tea and snacks.

I'll be back soon.

Every market and neighborhood inside and outside the city,

Officials came to post the notices.

Countless people came to watch after hearing the news.

When Pan Liangui and Shen Yuqiu arrived at the scene,

A large crowd has already gathered there.

They couldn't squeeze in at all.

They could only listen to the literate people inside reciting the text.

After the proclamation was read, the people cheered.

They are happy as long as they win battles.

Shen Yuqiu exclaimed excitedly, "Unbelievable, unbelievable!"

"Such a great victory was achieved at the very beginning of the new dynasty."

Pan Liangui said, "The record may be exaggerated."

Shen Yuqiu said, "It's definitely true that Richard's army is surrounded on three sides."

"He broke through the encirclement and took 10,000 survivors with him,"

"Presumably, even more were captured by the Ming army."

"Not necessarily, perhaps the Ming army couldn't stop them,"

“Most of them escaped with Richard,” Pan Lianggui speculated.

Shen Yuqiu said, "Who cares about all that? We've won the battle anyway."

"That's with the Southern Army Commandery,"

"The Song Dynasty has always wanted to conquer it, but has found it difficult to do so!"

Pan Liangui smiled and said, "It truly has the grandeur of a founding father."

"We happen to be here at this grand event!"

.....

cabinet.

A court official brought over a stack of official documents: "Prime Minister Li, all the documents submitted have been verified."

"It is consistent with the main text of the memorial."

"I understand, put it down."

Li Bangyan said, yawning.

The summary of the memorial to the throne is called "Yinhuang".

This thing existed as early as the Tang Dynasty.

Write the words on yellow paper and paste it before the main text.

The emperor or prime minister could understand it at a glance.

The Grand Secretariat in the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty

Even the power to divert the Yellow River,

They all grabbed them at once.

Now, however, the State Council is posting yellow notices.

The Secretariat, which is under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet, will conduct the verification.

The Imperial Secretary verified that there were no errors.

I will also add my own opinion.

It was handed over to a cabinet minister for handling.

For ordinary official documents, cabinet ministers simply read the summary.

This allows for the prompt issuance of routine instructions.

Relatively important or special official duties,

Only cabinet ministers will read the entire text carefully.

Li Bangyan is now in charge of culture and religion.

He doesn't have absolute authority over education and cultural affairs.

Instead, the focus is on this aspect.

The relevant memorials were occasionally sent to other cabinet ministers.

We had a blast until midnight last night!

I'm feeling really sleepy today.

Li Bangyan even slept for a while after arriving at the cabinet.

Chapter 1741 Unified Control

Fortunately, the scribes in the Imperial Secretariat provided some suggestions.

Li Bangyan felt there was no problem.

He quickly wrote the imperial edict and the official document.

Imperial edicts were originally documents drafted by the Secretariat-Chancellery.

He presented a memorial to the emperor requesting a written imperial edict.

Then the Zhengshitang will release the disc for public release.

A note is a document or document.

It was an official who made a suggestion to the emperor.

Or it could be a document in which a subordinate official submits a suggestion to his superior.

These two things were standardized in the early Song Dynasty.

As imperial power gradually increased

By the end of the Northern Song Dynasty,

It is actually very similar to a "draft vote".

The imperial edict written by the emperor...

It tastes similar to red bean curd.

However, most of the time, Song Dynasty emperors...

They all habitually write only the character "敕" (chì).