The structure of the political system of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the monopoly of Confucian scholars over the power of selecting officials themselves caused the situation where the Han emperor was easily undermined.

Once this situation is formed, the status of Emperor Han himself will be very dangerous, and the imperial power will be snatched away by others, so it is not easy to take it back.

After Mr. Guo took advantage of this big loophole, he naturally would not leave this loophole to others and let others follow his path. Therefore, in terms of political system, he would make a certain amount of changes.

This change cannot be achieved overnight, as it would prematurely expose his autocratic heart and arouse suspicion of his ministers.

He wants to change little by little.

First, start from the central government, start from the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers.

The central political system of the Eastern Han Dynasty was summarized as the basic structure of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, but the actual political power had been completely transferred to the Shangshutai, which was the prototype of the Three Provinces and Six Ministry.

When the Eastern Han Dynasty did not place prime ministers, those who held the Shangshutai would become de facto prime ministers, and those who held the Shangshutai would often have honorary officials such as Taifu and Taiwei to show their high status. At this time, if you "record the Shangshutai" affairs, you will have great power, and the Shangshuling will not often place them.

Emperor Han’s original intention was to seize the power of scholars through the appearance of the Shangshu Order, but in the end, the situation of the Three Dukes recording the Shangshu Affairs.

The three dukes of the Eastern Han Dynasty were very special. Under the system of the second monarchy, the three dukes, the governors and the county magistrates could establish the government and summon subordinates.

The county magistrate opened the palace to win over the local tyrants and complete the connection between imperial power and local governance.

The prefectures were established as main channels for fulfilling the administrative supervision power of the governor and temporary military dispatch power during chaos.

The three public offices are the top scholars of the Yuan family in Runan, the Yang family in Hongnong, and the Xun family in Yingchuan, which are used by the channels for the national network of disciples and former officials.

Once the three dukes record the affairs of the Secretariat, they can open the government to summon subordinate officials, hold power, and sway the world, so that the three dukes, who are political vases, have actual power. In this state, the three dukes are the actual prime ministers, and they are more noble than the prime ministers.

It is precisely because of this that the countermeasures of "repealing the three ministers once disaster occurs" are born.

No matter how strong a scholar is, he must compromise with God.

A major political goal of Guo Peng after establishing the Wei Empire was to completely terminate the possibility of officials starting a government from the central government to the local government and terminate the dual monarchy. No matter whether it is the three dukes or the three dukes, as well as the local governors and county magistrates, he could not allow them to open a government.

But for now, he can't do it.

Although he has the greatest power, he is not the only one who holds power.

As long as it is not a rebellion, the disciples and old officials must follow the action of the leader and unify the leader. This is the most naked challenge and irony to the imperial power.

What's ridiculous is that emperors of all dynasties in the Eastern Han Dynasty were powerless to do anything about this, and could only sit back and watch such rules become political unspoken rules, and become rules that everyone agrees that even the emperor cannot violate.

Mr. Guo's hands and feet were also bound in this way, so when he was a "citizen", he tried his best to expand the group and power of the former officials of the Guo family, in order to become their first and second monarchs at this time, and to gain their allegiance in various senses.

However, his ultimate goal is not to carry forward the second monarchy, but to fundamentally abolish the absurd existence of the second monarchy, transform the second monarch back to the first monarch, and realize the emperor's centralization.

This strange system has the necessity of its birth, but for Guo Peng, it is unacceptable.

It is necessary to abolish the power of officials to prosecute and end the phenomenon of a second monarch, and to abolish the recommendation and establishment of the imperial examination.

The imperial examination will not be abolished, and the rules for the imperial examination will not be established. He cannot do this and cannot enjoy the power of the monarch alone.

No matter how powerful he has or how prestige he has, he cannot fundamentally shake the foundation of scholarly politics and cannot abolish the rules of the second monarch.

This is an important opportunity for Mr. Guo to realize that he is a representative of an interest group rather than a real owner.

So he kept thinking about how to end the existence of the double monarchy step by step and realize the true monarchy.

However, doing so is a naked invasion of the power of scholars and poaching the corners of scholars, which will inevitably cause severe turmoil. The world has not yet been unified and he has not yet settled on the throne, so he cannot do this.

But he wants to leave room for himself to do so and lay a foundation.

So, he decided to actually make the three Dukes and Nine Ministers empty their power together, and to make the three Dukes and Nine Ministers a real flowery style, with only their name but no reality.

First, drive away the scholars from the place closest to you, and stop the scholars at the central level from opening the government, so that the great scholars of the Sutra cannot rely on opening the government to win over the disciples and former officials.

These top gentry are too strong and are too harmful to the imperial power. Once it becomes a climate, it will almost never be eliminated normally.

The Yuan family in Runan, the Yang family in Hongnong, the Xun family in Yingchuan and the Chen family can be called the four major families of this era.

How much effort did he waste and became a dog for many years before he finally overthrew the Yuan family in Runan and destroyed their clan, leaving only one of Yuan Si's half-dead mascots.

He took huge risks to burn Hongnong. At the cost of the Han Emperor and the Han Central Committee and the entire Hongnong City, the clan destroyed the Yang family, killed Yang Xiu, and at the same time destroyed the main vein of the Zhong family, and killed Zhong Yao.

He also used his accumulated fame and strength to launch a political struggle. After some risky operations, he finally killed Xun Yu, named him a rebel, and severely attacked Xun's family.

Then he killed someone and killed his heart, which not only made Chen Ji lose his integrity in his later years, but also indirectly forced Chen Ji to death, allowing Chen's family to leave Yingchuan, and his fame plummeted, and he no longer had his former appeal.

More than ten years of unremitting efforts finally made Guo Peng overturn the four major families spiritually and physically.

Based on this, he was able to successfully ascend to the throne and establish the Wei Empire.

On this basis, how could he continue to let the birth of the next big family?

So except for Situ asking Cai Yong to do it, he would not have made Sikong and Taiwei, and it would be impossible for Cai Yong to really record the affairs of Shangshu and gain the qualification and power to open the government.

Of course, Cai Yong himself did not have such talent or ideas, so Guo Peng could feel at ease that Cai Yong would be a mascot in Situ's position and accumulate reputation for Guo Jin to use.

As for Taipu Xianyu Yin, he was just a matter of making up the numbers and could only be a Taipu in order to raise horses.

Only by making such efforts and creating such an advantage can Guo Peng temporarily stop the occurrence of the Three Open Mansions at the central level and not turn the Shangshutai into a hotbed for the national top gentry to build family forces.

However, the existence of the Wei State Shangshutai is more dangerous than the Han State Shangshutai.

Guo Peng made the official position of Shangshutai not only to make it separate from the scope of Shaofu and prevent scholars from interfering in his inner court, but also to reward and win over some poor children led by Cheng Yu, so Shangshuling's status and status have been greatly improved in the Wei Empire.

It can be said that the Secretary of the Wei Empire leaped over and replaced the Three Dukes, and it did not require the title of the Three Dukes to become the new and actual prime minister.

In other words, the current situation is that Cheng Yu and the minister of the minister, Pushe Tian Feng, jointly took charge of the prime minister's power.

Although these two people are their confidants and Tian Feng is also related to him, this is how it is even more dangerous. He can control Cheng Yu and Tian Feng, but what about the descendants?

The Cheng Yu family has inherited the scriptures and has transformed into a gentry, and Tian Feng himself is a scholar.

The expansion of power of Shangshutai was Guo Peng's political promise to them, and the fruits of victory obtained by their poor children and second- and third-rate young gentry after assisting Guo Peng to overthrow the top gentry.
Chapter completed!