At the beginning of the establishment of the secretary-general, Zhao Bing positioned this department as aiding his work, more like his private secretary and senior assistant, who could provide ideas and suggestions, but could not participate in decision-making. In addition, it was for the purpose of cultivating confidants and training young people, and it was also a process of investigation. If the name was not in line with reality and lacked ability, he could only arrange a free job to retire.

Therefore, the quality of the Secretary-General and the current Imperial Office are not high. Once they achieve something, they will be released for training, and they will mostly start from the grassroots level. If you do well, you will certainly be promoted quickly. After all, "some people in the court are easy to be an official." Besides, their backers are the emperor, so there are naturally more opportunities than others, which is also an enviable place.

However, the frequency of replacement of people in the imperial front office is also very high, basically in four or five years, they will be released from the outside. The only exception is that Duke Zhuang followed Zhao Bing for the longest time and became the prefect of Xuzhou. However, he is indeed talented and has experienced in the Military Affairs Office, and his starting point is much higher than that of others. Moreover, this person is weak by nature and is not keen on fame and fortune. If he wants to release, he will not have been living in the imperial front office for many years.

Therefore, in the setting of the secretary-inspection, there are not many things left to people to grasp. Now that state affairs are becoming more and more complicated, the more affairs are more and more, the manpower required will naturally increase accordingly. What they can do is to include the secretary-inspection personnel in the court official system to prevent eunuchs from intervening in it and causing disasters to eunuchs. Of course, Zhao Bing has no objection to this. The right to select and employ people lies in himself, and the outside court cannot interfere.

After talking about the affairs of the inner court, we also talked about the outer court. The three provinces were set up to achieve the separation of powers, mutual supervision, and mutual restraint, so as to achieve the purpose of balance of power. The adjustment of relevant functional temple supervision is normal, and it is not surprising that the increase or decrease is not surprising. Everyone did not have much opinion. The main debate was the division of powers and whether the department was set up reasonably, and there was no disagreement in principle.

After a morning of discussion, the restoration of the three provinces and the adjustment of the inner court settings were approved in principle by the court. The specific details still need to be fully discussed and solicited opinions. Zhao Bing also knew that such a big change in the system was not a matter of a matter of a day or a night, and he had to have a process even if he was anxious. Setting the time limit was also intended to express his attitude and put invisible pressure on them.

The issues of the three provinces were passed, and the court held a discussion on the peace talks in the afternoon. Because when Zhao Bing turned to Jingxiang, the Mongolian and Yuan peace talks entered Beijing with the retreating imperial guards, and Lu Xiufu presided over the meeting and the Ministry of Rites was responsible for contacting and conducting specific discussions. In two months, the two sides had held many meetings, but failed to achieve substantial results, and the two sides were still tug of war on several principled issues.

"Prime Minister Lu, what are the main aspects of the problem now?" Zhao Bing asked first. Although he would receive reports on the peace talks, it was not specific.

"Your Majesty, the Mongolian Yuan side disagreed with our dynasty's request to restore the Shaoding Agreement reached with the Mongolian Yuan, and to draw boundaries with Haizhou-Xuzhou-Yingtian Prefecture-Kaifeng-Yicheng-Xiangfan-Guanghua Army. Instead, we asked our dynasty to retreat to the area north of the Huaihe River and abandon the prefectures and prefectures that had been occupied in Huaibei." Lu Xiufu said, "There are also dissatisfied with sending the deposed emperor Zhao Xian, the deposed empress dowager Quan, and his relatives and old ministers to return to the south, but we asked our dynasty to release the captured Zhennan Wang's family and soldiers and generals."

"Are there any other requirements?" Zhao Bing asked again.

"Others are bans such as opening a market, opening trade routes, and contacting food, salt, iron, and tea, and sanctioning the Mongolian Yuan!" Lu Xiufu said.

"Super tribute to them?! Didn't you say you paid annual monies to them and paid tribute every year?" Zhao Bing chuckled.

"This is not mentioned. Instead, I said that every year I've given a thousand good horses, ten thousand cattle and sheep, and a few top-quality furs!" Lu Xiufu thought about it and said.

"Oh, there is such a good thing, you don't have to pay tribute, you can also give me rewards!" Zhao Bing was stunned and teased.

"The Mongolian Yuan just wanted to follow the discussions between our dynasty and the Western Xia, taking into account his own face!" Liu Fu said with a smile.

"Dongshi's imitation is a delusion!" Zhao Bing sneered, "It is our army entering Huainan to intimidate the Central Plains. They are forced to beg for peace, so how can they surrender to them!"

"I think so too!" Lu Xiufu said, "When the Yuan soldiers approached Lin'an, our dynasty was forced to treat him with the courtesy of father and son, but he refused. How could the dynasty be willing to bow his knees now?"

"Your Majesty, I think that now I can follow the example of our dynasty and the Khitan, and be called a brotherly country." Deng Guangjian suggested.

"No, Meng Yuan is a tiger and wolf. How can we call brothers and brothers with beasts? Moreover, the blood-sea enemy between the two countries has been hostile to each other for decades, and each is called by the country's name. There is no need to make any brothers, father and son and other empty things!" Zhao Bing waved his hand.

"Well, what Your Majesty said is exactly. I went over and detained my courtesy!" Deng Guangjian nodded, and everyone said it was.

"Your Majesty, how to deal with the matter of returning the deposed emperor and the deposed empress dowager? Meng Yuan intended to threaten it with this!" Ying Jieyan asked. He knew that this question was very sensitive, and if this question was not solved, all the questions would be stuck here. It was difficult for others to ask. The people here regarded him as the emperor's teacher, and he had a deep relationship, so he asked.

"What the emperor asked was the most, and the deposed emperor's decision to return to the country's system is related to the state system. The government and the public are also very concerned about this. The call for the deposed emperor is very high. I dare not comment without authorization, and the Empress Dowager also said that you would like to decide!" Jiang Xu said.

"Alas, I have received the news that the deposed emperor and his son have been forced to become monks in Helin, and were sent to Ganzhou to practice the Buddhist scriptures last month; the deposed empress dowager Quan was also deposed and became a nun in Dadu Temple!" Zhao Bing sighed lightly.

"The Tartars are so despicable!" Deng Guangjian said.

"Your Majesty, I think the Yuan Dynasty forced the deposed emperor and the deposed empress dowager to become a monk, and the intention was to make us have no reason to seek return, which means that they had no intention of releasing the deposed emperor and Quan clan at all." Wang Yinglin frowned.

"In this way, the Mongolian Yuan used this threat to attack in the peace talks, trying to deceive our court into concessions, and then refused to send them back on the grounds that they had become monks and refused to return. It was really easy to plot, and we were in vain and could not defend ourselves. This was a dereliction of duty, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to surrender the crime!" Lu Xiufu couldn't help but feel a fever. He knew nothing about this when such a change occurred. If His Majesty had not found out in advance, wouldn't he have misled the state affairs and apologized for the crime.

"Mong Yuan did this matter very confidentially, and the deposed emperor was already in Helin. The journey was long and the news was blocked. I only learned the truth. What was the crime of Prime Minister Lu?" In fact, even the Affairs Bureau did not detect this matter, but was passed on by He Weixian. Zhao Bing raised his hand and said with a gentle voice.

"Since we have learned the truth, the Mongol Yuan cannot use this threat. There is no need to be restrained in the negotiations. We can expose its conspiracy and seek the initiative!" Jiang Yu said.

"There is no need to rush to expose it, but you must first take the opportunity to clarify its bottom line, and then announce the facts to the public in a timely manner to force it to make concessions!" Zhao Bing took a tea ceremony.

"Well, what Your Majesty said is right. Doing this will not only make the Mongol Yuan make mistakes and strive for more benefits. It can also clarify the truth and calm the public opinion in the government and the public. It can be said that it will kill two birds with one stone." Ying Jieyan said.

"Your Majesty, can you negotiate with him and make concessions?" Lu Xiufu asked again.

"Chief Han, what's the battle in Huaibei now?" Zhao Bing did not answer, but instead asked Han Zhen.

"Report to Your Majesty, after Your Majesty entered Xiangfan, our army had many conflicts with the enemy in Yingtian Prefecture, repelled the invading enemy, and advanced northward to Shanzhou and eastward to the northeast of Xiangyi!" Han Zhen replied.

"Well, this is our bottom line, demarcate the boundary based on the area we actually occupied!" Zhao Bing nodded and said.

"Your Majesty, Bian Jing is the old capital, and it is the desire of all people. Is it a great opportunity to give up the great opportunity?" Jiang Xu said anxiously.

"Present Wang, let's talk!" Zhao Bing looked at Wang Yinglin and said.

"Yes!" Wang Yinglin obeyed the order and stood up and bowed to everyone, "On that day, Your Majesty used a strategy to annihilate the most elite guards of the Mongolian Yuan, and conquered Xuzhou, Fu Li, and the enemy of Yingtian Prefecture fled when they heard the news. Our army occupied Yingtian Prefecture, which was only more than 200 miles away from Kaifeng. At that time, the entire army was excited and wanted to recover the old capital with one breath, but was stopped by Your Majesty and stopped at Yingtian Prefecture!"

"I didn't understand why Your Majesty gave up this great opportunity, but after his explanation, I suddenly realized it!" Wang Yinglin continued, "After I followed the Holy Driving into Henan, I found that this was no longer the prosperity mentioned by my predecessors. Years of war and the flooding of the Yellow River have destroyed the canals, and the fertile land has become a wasteland and it is difficult to cultivate again. The canals in the past have been silted since Fuli, and the river has become a smooth road. Most of the towns along the river are abandoned, and more than one ten. After marching a hundred miles, I saw few villages and cities, people are lost, fields are deserted, and wild animals are rampant."

"The same is true around Kaifeng. After the canal is redirected, the commercial route is cut off and all the fertile land is gone. The city's population is less than 30,000, with sparse population, all the palaces are abolished, and the food is insufficient. If our army recovers, it will not only have to feed thousands of miles of grain, but also spend a lot of money to renovate the city and restore the palace. However, the Central Plains has not been restored and it is difficult to move the capital, so this place will become a place where the two armies confront each other. Therefore, Your Majesty thinks that the recovery of Kaifeng is of little practical significance and will only become a burden. Furthermore, Kaifeng's position as a military center has been lost, and it is not difficult to capture the city with the strength of our army. It is better to throw the burden to the Mongol Yuan, and we don't have to care about those false names."

"Your Majesty's intention is to abandon Kaifeng, thereby reducing financial pressure, eliminating their risk of moving the capital, and appease the hearts of the people in Jiangnan. But in the end, it is a bit regretful, but it is so close that it is unavailable!" Jiang Xu sighed.

"At that time, the generals were extremely regretful, but His Majesty said, 'Kaifeng City is there and will not run away. I will take it back later'!" Wang Yinglin said with a smile.

"Haha, our bottom line is here, but Meng Yuan cannot know that it is said that real gold attaches great importance to Kaifeng. We can use this to do some work and strive to get some affordable things from it!" Zhao Bing said with a wicked smile...
Chapter completed!