Chapter 190: Reducing the Pressure on the First Emperor
Ying Zheng's expression changed and he immediately asked: "Sir, what do you mean by this? Didn't the First Emperor die from the golden elixir?"
Li Si and others also looked at Qin An. These words should not be said nonsense. If the golden elixir is not poisonous, then Qin An has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. The most important thing is to destroy the first emperor's dream of immortality.
Qin An immediately explained: "Don't be nervous. The First Emperor did die from the erysipelas in the golden elixir, but it was not just the golden elixir that destroyed his body, but also his diligence."
"Sir, could you please make your words clearer?" Ying Zheng said a little confused.
"Isn't it because the First Emperor personally corrected those memorials day and night every day?" Qin An said.
When Ying Zheng heard this, he sighed and said: "As the first emperor, if you don't correct the memorials, will you be like the second emperor of Qin who spends every day living and drinking?"
Qin An smiled and said: "If that doesn't work, wouldn't the First Emperor become a coward?
In fact, the method is very simple. You can set up a cabinet. Two prime ministers will lead some officials to help the First Emperor read the memorial, and then analyze the contents of the memorial, and then everyone will discuss it together.
If the results are consistent, the order can be passed on directly. If there is a quarrel and the cabinet cannot make up its mind, the First Emperor will be informed.
When the cabinet read the memorial, the First Emperor wanted to be present, so that the issue could be handed over to the First Emperor in person.
Of course, it is best for the First Emperor not to be present, as this will make the ministers uncomfortable and unable to use their abilities.
There are nine ministers in the Qin Dynasty. It is better to let the nine ministers enter the cabinet together. It will be faster for more people to read the memorials and it will be more convenient for them to discuss with each other.
And I even suggest that the number of prime ministers can be increased by two or three, so that they cannot form cliques for personal gain. "
Li Si narrowed his eyes slightly and increased the position of prime minister. Wasn't this decentralizing power for himself? What happened to this gentleman? Can he still have fun?
Ying Zheng's mind moved and he raised his arms: "Isn't it inappropriate to increase the number of prime ministers? There have only been two prime ministers since ancient times, so how can there be a third one? Let alone increasing the number to five."
Qin An smiled and said: "This is not simple. Just set up a few more departments and then disperse the power of the prime minister.
If you think about it, in addition to being the official of the Zhongche Mansion, Zhao Gao was also the official seal official, and often helped the First Emperor write imperial edicts, so in the end Li Si and Zhao Gao were able to tamper with the imperial edict after the death of the First Emperor without anyone suspecting it.
Therefore, the First Emperor can completely set up a new department by issuing a seal order, which I can call the Menxia Province.
The main responsibility of the Menxia Province is to be in charge of the approval of national decrees, review and rejection of edicts; if the Menxia Province finds that the edict drafted by the Cabinet or the First Emperor is in violation, it can refute it and return it to the Cabinet or the Emperor can re-draft it and refute it; Provincial officials have the right to make alterations to the edicts proposed by Zhongshu, and refute them and rewrite them, which is called Tu Gui.
To put it simply, we are afraid that the cabinet or the emperor will make mistakes and give everyone a chance to make corrections.
In order to avoid wrong decisions in political affairs, at the same time, the Menxia Province restrained the cabinet so that the power of the cabinet would not be too large, and finally emptied the emperor's power. "
"This is a good idea, this is a great idea. In this way, the First Emperor can have a good rest without any worries." Ying Zheng laughed.
Qin An smiled and said: "It's okay to be lazy occasionally, for example, you don't have to go to bed too late or get up too early, as long as you have enough energy.
As for the rest, I won’t say much more, because it is useless to say too much. The First Emperor has been dead for more than two thousand years. "
"Ah, oh...haha..." Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then burst into hearty laughter.
Fusu said: "Sir, you are a great talent. If the First Emperor had seen you earlier, the death of the Second Emperor of Qin would not have occurred, and Zhao Gao would have had no chance."
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Boss is absolutely right. If the First Emperor had known you earlier and established a province, then the successor must be Fusu.
Even if Fusu trusts Chunyu Yue and the others, it will not lead to the destruction of Qin. The most important thing is that he will serve as an official in the court and assist Fusu. The national power of Qin will definitely flourish. "
Qin An shook his head and said: "It's impossible, Fusu won't listen to me, he was too brainwashed by Chunyu Yue's group of Confucian scholars.
It is estimated that after the death of the First Emperor, the enfeoffment system will appear, and I can guarantee that, except for a group of new officials such as Li Si, most officials in the court will agree to the enfeoffment system.
There is no reason, only power.
In Da Qin, I was just an official, but after having a fiefdom, I became the lord of a country. I was the biggest in the fiefdom. Who wouldn't want such power? "
Ying Zheng nodded silently and said: "Power moves people's hearts. As long as Fusu orders the enfeoffment system, I'm afraid the world will make the same mistakes again."
"So the idea of unifying China must be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is best to start from the Warring States Period, and count the number of people who died because of the wars between countries and post it.
Let the people know the dangers of the feudal system. Only when the people know the pain will they not want to enfeoff.
Of course, the people of Great Qin are treated better than before. If their lives are not as good as before, they are still thinking about the original Six Kingdoms.
That’s why I say that after the First Emperor unified the world, everything was a matter of trying to cross the river by feeling for stones. If you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss.
No, the second generation died in the end. "
Qin An felt very sorry for this. You must know that the Qin Dynasty was the most powerful country in the world at that time. As long as the whole country is united, there is no problem in occupying the whole of Asia, not to mention the whole world. The current land must be larger than it is now.
"Thank you sir for your advice. I will definitely pass your words to the First Emperor so that he can understand." Ying Zheng said.
"You're welcome, village chief. By the way, I'm very curious. The village chief is a descendant of Gongzi Gao. So are the village chiefs in these eight villages all descended from Gongzi Gao?" Qin An asked.
He suddenly thought that there was a big problem here, but he didn't know where the problem was.
Ying Zheng and Li Si looked at each other, and finally Ying Zheng sighed and said: "Sir, to be honest, you can regard these ten miles and eight villages as a Qin country, a small Qin country.
Lao Li and I are just officials, and there is a court outside the village that governs these ten miles and eight villages.
The reigning emperor is called the First Emperor, and it has lasted for countless years. "
"The village chief means that the First Emperor is still alive?"
"No, the real First Emperor is dead, and I don't know which emperor the current First Emperor is.
But in order to make the villagers believe that the First Emperor was immortal, we always called the ruler the First Emperor.
The villagers were so ignorant that they believed it, so for generations, including us, we have always believed that the First Emperor was still alive and truly immortal. "Ying Zheng carefully told the secret.
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