Chapter 200: Proposed by the Imperial Master
Among the people present, only Meng Yi remained calm. He was the one who had come into contact with Qin An.
Hearing this, Li Si smiled and said: "Thank you Feng Guangxiang for your concern. I only came up with the cabinet strategy because I saw His Majesty's hard work.
However, your lords are not here to care about how I came up with the three strategies, but to inquire about the details of the cabinet, the provinces and the imperial examination system. "
Everyone nodded slightly.
Feng Quji said again: "Please tell the truth, Prime Minister Li."
"No problem." Li Si smiled, "The main operation method of the cabinet is very simple. After the cabinet ministers read the memorials of the officials, they write their suggestions on a piece of paper and paste it on the memorial. This is called "voting" Simulated".
As long as the First Emperor read our suggestions in the memorial and thought they were feasible, he would write them in red letters and call them "Priticizing the Red".
In this way, Your Majesty can save a lot of time to read the contents of the memorial.
After His Majesty's approval comes, the cabinet will draft the imperial edict and then submit it to the Ministry of Menxia for review and approval. If the Ministry of Menxia thinks it is acceptable, the imperial edict will be handed over to His Majesty. "
"What if the minister doesn't agree?" Feng Quji asked.
"If the minister doesn't agree, he will tell you the reasons for his disagreement. In the end, it still has to be approved by His Majesty," Li Si said.
Meng Yi said: "Why not add a department that issues imperial edicts?"
"The matter of issuing the imperial edict has been decided by His Majesty, and we have no right to interfere." Li Si said.
Feng Quji said: "Xiang Li is really thoughtful. When will we establish the cabinet? And the ministry?"
“The sooner the better, the cabinet is filled with the left and right prime ministers and the nine ministers, so no one else’s help is needed.
Menxiasheng requires the help of many clerical officials. It is not enough for just a few people to review the imperial edict. They also need to understand the memorial.
The most important thing is that the provincial capital will arrange people to investigate the memorial and what the censor and the others heard about it.
If it is a false accusation, or the memorial is inconsistent with the memorial, then the provincial council will immediately formulate a new imperial edict, or recall the issued imperial edict. "
"How is this possible?" Feng Quji said, "How can the imperial edict be changed overnight? Who in the world will obey the imperial edict?"
"As long as the whole story is explained in the second imperial edict, the people will definitely agree with it. As for your majesty's prestige, haha... Your majesty is from the Qin Dynasty. For the sake of the Qin Dynasty, your majesty would rather abandon his own reputation.
Otherwise, how could the Emperor of Qin appear? Who in this world can become His Majesty’s teacher? Li Si said with a smile.
Regarding Li Si's words, everyone agreed very much that the First Emperor was such a person, and Lieutenant Liaozi saw it most clearly.
He believed that the First Emperor was a man who could be humble and sincere when asking for help, but would become extremely cruel when offended and showed no mercy to his enemies.
It is precisely because of this character that Ying Zheng was able to dominate the world. Even Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, could only dare to start an uprising after Ying Zheng's death.
Feng Quji spoke again: "Prime Minister Li, plus you, me and Jiu Qing, there are eleven people in total. Can eleven people form a cabinet?"
Li Si said: "Your Majesty alone can correct three thousand memorials. Can't eleven of us be able to do it?"
The cabinet is a department designed to relieve His Majesty. It is His Majesty's assistant to read memorials and help His Majesty handle government affairs.
So eleven people seemed too much to me, and I even thought only seven people would be enough. "
Qin An once told Li Si that the number of people in the cabinet should not be too many, but about seven. Too many are useless.
However, Li Si expanded the number to eleven people, and the two prime ministers and Jiu Qing were all arranged together.
However, for Da Qin, this may be the best arrangement.
Jiuqing is the highest official position in the court and controls everything in the world.
"In this case, the eleven of us are now the cabinet. Can we help His Majesty read the memorials and handle political affairs from today on?" Feng Quji said again.
"Not yet. The cabinet yamen must be in the palace very close to Zhangtai Palace where His Majesty handles political affairs. Only after we enter the cabinet yamen can we help His Majesty," Li Si said.
"Although we can't help His Majesty handle government affairs, we can discuss the matter of the imperial examination. The imperial examination selects talents, which we have never heard of.
So there are a lot of problems that we have to solve. "
Feng Quji said: "Yes, Prime Minister Li, you might as well talk about some important things about the imperial examination system."
"Okay." Li Si responded, "To be honest, the imperial examination system was not designed by me but by the emperor's master. I don't understand many things. I would like to ask Prime Minister Feng and everyone to discuss it together."
"Prime Minister Li, can you tell me who this Imperial Master Qin An is?" Du Qing, the guest of honor, asked.
As a Dian Ke, he is one of the Nine Qings. Although he is in charge of the barbarians in Guiyi, he is a famous and talented person. Even if he has never seen him, he must have heard of it.
But I’m afraid no one else has heard of Qin An.
"Master Du." Li Si sighed and said, "If you want to know, I can tell you, but I can only tell you in private, and it will cost the lives of your entire family. Are you willing?"
Du Qing was shocked and said: "What? Can he alone be worth the lives of the entire clan of one of the Nine Qin Qings?"
"Not just you, but all the people present combined are not worth the Master's life." Li Si said without hesitation.
"There is no need to compete with Prime Minister Li." Meng Yi said, "His Majesty did not disclose the specific situation of the emperor's master, which means that the time has not come yet, so everyone should be patient."
"What Lord Meng Yi said is absolutely true." Li Si said, "Everyone, your Majesty will definitely talk about the matter of the Emperor's Master in the future.
Now let's discuss the imperial examination system. "
Meng Yi said: "Prime Minister Li, I think we should inform the people of the world about the intention of the imperial examination system, especially the people of Confucianism, Mohism, military, law, medicine and agriculture.
The content of the exam is related to these six schools. The six schools have different knowledge, so the content of the exam is also different, and the format of the exam is also different.
The first is a written test, with questions set by representatives from six companies, and then students are asked to answer the questions. 33
Secondly. Soldiers, doctors, farmers, and Mohists took the exam again.
The Mohist family tests craftsmanship. Military strategists are assessed on leading troops to fight, farmers are assessed on farming, and doctors are assessed on treating illnesses and treating people.
As long as those who pass the two assessments can be on the list, the court can arrange for them to become officials. It is best to have another interview, in person with a professional.
In this way, we can all understand whether it is knowledge, skills or heart. "
"Is it that complicated?" Fu Zikang said, "As long as this person is of good character and knowledgeable, we can recommend him as an official, so why bother?"
"Yes, this imperial examination system is really troublesome."
Others nodded.
Feng Quji's face darkened. These idiots had forgotten what Li Si just said. This was mentioned by the Imperial Master.
Some people died, but not completely...
