"Your Majesty, what do you think...?"
After a while, the people from the official department finished reporting what they wanted to report, and lowered their eyes and cupped their hands to ask Ying Feiyu for his opinion.
However, after waiting for a long time, I could not get any response.
When I looked up, I found that His Majesty was dozing off!
"well!"
When the old censors saw this, they shook their heads.
"His Majesty!"
"His Majesty……?"
"Ah? Ah! What's wrong?"
The people from the official department shouted twice more, and then Ying Feiyu opened his eyes.
"I wonder what your Majesty's preference is for the replacement?"
The Minister of Civil Affairs asked again.
"Ah! No problem! Just do it!"
In fact, Ying Feiyu didn't even hear who he was talking about.
He is not interested in the new person who takes office, but what he does after taking office!
"yes!"
The Minister of Staff responded, slightly arching his hands and preparing to enter the queue.
At this moment, Censor Ning Xingwang stood up again, "Your Majesty, does your Majesty know who the candidates mentioned by the Ministry of Personnel just now are? Have you checked the past achievements of those people? These are local officials. If there are any deviations, they will not take office. If you oppress the people in the future, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the people and even lead to more serious consequences!"
"Yes! Ning Yushi is right. These county governors and county magistrates are the parents and officials of the people and are closely related to the lives of the people! If they cannot lead the people to seek development, but instead bully the people, they will make their lives miserable!"
"Yes, yes, you must be more careful when choosing your parents. How can the officials decide who is who? Your Majesty should learn more about it before making a decision...!"
After Ning Xingwang, several other old censors also spoke out one after another.
On the surface, he was saying that you should be careful when choosing your parents' officials, but in fact, he was scolding Ying Feiyu for falling asleep in the court and not listening carefully to the reports from the staff.
Not only the courtiers understood this, but Ying Feiyu also understood it.
But he didn't show any sign of anger, instead he laughed, "Yu Shi Ning is right, I know nothing about the list recommended by the officials, and I don't know anything about their past political achievements!"
After hearing this, the censors thought that His Majesty admitted his mistake and that they finally won.
The corners of each mouth raised slightly, revealing a smile!
However, Wang Ben and others did not think so.
With His Majesty's eloquence, you can talk about the dead and the living. How could you let these old guys gain the upper hand so easily?
Everyone has a joking look on their face, waiting to see the show!
"But... I have thousands of officials in Da Qin, and I can't possibly understand every one of them thoroughly!"
Sure enough, after a moment of pause, Ying Feiyu spoke again.
"Although our Daqin has many officials, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will also submit a detailed introduction of the officials when they are recommended! It records all the achievements of the officials since they entered the officialdom. Your Majesty can know it at a glance!"
Ning Xingwang's words were very straightforward.
He was just scolding Ying Feiyu for nodding his head and agreeing to let them take office before he understood the character of the elected officials!
"Although I haven't looked at the political achievements of those officials, the Ministry of Civil Affairs must have carefully understood them before selecting them, and made a decision after much deliberation! I believe in the ability of the Ministry of Officials to do things, so naturally there is no need to waste time on these It’s all about the details!”
Ying Feiyu's simple words directly caused the officials of the Ministry of Personnel to cast unkind glances at the old censors.
Even His Majesty said that he believed them, but these old guys were still making excuses, openly and secretly saying that they might be doing favoritism!
"Besides, I only have one pair of eyes and one pair of hands. If I have to do everything myself, what use are you ministers?"
"I can't even make the final decision in choosing local officials. What about the Ministry of Household Affairs? Do I need to know where every penny is spent and then approve it before using it? The Ministry of Works also requires me to check before it can start. ? I also have to interrogate the prisoners in the Criminal Department in person to prevent them from being misjudged?"
"Three provinces and six ministries, each performs its own duties, and those who are employed are not trusted, and those who are doubtful are not used!"
When saying these words, Ying Feiyu was firm.
There are so many things in the court, if he is asked to take care of them one by one, will he still have to live?
But then again, he believes in the Three Provinces and Six Ministries, but the Three Provinces and Six Ministries must also be responsible for what they do.
If there are serious consequences caused by malpractice due to favoritism, we must bear corresponding responsibilities!
"Your Majesty, having said that, choosing a parent officer is a big deal, and Your Majesty still needs to supervise it!"
The censors were criticized again, and after thinking again and again, they spoke.
"Since he is the parent of the people, he can be supervised by the people. I don't need to interfere!"
"Click..."
As soon as Ying Feiyu finished speaking, Chaozhong Baiguan's heart skipped a beat.
coming! finally come!
I heard before that when His Majesty was in Nanhai City, he proposed the voting system in front of all the people.
In the future, county officials can only serve for three years! It will be a public vote by the people in three years!
Only when the people think you have done a good job and allow you to stay in office will you be qualified to stay!
If 40 to 50% of the people object, then the Ministry of Personnel will conduct an investigation and decide whether to transfer or remove!
If more than 60% of the people hold objections, that would be embarrassing. You must take off your official uniform and get out!
In addition, there are internal sources saying that if this method is appropriate, officials, big and small, will have to assess their political performance and conduct voting in the future.
In other words, as long as this move is carried out, if you are not careful, the officials in the court may be replaced!
Since His Majesty ascended the throne, they have been anxious and worried, fearing that His Majesty would mention this matter.
More than two months have passed, and His Majesty has never mentioned it. They thought that the matter would be put aside for the time being.
Unexpectedly, today, several old censors mentioned things like parents and officials, and things that harmed the people, which made His Majesty think of it again.
"These old guys don't do good things, they only do things that are objectionable!"
"No! Even though Your Majesty takes a nap occasionally, it's all about trivial matters! If you report something major, Your Majesty will listen more carefully than anyone else!"
"It's just those old trolls who are finding faults and even doubting the officials' ability to select people!"
"Who says it's not the case? The Ministry of Civil Affairs deals with officials every day. All the civil and military ministers in the entire Qin Dynasty know everything about them. How could they not know who is qualified for which department? Do we need those old trolls to tell us?"
"That's it. Your Majesty mentioned the voting system. I'm afraid whether we can continue to serve in the government will depend on the people...!"
As soon as Ying Feiyu finished speaking, the officials in the court immediately cast unkind glances at Ning Xingwang and others.
"This this……?"
All civil and military officials in the court focused their attention on them, which really shocked them.
Didn't they say anything? But I just want to remind Your Majesty not to doze off in the morning in the future! At least we should listen to what the courtiers report, right?
Who knew it would remind His Majesty of voting?
"After the court is dismissed, the six ministers will stay and follow me to the imperial study room to discuss the matter and draw up detailed regulations!"
Ying Feiyu said with a stern expression.
"yes!"
Wang Ben and others accepted the drink.
"After the detailed regulations are promulgated, public elections will be held every three years under the supervision of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and all people within the jurisdiction can participate!"
Ying Feiyu always kept this matter in mind, but it was the New Year after he ascended the throne, and he did not want to put too much pressure on the officials.
Now that the New Year has passed, the censors just mentioned this matter, so they simply implemented it!
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Even if the ministers were reluctant, no one dared to refuse.
If you refuse, it's obvious that you have something wrong in your heart!
This move is beneficial to the people and the court.
It’s not a good thing for officials like them!
"In addition, all county officials must clean up bandits and bullies within their jurisdiction! They must be cleaned up by me within one year! I will send people to make secret visits later. If any intentional cover-up is found, There is no need to wait for the people to vote, just get out of here!"
It has been decided to implement a voting system, and it will be carried out together with the crackdown on crime.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there are so many bandits that it will be difficult to eliminate them with local soldiers alone!"
A minister said tentatively.
"The local soldiers cannot be wiped out, and our military department is still here! Can't we, the millions of soldiers of Great Qin, wipe out the bandits?"
This time, Han Xin spoke first before Ying Feiyu could speak.
