Seeing that no one stood up to object, Ying Zheng immediately made a decision: "Since the renewal of the official system is conducive to the governance of the country, then I will report to the Tingwei. I hope the Tingwei will sort out a detailed strategy, so that I can issue it to the world as a whole!"
"My lord, I obey the order."
Li Si bowed.
At this time, Wentong Lord Kong Yu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
"Huh?" Ying Zheng frowned, then the expression on his face suddenly disappeared, and he said calmly: "It's accurate."
Kong Yu directly faced the throne and said sternly: "The official system has been updated, with national affairs as the main focus. Now the national affairs have not been finalized, so please make an early decision!"
Hearing this, Wang Wan echoed again: "What Mr. Wentong said is very good. Now that there is trouble in the land of Zhao, Wei and Han, we, the Qin Dynasty, can still quell the chaos; but places like Yan, Qi, and Chu are remote. If there is chaos, we, the Qin Dynasty, are beyond our reach!"
"This kind of dangerous situation is similar to the Zhou Dynasty's initial decision. I hope your Majesty will be aware of it!"
"Old Prime Minister, what you said is wrong!"
Yao Jia stood up.
Wang Wan glanced at him lightly and said, "What is Zuo Tingwei's advice?"
"Your Majesty, ministers."
Yao Jia bowed to the First Emperor and all the ministers, and said loudly: "The Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang Dynasty, which was an injustice to the merchants, and the Qin Dynasty destroyed the six kingdoms to do justice for Heaven. Even if the remnants of the Six Kingdoms are determined to restore, how can they compete with the law of Heaven?
This mess is just a trivial matter! "
Hearing this, the county guards and frontier generals were stunned.
None of them had heard Zhao Hao's remarks, so their scalps felt numb.
However, the veterans of the empire secretly scolded Yao Jia for being shameless and actually plagiarizing Gongzi Hao's theory.
However, Wang Wan didn't care and just smiled lightly.
"What I said is based on the time and the place. It is not advocating the Zhou system. Zuo Tingwei does not need to be tit-for-tat. Your Majesty has already made a decision. Why should we argue?"
"this....."
Yao Jia was speechless and looked at Ying Zheng subconsciously.
Ying Zheng's face was expressionless, and he cursed in his heart that he was a meddlesome old man. Why don't you let me watch the show for a while?
But after hearing Wang Wan's words, the ministers stopped arguing and waited quietly for Ying Zheng's decision.
Ying Zheng sighed secretly and turned to look at Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao understood immediately, took out the edict from the tray of the palace attendant behind him, and recited loudly: "The First Emperor's edict said: I once discussed the national political system, the two systems of enfeoffment and prefectures and counties, and it was difficult to end the stalemate. After I surveyed the general trend of the world , I have three thoughts..."
“First, the king’s power is concerned. If you rule by division, you will be weak. If you rule by one, you will be strong. This is the right way and should be respected.
Secondly, due to the concern of the people's power, if the feudal country is small and the territory is small, but if it is small and strong, it will inevitably increase the taxation of the head of Guizhou;
The head of Guizhou cannot afford to pay heavy taxes, so he creates bandits and causes chaos in the country. This is a source of disaster and must be eradicated.
Thirdly, due to concerns about the country's power, the feudal princes have been enfeoffed for a long time in three generations;
The princes care about personal interests but ignore the great righteousness, and do many unjust things. This is a chaotic situation and should be put an end to it.
The majestic China has thousands of cracked earth, and the national power is dispersed. The barbarians from the north and south are watching with eager eyes. I still don’t know what the power of China is and how crazy it is. "
For this reason, I have thought over and over again to implement the system of prefectures and counties in the seven kingdoms, dividing the seven kingdoms into thirty-six counties. The laws are integrated, the official system is integrated, the government orders are unified, and the whole country is like an arm! "
After listening to the edict recited by Zhao Gao, the ministers keenly grasped a key point.
That is the land of the Seven Kingdoms!
Your Majesty does not talk about the world, but talks about the seven kingdoms. What does this mean?
You must know that from the time of Shang, Tang and Zhou Wu, the land of the Seven Kingdoms refers to the world, and the word "tianxia" means a unified country.
Now His Majesty travels to the prefectures and counties in the seven kingdoms, but does not mention the prefectures and counties in the world. Is there something strange in this?
Thinking of this, the ministers couldn't help but cast their eyes on Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng smiled slightly: "Do you have any objections, ministers? But it doesn't matter!"
"this....."
The ministers looked at each other with hesitation.
After a moment, Hu Wujing stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have something unclear. Please clarify my confusion."
"Old Chang Fengqie said."
Ying Zheng smiled and nodded.
Hu Wujing faced Ying Zheng and said, "Since Your Majesty has decided to adopt the system of prefectures and counties, can the enfeoffment system be abolished?"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers were shocked.
The doctors in the doctor's palace were also stunned.
yes!
The First Emperor only talked about the system of prefectures and counties, but not the abolition of the feudal system. Is there still a chance?
"hehe."
Ying Zheng smiled noncommittally, looked around at the ministers, and said, "What do you think, ministers?"
"this....."
The ministers looked at each other again, not knowing how to respond.
They could see now that the First Emperor didn't seem to care much about their opinions.
However, there are always a few who are stubborn in not believing in evil and stand out angrily.
But he heard Feng Jie say in a deep voice: "The world has been unified with one dynasty and two systems. This has never happened before. If counties and counties go hand in hand with enfeoffment, wouldn't it make it confusing for the government and make it difficult to govern the place?
If a distant place is enfeoffed and the nearby counties are enfeoffed, wouldn't it mean that the distant place will break the law and the nearby place will abide by the law? Where is the fairness? ! "
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell silent.
Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes, raised his hand and said, "Master Yushi, please be patient."
"His Majesty...."
Feng Jie opened his mouth and was about to speak again when Feng Quji, the right prime minister beside him, winked at him repeatedly.
The father and son are ranked among the three princes, and they are already considered to be at the pinnacle of human affairs.
When Feng Quji thought about it, the First Emperor at this time kept his word, and there was no need for him and his son to stand out.
But if Feng Jie doesn't come forward, someone still comes forward.
Bao Lingbai, a doctor from the Doctor's Palace, stood up again and asked: "Your Majesty visited the prefectures and counties of the Seven Kingdoms, including our Qin Kingdom. Does your Majesty have any intention of enfeoffing the territories outside the Seven Kingdoms?"
"!"
The ministers were astonished and did not seem to realize this situation.
Ying Zheng looked deeply at Bao Lingbai and said calmly: "Why do you make this conclusion?"
Bao Lingbai thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty's edict has stated that the prefectures and counties of the Seven Kingdoms will be visited, but he did not refute Lao Changfeng's question about abolishing the enfeoffment;
Therefore, I conclude that Your Majesty has this intention! "
As soon as he finished speaking, all the ministers were shocked and looked at Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng smiled hoarsely, stood up slowly, glanced at the ministers, and said meaningfully: "Do you know, ministers, that I intend to conquer the Baiyue Land again?"
"boom!"
The ministers were in an uproar.
There was a commotion, a chaotic commotion, and the situation was somewhat out of control.
Some people were stunned with disbelief on their faces.
Some people are enlightened and have enlightened thoughts.
Some people cheered like crazy.
Ying Zheng's question opened the eyes of everyone in the hall.
They reacted instantly, His Majesty was going to entrust the land of Baiyue!
Hahaha!
In the land of the Seven Kingdoms, the system of prefectures and counties is implemented, and in the land of Baiyue, the system of enfeoffment is implemented. Your Majesty is truly a god!
Many ministers were so excited that their faces turned red, as if the land of Baiyue was a beautiful girl. As long as the First Emperor gave the order, they would rush to marry the flower girl and then have in-depth communication with her.
However.
Among the ministers, not everyone is hot-headed and excited, and there are still some who are sober in the world.
For example, Wei Liao rarely attended a court meeting.
He had long known that Baiyue Land was a pit, so he couldn't help but shake his head secretly.
It’s over!
Your Majesty is going to trick someone!
The father and son came up with ideas and implemented them one by one, playing with the ministers at their fingertips and making people grateful!
It’s simply a conspiracy!
