That night!
Li Si's mansion was brightly lit and the ceremonial door was wide open.
The servants of the mansion stood in two rows and lined the streets to welcome Zhao Hao, beating gongs and drums to celebrate Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao, who was sitting on the carriage, twitched the corner of his mouth slightly.
This is crazy!
Does Lao Li plan to let everyone in Xianyang City know that he is going to his home tonight?
No, I have never seen him so enthusiastic!
Zhao Hao cursed in his heart, looked at Li Zhan with a strange expression, raised his eyebrows and said, "What is the situation like this?"
Li Zhan scratched his head, laughed and said:
"I don't know. Maybe my family usually welcomes guests like this. There is no special arrangement. There is no special arrangement."
"hehe."
Zhao Hao sneered, rolled his eyes, and said to himself, I believe you.
However, when something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
It shouldn't be easy for Li Si to invite him in such a big way.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Hao was secretly vigilant. After the carriage was ready, he got out of the carriage and walked towards the gate.
Li Si's mansion is not very luxurious. There are no rockeries, green forests, birds singing and flowers, or any other decorations.
After entering the door, there is a courtyard inside the mansion, which is very clean. It can be seen that it is often taken care of.
"This mansion was given to me by Your Majesty when my father was His Majesty's chief minister. Since then, it has not been changed to a larger mansion. After my brother went to Yingchuan County to serve, my father and I lived here, and my mother stayed in Shangcai to take care of him. Father and eldest mother."
Li Zhan walked on the left side of Zhao Hao and introduced him carefully.
Zhao Hao nodded frequently and learned more about Li Si.
Although Li Si received a lot of infamy in history, leaving aside the Dune Coup, Li Si was indeed a capable minister.
The two of them walked and talked, and soon arrived at the main hall.
At this time, in the main hall, Li Si was wearing a gray robe and sitting at the front with a warm smile, quietly waiting for Zhao Hao and Zhao Hao.
"Father, Young Master Hao is here."
Li Zhan entered the hall and bowed to Li Si.
At this time, Li Si smiled and joked: "It's not easy. Now I want to invite Master Hao as a guest. There are not many special delicacies at home, so I really can't talk!"
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Zhao Hao's face darkened, and he secretly thought that you have so many evil intentions, even if you have dragon meat to eat, I wouldn't dare to come here easily!
If it weren't for Li Zhan's sake today, I wouldn't come no matter what.
Rolling his eyes in his heart, Zhao Hao sat down without speaking, quietly waiting for Li Si's next words.
"Sir, do you know why I'm looking for you today?"
After seeing Zhao Hao sit down, Li Si looked at Zhao Hao and asked with a smile.
"Isn't it about tasting delicious food?"
Zhao Hao picked up his chopsticks and picked at a plate of donkey meat-like dishes a few times. He looked up at Li Si and said, "What else can happen?"
"Help you reform the official system? Or help you consult on the law?" Zhao Hao said helplessly.
Li Si nodded with a smile and said: "Young Master is indeed transparent!"
As he said this, he didn't want to turn around and strike at Li Zhan, who was bowing his head to eat and not saying a word.
"You bastard, look at the young master, then look at you, eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat all day long, just like a dolphin!"
"I"
Li Zhan, who was picking up vegetables with chopsticks, felt like crying immediately when he heard this.
What happened to me?
What does this have to do with me!
Why do you always scold me?
When my real brother is not here, you just look at me from side to side and you don’t like me?
At any rate, please give me some thin noodles in front of the young master!
Although Li Zhan had a lot of complaints in his heart, he just complained in his heart.
He knew that his father had formed a habit of scolding him, so Quanzuo didn't hear it. It wasn't the first time anyway.
After Li Si scolded Li Zhan, he looked at Zhao Hao with a smile; "Sir, your Majesty called me to discuss the reform of the official system a few days ago. During the detailed discussion with your Majesty, I discovered a problem that I dare not explain clearly. I want to talk to the young master, but I wonder if the young master can clear up my confusion?"
"Li Tingwei has been conspiring with my father to rule the country for many years. Is there anything you dare not say clearly?"
Zhao Hao looked at Li Si in surprise.
Li Si said helplessly: "As a minister, you have to judge the situation, how can you speak freely?"
Old fox!
It is indeed an old fox!
Zhao Hao rolled his eyes in his heart, but said with curiosity on his face: "If Li Tingwei has any concerns, why don't you tell me?"
"hehe."
Li Si smiled, stroking his beard and said;
"When discussing politics in the doctor's palace, I admire the young master very much. The young master talked freely about the shortcomings of my Legalism and the ability of Confucianism to assist the Prime Minister. I feel a lot."
"only."
As he spoke, he changed the subject and continued: "Those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world. I am very puzzled whether this world belongs to His Majesty or to all the people!"
"What's so puzzling about this?"
Zhao Hao smiled hoarsely and said: "The world of Great Qin belongs to all the people, and it also belongs to my father!"
"oh?"
Li Si raised his eyebrows: "The law restricts your majesty's imperial power. May I ask, sir, which comes first, the imperial power or the law?"
"You want to use the law to restrain my father?"
Zhao Hao said in shock.
Li Si stared at him for a moment and said seriously:
"The big reason why the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers system is inferior to the Three Provinces and Six Ministries system is that the legal restrictions on imperial power are not perfect enough!"
"If there were no laws to restrict the imperial power before the reform of the official system, problems would easily arise. So from the root, the imperial power must be restricted!"
"this"
Zhao Hao really admired this capable historical minister.
If he hadn't been deceived by Zhao Gao and embarked on a path of no return, he would definitely be the most capable minister in the ages.
Historically, Li Si, as a top prime minister, had very rich political experience. Why did he lose to Zhao Gao so quickly in the end?
There are actually many reasons.
To sum up, firstly, Qin Fa did not allow him to have too much power, and secondly, because Zhao Gao actually represented Hu Hai.
The one who really wanted to kill Li Si was Hu Hai.
The third reason is the most important reason: Li Si lost the hearts of the people.
What is the human heart?
It was the support of the entire Qin Dynasty official system behind him!
This is the most fatal thing.
So why did Li Si lose people's hearts?
The main reason was that he helped Zhao Gao and Hu Hai kill too many ministers and the sons and daughters of the First Emperor.
If he hadn't destroyed his political foundation with his own hands, I'm afraid even if Hu Hai wanted to kill him, it wouldn't be that easy.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hao took a deep look at Li Si. Under his elegant and wise temperament, he could not hide his conceited and greedy nature.
If we say who killed Li Si, it would be better to say that he killed himself.
"Why does the young master look at me like this?"
Li Si felt the strange look in Zhao Hao's eyes and couldn't help but ask.
Zhao Hao was slightly startled, then smiled and waved:
"It's nothing, I just feel that Li Tingwei now is a little different from Li Tingwei before."
"oh?"
Li Si was stunned: "What's the difference?"
Zhao Hao laughed and said: "I can't tell, it's just different!"
"this"
Li Si could feel that Zhao Hao was telling the truth, and his heart felt warm, and he said firmly;
"As long as I can serve the country and share your Majesty's worries, even if there are changes, I hope they are good changes!"
"Hahaha, if Li Tingwei can think like this, it is really a great blessing for the country!"
Zhao Hao raised his head and smiled, and then said solemnly:
"Since Li Tingwei has asked Hao to be the leader of the country, Hao is naturally responsible. Let's discuss the reform of the official system first, and then the revision of Qin's laws. If we can get along well, maybe we can persuade my father!"
"Okay! Then I'll trouble you, sir."
Li Si excitedly took the case, and then shouted out the door: "Bring the things in!"
"promise."
There was a promise at the door, and a giant plank was quickly carried in.
Zhao Hao looked at the board map carefully and found that all official positions were listed on it, as well as detailed scope of authority.
After being silent for a long time, he burst into action and said, "The changes to the accounts are well done!"
"Thanks to the "Three Provinces and Six Ministries" as a reference, otherwise it would not be possible to change it in such detail!"
Li Si smiled.
Zhao Hao glanced at him and said, "Has my father read the plan for the reform of the official system?"
"not yet."
Li Si shook his head and said: "Because the issue of imperial power and law taking precedence has not been determined. If law takes precedence, imperial power will definitely weaken. With your Majesty's character, I am afraid he will not agree."
"hehe."
When Zhao Hao heard this, he smiled and shook his head.
As he got to know the First Emperor better, he felt more and more that the First Emperor recorded in history was very different from the First Emperor he got along with.
The First Emperor recorded in history was the 'first tyrant throughout the ages'.
He imposed excessive taxes, was extravagant and lustful, and regarded the people as ants.
However, faced with such evaluation, Zhao Hao disagreed.
On the contrary, he felt that the First Emperor was an eternal wise king with ideals, ambition and ambition.
If the First Emperor was really narrow-minded, how could he possibly unify the world?
Not to mention the people of the Six Kingdoms, even the people of Qin will not obey him!
Moreover, the pattern that the First Emperor unified the six kingdoms was obviously not something that ordinary people could have.
For example, they implemented the system of prefectures and counties in politics, unified weights and measures in economy, built straight roads, chi roads, spiritual canals, and the Great Wall in military affairs, attacked the Xiongnu in the north, and conquered Baiyue in the south.
These measures are not only beneficial to national governance, but also beneficial to economic and cultural exchanges and development in various places, and even have a profound impact on future generations.
So, would the First Emperor really be afraid of laws limiting his power?
In Zhao Hao's view, this is impossible.
But it is still necessary to limit the emperor's power.
For example, in history, why was Zhao Gao able to use Hu Hai's help to get rid of Li Si, and why was he able to turn a deer into a horse?
Fundamentally speaking, it was because the emperor had too much power.
This is actually a manifestation of the loopholes in the Qin Dynasty's system.
As the first unified dynasty in history, the Qin Dynasty had no reference when it established its own system.
Before the Qin Dynasty, no one had as much power as the emperor.
Even the monarchs of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, including the Emperor of Zhou, did not have such great power.
Although the Emperor of Zhou was the nominal ruler of the world, his actual power was far inferior to that of the emperor.
The emperor's almost unlimited power became the biggest loophole in the Qin Dynasty system.
In this situation of high concentration of power, if the emperor is a wise and powerful person, there will be no problems.
For example, when the First Emperor was alive, the Qin Dynasty could not cause chaos even if it wanted to.
However, it is impossible for everyone to be as wise and powerful as the First Emperor.
As long as the successor emperor is a little worse or a little lax, power will be stolen by those around him.
Hu Hai is an obvious example.
Why was Zhao Gao able to transform from a small official in the Central Chemistry Office to a powerful prime minister?
It's because he discovered this loophole and exploited it reasonably.
Before the death of the First Emperor, there were only two people who could stay with the First Emperor, one was Zhao Gao and the other was Li Si.
If Zhao Gao wanted to prevent others from meeting the First Emperor, he only needed to unite with Li Si, and no one would be able to approach the First Emperor.
They could even tamper with the imperial edict of the First Emperor and support Hu Hai as the second emperor of Qin.
So how did Zhao Gao do it?
The first is that the emperor's power is almost unlimited, and no one dares to question the emperor. The second is that the emperor's will has no supervisory department, such as the Menxia Province in "Three Provinces and Six Ministries".
If the officials in Menxia Province find that there are problems with the emperor's will, they can 'dispose' it, that is, reject it or modify it.
Whether the emperor would accept it or not is another matter, but the Qin Dynasty had no subordinates, only doctors and orders.
And Lang Zhongling could not reject or modify the emperor's will.
Of course, the Prime Minister's Office can draft the emperor's decree.
However, the Prime Minister Li Si at the time was deceived by Zhao Gao. He not only drafted the emperor's decree, but even revised it.
This is the biggest loophole in the Qin Dynasty system.
If the Qin Dynasty had the Menxia Province, after Zhao Gao and Li Si tampered with the emperor's decree, they would have to send it to the Menxia Province for review and confirm that there were no problems with the emperor's decree before sending it to the Shangshu Province for execution.
For example, the decree of granting death to Fusu and allowing Hu Hai to ascend to power.
Obviously, there is something wrong with this decree. If it is sent for review, it will definitely not pass.
But because the Qin Dynasty had no review department and no one dared to question the emperor's orders, it created a famous tragedy in history.
Now that Zhao Hao is facing such a system loophole, he must plug it in time.
Even if the First Emperor had an opinion, he would try his best to make the First Emperor agree.
Otherwise, tragedies will happen again in the future.
Of course, from the inner feeling, he felt that the First Emperor could not disagree. After all, a perfect system would be more beneficial to the country.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hao looked at Li Si with a smile and couldn't help teasing:
"Li Tingwei is regarded as a minister of humerus by my father, but he doesn't understand that if I reform the official system and amend the laws, I can make the Qin Dynasty permanent. My father is not so small-minded!"
"this"
Li Si hesitated for a moment and said with some shame: "It's not that I can't trust your majesty, I'm just worried."
"Since Li Tingwei believes in my father, what is Li Tingwei worried about?"
Zhao Hao interrupted Li Si and looked at him with a strange expression:
"When it comes to scheming in the court, I am indeed not as good as Li Tingwei. But, as an official in the court, is it just for you to plot against me and me against you all day long?"
Facing Zhao Hao's question, Li Si couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "As an official in the court, you naturally serve the country and the people. The Gongun princes are not just scheming. Some of them also devote themselves to the country and work hard."
"Well"
Zhao Hao twitched the corner of his mouth and subconsciously rubbed his eyebrows. He felt that there was a big cognitive gap between him and Li Si.
With his previous temper, he would definitely be angry with Li Si, but seeing that he was reorganizing the official system, amending the laws, and being dedicated to serving the public, I felt that he still had a chance to 'rescue' him.
So he was silent for a moment and asked patiently: "Does Li Tingwei think that officials who can regulate yin and yang in the court and govern the country can be considered good officials?"
"Doesn't it count?"
Li Si asked Zhao Hao.
In his opinion, such officials are considered rare good officials.
But Zhao Hao was speechless, secretly saying that it was indeed the case.
The cognition of the ancients indeed had limitations.
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