First emperor of the human race

Chapter 27

"Don't panic, tell me, what happened?"

Su Chen spoke in a deep voice, his tone was calm, giving people great confidence.

The little eunuch only felt certain in his heart, hearing what the emperor said was like taking a reassurance, and the panic and anxiety in his heart eased a little.

"Returning to Your Majesty, all the officials who were ordered by you to contemplate behind closed doors for three days a few days ago, gathered in the Ministry of Officials before burning incense."

The little eunuch hesitated, with a troubled expression, as if he had never seen such a thing in his life.

Guo Sikong frowned, and couldn't help but said, "Huh? Gathering in the official department, what are you doing? You said it!"

"Hundred officials said that they were old and frail, unable to handle their own affairs, and wanted to retire from their old age and return to their hometowns. They left their official seals and court uniforms in the official department."

The little eunuch cried mournfully, kowtowed and said: "After I received the news, all the officials have left the official office, and I heard that they went back to the mansion to pack their bags."

When the officials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony heard this, they suddenly realized.

It was obvious that the officials were using another way to force the palace, expressing their dissatisfaction, and went on strike collectively.

"How dare you!"

Guo Sikong couldn't help being furious, and scolded: "This group of rebellious ministers! They dare to resign collectively, who approved it? What are the people in the official department doing?"

"Guo Sikong"

The little eunuch said faintly: "The people in the official department have also resigned. There are only a few handymen in the entire official department, and all the people in the fourth department of the official department have resigned."

The official department in charge of the appointment, removal, assessment, and promotion of grassroots officials in the Great Xia Dynasty has been empty, so who cares about it?

"It's not just the staff from the Ministry of Officials who have disappeared. I got the news. People from the other five ministries, except the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Minister of the Ministry of Households, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and other officials of the six ministries, have all resigned!"

The words of the little eunuch shocked the whole court.

Obviously, this was the instruction of Chen Situ and Wang Sima!This is the joint resistance of their two major interest groups and the gentry!
Without the nods of these two major interest groups, it would be impossible for the officials to have the courage, let alone resign with such concerted efforts.

There are less than 300 people in the core power class of the Great Xia Dynasty. Counting other officials on duty in the six ministries and some grassroots officials in the imperial capital, the total number exceeds 2000!
The six parts are the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the appointment, removal, assessment, and promotion of officials; the Ministry of Households is in charge of land and household registration, taxation and finance; the Ministry of Rites is in charge of ceremonies, science, schools, etc.; the Ministry of War is in charge of the military; the Ministry of Punishment is in charge of judicial prisons; , in charge of engineering construction, farmland water conservancy and other matters.

The biggest official of each ministry is Shangshu, the deputy is Shilang, and there is a doctor under it, and the deputy is Yuanwailang, and the subordinate officials are in charge, etc.
It can be said that the six departments are the backbone of the Great Xia Dynasty, and Sangong is the important minister who coordinates and controls this political system.

Leaving aside Guo Sikong's faction personnel, although the number of people who have resigned has not been reported yet, everyone can estimate it.

At least 1000 people have resigned!
Guo Sikong fell silent, even Shang Yang frowned, not knowing what to say.

All the officials looked at each other in blank silence, not daring to breathe, not even daring to look up at the emperor.

How can this be good?

The emperor just let them think about it behind closed doors for three days, which is not a big deal, and it will delay the efficiency of government affairs processing for three days at most.

But now, two-thirds of the officials in the imperial capital of the Great Xia Dynasty have resigned!
This was a fierce counterattack. If it were an ordinary emperor, he would have panicked.

The officials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony dared not speak. They felt that the emperor was on the verge of fury. If the emperor was angry at the beginning, it would be fine.

But it's different now, the emperor has the military power and a mysterious legendary master.

The emperor wants his ministers to die. Looking at the entire imperial capital, which minister can not die?
"At the time when all the officials jointly petitioned for their orders, His Majesty was merciful and forgave their sins, but this group of people really don't know good from bad! What a bunch of rebellious officials!"

Guo Sikong held back for a long time before choking out such a sentence.

By now, he didn't know what to do.

At the beginning, the emperor did not deal with these officials wantonly under the great offense of pleading for orders from all the officials, in order to stabilize the court, but Chen Situ and Wang Sima had figured out what the emperor had in mind.

Dijun dare not do it?

Well, we will do it for you!
Two-thirds of the officials in the entire imperial capital have resigned, and there is no one under them. I think you have great ability, how can you turn things around?

If you want to hold imperial power, the most important thing is that you have enough officials to do things for you.

The Great Xia Dynasty had a huge organization and messy affairs, and it was a very disadvantageous thing to not have a large number of outstanding officials as support.

If this matter is not handled well, not to mention that reforms cannot be implemented smoothly, the entire Daxia Dynasty will be in turmoil; no one handles government affairs, what will happen to the Eight Kings Rebellion in the country?What about the orc empire on the frontier?

Who will mobilize food and grass for the army, who will manage the treasury, and who will manage the replacement and building of military equipment.
Just when the atmosphere in the Hall of Supreme Harmony was silent and weird, and everyone dared not breathe, Su Chen laughed.

"According to the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty, those who resign should report to their superiors and state the reasons, and they can only leave after handing over the affairs. The servants and above officials must report the reasons for their resignation to me."

"Unexpectedly, the officials are so anxious that they want to leave their posts at all costs. Is it the emperor who makes them feel cold? Or are they really unable to continue to hold their posts?"

Su Chen's voice was calm, without the slightest hint of anger.

No one dared to answer Su Chen's words. After a while, Su Chen said lightly, "Where is the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment?"

"The minister is here."

The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishments hurriedly came out. He was an official of Guo Sikong's faction, and one of the few officials among the six ministries who did not join the wave of resignation.

"According to the laws of Daxia, how should these resigned officials be dealt with?"

"Return to Your Majesty, according to the law, they are regarded as resigning without reason. If they are dismissed without the approval of the superior, they will be punished: they will never be hired within the three generations."

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice replied cautiously: "If the loss caused by his resignation is huge, he should be punished again."

If there are some huge negative effects after resignation, such as the resignation of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and the Minister of the Ministry of War, the dispatch of reinforcements fails, the delivery of food and grass is not timely, and the frontline battle fails. It is not just that they will never be hired within three generations, but The punishment of ransacking the family and exterminating the clan.

After the minister of the Ministry of punishment finished speaking, he quickly shut his mouth and waited for His Majesty's will.

Everyone can see that His Majesty is going to punish the officials who have resigned.

More than 1000 people resigned collectively, and they were all officials from the imperial capital!

This is ridiculous!
From the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty to today, there has never been such a thing!

Everyone was silent, even Guo Sikong was a little at a loss, but Shang Yang's eyes flickered, thoughtful.

Shang Yang's intuition told him that Dijun is not only not angry but also very happy!
Otherwise, with the emperor's temper, it is not impossible for the emperor to bleed into rivers when the emperor is angry.

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