Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 530 Occupying the latrine and not shitting! (Please give me a monthly recommendation ticket!)

Speaking of the king of Yan State, King Yan, he can be said to be the biggest joke during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

King Kuai of Yan was the son of King Yi of Yan and served as the eighth king of the Yan Kingdom during the Warring States Period.His most famous thing is that he made a unique "abdication" in the Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period and even in the pre-Qin era.This abdication caused an unprecedented chaos in the Yan Kingdom.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is King Kuai of Yan."

"Kuichan, the king of Yan, gave up the throne to the prime minister, which resulted in a fight between the prince and the prime minister, and the country of Yan fell into a melee. At that time, the Qi State sent troops to capture the Yan State in one fell swoop, and the Yan State was almost annexed by Qi State. Fusu paused and said, "Xiang Xiangzi is also a famous traitor of his generation."

Feng Quji had no intention of usurping the emperor's throne, he just wanted to take advantage of the situation.The situation in Qin is so tense now. He only needs to add fuel to the flames, and the situation within the empire will be much more stable.

But seeing the emperor criticizing Sang and Huai like this, it was impossible for Feng Quji not to notice it.

"Your Majesty, I have no other intention when I talk about this matter. With your Majesty's true knowledge and insight, you will understand what the old minister is talking about. It is absolutely impossible to govern a territory of thousands of miles with the same method as a land of thousands of miles. The old minister has always admired your majesty. It is precisely because your majesty understood this matter at such a young age. Therefore, since your majesty took the throne, I have been working diligently and only obey your majesty's orders."

"The old minister is bringing up old matters to your majesty today just to ask your majesty. The old minister is willing to guarantee with his head that he will never say what he said tonight. Please allow your majesty to allow the old minister to be presumptuous."

Fusu's face froze slightly, naturally he was not happy.

In fact, Fusu was ecstatic in his heart, not only because the old fox fell into his trap so proactively and calmly, but this provided an opportunity for Fusu and Feng Quji to join forces to change the government of the court. More importantly, Fusu Su therefore expressed great appreciation for Feng Quji.

Because it can be seen from Feng Quji's words that he discovered the flaws of the emperor's system.To be precise, it is a flaw in the centralized system.

During the 500 years of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, monarchs of all dynasties were working hard on one thing, which was centralization of power.

Qin Emperor Ying Zheng took this matter to the extreme. To be precise, it was Ying Zheng, Han Fei, and Li Si who took this matter to the extreme.

Qin's victory over the six countries was the result of the development of the centralized system to its peak.

Looking at the 3000-year history of China that can be clearly discussed, we can see that in the prosperous periods of all dynasties, centralization of power reached a high degree of unity.

However, in peacetime, the shortcomings of the centralized system are also very obvious.

Feng Quji spoke with admiration in his eyes when he talked about King Yan's Kuai, and Fusu could naturally see his thoughts better.

But this time is very critical. Fusu must not let Feng Quji see that he wants to disturb the emperor's system. Fusu must let Feng Quji feel that he is being forced, and let Feng Quji feel that he is. He was a weak emperor, and it was not Fusu himself who discovered the problems with the current emperor system.

Otherwise, Fusu will become very passive. Can you imagine that all the civil and military officials in the dynasty discovered that our emperor is really a saint, a person who wholeheartedly wants to be responsible for the fate of everyone in the world?

At that time, all the civil and military officials of the dynasty will jump out to force the emperor, just like what the Prime Minister of Yan did to King Kuai of Yan.

This situation is terrible.

[The emperor system of the Qin Dynasty is definitely not perfect. The emperor system mentioned here mainly refers to the matter of one person deciding the world.Although bureaucracy replaced aristocracy, the bureaucracy was not established at all.Reform is iterative, takes time, and needs to be gradual.The problems mentioned ten years ago were not solved at that time, naturally because the conditions were not mature. But today, ten years later, the conditions are mature, and reforms must still be carried out with caution. 】

It seemed that the only sound in the world was the ticking sound of the clock in the temple.Fusu tried his best to be patient, hesitated for a long time, and then said:
"Speak to me first."

Feng Quji held his breath.

"Your Majesty, can the world be governed by one person?"

"If it can't be cured by one person, what should I do?"

"In the past, the carriages of the Qin State were only driven by the nobles of the Qin State. Now a carriage of the Empire is pulling the nobles of the seven kingdoms, as well as the military nobles of our Qin State. The carriage is bigger, so more horses are naturally needed. Lai La also needs more drivers to control the horses. I have said this, but I hope your Majesty will think about it deeply. I am deeply afraid of offending your Majesty, so please forgive me."

"When the late emperor was still alive, he worked hard and fast, and had to deal with memorials weighing a hundred kilograms every day. When I first succeeded to the throne, I reorganized the Shangshutai, and used the Shangshutai Shizhongshilang to assist me in handling the government affairs of the DPRK. However, I still feel deeply out of my depth.”

After thinking about it, I decided to set up six ministries in the court.But this cannot be said by his emperor, but by the prime minister.

"Of course, the Prime Minister is trying to go against the laws of our ancestors?"

"Your Majesty, this is not what I meant."

"What does the prime minister want to do?"

"Your Majesty, I think that now that the country is settled, the DPRK will..."

There was a cold edge in Fusu's eyes, like a hawk that suddenly found its prey.

Feng Quji's fox tail finally popped up...

After a long silence in the palace, Fusu said impatiently:

"Ben what?"

"Your Majesty, governing a country is different from annexing the world. Conquering the world requires generals who are good at strategy and know how to organize troops, but running a country requires people who understand strategy, know reverence, and have knowledge of the six professions."

"His Majesty has been in power for a year now and has successively issued several innovative policies that are beneficial to the people's livelihood. Take the law of government-run economy as an example. There are many books in the DPRK that understand the law and are good at fighting, but there are only a few people who are good at business. Your Majesty develops and promotes new coins, but you can only choose them from among the Dharma warriors and warriors in the DPRK."

"I wonder if your majesty knows that this currency is made by the official. Many generals in the court are jealous of the iron official Sima Chang, and even talk about your majesty behind his back. As a result, there are endless chaos in Guanzhong's currency update, not to mention that your majesty also issued an order at the same time. Many edicts.”

"There is a difference of opinion between the court and the central government, but now what makes the old officials feel troublesome is that the meritorious generals of the empire have deliberately united. Although they clearly support His Majesty's reforms, they secretly try to obstruct it."

"Your Majesty has established Imperial College for a long time and has supported Confucianism for a long time. But today, how many Confucian scholars are able to serve as officials and ministers in the court?"

Feng Quji revealed the truth with one word.

These old military aristocratic groups are like blood-sucking bugs, refusing to move.

What's even worse is that they occupy the manhole and refuse to poop, but they refuse to give up their position to others.

Fusu couldn't help but think of the defeat of the Qi State. The King of Qi and the Queen were greedy for power, old and foolish, but they refused to hand over the throne and position to others.As a result, the state of Qi declined again and again, surrendering without a fight!

The problem facing the Qin State today is that the young emperor has just come to power and wants to be proactive and reform shortcomings, but the old blood-sucking insects are still firmly attached to the most abundant part of the state machine.

It only squeezes the people, but also blocks the supply and circulation of fresh blood, which will paralyze the entire country.

The situation in Qin was not so bad originally. Unfortunately, not long after Qin Shihuang became emperor, he became obsessed with the art of immortality. This caused the wise people who had defected to Qin before the world was unified to leave one after another.

For a minister like Dunwei, he could have been a great talent to succeed Kai, and manage and rectify the issue of tax collection, but when he saw that the first emperor was obsessed with cultivating immortals and asking, and the court was full of smog, and the villain Li Si Zhao Gao gained power, he Retire naturally.There are many ministers who leave quietly like Dun Rui, and Liao is like this.

Traveling around the world was also the pursuit of many scholars at that time.

Previously, Tao Zhugong and Fan Li retired to the countryside after becoming successful, and these big bosses of the empire also left one by one.

The glorious era of Qin once came to an end at this time.

Mao Jiao is a world-famous admonishment doctor, but his wealth was obtained through danger.Later, when doing things in the court, he was always careful and behaved.Even though he is still in the court now, he is neither outstanding nor in a humble position.

But he is useless!
There are too many useless people among the admonishing officials.

Many times when Fusu was in the court, he would see the bunch of "talents" in the imperial court who were doing nothing and making trouble, and he was worried about the empire's bureaucratic talent team.

If this continues, the interests of the common people cannot be guaranteed, and social conflicts will intensify. People like Chen She and Wu Guang will definitely rebel!

However, what's funny is that Feng Quji seems to be still immersed in the old times. From what he just said, every word is inseparable from the nobility, and his ideas are still old.Use the nobles to suppress the common people.

This gave Fusu an advantage. Fusu's political vision was much further than Feng Quji's.

Feng Quji was very excited in his words.

Since he became the prime minister, he also wanted to do something big.He followed the emperor in order to fulfill his reputation as prime minister.

But it's such a pity that a group of warriors are now standing in the middle of the country, making the situation in the country rigid.

"The prime minister can indeed see the whole situation, but he broke a window paper for me that I can't bear to break."

Feng Quji took advantage of the situation and said:

"Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous, which is a sign of inheriting the destiny. However, I think that now that the world is peaceful, there is no need for so many generals."

Military generals accounted for two-thirds of the official positions in the Qin State, not counting those who were promoted based on military merit and later became civil servants.

A military meritocracy has persisted in the Qin State for more than 100 years. The Qin State is like a barbarian. It has no understanding of gentleness and moderation and can only advance suddenly.

After Feng Quji said these words, his purpose and ambition were finally exposed.The air was suddenly filled with greed.

Seeing that the emperor didn't speak and just stared at him blankly, Feng Quji said very respectfully:
"The old minister knows that His Majesty the Emperor has a heart of compassion, and he wants to preserve the meritorious old minister of the previous dynasty, but now that something like this can happen in Xianyang City, the twelve dukes openly provoke Wang Wu, the official censor. From the old minister's point of view..."

When Feng Quji mentioned this matter at this time, some pots were not opened, and some pots were mentioned, obviously wanting to anger the emperor.

"What does it look like?"

"Obviously he doesn't take His Majesty seriously."

After hearing this, Fusu naturally punched the armrest heavily.

"I believe that it is indeed necessary for Your Majesty to punish the twelve Dukes. But these twelve Dukes have many ministers implicated behind them. Especially Wang Yan. Behind him are Marquis Wucheng and Marquis Tongwu. Marquis Wucheng is very old. Shang Qing, but he is far away at the border on His Majesty's orders; Tongwu Marquis is idle at home and has not gone to court for many years, but..."

"but what?"

"The generals in Xianyang City go to visit Marquis Tongwu from time to time. The old minister thinks that Marquis Tongwu should not see these people."

(End of this chapter)