Da Qin: Rebuked the dissatisfied ministers, held the sword towards the emperor at the beginning

Chapter 136 A word that shocked everyone!
Well known.

The cabinet system was the system of the later Ming Dynasty, pioneered by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.

the reason is……

Since ancient times, imperial power and prime ministerial power have waxed and waned.

If the emperor is young and ignorant.

The power of the prime minister will be very great, even to the extent that he can easily cover the sky with one hand.

For example, the famous Huo Guang and Wang Mang of the Han Dynasty are the most typical examples.

Especially Wang Mang, who eventually usurped the throne and became independent.

Abolish the Han Dynasty and establish a new dynasty.

No matter what.

Encountering the biggest assassin in history, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, he was able to quickly bring order to things by being alone.

Take a look at the history of China for 5000 years.

Liu Xiu's deeds are also quite explosive.

Closer to home.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, created the cabinet system because he discovered that the prime minister had too much power and was always a constraint on imperial power.

then.

Zhu Yuanzhang planned to eliminate Hu Weiyong's party, which also implicated thousands of people.

As the last prime minister in history, Hu Weiyong must have some abilities, but it is a pity that he is still unstable and too impetuous.

As a time traveler, Yin Lie looks at the pre-Qin period from the future.

The truth is the same.

Why did Ying Zheng divide the position of prime minister into two, specifically appointing Li Si and Wang Wan as left and right prime ministers?

First: Ying Zheng suffered the betrayal of Lord Changping, which made him realize that if the imperial minister was unreliable, it would have a devastating impact on the country.

Second: As an emperor throughout the ages, Ying Zheng’s political instinct is to continuously centralize power!
The left and right restraining each other and balancing each other is the situation that the First Emperor most wants to see.

It just so happened that Li Si was the leader of the foreign guest faction.

Wang Wan is the leader of the Xungui faction in Guanzhong.

Wang Wan represents the basic resources of Da Qin.

Li Si is a representative who can really do practical things and work hard.

Ying Zheng grasped it with both hands and hardened it with both hands.

The power of the emperor is not unskillful.

therefore.

Yin Lie is very sure...

As long as he proposed the cabinet system, Ying Zheng would be very interested and would happily agree in the end.

only……

Left Chancellor Li Si and Right Chancellor Wang Wan may not be very happy.

Yes, that's right.

If Li Si had known that Yin Lie would propose a cabinet system and evade the power of the left and right prime ministers, Li Si would definitely regret standing up to speak for Yin Lie just now.

Isn't this repaying kindness with hatred? ?
But there really is no way.

Reform of the official system will inevitably affect the current distribution of political interests.

Since Yin Lie has set a goal, he will use all means to achieve it.

when necessary.

Don't talk about cheating Li Si.

Even if it's something more extreme, he can still do it.

At this time.

above the throne.

"The cabinet system."

Ying Zheng said with great interest: "Qin Qing, you have always been able to give me unexpected joy before, and I think this time will be no exception... Today is the great meeting, I allow you to speak freely, even if you make mistakes, I will forgive you. You are not guilty."

Ying Zheng gave Yin Lie political details in advance.

He is also very clear.

Reform of the official system is no small matter.

What if Yin Lie made a mistake and said the wrong thing, and was caught in the act again, and he would bite him to death like crazy.

The situation will immediately become extremely awkward.

and so.

Ying Zheng had laid the groundwork in advance.

No matter what kind of official reform Yin Lie proposes, he can support it in the future.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yin Lie slightly arched his hands.

All the officials looked at each other in confusion. They all saw that His Majesty was really becoming more and more partial to Yin Lie...

In fact, this is not in line with Ying Zheng's behavior.

As the saying goes, what is good at the top will be worse at the bottom.

Ying Zheng is a person who even deliberately hides his eating habits.

This makes him rarely show unreasonable partiality to his favorites.

in most cases.

Ying Zheng always tries his best to hold a bowl of water as level as possible.

This is also the reason why Yin Lie wanted to propose reform of the official system before, but had to take a roundabout way to find a relationship with the Queen Mother.

of course.

It's really time for the arrow to be ready.

Obviously Ying Zheng will still stand firmly on Yin Lie's side.

As Ying Zheng himself said...he will never treat meritorious ministers lightly...

In the middle of the hall.

Under the gaze of all the princes of the court.

Yin Lie finally cleared his throat and started to get to the point: "The so-called cabinet system means that I found that your majesty has to deal with one stone of national seal memorial every day, which is really too hard."

"And the secret fold system I proposed before will be implemented soon. From now on, in the 36 counties of Kyushu, there will be secret folds every day from the exclusive Qin Zhidao, directly into the capital and directly to Zhangtai!"

"This will further make Your Majesty work harder... And His Majesty's physical health is related to the operation of the entire empire. Your Majesty's majesty spreads across the sea, and there will never be any mistakes."

"Therefore, I think that in terms of handling the national memorial, it is best to select a group of cabinet bachelors to specifically assist His Majesty in handling government affairs."

……

Yin Lie proposed the cabinet system, not only taking into account the improvement of the larger framework of the bureaucracy.

more importantly……

Ying Zheng cannot be allowed to continue to be a workaholic.

The only life-extending pill he received as a reward from the system was given to Prince Min Yue...

of course.

Yin Lie does not regret doing this.

As long as the East County meteorite case can be investigated.

In addition, the faction of Guowei Tu Ju was eliminated so that his reforms could continue.

So this life-extending pill...

It's worth using.

Furthermore.

Even if Ying Zheng's life is extended by one year, the difference is actually not big.

Because of the remnants of the Xiang family in history.

It is simply impossible to take action while the First Emperor has not passed away!
That is to say: If Yin Lie's reforms are unsuccessful, Ying Zheng's one more year of life will only delay the collapse of the empire by one year.

This is actually meaningless.

What Yin Lie wants is to fundamentally change the problem.

at the same time.

The proposal of the cabinet system.

In an instant, there was a lot of discussion in the court.

"What's the situation? The cabinet assists the government? How many cabinet bachelors are needed? The problem is... with these cabinet bachelors, how will the left and right ministers deal with themselves?"

"Is Qin Yucheng crazy? It's understandable that he targets the Right Prime Minister Wang Wan and the Junwu Xungui faction. Why didn't he even spare the Left Prime Minister Li Si this time?"

"Haha! In my opinion, it is of no use. As long as Left Prime Minister Li Si and Right Prime Minister Wang Wan are still there, the so-called Cabinet Bachelor will always be a decoration!"

"The prime minister has always assisted the government. We have never heard of any cabinet scholar assisting the government. How can this be reliable? How do I feel... Qin Yucheng's idea this time is a bad idea. He obviously wants to establish a cabinet. And then you use the left and right to seize power!"

"Everything you guys said is correct. Qin Yucheng's move is obviously to seize power. I didn't expect that he dared to bring the obvious party struggle to the table. We really underestimated him!"

"Haha! No wonder His Majesty wanted to tell Qin Yucheng the truth just now. If it hadn't been for His Majesty's words just now, I'm afraid the left prime minister and the right prime minister would have joined forces to bite Qin Yucheng until he died!"

……

Yin Lie's official reform was just the beginning of a cabinet system, which immediately caused an uproar.

The views of all the officials and princes are very consistent.

But analyze it from the perspective of results and benefits.

Yin Lie proposed that the cabinet assist the government, and the first thing he did... was to reduce the power of the left and right ministers.Even this cannot be regarded as a reduction of power, but a blatant evasion.

So can Li Si and Wang Wan agree?

Don’t say it’s Wang Wan!

Even Li Si frowned instantly. Old Li valued power very much.

Or rather.

There is no one who does not value power.

It is definitely harder than death to let a person watch oneself lose power and seize power!

The so-called money will make a person inseparable materially.

The so-called power will make it difficult for a person to let go of his soul!

and so.

It started from the moment when Yin Lie proposed that the cabinet assist the government.

It was like he, Li Si, and Wang Wan were all completely on opposite sides.

Especially Wang Wan...

Originally, during the public discussion in Langya, although Lao Wang was not happy with Yin Lie, he still admired him overall.

As a result, Yin Lie first backhandedly carried out a large-scale purge of the Junwu Xungui faction.

As the saying goes, there is no separation between civil and military affairs in Guanzhong.

Now, no matter how much Wang Wan admired Yin Lie, it was of no use. Their positions were destined to be completely opposed.

And the proposal of the cabinet system.

It makes this confrontation become more intense.

"Haha, what a cabinet assistant!"

Right Prime Minister Wang Wan was the first to attack, saying: "What is Qin Yucheng doing? Are you trying to reform the official system? In the name of considering your Majesty's body, what you are doing is the party's struggle for power!"

"Your Majesty is now in the prime of life and has a long life. Qin Yucheng... what exactly do you want to do?"

"Even if you want to be the next Wenxinhou, you are too impatient!"

……

Wang Wan actually wanted to scold Yin Lie for being the same as Changxin Hou Lao Ai.

In a roundabout way, he got involved with the Queen Mother and wanted to cause trouble in the court.

This is not Lao Ai’s behavior that brought harm to the country, so what is it?
only……

After all, the Queen Mother is in court today.

The relationship between the First Emperor and the Queen Mother has eased...

Even if the Right Prime Minister Wang Wan is carried away by anger, he will definitely not completely lose his mind.

It is definitely not a wise move to bring up old matters in public and confront the Queen Mother.

therefore.

Wang Wan directly said that Yin Lie just wanted to be Lu Buwei's second!

This is something the emperor will not tolerate!

Wang Wan’s accusation...

It can be described as a sharp blow!

"Right Prime Minister, you misunderstood."

Yin Lie thought for a while and said: "The cabinet system I proposed only has corresponding power of deliberation and admonition, but no decision-making power."

"That is to say, for policy matters, cabinet bachelors can put forward suggestions for solutions to the national affairs memorial based on their own vision, ability and experience, and then His Majesty can review and approve them."

"If Your Majesty feels that the opinions given by the cabinet are not good, you can send them back and let the cabinet academicians renegotiate and draft them again."

"To sum up, for example, if a certain county now encounters new national policy implementation problems in the migration of officials from the Central Plains, the specific matters should be reported to Beijing and then presented to the right prime minister and the cabinet."

"After the right minister and the cabinet work out a specific resolution, His Majesty will make the final decision."

"Of course, in addition to various national policy matters, daily government affairs are still independently responsible for the left and right prime ministers."

……

Yin Lie split the affairs.

To put it bluntly, it means dividing the power cake.

The left and right ministers respectively represent the foreign guest noble faction and the Guanzhong noble faction. Below are connected local officials from all over the country, as well as a large number of subordinate officials, etc.

Without these people, any system would be a castle in the air.

Yin Lie needs to express clearly...

To put it bluntly, the cabinet grandmaster is a staff advisor. Only the cabinet grandmaster has the right to speak on specific policies.

even……

It can also be more subdivided.

For example, which two cabinet bachelors are responsible for the implementation of a national policy.

Then these two cabinet college students only have a say in this national policy matter.

On other matters.

They are not allowed to interrupt.

On the other hand, the left and right ministers can still be responsible for all affairs, and their power has not been emptied out, but can become more relaxed.

At this time.

Li Si, the Prime Minister of the Left, said: "What Qin Yucheng means is that the cabinet bachelor only has the most basic deliberation power, and nothing else... What about grade?"

Li Si was curious.

Yin Lie will give him a high official position as a cabinet scholar.

When Wang Wan heard this, her ears immediately pricked up.

Yin Lie looked around, then pointed to the chief historian beside him and said: "The rank of the cabinet bachelor should be about the same as that of the palace chief historian."

Yin Lie actually created the cabinet system without any selfish motives, and he didn't want to take power or anything like that.

What Yin Lie wants...

It really means to improve the bureaucracy of Great Qin and to make Ying Zheng more relaxed and not too hard.

therefore.

The official rank of the cabinet bachelor was determined by Yin Lie to be quite low.

The cabinet officials of the later Ming Dynasty were also not of high grade.

It seems that at the beginning, the cabinet bachelor of the Ming Dynasty was only a fifth-rank official, which was really equivalent to a secretariat role next to the emperor.

however.

Although the Ming Dynasty's cabinet had a very low starting point, by the time of the first assistant Zhang Juzheng...

Although the chief minister of the cabinet does not have the title of prime minister.

But he already has the actual status of prime minister.

the reason is simple.

The cabinet is too close to the emperor.

According to the internal operating logic of the imperial court...

Whoever is closest to the emperor is the real power.

For example, Yin Lie, the current most favored minister of the First Emperor of Qin, is the best example.

His ability to actively influence the formulation of national policies with the official position of an imperial minister is of course backed by his talent and ability in several previous public debates.

What's more important is...

Yin Lie had the support of the First Emperor.

So this time.

The size of the official position is actually not that important.

When Yin Lie goes to the place now, those feudal officials at the county guard level must also be polite to him, even respectful.

Because Yin Lie... can achieve the absolute third level of being an official in the local area!
"Oh? Is the official rank of cabinet bachelor just based on that of the palace chief?"

Li Si raised his eyebrows.

Wang Wan was also quite surprised...

Notice,

Our comrade on the right, His Excellency Wang Wan, entered the official career as the first official position of the Palace Chief.

This official... is indeed not big.

Yin Lie compared the cabinet bachelor to the palace chief, which immediately made the right prime minister Wang Wan's resistance fade away a little.

but!

However, Li Si, the left prime minister, still looked very serious. The reason is very simple. Old Li does not have as deep a foundation as Wang Wan.

Li Si was very concerned about the distance between himself and the emperor.

to be honest.

Li Si did not want to separate a cabinet from the emperor in the future!
"Qin Yucheng."

Li Si thought for a while and then said: "You just said that the cabinet academicians only have the power to discuss and advise on politics and have no actual decision-making power. But the truth is that this is not the case..."

"Take Qin Yucheng as an example. According to the authority of your official position, you also have no decision-making power on national policies."

“But haven’t the migration system, corvée-cum-land distribution plan, comprehensive salary model, etc. you proposed previously been implemented now?”

"So discussing political power, to a certain extent, is equivalent to decision-making power... Qin Yucheng, can you guarantee that there will not be another person of the level of Prime Minister Lu in this cabinet in the future!?"

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(End of this chapter)