This book was written by Qin Shihuang based on the court reform system of the three provinces and six ministries mentioned by Chen Xu last time.

The system of the three provinces and six ministries is completely different from the current system of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers. It has a very clear distribution of powers, especially the establishment of the three provinces, which will reduce many trivial matters and waste precious time on the court discussion.

At present, the Qin Dynasty's court discussion system is very loose. Almost no matter whether it is military, civil affairs or the big and small matters of the palace, they can be proposed to discuss and resolved in the court. In other words, no officials such as the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, or some officials in the office below will not arbitrarily and solve the problems themselves. Their task is to manage the counties and counties below, issue court orders, and then collect the memorials submitted below. The urgent and important matters are raised in the court. If it is not urgent or important, they will be sorted out and sent to the palace for the emperor to watch slowly. When the emperor encounters an unstoppable person, he will ask all officials to discuss and choose the best solution in the court.

Therefore, the court discussions do not matter or matter, but the court affairs are not divided. As long as the court reports are reported below, almost everything will be heard by the emperor. In addition to the time of the court discussion, there are also a large number of memorials sent from various offices to Zhangtai Palace for the emperor to review. This is why Qin Shihuang died of diligence every day.

In the past, there were only a few counties in the Qin State, and no matter how many things were, there were only a few more than ten every day. Even if you were playing, you could handle it. However, after the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries, more than 800 counties across the country reported at least hundreds of memorials to Xianyang every day. These were bamboo and wood slips, which were a total of hundreds of kilograms. They had to be pulled into the palace with a car. Now, the memorials of many counties have been changed to hemp pulp paper. Although they were small in size and light in weight, the officials of the county and county below found that writing with hemp pulp paper was both cheap and convenient, so the number of words in the memorial was countless times more frequent, and a few pieces of hemp pulp paper could write hundreds of words. It took several times more time to read a memorial. However, as a diligent emperor, Qin Shihuang had to grit the bullet and read it and then make the highest instructions.

Many of these memorials are as trivial as what is happening in the court today. Some local officials are arguing with each other, some villagers fight for water, some bandits robbed, some big insects in some places bite people and plowing oxen for disasters, etc. Anyway, the officials below will report to Xianyang if they think it is more important and cannot be solved. As for what the emperor will do after the report is reported, it is the emperor's business. After the memorial is approved, it has been a month or even half a year, many things will be left out.

But these small matters that did not require the emperor to review took up a lot of time for Qin Shihuang, making him feel headache and helpless, but he could not think of a good way to solve this problem, because the tradition passed down from the Shang and Zhou dynasties was that these should be handled by princes and kings. Ministers were the king's assistants, and they could only execute the king's orders. If they were arbitrary, they would be overpowering power, which was a very fearful thing for princes.

For example, Li Si, the left prime minister, was responsible for commanding the nine ministers and civil and military officials, but he had no arbitrary rights to the memorials submitted by the government offices, so he could only make decisions in the end. He could only issue them to the emperor after receiving the emperor's instructions. However, the memorials that were too absurd or unimportant would naturally be suppressed, otherwise the emperor would not be able to sleep every day, just like Chen Xu's improved copper saw. The Iron Official of the Inner History Office felt that such a thing was not worth reporting, so he threw the bronze saw in the custard room, causing someone to report it, and then ended up being demoted.

This is the characteristic of the emperor's decision-making decision.

However, the princes' method of dealing with the government affairs of small countries could no longer adapt to the situation of the Qin Dynasty that now ruled the entire China. The emperor's pressure increased countless times, but the civil and military officials of the court still did not play much role as an uploaded and downloaded telephone.

The three-province and six-ministerial system proposed by Chen Xu just solved this problem.

The Secretariat led the six ministries to manage counties across the country, and the various memorials below were also passed to the Six ministries. The officials of the Six ministries identified the matters according to the priorities of the matter. The officials of the Six ministries wrote the disposal method and handed it over to the Prime Minister for reading. The Prime Minister for reading the Secretariat. Those who found that the unqualified were returned to the Six ministries for handling again. Those who passed the qualifications signed and agreed and submitted it to the Secretariat. The Secretariat also identified the memorials based on the priorities of the memorials. If they thought it could be implemented, they would hand it over to the emperor for review.

If it doesn't work, he will continue to modify the handling method. After the emperor reviewed it, he will issue it and sent it to the Shangshu Province and assigned it to the Shangshu Province to perform it. Although this process has become much more complicated, the handling method that should be discussed in the court can be turned into a first disposal by officials, which will save most of the things that need to be solved in the court. The emperor's last memorial was that he only needed to confirm or disagree, without thinking about how to solve it by himself.

In fact, this is a very simple pre-management method for company management in later generations. That is to say, try to keep all the things to be handled at the grassroots level to propose solutions, and the boss only needs to review it. The boss grasps the overall situation and direction. The managers and staff below are the specific solutions to the problem. This can maximize the ability and enthusiasm of officials from various departments, because the emperor can basically see every method you propose. The emperor will naturally pay attention to it if he handles it well. If the emperor often makes the emperor feel that your method is good, he may be entrusted with important tasks. This is the embodiment of the ability mentioned in later generations, because many officials are actually spending time in the court or in the government office, and most of them do the job of transceivers and receivers.

Adopting the system of three provinces and six ministries, the Secretariat, the Secretariat and the Supervision Province restrict each other, and coordinate under the imperial power, the responsibilities and powers of the three provinces and six ministries are clear, so they will not be as chaotic as the current three ministers and nine ministers. Although the left and right prime ministers are divided, the powers of the two prime ministers are not clear, and the remaining nine ministers are even less clear. Moreover, for example, the nine ministers such as Fengchang and Zongzheng and Dianke have high status but their roles are gradually decreasing, and they have no effect on the government's handling, but they stand in the court every day to report all kinds of strange memorials, but Qin Shihuang had to spend time to deal with them. After all, they are the nine ministers with high status and powerful status.

For example, today, Dian Ke Ling Zhongli Guang, one of the nine ministers, jumped out and cried and cried, and stole the hoofs and ears of more than 20 sheep, seven or eight big fat pigs in his family. And just for this matter, the court was clamoring for half an hour.

If you don’t know the system of the three provinces and six ministries, it would be fine. Now Qin Shihuang not only knows it, but also thought about it for a long time in his mind, and even sorted it into a book.

Today's incident and this incident were a fuse, which made Qin Shihuang make up his mind to change the current situation of the court and completely solve this situation of court discussion that made him feel angry every time.

Half an hour passed, and Qin Shihuang had carefully read the restructuring method he wrote. At this time, a burst of rapid footsteps came from outside the door, and at the same time, the palace servants reported: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Qinghe has arrived!"

"Please!" Qin Shihuang stood up after putting the booklets, and saw Chen Xu stepping into the door with a calm expression, and then bowing with neither humility nor arrogant words: "I have seen Your Majesty!"

"Qinghe Marquis is not a gift!" Qin Shihuang took Chen Xu's hand a few steps forward, sat on the hot kang, and poured Chen Xu a cup of hot Ziyun Fairy Tea himself, and then ordered everyone outside the door to leave the range of ten feet before sitting down.

Chen Xu felt that Qin Shihuang must have had a big move in his heart to release it, otherwise he would not have been so serious, so he bowed with some trepidation and said, "Your Majesty, I wonder what's going on when I call me?"

"Please read by the Marquis of Qinghe!" Qin Shihuang gently pushed the book in front of him with a calm expression.

Chen Xu opened it curiously and quickly understood it. Then he slowly looked back. After spending a few minutes roughly reading the content, he bowed and said, "Is Your Majesty preparing to reorganize the court?"

"Yes!" Qin Shihuang nodded with a serious expression.

"I think Your Majesty doesn't have to rush. After the reform of the three provinces and six ministries, the three ministers and nine ministers and civil and military officials who have become accustomed to the current various methods of deliberation in the court will inevitably go in a mess. The officials of various government offices are not adapted to this kind of reform, which may cause considerable chaos!" Chen Xu hesitated for a moment.

"With such a good strategy to govern the country, why don't I use it? The so-called pain is worse than pain for a long time than a long time. I want to change it. No one dares to argue with it. If you dare to cause chaos, I will never let you go!" Qin Shihuang's tone was not heavy, but it exuded a strong domineering spirit.

Chen Xu was silent, indeed, the emperor of the ages. With this domineering aura, there were probably few emperors in the future, so he nodded and said, "Since Your Majesty is determined to reform, I naturally support it with all my strength, but I still suggest that Henan be wiped out after the beginning of spring and then reform it!"

"No, I am determined to complete this matter as soon as possible during this cold winter season. Today, I am in the court. Zhongli Guang made a fuss for half an hour for the sheep's trotters stolen by the thieves in the mansion. I really can't stand it anymore." After Qin Shihuang finished speaking, he looked at Chen Xu with a little weirdness, "Half of Qinghe heard that a quirky thief who came and went without a trace recently appeared in Xianyang City, specializing in stealing chicken feet and sheep's trotters. There were several people in the court alone who were patronized by the government, otherwise the court would not have been like this."

"Ah~uh~This... I have been researching and making some novel things in the Academy of Sciences recently. I haven't heard of this when I go out early and come back late..." Chen Xu's scalp exploded when he heard it, and he quickly shook his head like a rattle.

Stealing things will definitely be beaten to death and cannot be admitted.

And it’s a shame to steal such a low-level and interesting thing.

Qin Shihuang was a little embarrassed. If these chicken-clawed, sheep-throated, pig-hounded ears were not stolen by people from Chen Xu's mansion, it must have been stolen by people in the imperial kitchen of the palace, so this matter cannot be investigated.

The emperor could not afford to lose this face.

However, Qin Shihuang soon captured Chen Xu's words just now, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes and said, "What novelty is Qinghehou developing now?"

Chen Xu quickly bowed and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I am still planning and researching this matter. After the development is successful, I will naturally inform Your Majesty as soon as possible!"

"Okay!" Although Qin Shihuang was a little regretful, he did not force him, but instead shifted the topic back to the court restructuring.

Next, Qin Shihuang carefully asked Chen Xu about the details of the three provinces, the responsibilities of the six ministries, and the establishment of the offices of the six ministries. He had already thought about these countless times in his mind, and they were also written in the books in great detail. Today, Chen Xu was asked to enter the palace to listen to Chen Xu's suggestion, and at the same time improve and supplement the reform strategies he wrote. After all, the system of the three provinces and six ministries was designed by Chen Xu.

This kind of reform that is almost damaging will inevitably damage the interests of many people, and someone will inevitably be dissatisfied at that time.

But no matter whether all civil and military officials are full or dissatisfied, Qin Shihuang has made up his mind this time.

The king and his minister discussed in Zichen Hall for a full hour. After feeling that everything was basically discussed, Chen Xu left and returned home.

Soon, the left prime minister Li Si, the right prime minister Feng Quji and the censor Meng Yi received an order from the palace servants almost at the same time and entered the palace to discuss important national affairs.

This is very disturbing.

It has been a long time since the emperor summoned three nobles to discuss politics together in Zichen Hall.

And it was just leaving Qinghe Hou.

In other words, this matter must be related to Qinghe Hou.

Judging from the words and phrases from the palace, the discussion this time was very secretive and very important, because no one around Zichen Hall was allowed to approach ten feet. With the thick stone walls and closed hall doors, the discussion in the hall could hardly be found out in a word.

The three of them were very calm when they entered the palace, but when they left the palace, their faces became completely different, their expressions were very serious, and their emotions were very fluctuating. After returning home, they all entered the study room and started writing memorials.

This situation was like this for three consecutive days. After the three Shangqings left the court in the morning, they entered the Zichen Hall together, discussed for an hour and returned to the mansion to continue writing memorials. This action suddenly made all the civil and military officials confused and were frightened. They didn't know what the national policy that His Majesty was preparing to implement. So many people went to the three Shangqings' mansions in private, hoping to get a definite answer, but the three Shangqings kept their mouths as tight as a bottle and were unwilling to say more.

Three days later, some of the nine ministers were summoned to the palace by Xuan, but these people were silent after they came out.
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