Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 424 Let me introduce, this is my grandson! (Additional update for Nuanyang 1314 boss Baiyinmeng)

Obviously, there is a limit to how close the monarch and his ministers can be, but there is no limit to the closeness between relatives.

"Today's memorial will not be delivered until later. The Three Guilds will enter the palace to report..." The First Emperor looked at Zhao Si sitting next to him and said with a smile.

Generally speaking, the First Emperor would have finished all the memorials of the day before the end of the day, so there was no backlog of memorials.

The memorial of all officials was sent to the room where the First Emperor reviewed the memorial early in the morning. After that, the three guilds went to the palace to perform their duties, which was equivalent to holding a small meeting to summarize the daily work.

Then there is the small court meeting that is held every half month, that is, the three ministers and nine ministers are mainly responsible for reporting the work summary of each department to the First Emperor.

There are more people in the small court meeting. In addition to the Sangong and Jiuqing, officials at the level of Shangqing are also eligible to participate. The Sangong and Jiuqing are just a collective term.

As for the court meetings involving civil and military officials, generally there are only three in a year unless special circumstances are involved. There is a court meeting at the beginning of the year, where the top leader makes the work plan for the year and sets expected goals.

In the middle, sacrifices are made to heaven and earth once.

Once at the end of the year, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty make a year-end summary of this year.

Zhao Si had already known the process. After all, he was also a minister, but the First Emperor obviously told it to him on purpose. He even gave a rare explanation of the profound meaning of the date for the court meeting to listen to and observe the government. This not only made Zhao Si Some subtle reveries.

The grandfather and grandson chatted for a while, and then the CRRC Magistrate Qian came to the palace with today's freshly released memorials from various departments. He bowed and placed the memorials on the table.

Before the First Emperor had time to review it, the palace officials also followed suit.

Taiwei Wang Jian, Prime Minister Li Si, and Yushi doctor Feng Quji have all entered the palace and taken their places, and are now ready to hold a small meeting.

According to convention, the three princes have to enter the palace every day to meet the saints and participate in politics, so they do not need to wait outside the palace when they enter the palace.

After a simple inspection every day when they arrived, the three princes would be led to the side hall specially designed for them to wait. When the three princes arrived, they would report to the First Emperor and be summoned by the First Emperor himself.

After the summons is over, Sangong will go to handle official business.

It is worth mentioning that the place where the three ministers handled official business was strictly within the scope of the palace. The close proximity was mainly to facilitate the immediate reporting and discussion of any urgent matters to the First Emperor, and to facilitate the giving of instructions.

This is also the main reason why the Three Lords are noble.

Even the three princes without any real power could meet the emperor on a daily basis, and the place where government affairs were handled was very close to the emperor's daily office.

Ordinary officials may not have the opportunity to meet the First Emperor a few times in their lives, so in a sense, the three princes closest to the emperor and commanding hundreds of officials represent the emperor's will.

"Xuan!"

The First Emperor nodded.

Zhao Si was sitting there kneeling downright, waiting for the arrival of the third prince.

Within a moment, Wang Jian, Li Si, and Feng Quji entered one after another.

Well, enter in order of name.

From here we can actually see some unspoken rules. Wang Jian was invited to come out, and he was always looking out for others. Even Li Si had to stay out of the way.

Wang Jian was followed closely by Li Si, who is now promoting the legal reform of the Qin Dynasty and is at the peak of his power. However, due to the recent chaos in the world, Li Si, as the head of the officials, has suffered a lot of criticism.

After Li Si, the one who was far behind was the imperial censor Feng Quji.

A remnant of the old era, one of Fusu's supporters, and an old fellow at the same time as Wang Wan. Although he helped the First Emperor a lot in the struggle between the First Emperor and Lu Buwei and even Lao Ai, he was incompetent and conservative in his thinking, so his rights were almost completely eliminated. Li Si usurped and could only guard one-third of an acre of Yushitai, named Sangong, but in fact he was not even as good as a Shangqing...

In addition, it is worth mentioning that under the nourishment of Zhao Si’s raw jade halo, Wang Jian’s physical pain has been reduced by half, so now he can walk normally without the need for a wheelchair. Recently, he feels refreshed, but Wang Jian’s private I always muttered to myself that this was a comeback, and I was afraid that I wouldn't live long.

Zhao Si often heard Wang Jian muttering. He also knew that Wang Jian was indeed old and might have reached the end of his life. When the civil strife was completely settled, Wang Jian might not have much time left. Therefore, when Wang Jian came in, Zhao Si was the first to Time turned on and a halo of raw jade enveloped Wang Jian's body.

Wang Jian, Li Si and Feng Quji stood each other and were about to salute, but their eyes involuntarily looked at Zhao Si who was sitting next to the First Emperor.

Wang Jian felt a little strange in his heart. When did this kid get to the point where he sat in a case with the First Emperor?

Wang Jian looked at Li Si in confusion, only to find that Li Si was also confused. The two were puzzled. At this time, Feng Quji had already bowed and saluted. Even if they were confused, they knew that the First Emperor was usually close to Zhao Si, so So he suppressed the doubts in his heart and bowed with Feng Quji.

"Everyone, get up and sit down to tell the story." The First Emperor waved his hand.

Normal work reports are done standing up, so there is not much time. However, Wang Jian is in poor health, and the First Emperor plans to announce some small news today, so the time will definitely not be short, so Xu Zhi sits down to report.

Upon hearing the sound, the palace attendants immediately brought in cushions, and the three of them sat upright one after another.

Wang Jian looked at Zhao Si sitting next to the First Emperor for a long time and hesitated to speak.

Is this kid... so close to the First Emperor that he doesn't care that he has been rude?

As for Li Si’s idea, it’s even simpler…

Li Si had never seen Zhao Si and the First Emperor in the same room on weekdays, but Zhao Si and the First Emperor had always sat separately.

Now they were sitting together. Although they were facing each other, the three of them bowed to the First Emperor together, which was regarded as paying homage to Zhao Si together.

When did this kid become so brave and shameless?

As for Feng Quji, he also frowned slightly.

He had known that the First Emperor was close to Zhao Si, but he never thought that he had become so close. He only thought that this might not be a good thing.

After all, this kind of thing is considered a serious violation of the rules, so the three of them all had some subtle thoughts in their hearts.

However, both Wang Jian and Li Si were friendly with Zhao Si, so they wanted to remind Zhao Si afterwards that he should not behave inappropriately as a minister.

As for Feng Quji, it was just a slight remark. Moreover, even if he exceeded the rules, he would not be able to charge into Zhao Si and make enemies for Fusu in vain.

After all, Fusu and Lichu had been delayed again and again, and no one was willing to cause more trouble.

The three of them had their own ideas, and with Li Si as the leader, they began to report to the First Emperor.

"The problem now is that there is insufficient reserve of officials, so they can only be activated locally in all parts of the world. When local talents are activated, it is inevitable that they will be related to local nobles and rebellious parties.

Now it is a big project just to identify whether there are people hiding among them, and officials within the customs have to continue to be transferred out..."

The First Emperor nodded and agreed with Li Si's suggestion, then looked at Wang Jian and asked: "Now that the world is in turmoil, and the old general is sitting at the center, commanding the world's troops, when do you think the Qin Dynasty will be able to quell the civil strife?"

"If the boundaries of the Six Kingdoms are determined, it can be determined in two years. If we include the Lingnan generation of Bashu Rong people, it may take five years. When will the boundary be completely pacified? Your Majesty will ask the right minister.

Otherwise, even if the army puts down the rebellion, if there are no officials to supplement it in time, there may still be turmoil and setbacks. "Wang Jian said.       It is not a war, but a post-war reconstruction. This is a fact recognized by the court today.

Fortunately, Da Qin is now rich in food, the people's disaster resistance and recovery speed have increased exponentially, and people's hearts are also leaning toward Da Qin. Otherwise, the direction of this war is really uncertain.

In the final analysis, the taxes for the National Day of Qin have truly been implemented, and the goods are truly there.

Today, it is decided that the world has been fighting hard for a long time. It is inevitable for local rebellions to fight against Qin to raise food and grass. Therefore, they will inevitably harm the local areas, confiscate food and grass, and implement military control to deal with the Qin army's attack.

In just one or two years, the common people who were deceived by them will find that there is no benefit at all from following them in revolting and restoring the country. As for the benefits they promised after the restoration of the country, it is completely empty words. It is better to accept Qin's rule honestly. to rule the country and pay a tax of 11%.

It is worth mentioning that because Da Qin's corvee and tax reductions and various high-yielding grains gained people's support, the local nobles' revolt did not go so smoothly.

After all, we have just lived a good life and have just been able to look forward to the future. Who is willing to sacrifice his life for the illusory dream of rejuvenation?

Common people have shallow eyes and cannot see that far.

When local nobles raise armies, they usually rely on their family's private soldiers and their connections with local officials to directly raise armies, and then rely on their family's prestige to forcibly recruit troops in the local area.

Soldiers can be recruited, but the soldiers who are recruited will not be in such high spirits for fighting.

Therefore, in order to improve the fighting mood of the common people, most of the rebellious parties treated them surprisingly well, while at the same time promising many empty promises.

What about after the restoration of the country, no taxes will be levied for ten years, and there will be no need to perform any labor service, and what about thirty taxes after the restoration of the country...

All of these are different.

Of course, after the battle is won, plundering with troops is also indispensable.

It is never a joke that bandits go through like a comb and soldiers go through like a grate.

The essence of war is to unite everything that can be united and destroy everything that cannot be united.

Therefore, strictly speaking, although Da Qin is now guaranteed to win, the local situation is really tragic.

Places supported by large legions were fine, but in places that were not supported by large legions and had not yet been captured, people died almost every day.

This is war, a conflict between centralized power and local political power, but the real victims are the common people at the bottom after all.

Everyone knows that after this war, Great Qin will become better and enter a period of rapid development, but it is indeed experiencing a lot of pain right now.

Li Si, Wang Jian and Feng Quji each summarized their work situation.

This was not the first time that Zhao Si heard this kind of summary. He had also seen more detailed battle reports. After all, Zhao Si got first-hand information about the battle report from the Aviation Trade Military Mansion, but when he heard about the massacre of the city, he generally downplayed it. The words are still shocking.

But it's obvious that the First Emperor didn't care about this. Compared with Zhao Si, who was always obsessed with the tragedy of the common people, the First Emperor was more concerned that everything was being executed according to plan and even progressed faster than expected.

After the three princes' performance was over, the First Emperor nodded.

Normally, the First Emperor would drive people away at this time.

Wang Jian, Li Si, Feng Quji were also ready to slap their butts and leave, but unexpectedly, the First Emperor did not open his mouth to drive them away.

"Now that you have finished your work, I have something to tell you." The First Emperor said with a smile.

The three of them bowed their hands and were ready to listen to the instructions of the First Emperor.

"It's a long story, so I'll keep it short..." The First Emperor glanced at Zhao Si beside him.

"How surprised I am when I see Sangong entering and Si'er waiting at my side?" the First Emperor said with a smile.

Li Si and Wang Jian heard the sound and shook their heads repeatedly, then froze at the same time and looked at each other.

What did Your Majesty say just now?

Sir?

Isn't this right?

Can you really be so close to a minister?

Are all Si'er called?

"As ministers, you should abide by your duties. This kind of sitting position is indeed beyond the rules. It is right for you to be surprised. It's just that Si'er's life experience was just revealed yesterday. He has not yet had time to include the clan, recognize his ancestors and return them to the clan, and spread the word to the world. Therefore, you have no way of knowing that Si'er is Fusu's child and my eldest grandson. We were separated for many years before we met again. I specially asked him to accompany me to get closer, so such a thing is nothing. This is too much." The First Emperor said with a smile.

After the First Emperor finished speaking, Li Si, Wang Jian, and Feng Quji were all stunned.

This was something that the First Emperor had prepared for a long time ago, and he informed the three princes in advance so that they could be prepared.

As for the profound meaning, of course there is no need to say more.

The Three Dukes are probably the role models for all officials. The Three Dukes know what they are doing, and the civil and military officials will naturally know what they are doing.

Not to mention, among the three princes, Feng Quji was a supporter of Fusu. Although Wang Jian did not participate in the battle for the crown prince, his grandson Wang Li and Zhao Si had a close personal relationship.

As for Li Si, he had a close relationship with Zhao Si...

Zhao Si thought about a lot of issues last night, and the First Emperor also thought about a lot...

The issue of the successor was a hurdle that the First Emperor couldn't get around, and just in time, God sent him a grandson...

It was extremely normal for the First Emperor to have some other ideas.

Fusu may have different political views from him and have his own ideas, but Fusu can reverse and distort his own will, and Fusu's successor can also inherit his own will and ideas...

Of course, everything now can only be regarded as an attempt and temptation. Even the First Emperor himself did not plan carefully, but just did it casually.

No one and nothing is static. The best solution is to adapt to the situation.

The First Emperor spoke it to the Three Dukes alone, essentially to observe the opinions of the three men who stood at the top of the hundred officials.

However, the First Emperor's easy words fell on the ears of the three of them, but they could not accept it so easily.

(End of this chapter)