The twentieth month of the month, the palace of the king of Qin.

The majestic palace, the forbidden army with a straight waist.

At the foot of the 100 steps, a group of officials and generals, all wearing official uniforms, gathered in twos and threes to talk.

"Master Zhang, I haven't seen you for many days, but your demeanor is still the same......"

"Ah, Lord Wang, don't come unharmed......"

"I heard that Yong'an has developed commerce, abundant grain production, and Brother Li's political achievements are outstanding, and he is expected to rise this year......

"Huh? Everywhere, it's all for the king, for my Daqin......"

While the officials were complimenting each other, a eunuch also stood in front of the temple gate on the steps and preached loudly:

"The king's order, hundreds of officials enter the court~~~~"

Hearing this chanting, everyone stopped talking in unison, and then hurriedly tidied up their official uniforms and walked up the steps one after another.

After a short time, hundreds of officials entered the palace.

Xiao Yuan was also wearing a black and red royal robe, wearing a crown, nine strings of jade beads on his forehead, and the sword of King Qin on his waist, and stepped onto the throne.

All the ministers knelt on the ground and said in unison: "The ministers see the king, my king is ten thousand years-"

"Zhongqing is flat." Xiao Yuan waved his robe slightly and sat down on the throne.

"King Xie—" The people shouted in unison again, and after getting up, they also lined up on both sides and stood bowed.

Although the court hall is magnificent enough, this time, there are too many officials in the year-end court, not only are they standing in several columns, but some of the lower levels are even close to the palace gate.

After glancing for a week, Xiao Yuan opened his mouth and said: "All the secretaries are the pillars of the country, and this time the dynasty will also report on the work of the local military and political dignitaries, but before that, this king has to say one thing first. ”

"What is an official?"

"The people have their opinions, the kings have their opinions, and the kings have their views."

"Some people think that the way of being an official is to pay attention to a left and right source, and seek progress in a roundabout way."

"Some people believe that when the water is clear, there are no fish, and when people are observed, there are no fugitives."

"There are people who stick to the golden mean."

"These are official theories, and the secretaries have studied them a lot, right? At first glance, it makes sense. ”

Xiao Yuan said, looked at the ministers again, and said with a smile:

"But in the eyes of this king, none of this matters."

"An official, if he thinks that he is a good official if he does not make mistakes, then the king told the ministers that mediocrity and laziness are more hateful than corrupt officials!"

"Only by caring about the people and thinking about the society is my Qin official."

As soon as his voice fell, all the ministers said in unison: "The ministers must follow the king's teachings——"

"Alright." Xiao Yuan raised his hand and said, "There is one more thing, Qinzhou Chenghe, when all the Qings entered the capital, they all saw it, right?" ”

"In our county, there are many cities, all of which have Qinghe, after you go back, let's take a look at it and see if the Qinghe River in the city is still benefiting the people."

"The Qin State has developed from a desolate and barren land to the present, and has gradually become stronger, but no matter whether the country is rich and strong, people's livelihood is still the first priority of our country's politics."

After saying this, Li Minggui, the county guard of Yong'an, also stood up immediately, bent down and arched his hand: "The king said a golden word, after Weichen goes back, he will definitely visit and inspect to further understand the people's livelihood in the county." ”

"Well, that's a good point." Xiao Yuan pointed at him and said, "Our officials, like Master Li, should go to the people and villages to take a look, and don't think that they are county guards and officials." Before, there were some Shuzhong county orders, complaining, refusing to observe the people's feelings, and walking some mountain roads, for fear of dirtying their feet! If you ask him how much the population is in the county he governs, he can't answer, and so on, how to be an official! How can the imperial court rest assured that the place will be handed over to them! ”

"What the king said is extremely true, a county order like this, there is no people's livelihood in his heart, he only thinks about his own happiness, for this, we should be dismissed and investigated!" Li Minggui hurriedly agreed.

"Of course, the Qin State does not need such officials."

Xiao Yuan said, and then changed the topic: "Also, according to the performance of Lord Zhang of the household department, the issue of household registration of the national population has not been truly implemented. ”

Hearing this, the county guard of Zitong immediately stood up: "Back to the king, Zitong has seven counties under its jurisdiction, plus the population of the county, the original people are more than one million, but in recent years, the population should have increased, and many more remote villages have not been registered. ”

"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded and said: "This is the question raised by the Ministry of Households, Zitong is like this, presumably other counties are similar, therefore, to achieve the census of the population, every household must be registered in the register to ensure the perfection of household registration." This point still needs to be supervised by the county guards in various places after they return. ”

"Ministers obey—" The ministers again shouted in unison.

"Alright, now let's talk about the governance of the counties."

Referring to this, the county guard of Beiling hurriedly stood up, as if he was afraid of being preempted by others: "Your Majesty, after two years of development, Beiling has not only increased in population, but also in terms of grain production, every year, compared with the past, has improved, and this year it has increased by a full two percent, and business travel is frequent, and the treasury tax is stable and thriving. ”

This is clearly a show of political achievement.

You must know that this time the dynasty is very important to the county guards in various places, and if the political performance is coupled with good performance, it is very likely to be promoted.

As soon as the voice of the Northridge County Guard fell, someone else stood up and also began to report his political achievements.

The officials on the scene began to line up one after another.

After a short time, Yiyang County Shouzhang Gongyou stood up, and after bowing his hand, he first reported a series of situations in Yiyang to Xiao Yuan, and then changed his words, and said: "In addition to debriefing, minister, I also want to give the king a copy of Yiyang's bachelor." ”

Yiyang Bachelor, the head of the university, to put it simply, is the director of the local education bureau.

When Xiao Yuan heard this, he was somewhat surprised, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked, "Oh?" Why? ”

Zhang Gongyou said: "Yiyang bachelor Feng Ji, as the head of the school, his personal morality is related to the entire school, but he is not filial, not only did not support him, but also left his elderly mother in a dilapidated grass house, so that he died of cold and starvation. ”

"What!?" Xiao Yuan frowned.

Zhang Gongyou continued: "The king founded schools in various places for scholars to study, and the imperial court in this regard, at the beginning of the people's literacy, it was the first to recommend the Book of Filial Piety, but Feng Ji, the head of the school, the house is full of students, the Book of Filial Piety is here, ridiculous!" ”

"Seriously!?"

"Minister, to tell the truth, if the king has doubts, he can be investigated." Zhang Gongyou is back.

"How can it be!" Xiao Yuan was furious: "Order the capital guard camp and escort Feng Ji back to the capital for me!" ”