Being an emperor is easy and cool, but being a good emperor is very difficult.

It's just that as long as you become an emperor, the country can function according to its own will, and there is no need to compromise slowly, you don't need to be careful of the monarch's jealousy, and you don't need to worry about material supplies.

Three days after coming back, Liu Tao handled daily affairs, and by the way, he flipped through the information from all over the world. Even if there is a certain lag in intelligence, it is always necessary to understand the changes in the situation in the world.

On Sun Jian's side, on the way back, he was indeed ambushed by Liu Biao, to be precise, Huang Zu. may have been reminded of the relationship, but he returned to Changsha smoothly and raised troops to defeat Huang Zu as soon as possible.

In the end, Liu Biao came forward to mediate, and Huang Zu paid a lot of money to save his life.

"Speaking of which, isn't Huang Zu from the Jiangxia Huang clan?" Liu Tao thought about it and looked at the few advisors next to him, after all, it was Guo Jia and Chen Gong.

Xun You was dragged by his unscrupulous uncle to be a strong man and help with the work. Liu Tao previously proposed the establishment of the Military Justice Department, and in the future, the military law will be directly handed over to the Military Justice Department to be responsible, and Xun Yu is good at the rule of law, so he will naturally not be let go.

Xin Bi went to Zhu Jun's command to help, and he also prepared for the preliminary work of the separation of military and government.

According to Xun Yu's meaning, if this thing is to be carried out, there can be no pilot, and it is best to promote it directly in one step with a tough attitude. In particular, there is a clear separation between the military and the government in the local areas, which is very suitable for direct promotion.

At most, I complained about a few dozen turns, and I already had a lot of work, and then another ......

"That's the case, Liu Biao probably also looked at Huang Zu's prestige in Jiangxia, so he appointed him as Jiangxia Taishou." Guo Jia replied.

"They all say that they can't be officials in their hometowns, Liu Biao is taking the lead in breaking the rules!" Liu Tao teased.

"Liu Biao didn't bring a soldier to his post, and Sun Jian was eyeing him in Jingnan, if he didn't do a good job in the relationship between the local wealthy families, he, the king of Chu, would probably not be long in coming, or he would become Sun Jian's puppet." Chen Gong replied.

To put it simply, it is the art of compromise, trying to prop up another warlord in order to deal with one military law. It's just that this warlord is a little weak, and he almost killed Sun Jian.

"Speaking of which, did Sun Jian send his third son Sun Yi over?" Liu Tao asked curiously.

"A few days ago, a man named Sun Kuang came over, claiming to be here to fulfill the contract, and he has been in the library for the past few days." Xun Yu, who happened to pass by, replied.

"Meow, I want the third child and he sent the fourth child over......" Liu Tao was very dissatisfied, mainly because Sun Kuang died early, and he was gone at the age of twenty, and he didn't know if this world was like this.

In short, let the doctor diagnose regularly, and at the same time let him do more exercise, so as not to find out what happened, Sun Jian thought that he had killed him...... Don't talk about it, I want to return it.

"Do you want to send him away?" Seeing this, Xun Yu had no choice but to ask.

"I'll see him another day." Liu Tao shook his head, or went to meet someone first, "Anyway, if Wen Ruo comes over, what's the matter?" ”

"It's mainly a matter of candidates for the Liangzhou Assassin History, in terms of ability and resume, only Huangfu Song, Wang Yun and Lu ......Yan are qualified to serve as the Liangzhou Assassin History," Xun Yu replied.

There are many others, but if they are transferred, few of them will be able to use them. Among them, Lu Yan's ability can only be regarded as good, after all, he has been a county guard in the cloud for several years, and his experience in governing politics has still accumulated.

"Second brother's words, isn't it a little reluctant? What is the situation with Wang Yun? Liu Tao frowned.

"After the war, Liangzhou has a small population, and Ma Teng actually controls not many areas, so he can slowly adapt. With Lu Taishou's potential, coupled with Ji Cao's help, it is no problem to serve as an assassin. Xun Yu replied.

After all, all the data is in front of you, and it is already clear how to govern and where to focus on it. And the local wealthy families were almost disabled, and few came to make trouble, so it can be said that the current Liangzhou is the most suitable for Lu Yan to practice.

After a pause, he continued: "As for Wang Yun, he came to Jinyang a month ago, hoping to serve the lord, and is currently helping under his subordinates, and it is not denied that his talent is also excellent. ”

"It's just that his personality is a little strong, or is this his personality?" Liu Tao thought for a moment.

"Character ......" Xun Yu was a little helpless, occasionally from the mouth of the lord, he could always hear this kind of fresh words, fortunately, he could know its meaning with a little thought, "It's hard to say, but Wang Yun is still very loyal to the Han family." ”

"I don't deny this, in addition to his identity as the king of Taiyuan, I recognize his talent and loyalty." Liu Tao nodded, "That's good, how about appointing Wang Yun as the assassin of Liangzhou and Lu Yan as the assassin of Bingzhou?" ”

"Yes, yes!" Xun Yu nodded, after Liu Tao became the king, then the state pastor was naturally vacant, and because of the separation of the military and the government, it was impossible to set up a state pastor, and it was still very important to arrange a civilian official to serve as the assassin.

As the assassin of Bingzhou, then Lu Yan naturally wants to work in Jinyang, so that the brothers can often meet. At the same time, this side has been governed well, and Lu Yan can also discuss with Liu Tao what governance problems he encounters.

From this point of view, serving as the history of the state assassin is indeed better than the history of the Liangzhou assassin. It's just that Lu Yan will accept this kind of 'smooth and smooth' arrangement?

"There is another thing...... Xun Yu was not entangled, and looked at Liu Tao, "If the lord wants to be the king, what will the king choose?" ”

At present, the alternatives, that is, the two kings of Qin and Jin, especially the king of Jin, are equivalent to telling Liu Su, Liu Dai and Liu Pet: The three of you are self-conscious!

"Why can't it be the King of Han?" Liu Tao immediately asked, "No, no, or rather, except for King Han, there is no other king worthy of my attention!" ”

"If it is Han, then the lord is not the king, but the emperor directly." Xun Yu explained that Liu Yan wanted to be called the King of Han, but he had to change it to the King of Shu, which was actually because of this reason.

You're all emperors, so what are the others playing? If others can crusade against Dong Zhuo, they can naturally crusade against Liu Yan!

"The problem is, King Zhao next door to us is about to become emperor." Liu Tao joked, and by the way, he added in his heart: If you work for a few years, maybe you will have to give up to Yuan Shao.

"............" Xun Yu was entangled when he heard this, it seemed to be this truth.

"In the final analysis, in fact, it is only a matter of time before one or two want to be emperors. We won't be playing any drama of being a king and then being an emperor...... Just call the emperor! Liu Tao said.

In this way, he can directly take out the jade seal of the heirloom country, brush a wave of legitimacy first, and save Yuan Shao from taking the lead. Make the best use of things, if the birth of the heirloom jade seal cannot be avoided, then at least it must be born in your own hands!

Then he looked at Xun Yu and continued: "Now that everyone is the king, after all, there are still some scruples in my heart, so I don't dare to be the emperor yet." Why don't I add a fire to them and push them. I can't say it, there are a few others who take the initiative to surrender to us. ”

Xun Yu was a little unable to react at first, but after listening to Liu Tao's words, he thought about it for a while, and felt that this was indeed the case.

After all, Liu Tao and Dong Zhuo are different, Liu Tao wants to be the emperor, but now there is no emperor, so at most it will cause some careerists to be dissatisfied. But in the same way, a vassal king who was originally loyal to the Han family, or had no ambitions, would choose to submit to Liu Tao?

Especially when I heard that this time I went south, Liu Dai and Liu Chong had a good relationship with the lord......

"It's very feasible, but there's a serious problem, and that's that there aren't that many officials. Sangong is okay, Jiuqing can't make up the ......" Xun Yu sighed.

Feasible is feasible, the problem is that the hardware can't keep up, that's the problem. Even if you pass the exam and admit some scholars, you don't have much experience in governance, and you naturally can't reuse it.

In fact, if women are further emancipated and women are allowed to study and become officials, then perhaps there will be some more.

It's just that this is the red cordon of this era, not to mention that women themselves have no consciousness of being liberated, and men are also very unhappy with women and them snatching the few official positions.

In the end, it was not flattering to please, but further offended the male side, because Liu Tao never mentioned it.

"I don't have that many states!" Liu Tao shrugged his shoulders, "First call the emperor, and then do what you want, the questions of the officials will be slowly added one after another." ”

Then he looked at Xun Yu and said with a smile: "What I'm worried about now is that when a new imperial court is built, Wen Ruo is only afraid that he will be further promoted and continue, I am really worried, I don't know how to reward you better." ”

"The subordinates are still young, and they still need to be experienced." Of course, Xun Yu chose to refuse to be promoted, didn't he know that he was young?

Not to mention that it will take thirty or fifty years to work, at this rate, forty years old may have to be three public and nine qing, what about the rest of the time? A third duke who has been operating in the court for more than 30 years, what does this make the emperor think?!

"Peace of mind...... Liu Tao smiled, "After becoming emperor, I plan to introduce an idea, imitate the current business model of the state yamen, upgrade one level, and establish six to eight departments." In fact, it can also be understood that it is differentiated on the basis of Shangshutai, after all, Shangshutai's power is getting bigger and bigger......"

In order to weaken the power of the three dukes, Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, has begun to reorganize Shangshutai: there is one person for the order and one for the servant, six people for the Shangshu, and six Cao. However, these six Cao are not the six departments of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but: the three duke Cao, the official Cao, the people Cao, the two main and guest Cao of the north and the south, the two thousand stone Cao, and the official Cao of the central capital.

It was not until the Western Jin Dynasty that it was reorganized into: the Ministry of Officials, the Palace, the Five Soldiers, Tian Cao, the Du Branch, and the Zuo Min Six Cao, which still belonged to Shangshutai. At this point, it can be regarded as gradually having the prototype of the sixth.

"I see, start with Shangshutai......" Xun Yu suddenly said, "Shangshutai belongs to Shaofu, not high or low, but it is indeed suitable." ”

"This is indeed the case at this stage," Liu Tao smiled, "but in the future, the structure ......of the imperial court will be changed, and it will be mainly divided into three provinces." The Ministry of Zhongshu is responsible for assisting me in handling government affairs and confidential affairs, which is higher than the three princes and is equivalent to the prime minister; Menxia Province, which was mainly responsible for the imperial family and the daily affairs of the emperor; Finally, there is Shangshu Province, which has various ministries below to deal with the corresponding affairs. ”

Is...... If it is calculated in this way, then isn't Shang Shuling already at the level of Jiuqing? Xun Yu was a little helpless, if he modified it like this, what position could he hold? !

The servant in charge of a specific job, or does he become a scholar? If it goes on like this for less than ten years, I am afraid that I will have to go to Zhongshu Province to take up a post, and the prime minister who is forty or fifty years old will ...... It's unimaginable.

For a while, Xun Yu's eyes were a little more helpless.

Guo Jia and Chen Gong were snickering on the side, although they envied Xun Yu for his ascension, but just as Xun Yu was worried, the two also realized that if they became prime ministers at the age of forty or fifty, it would be fun.

Seeing that Xun Yu was starting to be embarrassed, the two of them were also happy to watch the excitement.

"Afraid of what?" Liu Tao shrugged his shoulders, "Sixty or seventy years old, retire when you should retire, and plan to do your best for me, in the position of prime minister, to shed the last drop of blood?" ”

Xun Yu was stunned when he heard this, although there were beggar bones, but they were sixty or seventy years old, or even eighty years old, and they felt that they couldn't hold on, and the officials who wanted to return to their hometowns and wait for death would go to the book to beg for bones.

Generally speaking, if you can be the prime minister, why do you want to beg for bones, of course, you have to work until the last shift!

"There are talented people from generation to generation, and they have led the way for hundreds of years." Liu Tao dragged the text, "When I was sixty or seventy years old, my old eyes were dizzy, my brain was not bright, I began to be cautious in doing things, and I lost my enterprising spirit...... If all prime ministers are like this, then how will the country develop and develop? ”

Indeed, the position of prime minister is not over 50 years old, and it is estimated that it is not easy to be a prime minister. It is easy to be reckless, a county order is reckless, and if something happens, at most hundreds or thousands of people will have problems; If a prime minister has a problem, there may be turmoil in the court at all!

Guo Jia and Chen Gong also looked at each other, never expected that they could only work until they were sixty or seventy years old, and they felt pressured for a while.

"In the future, we will have more and more academies, more libraries, and more people will take exams every year and become officials. Instead of a shortage of officials, we will find ways to weed out some officials who are old, have a declining ability to do things, or are incompetent.

The prime minister may be able to work until he is seventy years old, but Shang Shu thinks that at the age of sixty-five, if he cannot be promoted to the prime minister, he should retire;

The squire was set to be sixty years old. The age of 60 will also be used as the retirement age for ordinary officials.

In fact, don't think so badly, at least when the time comes, everyone will have enough time to go back and train the younger generation well.

At that time, it should be grandchildren, watching them successfully pass the exam and become officials, and your experience as officials is the nutrients for their growth. Inheritance, I think is the most important thing! ”

The Chinese civilization has suffered setbacks, and has almost perished several times, but it has survived, and the core is the word 'inheritance'.

Liu Tao said that, and everyone was a little touched when they heard this. Think about it, after the age of sixty, even if you don't guide the country in the court, it's not bad to go home and tease your grandson and train a few future prime ministers.

The family and the country are the world, in the end, it is a mainstream idea, being an official is to be able to help their family, and going home to train the next generation is also for the family. Besides, everyone is on the same retirement line, and it's all fair.

"It's just obvious that this needs to be piloted first, or, preferably, not in 10 to 20 years." Xun Yu reminded that after all, there are not so many talents now, and the places are not very stable, so it is better not to add to the chaos first.

"Of course I know this......" Liu Tao smiled faintly, "So, Wen Ruo, you should give me an answer." ”

"The subordinates don't seem to have the right to refuse, so they can only serve the lord well before they retire!" Xun Yu said calmly.