This book was written by Qin Shi Huang based on the court reform system of the three provinces and six ministries that Chen Xu described last time.

The system of three provinces and six ministries is completely different from the current system of three public and nine secretaries, and has a very clear distribution of functions and powers, especially the setting of the three provinces, which will reduce the waste of precious time for many trivial matters.

At present, the court discussion system of Daqin is very loose, and almost all matters such as military and civil affairs and the palace can be raised and resolved in the court, that is to say, whether it is the three princes and nine secretaries, or some of the officials below, they will not arbitrarily judge and solve the problems themselves, their task is to manage the counties below, pass on the court orders, and then collect the following submitted chapters, urgent and important matters are raised above the court, If it is not urgent or important, it will be sorted out and sent to the palace for the emperor to take a slow look, and the emperor will let all the officials discuss it together in the court if he encounters something that cannot be arbitrary, and finally choose a solution that he thinks is the best.

Therefore, the court will not be divided into big and small things, court affairs and wild affairs, as long as it is reported below, almost everything will be transmitted to the emperor's ears, in addition to the court meeting time, there are a large number of chapters from the various offices to the Zhangtai Palace for the emperor to review, and this is why Qin Shi Huang died of diligence every day.

In the past, there were only a few counties in the Qin State, and there were only a few more things every day, at most more than ten, even if they were playing, they could be dealt with, but now after the Great Qin unified the six countries, there were more than 800 counties in 36 counties across the country, and there were at least 100 pieces of music reported into Xianyang every day. Therefore, the number of words in the content of the recital has also increased countless times, a few sheets of hemp pulp paper can write hundreds of words, and a recital takes several times the time to read it than before, but as a diligent emperor, Qin Shi Huang had to read it hard and then make the highest instructions.

And among these recitals, many of them are as trivial as today's things in the court, there are local officials fighting with each other, there are villagers fighting for water, there are mountain bandits robbing, there are big insects in a certain place to bite people and ploughing cattle, etc., etc., anyway, the officials below think that they are more important and cannot be solved will be reported to Xianyang, as for what the emperor should do after the report is reported, it is the emperor's business, and after the approval of the recital, it has been a month or even half a year, and many things will not be over.

But these small things that did not need the emperor's approval took up a lot of Qin Shi Huang's time, making him feel headaches and helplessness, but he couldn't think of a good way to solve this problem, because the tradition inherited from the Shang and Zhou dynasties was: these should be handled by the princes and the king, and the ministers were all assistants to the king, and they could only carry out the king's orders.

For example, Li Si, the left minister, is responsible for commanding Jiuqing and hundreds of civil and military officials, but he has no arbitrary right to decide on the chapters submitted by the various government offices, so in the end he can only hand it over to the emperor for decision, and can only be issued and implemented after getting the emperor's instructions, but not all the government offices will report to the emperor in every detail, and some of the chapters that are too ridiculous or feel unimportant will naturally be suppressed, otherwise the emperor will not be able to sleep every day, just like Chen Xu's improved copper saw, the iron official of the Inner History Mansion feels that such a is not worth reporting, Therefore, he threw the copper saw in the utility room, which led to being turned out and reported, and then ended up with a degraded official.

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

However, the method of this prince's handling of the government of a small country can no longer adapt to the national conditions of the Great Qin, which now rules the whole of China, and the pressure on the emperor has increased countless times, but the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty still did not play much role as a telecom.

The three-province and six-ministry system proposed by Chen Xu just solves this problem.

Shangshu Province leads the six departments to manage the counties and counties of the country, and the following various chapters are also passed to the six departments, and the officials of the six departments are screened according to the priority of the matter, and the things that belong to the six departments are written by the officials of the six departments and then handed over to the prime minister to read, and the prime minister of Shangshu Province approves them, and finds that the unqualified ones are returned to the six departments for disposal again, and the qualified ones are signed and submitted to the Zhongshu Province, and the Zhongshu Province also screens according to the priority of the chapters, and the emperor will approve those that can be executed, and the ones that cannot be returned to the Shangshu Province will continue to modify the disposal method. After the emperor approves it, it is issued by the Zhongshu Province and sent to the Shangshu Province to be assigned to the ministries to follow the implementation, although this process has become much more complicated, but it can be disposed of by officials who should be discussed in the court first, so that most of the things that need to be solved in the court are saved, and the emperor only needs to confirm the agreement or disagree, and does not need to use his own brains to think about how to solve it.

In fact, this is a very simple problem in the management of the company in the future, that is, to deal with all the things to be dealt with as much as possible at the grassroots level to put forward solutions, and the boss only needs to review it, the boss grasps the overall situation and direction, and the following managers and clerks are the specific problem solving personnel, so that you can maximize the ability and enthusiasm of the officials of the department, because every method you propose the emperor can basically see in the end, and the emperor will naturally pay attention to it. If you often make the emperor feel that your method is good, maybe you will be entrusted with important tasks, which is what later generations called the embodiment of ability, because many officials are actually mixing time whether they are in the court or in the government, and most of them are doing the work of mailmen.

Adopt the system of three provinces and six ministries, Zhongshu Province, Shangshu Province and Supervision Province restrain each other, co-ordinate under the imperial power, the responsibilities and powers of the three provinces and six ministries are clear, and it will not be as chaotic as the three princes and nine ministers today, although the left and right prime ministers are now separated, but the powers of the two prime ministers are not clear, and the remaining nine ministers are even more unclear, and for example, Fengchang and Zongzheng, Dianke, these nine secretaries have a high status but their role is decreasing, and they have no effect on the handling of the government, but they stand on the court every day to report all kinds of strange movements, But Qin Shi Huang still had to take time to deal with it, after all, he was a high-powered Jiuqing.

For example, today, Zhong Liguang, one of the nine kings above the court, was the first to jump out and cry that the shameless thief had stolen the hooves and ears of more than 20 sheep and seven or eight big fat pigs from his family, and for this matter, the court was noisy and shouting for half an hour.

If you don't know the system of three provinces and six ministries, forget it, and Qin Shi Huang not only knows it now, but also thinks about it repeatedly in his heart for a long time, and also organizes it into a book.

Today's incident is a fuse, which makes Qin Shi Huang determined to change the current pattern of the court and completely solve the situation of the court that makes him feel like a fire every time.

Half an hour passed in a flash, and Qin Shi Huang had already carefully read the reform method he had written, and at this time, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and at the same time, there was a report from the palace people: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Qinghe has arrived!" ”

"Please!" Qin Shi Huang stood up after putting the book away, and saw Chen Xu stepping into the door with a calm face, and then bowed without humility or arrogance: "The minister has seen Your Majesty!" ”

"Qinghe Hou is exempt!" Qin Shi Huang took a few steps forward and took Chen Xu's hand, sat on the hot kang, and personally poured Chen Xu a cup of hot purple cloud fairy tea, and then ordered everyone outside the door to leave the range of ten zhang, and then sat down.

Chen Xu felt that Qin Shi Huang must have held back some big move in his heart and was ready to release, otherwise he would not have been so serious, so he also bowed his hand with a little apprehension in his heart and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know what is the matter with summoning the ministers?" ”

"Qinghe Hou, please look!" Qin Shi Huang's face was calm, and he gently pushed the book in front of him in front of Chen Xu.

Chen Xu opened it curiously, quickly understood, and then slowly flipped back, and after spending a few minutes roughly reading the content, he said, "Is Your Majesty preparing to restructure the court?" ”

"Yes!" Qin Shi Huang nodded solemnly.

"The minister thinks that in fact, Your Majesty does not need to be in a hurry, after the transformation of the three provinces and six ministries, the three dukes and nine secretaries and the civil and military officials who have been accustomed to the current various court discussion methods will inevitably be in a mess, and the officials of the various governments are not suitable for this kind of reform, I am afraid it will cause a lot of chaos!" Chen Xu hesitated for a moment and said.

"There is such a good policy for governing the country, why don't I use it, the so-called long pain is better than short pain, I want to change it, no one dares to say a word, and those who dare to cause chaos will never be spared!" Qin Shi Huang did not speak in a heavy tone, but he exuded a strong domineering spirit.

Chen Xu was silent, sure enough, he was the first emperor of the ages, and with this domineering, it is estimated that few emperors in the future generations can catch up, so he nodded and said: "Since Your Majesty is determined to reform, the minister naturally fully supports it, but the minister still suggests that he will wait for the spring to sweep Henan and then carry out the reform!" ”

"No, I have made up my mind to take advantage of this cold winter season to complete this matter as soon as possible, today in the court, Zhong Liguang made trouble for half an hour for the sheep's feet and pig ears stolen by thieves in the mansion, I really can't bear it." After Qin Shi Huang finished speaking, he looked at Chen Xu a little strangely, "Did the Marquis of Qinghe hear that there has recently been a quirky thief in Xianyang City, who specializes in stealing chicken feet and sheep's hooves, and there are already several ministers in the court alone, otherwise today's court will not be like this." ”

"Ah~uh~ this...... Chen has been researching and making a few novel gadgets at the Academy of Sciences recently, and he has never heard of it when he goes out early and returns late......" Chen Xu's scalp exploded when he heard it, and he quickly shook his head like a rattle.

Stealing is something that must be killed and cannot be admitted.

And it's still stealing such a low-level interesting thing, and it's embarrassing to say it.

Qin Shi Huang was slightly embarrassed, if these chicken feet, sheep hooves and pig ears were not stolen by someone from Chen Xu's mansion, then it must have been stolen by someone in the imperial dining room of the palace, so this matter could not be investigated.

The emperor couldn't afford to lose this face.

However, soon Qin Shi Huang caught Chen Xu's words just now, and said with a hint of surprise in his eyes: "What novelty is the Marquis of Qinghe developing now?" ”

Chen Xu hurriedly bowed his hand and said with a smile: "Your Majesty forgives me, this matter is still being planned and studied, and after the development is successful, I will naturally inform Your Majesty as soon as possible!" ”

"It's good!" Although Qin Shi Huang had a little regret, he did not force it, but shifted the topic back to the reform of the court again.

Next, Qin Shi Huang carefully asked Chen Xu more details about the book, such as the distribution of powers in the three provinces, the responsibilities of the six ministries, and the setting of the subordinate offices of the six ministries, etc., which he had already thought about countless times in his heart, and they were also written in great detail in the book, and today he called Chen Xu to enter the palace, just to listen to Chen Xu's one piece and suggestions, and at the same time improve and supplement the restructuring strategy he wrote, after all, the system of six ministries in the three provinces was thought out by Chen Xu.

And this kind of reform, which is almost nerve-wracking, will inevitably cause damage to the interests of many people, and some people will inevitably be dissatisfied at that time.

But regardless of whether the civil and military officials are full or dissatisfied, Qin Shi Huang has already made up his mind this time.

The two of them discussed in Zichen Hall for a full hour, and after feeling that the discussion was basically complete, Chen Xu left and returned home.

Soon, the left minister Li Si, the right minister Feng Quji, and the imperial historian Meng Yi received the order of the palace people almost at the same time to enter the palace to discuss important state affairs.

It's a big move.

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

And it was Qinghe Hou who had just walked on the front foot.

In other words, this matter must be related to the Marquis of Qinghe.

Judging by the few words coming from the palace, the matter of this discussion is very secret and very important, because no one around the Zichen Hall is allowed to approach ten zhang, coupled with the thick stone wall and the closed palace door, there is almost no word about the discussion in the palace.

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 solemn, and their mood fluctuations were also very large, and after returning home, they all entered the study and began to write the chapters.

This situation was the case for three days in a row, and the three Shangqing entered the Zichen Hall together after the early dispersal of the dynasty, and discussed that after an hour, they each returned to their homes to continue to write the chapter, this move suddenly made the civil and military officials full of confusion and frightened at the same time, and did not know what the national policy that His Majesty was going to implement, so many people went to the palace of the three Shangqing to visit in private, hoping to get a precise answer, but the three Shangqing were tight-lipped and did not want to say a word.

Three days later, some Jiuqing positions were also announced to the palace, but these people were all silent after they came out.

At this time, the officials of the entire Xianyang began to feel uneasy.