However, they were still a step late, and Dongping and the man stood at the door in shock, unable to move for a long time.

Li Qingqing wiped away her tears, got out of the way, and let them in.

Only then did the man and Dongping turn over and dismount and walk in.

The coffin has not yet been covered, and the empress's face can still be clearly seen.

Li Qingqing ordered someone to refreshe the empress and put on the former phoenix robe.

The empress still looks the same as usual, majestic and luxurious, but she has been tortured by poison for a long time, the whole person is thin, her forehead is high and bulging, and the muscles on her face are sunken, no matter how beautiful her makeup is, she can't hide this haggardness.

The man stood next to the coffin and didn't look inside the coffin anymore, just stood quietly, no one knew what he was thinking in his heart at the moment.

Li Qingqing thought, they may have a lot to say, maybe these words don't need to be spoken, the Mother Emperor in Heaven can know, maybe they need a chance to be alone.

So Li Qingqing retreated first, and the court officials also retreated.

Dongping glanced at the mother emperor a few times, and after sending his condolences, he also retreated.

The hall was empty, only a coffin, a person, and the candles were swaying all around, but it was extremely cold.

Li Qingqing returned to the mansion, Dongping also followed, and several people gathered together to drink sullenly, talking about the future situation of the court.

Li Qingqing listened to it without a ride, but most of the time he was out of the way.

Gongsun Fu saw that she had no intention of listening to politics at all, so he simply asked everyone to shut up, no need to say more.

The night passed quietly, no one spoke, not even the sound of breathing.

……

After a quiet night, it's time to hold a state funeral and take care of government affairs.

This Li Qingqing is sending the first emperor to you, and the people in the palace have already hurriedly cleaned the palace to welcome the new emperor to move into the palace.

In the main hall, the people of Taichangin were busy holding a state funeral.

Li Qingqing was in a trance like this, in a daze, listening to Bo Taichang's orders, he said kneel, she knelt, he said worship, she worshipped, she was unconscious, and the whole person was like a puppet.

It was already afternoon when all the red tape was over, and everyone was hungry, so they had their first bite of the day.

But the national funeral should be taboo, so everything is eaten very lightly, but for Li Qingqing, big fish and big meat don't have that taste.

After dinner, in the evening, the important ministers entered the Xuan Room to begin today's court meeting.

Some ministers proposed, "The new emperor should succeed to the throne with a new policy." Weichen thinks that the changes in official positions left over from the period of the first emperor should be revised. ”

"Pang Aiqing is talking about it!" Li Qingqing actually knew this matter in her heart, and there were many things to be modified, but since someone brought it up, she was very curious about what the new minister thought.

The minister said truthfully, "During the period of the first emperor, the great equality of men and women was not equal in the eyes of Weichen, and there were many inconveniences.

For example, if a female official is pregnant and gives birth, she needs to resign and wait at home to give birth.

Up and down in my Great Qi Country, so far, there are still more female officials than male officials. Moreover, half of the female officials are still young, and it is inevitable that they will become pregnant and have children in the future. Such half of the female officials are pregnant and give birth to children one after another, so many official positions need to be handed over.

In this way, in fact, the entire chain of government affairs docking is broken.

Because each link has to be handed over, and the handover requires a time buffer, and the new officials are not familiar with the official tasks, in this way, the implementation of various policies and the issuance of government orders are not only prone to mistakes but also delayed in time.

If there is another natural and man-made disaster in various places at this time, the consequences will be unimaginable.

And that's just the female officer's pregnancy. Nowadays, there are also some young male officials in the imperial court, and if the wife of the male official is pregnant and gives birth to a child, the male official also has to take a break, which leads to more problems in the connection of official positions.

Therefore, Weichen thought that it should be modified. At least male officers cannot be the same as female officers, and female officers are not the same as male officers.

We should try our best to discover the advantages of male and female officials and make up for the shortcomings of the policy. ”

After the minister finished speaking, the other ministers nodded in agreement.

Li Qingqing sneered, she knew that this matter was imminent in her eyes, but how to solve it and where the solution would come from.

She also thought that the minister could say something different, but she didn't expect that it was just talking about the big truth, but she couldn't come up with specific policies.

On the contrary, it was Cui Tianfang, the imperial historian, who came up with a policy, "Weichen thinks that the first emperor made this decree was also based on our Daqi's official election system. Although there are some shortcomings, it is also an excellent policy.

If it is abolished now, then it will have to use a big knife, at least in the election policy.

Weichen thought that this time it was better to learn the imperial examination system of the Kite Kingdom. We also implement the policy of triennial imperial examinations.

In addition, ministers who have already entered the court will have a separate examination in addition to the performance test, so as to evaluate the merits of each minister fairly and impartially. ”

After Cui Tianfang finished speaking, the ministers below had already muttered in their hearts.

Speaking of which, it is quite desirable to implement the imperial examination system and abolish the system of male and female officials giving birth to children and resigning from office. It's just that the later class exams made every minister sweat coldly.

I have racked my brains to deal with the performance appraisal every year, and now I have to learn another lesson, how to live that day, it is better to return to the countryside and pull it down.

One of the ministers boldly said, "The imperial court takes the exam every year, and the ministers tremble every year, although there is no fault, but they are always worried that their political achievements are lower than that of other ministers and they will be demoted and reprimanded."

In addition to dealing with daily government affairs, the ministers also have to worry about this matter from time to time, and they are exhausted, if they come to another lesson, then Weichen can only rack his brains every year to deal with the class exam, and he has no heart to deal with government affairs. ”

The other ministers nodded.

Some of those who have worked as foreign officials in the localities have a deeper experience: "Local officials, when they take office in states and counties where there are many bandits and natural and man-made disasters, can make enough achievements in government." But if you go to a Taiping county, it's good if you haven't been there, so why don't you work. Such ministers have no chance of promotion.

His Majesty has always paid attention to fairness, and Weichen thought that His Majesty should think twice. ”

The other ministers fell to their knees, "Please think twice, Your Majesty." ”

Cui Tianfang subconsciously looked back at the group of people, did not speak, and when he raised his head, Li Qingqing's eyes fell, "What does Cui Yushi think?" ”

Cui Tianfang couldn't see Li Qingqing's expression, whether he was happy or angry, and he didn't resist to the end, he just made a compromise, "The minister's idea is acceptable, but it lacks a specific plan, and it still needs to be considered." ”

Li Qingqing nodded, and the hall dispersed.

Li Qingqing, who was dispersed, did not retreat first, but waited until the ministers were all gone before pondering this matter carefully.

Policies must be changed, but how to reform the decree requires on-the-spot investigations, listening to the opinions of more ministers, and trying to satisfy the majority of people.

Otherwise, the policy will lead to disharmony between the monarch and the minister, and the implementation of other policies will become troublesome.