It's just nightfall.

Inside the Kouhe Palace.

Yingcheng walked silently in the empty hall.

At the top of the couch, only the First Emperor sits.

The ministers on the left and right, the eunuchs on the surrounding side, disappeared.

At this time, the first emperor and Ding Ling, who walked, were the jade pendants of the crisp and loud Yingcheng.

"Minister, Yingcheng, meet Your Majesty." Yingcheng saluted dignified and majestic.

"Cheng Aiqing, get up!" The First Emperor replied calmly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yingcheng slowly got up.

The First Emperor pondered for a moment and said: "In the matter of legislation, the parallel practice of ritual and law is to maintain order and stability, the fifth class and the ninth class are to plan the people of the world, and the Ten Outlines of the Qin Law are the code of conduct. ”

"Super workshop, paper, small pipe controllable strings in the world."

"The thirteen divisions are subdivided and refined, and the official offices of the world perform their duties, this is your policy to strengthen the country?"

"Any policy taken out alone can be called a good policy, but such a national policy that spreads all over the world has no effect unless it has been done for ten years, and it is impossible to implement it together."

Yingcheng nodded and replied, "Yes, not only is it impossible to achieve, but it will definitely cause turmoil. ”

"However, the minister thinks that legislation is equivalent to the establishment of a state, and law is not just a legal norm that binds people."

"It is also a law that restricts power, a law that clearly decrees the functions and powers of officials and officials."

"Yes, the law can restrain the imperial power."

"Next, the law can bundle the weeds in the countryside."

"Legislation is to establish the rules for the operation of all things in this world."

Yingcheng paused and continued:

"If the new law is to be implemented in the world, it must be vigorously implemented and enforced."

"Paper is a sharp tool for implementation, and the thirteen divisions are a sharp tool for implementation."

"The implementation of the new law, up to Your Majesty, down to the people, everyone knows the law, and only then can it be effective."

"The implementation of the new law, regardless of officials and civilians, must be prosecuted for illegal acts, and it will be effective."

Seeing that the First Emperor was pondering, Yingcheng paused for a moment, and continued with a low gaze: "Imperial power should not be granted by heaven!" ”

The First Emperor's eyes froze slightly, as if he was going to see through Yingcheng's heart in an instant.

Yingcheng did not pause and continued:

"Heaven has given the imperial power to govern the world, so the imperial power is supreme, and the sky is ethereal and intangible, so the earth has created a calamity, and it is considered to be a punishment from heaven that provokes anger."

"Either it is due to the officials, or it is due to the lack of virtue of His Majesty, and the heavens have sent down punishment."

"Is that really the case?"

"The minister thinks otherwise, all the evils in the world are not in the heavens!"

"Earthquakes, floods, droughts, fires, freezing, epidemics, storms, locust plagues...... Although natural disasters cannot be determined, the suffering suffered by the people of the world is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster! ”

"The earth dragon turned over, collapsed thousands of houses, injured thousands of people, displaced people everywhere, corpses all over the field, Your Majesty thinks this is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster?"

The First Emperor said without thinking: "Natural disaster! ”

Yingcheng shook his head and said: "If Shaofu knows in advance that the earthquake will occur, the time of the occurrence will be the time of the earthquake, and the people will evacuate the houses and evacuate the people in the area where the earthquake is located, but it will only lose some houses." ”

"It is an unpredictable and sudden disaster, and the local officials can organize disaster relief in a timely and planned manner, collect the porridge and food given by the people, and encourage the people to rebuild their homes and give money and food."

"Where is the calamity?"

"The land of Shuzhong used to be flooded all over the place, and since the completion of Dujiangyan, the land of Shuzhong has become the granary of my Daqin."

"However, in the twenty-fifth year, there were 30,000 displaced people in the land of Shu County who fled to Xianyang, because the county guard of Shu County increased taxes and filled their private pockets, although they coped with the local taxes due from the imperial court, but it led to a continuous decline in taxes in the land of Shu for three years."

"Compared with the before and after, natural and man-made disasters are clearly distinguished!"

"There are countless things here, whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, we know by ourselves."

The First Emperor shook his head and said, "This has nothing to do with the Heavenly Grant of Imperial Power. ”

Yingcheng was dumbfounded and said: "It doesn't matter how it is, the earth dragon turns over, and His Majesty sacrifices and prays to the heavens; The river bursts, and His Majesty prays to heaven; The plague of locusts is everywhere, and His Majesty prays to heaven; When the epidemic broke out, His Majesty prayed to heaven. ”

"The people who are hungry and displaced think that this is a perverse act of His Majesty, which has angered the heavens, and the heavens have punished them for this."

"However, Your Majesty prayed to heaven once, and the people waited for the court to provide relief with peace of mind."

"The second time it happened, Your Majesty prayed again, although the people are still waiting, can they still be at ease as the first time?"

"If the third time, the fourth time...... Your Majesty prays to Heaven again and again, begging for punishment to be brought upon you, will the people continue to believe in Your Majesty? ”

"I am afraid that once Your Majesty prays, he will go against the will of the people of the world and become more and more distant."

"The imperial power is granted by heaven, which is conducive to ruling the foolish people, but it can also become an unstoppable force when natural disasters occur frequently."

"Your Majesty can't prevent natural disasters from happening, but the imperial power is destined for Your Majesty to attribute the disasters that happen in the world to yourself, if natural disasters occur frequently, Your Majesty's majesty will be wiped out between heaven and earth!"

In the Zhenghe Palace, there was no sound at all.

The First Emperor sat on the couch, his eyes flickering, the result of his brain spinning rapidly.

After a long time, the First Emperor said, "What does this have to do with the Fa?" ”

Ying Cheng replied without thinking: "It is the law of Great Qin that gives His Majesty the authority to decree the world. ”

"It is the law of Great Qin that gives the three princes the power to assist the subordinates."

"It is the law of Daqin that gives the Jiuqing divisions the authority to take charge of the subordinates."

"It is the law of Great Qin Fa that gives the county guard, the county lieutenant, the county cheng, the county lieutenant, the township lord, and the pavilion chief the authority to inherit the upper and lower powers."

"It is the law of Daqin that gives every living being the right to exist on the hot land of my Daqin."

"It was the law of Great Qin that gave those slaves the right to be driven."

"That is, it is the law of Great Qin that gives every life the rights that it deserves within the fifth class and the ninth stream."

The First Emperor shook his head and said, "The laws of Great Qin cannot override the supremacy of imperial power, and the law is determined by people, and the imperial power is determined by people, and the imperial power will no longer be supreme and not enough to rule the world!" ”

Yingcheng asked loudly: "The minister dares to ask Your Majesty, where does Your Majesty's supreme authority come from?" ”

"The monarch is the king, the minister is the minister, the blood is inherited, and the power of the royal family is passed down from generation to generation."

"However, if the king is weak, the ministers will bully, and if the king is strong, the ministers will be bullied, and it will be repeated over and over again, and it has never been broken, why is this?"

"Your Majesty can make decisions in my Great Qin Qiankun, because it has the support of millions of Great Qin soldiers, and it is supported by important ministers such as Li Simeng, Yi and Feng Quji."

"If the minister has the support of millions of Great Qin soldiers, can Your Majesty still sit here safely?"

"A: No!"

"Because it comes down to the rule of man, and the courtiers support your majesty, so your majesty can give orders to your courtiers, and if the courtiers do not support your majesty, your majesty cannot issue decrees."

"The reason for this is because the loyalty of people is attributed to His Majesty, although it is the rule of law, but it still cannot escape the result of human rule."

"The supremacy of imperial power comes from below, not from above."

The First Emperor still shook his head and said, "In this way, the Legalist will override the imperial power, and one will lose the other!" ”

Yingcheng said decisively: "The Legalist is the Legalist, and the Great Qin Law is the Great Qin Law, which cannot be mixed up. ”

"The Legalists led by Prime Minister Li can only be a group with similar ideas, not an interest group that can influence the national policy of Great Qin."

"And the law of Great Qin is not swayed by anyone, in order to conform to the law formulated by Great Qin for eternity and peace in the world."

"Because of this, the laws of Great Qin are above all else, and they are not mixed with any feelings."

"And below, whether it is Taoism, Legalism, Confucianism, Moism, soldiers, etc., what kind of status and authority the laws of Great Qin give them, what kind of status and authority they have."

"And this also includes, civil and military officials, and the people of the world."

"The law is the order of the world, and if you follow the order of the world and let the world operate stably, you will be able to maintain peace and stability for a long time, and if you violate the order of the world, the officials will be arbitrary and brutal, and the people will not be able to operate stably when they see different ideas, which will cause turmoil."

The First Emperor's eyes gradually became cold and said, "You are restricting the imperial power, do you think my authority is too big?" ”

Yingcheng nodded and said: "The minister was still a gentleman in the family half a month ago, and after half a month, he was already the same as the third duke, and his majesty is here to discuss national policy, does your majesty think this is reasonable?" ”

"Li Zhan is only thirty, and he has already paid homage to Jiuqing, does Your Majesty think this is reasonable?"

"Meng Tian, Meng Yi is only twenty-five years old, the official worships the third duke, does Your Majesty think this is reasonable?"

"The king is not more than twenty-six away, and he has already led an army alone, does Your Majesty think this is reasonable?"

"Thanks to the shadow of the ancestors, it is reasonable to have a smooth flow of natural official fortune, but the reason for this belongs to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty promotes officials according to their own preferences, and officials also promote their subordinates according to their own preferences, so in the Great Qin Dynasty, the Chu Group, the Legalist Group, the Clan, the Agricultural Group, the Xungui Group, and the Old Qin people compete in the court."

"From Your Majesty's point of view, check and balance the emperor's technique."

"But in the eyes of the minister, he is tired of infighting!"

"The road to rise is due to people, and the road to resignation is due to people, which is the civil strife of the entire official system."

"If the promotion and dismissal of officials are disorderly, the order in the world will be unstable, and the order will be unstable, and the chaos in the world will come from this."

As he spoke, Yingcheng paused and waited for the greeting of the First Emperor!

The First Emperor frowned and said, "You continue!" ”

Yingcheng immediately said: "Therefore, governing the world is like governing the army, and a complete and stable governance system is needed." ”

"This is the case with the centralized county system, the same is true of the three princes and nine secretaries, and the same is true for the fifth class and nine streams, all of which are born for a complete system."

"And in such a system, it can be better managed."

"The centralized county system is a national system!"

"Three Princes and Nine Secretaries, for the official system!"

"Five-class and ninth-rate, for the people!"

"The law of Great Qin is the legal system!"

"Imperial power is supreme, for the imperial system!"

"Under the national system, all the territory of the world belongs to the county and township pavilions, and there should be official offices in them, and everything should be there."

"Under the official system, officials are appointed to manage the people of the world's territory, and there is a system of rewards and punishments within it."

"Under the human system, the rights and obligations conferred on the individual shall be established by the ordinances which teach and restrain them."

"Under the legal system, the system of the world is supervised without disorder, and it is constantly supervised and constrained by etiquette and law."

"Under the imperial system, the imperial power is located at the supreme to manage the world, and the emperor within it should weigh the pros and cons and grasp the overall strategic direction."

"And only on the basis of this complete system, and then the implementation of national policies, can it be unimpeded."

The First Emperor stared at Yingcheng in a daze, as if a complete framework had been sketched in his mind.

The state system, the official system, the human system, the legal system, the imperial system.

It seems to be a separate system.

But in fact, they are compatible with each other and form a complete management structure.

Meantime.

In such a framework, the rights of all parties are much clearer.

It's as if through such a framework, what is presented is a world.

Yingcheng paused for a moment and continued:

"To govern the world, we should use the big to control the small, and the small to balance the big."

"With the big system of the small, from Your Majesty to the officials, and then to the people, there is a lack of officials to manage agriculture, then the agricultural department will be established, and the officials will be allocated in order according to the national system in the county and township pavilions."

"In the same way, there is a lack of officials in charge of commerce, mining, and education, which are arranged in turn."

"And then the imperial court issued a decree to control the small with the big and make the decree accessible."

"From the small to the big, from the people to the officials, and then to Your Majesty, whether a decree is appropriate or not, it is not the court's argument that it can be obtained, there are gaps in the customs of all parts of the world, and there are also gaps in the implementation of government decrees, how to determine the criterion.

It should not be determined from above, but from below.

Since the beginning of winter in the township, the weather has been frozen, the thaw is slightly late at the beginning of spring, and the spring ploughing is naturally slightly late, and the officials have ordered compulsory farming, and the rice seeds have frozen to death, and there are no grains in the cultivated fields, and the taxes cannot be paid during the autumn harvest.

Whether such a crime should be borne by the people, or by the officials who forcibly ordered it?

This is the fault of the officials, and such a problem generally occurs in a county, which is the fault of the county guard, and such a problem is common everywhere in the world, which is the fault of the imperial court, and as His Majesty, who issued the will, he also has an unshirkable fault. ”

The First Emperor nodded silently and murmured: "Use the big to control the small, and the small to balance the big!" ”

As if the dead end was opened in an instant, all systems need a link of communication up and down, and it is precisely this that provides a channel of communication up and down.

And actually.

Such channels have always existed, but now they have been summarized and said, and there is a clearer concept.

"It's too difficult, too difficult to realize such an idea of governing the country!"

The First Emperor couldn't help but shake his head.

The county system has existed since business, and each vassal state under the division has a county system, but the Qin State has completely implemented the county system.

After the unification of the world, the implementation of the county system within the scope of the world encountered extraordinary resistance.

Even now, there is a big gap between the distribution of the counties in the world that he is targeting.

It's something that is hard to accomplish in a short period of time.

If you add in other national policies that are as difficult as the county system, it will be even more difficult.

Yingcheng knew why the First Emperor said it was difficult, but if it was difficult and it was not implemented, it would be even more difficult for Daqin.

Crises and opportunities coexist.

In other eras, if you want to accomplish these things at once, it must be an impossible situation.

Pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud, the intricate relationship is the most difficult part of this system to implement.

But in this day and age.

Rather, it's the easiest time.

Because this is an era of change after the great chaos, this strange Great Qin is greeted everywhere, and everyone is excited to absorb the information after the great unification.

In such an era, the implementation of any system is feasible and encounters minimal resistance.

"Country, home!" Yingcheng said in a deep voice.

"What?" The First Emperor didn't hear it clearly, let alone understand the meaning of Yingcheng.

"In this ancient and civilized hot land, along the two major basins of the Yellow River and the Great River, there is a unique culture of China, which should be said to be civilization, Chinese civilization!"

"This civilization has risen with etiquette, from the Chao clan and the Suiren clan to the Yan and Huang emperors, to the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, stretching over the two major river basins, so that there is now the Great Qin that dominates the world."

"And this has formed a dazzling and unique civilization."

Yingcheng said in a deep voice: "Now, Daqin has become the first unified country and family since the ages!" ”

"Your Majesty, it is not the emperor granted by God, but the patriarch of my Chinese civilization, the patriarch!"

"Five or six people can be called a family, a hundred or ten people can be called a clan, 100,000 families, 100,000 tribes, millions of families, millions of tribes, all of which constitute Daqin, a country composed of one family after another!"

"And Your Majesty is the head of this family, and the patriarch of this wealthy family!"

"It is shared and supported by the families of the world, and it is supported by the families of the world."

"If the children in the family are disobedient, Your Majesty will have to control them, and if the children in the family go to the crooked door, Your Majesty will correct them, and if the children in the family deviate from the norm, Your Majesty will correct their mistakes."

"Huaxia House, in order for the family to live a peaceful life, His Majesty formed an army to teach those disobedient children, established a management system, and restrained those disobedient children.

There was an enemy who came to fight the child, and His Majesty asked the soldiers to clean up the enemy, and the family was too small, so His Majesty asked the soldiers to open up new territories. ”

"We have our own language, our own culture, our own system."

"In order to protect this family, one small family after another volunteered to contribute and contribute, because they couldn't see their families being bullied."

Suddenly, the First Emperor got up abruptly, staring at Yingcheng in horror, and a fine light appeared, and he couldn't help but exclaim:

"Country, home,"

"The patriarch of the Huaxia family, the patriarch of the Huaxia clan!"

"I always feel that whether it is the national system or the legal system, there is always something missing."

"It's critical, it's critical."

"There is nothing wrong with what you said, it is a complete administrative system, but I just feel that there is a lack of God, but I can't think of it, and I can't make up for it."

"The power of the monarch is not what I want, but this law has a long history and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even if I understand that the flow of immortals in this world is ethereal, but I must do it."

"I need a reason to rule the world, and the people of the world need a courtesy to honor me."

"And this is the flaw of the system you said before, there needs to be the same, the idea of being virtual and unreal, and formless and traceless, to make people's spirits have some sustenance."

"It needs to run through every corner of this system in order to be a whole."

The First Emperor paced in place and said to himself: "And now, there is, even to say, more relevant to reality than the Heavenly Grant of the Monarchy, but it stands high at an unattainable height. ”

"And this is exactly the system you mentioned, which is completely in line with it."

"If the spirit of a person has sustenance, he can think with peace of mind!"

Yingcheng also gradually showed a smile.

To be precise, he succeeded.

Although the 5,000-year-old China has long formed a national state, the specific concept of the Chinese nation was put forward by Liang Qichao in later generations.

And it is this concept that gives the soul of the Chinese national spirit.

As a result, everyone in this hot land of the Chinese nation has an innate sense of pride.

It's not something that can be presented, it's something that's in everyone's blood.

And it is such an intangible and substantial thing that embodies the soul of the Chinese nation and endows the Chinese nation with an indomitable spirit, and no matter how difficult the days are, they can survive it.

He pondered how to use it as the core of a system.

And this.

That's the core.

Chinese nation!

On top of such a core, including layers of institutional systems, it is stable.

That's all there is to it.

Only the Dharma he has established has roots!

In the face of the new situation, what needs to be left behind and what needs to be discarded needs to be seriously considered.

Gradually, the hall fell silent again.

The First Emperor slowly reined in his emotions and sat down peacefully again.

By now, he has recognized Yingcheng's system.

It's just that.

In this system, very important elements are missing.

Without this part, it's not a solid system.

Military!

Yes, the military, all systems are not enough to stand proudly in the world without the support of a strong military system.

Yingcheng said in a deep voice: "The military and the government are separated, and they must be separated!" ”

has reached this point, Yingcheng naturally wants to say this core military theory.

It's not something that can be done now, but it has to be done.

"Is there a separation between military and political affairs?" The First Emperor's eyes flickered, he had never given birth to such a thought, but he wanted to do it at this time, and the situation in the world did not allow it.

Yingcheng shook his head and said: "No, military and political affairs must be separated, but more importantly, military orders, military, and military and political affairs must be separated!" ”

"Order, a military order issued by His Majesty."

"Matter, the daily training of my Qin army soldiers, stationed."

"Zheng, the promotion reward of my Qin army soldiers."

"The incumbent commander-in-chief does not have the right to decide on the promotion and dismissal of soldiers, and the merit department counts the promotions."

"If the army is outside and the army is stationed in one place for a long time, it is inevitable that the commander of the army will become independent and bigger."

"The life and death of the soldiers are completely in the hands of the commanders, and the soldiers need to be attached to the commanders."

"Only by separating the merits of the soldiers from the generals who command the army can we avoid the possibility of making a big deal outside."

"In this way, let the commander of the army be more pure!"

Yingcheng paused, giving the First Emperor time to think, and then continued: "And the basis for achieving this premise is the complete separation of military and political affairs. ”

"I, a great Qin soldier, will no longer meddle in any local government affairs."

"Similarly, local political affairs must not interfere in the military affairs of our Great Qin soldiers in any way."

"And I, Daqin, not only can't reduce my troops, not only can't I use shoddy ones, but on the contrary, I have to exchange good for good times, and always have at least one million soldiers who can fight anytime and anywhere."

"For example, the Southern Expedition army of the old general Tu Sui, the 500,000 army and 400,000 prisoners should be replaced by 500,000 well-trained warriors who can fight for ten days!"

"Similarly, my Great Qin's national strength must be at least thirty percent of the financial resources invested in the military every year."

"In this way, I Daqin can have the confidence to dare to face any strong enemy in the world."