"The imperial court is going to be restructured?"

"With the cessation of wars in the world, the military merit system is no longer suitable for the current Great Qin, in order to give the people a better chance to be knighted, the imperial court is ready to gradually change some old policies."

"For example, everyone can be a knight when they are old."

"You can also get realistic improvements in medical treatment, education, clothing, food, housing and transportation, and reduce the previous restrictions on certain titles."

“……”

The streets and alleys of Xianyang.

With the circulation of these thousand newspapers, it is finally lively again, and the news is hotly discussed at the moment in the hostels, hostels, and other places for people to stay.

Many of them are illiterate.

However, Xianyang, as the world's first million-level big city, as the capital of Daqin, there will be no shortage of literate people.

Known.

Especially the preface of the briefing.

It has attracted great enthusiasm and curiosity from the people of Xianyang, especially the imperial court automatically proposed to change the restrictions of the military merit system and reduce the difficulty of the people to obtain knighthoods, which is even more applauding.

This is also the voice of many people.

In a simple guest house in the city, the housekeeper with white sideburns is leaning on the wooden cabinet, listening to the travelers coming and going in the store, and discussing all kinds of news of the 'blowing news'.

"Does the court really want to create a separate civil law to adjust the severity of the current military merit system?" A scrawny man, sipping hot soup, his eyes full of hope and curiosity.

A richly dressed scholar chuckled and said, "It's all said that it's a blowing wind, what is a blowing wind?" Isn't it just asking for your opinions? ”

"If you are intentional, then the court will also change, if you are not willing, the court will naturally be fine."

"That must be intentional." A thin black young man muttered: "It's too difficult to get a title now, if you don't inherit my father's title and want to get a masterpiece, I don't know what to do." ”

"The court still thinks of us."

"Knowing that it is not easy to obtain a title now, I began to want to change the title system, as far as I heard, the newspaper said that the court is ready to relax the law."

"And automatically knighted."

"Everyone has a knight."

The conversation of several people also attracted the attention of others in the store, and everyone looked over.

Wei Wuzhi's white palm gently turned around the pottery bowl, and there was a touch of helplessness in his eyes, he had just come to Xianyang to introduce Chen Ping.

It's just that when I first came, I was asked to understand the news of the news of the briefing newspaper at the bottom, and the news of the restructuring was indeed involved in the newspaper.

But there is very little space.

Just a brief mention.

More space is actually on the abolition of the tenure system, but it seems to surprise many people, but it is actually expected.

The people of Xianyang are obviously only interested in the reform, and the hot chats and discussions in the city are all related to the restructuring and the reduction of legal restrictions.

There has been little discussion of the abolition of the bureaucracy.

Wei Wuzhi took a sip of hot soup, his appearance as a noble scholar attracted the attention of others, and he said lightly: "Since it is a wind, it does mean that the imperial court has moved this thought, but it will take a long time to really promote it." ”

"Changing the law is not a simple invitation to dinner, it takes a lot of time and energy, and the government departments also need to invest a lot of effort, and the world also needs a time to adapt."

"So it's not going to be fast."

"From the content of that briefing, the imperial court has indeed begun to make changes, but the priority is the officials."

"That is, the abolition of the secular system."

"The future officials of Great Qin, except for a few, will retire at the age of sixty to provide room for promotion for other young talents in the future."

"Guarantee the vitality of the imperial court."

"And the main content of the briefing is actually about this aspect, for example, some officials think that retired officials should be given certain privileges so that they can participate in politics."

"Some suggest that these officials can get half of the old annual rank every year, and some officials suggest that they be promoted to the rank of civil lord."

"That's the main thing about the briefing."

"Restructuring and changing the law are just a general idea, and it is unknown how to change it and how long it will take to change it."

Wei Wuzhi spoke eloquently.

Hear the words.

The people around him snorted softly, apparently not satisfied with this statement.

The housekeeper of the guest house opened his eyes, his cloudy eyes flashed with a touch of clarity, and he said coldly: "Dare to ask your feet, why are you so sure?" ”

Wei Wuzhi arched his hand and replied proudly: "Wei Guoshiren, during this time, I was invited to go to the Reform Mansion to participate in the restructuring of the world. ”

A word fell.

There was a burst of exclamations all around.

The eyes that looked at Wei Wuzhi were also a little more awe and fiery.

The skinny man before said: "According to this son's words, the reform of the imperial court does have this idea?" ”

Wei Wuzhi nodded affirmatively.

He muttered: "The legal system of Great Qin has always been criticized and harshly criticized by the world, and with the pacification of the war in the world, the opportunity to obtain a knighthood by relying on military merits is basically becoming less and less, and the people's demand for a knighthood is very high. ”

"The military merit system has reached the point where it has to be changed, but if it is changed, it will face great resistance, and it cannot be changed by a government decree."

"The change of laws and regulations means that the functions of many government offices will change, and many old laws and regulations will be abandoned, and it will take a long time to adapt, otherwise it will only cause chaos."

"So it's only slow, not fast."

"However, since the imperial court has noticed it, it will naturally slowly adjust, but the adoption is easy first and then difficult, first less and then more, and the laws and decrees involving thousands of people in the world will basically be put to the end, and what we are working on now is to solve the problem of officials."

"Otherwise, the officials will always occupy the position, and other officials will not have room for promotion, and there will be no extra positions, even if some of them have obtained knighthoods, I am afraid that they will only have an empty title."

"The imperial court wants to clear some obstacles, and it will follow up when all aspects are ripe, but you can continue to pay attention to the briefing."

"In the future, the latest progress of the imperial court reform will be announced in the form of newspapers first, and there will also be special officials to collect information."

"Therefore, if you have any good ideas and suggestions, you can say them as much as you like, but only the content of the briefing, if you talk about anything else, don't blame others for suing the official."

Wei Wuzhi reminded a few words.

Everyone around them also nodded hurriedly, and Sheren was even more enthusiastic about serving Wei Wuzhi some more hot soup, but Wei Wuzhi refused.

He threw his hands in all directions and strode away.

The abolition of the secular official system is still too far away from the people at the bottom after all, and many of them don't have the heart to do this, so naturally they can't hear any suggestions.

Out of the guest house.

Wei Wuzhi took a deep breath, his expression was slightly strange, he was originally the prince of Wei, but now he has become a Great Qin official.

It's really impermanent.

He glanced sideways slightly, glanced at the people in the guest house, still stared at himself, shook his head slightly, and went towards the residence of the Reformed Mansion.

People like Wei Wuzhi have come to Xianyang one after another during this time, and they have all had Wei Wuzhi's experience.

Go to the bottom layer to gather information.

The other is to pour some cold water on the people at the bottom, so that they don't just hear and see some rumors, and believe that they really think that the imperial court will soon promote the change of the law.

Though...... This is indeed the true thinking of many officials in the restructuring government.

But if you want to hurry, you can't reach it.

They also know what is important.

Prime Minister's Office.

Feng Quji's official office.

At this moment, there were already many officials standing in Feng Quji's office, all with anger in their eyes, and dozens of newspapers were placed on Feng Quji's big case.

Listening to the complaints of the officials below, Feng went to stroke his forehead, he naturally knew why these officials came to find him.

This newspaper!

The fact that the newspaper came out of thin air disrupted many people's minds, especially through the spread of the newspaper, and many things were distributed to the local government without their permission and made known to the people.

Now public opinion is boiling.

Especially about the abolition of the secular official system, they didn't know before, how the reformed government would be placed, and as a result, the people in the reformed government found another way and passed directly to the bottom without going through the prime minister's mansion.

This is something they must not accept.

It is the trampling of authority.

They are officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion, responsible for the affairs of the world, and the affairs of the entire Great Qin will pass through their hands, so they have also developed an arrogance.

But now.

The advent of newspapers shook their power.

It caused them a strong sense of unease and a strong fear of the loss of their power.

Looking at the excited officials below, Feng Qujian said: "Ministers, don't be impatient, you and I haven't understood the situation of this newspaper yet, don't make a decision easily, and Daqin has a clear order very early on, and will not listen to the opinions of the bottom, whether it is good or bad, the decree of the imperial court will not be changed accordingly." ”

"As for your concerns."

"I know it too."

"However, the affairs of the reform government are not allowed to interfere with the Prime Minister's Office, and now this newspaper, we can't interfere either, but I will inform Your Majesty of this matter, the newspaper is such an important weapon, it must not fall into the hands of the Reform Government, it must be controlled by the Prime Minister's Office, and they are not allowed to use this to guide public opinion."

Feng Qujian briefly soothed a few words.

There was a hint of worry and uneasiness between his eyebrows.

He was over sixty years old.

has reached the retirement age set by the restructuring government, so he bore the brunt of the restructuring, and naturally, he has become the object of many officials in the court secretly approaching, during this time, many ministers in the court have more or less expressed their closeness to him, and asked him about his attitude towards it.

He knew it.

These people want to take the lead in opposing the reform.

Prevent the decree from being issued.

He didn't want to do it in his heart, but he was in his position and sat in this position, it was difficult to do what he wanted, and he was gradually coerced by the times.

During this period of time, both openly and secretly, they deliberately suppressed the officials of the restructuring government.

thought that under their own secret pressure, Ji Heng and others would make some concessions, but they didn't, Ji Heng not only did not back down, but seemed to have aroused anger, and directly made a big killer weapon like 'newspaper', and once it was launched, it caught them off guard.

Especially now everyone in Xianyang City knows it.

A certain amount of authority in the Prime Minister's Office has been replaced by this newspaper.

This is a very dangerous sign.

It's just that although he is extremely dissatisfied in his heart, but under the coercion of the times, he can only stubbornly continue to fight, but after seeing Ji Heng's endless methods, his confidence has become less and less, and he feels more and more that the position of prime minister is getting farther and farther away from him.

Fortunately.

At the beginning of the matter.

He motioned to Feng Zheng and Feng Wuxuan.

Let them not get involved in this court dispute, and hide if they can, otherwise if the Feng family is all involved, it will be difficult to get out of this big storm, and he must reserve some vitality for the Feng family, but now, he is going to 'question'.

This is his majesty as prime minister.

Feng Qujian tidied up his clothes, straightened his head, and said in a deep voice: "Since you care so much, how can I stay out of it?" ”

"That's it."

"I'll go to the palace."

"Tell Your Majesty about this matter as it is."

"Let Your Majesty decide."

"I have no opinion on the restructuring, it's just that the newspaper has a lot to do with it, and it can't be run by these 'people from the Six Kingdoms', otherwise once they have bad intentions, the impact on Daqin will be too great."

"As the prime minister of Great Qin, I have an unshirkable responsibility."

After speaking.

Feng Qujian bowed his head to the officials around him.

Then he walked away.

Sima Xin and the others watched Feng Qujian leave, and the impatience and uneasiness in their eyes still existed.

The sense of crisis that the newspaper has created for them is too serious.

This gives the world the opportunity to directly convey the decree without going through the Prime Minister's Office, and over time, the functions of the Prime Minister's Office may be weakened to a certain extent, is this what they, the officials of the Prime Minister's Office, want to see?

In particular, the restructuring government is responsible for the restructuring.

and directly announced the content of the restructuring.

Isn't that forcing them to agree?

How could a dignified Qin official be so restricted?

If this goes on for a long time, does Daqin's decree need to be involved in the Prime Minister's Office? Or let the people of the restructuring government just decide for themselves? Skip the Prime Minister's Mansion altogether?

It's a struggle.

A life-and-death power struggle.

Sima Xin pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "This matter cannot be retreated, relying only on the prime minister alone, it is inevitable that it is a little thin, I will immediately submit a copy of the book, showing the disadvantages, it is bound to crack down on the arrogance of these people in the reform mansion, and take back some authority." ”

"Good."

"As it should be."

"There is no compromise on this matter."

"I'll go too."

“.”

Forthwith.

Sima Xin said: "Judging from the content of the briefing report, these people are lawless, and there is no existing order in Great Qin in their eyes, and it is not only my Prime Minister's Mansion that is affected, but also the Tingwei Mansion and the Imperial History Mansion. ”

"Such unhealthy habits must not be condoned!"

"Can't even be opened!"

Sima Xin's eyes were sharp.

He had intentions for this event.

As the restructuring progresses, the court will inevitably change, and once the position is vacated, someone will inevitably fill it, so it should behave at this time, not only to prove itself, but also to win the trust of others.

Take it one step further.

If the suppression of the people of the reform government is successful, it can be regarded as a successful suppression of the people of the six places, and this appeal is very great in the DPRK and China.

It will be very helpful for future careers.

He used to serve in Kanto and served as a prison guard in Liyang.

It's just that when Fusu Chu ascended the throne, there were changes to the official position of the imperial court, he was transferred back to the imperial court, and he had no chance to participate in the quelling rebellion, so he missed a lot of promotion opportunities.

And this court dispute, in Sima Xin's view, is an opportunity for himself.

If you can catch it, you may be able to soar up.

At least will be promoted.

Therefore, during this time, Sima Xin has been actively operating, contacting officials in various ways, and putting pressure on the officials of the reform government, just to make himself stand out in this struggle, and then in exchange for the opportunity to be promoted in the future.

The reform mansion, for him, is a stepping stone. (End of chapter)