Chapter 105: Feng Quji's Last Advice
"But it doesn't hurt to talk about it, it can get out of your mouth and into your ears."
Feng Quji's face was solemn, and he slowly spoke: "If you want to keep one person from having too much power in his hands, then you have to divide power. The reason why the emperor established the system of three princes and nine kings was because of this consideration. ”
"But since the establishment of the Third Duke, there are only three people in the four positions, and no one has ever held the Tai Lieutenant. The Taiwei held military power, and it was natural for the emperor to be afraid. But Your Majesty should know that the Taiwei is not only in charge of the movement of the Qin army, but also in charge of many things such as grain and grass, ordnance, omen, soldiers, and military merits. Great Qin has an army of nearly one million, and the things involved are unknown. ”
"When the emperor was alive, all these things were handled by the emperor alone, and most of the reports to be dealt with every day were counted in stones. Since His Majesty's accession to the throne, these matters have been handed over to the prime minister, and it is conceivable how much more power the prime minister has in his hands! ”
My face turned red, and Feng Qujian was telling the truth.
Since I ascended the throne, except for the reports of the prime minister, the captain of the guards, the imperial historian, and the county guards, everything else has been handed over to Li Si and Feng Quji.
There are so many newspapers, even if I divide a lot of them now, I still have to take care of the production of new utensils in the Zuofu, the development of the land south of the Yangtze River, the firing of porcelain, the smelting of iron and salt, and so on......
If according to Yingzheng's workload, 996 every day is light, and I am afraid that I can't finish it if I don't sleep every day.
"What does the Marquis of Juyi mean, or do you want to set up the post of Tai Lieutenant as soon as possible?"
Feng Qujian nodded slightly.
"It's not just the Taiwei, the reason why the old minister asks His Majesty to remove Feng Zao from the post of Prime Minister on the left is because he, the Prime Minister of the Left, is unable to check and balance the Prime Minister of the Right at all."
"At the beginning, although the old minister was in the position of the right prime minister, but to say something rebellious, as long as the old minister is there, Li Si will not dare to act too arrogantly, and the other ministers of the court and the central government will also be restrained."
"Except for Your Majesty, there are not many people in Great Qin who can make the courtiers be cautious. Lao Chen counts one, and Zongzheng counts one. But the two of us, like other people who can make the ministers jealous, are too old to look good. As for Yu He, Meng Yi, and Feng Zheng, although they are in high positions, their foundation is still shallow, and they have no prestige in the court, so they can't suppress those people. ”
I was lost in thought.
If Feng Quji's words were said in the position of the right prime minister or when he was in good health, he could be killed ten times or eight times for the crime of treason.
It is true that as he said, a man is about to die, and his words are good.
When I first ascended the throne, I was very wary of Li Si, after all, the things he did in history had to make me jealous of him.
But as the world gradually stabilized, he became a capable minister again, and he didn't see that he would be a usurper at all. Coupled with his abilities, I gradually let my guard down. However, there is really only one step between a capable minister and a powerful minister.
"I understand, Xie Yiyi Hou Zhijiao, I will consider this matter carefully." I sincerely thank Feng Quji. Even though he didn't have a few days to live, it would take a lot of courage to say it to me.
On the way back, I was in a heavy mood, and Feng Quji's words really woke me up.
But there is nothing I can do now, and the people I have promoted still need time to grow. With Li Si's character, as long as Daqin is stable, he will not do anything dizzy.
I let out a long breath.
"Meng He, let's get off at the gate of the city and walk to Wanlixiang."
I haven't been to Yinglan for a long time, and I heard Meng He say that every month except for the day when the wine was delivered, Wanli Xiang was empty. No matter how much wine was sent, there was no one in the day, causing the three people in the winery to sit with wide eyes and small eyes for the rest of the time.
Twenty paces away from the city gate, Meng He and I got out of the car and took two people to the city gate.
It just so happened that Li Jie inspected here and saw me coming from outside the city, he was surprised at first, and hurriedly wanted to salute.
I quickly shook my head, my eyes signaling him not to reveal my identity.
Li Jie understood, stood aside and looked nervously at the people entering the city, and prayed silently in his heart: "Don't open your eyes, I don't want to go to Shangjun to be a companion......
However, God loves to play tricks on people the most, and it is still the same sentence, what is afraid of what!
There were a dozen people in line in front of me, and five or six behind me. At the end of the team was a sturdy man who had just arrived, tall and strong, dignified in appearance, eight feet tall, with bright eyes, and a tattered robe attached to his body could not hide his heroism. There was nothing else on his body but a bundle of fine wood in his arms.
The problem is, though, that the wood was clearly freshly chopped! Whoever goes into the city to sell firewood will sell wet firewood? And it's just such a small bundle, I'm afraid I can't even earn back the food back and forth.
Li Jie saw this strange man at a glance and was shocked: "Damn, isn't this a typical traitor?!" Just this look, just this dress, if you are not an official, you must be a traitor! ’
hurriedly gestured to Li Qingshi, the official guarding the city next to him. Li Qingshi instantly understood, and slowly came in the direction of the man with a few people pretending to inspect the goods.
When he passed by me, seeing that I was empty-handed, and smiled at him, Li Qingshi ignored it and walked straight over, and when he saw Meng He behind him, he was immediately startled. Meng He was behind me just now, he didn't see it, and Li Jie didn't tell him who I was.
Although he is not qualified to see me, he knows Meng He, and he can go to feed the pigs without guessing my identity.
Seeing Meng He's eyes signaling him not to make a noise, Li Qingshi was numb.
'What's going on?' Has Lord Wei seen Your Majesty? Did Lord Meng He see that man? That man can't be with His Majesty, right? I really want to turn my head and ask Lord Guard! You're glaring at me one by one, what if I get the fuck wrong? His Majesty smiled at me just now and gave him a blank look, and last time he let the white throw out of the city, I fucking ......
Li Qingshi had no choice but to go forward, his heart was crossed, regardless of whether he was a good person or not, let's talk about it first, in case it was really an assassin......
Walking up to the man, the man glanced at him and didn't speak with a cold face.
Li Qingshi's eyes narrowed, and the people next to him immediately rose up and pressed the man to the ground, but the man didn't expect them to come at him, and he fell off guard and gnawed on the mud.
"Woo...... Do...... Woo......"
The people around me were taken aback, and I turned to look at it in shock. Meng He and the three of them suddenly pulled out the long sword hidden in their arms and surrounded me in the center.
Li Jie immediately ran over and shouted loudly: "Be careful, adults! ”
I saw the man being pressed to the ground, waved his hand, and stepped forward.
"What's going on?"
Li Jie hurriedly bowed down and said, "Lord Qiqi, this person looks like an assassin!" ”
Li Qingshi was stunned, sir? Not Your Majesty?!