Seeing that Lin Zhihuang had made up his mind, Wen Nannan said after a moment of silence: "In that case, my lord, please be sure to take Madam Yu with you."

As early as a month ago, Yu Qingruo had returned to Kuzhou City from Haiyuan County in Kuzhou to return his orders to Lin Zhihuang.

Also returning at the same time was General Zuo Ang.

This time, Yu Qingruo and Zuo Ang searched various salt fields in Kuzhou. Although they did not find Yu Hanqing, the head of the Yu family, they accidentally destroyed a private salt field of Qingping Road in Kuzhou and captured a Qingping Road man.

Offering wine.

Although in the end the Taoist disciples in Qingping Dao blew up the dungeon where the alien poison was secretly made, it was still considered a great achievement.

Lin Zhihuang did not hesitate to reward the two people who returned.

Regarding the appointment, Lin Zhihuang planned to wait until the recruitment was completed and readjust the bureaucracy under his rule before conferring the title together.

Today, Daji's bureaucracy adopts the system of three officials and nine ministers.

The bureaucracy system of the area under Emperor Lin Zhi's current rule can be regarded as an independent and reduced court, following the system of three ministers and nine ministers.

However, the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers system had too many shortcomings. Now that Emperor Lin Zhi had ascended the throne of Kuzhou and had regional autonomy, he was no longer prepared to continue using this system and began to plan step by step to reform the system under his rule.

What system does Lin Zhihuang want to change?

I want to change the current system of three ministers and nine ministers to a system of three provinces and six ministries.

The Three Gongs and Nine Ministers system is a comprehensive central administrative agency in which administration, military, and supervision are integrated, mixing the emperor's domestic affairs with state affairs.

The Three Provinces and Six Ministries system is different. It is a central administrative agency that integrates decision-making, deliberation, and administration. The division of labor and powers between various departments will be clearer than the Three Officials and Nine Ministers system, and they can restrict each other.

Going into more detail, here are the reasons why the Three Provinces and Six Ministries system is superior to the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers system:

The three ministers and nine ministers are appointed and dismissed by the emperor, while the promotion, appointment and dismissal of officials in the three provinces and six ministries are controlled by the Ministry of Personnel.

The Three Dukes and Nine Ministers can be hereditary, but the Three Provinces and Six Ministries cannot be hereditary.

The three ministers and nine ministers are the official personnel system, while the three provinces and six ministries are the national administrative agencies.

Under the system of three ministers and nine ministers, there is only one prime minister, who assists the emperor in handling national affairs and has relatively independent decision-making, deliberation and administrative powers.

The state pastors and the county governors under their jurisdiction will also have independent decision-making, deliberation and administrative powers in their local areas.

Under this system, centralization of power would be very difficult and would pose a great threat to the consolidation of imperial power.

This is also the fundamental reason why today, Daji is falling apart, aristocratic families are in power, and various states and pastors are doing their own thing and do not listen to the orders of the central court.

Under the system of three provinces and six ministries, this hidden worry will be effectively eliminated.

The chiefs of the three provinces are all prime ministers. The division of labor between them will divide the power of the prime minister into three parts, which will greatly weaken the power of the prime minister, as well as the authority of the state pastors and county guards in various places.

If the system of three ministers and nine ministers established and consolidated autocratic power, then the adoption of the system of three provinces and six ministries can further improve autocratic power.

Therefore, Emperor Lin Zhi wanted to reform and eliminate the system of three ministers and nine ministers, and use the system of three provinces and six ministries to govern the land under his control.

Lin Zhihuang and several of his close associates have been discussing the restructuring for a long time, and when the time is right, the real promulgation and implementation will begin.

At that time, these subordinates under her will also be appointed officials again.

After Zuo Ang returned to his post this time, Lin Zhihuang transferred him out of Kuzhou for the sake of the stability of his rule, and reassigned some of his soldiers who had been isolated from others after his surrender to his subordinates, and sent them to his subordinates.

When he went to Lixian County, he took charge of the army and garrisoned the border and served under Dou Tu. Zuo Ang was very grateful to Lin Zhihuang for this arrangement and accepted the order happily. He immediately led his troops and set off to serve in Lixian County.

As for Yu Qingruo, Lin Zhihuang saw that she was a little depressed due to family matters, so he gave her half a month's leave to adjust her mood.

This time Yu Qingruo searched all the salt fields in Kuzhou, but could not find Yu Hanqing, the head of the Yu family, and basically had no hope of him surviving.

Lin Zhihuang, as Yu Qingruo's lord, had a good life to comfort her. After sleeping with him for a few days, Yu Qingruo gradually had a smile on his face, but Lin Zhihuang understood in his heart that Yu Qingruo

But she was just forcing a smile, not wanting her lord to worry about her.

After Yu Qingruo spent nearly half a month adjusting her mood, she no longer wallowed in sadness. She finally calmed down, regained her composure, and gradually returned to her state of mind.

During this period, Yu Qingruo had been teaching in the military medical camp outside Zhoucheng.

If someone were to send someone to summon Yu Qingruo at this time, she would be at the palace at noon tomorrow at the fastest possible speed.

After hearing Wen Nanfang's advice, Bian Hong also stepped forward and said: "My lord, as Cong Shen said, when you see the demon Taoist Chu Shi in person, please take Mrs. Yu with you. Today, Bian Hong will go to meet him first.

He will do it in a while."

Billie also echoed: "My lord, I know that you don't believe in ghosts and gods, but this Chu Shi is indeed a bit evil."

"When my subordinates kidnapped him and returned, they took so many precautions, but still made him faint and escape halfway. You are a rich man, and you have fallen into his plot a long time ago. You really can't be careless."

Hu San also said: "My lord, even if Chu Shi does not have the magic of gods and ghosts, he must be good at poison and poison. You are already in the body..."

At this point, Hu San stopped talking and continued: "I also think it would be more appropriate to have Madam Yu accompany you to personally interrogate Chu Shi."

Lin Zhihuang saw that all his men were so afraid of Chu Shi who was already a prisoner, so he no longer persisted.

After five years of waiting, Lin Zhihuang was not in a hurry for this day. He nodded and said: "As you said, when Linhe arrives tomorrow, I will go to the dungeon to interrogate Chu Shi personally."

As the moon approached dusk, Mr. Yue and Lin Wanniang came out of the Guanyu Tower. They were still riding in soft sedans, walking side by side at a high altitude, with officers and soldiers escorting them to clear the way. They returned to the palace from the busy city with great fanfare.

Halfway through the journey, Young Master Yue tilted his head, covered his mouth with a fan, and whispered to Lin Wanniang who was walking beside him: "Second Lady Lin, when you return to the palace later, can you please pass the message for me to Your Highness?

, I have something important to report."

Lin Wanniang did not comment, looked straight ahead, and did not reply to Mr. Yue's words.

Seeing that Lin Wanniang was ignoring him, Master Yue frowned delicately: "Second Lady Lin, I really have something serious to do."

Lin Wanniang then turned her head to look at Mr. Yue: "Let's talk about it when we get back."

Seeing that Lin Wanniang's attitude towards him was particularly lukewarm, Mr. Yue said a little anxiously: "What's wrong with you? You seem to be angry with me from just now!"

"Tell me, where did I offend you?"

Mr. Yue was talking, with a look of grievance on his handsome face: "You said in front of so many people that I wanted to 'marry' you, and I'm not even angry. Why are you angry in turn?"

Lin Wanniang glanced at Mr. Yue, and then her eyes fell on his face: "You are still outside now, don't make unreasonable troubles, be good, and talk about it when you come back home."

Mr. Yue: “…………”

Why does this sound so weird?

Ah...right.
Chapter completed!