Author: Immortal Grass Bean Curd

Yandu

Yan Palace

council chamber

Disciples from various clans gathered here. Those who did not have time to attend the meeting also sent their own representatives to attend the meeting.

The Yan clan meeting is held every ten years to summarize the gains and losses of the country's governance policies in the past five years and discuss and formulate national policies for the next ten years.

One of the very important processes is to review the work status of the descendants of Yanhou, Jiuqing, Yushitai, Shangshutai, and various clans in the past ten years.

Since the parliament cannot be convened every year, and some urgent matters cannot be discussed in parliament, daily affairs are decided by the Marquis of Yan and Jiu Qing through mutual checks and balances, and then a parliament is convened every ten years to review the past ten years.

Did the Hou and Jiu Qing use their power for personal gain?

Currently, the Yan State Clan Council is divided into the following processes:

[1. Zongzhang's Narration of Government: The Zongzhang (head of the clan) will describe the general development of the Yan Kingdom in the past ten years, as well as some major problems that have arisen;

2. The Marquis of Yan’s work report: The Marquis of Yan or the representative of the Marquis of Yan will tell everything about what the Marquis of Yan has done in the past ten years, what reforms he has carried out, and what policies he has promulgated.

After the report of Marquis Yan was completed, the clan leader asked Jiuqing, Yushitai, Shangshutai, other clan members, and participating representatives, and asked them if there were any omissions or tampering in Marquis Yan's report. If so, Marquis Yan would have to re-write it.

If there is no report on the work, the members of the council will start to speak freely and point out where there are problems in Yan Hou's work in the past ten years. When no new problems are pointed out, the next process will be entered.

3. Jiu Qing's report: Nine ministers of state or representatives of state ministers will describe the decisions they have passed in the past ten years.

After each minister finished reporting his duties, the clan leader asked the Marquis of Yan, the other ministers, the Yushitai, and the Shangshutai if there were any omissions or tampering in the minister's report.

3. Debriefing at the Yushitai: The process is the same as above.

4. Debriefing at the Chancellor’s Desk: The process is the same as above.

5. The descendants of the clan or their representatives report their duties: The process is the same as above.

Sixth, vote on the dereliction of duty members. If the Marquis of Yan neglects his duties too much, the nobles in the parliament can vote to ask the Marquis of Yan to abdicate.]

Yan Houxue is old, so her designated heir, Tai Shi Hu, is responsible for reporting on her duties.

This is not the first time Taishi Hu has faced this situation. Fortunately, his grandmother Yan Houxue did a pretty good job, so there is not much that can be blamed.

On behalf of Yanhou Xue, Taishi Hu recounted the work of the past ten years, including reforming the official system, professing vassalage to Qin, accepting the two great families of Jin and Yin, increasing capital investment and immigration to Wandu City, and increasing the number of craftsmen teams researching gunpowder.

funds, increase the funding for the team of healers to study miasma, propose reducing the number of troops, etc.

After these tasks were explained, the palace maid distributed the pile of papers in Tai Shi Hu's hand to each parliamentary representative at the seat.

Each debriefer must make multiple copies of his or her debriefing report, and then distribute them to each representative during the meeting.

After the meeting, except for the originals, all other transcripts will be burned and cannot be circulated outside.

Even the palace ladies responsible for distributing transcripts were women from a branch of the Wang family, and ordinary palace ladies were not allowed to enter the parliament hall.

After the transcripts were distributed to each representative, the patriarch asked everyone in the hall: "Jiuqing, Yushitai, Shangshutai, and other representatives, do you have any objections to the monarch's report?"

Jiuqing shook his head one after another and said nothing.

The censor doctor at the censor station and several governors also shook their heads. They had no objection and said that Yan Houxue did not make any lies in his work report.

The Shangshu Ling of the Shangshutai and the thirty-six ministers also had no objections. There were more of them, so the Shangshu Ling stood up and said: "We have no objections."

Finally, other representatives in the hall also stated that Yan Houxue's work report was not false or omitted.

"Well, okay, let's start..."

The clan leader was preparing to enter the next step, asking everyone to point out the problems in Yan Houxue's work. At this time, a noble from the parliament raised objections.

"I remember that last year, the monarch used the national treasury and spent a lot of money to hire a hundred high-end tailors to tailor a dress for his great-great-granddaughter. Why was this matter not mentioned in the work report?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone looked at Taishi Hu in confusion, waiting for Taishi Hu to give an explanation.

Taishi Hu was not nervous or dissatisfied. After all, it involved the treasury. No matter how much it was used, it was still official business. Therefore, he explained to his grandmother: "My grandmother may have forgotten this matter, but it was also my mistake. I feel

It’s just a piece of clothing, it’s not a big deal, but since it involves the national treasury, no matter how much the amount is, it is a public matter for the entire country and must be brought forward.”

"The dress and hat are indeed genuine. It cost a total of two hundred gold. If you have any objections, you can go to the Chancellor's desk for reconciliation."

Taishi Hu was justified and sincerely apologized to his brothers and sisters in the family.

However, a piece of clothing actually costs two hundred gold, which is indeed a bit extravagant.

But what is really objectionable is that the prince embezzles the treasury, not the prince's luxury.

If Jun Houxue is using his own private money, it doesn't matter how much money he spends, but the treasury is the common property of the entire royal family, not your private property, Jun Houxue. Your behavior is actually using everyone's money.

to satisfy your own enjoyment.

The key to this is ownership of the property, not how much money was spent on it.

However, since Tai Shi Hu has apologized, and based on the character Jun Hou Xue has shown over the years, everyone believes that Yan Xue did not mean it and must have really forgotten to write it in the work report, so they stopped there and did not continue.

Discuss this matter.

After the dress and dress matters were over, the clan leader asked everyone in a confirming manner: "Do you have any objections?"

This time, everyone shook their heads and had no objections.

Later, the clan leader said to everyone: "Now you can point out the problems in the content of the prince's report."

Later, some descendants of the clan who had a strong sense of blood criticized: "Why did we carry out official reform a few years ago and allow outsiders to enter the officialdom through examinations? Many of our descendants from the side branches do not have official positions, but let a group of outsiders do so. What is this?

The truth? Do kings want to favor outsiders and suppress their own people?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of those present changed drastically, especially some older centenarians. They had experienced Wang Ting's rebellion when they were young, and had seen the harm caused by Wang Ting's suppression of his own people, so when they heard "suppressing their own people,

"When I said this, I was very vigilant, very afraid that the new princes would also try to centralize power to suppress them like Wang Ting.

"Suppressing one's own people" was too harsh a statement. Taishi Hu's face became solemn and he quickly explained.
Chapter completed!