Being an emperor is easy and very enjoyable, but being a good emperor is very difficult.

But as long as you become an emperor, the country can operate according to your own will, without slowly compromising, without being careful of the monarch's fear, and without worrying about material supplies.

After three days of returning, Liu Tao took a look at the information from all over the world while handling daily affairs. Even though there was a certain amount of intelligence lag, he always had to understand the changes in the situation in the world.

On the way back, Sun Jian was indeed ambushed by Liu Biao, to be precise, to be precise. Perhaps because of the reminder, he returned to Changsha successfully and immediately launched an army to attack Huang Zu.

Finally, Liu Biao came forward to mediate, and Huang Zu paid a lot of money to save his life.

"Speaking of this, isn't Huang Zu from the Huang family of Jiangxia?" Liu Tao thought for a while, looked at the consultants next to him, and after all, it was Guo Jia and Chen Gong.

Xun You was taken to be a tyrant by his unscrupulous uncle to help deal with the work. Liu Tao had previously proposed to form the Military Law Department, and in the future, the matters of soldiers' violations of the law will be directly handed over to the Military Law Department for responsibility. Xun You happened to be good at the rule of law, so naturally he would not be let go.

Xin Pi went to Zhu Jun's command to help, also preparing for the preliminary work of the separation of military and political affairs.

According to Xun Yu's meaning, if you want to do this, you cannot pilot it. It is best to promote it directly in one step with a tough attitude. Especially now that local military and political affairs are clearly separated, it is very suitable for direct promotion.

At most, I complained about dozens of twists and turns. I had already worked a lot, but I ended up with another one...

"That's right. Liu Biao probably appointed Huang Zu as the prestige in Jiangxia because he appointed him as the prefect of Jiangxia." Guo Jia replied.

"Everyone said that you can't be an official in your hometown. Liu Biao took the lead in breaking the rules!" Liu Tao joked.

"Liu Biao did not bring any soldiers and soldiers to take office, and Sun Jian was eyeing Jingnan. If he did not establish a good relationship with the local wealthy clan, he, the King of Chu, would probably be the one who would soon become Sun Jian's puppet." Chen Gong replied.

Simply put, it is the art of compromise. In order to deal with one military law, it is trying to support another warlord. However, this warlord is a little weak and almost destroyed by Sun Jian.

"Speaking of this, did Sun Jian send his third son Sun Yi here?" Liu Tao asked curiously.

"A few days ago, someone named Sun Kuang came over and claimed that he had fulfilled his promise. He has been in the library in the past few days." Xun Yu, who happened to pass by, replied.

"Meow, I want the third brother to send the fourth brother over..." Liu Tao was very dissatisfied. The main reason was that Sun Kuang died prematurely and disappeared at the age of 20. I don't know if this is the case in this world.

In short, let the doctor diagnose regularly and also ask him to exercise more so that something happens. Sun Jian thought he was killed by himself... He didn't say anything anymore, he wanted to return the goods.

"Do you want to send him away?" Seeing this, Xun Yu had to ask.

"I'll go see him another day." Liu Tao shook his head, and decided to meet the person first, "By the way, Wenruo comes here, what's wrong?"

"It is mainly a question of the candidates for the governor of Liangzhou. In terms of ability and resume, the only ones who are qualified to serve as the governor of Liangzhou are Huangfu Song, Wang Yun and Lu Yan..." Xun Yu replied.

There are many others, but if they are transferred, few people will be able to use it. Among them, Lu Yan's ability can only be considered good. After all, after being a county magistrate in Yunzhong for several years, his political experience has accumulated.

"Is it a bit reluctant for the second brother? What's going on with Wang Yun?" Liu Tao frowned.

"After the war in Liangzhou, the population is not large, and Ma Teng actually controls not many areas, so he can slowly adapt. With the potential of Lu Prefect and the help Ji Cao is engaged in, it is still okay to be the governor." Xun Yu replied.

After all, all the data is in front of you, and it is clear at a glance how to govern and where to focus. Local wealthy families were almost destroyed, and few of them came to cause trouble. It can be said that Liangzhou is the most suitable for Lu Yan to practice.

He paused and continued, "As for Wang Yun, he came to Jinyang a month ago, hoping to be able to serve under the lord. He is currently helping his subordinates. What he does not deny is that his talent is also excellent."

"It's just that his personality is a bit strong, or is this his character?" Liu Tao thought for a while.

"Personal design..." Xun Yu was a little helpless. Occasionally, he could always hear such fresh words from his lord's mouth. Fortunately, he could know the meaning after a little thought. "Is it hard to say, but Wang Yun is still very loyal to the Han Dynasty."

"I don't deny this. In addition to his identity as Wang in Taiyuan, I recognize his talent and loyalty." Liu Tao nodded, "If you want to do this, how about you, Wang Yun will be the governor of Liangzhou and Lu Yan will be the governor of Bingzhou?"

"It's OK!" Xun Yu nodded. After Liu Tao became king, the Bingzhou governor was naturally vacant. Because of the separation of military and political affairs, it is impossible to set up a provincial governor. It is still very important to arrange a civil servant to serve as the governor.

As the governor of Bingzhou, Lu Yan naturally had to work in Jinyang so that his brothers could meet frequently. At the same time, the governance here was already good, so Lu Yan could discuss with Liu Tao any political problems.

From this perspective, being the governor of Bingzhou is indeed better than being the governor of Liangzhou. However, will Lu Yan accept this kind of "shush and smooth" arrangement?

"There is another thing..." Xun Yu was not confused and looked at Liu Tao, "If the lord wants to be king, what should he choose to be the king?"

Currently, the two candidates are King Qin and King Jin, especially King Jin, which is equivalent to telling Liu Su, Liu Dai and Liu Chong: You three are more conscious!

"Why can't it be the King of Han?" Liu Tao asked immediately, "No, or, except for the King of Han, there is no other king's title worthy of my attention!"

"If it was Han, then the lord would not be the king, but would be the emperor directly." Xun Yu explained that when Liu Yan wanted to be the king of Han, he had to change to King of Shu, but this was actually because of this reason.

If you have become emperor, what else can you do? If others can attack Dong Zhuo, they can naturally attack Liu Yan!

"The problem is that King Zhao next door is about to be called emperor." Liu Tao joked, and added in his heart: Then work for a few years, maybe he will abdicate to Yuan Shao.

"……………” Xun Yu was confused for a while after hearing this, as if this was the reason.

"After all, it's just a matter of time before one or two want to be emperor. We don't have any drama of becoming kings or becoming emperors... Just become emperor!" Liu Tao said.

In this way, he can directly take out the imperial seal and make a wave of orthodoxy first, so as not to give Yuan Shao a first step. He can use the best of his own things. If the imperial seal is unavoidable, then at least he must be born in his own hands!

Then he looked at Xun Yu and continued, "Now everyone is king, and after all, he is still a little worried, so he dare not be the emperor. Why not I give them a little more fire and push them. I can't say that there are still a few who will take the initiative to surrender to us."

Xun Yu was a little overwhelmed at first, but after listening to Liu Tao's words, he thought it was indeed the case.

After all, Liu Tao and Dong Zhuo are different. Liu Tao wants to be emperor, but now there is no emperor, which can at most cause dissatisfaction among some ambitious people. But equally, the vassal kings who were originally loyal to the Han Dynasty or had no ambitions would choose to surrender to Liu Tao?

Especially when I heard that this time I went south, Liu Dai and Liu Chong had a good relationship with his lord...

"The feasibility is very high, but there is another serious problem, that is, there are not so many officials. Fortunately, the third dukes cannot even get together..." Xun Yu sighed.

It is feasible, but the problem is that the hardware cannot keep up, which is the problem. Even if you pass the exam and admit some scholars, you actually have no political experience and naturally cannot reuse them.

In fact, if women are further liberated and women are allowed to study and become officials, then there may be more additional ones.

But this is the red warning line of this era. Not to mention that women themselves do not have the awareness of being liberated, men are also very unhappy that women have snatched away from them that they had few official positions.

In the end, he could not please him, but he further offended the men, so Liu Tao never mentioned this.

"I don't have that many states!" Liu Tao shrugged, "I will be called emperor first, and then do whatever I should do. The officials' problems will be gradually added."

Then he looked at Xun Yu and said with a smile: "What I am worried about now is that by then, I will build a new court. Wen Ruo is afraid that he will be promoted further and continue. I am really worried that I don't know how to reward you."

"My subordinates are still young and need experience." Xun Yu of course chose to refuse promotion. Didn't he know that he was young?

At least thirty or fifty years, at this rate, you may have to have three dukes and nine ministers at the age of forty. What should you do if you are in the future? What does the emperor think about a three duke who has been in the court for more than thirty years?

"Good peace of mind..." Liu Tao smiled, "After becoming emperor, I plan to introduce an idea to imitate the current service model of Bingzhou yamen, improve it to one level, and establish six to eight departments. In fact, it can also be understood as differentiating from the Shangshu Desk. After all, the Shangshu Desk's power is getting stronger and greater..."

In order to weaken the power of the three dukes, Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, had begun to reorganize the Shangshutai: There was an order, each of the servants, six of the Shangshu, and they were divided into six Caos. However, these six Caos were not the six ministries of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but: the Three Dukes, the Ministry of Personnel, the Civil, the North and South Masters, the Two Thousand Stones, and the Central Dukes.

It was only in the Western Jin Dynasty that it was reorganized into: the Ministry of Personnel, the Hall, the Five Soldiers, the Field Cao, the Duzhi, and the Six Sects of the Left Min, which were still under the Shangshutai. At this point, it was gradually formed by the Six Sects.

"So that's it, start with the Shangshutai..." Xun Yu suddenly realized, "The Shangshutai belongs to the Shaofu, and it is not high or low, so it is indeed appropriate."

"This is indeed the case at this stage..." Liu Tao smiled, "But in the future, the structure of the court will be changed, and it will be mainly divided into three provinces. The Secretariat is responsible for assisting me in handling government affairs and confidentiality, which is higher than the three ministers and is equivalent to the prime minister; the Secretariat is mainly responsible for the royal family and the emperor's daily affairs; the Secretariat is finally the Secretariat, with departments under it to handle corresponding affairs."

Really... If you calculate this, wouldn't Shangshu Ling be at the level of the Nine Ministers? Xun Yu was a little helpless. If you modify this way, what position can he hold?!

Pushe, who is in charge of a specific task, or becomes the Shangshu Ling? If this continues for less than ten years, he will be afraid that he will go to the Secretariat to work in the Secretariat. The prime minister in his forties and fifties is unimaginable...

For a moment, Xun Yu's eyes actually showed a little helplessness.

Guo Jia and Chen Gong were laughing secretly from the side. Although they envied Xun Yu for his success, just as Xun Yu was worried, they realized that it would be fun if they became prime minister in their 40s and 50s.

Seeing that Xun Yu was starting to get embarrassed, the two of them were happy to watch the fun.

"What are you afraid of?" Liu Tao shrugged, "I am sixty or seventy years old, and I will retire when I need to retire. I am planning to devote myself to my whole life. Is it possible to shed my last drop of blood in the position of prime minister?"

Xun Yu was stunned when he heard this. Although there were also begging for bones, he was in his sixties or seventies, or even eighty years old. He felt that he couldn't hold on and wanted to return to his hometown to die for the rest of his life, so he wrote to beg for bones.

Generally speaking, if you can be the prime minister, why do you have to beg for bones? Of course, you have to work until the last shift!

"There are talents in the country and the country have emerged, and they have been leading the way for hundreds of years." Liu Tao tugned his writing, "When he was sixty or seventy, his eyes were blurred, his mind was not clear, he began to be cautious in his work, and he no longer had an enterprising spirit... If all prime ministers were like this, how would this country develop and develop?"

Indeed, the position of prime minister is not as good as over fifty years old. It is probably not easy to be a reckless person. If a county magistrate is rampant, at most, there will be problems with hundreds or thousands of people; if a prime minister is rampant, there may be turmoil in the court!

Guo Jia and Chen Gong also looked at each other. They never expected that they could only work until they were sixty or seventy years old. They felt stressed for a moment.

"In the future, we will have more academies and more libraries, and more people will take exams every year and then become officials. We will not lack officials soon, but instead we will find ways to eliminate some old officials who have reduced their ability to do business or have insufficient ability.

The prime minister may be able to be 70 years old, but I think if the Secretary of State is 65 years old and cannot be promoted to prime minister, he should retire;

The Minister of State is set to be sixty years old. The age of sixty will also be the age for ordinary officials to retire.

In fact, don’t think so badly. At least at that time, everyone will have enough time to go back and cultivate the younger generation.

At that time, we should be grandchildren. Seeing them pass the exam successfully and become officials, your experience during your period is the nutrient for their growth. I think inheritance is the most important thing!”

The Chinese civilization has suffered setbacks and almost destroyed its country and its race several times, and it can survive. The core lies in the word "inheritance".

Liu Tao said that, and everyone was moved by what he said. Thinking about it, even after he was sixty, even if he didn't give advice in the court, he would go home and enjoy his grandchildren and train a few future prime ministers to come out.

The country and the world are all mainstream ideas. Being an official is to help your family and go home to cultivate the next generation, and it is also to the family. Besides, everyone is on the same retirement line, which is very fair.

"It's just obvious that this requires a pilot project first, or, preferably, not to do it within ten to twenty years." Xun Yu reminded that after all, there are not so many talents now, and it's not very stable in various places, so it's better not to cause trouble first.

"Of course I know this..." Liu Tao smiled faintly, "So, Wen Ruo, you should give me an answer."
Chapter completed!