Chapter 2279: Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, open a hundred summons
Chapter 2279: Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, activate the Hundred Calls
For a country, the general is the head of the military generals, and the prime minister is naturally the head of the civil servants.
Among the generals of the Qin Dynasty, Bai Qi is recognized as the leader, so the position of general must belong to him.
As for the leader of civil servants, as mentioned earlier, Da Qin has no recognized leader of civil servants for the time being.
As for Jia Xu, who was deliberately promoted by Ying Hao and opposed by Bai Qi, he was obviously not suitable to be the prime minister, so he had to choose someone else.
The position of the Prime Minister of the Empire was too important, so Ying Hao had to be cautious, and he actually had four candidates in mind, namely: Xun Yu, Han Fei, Zhuge Liang, and Wang Meng.
Regardless of his merits, qualifications, or even influence, Xun Yu was very suitable to be the first prime minister of the empire. It was a pity that he missed the team.
When Xun Yu was still in office in the imperial court, he was a die-hard supporter of Liu Xie, the type who would rather die to be loyal to the Han Dynasty.
If Ying Hao hadn't transferred Xun Yu away from Luoyang and arranged for Xun Yan and others to check and balance him, Xun Yu's name would have been included in the list of Han officials who died in the imperialist rebellion.
Therefore, when Ying Hao was demoted to Xun Yu, he actually saved his life. To Xun Yu, Ying Hao was truly benevolent and righteous.
After experiencing a life of being demoted, Xun Yu had completely given up on the Han Dynasty, and now he naturally won over Ying Hao, but he still had political flaws after all.
Therefore, if there are other candidates, if Xun Yu wants to be prime minister, he will naturally have to wait in the queue.
As for Han Fei, his political achievements are quite dazzling, and in all honesty he is very suitable to be prime minister, but he has no military achievements.
Naturally, future prime ministers do not need a military background, but if the founding prime minister does not have the support of the military, he will definitely be constrained in governing, so Han Fei also has to move to the back.
In other words, the final candidate for the Prime Minister of Qin will be chosen between Zhuge Liang and Wang Meng.
Wang Meng was Ying Hao's first counselor, and Zhuge Liang was Ying Hao's senior brother.
Both of them are all-round civil servants. In terms of attributes, they have almost no shortcomings, and their achievements are similar. They can both bear the heavy responsibility of the Prime Minister and bear heavy burdens.
Even Ying Hao felt extremely torn when it came to choosing between these two people, but after weighing the pros and cons, he finally chose Wang Meng.
Zhuge Liang's achievements in domestic affairs were far less than Wang Meng's, but his military contributions were greater than Wang Meng's. The reason why he lost in the competition for prime minister was mainly because he took refuge for too short a time.
When did Zhuge Liang return to Qin? It was during the Third Hetao War, and it was only three or four years ago.
And when did Wang Meng join Ying Hao? It was during the Yanmen War.
Ying Hao was only fourteen years old at that time, but now Ying Hao is twenty-five.
In the past eleven years, Wang Meng was divided into two people by Ying Hao and used as both commander and governor. He successively governed Nanyang, Jingbei, Sizhou, Hetao, Bingzhou and other places.
To put it bluntly, Wang Meng's achievements in domestic affairs were not inferior to those of Han Fei and Xun Yu. If he had Zhuge Liang's military achievements, he would be recognized as the leader of the civil servants of the Qin Dynasty.
Unfortunately, Wang Meng was positioned by Ying Hao as a civil servant who governed the local area, so it was obviously difficult to get the opportunity to lead the army. The few times he did lead the army, he had to passively lead the army when the enemy attacked.
As Zhuge Liang was serving as Ying Hao's military advisor, he naturally had more opportunities to obtain military honors. In just these three or four years, he personally commanded and won several battles.
Therefore, it is natural that Wang Meng is not as good as Zhuge Liang in military affairs.
Zhuge Liang was far inferior to Wang Meng in terms of qualifications, and he did not have much experience in governing. If he were to serve as the prime minister of the empire, it would definitely be difficult to convince those old ministers.
Wang Meng has no such concerns at all. Not only does he have rich experience in governing, but he has also made great military contributions. Therefore, if he is chosen as prime minister, both the civil and military factions of the Qin Dynasty will be convinced.
When they learned that the candidate for prime minister was Wang Meng, neither Xun Yu nor Han Fei were surprised at all, as if they had half expected it.
As for Zhuge Liang, there was a look of disappointment on his face. After all, he was the first prime minister of the Qin Dynasty. Of course he wanted to be the prime minister, but he also knew his own shortcomings, so he was able to accept Wang Meng as the prime minister.
"Han Fei, where is Xun Yu?" Ying Hao called again.
"Wei Chen is here."
Han Fei and Xun Yu stood up together, and Ying Hao said: "I order you two to serve as the left and right deputy prime ministers respectively, to assist Prime Minister Wang Meng in jointly managing the six ministries."
"I obey, and thank you for your trust, Your Majesty."
The two of them thanked each other in unison.
Under the system of three provinces and six ministries, even though the prime minister's power has been divided into three, he still controls the Shangshu Province with the greatest authority, so the prime minister's power is still a behemoth and must be checked and balanced.
While Ying Hao set up the prime minister to control the Shangshu Province, he also selected two ministers from the six departments to serve as deputy prime ministers. In this way, the prime minister and the two deputy prime ministers would assist and supervise each other, check and balance the power of the prime minister, and
It provides a good channel for civil servants to be promoted to prime minister.
Under this system, that is to say, anyone who wants to become the prime minister in the future must first become one of the six ministers, and the six ministers will compete with each other. Only the two with the best political achievements can become deputy prime ministers, and then compete for them.
The position of Prime Minister.
Under this system, through layer-by-layer promotion, countless competitors have been defeated, and the chosen prime minister cannot be an incompetent person. This can also ensure the governing ability of the chief minister.
In addition, regarding the term of office of the prime minister, it is naturally impossible to have a lifelong tenure.
Ying Hao wants to be selected every five years. The prime minister who has done well will serve for five years, but he can only serve for ten years at most. He must step down after ten years to prevent the power of the prime minister from becoming larger. However, if your age allows, you can also participate.
Competition among prime ministers.
Intermittent governance in this way can also prevent the prime minister from having too much power and play a role in safeguarding imperial power.
Of course, these are all things for later. Now that the Qin Dynasty was just established, it already had the most advanced system of three provinces and six ministries, so it is not appropriate to make major changes to the system.
Governing a big country is like cooking small delicacies, and this is how it should be done.
The reason why Ying Hao did not choose Zhuge Liang as deputy prime minister was naturally because Wang Meng was transferred to the court as prime minister, and the position he vacated needed to be filled by Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang could not only command the army but also govern the local area. He was decentralized to the local area and worked for a few years. When he returned to the court, he was the most favorable competitor to become the next prime minister.
Ying Hao is training Zhuge Liang as the next prime minister.
"The decree was drafted to appoint Zhuge Liang as the governor of Jizhou, Fang Xuanling as the governor of Bingzhou, Gongsun Yang as the governor of Youzhou, Wen Tianxiang as the governor of Hetao, Zhang Jiuling as the governor of Jingzhou, Wang Anshi as the governor of Sizhou, Qin Zheng as the governor of Yongzhou, and Qin Ji as the governor of Liangzhou.
The governor of the state."
Ying Hao appointed eight governors. Except for Qin Zheng and Gongsun Yang, who were appointed at the same level, Zhuge Liang, Qin Ji and Fang Xuanling were directly parachuted, while Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Jiuling and Wang Anshi were promoted from other places.
Shang Yang was originally the governor of Youzhou, but his position as governor of Youzhou was temporary. After all, the situation at that time was special and no one was more suitable to stabilize the situation than him. In terms of single merit and qualifications, Shang Yang was not yet qualified to be the governor.
But now Ying Hao officially appointed Shang Yang as the governor of Youzhou, which shows that the Great Qin recognized Shang Yang's achievements in Youzhou, and even though he had little qualifications, he promoted him to the governorship.
In the officialdom of the Qin Dynasty, Shang Yang was probably the person who was promoted to official positions the fastest except Zhang Yi.
They were all county magistrates (county magistrates), prefects (juncheng), and governors (biejia), and they were promoted one level at a time, but he was directly promoted to governor without even being a prefect for a long time.
This is due to Shang Yang's superior ability and the special situation in Youzhou. Otherwise, even if Ying Hao wanted to promote him, it would not be possible for Shang Yang to be promoted so quickly.
However, after being appointed as the governor this time, Shang Yang will definitely be quiet for a long time. If he does not become the governor of all four states in Hebei, it is estimated that it will be difficult to return to the Sixth Ministry and continue to be promoted.
After finalizing the candidates for the prime minister and deputy prime minister, the six ministers, and the eight governors, Ying Hao did not continue to appoint officials. After all, the morning court time was limited, and there were many vacancies in Daqin's workplace. For example, if the six ministries and departments were all appointed in the morning court, then
There was simply not enough time, so Ying Hao could only pick out the key points.
"Your Majesty, Li Shangyin, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, hopes that your Majesty will marry Princess Xiuning as soon as possible." Zhang Yihui reported.
"They are more anxious than me."
Ying Hao sneered, and then said: "Tell the Tang envoy that I will marry Xiuning as soon as possible, but the Tang Dynasty will give a dowry, and it will be the Longquan Sword. I like it very much."
"According to the order." Zhang Yi responded.
"Your Majesty, after the founding military parade, the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu saw the military might of our Great Qin and started planning to marry with the Great Qin. The relationship between the two countries has been brought to a higher level." Jia Xu said with a smile.
Obviously, the effect of the military parade came out, and Wei, Song, and Wu were frightened, so they took advantage of the good relationship between the two countries to get married quickly, so that they would have a way to go if they were really taken over by Qin in the future.
"Such a good thing, I, Da Qin, have reason to refuse."
Ying Hao laughed and asked: "There are many young and talented people in the clan who are not yet married. Who does Duke Wu of the Wei and Song Dynasties want to marry his daughter to?"
"Well, they don't want to marry with the clan, but they want to marry with Your Majesty."
Hearing this, Qin Hao couldn't help but be startled. He had already married the Xiahou family, so Cao Cao wanted to marry his daughter to him?
As for Zhao Kuangyin? Ying Hao is his equal. Now he wants to marry his daughter to him and become his father-in-law. Will he be a generation younger in the future?
As for Sun Jian, if Ying Hao remembers correctly, he should only have one daughter, and that is Sun Shangxiang, but Sun Shangxiang is still underage now.
"Master, do the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu really want to marry me? Do they want to marry their daughter to me? There is no mistake in this, right?"
Ying Hao asked with a depressed look on his face. He was not opposed to political marriage and had long been prepared to sacrifice himself, but these three marriages were obviously not reliable.
"That's right. Meng and Taifu Jia have confirmed the marriage many times. Both Wei Gong and Wu Gong want to marry their daughters to their lords, while Song Gong wants to marry his sister." Wang Meng replied with a smile.
"But does Zhao Kuangyin have a sister?"
"Yes, Zhao Ling'er, Princess of Zhao State, is 16 years old. She has been among the top three beauties in the beauty list for hundreds of years."
"Zhao Ling'er?"
Not to mention Wang Meng, Ying Hao had almost forgotten about this person, but this person was there when Baimei summoned him, and he was also implanted as Zhao Kuangyin's little sister. Now it seems that Zhao Ling'er has grown up.
"That's all. It's up to you, Prime Minister, to discuss the marriage with these three countries. I don't have any objections, but there is a prerequisite, that is, the princess to be married must be of age."
"I obey the decree."
After discussing the marriage, and adding in some miscellaneous other matters, Ying Hao's first morning court ended.
As for other government affairs, such as the appointment and dismissal of the six ministries and departments, there is no need to directly talk about it in the morning. The effect of Ying Hao's announcement after leaving the court will be the same.
After a busy morning, Ying Hao came to the imperial study room to rest, and the imperial dining room also sent delicious imperial meals. There were thirty-six dishes in total, all cooked by the imperial chef Chen Bangling and her son Liu Pleiaxing.
After a nice lunch, Ying Hao leaned on the dragon chair and closed his eyes to rest. While enjoying the massage from the beautiful maid, he ordered the system in his heart: "System, I want to activate the summons."
After the military parade, Shu, Chu, and Sui Dynasties showed fear, and the three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Wu asked for marriage. It can be seen that the current situation has stabilized. Next, Da Qin only needs to cultivate and restore its national strength, so the next round begins at this time.
Summoning also has the lowest impact.
[Okay, please host to specify the summoning situation. 】
"Use the Bronze Hundred Call Card."
Ying Hao still has two Hundred Call Cards in his hand, and the Hundred Call Cards are the best props for upgrading. Of course, he should use them as soon as possible if he has the chance.
[Has the host confirmed to use the Bronze Hundred Call Card?]
"confirm."
[Okay, the host uses the Bronze Hundred Summons card to perform the Bronze Hundred Summons, and the summons begins...]
The summoning range of the Bronze Summoning Card is 90~95, but the Bronze Hundred Summoning Card obviously cannot be that high. Instead, it randomly summons characters with attributes below 90 in the Hundred List, but other four-dimensional attributes may also exceed 90.
So if you are lucky, even if you are a Bronze Hundred Caller, you can still get silver or even gold level talents.
[The summoning is successful, this time the Bronze Hundred Summoning Card, the summoning list is as follows:
Shang and Zhou Dynasty: King You of Zhou Dynasty Ji Gongyuan has a charm of 75, Nangong Shi has a charm of 80, and Ji Kao’s intelligence is 83...
Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period: Tian Ji's force is 85, Xian Zhen's charm is 87, Baili Xi's force is 32...
Qin and Han Dynasties: Feng Quji’s military strength was 79, Li Youzhi was 88, Zhufu Yan’s military strength was 45, and Chen Tang’s intelligence was 85...
Wei and Jin: Xun Yi’s military strength was 45, Xie Xi’s military strength was 76, Xie Yi’s intelligence was 84…
Sui and Tang Dynasties: Guo Ziyi's charm 84, Wang Xuance's politics 80, Fu Yanrao's intelligence 81...
Song Dynasty: Zhong Shiheng's politics 69, Fu Yanqing's force 89, Zhang Jun's politics 58, Liu Guangshi's intelligence 80, Yue Ting's charm 82...
Yuan: Commander Guo Zixing 78, Zhang Dingbian’s intelligence 82, Shi Naian’s charisma 79, Luo Guanzhong’s charisma 88…
Ming Dynasty: Yuan Chonghuan's charm is 80, Hong Chengchou's charm is 78, Fan Wencheng's force is 32...
Qing Dynasty: Zhang Tingyu's force is 20, Yue Zhongqi's charm is 89, Zeng Guofan's force is 80...
Liangshan: Lu Fang's force is 90, Guo Sheng's force is 89, Xu Ning's intelligence is 60, Suo Chao's intelligence is 43, Commander Ximen Qing is 25...