The new nine-rank official system replaced the current method of judging the superiority of positions based on titles in the Qin Dynasty. In principle, the government and the opposition have reached a consensus.
The reason why we were able to achieve such results in more than a month was that, in addition to Hu Hai's tough attitude, the strong support of Feng Quji, Wei Liao, Meng Tian, and Ying Teng played a big role.
The ninth-grade official positions are being intensively outlined. All officials of the Qin Dynasty, including the Sangong and Jiuqing, must be re-ranked and drafted. This is an extremely complicated process that requires taking into account objections from all aspects.
As the first dynasty in China to create an imperial system, during the more than ten years since the Qin Dynasty unified the world, the First Emperor carried out radical reforms in all aspects while adhering to the Zhou system.
Many systems were established, and even had an important impact on the evolution and replacement of dynasties for thousands of years in later generations. However, at this time, there is no doubt that most systems were only proposed and established, but they were in the most primitive stage of exploration.
Radical reform, groping forward, and poor implementation, ultimately resulted in a tragic scene in history. The Qin Dynasty, which created unprecedented great achievements, only lasted for more than ten years and disappeared in the long river of history.
As a later person, although Hu Hai knew many measures and strategies for governing the country, the best ones were not necessarily the most suitable for the current situation of Da Qin.
If a huge empire wants long-term stability and prosperity, reform is necessary, but the premise is that this reform must be the most suitable.
Hu Hai was also groping, proposing a series of reform measures at once. As the emperor, if Hu Hai wanted to enforce them, he could indeed do so. However, if policies were changed day by day, the consequences would be that the country would lose its generals.
Therefore, even though the nine-level official system had reached a consensus among the Qin government and the public, Hu Hai did not issue a formal edict to the world.
It was not only for the purpose of arranging the roster of officials at each grade, but more importantly, the establishment of the nine-grade official system was only for the purpose of selecting officials through the imperial examination.
The replacement of the aristocratic aristocratic aristocrats' selection of scholars through imperial examinations can be said to have completely deprived all the vested rights of the aristocratic aristocrats in Da Qin. The impact on the aristocratic aristocratic system that has been gradually formed in Da Qin will be unparalleled.
The reason why aristocratic families are aristocratic families is because they can occupy the position above the court first. This is their first means to maintain their family's wealth and reproduction. It is their core interest.
Hu Hai used the imperial examination to select scholars, which is like digging up the ancestral graves of all the noble families in Da Qin.
At this point, Hu Hai has a clear enough understanding.
Therefore, the safest way is to boil the frog in warm water step by step.
After all, if such a huge empire wants to change, it cannot happen overnight. Fortunately, Hu Hai still has time and enough patience.
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Cheng Miao sat on the brocade stool with half his buttocks, looking anxiously at the young emperor who was writing at his desk, sometimes frowning, sometimes stopping to write in deep thought.
In the Qin Dynasty, there were more than fifty censors re-registered in the court, and Cheng Miao was one of them.
Except for the three giants of the Yushi Palace, Yushi Dafu, Yushi Cheng, and Yushi Zhongcheng, the other ordinary Yushi said they had the power to supervise and impeach officials, but none of the Yushi in the Manchu Dynasty actually did so.
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Once a system is established, whether it can be implemented well is the criterion for measuring the quality of a system.
This is true for the censors in the imperial court. You can imagine the censors in dozens of counties in the Qin Dynasty.
Before he weakened, when Feng Jie served as the imperial censor, he actually argued with Li Si most of the time. Most of the people he stared at were officials from Li Si's line. Of course, the two sides did not have such a quarrel as in later generations.
The guns were pointed at each other, after all. Even if Feng Quji and Feng Jie and his son teamed up, they would not be Li Si's opponent.
Cheng Miao, who was in a humble position, really couldn't understand why the emperor thought of him, and yet he summoned him in the emperor's study.
Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for him, Cheng Miao really doesn't know.
"Your Majesty, Confucius Yuan Cheng and Tian Yuan Cheng are here." Long Bing, dressed in white robe, walked into the study and reported in a sweet voice.
After Long Jiao and Long Mei became pregnant with the emperor's children and became concubines, the two sisters Long Bing and Long Xue were transferred to Hu Hai. In order to distinguish the twin sisters, Hu Hai ordered Long Bing to wear white robes and Long Xue to wear white robes.
Snow is wearing a black robe. After all, the two women are so similar that Hu Hai would not be able to tell who is who if they stand together and don't tell themselves.
More than a year has passed, and the youthful aura that could still be seen in Long Bing has completely faded, turning into a pretty beauty with bright eyes and white teeth. The two sisters have long been a unique scenery in Xianyang Palace.
Everyone in the government and the public had already known about the future of the two sisters. Only the emperor could be blessed with such beauties.
Hu Hai seemed to have come back to his senses after hearing Long Bing's report. He looked up and saw Cheng Miao, slightly startled. Then he remembered that someone seemed to have greeted him before, but at that time he was looking at the list of official grades presented by Feng Quji.
, I dealt with it smoothly for a few words and then forgot about it.
"Let the two Aiqings come in." Hu Hai nodded to Long Bing, then turned to look at Cheng Miao and said uncertainly: "Cheng Aiqing?"
"My imperial censor Cheng Miao is here to see your majesty!"
If Cheng Miao still can't react at this time, then he really can only be a little censor for the rest of his life.
"Oh oh oh, I was negligent just now. Get down quickly. Get down quickly." Hu Hai stroked his forehead and said repeatedly.
"Your Majesty is worried about the country, which is actually a blessing to our country, the Qin Dynasty, and a blessing to all the people in the world!"
Although Cheng Miao's words may sound like flattery, they are actually what he is thinking at this moment. He has long heard that the current emperor is diligent in political affairs and is as wise as the First Emperor. Although he only watched it for a while today, Cheng Miao knew that the rumors
This is not an exaggeration at all, it is even a reduction.
While he was talking, Kong Yu and Tian Ren entered the emperor's study.
"Your Majesty, Kong Yu (Tian Ren), is here to see you!"
"Three beloved ladies, you don't need to be too polite, just keep your body straight!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
When the three of them sat down, Hu Hai looked at Cheng Miao and said, "I heard that the small seal script presented by the Marquis of Qin was created by Aiqing?"
The three people present here all know who the Marquis of Qin is. The late Prime Minister, Li Si, who was a highly respected minister, is also the person.
"Your Majesty, this was created by the Marquis of Qin, and I only exerted my meager efforts!"
Hu Hai asked if it was created by him. Cheng Miao would not be stupid enough to say that he created it, although it was true that he, Cheng Miao, created the small seal script and dedicated it to Li Si, who then dedicated it to the First Emperor.
"Yeah." Hu Hai nodded and did not continue to delve into the issue.
All the stories about the origin of Xiaozhuan were known to everyone in the Qin Dynasty. What's more, Hu Hai had no intention of delving into this issue.
"I want Cheng Aiqing to work with Kong Aiqing, Tian Aiqing and the deans of the college to improve Xiaozhuan again to make it easier to read and write. What do the three Aiqings think?" Hu Hai directly pointed out his original intention of calling the three of them here today.