Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

"During my personal expedition, I will leave full power to oversee the country to my eldest son Fusu. You must be loyal and loyal to assist my eldest son Fusu in stabilizing the government."

Just as Ying Zheng finished speaking, all the ministers below raised their heads with shock on their faces.

This time the reactions of the ministers were not entirely acting, at least 30% of them were their true inner emotions.

Although rumors of Fusu supervising the country had spread in the court before, there was no direct evidence to prove this. In Baiguan's own speculation, Fusu was young after all, and it might be possible to let him supervise the country now. Sex is really not big.

did not expect.

Now the King of Qin actually delegated power to his eldest son Fusu, who was only thirteen years old. Some of the meaning behind this is worth recalling.

For a moment, the officials in the court had different expressions, but they did not show too much shock.

Ying Zheng's choice to let Fu Su supervise the country is indeed a surprising thing, but it is only surprising. In this great court meeting, what really deserves their attention is not the people who are "supervising the country", but the people who are assisting the "supervising the country".

This is what concerns them most about the next process.

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While the ministers were thinking, they saw Ying Zheng looking around with majestic eyes, and then gradually resting on Changping Lord Xiong Qi, and declared in a deep voice: "Feng Chang Xiong Qi has devoted himself to observing the rules for many years, and has worked hard for me. The name of the King of Qin has been announced, and from now on, Chang Xiongqi will be promoted to the Right Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty."

"During the period when I am the emperor's imperial commander, Xiong Qing should serve as the head of the hundred officials and fully assist my eldest son, Fusu, in handling government affairs and ensuring peace and stability of the country."

When the imperial edict of Yingzheng was officially issued, even in the palace of Lord Changping, a smile that could not be concealed appeared on his face, he strode out among the hundreds of officials, bowed and said: "My lord, I sincerely obey the king's edict. .”

Zhao Gao, the chamberlain beside Ying Zheng, stepped down from the stage and handed over to Lord Changping the official residence, official seal and other items representing the 'Right Prime Minister of Qin'.

this moment.

The courtiers in the court who represented the power of the 'Chu foreign relatives' showed excitement and joy in their eyes.

The remaining ministers' eyes flickered. They first glanced at Lord Changping in front of them, and then gradually shifted their gaze to Lord Mo.

Although they didn't know how Lord Changping came to hold the position of 'right prime minister' in his hands, they knew that Lord Mo lost in this round.

As early as many days ago.

Rumors have spread in the court that Ying Zheng will confer the long-vacant position of 'Prime Minister' during this great court meeting. However, it has not been decided who will be conferred in the end.

And this is also the thing that all civil and military officials are most concerned about in today's 'Great Court Meeting', because it represents a change in the situation in the court.

The prime minister is the head of the officials.

The Qin Dynasty also respected You, so the position of Prime Minister You is the current Qin State. There is no doubt that "one person is inferior and ten thousand people are superior".

It can be said that this position is the lifelong pursuit of all civil servants.

As the dust of the position of 'Prime Minister' has settled, the minds of many officials in the court have quickly started to think about whether they should move closer to the 'Chu foreign relatives' lineage.

And some officials who were originally members of the "Chu Foreign Relations Lineage" couldn't help but secretly cast proud and provocative looks at Lord Mo after Xiong Qi obtained the position of "Right Prime Minister".

Needless to say.

This child-like behavior was naturally done by Changpingjun's younger brother, Changwenjun.

It’s no wonder that Lord Chang Wen is so naive. After all, since Lord Mo came to power, everyone in the entire ‘Chu foreign relatives’ lineage has hardly had a good day.

Lord Mo's rise was too sudden. Before the case of the "Four Major Clans" in Nanjun County, Lord Changping and Lord Changwen didn't even see Lord Mo as a person.

And when Mr. Mo rose to power, he gave a big gift to the "Chu Foreign Clan" on the same day, which directly knocked Mr. Changping dizzy with a heavy hammer.

By the time Lord Changping came to his senses again, Lord Mo had become the Holy Lord of Qin and was also in charge of the history of Su Nei.

It can be said.

After living for so many years, the brothers Changping Jun and Changwenjun have never felt so aggrieved.

Now that the two of them had finally won over Mr. Mo in the court through the power of Queen Mother Huayang, how could they not feel proud and proud in their hearts.

But before Lord Chang Wen could be proud, suddenly, Ying Zheng on the throne spoke again:

"In addition to this incident, Shi Mojun, the governor of Su Nei, was instrumental in controlling the snow disaster last winter, and he also developed [winter wheat], which further increased the heritage of Daqin. It can be said that he has made outstanding contributions."

"From now on, Zhisu Neishi Shimojun will officially assume the position of 'Yu Shi Dafu' and have the responsibility of supervising all officials."

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This sudden edict was issued, and the entire court instantly fell into a dead silence. Lord Chang Wen, who had just shown a proud and provocative look at Lord Mo, his whole face became stiff in an instant, as if he had eaten shit.

Xiong Qi, who was at the head of the civil service, suddenly raised his head and looked at Ying Zheng on the throne. However, Ying Zheng above him was too far away and wore a crown, so his expression could not be seen clearly.

The only thing Xiong Qi could see was the majesty of Ying Zheng that was almost hard to look at.

Until this moment.

Xiong Qicai suddenly realized that today's Ying Zheng was no longer the young king who was caught in the middle by him, Lu Buwei, and Lao Ai. He had no rights at all and could only drift with the crowd.

Nowadays, no one in Ying Zheng can interfere with his decision, not even him, nor the Queen Mother Huayang.

"My lord, I sincerely obey the king's edict."

Mo Jun stood up and spoke loudly.

The issue of edicting Mo Jun to be the ‘Yu Shi Da Fu’ was obviously not part of the pre-prepared process for the Great Court Meeting. This was Ying Zheng’s decision alone and no one could object.

And behind this seemingly simple thing, it also represents many meanings.

First understand.

What is the official position of Yushi Dafu?

The official position system of the Qin State was the "three public officials and nine ministers system".

Among them, the three princes are: the prime minister, the Taiwei, and the Yushi doctor.

The prime minister is the head of the civil service.

The Taiwei is the head of the generals.

The position of imperial censor is the most special. It belongs to neither civil officials nor military generals. The duty of the Yushi doctor is not to govern, but to supervise. The Yushi doctor has the power to supervise all officials, including the prime minister and the Taiwei.

The original purpose of establishing this official position was to check and balance the power of the prime minister and the Taiwei.

The three are at the same level in terms of official positions, and they are the highest-ranking officials in the entire Qin State after the King of Qin.

Just looking at official positions.

Ying Zheng chose to confer the title of 'Prime Minister of the Right' to Lord Changping today, while also conferring the title of 'Yushi Dafu' to Lord Mo. It seemed to be just for a check and balance of power.

But upon further investigation, you will find that there is much more to it...

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