Daqin: The poorest prime minister, the first emperor begged me for corruption

Chapter 76: I still won’t change my old habit of loving you. Why does Lian Kucheng do this?

Qin Mo clasped his hands: "Your Majesty, looking forward, there are strategies to coordinate with the reform of the military system."

Ying Zheng nodded and called for a meal, then continued to eat and watch in the pavilion.

The following is about the selection and appointment of missionaries. Military missionaries are different from military judges, and they are also different from military censors.

The content and ideas to be preached also need to be specified by the imperial court, so as not to talk nonsense and preach a set of nondescript things.

Therefore, missionaries need to receive court training before taking up their posts.

An extension from this is the martial arts academy. Since we want to train missionary officers, why not train other generals and military judges in the army as well?

Today, the world is at peace, there are fewer wars, the old generals are gradually withering away, and it is difficult for the rookies in the army to get experience. It is the right time to pass on the valuable war experience through martial arts schools.

Veteran generals who are no longer in charge of the army enter the martial arts academy to serve as teachers. All generals in the army with more than 500 commanders enter the martial arts academy for rotational training.

In the future, when a hundred generals are promoted to five hundred generals, they will also need to enter a martial arts school for training.

In this way, you can also unify the thoughts of generals and prevent others from instigating and inciting them to do stupid things!

"Very feasible."

Ying Zheng nodded appreciatively and handed the general reform plan to Zhao Gaodao: "Send it to all the ministers for a look and discuss the order in detail."

"If the ministers have no objections, they will immediately send it to Xianyang and order Taiwei Feng Quji to implement it. If there are any objections, they will submit a letter to add, delete, and modify it."

"In addition, I ordered the ministers and doctors to immediately start working together to compile the ideas taught by the missionary officer. After the book is completed, it will be submitted to me and Qin Qing for review!"

"Here."

Zhao Gao accepted the book and went to find the officials accompanying him.

"Zhao Mansion orders you to wait."

Qin Mo hurriedly stopped him and said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, this reform of the military system must be coordinated with the reform of the county and county official system. Your Majesty, please read the next volume."

Ying Zheng didn't waste any time and continued reading the next volume.

The original intention of Qin Mo in changing the military system was that the powers and responsibilities of county soldiers were unclear and it was easy for them to collude with county officials.

Because the garrison troops in the counties of Daqin actually also had police duties, the county lieutenant was equivalent to the chief of the police department.

So to a certain extent, county soldiers are a bit like armed police.

Just attack the bandits and bandits within the territory.

Occasionally, from time to time, there would be a small mission to assist county, county and township officials and catch some powerful men or thieves, because in a county, only the county lieutenant had soldiers.

Although the remaining county captains, youjiao, pavilion chiefs, etc. are also responsible for public security, they are all more specialized soldiers, who are by no means as capable as the county soldiers and garrison soldiers. Therefore, everyone wants to use the county soldiers when something happens.

This is also the reason why county soldiers and generals get involved with county officials!

According to Qin Mo's vision, the army is the army and the police is the police. They cannot be mixed except in special circumstances.

The reform of the county official system extended from this is to separate military administration and public security, put public security under civil administration, and set up criminal judges.

Thus, a true separation of powers was formed: military affairs, civil affairs, and criminal law.

Among them, the military and government of the county are the most independent. The military commander of the county is no longer called a county captain, but returns to a captain or a general, and is directly controlled by the emperor and the Taiwei Mansion.

They are only responsible for suppressing rebellions, providing rescue and disaster relief, fighting bandits and bandits within the territory, and training male soldiers every year.

Stop interfering in the specific matters of county security!

As for the civil affairs, there is nothing much to say. It is still the same as before, except that the public security responsibilities of catching thieves and investigating rapes are also included in the civil affairs, and are managed by county and county officials.

However, the robbers and rapes captured by the public security will ultimately be handed over to the criminal judge for verification, liability determination and trial. County and county officials have no right to intervene.

The same applies to disputes among people.

Moreover, at the time of trial, there must be five elderly jurors who have reached the age of exemption from military service. They are randomly selected from the elderly under the rule and are responsible for food and housing. They are changed every ten days. They are called common people's jurors.

Common people's jurors may not understand the law, but they can use their simple emotions and morals to reject the sentence of the county magistrate and county magistrate, and then re-examine the trial. If the retrial fails three times, they will be handed over to the Tingwei Mansion for disposal...

In addition to the separation of these three powers, there are also censors and royal guards who supervise overtly and covertly, act independently, and ensure the cleanliness of official administration to the greatest extent!

"It is very feasible to reform the official system of counties and counties... Well, why are there still papers?"

Ying Zheng flipped through to the end and was about to summarize his speech when he discovered that there were several folded papers underneath the booklet.

Qin Mo was stunned for a moment, then quickly put his hand into his sleeve and touched it.

Ying Zheng smiled and said: "These folded papers are private messages from Aiqing?"

Qin Mo shook his head and explained: "It's not a private letter, but about the reform of the official system of the imperial court."

"But I haven't thought about it thoroughly yet, and there are many shortcomings. It's okay for Your Majesty not to look at it."

Ying Zheng suddenly nodded and immediately began to watch without ceremony.

A few pieces of paper are indeed not enough to summarize the center of such a large imperial court, but the rough outlines have already begun to take shape.

Among the three ministers, the imperial censor and the Taiwei remained unchanged, while the front and back ministers were added to the phase, dividing the power of the ministers into five, who jointly assisted the emperor, forming a de facto cabinet minister system.

As for Jiuqing, he changed his mind completely.

First, the official positions serving the royal family were eliminated and the unified jurisdiction of the inner government was established.

The remaining departments were changed into six ministries, namely, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry. Under the six ministries there were twenty-four departments, each of which was in charge of a specific administration with clear powers and responsibilities.

"Good! Great good!"

Ying Zheng read it in a flash and couldn't help praising it. He changed the official system and folded the paper and handed it to Zhao Gaodao: "I also sent it to all the ministers for detailed discussion."

"The reform of the official system of prefectures and counties is the same as the reform of the military system. If there is no objection, it will be forwarded to Xianyang and the left prime minister Wang Wan will be ordered to implement it. If there is any objection, he will submit a letter to make additions, deletions and modifications."

"In addition, let the ministers and doctors carefully consider the reform of the central official system. After Baiyue is pacified, I will implement it!"

"Here."

Zhao Gao took the order and saw that Qin Mo had nothing to do, so he quickly left the back office.

Ying Zheng felt happy in his heart. Looking at Qin Mo who looked haggard, he didn't feel distressed anymore, but felt very happy.

If this coward had not experienced a sudden change, how could he have worked so hard to become stronger and written tens of thousands of words on military and political strategies in just three days?

If you wait for him to think about it slowly, you might have to wait until the Year of the Monkey to receive this Ten Thousand Words Book!

Ying Zheng thought this way, but his mood became even more joyful. He picked up the chopsticks and picked up the dishes in front of him, wanting to have a drink with it.

However, when the dish was put to his mouth, Ying Zheng suddenly felt something strange and shrugged his nose to smell it.

His attention just now was all on the Wanyan Book, but now he finally realized that the dishes in front of him that he had eaten for a long time smelled extremely stinky, like something from the reincarnation of grains...

Ying Zheng's face turned green and he frowned: "Why does this dish taste so inelegant?"

Seeing his embarrassed look, Qin Mo couldn't help laughing. He was relieved from the gloominess of the past few days and explained: "There was some tofu in the Yamen that went rancid, so I fried it and mixed it with sauce. It was called Stinky tofu.”

Ying Zheng knew that Qin Mo made the tofu and it tasted quite tender and smooth.

But if you continue to eat the rancid tofu, it will be very unappetizing!

Ying Zheng smacked his lips in disgust, as if he wanted to vomit, and said angrily: "I still don't change my old habit of loving you, why should Lian Kucheng do this?"

Qin Mo laughed and said: "This stinky tofu just smells bad, but tastes very delicious, just like the fried rice with eggs made the night before."

Ying Zheng was suspicious, smacked his lips carefully, tasted the remaining taste in his mouth, and said in surprise: "The taste is quite mellow!"

Try to pick up another piece and muster up the courage to put it in your mouth and chew it.

Crispy but not mushy, tender but not greasy, paired with the spicy and salty sauce, it is absolutely delicious.

Ying Zheng picked up the wine bottle and sipped the wine while eating. He said happily: "Ai Qing's cooking skills are truly magical. This stinky tofu is even more mellow than that egg fried rice."

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After saying that, he turned to Fusu and Yuanman who were sitting next to him and said, "I have eaten half of the plate. My son is the one to eat."

Fusu: "..."

Yuan Man: "..."

The brother and sister looked at the half plate of black and stinky tofu, and couldn't help but resentful, "You don't want to eat it because it tastes so good, but you are so kind to give it to us."

As a father, do you dare not to cheat your children like this?

He had the same bad taste as Qin Mo. Seeing that the two of them were reluctant, he acted like a loving father and took a piece of stinky tofu with his own hands and presented it to them.

Fusu was an honest man and did not dare to disobey his father's orders. He closed his eyes and opened his mouth.

But Yuan Man was not so honest. His facial features shrank into a ball and he tilted his head back desperately.

However, when Ying Zheng's bad taste developed, the less she wanted to eat, the more Ying Zheng had to feed her.

One of the father and daughter pushed forward, the other leaned back. Finally, Yuan Man leaned forward and the back of his head touched the ground.

Thanks to her good dancing skills and flexible body, otherwise her waist would have been sprained!

"My dear, how beautiful is my son?"

Ying Zheng suddenly pointed at Yuan Man who had finished lowering his waist and asked Qin Mo.

Yuan Man was greatly embarrassed when he heard this and hurriedly sat up straight in embarrassment.

Ying Zheng took advantage of the situation and stuffed the stinky tofu into her mouth, laughed loudly and said: "You think I can't cure you, a girl."

Yuan Man: "..."

Yuan Man chewed and swallowed as if resigned to his fate, but Xuan's beautiful eyes lit up and he praised: "It's really delicious."

Most women have no resistance to these weird delicacies. If you don’t see it, snail noodles are very popular in later generations, so it’s not just women who eat them.

Seeing the girl like this, Fusu felt a little expectant in his heart. He opened his mouth and looked at Ying Zheng eagerly, waiting to be fed.

Ying Zheng glanced at him: "Look what I'm going to do? What can I do if I don't have any hands?"

Fusu picked up the chopsticks angrily and went to pick up the food to taste. When he wanted to eat the second piece, the lacquer plate had already fallen into Yuan Man's hands.

Obviously, it’s not his fault!

Qin Mo saw this family having fun, but was moved in his heart.

Regardless of the relationship between monarch and minister, regardless of the friendship, how could he not appreciate this family's cooperation in comforting him?

"Your Majesty, how should we deal with the corrupt officials in Nanyang County?" Qin Mo cheered up and asked Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng subconsciously said: "I will judge his crime and punish him according to the law. The relatives of the three clans will be made into slaves."

At this point, he seemed to have a clear understanding, and then said: "Ai Qing, do you want to seek extrajudicial favor for the family of the Nanyang general?"

But he thought that Qin Mo wanted to plead for the families of those Nanyang generals.

Qin Mo quickly clasped his hands and explained: "Qin established the country based on laws. If the prince breaks the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people, I will definitely not do it..."

Ying Zheng interrupted him with a smile: "Although there are reasons for those people to break the law, breaking the law is breaking the law."

"I will not give any favor to that family's family. I can only treat them as slaves of the Hexi Kingdom. I just want you to take care of them."

Qin Mo was stunned for a moment, then stood up and left the table to bow: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration!"

Ying Zheng waved his hand to tell him not to be too polite: "My dear, please come to the table. Let's continue the banquet."

Qin Mo sat down again, with most of the depression in his heart dissipated. He picked up the wine bottle and offered a toast to Ying Zheng.

Then he added: "Your Majesty is patrolling in order to calm the people's hearts. If corrupt officials in Nanyang counties are only tried behind closed doors to judge their crimes, they will not be able to show your Majesty's kindness and power."

"In my opinion, it is not as good as the trial, and the sufferer and the people are invited to attend the public trial."

"The county officials will conduct trials in the county, and the officials of each county and township will conduct trials in each county and township. After the trial is completed, your Majesty will issue an order on the spot to punish him."

"In this way, the people should be grateful to Your Majesty for detecting adultery and eradicating evil, and they should also know the power of Your Majesty."

Ying Zheng Danfeng's eyes lit up, he nodded and said: "It's very good. This is what a king should do when he is patrolling the place!"

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The next day, early morning.

Ying Zheng issued an edict to hold a public trial of Nanyang County officials in front of the county government office. The soldiers shouted along the street and invited the people of Wancheng to go to the government office to observe the public trial.

Watching the excitement and seeing the emperor, the common people were naturally enthusiastic. Before the dew had dissipated in the early morning, they had already surrounded the Yamen with three floors inside and three floors outside.

Wherever you look, you can see dense crowds of people!

There is an earthen platform built in front of the Yamen, which is not high, long, and wide. Li Si, the court official, has been waiting on it, and there are several auxiliary officials beside him.

There were soldiers below the stage to maintain order and prevent people from crowding and stampeding.

As for Ying Zheng, Qin Mo, and the others who accompanied them, they took their seats in the yamen hall behind the earth platform. There were mat curtains hanging on the open yamen door.

The yamen can see the outside, but the outside cannot peek inside.

Therefore, the people's wish to see the First Emperor cannot be realized for the time being.

But even so, the people were still amazed when they saw the battles on and off the stage!

When Ying Zheng saw that the people had almost gathered, he waved his hand and said: "Bring the Nanyang County Sheriff to the stage for trial."

"Here."

An official from the Tingwei Mansion took the order and left.

After leaning a little, an energetic shout came from outside the yamen: "Your Majesty has ordered that the public trial begins!"

"Bring the Nanyang County prison officer to the stage for trial!"

Following the shouts, soldiers escorted Sima Hui, who had the same name as Mr. Shui Jing, to the platform.

Li Si glanced at the embarrassed Sima Hui, expressionlessly unfolded a long bundle of slips, and read aloud: "Sima Hui, now forty-three years old, during his tenure as the governor of Nanyang County, he did many corrupt things and harmed the people.

Number his sins."

"The first crime is colluding with the county soldiers and generals to resell the county arsenal ordnance to enrich themselves."

"The second crime is instructing officials and subordinates to resell grain and grass from the county treasury."

"The third crime is to frame Gongsun Ye of Wancheng for treason, causing the deaths of more than a hundred of his relatives, and seizing his land, house, and wealth."

"The fourth crime is to take the young girl Sang as a concubine and torture her to death..."

As the charges were read out one by one, the people's thoughts of watching the excitement gradually dissipated and turned into anger. Silence fell in front of the Yamen, with only Li Si's harsh recitation echoing.

There are more than a hundred crimes committed by Sima Hui!

Li Si read so hard that his mouth went dry. After he finished reading, he threw the long slip on Sima Hui and shouted: "The witnesses and material evidence are all there. Do you want to plead guilty?"

Sima Hui had lost all energy and was lying on the ground withered. The soldiers stepped forward and took one of his hands, made a mark on the slip, and then sent the slip into the Yamen.

Later, Zhao Gao came out of the yamen and said loudly: "Your Majesty has issued an edict that Sima Hui's crime is extremely heinous. He will be punished by being cut into pieces with a thousand knives, and he will be executed immediately."

"In addition, the relatives of the three tribes will be enslaved until death, and they will not be allowed to serve as officials within the fifth period of service."

The people's spirits were shaken, and their anger was immediately vented. The emperor's mighty voice rang out, shaking the heaven and the earth!

They say that bursting can improve your grades, is it true? Can you increase your grades by 10,000 a day? Damn it, I can’t do that!

(End of chapter)