Da Qin: At the age of six, I beat Qin Shihuang at the beginning

Chapter 16 The Root of the Court's Disadvantages

The official system of Daqin is three gongs and nine ministers, and the ranks are divided into two levels: ministers and scholars.

Sangong and Jiuqing are official positions, while Qing and Shi represent the rank of officials.

Qing is a senior official.

Shangqing is equivalent to the first rank of later generations, Zhongqing is the second rank of later generations, and Xiaqing is the third rank of later generations.

Among them, Shangqing is not only an official position, but also an honorary title.

For example, Meng Tian's younger brother, Meng Yi, was named Shangqing by Qin Shihuang.

Those below the third rank are collectively called scholars, and they are also divided into upper, middle and lower ranks.

Now that the Qin Dynasty has been unified for a long time, the upper-level officials are closely connected through marriage.

Pulled around and moved the whole body.

Even these upper-class nobles no longer regard the lower-class people as human beings.

It was obviously Ye Shen who made a big noise in the city and wanted to smash down Qin Mu's shop.

But just because Qin Mu is a commoner, he can be ignored by them.

Even after the emperor came to his aid, they came to put pressure on the emperor.

Now on the throne is Zulong, an emperor through the ages!
They dare to do so.

If they were replaced by the slightly weaker Fusu, what would these nobles do?
The killing intent in Zulong's heart soared.

But his rationality told him that this was not something that could be killed at once.

Kill this group, and when the next group of people come to power, new interest groups will emerge.

As for the private investigation of the mysterious man by the officials of the DPRK and China, he didn't care.

Qin Mu is still in the city, so it should be difficult to get into the sight of these officials.

So Zulong is quite at ease.

This time, it was Ye Shen, the Shaofu, who made a mistake and had a conflict with Qin Mu.

Zulong's helpless rescue made Ye Shen guess Qin Mu's true identity.

Although Qin Mu is hiding now, Zulong is not prepared to completely hide him.

Sooner or later, Qin Mu will enter the Great Qin Dynasty Hall.

It's just that he hasn't figured out yet how to deal with his relationship with Qin Mu.

Now Qin Mu thinks that he is his father.

But Zulong knew it was not.

If the time comes to let Qin Mu know that he is the First Emperor...

So how should the two get along?
Early the next morning, Zu Long hurried out of the palace and went straight to Fangshi.

He thought about the issue of the collective interests of the nobles all night, but he still couldn't figure it out.

The nobles will form interest groups, but the maintenance of the empire also needs these nobles.

If the nobles are wiped out, then who will sort out the government in the future?

Who will collect the tax?

Who will provide disaster relief?

Who will decide the case?

Who will lead the troops to fight?

After the Forbidden Army incident happened, Zu Long desperately wanted to find an answer.

When Qin Mu came to the medical hall, he saw Zulong waiting at the door early.

"Father, why didn't you bring those arrogant guards with you today?"

Qin Mu laughed and joked.

It's just that Zu Long is not in the mood to joke at all.

Due to the short sleep time, he is now depressed and looks very confused.

"What's the matter, Dad, did you encounter any difficulties?"

"Yesterday Ye Shen drove the imperial army, His Majesty has beheaded him."

"Isn't that good? What's wrong with you?"

"Yesterday more than 20 senior officials collectively pleaded with Ye Shen..."

"I see. It seems that the first emperor also realized the danger of the nobles' grouping together."

Qin Mu was very indifferent, but Zu Long was shocked.

He purposely didn't speak clearly, he only said that someone pleaded with Ye Shen, and he was thinking about it.

Unexpectedly, Qin Mu really pointed out this question to the point.

Hope ignited in Zulong's heart.

With such a vision, maybe Qin Mu will really have something to do.

"His Majesty talked to me late at night, but there was no solution."

Zulong sat down beside Qin Mu.

"Mu'er, what can you do?"

That's way too much...

It's just that I should tell you which one is better...

Qin Mu secretly complained.

Seeing the tangled look on Qin Mu's face, Zu Long could not help but sigh.

In the two or three days since I met Qin Mu, I have sighed more than I have in the past year.

I am the First Emperor, swallowing the six kingdoms and sweeping away the eight wastelands!

As long as there is something in this world, there is nothing you can't get!

Why did so many problems suddenly arise after getting to know Qin Mu?
Zulong knew that these problems existed in the first place.

It's just that Qin Mu has a high vision and can discuss with him.

But usually in the court, those ministers either did not have enough vision or had concerns, so they were unable to delve into it with him.

This has caused many problems to accumulate until now.

Seeing that Qin Mu didn't speak for a long time, Zu Long turned and left lonely.

"Forget it, I'm also in a daze, what can you understand as a 6-year-old child?"

Qin Mu's vision is good, and there are many surprising theories before.

But it is estimated that it was taught by his immortal master.

How capable is a six-year-old child?

Zulong was inexplicably depressed.

Perhaps this is the sorrow of being the first emperor.

He encountered too many problems that he did not encounter when he was a prince before.

These problems are unprecedented and must be solved one by one by himself.

If it doesn't work out...

Then he can only die with the regret that the Great Qin Empire will fall apart.

"Wait, who said I don't know."

Qin Mu called Zulong to stop.

"I'm just wondering which solution is more suitable!"

"Which plan is more suitable?"

Could it be that Qin Mu really has a solution?
"Well... the problem of the Daqin aristocratic interest group is mainly caused by the current talent discovery system."

"Great Qin's talents are only selected from the noble group."

"Officials with a little status are all from the dozen or so big families."

"In this way, the nobles only need to marry each other within a limited number of big families to form an alliance."

"In just a dozen or 20 years, all the nobles will be closely connected."

"Occasionally, a person with no background can quickly form a close group with the nobles, thus creating new nobles."

"So it is basically impossible to stop the aristocratic interest groups."

"Then we try to expand the groups they want to contact and increase the number of poor officials."

"Even if all the sons and daughters of the aristocratic family are used, they will not be able to contact everyone."

"At that time, without our restrictions, the contradictions between different interest groups will make it impossible for them to unite."

"Therefore, we must fundamentally change the talent selection system!"

"And I happen to know one, the imperial examination system!"

Zu Long listened fascinated.

Every sentence Qin Mu said hit the point.

Many of these points were not even thought through by him.

A child who is only six years old can explain the twists and turns clearly with ease.

This... who dares to say that Qin Mu is not a political genius?
Zu Long asked eagerly: "What is the solution?"

Qin Mu smiled mysteriously.

"Didn't you just say that I didn't understand?"

Zu Long was stunned for a moment, then laughed and bowed to Qin Mu.

"I beg Mr. Qin to teach me."

(End of this chapter)