Da Qin: I exposed myself as a time traveler, why are you Zhao Gao panicking?

Chapter 41 Are you trying to force me into a palace?
  Ying Zheng looked calm, and the atmosphere in the hall gradually became serious. He said in a solemn voice:

"The spread of the epidemic has cost our court treasury a lot of money. In addition, the construction of the Great Wall on the border and the imperial mausoleum in Lishan have not stopped, so it is gradually stretched."

"When I checked the official positions in the palace, I found many positions that were indispensable..."

"I am determined to... abolish it!"

As soon as these words came out!
  Above the main hall, there was silence!
  All the officials almost thought they heard wrongly, they all looked up at the same time and looked at Zulong in surprise!

Immediately, the officials broke into an uproar.

Incredible!

Zulong was still on the dragon platform and said in a deep voice: "Now that Qin has unified the world, it is time to recruit talented people for the use of the court. Therefore, I discuss with the left and right prime ministers to check the performance of the ministers in the past years. Anyone who has no performance in three years , remove him from his official position and wait for talented people to put him to good use!"

All of a sudden, the palace was full of frying pans!
  From the beginning, there were a lot of discussions and whispers, to this moment, it actually caused an uproar and the whole house was in an uproar!
  The ministers were shocked, with expressions of surprise and shock on their faces.

Some clan officials' expressions changed dramatically, their bodies swayed, and their faces were full of anxiety!
  They were confused.

Hearing the news, Gai Ru's building was about to collapse and his face turned pale!

"Your Majesty! You must not!"

Someone in the court class stood out, it was the Kong family and the clan members who were friends with them!

They were all shocked when they heard that the First Emperor decided to abolish official positions and judge merit based on political performance!

If this is true, then the members of the clan will no longer be able to stay in the court!
  In the court, officials headed by the family members also stepped forward to advise Ying Zheng.

"Your Majesty! No!"

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

"This matter should be considered in the long run!"

There was a commotion in the main hall!
  Under a brief silence, the head of the Kong clan raised the imperial hut high and said: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!"

Everyone looked sideways and saw that this person was the ninth head of the Kong family, Kong Fu.

The Kong family is inherited from the lineage of Confucius, and the Confucianism he founded still affects people all over the world.

Confucius once traveled around the world and had three thousand disciples, among whom seventy-two were proficient in the six arts!
  They are spread all over the world and passed down from generation to generation, forming a huge theoretical context of Confucianism!
  In the Qin court, the Confucian faction was headed by the Kong clan and followed their lead!

And surrounding the Kong family, there are many Confucian clans.

In the pre-Qin period, Confucianism was just a school of thought, and its momentum was not strong. Especially in a power center like the Qin court, they could only unite to survive.

I saw Kong Fu saying: "Your Majesty, if you only judge the officials in the court based on their political achievements, you will not be able to do anything!"

"As an official, you only want to assist Your Majesty in governing the world, but what is considered a good political performance and what is a bad political performance?"

"If the magistrate of a county catches thieves and punishes the evil leaders severely, which increases the prestige of the village and makes the place prosperous and no more thieves are committed, this is a good political achievement. However, after this incident, the Qin officials became cruel and strict. Harsh, even though many thieves have been captured and tortured, and the people are frightened, and they can't avoid it when they see it, what kind of good thing is it for a county magistrate? This is a bad political performance!"

"I would like to ask, if the Qin Dynasty only focuses on political achievements, how should such officials be rewarded and punished? Is it true that the merits and demerits are equal to each other?"

"In reality, there are many complicated things. In many things, good things and bad things go hand in hand. There are many people who do good things but leave bad consequences behind. How can we evaluate an official based on the rigid theory of political performance?"

Regarding Kong Fu's words, many officials present nodded frequently.

These people are all from clans and families!
  "Your Majesty, what Kong Fu said is absolutely true, and I agree with you!" "If you only talk about political performance, you are rigid and inflexible, and your evaluation is single, it will only do harm to officials, but no good!"

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, Kong Fu felt confident that there were so many people supporting him. He raised the imperial hut high and said: "Your Majesty, the Qin Dynasty has unified the country and has initially determined the world. I believe that more clans should ally with each other to govern the world together. Even if we no longer build a country by dividing feudalism and dividing land to build vassals, we should still rule together with the king and the officials, so that the world can be prosperous!"

"What your Majesty does is too cruel. The people will suffer unspeakably for a long time!"

Kong Fu was pitiful and pitiful, with a look of sorrow on his face and his voice was hoarse.

The sons of the Chaozhong clan raised their jade tablets one after another and shouted loudly:
  "Your Majesty, the reason why the treasury cannot be used is actually the construction of the Great Wall and mausoleums, which cost a lot of money!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the consumption of money has nothing to do with this epidemic. If Your Majesty can stop building the Great Wall and cherish the people's strength, the national treasury will naturally be full!"

"Your Majesty, removing officials from the DPRK for some money will chill the hearts of the ministers, Your Majesty!"

"It's better to stop building palaces and palaces on the Great Wall, and focus on frugality on the tombs. Building a Lishan mountain like this will cost a lot of people, Your Majesty!"

It’s not just the Kong family.

There are also Min's, Mi's, Tian's, etc...

Most of these clans have been passed down since the Spring and Autumn Period and have hundreds of years of history!
  And according to Qin Chi, these aristocratic families have existed almost throughout history!

An iron-clad family, a flowing dynasty!
  No matter how the dynasties change, these aristocratic families have always stood in Kyushu China and have never disappeared!

And after the Kong family stepped out of the court, the sons of these clans also came out to support the proposal!

The officials were furious!
  Almost everyone is admonishing Zulong!

If the national treasury is to be filled, it is foolish to remove officials from office!
  The construction of the Great Wall should be stopped, the construction of Lishan Mountain should be stopped, and the people's power should be cherished to save the decline!
  What's the use of removing a few officials from office? !

Above the main hall!

Zulong's eyes are gloomy, his imperial power is mighty!
  The anger has reached its peak!
  He looked at the ministers who filled the palace to remonstrate, and his heart was filled with anger!

"How do I want to be an emperor? Do you need to teach me?!"

However, the clan members were not afraid of the power of the ancestral dragon at all. Instead, they knelt in the main hall and sang together in a deep voice!
  "Think twice, Your Majesty!"

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

Countless people seconded the idea and knelt down after Kong Fu.

The sons of the aristocratic families were even more expressionless, almost kneeling in the main hall, and they seemed to be trying to force the palace!
  Zulong was majestic and distinguished. His dragon eyes were calm and he looked down at the whole hall. Under the wrath of Po Tian, ​​he said in a deep voice: "If you want to kneel, just keep kneeling here! I have made up my mind!"

After saying that, the ancestral dragon hung the windlass sword on his waist, his face was gloomy, his imperial crown was like a mountain, and his pearls were like the Big Dipper, and he left the court with a dragon's pace and a tiger's pace!

The eunuch's trumpet sounded: "Retreat from the court!"

In the main hall, all the officials and ministers were furious!
  Kong Fu bowed deeply and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! Think twice!"

Almost all the members of the clan were kneeling on the ground, motionless, in a forced-for-war posture!
  In the main hall, the atmosphere dropped to freezing point!
  Li Si and Feng Quji saw this, looked at each other, shook their heads, and followed Zulong to Zhangtai Palace in a tacit understanding.

(End of this chapter)