Diqin Designer

Chapter 150: Changing the Official System and Rewarding Officials

Looking at the national flag flying in the sun, Ying Zheng was suddenly inspired and said with all his might: "Under the vast sky, all is Qin's territory, and all the people are Qin's subjects. May the songs of the Great Qin be praised by all nations, and may the flag of the Great Qin fly high across the land!"

Everyone in the audience was stunned at first, especially Wang Wan, Wei Liao, Feng Jie, Li Si and other people who participated in the design of the entire ceremony process.

There is no such sentence in the design!

But His Majesty had already said it, and these people reacted quickly, quickly following Ying Zheng and reciting vigorously: "May the songs of the Great Qin be praised by all nations, and may the flags of the Great Qin fly across all lands!"

The others quickly followed suit, and the uniform voice echoed throughout the entire Qin Palace, even outside the palace.

There are many Qin people outside the palace. Today is the day their king will be crowned emperor, so they have come here specially to wait and see what they can expect.

Hearing the voice coming from the palace, everyone knelt on the ground. Although they didn't know what happened in the palace, they also chanted: "May the songs of the Great Qin be praised by all nations, and may the flags of the Great Qin fly across all lands!"

The chanting sound quickly spread throughout Xianyang City, and the whole city was shouting.

Hearing the louder chanting coming from outside the palace, Ying Zheng was slightly stunned, but Li Nian regretted that he could not capture the scene in Xianyang at that time.

In fact, he really wanted to go out of the palace to take some pictures of the scene outside the palace, to see what the people in Xianyang were doing during the ceremony of Emperor Qin Shihuang's enthronement, and to take pictures and record them to pass on to future generations.

Those who were not Qin people but people from other countries in Xianyang, after hearing this earth-shaking shout, were all shocked at the prestige of the King of Qin in the hearts of the Qin people.

In a guest room in Xianyang, several strange "Xianyang people" were staying in the room. After hearing the shout, they opened the window slightly and looked outside.

Seeing the Qin people on the street kneeling on the ground and shouting those words excitedly, several people couldn't help but look heavy-hearted. One of them whispered: "The King of Qin is so trusted by the Qin people. We must report to the Chanyu as soon as possible. We should not be enemies with the King of Qin for the time being."

Someone nearby said, "Even if we are not enemies of the King of Qin, he may not let us go..."

They considered themselves to be very strong, but faced with the Qin Dynasty, which had destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world, they still felt heavy pressure and did not believe that they could be sure of winning a war with Qin.

So after learning that the King of Qin, who had just unified the world in the south, wanted to call himself the emperor, the Chanyu sent them over to inquire about the situation and see what the King of Qin's attitude towards them was.

After hearing what he said now, it was clear that the King of Qin had great ambitions, and it might be detrimental to them!

In the royal palace, Ying Zheng's coronation ceremony proceeded to the next step, which was also the stage that many ministers had been waiting for. Wasn't the reason why they urged the king to take the next step and become emperor just for this moment?

If the king does not make progress, how can they make progress? If they do not make progress, where will their wealth and glory come from?

Ying Zheng said: "From today on, the Nine Ministers will be changed into various ministries and departments: the ministries are the Ministry of Censorship, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of State Affairs..."

Ying Zheng eventually adopted some of the dynasty official system he learned from Li Nian.

After all, the official system of later generations did help him centralize power and make powers and responsibilities clearer, but due to the current situation of the Qin Dynasty, it was impossible to modify it in its entirety, and he could only adopt part of it.

"The ministries are the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Taxation, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Education..."

"The Ministry of Personnel is responsible for the assessment of officials, promotions and demotions; the Ministry of War is responsible for the country's military affairs, conscription of soldiers, and review of military achievements; the Ministry of Punishment is responsible for criminal law and investigates violations of laws and regulations throughout the country; the Ministry of Education is responsible for education and supervises learning throughout the country..."

"The Ministry of State Affairs is in charge of state affairs, with Wang Wan as prime minister, Li Si and Feng Quji as vice prime ministers, in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Rites..." "The Ministry of Censors is in charge of admonitions, reviewing government orders and feedback to the country, with Feng Jie as the chief, Chunyu Yue and Zhao Gao as vice-chiefs, in charge of the Censorate and the Imperial Board..."

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs is in charge of all matters concerning the royal palace and the royal family. It has set up a purchasing department and a clan affairs office, and Prince Ying is the head of the clan affairs department."

The specific official system was very complicated and was finalized after a long period of discussion between Ying Zheng and his ministers. There were so many things that it was impossible to explain them all at once, so Ying Zheng naturally only talked about the key departments and ministers.

Although the ministers knew in advance that the official system would be changed, they did not know the specific officials who would hold the positions.

"The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War are under my direct jurisdiction. The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is Meng Tian, ​​the Right Vice Minister is Wang Ben, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War is Wang Jian, the Right Vice Minister is Wei Liao, the Ministry of Education is Li Nian as the Minister, Su Xu as the Left Vice Minister, and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is..."

Most of the ministers were very happy. Although the official system had been changed, they were all promoted compared to the past. However, some were not very satisfied. Li Si was one of them.

What he wanted was to become the most powerful person in the Qin Dynasty, second only to Wang Wan, and become the prime minister.

Although he can now be called "Prime Minister", the title is preceded by "Deputy". There is a world of difference between having this word and not having it.

Although his power and responsibilities seemed to be greater than when he was the Chief Justice, it was not what he wanted after all. Not to mention that there was Feng Quji who was on an equal footing with him, but the key point was that there was also the Prime Minister Wang Wan above him.

Zhao Gao didn't care too much about this. He knew very well that everything he had now was due to Ying Zheng, and what he cared more about was Ying Zheng's favor.

Wang Jian deliberately glanced at Meng Tian beside him. His Majesty placed him and Wang Ben in the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War respectively. It was obvious that he did not want him and Wang Ben to be in power in the Ministry of War at the same time. He also inserted Meng Tian and Wei Liao in between, so that no one except His Majesty could be in charge of the two ministries alone.

But even if Your Majesty does not do so, he will take the initiative to propose it. He is not afraid of the king's suspicion, but he is afraid that the king will not be suspicious, which would be more dangerous.

Wang Wan didn't care, although compared with the previous prime minister, his power was actually weakened, and it was weakened the most severely. Not only were some provinces and ministries no longer under his jurisdiction, but Li Si and Feng Quji were also added in, so that the three of them could check and balance each other, and no one could monopolize power.

This made Wang Wan wonder, 'Who is your majesty guarding against? It doesn't seem like he's guarding against me, and it doesn't seem like Feng Quji is guarding against him either...'

If it weren't for the two of them, then there would only be one person left - the former Chief Justice Li Si!

But why should Your Majesty be on guard against Li Si?
Although he had some conflicts with Li Si, Wang Wan also admitted that Li Si's talent was not inferior to his, and even surpassed his, and was definitely the best candidate to become the next prime minister.

Moreover, Li Si has worked diligently and sincerely for Your Majesty and the Great Qin over the years, and the monarch and his subject have gotten along well with each other. In order to show his favor for Li Si, the emperor married his daughter to Li Si's son despite the age difference.

Wang Wan was already prepared to step down as prime minister after unifying the world.

Because he and Ying Zheng were increasingly at odds with each other, it was Li Si and Ying Zheng who could get along with each other.

If I voluntarily step down, I can still retain some face from Ying Zheng. But if I wait for Ying Zheng to take action, that would be disgraceful.

No matter how you look at it, Li Si will replace him as prime minister, but he is still the prime minister now. Not only does Ying Zheng have no intention of letting him step down, but Li Si is being held down. If his guess is true, even if he steps down, Li Si will not be able to become prime minister.

Wang Wan guessed in his heart: "The reason may be related to Li Nian!"

Note: The changes to the official system in this chapter are just for your enjoyment. How could I, by myself, design an official system that is completely consistent with the Qin Dynasty in the book?

(End of this chapter)