Qin Dynasty: Your Majesty, I really am a time traveler.

"Rotation of re-election, and demotion of regional party secretaries?"

When these two somewhat unfamiliar words reached the ears of the officials from the six kingdoms, they looked at each other in bewilderment, utterly clueless as to what they meant.

"Imperial Preceptor, may I ask what this means?"

"Yes, what is the system of rotating terms? And what is this Party Secretary?"

Tang Yu slowly scanned the entire room, knowing that what he was about to say would deal a devastating blow to some of them.

"Ahem, this rotation and re-election means that an official in a region can only serve in this place for 4 years, and then be transferred to another place. If there are special circumstances or special reasons, he can apply for re-election."

"No! Absolutely not! How can there be such a thing as having officials interchangeably?"

The speaker sounded impatient. Tang Yu turned his head and saw that it was an official from the State of Chu whom he had specifically mentioned to Ying Zheng yesterday.

The others' expressions changed upon hearing this, but the Qin people were stunned for a moment before their faces lit up with joy.

Some of the officials from the other six countries remained calm, while others' expressions changed drastically in an instant, showing extreme anxiety!

"What's wrong? Does Lord Chu have some advice to share? Please listen to what I have to say before you speak!"

Chu He, one of the Nine Ministers at the time, was cursing inwardly. Unlike other nobles of Chu, who might be greedy for pleasure and want wealth and honor, Chu He was different.

Chu He's ambition was exceptionally lofty; he needed to restore the Chu Kingdom!

However, it was not enough for him to restore the Chu state by his own strength alone. Fortunately, the official who governed their land was actually a former Chu person.

With this condition, he could gather many people from Chu to work together on a grand plan. If this plan were implemented now, it would ruin his efforts. Even so, he still pretended to smile awkwardly.

"This was just a spontaneous remark; please continue, Your Excellency."

Seeing that he did not continue speaking, Tang Yu decided to let him off the hook for the time being and began to explain his other policy.

"The so-called secretary is a brand-new official position, directly appointed by His Majesty to serve as the side of every official in the entire Qin state."

"Every official, regardless of rank, needs to be assigned a secretary to directly participate in their words and deeds and the governance of the local area, and to report any problems directly to His Majesty!"

"This measure is to prevent local officials from still harboring thoughts of the old country and having other schemes, or to guard against the problem of collusion between nobles and officials."

Looking at Tang Yu, who was speaking eloquently, Ying Zheng's thoughts returned to the dungeon of yesterday.

Tang Yu looked at Ying Zheng with unusual seriousness in his voice.

"As the saying goes, for the Great Qin, the most reliable and important people are always the Qin people, so the Qin people are an indispensable part of our plan!"

"Those officials can certainly be replaced by people from other countries, but their secretaries must be from Qin!"

At this moment, many officials from the six kingdoms have already voiced their protests in the imperial court.

"Your Excellency, what do you mean by this? Do you not trust us?"

"Does being a citizen of Yan preclude me from gaining your trust?"

Looking at the speaker, Tang Yu did not speak, but instead scanned the hall, his tone very calm.

"Anyone else who shares this view with this gentleman, believing that this national teacher is targeting you, can step forward."

Several officials in the crowd exchanged glances and then took a step forward.

"Your Excellency, although I am a citizen of Zhao, I am also utterly loyal to Qin!"

"Grand Preceptor, we people of Qi are also striving to help Your Majesty govern the country."

"And the people of my Yan Kingdom..."

Seeing the person who came out, Ying Zheng's face finally turned completely black. After adjusting his breathing slightly, he coldly uttered a sentence.

"What? Do you think there are other countries in the world besides Qin? Don't you consider yourselves to be people of Qin?"

Ying Zheng's words were like a blow to the head, pouring cold water on the officials who were about to jump out and launch into a passionate debate.

A refreshing coolness entered their bodies.

Yes, why are there other countries involved now? Their sudden appearance confirms what Tang Yu said.

The saying, "Officials still have their homeland in their hearts, and do not genuinely consider themselves to be people of Qin," perfectly describes them!

Immediately, the group panicked and began to seek help from their accomplices in the court. However, the accomplices ignored them as if they were avoiding a plague.

What a joke! Who would dare to offend Ying Zheng at this time?

At this moment, Tang Yu also spoke up.

"If one has no designs on other countries, how could one feel that one is not a citizen of Qin, but a citizen of another country?"

"Since he is not a citizen of Qin, it is truly inappropriate for him to hold an official position in Qin. Guards! Drag him away and execute him!"

Seeing Tang Yu so casually decide the fate of several people, these officials couldn't help but swallow hard.

It seems that even if this Grand Preceptor is a god, he is a god who is fond of killing!

In this situation, no one dared to step forward to stop it; even Xiong Meng hid in a corner, cowering in fear.

Isn't that obvious? If they dare to come out now, wouldn't that be admitting they're accomplices?

After these people were dragged away, although the people from the six kingdoms dared not speak, they seemed to have found a loophole in Tang Yu's policy.

"Lord Fang, although we are all people of Qin, isn't your act of setting up these secretaries a sign of distrust towards us officials who were not originally from Qin?"

Tang Yu glanced at the speaker, unable to discern his true intentions—whether he was genuinely curious or being used as a pawn. However, he and Ying Zheng had already devised a plan.

"This esteemed person must be a pillar of our Qin state to stand here. We treat every citizen of Qin equally!"

"Therefore, even if the future county system has clerks, the areas governed by Qin people will have clerks who were originally from the other six states, and the areas governed by the other six states will have clerks who were from Qin."

"At the same time, the area they govern and the combination of their secretaries will be changed every four years to prevent collusion between officials and local authorities! What do you all think?"

After this policy was fully explained, there was a long silence in the imperial court.

After a deathly silence, all the Qin officials were filled with ecstatic joy.

As people of Qin, they naturally understood how crucial this policy was to the stability of Qin, especially those led by Right Chancellor Feng Quji and Left Chancellor Li Si, who loudly proclaimed:

"The Imperial Advisor is truly a genius!"

On the other side, whether they were Confucian scholars, nobles of the six states who harbored anti-reform sentiments, or officials from other countries, they all looked pale and sickly.

Tang Yu's move is a complete uprooting of the six kingdoms. Once this policy is implemented, all their previous plans will be rendered useless!

All the officials they had previously flattered and the power they had cultivated have vanished, and the local officials and forces they relied on no longer held sway!

Standing in front of the nobleman, Xiong Meng seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly turned his head to look at Tang Yu.

This time, he saw a chilling killing intent in Tang Yu's eyes!