Chapter 1,226 Yi Xiaochuan: We are fellow villagers
Mid-December.
Good news came from Han Xin again, nine victories in nine battles.
Just when the Chu army was retreating steadily, he used the information provided by the Jinxiu envoy to set up an ambush in advance on the Chu army's retreat route.
Xiang Yu, Fan Zeng, Yi Xiaochuan and other senior officials of the Chu State were all captured in one fell swoop.
Now, these people are being escorted to Xianyang.
In the court hall, all the officials congratulated him.
After destroying the Chu army, the Han Dynasty inherited a complete territory of the Qin Dynasty.
Servant Zhou Qingchen took the opportunity to present a memorial and asked Su Mingzhe to grant him the title of emperor.
The ministers seconded the proposal.
Su Mingzhe made three concessions, and then said that it was okay to proclaim himself emperor, but forget about being granted Zen status.
Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms in troubled times, so he was qualified to be granted Zen status.
Su Mingzhe just "robbed" the Qin Dynasty's foundation, and it would be a bit shameless if he also took the opportunity to become a Zen monk.
The ministers listened and did not continue to advise.
Although the ministers did not advise him to grant Zen, various memorials began to be published.
Su Mingzhe took a look and found that these memorials basically required reforms to the military system, official system, laws, etc. of the Qin Dynasty.
This does not mean that everyone thinks that Da Qin’s system is not good.
After all, no matter how bad the system of Da Qin was, it still led Da Qin to unify the six countries.
Therefore, the Qin system must be excellent.
The memorials we submitted mainly included a certain degree of innovation and supplementation relative to the Qin system.
Facing the excited ministers, Su Mingzhe thought for a moment, then agreed to the ministers' request and agreed to discuss the matter.
After more than a month, the ministers kept arguing.
Finally, when Xiang Yu and others were escorted to Xianyang, the general content of the reform was determined.
First of all, the Han Dynasty implemented a combination of the county system and the feudal system.
For this reason, Su Mingzhe personally decided on the four princes:
Pei Wang Su Da, his son can inherit the title of Sishui County Prince, and it will be hereditary.
King Han Xin of Huai, his son can inherit the title of King of Huaiyin, and it will be hereditary.
King Yan Feng of Lu, his son can inherit the title of Prince of Jiyang County, and it will be hereditary.
King Lu Gong of Qi, his son can inherit the title of King of Donghai County, and it will be hereditary.
In addition to the four kings, there are three new titles: Founding Duke, Founding Marquis, and Founding Earl. The total number does not exceed thirty-two, and they are all hereditary.
These thirty-six heroes are not only hereditary, but also have a county as a fiefdom for future generations.
Of course.
In order to control these heroes and prevent them from becoming big.
They only had ownership rights, tax collection rights, and military command rights over the fiefdoms.
Powers such as salt and iron, official dispatch, coin issuance, education, corvee and other powers all belonged to the Han Dynasty.
After reorganizing military merit titles, Su Mingzhe also canceled various titles and benefits for former officials of the previous dynasty.
Like Pushe Zhou Qingchen, he was a great concubine in the Qin Dynasty.
In the Han Dynasty, because he surrendered directly and had no military merit, he could only get a third-rank official position - Pu She.
At Su Mingzhe's suggestion, the official system of the Han Dynasty was changed to the system of three provinces, six ministries and nine ranks.
In the nine-rank official system, the first rank is the highest and the ninth rank is the lowest.
The prime minister at that time was only of the second rank.
Become a county king from the first rank.
The first grade is Wangjue.
Judging from these titles, grades and remuneration, Su Mingzhe still respects the military title system for the time being.
The only pity is that most of the middle and lower-level military attachés surrendered with their superiors and failed to obtain military honors. After "retiring", they can only go home and become ordinary citizens.
Fortunately, Su Mingzhe also gave these people a dignity. As long as they join the army, no matter how big or small, they will be rewarded with the title of "Gongshi".
In addition to restructuring the court, Su Mingzhe also began to carry out various innovations in both the government and the public.
For example, the former Juxian Village was changed to the Imperial College.
The Imperial College is divided into four levels, namely the highest imperial college Imperial College, the county-level university Imperial College, the county-level college Imperial College, and the lowest township-level elementary school Imperial College.
The Imperial College admission system and the imperial examination system were both proposed.
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The restructuring of previous dynasties was always the simplest at the beginning of a new dynasty.
At this time, imperial power was concentrated in the hands of the founding monarch, and monarchy and ministerial power were relatively unified.
At this time, whatever the emperor wanted to do, as long as it didn't go against common sense or make people angry, he could basically do it.
This day.
Su Mingzhe is still discussing some Han laws with the ministers.
Suddenly, a messenger from Jinxiu came to report that General Yi Xiaochuan of Chu State had written a blood letter and insisted on submitting it.
After Su Mingzhe took the blood letter, he saw four big characters written on it: Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Seeing these four words, Su Mingzhe was immediately amused by Yi Xiaochuan's cleverness:
"Although this Yi Xiaochuan is also a scumbag, his parents are both professors. Under the influence, he must have found traces of being a time traveler. But, so what?"
"This guy doesn't think that with his identity as a fellow time traveler, he can escape from his own hands, right?"
Su Mingzhe had doubts in his heart, and after thinking about it, he went to the prison under the jurisdiction of the Jinxiu Messenger and summoned Yi Xiaochuan.
As expected of someone who has taken the elixir of immortality, although Yi Xiaochuan has not cleaned up his appearance for a month or two, his face does not look haggard at all. Instead, he has grown a beard and looks much bolder.
"Hehe, fellow!"
Su Mingzhe looked at the playful and smiling Yi Xiaochuan and was filled with admiration.
As a death row prisoner, there are not many people who can still be calm and enjoy themselves in suffering.
In terms of this psychological quality, even Su Mingzhe couldn't match it.
At this moment, the Jinxiu envoy who brought Yi Xiaochuan into the lobby was shocked when he saw Yi Xiaochuan waving hello to the emperor casually. He raised the wind and fire stick and hit Yi Xiaochuan hard on the leg socket. :
"Kneel down!"
"Forget it, you all just stand down!"
Seeing Yi Xiaochuan being hit, but holding on not to kneel, Su Mingzhe admired him even more, and then smiled:
"Yi Xiaochuan, since you are also a time traveler, you should know the outcome of the 'Chu-Han War', why do you still want to help Xiang Yu fight against the Han Dynasty?"
"When I first traveled through time, my life was saved by Brother Yu..."
Yi Xiaochuan did not hide anything, he directly told his experience, then shrugged and said with a free and easy expression:
"Tell me, should I help you or Brother Yu?"
After hearing this, Su Mingzhe simply asked the question he wanted to ask the most:
"Since you want to help Xiang Yu, why do you think of a way to assassinate me? Even if you don't do it yourself, at least tell Xiang Yu in advance and let him do it!"
After listening to Su Mingzhe's words, Yi Xiaochuan's face showed a bit of struggle. After a long time, he lowered his head and said helplessly:
"I don't want to kill anyone!"
"Turns out he's still a good boy."
Su Mingzhe curled his lips, wanting to ridicule Yi Xiaochuan's bullshit Virgin Heart.
But then he thought of something and couldn't help but twist his mouth:
"I forgot to ask you, which year did you travel through time?"
"What about you in 2010?"
"I am...2020."
Su Mingzhe and Yi Xiaochuan chatted a few words about their daily life. After confirming that they were all fellow villagers, the slightly heavy expression on Yi Xiaochuan's face slowly eased, and he put on his playful and cynical look again, pleading:
"I say, fellow, we are all time travellers. Can you show some respect and let Brother Yu and I go? I promise, we will never cause any trouble to the big man!"
"no!"
When Su Mingzhe faced Yi Xiaochuan's request, his face instantly turned cold and he flatly rejected his request.
However, this cold expression did not last for a few seconds. Su Mingzhe immediately smiled and said:
"It's definitely not possible to let you go. However, I have a suggestion. If you can make Xiang Yu agree to surrender, become my Han Dynasty's vassal, and expand the territory for my Han Dynasty, I would be willing to give you a chance to live! "