Chapter 267 Li Si and the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers
Speaking of the official system, a person immediately came to Zhao Kuo's mind.
Li Si.
He knew how successful the young man who followed Xunzi would be in the future. However, this young man was not good at talking. He was always taciturn and good at listening. Zhao Kuo also talked to this young man.
After chatting, he found that Li Si had a lot of similarities with Han Fei. Both of them valued the legal system very much, and both were not talkative. They absorbed knowledge very quickly and had very flexible minds.
But in fact, Li Si and Han Fei are completely different. When Han Fei listens to other people's words, he always thinks about why. This gives him the perseverance to continue exploring, and he attempts to use the legal system to explain the prosperity of society.
In the decline and fall, he expounded the essence of the legal system and determined the definition. What Li Si probably thought of was how to do it. Therefore, he valued the actual role of the legal system more and was more inclined to practice.
Zhao Kuo felt that this young man would definitely be able to help him.
When he went to find Li Si, Li Si was caught between Xunzi and Gongsun Long, unable to escape. In a short period of time, Xunzi made great contributions to Confucianism. Through his debate with Gongsun Long, he formulated the
He came up with a set of logical conclusions belonging to Confucians. Xunzi looked down upon famous scholars the most. He always believed that the theories of famous scholars were of no use and could not be used to help the world and calm the people. However, after a real debate with Gongsun Long, Xunzi still found the merits of famous scholars.
place.
His evaluation of famous people is also different from before. It is not that famous people have no role at all, but are useless schools with only a little role.
Gongsun Long also improved the theory of famous scholars, which made outstanding contributions in logic, philosophy, etc. However, he did have no specific political propositions as Xunzi said. The political proposition of famous scholars is to stop the war and leave without mercy.
Respecting this type can only be said to be an advocate, not a policy for governing the country. Through his debates with others during this period, Gongsun Long proposed to rest with the people and contain the nobility on the basis of stopping the war.
The private property of officials? Political opinions such as frivolous corvee and low taxes.
This made famous scholars suddenly become a school of thought that could be reused by princes.
The two of them benefited a lot. Of course, Li Si also gained a lot. Although he did not agree with their views. When Zhao Kuo arrived, Xunzi was fighting fiercely with Gongsun Long. He didn't even see Zhao Kuo coming.
Kuo, Li Si hurriedly stepped forward to pay homage to Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo smiled and looked at Xunzi and the two of them. The two started a debate based on the virtues of a king. Xunzi believed that the morality of a king lies in his opinions and what he means.
for.
But Gongsun Long believed that the morality of a king lies in his final political achievements. If he does well and makes the country strong, he is a wise king. If he does not do well, he will be a weak king no matter what.
Li Si stood aside and listened quietly.
"I came here to see you." Zhao Kuo suddenly said.
Li Si was stunned, looked at Zhao Kuo, and then asked: "I wonder what your orders are?"
"It seems that they still have to debate it for a long time, so they should go to my place to talk."
When Zhao Kuo brought Li Si to his courtyard, the guests all looked at Li Si in surprise, and then asked: "Where is Xunzi?" Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "I have something to do with Li Si, Xunzi did not follow me.
I'm coming over." Everyone was even more surprised and looked at the young people in front of them. These people knew Li Si entirely because he was a disciple of Xunzi. Li Si had never participated in debates and was always listening on weekdays. No one knew about him.
Talent.
Zhao Kuo and Li Si were sitting in the courtyard, and then he took out a pile of thick bamboo slips from his side and placed them in front of him.
"Look... this is the official system that I have sorted out. It has not yet been formed..." Zhao Kuo didn't say much and handed the bamboo slips to Li Si directly. Li Si was still a little confused. He didn't know that Zhao Kuo
Zhao Kuo showed himself what these were doing, but he still opened the bamboo slips and read them carefully. Zhao Kuo sorted out two sets of official systems in total. The first set was called the "Three Officials and Nine Ministers System". This system looked like
It was very detailed, but at a glance, Li Si discovered many shortcomings.
Li Si didn't speak, and he continued to read.
What followed was the system of three provinces and six ministries. It seemed that the division of official positions was much more detailed than the first set. Li Si just looked at it seriously without saying a word. Zhao Kuo didn't bother him either. The two of them were watching, Han Fei
Suddenly he came in with Zhao Zheng, and when he was about to say something, he saw Zhao Kuo and Li Si burying their heads in the bamboo slips, so they didn't say anything. They just told Zhao Zheng to go play elsewhere, while he also sat aside.
Li Si looked at it for a long time before putting down the bamboo slips. He smiled and said: "Wu Chengjun is a real talent. Both systems are very perfect and are really admirable." After saying that, he stood up and moved toward him.
Zhao Kuo paid his respects and said: "Such a detailed system can be implemented in Qin."
Han Fei glanced at him disdainfully and shook his head. Zhao Kuo sighed, asked Li Si to sit down again, and then said: "The reason why I called you here is because these two systems are not detailed enough or sufficient."
Perfect, I want to ask you to help me." Li Si was a little frightened and stood up hurriedly and said: "You are a recognized talent in the world, I am a commoner without talent, how can I help you?"
"It's not that I'm unwilling to help, it's just that I'm not very knowledgeable and have no way to help. I can't see the shortcomings of this system. In my opinion, this system is completely implementable."
Han Fei stopped looking at him and looked at Zhao Kuo and said: "Teacher... I still think the first system is more feasible. The second system requires too many officials and makes simple things complicated.
Not only will it slow down the efficiency of administration, but it will also cause the country to spend a lot of money to support officials, which is not good for the country!" Zhao Kuo still looked at Li Si in front of him, full of tangles in his heart.
Could it be said that Li Si has not grown up to what he will become later?
Wasn't it him who created these three public figures and nine ministers?
Zhao Kuo thought for a moment and then said to Li Si: "Xunzi once told me that you are his most proud disciple. No one is your opponent in handling state affairs and formulating laws and regulations... Is there really nothing you can do to help?"
me?"
Li Si looked at Han Fei on the side, then at Zhao Kuo, then lowered his head and said, "I don't dare to correct your shortcomings, but I do have some opinions of my own." Zhao Kuo was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Please
You tell me."
"You see, the three princes are the prime minister, the censor, and the Taiwei... You have explained their responsibilities in detail. As for the position of subordinate officials, can you be more detailed? You said that the Taiwei's duty is to take charge of the four directions.
Military training, standing at the front of the palace at the end of the year... But his subordinates... You only give one long history? Of course, it is okay to have a long history to help him, but Taiwei
Since he is responsible for military affairs, he needs a lieutenant to be responsible for the transfer and relocation of soldiers..."
"A law officer is here to take charge of the post office affairs..."
"I think the Taiwei needs at least 20 officials and more than 20 officials. They can be hundreds of officials."
"The prime minister naturally needs more... He needs one person to serve as chief historian and thirty people as subordinates. He also needs thirty people as official historian and imperial subordinates... You see, record the documents and make a report in the chapter.
The memorial... requires enough officials to help..."
Li Si was very careful. He had a very high level of vigilance. Probably because he had served as a low-level official in the past, he did not dare to treat others as "arrogantly" as Han Fei did.
When talking to other people, he would never say anything wrong, nor would he easily offend powerful people. Probably because of the same personality, Lu Buwei liked this young man very much.
Zhao Kuo laughed and said: "Si! Write it down! Write it down!"
Han Fei had already prepared bamboo slips and pens. Li Si took them from him and began to write. Zhao Kuo and Han Fei came over to watch. Li Si wrote very quickly without any hesitation. He wrote: "Feng
He always has one person and two thousand stones, and is in charge of rituals and sacrifices. For each sacrifice, he first performs the rituals and conduct, always praises the king, and every time he selects a doctor, he is in charge of great sacrifices, pensions, and funerals, and all the rituals are played."
"Belonging to the prime minister, he has six hundred stones. He is in charge of all small matters such as rituals and sacrifices. He is in charge of Cao Cao's affairs, and he is in charge of Cao Cao's affairs, and he is responsible for the affairs."
"Subordinates are: Taishi Ling, one person, who controls the sky and the celestial calendar. At the end of every year, he plays the New Year calendar... There is Taizhu Ling, one person, who is responsible for offering sacrifices to all countries. He is responsible for reading blessings and greeting gods... There is one Taizai Ling, who is in charge of the affairs of state.
The work, tripod, food and utensils... The great music is made by one person, and the master is happy..." Han Fei finally widened his eyes. He raised his head in surprise and looked at Li Si in front of him. Li Si wrote very seriously.
From the officials of various departments, to their subordinates, to the subordinates of subordinates...
Li Si was very serious, occasionally thinking, looking through Zhao Kuo's bamboo slips, and then quickly started writing.
Li Si was very thorough in his work and was busy until the evening. When the sky gradually became dark, he stopped writing. However, he had not finished writing yet. Zhao Kuo was very happy and immediately arranged meals for him and ate together.
Then he continued to discuss the established official system. Zhao Kuo had some brand-new views, such as whether it was also possible to establish officials in health, education, commerce, etc.?
These gave Li Si a lot of inspiration, and Han Fei also helped him revise it. At this time, Han Fei just discovered the striking similarities between Li Si and his own ideas, which made Han Fei very happy. He finally found a
As a like-minded friend, Li Si had long understood this, but he seemed a little cold towards Han Fei. In the following days, the three of them basically stayed at home and perfected these official positions all day long.
system.
Even Xunzi and Gongsun Long heard about this and came to look for them.
Li Si had an amazing talent in this area. Based on the current national conditions and needs of the Qin State, he modified Zhao Kuo's original three-gong-nine-qing system. Li Si did not let go of any central official position to local official position. Zhao Kuo saw that
Looking at the thick bamboo slip written by Li Si, I realized that what I originally thought was a bit simple. Take the internal history as an example. The internal history he originally formulated was the officials in charge of money, divided into ten subordinate officials to help
he.
However, Li Si arranged for the internal history to have an internal history prime minister, an internal history department prime minister, Taicang Ling, Pingzhen Ling, Daoguan Ling and other subordinate officials, as well as the prime ministers and historians assigned to these officials.
The fields are different. The details of the content made Zhao Kuo ashamed. As well as the salaries of these people, Li Si also arranged them in an orderly manner. The three of them kept discussing and making changes, and Zhao Kuo took them to visit the State of Qin.
various administrative departments.
The King of Qin had an order: No one was allowed to stop Wu Chengjun. Let Wu Chengjun see whatever he wanted to see.
After conducting on-site inspections, they also discovered the shortcomings and vacancies of this system. After a full four months, they finally completed the improvement of the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers system, or in other words, they combined the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers.
Combined with the three provinces and six ministries, a brand new system has been formed. The purpose of the system is very clear, to improve administrative efficiency, allow the country to perform its functions better, and control all aspects of the country more comprehensively.
When Zhao Kuo led Li Si and Han Fei into the palace and placed this system in front of King Qin, King Qin trembled all over. He looked at the system that Zhao Kuo presented seriously.
The gaze he looked at Zhao Kuo was even more fiery.
"Okay... okay... After seeing your system, I understand how crude the Qin state's control is now..." King Qin wanted to reward Zhao Kuo, but Zhao Kuo originally wanted to refuse.
, but King Qin hurriedly said: "Please don't refuse the reward. In the Qin State, refusing a reward is against the law... and you will be arrested." When King Qin said this, he was very serious, unlike others.
It's a joke.
In fact, this is indeed the case in Qin’s laws.
Those who are guilty must be punished, those who have meritorious service must be rewarded, and those who are unwilling to accept must be arrested and questioned.
Like what happened later, when you resigned several times in order to seek fame, and you were unwilling to go to Taixue to give up your place to your clan brothers. Such behavior was illegal in the Qin State... How dare you refuse a reward? How dare you refuse an official position? Just shave it off
Look at your beard and see if you dare to give in again!
Zhao Kuo looked at Li Si who was sitting behind him with his head lowered. He stood up, pulled Li Si and made him sit beside him. Then he said to King Qin: "In this matter, we have made a decision.
The one who deserves the greatest credit is Li Si. He is a disciple of Xunzi. These systems were completed by him and Han Fei...I have no contribution. All I have done is ask them for help. If you want
Rewards can be given to them."
King Qin looked at the young man in front of him in surprise, then at Han Fei beside him, and couldn't help but laugh.
"Okay, okay."
"Since he is a talented person recommended by Wu Chengjun personally...then I must reuse him!"
King Qin said, and then his expression became serious again. He said to Zhao Kuo: "I will gather all the ministers and implement this official system in the country immediately!"
"Is this... going too fast? If there are any insecurities..." Li Si asked with some worry.
"Holding a sharp sword and not using it to kill enemies, but placing it on a delicate table to watch is something that only a stupid person would do. They only think about the harm it may cause.
, hesitating and not daring to execute it, this is something that a cowardly person would do...and in Qin, there is no such person."
ps: I hit the keyboard too hard... I broke the keyboard... I have a headache.
