Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Lu Buwei's matter was settled, this was the first thing Zhao Dan said.

So, what about the second thing?

Zhao Dan sighed, and said: "Mr. Pingyuan's death made me very sad. Every time I think about it, I always think of what the imperial physician said. He said that Mr. Pingyuan was under too much pressure from work and went to the hospital again. Age, so the whole talent will be crushed. It is the widow and Zhao Guo who harmed Mr. Pingyuan!"

Yu Xin was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty needn't be like this. I think Mr. Pingyuan is also willing to sacrifice for His Majesty and the State of Zhao."

"Yes, yes, my Majesty's condolences." The other officials also echoed.

Zhao Dan sighed for a long time, and then said: "The widow has decided that from now on, the term of office of any person who serves as Prime Minister shall not exceed five years. Only in this way can we prevent the tragedy of Mr. Pingyuan from happening again! What do you think?"

The first thousand and sixteenth chapter system and the emergence of a new Xiangbang (second update)

As soon as Zhao Dan said these words, the hall fell into a brief silence.

Yes, this is the real purpose of Zhao Dan's paving the way to sell his misery.

He wants to change the position of Xiangbang to a tenure system!

Zhao Dan thinks this system is very beneficial to the monarch.

First of all, a prime minister can only work for five years, which can largely prevent some ambitious prime ministers from holding the prime minister all the time, thus threatening or even taking over the air power.

As the ancestor-level emperor of Zhao State who ruled the world, Zhao Dan is naturally not worried that any Xiangbang can pose a threat to him, but the question is whether the descendants of Zhao State will have such an experience?That's really hard to say.

If you want to meet Zhang Juzheng and Huo Guang, it's actually so-so, but if you meet Wang Mang, then you really want to kill yourself.

And a Xiangbang can only work for five years, so it can give others hope.

Even if other ministers can't beat the current Prime Minister, he can wait quietly for five years, and wait until five years later to make a comeback.

With hope, then doing things will not be too out of line.

Otherwise, when a person becomes the prime minister, others will do everything possible to pull him down, and over time, many things that exceed the lower limit will be produced.

In fact, Zhao Dan not only intends to allow Xiangbang to have a term of office, he also intends to fix the positions of all the important ministers present at Longtai, and then incorporate them into the term system, and finally incorporate the entire bureaucratic system of Zhao into the term of office. system.

In a healthy country, its upper class should be mobile, able to allow outstanding talents to stand out and obtain positions that match their talents.If the upper stratum has been monopolized by aristocratic families composed of certain great nobles, then there will be a cut-off of the ascending channel.

Once this is the case, those talents who have been hindered from rising will definitely feel resentment towards Zhao Guoxin, and the upper class of Zhao Guo will be dominated by a group of stupid second-generation, third-generation, and even noble-generation N generations. Terrible.

For example, in the later generations, the Soviet Union implemented lifelong cadres, which made the entire bureaucratic system lifeless. The old guys occupied the positions and the young people were unable to take the position. This is also regarded as an extremely important internal factor for the collapse of the Soviet Union.

From a historical point of view, the tenure system is a very effective means to prevent this phenomenon from happening.

But as the saying goes, if you take too many steps, you will get caught, so Zhao Dan plans to take it step by step.

The current position of Xiangbang happens to be an excellent breakthrough.

Regarding the silence in the hall, Zhao Dan had already expected it in his heart.

So he once again looked around at the courtiers present, and then slowly said: "I don't know what you think?"

This proposal must be passed by all the ministers present. In this way, the dissatisfaction of the middle and lower classes can be suppressed under the condition of the unanimous opinion of Zhao's upper class.

Logically speaking, in fact, a certain minister should make this suggestion, and then Zhao Dan will take advantage of the situation to promote it. This is the real non-stick method.

It's just that Zhao Dan felt that if the ministers were asked to raise it, he would probably encounter strong opposition, so he simply went into battle by himself.

After all, the current Zhao Dan is completely different from any other Zhao king in history. Both prestige and power have reached the peak, which is completely beyond the check and balance of the courtiers.

Under such circumstances, Zhao Dan is confident enough to go shirtless to ensure the possibility of this proposal being passed.

Just seeing the entanglement on the faces of the ministers in the main hall, Zhao Dan is very aware of how much psychological pressure this proposal has caused them.

After all, Xiangbang, who was originally a lifelong tenure system, can only work for five years now, which no one would like to change.

So Zhao Dan coughed and continued: "Of course, I still feel that the position of Xiangbang is extremely important to the country, so if once Xiangbang is appointed, then unless Xiangbang really committed a major mistake, otherwise If so, the widow has no right to easily replace it, it must be unanimously supported by all the ministers in Longtai. I don’t know what you think?”

The monarchy and the power of the prime minister have always been in opposition, but Zhao Dan is also very clear that he must not oppress the power of the prime minister too much, or even deprive the power of the prime minister.

The reason is simple, monarchs need a prime minister.

As far as the Ming Dynasty abolished the prime minister, Zhu Yuanzhang had just died, and then Emperor Jian immediately installed a new cabinet, and Zhu Di, who succeeded in the rebellion, did not abolish the cabinet system.

why?Because the emperor is also a human being, only an energetic super freak like Zhu Yuanzhang can handle a lot of heavy affairs alone and enjoy it all year round, and his descendants can't stand so many affairs at all. There are prime ministers to help the emperor share these things.

That being the case, the power of Xiangbang must be restricted, but it cannot make Xiangbang useless.

Xiangbang cannot be easily replaced, which is a guarantee of Xiangbang's power.

Only when the emperor cannot easily replace Xiangbang, can Xiangbang stick to his own views on certain major national affairs and put the country's interests first, instead of being completely reduced to the emperor's echo.

In general, this can be regarded as feeding a date with a stick.

Things like institutions are generally the easiest to establish when a country is founded, because at this time the founding monarch has the greatest authority and usually belongs to the kind that promises everything.

In the middle and late stages, if you want to make institutional changes, you will encounter a group of opposition from vested interests. As long as the reformers make a slight mistake, it will basically end in failure.

That's why Zhao Dan is looking for opportunities to carry out these changes and developments. It must be for the sake of future generations, isn't it?

Zhao Dan's assurance seemed to have worked, and the complexions of several Zhao Guozhong ministers who hoped to compete for the position of prime minister suddenly improved a lot.

At this time, Li Mu suddenly said: "I completely agree with the king's opinion."

For Li Mu, it's impossible for him to be the Prime Minister anyway, so five years can be five years, it doesn't matter.

Lu Buwei was excited, and hurriedly said: "The minister also agrees!"

Lu Buwei also remembered, if this is the case, won't his chance come after five years?

Zheng Zhu pondered for a moment, then glanced at Yu Xin again, and said, "I have no objection, sir."

As far as Zheng Zhu is concerned, he also knows that he has little hope, and being able to become a prime minister is the best result. It is not unacceptable for five years.What's more, if you don't get it, it's still too late to make a comeback after five years.

Next, there were voices of approval one after another.

The last person to speak was Yu Xin: "I also have no objection."

A smile appeared on Zhao Dan's face, and he said, "In this case, then according to Mr. Pingyuan's recommendation before his death, Yu Qing will be the new Prime Minister, and it will take effect immediately!"

Chapter One Thousand and Seventeen

As soon as Zhao Dan said these words, all the ministers of Zhao Guo present showed different expressions on their faces.

Yu Xin was overjoyed, and hurriedly stood up and bowed deeply to Zhao Dan: "How can my minister, He De, be so trusted by the king, I will repay the king with all my heart!"

Although it was only a five-year Xiangbang, it was enough for Yu Xin.