The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

In Prince Wu's mansion, Emperor Xia who returned to Beijing has been living here.

Although the Supreme Emperor came back in a very low-key manner, the dignitaries in the capital heard the news and became suspicious. They wondered why they came back. Could it be that they still want to try for the throne?

At this moment in the study in the mansion, Xiao Rui was tasting tea with Emperor Xia.

Xiao Rui is about to finalize the matter of moving the capital. Now that the Supreme Emperor is returning to Beijing, he has to discuss this matter with him. After all, since the founding of Xia Kingdom, Kyoto has been the capital of the emperor. There are Taimiao and Imperial Mausoleum here, enshrining the ancestors of the past dynasties . Once the capital is moved, it will be a big deal. The ancestral tablets in the Taimiao can be moved along with it, but the imperial mausoleum cannot be moved.

We can't just dig up the imperial mausoleum and move it away.

"Father, my son is going to move the capital to Zhao Duzhou and directly use the old Zhao's imperial city." Xiao Rui said.

Emperor Xia was taken aback, then nodded, and said: "Zhao Duzhou is located in the center of the mainland of China. In the future, when you unify China, you should indeed sit in Zhongji and stabilize the universe. But the name of Zhao Duzhou has to be changed to Zhongzhou! You How do you feel?"

"Zhongzhou! What a name! Since the emperor agreed, the minister there has started to promote this matter. The imperial city there has been repaired and completed. It will take some time to rebuild the imperial temple and the imperial mausoleum, but this has no effect. The minister thinks this year The transfer of the capital will be completed at the end, and Yan will be settled in the first half of next year." Xiao Rui laughed.

Emperor Xia nodded and said: "You are the emperor of Daxia, do it according to your thinking, do it boldly, no one can imagine what a grand future Daxia will be, so no one can influence your decision." Ideas, create according to your goals.”

"My son understands! By the way, father, why don't you and the ladies come back from Yingzhou and continue to live in the capital, and let you sit in the old capital, my son can rest assured that it will be convenient to meet like this." Xiao Rui suggested.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Xia shook his head and said, "No, I like life in Yingzhou very much."

Xiao Rui saw that he couldn't be persuaded, so he didn't continue to persuade him.

After the two drank a cup of tea, Emperor Xia suddenly asked: "After unifying China, how are you going to manage this huge territory?"

Xiao Rui was taken aback, he didn't expect his father to ask him this question, to be honest, Xiao Rui himself didn't have a foolproof governance plan.

Should we continue to add the six ministries to the cabinet, continue the prefectural and county system at the local level, or adopt other methods?

After the unification of China, the territory is too vast, and you can still take care of it when you meet a wise emperor. Once you meet a fatuous emperor, the huge territory can't be controlled at all. At that time, it will collapse very quickly. Death.

Is it possible to adopt the enfeoffment system?

No, there is absolutely no need for enfeoffment!

The drawbacks of the enfeoffment system in the previous life were already so obvious, Xiao Rui couldn't continue hitting the wall with his head.

Although there is no eternal empire in the world, Xiao Rui also hopes that the country he dominates the world will have long-term stability and prosperity.

So during this period of time, Xiao Rui was also thinking of a good idea that would work, and he even thought of a constitutional monarchy!

But in the end it also denied the constitutional monarchy. Nima has worked so hard to build the world, it is foolish to choose a constitutional monarchy.

Or federalism? Separation of powers?

No, no, no.

In the end, Xiao Rui eliminated them one by one. He felt that he should not move out those systems from his previous life in a flash. Those systems in his previous life were the product of the development of the times and were needed by the times at that time, so it is naturally inappropriate to impose them on this era.

So after much deliberation, Xiao Rui has already decided on major aspects, to continue to guarantee the feudal system, the central administration is headed by the cabinet, and the six ministries are the main ones. As for the place, it is still the local administrative system of the state capital and county.

However, the system remains unchanged, but the downward extension needs to be changed.

After a while, Xiao Rui replied: "Father, once China is unified, it will still develop according to the current management model, but I have some immature ideas and want to change it."

"Let's hear it!" Emperor Xia asked immediately.

Xiao Rui said conveniently: "My boy, let's start with the local system. Whether it is the county system, the government system or the state system, it is mainly based on county magistrates, magistrates, and governors. Their burdens are heavy, but the rights they hold are also important. Too big. My son asked Song Ci to create a criminal investigation academy, because he wanted to cultivate elites who investigate cases. At that time, the powers of county magistrates and magistrates will be divided. They only care about people's livelihood, government affairs, and judicial affairs. County magistrates and magistrates are equal, they are at the same level, mutually restricting and balancing each other. This is like extending the specific powers of the procuratorate to the state capital and improving their capabilities...."

"In terms of military affairs, the local government is still dominated by the command and envoy of the capital, which manages the guards, and also extends the role of the guards to the prefectures and counties. The guards are only responsible for local security, assisting the county magistrate and prisons. Work, the three cooperate with each other and restrict each other. At the same time, expand the scale of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, set up branches in each state, not subject to local jurisdiction, and be directly responsible to me. And have the right to control the officials of the state where they are located, not only civil servants , including generals, have the right to investigate. The Metropolitan Procuratorate in Kyoto can investigate all officials, including the chief minister of the cabinet..."

Xiao Rui spoke out the thoughts in his heart one by one, referring a lot to the patterns of his previous life, if he was not afraid that Emperor Xia would not understand, he would have almost spoken out the term of the mechanism in his previous life.

Emperor Xia quietly listened to Xiao Rui's narration, unconsciously, Xiao Rui talked for more than half an hour, his mouth was dry.

Emperor Xia poured him a cup of tea and said with a smile: "It's very thoughtful, very feasible, mutual assistance and mutual restraint, and there is supervision. Only limited control can ensure stability."

Xiao Rui drank a cup of tea and said again: "Now the minister is promoting the improvement of the content of the imperial examination, which is a prerequisite for the improvement of the system. At this stage, talents can only be selected through the imperial examination system, and there is still a long way to go in the future. In addition, Hai'er is also ordering Song Ci to amend the law of Daxia, modify some inappropriate places for minor crimes and heavy punishments, and at the same time increase the punishment for corrupt officials! Legalists still have unique views on laws, and there are many merits In some places, there are indeed serious crimes and heavy punishments!"

Unifying China is the greatest achievement?

No.

The unification of China is just the beginning. How to create a prosperous world for the future and create a harmonious world for the people is the great achievement.

"I heard that you have issued an edict to make the eldest son the crown prince, but you have kept it secret?" Emperor Xia asked.

Xiao Rui nodded, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty personally conquered and attacked the Qin Kingdom. The ministers disagreed with each other. In desperation, they issued an imperial edict. However, I don't want to put too much pressure on Yixuan. Is he suitable to be the crown prince? , whether it is suitable to be a future monarch, we have to wait and see."

Xia Huangdao: "As the saying goes, three years old is the old man. Yixuan's child is calm. He is very stable at a young age, and he is smart and thoughtful. He is suitable for defending the world. I think it is very suitable for him to be the crown prince. And your second son Yiming , jumping up and down, arguing to practice martial arts at such a young age, your intelligence is much lower, and you will not be in trouble in the future. But your third son Yiran, who is not yet two years old, speaks fluently and clearly, and is not only intelligent, He has his own opinions at such a young age, and he tries to get what he wants, this little guy is extraordinary, and it will give you a headache in the future."

He thought of what happened yesterday when he held Xiao Yiran in his arms. This little guy wanted to eat candy, but Xia Huang fed him one and then refused to eat it. He was afraid of damaging his teeth, so he put it on a high place. But after Xiao Yiran's pleading failed, he actually pushed the bench and climbed onto the table by himself, then moved the sugar bowl with a stick, and ate the sugar by himself.

When he saw Emperor Xia, the little guy said in a childlike voice, "Grandpa Huang, this is a trophy that grandson got himself."

Seeing the big from the small, such an idea at such a young age, Emperor Xia's worries are not groundless.