In the palace, after Wang Ji, Ma Zhou, and Lai Ji left, Du Qi returned to the backyard to accompany his wife and children. After several months of expedition, he did not deal with government affairs for the time being, but played for a day.
The next day, early morning.
Early in the morning, Du Qi arranged for people to invite Shangguan Yi, Liu Zhengxi, and Guo Xiaozheng into the palace.
The three of them were the real subordinates of Du Qi.
They were the most core counselors.
Du Qi glanced at the three of them and went straight to the point, "Today, I summoned the three of you to the palace to discuss the establishment of a country. In the battle with the Tang dynasty, we blocked the attack of the Tang dynasty and made the emperor of the Tang dynasty retreat. Now, we need to establish a country. Only by establishing a country can we unite the whole people. "
Shangguan Yi, Liu Zhengxi, and Guo Xiaozheng were all excited when they heard it.
Finally, the moment came.
In fact, they had all received the news before, and even had expectations and guesses in their hearts. But whether it was the news they received or their own guesses, they were the most excited at the moment when it was really confirmed.
Liu Zhengxi took the initiative to say, "Your Highness, since you want to establish a country, the first thing is the country title. Your Highness has been conferred the title of Ping Xi Wang, which is not enough to be the country title. If you want to recognize me, you will need to consider another name for your country. "
Guo Xiaozheng agreed, "What Elder Liu said is right. If the country is established as Ping Xi Country, the scope is too small."
Shangguan Yi was the last to speak. He said, "According to the current rules, a two-word country is extremely weak. A real country is a one-word country, such as Jin State, Yue State, and Qin State, which correspond to King Jin, King Yue, and King Qin. "
"If Your Highness wants to establish a country, you will naturally choose from them. However, Jin State, Yue State, and so on have corresponding areas. The area where Your Highness is located is located in the Western Region, and there is no corresponding country from the ancient pre-Qin. "
"There is no precedent for this."
Shangguan Yi said, "So, the country title can't follow the old rules. It can only be decided by Your Highness."
Liu Zhengxi and Guo Xiaozheng looked at Du Qi together. Both of them agreed with Shangguan Yi's analysis. Ping Xi Country was too degrading, so it was better to rearrange it.
Du Qi asked, "Do you have a suitable country title?"
When Shangguan Yee heard Du Qi's question, she thought for a while and took the initiative to say, "When it comes to the title of the state, we are located in the west of the former Qin Kingdom. So, we simply use Qin as the title of the state and take the name of the state for our own use. After all, Great Qin was the first Kingdom to have a centralized authority, and this was a precedent. Your Majesty used Qin as the Kingdom's name to symbolize that you want to be like Great Qin. "
"No, no!"
Liu Zhengxi did not even think about it and said directly, "Although the Qin State has a long history, since Qin Shi Huang became the emperor, to the second Huhai, the second Huhai, and the second Huhai died. Using Qin as the name of the country was greatly inappropriate. The omens were inauspicious. Now, all the people are called Han people. In my opinion, we should use Han as the country title. We don't choose the location or anything else. We choose Han as the country title because we are Han people. There were two Han Dynasties, East and West, which lasted for hundreds of years. When it comes to Your Highness, it will continue to be the orthodox Han people. "
Guo Xiaozheng shook his head and said, "I don't think so. Although the country title is Han, it is not easy to distinguish."
The three of them started to argue.
They each expressed their opinions.
They started to disagree with each other and put forward their opinions. This process was debated for a long time, but it was difficult to come to a conclusion. There was no conclusion.
When Du Qi saw this, he raised his hand.
The three of them stopped talking and looked at Du Qi, waiting for Du Qi to make a decision. Du Qi listened to their discussion and felt that it was too complicated. He thought about it and said, "Since we can't come to a conclusion, we will do it according to my idea. We are located in the western region and use Xia as the country title. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Highness, why use Xia as the country title? I can't find a single allusion to it. "
Du Qi said seriously, "There is no explanation. It is purely Xia as the beginning of the dynasty. Xia, Shang, Zhou, then Qin, Han, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties, and now Sui and Tang. We use Xia as the country title. That is the only meaning. There is no other meaning. To me, the country title is just a name. It is not worth mentioning. "
Shangguan Yee frowned when she heard that.
The explanation was too simple.
However, Du Qi had already decided on the country title. Shangguan Yi was too lazy to argue. After all, all the country titles seemed to have flaws. Shangguan Yi said, "Since Your Highness has chosen Xia, I will follow."
Du Qi nodded and said, "We are not strong enough now. We are only a country. But I hope that in the future, we will be the Xia Dynasty. Our strength can really surpass the Tang dynasty. That is where my hope lies. "
Shangguan Yi said, "We will definitely achieve it."
Liu Zhengxi and Guo Xiaozheng also nodded solemnly. Their eyes were sharp. For them, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They also felt that they would definitely surpass the Tang dynasty.
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Now that the country title is Xia, what will be involved next is the official system adopted by the Xia Dynasty. What system is the most suitable. Since ancient times, the official system of each dynasty is different. Each has its own innovation. The Qin and Han systems are similar, but there are also some changes. The Sui and Tang systems are similar, but there are also some changes. What should we do now? "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Highness, I think that the official system of the Tang dynasty is more suitable. The three provinces and six departments system can each go their own way without any problems. I suggest that we adopt the official system of the Tang dynasty for our own use. "
Liu Zhengxi said, "Your Highness, I also agree."
Guo Xiaozheng shook his head and said, "I don't agree. I can roughly understand the intentions of Military Advisor Shangguan and Chief Liu because the three provinces and six departments system has already been implemented in the Tang dynasty. This kind of official system is more mature. But how can we imitate the Tang dynasty when we establish the country of the Xia Xia? I oppose this method. It can't be the same as the Tang dynasty. "
Du Qi was also aware of the Three Provinces and Six Ministries system, which was a mature system of official positions, operating with high efficiency, and divided into different categories, each performing their own duties. The Secretariat was responsible for issuing orders, the Ministry of Men was responsible for refuting, and the Ministry of Shangshu was responsible for executing. The officials of the three provinces were all prime ministers, forming a clear division of labor. In reality, they restrained each other.
The only shortcoming of this system was that the power of the prime minister was too great. There was a problem in the evolution of feudal dynasties since ancient times, and that was the competition between the monarch and the prime minister. As time went on, in the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty's Grand Council, the power of the prime minister was greatly weakened.
The power of the prime minister was all in power, because in the later period, there was no prime minister.
Everything was decided by the emperor.
For the emperor, if he had supreme power, he would not be restrained. This was what everyone wanted. However, Du Qi knew that once the power of the monarch was too great, it would be easy for problems to arise when the emperor became muddle-headed. On the other hand, the power of the prime minister was restrained to a certain extent. However, it still existed to a certain extent and could maintain the operation of the dynasty.
For example, during the Reward and Wanli periods, the emperor did not do anything. However, because there was a cabinet chief, which was equivalent to the prime minister, they could maintain the operation of the imperial court. In fact, for a founding monarch like Du Qi, these things did not hinder him at all.
The establishment of the system had an impact on the monarch who did not have enough prestige. For Du Qi, who was the founder of a country, it was just a matter of a few words. It had no effect at all.
In the end, it was still a matter of the emperor's prestige. It was also a matter of ability. If the emperor had the ability, even if the officials were strong, they were still officials and would be at a disadvantage.
Du Qi thought for a while and said, "The three provinces and six departments system, part of it will be used and part of it will be abandoned. Our Xia Xia still has six departments, but the officials of the six departments will be increased and report directly to the emperor. Apart from that, there will be a cabinet, which will be split into the prime minister, the assistant minister, and the cabinet members. The cabinet members will be in charge of writing decrees, approving memorials, and deciding decrees. "
In the end, Du Qi used the Ming Dynasty system.
The cabinet would be in charge of running the government.
Under such circumstances, even if the future emperor was muddle-headed, they could still maintain the operation of the imperial court. The so-called usurping of the throne was actually more difficult towards the later stages of the dynasty.
The reason was simple. The control of the military was getting stricter and stricter, and local officials were prohibited from taking control of the military. With that, as long as the Jiedushi did not take control of the military and politics, local officials would not be able to rebel.
Du Qi did not think too much about it. He only felt that he liked the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty, so he used it.
Shangguan Yi had good eyesight. When he heard Du Qi's words, he thought about it and understood the importance of the cabinet. The concentration of power was even greater than the three provinces. However, such a situation would in fact weaken the power of the prime minister. As there was no such arrangement to deny the edicts.
Out of the three provinces and six ministries, the Menxia Province was in charge of denying the edicts. Even if it was the emperor's edicts, as long as the Menxia Province felt that they were not suitable, they could directly deny it.
However, the cabinet could not.
That was because the Grand Secretary of the cabinet was appointed by the emperor. Although the power was concentrated in the Grand Secretary of the cabinet, in truth, he was controlled by the emperor.
Shangguan Yi did not care about all this. He felt that this was an opportunity. Although with Shangguan Yi's experience, he could not directly become the Grand Secretary, but in the future, he could climb up to that position.
That was the peak of power.
Shangguan Yi immediately said, "Your Highness, I agree with the arrangement of the cabinet and the six ministries. With the officials of the six ministries, along with the Censorate, Dali Temple, and Taichang Temple, we can naturally operate normally."
After pausing for a moment, Shangguan Yi continued, "However, for Your Highness to follow this arrangement, it will be beyond our ability. During the start up period, many organizations should be saved. It is enough to fill up the main organizations. Your Highness, this is my opinion. "
Liu Zhengxi said, "Your Highness, I also agree."
Guo Xiaozheng said, "I also agree."
The three of them all agreed with the establishment of the cabinet.
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