In a certain restaurant in Xianyang City, Lu Buwei came here early today and started his retirement life.

Since resigning as prime minister three months ago, he has been living the life of an old man.

After getting up early every day, he first breathed and practiced Qi. After thirty-six weeks, his whole body was extremely refreshing, and then he had breakfast. In the morning, Lu Buwei would often stay in the study, not going anywhere, just reading in the study.

In the afternoon, he would come to this restaurant and go to the private room with windows on the second floor. He would spend the afternoon with a newspaper and a glass of water.

This is a restaurant, or it's on the second floor. It's the busiest street in Xianyang. There are people of all kinds, but basically they are either rich or noble, and at least they are capable.

Even if you don't do anything here, just listen carefully to other people's bragging, you can collect a lot of useful information.

Although the drinkers think that this information is insignificant, in front of someone like Lu Buwei who has been the prime minister, they can often taste some different secrets.

"Da Qin Xun Bao, the Da Qin Xun Bao just released by the Shaofu Department, one piece for one dollar, one piece for one dollar!"

Following the newsboy's shout, someone soon delivered the newspaper. Looking at the Daqin Xunbao in front of him, Lu Buwei put down the white porcelain teacup soaked in wolfberry in his hand and read the newspaper.

This newspaper was also invented by the Shaofu, and it is said to be related to the public losers. The newspaper was invented by them, as were the blackboard, chalk, pencil, white paper, writing brush and other educational treasures.

But when I was the prime minister, why didn't I know that Gongshu was so powerful? Obviously, the cause of all this was not Gongshu, but the king in the palace.

Thinking of Ying Zheng, Lu Buwei thought of his retirement career. Although the reward of ten million gold was just to sound good, one dollar was regarded as one gold, but even ten million dollars was still an extremely huge wealth.

One gold, ten thousand gold, ten thousand gold is ten thousand gold. Nowadays, among all countries, a person with a family fortune of thousands of gold can be called a wealthy businessman, and a person with a family capital of ten thousand gold can be called a great wealthy businessman, the kind that is famous all over the world.

When my family was at its peak, it was still a little short of ten thousand gold. With the ten million gold rewarded by the court, although I had no power, my quality of life was not bad at all.

But the most important thing like power is gone. Without the feeling of controlling and commanding the Qin Dynasty, what's the point of having a fortune of tens of thousands of dollars?

With a slight sigh, Lu Buwei began to read the newspaper. He read ten lines at a glance and quickly finished it. He took a sip of wolfberry soaked water and quietly closed his eyes.

"Ah, Your Majesty has started reforming again."

"Hey, Your Majesty issued a reform edict on the day he took office. His Majesty's determination to reform is unprecedentedly strong. What does this reform mean?"

"But today's content is very different. In addition to emphasizing the rights of the three princes, the Tingwei has been made independent and is responsible for legislation, law enforcement, and trial. And once you enter the Tingwei system, you can only work within the Tingwei system from now on.

When he is an official, he specializes in hearing cases and investigating cases."

"I know this. One of my cousin's friends is an official in Tingwei. I heard him say that this is called judicial independence. That means from now on, Tingwei will become their own group. They are not afraid of the control of the prime minister, nor are they under the control of the imperial censor.

Obey directly to His Majesty."

"From now on, promotions and demotions are all within the court, so the prime minister and the imperial censor cannot directly interfere with them. If you encounter a tougher chief official, wouldn't you be able to challenge the imperial censor and the prime minister?

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As ordinary people in Xianyang, the capital, they are exactly the same as the ordinary people in Beijing in the 21st century. They are the most enthusiastic about politics.

Any ordinary citizen can clearly describe the experiences of the high officials in the imperial court and the love and hatred between them.

Listening to these common people giving advice on the country all day long is Lu Buwei's rare hobby nowadays. Sometimes, he will even go out in person to comment on a certain policy or an official after changing his appearance.

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"Enter."

"Father Zhong's life looks very comfortable."

Lu Buwei, who was originally lying relaxedly on the deck chair and basking in the sun, suddenly sat up, not even caring about the newspaper on his face.

"It turns out to be the king."

The moment he saw Ying Zheng, Lu Buwei was first surprised, then happy, then helpless, and finally relaxed completely.

Today, he is no longer the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, but a bad old man without a title. Although he is still very concerned about politics and often recalls the past, he still understands the principle of not pursuing political affairs if he is not in his position.

Even if Ying Zheng becomes useful and reaches his own place, he will not be the prime minister. In this case, what is there to be excited about?

"What do you think of this newspaper, Father Zhong?" Ying Zheng asked.

"This ten-day report is very good. It can guide people's hearts and allow scholars all over the world to understand the senior officials of Daqin in a timely manner. It can be regarded as a channel for communication between senior officials and the people."

"What do you think of the examination system, Father Zhong?"

"The imperial examination is also called the imperial examination. I have seen this system and it is a very bold system, but for the Qin Dynasty, this is actually what it is."

"The military merit and title system of our Great Qin is meant to be fair, just and open to all people. As long as every citizen dares to go to the battlefield, they can kill people and be promoted, and even be promoted all the way to the rank of general. Lord Wu'an back then was a typical example."

"So the imperial examination system itself is at best a supplement to our Great Qin. Your Majesty, there is no need to expect too much from it."

"For the Six Nations, this system is very useful, but the Six Nations have many restrictions. Even if they know the benefits of this system, they cannot use it."

"Of course, this system also has advantages, that is, there is no restriction on place of origin. Travelers from the six countries can participate in the imperial examination. Passing the examination to become an official is a great thing for them that they could not imagine in the past."

"It can be said that after the emergence of the imperial examination system, tourists from the Six Kingdoms will go to Da Qin one after another to serve for Da Qin. In the Six Kingdoms, if they were not born into nobles, they would never be able to become officials. However, under the imperial examination system, as long as they pass the examination, they can

It is unimaginable to directly serve as a magistrate, or even as a ninth-rank official."

"So as soon as this method comes out, tourists from the Six Kingdoms will definitely flock here. When the Qin Dynasty unifies the Six Kingdoms, they will be the best officials. They are familiar with all the local information. With them here, the Qin Dynasty can effectively rule the Six Kingdoms.

, this is the leading party..."

At this point, Lu Buwei stopped. He hadn't spoken out what was on his mind directly like he did today for a long time.

"Hey, originally I was thinking that although your great talent is extraordinary, you are still young after all. If possible, I will give you some advice at the right time."

"But now it seems that first the Daqin Xunbao, the communication between the upper and lower levels, and then the reform order and the order to seek talents, whether it is the independence of the court officials, the clear responsibilities of the three public officials, or the imperial examination, they are all linked one after another.

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"Your Majesty, you are not wrong. Wei Liaozi is quite diligent, and everyone in the Qin Dynasty is united as one. Even I can't do any better."

At this moment, Lu Buwei looks more like an old man, still the kind who is very lonely without his wife and hobbies.

"Do you know, Father Zhong, that Great Qin is facing an opportunity now, an opportunity to get ten million stones of food every year..."

Hearing this, Lu Buwei, who was originally not very interested, immediately pricked up his ears.

"This matter is very important, but it also involves a huge secret. Once Father Zhong knows about it, he will not be able to appear in public for twenty years, or even..."

"I know all the rules. Just like me, the Prime Minister, even if I retire, I must stay in Xianyang City and be monitored to prevent the secrets of the Qin Dynasty from being leaked."
Chapter completed!