Lin Yuchen had only heard people say that reform was imminent, but he hadn't really felt it. However, Yu Qian's words made him almost shout out, "Reform, it must be reformed!"

But to his surprise, Emperor Zhao Xin still frowned and said nothing.

His heart skipped a beat, and then he smiled bitterly, "Yes, changing the position of Taichang is like asking Your Majesty to abolish the ancestral temple. This is like asking Your Majesty to disturb the remains of your ancestors."

Putting himself in the other's shoes, he felt that if this happened to him and he was asked to destroy the ancestral temple of the Lin family, he would probably frown.

Some even thought it was a good thing that the emperor didn't get angry.

In fact, he was really overthinking it. Not to mention that Zhao Xin was no longer the original Zhao Xin, even if he was, most of the statues enshrined in the ancestral temples had nothing to do with him.

Even according to the saying of this world, most of them have five blessings.

He doesn't care at all if he's ruined.

In fact, the emperors of the Qin Dynasty had also thought about this issue. Although most of them ended up in nothing, it was not a first.

What's more, as Yu Qian said, even knowledgeable people within the royal family have realized the seriousness of the problem.

Although it is easy and necessary to start from these two areas, it is not what he wants.

At this moment, Liu Muzhi suddenly shook his head and chuckled, saying, "What Tingyi (Yu Qian's courtesy name) said does hit the nail on the head. However, I still think we should start directly with the power of the prime minister. There are three reasons:

First: The power of the prime minister is the foundation of the Qin system. Without changing the power of the prime minister, other reforms will be like scratching an itch through a shoe and will not touch the root.

Second: Now is the best time to reform the power of the prime minister. With the fall of Cui's party, nine out of ten officials in the prime minister's office have been removed. Instead of replenishing them one by one, it is better to directly change to another system.

Although Cui Cen did not complete his final mission as we wished, this is still the best time.

Third: The power of the prime minister in the Qin Dynasty had to be changed. Why? Because the prime minister system in the Qin Dynasty did not clearly distinguish between the power of the prime minister and the power of the monarch. The power of the prime minister did not play its original purpose of checking and balancing the power of the monarch and assisting the monarch.

When Lin Yuchen heard this, he suddenly felt that what Mr. Liu Muzhi said made a lot of sense and was very insightful.

But it also made me terrified.

Just now, Mr. Yu was about to dig up the emperor's ancestral tomb as soon as he opened his mouth. Now Mr. Liu is even more aggressive. He actually talked about checking and balancing the royal power in front of the emperor.

Are all the people around the emperor so powerful?

Suddenly, Kou Zhunren frowned and said, "The power of the prime minister must indeed be changed. As the saying goes, there is no two suns in the sky, and no two rulers in a country. To some extent, the prime minister of the Great Qin is already two rulers.

The relationship between the prime minister and the monarch is no longer one of checks and balances and complementarity, but one of struggle. In the words of Your Majesty, it has almost become a zero-sum game of 'either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind'.

However, the purge of Cui's clique has already caused some unrest in the government. If we directly touch the prime minister's power at this time, I'm afraid it will cause new unrest."

Liu Muzhi shook his head and smiled, "No, in fact, the fall of the Cui Party this time was due to our previous careful planning and division, so it sounds shocking, but in fact it did not really cause any serious damage.

The reason why it seems stretched at present is mainly because most of the power was previously concentrated in the Prime Minister's Office, and this time those implicated are also concentrated in the Prime Minister's Office, which will cause a slight delay in operation.

Even if the prime minister's office is immediately replenished with officials and a new prime minister is appointed, this situation will not be alleviated immediately, because power needs to be rotated and the newcomers need to be familiar with the new people.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to redistribute the power of the prime minister and implement a new system. As long as we control it well, we can actually shorten this process.

As for the situation where one thing triggers the whole body…”

Liu Muzhi smiled slightly, "Am I not trying to trigger a ripple effect right now?"

Zhao Xin couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, clapping his hands and saying, "Mu Zhi is right. If we can't mobilize the whole body by pulling one thing together, then we won't do it anymore."

Obviously, Liu Muzhi's proposal was exactly what he wanted.

As for why he did not implement it directly, the reason is very simple. When it comes to governing a country, one must listen to both sides before making a wise decision. After all, one who acts arbitrarily and impulsively will not be able to do so unless he is truly a man of great talent and strategy, and that can only be done occasionally.

Otherwise the final result will be tragedy.

What's more, Zhao Xin never thought that he had great talent and strategy.

So even if he already has an idea in his mind, he still needs to listen to other people's opinions. If there are some that fit his own and make sense, then that's great.

If everyone really holds the opposite opinion, then unless he is absolutely sure, he would rather give up temporarily and wait until later.

Fortunately, this time, Liu Muzhi expressed his thoughts, and they were more thoughtful than he thought.

Then there is naturally nothing to say.

At this time, Yu Qian frowned again and said, "Mu Zhi is right. Changing the power of the prime minister at this time will indeed cause the least obstacles in the prime minister's office, but there is also a disadvantage."

When he said this, everyone couldn't help but frown slightly. It was obvious that everyone had thought of it.

Not only Liu Muzhi, Kou Zhunren and others thought of it, but Lin Yuchen also thought of it.

That is because there is no owner now, and I am afraid that many people are eyeing this position. At this time, suddenly someone says that this position is gone.

How can those people not object?

Normally, if you touch the power of the prime minister, you are touching the power of the person in that position, but now, if you touch it, it is equivalent to touching the power of all those who think they have hope.

It's hard to offend the public.

However, Liu Muzhi and Zhao Xin obviously had their own thoughts about this.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Zhao Xin said: "It seems that Mu Zhi has a plan in mind."

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at Liu Muzhi.

The latter smiled slightly and said, "That's not difficult. Since there are so many people watching, why not just make the ownerless thing look like it has an owner..."

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, and even Yu Qian couldn't help but nod slightly this time.

Wang Xuance added with a smile, "It would be best if he were a candidate who seems very likely, but is unacceptable to everyone."

When he said this, everyone's heart was moved.

I couldn't help but think of someone.

Zhao Xin smiled and said, "Issue an imperial decree ordering Imperial Censor Cui Luan to enter the palace to make his report at noon tomorrow!"

Then he waved his hand and said, "Before that, everyone go back and have a good rest. You have all worked hard during this period."

Everyone stood up upon hearing this, "Your Majesty, please rest early as well."

Then they retreated out of the North Study together.

Zhao Xin let out a long breath, waved his hand again, and said to Cao Xiong, "I have some important matters to consider. You will guard outside. No one is allowed to enter without my permission."

Cao Xiong had become accustomed to Zhao Xin's frequent visits for this period of time, so he was not surprised to hear this.

He quickly agreed, left the study, drove away all the eunuchs and palace maids, and stood guard outside the door himself.

As for Zhao Xin, it's because the harvest season has arrived...