December 24th.

As the New Year approached, officials were exceptionally busy. All the important officials, including the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, gathered at the Secretariat to organize the summary memorials submitted by officials from various regions.

Over the past five years, Dahan's development has been encouraging, with its fiscal revenue increasing and supporting more infrastructure projects.

The official granaries in various regions are storing more and more grain, enough to cope with any disaster.

Major roads were also built between the states, which greatly improved trade and transportation capabilities and accelerated economic circulation.

Some medical knowledge was also disseminated to the public through newspapers, which prevented the spread of many diseases and led to a significant increase in the birth rate.

The first five-year plan basically met the expectations of the officials.

Just as everyone was beaming with joy, Grand Commandant Li Ying, with a solemn expression, picked up Liu Biao's memorial and went to Xun Shuang.

"Minister, what do you think of this memorial? How should we handle it?"

Xun Shuang took the memorial and read it carefully. When he saw that all three of the old man's sons had died for the country and that his last son had also joined the army, Xun Shuang's face became more solemn.

Finally, Xun Shuang said in a deep voice, "Such a family of loyal martyrs deserves a great reward from the court!"

Under Liu Hong's guidance, the atmosphere in the Han Dynasty has undergone tremendous changes.

People no longer called those soldiers "brutes," but rather felt closer to them and relied on them, and took pride in joining the army.

These officials in the imperial court also knew that given the current emperor's ambition to expand outwards, it was naturally of utmost importance to enhance the cohesion of the army.

Subsequently, Li Ying and Xun Shuang reviewed and approved the memorial.

Now that Liu Hong has delegated power, apart from some border military and political affairs, other matters can be handled independently after being discussed by the three ministers.

Soon, the imperial order was issued to the Luoyang magistrate's office.

Upon learning the news, Liu Hong personally wrote the four characters "A Family of Loyal Martyrs" and ordered them to be made into a plaque.

Meanwhile, Liu Biao, the magistrate of Luoyang, also organized his officials to prepare a large amount of rewards and, carrying the plaque bestowed by the emperor, visited the old man's house once again.

When the old man saw the plaque and the imperial court's reward, he couldn't help but shed tears and repeatedly expressed his gratitude.

Soon, the news spread, and countless ordinary people and students flocked to visit and pay homage to the plaque bestowed by the emperor.

The Great Han Daily also kept up with the times, weaving the story of the old man's four sons into a moving tale of patriotism, which attracted countless admirers.

People's enthusiasm for joining the army is at an all-time high, and they also yearn to die on the battlefield to preserve their loyalty and heroism.

Deyang Palace.

Upon learning of the situation, Liu Hong was greatly relieved. He then busied himself at his desk, sketching and drawing on a draft with his brush.

What he wrote was about the reform of the official system.

Now that the first five-year plan has come to an end, although the officials of the Han Dynasty have abandoned their previous empty talk and started to work hard, Liu Hong still discovered a huge problem by reviewing the summary reports sent by officials from various places.

That is, the old official system was outdated, and the functions of many government officials were unclear. When faced with a problem, they did not know what they should do, which led to many policies of the court not being implemented in a timely manner and leaving many problems behind.

The reason why it did not cause chaos and was able to operate stably was entirely due to Liu Hong's absolute authority and the increasingly improved fiscal revenue of the Han Dynasty.

If the Han Dynasty wants to advance further in the future, reform of the official system is imperative, as the old system can no longer keep up with the pace of the Han Dynasty.

Schools are now springing up everywhere, and the books compiled by Confucian masters and the three academies are being printed by the royal printing press and are flowing into the public in large quantities.

With the influence of newspapers, the popularization of knowledge has begun to take effect, the knowledge monopoly of aristocratic families has been completely broken, and the basic conditions for the reform of the official system have been formed.

Currently, all regions are in the development stage, and local governments cannot act rashly, but reforms to the central government can be put on the agenda.

As for the direction of official system reform, Liu Hong still decided to adopt the Ming Dynasty's system of cabinet assistance and six ministries governing the government.

Of course, based on the original six ministries, Liu Hong added four new ministries: the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Medicine, the Ministry of Water Resources, and the Ministry of Transportation, and meticulously divided the powers of each ministry.

In accordance with the later system of separating military and political affairs, a new Privy Council was established to oversee military affairs.

Finally, the Censorate was elevated to a level comparable to the Censorate.

After roughly outlining the reform content, Liu Hong immediately summoned Chen Fan and others to convene the last imperial conference of the year.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, Liu Hong got straight to the point: "I have summoned you all here today to discuss the reform of the official system!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Fan, Li Ying, and the others were momentarily taken aback, but quickly regained their composure.

They were well aware that with the implementation of various new policies of the Han Dynasty, the old official system was indeed no longer able to keep up with the pace of the Han Dynasty.

Reform of the official system is only a matter of time.

Subsequently, Liu Hong distributed his newly planned reform charter to the several key officials present.

Chen Fan, Li Ying, and others also took the charter and began to read it carefully.

Looking at the charter, which first abolished the positions of Grand Duke, Three Dukes, and Nine Ministers, everyone's brows furrowed slightly, but they continued reading without making a sound.

The first was the Grand Secretariat, which assisted the emperor in managing the affairs of the entire country. The Secretariat was incorporated into the Grand Secretariat, which consisted of one chief minister, one deputy minister, and five cabinet ministers, for a total of seven people, who were concurrently held by officials from various ministries.

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