Zhao Xin originally planned to summon Cui Luan and his son again tomorrow, partly to give them an explanation and to reassure them.
Secondly, it is naturally to prepare for the subsequent restructuring, but now plans cannot keep up with changes, so I can only meet the two of them before leaving.
Because it was an informal summons, it was naturally not held in the Zichen Hall, but someone was ordered to take the two to the north study in the Qinzheng Hall.
When he saw the two of them, the murderous intent on Zhao Xin's face had disappeared completely, and his face was filled with a smile as warm as spring breeze.
Without waiting for the two to bow, he waved his hand and said, "No need for formalities. This isn't a formal court meeting, so why be so polite?"
Seeing the emperor so amiable, the father and son felt differently.
However, in comparison, Cui Luan's inner thoughts were much more complicated than Cui Wenhao's, but he looked equally fearful.
He said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, there is a difference between the monarch and his subjects, and etiquette cannot be abolished."
Then he bowed again.
"Alas, what I hate most is this corrupt scholar's system of rulers and subjects."
Zhao Xin smiled and waved his hand half-seriously, but this time he did not stop the two from saluting.
After the ceremony was completed, he helped the two of them up again.
Then he said to the eunuch beside him, "Come here, find a seat for the two nobles."
Naturally, a eunuch brought two brocade stools to the two of them.
Since the name is Hu Deng, one naturally knows that this thing came from the Western Regions and has just become popular in the Qin Dynasty.
In general formal occasions, the Qin people still kneel, and the emperor is no exception.
For example, large-scale court banquets, etc., are all like this.
In private, the nobles have learned to be lazy. After all, sitting like this is definitely more comfortable than kneeling.
They won’t have pumpkin legs like the women in the island countries in later generations of China.
However, the two of them did not dare to sit down firmly. They only sat on half of the side, hanging in the air, which was actually similar to squatting in a horse stance.
Even this is something to be thankful for.
Looking at the behavior of these two people, Zhao Xin originally thought that he would definitely have some kind of dark sense of pleasure, but when he saw it in front of him, he felt no ripple in his heart.
Even thinking about having to watch this kind of performance every time I summon my ministers in the future, I couldn't help but feel a little tired.
He immediately stopped bothering with the many empty words he had prepared and went straight to the point, "I summoned you two here today for no other reason than two things.
First, it is to reassure you two that Cui Cen is Cui Cen and the Cui family is the Cui family.
Mr. Cui has done a lot for me before, and the Queen Mother is also very understanding and knows what is important to do.
Now he has even kept my mother-in-law in the palace, and it is said that they get along very well.
Since this is the case, I am not a cruel and unjust ruler. All previous favors and grudges are wiped out."
"Little Cui Qing, I will not reward you for your contributions. From today on, start from scratch and serve me and the country with peace of mind."
The last sentence he said was naturally directed at Cui Wenhao.
When Cui Wenhao heard this, he was not unhappy at all. Instead, he burst into tears of gratitude and immediately knelt on the ground again, saying, "Your Majesty, thank you for your grace."
His words were not sarcasm or lies, at least not entirely.
Zhao Xin talked about his previous achievements, but what kind of achievements were they? They were the achievements of betraying his own uncle, although he could talk about national justice in front of others.
People from other aristocratic families also understood that he was trying to preserve the family's cigarettes.
But if the emperor rewards him handsomely, then even if everyone knows the truth, they will still say that he is selling his relatives for fame and fortune.
And now the emperor says he won't reward him, which means he understands his difficulties and takes the blame on himself.
He can be said to be enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens now, but the emperor may be labeled as narrow-minded and unclear in rewards and punishments.
How could he not understand the intention of this, and how could he not be grateful?
Not only him, but even Cui Luan, who had been a transparent person in this matter from beginning to end, could not help but bow to the emperor.
Zhao Xin accepted the greetings calmly and continued, "Secondly, I wish to change the system of prime ministers in Great Qin."
Although the father and son were grateful in their hearts, they also knew that as the emperor, Zhao Xin would definitely repay the favor.
But in this era, reputation and family incense are the two most important things for a man.
If both of these can be preserved.
Then there is nothing wrong with them risking their own lives.
But neither the father nor the son understood what the emperor said.
Cui Wenhao then bowed and said tentatively, "Your Majesty, I also believe that the power of the Prime Minister of Great Qin is too great. I have long felt this and have intended to submit a memorial to the emperor regarding this matter. However, I am still unclear about the principles in my mind and dare not speak rashly..."
Zhao Xin chuckled and waved his hand, saying, "We'll talk about the memorial later."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to the side, and a eunuch had already come over with a stack of documents.
Zhao Xin took it, looked through it, and confirmed it was correct. Then he handed it to the two of them and said, "This is the new system that I and the ministers have drafted. Please take a look at it and help me review it."
The two of them quickly said they didn't dare, but took it as they were told.
When I opened it, I saw that all the documents were in duplicate, all of which were descriptions of the new system.
The two were skeptical at first, but after reading just a few lines, they were both shocked.
Cui Wenhao spoke first, "Your Majesty actually wants to abolish the Zhongchao and return the Shaofu's wealth to the national treasury?"
He almost thought he was seeing things.
He originally thought that the so-called reform of the emperor meant abolishing the power of the prime minister and returning all power to the emperor.
This kind of thing happened in previous generations.
Not to mention anything else, the prime ministers during the reigns of Emperor Sejong and Emperor Ruizong were in name only and were just tools that the emperor could slaughter at will.
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