Cai Yan owed her body and greeted her with a smile. "Huang Gong's words are heavy, Yan is a woman, and she has no experience in governing. Meng Wang refused to abandon her, so she could watch the king's discussion on politics. How dare she speak nonsense? Just ask for a thousand thoughts to get it done, and to check for the missing and make up for the king's trust, which is enough."

Huang Wan looked at Cai Yan and Cai Yong again, and felt a little aware of it. "Cai Boyi, you father and daughter are not here to discuss politics, but to supervise."

Cai Yong smiled while stroking his beard, but did not answer Huang Wan's question, but looked at his daughter and son-in-law with relief. There were only a few people here, and their father and daughter were occupied by three seats. It can be seen that the King of Wu valued them. Naturally, the supervisory work must be done to not disappoint the King of Wu. He was also very energetic and submitted comments on politics many times, and was exiled to Shuofang. Now he is in Xiangyang and has the opportunity to see his memorial again, but he blushed a little.

It is good to be attentive and the principles are correct, but his opinions are not feasible and cannot solve any practical problems. Even if Emperor Xiaoling adopted his opinions at that time, he still could not save the great man.

The Han Dynasty had already fallen, but the Great Wu was as prosperous as the rising sun. After reading the principles drawn up by the King of Wu, he felt that the prosperous era that the Confucian school had long been waiting for was coming. He was very excited to be the discussion on establishing principles for the prosperous era. He wanted to use his insights from the past years to provide reference for the arrival of the prosperous era, avoid repeating the same mistakes, and especially to prevent Huang Wan from resurfacing the old ways.

As an old party member, Cai Yong had no understanding of Huang Wan. He had experience in governing and had gained a lot in studying the evolution of the official system with Yang Biao over the years. But he was sixty years old after all, and he worked hard in the officialdom of the Han Dynasty for a lifetime. Some habits could not be changed, and his identity was there. If he was refuted by the younger generation, he would probably be angry and embarrassed. With him in charge, Huang Wan would not deviate from the key points and turn political discussions into a dispute of intention.

In terms of age, qualifications, and knowledge, the only one who can suppress Huang Wan in Wu State is Yang Biao, that is, Cai Yong.

Seeing that Cai Yong was calm and had no interest in arguing with him, Huang Wan had to turn to Cai Yan. "Then I would like to ask everyone, Cai, since you have no experience in governance, how can you check for the missing? How do you know whether our plan is feasible?"

Cai Yan bowed again. "In front of Mr. Huang, I dare not call him everyone. As for how to judge whether the plan is feasible, it is not Yan's words and decisiveness. What we have based on is nothing more than facts. This includes facts we have seen, such as the contributions of Jixiang and Jixiang's Mansion, as well as the facts in the future. The king took five years to do so. After five years, whether people's livelihood is better, whether the income is more, and whether the farmers, industry, commerce and soldiers are developing balanced, there will be data statistics. Compared with the planned plan, we naturally know the advantages and disadvantages of the plan, and what can be improved. Mr. Huang once promoted the assessment technique of all officials, and his deep understanding of this is definitely unattainable."

Huang Wan turned to look at Zhang Hong, Yu Fan, Guo Jia, and smiled, a little gloating. "I am an idle person anyway. You guys must cheer up. Every word I say here today must be fulfilled in the future. Before taking on power, you must first see if you can take on this responsibility."

Zhang Hong and others looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

Huang Wan was glad that he was old and no longer needed to hold a specific position. Sun Ce had already heard that in principle, the three dukes could not exceed 60 years old and their term of office could not exceed ten years - but he could hold a leisurely position, such as supervising the three dukes and nine ministers. He originally felt a little regretful, but now he only felt happy that his efforts to study the merit system in recent years have not been in vain.

He suddenly felt that this should be a move that the King of Wu had prepared long ago, just like building a school or a government affairs hall, was all for the preparations made to balance the power of the monarch and ministers today. As he thought of this, he became more and more excited. Only the extraordinary people could achieve extraordinary achievements. He entered the officialdom when he was young, and had experienced three generations of Emperor Huan, Emperor Ling and the former emperor. Now he was a guest on the throne of Wu. He had seen many monarchs and heroes. Only the King of Wu took the initiative to propose to rebuild the balance between the monarch and the ministers. If he could seize this opportunity, the wish that the party members had fought for for decades might be realized in their lifetime.

Huang Wan glanced at Xun Yu. Xun Yu's face was calm and silent, but his expression was very focused. Feeling Huang Wan's gaze, he smiled silently and nodded quietly.

Zhang Hong, Yu Fan, Guo Jia and Zhou Yu are under great pressure. They all know that power is good, but responsibility is also great. People's energy is limited. Even if they work hard, the affairs they can complete are always limited. If they exceed this limit, they will be exhausted and not pleased. Why bother? Zhang Hong is in charge of civil affairs, Yu Fan is in charge of industry and commerce, Guo Jia, and Zhou Yu are in charge of military affairs. For a five-year period, everyone is assessed like a shackle, forcing them to consider the rights and responsibilities of their positions from a higher level, and not just for a moment of pleasure. What they want to build is a century-old plan, not just their one. If the design function is too heavy, they will probably be thrust by the later one.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Hong first spoke. "In this way, the system of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers is probably to be adjusted. Although the system of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers has been around for a long time, before the world is unified, the territory of various countries was limited and there were not many affairs. The Three Dukes and Nine Ministers were enough to serve. Although the world was unified in the early Han Dynasty, they also followed the way of Huang-Lao to rest with the people. The emperor was entrusted to govern. The Prime Minister and the Taiwei also valued tranquility and nothing. Xiao He and Cao followed, so Zhou Bo was able to serve as the Prime Minister and the Taiwei for many years. Although the Han Wu reorganized, although Confucianism and law were respected, they did not implement the system of Huang-Lao, but the power of the Three Dukes was gradually reduced and they gradually became empty positions. Although they were wronged, they were not tired. Nowadays, the affairs were busy, and Dawu only had half the world, and we could not bear the burden. In the future, it would be a lack of skills to unify the world. At this time, it may be the best time to increase the official position."

Everyone agreed. It was rare that Sun Ce took the initiative to propose to reduce the internal dynasty and return the power of the external dynasty. If the old system of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers was extended to the backlog of affairs, the government was not smooth, and the power was taken away and the internal dynasty was returned, it would be a pity.

Although the specific number of positions added cannot be determined for a while, this principle has been unanimously recognized by everyone.

Huang Wan coughed and said with a smile: "There is another thing, I want to remind you first."

Looking at Huang Wan with a cunning smile, everyone was a little surprised. Even Cai Yong felt that Huang Wan seemed too detached. What does it mean to remind you, can you stay out of trouble?

"Don't forget, compared to ministerial power, the more important thing is the monarch's power." Huang Wan's eyes flashed and her smile became brighter. "Every position has assessments, so how can the emperor be assessed? The king has to retire from the court as soon as it is time. How much responsibility can he bear? But if the imperial power is reduced too much and he is really a wealthy idle person, can he still agree to your plan?"

Everyone looked at each other and realized that Huang Wan was not a joke. This was indeed a difficult problem that must be faced. Sun Ce was willing to give up power, but how much power could he give up? If this problem is not solved, the rest are empty talk and has no practical significance.

"Mr. Cai, what are your opinions?" Zhang Hong turned to look at Cai Yong and bowed to ask for advice.

Cai Yong stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "The king is clear about governing, he is self-reliant and strong. He is willing to govern with his ministers. You don't have to doubt his sincerity."

"Yes, yes." Everyone agreed, but still looked at Cai Yong, waiting for his more meaningful opinions.

"Since there is no need to doubt the sincerity of the king, how to define the power of the monarch is based on one standard: how to balance the power of the ministers, neither the heavy responsibility will be difficult to bear, the fatigue of dealing with, nor the forced ministers will be forced by powerful ministers. Tai'a will be in a reversal, and there will be no such thing as powerful ministers who can usurp the throne by playing tricks. If the imperial system is not solid, the world will be uneasy, and peace will naturally not change."

Huang Wan couldn't help it and went straight to the point. "In your opinion, how should we set the monarchy?"

Cai Yong glared at Huang Wan in anger and continued to say slowly: "Zi Yan, I am just a scholar, and my experience in governance is far inferior to yours. If you want to tell me a specific method, I will not be ugly. I will talk about a few stories recorded in historical books for your reference."

Huang Wan raised her eyebrows and was about to rob Cai Yong of a few words, Xun Yu shook her head calmly. Seeing this, Huang Wan had to swallow the words to her mouth again. All the people here are the talents of the times, and Xun Yu was even praised as the king's master by He Yong, Zhang Hong, Yu Fan, and Ju Su are all heroes. With them there, there is no need to force Cai Yong. As Cai Yong himself said, although his knowledge is good, his actual governance experience is limited, so it is unlikely that there will be a specific solution.

Cai Yong immediately gave a few examples.
Chapter completed!