Chapter 506 - 454: A Subordinate God? Yan Weizhong’s Perception!
Chapter 506: Chapter 454: A Subordinate God? Yan Weizhong’s Perception!
“The separation of divine position and authority is indeed a good idea.” Pei Xuanjing nodded in approval.
He made a suggestion: “But these ninth-grade Enfeoffments can win over countless officials, but what about those junior officials?”
The so-called officials, both high ranking and junior ones, are not the same. Officials can be promoted, but many of those junior officials spend their entire lives stuck in one place. They carry out much of the important work of supporting the administration, and their roles are often passed down through generations.
This would have been acceptable before, as even if promoted, everyone was mortal, eventually facing death, so there was at least fairness in regard to life.
But now that the Divine Dynasty has risen, officials who receive the enfeoffment of divine position can gradually get promoted, gaining a long life, while those junior officials are left to spend their generations continuing their previous work, which could result in widespread discontent.
Although Pei Xuanjing knew that these junior officials at the bottom constituted the majority of the populace, and they held heir positions for generations, exploiting the system top-down and bottom-up, they were accomplices to the corrupt officials.
But undeniable is that countless such junior officials form the basis of the dynastic rule.
Hence, thoroughly excluding them may cause tremendous turmoil.
In Pei Xuanjing’s view, it’s better to give them a chance for advancement and thereby stabilize their positions.
“What Master Pei has pointed out is something I had not considered,” said Zhu Houji, furrowing his brows and speaking slowly.
As an emperor who has control over the court, Zhu Houji didn’t think about this before. After being reminded by Pei Xuanjing, he realized that this term “Officials” includes both high-ranking officials and junior ones.