"Report, the thugs were all killed without exception, but the two spies were not killed."
"Where are the captive employees?"
"One person was injured by a stray bullet, and the other four had minor scratches, but there was no danger to their lives."
Hearing that the final outcome was not particularly bad, the big boulder in the center of the police officer fell to the ground, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Four people in the car and eight people in the minivan, twelve well-armed and well-prepared guys, were all killed because they resisted to the end, but the two spies among the broadcasting company employees chose to surrender.
The diphenylchloroarsine poison also caused some collateral damage to several employees who were held hostage. Fortunately, the impact was mild, and timely treatment allowed them to recover in a few days.
What Zhou Changfeng lamented and regretted was that a corporal from the fourth platoon of the reconnaissance team was killed by a bullet in the heart during a close-range firefight.
It can only be said that this is the cruelty of the era of hot weapons - even well-trained elite warriors can still be shot to death by ordinary people who have just learned how to shoot.
This would have been almost impossible in the era of cold weapons. Even if a sergeant didn't wear heavy armor like the Iron Buddha, but only wore ordinary zha armor or chain armor, an ordinary person might just leave a mark with a single slash. .
This matter finally came to an end. However, just when everyone in the capital was breathing a sigh of relief, something strange happened again.
Having just concluded a major case, this is undoubtedly the time when highly nervous people feel most psychologically tired and relaxed.
One wave has not subsided, and another wave has arisen.
That night, the residence of Li Guangyuan, a bachelor of Huagaidian University and a minister of finance, was raided——
At that time, a truck crashed into the courtyard wall regardless of the patrol police's obstruction. It was loaded with four large gasoline barrels and more than a dozen bags of ammonium nitrate fertilizer. After it rushed into the yard, it exploded and caused a huge fire.
The driver jumped out of the car and was arrested on the spot by the patrol police who arrived.
According to the results of the interrogation, the attackers confessed that because the minister's mansion was well guarded, it was impossible to succeed with just a few people armed with guns, so they thought of this method, and because the target was likely to go back to the west wing to sleep at night, Therefore, we chose to carry out the raid at Haishi.
But they misjudged the strength of the courtyard wall, so the truck barely collided with the courtyard wall, slowed down significantly, and exploded in the courtyard before it reached the west wing.
And because ammonium nitrate fertilizer is relatively insensitive and difficult to completely detonate, only a small part of more than a dozen bags of fertilizer actually works.
As a result, Li Guangyuan was able to escape and suffered only minor injuries.
He was not the only one who was also assassinated. Another member of the Datong Party, Liang Yiqian, was also raided and unfortunately died.
Naturally, the parliamentarian's residence was not as tightly guarded as the cabinet ministers, with only two or three guards. Four premeditated assailants climbed over the wall quietly into the courtyard, then rushed into the wing and shot Liang Yiqian to death as he was about to go to bed.
After that, the four of them engaged in a fierce exchange of fire with the escorts and the arriving patrol police. They fired hundreds of bullets at each other within a quarter of an hour. In the end, they were outnumbered and all were killed.
In the capital of the majestic Ming Empire, three extremely targeted and monstrous events occurred in just one day, and the impact was really bad.
The world was in an uproar and all countries were shocked.
The emperor asked the Ministry of Punishment to transfer the matter to the Foreign Enforcement Factory for investigation and processing, and immediately trace his accomplices.
In the morning, in the second room of Zhaoren Hall.
"...In your opinion, how should I deal with it?"
"My son, I think you should never be lenient, otherwise it will be seen as connivance. In the future, if others learn from it, it will lead to chaos."
The emperor with a serious look nodded slightly, "Indeed, the goal can be achieved at the cost of a few people, and we must not encourage such evil spirits."
"That's what I think." The Crown Prince clenched his fists, "You must be severely punished."
Such behavior can be said to be extremely bad and completely breaks the balance of normal political power.
Using violent means to kill people who disagree with you can, on the one hand, eliminate political opponents, and on the other hand, it can attract people's attention and expand your influence.
The cost is small, the effect is big, and the small is used to achieve great results. Once it spreads, Ming Dynasty will be in chaos.
In a sense, such behavior can be compared to cheating in a game, which seriously damages the balance of the game. 2. For the official, it is true that tacitly allowing cheating players can increase the popularity of the game to a certain extent, but this is just drinking poison to quench thirst. If strict sanctions are not imposed, the game will eventually become a chaotic hell where demons dance.
The rulers can allow these right and far-right factions to exist, but that does not mean they can tolerate their chaos.
"Father, after the assassination a few years ago, there was no shortage of sympathizers in every state capital across the country who wrote petitions in blood and even besieged the execution ground. This time... I'm afraid it will be the same."
"So, how will you deal with it?" The emperor turned to look at the crown prince and asked with interest: "Tell me about it?"
The latter did not hesitate and replied directly: "You chose to sit on the sidelines and not respond. You wanted to see those people expand their influence, but you suppressed them vigorously to weaken their actual power. Now... Erchen I feel that the overall strategy has to change. Such radical thoughts should not spread. It is best to maintain a small amount of existence today."
He paused, then mused: "On the surface, we are severely suppressing it. If the people are opposed, let's use the power of other factions. The rest of the time, the court remains silent and rarely speaks out."
The emperor said "Yes", "Then let's do it like this."
If there are right-wing demonstrations or sieges of prisons or execution sites, you might as well use left-wing forces to fight against it - if you march, I will block your way, and if you write thousands of people's blood, I will also sign a petition.
In France at the same time, there were countless such cases, which are of great reference value.
The next day, the Ministry of Justice issued a public note confirming that both the Endeavor Society and the Youth Brave Society were illegal factions, and required all party members to immediately sever ties and surrender to the government.
At the same time, the Ministry of Punishment also issued an imperative document - Zaffu, ordering the attackers arrested by the Shanghai police and the employees in the capital to be handed over to the outside factory.
Because October 19th is Ji Mao Day, the Shanghai Morning News was the first to use "Ji Mao Disaster" in the headline to refer to this incident; subsequently, other newspapers also adopted this name.
Although it was understandable that they were helpless when faced with such a vicious emergency for the first time, Yingtianfu police and Yi'an's commanding officers were still criticized for their injuries.
Not only were there reprimands within the government agency, but there were also impeachments from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and those involved, as well as criticism from public opinion. All kinds of pressures have left many people reeling.
Some people are happy and some are sad, and vice versa.
At least Zhou Changfeng had nothing to do with the responsibility for this matter. He could not be blamed with words or words. He only had to write a report on the actions at the time afterwards.
One day in late October, in order to finalize the formal wedding arrangements, he came to Xia's house again after more than half a year.
After three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes, although they had no intention of talking about current affairs, they couldn't stand it. Both Xia Bing and Zhou Changfeng had directly participated in the handling of the "Jimao Disaster", and they couldn't help but talk about it when they got interested.
"Alas... What a pity for the people who died because of this." Gao Lingling sighed.
"He is lawless and extremely arrogant." Xia Bing, who has always been casual, rarely showed his disgust. "Whether it is good or bad, it is unforgivable to flout the law and harm innocent people like this."
Zhou Changfeng said half-jokingly: "So my son-in-law has practiced the violent coercion of the law."
The three of them chatted happily, first about the wedding, then about the days after the wedding, then about future plans, and now they talked about current events.
Xia Xiaoshi, who was on the side of the Four Immortals table, felt doubly uncomfortable. She seemed out of place - when Zhou was not here, she was very comfortable at home, but when he came, his parents' attention was all on him!
For a moment, she suddenly doubted whether she was her biological child.
"...But then again, it is really unprecedented to hold a wedding in the auditorium of the Consultative Council. Although it is an honor, it also seems a bit ostentatious." Xia Bing said, stroking his beard.
Although he doesn't object, this "high-profile" move is actually not in line with his temperament.
Xia Xiaoshi couldn't help but feel a little nervous after hearing this. Naturally, she wanted to go there the most. She had been excited when she learned that the wedding should be held in the auditorium of the Consultative Council.
That was an unprecedented honor, so glorious, so romantic, and so memorable.
It is said that only women understand women. In fact, Zhu Lingjing accurately grasped the little thoughts of young girls like Xia Xiaoshi - when they are happy, they will naturally be more psychologically inclined to themselves, and they will say some nice things.
Generally speaking, women’s pillow style is very effective for men.
"It's not bad, it's just setting a precedent." Zhou Changfeng looked sideways at Xia Xiaoshi and said with a smile, "As long as Xiaoshi likes it."
Xia Bing didn't say much more, just took a big wall calendar and flipped through it, thinking: "According to the auspicious date, January 28th next year is better, Yihai day. Dingsi time in the morning and Renxu time in the afternoon. As for the auspicious time to get married, let's see when it is convenient for the Consultative Yuan."
The customs of holding weddings in the north and south are different. In the south, the ceremony is usually held in the evening, followed by a dinner party; in the north, it is usually held in the morning, followed by a luncheon.
But since the location this time is unusual, a little break from the norm is acceptable.
After leaving the Xia family, Zhou Changfeng went to the Consultative Council to inform him of the general matters and arrangements.
The Consultative Council is located in the northwest of the Forbidden City, facing the ancient West 18th Street to the south, but it has now been renamed Wanmin Avenue.
For those who are familiar with the hierarchical system of traditional Chinese architecture, they can feel the status of the Consultative Council at a glance - this building with double eaves and verandah roof is extremely huge, even larger than the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The sense of grandeur that comes can make people subconsciously hold their breath.
Unlike the Hall of Supreme Harmony, which had to be built smaller and smaller because giant timber was hard to find, the pillars of the main hall of the Consultative Council are actually made of prefabricated reinforced concrete wrapped with wood, so the overall building can be quite large.
As the highest parliamentary body under the unicameral system, the power of the Ming Dynasty Consultative Council is actually not small. In addition to the most basic and critical legislative powers, it is also responsible for the approval of the national budget and the passage of temporary bills.
But in terms of legislative power, the monarch still plays an important role under the dual monarchy constitution, and bills passed by the parliament still require the monarch's approval to take effect. In addition to amending the constitution, the Ming emperor could theoretically go against the Consultative Yuan.
However, the Ming Emperor did not have the power to "forcibly dissolve parliament" that the British monarch had. Although Zhu Shiyan wanted to fight for it at the time, he wisely and decisively gave up after encountering stern rejection.
Even though many plans were initially considered, the final members of the Consultative Yuan were divided into three categories: appointed, democratically elected, and special. The constituency is modeled on the administrative district of the Chief Envoy, with eight elected members per province; eighty appointed members; and ten special members.
After the constitutional amendment was passed in the 33rd year of Emperor Chang's reign, the number of elected members in the eastern provinces increased to ten and the number in the western provinces dropped to six according to the economic and demographic geographical lines. The number of appointed and special members remained unchanged.
Special members must be highly respected non-politicians, such as literary giants, famous doctors, and great scientists. They were few in number and only played a symbolic role.
The term of appointed members is nine years and cannot be re-elected; the terms of elected and special members are six years and they can be re-elected.
In general, the current unicameral Ming Dynasty parliamentary system is characterized by high efficiency brought about by its simple structure, which avoids the bicameral system of up and down fighting. However, there are also corresponding disadvantages of concentration of power; and the long term of members makes Policy continuity is good, but most of the time it is conservative.
Due to the "Ji Mao Disaster" a few days ago, the Consultative Council's security was very tight.
Military police with live ammunition were patrolling all around, and two armored vehicles were parked outside, with black machine gun muzzles pointed directly at the street.
While being searched, Zhou Changfeng asked the sergeant beside him: "Are you from the 1st Guards Division?"
"Yes, martial law is still in place these days, please forgive me." The sergeant searched him very carefully, touching him from top to bottom.
The person who came to receive Zhou Changfeng was a person in charge of the Consultative Council. He was broad and fat and looked quite kind.
After the two briefly exchanged greetings, they walked around to the side of the main hall while chatting.
"Have the financial issues for next year been discussed? It looks like the Consultative Yuan has not been open for the past few days."
"Yes, people's hearts have been unstable recently, martial law has not yet been lifted, and the budget meeting is stuck... Alas, this year I'm afraid it will be delayed until the twelfth lunar month."
The Consultative Council holds two regular meetings a year - first, the legal meeting, from April 1st to June 30th, to discuss various legal amendments, additions and deletions; secondly, the fiscal budget meeting, from September 1st to November 3rd. On the 10th, the budget allocation for various affairs for next year will be discussed.
The Endeavor Association and the Youth Brave Society chose to organize events in October because of this consideration. They hope to use this to put pressure on the financial budget to tilt more towards the military.
Entering from the side of the main hall of the Consultative Yuan, the first hall is the auditorium.
"This is the auditorium. We often hold banquets and other events here, but this is the first time for a wedding, and everyone has no experience."
"It's okay, just set it up." Zhou Changfeng looked around the spacious and grand hall, very satisfied, "We consider that the date is January 28th next year, is it okay in the afternoon?"
"It's before the New Year's Day. I have a lot of free time. It doesn't hurt to spend the whole day."
(End of chapter)
