After Zhu Youxiao said this, Geng Yuyuan was in a very happy mood and couldn't wait to praise our emperor for his sage.
"But the establishment of a constitution is not to establish the constitution immediately, but to prepare for the establishment of a constitution!"
However, Zhu Youxiao added another sentence at this time and said: "How to implement constitutional government, establish institutions, and how to arrange powers, etc., all need time to be discussed and determined!"
"Therefore, I decided to first establish an institution called the Council of Ministers, and appoint you as ministers of the Council of Ministers, called Councilors of the Council. In our dynasty, the fourth rank is the boundary for high-ranking officials, so we will set it as the fourth rank. You will become the Council of Ministers. Later, its duty was to discuss the matter of establishing the constitution and what content should be established, and then review it and then make it the outline of the constitution. Yuanfu Liu Hongxun, Privy Councilor Sun Chuanting, and Jingguo Gong Huang Degong also served as advisory ministers, and served as the advisory ministers respectively. The Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of the Council of Ministers are responsible for presiding over the Council of Ministers and organizing and reporting the results of the Council’s deliberations.”
Preparing for a constitution?
Geng Yuyuan was a little disappointed after hearing this, and thought to himself: "Don't we dare to establish the constitution immediately? How long will it take from preparation to formal constitution?"
"From preparation to formal establishment of the constitution, a ten-year period is tentatively planned. Within these ten years, we must further open up the people's wisdom and form a consensus among people from all walks of life."
Zhu Youxiao continued talking at this time.
Geng Yuyuan became even more disappointed after hearing this. He did not expect that he would have to wait another ten years from the preliminary establishment of the constitution to the formal establishment of the constitution.
But when he thought that he was about to be appointed as a fourth-rank advisory minister, he would become an official. Moreover, the court did not change the law and establish a constitution. There was no need for him to force the court to establish a constitution as soon as possible. This would make His Majesty anxious. It was judged that The crime of resisting the imperial decree on his own is not a crime.
Therefore, Geng Yuyuan persuaded himself in his heart to accept such an arrangement from His Majesty.
But the only thing that makes Geng Yuyuan a little uncomfortable now is that workers and farmers such as Yu Zhongming and Cen Dahe will become advisory ministers like him, and they will also discuss the content of constitutional reform together.
Railway worker Yu Zhongming himself was also surprised. He did not expect that he just took an exam and then became an official in a daze. What kind of fourth-grade official? He is actually several ranks higher than the seventh-rank county magistrate in his hometown.
"Your Majesty, I really don't understand what it means to be an official. I only know how to change things. I don't seem to know how to be an official."
Yu Zhongming therefore asked.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao smiled and replied: "This official proposes how the court should change the law, and has the right to participate in voting, and even impeach officials you think are unqualified. As for how you want to be, you only need to remember that there are more To speak for you workers yourself, you are now one of their representatives.”
Yu Zhongming nodded after hearing this: "I understand."
Then, Zhu Youxiao looked at Liu Hongxun again: "Liu Qing, your term as chief assistant has expired! Next, after the handover is completed, you will concentrate on presiding over the constitutional reform of the Senate. You must make full use of this opportunity. Unify the thoughts of the people in the country and establish the governing philosophy that is in line with the Guangda nation, so as to prevent those with ulterior motives in the future from trying to make the Ming Dynasty a different Ming Dynasty! In addition, which front hall the Council chooses as the hall for discussing politics is Let you, the chief and deputy chief ministers, decide it through discussion."
"Old minister, please remember this!"
Liu Hongxun bowed his hands to Zhu Youxiao and replied.
Sun Chuanting and Huang Degong, the Duke of Jingguo who had been summoned, also bowed their hands and saluted Zhu Youxiao.
Huang Degong also did not expect that his first post after being recalled to Beijing would be to go to the newly established Council of Ministers to participate in the constitutional reform as a military minister and military representative.
But Huang Degong also understood that His Majesty the Emperor arranged for him to join the Council of Ministers, so he naturally wanted him to ensure that the empire's constitution would guarantee the king's power to the greatest extent.
Therefore, as soon as he arrived at the Council, Huang Degong spoke first and said: "If you ask me to talk about establishing a constitution, I will take off my pants and fart. It is unnecessary! The emperor is the constitution, so what kind of constitution should be established? Let me ask, this world Whose world is it? Although I haven’t read much, I also know that the whole world belongs to the king, and the shore of the land is the king’s ministers. The lice on this monk’s head are obvious, this world belongs to the emperor.”
"Jingguo Gong is right. The first thing we need to figure out clearly is whose world this world belongs to. Let's talk about it. This must be settled before we can discuss the following matters."
Liu Hongxun said something at this time.
"Hey, this is right."
Huang Degong even praised him for this.
Now that His Majesty is not present, he still finds it new and interesting to discuss national affairs.
"This world naturally belongs to the people of the world. How can it belong to the emperor alone? If the world only belongs to the emperor, how can the people have the right to private wealth?"
Geng Yuyuan first retorted at this time and asked Huang Degong: "Jing Guo Gong, do you think that everything you own belongs to the emperor, including your life and family property?"
Huang Degong slapped the table hard, causing a sound like thunder to be heard in the lobby: "What the hell are you talking about? I will make it clear today. If your majesty wants my life and my family fortune, I will Without saying a word, he immediately gave up his family property and shot himself! Do you believe it or not?"
Geng Yuyuan felt that he could not continue to communicate with Huang Degong, and thought to himself: "Forget it, His Majesty sent some workers and peasants and other common people to participate in the constitutional reform, but he actually sent a vulgar and reckless man! If only I were involved in the constitutional reform. The participation of civil servants and scholars is definitely not like this, and the whole hall is slapping the table and calling me "I'm here!" He is really so stupid and loyal, and he doesn't hesitate to say that the emperor wants his own life!"
"Duke Jingguo is loyal to His Majesty and deserves admiration. However, this is only your opinion. People in the world may not think so. Otherwise, the phenomenon of stealing government funds would not exist, and it has been banned repeatedly."
Lu Sheng replied at this time.
"Then we can only blame them for being disloyal to His Majesty and they deserve to be killed!"
As he spoke, Huang Degong slapped the table again, with an angry look on his face. He looked like an Arhat in the temple, with a ferocious expression.
"How can the selfishness of human nature be eliminated by killing? For example, now, although some people say it is for the world, it is not for one's own selfishness, or the selfish interests of one's own class!"
Lu Sheng's words were mocking liberal scholars like Geng Yuyuan, and he added: "That's why they will first say that the world belongs to the people of the world, and then seek personal gain in the name of the people of the world."
Geng Yuyuan looked very sad after hearing this, and asked hurriedly: "What Mr. Lu said is too mean-spirited."
"Lv just discussed the matter and did not discuss the rights and wrongs of people. It is not a villain's heart to talk about. He was just expressing his own opinions."
As Lu Sheng spoke, he added: "But it is irrefutable that the world is a world for the people of the world. If we do not admit that the world is a world for the people of the world, it is difficult for the people of the world to have the responsibility to serve the world!"
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