"Constitution can not only be used to limit the monarch's power, but also to strengthen the monarch's power."
Liu Hongxun said something at this time.
Geng Yuyuan, Lu Sheng and others looked at the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty in shock.
"What does Yuan Fu mean by this?"
Geng Yuyuan couldn't help but ask first.
"Isn't the meaning of servant obvious enough? It is to use the constitutional method to strengthen the legal system of monarchy. From now on, it can be said that it is not only the destiny of heaven, but also the destiny of the people of the world, which makes the king and father the ruler of the world!"
Liu Hongxun replied.
"I'm still saying the same thing, why should we establish a constitution or reform a law? Why bother? Now it's not in line with the destiny of heaven and the will of the people, so why should we establish a constitution and reform?!"
Geng Yuyuan replied.
"Only now do you know how to ask, when the top is in line with destiny and the bottom is in line with the people's will, what is the purpose of constitutional reform? Aren't you the people who shouted the most fiercely before? How come the changes you want are not what you want, so you don't want to institute constitutional reform. Already?"
Liu Hongxun asked, and then said: "However, there is no turning back. It is impossible to stop now. The imperial court has given the people of the world a three-month rest period for this reason. If we don't make some changes, I'm sorry." Such a waste of government funds!”
Huang Degong laughed because of this: "It's Yuan Fu after all. Yuan Fu is right. The constitutional reform law to be enacted now should prevent others from stealing the monarchy! He wants to turn the world into a world for people like himself!"
"But! Now you are not willing to limit the power of the king, so what else can be changed?"
Geng Yuyuan asked feeling a little aggrieved.
"It's not that I don't want to restrict the monarch's power, but I don't want to mess up the entire country just because I want to restrict the monarch's power!"
Lu Sheng replied at this time.
Sun Chuanting stood up at this time and said: "Everyone, please listen to me. If we really want to restrict the monarch's power, we cannot restrict it in the system. We cannot say who can supervise Your Majesty according to the system. Then this person will become the real emperor. Only Can there be procedural restrictions!”
"What we are worried about is nothing more than two aspects: the implementation of tyranny and tyranny without stopping it, and the appointment of treacherous villains. The former requires giving some ministers the power to refute, but refuting has to come at a price. However, This price cannot be too high, that is, the minister cannot refute him casually, and the emperor cannot kill this person just because the minister refutes it, causing the loyal ministers to suffer! The latter naturally needs to exercise some control over His Majesty’s power of appointment. limit."
"From a servant's point of view, it is not as good as this. Ministers can refute the imperial decree and cannot be punished with death for resisting the decree. However, they can be dismissed from office. However, even if they are dismissed from office, they need to be decided by the emperor and his ministers after discussion. They need assistants. The ministers cast beans or vote by a show of hands like a court judge. If the majority of ministers disagree, the emperor cannot remove him."
"In addition, the appointment of ministers also needs to be voted by the emperor and his ministers. However, if the emperor is not satisfied with the person recommended by most of the ministers and suspects that he is a party member, he can directly veto it and ask him to recommend it again! So! , in the future, the promulgation of corresponding edicts must have the signature and seal of the auxiliary ministers! If the edict does not have the signature and seal of the emperor or the signature and seal of the auxiliary ministers, the subjects of the world have the right to refuse to implement it, and regard it as an act that disrupts the dynasty, and can clear the emperor's side !”
Sun Chuanting continued.
"In that case, wouldn't the assistant minister of the Political Affairs Hall have great power, similar to that of a prime minister!"
Geng Yuyuan replied.
"Didn't Huang Lizhou say that the failure of our Ming Dynasty's political system lies in the loss of the power of the prime minister? Now if our Ming Dynasty wants to establish a constitutional reform, the first article of change cannot be the restoration of the power of the prime minister?"
Sun Chuanting asked.
"I think there is no problem. Although it is an ancestral system not to have a prime minister, the reality is different now. Except for the great emperors such as Taizu and the current saints, there are very few kings who can rule the world without a prime minister. It is time to The auxiliary ministers should limit the king's power, rather than letting the system limit the king's power."
Lu Sheng replied at this time.
"Who appoints and removes auxiliary ministers? What happens if a powerful minister appears?"
At this time, Geng Zhiyuan replied.
"Secondary ministers are recommended by the ministers of the Council, and then appointed by the emperor. Like the previous system of court recommendation, the ministers of the Council need to recommend several ministers, so that the emperor can choose one who is satisfied. If the emperor does not If the emperor is satisfied, he can directly veto it and ask the Council to re-recommend it, but the emperor cannot bypass the Council and appoint him directly. In addition, if the emperor wants to remove an assistant minister during his term of office, he can only be dismissed after approval by the Council of Ministers. It will be up to the Senate to re-recommend him, otherwise he will have to wait until his term of appointment expires."
"As for the powerful ministers, if it is found that there is an auxiliary minister who is monopolizing power and good governance, the ministers of the Council of Ministers can impeach him. If the majority agrees, he can ask the emperor to remove him. If the emperor does not agree, he will be regarded as a coward or a puppet, and everyone in the world will regard him as a pure emperor. !”
Sun Chuanting said at this time.
"It seems that the Council of Ministers has great power. I don't know how the Council of Ministers are elected, appointed and dismissed."
Lu Sheng asked.
"Of course there is a time limit. From Geng's point of view, the advisory ministers are supervising the governance of the court for the people of the world, and they should be selected by the people of the world!"
Geng Yuyuan suggested.
"inappropriate!"
"The world chooses? It is said that the world chooses the people, but in fact, the people of the world cannot choose the real ministers of the Council!"
"Who doesn't know that ordinary people are easily deceived by the so-called fame and bribed by huge profits? Who knows whether the person elected as a councilor was a public gentleman before becoming a councilor, and whether he is a hypocrite after becoming a councilor? It would be better for the emperor and The auxiliary ministers are appointed just like other ministers, at least those appointed are those who have passed the test of His Majesty who is not a faint king and the mature and prudent auxiliary ministers."
Lu Sheng said.
"That's true! If you ask me to choose, I don't know who is suitable. I'm afraid I will choose whoever knows how to be a human being. But there is still a difference between being an official and being a human being!"
"I'm afraid that someone will use money to build momentum. When the time comes, whoever has more money will be able to join the Senate. Just like in our factory now, whoever has more money will be able to join the workers' committee, because the newspaper in the factory will be based on who gives more money. Just write whoever you want!”
Many people who were more understanding at the scene also started talking about it.
And because the common people selected by Zhu You were relatively clear-thinking, they all understood after listening to these discussions, and all agreed with Lu Sheng's remarks.
Geng Yuyuan couldn't help but said angrily: "Then what's the difference between this and now!"
"The emperor and his ministers first elect those who have the same political views as themselves as the next ministers of the Council of Ministers. Those ministers will naturally select new ministers who have the same political views as the emperor and his ministers! If this continues, what new policies will the imperial court have? Change is possible."
"It is to use this method to continue the political system without making the Ming Dynasty serve the people of the world and become a part of the people of the world!"
"If you want the court to implement new policies and reforms, you should go to the Counselor's Court, not this Council. This is the place to ensure that the world is public, and it is the responsibility of the Council to propose new policies and have the court adopt them!"
Lu Sheng replied.
Geng Yuyuan once again exposed that his original intention was not to demand reform and constitution for the sake of the world. Therefore, when he proposed how to produce the ministers of the Council of Ministers, he was once again speechless.
Seeing this, Liu Hongxun said: "Then let's start the voting now. Raise your hands if you agree with the rules proposed by the Second Assistant and Lu Sheng regarding the restriction of monarch power and the method of selecting assistant ministers and council ministers!"
Most people raised their hands, except for Geng Zhiyuan, a small number of impure-minded people who did not raise their hands.
Therefore, Liu Hongxun said: "Then let this be one of the following outlines of the constitution! In addition, when it comes to the political system, in the future, the Ming Dynasty, whether the emperor or the ministers, should determine why they should make profits when they are in power. Geng Counselor just said That’s right, power and profit have always been inseparable. If you have power, you have to make profits, but the key depends on who you are making profits for.”
"Of course it is for the benefit of the world, so that people can profit freely and fairly!"
Geng Zhiyuan replied.
"That's right! The imperial court should not take away the people's interests, but protect the people's interests and take them from the people and use them for the people."
Liu Bangsong, a scholar from Daxing County who was selected together with Geng Zhiyuan, also agreed.
"wrong!"
Lu Sheng replied at this time and asked: "In this case, wouldn't it encourage annexation, or allow the rich to annex the property of the weak in a legal way?"
Lu Sheng continued: "In my opinion, the court's profit should be for the peace of the world and the prosperity of the country and the people. And to do this, it should properly regulate the world's economy! Because, the way of man is to have more than enough. But if the damage is insufficient, the court should act in accordance with the way of heaven, and if there is more damage, make up for the deficiency, so as to prevent the people of the world from only caring about selfish interests and forgetting the righteousness, and then suffering the punishment of heaven!"
"In addition, the imperial court should be responsible for the prosperity of the world, so it should encourage income from labor and discourage income from speculation!"
"That is to say, the imperial court should use the power of the government to favor producers, and to restrain speculators and those who borrow money to earn interest, so that people in the world are more willing to innovate technology and increase productivity, rather than being indolent and opportunistic, so that The world has become bad and morals have deteriorated! The imperial court should let the world know which benefits are desirable and which are not!"
"In short, the imperial court should use its power to allow the largest producers in the world, that is, workers and farmers, who profit from their hard work, to have the fastest growth in wealth. This is in line with the way of heaven and in line with what Tai Shigong said is the reason for good people. The way of governing a country!"
When Lu Sheng said this, many workers and farmers echoed excitedly.
"It makes sense! I think this is right. Those of us who work hard should be taken more care of by the court. Otherwise, we don't know how we will be tricked by those powerful people."
"Yes, freedom and fairness sound nice, but the real situation is that people are more scheming and know better than you. They tricked you and blamed you for not understanding the government's decrees. If you resist, they will say you are Tricky people!"
Therefore, Lu Sheng continued: "That's right! Since the world belongs to the people of the world, then His Majesty and his court should face those who are really doing things for the world, and let the Ming court govern based on the principle of maximizing the interests of producers. , just show that the people of the world belong to the people of the world!"
"So, do literati and officials deserve to be poor?"
Geng Yuyuan asked coldly.
Lu Sheng replied: "You can't say that. When a literati writes articles, poems and lyrics, it's also production! If you want to be a literati and don't do the work of a literati, you deserve to be poor! Even if you suddenly become rich, you still have to give up. People doubt whether it was a deliberate act of plunder, and if so, the court should deal with it strictly."
"Your surname is Lu! You are a scholar in vain!"
Geng Yuyuan pointed at Lu Sheng and spoke excitedly.
"What are you doing! Where has the literary popularity gone?"
Liu Hongxun began to question him.
Geng Yuyuan had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.
Sun Chuanting and Huang Degong both smiled.
At this time, Liu Hongxun said: "Those who believe that the government should be based on the principle of maintaining freedom and fairness, raise your hands."
For a moment, few people raised their hands.
Liu Hongxun also said: "It seems that most of the council ministers hope that the court will take maximizing the interests of producers as its governing principle. From now on, this will be the outline of the constitution. Once the court violates the rules, it can be impeached on this basis, or You can mobilize the people of the world and bring the emperor to your side, what do you think?"
"Very true!"
Lu Sheng replied.
"agree!"
Yu Zhongming replied.
Other advisory ministers from workers and farmers also agreed.
In the end, Geng Yuyuan and other liberal scholars had no choice but to agree. Because the people who disagreed were in the minority, he had to agree.
At this time, Huang Degong suddenly stood up, came to the center of the meeting, and said: "Everyone, let me say one thing, in my opinion, this constitution is not a constitutional outline. Even when the constitution is formally established in the future, this constitutional government must be under my leadership." His Majesty the Emperor will start tomorrow and implement it after a thousand generations, because, to be honest, we soldiers, especially the brothers in the Imperial Army, just accept your Majesty's words, and what is unconstitutional is nothing more to us. It’s just a common sense that I’m too lazy to listen to.”
As Huang Degong spoke, he took out the Ming Dynasty's new revolver gun that could be carried outside the imperial palace by the commander-in-chief or above, and directly opened the safety, placed it on the table, then sat back down with a golden sword, and pointed Gun, asked the ministers of the Senate present: "Who has any objection?"
As Huang Degong spoke, he scanned the people present.
As if asking, who is in favor and who is against!
"this!"
Geng Yuyuan had just spoken at this time, but before he could say anything, Huang Degong suddenly stood up, took the gun in his hand, and pointed it at him: "You bastard! I've already seen that you are unhappy, are you really When I dare not kill you with one shot?! You have to fucking understand, whose hand is holding this gun, and whose fucking words are the truth! Now His Majesty has set up his own martial arts school and personally conquered the Donglu, up and down. There are no officers and soldiers who are dissatisfied with him. If he wants to say that he speaks of the Heavenly Constitution, that means he speaks of the Heavenly Constitution. Do you understand?! What kind of constitution is being established now? It is naturally established for the kings of future generations. Do you really think that you deserve the present one? Your Majesty establishes a constitution?!”
Geng Yuyuan couldn't help but his legs trembled for a moment, and he trembled: "I, I didn't say anything, no, I didn't say I disagreed."
Geng Yuyuan was indeed disheartened now. He thought that it would make no difference whether the constitution was established or not. It would even be worse if it was not established. If it were established, it would easily cause the current emperor Apocalypse's governing philosophy to continue to influence future generations, and he himself would also be affected. There is no need to go against the people around His Majesty.
"Jingguo Gong, what are you doing! This is the Council of Ministers, sit back!"
At this time, Sun Chuanting slammed the table and shouted loudly.
Huang Degong sat back and said, "Okay, I'll give Ci Fu your face."
At this time, Liu Hongxun said: "What do you think of Duke Jingguo's proposal? Let's vote with a show of hands and agree that constitutional government will be implemented by His Majesty for thousands of generations!"
"Agree! The current emperor is a good emperor. We can trust him. We refugees can become skilled workers because of the current emperor."
"I also agree. He asked us farmers not to pay for the food and not to do it. Naturally, we are willing to listen to him. It doesn't matter whether it is constitutional or not!"
…
Most of the advisory ministers who came from common people had no objections.
Therefore, Liu Hongxun said: "Since most of the advisory ministers agree, then write this article into the constitution. Your Majesty does not need to abide by this constitution today!"
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