"Your Majesty, here are the latest constitutional guidelines adopted by the Council of Ministers!"
After Liu Hongxun met Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao, he presented a copy of the question book to Zhu Youxiao.
Zhu Youxiao took the question book and looked at it.
"Not bad! It basically conforms to the concept of Xingming Society that I established!"
After reading it, Zhu Youxiao expressed his affirmation.
Then, Zhu Youxiao asked: "However, who proposed the article that this constitution is not binding on me?"
"Your Majesty, it was Duke Jingguo who suggested it."
Liu Hongxun replied.
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "The ministers have no objection?"
"Dong Jingguo's proposal was the most unanimous among the ministers present, and no one objected."
Liu Hongxun continued to reply.
Wen Tiren, who had replaced Liu Hongxun as the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, couldn't help but flatter him: "This shows that your majesty has won the hearts of the world."
Zhu Youxiao laughed: "This Duke of Jingguo really did not disappoint me!"
With that said, Zhu Youxiao handed the title book to Wen Tiren: "The edict to prepare the constitution and the latest constitutional process of the Council will be announced to the military and civilians all over the world!"
"yes!"
Wen Tiren took the question book.
"Although constitutional government will not be implemented until my time, we must gradually move closer to the governance concepts embodied in the Constitution and unify our constitutional thoughts during the preparation period!"
“Those who do not agree with or accept the ideas of the Constitution are deemed not to be ideologically consistent with the majority of the people in the world, and are not consistent with the nation. They must be reformed and learn from them, even the so-called knowledgeable people. Re-education, some re-education that can change their minds!"
"Although we cannot expect everyone to be the same model, have the same character, and have the same ideals. They must cultivate themselves, manage their families, govern the country, and contribute to others. However, as a member of China , its actions and ideas must conform to the general principles stipulated in the Constitution!"
"Since the Constitution has determined that maximizing the interests of the world's producers is the governing concept! Then we must actually implement this when using power. The division of labor can be different, it can be labor or mind, but no matter what it is, To work, everyone must work and produce something!”
"Even free intellectuals who do not farm, work, practice medicine, or teach must produce something before they can be considered as people included in the Constitution. Find ways to force them to create, and don't just sit back and talk about their hearts and minds all day long. Regarding state affairs, we should write more poems and word-texts, which can be regarded as a contribution. Our Ming Dynasty wants to have a prosperous culture, and its poetry should be better than that of the Tang Dynasty, and its lyrics should be better than those of the Song Dynasty. The rise of word-text books should become the cultural benchmark of an era!"
Zhu Youxiao instructed.
"Please keep this in mind!"
Wen Tiren and other assistant ministers immediately replied.
Next.
The Ming Dynasty officially issued an edict to prepare for the establishment of a constitution and announced various provisions for the preparation of the constitution.
For example, how will we further promote national education, further guide citizens to understand constitutional government, and how will we establish constitutional institutions at the local and central levels, etc.
The articles of the constitution drawn up by the Council of Ministers have also been published one after another.
In this way, Ming Dynasty can be regarded as taking a new step in politics.
According to the original history, this step did not begin until the beginning of the twentieth century, more than two hundred years later.
And it was because of foreign guns and artillery that the Qing government at the time was forced to do this.
Nowadays, Ming Dynasty is not forced to do this by the outside, but is a change caused by the emergence of the internal industrial revolution and the emergence of a large number of working class and business class.
However, due to the special national conditions of the Ming Dynasty, a large country with a vast territory, a large population, and a particularly strong cultural continuity was destined to embody constitutional ideas that were not the kind of liberal constitutional ideas that the business class wanted. On the contrary, it is another kind of constitutional thought of the imperial court model implemented to ensure national unity, social stability and to prevent a large number of peasants and workers from being over-exploited.
Therefore, even though Geng Yuyuan participated in the entire process of the preliminary constitution-making process of the Advisory Council and witnessed the beginning of the Ming Dynasty's constitution, his mood became even more frustrated because of this.
As the three-month rest period approaches, most people have left Beijing and returned to their hometowns.
The capital was no longer as crowded as before, and many scholars gradually began to dare to leave schools and various guild halls and restaurants and come to the streets, no longer afraid of seeing a large number of people and causing class oppression to themselves.
Geng Yuyuan also reunited with his friends Gao Zhibi and others who had been separated for many days.
"Brother Geng!"
"Brother Gao!"
"And Brother Wang!"
"How are you doing lately?"
"I won't mention this matter. Although it has only lasted for more than half a month, it seems like a lifetime has passed. It is really difficult to describe the feeling during this period."
"Yes! No one thought that the reform event would end like this. It is neither exciting nor tragic. It is like the wind and rain blew it away. There is nothing we can do!"
Geng Yuyuan's scholarly friends sighed at this.
Now they no longer dare to mention the word "reform", nor do they dare to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to lodge a complaint.
Because the scene half a month ago still left them with lingering fears. When they thought about reform, they could not ignore in their minds the common people who were really densely appearing in front of them.
At this time, Geng Yuyuan suddenly said: "I am not talented, but now I have been favored by the Holy See, and I have been promoted to a fourth-grade official."
"What?!"
"Brother Geng, have you become an official? Everyone is still waiting for the exam, why did you suddenly become an official?!"
"Brother Geng, please tell me carefully, what kind of adventure is it that His Majesty wants to change the law? That's why he is like this. Can you recommend us who are willing to change the law?!"
Gao Zhibi and others were surprised and asked all kinds of questions. They felt envious of Geng Yuyuan's sudden appointment as an official and regained hope in the reform.
But at this time, Geng Yuyuan suddenly squatted on the ground, hugging his head and crying: "The reform has failed! It is a complete failure! The peaceful world that truly belongs to us is really going to be gone forever! Woohoo!"
Geng Yuyuan cried fiercely, tears streaming down his face.
This made Gao Zhibi and others feel very confused.
You've suddenly become a fourth-rank official, so why are you crying?
Who doesn’t know that there are so many Jinshi nowadays, how easy it is for a scholar to become an official, let alone a fourth-grade official!
"Brother Geng, you must be crying with joy."
Gao Zhibi asked sourly.
"What do I like!"
"I have now become a rebel among the literati and bureaucrats all over the world! I even signed the agreed constitution! I have admitted that the world belongs to their workers and peasants. From now on, from the emperor to the common people, all producers must be allowed to have their own rights. The biggest benefit, what is the producer, is naturally the workers and farmers! From now on, this will be the constitution of my Ming Dynasty, and even the future emperor cannot change it! What do you think I should be happy about?!"
Geng Yuyuan spoke loudly and excitedly.
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