Thinking back to the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, when Jiang Feng was king, the system adopted by the kingdom was an improved version of the old system of the Yanhuang Kingdom. The king's power was only about half, and the remaining half of the power was in the hands of the cabinet and parliament. Generally speaking, these two institutions The leading boss can be understood as the left prime minister and the right prime minister.
The right prime minister is Cai Huadao, who also serves as deputy city lord of Wangcheng and is in charge of most political affairs. Prime Minister Zuo is Su Kouye and the lord of Wangcheng, who has a great say in military operations. For example, if the king wants to launch a war without authorization, he must obtain the consent of the right prime minister and the left prime minister, especially the left prime minister, who has a veto power.
This method was established to avoid impulsive orders from the king who would have his own way. The original intention of this system was to consider that after Jiang Li or Jiang Wei succeeded to the throne in the future, the experienced Su Kouye would check them and prevent them from making wrong judgments.
When Jiang Feng was in power, the problem with this system was not big, because Jiang Feng and Su Kouye were natural partners and had a tacit understanding in doing things. They could always think of going together. But after Jiang Feng's absence, this system began to have problems.
Jiang Feng left the surface and went underground. Su Kouye was promoted to regent, assuming the royal power and performing the duties of the king. However, in order to avoid heavy workload, the position of Prime Minister Zuo was given to others.
This person is Wangcheng's former deputy city lord, Fan Qian.
Fan Qian can be considered an old man in the workplace. He used to be in charge of Wangcheng's military and made Wangcheng's army impressive. Although he rarely fights outside, the most he can do is fight the Neptunes who occasionally come to the land to wreak havoc. But even so, he still made outstanding achievements and had high prestige in the military. It can be said that he deserves the position of Prime Minister Zuo, and no one will have any objections.
However, Fan Qian's mentality gradually changed with his promotion. In fact, he had always complained in the past that the troops he had trained so hard were transferred away by Jiang Feng and Su Kouye every now and then. But there was no way before. Many things were not standardized. Jiang Feng and Su Kouye could do whatever they wanted, even if some of their decisions were wrong.
But now, all aspects of the system have been improved, and troops can no longer be deployed at will unless there is a legitimate purpose.
The regent Su Kouye didn't like cumbersome procedures, so he often mobilized troops without permission.
Once, Fan Qian was angry directly at Su Kouye, saying that he ignored the king's law and the system.
However, Su Kouye disagreed and said that he was only moving troops to conquer the nearby beast nests, and that he only mobilized a few thousand troops, so there was no need to make a fuss and report it to everyone.
However, Fan Qian still brought out the decree and even threatened to impeach Su Kouye if Su Kouye spared him again and directly mobilized troops.
Su Kouye still ignored it. In his life, he would listen except when Jiang Feng told him. When other people talk about him, he just ignores them.
When he finally couldn't bear it anymore, Fan Qian actually launched an impeachment.
During that time, people in the capital were in panic, and all high-ranking officials were in a dilemma. Everyone knew that Su Kouye had broken the law, and he was a repeat offender. He should be impeached, and he could be impeached. However, who is Su Kouye? He is a founding hero. How can he really be impeached?
Furthermore, there are a large number of people in the Central Army who support Su Kouye. If things go wrong, there may be civil strife in the Yan Kingdom.
For a time, all senior officials became very nervous. They didn't know whether they should vote.
If the votes in favor exceed the votes against, Su Kouye will be impeached according to the law.
Su Kouye was also very confident, claiming that he and Jiang Feng had defeated this country. He didn't believe anyone would vote in favor.
However, the facts really slapped Su Kouye in the face.
It seems that everyone hopes to return to the democratic system rather than one person's whim, so there are indeed votes in favor.
The voting lasted for a month. Su Kouye looked extremely sad when he saw how many votes were in favor every day.
One day, he called Cai Huadao and asked him puzzledly: "Why is this happening? Are these officials white-eyed wolves? Without Jiang Feng and me, where would they be? Now they actually want to impeach me? What kind of mentality? What’s the psychology?”
"It's hard for me to explain this clearly. After all, there are many people who support Fan Qian, and the voting is anonymous, so it's normal for there to be yes votes. However, at present, the number of negative votes is far greater than the yes votes. , you will not be impeached.”
"If, I say if, if the yes votes are really greater than the no votes, do I really want to step down?"
"This..." Cai Huadao didn't know how to answer.
"talk."
"According to the law, I'm afraid yes, if you don't step down, civil strife will inevitably occur and the country will be divided. Is this what you want to see?"
"Damn it, aren't you in charge of the law? Change it for me."
"This, this, this, this is different. This is the law of the country, and I can't change it. If we really want to change it, it will take several months, and we still have to vote."
"It's so annoying. What kind of democracy is this? You have to vote on everything."
"Well, after all, it is what the people want. Why is our Yan country called a world power, and why many people from other countries even sneak in and want to join our nationality? Isn't it because of our democracy and perfect system? "
"No, I can't tolerate this."
"Su Kouye, our country has been at peace for less than a year. We really cannot afford civil strife." Cai Huadao pleaded.
Su Kouye looked at the diligent Cai Huadao and felt a little moved when he thought of how he had worked hard for so many years just to manage the country well.
"Okay, don't worry, I won't act impulsively. I will handle it carefully during this period and try to achieve good public opinion."
In the end, Su Kouye compromised. When he transferred troops again, even if he only transferred ten people, he would follow the procedures and only transfer them with Fan Qian's permission.
This month, Su Kouye had been holding back enough, and the complaints in his heart kept accumulating, but he still suppressed it, just to avoid causing civil strife.
A month later, the voting results came out, and the votes for and against were almost the same. However, there were still two more votes against, and Su Kouye was not impeached.
Su Kouye looked at the voting data on the tablet computer, and his hair stood on end. For the first time, he felt a sense of crisis, a serious sense of crisis.
The number of dissenting votes was actually only two more. If there was another impeachment next time, wouldn't he be unable to secure the throne?
If Jiang Feng returns and sees the so-called regent being impeached and removed from power, how can Su Kouye lose his face?
That feeling is worse than death.
No, I want to change the status quo, I have to change.
At that moment, Su Kou secretly made a decision. He began to use his cunningness again. He wanted to gather power step by step without splitting the country or causing turmoil, and kicked out those who were ignorant of current affairs step by step. .
Facts have proved that Su Kouye is a natural strategist and conspirator. He can not only perform on the battlefield, but also play with ease in the officialdom.
He studied various laws and decrees, and constantly designed, framed, framed, and framed, using all possible means. Finally, step by step, he removed the thorn in his side, gathered power step by step, and finally sent Fan Qian to prison. Sentenced to life imprisonment.
After that, Su Kouye arranged for one of his own to serve as the Zuo Prime Minister, and this person was Zhang Feng.
Speaking of Zhang Feng, this is not a peaceful person. In the past, he always coveted the position of city lord of Cangzhou City, but he never succeeded in taking the position. Su Kouye understands this kind of person. As long as he is given enough benefits, he will work hard to do things. So Su Kouye won over Zhang Feng, and Zhang Feng did not disappoint Su Kouye, secretly eradicating many dissidents.
Zhang Feng only thinks about money, women, and status, so he doesn't care about power, system, or democracy. As long as Su Kouye gives him what he wants, Zhang Feng will listen to him. As a figure like Prime Minister Zuo, his status is really high, and he is not even inferior to Cai Huadao. As for Zhang Feng, he was basically venting his anger on Su Kouye. Any veto power was in vain because Zhang Feng could not veto Su Kouye.
Zhang Feng seems to be Su Kouye's puppet, but he is smarter than anyone else. He knows who can and cannot be provoked, and he will not become the second Fan Qian.
Cai Huadao was actually very dissatisfied with Zhang Feng, but he couldn't do anything against Zhang Feng. His ability to adapt to the wind was so outstanding that ordinary people couldn't fight him.
In the past two years, countless officials have died in mysterious circumstances. Many people suspected that Su Kouye was the mastermind behind everything. However, they had no evidence and no handle, and they could not bring Su Kouye back.
In the end, Su Kouye became a powerful person, more king than king.
Su Kouye said one, but no one dared to say two. Su Kou talked about the East at night, but no one dared to talk about the West.
Today, Su Kouye went to the prison to visit Fan Qian on a whim.
Across the black iron cell, Fan Qian could be seen sitting dejectedly, looking as if he had no love left.
When he saw Su Kouye, Fan Qian's face suddenly turned ferocious.
"Su Kouye, you are a despicable person and a shameless person, you will not die well..." Fan Qian pulled the chain and kept scolding.
After cursing for several minutes, he stopped and took a breath.
"Have you scolded enough?" Su Kouye sneered.
"What do you want? Why do you want to come here?"
"I didn't think about anything, I just came to see you. After all, you have made great contributions to the power. It's a pity that you haven't seen the current affairs clearly. Why don't you understand? Even when Jiang Feng was still there, he wouldn't It limits me so much.”
"The past is the past, but now there is a country and laws. If the emperor breaks the law, he will be guilty of the same crime as the common people."
"Okay, I don't want to argue with you about this. Anyway, I don't like to be restricted."
"A country does not run solely on your preferences."
"You've given me enough, don't mess with those people. I'm here today to tell you that your wife gave birth to another boy. She begged me to come to you and give him a name."
"What? Born?" Fan Qian's angry expression suddenly disappeared, replaced by joy and surprise.
"Yes, she gave birth."
"Let's call him Fan Xian. Let him learn music from elementary school and not enter officialdom."
"Don't worry, your Fan Xian won't be able to enter the officialdom. With you as a stain, no one in your family will be able to become an official."
"Okay, if you don't want to be an official, at least you can live happily and freely."
"Actually, I don't have a big grudge against you. When you come to your senses one day and tell me, I will find a reason to let you go and reunite you with your family."
"Haha, don't even think about it. If I go out safely, everyone will think that I accepted your benefits. I have to stay here. I have to stay until King Jiang comes back. At that time, he will definitely host it for me. justice."
"How long have you been waiting for Prince Jiang to come back? In fact, I am waiting for him to come back just like you." After Su Kouye finished speaking, he turned and left.
"Do you want him to come back? I think you wish he would never come back, then you can always be your regent." Fan Qian shouted.
Su Kouye stopped, turned his head slightly, and said with a deep expression: "Believe it or not, love."
