The convening of the First People's Congress was a beginning and a declaration. After this declaration, many, many real changes will occur.
A series of personnel transfers and job transfers are underway in full swing, and a new ruling order belonging to the Executive Committee of the People's Congress is rapidly taking shape.
Su Yonglin held a rather ceremonial event at the end of the first People's Congress.
He put on the emperor's clothes again, exactly the same as when he ascended the throne, and then told everyone about the agreement between him and Kong Maojie.
"I never planned to be emperor from the beginning. Being emperor was just a temporary measure. So thirteen years ago, Comrade Mao Jie and I made an agreement that on the day I abdicate, he would personally step down as emperor for me. clothes and burned them to signify the end of the monarchy.
When we made the agreement, Comrade Zhou Chong was the witness, so today, we have Comrade Zhou Chong as the witness again, and Comrade Mao Jie personally took off the emperor's clothes for me and burned them to the ground to officially declare the monarchy. The end of! "
Su Yonglin publicized this secret from thirteen years ago, which really surprised the public representatives and central representatives.
On the one hand, he was surprised by the incident itself, and on the other hand, he was surprised that Kong Maojie actually dared to make an agreement with Su Yonglin at that time, and agreed on today.
If another person were to be the emperor, would Kong Maojie still want to join the nine-member group?
It would be a good idea not to enter the grave.
Kong Maojie seemed to have no self-awareness about this. He walked to Su Yonglin very excitedly and faced Su Yonglin.
"Chairman, I haven't changed in thirteen years."
"I haven't changed either. It's just a pity that out of the original 108 comrades, there are now less than fifty who are still in our ranks. The others are either in Jishi Prefecture or Sakhalin Island. , or has died.”
Su Yonglin sighed and patted Kong Maojie on the shoulder: "I don't know how many comrades we will still have in the team in thirteen years."
"No matter what, I will always be here until death."
Kong Maojie looked serious and swore an oath.
Su Yonglin did not doubt Kong Maojie's oath, so he asked Zhou Chong to stand beside them and read Su Yonglin's oath to abdicate.
Then, under everyone's gaze, Kong Maojie personally took off Su Yonglin's imperial clothes, crowns, accessories and a series of highly symbolic clothing, and then burned them in the prepared brazier.
The luxurious imperial costume made of the highest-grade Shu brocade was burned to the ground.
In the blazing flames, an empire truly died, and a democratic republic emerged from the ashes, officially announcing its birth.
After fulfilling the promise made thirteen years ago, Su Yonglin declared the official start of the tutelage period of the Ming Democratic Republic in his new capacity as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the People's Congress.
Su Yonglin declared that although the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" as the constitution of the Ming Dynasty stipulates that all power of the Ming Dynasty belongs to the people, due to well-known practical problems, Su Yonglin believes that the quality and cultural level of the people at the current stage are not enough to undertake the decision-making task of national affairs. .
For the general public, the current task they need to achieve is to improve their knowledge, understand politics, and become familiar with the system of people's congresses and the power they hold.
Only when all these things are completed can the people truly use the system of the People's Congress and the identity of representatives to participate in national governance, and it will not affect the normal management of national affairs or the national situation of the Ming Dynasty.
The democratic republic system of the Ming Dynasty not only allows the people to enjoy full rights, but also requires the people to assume sufficient responsibilities, form sufficient consciousness, generate a sense of responsibility among national citizens and public representatives, and complete further awakening.
Su Yonglin believed that liberating the people from the hands of the powerful landlords, enabling them to gain the consciousness and dignity of free people, and breaking away from the shackles of the feudal era, was the first stage of awakening.
It enables them to develop a sense of national consciousness and national responsibility, feel the connection between themselves as individuals and the country, develop a consciousness of being national citizens, and fully understand their rights and responsibilities. This is the second stage of awakening.
It is the responsibility of all public officials during the Ming Dynasty Democratic Republic to enable the people to develop a consciousness of national citizenship, possess the knowledge and literacy of national citizens, and spontaneously participate in the political life of the country.
Su Yonglin announced that this was the only way for Ming Dynasty to move from an empire to a democratic republic.
What Ming Dynasty needs is citizens, all people need to complete the second awakening, instead of staying in the current state and stagnating.
The Ming Dynasty must achieve the goal of establishing a people's congress with equal powers and responsibilities in every province, state, and county during the period of political training, and convene it regularly to select people's representatives. Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty truly become a progress. The glorious democratic republic of light.
This declaration was officially launched immediately after the closing of the meeting of the People's Congress. For everyone, especially the court officials, it was tantamount to another bombshell.
Su Yonglin then issued instructions to various departments of the imperial court as chairman of the executive committee.
All departments of the imperial court, especially the judicial department, were required to carry out legal propaganda activities across the country after completely sorting out a series of laws of the Ming Dynasty, including the Constitution, and to educate farmers about the law from the most basic collective farms.
The first thing to talk about is the Constitution, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Labor Law. It doesn’t matter if you spend more time and energy to fully convey these four laws to the people.
Su Yonglin attached great importance to this matter and explained it carefully in front of all the representatives.
Su Yonglin believes that there is a very bad phenomenon in the entire history of the old era. To sum up, it is called "Unknown punishment means unpredictable power".
It is said that during the Spring and Autumn Period, each vassal state had its own laws, but these laws were not announced to the outside world. Only a few law enforcers understood them, but the people did not understand them.
It was not until Zichan, the governor of Zheng, made up his mind to cast the laws of Zheng on a large cauldron and make them public, that the clear legal provisions were finally made known. This was the first time since the beginning of the world, and it caused a sensation among the vassal states. .
At that time, the official uncle of the Jin Dynasty wrote a letter criticizing Zichan, saying that if the people knew that there were laws, they would be disrespectful to their superiors, and would abandon etiquette and commandeer the laws. Every word of the legal provisions must be understood clearly, and cases that violate the laws would be ignored. More and more, bribery will be used everywhere, and national governance will be in trouble.
What Shuxiang said actually makes sense.
Because what happened later did confirm some of the shortcomings he said, such as the birth of litigants who relied on the shortcomings of the law to exploit loopholes to seek personal gain for themselves.
But according to what he said, the problem is even bigger, because there is a law, but the people do not know it and cannot regulate their behavior in accordance with the requirements of the law, thereby avoiding official punishment.
This is terrible. You don’t know what is legal and what is illegal. You don’t even know if it is illegal to carry a bucket of water and chop down a tree. Then you will be restricted and embarrassed everywhere, and your life will be very embarrassing and difficult.
At the same time, the officials who know the law can act arbitrarily and bully the people. They don't know how to seek justice for themselves anyway.
In this case, what officials say is what they say, and how should the people deal with it?
Therefore, Zichan's casting of punishment books was of progressive significance and was criticized and opposed by the nobles of the Spring and Autumn Period. However, in the end, it inevitably moved forward with the tide of history.
But things don't end here.
