Humane Yongchang

Chapter 583 Constitutional Monarchy
Before Han Fei came, he had already organized a lot of reasons and words to persuade Chen Sheng.

But at this moment, facing Chen Sheng's sentence, "What about me?" '

But at this moment, facing Chen Sheng's old and one-armed appearance.

Those persuasive principles, those persuasive words, he really couldn't say anything.

They are friends after all.

After all, Han Fei sighed silently and said, "What are you going to do? Let me talk about it first..."

As soon as Chen Sheng heard it, he knew that Han Fei had let go. Although he still didn't agree to any of his demands, but he was willing to let him speak and listen to him, which was already a great progress!

Secretly, this guy has been urging the officials to consolidate and strengthen the imperial power.

"Don't be so nervous, this matter is not as urgent as you think!"

Chen Sheng picked up the teacup and took a sip. After calming down the atmosphere, he said slowly: "I will name the state system I want to change as a constitutional monarchy."

"The constitutional monarchy is a bit different from our current national system, but the biggest and most critical difference is actually only two points."

"The first point is the highest state of the rule of law envisioned by your legalists, 'the prince breaks the law and the common people are the same crime'. The country's constitution is supreme, and even the emperor cannot violate it. Even if the emperor violates it, he must pay the corresponding price!"

"You are more familiar with this point than I am, so I won't repeat it."

"Second point, the emperor and clan will only exist as a symbol of honor, just like King Tuotu and Kaijiang Marquis, and will no longer have natural ownership and ruling power over the country. In the future, the ownership of the country should belong to all Han It is jointly owned by the sons and daughters of the family, and the ruling power is handed over to the consul and ministers at all levels, just like these years, everyone performs their duties and work together to handle the government affairs of the court."

"As for the consuls and ministers at all levels, they will be selected by the national imperial examination, and then all the people will decide whether they can be promoted and who will be promoted."

"For example, the previous Yangzhou shepherd resigned, and Guochao wants to select a new Yangzhou shepherd. Then Guochao will draw up a few candidates with both political integrity and ability, list their merits and specialties, and call on all Yangzhou The people vote together to decide who will be the shepherd of Yangzhou in the end, and during the ruling process, all basic government affairs must be made public and subject to the supervision of all Yangzhou people. Once more than half of the people in Yangzhou feel that the state shepherd is capable If it’s not enough, if it’s not good enough, then he should get out of the position of state pastor.”

"I can serve as the consul for a while longer, to give everyone a little time to adapt... Two years, should be enough, right?"

Chen Sheng spoke while thinking, speaking very slowly, trying to find a balance between being able to persuade Han Fei to agree with the constitutional monarchy and explaining the constitutional monarchy clearly.

If possible, he would of course also want to do it in one step and go directly to Gonghe.

But his experience tells him: a genius who is half a step ahead of the times, and a madman who is one step ahead of the times...

It’s not that he’s arrogant, if he dares to announce that he’s not going to be the emperor now, there will be no such thing as a human emperor in the big man from now on, the whole big man will be hit by a big earthquake, at least a million Han children will pour into Jinling, Use all kinds of irrational behaviors to "persuade" him to be cautious in his words and deeds!

But even though he was very restrained, Han Fei was still surprised and happy when he heard it.

What he likes, of course, is that Chen Sheng did not attempt to run away directly, but still retained the existence of the emperor, and was willing to serve as the consul for a while.

So, you can't see what he says, you have to see what he does.

For example, some people say "what about me" over and over again, but secretly they can't let go of the children of the Han family, and they can't let go of the children of the Han family than anyone else.

This may be the silent father's love!
As for the 'two years' or something, Han Fei went in with his left ear and out with his right, pretending he didn't hear it!
It was as if he let go, and Chen Sheng felt that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Chen Sheng let go, and Han Fei also felt that there was an opportunity!
Want to run away for two years?

Not to mention the door, the windows are all welded to you!

As for what surprised him, of course it was what Chen Sheng said that "the emperor broke the law and the common people are the same crime", and that all the sons and daughters of the Han family decided the promotion of officials.

former.

If he said earlier that he would be stabbed in the back and dig up the graves of his ancestors, it was just a joke among friends.

So now, he really has a feeling of fright!

Who is Chen Sheng?

In the eyes of all the sons and daughters of the big man, he is a perfect man, a saint, a close relative and a close friend. Everyone respects him and everyone loves him. He even massacred millions of people in the Peacock Kingdom. Praise him 'Your Majesty's sword swing is so handsome'!
Override the law on Chen Sheng?

He can guarantee that if he announces this news today, it will take more than seven days for the ancestral graves of the eighteen generations of his ancestors to be found for him by the descendants of the Han family.
The latter... Let all the people decide the promotion of officials?

Han Fei seemed to have seen the scene of the monolithic Han people split into countless camps, attacking and fighting each other.

It seems that I have already seen the picture of officials who behave one way on the surface and another behind the scenes, manipulating public opinion and playing power, corrupt officialdom and difficult people's livelihood.

He seems to have seen that the well-organized man has turned into a mess and a scene of doing his own thing...

Every picture made him feel headache and scared!
I saw his face flickering for a while, and finally froze with a heavy worry on his face: "I know that you have made up your mind and it is difficult to persuade you, but I still want to ask you: Do you really think about it?" Are you sure you can afford the price? Are you sure the big man can afford it?"

Chen Sheng put down the teacup, and said contemptuously, "Don't be so brave, okay? If you have any problems, just ask them, and we will analyze and solve them together. I'm not a stubborn ass. If it doesn't work, I will still do it." Go up to him with a hard head and smash your head?"

"Well!"

Hearing this, Han Fei corrected his sitting posture, and said seriously, "Let's come one by one!"

"First question, if you want to thoroughly implement the rule of law, I naturally raise my hands... Anyway, I agree very much, but you want to put the law above the emperor. Forgive me for not agreeing, and dare not agree!"

Chen Sheng: "I know what you are worried about, but I think there is something wrong with your thinking angle. Why do you think that putting the law on the Emperor's head is a threat to me instead of a proof?"

"If the promotional caliber is to prove that I am also an excellent man who abides by the law, does it better explain the importance of the law? I can't make an exception. Then why should the emperor be an exception? Who will allow him to make an exception? ?”

"Even my children and grandchildren, I hope that they will have the idea of ​​'If you break the law, you have to bear the corresponding punishment and pay the corresponding price' in their minds, instead of bullying male bullies unscrupulously just because there is a king in their family." Girl, you're doing something wrong, isn't that right?"

After hearing this, Han Fei subconsciously looked at the simple carpentry workshop, and immediately felt that what he said was indeed very reasonable!
As a human emperor, theoretically speaking, under the sky, could it be the land of the king, and on the shore of the land, could it be the minister of the king!
But in fact, apart from being cruel to foreigners in these years, he really didn't have any extravagant enjoyment, and he didn't have any bad deeds of using imperial power to run amok. He even went out of the palace to eat a bowl of noodles, and he never forgot to give money !

With such a virtue, even if the harshest judicial officials are to find out the bones of the egg, it is absolutely difficult to find any illegality in him...

Moreover, if you publicize this matter from the propaganda caliber of "using the law to prove that His Majesty is a perfect man and a saint", then the ancestral graves of the eighteen generations of your ancestors can indeed be preserved!
"Then the second question!"

Han Fei didn't hesitate, and went straight on, "Do you think it's really reasonable to leave the promotion of officials to the people to decide, and the government affairs to be supervised by the people? You're not afraid that the people will eventually choose to be in power." Officials, are they all idiots who can only talk sweet words, entertain people, play tricks, and manipulate their names? It will further lead to the loss of the prestige of the government?"

If Han Fei was still the same Han Fei who only knew how to read and was full of ideals and ambitions, he would definitely be overwhelmed by Chen Sheng's statement.

But after all, he has been an official for twenty years, and his understanding of officialdom, government affairs, and human nature is not what it used to be.

He knows how many loopholes can be exploited in the rules Chen Sheng said, and how much room can be operated.

So even though this rule is the result of idealization of officialdom, he still strongly opposes it!
Chen Sheng didn't hesitate: "Don't worry, the people they elect themselves will of course have to bear the consequences themselves! And I believe that at the beginning, there might be situations like what you said, where the idiots wore official clothes and the government's prestige was lost, but the common people After being cheated a few times, you will always learn to be smart!"

After hearing this, Han Fei always felt that Chen Sheng in front of him had his brain broken by the Buddha, and couldn't help but said: "Is this really necessary? You really know those idiots, and you can sit in the position of a parent official in one place, and sit in the position of six big officials." How much harm will it do to the people's livelihood and the country?"

The unspoken meaning is: Is the current mode of selecting and appointing officials by the imperial court not good?Why go to Taoshen to do these thankless things?
After Chen Sheng pondered for a while, he said slowly: "We may compare Guochao to a child, and we are the parents of this child."

"When children are very young and have limited understanding of the world, they really need their parents to help them avoid things that may hurt them, such as touching open flames, wading in water, and touching sharp swords, etc. wait."

"Because these things may endanger the child's life or damage the child's body, the child is not sensible, and it is the responsibility of all parents to help him avoid these bad things."

"But there are also some things that are dangerous, but parents can't stop their children from touching them, such as falling when learning to walk, and choking when learning to eat."

"Even after the child grows up, even open flames, deep water, and swords may still endanger his life. Parents can no longer prohibit their children from touching them, because he cannot be under your wings. After this life, he still has a long way to go, he must learn these survival skills, so that he can be independent and start a family when he grows up..."

These words may be summed up in the phrase "wasting food because of choking".

However, if you describe it as a waste of food because of choking, it is inevitable that the words will not convey the meaning.

Chen Sheng said it a little more complicatedly.

But from his words, Han Fei not only heard Chen Sheng's determination on this matter and the importance of this matter, but also judged the status of this matter in Chen Sheng's heart.

He thought for a long time, but he didn't think about the importance and necessity of dealing with this matter, so he could only say: "Your intention may be good, but the common people may not understand your kindness!"

Chen Sheng seemed to have thought of something, and said with some emotion: "They may not be able to understand why I did this in a short time, but one day, they will understand that there was once a group of people who took swords to kill what should belong to me. Their power has been taken back and returned to them... that's enough!"

Han Fei couldn't understand the feelings in his words, but this did not prevent him from being aroused by Chen Sheng's words, and his scalp was numb.

Even he himself once thought that he was already a sophisticated, cold-blooded old official...

He couldn't help but smiled wryly and said: "You are still so good at deceiving people's hearts. Back then, you fooled you into being a cow and a horse for more than [-] years, and today you fooled you into being a pioneer of reform... This life has hit your hands Come on, I'm pretty bad luck!"

Chen Sheng laughed loudly: "You are cheap and good-looking. I am helping you to enter the history books with me. If you don't thank me, it's fine, and you still complain here, that is, I can tolerate your stubborn temper." , change the emperor, the fruit trees on your grave should bear fruit!"

Han Fei: "That would save trouble. It's better than being a cow and a horse and leaving a bad reputation... Okay, stop talking nonsense, just tell me, what do you want me to do!"

Chen Sheng took a sip of the cooled tea cup, and said in a leisurely manner: "Tomorrow's court meeting, I will re-appoint you as the prime minister. The imperial power can be smoothly transferred to the consul's hands."

"There are two important points."

"The first point: it is to sort out the functions and powers of the government at all levels of the court, to weaken what should be weakened, to strengthen what should be strengthened, and to restructure what should be restructured!"

"For example, the three provinces should be weakened or even abolished on the spot, the six departments should be appropriately strengthened, and Jinyiwei should also be restructured on the spot..."

"In short, there is one central idea: in the future, there should no longer be any privileged institutions and special authorities serving the Emperor!"

"The second point is to take stock of national assets and carefully distinguish which industries should continue to be controlled by the state, which industries should be returned to local governments, and which industries should be split up and returned to the people."

"Changning Palace is my private property, and Yanqing Palace can continue to be leased to the consul to manage government affairs...Listen clearly, it is a lease, and I have to pay rent!"

"In the future, the salaries of all the guards, visitors, and palace people in the palace will no longer go to the household department, and I will distribute them myself."

"As for the expenses of the emperor and the imperial family, you should discuss with yourselves to see how much money is appropriate to allocate each year... let's say it first, my brothers will settle accounts clearly, and the money given to the emperor is given to the emperor. If you want me to be the consul, I will get a salary On the other hand, I won’t do it without it!”

"In addition, I will integrate a part of the royal assets and give you the details. That part of the assets will be the assets of the emperor and the clan in the future. It is not included in your inventory of state-owned assets. Those who manage those assets will also see their own wishes and are willing to return. The government system returns to the government system, and I will pay them wages if they are willing to continue operating those assets..."

Han Fei listened to him rambling about where he was thinking and saying, and his expression became more and more weird, as if to say: Are you a fool?
Chen Sheng was annoyed by him: "What are you looking at?"

Han Fei: "I really can't figure you out. You said you want to be a perfect person and a saint, so you should do it to the end. Why are you procrastinating and digging and searching? It just humiliated your unrivaled courage and mind." !"

Chen Sheng said contemptuously: "You know a hammer, why should a good person be pointed at with a gun... Uh, it's a string of words, why should a good person have nothing to eat and no clothes?"

"I handed back to them the power that should be returned to the children of the Han family, and I handed over the property that should be left to future generations. Where is the conflict?"

"Even if I'm not the emperor, I'm still a hero of the big man, right? Don't the big man want the hero to live Yan Hui's poor life of 'a sack of food, a ladle of water, and living in a back alley'?"

"Fart, let me tell you, the hero of my big man, as long as he doesn't break the law or deceive others, then he should be popular, drink spicy food, marry a beautiful wife, and live in a big courtyard that comes in and out frequently. This is not a privilege. This is called ability, are you envious? Then earn it yourself?"

Han Fei waved his hands again and again: "Stop talking, I can't figure it out, my brain hurts..."

……

Han Fei left as if fleeing, and the wheelchair was pushed out of the sparks!

After Chen Sheng watched him leave, he summoned Meng Yi who was waiting outside the door: "Did you hear what we said just now? What do you think? While I am still the Emperor, I will arrange it for you quickly. In the future, we will This Changning Palace and the government are two systems, and they cannot be balanced!"

He said with a smile on his old face with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, no matter how you look at it, it seems that there is a knife hidden in his smile.

But Meng Yi, who has been with him day and night for more than 20 years, knows that his majesty never tells lies to his own people!

Either he doesn't open his mouth, as long as he opens his mouth, he says one is one, and he says two is two. He has never lied to anyone close to him...not once!

But Meng Yi still didn't even think about it, he bowed to the end and said: "What your Majesty is saying, I don't understand, I only know that I have served His Majesty for 23 years, there is absolutely no reason to give up halfway!"

"In addition, there is a sentence that I have wanted to say for a long time, but Your Majesty is the most annoying and hypocritical. Today, I really can't hold it back. Even if it makes His Majesty unhappy, I will express it quickly... …In this life, I can meet Your Majesty and be with Your Majesty all the time, and I hope that the tenth life will be a cow and the tenth life will be a horse, and I will repay the great favor of humanity!"

Chen Sheng laughed angrily, patted him on the shoulder in dissatisfaction and said: "Speak nonsense, there are people under our house, what to do in the next life, we can do it ourselves, I don't need to worry about the old man..."

When Meng Yi heard him mentioning the late empress so unscrupulously, he felt inexplicably heavy in his heart.

After Chen Sheng paused, he said earnestly: "This matter is related to the rest of your life and the development of your children and grandchildren in the country. Don't rush to make a decision. I will give you two days off first. You go home and have a good time with your brother." Discuss and discuss, with your talents, you can shine brightly when you go to the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, and even the places where you govern a state, and then stay with me to be a housekeeper and secretary serving tea and water. I'm really humbled..."

Before he finished speaking, Meng Yi said again: "I don't need to discuss with anyone about my own affairs. Your Majesty has only one arm left now. I will no longer bring you tea, water, planer, etc. The carving knife..."

Chen Sheng waved his hands impatiently: "I just praised you a few words, and then I put it here to act like a little girl. I'm just missing an arm, so I'm about to burp. Without you, I can't make tea or pour water? Get away, go home and discuss with your elder brother, don't go back to the palace within two days, teach me to see, break your leg!"

Meng Yi: "Your Majesty..."

Chen Sheng: "Get out!"

Meng Yi's heart was both moved and wronged, so he bowed his hands disgruntledly: "Then I will retire first... Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

　The second watch, a chapter of five thousand characters~
　　
　
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