The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 543 It's All Over (Part [-])

"Your Majesty, this is the amendment to the Charter after the Prime Minister's Office has collected opinions from all parties. Please review it."

The "Charter of the Imperial Han Dynasty" is what Guan Yi values ​​most as a time traveler.In his opinion, no matter how much he has achieved in improving people's livelihood, suppressing aristocratic families, and even destroying Jin and sweeping Wu.Nothing compares to the formulation and promulgation of this charter.

Three years after the promulgation of this National Fundamental Law (Anti-harmony), the Prime Minister's Office sent a large number of personnel to visit a large number of families, officials and even ordinary people to listen to their opinions.Then after many meetings, the amendment was finally formed.

Among them, the most revised content is the chapter "Succession to the Throne".

The new regulations for the revised succession to the throne are as follows:

First, the emperor is a lifelong tenure, under the condition that the emperor himself is completely voluntary.The current emperor can abdicate early.

Of course, Liu Chen has no objection to this point.

Second, the successor emperor is directly appointed by the current emperor.However, the crown prince was no longer publicly established, but the secret establishment and storage system of the later Manchu Qing Dynasty was adopted.If the current emperor has a son, he must choose among the princes.If the emperor has no sons or all the sons have died before the transition, the grandson is the first choice, followed by nephews and uncles.

At this point, at least the first half, is a serious violation of Zhou Li.

The core of Zhouli is order.The eldest son of the king inherits the throne, and the other sons become princes.The eldest son of the vassals inherited the vassal position, and the other sons became officials.The eldest son of a doctor is a doctor, and the other sons are "scholars".To follow Zhou Li means to keep order.As long as order exists and everyone does not fight or grab, the country can guarantee stability.

But in doing so, the virtuousness of the monarch is almost entirely handed over to God.And after a long time, the heirs will become lazy and become softer and softer.

In Guan Yi's opinion.If you want to be the heir of the country, you have to fight for it!You can't even deal with your own brother and father, how can you deal with the family, officials, and soldiers after you ascend to the throne?
"I read the history books, and I saw that before the king of Zhuang, the succession of each king was accompanied by blood, but the state of Chu became stronger and stronger. It is getting weaker and weaker. When I read Roman history again, I know that there are many ways to inherit the king. Therefore, it is acceptable for me to secretly establish a prince and let the princes work hard to fight for the throne. However, I am both the emperor and the father Although the Tian family is ruthless, I still don't want my descendants to be caught in shameful mutual killings in the future."

"What your majesty said is indeed reasonable. In order to prevent the royal family from being too bloody, the minister's amendment has a few more clauses."

Article 20: The heir to the throne who has reached the age of 20 when he succeeds to the throne shall be directly empowered by the whole country.For those who are under 20 years old, the former emperor must appoint a minister of Gu Ming in advance.Minister Gu Ming is fixed at three people, namely the Prime Minister, Da Sima (Great Governor), and the President of the Supreme Court.Before the emperor turned [-] years old, he had to handle government affairs with the assistance of these three people.Without the joint countersignature of these three people, the emperor's orders and ministers could not be executed.

Article 13: The prince is enlightened at the age of five, except for the internal education of the royal family.You must go to the public school to study with other ordinary children for five years.After graduating from elementary school, he first entered Longshouyuan College and then Wuzhangyuan College.A total of eight years of study time.These 13 years of study must be completed even because of the premature death of the previous emperor. After [-] years of study, he still needs to practice as a second lieutenant in the army for one year, and then work as an ordinary clerk in the Prime Minister's Office for one year.

"I am very satisfied with these two items. Especially the latter one. Hey, I read the book written by Da Sima. So many emperors in later generations were born in deep palaces and grew up in women's hands. How can they govern the country? And all After the prince has received such an education, even if he cannot inherit the throne, it is more than enough to be a minister or general of the country, or as a prince to expand the territory on his own."

"Yes, Your Majesty. Now, I have been implementing the improved enfeoffment system for several years, and I have gradually seen some results. Next, Your Majesty, as well as His Majesty's descendants, can gradually dispose of the princes and grandchildren who cannot inherit the throne. Slowly distribute the fiefdoms. As long as the fifteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty do not entrust any princes or dukes, then the Central Committee of the Han Dynasty will always have enough power to control all the vassal states. And I, the Han people, will eventually gradually take most of the land and land in the world. Resources are slowly coming into the bag."

"I have full confidence in this point. My descendants want them to compete with each other, and let them have a wolfish nature. They must not be raised like pigs like Zhu Ming's descendants in the later generations."

Hey, in this day and age, it is still inappropriate to limit the power of the emperor and engage in parliamentary democracy.We can only place our hopes on the quality of the emperor himself.

It's just that the emperor's own quality can certainly be cultivated through education and competition.But it is indeed easy to cause many ambitious people to disregard the country for their own interests.But then again, there are so many dynasties in later generations, even if Zhou Li is advocated all day long, is there still less competition among the princes for the throne?
The most fundamental thing is to build a strong central government.In this way, even if the heirs selected by the emperor are slightly less qualified, as long as they don't play poorly with good cards like the later Emperor Jianwen, it should not be a big problem.

Therefore, the enfeoffment system can only seal the corners of the land to the descendants of the royal family, so that they will not challenge the power of the central government for at least a hundred years.Only in this way can we ensure that although there is fierce competition for the succession of the throne, it will not be too bloody.

"Your Majesty, we've finished talking about the amendment. Next, let's talk about the fiefs of the ministers?"

"...Elder Sima, do you really want to abandon me?"

"It's not that I want to abandon Your Majesty, but that I have to go. I'm 44 years old this year. Although there is a saying that it's never too late to start over at any time in life. But to be honest, because of getting older, I have become more and more serious over the years. The more lazy you come, the more you want to be safe. If you don't take advantage of the fact that I still have a little pioneering spirit, then maybe I really don't want to leave."

Of course Liu Chen understood what he said: the two of them have reached this level, their relationship and character are all illusory things.Only real benefits!If Guan Yi really doesn't leave, one of him and Guan Yi must die!But now it seems that if this kind of situation really happens, it is probably Liu Chen who died.

"It's just Da Sima. Now that Soochow has just been pacified, the country still has a lot to do..."

"Hehehe, Your Majesty, you can deal with the Jiangdong family as you did in the past. Although the population of the current Han Dynasty is not as good as it was in the heyday of the Han Dynasty, it is still a rare good situation in the past century. Food and taxes are all Very rich. Although there is still a lot of room for improvement in the various systems of the country, they are absolutely excellent at this stage.

Moreover, after the demise of Soochow, all sea trade channels were unblocked, and it was more beneficial to shift the family's energy from land to industry and commerce.After the aristocratic family has been cultivated to expand the capital, it will be no problem for His Majesty to collect household tax in the country and restrict the aristocratic family.In fact, the aristocratic family has already become a wolf. Your Majesty, think about it after Sun Hao attacked Jiaozhou last year and cut off the sea trade.Aristocratic families from all over the world have written letters demanding to defeat Wu. Isn't this a good start?

So, the country seems to have a lot going on right now.But all directions have formed a very good order.As long as His Majesty can control the overall situation, give a little guidance.With the power of the tens of millions of the most industrious people in China, the prosperity of the great man is just around the corner! "

"... What Da Sima said is, to be honest, I see that the country is thriving under Da Sima's management. In fact, I also want to go to the front desk and try it myself. But when all this is really coming, I will I just feel terrified.”

"Your Majesty has read Persian and Roman history books over the years, what have you learned?"

"What does Da Sima mean?"

"Let's put it this way, if I ask Your Majesty to use a few short words to summarize the cultural characteristics of the Thai and Western countries, what answer will Your Majesty give me?"

"Well, the Egyptians were religion, the Babylonians were military, the Greeks were science and art, the Persians were religion and military, and the Romans...the Romans were law."

"Then what does Your Majesty think of the cultural core of my man?"

"I am a big man...it should be a sense of urgency and optimism."

"Your Majesty said it very well. Since the beginning of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, we Han people have been full of sense of urgency. But in the face of various difficulties, we never accept our fate. Instead, we face challenges positively and optimistically. Your Majesty, look at Egypt, Greece, and Persia. According to the creation legends of other countries, the gods sent them disasters and punishments. Although they were very angry, they had to bear it. But China is a nation that slaughters gods. If gods dare to harm human beings, we will slaughter them. This is The place where our nation is the most superior compared to other nations.

In addition, Mencius said, born in sorrow and died in peace.Although Chen Sheng's sentence "the princes and generals have kindness" is not liked by those in power.But it is precisely these two sentences that are the key to our Han people who have experienced many hardships in later generations but still stand firm...

Your Majesty will be in power in the future, and you must remember to protect these two points, and at the same time introduce the scientific concepts of the Greeks and the strict laws of the Romans... Any civilization that can survive for a long time must at least walk on two legs.If the core of our culture is supported by four points, the big man will always be as safe as a rock! "

"I...understood. Losing the sense of urgency will make my man fall into the rapid decay like the Southern Dynasty in later generations, and eventually perish. Losing optimism will make my man unable to stand up and fight when encountering difficulties. Without science, Then the nation and the country will gradually fall behind. If there is no law, the country will eventually be ruled by people. If people rule, it will be difficult to control the rise and fall of the country.”

"Hehe, Your Majesty is right. But the core of the rule of law is the rule of man after all. Because no matter how good the law is, if no one maintains and enforces it, it is still a waste of paper."

"I understand. Da Sima is saying that I need self-restraint. Especially the current laws, we must work hard to maintain them. Even if Da Sima leaves, I can't think of using Da Sima's previous policies in order to prove myself." Tear it down and start over."

"Yes, Your Majesty. Although His Majesty may be judged inferior to your ministers in the history books of later generations, His Majesty's forbearance today is extremely important to the long-term stability of the country. After a thousand years, someone will finally understand His Majesty's words." great!"

"Da Sima can give up such great interests for the long-term future of the country and the nation. Why should I care about my own name after death? Da Sima has learned a lot in the past ten years, but the most heart-breaking But Da Sima always puts the future of the country and the nation first, and puts personal interests second. I will practice this throughout my life and pass it on to my descendants! As the saying goes, "If you want to wear the crown, inherit it first." Heavy'. The Liu family, being supported by all the people, must also make the greatest sacrifice!"

　1. The official chapter will have another chapter tomorrow.There are three more chapters in the day after tomorrow: the continuation, the testimonials at the end of the book, and Chapter 1 of the new book.All three chapters will be published as testimonials, all for free.

　　2. The comments on the core of national culture are not the author's nonsense.This is Mr. Yi Zhongtian's comment, and I personally think it makes sense.Well, I recommend the "Yi Zhongtian Chinese History" series of books.It is suitable for book friends who have a certain foundation and self-perception of history.

　　


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