Chapter 2075 Who has a choice?
As we talked about this, everyone gradually showed great interest in Cui Jieren's suggestions. .
You should know that this team was carefully selected by Han Yi.
Cui Jieren, Changsun Yan, Wang Xuandao, and Zheng Shanxing were originally quite special. They did not have the Confucian idea of a monarch, a minister and a minister. They had a stronger aristocratic temperament. In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the nobles often changed dynasties. They did not have the idea of being loyal to the emperor. They cared more about their ambitions. In fact, the seven sons of Chang'an were all liked to charge and were unwilling to be the commander. Dugu Wuyue was born in a natural commander, but he was for the glory of the Dugu family, and Lu Shigua resigned from his official position three times. It doesn't matter whether Zheng Shanxing became an official or not.
Di Renjie was always following Han Yi at the beginning, but was more or less influenced by Han Yi, and no longer respected Confucianism.
Of course, Qi Heli was absolutely loyal to Li Tang. He cried and shouted to go to bury Li Shimin for his death, but his thoughts were gradually changing. He could not only guarantee the interests of the emperor, but also guarantee the rights and interests of ministers, but the emperor could not kill him as soon as he said he could. This is because Qi Heli was not young and had to worry about his descendants.
Fang Xuanling is so awesome, but after he died, the Fang family was immediately sent to the eighteenth level of hell.
This is very scary.
They can only protect for a while, but the system can protect for a long time. Of course, eternity is also fake.
What’s even more interesting is that when they established Wu Meiniang’s premise, they would be open-minded in everything, because no matter how they restrict Wu Meiniang, it would be OK, and the more they were restricted, the more loyal they were to Li Tang, and they felt much better.
Then, on the other hand, they support Wu Meiniang more in charge of government affairs.
If Li Hong ascended the throne immediately, then they would be very rebellious when they talked about these things.
Can the emperor agree to them?
Impossible, this will only cause a bigger dispute.
This is also the reason why Han Yi chose Wu Meiniang. Because the Tang Dynasty was not a top court, most ministers were still loyal to Li Tang. Many people would not agree to Li Tang, and there was no reason for restricting Li Tang. However, no one would have these concerns to restrict Wu Meiniang.
Of course, the most important thing is that Wu Meiniang has super powerful abilities and great power.
Everyone began to discuss this new framework fiercely.
In fact, Han Yi only gave a framework and specific details, he did not say, because he did not have this ability, he only knew how to do it. How to do it depends on Cui Jie and the others.
And then again, what Cui Jieren and the others lack is this framework. With this framework, they immediately thought of it.
After several days of discussion, a brand new bill was finally designed for Wu Meiniang.
The core of this new system is the Ministry of Education. In fact, the authority of the Ministry of Education was originally responsible for reviewing the emperor's decrees. They could not pass the emperor's decrees, but later the emperor created a political affairs hall and used the third rank of the Ministry of Education to undermine the three provinces. The new system was to revitalize the authority of the Ministry of Education.
Finally, it was decided to form a hundred people in the Menxia Province, forty local representatives, and sixty elite classes. Although the local representatives were not selected immediately, they would have to be postponed for two or three years. This time, only sixty elite representatives were selected first, but from this ratio, we still had to continue to implement the concept of elite governance. As for democracy, it should not be a man-made phenomenon. If democracy is to be formed, it should be formed naturally.
The standard of this elite is to require some successful people in society who are both virtuous and capable. People like Zhuge Kongming will never be selected. He lies in Longzhong every day and has no contribution to the country. No matter how famous he is, it will be useless. This is to avoid those nerds and stubborn scholars entering the province. It is not enough to just yell. What is the reason why they usually talk about their hearts and minds and die to repay the king. Death usually cannot solve any problem. There must be successful deeds in this resume.
This kind of virtue and ability shows that there cannot be any major stains in life, and that you cannot make mistakes in big troubles. This excludes most businessmen. Qian is rich and very successful, and has made contributions to the country, but they are not good at virtue.
What is virtue? Isn’t it the thought of Confucianism and Taoism?
This is equivalent to maintaining the traditional ideas that have always been in the Central Plains.
After all, only people like Zheng Shanxing, Lu Shi Gua, and Wang Yuntu can enter the Seizhou Province. Lu Shi Gua is also a businessman and a doctor, but they are also under Confucian education.
This is to ensure the interests of Zhang Wenguan and Murong Baojie.
In addition, among these sixty elites, there are ten women's quotas. Since Wu Meiniang is in power, she has to give a seat to the woman, and it is not good for her to be a woman.
Of course, this was proposed by Han Yi, and he had to make his wife happy.
However, such a combination proves that the escort does not have any administrative ability, and these elites do not receive any salary, because everyone under this standard will not be short of money. In other words, they must have a sense of national responsibility to enter the escort. They are usually just nonsense, doing their own careers, and come to the meeting to discuss during meetings.
The representatives of those local areas can get their salary because they are permanently stationed in Chang'an, but the local government is responsible for their expenses. If you don't want to spend this money, you can choose not to pay it. But everyone will definitely send it. So many people support one person, and one person pays an extra penny.
This administrative power is still in the hands of Wu Meiniang. The real role of the ministry is actually to protect the tax system and the legal system. If tax increases, you must pass the consent of the ministry, and at the same time ensure that no one can interfere in the judiciary.
The judicial system is composed of the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate and the Dali Temple. The Ministry of Justice is legislation, but the legislation must also be reviewed by the Ministry of Menxia Province and the Queen. The Censorate is the regulatory department, the Dali Temple is the trial, and the Civil Security Bureau is also independent, but in fact it still belongs to the Dali Temple system.
However, the appointment of the chiefs of these three departments is different from the commander. The commander is directly appointed by the queen. The Congress is only responsible for military and political affairs, which is to distribute money and manage the army. However, these three chiefs are nominated by the ministers, but also require the queen's instructions. If the commander is in charge, the queen can be replaced. Once the three chiefs take office, neither party has the right to replace them unless they break the law or die of illness.
That is, after the judicial chief takes office, he can ignore anyone's expression. The reason is very simple. If you give me this job, I don't have to listen to you. I am just ungrateful. But if you can still take this job away, then I have to listen to you. If I listen to you and do something illegal, I may lose my job, and of course I won't listen to you.
When Changsun Yan talked about this issue, he was very excited. This is his dream. He is an independent and authoritative country. He did not advocate the emphasis on criminal law. This is different from the traditional rule of law idea, but it also combined with some Confucianism.
But what Changsun Yan regretted was that Wu Meiniang was only given ten years of term. After ten years, he had to return the power to the crown prince. As for whether this system was abolished, there is a sentence in it that the regime must be returned to the crown prince. This country must have a monarch. This is only a special period. Whether this system is abolished or not will be decided by the monarch in the future, but there is a prerequisite, which is to ensure that everyone does not receive political revenge. If it cannot be guaranteed, it cannot be abolished.
That is to say, then.
There is also a reason for this. We have set this rule today just to protect this country, but in the end, you will still postpone your ten-year rise. If you get to power, you can't retaliate against us.
The conditions for protecting the prince are also given. The first provision of the entire bill is that the eldest son of the queen is the only legal heir, unless he is willing to give up himself, or his body is completely unable to handle government affairs. But as long as the five functions are ensured, the head is not broken, the sitting is not blind, the ability to speak and hear is enough, it is enough, it is impossible to walk, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter whether it is impossible to write, it can be done by others.
Because Li Hong's health is criticized, but we cannot always use this excuse to delay Li Hong's ascension to the throne. This law is to block the public. It doesn't matter if this constitution is weak. As long as these five conditions are met, it's enough. If it cannot be met, then it will be postponed later. The second legitimate prince and the third legitimate prince. After all, the royal family will kill each other, which will inevitably affect ministers, especially in the Tang Dynasty. So just give this rule to death, so don't think too much about the princes in the future.
It also stipulated that the position of Shangshu Ling must be the crown prince. As long as the crown prince is 16 years old, he will naturally become Shangshu Ling.
However, the Shangshu Ling did not have real power, but was just to train the prince and be familiar with the work of the six ministries, because the main tasks were still the six ministries.
As for the political system of the East Palace, we will not have it for the time being. This system cannot exist, because the queen does not hold military power. If the East Palace is not restricted, the queen will not agree.
In fact, it is to avoid the prince's team, the emperor's team, and the prince ascended the throne, which is even more like the emperor's minister. Of course, the prince will use the ministers of the Eastern Palace on a large scale and then start fighting with the old team again.
Of course, so far, this is just their plan and it must be approved by all parties.
First of all, Li Hong's consent should be sought.
This is also everyone's consensus.
Because the biggest victim of this matter is Li Hong, he would not agree, and as far as the current system is concerned, it cannot be forced. If it is forced, it will become a plot to usurp the throne.
This important task naturally fell on Han Yi again, who made this Han Yi’s strength?
Eastern Palace.
"Your Highness, this matter is much more serious than I thought."
Han Yi said to Li Hong with a serious expression: "Our country is splitting. Whether it is the court or the people, everyone is opposite, and it has reached the point where water and fire are incompatible. Unless force is used, it will be difficult for them to give up."
Li Hong said in panic: "Use force?"
Guo Yu, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help frowning.
Han Yi nodded and said, "If you want to ensure that the prince is successfully ascended the throne, you must dispatch the imperial guards. The ministers have talked to them and are constantly sending people to talk to them, but they can't trust each other and think that if they put down their weapons, they will definitely be slaughtered, and the other party will definitely not let them go. They are determined not to give in.
But at present, the Tang Dynasty is already on the verge of life. Once a war breaks out in Chang'an, it is very likely that our Tang Dynasty will be divided. Because the places outside the Central Plains have been beaten to the end of their lives. They are like hungry wolves staring at the Central Plains, and before they come, they promised them that they will definitely support them, but once the war begins, they will not be able to support them, and they will inevitably enter the Central Plains to grab food."
Li Hong immediately said: "How does this make it?"
Han Yi said: "But this is the current situation. In fact, the treasury is so weak that it cannot fight any war. No matter how small it is, especially after losing the support of merchants, if the war begins, it must be taxed from the people, and then the world will be in chaos."
Li Hong frowned and said, "Is there really nothing we can do?"
"I am powerless, so I have found some neutral ministers in the court to find an idea, that is, Cui Jieren, Di Renjie and others. They have come up with a solution. I don't know yet whether this method can be agreed to by both parties, but I believe that no matter what solution we think of, we must first get the prince, your nod."
"What's the solution?"
Han Yi immediately took out a memorial from his briefcase and presented it to Li Hong.
Li Hong took it and immediately looked at it. Suddenly, he frowned and said in surprise: "Let me delay my ascension to the throne for ten years?"
Guo Yu was shocked when he heard this.
Han Yi sighed: "They think that at present, the first thing they need to do is to protect Li Tang's country first. In the current situation, every detail must be handled carefully, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. First, they believe that the prince ascended the throne at this time is not fair to the prince, because no one can guarantee that he can handle everything well. Second, they think that the prince may not have so much energy to deal with these matters. If the prince works hard and strives to do it, he is afraid that he will be like the late emperor and his body cannot afford it. Third, from the beginning, the queen is in charge of government affairs. If the queen's policy can be continued, the effect may be better.
But they did not support the queen, they still supported the prince, so they also changed the provisional constitution and set up a series of systems to limit the queen's power, block all powers in the gates, and ensure that the prince is not harmed. After you ascend the throne, you will return it to the prince."
Li Hong looked at it carefully without saying a word.
Guo Yu said: "Your Highness, can you show me?"
Li Hong hurriedly handed it to Guo Yu and asked Han Yi: "If I were to be the Shangshu Ling, then Shangshu Ling, you?"
Han Yi said: "According to what Cui Jieren and the others said, if I continue to serve as the Shangshu Ling, then my power will be too great and can destroy the temporary constitution they have changed. Therefore, I must be resigned from the Shangshu Ling. I am willing to retire for the sake of the crown prince, but if the crown prince still needs a minister, I will continue to serve as the Minister of Revenue and assist the crown prince. If I do not need a minister, I can also retire and go home.
I hope you understand that I definitely support the prince. No matter what decision you make, I support the prince. However, before you make a decision, I cannot express my opinion. If I express my opinion, the two sides will definitely fight. And this is just an alternative plan. I will still persuade them to stop fighting and jointly assist the prince at all costs."
Li Hong nodded slightly, but his face seemed hesitant.
After all, the throne is so close, it is cruel if you ask him to wait for another ten years!
Guo Yu suddenly said: "Why should we set a ten-year deadline?"
Han Yi sighed: "First of all, no one dares to be sure when it will be able to recover. But the most important thing is to avoid the civil war in the Central Plains. General Qi and I both proposed for three years, but Cui Jieren and others believed that if it was three years, it would not be possible to give Murong Baojie and others enough sense of security. They have now reached the point where water and fire are incompatible, and the people have been divided. This is difficult to heal in a short period of time. It must take a long time to make the divided people reunited. Moreover, ten years later, the prince has just been in his thirty years. His body and experience are at its peak, and it is the best time to ascend the throne, and the queen is just at the age of being the one who should enjoy the blessings of children and grandchildren."
Guo Yu nodded slightly and looked at Li Hong again.
Lee Hong said to Han Yi: "I want to think about it."
Han Yi nodded and said, "But I just looked at the prince first, and I was not sure to convince those people. Therefore, regardless of whether the prince agreed or not, I must be prepared to deal with any situation."
Li Hong nodded and said, "Thank you, Shangshu Ling, for your reminder."
Han Yi said: "If the prince has nothing to do, I will take his leave first."
"Shangshu Ling walked slowly."
After Han Yi left, Li Hong asked Guo Yu: "Teacher, what do you think?"
Guo Yu struggled for a while and sighed, "The Shangshu Ling's words are reasonable. Now the places outside the Central Plains are already in ruins, and the people there are all in dire straits. If a war breaks out in the Central Plains, the consequences will be unimaginable. It is very likely that the world will be in chaos. Your Highness, your body may not be able to support it. I looked at this new system carefully. It is indeed very exquisitely designed, which can limit the power of the queen, and even each minister, and can ensure that the power is not concentrated in the hands of anyone. It can be seen that they have tried their best to ensure that the prince will succeed in the future. However, this requires the prince, you have to wait for another ten years. You have to make your own decision."
Li Hong pondered for a while and suddenly said, "Teacher, I actually have no choice at all, right? If the country is destroyed, what's the point of not being the emperor? Moreover, this will only cause trouble for the people of the world."
Chapter completed!