Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

On the morning of the twenty-sixth day of the first lunar month in the tenth year of Xuanwu, the sky was slightly bright, and countless guards came out of the palace!

They galloped on the avenues of Yanjing City!

All the guards were wearing yellow mandarin jackets, holding small yellow boxes in their hands with seals on them!

When they came to the gates of the gates of Yanjing City, the soldiers guarding the gates of Yanjing City immediately restrained the people and let the palace guards leave.

"These are the guards of the imperial camp to convey and announce the imperial decree. More than ten people have passed by here this morning. How could so many people pass by? How could so many imperial decrees be conveyed?" At the gate of Yanjing City, a pusher The middle-aged man driving the car said in surprise.

"Your Majesty summoned the civil and military ministers of the world to discuss major issues. The Military Aircraft Department has been renamed the Government Affairs Council, and the 23rd Road in the World has been changed to 36 provinces. In addition, Your Majesty and the civil and military ministers formulated the "Imperial Constitution Outline", and the ministers of the Government Affairs Council , The ministers of the thirty-six provinces have been elected, and now these edicts are announced to the world! The thirty-six provinces, the military regions in the north and the south, and the departments of the Production and Construction Corps are all likely to receive His Majesty's imperial edict!" A Confucian scholar next to him The well-dressed young man said.

"I see." The middle-aged man understood and nodded.

"I heard that early this morning, Yanjing City will also post the imperial list and promulgate the outline of the imperial constitution. I am going to the city to have a look." Confucian scholar said.

"Ah! There is such a thing, then I will go in and have a look!" The middle-aged man said.

After half an hour, the number of people at the gate of Yanjing City increased. At this moment, the martial law at the gate of Yanjing City was lifted. These people rushed in, and almost all the people headed for the place where the imperial list was posted. .

At this moment, in a thousand-acre manor north of Yanjing City, although the weather has cleared, the snow in the manor has not yet melted, and it is a white scene.

In the manor's mansion, several Koreans are sitting together at the moment, discussing the outline of the imperial constitution.

"The three provinces and six ministries are completely gone!" Jin Can sighed.

"Although there are no three provinces and six ministries, the Government Council, the National Assembly, and the Supreme Court are equivalent to the three provinces in the past." Li Rui, the former Minister of Korea, was also in this manor, Li Rui said.

"Master Li is right. Although there are no longer three provinces, there are the Government Council, the National Assembly, and the Supreme Court." Wang Kai said while drinking hot tea.

"Your Highness does not know that the current Government Council, National Congress, and Supreme Court are completely different from the three provinces in the past! In the past three provinces, the Zhongshu Province was responsible for issuing orders, the Menxia Province held the right to reject and review, and the Shangshu Province was responsible for implementation. The sum of the six ministries is equivalent to the current Government Affairs Council! Moreover, the powers and responsibilities of the three provinces are often unclear. There is only the prime minister, and there is no deputy prime minister, and there are ministers under the prime minister, and the execution of government orders is probably far faster than the three provinces and six ministries!" Jin Can said.

"Lord Jin, what do the Congress and the Supreme Court do?" Li Rui asked.

"One enacts the legal system, and the other implements the legal system! The former Ministry of Punishment and Yushitai have been completely integrated into the Supreme Court, and the Government Affairs Council cannot intervene. I am afraid that officials at all levels will be restricted by the court! As for the Congress, enacting laws, I am afraid. The rights will also become more and more powerful, if the Congress enacts a law for the promotion of officials, won't officials all over the world also be restricted by the Congress?" Jin Can said.

"This..." Li Rui froze there.

"The Administrative Council is in charge of the political power. In fact, it is still the most powerful. However, the three checks and balances each other and restrain each other. They are all under the control of the emperor! The outline of the imperial constitution stipulates that the laws of the Congress must be passed by the emperor before they can be implemented. The Administrative Council is directly in the Under the command of the emperor, as for the Supreme Court, the emperor also has the right to amnesty! In this way, the power of Emperor Xuanwu will truly surpass that of all emperors in the past dynasties! In the past, the Military Aircraft Department was arbitrary, and it is even more so now! What a good way!" Jin Can sneered.

"I feel that the prime minister of the Government Affairs Council has far more power than the previous prime ministers!" Li Rui said after thinking for a moment.

"This..." Jin Can stayed for a long time, nodded sharply, and said, "How can this be? Yes, the power of the prime minister is indeed more powerful than before! The prime minister controls six ministries and thirty-six provinces in the world. It can threaten the monarchy!"

"The prime minister's term is only five years, and he cannot serve more than two consecutive terms. Coupled with the constraints of the Congress and the courts, it is impossible to threaten the monarchy." Li Rui shook his head.

After discussing for a long time, the two still couldn't come up with a reason, so they stopped discussing the power of the monarch and the power of the prime minister.

"Although the outline of the imperial constitution is only about a thousand words, it mentions a lot of things. The property of the common people must not be infringed, the common people have the obligation to perform military service, the common people have the obligation to pay taxes, and everyone is equal before the law. Interfering with the law!" Jin Can said again.

"The world is no longer governed by Confucianism, but governed by law. I don't know if this is good or bad! Since the Han Dynasty, until now, the system of the Central Plains has undergone such a big change for the first time!" Li Rui said.

"This rule of law is completely different from the rule of law in the Qin Dynasty! The law of the Qin Dynasty used the violence of the law to squeeze the people, but the law of your majesty is to establish the order of the world!" Jin Can said.

At this moment, in the teahouses and restaurants in Yanjing City, countless people in Yanjing are discussing the imperial constitutional outline. The idea of ​​ruling the country by virtue and governing the country by emotion is completely contrary!

In fact, the outline of the imperial constitution promulgated by Zhao Chen is basically the same as the "Constitution of the Empire of Japan" during the Meiji Restoration and the "Outline of the Imperial Constitution" in the late Qing Dynasty. While establishing a modern political system, it also ensures the dictatorship of the monarchy!

The reason why it is named after the outline is mainly because the constitution is not perfect, and there may be many mistakes, which must be continuously corrected in the course of governance! However, in any case, the basic system of the country is basically the same as the system of separation of powers in later generations! National rights are divided into three parts, check and balance each other! As for the dispute over monarchy and prime ministership, Zhao Chen also has his own ideas in his mind. At present, it is still Gan Gang's arbitrary decision, and he will gradually show the truth of the monarch in the future!

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On the 30th day of the first lunar month, the ministers of the thirty-six provinces left Yanjing City and went to the north and south to take up their posts!

On the first day of February, the Government Affairs Council is officially in operation!

In the imperial study room, Zhao Chen held the first Council meeting with Prime Minister Wang Shu and ministers of various ministries of the Council.

"The current Government Council is different from the previous three provinces and six ministries. In the past, whether it was the prime minister or other officials, there was no term of office. As long as you do a good job, you can continue to do it! Now your term is only five years! You have to be good Think about it, what will you do in the next five years? In the past five years, how will you govern and change the country?" Zhao Chen sat behind the table, looked at these ministers, and said.

"Your Majesty, the World War has just ended and the national system has just been established. In the next five years, the most important thing is to ensure the stability of the world, and actively develop the agricultural and commercial economy." Wang Shu said.

"Very well, how do you plan to develop the economy?" Zhao Chen said.

"Regarding farming, officials from all over the country must do everything by themselves and go to the fields in person..." Wang Shu said.

"Needless to say!" Zhao Chen abruptly interrupted him, saying, "I don't want to hear this! I'll tell you what to do!"

"Please speak, Your Majesty," Wang Shu said.

"Last year, how much grain was produced in all parts of the country? Five years from now, when your term of office is up, how much grain will you make in the world! How many roads are there now, and how many roads are you going to make in five years? Now the world has How many docks, how many docks will the world have in five years? How many schools are there in the world now, and how many will be reached in five years! How much was the state's fiscal revenue last year, and what will it be in five years? What will the military do in the next five years? Recover Annan and attack Dongying How much troops will be consumed and how much financial resources will be consumed to appease these places? Your Government Administration Council will write down these items one by one. I don’t want to see empty words and stereotypes. I want to see real data! Within five years , How much do you want to achieve every year, and what if you can’t do it? I want a plan, a goal, and a policy program! Starting from me, the court can no longer just muddle through like previous dynasties, do you understand?” Zhao Chen road.

"The minister waits to obey the order!" Wang Shu stood up with all the ministers and said.

"Sit down! I'll give you ten days, and you'll have to give me an answer in ten days! You can't set your goals too high, or you won't be able to achieve them! You can't set your goals too low, too low to prove You are incompetent! From now on, everything in this world must be shown by data, and the development of the world must be expressed by data. This is not only for me to see, but also for the Congress, and for hundreds of millions of people in the world to see! I and the people of the world You need to see real results! If you don’t do well, you are not worthy of presiding over the Council of Government Affairs, and I’m afraid I’ll have to change a group of people!” Zhao Chen said.

"Your servant understands!"

"Wang Shu, you are the prime minister, and you are the former prime minister. Chen Ping of the Han Dynasty said, "The prime minister is the one who assists the emperor, manages yin and yang, follows the four seasons, and makes all things suitable for the bottom. Common people, ministers and ministers have their own duties', except for important matters such as the appointment of officials above the third rank and the use of foreign troops, which will be decided by me, you can decide on other matters by yourself!" Zhao Chen said again.

"Ah!" Wang Shu stayed there all of a sudden, and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not!"

"Don't worry, I will always pay attention to the Government Affairs Council. Every ten days from now on, the Prime Minister of the Government Affairs Council and the ministers will report state affairs to me! Every month, the ministers of each province will also write down the important affairs of each province and report them to the Council of Government Affairs and me!" Zhao Chen road.