Wanyan Hongxi was originally a smart person, and since he knew Wanyan Kang's intentions, he immediately ordered to pack up and move back to Rongwang's Mansion overnight after returning to the palace.

When the queen learned of this, she hurried over and admonished: "Your Majesty, how can the ancestral inheritance be easily abandoned because of the chaos of ministers and thieves!" ”

Wanyan Hongxi didn't reason with him, and his backhand was two slaps: "Why did Lao Tzu marry such a stupid girl like you, if you want to leave, just leave, if you don't leave, keep it for yourself!" ”

Seeing this, the concubines immediately went back to pack their luggage and returned to the Rongwang Mansion with Yan Hongxi.

After learning the news, Wan Yankang stroked his palms and smiled: "The one who knows the times is Junjie." Then, he ordered the city ban to be lifted, and the central capital, which had been blocked for two days, returned to its former liveliness.

The emperor took the initiative to move out of the palace, which had almost no effect on the ordinary people. The affairs of the king, how can the people dare to talk about it? However, this news caused an uproar among the upper-class people, and many princes and ministers in Beijing did not understand what they meant, and they went to the palace to ask for a meeting.

Wanyan Hongxi closed the door at first, wanting to be clean.

As a result, there was a lot of suspicion among the people, and there were even some rumors that the master in King Rong's mansion was a Xibei commodity at this moment, and the main owner had been harmed by Wan Yankang.

In desperation, Wanyan Hongxi had to take the initiative to invite more than ten princes and ministers to come to the palace and make their position clear to everyone, saying that he would perform the ceremony of passing on the throne in the near future, and officially pass on the position of Wanyan Kang.

When everyone heard this, they were filled with righteous indignation, and scolded Yan Kang for committing a crime, having no father and no king.

Wanyan Hongxi hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop everyone's conversation: "Gentlemen, this must not be mentioned again in the future." I want to pass on my nephew, but I am sincere, not persecuted by others. ”

Wan Yan Hongyi didn't say anything on the side, and when he saw Yan Hongxi's sincere words at this moment, he asked curiously: "Your Majesty, is this the case?" ”

After Yan Hongxi didn't answer his words, he took a sip of tea slowly and leisurely, and then said slowly: "I think that at the beginning, when I lived in this Rongwang Mansion, I ate, drank and had fun every day, fought cocks and lackeys, and had beautiful wives and concubines, accompanied by each other all the time, and I didn't know how carefree my life was. Since he ascended the throne, he has to get up early every day to discuss the court, review and review the folds day and night, and it is rare to have a few days of leisure in a year. Because the southern rebellion has not been settled, the war is slightly unsmooth, and I can't stay up all night. In the past two days, my eldest nephew has led an army into the city, and I am even more worried. ”

Speaking of this, Wanyan Hongxi sighed: "I can figure it out, this emperor is actually a chore." Look at how many emperors have died violently since ancient times, and how many of them can live a long life. ”

"Then you don't have to pass on the throne to a junior, why don't you pass the throne to the regent?" Someone muttered something in a low voice.

Wanyan Hongxi knew that many people in the clan had doubts about Wanyan Kang's bloodline, but in his own heart, he was not completely ignorant of this.

But the situation is pressing, what can he do?

Moreover, judging from the various abnormalities before Yan Honglie, something terrible must have happened between the two fathers and sons, and the relationship between the two is no longer as harmonious as it used to be.

These thoughts, Wanyan Hongxi naturally wouldn't tell others, he snorted coldly: "I have made up my mind, you have to persuade you again!" After saying that, he said no more and ordered the guests to be sent off.

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On the fifth day of the ninth month, the year is in Gengwu, the flying dragon is in the sky, and Jianyuan is innovative.

During my reign of two years, because of my unworthy virtue, I caused turmoil in the world and made people's livelihood miserable. Lai the spirit of the ancestors, fortunately has a nephew Renyi, a lonely army in the northern frontier, the achievements of the tree gods, martial arts, the selection of talents and abilities, are not inferior to the ancient saints. I envy and comfort, now for the world, spread in benevolence.

Above the court, Wanyan Hongxi personally read the edict of succession, removed the crown on his head, walked down the steps to the first of the ministers, bent his knees, and prepared to salute the new emperor Wanyan Kang.

"Wait!" Wan Yankang drank softly and stopped everyone.

Everyone thought that Wan Yankang wanted to resign, and since ancient times, such Zen concessions have to be officially transferred after three resignations.

Wan Yankang strode to the dragon chair, sat down slowly, and then said: "Everyone, from now on, we will not kneel in this court!" ”

"This, how did this make ......" There was an uproar in the hall.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if I want to build an immortal foundation, I must establish new rules that will be immortal. All the old and bad habits have been cut off from my hands. Wan Yankang sat on the head and said categorically.

"Your Majesty, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, and the etiquette cannot be abolished!" Wanyan Hongxi's change in the status of the monarch and the minister was very surprising in how quickly he accepted it.

Wan Yan Kang laughed: "This kneeling ceremony is not a rule set by God, what is there to abolish it, in order to please Liu Bang's pleasure, Uncle Sun Tong tossed such a broken thing out of haphazard." In ancient times, the monarch chose the minister, and the minister also chose the king, so that the virtuous ministers could emerge in large numbers. Since Liu Bang set the kneeling salute, the knees have bent a lot, and the courtiers have slowly lost their backbone, and most of them obey the king, and there are fewer and fewer truly virtuous courtiers. ”

Wanyan Hongxi had to persuade two more words, and Wanyan Kang said again: "Uncle, when you were in power, you may have claimed to be a widow, do you know the origin of this statement?" ”

Wanyan Hongxi thought about it before he said: "And the name of the widow means a person with few virtues." ”

"However, as an emperor, he calls himself a widow, and he also means a lonely person. But as a king, do you have to be alone? Wan Yankang glanced at the audience and asked loudly.

Faced with this question, Wanyan Hongxi, who had just abdicated, didn't know how to answer for a while. The other princes and ministers, which dared to squeak at this time.

Seeing that there was silence in the palace, Wu Shiman came out and said: "Dashuai, I think that no one wants to be alone, and it is not easy to drink and find a companion!" ”

Wan Yankang laughed: "It makes sense, then I'll ask you again, as the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger." Why is this companion like a tiger? ”

Wu Shiman grinned: "I'm afraid of upsetting the emperor, and I'll lose my head if I'm not careful." ”

Wan Yankang nodded: "When Yao Shun was in time, there had never been such remarks. What is the difference between this person who is an emperor and ordinary people? ”

Speaking of this, Wan Yan Kang specially pointed at Wan Yan Hongxi: "Before, my uncle was the emperor, and now, I am the emperor." Everyone can see that we all have one mouth and one pair of eyes. If you are hungry, you have to eat, if you are sleepy, you have to sleep, and even the place of reincarnation of grains is the same. ”

Speaking of this, some of the old people in White Horse City couldn't help but laugh out loud. And many princes and ministers, although they felt funny in their hearts, did not dare to show the slightest disrespect on their faces.

Wan Yankang himself also smiled: "So, the emperor is just an ordinary person, it is impossible to really live long live long live." Ordinary people are afraid of kings, but because the emperor is in charge of life and death. This power of life and death is really boundless, and it will connect the nine clans. There are people in this world who are not afraid of death, but there are not many who are not afraid of being connected to the nine clans. So, from now on, some of the old and bad habits will be abolished for me! ”

Above the court, you are exempted from kneeling, and you only need to bow down to give a salute.

Don't let the mountains call long live again, just greet them ordinarily.

The emperor no longer has the privilege of killing people, and he must act in accordance with the law when he asks people for their crimes.

These three rules, Wan Yankang has already prepared his will, and Xu Daosheng read it out on his behalf.

The civil and military ministers, princes and nobles, and even the eunuchs and maids in the palace all had a feeling of unreality.

This is not just a change of emperor, this is a change of heaven and earth!

"The Emperor Shengming!"

With Gongsun Yu's congratulations, the ministers all came back to their senses and shouted in unison: "The emperor is shengming!" ”

For the old people in White Horse City, they have long expected Wan Yankang's trendy ideas, and they are not too surprised at this time.

For Dajin's original civil and military ministers, princes and nobles, although they were shocked in their hearts, they at least breathed a sigh of relief. If Wan Yankang, the new emperor, can do what he says, at least he doesn't have to worry about the cleaning of the new dynasty, and there is no sense of a sharp sword in his throat.

Next, Xu Daosheng went on to announce the reform plan.

The original one-province system was abolished, and three courts and six ministries were set up as the central organs of the country.

The three courts are the State Council, the People's Court, and the Supervision Yuan.

The State Council, as the highest administrative body in the country, has an overseeing view of the world's government affairs. The Chief Executive is the Prime Minister, with an official residence, followed by five to seven Vice-Ministers, and a number of State Secretaries to assist the Prime Minister and Vice-Ministers.

The new prime minister is Xu Daosheng. The rest of the candidates for deputy prime minister, Wan Yankang has not yet been completely decided.

The courts are mainly in charge of the two major functions of legislation and adjudication, and it is needless to say that the legislative function is needless to say. Wan Yankang proposed that the functions of the court are generally similar to those of later generations, mainly divided into two parts: civil and criminal, and in this era, there are not many civil cases, and the disposition of criminal cases is the focus of the court's work.

Trying cases transferred by the Supervision Yuan and ordinary cases transferred by the Criminal Department is a key task of the courts. Wan Yankang appointed Gongsun Yu as the first president, and there were several vice presidents, and the rest of the personnel needed to be further enriched. The official rank of the court also refers to the State Council.

As a special investigative organ, the Supervision Yuan is in charge of the functions and powers of supervising officials throughout the country, and if an official is found to have committed illegal acts, the Supervision Yuan at all levels may remove him from office and arrest him in accordance with the law, but he does not have the power to adjudicate. The Supervision Yuan shall have a president, an official residence, five to seven vice presidents, an official residence, and a number of staff members.

The candidate for the president of the Supervision Yuan, Wan Yankang felt that there were no people with the qualifications and abilities to match among his subordinates, so they were temporarily vacant, and he himself temporarily served as the candidate.

The State Council, as the highest administrative body, is only deployed in the center. The Supervisory Yuan and the courts, on the other hand, are set up step by step. The local administration has also been revised accordingly, and a three-level system of prefectures, prefectures, and counties has been established.

The setting of the Supervision Yuan is not unfamiliar to everyone, but it is equivalent to changing the name of the Imperial Historical Tower. It's just that in the design of Wanyankang, the power and personnel structure of the Supervision Yuan have indeed expanded a lot compared with the past.

The court is a completely new concept for this era. In all dynasties, the trial of cases in the local area was the business of parents and officials such as the county magistrate, and when it came to the central government, the case was under the control of the criminal department. The establishment of the courts can be regarded as completely depriving local officials of their judicial powers, leaving only administrative power.

Regarding the level of the Supervision Yuan and the court being the same as that of the State Council, Xu Daosheng and others had some opinions at first, that is, the new president of the court, Gongsun Yu, when he learned that he could live in a good official position, he was first overjoyed, and then he became uneasy.

In Wan Yankang's team, with Xu Daosheng's resume and merits, no one will naturally have objections to the position of prime minister, but Gongsun Yu only joined halfway, and he did not make great contributions, and at this moment, he wants to be on an equal footing with Xu Daosheng, even he himself feels very inappropriate.

Faced with everyone's doubtful eyes and Gongsun Yu's rejection, Wan Yankang only said: "If the court's grade is not enough, how can it be judged independently?" If the quality of the Supervision Yuan is not enough, how can it supervise hundreds of officials? ”

In the past life, various slogans shouted the rule of law, and always called for judicial independence. However, the president of the Supreme Court and the chief prosecutor of the Supreme Procuratorate are not even as good as ordinary Politburo members.

The level is not enough, and the speech is automatically shorter by three points, how can you be tough!

The level is not enough, and every day shouts the independence of the trial, which is also a slogan!

Therefore, in Wan Yankang's conception, since the court and the Supervision Yuan are to be set up, the chief officials of the three courts must be equal, so as to avoid the chaos in the future.

If it is a Taiping monarch, if he wants to be so arbitrary, he is afraid that he will not be able to get it after racking his brains. And Wan Yankang's prestige in the team is comparable to that of the founding monarchs of previous dynasties.

Xu Daosheng has a deep understanding of Wan Yankang's core ideas, and after he understands it, he takes the lead in agreeing, and the rest have no objections.

The framework of the three houses was established, and then it was the turn of the six departments to arrange.

The six departments are still the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Crime, and the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Officials is mainly responsible for the assessment, appointment and dismissal of officials, but officials above the fifth rank need to be reported to the State Council for approval, and officials above the third rank must be reported to the State Council and the emperor for countersigning.

The Criminal Department still has the power to arrest and investigate, but it has lost the final right to adjudicate, and the Household Department is responsible for the country's finances, taxes, and expenditures.

The functions of the Ministry of Rites have changed considerably. According to Yan Kang's meaning, all the red tape in the future will be cut as much as possible. However, the responsibilities of the Ministry of Rites are all shouldered by the Ministry of Rites, and the teaching should be regarded as the most important task of the Ministry of Rites.

The Ministry of Industry has been regarded as a Qingshui Yamen in all dynasties, and it has always been some unpleasant old guys who have served as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. For Wan Yankang, the function of the Ministry of Industry is extremely important. In addition to retaining most of the original institutions, he also set up a science and technology department to carry out various scientific and technological research and development work and encourage private innovation.

The functions of the military department are not much different from those in the past, and they are mainly responsible for conscription, training, appointment and dismissal of officers, and so on.

Because the world is undecided, the functions of the military department are simplified for the time being, and Wanyankang has set up another marshal's mansion to take charge of important military affairs. At this time, the war arrangements and the appointment and dismissal of important officers were all under the power of the Marshal's Mansion, and Wan Yankang was directly commanded and dispatched.

After the reform plan and some personnel appointments and dismissals were read out, it had already taken more than an hour, and Wan Yankang saw that Xu Daosheng's mouth was dry and everyone was tired, so he was ready to announce his retirement from the court.

At this time, one person flashed out of the queue and bowed up and saluted: "Your Majesty, the minister has a book to play!" ”