The institutionalized mechanism of "legislative democracy" in the Song Dynasty was unique in ancient Chinese history as far as Zhao Yu knew, and a similar system could not be found in other dynasties. It was a common practice in the Song Dynasty to indicate that legislation must go through the procedure of "public discussion", and the "people" here included not only the hundreds of officials in the court and the central government, but also ordinary people. The Imperial Court approved a motion put forward in the detailed compilation of the decree: Officials and the people, etc., if they see that there is no end to the rules, they shall change the rules together, or if they have other interests and interests that have not been treated, and shall make a statement. Therefore, if a piece of legislation is criticized a lot, it can still prompt the imperial court to revise the law.

Therefore, although the Great Song Dynasty did not yet have an elected legislature such as a parliament, there were no legislators. However, the Song people have already established a relatively complete set of "legislative democracy" mechanisms. The Song people believed that the situation should be put in place first, and then everyone was allowed to make suggestions, and the deletion had to be discussed by everyone. The word "self-come" indicates that legislation must go through the procedure of public discussion, which has been a practice in the Song Dynasty. In this way, legislation is not made by the emperor or by scholars behind closed doors, but must be fully debated by "everyone" and those who are good will be followed.

On the other hand, Zhao Yu believes that although it cannot be said that judicial independence in the modern sense has emerged in the Song Dynasty, the separation of the executive and the judiciary is not particularly clear. However, there is no problem if the Song Dynasty already had a sense of the rule of law. The Song people clearly pointed out that when the law was formulated, everyone from the monarch to the subjects needed to abide by it, and the monarch's power could not become a shield for violating the law. And it is clearly stipulated:

Prefectures and counties conduct trials independently, and must not ask for instructions or solicit the opinions of higher-level judicial divisions; If the Criminal Division issues a directive to interfere with the judicial trial of the state or county, the state and county courts may ignore it and act in accordance with the law; Higher-level judicial divisions that interfere with the independent adjudication of lower-level courts are to be held accountable for violations; The Imperial Historian was appointed by the Emperor to form a special tribunal to hear cases, without the interference of the Prime Minister and the Sovereign.

Therefore, Zhao Yu thinks that modern people think that the ancient Chinese monarchs "follow the law and reward the heart", and that the ancients did not have the spirit of "judicial independence" are deep misunderstandings. This is also in Ezhou, even if he wants to try Qin Linfeng in person, it is impossible, and it must be handled by the judicial department. But he can supervise, others can impeach, but he can't participate in the trial.

The complexity of the procedure will inevitably lead to a long time, and even if you start to do it now, it will not be able to be completed in a short time. Zhao Hao thought that several major matters had reached the time to be resolved, but the Queen Mother was unwilling to 'hand over power', and the day of returning to Beijing seemed to be shaky. He couldn't sit still, and he could only write to the Queen Mother as a prisoner, and after greeting him and greetings, he expressed his longing. Finally, he analyzed the current situation, talked about the current difficulties he was facing, talked about the ongoing peace talks, and the upcoming imperial examinations, and then turned to the matter of 'Yu Yu'.

Here, Zhao Yu wasted some pen and ink, saying that at present, 'the ancestral system has become dying, and the old law is difficult to continue', and it is necessary to determine the state system through the re-unification of the decree, and maintain the ruling position of the Zhao family through the law, so that the Great Song Dynasty will have a long period of stability and the national lineage for thousands of years. At the same time, he mentioned that he had been in good health recently, and now that it was early autumn, he wanted to go to Taihu Lake to hunt and move his body.

After sending the letter, Zhao Yu suddenly remembered something, and saved an edict to Zhongshu, ordering that the imperial examination was open to all officials and allowed them to participate in the imperial examination. The reason why he did this was because he thought that the court officials reintroduced the distinction between officials, which may have been caused by his own dispatch of Lin Zhiwu, Lin Ruoshui and others to various places as officials. You must know that although the three of them are their cronies, in the eyes of the scholars, they are still a low-ranking official.

At present, the three of them are directly awarded officials, and the court officials are worried that once the system is formed, it will threaten their status. And Zhao Hao, a black-bellied person, has figured out the joints in it, how can he give up, not to mention that the three of them have followed him since the opening of the mansion, even if any person around him is promoted, they can't interfere. So aren't you afraid that those officials will grab your jobs and worry about being on an equal footing with you? I'm just going to let it go completely, and see what you can do, if you can still turn the sky upside down.

A few days later, the Empress Dowager issued an edict, ordering the superintendent Zhao Yu to raise and compile the edict, Liu Huangtong to promote, Deng Wen to be the detailed official, and Ying Jie Yan to organize the official to be deleted; At the same time, the Ministry of Rites and Rites notified all prefectures and counties to allow their subordinate officials to participate in the imperial examination. This result is not Zhao Yu's expectation, so the queen mother has blocked it for herself, how could she refute herself for such a small 'small' matter.

At the same time, there was also a decree issued, ordering Xie Ao, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites and Rites, to cross the river with the officials of Honglu Temple to Jiangbei to welcome the coffin of the guilty Xie family, and ordered Zhao Yu to go to Pingjiang to greet him. This decree is somewhat interesting, the level of the Yingling mission sent is not high, and he is only in Pingjiang to greet him, indicating that the imperial court has not pardoned the treason of the empress dowager, and the disguised informing the people of the imperial court that the investigation of the traitor has not stopped. On the other hand, it was announced that the censorship of Xie Ao had ended, and he had returned to the imperial court, where he was still reused.

Besides, Zhao Yu knew that the Queen Mother let her preside over the edict, but in fact, she was a nominal person, and she just looked at his own discomfort to find something for him. And those trivial things don't have to be done by him himself, and he has people below to help take care of them. The coffin waiting for the Empress Dowager is a disguised contact 'house arrest', just let him go out into the wilderness, as long as he doesn't go out of Jiangdong on the ground!

Zhao Yu got Yi Zhi like a bird out of the cage, and he couldn't stay on this lonely mountain anymore. While asking Wang De to pack up his things and inform the Queen Mother of the itinerary. On the one hand, Zheng Yongbei prepared the ship to prepare for Suzhou. In the early morning of the next day, he took a boat to the Qiantang River and transferred to the imperial boat to go north along the canal, escorted by the guard battalion and the first regiment of personal guards.

The standard configuration of Zhao Hao's water travel has always been to take the imperial boat as the core, six dragon boats to guard and guard, plus two baggage boats to ensure the supply of materials. Even if you don't put up a guard of honor or raise the dragon flag, anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is the little emperor who travels by royal car. So in order to avoid trouble, the fleet had already entered the canal at dawn, and after a day's sailing, it arrived at Jiaxing in Xiuzhou in the evening. Xiuzhou is the station of the First Brigade of the Imperial Guard, and Tian Zhong has already been ready to take over after getting the news.

After two days in Jiaxing, the holy driver and his entourage continued north to Pingjiang. After the expansion of the original forbidden army, the three divisions of the First Army were stationed in Jiankang, Dantu and Jiangyin, and the military headquarters and the directly subordinate team set up a government in Pingjiang with the Jiangdong East Road Establishment Division, Zhao Mengjin had already learned that the little emperor came to Pingjiang to greet the news of the empress dowager, but he didn't expect it to come so soon, and hurriedly gave up his own government to access the holy car.

"Knowing that His Majesty was in danger, his subordinates were very anxious, and immediately wanted to lead the army to Lin'an and chop up all those traitors!" Seeing that the ceremony was over, Zhao Mengjin said after a few words of greeting.

"To deal with those thieves, we still need to use General Zhao's army, we really have to eat dry rice!" Without waiting for the little emperor to speak, Chen Dun took over and said.

"You hairy boy still have the face to say, how could Your Majesty be in danger if you were not derelict in your duties. If the sprinkle family was by the side at that time, I would have beaten you first! Zhao Mengjin shook his fist at Chen Dun and said.

"You ......" Chen Dun pointed at him, knowing that he had a loss, his face turned red but he couldn't speak.

"What's the matter, I'm still not convinced, do I still want to be beaten!" Zhao Mengjin rolled up his sleeves and said with a smile.

"I don't care about you!" Chen Dun was naughty when he was young, and he was inevitably taught a lesson by the generals in the house, and besides, these people also took great care of him, of course he didn't dare and couldn't do anything with them, so he snorted and turned his face away.

"Well, at that time, the assassin hid the hidden weapon between his fingers, and it happened suddenly, and it was not all his fault, but fortunately, there was no danger!" Zhao Yu saw the two arguing, but he felt very cordial, as if he had returned to the Shuai's Mansion that day, and interrupted with a smile.

"Your Majesty intercedes for you, let you go for the time being, and then there will be a mistake to see how the Sprinkle family will clean you up!" Zhao Mengjin was half joking, half serious warning.

"It's really long-winded the older I get, I'll go to the kitchen and see what delicious food has been prepared!" Regarding the assassination of the little emperor, Chen Dun actually couldn't let go, of course, he was most afraid of others mentioning it, but he couldn't pull his face back, and he muttered and went out.

"This kid is still annoyed!" Chen Fenglin, who was in charge of the first army, pointed to Chen Dun's back and said with a smile.

"Chen Dun is so strong, he has been feeling that he can't raise his head since this incident, and when you mention it again, his face is naturally hot!" Zhao Hao whispered to the two.

"Your Majesty is already well? When the subordinates heard that His Majesty was sick, they were all anxious, and several requests were rejected by the Queen Mother, and they couldn't go to visit! Zhao Mengjin asked again.

"I've already been well, but the Queen Mother is worried, so I have to let me recuperate for a while, which makes everyone worried." Zhao Hao smiled.

"Your Majesty is very good, and your subordinates will be at ease, and now there are many rumors, saying that the Queen Mother listened to the rumors and put Her Majesty under house arrest, and her subordinates ......" Chen Fenglin said with a long sigh of relief.

"Chen Dutong don't talk nonsense, can you believe those rumors!" Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Zhao Mengjin reprimanded.

"Commander, the rumors are widely spread, the generals in the army are all worried, worried about Your Majesty's safety, and the last general is also worried about Your Majesty's safety, and has no disrespect for the Queen Mother!" Chen Fenglin hurriedly explained.

"Your Majesty, don't blame him, he is a rough man, and he has no other intentions!" Zhao Mengjin sighed secretly and saluted His Majesty.

"Hehe, needless to say. How can our monarchs and ministers not know your intentions for many years, Chen Dutong is just concerned about the chaos, if I am in trouble, I have to count on you to save it! Zhao Hao smiled and waved his hand. He was also secretly shocked in his heart, it seemed that Wen Tianxiang's worries were not groundless, if he didn't show up again, these generals would really be able to enter King Jingqin.

"Your Majesty, is this peace agreement with Meng Yuan personally agreed by Your Majesty? Since the beginning of the peace talks, all the generals in the army are worried that His Majesty will be held hostage and forced to agree! Zhao Mengjin saw that the little emperor did not mean to blame, so he hesitated and licked his lips. In fact, he also had a lot of doubts in his heart, especially about His Majesty's situation, because he knew very well the truth of a gentleman and a courtier, and everything about himself, life and death, was closely related to the little emperor.

"The matter of peace is indeed my approval!" Zhao Yu nodded.

"Your Majesty, should we stop at Jiangnan and stop the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains?" Zhao Mengjin asked anxiously when he heard this. You must know that since the opening of the Marshal's Mansion, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains has been their goal, and now His Majesty personally admits to negotiate peace, which makes it difficult for him to accept it for a while.

"The Northern Expedition to the Central Plains is what I wish in my life, how can I give up, peace is just a temporary plan now." Zhao Hao categorically denied it, "You also know that in the battle to recover Jiangnan, we have almost exhausted the accumulation of ten years in Qiongzhou, and now we have expanded our army by more than 300,000, and the daily consumption of money and grain has increased several times. And the ordnance supervisor is working day and night, and the weapons produced are not enough for military use, let alone some accumulation, how can this battle be fought? ”

"Oh, Your Majesty agreed to make peace, but he was just fooling the Tartars, but he blinded his subordinates and others!" Zhao Mengjin scratched his scalp and said. He is no longer an ordinary general who was in charge of an army of 10,000 people and only knew how to lead troops to fight, but a senior general who commanded hundreds of thousands of troops in Jiangdong. He not only had to worry about how to fight, but also had to focus on the heavy grain and grass, consider the changes in the situation between the enemy and us, and inquire about the cost of a meal in the army every day. Knowing that the current situation is just as His Majesty said, until the end of the new training in May, the various departments can barely make a musket for each man, the artillery is not enough to meet the needs of the establishment, and the ammunition accumulation is only enough to fight a small-scale defensive war.

"At present, there are many rumors about peace talks, but you must not have the idea of letting go of Nanshan, you must still step up training, prepare for war from time to time, and not relax in the slightest." Zhao Yu said solemnly.

"Your Majesty's intention, peace is just a strategy to delay the army, not to strike with the Tartars, and as soon as the soldiers are well fed, they will go north to the Central Plains!" Chen Fenglin seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"It can also be said that even if you want to reach a peace negotiation at the moment, it is difficult, and you can't just talk about it!" Zhao Yu said.

"So, maybe we need to use troops in the near future?" Zhao Mengjin's eyes lit up.

"Hehe, as soon as you talk about fighting, you will be energetic." Zhao Yu looked at the two of them with an eager look and smiled, "You must remember that peace is made, not by reasoning." However, the possibility of a major battle occurring here is very small, but a small-scale battle cannot be avoided, so we must not relax our preparations for war because of peace talks, and we must always base ourselves on fighting! ”

"My subordinates understand!" Zhao Mengjin listened to Qi Qi Shili.

"So you don't have to think about all the rumors in the court, I am free to arrange it, and I will not forget you when I use it!" Zhao Hao admonished again.

"Your Majesty can rest assured, but there is a call, even if the sword mountain and the sea of fire are thousands of miles away, the subordinates will definitely arrive!" The two saluted again.

"Okay, my bones resting on that lonely mountain are soft, I heard that there are many birds and beasts around Taihu Lake, are you interested in accompanying me on a safari?" Zhao Yu raised his hand to let them smile politely......