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Now Li Yuan and Xiao Mo have a bit of a-for-tat meaning. The princes who spoke later either agreed with Li Yuan's proposition or agreed with Xiao Miao's proposition, but they all had no new ideas, and they were more repeating the words of Li Yuan and Xiao Miao.

In the end, Sun Simiao Fang turned his gaze to Yuming, and said with a smile: "Next, it's time to invite our youngest prince, Zhou Wang Yuming, to speak. I wonder what King Zhou thinks about the official system of the new dynasty? ”

Yu Ming had already thought about this issue as early as when Li Yuan and Xiao Mo were debating. In fact, he had in mind a lot of political systems that were better than the provincial six-ministry system and the public nine-secretary system. But he also has to consider the question of whether the people of this era can accept it. For example, if a republic or a people's democratic dictatorship is proposed, it will take a long time to explain to others a system without a monarch, and others may not be able to accept the republic.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a long time, he decided to move out the constitutional monarchy practiced in Germany in the 19th century. This political system should be acceptable to the people of this era.

"In fact, both the public nine-secretary system and the provincial six-ministry system have their own advantages and disadvantages. The former system has a prime minister, which can restrain the monarch's power, but it is prone to a situation where the prime minister monopolizes power and usurps the throne and stands on his own. The latter system dispersed the power of the prime minister, making it not so easy to usurp the throne, but leaving the fate of the country entirely in the hands of the monarch. In this case, the monarch is a Ming monarch, it is good to say that it is a tyrant like Yang Guang who has become the root of the **** in the world! Yu Ming looked around at the princes and talked eloquently.

"So, I devised a new political system that could combine the advantages of both the provincial six-ministry system and the public nine-secretary system, while avoiding their shortcomings." Yu Ming was coloring at this time.

"Oh? King Zhou actually devised a new political bureaucracy? At this moment, not only the princes and gentlemen present, but even Sun Simiao asked with wide eyes.

You must know that a political system can only be implemented after a long period of thinking and wrestling, and after being tested in practice. And design isn't something that can be done by one person. There's a lot of stuff going on. At that time, the provincial six-ministry system was not thought of by Yang Jian alone, but it was also designed by the concerted efforts of the major families of the Manchu Dynasty and even the Guanlongmen valve. And Yuming is just a twenty-year-old young man, he can design a new system? It's incredible, isn't it?

"Yes! The political system I designed is called a constitutional monarchy with separation of powers. Combined with the Senate system of the Roman Empire in the Western Regions and the Legalist ideas put forward by Han Fei during the Warring States Period, it can not only restrain the monarchy's power and prevent the emperor from doing anything wrong, but also avoid the dictatorship of ministers and the usurpation of the throne. Yu Ming's face did not change and his heart did not beat.

"The old man would like to hear about it!" Sun Simiao also said solemnly. He had also heard that to the west of the Great Food Country, there was an even more powerful Roman Empire. However, according to merchants from the Western Regions, the country was later divided into two countries, the east and the west, and the country to the west was destroyed by the barbarians. The Roman Empire to the east still existed.

At this time, Yu Ming said eloquently: "This constitutional monarchy is a system that implements the separation of legislative, executive and judicial powers. As the emperor, the monarch wields military power and has the supreme power to decide on legislative, executive, and judicial matters. This requires a special constitution to be formulated as the fundamental ** of the state. No one, including the monarch, can violate the Constitution. Equality before the law ......"

"The legislative power is exercised by Parliament, which is responsible for making national laws, discussing important national decisions, and exercising the power of the supervising magistrate. The members of the Assemblies are made up of representatives from each county in proportion to their population. ”

"In terms of executive power, I personally believe that the state should set up nine ministries, including the Ministry of the Army, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Personnel, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Intelligence, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of Supervision. Among them, the military department is under the direct control of the monarch, and the supervision department is guided by the parliament. The ministers of the other seven ministries are discussed by Parliament and appointed with the consent of the monarch, who may designate one of them as minister to exercise executive power on behalf of the monarch. ”

"As for the judiciary, there are special courts at the central and local levels to hear criminal and civil cases. In this regard, I have carried out a pilot project in my own jurisdiction, and in my county of Dazhou, there is a separate post of general judge, and they are specially designed to hear cases. ”

Yu Ming's words were like a shock, which made everyone present stunned. They never expected that the young king of Zhou would propose such an earth-shattering political system.

They couldn't fully digest Yuming's new plan for the official system for a while. Everyone frowned and thought about it.

Wang Shichong took the lead and couldn't help asking: "King Zhou, you said that everyone is equal before the law, doesn't that include the monarch and members of the royal family?" But since ancient times, it is not a doctor who can be punished, and a courtesy person is not a concubine. Is this a great constraint on the monarch and the royal family, ministers and nobles? ”

"King Zheng, that's for sure! I have always believed that the monarchy should be restrained, and the emperor should not be allowed to do whatever he wants. Not much else, from the perspective of Yang Guangzheng's expedition to Goryeo, when the discussion was held between the court and the central government, almost everyone was against it, and the few people who agreed with it were not really in favor, but they were forced by the emperor's obscenity and praise against their will. King Zheng happened to be the secretary of the military department at that time, so he must have a very clear understanding of the situation! ”

Yu Ming said at this time: "If there was a restraint mechanism for the emperor at that time, when most of the ministers were against sending troops, even if the emperor himself was resolute, the imperial court would not have decided to pass the expedition. Then everyone recall, in this way, will the Great Sui perish so quickly? ”

All the princes were awe-inspiring at the moment, and they naturally knew that if the Great Sui had not conquered Goryeo, the contradictions in the world would not have intensified so much, and even if someone rose up to rebel, they would not have the support of the majority of the people. Moreover, if the Sui army did not lose so many soldiers and horses in Goryeo, it would have been very easy to suppress rebellions in various places. Maybe Yang Guang is still doing a good job as his emperor.

Xiao Mo nodded and said: "King Zhou, what you said about restraining the monarch's power, Xiao also agrees, but aren't you afraid of this, but let the person sit big?" Listen to what you mean, isn't this similar to the original prime minister? ”

"King Liang is too worried! In fact, the difference between the prime minister and the prime minister is not only one word, but also very different in terms of power! "Yuming still respects Xiao Miao. He patiently explained: "The prime minister is an official, and he can have the power to dismiss and promote other officials, and even handle military affairs on behalf of the emperor. Ke Xiang was only one of the nine ministers of the imperial court, and he only had the power to manage his own department. It is called a phase, but in fact, it only has the power to convene and preside over the meeting. He has no right to appoint officials from other ministries, let alone interfere with the powers of other ministries, as well as the powers of parliament and courts. ”

After listening to Yu Ming's explanation, everyone realized that the relationship was only equivalent to one of the six Shangshu of the original Great Sui.

"Moreover, in order to avoid the monopoly of officials, I also plan to implement a term system among officials, whether it is the representative of the parliament, the minister of the executive department, and the president of the court, they all have only a five-year term, and after the expiration, they need to go through a process of reappointment and dismissal, and they can only be re-elected for one term at most, so as to avoid someone working in one position for a long time, forming a small team, forming a gang, and leading to **." Yuming threw out another surprising system.

Li Shimin couldn't help but ask at this time: "King Zhou, the implementation of the tenure system can indeed avoid the situation of official dictatorship. But if it is those officials who have all the talents and morals, after ten years, they have to leave their posts, isn't this unkind? ”

After hearing this, Yu Ming smiled slightly and said, "This is actually not a big problem!" For example, the Shimin brothers are all talented and virtuous, and they have served in the position of Minister of the Interior for ten years, and they can no longer hold the position. But you can be the Minister of Finance, or the Minister of Education. And even if you can't do it, you can still go to the courts and parliaments to serve as officials. How can it be useless? Besides, if you can't be the Minister of the Interior, it doesn't mean that you have no influence on the Ministry of the Interior at all. The new Minister of the Interior, if he is unstable about some issues, can also consult with you, not just leave it alone! Anyway, everyone's goal is to make the country strong, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and not be bullied by foreign enemies! ”

Yu Ming's words made Li Shimin think deeply, although Yu Ming was his great enemy in life. But these insights also made him admire. After a while, Li Shimin couldn't help but bow his hand and said: "Brother Yu is really far-sighted, Shimin sighs to himself!" ”

Seeing that no one had expressed an opinion on this issue, Sun Simiao said: "Let's discuss the first question here for the time being, King Zhou's unique opinions, especially the constitutional monarchy and the separation of powers, have opened our eyes. Next, the old man will raise the second question: If you are fortunate enough to unify the world, will you implement the feudal system or the county system? ”

On this issue, the views of the princes are generally unanimous, believing that the feudal system will cause a situation like the Zhou Dynasty, which will become a situation of division and chaos in the world. Therefore, since the Qin Dynasty, the imperial courts have implemented the county system.

Only Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, implemented the sub-feudal system. But he only named his grandson as the king, thinking that even if there was a rebellion, no matter who won, it would be his descendants, and it was the Liu family who sat firmly in the world. Later, sure enough, during the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, the Rebellion of the Seven Kings occurred, and after the rebellion was suppressed, the emperor of the Han Dynasty decisively took a series of measures to weaken the power of the feudal kings in various places, so that these vassal kings were in name only, and could no longer pose a threat to the central court.

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