Chapter 365 The Times

In the fifteenth year of Yanhuang, the three kings of Europa were sacrificed to Lin'an, and the history books of the Great Song Dynasty recorded that the three of them were intimidated by the posture of the holy king of the Son of Heaven.

Two years later, a huge fleet of 60 ships and 15,000 marines and marines, escorting 100 merchant ships, began the second fleet expedition westward. The three kings of Europa were already able to speak to each other in non-fluent Chinese at this time, and they were also willing to communicate in Chinese.

The three kings of Europa returned to their respective countries, and with the help of the Great Song Western Fleet, they quickly regained power, and their trade with the Great Song gave them unprecedented wealth, which they used to form the Seventh Crusade, which targeted Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula. With the help of the cannons and muskets of the Great Song Dynasty, Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula were officially occupied by the Three Kings in the 19th year of Yanhuang.

Immediately afterwards, it was the technical guidance from the Great Song Dynasty to carry out the survey - a canal named "Ganying" was being planned, and coolies from Dashi, Persia, and Eastern Europe were continuously sent to the construction site, struggling for survival, food and clothing.

Two-thirds of these coolies came from the Great Eclipse and Persia, and the Mongols, with their cunning tactics and tenacity in the Song Dynasty, destroyed most of the states in these two regions, eventually establishing their own state on the peninsula known to the Europa people as Asia Minor. Wherever they passed, women and children were plundered, and men were all canal coolies.

For the people of the Great Song Dynasty, what happened in these distant places only appeared in the newspapers as foreign rarities. All they heard was that Jerkenskey, a naturalized food merchant, had recruited a group of wealthy merchants, boasted about the "Ganying" canal, and invested huge sums of money to gain control of the canal, which was still in the pipeline.

The people of the Great Song Dynasty paid more attention to their own small days. The fifteenth year of Yan and Huang was a turning point, after which the opposition to the reform policy of the Son of Heaven completely disappeared, whether it was the reform of the official system in the center of the court or the expansion and colonization of overseas land, the entire Great Song Dynasty was like a sophisticated machine, rumbling according to the plan, and every step was in order.

On a certain day in May of the 19th year of Yanhuang, it was the 20th year of Zhao and Ju's pro-government, Lin'an.

Lin'an City is full of green trees, shops on both sides of the royal street, every house is lit up, and everywhere is filled with a festive atmosphere. On the square in front of Chaotian Gate, there are colorful flags unfurled, and hundreds of colorful balloons float in the air and keep swaggering.

Xiao Bolang looked up at these balloons, and his heart was a little happy, he always remembered that the Son of Heaven used the Kong Ming lantern that could take people to the sky to attract him to his side. More than 30 years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the Son of Heaven has grown from a ten-year-old child to a forty-year-old emperor, and he is already close to the age of sixteen.

"Time flies so fast...... he thought to himself.

"Xiao Shangshu, this way, this way!" A voice called him made him retract his reverie, and it was Ou Bama who called him, and beside Ou Bama, Ao Sayang's face was full of joy. Fifteen years after Yanhuang, the research center of the Great Song Dynasty moved from Liuqiu to Lin'an, and Ao Sayang and Ou Bama also moved to Lin'an. Around them were a large group of more than 30 men between the ages of 20 and 40, many of whom wore glasses.

"You're too early." Shaw Brown walked over with a smile. He knew all these people, and they were all the elites of the Great Song Dynasty Royal Research Institute, and among them were students who he deeply appreciated.

"It's not early, Li Cannon and they arrived early, but Li Cannon is a little embarrassed now, those original subordinates are all higher in level than him-haha." Ou Bama pointed to the other side.

On that side are all soldiers, half of them are from the Guards system, and the other half are from the Forbidden Army system. Xiao Bolang looked intently, Li Ye, Li Yunrui, Qin Dashi, Li Yilao, Li Rui, Lin Xi, Yu Zhu, Wang Qinian, Luo Anqiong, Chen Guanqun, Song Siyi...... It was really a shining star, and thinking that most of these people were righteous young people in Yuzhang Villa, Xiao Bolang couldn't help but laugh.

At the beginning, Han Gaozu was successful, and countless talents were gathered in a county, but now the characters in the sleeves of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty are weaker than Henkel?

Opposite the soldiers, I don't know if it was a coincidence or intention, sitting were the vassal kings who were serving in Lin'an and the conquered former monarchs. The gold lord is even more fat now, but he has a wide heart, and he drinks and has fun every day. As for the King of Goryeo and the King of Dali, the expressions of the two were not as panicked as when they first came, and they were still talking and laughing with each other. The group of people beside them should be Menghu's daughter, daughter-in-law, and grandson, who looked somewhat unnatural in the square where Temujin was hanged. The outermost is the princes of the Tubo tribes, in May of the sixteenth year of Yanhuang, the Tubo tribes who have been disobedient to the king, finally couldn't withstand the pressure and took the initiative to annex it, which also made the last place on the Great Song Dynasty frontier where there were still sporadic wars calm down. It was also in this year that the military expenditure of the Great Song Dynasty Navy began to exceed that of the Army, the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, the Mawei Shipyard, the Northern Manufacturing Bureau and the Liuqiu Manufacturing Bureau, the four major shipbuilders worked almost day and night, and now the strength of the Great Song Navy is far better than in the past.

To the right of the generals was the literati group, who were the most numerous, but also the latest, and were now only half full. Xiao Bolang looked around, the white-haired Zhen Dexiu was already here, Wei Weng Yanhuang 16 years of hard work and unfortunately died, Zhen Dexiu succeeded to the post of prime minister of the foreign dynasty, but the post of prime minister of the cabinet was based on Yelu Chucai - in the words of the Son of Heaven, it was to avoid Zhen Dexiu from accumulating illness like Wei Liaoweng. Yelu Chucai has not yet arrived, he estimates that he will come at the same time as the Son of Heaven, and by Zhen Dexiu's side is Xie Yue, who was his staff, after Zhen Dexiu entered the court, Xie Yue succeeded to the post of Bianliang's queen, and he has done well in recent years. Xie Yue is next to Li Shimin, and Chen Anping, who has only entered the official career in Yanhuang for 18 years.

"It's a pity that Zhao Manqing can't come, and in a short time, he won't be amnesty." Xiao Bolang thought to himself.

In the same place as Zhen Dexiu, there are also Chen Ren, Chen Zicheng, Meng Xisheng, Sima Chong, Yu Xuan and others, all of whom are Wenchen of Yuzhang Villa, and they are now also presiding over a party of government affairs, holding high positions and growing prestige. Seeing Xiao Bolang looking over here, they all bowed their hands, Xiao Bolang nodded, which was regarded as a return of courtesy.

"Qiu Shuang, why didn't you see that guy?" Someone suddenly said in his ear.

It was Ou Bama who spoke, he and Qiu Shuang have always had a friendship, but they haven't seen each other for many years, so they originally thought that they could take advantage of this important time for a while.

"I should be here too, don't worry, it's still early." Ao Sayang swallowed slowly.

Xiao Bolang's mind couldn't help but be a little trance, when he was in Yuzhang Villa, he used to be a monk for these children, he could be regarded as their husband, thirty flicked his fingers, these people are now accomplished, none of them are under him, but because of their respective missions, they have to be scattered. Xiang Qiushuang went to Africa two years ago, in order to study what herbs can be used in Africa, and at the same time how to control the epidemic at that time, so as to prepare for the next development of Africa in the Great Song Dynasty.

Although they all have their own successes, the time when everyone eats steamed buns and braised pork together in Yuzhang Villa seems to be just yesterday, why can't they help but have tears in their eyes when they think about it?

"The official family has been in power for 20 years, this is a big day!" Xiao Bolang muttered to himself.

This is a big day, and a day of great joy, but there are no tears.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, it was getting closer and closer to the scheduled time. There are more and more people in the whole square, in addition to the representatives of civil officials, military, scientific research, scholars, and so on from the viewing platform, representatives of the people from all walks of life have also taken their seats. Lin'an Mansion is very well organized this time, and the sixteen entrances of the square enter at the same time, but they are complicated but not chaotic, and everything is in order, just like today's Great Song Dynasty.

When the three kings of Europe were trained in the Great Song Dynasty, an important content was order, because there was no moral order in Europe, so the feudal lords fought endlessly, similar to the Spring and Autumn Period in China, the etiquette and music collapsed, and the church played a very insidious role. These three kings were all smart people, and after seeing the strength of the Great Song Dynasty with their own eyes, they agreed with this point - after all, restoring order to the kingdoms would also be extremely helpful in consolidating their rule.

At half past six o'clock, the 10,000 seats prepared in advance in the entire square were already full, and the originally noisy voices quieted down with the entry of a group of guards, and after the honor guard composed of these sixty-four guards, it was the Son of Heaven and a cadre of relatives and close ministers, and Yelu Chucai was among them.

Everyone stood up and greeted the arrival of the Son of Heaven. Xiao Bolang looked at the Son of Heaven, who was almost forty years old, and walked briskly onto the main stage with still light steps. The main stage is facing the fan-shaped viewing platform, which is slightly higher than the viewing platform, which is obviously dignified and solemn. After the Son of Heaven, Yelu Chucai and others from the cabinet lined up, and after a while, Zhen Dexiu and the twelve Shangshu also stood up.

The congress first promulgated the "Imperial Constitution" drafted by Zhao and Ju Qin, and signed and adopted by the foreign dynasty and the cabinet at the same time. In the edict of the Ming Dynasty in the fourteenth year of Yan and Huang, Zhao Heju proposed to formulate the "Imperial Constitution", but at that time, except for sensitive people like Song Ci, the vast majority of people ignored this problem that was covered up under the reform of the official system.

It was only a few years later, with the gradual improvement of the domestic system of the Great Song Dynasty, that people were surprised to find that this "Imperial Constitution" of the 19th year of the Yan and Huang Dynasty had clear provisions on the fundamental problems of any aspect of the Great Song Dynasty society.

The first volume of the "Imperial Constitution" is the "Imperial Chapter", and the first article is to stipulate the status of the Son of Heaven of the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty is the empire governed by the Son of Heaven and the people, and the Son of Heaven is the symbol of the country and the supreme commander of the armed forces of the Great Song Dynasty.

The second is the inheritance of the throne, the inheritance of the throne of the Great Song Dynasty, designated by the Son of Heaven when he was alive as the first priority, if the Son of Heaven was not designated during his lifetime, it will be inherited by the elder as the first priority, and if the elder does not exist, it will be recommended by the Zongzheng Temple from the near branch of the clan, and it can be unanimously agreed by the foreign dynasty and the cabinet.

The third is a shocking article, the law of the Son of Heaven to depose, the Son of Heaven is not virtuous enough to Yuyu, the foreign court and the cabinet unanimously discussed, with the support of eighty percent, can be deposed, by the Zongzheng Temple from the near branch of the clan to recommend the successor. Once the Son of Heaven is deposed by the Cabinet and the Cabinet, it will automatically be transferred to the three-person republic of the Sect Chief, the Prime Minister of the Foreign Dynasty, and the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.

The republic here refers to the precedent of Zhou Zhaogong.

The second volume of the "Imperial Constitution" is the "Central Chapter", and its content stipulates the powers, responsibilities and methods of formation of the foreign dynasties and cabinets of the Great Song Dynasty, which has been gradually realized by the reform of the official system in recent years, so it is not new. The third volume is called "The Treatise on Honors", but it was proposed by the Son of Heaven many years ago, and when they heard this, everyone present immediately realized that after five years, the reform of the central bureaucracy was close to completion, and the next step for the Son of Heaven was to promote the reform of the local bureaucracy, and to change the long-standing bad custom that Chinese officials only knew how to welcome their superiors and did not know how to serve the people.

The fourth volume of the Imperial Constitution, entitled "The Industrial Chapter", is an article that encourages the common people to produce and develop their businesses, and the second article officially affirms that the common people of the world, regardless of the peasants and industrialists, as long as they abide by the laws of the country, are among the people and are in no way derogatory. The third article is also a new one, the income from the agriculture and industry, and the law-abiding income is privately owned, and the Son of Heaven, the imperial court, and the local government cannot be extorted and plundered. Article 4 clearly stipulates that taxes to be levied on all banks can only be levied if they are unanimously signed by the Son of Heaven, foreign courts, and the cabinet, and in addition to the taxes of the imperial court, local taxes can only be levied after being proposed by the local magistrate, signed by the local honors, and then submitted to the imperial court for approval.

The fifth volume of the "Imperial Constitution" is called the "Written Law Volume", and there are extremely detailed provisions on the enactment and abolition of national laws, especially the revision of the "Imperial Constitution" itself, which is extremely detailed and strict. The first formulation of the "Imperial Constitution" was naturally drafted by Zhao Youju, but after that, if he wanted to revise it himself, he had to obtain the approval and signature of more than eighty percent of the members of the foreign court, the cabinet, and more than seventy percent of the local honors. As for the remaining laws, the Imperial Constitution also contains explicit provisions on the procedures for their enactment and repeal.

After the publication of the five volumes of the "Imperial Constitution", the sky has gradually darkened, but this Chaotianmen Square has not darkened, around the square, bright lights shine down, there are a hundred lights, as if it is a string of luminous pearls. This is not a gas lamp, Xiao Bolang's eyes searched the people on the main stage for a while, and then saw the emperor's eldest son, Zhao Mengjun, the eighteen-year-old emperor's eldest son's face was a little excited, Xiao Bolang smiled with satisfaction.

Those lamps were actually electric lamps, and after the discovery of the wired telegraph, how to make the magical power of electricity better help the Great Song Dynasty became a problem that Xiao Bolang was striving for. Not only him, but as far as he knows, Ou Bama and Ao Sayang are also exploring the issue of how to use electrical energy in their respective fields. While studying this problem, Xiao Bolang also had to bring a special student, that is, the prince Zhao Mengjun, who had a special interest in mechanical objects. As the eldest son of the emperor, his mother was finally recognized by the ministers and became the queen of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Mengjun, the first heir to the throne, was really not as interested in government affairs as he was in Gewu, which made his mother a little disappointed, but Zhao and Ju were very happy.

The electric lamp was invented by Xiao Bolang with the assistance of Zhao Mengjun, Xiao Bolang knew best in his heart that the Son of Heaven must have given the emperor's eldest son special guidance, but he did not tell others that this was a father's painstaking effort to invite his son's name, and the entire experimental process was indeed explored and completed by Zhao Mengjun himself, so he decided to bury his conjecture in his stomach forever.

Moreover, now Zhao Mengjun has embarked on a new research goal, that is, how to use electricity to transmit human voices. There are already some eyebrows, but they are still far from success.

According to the "Imperial Constitution" just promulgated, if today's son is not designated, then Zhao Mengjun is the first heir to the throne. An heir to the throne who is good at inventing will inevitably have criticism from Shilin, but under the current strength, any criticism will only disappear. As for the ability of the Son of Heaven to govern in the future, it is not a very important matter, the foreign courts, the cabinet and the local honors are enough to make the bureaucracy of the whole country operate normally, the monarch is sage, the monarch can exercise authority, and the gentleman has limited ability, he can be a hypocrite and a minister.

With the prestige of today's son, the binding force of the "Imperial Constitution" on him is really limited, but it will be difficult for the son of heaven in the future, they will never reach the prestige level of today's son, and they are faced with the triple constraints of foreign courts, cabinets and local orders, that is, they want to rely on the army to forcibly enforce their own will, and if they trigger the impeachment process of the heavenly bullet, they will only fall into big trouble.

"Gentlemen!" Xiao Bolang was thinking about whether Zhao Mengjun was a suitable heir to the throne, when he suddenly heard the Son of Heaven say loudly.

In the square of 10,000 people, in addition to the voice of the Son of Heaven, it is the sound of the wind blowing the colored flags.

"I am carried by the sky, Yuyu Da Song, and it will be twenty years for you!"

"In the past 20 years, if there were no Qingqing, the Great Song Dynasty would be stormy, how could there be today! Those who are exhausted in the temple and strategize are the princes. Those who serve the country with death on the battlefield and die without mercy are the secretaries. Those who have survived the catastrophe in the sea, and those who have died nine times are also Zhuqing. Those who plough and plant diligently in the fields and acres, and have calluses and feet, are also Zhuqing. Those who work hard and conscientiously in the factory and mine are all the people! ”

"Although this is the celebration of the 20th anniversary of my pro-government, it is actually the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the success of the princes! I have the assistance of all the Qings, fortunately! ”

When Zhao Youju said this, his words were extremely sincere, and every sentence came from his heart. Although he was a key figure in changing the history of the Great Song Dynasty, it was not he who cultivated, worked and fought wars, and almost all those specific things were completed by the rest of the people here.

"Wei Tian Xingjian, a gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement. I am towering in China, the country has been established for thousands of years, the ancestors of Yan and Huang, and it is difficult to start a business. Fortunately, there is a small success today, how can you slack off? ”

"Therefore, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of this pro-government, I should promise to the secretaries that the reform policy of the Great Song Dynasty should continue to be implemented, so that it will not become a little rich and settle down, and it will not move forward."

"What do I want, I only hope that I am a Chinese people, do not forget the diligence of our ancestors, and do not lose the inheritance of generations. When you are in danger, you should have the courage to stand up; When you are in trouble, you should be resilient and wait for it. Brave in national war and ashamed of private fighting, keen to practice and reluctant to lie. ”

"I only hope for my Chinese people, not to be hungry because of disasters, not to despair because of frustration. To dwell within the borders of the kingdom is not to be flattered by villains, and to walk outside the territory of the land, and not to be afraid of the Gentiles. Men and women have their own affiliations, and the old and young have their own comforts. The poor have a way to get rich, and the lowly have a way to progress. ”

"You should be reluctant!"

Zhao Youju's speech was not long, but it was only a few hundred words, and the audience was quiet. After a while, Fang is thunder surged, and the momentum was moving!

At first, Zhao Youju was very worried, the subjects in the square were just applauding out of respect for the Son of Heaven, he looked around, and saw that many of the subjects who were close to him had tears in their eyes, and he immediately relieved his heart.

With more than 30 years of preparation, 20 years of hard work, and countless sacrifices, this nation has opened up the wisdom of the people. The torrent of the times is mighty and mighty, and no one can contain it. Zhao and Ju's hearts were surging, and their eyes couldn't help but fill with tears, the people living under this sky, they were so smart, so simple, they were so hardworking, and so kind, they were finally free from the fate of being threatened by barbarians, they no longer had to be afraid of becoming slaves of foreign races, they could work in their homeland without robbers breaking in and robbing them of their wealth and laughing at them for being stupid and cowardly. They will eventually become their own masters.

And this was the beginning of his time, the pinnacle of his time, and the end of his time.