The remnant clouds collect the summer heat, and the new rain brings the autumn coolness.

After a burst of rain, the heat gradually dissipates, autumn is coming, the weather is slightly cool, the capital at the end of July has no hot heat that is difficult to endure the heat, especially at night, the cool breeze is blowing, the autumn moon is boundless, it is very refreshing.

Zhu Cijiong's mood at this time was also very comfortable, the crisis in South Asia and the northwest border provoked by the anti-Habsburg alliance had long been resolved, and the two Ming armies led by Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting had completed the operational objectives of Siberia this year ahead of schedule, and won eight fortresses of Tsarist Russia, giving this great power the first to provoke trouble a resounding slap in the face, once again demonstrating the prestige of the Ming Dynasty.

Now, the Western Regions Railway and the Trans-Siberian Railway are about to be connected, and the primary tanks used for attacking the fortifications are about to be born.

He has been writing the first constitutional code of the Ming Dynasty for several months, and after scribbling and revising, he finally reached the standard in his mind, and took the opportunity of the great victory in Siberia, he decided to officially implement the constitutional monarchy!

On July 26, the fifteenth year of Chongzheng of the Ming Dynasty, this day is not a solar term, and there is nothing particularly memorable in the history of the past, but this day will leave a strong mark in the history of the Ming Empire in the future, because on this day, the Chongzheng Emperor of the Ming Empire announced a law that has a far-reaching impact on the future of the Ming Dynasty, and this law is the famous "Chongzheng Law of the Ming Dynasty" in later generations.

Zhu Cijiong thought about the name of this code for a long time, and he always felt that it was a bit inappropriate to call it a constitution, because there seemed to be no such thing as a constitution during this period, and the only codes that ordinary people were familiar with were "Da Ming Law" and "Da Huo", if he insisted on using new terms, I was afraid that it would affect his authority, so he simply named it "Da Ming Chongzheng Law".

The name "Da Ming Chongzheng Law" is relatively easy to be accepted by the public, because there is a precedent of "Da Ming Law"; The meaning of "Ming Chongzheng Law" is also obvious, that is, this law is an iron law formulated by Emperor Chongzheng, the lord of the Ming Dynasty, and the subjects of the Ming Empire, including future emperors, must abide by it!

As for the announcement on July 26, it is not that this day has any special significance for him, but he thinks that the time has come for the announcement, and that's all.

This morning was carried out as usual, under the special control of Zhu Cijiong, all the things that were discussed were progressing relatively quickly, and in less than an hour, all political affairs were dealt with, he did not let the official announce his retirement from the court, but coughed, and then said loudly: "I have been thinking about a problem during this time, there is a saying that 'it is easy to fight the world, but it is difficult to defend the world.'" Why is it more difficult to defend the world than to fight the world? The endings of the decline and fall of all dynasties tell us that it is indeed difficult to defend the world, so why is it so difficult to defend the world? I have been thinking about this question for a long time, and looking at the decline and fall of all dynasties, it is nothing more than internal and external troubles, so why are there internal and external troubles? “

Speaking of this, he deliberately paused for a moment to let the civil and military officials think about this problem.

After about a tea time, he continued to say aloud: "I don't know if you have noticed that when most dynasties declined, most of them were traitorous ministers, corruption was rampant, the dynasty was chaotic, and the people were not happy. “

Speaking of this, he deliberately paused again to let the civil and military officials think about these questions again, of course, he did not mean that there were corrupt officials among the civil and military officials below, but a few people below were already in a cold sweat.

These people should have done some corrupt things to a greater or lesser extent, in their opinion, today the emperor suddenly talked about corruption for no reason, it is obvious that he wants to take people to the knife!

Of course, Zhu Cijiong didn't want to take people under the knife, and after a while, he continued to say aloud: "Of course, some are not the fault of the courtiers, the mediocrity and incompetence of being a monarch can also lead to the destruction of the country." So how do you prevent these things from happening? “

In this era, the only one who dares to say so blatantly that the emperor is not the emperor is the emperor, and the people below dare not say it, or even think about it.

After asking questions again and again, Zhu Cijiong finally gave an answer, and he said slowly in a dignified tone: "I believe that the only way to make the Ming Dynasty peaceful for a long time is to set up rules, start from the source, and try to avoid the appearance of faint kings and traitors. I will set up this rule today, and the monarch and the minister will respect it in the future. Come and preach "The Law of Ming Chongzheng". “

He did not carefully explain the nature of the "Da Ming Chongzheng Law", because once explained, it would involve the "Da Ming Law" and "Da He", which were the rules set by Emperor Taizu, as a descendant of later generations, did he dare to say that those rules were incomplete, anyway, after reading it, everyone understood, he didn't need to say on the spot that the "Da Ming Law" and "Da He" were inadequate, and he fell into the pretext of not respecting the ancestral system.

As soon as his words fell, a Honglu Temple official held a beautifully bound copy of "The Law of the Ming Dynasty", walked to the front of the steps, and read it out loud.

"The Law of the Ming Dynasty" is a programmatic law, involving a lot of content, almost all things related to governing the country are included, which has never appeared in the history of the time.

For example, the opening chapter of "The Law of Chongzheng in the Ming Dynasty" quotes a sentence from the "Book of Songs": "Under the Putian, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister; In general, the Ming Empire is a monarchical country, and the emperor of the Ming Empire is supreme, whether it is the subjects of the Ming Empire or the subjects of the vassal states, they must be respected, and no one shall infringe.

Followed by the specific powers of the emperor of the Ming Empire, for example, the emperor of the Ming Empire is the supreme commander of all the Ming army, the emperor of the Ming Empire has the right to declare war on any hostile country, the emperor of the Ming Empire has the right to divide the princes and princes and princes and other nobles at all levels, the emperor of the Ming Empire has the right to appoint and dismiss officials at all levels, etc., a lot of them, but they are all normal powers, and there is no lawless power.

There is really no code in this world to explain the specific power of the emperor, according to the traditional concept, the emperor is the Son of Heaven, do whatever he wants, the size of an emperor's power depends entirely on his ability, if the ability is strong, then you can do what you want, if the ability is weak, then you may be held hostage and become a puppet.

No one has ever thought that a code of law can restrain the imperial power and maintain the imperial power, from this point of view, this "Ming Chongzheng Law" is already a bit amazing, but the next articles are even more shocking.

Because the next stipulation is the obligation of the emperor, for example, the emperor of the Ming Empire has the obligation to protect the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor of the Ming Empire has the obligation to promote the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor of the Ming Empire has the obligation to cultivate his heirs and so on.