The flag of the king of Beijing is changing, Datong closes the door to live a small life, spring ploughing, summer harvest has not been delayed, the autumn harvest is about to begin, this year there is a lot of rain, and the harvest is definitely better than in previous years.

However, the constitutional matter was discussed for a long time, and the "Seventy-six Sages" made no progress in arguing, but returned to the "Naturalization Oath". Constitutional advocates Chen Qiyu and Han Lin were greatly disappointed, Newkhoff couldn't stand it and went to Shandong, and Gordon and Li Zhengyi were also absent-mindedly mixing time on the jury seat. Li Huai couldn't wait, and forced a smile to tell everyone that Fengzhou had a population of only 300,000 when the "Naturalization Oath" was formulated, and now it has been widely recognized that the conference was a complete success, and the delegates are scattered.

No, we have to continue to serve the Federation - including the old stubborn Wang Yingxiong and Liu Zongzhou, the "Seventy-six Sages" replied in unison, those who can go to the Manor of the King of Chu for a meeting are human spirits, and they have long been flattering each other - now every step forward is to create history, and no one is stupid enough to give up the opportunity to go down in the history books.

Liu Zongzhou patiently explained the provisions to Sonam Qiongpei in Tibet, Wang Yingxiong went fishing to pull Batur, Chen Qiyu actually drank a little wine with Tuoyangkun and a group of old thieves, and the result of pulling the relationship between each other was to give in one step, and the content ......of the discussion soon developed from the "Naturalization Oath" to the "Federal Regulations".

The Federation must protect the local state capital Taiping - Sichuan Governor Long Wenguang first proposed, and the Henan representatives immediately agreed, and the purpose of their coming here was to ask Datong to send troops to suppress the thieves, and this opportunity would never be missed.

Freedom of contract - Liu Tianren proposed the big decision, and the merchants applauded it, which meant that the notorious government monopoly and purchase system were completely abolished, and the leaders of the tribes outside the customs were also loudly in favor, and it was easy to pull stupid slaves to the government to make a contract, which was obviously to let them pass.

Citizens have the right to form associations and form parties - Li Jianji and Bao Zhen proposed that the Liberal Party and the Chamber of Commerce are too powerful, and for the sake of the future, it is very necessary to put on the cloak of legality.

Citizens should have the freedom to create doctrines and express their speech - Sun Qifeng proposed that Ming Taizu suppress Mencius's doctrine and Zhang Juzheng destroyed the Tianxia Academy, and this lesson must not be forgotten.

The rights of minorities must be protected and respected, especially the right to subsistence, which should be given special assistance – the Khalkha Subutai said on behalf of the tribes outside the Guanxi who feared being suppressed or even annexed by the Han Chinese, who had the largest population.

Prohibition of Zhulian, deposition of torture - Liu Zongzhou shouted loudly, the Ming generation was too tyrannical, Taizu and Chengzu were murderous, and the first emperor also had the atrocities of Zheng Zheng, a famous scholar in Lingchi, and the scholars did not dare to forget.

Citizens between the ages of 18 and 50 are obliged to fight for the country - Jin Sheng, the governor of the Soldiers and Horses Division, proposed that the huge military expenditure is worrying to death, the country is a citizen, and citizens should of course serve the country, and an army dominated by citizen soldiers can undoubtedly greatly reduce expenses.

All state capitals must establish rules that voter qualifications can only be granted to citizens over the age of 21 who have a permanent property and a living -- Liu Wenzhong's father-in-law's proposal was applauded by the court, and Datong cannot hold direct elections, let alone universal suffrage, otherwise the world is likely to be in chaos.

Liberation of Manchuria -- Manchu deputies Chang Shun and Bu Sai raised their arms and shouted, this proposal was strongly rebuked, and Tuoyangkun was so frightened that he swallowed back the words of "liberate the Ming Kingdom", and some things could only be done but not said, let alone written into the constitution.

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The crowd apparently colluded, not only did there be no quarrels or fights, but they also cheered each other on, and the meeting was always filled with an atmosphere of unity. He Fengsheng's ears are also good, and he waved his hand to everyone and said: "All the monarchs are competing for profit, but they don't know that the constitution is the law of governing officials, now the center has the Senate and the House of Representatives, and there are also councils at the government and county levels, but there is no supervision, according to the old man's view, it is better to change the Xingtai to the province, still as the Yuan Dynasty by the central government, the local state government can divide a few more council members, and then elect representatives to stay in Datong, and others stay in the province to supervise government affairs, so wouldn't it be better!" ”

"The old man thinks that the presidential palace should also be changed, and now that the conquest is continuous, the military affairs office of Zanhua can't manage many things, so it is better to open the metropolitan governor's mansion." Wang Yingxiong said immediately.

The two former university scholars are old and spicy, and the councillor stayed in the province to control the hand that the center stretched out to the locality, and the Metropolitan Governor's Office separated the military power from the presidential palace, which will definitely weaken the president's power, but no one can say that they are wrong, and they are also thinking about the federation - Li Huai laughed a few times and said: "Thank you for the advice of the two seniors, the federation has always followed the policy of checks and balances, this discussion is very wonderful!" ”

The wind direction has changed again, Li Yu has become the target of public criticism, Guan Neishi people have never liked this Hu guy, and have put forward bills to restrict the president, such as canceling the provisions of the president's eternal lineage, the Senate and the House of Representatives have the right to impeach the president, the right to change the president, the right to determine the presidential candidate, and even the right to manage the president's family affairs such as marrying a wife and receiving a son, the eunuch Liu Wenzhong also proposed to set up a harem for the president, and the Civic Party and the leaders of the Guanwai tribes were of course opposed, but the attitude was very moderate, and the Liberal Party finally jumped out and diluted the mud - the president cannot be a family for all generations, But it has the right to nominate presidential candidates, and then the Senate and the House of Representatives will elect a new president from them, and the president's family affairs will be left alone, and the dead eunuch will get out of the way, and the president does not need a harem.

"You guys are acting, Hermes-Epitek has been doing it for nothing for so many years!" Yun Rong was a little angry.

"Who said that Hermes-Epitek did it in vain, he likes the forest with hot springs at the southern foot of Daqing Mountain, we have discussed it, and the whole mountain will be allocated to him as a hunting ground, and he will definitely be satisfied." Bao Zhen replied confidently, and everyone immediately said that they would never let the president suffer.

In the next few days, progress was rapid, the draft constitution was basically drawn up, the right to adjudicate constitutional disputes was also determined to be handed over to the Federal Law Division, the country name was set as the Datong Federal Republic, and the Tang Federal Republic proposed by Yang Wenyue and the Federal Republic of East Asia Minor proposed by Li Zhengyi were vetoed, and everyone insisted that "the great harmony of the world" most represented the aspirations of the citizens, and the era name was set as a republic and remained unchanged forever, and next year would be the first year of the republic.

Towards the end of the meeting, Vice President Batu accompanied the Lamaist Lama Erji, the Fifth ** Living Buddha, the Muslim Mahad and Dr. Ma, and the Western Sect Long Huamin, Deng Ruoshui and others to the Chu King Manor, apparently to endorse the Constitution.

Dr. Ma spoke first, Datong supports homeless Shanxi Muslims, and also helps them improve their lives, this love Islam will never forget, the great imams in the naturalization of the joint resolution, Datong's implementation of "freedom, equality, benevolence" in line with the teachings of the Quran, Muslims resolutely allegiance to the Federation, resolutely support the constitution, and at the same time apologize to the Ministry of Law, due to customary reasons, Muslims marry daughters and daughters to force each other to convert to Islam, so there have been many lawsuits, the Department of Justice has ruled that this custom violates the principle of freedom is completely correct, He also suggested that freedom of belief should also be added to the Constitution.

Long Huamin then spoke, the Western missionaries are also naturalizing to make a decision, the Datong Federation is the most friendly country in the East to the Western Religion, the two sides in Fengzhou to support each other, weal and woe, the West Church regards the future of the Datong Federation as its own future, willing to support the constitution without reservation, he also told everyone, Datong advocates a hundred schools of thought, encourages filial piety during life, and the activities of worshiping Confucius and ancestors are gradually weakening, so the Matteo Ricci rules are fully applicable to the Datong Federation, and in the future, the worship of Confucius and ancestors can not be regarded as idolatry, so Datong is allowed to compile and engrave the Bible, In addition, 260 young men were sent to Europa on two occasions, 56 of whom died, while the rest received the best church education in Rome, 30 of whom had finished their studies and would soon arrive in Macao, was the greatest event of Western Christianity in the East.

Deng Ruoshui then said in a loud voice: "The Datong Federation is a country created by God, all citizens are God's people, fifty-six young people have dedicated their young lives to explore the truth, they can no longer return to their hometown, but their souls will go to heaven, pray for them!" ”

Deng Ruoshui led everyone to pray, everyone's eyes turned to the Qiuerji Lama, the spiritual leader of Fengzhou is over seventy years old, and has been recuperating in the Silver Buddha Temple for a long time and rarely goes out, at this time he clenched his thin hand and said vigorously word by word: "Our ancestors killed each other, the blood flowed too much, and they could not be divided anymore, the Mongols, the Han people, the Manchus, the Tibetans, the Hui people, Lamaism, the Western religion, and the Muslims, were clenched into a fist, invincible, and turned the sea of blood into a sea of milk, never forget!" ”

"Clenched into a fist, invincible, turning the sea of blood into a sea of milk." The Fifth ** Living Buddha and Lama Ondun led everyone to respond in unison.

Naturalized, Batu, Li Huai, and Chen Qiyu rushed back after a night of running and submitting a draft constitutional law to the presidential palace, and Li Yu immediately called Li Fugui and Zhao Ji to discuss together.

"Hermes-Epitek, they are conspiring to seize your authority again, let me remind you of Yunhezhou." Batu said indignantly.

"The Li family doesn't care about authority, but I'm worried about whether this step is right or wrong?" Li Huai said worriedly.

"It's good enough, give me a mountain," Li Yu looked at the draft and laughed, the Qing State has Qinghe Hot Springs, he has always been very envious, when hunting, he occasionally found the hot spring under the Daqing Mountain, and he really wanted to exchange his military merits for hand, this was not a big deal, there are barren mountains and mountains in Fengzhou, and no one necessarily wants to give it away for nothing, but the House of Representatives deliberately played a big card and refused to do it for a long time, this time he finally got his wish, he waved his hand and said, "How can things in the world be right and wrong, what you think is right today may prove wrong tomorrow, Those who are full of truth are either ignorant or shameless, and we are not saints, so it is better to listen to the opinions of the people than to be wise. ”

Chen Qiyu nodded: "There are indeed no saints in the world, most of them are hypocrites, but Father Deng suddenly said that the Datong Federation is a country created by God, and all citizens are God's people, there is something to say!" ”

"He is reminding us that the status of Western Religion in the Federation should be improved, and in recent years, Western Religion has developed too fast, and it is said that there are 500,000 followers, and the power is great and the mind is great." Li Fugui smiled faintly.

Li Yu got up and lowered his head and paced, and after a while, he waved his hand and said: "The three major religions check and balance each other, no one can turn the sky, don't care about them, let them develop on their own, it is better for the common people to believe in God than to believe in people, God can't do bad things, and it is always people who do bad things, so be it, the draft constitution will be submitted to the House of Representatives for voting as soon as possible, I have no opinion." ”

Everyone sighed, the constitution was finally over for more than half a year, Li Fugui said to Batu and Li Huai: "Xizhi, Yushan, you can't rest yet, the Qing Kingdom is menacing, we must lay out in advance, take advantage of the autumn road, you should leave immediately." ”

Batu and Li Huai nodded, both of them have great responsibilities, Batu must stabilize the situation in the Western Regions, curb the momentum of the Rakshasa Kingdom's eastward expansion, and prepare for the future westward expansion, Li Huai must unite the Datong forces in Huguang and Jiangxi, while continuing to implement the new policy, while reorganizing the armament and preparing to meet the southward movement of the Qing army.

"Li Zicheng and Sun Kewang pose too much threat to Huguang, and if they are not cleared in time, it will be difficult for me to concentrate on dealing with the Qing army." Li Huai thought for a while and said.

"After the autumn harvest, Tian Jianxiu and Wu Ruyi have gone to Huaiqing to contact the old ones, and Ma Ke, who was sent by Li Zicheng to fight Sichuan, has also found us, Ma Guangyuan knows it in his heart, he will go to Wuchang with you." Li Fugui replied.

Zhao Ji looked at Chen Qiyu with a smile and said: "Master Chen, your old acquaintance is coming, Dolgon has hit a wall in Juyong Pass and Niangzi Pass, and sent Hong Chengchou to Datong to negotiate peace, how about you go and talk to him?" ”

Chen Qiyu hurriedly waved his hand and excused himself, when he was the governor of Yansui, Hong Chengchou's official residence was his superior, and when he jumped to the military affairs of the governor of the five northwest provinces, Hong Chengchou was still the governor of the three sides but became his subordinate, until he was sent to Guangxi, Hong Chengchou came out to take over the military affairs of the governor of the five northwest provinces, and the relationship between the two was a little awkward.

"How hard it is, my lord, this time Chang Shu and Bu Sai are your deputies, just to overwhelm the envoy of the Qing Kingdom, Hong Chengchou has the grace to teach me, and I have to meet him." Li Yu persuaded with a smile.

On the tenth day of the seventh month, thirty miles east of Datong, the military flag was hunted and hunted, the horn sounded, nearly a thousand Datong military horses, infantry, and gunners lined up neatly beside the official road, a group of Datong officials looked anxiously to the east, and when it was close to dusk, several carriages gradually galloped closer under the escort of the Datong cavalry, and Li Yu waved his hand and strode up to meet it - the Qing envoy arrived.

"The boss has worked hard, and the student will see you again." Li Yu saluted Hong Chengchou, who got out of the car.

Hong Chengchou's eyes were a little red, and he grabbed Li Yu and said, "Hanmin, I didn't expect to see you again, let the old man see, okay, it's still the heroic spirit of the year." ”

Wu Xian had been a patrol in Shaanxi, and he was an old acquaintance with Hong Chengchou, so he came over and said coldly: "The emperor heard that Songshan had fallen, and he sacrificed Hong Hengjiu in Beijing, and he didn't expect to see you again." ”

"Deer friends, accumulate virtue in your mouth!" Hong Chengchou blushed and smiled bitterly.

Several former court officials walked over without smiling, Hong Chengchou became more and more embarrassed, Li Yu frowned and made a gesture to Wang Tingchen, Jiang Zhu and others - these people followed Hong Chengchou to defend Songshan Fort for a year, until the ammunition ran out of food and fed on people, it was meaningless to fight to such a point, if it wasn't for Hong Chengchou's acquiescence to Xia Chengde's surrender in Kaicheng, I'm afraid that more than 10,000 people would have to die in Songshan, they still have feelings for Hong Chengchou, and they came forward to greet him.

"The red flag is raised under the barbarian mountain, and my soldiers are mighty and strong; The general is gracious to the people, and his comrades are in good spirits; The desert smoke rises from the side wall, and the Jin Ge Iron Horse is in a hurry; The blood is heroic, the country is dead, and the captives have been extinguished. ”

The loud military song sounded, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but burst into tears, the lyrics of this song were written by him for Li Yu back then, at this time it sounded very kind, Li Yu said in a low voice: "The old man taught 'shun the heavens and the people, advance with the times', the students have always remembered and engraved it on the stone tablet of the presidential palace and the prime minister's palace. ”

"I have made countless friends, but only Hermes-Epitek is the most confidant." Hong Chengchou clenched Li Yu's hand.

The crowd suddenly became noisy, Ganglin covered his ass and complained, Chang Shu and Qi Chongge started to fight, he went to dissuade and took a few kicks, Li Yu glanced at Ganglin in disgust, and strode over to stop the brawl - Chang Shu and Qi Chongge are old colleagues of Jin Guowenguan, but Chang Shu is a person from Mang Gurtai, Qi Chongge is a person from Huang Taiji, the two have a grudge in the past, and they will do it if they don't agree with each other when they meet a few words, Ganglin sells the lord to seek glory, and the people of Datong are extremely disdainful, and of course they have the opportunity to do it, to be honest, Li Yu also wanted to kill this guy to avenge his nephew Adali.

That night, when a rally was held in Liberty Square to celebrate the adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly, and a banquet was held upstairs in Beicheng, Hong Chengchou looked at the jubilant scene on the square, and couldn't help but sigh "The people's hearts are available", picked up a copy of the "Datong Constitution" and asked Li Yu endlessly, Qi Chongge and Gang Lin also came over to listen attentively - there are too many things they don't understand, and everything here is far beyond their understanding.

Time is urgent, the negotiation will start the next day, both sides are old acquaintances, but they also have old grudges, and it is very awkward to meet - Chen Qiyu and Hong Chengchou have constant friction when they are cleaning up the thieves, Qi Chongge has played a small report in Changshu, Busai and Ganglin are both Tiancong's eight-year people, but they look down on each other's articles, time has changed, and now they each represent a camp, and they all have the heart to pressure each other.

"Yuxuan, Emperor Taizong of my dynasty has made an appointment with the president of your country, and the Qing Dynasty soldiers will form an alliance when they enter Zhili, and Datong will also provide money and food assistance, and now that my dynasty is about to move to the capital, Datong should fulfill its promise." Hong Chengchou was expressionless and spoke first.

"How did Emperor Taizong die violently? Why is Hauge under house arrest? Since there is a change in your country, you should first quell the civil strife instead of moving the capital, and we must not form an alliance with the thieves. Chen Qiyu replied with a smile.

"Hand over Haoge, our president is willing to help the Qing Dynasty restore the imperial throne as the Prince of Jin, and on this basis, the two countries can consider forming an alliance." Chang Shu added coldly.

"There is no civil strife in the Qing Dynasty, you are talking nonsense and making something out of nothing." Qi Chongge scolded angrily.

"Shameless, I dare to call him the Prince of Jin without my imperial edict, the president of your country wants to deceive the world and steal his name, and I can't tell him what to do." Ganglin also jumped up.

"You are shameless, Emperor Taizong personally gave the surname Jueluo to the president of our country and crowned Prince Jin, this will be fake! It must be Dorgon's ghost, he's something, he should get out of here! Busai immediately retorted.

The two sides slapped the table and quarreled, Hong Chengchou closed his eyes, the Qing Dynasty has a request for people, and I am afraid that it will be a little difficult to negotiate peace.