Chapter I: Parliament
The sky was already bright, but everyone in the lobby did not feel like the night was dawning at all. Last night's chaos has basically calmed down, but the bigger chaos is still to come. With Xun Yu's slow words, everyone who was busy all night last night but didn't know what was going on finally understood the current situation. Dong Cheng's chaos is not a big deal, but if he is attacked by Yuan Shao at this time, it will really be a critical existential situation.
But Cao Cao is still unconscious, and Cao Ang doesn't know whether he is alive or dead. Gao Ye is known for his prestige and ability, so it seems feasible for him to come forward to turn the tide, but the generals of the Cao clan will inevitably have the worry of occupying the magpie's nest. But except for Gao Ye, there is really no suitable person to deal with the situation in front of him at this moment, so everyone greeted Dong Cheng and Yuan Shao's family for a while, but no one left the lobby. After all, the biggest question at the moment is who will be the supreme person in charge, and this cannot be decided, and no one dares to let it go.
The people below know this, and Gao Ye's heart is also clear, and the current situation is even more complicated. In this era of the family world, something happened to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao's son should have inherited his position. But now the young and promising Cao Ang also doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and Cao Cao's other sons are too young to support the current situation at all. But if it is a different person to lead, or if it exists as an auxiliary minister, it will often cause a tilt in power, just like Cao Cao did to Liu Xie. Although Yuan Shao is strong, as long as everyone unites, it is not impossible to win another battle like Guandu. But once there is a great contradiction within the house and falls apart, I am afraid that even a housekeeper like Liu Biao will come to get a piece of the pie.
Xiahoudun in the lobby was the first to speak: "What Situ and Xun Lingjun said, I also understand, but the lord has not woken up, the general has not been issued, and the last general will not dare to be proficient." As soon as Xiahoudun's words fell, the Cao generals in the hall naturally echoed one after another, after all, on this occasion, the interests of the Cao family were all the same. Xiahoudun's words are saying their biggest worry now.
Gao Ye had also expected this, and signaled Xiahoudun to be calm and impatient, and then said: "I already know what Yuan Rang is worried about. Whether Yuan Shao will send troops or when he will send troops is now unknown, but as long as Yuan Shao makes a move, there will definitely be news from Yecheng. We are stepping up our preparations now, just so that if there is any accident at that time, we can also deal with it calmly and not be in a hurry. Now that Mr. Yuanhua has arrived, he is treating the lord and the eldest son, and I think the lord will wake up soon. ”
Although Gao Ye said so, he really didn't know the bottom in his heart, Zhang Ji's medical skills were already very good, but even he didn't know when Cao Cao would wake up, and he didn't know if Hua Tuo could bring some miracles. Although I don't know how serious the head wind can be, but in case Cao Cao becomes a vegetative person because of this head wind, this good situation that has been hard for more than ten years will be returned to the pre-liberation period overnight.
Therefore, Gao Ye didn't dare to slack off at all, and hurriedly calmed the uneasiness of Xiahoudun and the others first, and then said: "Although Dong Cheng and the other thieves have been ambushed now, it's just that we can't finish this year with peace of mind." I don't think we can wait until the sixteenth day of the dynasty, and from now on, all the officials will return to their positions and perform their duties. Civilian officials were mainly responsible for the resettlement work after the great chaos, while military generals stepped up training and preparation for war. The things within the accusation are naturally unshirkable. If there is something big that is difficult to break......" Gao Ye said this, he obviously felt a low gaze towards him, sighed lightly, and then said: "I propose that Xun Lingjun take the lead in forming a temporary council, and before the lord wakes up, he will replace the lord and cut it off!" How about disbanding when the lord wakes up? ”
Gao Ye's words didn't say, everyone was anxious, but as soon as Gao Ye's words came out, everyone was confused. The parliament, a word that transcends the times, really can't let everyone quickly understand what kind of institution this is, but Gao Ye pushed Xun Yu out to take the lead, which also made the Cao generals feel a little at ease. Gao Ye did this just to tell everyone that he had no intention of getting involved in the foundation of the Cao family. Based on Gao Ye's contributions over the years and his friendship with Cao Cao, Xiahoudun still believes that Gao Ye is not acting on the spot.
Xun Yu on the side also frowned when he heard this, looked at Gao Ye and said, "What is this council?" ”
Speaking of which, the parliament that Gao Ye wants to talk about is very different from the legislature that originated in England and was later emulated by major Western countries. There will be no upper house and no lower house, and there will be no Senate and House of Representatives. The parliament expounded by Gao Ye is actually more appropriate to say that it is the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty. The only difference is that there is no need to write a ticket, and there is no one to drape it in red. The biggest task of the entire parliament is to replace Cao Cao to make some major decisions at this critical moment.
Gao Ye had already spoken here, and everyone in the hall had a basic idea of the council. Gao Ye took a sip of tea, slowed down and continued: "...... The parliament is probably such an institution, and my opinion is to take Xun Lingjun as the chairman of the parliament, and then elect nine people to form this parliament together with Xun Lingjun. The situation is difficult, and we should work together! ”
Everyone nodded even more when they heard this, but Xun Yu on the side frowned again, and said to Gao Yeyan: "The way is a good way, but I want to elect these nine people, I'm afraid it won't be completed in a while." ”
"In normal times, it's difficult. But the situation now does not allow us to waste much time. I thought for a long time last night that if I want to elect members of the council quickly, I have to be a person of high moral standing and have to be balanced. As he spoke, he looked at the people below: "I have a proposal for the selection of councillors. If Xun Lingjun is the chairman of the parliament, he has the right to two votes. Among the remaining nine people, the second son Pi can occupy a seat. Seeing that everyone was surprised, and there was even a noisy discussion, Gao Ye could only shout twice, "Listen to me first", until everyone quieted down, and then continued: "Although the second prince is young, he has a calm mind and is very smart, and he has no problem entering the council. As for the remaining number of members, I thought that they could be given to Guo Xijiu, Dr. Zhijin Wujia, Dr. Shang Cao Shimi, General Yuan Rang, General Zixiao, General Zilian, General Wen Ze, and myself. What do you think? ”
As soon as Gao Ye's words fell, everyone fell into deep thought. Speaking of Gao Ye's list, it is also reasonable, Cao Cao's subordinates now have three forces, one of which is the Cao clan and the Xiahou clan, the clan generals of Cao Cao's own family; the second is the Yingchuan people under Gao Ye; The third is these unsupported foreign ministers of civil and military affairs. And Gao Ye's list really takes into account all the forces of these three parties.
Moreover, in this list, the Cao family and the Xiahou family alone account for four, and among the remaining five positions, the Yingchuan family occupies three, and the rest of the ministers occupy two, which is quite reasonable. And Xun Yu, who was promoted by Gao Ye to be the president of the parliament, is an upright person, known for his reputation and prestige, and his relationship with all parties is good. In this way, there will be no favoritism. Moreover, Xun Yu and Cao Cao cherish each other, and Cao Cao's trust in Xun Yu is also incomprehensible. With him as president of parliament, everyone can rest assured. 2345
As soon as Gao Ye's proposal was thrown out, all the people below discussed it, on the one hand, because of the emergence of a new political system like the parliament, which made everyone feel novel and at the same time, there was also a trace of expectation, and even thinking about how to protect their own interests. On the other hand, if the current situation is as Gao Ye said, then the council will be finalized as soon as possible, and everyone will have more time to prepare. As for Gao Ye, he quietly closed his eyes and waited for the results of everyone's discussion. Gao Ye believes that the probability of passing should be more than ninety percent!
At this point, to be honest, Gao Ye didn't know whether to rush to worry or to rejoice. Although Dong Chengzhi's rebellion was vigorous, the actual losses caused were not large. If Yuan Shao's side can cooperate with him better, if he came to Yecheng last night, I am afraid that the situation will be difficult to control. It's a pity that Xin Ping has made a lot of calculations, and the time to prepare is still too short, and Yuan Shaojun, who has just been defeated, is already demoralized, not to mention that it is the New Year. Yuan Shao wanted to complete the army in such a short period of time and do his best to strike a blow, which was really a bit difficult for a strong man.
In history, Yuan Shao was not willing to be defeated by Guandu, and he did not wait for the army to rest and recuperate, so he led the army to fight Cao Cao again, and was finally beaten by Cao Cao and ended up depressed. And Hebei also became Cao Cao's territory in the turmoil of the next few years. Now Yuan Shao has missed the best opportunity to attack, as long as he dares to come, as long as everyone can work together, this time even if it is possible to take the entire Jizhou.
Therefore, Gao Yecai threw out the cabinet system to temporarily control the overall situation on behalf of Cao Cao, after all, no matter who turns the tide at this time, he will become Cao Cao's henchman. But it is very different with a parliament, after all, no one can get absolute power, which means that no one can really control the overall situation. Besides, Gao Ye threw out the parliament this time, more to let everyone here experience this new political model, and put the conflicts of interest of various aspects and forces in the parliament to argue, discuss, quarrel, and finally reach a consensus, which is always much better than killing a bloody one!
Moreover, absolute power will produce absolute corruption, coupled with China's more than 2,000 years of feudal history, in the end, numb people's hearts and imprison their minds, the emperor has really become the master of all things, and ministers have to call themselves slaves! Gao Ye never wants to see him repeat such history. Today's Cao Cao is a minister, and the way of parliament can limit Liu Xie's monarchy to the greatest extent. When the descendants of the Cao family want to be the king in the future, what way will they have to cancel the parliament? The balance is really mysterious.
Just when the brainstorming was cool in the night, he suddenly heard Xiahoudun shouting: "I thought Situ's proposal was very good, what do you think?" If you don't have an opinion, let's do it, and General Ben will hurry up to gather people and horses and prepare for war! ”