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On the shore of Shicha Sea, the Regent's Mansion, Zaifeng, who has been busy for a whole year, rarely has free time to hug his little son, staring at Pu Jie's little face made of pink and jade, and the Guerjia clan of Changfu Jin also laughed on the side, the little guy is the age of babbling, and the appearance of the tiger is cute.

"Amma Ama" Pu Jie touched Zaifeng's face with his millet fingernails, and the little guy was screaming.

The sudden sound of "Amma" made Zaifeng laugh, and the burden on his shoulders for a year made him breathless, and only then did he enjoy the joy of family, but with a smile and a smile, Zaifeng's heart was filled with an inexplicable sadness.

He thought of his eldest son, the one who couldn't even say "Amma."

At the beginning of the New Year, it was the time for the family to reunite, except for the cold palace walls and a group of unfamiliar faces, his son probably couldn't see anything, only a dry face Empress Dowager Longyu, and his legal "mother-in-law" took care of him.

Zaifeng couldn't help but think of that night a year ago, the sparkling carriage and horses drove into the palace of the alcohol king, the eunuch took away the infant Pu Yi with a decree, Guarjia fell to the ground and cried unconscious, and the grandmother Liu Jia, who was raised by one hand, was full of tears, all over the house, a wail, and he knelt on the ground, he could only thank the emperor, and after saying "okay, good" three times, he watched his son leave.

Zaifeng sighed, put Pu Jie aside, walked out of the door alone, walked in the courtyard, and kept thinking in his mouth: Fortunately, my son became the emperor, and before he became the emperor, he must govern the country well.

In the past year, Zaifeng has indeed been conscientious, just like his ancestors, daily high-intensity diligence has become a habit, from morning to night, review and play right, and the working hours even surpass the life of normal people, but it is also inevitable that he and Daoguang, Tongzhi, Xianfeng The same fate, from ambition to mediocrity, this has nothing to do with Zaifeng personally, this is a tragedy of the times.

In any case, one thing is still worth rejoicing, the empire under his governance has finally improved a little, especially in economic matters, as soon as the policy of encouraging industry and commerce came out, the economy continued to grow, taxes continued to increase, and the treasury gradually became abundant, starting from 1904, the economic growth rate exploded year by year, once the door to the huge market was opened, the prosperity brought by commercial freedom was inevitable, and the state budget in 1910 alone was as high as two trillion taels of silver, and the dynasty was about to fall, In the last period of time, there were signs of a return to light, which has to be incredible.

Of course, it would be nice if it could be so stable politically, Zaifeng thought.

But the fact is just the opposite, the petition group is so loud that the whole country resonates, although it was finally covered by his will, but the paper can't contain the fire, there will be even more chaos in the future, Zaifeng will not even see this sign, but what makes him really embarrassed is, how can this problem be solved at the root?

He frowned, his mind full of thoughts, and his pace began to become disordered as he walked.

"Lord Wang, Liangbi is here, and he is waiting for Shuyizhai."

The eunuch who passed the message quietly walked in from outside the door, moved to Zaifeng's side and said to him, in view of the fact that his master had specifically mentioned before, as long as Liangbi came, he did not need to be informed, and he would arrive later, and the eunuchs would arrange him in the side hall on the side.

"Minister?" Zaifeng stopped and snorted, as if he suddenly had a backbone.

"Tell him I'll be there soon."

"Piercing!" The eunuch was just about to turn around, when he suddenly heard Zaifeng change his words from behind him: "Wait, I don't need you, I'll go by myself." ”

Zaifeng hurriedly came, dressed in a plain robe, and his clothes were not changed, while Ye Kai sat quietly on the chair, and the waiting time was not too long.

"See the Regent!"

Ye Kai stood up and didn't make a big salute, both of them were used to it.

"You're here, you're here." As soon as Zaifeng sat down, he asked, "What's wrong?" "The other party came at this time, and he wouldn't just talk to himself.

"The minister is here for the petition movement." Ye Kai directly named him.

"Petition movement?" Zaifeng was a little surprised: "The imperial court issued an edict, haven't the people of the petition group been dismissed?" ”

"As the year approached, although most of the members of the petition group left Beijing and returned, the petition movement did not stop." Ye Kai's voice changed: "Does the regent know that those people have set up a 'petition comrade association' in the capital?" ”

When it comes to this kind of political association, Zaifeng is a little inexplicably vigilant, and he doesn't need to think that he knows what this comrade will be used for.

"The spark of the spark, if you don't watch out, it will become a prairie fire, these people will definitely not give up, since there is a first time, there will be a second, three times, the old chaos is uneasy, it will definitely be troubled, the regent should make plans early."

Zaifeng lowered his head and pondered, he hadn't thought of this question before, but he hadn't come up with a way to do both worlds, did he really have to obey the voice of the people, and the parliament would not be opened this year, and the constitution would be guaranteed in nine years in the front, and it would be changed immediately, this is not a slap in the face?

"When the Empress Dowager Daxing was there, she had promulgated the outline of the constitution, set the law of the nine-year constitution, and the king also issued three orders and five declarations, the power was unified in the imperial court, the public opinion of the government was public, and the sincerity of the imperial court had arrived, but the people were still dissatisfied, and insisted on inciting petitions so that passers-by knew about it, what do you say?" Zaifeng said with a bitter face, when it comes to petitions, he is really a big one, and the edict he promulgated before is somewhat helpless.

"The regent is well aware of the righteousness, but those small people may not listen to it, forgive Liangbi bluntly, once the first day is defeated, Gengzi is defeated again, today to cut Taiwan, tomorrow to send Liao, now the government can not win the trust of the people, and then order a strict order to suppress, it will definitely backfire."

Although Ye Kai's words are naked, this cruel reality must be clear to Zaifeng.

"Regent, now the way of the world has long changed, what is right has become wrong, what is right has become wrong, as long as the words come out of the mouth of the court, there are always thousands of reasons, and that is also ten thousand mistakes!"

"What then?" Zaifeng is interested in Shanshan, Liangbi didn't come tonight to ask him to open a congress.

"The nine-year constitution cannot be changed, and it should still be carried out step by step, with a transition from year to year. However, the regent should add another article to the constitution, and this article must be written first. Ye Kai said.

Zaifeng turned his head and said suspiciously: "Which one?" ”

"Governing the country according to law"

"Rule of law?" Zaifeng frowned and looked at Ye Kai suspiciously.

"Constitutionalism, constitutionalism, is to change the rule of man into the rule of law, from the Son of Heaven to the common people, in the face of the law, all should obey, this is the essence of constitutionalism. According to the ministers, the opening of the National Assembly and the establishment of the cabinet are all false appearances and whitewashed façades, and only when the country is governed according to law and implemented in a down-to-earth manner can the constitution be considered a success. ”

Ye Kai paused, and suddenly raised his voice solemnly.

"The regent should tell the world that governing the country according to law is the mother of the constitution, and that the outline of the King James Constitution is the provisional constitution, and the people of the whole country should abide by it, regardless of the son of heaven and the people. From now on, if anyone goes to Beijing to petition and put forward the argument of 'opening the parliament quickly', it will be an act of resistance to the law and an enemy of the constitution, and the whole country should condemn it, so that the imperial court will change from passive to active, and the dilemma will naturally be solved. ”

Although Zaifeng's brows were still locked, he finally heard something. (To be continued.) )