4 Stinky heat. (.) The rickshaw parked in front of the Capitol was blazing in the sun, as if to compare with these rickshaws, and several decorated tricycles were also parked in the square in front of the Capitol, whether it was a rickshaw or a rickshaw, business was very good, for the simple reason that this was the Capitol, the seat of the highest national legislature, but now, it has become a specimen of that short constitutional era, although there are indeed a few senators and representatives on duty in the Capitol, But it has actually become a library, which doubles as a tourist function, and tourists from all over the world come to China to visit the Capitol to inspect this constitutional specimen and compare it with the government to see which form of government is more suitable for the country.

There are many tourists, and the business of rickshaws and rickshaws carrying passengers is naturally good, but considering that the parliament will reconvene in the future, it is not good to say that there are too many vendors gathered here, so the open space and road in front of the parliament building were declared a "pedestrian street." "Motor vehicles are prohibited, pedestrian streets are only running, and rickshaws with special license plates are allowed to come and go, and these license plates are not affordable for ordinary people. At least 10,000 yuan, a rickshaw driver who can run a car here. Either the "image spokesperson" selected by each car dealer or the full-time driver trained by the advertising company is a full-time driver, in order to show his face here and expand his popularity, after all, this is a place that Chinese and foreign tourists are very concerned about.

Those who can afford to sit on a rickshaw in front of the Capitol are not ordinary people, because the money is at least five yuan, which is enough for the daily expenses of ordinary people's families for a month, so the people who can afford to sit on a rickshaw in front of the Capitol are all broad guys, either rich daughters, or chaebol sons, occasionally one or two popular courtesans, and they will deliberately call a photographer to take a few commemorative photos when they are in the car, in the future. That's history.

So, these rickshaws parked in front of the Capitol are more of a status symbol than a solicitation of passengers, and the drivers of these carts basically don't have to run around, at most pull the cart around the square, and pose for the photographer to take a good photo, after all, people who can afford to sit on a rickshaw here don't need to run around in a rickshaw at all. Most people have private cars. Not only is it fast, but it also pulls the wind.

This peculiar scenery in front of the Capitol has really attracted a lot of attention from the public opinion circles, and the state's highest legislature has been reduced to a tourist attraction. It's a breath of breath, but it's also why it's not uncommon to see constitutionalist demonstrations on the pedestrian street in front of the Houses of Parliament. When it first started. The police also strongly intervened in this regard, but later, after President Zhao Da's words, the police did not take the initiative to interfere with the demonstrations of the constitutionalists, as long as the demonstrators did not go out of the pedestrian street and did not shout things such as "Down with the people and kill the riot." and so on, then the police will not interfere with their peaceful demonstrations.

In fact, the pedestrian street in front of the Capitol is now known as the "Oriental Hyde Park." Finish. Here, the people have "absolute freedom of speech based on the premise of pacifism." So, naturally, it is not uncommon to see speeches expressing constitutional rhetoric here. Reporters also like to gather here to collect news, and occasionally when they encounter resentful people who come from other places to complain about the land, the reporters will immediately take advantage of the topic to exercise public opinion supervision, which often makes some local governments unable to step down.

In a similar place, there is another one in Shanghai. Carving, it is Zhang Yuan, although the concession has been revoked, but Zhang Yuan's free atmosphere has not disappeared, and this is another means used by Zhao Bei to whitewash politics. With the exception of these two places, all unauthorized demonstrations have been strictly prohibited as a necessary social control measure.

In this way, the management of the Capitol that originally wanted to be clean was unable to clean up, and the front of the Capitol was lively throughout the day, and it can be said that the entire urban area of the city, except for the red-light district transformed from the eight alleys, is the most lively and the most right and wrong here in the Capitol. Some journalists who are eager to show their talents often gather at the Capitol during the day and at night in the Bada Hutongs. Known as the "Migratory Bird Reporter", this is also a peculiar scenery in the city.

However, the peculiar scenery in front of the Capitol is occasionally disturbed, usually during the annual meeting of Congress, when members of the Senate and House of Representatives arrive from all over the country. Walk into the Capitol Hall, wipe the dust off the seats, hold an hour-long meeting in the Hall, and tell the people with practical actions that the members of Congress are not only asking for the people's lives. And they are also upholding their constitutional beliefs.

President Zhao Da fully supported the actions of the congressmen, and every time the Congress held a meeting, President Zhao Da would rush to the Capitol. Speeches and reports to MPs on the work of the government over the past year.

The date of the congressional meeting is uncertain. However, it is usually in the summer or autumn, and the specific date is determined by the Cadre Committee and the National Assembly Detention Office. People are not forced, so every time a meeting is held, there will be a lot more empty seats in the Congress. As for the southern legislators, they often refuse to come on the pretext of the hot weather, and second, they also know very well that the era of small politics will not end in a short period of time, and even if they rush to the meeting, it is useless, it is better to concentrate on business in their hometowns.

Now, it is the season to hold a meeting of congressmen, and a few days ago, members from other places have entered Beijing one after another, and according to the announcement issued by the Congressional Detention Office. This year's meeting of MPs took place today.

So, before dawn today, the Capitol was already full of reporters, waiting for nine o'clock when the Capitol opened its doors. They could follow the congressman into the dusty chamber.

However, compared with last year, the number of local parliamentarians attending this year's meeting of parliamentarians is significantly higher, and careful reporters have counted at least 200 people wearing congressmen's badges. Among them, there are many well-known people in the industrial circles and cultural names. Since it is a political period. The members of the National Assembly will not be re-elected, and the current members of the parliament are still the group of congressmen who were elected before the old year, and in those years, many members of the parliament have been gray-headed, and now, there are more white-headed parliamentarians, and as far as the eye can see, there are white flowers in front of the parliament building, and some lawmakers can no longer walk on their own, and are actually pushed to the front of the parliament building in wheelchairs.

The reporter with a keen sense of smell seemed to smell something, and so, it was nine o'clock in the morning. When the Reichstag opened its doors, more reporters rushed to the Capitol from various newspapers in the city and followed the congressmen into the conference hall.

Journalists speculated and tentatively questioned lawmakers, but they remained silent. Or you don't know.

Some journalists speculated that it was because of the disarmament conference in Washington?

The Washington Conference on Disarmament, which officially concluded last month, was in addition to reaching agreement on disarmament issues. They also agreed on the balance of power in the Pacific and signed a five-nation pact between the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Japan, and China, under which the five countries recognized each other's vested interests in the Pacific and Asia, and pledged not to threaten the signatories with force in the Far East and the Pacific, which was valid for 10 years.

The Five-Power Pact was significant, as it effectively put an end to the "Anglo-Japanese Alliance, which not only marked the formal establishment of a new order in the Far East, but also meant that Britain began to seek cooperation with the United States to jointly meet the challenges from Asia, and at the same time actually recognized China's new international status, and from this moment on, China achieved the same status as Japan in terms of international status, becoming a regional power."

In addition, the "Five-Power Pact" also conducted an in-depth discussion of the question of Tsarist Russia and reached a tacit understanding, and according to this small tacit understanding, the Tsarist government would be deposed by the "international condominium" and reorganized into a so-called "Far Eastern Republic with the capital of Vladivostok, and with the military protection and political support of the five countries, it would maintain its sovereign independence, and Soviet Russia would be prohibited from interfering in the internal affairs of the country, and it would also be forbidden for any country to monopolize its interests.

It is no wonder that journalists thought that the signing of the Five-Power Pact was a leap forward in China's international status, and they took it for granted that the reason why members of Congress gathered in the Capitol Hall was to hear the president read out the contents of the treaty himself.

But for this speculation of journalists. Members of Congress were still noncommittal, but some of the loose-mouthed lawmakers eventually leaked some truth to reporters, and more than 350 members of the Senate and House of Representatives gathered at the Capitol. In fact, they received an invitation from the president, who personally invited them to Beijing for a congressional meeting, and it was said that the president had "important matters." Announce.

But no one knows what important things the president is going to announce, so we can only wait for the president to show up before we can analyze it.

At 9:05 a.m., the president's motorcade arrived at the Capitol, escorted by plainclothes guards. President Zhao walked into the conference hall and stood on the rostrum, and he was followed into the conference hall by all the political commissars, all of whom were dressed formally and looked solemn.

Standing on the rostrum, Zhao Bei first glanced at the congressmen present, and then announced an important news to the congressmen in his unhurried voice.

"Today, I invite you to come to the meeting mainly because I have important news for the public. Tell Congress. In view of the fact that the government is proceeding smoothly, that order has been fully restored and that the state has been strengthened, I believe that the 20-year period of government, which was previously determined, is somewhat conservative, and now it seems that 15 years is more than enough. After serious discussions with the Political Council, all of them agreed with my opinion, and as a result, I formally decided to shorten the term of the President's tenure to 15 years.

Whereas, the political period began in the old year. Then, I will return to the Diet by the end of the year, and if things go well, the date of my return may be brought forward even further, and all members of the Diet will be present at the transfer ceremony. In view of the fact that many of you are too old to bear the pain of traveling back and forth, I have decided to resume the election of members of the Diet from next year after consultation with the Political Affairs Committee. Once the time has come, the power of the country can be quickly taken over, and presidential elections will resume before the formal reconvocation of the National Assembly. ”

When Zhao Bei said this, there was a sudden silence below. Then, some gasped, others rejoiced, and the news soon spread to the Capitol, and hundreds of constitutionalists who were demonstrating in front of the Capitol also jubilant, counting carefully with their fingers crossed. This year is the first year of the first year, then, in less than eight years, Zhao Bei will restore the original constitution of the Republic of China, and at that time, the constitution can be realized.

Although some still think that eight years is too long, it has been shortened considerably, and this may be seen as a victory for the constitutionalists.

But at the same time, reporters also wanted to find out what happened to make Zhao Bei suddenly make this decision to shorten the political period. But they didn't get an answer from Zhao Bei.

It wasn't until many years later that some reporters recalled Zhao Bei's decision that year and suddenly realized. It turned out that Zhao Bei threw out a hot potato in advance, and when the potato began to cool down, he decisively snatched the potato back.

At the same time, just a few days after Zhao Bei announced the shortening of the presidential term, Zhang Taiyan organized the "Constitutional Memorial Meeting." It quickly disappeared, and for a time it was quite vigorous and vigorous "National Constitutional Movement." It was over before it began, and when it was understood that Zhao Bei had divided and disintegrated the constitutionalist faction by shortening the presidential period, although Zhang Taiyan was so angry, he also had to admire Zhao Bei's trick of "retreating into advance" was quite clever. Since then, Zhang Taiyan has devoted himself to the study of Chinese studies and has not been distracted from politics for several years.

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