Chapter 176: Uproar

(A cold broke out, the state is terrible, and I can only make a big change in 3,000 words today.) )

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the Senior Administration Yuan held a meeting as usual, and Shen Jiaben, who was sitting on the rostrum, had an unusual premonition that he was going to put it on hold in the past, and there was already a lot of noise under the meeting, and he was almost accustomed to it, but until now, the scene was still surprisingly silent.

Suspicious silence.

What's wrong with these big men today? Shen Jiaben frowned, thinking about it to no avail, and soon he left it behind.

"According to the Secretariat, there are 187 members present, more than two-thirds of the number of members, and the meeting can officially begin."

Shen Jiaben looked at the form in his hand, and then began to proceed with today's agenda according to the script.

"At the 18th meeting of the regular session of the Senior Council, today we deliberated on the bill for simplifying Chinese characters submitted by the Faculty and the "

"Speaker, please, pause!"

There was an extremely discordant sound in the venue, and Shen Jiaben suddenly chuckled in his heart, and then looked up.

"I propose to suspend today's original proposal, let's discuss this important matter!"

Three or five people stood up from their seats and suddenly made an unusual request.

Shen Jiaben frowned, and his tone was obviously a little undulating, "Pause? Why the pause, and how can the legislators not follow the order of the meeting? ”

On weekdays, it doesn't matter if he casually plays in the Senior Affairs Yuan, why does he suddenly want to interrupt the established agenda, this is the first time he has encountered this kind of thing.

"Speaker, the disorder in the meeting hall of the Senior Council is a small matter, and if the whole of China is out of order, the problem will be serious!"

As soon as the words fell, more than 100 members stood up on the seats, silently and heavily pressuring Shen Jiaben on the speaker's seat, and Shen Jiaben understood what the abnormal atmosphere that permeated the venue before the meeting began, this was not an accidental incident of a personal nature at all.

"What's the matter? It's a matter of discussion here. ”

Shen Jiaben said suspiciously, things have reached this point, and it is impossible for him not to interrupt the original meeting.

"Yesterday, this councillor was shocked to learn that Hunan Governor Yang Wending privately issued 1.2 million taels of provincial public bonds, which was not reported to the local advisory bureau for approval, and the advisory bureau sent several notes to the governor of the yamen, but Yang Wending ignored it, and had no choice but to report the matter to the Hunan Advisory Bureau, and today we will first discuss this important case!"

"According to the "Regulations of the Local Consultative Bureau" promulgated by the imperial court, the authority of the Consultative Bureau is to discuss the budget and final accounts, taxes, public debts, and additions, deletions, and amendments to the rules and regulations of the province.

“!”

The parliamentarians were excited, one after another, and soon the audience was boiling, Shen Jiaben understood what was going on, and hurriedly shouted: "Please don't get excited, the speaker already knows that the handling of urgent government affairs by the Council is also stipulated in the charter, which is reasonable, so let's discuss it in turn." ”

As soon as the top was relieved, the discussion immediately began, and after more than ten minutes, an agreement was reached on the spot.

"First, the order on the issuance of public bonds will be abolished immediately and sent back to the Hunan Consultative Bureau for new consideration, and second, Yang Wending, the Hunan Fu Yang Wending, who maliciously violated the law, is a crime that cannot be forgiven, and the imperial court should dismiss him from his post and investigate and deal with it in order to set the record straight."

As soon as the parliamentarians came up, they wanted to impeach the governor, which was not only an unprecedented request, but also almost a big problem for the Shen family, how could the court agree?

"Please Speaker Shen announce the vote!"

Shen Jiaben hesitated for a moment, and a series of urging sounds sounded below, and shouts filled the venue.

In desperation, Shen had no choice but to order the Secretariat to distribute the ballot papers, and according to the statutes of the Information Council, whenever the maximum decree is voted on, the method of voting should be taken by secret ballot, and the names should be written on white paper in favor, and those who disagree must write their names on blue paper.

There was no surprise in the result of the vote, which overwhelmingly outnumbered the votes against, a total of 126 votes, and the resolution was now a fact, and it had to be reported to the court on the same day.

The telegram of the repeal of the decree and the impeachment of Xiang Fu reached the palace, and the full circle of parliamentarians waited patiently in their seats for the result, and an hour later, Zaifeng's edict came from the military aircraft.

Shen Jiaben motioned for the secretariat to read out the edict in court, and the supreme leader's will on this matter was slowly revealed.

"The unauthorized issuance of public bonds was not first reported to the Hunan Prefecture Council for public discussion, which is a personal omission of Hunan Fu, but the issuance of public bonds is not wrong, and it should still be handled in accordance with the previous decree, and the Information Administration Yuan should not discuss it again."

"Omission?!"

The order issued by the Military Aircraft Department caused a repercussion in the audience.

"Xiangfu is blatant, how is it just an omission!!"

"If you follow the previous order, where will you put the local council bureau! Where is the charter of the Consultative Council? ”

"This is an insult from the Military Aircraft Department, five mediocre people, why do you use this sleeping decree to decorate the scenery in the Imperial Yuan!!"

This order from the Military Aircraft Department was originally intended to low-key calm the anger of the parliamentarians, but it did not expect to backfire and instantly caused an uproar.

Is that something we don't take seriously? The angry legislators felt that they had been insulted, and they knew that if the matter was opened, the Senate or the Council would be even less respected by the Cabinet or the Governor, and would be completely reduced to rubber stamps, which was the most important red line for them to violate.

On the parliamentary seat, there was a commotion, among these people were both princes and princes, but also ordinary gentry, however, in front of everyone's eyes, Liu Chunlin, the last champion, was the first to stand up, almost roaring and said.

"The spirit of the constitution is all in the law, and if the governor violates the law and does not punish him, then there is no need for the Information Administration! The Advisory Council can also do without it! Constitutionalism can also be avoided! The Minister of War and Aircraft countersigned the edict in an attempt to "change the law by order", "It seems that there is no law to abide by in the Qing Dynasty, and it all depends on the words of the official, so it is better to ask the emperor to dissolve the Information Administration!" ”

Liu Chunlin's words were tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, and a large number of people were furious, stood up, and echoed loudly.

"Today, the Minister of Military Aircraft who issued this edict must be present to explain, otherwise there is no need for the Information Council to open it!"

The people below chanted again and again, wave after wave, and all their anger was aimed at the Minister of Military Aircraft, and the latter, as an important minister among the important ministers of the court, was ordered by the common people to be present for an unprecedented time, and these parliamentarians simply ate the gall of a bear heart and a leopard.

"The Minister of Military Aircraft, please!"

"The Minister of Military Aircraft, please!"

Shen Jiaben couldn't control the emotions at the scene, so he hurriedly stopped, "The Minister of Military Aircraft is a cardinal, how can you have the spare time to attend this meeting, don't make trouble." ”

"The head of government attends the parliament, and all constitutional countries always have it, but our constitution is different from others?"

"If the Minister of Military Aircraft does not come, this decree will not be honored, and this constitution is also a false constitution that is clearly exposed!"

In the eyes of the parliamentarians, Zaifeng as the head of state, and the Minister of Military Aircraft as the head of government, is similar to the cabinet structure of the West, and furthermore, the edict at the end of the Qing Dynasty must be countersigned by the Minister of Military Aircraft before it can take effect, which is also similar to the responsible cabinet, so this matter has been poked out, and the Minister of Military Aircraft, who is responsible for state affairs, must come forward to be responsible.

The Shen family had no choice but to compromise with the audience: "Now the speaker of this parliament will notify the Minister of Military Aircraft to be present, please wait a while." ”

In order to appease these angry councillors, Shen Jiaben immediately asked people to call the Military Aircraft Department, and he got a clear reply ten minutes later.

Let the Minister of Military Aircraft be present? Amusing!

Shen Jiaben's face was black, he knew that he couldn't just tell the parliamentarians as it was, so he had to say that the phone from the Military Aircraft Department could not be reached, so he closed the meeting first and asked the parliamentarians to discuss it another day.

This was a prevarication, and the parliamentarians were willing to give up, and after boiling, they soon reached an agreement again.

Within half an hour, the members of Parliament drafted a new message, which began with a formal notification in the name of all the Councillors that the Minister of War and Aircraft would come to the Council for questioning.

Things are getting bigger and bigger, Shen Jiaben is riding on the wall, and he doesn't know how to end it at all, and since there was the first time just now, then he will agree to cry this second time.

"Send this letter of inquiry to the military aircraft and ask them" Shen Jiaben didn't know how to continue, he almost finished with a sad face, "Ask a military aircraft minister to come over." ”

All the members of the audience just stood and waited for a reply to be returned, and there was a posture that they would not give up until they received a reply.

Time passed minute by minute, the reply from the Military Aircraft Department had not yet arrived, and seeing that the meeting had reached the time, the Shen family was more anxious than anyone else.

After another hour, the messenger returned, and the councillors in the room were in good spirits, but they were waiting not for the Minister of Military Aircraft, but for a very short note.

"The decree countersigned by the Minister of Military Aircraft belongs to the old system during the Qianlong period, and the intention of countersigning is different from that of foreign cabinets, so this minister is not responsible."

Either disdainful, or really busy, or simply look down on these troublesome parliamentarians, there is only this one sentence on the note, and the meaning of ridicule is self-evident.

The anxiety of waiting, the accumulated anger, the tug-of-war of the whole afternoon, and the huge gap between hopes and hopes, under the joint collision of these several Mars, this simple mockery is infinitely magnified.

The parliamentarians were completely outraged by this sentence, and the scene finally reached the point where it was out of control!

Don't want to come? OK! Then never use it again!

The parliamentarians were not even interested in issuing an ultimatum, and directly bypassed all the cumbersome procedures, and simply impeached them together with the Military Aircraft Department and all the ministers!

"The Minister of Military Aircraft, the fifth, is afraid of the merit of the future, and the responsibility is afraid of the first, breaking the essence of the constitution, leaving the stench of 10,000 years, this useless and useless person, if he survives for one day, the country will be weak, and the power will be upside down for the people, and the chicken rib mansion of the Military Aircraft Department should be impeached together."

The unprecedentedly tough stance has so far turned the Senate into a fierce horse that believes in the reins! (To be continued.) )