When the emperor appeared in the Zhongji Hall in a red court robe, more than 500 members of the two courts, 100 officials of the political affairs hall, 100 officials of the Grand Court of Justice, and more than 300 people from all walks of life, including newspaper people, academies, Tiandao Academy, and Hanlin Academy, stood up and bowed for a long time.

"This is the first time I've sat here......"

The emperor sat down on the dragon chair, stretched out his arms, signaled to be exempt, and spoke deeply.

In the past 20 years, the Zhongji Hall has only been opened a few times, except for the Northern Expedition when the two houses issued the "Decree to Seek Manchuria", the rest of the time was used to elect the prime minister, and in these few big meetings, the emperor was absent.

It is precisely because of the emperor's absence, even if the crown prince is there, the movement of every big discussion is not small. It was only when the order was really chaotic, or when the two sides of the dispute burst apart and wanted to ignore the election regulations, the prince who presided over the big meeting and the big judges of the big court banged the gavel and shouted: "Look up at the north", and the empty Dan Majesty Dragon chair directly north of the fan-shaped venue in the Middle Pole Hall calmed everyone down.

Therefore, when the emperor sat on this dragon chair today, a thick stagnation suddenly covered the entire Zhongji Palace, making more than a thousand people from all walks of life tremble, and the prime minister was elected? Party governance? No, no, the emperor can make a decision in one sentence, why do you have to worry so much? Why should the state make a fuss?

After more than 40 years in charge of the country, the emperor's power has long been restrained and unpretentious, but when the emperor and the dragon chair are combined, most people wake up, this power is like air, rarely felt on weekdays, in fact, everywhere.

"Sure enough, it's very uncomfortable, it's worthy of Master Han, specially for the embarrassing ass......"

Then the emperor came to say this, and there was a burst of laughter in the hall, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed a lot. Weiyang Palace was designed by the master craftsman Han Qi, and the dragon chairs in several halls were completely imitated by the Song Dynasty, and the emperor often complained that it was not as comfortable as marching Maza.

"So you don't have to worry, I'm just going to sit here for a while and say a few words."

The Emperor said again. Thousands of people in the hall breathed a sigh of relief, and then a chaotic mood rose, the emperor is really an emperor who has never been seen in the past, and he is so decisive and neat.

"The Grand Court tried the crimes of the Manchus. It has been 19 years now, and every year we will revisit the disaster of China a hundred years ago, and every year we will revise some of our views on the past and ourselves. If history is any guide, we have done a good job. What we need to do now is to build on the past and forge ahead into the future......"

The emperor's voice, a mixture of clear and muddy, echoed in the hall, pulling everyone's thoughts in different directions, serving Yu Hanyi who was standing beside him. Lei Xiang, who was sitting in the viewing seat, Tang Sunhao and others who were sitting in the advisory seat, all had their thoughts back to a few years ago, how young the emperor was at that time.

Li Xian's eyes were cast on the void, and his thoughts kept rewinding, going back in time, and even penetrating time and space, returning to another plane.

"You're all talking about it in private. I am a half-immortal, I know three thousand years before, and three hundred years later. Many of you also think that since I, the emperor, can open this world, I can leave all the rules for this world. At the moment, there is no need for this big discussion, and the answer is in my head. ”

"You are wrong, I am not a half-immortal, I am not alone in this world, and I have no ready-made answers in my heart for today's big discussions, I am the same as all my countrymen. We look forward to your answers. ”

I know parliamentarism, I know presidential, I know universal suffrage, I know indirect elections, I know representation, I know political "consultation". I know the various systems of government in another plane three hundred years later.

Li Xi said while secretly sighing, but I don't know what system should be used in Yinghua now, everything is different.

"I have only two expectations for this answer, the first is that its purpose is to protect our heavenly ...... and righteousness"...,

Li Shi glanced at everyone, and his words made everyone awe-inspiring, which pointed out the essence of today's discussion.

Second, whatever the answer is, everything that is good is harmful. You have to learn to promote the good and suppress the harm, you have to learn to bear the harm, and when you can't bear it anymore, you have to learn to correct the answer yourself. It is only when you have done everything you can to confirm that you cannot fix it on your own that I, and the Emperor after me, will come forward. ”

This was both clear and obscure, and many people took a slight breath, truly feeling that today's big discussion was not about the prime minister, but about the emperor.

Stepping out of the Middle Pole Palace, the shouts of the thousands of people in the hall were left behind, Li Xian walked away, everything that should have been done has been done, just like a movie has come to an end, he doesn't have to invest anymore, but just quietly watch the behind-the-scenes list at the end of the film, and wait for possible easter eggs.

In the hall, the emperor left for a full three minutes before everyone recovered from the long worship, and after ten minutes, their minds were completely settled.

"If our Louis XV is replaced by the Emperor of the Holy Way, France will be saved, no, Europa will be saved......"

There are foreigners on the viewing table, and there is more than one, of course, Lu Shengdi, the director of the Luofu Mountain Chemistry Research Institute of the Heavenly Dao Academy, is not counted, he has already obtained Anglo-Chinese nationality, and next to him, a thin brown-haired middle-aged man is working hard to write.

Denis Diderot, who came to Anglo-Chinese for the second time, wrote in his diary that he was able to participate in the Great Council of the Middle Pole Hall because of his contact and contribution when he came to Anglo-Chinese for the first time. Previously, Diderot spent nine years in Yinghua, participating in the popularization of physical chemistry, astronomy and geography in Yinghua, as well as the establishment of an engineering and technical professional education system, and was hired as a guest secretary by the Tiandao Academy. After returning to China, he participated in the ideological society of Rousseau and Voltaire and others, and was listed as a dangerous element by the French authorities, charged with treason, and forced to come to England and China again as an exile.

At this time, his interest had shifted from natural science to politics, and the investigation of Anglo-Chinese political changes became a key topic in the second half of his life. Of course, he was also valuable as an advisor in his own right, and the state of the French crown and parliament, as well as his position, were also valuable in the eyes of those who participated in the council.

This value was a source of sadness for Diderot, the weak Estates-General, and King Louis XV, who abolished the prime minister after his pro-government. France is like an old man who is choosing a graveyard and is trying to whitewash his life on his tombstone, while Seris is like a teenager who is so hesitant and planning a new life that he is a little anxious and has a lot of pimples on his face.

After the Emperor left, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince acted as the moderator of the meeting. He has a dual capacity, one is the representative of the emperor and the other is the representative of the grand court. ”

"The first part of the meeting was to decide on the topic, and for that matter. I felt strongly about the difference between the changing Seris and the changing France. ”

"What topics can be discussed in this meeting, which ones are prioritized, what is the order, what is the specific and accurate description of each topic, what conclusions do we need to draw on this topic, and what voting rules should be applied to each topic."

"The people who participated in this conference came from different positions, and the differences were almost incompatible. But in this part of the agenda, they did not get into any specific arguments, and the relevant resolution was quickly adopted. The few additions and objections revolve around how to improve the efficiency of deliberations and how to punish those who violate the rules of deliberation. ”

"It makes me subconsciously think of my native France, where tyranny is wreaking havoc, but I don't see this rational trait in people who are rebelling against tyranny. That's why I'm pessimistic about the changes ahead. When I left France again, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Holbach urged me to stay and fight for France. But I think that their passionate writings and speeches can only save the soul world, and will not help reality. ”…,

"I have seen and heard with my own eyes more than 1,000 elites from the parliament, the government and the private sector arguing on one issue after another, and I subconsciously think of the Brittany Club in France, who are also debating what kind of ideal country France should be in the future."

Unfortunately, the French elite who were committed to the rebellion against the tyranny of the king were idealists, and many were even homopetitarians, whom the Seris opposed. And the path of achieving Datong through violence is even closer to an evil act like the White Lotus Sect for the Seris people. ”

"It's a terrible feeling to listen to the dispassionate arguments, meticulous logic, and meticulous data of the Seris elites. The Breton Clubs, as well as similar organizations of all kinds, held their rallies with the passion of battle and fiery agitation, the ideas of the sages of the Renaissance. Seris's doctrine, human equality and freedom, these topics are more like those of the fashionable topics about food, clothing and luxury goods on the streets of Paris in the old Louis XIV era. ”

"The self-proclaimed 'liberators' of the literati did not think about what would happen after the liberation, they were only using the gorgeous and fashionable things of equality and freedom to show their unique sense of superiority and superiority. And the people they have inspired, they have nothing but courage and enthusiasm, they not only do not know how to face the future, they do not even know how to face the present, for them, there is only one word: kill, only one question to consider: who to kill. ”

"If the articular polemicists of the Brittany Club had been in this central hall, perhaps I would not have seen anything but blood."

As a calm-minded man, Diderot was utterly disillusioned with the future of France, and his detailed account of the proceedings of the day, as well as the accompanying comments, became irrefutable evidence that he had been expelled from the French revolutionaries after Europa's publication.

The Great Debate of the Middle Pole Temple, which began on April 28, lasted for nine days, and the political system established during these nine days has firmly tied Yinghua to this world.

The General Assembly decided on four major changes: the adjustment of the relationship between the two houses and the government council, the new system for the election of the prime minister, the new system for the deliberations of the two houses, and the political party system.

The old system of cabinet ministers as candidates for prime minister has been recognized by all sides of the debate, and the strength of the traditional power of the British and Chinese can be seen from this. Even the Datong Association, who came from the grassroots level of the people, believed that without sufficient experience in governance, they could not take charge of the national affairs of the Anglo-Chinese country. This is not something that can be done on the ground or by fame.

After the emergence of political parties, the two houses and the government hall will be connected, which is also difficult for both sides of the debate to accept, so the relationship between the two houses and the government hall needs to be greatly changed. The essence of this question is that the prime minister is contested by the party, so what should be the relationship between the other ministers of the political affairs hall and the prime minister?

In addition to the two posts of cardinal minister and foreign minister, which need to be approved by the emperor, the secretaries of all ministries and the governors of each court are selected by the prime minister and approved by the two houses.

This seems to be inevitable, the prime minister is in charge, of course, he has to hold the power of personnel, but the problem is that the prime minister was pushed up by one party, and if he wants to elect people, he naturally has to use more bureaucrats from his own party. And after the prime minister is replaced, what will happen to those high-ranking officials who have lost their positions?

"The purpose of our party-building system is to ensure that the prime minister can be replaced when he does not do a good job, and to this end, we must also ensure that the prime minister acts smoothly and at least has the power to deal with personnel. As for the secretaries of the ministries and the governors of the courts, they are only in office, and they have been at least one term, so what else is there to complain about? really retired, and there are still too many places to go, such as serving as a member of the special committees of the two houses. ”

The officials of the government hall were full of doubts, but the prince strongly agreed, and after saying this, the item was passed. In fact, the problem of retreat is not serious, and the hidden danger is the party dispute in the political hall, but with the two houses holding the approval power, there should be no major problem with such checks and balances.

With the establishment of this item, the political affairs hall officially bid farewell to the pattern of holding each other with the two houses, but the party struggle has broken the old situation, which is also an inevitable result.

The second item is the focus of the discussion: how to elect the prime minister.

The government hall lost its original foundation in the first item, and the national court also lost its authority in this matter, and the final result was that the prime minister was not elected by the national court, but by the prefectural court.

Yinghua has more than 2,500 county-level units, each county has one vote, and one-half of the county court simply passes, and the winner gets one vote.

The reason for the establishment of the election of the county council is that in the five-level election system of the British and Chinese, the county court is currently the most idle, after all, the local finance has been concentrated at the prefectural level, and the government service and management affairs have sunk to the township. At the same time, the county court affairs are also close to the grassroots level of the people, close to universal suffrage. There are also enough county tickets, which are fairer than the national and provincial governments.