The Imperial Council, under the tall front staircase, stood one after another reporters from various newspapers, reporters looked ahead, today is the opening day of the House of Lords, and the reason why they will rush here is not just to report on the opening of the House of Lords, but more importantly, they know that today is a big day.

Although the House of Lords is said to be open every month, except for the time when the House of Lords was established, His Majesty came here, and the other opening days were only for these 332 members of the House of Lords to discuss the proposal of the House of Councillors. Nobody knows. However, despite this, many reporters are still keenly aware that something unusual will definitely happen today, and some newspapers are even ready to issue "extras". As soon as the news of the House of Lords is obtained, it will be sent out as soon as possible.

The Imperial House of Nobles, although it also bears the name of "noble", but unlike most of the hereditary nobles in the House of Nobles in other countries, most of the nobles in China have made certain contributions during the period of recovery, and after the establishment of the Empire, they were canonized by His Majesty as hereditary nobles, so they have the nickname of "House of Merit", His Majesty canonized a total of 783 hereditary nobles and lifelong nobles, after the opening of the House of Nobles, according to the principle of members of the House of Nobles, the hereditary in service, lifelong nobles and real positions in political institutions are removedIn addition to the lifelong aristocracy, there are only 246 members of the House of Nobles. Unlike the "ichthyosaurus húnza" who came from the councillors in the council, the nobles are all heroes of the restoration above 90, and they can be said to be His Majesty's most loyal courtiers.

At the beginning of the establishment of the House of Lords, it attracted little attention, but after Yang Du and others set off a debate on the national system in the newspapers, the House of Lords, which had only 246 members, was put in the limelight.

"It's a big day."

Occasionally, the reporters at the bottom of the stairs looked up at the steps, where several military policemen in military uniforms walked back and forth, and today was the closed session of the House of Nobles, and no one was allowed to enter, except for the members and staff of the two houses.

"Today will be the day when civil rights will be exhausted"

Another person said with emotion, but his words immediately attracted a burst of criticism.

"Not necessarily, what is the exhaustion of civil rights, in my opinion, why can't the King James Constitution have a few people in the House who understand the law, and how many people can participate in the drafting of the constitution, and now the King James Constitution is a matter of convenience, just like, well, His Majesty has made the Criminal Law, but it's not ......"

"That's different, the criminal law is the constitutional ...... of the criminal law"

"The Constitution is also Law"

"But that's the fundamental way"

"Just because it's the fundamental law, it can't be determined"

In the midst of the controversy, there was a voice in the noble court, but otherwise it was quiet.

"I have been elected by the people of billions of dollars, as the emperor of the Chinese Empire, leading our country to carry out unprecedented changes, swearing to the gods of heaven and earth that the country is the same, and establishing the way to protect the people,...... I now, in accordance with my own national system, make extensive reference to the established laws of overseas countries to determine the constitution of the country. Therefore, you are ordered to wait for the creation of the draft. ”

When the herald read the holy decree, in the hooray of the parliamentarians, Chen Moran, who stood up, just looked at these people who were canonized as nobles by themselves, in China the nobility is just a title, the government does not need to bear any expenses, the nobility is more of a title, a tool for these "superior people", and after the establishment of the House of Nobles, these people can be said to have a good sense of themselves, will they refuse to adopt the Constitution?

No

They would be the strongest supporters of the King James Constitution, which fixed the House of Lords in the form of a constitution, and although the House of Lords only provided carriage and horse fares, these were opportunities for these honorary "hereditary nobles" to participate in politics.

They will support, but what about the other group of people?

Looking at the parliamentarians who chanted long live, Chen Moran's brows furrowed slightly, since Yang Du published that article, for a while, people started a constitutional debate in the newspapers, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of the civil constitution and the Qin constitution, but with his own support and the promotion of various political departments, the King James constitution has gained the upper hand from the beginning.

But this one has the upper hand......

"Since His Majesty affirmed the preparation of the Senate for the constitution, the liberal civil rights movement began to emerge in the country, and the civil versions of the draft constitution have emerged one after another, and people from all walks of life have launched enthusiastic discussions on various draft constitutions...... Therefore, in order to suppress the speech and political movements of the people, the government should enact the "Slander Ordinance" and the "Newsprint Ordinance" to completely prohibit them from publishing discontent,...... If it really doesn't work, we can issue the "Assemblies Ordinance", "Security Ordinance" ......",

Zhang Feng's suggestion once again came to mind, but thinking of the hidden things behind those "regulations that do not need to be deliberated by the Consultative Council, only need to be approved by the Imperial Cabinet and sealed by His Majesty", Chen Moran couldn't help but frown slightly.

"I hope ......"

With a sigh in his heart, Chen Moran turned his gaze to these parliamentarians who shouted long live, at least there are still people who support him, and there will inevitably be opposition to everything, and these objections are an inevitability for things to move forward

In the palace government affairs building, as in the past, in the meeting of the government affairs building, Chen Moran sat upright behind the table on the flat steps, and cabinet members sat on both sides of the long table under the steps in front of him. Prime Minister Zhang Zhi Dòng, Minister of Finance Guan Mingtang, Minister of Justice Zhang Feng, Minister of Foreign Affairs Liang Dunyan, Minister of Science and Technology Shi Si, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Liu Nengxian, and Minister of the Interior Song Jiaoren, who was transferred from the Governor of Hunan Province.

Everyone sat in the usual order, and at this time, stacks of documents occupied most of the space on the table, and the small table in front of Chen Moran was also full of documents, and the meeting had been going on for half an hour, and the core of the meeting was still the "King James Constitution".

"Song Qing, is there any situation then?"

Turning his gaze to Song Jiaoren, Chen Moran smiled slightly, when choosing the Minister of the Interior, he really hesitated for a long time, Song Jiaoren is his own person, and he is also the father of the Restoration, but after the Restoration, the two have some differences in philosophy, he is half a republican, but now he is more of a constitutional.

The Ministry of the Interior seems to be inconspicuous, it can only be regarded as a semi-powerful organ, the Ministry of the Interior controls the national police, but the Chinese police are responsible for the provinces, the only Imperial Bureau of Investigation with national law enforcement power is the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of the Interior is responsible for the management of the national "labor camps", but its management function is the Military Police Command of the Ministry of War and its joint management, and because of this, the Ministry of the Interior is easily ignored.

In fact, however, the Ministry of the Interior is one of the most important ministries in the Cabinet, and it may not have a strong agency of its own, but the offices of the Ministry of the Interior in the provinces of the country can collect first-hand information on the current situation in various places, and at least one "truth-teller" will be in charge of the Interior at the time of the Constitutional Dispute.

It is precisely because of this that in the end, he chose Song Jiaoren as the Minister of Internal Affairs.

"Your Majesty, since the establishment of the Bureau of Constitutional Investigation by the House of Lords in accordance with the Edict Ordering the House of Lords to Draft the Constitution, in one month, there have been 163 demonstrations and demonstrations in the country, with more than 67,000 participants, mostly young people, and three school strikes throughout the country......

During the report, Song Jiaoren couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he believed in the constitution, he never thought that there were only so many people who opposed the "King James Constitution", and he originally thought that he would ......

"However, based on the analysis of the current situation, I believe that although the majority of people do not oppose the King James Constitution, there is a large number of opposition forces among young people, especially among students, who are likely to wait and see the draft of the King James Constitution ...... be proposed."

When Song Jiaoren reported on the changes in the domestic situation, Chen Moran just listened quietly.

"In order to ensure the adoption of the King James Constitution, the minister hopes that His Majesty will issue an edict asking President Zhang to consider the content of the proposed constitution, and at least borrow some of the provisions of the proposed constitution or the god jīng, so that some of the opposition voices can be quelled."

Compared with other cabinet members, Song Jiaoren is more inclined to those sī draft constitutions, in his opinion, maybe those civil sī draft constitutions have such and such shortcomings, but at least they always represent a part of the people's will, and the same more expresses the people's expectations for the constitution.

"After all, what they want is a fair constitution that will last forever"

At this time, Zhang Feng just took a sip of tea and raised his eyes to look at Song Jiaoren.

"Chief Song, is it possible that the draft constitution drawn up under the co-auspices of the House of Lords and the Cabinet, as well as the Ministry of Justice and Law, is it against the will of the people? Isn't it a fair and just constitution that can survive forever? ”

His rhetorical question only made Song Jiaoren dumbfounded, and it was only then that he realized that he had made a mistake and offended the House of Lords, the Cabinet, the judiciary, the law, and other ministries and individuals involved in the drafting of the Constitution. As soon as Zhang Feng said this, everyone immediately nodded yes, in the eyes of many people, Song Jiaoren was an outlier in the cabinet.

And Zhang Feng, who was unforgiving, immediately interrupted Song Jiaoren when he explained.

"Furthermore, after the Constitution is proposed by the Constitution Referral Bureau, it will be reviewed and approved by His Majesty and the Cabinet, that is, we are one by one, and only if we have no opinions, can we mention Jiāo to the Constitution Drafting Committee of the House of Nobles, and after the House of Nobles publishes and coordinates the evaluation, it will be mentioned to His Majesty, and finally promulgated throughout the country.

"That's it, what Chief Song said is too arbitrary"

Liu Nengxian said half-heartedly, although he is the most famous "minister regardless of the cabinet", but for the outliers in this cabinet, he naturally wants to suppress it, after all, the cabinet is a big whole.

Seeing that everyone focused on Song Jiaoren's body, Chen Moran sighed in his heart, glanced at Song Jiaoren, and coughed lightly.

"Zhang Qing, I heard that the Bureau of Referral has formulated a draft, right?"