Chapter 228: The Benefits of the House of Lords (Greetings!) ）

In the past half a month, Yang Du's heart cannot be described as a contradiction, since the conversation with Zhang Feng that day, his whole person has fallen into an unprecedented contradiction.

Zhang Feng was not mistaken, Germany's strength was like a powerful hand, plucking the strings in the depths of his soul heavily. He has always studied the constitutional monarchy, which was once the most perfect and ideal state system he longed for.

But more than a year ago, he publicly expressed his support for the British constitution, not only for self-preservation, but more importantly, because the emperor himself was too strong, so in his opinion, perhaps only the British constitution could ensure that the monarch's power was limited, and he would work for the establishment of this system.

In the past year or so, he has been criticized for attacking republicans and others, and if he turns back to advocating a German-style constitution, how will the world view himself? Won't you be scolded as an undetermined politician and a capricious villain?

But......

Thinking of that His Majesty came to Yang Du's mind, no matter how he looked at it on the surface, that Majesty was a benevolent monarch, but Yang Du knew that His Majesty was also a generation of heroes. He is eloquent and strategic, mediates, scheming, clever and changeable; He wields great power and acts arbitrarily. Anyone, by his side, can only act as his instrument, and cannot influence his will; can only serve him, there is no room for you to perform.

At this time, he thought of himself, he had the handle in the hands of the Investigation Bureau, and the reason why Zhang Feng told him about the "King James Constitution" was probably that he still hoped that he could echo the cabinet in the Council so that the "King James Constitution" could be passed, if he refused......

Is it possible to refuse? Yang Du clearly knew that it was impossible for him to refuse, otherwise the Investigation Bureau would be enough to ruin his reputation, but if he was allowed to be used by Zhang Feng and others, he would undoubtedly let them gain "merit in supporting", and what about himself? The reason why he is only a vice president of the Council with little power is because ......

Suddenly, Yang Du remembered the past of Zeng Guangjun and Xia Shoutian's trip to Biyun Temple with five hundred Arhats, and remembered Hu Sanpa's impromptu dismantling of words when he visited Mawang Temple with Xiangqi Master in the autumn rain and autumn wind, and said that he had the blessing of the prime minister in this life. Now it seems that if he seizes the opportunity, the hope of paying homage to the prime minister is no longer slim.

Twenty years have passed, and Yang Du, who is obsessed with the study of emperors, finally sees that the day of the day of the study of Xiōng Zhongzhi is finally coming, how can he not be excited? He even thought: face south, look at the Yunhu Bridge from afar and shout.

"Teacher, the disciple is about to fulfill your old dream and turn your old doctrine into reality."

Then he thought that if he helped His Majesty promulgate the "King James Constitution," it would actually be to pave a bright road to prosperity and strength in front of China. Yang Du believes that the constitutional monarchy, which he has believed in and explored for many years, should be the only way to save China. For this problem, he originally saw it clearly: the Chinese people are intellectually low, and for more than 2,000 years they have been ruled by imperial power, and only the constitutional system of a strong monarch is closest to the national conditions, and the implementation of a constitutional government of a virtual monarch will definitely bring húnluàn to the country, and in the past few years, Yuan Shikai and others have all been eager to have more power, and reality has long proved that their original analysis is completely correct.

Although His Majesty is alive and well, with His Majesty's wisdom, he can control the situation, but in the future, if the monarch is weak and the minister is strong, it will inevitably lead to the government, and the most willing to see the rise of China is the foreign powers. They just took advantage of the fire to rob, and only the king and the minister could complement each other

If we do not formulate a constitution as soon as possible, we will inevitably draw up a good constitution and a "King James Constitution," so that everyone can act according to the law, and the country will naturally become strong very quickly. And with the constitution as his support, he can ...... as the vice president of the Senate

Everything is right to do this, the only thing that is wrong is that you have to be scolded again. But after Yang Du's breath was congested for a while, it was soon unblocked.

"Since you are interested in politics, are you still afraid of being scolded by others? Shang Ying, Huo Guang, Wang Anshi, Zhang Juzheng, the history of people who have scolded them for thousands of years is endless. To be sure, their contribution to the country cannot be denied no matter how much they denigrate. Even if you are capricious and go back on your word, if you really seek a path to prosperity and strength for the country, future generations will naturally understand and even praise it. Taking 10,000 steps back and saying that it is worth it to ruin oneself in exchange for the interests of the entire country. Wasn't Zeng Wenzheng's public Tianjin teaching case a precedent that ruined himself and became a whole country? His painstaking efforts will become more and more clear to the world in the future. ”,

Talking to himself in his heart, Yang Du finally figured it out, and finally he said again.

"What a politician wants is this kind of self-sacrificing broadness, so let me be China's first real politician."

After spitting out a sentence, Yang Du gritted his teeth and decided to do it regardless of everything

"But...... Zhang Maoyang and those people must not be allowed to bargain."

The night was very deep, and everything was silent, but at this time, Yang Du, who was lying in front of the table, had no sleep, and at this time he was writing hard about the advantages of the "King James Constitution". The slightly cool evening breeze made his mind clearer, and he constantly linked the example of Japan's "King James Constitution" to the reality of China in his mind.

“…… The constitution is the foundation of the country, and today, before the wisdom of our people is enlightened, the National Assembly will be opened......"

When Yang Du wrote that "China's constitution should be based on the "King James Constitution", he clearly knew how angry Zhang Feng and others would be when they saw this article in the newspaper, and he clearly knew that once this article was published in the newspaper, he could directly enter His Majesty's sight.

"Your Majesty, with Yang Huizi's talent, how could he ignore this opportunity?"

Zhang Feng smiled, although he put forward the proposal of the "King James Constitution", but in the end, it was best for this proposal to be released by other relatively neutral people, and Yang Du was undoubtedly the best candidate.

"Mao Yang, why did you choose Yang Huizi"

Smoking a cigar, Chen Moran looked at Zhang Feng with a smile, as a minister of justice, his mind is far more cautious and cautious than others, and he naturally has his reasons for doing this.

"Your Majesty, Yang Huizi is the most fierce advocate of constitutionalism in China today, and he is also the president of the Constitutionalism Research Association, and the easiest way to deal with constitutionalists is to attack the shield of the son with the spear of the son......"

Looking at His Majesty, Zhang Feng smiled, when the wind of constitutionalism first rose, His Majesty, and even specially rewarded those who made constitutions, a few simple words dispelled the thoughts of everyone in the council who wanted to "legitimize the constitution", after all, they were only "imperial elected councilors", but at the same time, they also affirmed their heart of "loyalty to the monarchy and the country", that is, the spear of the son attacking the shield of the son, and now they are just repeating the old law.

"Yang Huizi has the desire to advance, and on the basis of this "persuasion", how can he ignore it, and ......"

was silent, and in the end, Zhang Feng still didn't say that the Investigation Bureau had Yang Du's "black file", but he just changed his words and said.

In order to snatch this "merit of persuasion", he would write an article advocating the "King James Constitution", and when the current government only needs to cooperate with it, it will be appropriately promoted, and once the situation is completed, His Majesty can issue an order, and make extensive reference to the laws of various countries to determine the constitution of the country, and at the same time, he can set up a noble house and set up a Constitution Investigation Bureau to be responsible for the writing of the Chinese Constitution."

"House of Lords?"

Frowning, Chen Moran looked at Zhang Feng, after the founding of the empire, although out of need, he did canonize hundreds of nobles, but when he was canonized, to a large extent, he focused on soldiers, and among the high hereditary nobles, there were many soldiers, and for ordinary nobles, there were many teachers, just in the past year, he had canonized thousands of knights, most of whom were teachers, and the purpose was to let him replace the traditional gentry through royal recognition.

There is no doubt that this House of Lords is probably no different from the British House of Lords, all of which are composed of hereditary high nobles, which will inevitably lead to a large number of soldiers entering the House of Lords.

Seeing that His Majesty was silent, Zhang Feng could vaguely guess His Majesty's thoughts.

"Your Majesty is worried that the nobles in the army will enter the House of Nobles?"

Without responding to his question, Chen Moran remained silent, a large number of soldiers entering the House of Lords is not a good thing, at least for himself who believes in "military non-politics", this means that the military community has entered politics.

"Your Majesty, the principle of military non-government cannot be abandoned"

First of all, Zhang Feng first affirmed this point, when inspecting the South American countries, he has a good understanding of the military power in the South American republics, and no one can predict the consequences of military involvement in politics.

"Therefore, after the establishment of the House of Lords, the nobles of the descendants in the army must make a choice, whether to retire and become members of the House of Lords, or as soldiers, of course, the House of Lords can reserve seats for them, and once they retire, they can naturally enter the House of Lords, so that the involvement of officers in political ...... can be limited".

Looking at His Majesty, Zhang Feng continued to explain his vision of the House of Lords, and for the idea of the House of Lords, he referred more to the composition of the British House of Lords.

"Your Majesty, there are other advantages to the establishment of the House of Nobles, if you want to enter the political circles, if you want to enter the political circles, they will have a greater advantage than the commoners, especially the senior officials who have the right to personnel, and if they are not careful, they will turn the "public world" into a "family world", and pass on the political heritage from father to son, son to grandson, or father to son and son in disguise. Therefore, this seeming fairness is actually a disguised unfairness, because in fact, the starting line of the children of the common people and the children of Jīng Ying is not the same. A jīng Yingzi participates in the election, he can have strong financial support, or have deep connections to mobilize, at least "he is the son of so-and-so" is also a gimmick that can attract the attention of the majority of voters; All of this is not available to the children of the common people, and it seems fair to ask them to run on the same stage with the children of Jīng Ying, who have these advantages, but in fact, the children of the common people will always suffer. ”

In his view, the establishment of the House of Lords can not only ensure the adoption of the "King James Constitution", but also ensure the minimum political fairness, and ensure that the nobles, the sons of wealthy merchants, and commoners will not be on the same page in the future politics, but they can ensure that they will get "basic fairness".

The establishment of the House of Lords could partially solve this problem. We take Britain as an example, most of the British aristocrats have received a good education since childhood, have a certain economic foundation, and their parents are members of the House of Lords, who have extensive and deep connections in the political arena, and they have been influenced by the political atmosphere since childhood, and they are familiar with political operations.

If these children of the aristocracy run on the same stage as the children of the commoners, most of the children of the commoners will certainly not be their opponents in terms of their odds of winning, whether in terms of financial or political operation, or even in terms of popularity. However, according to the British electoral system, nobles cannot be elected to the House of Commons because they can enter the House of Lords to become members. In other words, the existence of the House of Nobles makes the children of the nobility not eligible to run on the same stage as the children of the commoners. Not only that, but the nobles did not even have the right to vote in the elections to the House of Commons, that is, they were completely excluded from the electoral politics of England, so as to ensure that outside the nobility there was a channel for upward circulation that would not be blocked by the nobles.

"Maoyang, on this point, the British have thought it through"

The first time I heard about the detailed explanation of the British House of Nobles system, Chen Moran nodded and praised, in fact, on the issue of establishing the aristocracy, he had hesitated for a long time, perhaps because of the disgust of later generations towards the "second generation of officials", so that he did not have a good impression of the aristocracy, and he has always been thinking about how to come up with a suitable "aristocratic law", so that the political assets left by the parents of the "second generation" of the "noble second generation" will not pose a threat to other commoners. Now it seems that no matter what the aristocratic system looks like, it cannot ignore the solution to the problem of social and political fairness.

"Your Majesty, and there are not only children of families in the House of Lords, but likewise, for those who are distinguished statesmen, it is also possible to enter the House of Lords by being canonized as a life nobleman or even a hereditary nobleman, and eventually, if necessary, your Majesty may directly appoint senior officials and even prime ministers."

Eventually, Zhang Feng brought up another benefit of the House of Lords, and he looked at His Majesty.

"And now, the most important point is that the House of Lords will never adopt any King James constitution that is not in the interests of His Majesty and China"