"How can the government of a country be at the mercy of the people? It's better to send a reliable minister to Mingzhou to supervise the regent of the country. ”

In the Jiangdu Daming Palace, Mo Yingniang frowned, and her tone was calm.

This chief heavenly envoy also gave birth to a son to Chen Dexing, and sooner or later he will go to Guomingzhou. Let the son, the king, be divided by the parliament, and Mo Yingniang is naturally ten thousand unhappy. At present, the advisory council of the Ming Dynasty was nothing more than an advisory and supervisory body, helping the emperor to formulate laws, review the budgets of the cabinet office and the four military ministries, and impeach a few corrupt officials. It's similar to the Yushitai of the previous dynasty, and even a little inferior. The Imperial Historical Observatory has a prison and a guard, and it is possible to arrest and interrogate officials. The Council has no judicial power, and officials who commit offences are tried by the Ministry of the Interior (Bureau) and the Magistrates' Courts at all levels - the Ministry of the Interior (Bureau) submits a public prosecution, and the Magistrates' Courts then adjudicate according to the law.

This system also looks a bit like a separation of powers, with the Council in charge of the legislature, the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of the Military in charge of the executive, and the Judiciary in charge of the judiciary. But it's just a little similar, because there is also an emperor Lao Tzu who is always in charge above the three powers. The emperor is above the legislative, judicial, and executive, and even holds the divine power, and the golden mouth is the ruler of the world. Therefore, in fact, it is still the dictatorship of the emperor, and the formal separation of powers and the separation of military and government is only convenient for the emperor to rule.

But the situation of the Sixteen Kingdoms of Mingzhou is completely different, because none of these Sixteen Kingdoms has a king who can override the three powers. And the Ming Emperor was tens of thousands of miles away, and it was impossible for him to judge everything - even if it was an important matter, Chen Dexing was consulted, and it took months or even a year to go and spend on the road! How much does this have to be delayed? Moreover, Chen Dexing is tens of thousands of miles away, how can he know what the situation of the New World is? What makes the right decision?

So. The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Northern Ming Dynasty now have no way to place a king on top of the three powers, which is the real separation of the three powers. And everybody has a gun!

"Who is the Trustworthy Minister? Above all else. What else is reliable and unreliable in exercising the power of kingship? I'm here. Maybe I'll still be a man with my tail between my legs, but I'm gone, and it's not impossible to replace me! ”

Chen Dexing is now sitting in his harem, surrounded by his women, and the most intimate ones, Li Cuixian, Mo Yingniang, Baoyin, and Yang Po'er. In front of them, Chen Dexing naturally had no scruples when he spoke.

"Our children are too young, and without twenty or thirty years, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve any climate. If you let the ministers control the sixteen kingdoms of the Northern Ming Dynasty for twenty or thirty years. And the foundation was firmly established. When the time comes, if our children want to take power, I'm afraid there will be a dragon fight......"

Li Cuixian spoke, gently stroking her belly, this "glorious mother" was indeed pregnant again. She is familiar with history books, and she knows the actions and fate of those orphaned ministers in history very clearly. Those ministers who were entrusted with the orphans were still restrained by various forces, and the courtiers sent to the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Northern Ming Dynasty were basically unrestrained. And the rivers and mountains of the Sixteen Kingdoms still depend on them to fight!

Why did they let Chen Dexing's son sit on the country? To be arranged in this way, when Chen Dexing dies, the sixteen countries of the Northern Ming Dynasty must fight a civil war!

"Instead of letting important ministers rule the country, it is better to let the parliament divide power!" Bao Yin's belly is already too big to speak. The day of childbirth is these days, and the one in the belly has been very active for the past two days, and it seems that he is a boy, and he will be one of the kings of the sixteen kingdoms in the future. Can't you let him kill a traitor......

"But what if the council has a bad heart?" Yang Po'er has no children of her own. But then he also interjected. "The slaves heard that there are republics in the West, but there are no kings."

Not without a king! Chen Dexing smacked his lips. A constitutional monarchy is already an acceptable bottom line for him, and it is best to keep power in the hands of the king as much as possible.

"A governor can be arranged......," Chen Dexing said thoughtfully. However, the governor had little real power, and only supervised the council and the city government on behalf of the king. However, they cannot directly intervene in politics, let alone appoint councillors and city officials. Moreover, the prison state still has a term of office. After serving a four-year term, he will return to Daming at the end of his term and cannot be re-elected. ”

It's just a rubber stamp with an empty name, not much different from a constitutional monarch. The role of this governor was to strengthen the presence of the monarch. Lest a mob with guns get used to a free life without a king.

"In addition, the governor of the capital of the sixteen countries of the Northern Ming Dynasty must also have a term." Chen Dexing thought about it and said, "One term as the governor of the city is also four years, and he can be re-elected for one term, and he can no longer be appointed as the governor of the city after the two terms expire." lest these magistrates become bigger in Beimingzhou and cultivate power. ”

The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Northern Ming Dynasty are said to be countries, but I am afraid that they will be a city-state for a long time in the future. The governor is the prime minister, and if it is not restricted, it will inevitably become the minister of power in the future, and it will be difficult to clean up.

Li Cuixian nodded, and asked again: "Sage, the key to holding the power of a country is the power of the army!" How should the military power of these sixteen capitals be arranged? If the governor or prefect of the sixteen capitals is allowed to control the military power, I am afraid that the consequences will be unimaginable......"

Knives and guns are out of power! How could Empress Li not understand this truth?

Chen Dexing scratched his head, revealing a rather helpless expression. There is a solution to the question raised by Li Cuixian. The answer is still in the United States, the evil country that was originally in history.

"It can only serve the people!" Chen Dexing gritted his teeth and said. "There can only be a small standing army in the sixteenth capital, but all male citizens who can take up arms must join the militia."

The big militia, the small army, everyone with guns...... Didn't the thirteen states of North America and the United States do this many years after their founding? The basis of the armed forces of the state is not mercenaries, not noble soldiers, but citizen soldiers. And because of the small population, almost all adult male citizens are militiamen, and everyone has the duty to defend the country. And there are times when duties and rights are equated - like when those who do duty have guns! There is power in the barrel of a gun!

Although he knew that the consequence of everyone carrying a gun must be "the king of Ming is afraid", Chen Dexing still had to let the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Northern Ming Dynasty do this. Because no one carries a gun, there will be no Beiming Sixteen Kingdoms. In order for his sons to have a place to be kings, he had to give in a few ways. Just like the United States in history, no one carries a gun, no big militia, there is no North American colony. Even...... The British Empire would not even own a single colony.

"There are gains and losses." Chen Dexing sighed, "Who made all my sons young." Can't you come to the overall situation of Beiming Town? The king cannot come to the country, and the government of the country naturally depends on the stability of the people. That's fine. It is better to divide power among the people than to be usurped by traitors! That's it...... In a few days, I will discuss it with the ministers when I convene the Imperial Council. Come up with a pilot method as soon as possible, and then find four cities in Beimingzhou to pilot it first. ”

Li Cuixian, who was sitting next to him, shook his head slightly, and said in a half-joking tone: "The sage's words are wrong, the sage is not that all the sons are young, but that many sons don't know where they are?" Even Lin'er, Baoyin and the concubine all gave birth to sons this time, but there are only seven kings, and there are still nine left! ”

Chen Dexing actually has not many children, and he has had 19 children before and after these years. Unfortunately, not everyone survives! The level of medical care in these years is clear, and the infant mortality rate is very high! So now there are only six sons and seven daughters alive. There were thirteen sons and daughters.

In other words, six of our children died in infancy! Two of them died in childbirth...... It's all sad, but fortunately, their mothers and relatives are saved. Cui Yue'er, Wang Rong'er, Liu Zhen, Xiao Ai, Wang Qing'an (the daughter of the Goryeo princess) and Xia Lian'er have all lost children. Among them, the palace master of Qing'an in Goryeo (that is, the palace master, not the princess) has been very weak after the difficult birth, and he was no longer favored by Chen Dexing.

And the son born to Zhao Lin'er has always been frail and sickly, which makes people worry. In addition, Wang Rong'er's daughter is not in very good health, she had a serious illness, and she was saved by the careful care of the Queen Mother Guo Fuer. Liu Zhen gave birth to another daughter in the summer of this year, who was born in Jiangdu. After he was born, he lived with Liu Zhen in Jiangdu. Taken care of like a treasure by a bunch of old mothers from Goryeo. As for the son born to Mo Ying Niang, his health is quite passable, and he should be able to grow up if he takes care of him carefully.

Speaking of Chen Dexing's thirteen children, that is, the six children born to Li Cuixian and one daughter born by Baoyin are the most reliable. The seven dolls are all little King Kong who never gets sick. I just like to be naughty. A few small ones are okay, and the older ones are playing crazy in the palace all day long, and no one can control them except Li Cuixian. So this time, they all followed south to Jiangdu.

"Saints. Sister Baoyin and I (Li Cuixian has always called Baoyin sister) are both pregnant. Li Cuixian had a smug smile on her face, counting the one in her stomach. She gave birth to seven children for Chen Dexing. And she still feels good after this pregnancy, which means that she can continue to give birth.

She glanced at the Ink Shadow Lady sitting on the side. Then he said: "Now there seem to be fewer suitable concubines in the palace. There are only three people: Yue'er, Rong'er and Lian'er. ”

Liu Zhen is a daughter born in the summer, and her body is also a little weak, but she doesn't have the ability to give birth to children in a row like Li Cuixian, so she has to recover for a few years. As for the lord of the Qing'an Palace in Goryeo, she was sick after the difficult birth, and if she conceived a child again, she was afraid that she would be killed.

Li Cuixian said: "Why don't you let Ying Niang and Xiao Ai take turns to enter the palace to serve?" ”

Is this to treat me as a breeding pig? Chen Dexing muttered in his heart, but he still nodded happily, smiled at Mo Yingniang, and said, "Yingniang, it's better to let your mother-in-law arrange it." ”

Mo Yingniang's pretty face was slightly red, and she just hummed softly. Her son, Changsheng, is over three years old, and it's time to have another one. As for Xiao Ai, who once lost a child and was sad for a while, it was time for her to get pregnant again.

"Sage," Li Cuixian said with a smile again, "You haven't accepted a bride for several years, and the concubine thinks that the little girl who makes coffee looks good, and she already shows her graceful figure at a young age." It looks like she can give birth, so it's better to take her in. ”

"Coffeemaker?" Chen Dexing smiled, "Natalie, that fat girl?" The face is good, but it is fatter. ”

"Fat?" Li Cuixian chuckled, "That's the palace maid's clothes are too wide, and she doesn't look graceful on her." That girl is very good-looking, and the two lumps of meat on her chest are almost catching up with Baoyin. The concubine liked it all, but the saint didn't see it. It seems that the saint is really busy with state affairs and has no time to be distracted. ”

What the? That girl wasn't fat! Chen Dexing added his lips, and he actually got a stunner! But why does she like it? Does this still like women?!

It seems to be a little! Cuixian, this girl, and Baoyin, Yang Po'er, Cui Yue'er and Moying Niang are all sisters. And he also likes to serve himself with Baoyin and Yang Po'er. In addition, there is a special women's sumo wrestling, and she not only likes to watch it, but also likes to play it herself, and she performs for herself whenever she has the opportunity...... The dignified queen is naked in the harem and playing sumo with other women, and I'm afraid it's a strange story to spread this thing!

Li Cuixian didn't expect Chen Dexing to want to be crooked, and she was still there with a fluttering eyebrow and said: "Saint, why don't you let your mother-in-law and Natalie perform sumo wrestling tonight, just the two of them, but it's very interesting......"

Sure enough, there is a problem! Chen Dexing suppressed the suspicion in his heart and nodded gently.

……

There is a mansion in Jiangdu Dagongfang, and there are also people in the back house to watch the women's sumo performance this night. However, it is definitely not as good as Chen Dexing's harem, because the contestants in the performance are too petite.

"There is more than coquettishness but not enough strength, after all, it can't be compared with the master of Wazi Lane...... It's a pity that now the Han people can't be slaves. ”

In a hall warmed by the earth dragon, the floor was covered with feasts, the doors and windows were closed, the curtains were drawn, and a few large lanterns were lit. Under the dim light, the two women were twisting into a ball in the spot, pulling their legs and twisting their butts. The women's sumo wrestling performance is at its most intense.

And the audience in the room is a father and son, and the one who is commenting is an elderly white-robed Taoist, who is the Heavenly Daoist Ren Daoxing.

"My lord, if you want to watch the master's performance, you can invite people to your home, our dignified Guogong Mansion, does anyone dare not come?"

The person who spoke to Ren Daoxing was his son, Ren Yijiang, the prime minister of the dynasty.

"More is better than less!" Ren Daoxing glanced at his son, "There are some daughters in the family, and no one will say anything." Invite the Han girl outside, in case something spreads, it will lose the face of the court. You're a prime minister, but you haven't been in office for long. ”

Ren Daoxing is Ren Yijiang's father, and now that the two of them are in the back house, they naturally have no scruples when they speak.

Old man Ren paused and said: "During this time, there seems to be an undercurrent surging inside and out, not very calm!" Son, do you feel when you sit on this son? ”

This topic is a bit heavy! Ren Yijiang coughed, waved his hand and said, "Let's retreat!" Seeing that the woman performing and the maid who were waiting for her retreated, Ren Yijiang frowned slightly, looked at his father and said, "My lord, are you talking about the west side or the guide to the face?" (To be continued......)