Chapter 197: Giving Power to the People and Blocking the Mouths of the People
"You—You're Thirteen!"
After seeing the birthmark that had been called "Rampant Seven Stars" by a hidden sage, Liu Qi suddenly stood up from the chair with his body propped up, and rushed behind Liu Xing with an arrow step.
After lying on Liu Xing's waist and observing it carefully, Liu Qi's body trembled, hugged Liu Xing, and said excitedly: "Are you really Thirteen Lang?" Thirteen Lang, you're really not dead, you're still alive! Do you know that over the years, my brother has been condemned everywhere and searched for the whereabouts of your mother and son all the time! Thirteen Lang, my thirteenth brother is actually a flying immortal outside the sky, no wonder that the great immortal said that you will become the real master of my Liu family in the future, and the Liu family will shine for generations with the power of your rampant seven stars......"
Liu Xing, who was hugged by Liu Qi and had his back to him, heard the brother who loved him the most when he was a child say this, and the only trace of resentment in his heart disappeared in an instant, and tears involuntarily burst out of his eyes.
But just when tears were about to pour out of his eyes, a thought flashed in Liu Xing's heart: Brothers can recognize each other, because the talents of the ninth brother can help me grasp the power of the Northern Dynasty faster and better. Only by joining forces can the brothers recover Hedong and drive away the golden dog as soon as possible.
But the family will never return, unless the old housewife, the ninth brother, and his own mother kneel in front of my mother's spirit to repent and confess their sins.
After this thought flashed, Liu Xing slowly turned around and pulled away Liu Qi's hands holding him.
When looking at him, Liu Xing said: "Brother Jiu, I won't forget your kindness to me and love for me when I was young, but my mother died unjustly, and we will talk about these in detail in the future." I won't talk much about things at home. In today's plan, the major affairs of the DPRK and China are the key. ”
Hearing this, Liu Qi, who was surprised and excited, also quickly calmed down from the joy of finding his younger brother.
After allowing Liu Xing to help him back on the chair, although Liu Qi still showed a faint look of joy in his eyes, he asked in his mouth: "Thirteen Lang, didn't you already know the world before, and you want to rule a new dynasty with a new rule of law, strengthen the foundation of the country with a new system, settle the world with new officials, and determine the imperial power with new rites?" Could it be that the heart has been voted in Wu Jue, don't you want to use those previous ideas again? ”
Shaking his head, after Liu Xing sat back in his chair, Zhengse said to Liu Qi: "The new law has begun to be implemented in Wutai. Brother Jiu, you may not have seen you in a hospital bed for a long time these days. Just a few days ago, as soon as I returned to Wutai County, the system of councillors was now introduced at the township and county levels. ”
"The council system? What is the bottom of the system, and what is the explanation? Liu Qi naturally didn't know. At this time, what is changing in Wutai Castle and the surrounding area, so I asked right away.
Without saying much, Liu Xing directly took out the detailed text that he had finalized and had preliminarily completed the county and township council system in Wutai and handed it to Liu Qi.
When Liu Qi took the detailed text and began to look at it, Liu Xing spoke: "In all dynasties, there were only speech officials, who gave advice to the court as imperial historians. But the Son of Heaven only patrols the heavens. The true masters of this world should be all the people. Since the people of the world should be attributed to the people, why not use the power to disperse the people to brainstorm and accept the opinions of the people, will it be more credible than the imperial history that may be swayed and used by the courtiers at any time? ”
The voice stopped slightly, and Liu Xing looked at Liu Qi. Seeing that he had no intention of objecting, he knew that he also knew very well that the official who admonished the imperial history was indeed a double-edged sword.
Since the beginning of the imperial history, there have been cattle people like Zhang Cang and Bao Xuan, and there have been famous Qing officials like Bao Zheng.
Those cattle and gods either dared to speak out and criticize the government, so that even the emperor was disgraced, and in the end they could only eradicate all the paralysis and evil things they criticized. Either they dare to ask for the people's lives and enforce the royal law uprightly, even if the emperor's relatives break the law, they will not escape their sanctions......
But behind the bright side. Especially in the Great Song Dynasty in the Huizong era, the imperial history became the most frequently used tool by courtiers in their struggle for power. They helped some courtiers frame their opponents, which was an important reason for the continuous unjust cases of Huizong.
Liu Qi knew about these internal situations, and there was no objection, so Liu Xingcai continued: "The parliamentarian is different from the imperial history, the imperial history is appointed by the imperial court, and the parliamentary officer is elected by the people themselves. Each village elects three councillors to form a council chamber to supervise the performance of official duties by the chief and the chief of the security department, and to assist them in recruiting soldiers and distributing money and food. A township elected five councillors and set up a Cao Yuan. Fifty-one councillors are elected for counties with more than 50,000 households, 37 councillors for 30,000 households, and 31 for 10,000 prefectures to supervise and assist in the prefectural ordinance. ”
That's it. When Liu Xing stopped slightly, a happy smile appeared on his face: "It can be said that now in Wutai County, I appoint that temporary county commander Wang Mingde doesn't have to worry too much about all the big and small things. Most of the time, it was the councillors who did it for him. The reason why Wutai can be so stable in the troubled times is more because those councillors are preaching new laws everywhere almost every day to comfort the new refugees. What's more important is that no matter which profession the Shinong is taught by business, the rules are determined by the councillors, the county government, and the associations of the various trades, and I no longer have to worry about finding people who understand the law. ”
"I seem to get it."
When Liu Qi heard this, he looked up at Liu Xing and said, "You are attributing the legal power to the people. In this way, it is equivalent to allowing the people everywhere to participate in the checks and balances of the law. If anyone commits a law that they have agreed upon themselves, you will be punished for it, and those who might take the opportunity to attack the law will be silenced early. ”
Nodding slightly, Liu Xing smiled and took over and said, "Not only did it prevent people who took the opportunity to attack the law from speaking, but it also made the people realize that this country and this dynasty were no longer the masters of the Zhao family. In this way, it will not only quickly gather the hearts of the people, but also allow the people to increase more motivation and go forward wholeheartedly to protect the nominal Zhao family. ”
"But in doing so, are you not afraid that the judgments of the councillors will constrain your rights, and make you incapable of exercising authority in the decision-making of many things?" After Liu Qi raised this question, the expression on his face became a little unpredictable.
Seeing his expression, Liu Xing knew that his long-lost brother must be thinking about why he wanted to hand over the legal power.
After all, whoever has the right to enact laws is equivalent to having an important bargaining chip in rights.
Once the councillors are given that right, they may one day come up with something that prevents them from exercising their rights according to their own ideas.
But Liu Xing, who flew from outside the sky in the 21st century, has already prevented this possible drawback.
Therefore, after taking out another official document and handing it to Liu Qi, Liu Xing smiled a little mysteriously: "Cao Cao, the councillor of each county and township, can only supervise, assist, and participate in the affairs of the yamen at the same level, but he does not have the right to really formulate local laws. The real power to formulate local laws is the various senators that will be implemented and established in the future. ”
After watching Liu Qi open the second official document he handed over, Liu Xing paused for a moment and continued: "The power of the cabinet members of the state government is greater than that of the county and township. However, they will not give the law to the law, but will only make them become the overseers of the state capital level imperial history who have part of the law power. ”
Paused again, and saw Liu Qi looking up at himself, but he stopped talking.
After Liu Xing knew that he must have something to ask, but he didn't want to interrupt himself, he continued: "The legal rights I give to the various senators are only not related to soldiers and horses, warehousing, transshipment, money and grain, etc., but to the fundamental rights of the society and the state. Even in the highest council in the capital, the councillors can only draw up new laws and agree on punishments with the authorization of the first assistant of the cabinet and His Majesty the Emperor. If someone disagrees with the first assistant or His Majesty the Emperor, it will be abolished immediately. ”
Speaking of this, the mysterious smile on Liu Xing's face became even more incomprehensible to Liu Qi.
Because at this time, Liu Xing knew very well in his heart that he had used the dual constitutional monarchy system in later generations to use this new court after changing it and changing it to be more beneficial to himself.
In the later dual constitutional monarchy, the constitution was the king's decree, the parliament was the monarch's advisory body, the cabinet was appointed by the monarch, and the emperor could veto the laws laid down by the parliament.
But Liu Xing changed it this time, and it became that the constitution was jointly agreed upon by the emperor and the cabinet chiefs, and the cabinet chiefs and assistants were elected by the council and the emperor had no right to remove them, and the chiefs could also deny the law, and even the emperor could be ousted by virtue of the power of the Heavenly Council.
In this way, it is equivalent to saying that even if Liu Xing does not become the first assistant in the future, he can actually still firmly use the new dualist constitutional monarchy after this change to control the cabinet.
Because whoever takes over as the head of the cabinet, the emperor has the right to intervene, and the council has the right to elect. But if Liu Xing is not nominated, the emperor and the council can only stare there.
"You, aren't you messing up the rules of the millennium, completely dividing the imperial power into the courtiers and the people? This, this, can this work without attracting opposition from all over the world? After Liu Qi quickly read the second official document, he finally couldn't help but raise his biggest question.
smiled indifferently, but Liu Xing said very calmly: "It is rare for an emperor to be able to divide his power, and he can give away a prime minister who does not have much authority, have you ever seen Brother Jiu?" The imperial power has been divided, and the authority of the prime minister has also been divided! I, the prime minister, did not monopolize the power, but divided a large part of it. Do you think that after the implementation of this new law, King Kang, and others, etc. Who has any basis for saying that I am the present Mengde? ”
"Clearly divide power with the people, and secretly firmly control the military and politics."
Liu Qi finally figured out Liu Xing's method this time, and after the real intention, he suddenly laughed and said, "My thirteenth brother is amazing!" It seems that you have lost a large chunk of your rights in the law, but in matters such as soldiers and horses, money and grain, transshipment, salt and iron, not only do you not let the even the Imperial Council interfere, but even the emperor cannot interfere. ”
After a slight pause in the middle of the sentence, Liu Qi's face also appeared with a mysterious smile and said: "The military and political power is in hand, haha, aren't you still the only one in power, and now Mengde?" It's just that with such a new system that is like an ancient anecdote, it can block the mouths of the people. I haven't seen you for more than ten years, you really learned too many strange methods in Leopard Forest Valley, amazing, too powerful! (To be continued.) )