Chapter 117: I Abdicated
The republican system is liked by Jia Liu, but it is very unfriendly to his children and grandchildren.
Constitutionalism, which he personally dislikes, but is quite friendly to his children and grandchildren.
As a father, a father, or an old lady, who doesn't want their children and grandchildren to live a good life peacefully?
Therefore, regarding the future political system of the country, Jia Liu finally chose the constitutional system.
In this way, his descendants can be preserved to the greatest extent.
It is the only selfishness in this era since rebirth.
The little kind.
The constitution does not affect the country's super-fast development, because China's heritage determines that as long as the country does not lag too far behind, it can achieve corner overtaking at any time, not to mention that under the auspices of Jia Liu, industry, commerce, and science have been fully laid and developed, and at most ten years can definitely leave Britain and France behind.
Then why create a republic and just declare a constitution?
The reason is very simple, the six emperors needed external forces to promote the reform of the national system, and at the same time, they also needed external forces to promote his "surname revolution".
I want that feeling of being natural.
The great debate on constitutionalism or republic was rapidly carried out under the direction of the Six Emperors, and for this reason, the Internal Affairs Committee secretly gave some financial support to the spokesmen of the gentry in the north and south, and even provided some ideological templates.
The north and south of the river are filled with countless half a million.
Public opinion, in fact, is the voice of the gentry and has nothing to do with ordinary people.
After all, Jia Liuhui has not even been able to complete the actual reunification of the country, let alone mention universal education and open up the wisdom of the people.
Therefore, the ideology of the gentry is the mainstream of the current era.
As long as it has the support of the majority of the gentry, the ideological aspect can be unified, which will then affect the political and military affairs, and minimize the unnecessary infighting and losses caused by the war.
The basis of a republic is revolution, and if you want to prove that a republic is not working, you have to prove that revolution is harmful.
Shandong Xuezheng Weng Fanggang published an article in the "Restoration Daily", saying: "The wind of upholding civil rights, equality and freedom, in harmony with justice and people's hearts, is inevitable to be implemented throughout the world in the future. If China takes the medicine of revolution, it will die. ”
This was the first article on the Great Ideological Debate to be published in the official newspaper of the Imperial Court of the Restoration.
Weng Xuezheng's article refuted the revolutionary atmosphere that permeated the south, arguing that the idea that revolutionaries could not succeed without bloodshed was wrong, and that it was extremely easy for China to fall into a protracted civil war.
"If there is no emperor, who is the president? The so-called recommendation, who is recommended? Who pushed it? The common people don't know a single word, so how can they be promoted? Today's President Zhao, tomorrow's President Qian, tomorrow's President Sun, the future China will definitely be warlords, and the rebellion of the Tang Dynasty will not be far away. ”
After the article was published, Weng Fanggang was immediately accused of being a "royalist" by the Zhejiang Liberation Society, saying that Weng Fanggang was a lackey of Aixin Jueluo and a typical servile thought under Manchuria.
In order to dispel the revolutionaries' misunderstanding of themselves, after seeking the permission of His Majesty the Emperor, Weng Xuezheng immediately put forward a hypocrisy suggestion in the newspaper, believing that China needed a symbol of political unity and stability, and that it would be better for the emperor to serve as this symbol, first, to avoid the civil war between the north and the south, and second, to avoid the emperor's autocracy.
The specific proposal of the hypocrisy is the constitution, and the general responsibility of the parliament and the cabinet for major national policies.
This was the first time that a constitutional system had actually been introduced, a week after the advent of a republic.
The advent of the constitutional system shocked the gentry of the opposing blocs between the North and the South, and some officials who had originally supported the republic turned to support the constitution, because they were not sure whether the North would win the Restoration or the South coalition would win the Civil War.
The Guangfuhui, whose main program was to oppose the Manchus, was resolutely opposed to constitutionalism, and Sun Yibo, the prefect of Hangzhou, published an article saying that the Manchurian race was called Donghu, and the Westerners were also called Tatars, or Tunguska, and that they were not Chinese people at all.
Therefore, it is okay to really establish a constitution, but the premise is that the anti-Manchu struggle must be carried out to the end, and the Manchurian aliens will be either killed or expelled from the region.
The rhetoric was extremely vehement.
Queenie, the prime minister and vice minister of the cabinet of the Restoration court, read the views of the south and angrily published a public article, saying that Manchuria had been in China for a hundred years and had long been the same clan as China, so the fierce anti-Manchurian behavior of the southern revolutionaries was really a fight in the same room, and Queenie, who was a Manchurian official, wrote at the end of the article: "If the republic is based on the anti-Manchurian movement, then our Manchurian army and people will fight to the end!" ”
Hao Shuo, the governor of Jiangsu, also issued a telegram in Jiangning, saying: "The Imperial Court of the Restoration welcomes the southern provinces to be salty in the Restoration, but the revolution of life and death will inevitably lead to a great bloody conflict, and it will also lead to the opposition of Manchurian officials to the Restoration, and the Imperial Court of the Restoration advocates equality between the Manchus and Hans, and has already actively guided this."
Hao Futai believes that a true revolutionary should be tolerant, acknowledge the inherent history, dispel the hatred between the two sides, and preserve the vitality of the country.
Hao Shuo's telegram did not inform the governor of Liangjiang and Prince Zheng of Heshuo in advance, which naturally caused Songchun to be greatly dissatisfied, because this Prince Zheng was resolutely suppressing the revolution, and had already written to the imperial court to request that troops be sent into Zhejiang to quell the rebellion led by the Guangfu Society, and was already actively reorganizing the army.
At the end of February, an article entitled "What is the Revolution For" was published in a private newspaper in Luoyang, which said: "The hearts of the people in China today are not clear about the axioms, and the old customs are all there. ”
The article argues that the purpose of the revolution is to open up the wisdom of the people, not to the premise of the opening of the wisdom of the people.
The purpose of the revolution may be to be a republic, but the revolution is not the same as a republic, and as long as the development of the country can be achieved, the revolution can also be a revolution of the constitutional monarchy.
The author of the article signed "I love my home".
This signature made Lao Ji, who had just come from Beijing to report to work, feel puzzled, because how could anyone use this as a pen name, even if it was more obscene, he would use a smile, Lanlingzi or something.
Lao Ah glanced at Lao Ji: "This is the emperor's pen name." ”
"Huh? Your Majesty's pen name? ”
Lao Ji was stunned for a long time, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I'll just say, only Your Majesty is the real revolutionary in this world." ”
At a time when there was a fierce debate between the north and the south about the constitutional imperial power and the revolutionary republic, an explosive news came out from Beijing.
After the Restoration Imperial Court officially announced that the emperor was actually Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, his surname was Zhu Mingboge.
Emperor Aixin Jueluo suddenly took the surname Zhu, and this explosive news spread rapidly throughout the country, and everyone who heard it was so terrifying that they couldn't digest it for a few days.
After the news of this explosion reached Hangzhou, the Liberation Society, which had always advocated the anti-Manchu revolution, lost its market in an instant.
According to credible sources, President Lehr received the news when he was in the hut, and then he heard a thud from the hut, and the details are unknown.
"If the provinces agree to a constitution, I will immediately abdicate and give up the throne to the crown prince."
Jia Liu also made up his mind and didn't want to toss anymore.
All the ministers were shocked: "The emperor? ”
Jia Liu spread his hands: "I am running for prime minister as a civilian." ”
Lao Ji's eyes were red and swollen: "Then if the provinces don't agree to the constitution, they have to be republicans?" ”
Jia Liu lit a cigarette and said leisurely: "Then I will run for president." ”
(End of chapter)