"It's just that you're here today, is that all there is to it?"

After the previous conversation, Xiao Feng paused and looked at Zhang Jian with interest.

Zhang Jian suddenly felt his body condense, and asked in a low voice: "This, isn't there anything else King Jin wants to ask?"

"Of course. Xiao Feng nodded, and then said straightforwardly: "You used to be the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, and you also have some prestige among those Song ministers, so you live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, okay?"

Hearing Xiao Feng ask this question, Zhang Jian understood what Xiao Feng meant, and said: "Listening to the meaning of King Jin, don't you want me to go out of the mountain? It's just that I'm old, and I'm not as energetic as King Jin, if I want to manage the affairs of the court, I'm afraid it's difficult." ”

"Huh. ”

Xiao Feng smiled, and immediately said: "Prime Minister Zhang Cheng said that he laughed, in fact, you don't need to manage the affairs of the DPRK and China, but have you ever heard of the council?"

"Parliament, do you mean, the council that you once implemented in Guannai that can impeach and depose officials?" Zhang Jian was slightly surprised, and looked Xiao Feng up and down.

The parliament is really unfamiliar to Zhang Jian, but the functions it has, but it is also quite familiar, and it has always been regarded as an institution like the Imperial Historical Observatory, and the members of it are somewhat similar to the Imperial History, but the Parliament is far larger than the Imperial Historical Observatory, and if an agreement is reached, it can even directly remove the officials, and the power of the parliamentarians is much weaker than the Imperial History, and if they have not formed an alliance with others, they are just a vocal worm in the Parliament.

"That's right. ”

Xiao Feng nodded, and then said: "I want to set up a parliament in this Song Dynasty, but unfortunately I have been suffering from the lack of suitable candidates, so I have never started a war. And since you're here today, why don't you help me finish it?"

Regarding this matter, Xiao Feng has always planned to implement it, and regarded it as an important measure to recruit scholars and doctors in the Song Dynasty.

There is no way, after more than 300 years, these scholars have long monopolized the land, manpower and other resources at the bottom, and it is difficult to maintain the actions of the Huaxia Army with the support of Chang'an alone.

"The President of the Council?"

Zhang Jian looked nervous, he swallowed and foamed, and complained: "I have to say, this position is really difficult." ”

Xiao Feng replied: "That's true. But if you want to restore peace in this land of China as soon as possible, you can only take such means, isn't it?" looked at Zhang Jian with a dead gaze, and said: "Or can you bear to watch the people of this land of China fall into the flames of war like this, and be abused by that tartar." ”

"When you say that, why do you think I hate cruelty?"

When Zhang Jian heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head, and when he saw Xiao Feng's gaze, he had no choice but to nod and reply: "Since it is requested by the King of Jin, then I will accept it." After a pause, he raised his head and looked at Xiao Feng: "It's just King Jin, what are your plans regarding the requirements of this councilor? It can't be a person, you can enter, right?"

According to Xiao Feng's design, the role of this council is not small, but it is an important part of her order to clamp down on the monarchy.

The laws and regulations promulgated by it are completely equivalent to the monarchy's power, and can even be said to be above the monarch's power, perhaps this is the manifestation of Mencius's "the people are the most important, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light" in the system.

"That's nature!"

Xiao Feng nodded and said: "According to my meaning, it is best to have a meritorious name to hold it, of course, if you have military merits, you can also enter it, but you still need to pass a certain assessment before you can hold it." After all, it is also to contribute to the country, how can it be biased?"

Unlike the Western system, China does not have the so-called concept of citizenship, let alone a corresponding electoral system.

It is precisely because of this that Xiao Fengfang only intends to let those who pass the imperial examination system have the corresponding status of parliamentarians, although it will also bring such as the monopoly of the gate valve, but at this time, it can only be so.

"I see. ”

Zhang Jian nodded thoughtfully, he didn't have any rejection of Xiao Feng's request, after all, it was just to maintain order in the council, which was quite suitable in terms of his prestige, and the most important thing was that he didn't have to face the tartar.

As for how to resist the Tartars, Zhang Jian is really powerless, and only Xiao Feng, who has more courage and means, can complete this grand cause.

Xiao Feng felt a little relieved and said with a smile: "If I can have your help, it will be enough!"

"Even so, then I'll retreat first? After all, there are still many preparations to prepare for this council, and I don't think King Jin wants this so-called council to remain vacant like this. Zhang Jian bowed and left.

Seeing Zhang Jian leaving, Xiao Feng felt a little relaxed, sat on the chair and breathed a long sigh of relief, but fell into deep thought.

"Am I doing the right thing?"

Today's parliament is clearly very different from the parliament of her time, and although it has the power to impeach, supervise, and dismiss local officials, it has no power to appoint, and this power is still in the hands of the central government, even in Kannai.

There is no way, Xiao Feng came up with this thing at the beginning, its essence is to win over local forces, but he is not willing to let these guys go against him, and in terms of China's thousand-year-long centralized system, it is impossible to allow local divisions, so from the beginning, I didn't plan to let these parliaments appoint officials on their own, from each county to the state capital, officials at all levels are all appointed by the central government, and local councils can't interfere at all, only the central council has the power to elect and appoint the prime minister, which is the biggest difference from the Western system.

As far as the composition of the council is concerned, it is divided into three levels of councils, that is, the central council, the road council and even the county council, and the powers are basically similar, but the scope of influence is different.

As for the identity of the councilor, it is basically combined with Chinese characteristics, and only through the assessment of the imperial examination system can you become a councilor, and then through layers of elections, step by step from local councillor to central councilor.

There is no way, with the current level of technology, if you want to adopt a so-called popular election, it is basically making trouble.

That's why Xiao Feng will directly put it on top of the imperial examination system, which is completely unpopular and foreign-oriented, which makes people feel particularly awkward.

Such a system may be able to play normally in a short period of time, but if it continues for a long time, it will definitely lead to all kinds of monopoly phenomena, from industry to knowledge, and the people at the bottom will definitely be oppressed, and may even live more bitterly than now.

Xiao Feng can meet these, which is why she hesitated.

"My lord!

At this moment, Wang Mu pushed the door in, and she saw Xiao Feng looking pensive, so she quickly closed her mouth and stood aside.

The long-term companionship has long made Wang Mu understand that if Xiao Feng is in this state of thinking, it is naturally thinking about important things, and it must not be easily broken.

Xiao Feng rolled her eyes, noticed Wang Mu coming in, and asked vaguely: "It turned out to be Wang Mu, what are you looking for me for?" Thinking about what she had considered before, she shook her head self-deprecatingly, and said in her heart: "Why do you care about so many things? One generation does one generation of things! Even if those people blame me, anyway, I will die at that time, and I won't hear it at all!"

A hundred years from now is too far away, and it would be foolish to veto the current policy just because of the problems that may arise in a hundred years.

Only then did Wang Mu put his mind at ease and whispered: "Lord Qiqi, then Empress Dowager Xie asked me to talk to you, saying that she wants to invite you to a trip to the Xuanmiaoguan." ”

"Xie Daoqing?"

Xiao Feng was a little surprised, and looked up at Wang Mu: "What did she invite me to do?"

Wang Mu hurriedly explained: "Lord Qiqi, isn't it because you rescued her because of your rescue? So the Empress Dowager Xie wants to invite you to go to the Xuan Miao Temple, saying that she wants to thank you for saving your life." ”

"So that's it?"

Xiao Feng realized at this time, and immediately laughed at himself: "Hey." I've been here for a long time, and I've forgotten what it's like to be invited. This feeling of being invited to a banquet at first glance is really a bit amazing!" For that Xie Daoqing, she hadn't seen each other for a long time, and she had always stayed in the impression of thirty years ago.

And in the past thirty years, what has become of the other party now, Xiao Feng is also a little curious.

"Then I wonder if the lord will accept it?" Wang Mu urged.

Xiao Feng nodded and replied, "This is natural. After all, I also have some things that I want her to help with, so I just take advantage of this time to deal with them together. ”

"Ordered. ”

Wang Mu nodded his head, and immediately walked out of the door to prepare the corresponding carriage.

Although the Song Dynasty has fallen, Xiao Feng was once the king of Jin after all, and he was the actual controller of the Huaxia Army, the prime minister of Chang'an, his identity is naturally extremely noble.

After the carriage was ready, Xiao Feng also stepped into it, and let the horseman pull the carriage and come to the Xuan Miaoguan.

This Xuanmiao Temple as a Taoist temple, its scenery is naturally not bad, but after many years of destruction, the room is damaged, if it rains, it will inevitably be eroded by the wind and rain, but in this Jiangling, other places are more dilapidated, and even the basic defense is not there, naturally can only choose this place, as a temporary place for Xie Daoqing to stay, so as not to be in the wild, by the wind and rain erosion.

When she came here, Xiao Feng walked down from the carriage, she looked at the somewhat old house, there was no one around, it seemed to be very empty, and suddenly sighed: "In the old days, Wang Xie Tang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people. In just 30 years, I never thought it would be such a scene. ”

At that time, when she went to meet Xie Daoqing, the place she passed could be described as magnificent, extremely extravagant, and surrounded by strict guards, the royal forbidden land was naturally extraordinary.

However, now, Xie Daoqing is here, which really makes people sigh, what is the change of the world.

At this moment, the door was pushed open with a creak, and an old woman came out of it.

The man's face was shocked, and he immediately lowered his head: "It turned out to be Xiao Feng, please go inside?"

Xiao Feng was a little surprised, looked at each other with confused eyes, and asked, "Are you?"

"Hey. Miss Xiao is really forgetful, haven't you forgotten who invited you?" Xie Daoqing shook his head, looked down at the puddle on the ground, and then came to his senses and explained: "Old body Xie Daoqing, I have seen His Royal Highness the King of Jin here. ”

Xiao Feng said: "It turned out to be you." He immediately walked up, took the other party's hand, and complained, "It's windy outside, let's talk inside." ”