Chapter 228 Benefits of the House of Lords

In the past half month, Yang Du's heart was full of contradictions. Since the conversation with Zhang Feng that day, he has fallen into unprecedented contradictions.

Zhang Feng was not wrong. The strength of Germany was like a powerful hand, lifting the string in the depths of his soul. He has always studied the monarchy, and the constitutional monarchy 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 to protect himself, but more importantly, because the emperor himself was too strong, so in his opinion, perhaps only the British constitution could ensure that the king's power was restricted and serve the establishment of this system.

In the past, he has received a lot of accusations for attacking the republicans and others. Now if he turns back and advocates a moral constitution, what will the world think of himself? Won't you be scolded as an undetermined politician and a capricious villain?

But... Thinking of Yang Du's mind, his majesty came to mind. No matter how he looked at it from the surface, his majesty was a benevolent king, but Yang Du knew that his majesty was also a generation of heroes. He is talented and good at mediating the universe. He is resourceful and clever. He takes power and arbitrarily. Anyone, by his side, can only serve as his tool and can't influence his will; he can only serve him, and there is no room for you to use it.

At this time, he thought that he had a handle in the hands of the Bureau of Investigation. The reason why Zhang Feng told himself that he had "imperialized the constitution" was probably hoping that he could echo the cabinet in the consultative house so that the "imperialized constitution" could be passed. If he refused... can he refuse? Yang Du clearly knew that he could not refuse, otherwise the Investigation Bureau would be enough to discredit himself, but if he was allowed to be used by Zhang Feng and others, there was no doubt that they would get "supporting merit", and what about himself? Why is he just a prominent vice president of the Consultative Council? It is because... Suddenly, Yang Du remembered the past with Zeng Guangjun and Xia Shoutian who visited Biyun Temple in 500 arhats that year, and also remembered the impromptu demolition of Hu San's father when he visited the Mawang Temple with Xiangqi 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 I seize the opportunity, the hope of worship is no longer slim.

Twenty years, Yang Du, who has been intoxicated with the emperor's learning, finally saw that the day of showing his knowledge in his chest was finally coming. How could he not be excited? He even thought: facing the south, looking at the Yunhu Bridge from afar and shouting.

"Teacher, the disciple is going to realize your old dream and turn your old doctrine into reality!"

Then he thought that if His Majesty promulgated the "imperial Constitution", it would actually re-pray a bright road to prosperity in front of China. Yang Du believes that the monarchy system he has believed in exploring for many years should be the only way to save China. For this problem, he had seen it clearly: the wisdom of the Chinese people is low, and it has been ruled by the imperial power for more than 2,000 years. Only the constitutional system of a strong king is the closest to the national situation. The implementation of the constitutional government of the virtual king will certainly bring chaos to the country. In the past few years, Yuan Shikai and others have all longed for more power. The reality is early. I have proved that my original analysis is completely correct.

Although His Majesty is alive and can control the situation with His Majesty's knowledge, in the future, the weak king and strong ministers will inevitably lead to civil strife. The foreign powers are most willing to see the rise of civil strife in China. They happen to take advantage of the fire to rob. Only the king and strong ministers can complement each other!

Now there is a domestic debate about the establishment of a constitution. If the constitution is not established as soon as possible, it is bound to lead to civil unrest. Now formulate a good constitution and a "imperial constitution" so that everyone can act in accordance with the law, and the country will naturally become strong soon. With the support of the Constitution, I, the vice president of the Consultative Council, can... Everything is right to do this, and the only inappropriate thing is that I have to be scolded again. But after Yang Du was stuffy for a while, it soon became smooth.

"Since you are interested in politics, are you still afraid of being scolded by others? Shang Yang, Huo Guang, Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng have been scolded by them for thousands of years. To be fair, their contributions to the country cannot be denied no matter how they are slandered. Even if you go back on your backs, if you really seek a road to prosperity for the country, future generations will naturally understand and even praise it. Take ten thousand steps back and destroy yourself in exchange for the interests of the whole country. This "destruction" is also worth it. Wasn't Zeng Wenzheng's public teaching plan in Tianjin a precedent for destroying himself to become the whole country? His painstaking work will become more and more clear to the world in the future.

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

"What a politician wants is this kind of self-sacrificing broad-mindedness. 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... we must not let Zhang Maoyang and those people take advantage of it!"

The night was very dark and silent, but at this time, Yang Du, who was lying in front of the table, was sleepless. At this time, he was struggling to write about the advantages of the "imperial constitution". The slightly cool evening breeze made his mind clearer, and he constantly connected the example of "the imperial constitution" with Chinese reality in his mind.

"...The Constitution is the foundation of the country. Today, before the wisdom of our people is enlightened, the Congress will be opened..."

When Yang Du wrote "China's constitution should be based on the "imperial constitution", he clearly knew how angry Zhang Feng and others would be when they read this article in the newspaper. He clearly knew that once this article was published in the newspaper, he could directly enter your majesty's sight. At that time, your majesty would not He will ignore himself as the first person to advocate the river of the Constitution, which may be a stepping stone for him to join the cabinet.

"Your Majesty, with Yang Xizi's talent, how can he ignore this opportunity!"

Zhang Feng smiled. Although he put forward the proposal of "imperialize the constitution", it is best to publish this proposal by other relatively neutral people in the end, and Yang Du is undoubtedly the best candidate.

"Maoyang, why did you choose Yang Xizi!"

Suffing a cigar, Chen Moran looked at Zhang Feng with a smile. He, the Minister of Justice, was far more cautious and cautious than others. He naturally had his reason to do so.

"Your Majesty, Yang Xizi is the strongest advocate of the constitution in China today, and the president of the Constitutional Research Association. The easiest way to deal with the constitutionalists is to attack the shield of the son with the spear of the son..."

Looking at your majesty, Zhang Feng smiled. At the beginning of the establishment of the constitution, your majesty even deliberately praised those who established the constitution. In a few simple words, he dispelled the people's desire to "legal constitution" in the consultative house. After all, they were just "imperial elected members", but at the same time, they also Affirming their "loyalty to the monarch and the country", that is the shield of the son's spear to attack the son. Now he is just a repeat of the old law.

"Yang Xizi has the wish to advance. In this "persuasion", how can he ignore it, and..."

Silence, in the end, Zhang Feng still did not say that the investigation bureau had Yang Du's "black file", but Feng turned around and said.

"How can he not figure out that this is not only the will of the minister, but also his majesty's acquiescence. In order to steal this "work of persuasion", he will write an article advocating the "imperial constitution". At that time, the political axe only needs to cooperate from it and appropriately add fuel to the flames. As soon as the situation is successful, your majesty can make an order to make a law with extensive reference to various countries. The national constitution can be established, and the House of Lords can be set up at the same time, and the Constitutional Adjustment Bureau can be set up to be responsible for the writing of the Chinese Constitution!"

"The House of Lords?"

With a frown, Chen Moran looked at Zhang Feng. After the founding of the empire, although he did be canonized hundreds of nobles out of necessity, but when he was canonized, to a large extent, he was more important to soldiers. Among the higher hereditary nobles, there were soldiers, and for ordinary nobles, there were more teachers, just only In the past year, I have been canonized thousands of knights, most of whom are teachers, and the purpose is to replace the traditional gentry through royal recognition.

There is no doubt that this House of Lords is no different from the British House of Lords. They all have hereditary high nobles as members, which is bound to lead to a large number of soldiers entering the House of Lords.

Seeing His Majesty's silence, Zhang Feng could vaguely guess what His Majesty was thinking.

"Your Majesty is worried that the nobles in the army will enter the aristocracy?"

Despite responding to his question, Chen Moran was still silent. It was not a good thing for a large number of soldiers to enter the House of Lords. At least for himself, who believed in "military non-government", it meant that the military community entered politics.

"Your Majesty, the principle of non-government for soldiers cannot be abandoned!"

First of all, Zhang Feng first affirmed this point. When inspecting the South American countries, among the South American republics, soldiers have a good understanding of power. No one can predict the consequences of soldiers' intervention in politics. The frequent military changes in South America and military presidents are often the consequences of military participation in politics.

"Therefore, after the establishment of the House of Lords, the world-born nobles in the army must make a choice whether to retire to become members of the House of Lords or as soldiers. Of course, seats can be reserved for them in the House of Lords. Once they retire, they can naturally enter the House of Lords, which can restrict officers from intervening in politics..."

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

"Your Majesty, there are other benefits of setting up the House of Lords. As a senior official or the son of a business tycoon, if they want to enter the political world, they will have a greater advantage than civilians, especially senior officials who have the right of personnel. If they are not careful, they will turn the "public world" into a "family world" and pass it from father to son to son. Sun, or the disguised way of father-to-son and son-to-grandson, to pass on the political heritage. Therefore, this seeming fairness is actually a disguised unfairness, because in fact, the starting line between civilian children and elite children is not the same. When an elite child participates in the election, he can have strong financial support or 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 that civilian children do not have. It seems that they want to run with the elite children with these advantages. Fair, in fact, the children of civilians are always at a loss.

As the Minister of Justice, Zhang Feng believes that there are only two words "fairness". In his opinion, the establishment of the aristocratic court can not only ensure the passage of the "imperial constitution", but also guarantee the minimum political fairness, and the future politics of nobles, the sons of rich businessmen and civilians. Among them, although they can't occupy the same starting line, they can be guaranteed to get "basic fairness!"

"After the establishment of the House of Lords, this problem can be partially solved. Let's take Britain as an example. Most of the British aristocrats have been well-educated since childhood and have a certain economic foundation. As members of the House of Lords, their parents have extensive and profound contacts in the political arena, and they have been influenced by the political atmosphere since childhood. They are familiar with political operation.

If these noble children run on the same stage with the children of civilians, in terms of winning, most of the children of the common people are definitely not their opponents, 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 as members of the House of Commons because they can enter the House of Lords as members. That is to say, the existence of the House of Lords makes the children of the aristocracy ineligible to run for the same stage with the children of the common people. Not only that, the nobles don't even have the right to vote in the House of Commons election, that is to say, they are completely excluded from the British election politics, which can ensure that outside the nobles, there is a channel of upward circulation that is not blocked by the nobles. Your Majesty, although he decided to choose the "imperial constitution", how to level The interests of the common people and the aristocracy will have to be considered in the establishment of a political structure!"

"Maoyang, the British are very considerate at this point!"

For the first time, I heard of the detailed explanation of the British aristocratic system. Chen Moran nodded and praised. In fact, I hesitated for a long time on the establishment of aristocracy. Perhaps it was because of the evil feelings of the "second generation of officials" in later generations that I did not have a good impression on the aristocracy. I have been thinking about how to make a combination. The appropriate "aristocratic law" so that the political assets left by those "second generation" fathers will not pose a threat to the children of other civilians. Now it seems that no matter what the House of Lords system is like, the solution to the problem of social and political fairness revealed by it cannot be ignored by itself.

"Your Majesty, and there are not only children of the family in the aristocratic courtyard. Similarly, for those outstanding politicians, it is also possible to enter the aristocratic house by being canonized as a lifelong aristocrat or even a hereditary aristocrat. In the end, your majesty can directly appoint senior officials and even prime ministers as necessary!"

In the end, Zhang Feng put forward another advantage of the House of Lords. He looked at His Majesty.

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

(to be continued)