The sun never sets in America

Chapter 262 Imperial Parliament

Xijing Cabinet...

Hu Junding and a group of cabinet ministers were sitting across from each other at this time. No one said a word, but it could be seen from their faces that everyone was heavy-minded and did not know how to speak.

The reason is that His Majesty has recently launched so-called innovations.

What is innovation? There are innovations and new ones. However, since ancient times, the so-called innovations are just modifications and modifications based on the original ones. In fact, there are very few people like Liu Peng who directly disrupted them with such drastic measures. After all, part of this revolution is actually It is also part of the royal power.

For example, regarding the power of supervision, originally the supervisory power of the Han Dynasty was in the hands of the Supervisory Council and the cabinet, but this time Liu Peng insisted on imitating the West and creating a three-level imperial supervisory council.

The House of Representatives exercises the power of inspection and separates the power of inspection from the Cabinet Inspectorate.

The inspectors selected are mainly local people with high moral standards and veterans.

(Non-members are inspectors, also to distinguish them from Western style)

It has the power to discuss and supervise government affairs, but has no actual power to exercise its functions.

Local finance and plans are proposed by the government and reviewed and approved by the Imperial Parliament.

Of course, in order to prevent local people from uniting to resist politics, some important projects are implemented by the cabinet, which is essentially a check and balance.

For example, the appointment and dismissal of officials, national engineering projects, etc. are all reviewed by the cabinet. The Supreme Imperial Council has the power of supervision, but I exercise it directly.

It seems useless, but it can be questioned. If the question vote is passed, the plan will be re-examined until the two parties finally compromise.

The power of the monarch Liu Peng has not been weakened, but has been increased. For example, the instructions issued by Liu Peng can be directly implemented, bypassing the meeting.

He could even dissolve the Imperial Council directly, but Liu Peng would not do such self-destructive things unless absolutely necessary, but would instead defend them.

The essence of the reason for establishing this brand-new inspection system is to prevent local officials from using the Emperor Tiangao to do mischief from afar.

Even though he knew that they might merge in the end, Liu Peng still wanted to do it. Among other things, adding an extra lock to the tiger cage was definitely the right thing to do.

Of course, in addition to the power of supervision, there is also legal power. It turns out that the legal power of the Han Dynasty lies in the government, and the local courts basically rely on the local government.

It is easy to form cliques for personal gain. In the past few years, several cases of court favoritism and malpractice have been investigated.

It took dozens of heads to be killed to stop this trend.

Now Liu Peng is preparing to make major changes in the law. If the law is to be changed, he must first be independent.

In fact, it turned out that Liu Peng had this intention, but at that time the country was just established, so he could only set up a Ministry of Punishment to regulate the law with officials.

At present, the official system of law is getting more and more chaotic as it is more regulated. In the end, it results in partiality and perversion of the law, and there are many unjust cases. It lasts for a long time. Liu Peng has to look at the recent cases in person to see if there are any flaws or unjust cases. Wrong case.

Not to mention, there were several major cases, the most obvious one being a business dispute case in the ninth year of Longwu.

This case can be said to be simple or complex. In the final analysis, it is actually a dispute caused by patents.

Company A was suspected of infringing Company B's technology patent, but Company B was eventually fined two million and gave up its ownership of that technology.

The explanation given was theft, but the real situation is that Company A bribed the judge and investigators to profit from false accusations.

This is another typical case of abuse of political power, and there are many other cases like this.

Such as property division, land disputes, property wars, and even more complex equity transactions.

It seems that there are no rights, but the disadvantages caused by rights are everywhere shown.

So much so that the Han Chinese writer Dong Yunsheng wrote such a plot in his novel Rakshasa Jungle.

An absurd kingdom in which the characters are replaced by animals: a greedy pug, a cunning rabbit, a shrewd dog-headed businessman, a fox-like judge, and a snake-headed sheriff.

The objects these characters govern are the diligent cattle and sheep of the kingdom.

The cattle and sheep eat cheap grass and produce high-quality milk. When the slaughtering season is about to begin, everyone in the kingdom excitedly pounces on the trembling cattle and sheep.

And those older cattle and sheep also issued:

"My child, this is how our ancestors have been here for generations. Just bear with it. If you get a good child in your next life, you won't have to suffer!!"

Yes, everything is fate! !

Of course Liu Peng had read this novel. At first glance, he was furious. How could I, a big man, be as bad as you said?

In the end, more and more things happened, and Liu Peng suddenly understood that something was wrong with his so-called Han Kingdom, even if it was not the Animal Kingdom.

When people have problems, they need to be cured, and so does the country.

This is why we have inspectors and imperial parliaments.

But if Liu Peng wants to do it, it doesn't mean that the people below will agree.

No, these cabinet ministers gathered together to try every means to get His Majesty to take back his life.

But until now, nothing famous has been achieved. In the final analysis, it is really difficult to object to this matter. After all, this is what the West does.

And it was done well, and there was no chaos in the world as imagined. Moreover, the Han Dynasty was an inspector, and there was no intention of inspection. Objectively speaking, it also preserved some of the rights of their civil servants! !

This is also the reason why Liu Peng dared to carry out the reform of the Imperial Parliament openly.

When inspectors are used as representatives to supervise, the power of the legal system is so tightly guarded that it is difficult for a tiger to roar.

This is the current situation! !

Innovation is fake, borrowing new power to seize power is real! !

The word innovation was understood by Liu Peng, and he did it so flawlessly that these extremely smart civil servants couldn't find a way to oppose it, which is so obvious.

Everyone looked at each other in silence. Finally, it was Nan Yunqiu from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Mr. Nan spoke:

"In my opinion, Your Majesty does not trust us and insists on using the power of inspection and the power of law to control our civil servants..."

Hearing this, everyone present's eyelids jumped. This was what they had just thought, but no one dared to say it. Unexpectedly, this Nanda man was so bold that he dared to say anything.

"The so-called parliament, what Westerners call public discussion, what is public discussion? It is just a place for a group of people to quarrel and confront each other. Who can see the darkness behind it??"

"Now that I am a great man, I am opening the Imperial Council and setting up inspectors. It seems that His Majesty does not trust me, but in fact, I have gone too far over the years!!"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed. These words really pointed at their noses and called them a disaster.

"And who can take charge of those inspectors, ordinary people, or pure people??"

"The key to power is balance. In the end, everyone will definitely get half. When the time comes, they will definitely fight, and they may fight harder than us!!"

There was a trace of sarcasm on Nan Yunqiu's lips. He thought that these inspectors would definitely make a mess in the end. If it happened, it would be their chance to become civil servants.

After hearing this, the other people's eyes lit up. At first they just thought about preservation and did not think about what would happen next. Now it seems that this is just the beginning, not the end. Since it is not the end, based on their experience, this The so-called inspectors are no match for them.

When the time comes to evade the Imperial Parliament, they will not have the final say.

After hearing this, Hu Junding frowned slightly, and then asked: "Master Nanda, how should we deal with them if they report to the United Society?"

"If they wait for the Israelites to form a party and resist them, what should we do??"

Hu Junding's words stopped Mr. Nan from asking, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Yes, if they use the methods of the Donglin Party of the Ming Dynasty to form an association to fight against us, wouldn't they be raising tigers for trouble and feeding tigers with their own bodies??"

"When the time comes, what should I do? I'm afraid I will suffer the consequences and regret it!!"

At this time, Ren Tongqing from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Master Ren also asked, with worry on his face. After all, this was the end of the discussion, and the power of discussion was not exhausted, but the rights of himself and others were only superficial! !

"Yeah, what should I do..."

"This matter is extremely difficult. Isn't it difficult to find a countermeasure??"

"Hey, why can't Your Majesty just calm down, rule from the top, and follow the example of all the saints of the past, isn't it good??" (Jiajing: Are you referring to me??)

"In my opinion, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty was a wise emperor through the ages. Nowadays, with the great reforms, he looks more and more like Emperor Wu!!"

"Although Emperor Wu has great achievements, he has brought suffering to the world. If he is acting so recklessly now, I'm afraid..."

"Brother Lu, be careful. If the hawks and dogs of the Investigation Bureau listen to it, I'm afraid the day when your head will be moved is not far away!!"

"Alas... the national affairs are like this, that's all. When this matter is over, I will resign and go back to my hometown in Nanmen to farm and fish. I will live up to my lifelong wish!!"

"Brother Lu is noble and noble, and is beyond the reach of my foolish brother."

Listening to the discussions and so-called refusals of those around him, Hu Junding felt for the first time that these people were really disgusting. They kept saying that they should put national affairs first, but in the end, it was like this! !

Now Hu Junding is becoming more and more aware of Liu Peng's approach of reducing power, but now that he is the prime minister, he naturally wants to side with the civil servants.

"Ugh……"

Hu Junding looked at the cabinet ministers who were still arguing around him and let out a sigh.

In the end, there was no result from this meeting, but an agreement was reached, that is, to respond to changes by remaining unchanged and to wait for the new.

In fact, it is just dormant, waiting for the opportunity. Since it is difficult to oppose, then join in and wait for the moment of disintegration.

If you can't beat them, just join them. This is a bunch of civil servants who have figured it out.

After returning home, Hu Junding sat on the soft couch in the hall, looking at the strong pines on the wall, independent and unyielding in the cold wind, just like his official career.

He started out as a son of a wealthy family in Nanyang. He did the first immigration and served as the Minister of Immigration. He is one of the few people in Han Dynasty who has worked from scratch to the present.

Because of this, Hu Junding has always used this picture to warn himself that he must remain standing, impervious to all winds and unbreakable by all lightning strikes! !

The original Hu Junding, whether it was through the establishment of the Inspectorate or the subsequent changes in the government, he was able to sit on the fishing boat and become prime minister all the way. He became the third Han prime minister after Yan Jun. Guangzong Yaozong is no longer enough to describe his glory. But now he really feels difficult.

Cabinet ministers, civil servants, innovations, Your Majesty, conscience, his heart is as complicated as catkins, full of worries and thoughts.

Feeling inspired, I picked up my pen and ink and wrote:

"It's time to say goodbye in life,"

"In a trance, the temples are polished and polished," "When the horse is galloping without seeing the success,"

"But when I see everything, I feel troubled."

Finally he wrote at the bottom:

"I cherish my twelve years of service to the king."

"call……"

Hu Junding exhaled a breath and finally muttered to himself:

"After serving as an official for a long time, there will be no more scholars!!"

Finally, this poem was put into the room by Hu Junding and not shown to others.

(Author's own poem)

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"Hu Qing, sit down and stop being so angry."

"Bring a chair to Master Hu. I want soft noodles."

Liu Peng looked at Hu Junding in front of him, said hello with some emotion, and then ordered someone to find a chair for Hu Junding to sit down.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!!"

Hu Junding hugged Liu Peng and then sat down.

"Hu Qing, what do you think about the inspector?"

Liu Peng picked up a memorial and asked Hu Junding while reading it.

"Your Majesty, it is a good thing to convene an imperial parliament and establish an inspector. I and the other gentlemen have no objections!!"

Hu Junding agreed with Liu Peng's approach without hesitation.

When Liu Peng heard this, he seemed to understand something, smiled, and then said

"In the past I asked Yan Jun what the people are and what the officials are. He replied, the people below are the people and the officials above are the officials."

"I asked him later, were you a citizen or an official? He didn't say anything. I knew what he wanted to say."

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, there has been a distinction between officials and people."

Hu Junding interrupted.

Liu Peng heard this, looked at him, his eyes moved slightly, and then asked:

“Do you think there should be a distinction between legal power and political power??”

When Hu Junding heard this, his eyelids jumped, and then he raised his hands and replied:

"In view of the humble opinion of the minister, by dividing the division, the officials can be controlled. If they are not divided, they will be controlled by the officials. Your Majesty divides the power of supervisors and distributes the power of government to the people. Isn't it an act of supervising officials..."

"If your Majesty asks your ministers whether they should be separated individually, Hu Jun will definitely answer: Yes, it is best to separate them thoroughly. If your majesty asks your ministers, I do not agree with the distinction. It should be because I am a human minister, and I cannot bear to see the king's power as that of Western kings and emperors." The common side falls to merchants and to the people..."

Hu Junding spoke firmly without any hesitation.

"Ha ha……"

"You Hu Junding, how dare you tease me like this!!"

"I don't dare. I am speaking from the bottom of my heart. Your Majesty, please see clearly."

Looking at Hu Junding and Prime Minister Hu in front of him, Liu Peng's eyes were full of appreciation. He would protect this person no matter what.

There are fewer people who dare to do practical things now! !

"According to your opinion, who will be the supervisor of the discussion?"

Liu Peng's eyes moved slightly and asked an important question.

"When your Majesty asks his ministers, he will tell the truth. If we follow the Western method of deliberation, there will be party strife within three years..."

After hearing this, Liu Peng's expression was slightly touched but he did not make any rebuttal.

"But if we use Gexin's method, it can be slowed down."

"How to slow down??"

Liu Peng asked.

"Inspectors can be tested for their morality, talent, and ability, and are ranked third. It is not comparable to Western money conferences."

“Where does virtue come from??”

"Why invigilate the exam??"

"Where to go from??"

Liu Peng's several questions in succession hit Hu Junding's mind like cannonballs, causing cold sweat to break out on his forehead.

After thinking for a long time, Hu Junding raised his head and said to Liu Peng with a firm expression:

"In my opinion, virtue can be determined by the reputation of the place. Talent can be decided by the cabinet and His Majesty. As for action, the consequences can be seen!!"

After hearing this, Liu Peng raised his eyebrows, looked at Hu Junding and asked seriously:

"If virtue is faked, talent is superficial, and behavior is assumed, no matter how you check it clearly, wouldn't it be another example of the Han Dynasty where filial piety and honesty were praised by everyone, recommended by everyone, and finally elected ministers like Wang Mang and Yuan who harmed the country? Destroying the country’s home??”

At this time, Hu Junding could no longer keep up with Liu Peng's pace.

"As you can see, the Han Dynasty was not a Han Dynasty in the end, just a country of powerful families!!"

"The only difference between us and others is probably not that we have the power of science and technology. The rest, if you look at it alone, there is no difference."

"As for the clear flow you just wanted to say, whether it is clear or unclear, sometimes it is not up to them. Look, there is no white or black in this world, only gray, the gray of most people!!"

Hearing this, the Han Dynasty mark on Hu Junding's forehead became even bigger. If he hadn't prepared a handkerchief, it might not have dripped down directly.

"Ha ha……"

"Hu Qing is scared??"

Liu Peng laughed out loud when he saw Hu Junding's appearance.

"Your Majesty is so powerful that I am afraid of you!!"

"Don't flatter me. I know what some people think. They think, why does this King of Han always have trouble with us and always try to punish us? We are obviously with His Majesty and are the best helpers to prevent his subordinates from rebelling. "

"Hu Qing, yes or no??"

Liu Peng looked at Hu Junding and asked.

After hearing this, Hu Junding was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, lowered his head and replied:

"Your Majesty is the king's father, how dare your subordinates bully the king's father!!"

"Your Majesty is serious..."

"Ha ha……"

Liu Peng laughed again and then read a poem:

“All things are created to nourish people, yet people in the world still blame Heaven for being unkind.

I don’t know that locusts are all over the world, causing suffering to all the people and kings and ministers.

Human beings are born with high and low status, and noble people grow up to be favored by God.

The wealth of life is always determined by God, and the poverty of ordinary people is punished by God.

Suddenly, a madman sharpens his knife at night, and the emperor's star flutters high,

From now on, there is no need to spare any effort in killing people. "

After hearing this poem, Hu Junding turned pale and said immediately:

"Your Majesty, my great man is incomparable to the previous Ming Dynasty, and this poem cannot be compared with it. Your Majesty..."

"Of course Gu knows that Gu is not a big man to this extent, but doesn't Hu Qing think that some people are just like what is written in this poem??"

"His Majesty……"

Hu Junding wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Liu Peng in the end.

"Go back and prepare to build a new Han State, an improved Han State."

"Both you and Gu should take a look at what will happen to Han Dynasty like this!!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!!"

Hu Junding finally left, hesitantly.

Liu Peng, who was behind him, looked at his back and said with some emotion:

"Oh, he is a talent, what a pity, what a pity!!"

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On June 20, the Han Dynasty issued an edict on parliamentary inspection and established a three-level conference throughout the country to select inspectors with integrity, talent, and ability to supervise government affairs. The whole country was shocked for a while.

(Three reviews, local review, cabinet review, and finally Liu Peng’s review and seal, but in fact there is another unknown review, that is the Bureau of Investigation)

What follows is a deep undercurrent.

The twelfth year of Longwu, a new beginning, a new starting point! !

　Asking for a monthly pass, asking for a monthly pass

　　

　

(End of this chapter)