The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 2468 The Queen Mother’s Sigh

Many people thought carefully, and soon, many officials raised their heads and looked at Fang Yun in shock.

Since Jingguo will adopt the centralized cabinet system in the future, what about the monarch?

Some officials vaguely felt that the Queen Mother behind the curtain was trembling slightly, not because of fear, but because of anger.

Fang Yun added: "This is just the operation mode of officials and does not involve the monarch. Our Jingguo will always have cabinet centralism under the leadership of the monarch."

Everyone was confused, which meant that Fang Yun, at least so far, had no intention of abolishing the imperial power.

Cao De'an nodded and said: "In this way, the essence of Jingguo has not changed. After all, our country's political orders are always discussed and deliberated by colleagues before they are implemented. Fang Xusheng only identified them as clear rules. In this case , I have nothing to object to. Next, I will ask Fang Xusheng to write a complete memorial for cabinet reform. If it is approved by the majority of cabinet members, he will write to the monarch and ask the queen mother to make a decision with the monarch. "

Then, Cao De'an looked at Yang Xuwen.

Yang Xuwen's eyes flickered, he thought for a few breaths, nodded solemnly, and said: "As long as most of the cabinet colleagues agree, then the truth cannot go against the wishes of the officials, and they must agree. Of course, this matter needs the approval of the Queen Mother and the Emperor before it can be implemented. ”

Cao De'an smiled and said: "Anyway, even if the cabinet officials make a decision in the future, it will still have to be stamped with a jade seal before it can be implemented. For the Queen Mother and the Lord, the change is not big. Therefore, your reaction does not need to be too drastic. This matter can be compared to raising a goose. Sheep are much simpler.”

The officials laughed, but they didn't expect Cao De'an to make a joke about Fang Yun in front of everyone.

Fang Yun knew that Cao De'an had no ill intentions and said: "Xiang Cao is right. This so-called innovation is only to regulate cabinet officials. It does not violate any etiquette and law and does not affect the monarchy at all. Scholar Lin, this innovation by Fang, Is it against etiquette?"

All the officials looked at Lin Shouyan.

Lin Shouyan thought for a moment and said: "This innovation does not subvert the monarchy, nor does it violate the ethics. It is an internal discussion among Jingguo officials and a decision by Jingjun. The Rites Palace will not interfere. However, since the new system is to be implemented, , should be included in the law, no matter what, you must inform the execution hall."

"After retiring from the court, Fang will ask the elder of Xingdian Pavilion for instructions. Only if His Highness Xing issues a document can we legitimately reform the system." Fang Yun said.

Lin Shouyan nodded and said nothing.

The officials present were shocked. Some officials secretly thought it was dangerous. Fortunately, there was no objection. On the surface, Fang Yun said that he was asking for instructions from the Xing Palace, but in fact, he had already completed the communication with the Palace of Punishment. As long as the Palace of Punishment wrote the document, Queen Mother Jingjun could not help but disagree.

In name, the Holy Court will not interfere in the government affairs of various countries, but in fact, the Holy Court governs the human race. Once the Palace of Punishment issues a document, if the Queen Mother dares to veto it, it will be equivalent to giving Fang an excuse to move.

Once the Queen Mother confronts the Palace of Punishment, from then on, all Legalist scholars in Jingguo will stand firmly by Fang Yun's side.

The Holy Court ultimately represents all the saints.

And Xingdian is ultimately in charge of the laws of Shengyuan Continent.

After all, the Queen Mother and the Jingguo royal family were not Fang Yun, and they would never dare to fight against the Holy Court.

There was a faint sigh from behind the curtain.

Many officials felt sympathy, but they were helpless because even if they did not understand Fang Yun's actions, they could feel that Fang Yun had no selfish motives and that Fang Yun's innovation was indeed beneficial to Jing Guo.

At least, Fang Yun's cabinet centralization is better than the dictatorship of the left prime minister, and it is better than the possibility of a fatuous Jingjun ruining the Jingguo.

Cao De'an said: "The cabinet centralization system may have flaws, but at least it is better than the nonsense democratic election system in "Political History". If democratic election is truly implemented, the monarchy will be severely impacted."

Wei Xuque, the director of the Ceremony Department of the Ministry of Etiquette, said: "I believe that after the world is united, democratic election is the right way to go."

"Absurd!" Cao De'an bluntly rebuked this fifth-grade official.

Sheng Boyuan looked at Wei Xu with extremely stern eyes, but Wei Xu turned a blind eye. Sheng Boyuan shook his head helplessly, with a bitter look on his face.

There were many tough people in the Ministry of Rites and the Supervisory Yuan. As the Minister of Rites, he had nothing to do with Wei Xu. Wei Xu was not anyone's disciple and he did not have many friends, but he was the son-in-law of the Gongyang family, and his mother's family was the Kong family. of branches.

The key point is that Wei Xu is an upright and strict person. If he had not been too upright in temperament, he would have been appointed a higher-ranking minister instead of Sizheng.

Wei Xudao: "What Prime Minister Cao said is wrong. The world is unified, everyone is a scholar, and everyone is the same. Why can't people elect things? Since Fang Xusheng was willing to risk the world's disapproval, he listed the democratic election system in "Political History" , we must accept democratic elections. We might as well listen to Fang Xusheng’s opinion.”

Fang Yun did not expect that this subordinate of Sheng Boyuan would be so outspoken and had not opposed him before. It was obvious that this person had an extraordinary mind.

Fang Yun thought for a while and said: "On the premise of perfection, on the premise that everyone's intelligence surpasses that of a Jinshi, on the premise that everyone is based on facts, and on the premise that everyone is not affected by personal preferences or emotions, There is no doubt that democratic election is the best way.”

Fang Yun did not crazily praise democratic elections like some people in ancient China who liked empty talk, but instead gave strict restrictions.

Many officials nodded slightly, thinking that Fang Yun's words made sense.

"But the countries listed in your "Political History" are people-based countries, and they have implemented popular elections." Wei Xu said.

Fang Yun smiled and said: "Political History is just a summary book, and many things are inconvenient to explain in detail. The people-oriented political system is the general trend and the best way for the future, but it requires a long process. Moreover, although the countries listed in the Political History are called people-oriented countries, the real power of the people is actually very small. For example, in one of the people-oriented countries, the appearance of the people in that country is slightly different from the descendants of the Chinese people in our Shengyuan Continent. The real power in that country is a place called the Senate, but the real owner of that country is not the people, but the big businessmen and the elders of the Senate."

"After reading "Political History", you may wonder why there are elders in the people-oriented country that only aristocratic republics have? The reason I say this is because that country The members of the House of Lords are indirectly hereditary. They will use various means to indirectly pass on their power, such as sons-in-law, such as agents, and then transfer power to their descendants when possible. "

"You may think that I hate that country, but that's not the case. I recognize that country very much. It is a great country. It is powerful and great in many aspects. In that star field, that ethnic group is the strongest and is admired by the surrounding ethnic groups. The reason why I use it as an example is to express a point of view. Before the intelligence, ability, knowledge and thinking of the civilian class of an ethnic group reach a very high level, there can be no so-called true people-oriented. Looking back, any powerful country in history is ruled by elites. "