The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 2559: Equality of Men and Women

Cao De'an stroked his beard and saw Fang Yun's tactics. It was obvious that such a major issue as equality of men and women would definitely be fiercely criticized by the government and the public. Fang Yun probably knew from the beginning that it would be difficult to pass, so he forced it to be written, and then took a step back and changed it to equality before the law, which showed that he had compromised.

In fact, equality of men and women before the law was the content of the constitution that Fang Yun wanted to formulate at the beginning, because Fang Yun knew that he could not eat a fat man in one bite, and many things had to be done step by step, but he was afraid that it would not be passed, so he played a little trick.

However, through the conversation between Fang Yun and Yang Xuwen, the officials also found an unusual signal.

Fang Yun did not make arbitrary decisions, but allowed different voices, and even made compromises and retreats. He did not kill Liu Shan like he did, nor did he speak fiercely like he did Sheng Boyuan.

It seems acceptable for Fang Yun to continue to be the left prime minister.

Most officials have similar feelings.

It is estimated that everyone has read the draft constitution several times. Fang Yun said: "This draft constitution is very rough, and some details have not been formulated, such as the specific appointment process of officials. We need to solve it within three days. In order to speed up efficiency and strengthen the power of Jingguo, from now on, the meeting will communicate quickly with divine thoughts."

The officials nodded gently in agreement.

The efficiency of divine thoughts is a hundred times that of words. In this time of racing against time, divine thoughts must be communicated, otherwise it will be difficult to formulate a perfect constitution even if given another month.

This is the highest law of the country and must not be taken lightly.

Many officials secretly looked at the queen mother, with regrets or helplessness.

Afterwards, Fang Yun said: "All the controversial contents before will not be discussed for the time being. After the non-controversial contents are perfected and decided, the controversial contents will be discussed."

Fang Yun did not even look at the queen mother and began to release his divine thoughts.

Divine thoughts can speak thousands of words in one breath. Not all people present can release their divine thoughts, but those who hold official seals and have enough talent can do so.

Except the queen mother.

The Queen Mother could not hear their communication, nor could she sense it. She was completely excluded by all the officials.

The Queen Mother looked at the many officials whose expressions kept changing, and could only grit her teeth and clench her fists.

The Queen Mother, who was acting on behalf of the monarch, lost the qualification to communicate with the officials, not to mention issuing orders.

The Queen Mother's heart was filled with deep sorrow, and at the same time, she felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.

Before, she could at least speak in the court, but here, she didn't even have the opportunity to interrupt.

The Queen Mother even suspected that Fang Yun deliberately wrote the draft constitution so roughly and deliberately proposed it at this time, just to force the officials to communicate with their minds and exclude her and the monarch.

In front of the Queen Mother, Zhao Hongzhuang's face appeared again.

"Could it be that she is right? If men and women are truly equal, and I have talent, Fang Yun will not be able to bully me like this..."

The Queen Mother looked at Fang Yun through the veil, her eyes fixed on him.

At this moment, Fang Yun communicated completely with his mind, without saying a word, but his eyes were bright and his spirits were high, just like an emperor.

The Queen Mother looked at him for a while, and suddenly remembered that the former emperor had been so high-spirited.

The Queen Mother lowered her head silently, her heart in a mess.

At noon, the cabinet members copied the agreed constitutional content and handed it to the Queen Mother, and then everyone had a quick meal.

After lunch, the officials continued to communicate with their minds.

The constitution is the foundation of a country. Even the most common one needs to be carefully considered. In addition, the communication of mind is convenient, and all officials will express their opinions. Therefore, even if the communication is done with mind, it will not be a matter of a day or a night to improve the Constitution.

Many constitutional contents have been debated.

For example, Fang Yun required the cabinet ministers to have experience in governing a county based on the "prime minister must start from the state department" in "Han Feizi". If an official has never governed the most basic county, he will never be able to serve as a prime minister.

However, many officials disagreed and listed various reasons. In the end, both sides compromised and changed it to the left prime minister must have experience in governing a county, while the other prime ministers need to have a resume of serving as governors and ministers. If they have been in charge of a county or a prefecture, they will have more advantages.

The reason why the officials compromised is that they have seen many officials who have no grassroots experience and are reckless in their administration. Even they themselves have done some wrong things because they did not understand the facts, so they did not completely oppose Fang Yun.

The discussion was most intense in formulating the details of selecting officials, because all officials could not tolerate the bottom-up selection method, so the current selection of officials is still top-down.

Fang Yun did not foolishly force the selection method that was not suitable for the human race, but followed the general trend and did not make too many changes in the selection of officials. He could only change some details in the process of continuing to reform the Ministry of Personnel in the future.

The officials were not tired at all. They discussed for a day and a night and continued the discussion the next day.

The queen mother was not a scholar after all. She couldn't bear it and fell asleep at her desk in front of everyone.

The next day was the same as yesterday. Fang Yun and the officials spent their time discussing the Constitution. The Queen Mother was obviously a little exhausted, but she still forced herself to stay alert and conserve her energy most of the time, only looking at the new content in detail after the officials made a decision.

At night, Fang Yun and the officials reached an agreement on most of the contents of the Constitution.

The Queen Mother did not obstruct, but approved all the contents that had been agreed upon.

Fang Yun looked at the sky outside and said, "It's already night, but time is running out. Let's start discussing the controversial content now."

The Queen Mother had been prepared for a long time and immediately said, "I firmly disagree with Article 6!"

The emperor is in charge of etiquette, etiquette belongs to heaven, and the holy emperor governs with ease. The cabinet governs, politics belongs to people, and scholars serve the monarch with diligence. Cabinet officials should take the initiative to take on government affairs on behalf of the monarch, so that the monarch can better manage the etiquette of a country.

Fang Yun asked, "Why doesn't the Queen Mother agree?"

The Queen Mother sneered, "This article is to seize the monarchy. In this way, Jingguo is no longer the monarch's Jingguo, but the cabinet's Jingguo."

"Jingguo is not the Jingguo of any one person, but the Jingguo of all people! If the Queen Mother does not want the monarch to share the world with the literati, then share the world with the people of the world." Fang Yun said.

The Queen Mother glared and said, "Fang Xusheng, are you threatening me in public?"

Fang Yun almost said that if the royal family did not rule the world together with the officials, then Fang Yun could only use more radical means, which would inevitably lead to the people joining forces to overthrow the imperial power.

The officials looked at the two quietly, and no one interrupted.

"It is the most stupid behavior to rely on one person for the safety of the world." Fang Yun said.

"Is it not stupid to rely on you, Fang Yun, for the safety of the world?" The Queen Mother asked back.

"I represent not one person, but the entire cabinet. The cabinet is the least bad choice to bear the safety of Jingguo. In times of crisis, centralization is better than decentralization, and the centralization of multiple people who have been selected through layers of selection may not make a powerful leader, but it can avoid incompetent people. There have been incompetent emperors and incompetent county magistrates in history, but there has never been a incompetent left prime minister, let alone an ignorant founding lord!" Fang Yun said.

All officials agreed with Fang Yun's words, especially the last sentence: The left prime minister who had been selected through layers of selection or the founding emperor who had overcome countless difficulties might be lacking in some aspects, but he would always be above the average level of the emperor.