"It's not a big deal, I'm just planning to leave Zhong Province." Wu Dong said calmly.
"What?" Chao Gai stayed there.
"After His Majesty leaves Zhong Province, who will be in charge of Zhong Province?" Yelu Dashi said.
"There will be a prime minister in the central province, who will preside over the central province and manage state affairs." Wu Dong said.
"Is Your Majesty no longer in charge of state affairs?" Yelu Dashi said after hesitating for a moment.
"Not bad!" Wu Dong nodded.
"Ah! How could such a thing happen?" Chao Gai said in disbelief.
"Then what will your Majesty do in the future?" Yelu Dashi said.
"I am still the top leader of the military, and the military is loyal to me. From now on, my main job is to preside over the consultative bureau and reform the consultative bureaus in various places." Wu Dong said.
"Your Majesty, the central province is presided over by a prime minister, but your Majesty no longer handles state affairs! As time goes by, I'm afraid there will be powerful ministers, and there may even be a usurpation of the throne! We need to think twice about this matter!" Chao Gai said.
"No, our system in Daliang is different. It is almost impossible for powerful ministers to usurp the throne." Wu Dong shook his head.
Although Wu Dong said this, Chao Gai, Yelu Dashi and others were all worried, fearing that the political situation in the Central Plains would undergo drastic changes.
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In fact, from last winter to now, the entire Yanjing and even the entire Liang Dynasty have been discussing this matter. The emperor no longer manages state affairs, but hands it over to the prime minister. This is unbelievable in China. Even everyone in the Central Province
The ministers tried their best to persuade Wu Dong to stay, but Wu Dong had already made up his mind and would not change it.
In Li Gang's mansion, Li Gang, Zhao Ding, Hu Quan, Qin Hui and others are all here. Three of the four are the four famous officials of the Southern Song Dynasty in later generations, and one is the biggest traitor in history. They are all here at this moment
Discuss changes in the political situation.
"Master Li is the head of the civil servants. If the Central Province really chooses the prime minister, Master Li may be the prime minister!" Zhao Ding said.
"I don't care if I can hold the position. I'm afraid that the Prime Minister will have too much power and it will be bad if a powerful official usurps the throne in the future." Li Gang said with a sad face.
"There will never be a powerful official usurping the throne! Your Majesty's prestige is so high, and all the soldiers and civilians in the world are loyal to Your Majesty! In this case, who dares to usurp the throne?" Hu Quan said.
"Your Majesty's prestige is very high now, but what about in the future? If you continue to implement such a policy, you will be in trouble sooner or later." Li Gang said.
"Master Li is overthinking! I believe in Your Majesty when it comes to political reform! Over the years, Your Majesty has been continuously promoting the so-called nationalization of the army. Now the army will only be loyal to the country and the royal family that represents the country! The army belongs to all citizens, and soldiers must not obey arbitrary orders.
, this alone is enough to ensure that our Daliang regime will be passed down from generation to generation! Moreover, the prime minister can only serve two terms of ten years at most! After ten years, no matter how big you are, no matter how powerful you are, you will have to go, and you will not continue to serve.
Prime Minister! Also, over the years
The power of the Consultative Bureau is constantly increasing. The Consultative Bureau has the power to impeach the Prime Minister! If the Prime Minister violates discipline, he will step down immediately! Such various supervision and checks and balances measures are enough to ensure that the Prime Minister works conscientiously and cannot do anything while in office.
Something out of the ordinary,
As for the so-called usurping the throne and seizing power, it is even more impossible! Over time, this system will become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Fifty or one hundred years later, if a prime minister wants to usurp the throne and seize power, the people of the world will not tolerate him, and neither will the officials of the world.
Him!" Qin Hui said.
Qin Hui is the most famous treacherous official in history, with great talents. At this moment, Li Gang and others are still confused, but Qin Hui has already figured out the joints, and he admires Wu Dong even more.
"Congratulations, Lord Qin!" Hu Quan said.
"Brother Qin is indeed a great talent! Listening to your words is worth ten years of studying. I feel much more relieved." Li Gang was silent for a while and nodded.
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After Wu Dong came back from Tianjin Port, he first took Yelu Dashi, Chao Gai and others to report the situation of the New World to the ministers of the Central Province! When the ministers of the Central Province heard that the New World existed, they were naturally extremely happy! But it was just joy.
Now everyone is worried about the political changes!
On this day, the Central Province once again discussed the changes in the political situation.
After Wu Dong visited several central and provincial ministers one after another, the pressure for political reform finally decreased a lot.
Li Gang has agreed to the political reform, and Hua Rong has also agreed. These two are the heads of the civil and military ministers. If they agree, the political reform will not be a big problem.
By the time of the Central Provincial Meeting in May, the political reform plan was finally passed.
"Since everyone has approved it, I will leave the Central Province from now on! Now it is mainly the choice of the Prime Minister! Everyone in the Central Province can run for the Prime Minister, and finally there will be a consultative bureau to elect and launch." Wu Dong said.
Wu Dong stood up and breathed a sigh of relief. There is still a certain gap between the current political system of Daliang and the democratic politics of later generations, but the system of Daliang is still changing. He believes that in his lifetime, relying on his own prestige,
With his own insights from later generations, he was confident that Daliang would embark on the path of true democracy and prosperity and completely change the feudal system since Qin Shihuang.
Wu Dong has left, and people in the central province are still talking about it. Everyone knows that Hua Rong and Li Gang are the most likely to serve as prime minister! However, Liangshan has always implemented a military system before, and Hua Rong is the founder of the Liangshan army.
First, he has been the commander-in-chief of the northern army for nearly twenty years, and his prestige far exceeds that of Li Gang. Therefore, if Hua Rong runs for election, Li Gang has little hope of winning.
Hua Rong returned to his home. As soon as he sat down, his servant reported that Li Gang was visiting.
Hua Rong had someone prepare a delicious meal for Li Gang.
"Mr. Li is here for the Prime Minister's business?" Hua Rong said with a smile after having a glass of wine.
"That's right! I don't want to have a dispute between us. I think my prestige is not as good as General Hua's, so I am willing to withdraw from the election! When the time comes, I will fully assist General Hua and hope to live up to His Majesty's trust!" Li Gang said.
"Mr. Li is wrong, I will not run for prime minister." Hua Rong shook his head.
"Oh? Why is this?" Li Gang said in surprise.
"Soldiers are not allowed to run for prime minister. This is a regulation of the Central Province. As a soldier, the most you can do is become a minister of the military," Hua Rong said.
"You can first take up a military position and then run for prime minister." Li Gang said.
"Even then, I don't want to run for office." Hua Rong said.
"Why?" Li Gang asked a little strangely.
"As a Prime Minister, to manage national affairs and govern the world, you must have extremely high talents! I am just a soldier. I am good at running the army, but I am not good at running the country." Hua Rong said calmly.
Hua Rong had already decided that he had no intention of running for prime minister. Li Gang tried to persuade him a few more times, but Hua Rong just shook his head.
"General Hua is not attached to power! Li admires him!" Li Gang said.
The position of Prime Minister is truly one person below ten thousand people. Even when the emperor does not manage state affairs, the Prime Minister is almost the first in the world! Being the Prime Minister will have incomparable power, but Hua Rong doesn't even care!
"Your Majesty doesn't care about power, so what do I care about? Do you think His Majesty left Zhong Province because he wanted to be lazy? Or does His Majesty not have the talent to govern the world?" Hua Rong said.
"Your Majesty founded Daliang as a commoner, and his civil and martial arts surpassed all the saints of the past dynasties! Today, Datong is truly a prosperous age! If you say that your Majesty has no talent, how is this possible? Your Majesty handles state affairs diligently and is by no means lazy.
"It's just that I can't figure out why your Majesty left Zhong Province?" Li Gang said.
"His Majesty once told me that he wants to create a system that can last for thousands of generations! His Majesty said that he can manage the world. His sons seem to be good now and may be wise kings in the future. But where are his grandsons? Where are his great-grandsons?
?It is simply not possible to tie the world to the hands of the king. As time goes by, it is inevitable that dynasties will change again. At that time, not only the royal family will suffer, but also the people of the world! The rise and fall of the people will suffer, and he wants to completely end this phenomenon
!
Therefore, Your Majesty wants to withdraw from the Central Province and let the Prime Minister manage the state affairs! The Prime Minister is elected and must have high ability and prestige, otherwise he will not be elected. However, the Prime Minister does not have absolute power. The Prime Minister can only serve two terms at most.
If the Prime Minister performs poorly, the Consultative Council can also impeach him! Such a system of checks and balances is a system that is truly beneficial to the country! Mr. Li, after you become Prime Minister, I hope you can understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts and manage the world well," Hua Rong said.
"That's it! I admire you!" Li Gang said with a long sigh.
Li Gang had a lot of dissatisfaction with Wu Dong before, especially Wu Dong's suppression of Confucianism, which he couldn't agree with! But now he has put aside all his dissatisfaction with Wu Dong. At this moment, he feels that Wu Dong is truly out of public interest, and what Wu Dong did
The starting point of everything we do is to benefit the country and the people, and we are truly benevolent and righteous.
"I will definitely manage this world well and hand it over to other outstanding talents in five or ten years!" Li Gang said.