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Volume 1: Crisis in Zhuxian Town Chapter 822: The System of the Chinese Empire

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    The two sides agreed that the term of the first cabinet would be five years. After five years, a new cabinet would be formed in accordance with legal procedures and would no longer be appointed by the emperor and empress.

    Due to Yue Yun's concessions on the issue of capital and prime minister, and at the same time he also argued the benefits of implementing a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary cabinet system, and cited the rapid economic development and strong military power of Han as evidence, he persuaded most Liao ministers to agree  , taking the political system of the Han State as the political system of the new empire.

    But in exchange, Yue Yun agreed to write the name of the former Liao Emperor Yelu Dashi into the ancestral temple of the Chinese Empire as the Taizu Emperor of the new empire.

    ??For the ministers, soldiers, and people of the Liao Kingdom, as well as Yelu Pusuwan, this was an extremely important matter related to their own dignity.  But in Yue Yun's view, Yelu Dashi's posthumous title and his entry into the ancestral temple were just trivial matters, just a false name.  But doing so allowed him to quickly win over the loyalty of the ministers of the Liao Kingdom, and also made Yelu Pu quickly become devoted to him.

    After determining the central official structure and cabinet members, it was the turn of the local establishment.  Since the territory of the new empire was very vast, after long discussions between officials from the two countries, they decided to divide the empire into Jiangnan, Youyan, Jingxiang, Lingnan, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Shandong, Jianghuai, Central Plains, Shanxi, Yunnan, Taiwan,  Forty-eight provinces including Ryukyu, Korea, Japan, Annan, and Australia.  Each province is further divided into cities and counties.  The chiefs of each provincial, city, and county local government are appointed by the court and will later be elected by members of the assembly.

    ??The parliament is divided into two levels: the National Assembly and local councils, which enjoy legislative power and supervision power over the government.  Members are elected by popular suffrage, and private political parties are allowed to participate in elections.  Starting from the second term of the Cabinet, the Prime Minister will be the leader of the party with a majority of seats in the National Assembly.

    The judicial power of the Chinese Empire was exercised by the courts, which were divided into four levels: the Supreme Court, provincial courts, municipal courts and county courts.  Disputes among the people, objections to the government's actions, and officials' crimes of dereliction of duty are all tried by courts.

    Of course, Yue Yun did not completely copy the system from the later Western parliamentary constitutional monarchy.  In the political system of the Chinese Empire, the power of the emperor was still considerable.  Although the Prime Minister is elected by Parliament, it is stipulated.  The appointment of the prime minister must be approved by the emperor. If the emperor objects, he can reject the parliament's recommendation and ask for a new prime minister.  If Parliament wanted to overturn the emperor's objections, it had to obtain three-quarters of the votes in favor.  Only then can the emperor's objections be overturned.  Force a new prime minister into office.  But under normal circumstances, this kind of thing is difficult to happen. After all, the emperor still has a great influence on the people and parliamentarians.

    The total number of members of Congress is 435, which is determined by each province in proportion to its population.  However, each province is guaranteed to have at least one member of parliament.

    In addition, the emperor's power is also reflected in military power.  For example, in the cabinet of the new empire, although there is a Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Defense plays more of a military logistics support center, and the military department does not belong to the cabinet.  Instead, he was only responsible to the emperor, and Yue Yun understood the principle that political power came from the barrel of a gun.

    However, in order to prevent the emperor after him from overthrowing the current democratic system and implementing a dictatorship.  Yue Yun also announced that if the emperor's orders were contrary to the constitution, military officers at all levels from ministers to soldiers would not be able to execute them.  At the same time, the Parliament can also initiate a motion to impeach the emperor. When passed by a two-thirds majority, the current emperor will be removed.  Choose another suitable member of the royal family to serve as emperor.

    After obtaining the consent of Yelu Pusuwan, Yue Yun also passed a new resolution, which is to implement equal treatment of men and women in the succession of the throne, that is, female members of the royal family can also serve as emperor.  Become the empress of the empire.

    In Yue Yun¡¯s view, female emperors at home and abroad, such as Wu Zetian, Catherine II, Queen Victoria, etc., are all outstanding emperors.  No worse than a male emperor, and a modern female head of state.  For example, Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Germany's female Prime Minister, and Argentina's female president are all no less inferior to male heads of state in terms of personal charm and national decision-making.

    In terms of determining the successor to the throne, Yue Yun proposed a succession plan.  That is to say, it stipulates the first heir to the throne, the second heir to the throne, the third heir to the throne, etc.  When the emperor dies, abdicates, or is unable to perform the duties of the emperor, the first heir to the throne ascends the throne and becomes the new emperor.

    If the first-in-line heir dies or is deprived of the right to succeed, the second-in-line heir will ascend the throne and become the new emperor, and so on for those after the third-in-line heir.

    As for determining the order of succession among the princes and princesses, Yue Yun opposed the eldest son inheritance law that was the practice of previous dynasties.  Although this approach is simple, straightforward and less controversial, it is irresponsible to the country.  It would be okay if the eldest son is a wise king.?If he is a foolish king or a tyrant, it will be a disaster for the country and the people.

    Moreover, if the prince's younger brothers are smarter and more capable than the prince, they will be very unconvinced by their elder brother, thus laying the hidden danger of the struggle for the throne. A more obvious example is that Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty was very dissatisfied with his elder brother Li Jiancheng.  When the prince was dissatisfied, he launched the Xuanwumen Incident, killed his elder brother Li Jiancheng and his younger brother Li Yuanji, forced his father Li Yuan to abdicate, and then became emperor.

    And if it is a system of succession to the throne that determines whether the virtuous or the eldest, this crisis of fratricide may be avoided.

    Of course, how to understand this "virtuous" is also a very troublesome matter.  For the same prince, some people may say he is wise, while others may say he is stupid.  And if this choice is left to the emperor, it will be difficult to make a decision.  Because they are all their own children, the palms and backs of their hands are all flesh.

    At the same time, the prince will do everything possible to please his father, form cliques, and build momentum for himself to become the prince, instead of spending his energy on learning skills and how to govern the country. The emperor is also easily deceived.

    Therefore, Yue Yun proposed that the choice of the successor should be decided by the people.  At the time of the parliamentary election every five years, which is also when the order of the successor to the throne is determined, the people receive two kinds of votes at the polling station, one is for selecting members, and the other is for selecting the successor to the throne.  The prince's position is determined by how many votes he gets. The prince with the most votes is the first heir, the prince with the second most votes is the second heir, and so on.

    Of course, this order is not static, because the first-order heir may have a lower vote count in the next parliamentary election due to poor performance, and may become the second-order or even third-order heir.  Therefore, this allowed the princes to focus on strengthening their own cultivation and shaping their image in front of the public.  It also allows the emperor to not have to worry about how to determine his successor, but to think about the governance of the country with peace of mind.

    The ministers of the two countries also very much agreed with Yue Yun's proposal. However, a new problem arose: that is, the ministers originally discussed that the children of Yue Yun and Yelu Pusuwan would become the prince, but  If he fails, won't it cause the throne to fall?

    Regarding this concern, Yue Yun said that he would work with Yelu Pusuwan to focus on nurturing their future children. At the same time, he also said meaningfully: "Although Pusuwan and I cannot decide the succession of the prince,  But the prestige of the two of us among the people is still not small. If we reveal our wishes to the public on appropriate occasions, it will affect the people's voting results."

    The ministers suddenly realized that this was indeed the best of both worlds.  It not only ensures the rigor of the law, but also does not violate the original decision.  Of course, Yue Yun and Yelu Pusuwan also said that if when they die or abdicate, their children are still the kind of people who can't hold up the wall, then there is nothing they can do.  Regarding this point, the ministers also expressed their understanding, and they did not want to assist a tyrant or coward.

    After these major issues are basically solved, things like the reorganization of the army, the establishment of schools, the salaries of officials, the taxation policy of the new country, etc. will be relatively easy to solve.  In these aspects, it is relatively easy for ministers from both sides to reach consensus.

    The negotiations for this national merger lasted for nearly three months, and it was not until the end of September that a final agreement was finally reached.  And determined October 1st as the day when the Chinese Empire was established and Yue Yun ascended the throne.

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    On October 1, the fourth year of Yongxing, an extraordinary day ushered in the city of Yanjing.

    The dozens of miles long street from the entrance to the south city to the imperial palace were swept clean.  It was surrounded by people of all ethnic groups who came to watch the excitement.  The soldiers of the Han army and the Liao army who maintained order on the side felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They blocked all the people watching the excitement from the safety line and did not dare to show any slightest care.

    At this time, Yue Yun and Yelu Pusuwan were riding tall horses side by side, holding hands, and escorted by two rows of cavalry holding gold melons, axes, and ceremonial pedals, etc., they marched slowly from the south city gate in a mighty manner.  to the palace.

    At this moment, Prime Minister Xiao Weili, Deputy Prime Minister Yu Yunwen and a group of civil and military ministers have been waiting for a long time.  Seeing Yue Yun and Yelvpu walking in quickly, the soldiers of the Liao and Han armies once again burst into loud cheers.  The common people kneeling in the distance couldn't help but secretly glance at the holy faces of the new emperor and empress.

    Facing the enthusiastic cheers of the soldiers of the two armies and the surprised eyes of the people in Yanjing City, Yue Yun and Yelu Pu quickly smiled and waved to everyone, and then entered the square in front of the palace
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