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Text Chapter 225 Returning power to the people

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    No one checked Wu Fan¡¯s newspaper anymore. This may seem like a small thing, but it¡¯s actually an earth-shattering progress.  ¡ó¡ý The unexpectedness of this incident shocked Wu Fandu.  Song Huizong was happy to see public opinion weaken Li Yibai's government.  He didn't want to see Li Yibai say one thing and do another. After all, Li Yibai had promised him before that the world was still his.  He has to take care of these things no matter what.  ¡®Boss, do you still have Jingnan Daily?  ¡¯ A young man hurried to the newsstand.  ¡®I¡¯m sorry, young man, it¡¯s already sold out.  'The newsstand owner said helplessly.  ¡®Oh, it¡¯s gone again.  Jingnan Daily is so popular.  ¡¯ The young man ran to the next newsstand and said, ¡®I will definitely subscribe to Jingnan Daily in the future.  ¡¯ That¡¯s how popular Jingnan Daily is.  Because the authorities did not block Jingnan Daily, many sensitive articles could be published on it, and it became a progressive platform.  Every day, events across the country are reported on it, especially the dissatisfaction of some people with the government and the calls for reform by some progressives.  ¡®Boss, our newspaper sales have exceeded three times that of the official People¡¯s Daily.  ¡¯ An employee ran to Wu Fan with excitement on his face and said.  Wu Fan smiled lightly, "Making money is not our purpose.  We have such a privilege and such sales, this is to be expected.  The key is that we should do a good job and publish more excellent reports.  We will live up to the Emperor's expectations of us.  ¡¯ ¡®Yes, boss.  ¡¯ The employee nodded and resigned.  ¡­¡­¡­ Prince Wu¡¯s Mansion.  ¡®Dad, Jingnan Daily, you asked him to unblock it again.  It¡¯s incredible now.  Their influence is growing.  If they use this to incite those radical people.  I'm afraid the consequences will be disastrous.  ¡¯ Long Wu said when he saw Li Yibai.  ¡®I know this.  This is the emperor's opinion.  Since they demand the return of power to the people.  Then let us give in to them when the time is right.  See what they can do.  ¡¯ Li Yibai sighed.  ¡­ ¡­ On this day, Jingnan Daily reported an extremely sensitive matter.  That is to expose the unjust case in which King Wu framed others in the name of rebellion.  The article lists all the evidence that Chai Jincai, the God of Northern Wealth, and his family were unjustly killed. The article has clear views, sufficient evidence, profound content, and a clear-cut stand, which directly points to the guilt of King Wu.  In the past, many people didn¡¯t know about this kind of thing because no one reported it.  In the eyes of many people before, King Wu was glorious and great.  As soon as such reports came out.  Many people were surprised.  The glorious image of King Wu suddenly fell to the bottom.  ¡®Dad, it¡¯s not good.  They dare to attack you wantonly.  Let's close down his newspaper.  ¡¯ Long Wu hurried to Li Yibai¡¯s side.  ¡®I know this.  Let them be.  Since I promised the emperor.  I had also expected this time.  ¡¯ Li Yibai said calmly.  ¡®Well, the power is in our hands anyway.  We don't listen to the emperor.  What can the emperor do to us?  ¡¯ Long Wu said disdainfully.  ¡®After all, the emperor still has a certain degree of influence.  After all these years he is still the emperor.  If he really unites the people, the people will be bolder.  All the more reason to send it to me.  ¡°And I proposed the constitutional monarchy.  They got the handle.  We can't justify it either.  In a constitutional monarchy, the emperor still has certain privileges.  If we don't respect him.  This is a violation of the original promise.  I believe there will be many radicals who will use this excuse to launch riots.  It¡¯s better to leave this matter to them.  Anyway, we govern the country according to the law.  They can't sue me either.  ¡¯ After hearing what Li Yibai said, Long Wu walked away dejectedly.  ¡®Long Wu, don¡¯t be discouraged.  We all know what they are capable of.  Even if you give up power to them.  They can only make it more messy.  Then the people will know that our good news is coming.  ¡¯ Because the newspaper was not seized.  So the articles became more and more bold.  More articles criticizing Li Yibai were published.  ¡°Many other newspapers also requested this and said so.  The law requires everyone to be equal.  So the regulatory authorities had no choice but to see that Li Yibai had indulged a newspaper.  That is no different from indulging in all newspapers.  So they didn't care.  At this time.  More newspapers can publish sensitive content.  Li Yibai¡¯s negative news is almost everywhere.  At this time, Chai Jincai also stepped forward.  He demanded that Li Yibai be directly prosecuted for his crimes.  I hope the court will issue a subpoena to Li Yibai.  The judge of the court personally went to Li Yibai to discuss this matter.?Things.  Li Yibai said calmly, "According to our Song Dynasty's constitution, both your Majesty and I have the best amnesty power."  He can't sue me.  Unless they have the ability to amend the constitution.  ¡¯ The court judge fed back this opinion to Chai Jincai and Wu Fan.  ¡®You two, please come back.  Without amending the constitution, you will not be able to sue King Wu.  ¡¯ Wu Fan looked through the provisions of the constitution and found that it was indeed the case.  ¡®Hey, I didn¡¯t expect Li Yibai to have such a skill.  ¡¯ Chai Jincai was not discouraged and said, ¡®Then we will amend the constitution.  This opportunity was used to promote political reform.  ¡¯ ¡®Amend the constitution, okay.  While calling for amendments to the constitution, we also established a parliament.  This is the true separation of powers.  It really limits Li Yibai's power.  Really return power to the people. ? Then our slogan is to amend the constitution and return power to the people.  ¡¯ Wu Fan said excitedly.  Therefore, because of Wu Fan¡¯s years of struggle and his continuous work in the media, his reputation has already spread throughout the world.  He is a reform leader in everyone's mind.  He and Lu Shi discussed together, ¡®Mr. Lu, for Liu Hezhen, for the people, and for the ideal.  I think we're going to take to the streets together tomorrow.  We demand that Li Yibai amend the constitution, establish a parliament, limit the power of the prime minister, and truly return power to the people.  '    'All right.  I think our time has come.  Now many people have realized Li Yibai's shortcomings.  We will have a lot of support.  With the support of the people and the emperor, I believe we can succeed this time.  ¡¯ The next day, tens of thousands of protesters gathered throughout the capital.  The crowd held signs demanding that the constitution be amended and the government returned to the people.  ¡®The master of our country should not be Li Yibai.  But it should be the common people.  ¡¯ ¡®Returning power to the people has no choice.  ¡¯ ¡®In addition to admiring the emperor, we are equal to you.  This is the true constitutional monarchy.  ¡¯ The crowd shouted slogans and surged forward.  Of course Li Yibai¡¯s police also took action.  They surrounded the protesting crowd.  But this time the protest was huge, with many people bringing quilts, beds, food, and daily necessities.  I plan to carry out a protracted struggle on the streets.  ¡®We will not leave until you return the government to the people.  ¡¯ These people chanted such slogans.  Helpless, Li Yibai had no choice but to negotiate with Wu Fan and others.  Wu Fan entered Prince Wu¡¯s Mansion again.  At this moment, he was in a good mood.  He remembered how embarrassed he looked when he first came.  He also remembered the decisiveness he felt the first time.  He didn¡¯t expect that he would have the chance to walk in here again.  ¡°And this time we are negotiating on an equal footing with Li Yibai.  ¡®Brother Wu, please sit down.  ¡¯ ¡®The King of Wu invites you.  ¡¯ The two of them sat opposite each other.  Li Yibai went straight to the point, ¡®What exactly does Brother Wu want?  ¡¯ Wu Fan smiled lightly and said, ¡®I just want to return power to the people.  ¡¯ Li Yibai smiled again and said, ¡®Just tell me the specific conditions.  ¡¯ ¡®Establish a parliament and conduct elections.  Amend the constitution to provide for equal rights.  At the same time, the bill must be reviewed by Congress.  Not through your privately established Legislative Yuan.  And the unjust, false and wrongful convictions you created need to be redressed.  ¡¯ Wu Fan said bluntly.  Li Yibai let out a long sigh, "What you said and thought are all things I have planned for the future."  But you people are too anxious.  It gave me a headache.  And I can¡¯t promise you this last one.  ??From ancient times to the present, which country¡¯s reform has not killed people.  Not to mention that I have made such a huge contribution.  You are not allowed to thank me, but you are not allowed to murder me either.  Isn't this an act of ingratitude?  Think about it, without me, all of you would have enough to eat and read newspapers.  You can live in a nice house and have a car to drive around.  ¡¯ Wu Fan persisted and said, ¡®King Wu, no one can make mistakes without being a sage.  the same as you.  Since you made a mistake, admit it.  Our society should establish a clear sense of black and white, right and wrong.  If a person's faults are covered up because he has merit, everything about him is packaged as a right thing.  This is a huge misleading to the values ????and right and wrong of the entire society.  Our rule of law cannot be implemented.  Think about it, if our children are caught killing someone in the future.  They will say that you punished me just because I am not the King of Wu. If I were the King of Wu, I would be fine.    Those who steal the hook are called thieves, and those who steal the country are called waiters.  This is completely a set of sinister values.  Will citizens who are misled by such values ??have a good future?  ¡¯ Wu Fan¡¯s words made Li Yibai confused.  I remember he said something about value orientation before.  He also said that he did not want to turn the wealthy people into extravagant people.  But when you have done too much,  Everything is based on pragmatism, and these concepts are gradually forgotten.  At the same time, Li Yibai¡¯s eyes lit up.  He also seems to have found the starting point for reform.  That starts with educating people about their morality.  Through the moral infection of honesty, trustworthiness and law-abiding, people will not act recklessly.  ¡®You go back.  I still can¡¯t agree to the last one of your words.  I will agree to everything else.  But I will explain it to you.  His injustice can be vindicated.  ¡¯ After Li Yibai finished speaking, Wu Fan was sent away.  After Wu Fan came back, Lu Shi and others gathered around and asked, "Mr. Wu, how are you?"  ¡¯ ¡®He agreed.  I didn't expect it to go so smoothly.  ¡¯ Wu Fan was confused.  ¡®Mr. Wu is still awesome.  Li Yibai was actually moved by a few words.  ¡¯ Everyone was overjoyed.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. 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