Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

On the first day of the new year, all parts of the land of China from south to north are full of joy, and so is the palace!

There were a lot fewer people in the palace that day, the ministers were already on vacation, and more than half of the guards and maids had already gone home.

The imperial palace was covered with heavy snow, and it looked extremely beautiful.

In the Taiji Hall, Zhao Chen, Zhao Ji, Zhao Huan and other royal children are all here, accompanied by Zhao San, Zhao Xun and others. Zhe Yueru, Song Qingyao, Qin Yuzhen, and Xue Susu are also here with their children, and they are all Zhao Chen's wives now.

The whole family is together, a happy scene.

"Another year has passed!" Zhao Chen laughed.

"Yeah, time flies! I still remember that in Kaifeng, we celebrated the New Year like this! To be honest, I really want to go back to Kaifeng." Zhao Huan said.

"Kaifeng experienced war and was almost completely destroyed! Kaifeng's imperial palace has already been turned into ruins! Now I can't see anything when I go back!" Zhao Chen shook his head and said.

"Kaifeng back then was even more prosperous than Yanjing City now!" Zhao Ji said fiercely.

"It's natural! All the wealth in the world gathered in Kaifeng back then, so Kaifeng was naturally prosperous! Is grandpa still interested in government affairs now?" Zhao Chen asked suddenly.

snort!

Zhao Ji snorted coldly, but did not answer Zhao Chen's words. He knew that Zhao Chen would never let him control the government again. This world is no longer the world he used to be, but the world controlled by Zhao Chen.

"Grandpa, you were also the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and your father was also the emperor of the Song Dynasty. If you have any opinions on the court, you can point them out, and the court will listen to your opinions." Zhao Chen said.

"Oh? What do you mean?" Zhao Ji said.

"I intend to set up a new organization. This new organization is parallel to the Military Aircraft Department and the General Staff Headquarters. It can discuss government affairs and make various suggestions to the court." Zhao Chen said.

"Ah!" Zhao Ji stayed there all of a sudden, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

"Since Grandpa is so interested in government affairs, he can join this new institution." Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"Really?" Zhao Ji looked at Zhao Chen with wide eyes and said.

"Of course it's true!" Zhao Chen said.

"You didn't lie to me?" Zhao Ji said.

"Of course I didn't lie to grandpa." Zhao Chen said.

"Chen'er, what kind of new organization is it?" Zhao Huan asked.

"I discussed it with Wang Shu, Hu Quan and others, and it was initially designated as the Consultation Bureau. Consultation, consultation, discussion, discussion. The Consultation Bureau is a place to make various suggestions to the imperial court and discuss government affairs." Zhao Chen said. .

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, foreigners opened the door of China with foreign guns and cannons, and the Manchu government was about to perish. It was not until then that the Manchu government realized the gap between itself and the foreigners.

So in the last ten years of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Manchu Qing court did many "big things".

They first abolished the imperial examination, adopted a new type of education, and then immediately "prepared for a constitution".

During the period of preparing for the establishment of a constitution, starting from 1907, the Manchu Qing court began to discuss the establishment of a consultative bureau. In the summer of 1908, the Manchu Qing government successively issued several edicts such as the "Consultation Council Charter", "Consultation Council Member Election Charter", and "Year-by-Year Preparation List", and the provinces began to prepare for the establishment of the Consultation Council. The Consultative Council in the late Qing Dynasty could decide on the provincial budget and final accounts, formulate laws and regulations, listen to public suggestions and petitions, etc., and also had the right to supervise the government.

At that time, everyone in the whole country from top to bottom will know that if there is no change, the country will be completely over, and the destruction of the country and species will be in sight! The Manchu Qing government has already begun to implement reforms from top to bottom. Unfortunately, although the speed of reforms is not slow, it still cannot match the speed of the revolutionaries!

In the end, although the Consultative Council was established, the Manchu Qing court was completely overthrown by the revolutionaries in less than two years, so the Consultative Council was only a flash in the pan in history!

The Consultation Bureau that Zhao Chen is planning to build now is basically the same as the Consultation Bureau in the late Qing Dynasty, that is, the common parliament in later generations, but the current situation is completely different from that of the past!

Back then it was the end of feudal society, the whole country was on the verge of collapse, and domestic and foreign conflicts reached the extreme, but now it is the heyday of feudal society, and the whole country is in a stage of rapid rise!

The current Song Dynasty stands proudly in the east and the world. To make changes under such circumstances, Zhao Chen needs to consider many things, as long as the country's upward momentum cannot be suppressed! Fortunately, Zhao Chen has certain innate advantages in setting up the Consultative Bureau!

Both Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan were former emperors, and no one can criticize them if they are allowed to participate in state affairs. Therefore, Zhao Chen decided to form a consultation bureau in the name of Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan.

"That's great! It's really great!" Zhao Ji was dancing with excitement at the moment.

Seeing him so excited as a man in his fifties, Zhao Chen, Song Qingyao, Qin Yuzhen and others couldn't help laughing.

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The whole Yanjing was celebrating the New Year, and there were many pedestrians on the street, but at night, most of them returned to their homes.

The weather was so cold that only some children were setting off firecrackers outside, while Zhao Chen was walking outside with a dozen guards.

He was walking slowly on the avenue, and the sound of firecrackers, operas, and celebrations could be heard everywhere, and Zhao Chen also felt a sense of prosperity that only existed in the prosperous age. Compared with the prosperity of Kaifeng City back then, this place is the real prosperity! Because back then in Kaifeng City, only rich people could celebrate the New Year well, and those poor people were able to eat a meal of meat dumplings during the New Year. Compared with the poor people in Kaifeng back then, they were much richer! With the implementation of policies such as rent reduction orders, land distribution, tax cuts, and incentives for industry and commerce, the gap between the rich and the poor in Song Dynasty is now much smaller than before! If the development of the country cannot benefit ordinary people, then such development is meaningless, and Zhao Chen would never want such development.

He was wearing civilian clothes, and in addition to the darkness, none of the children on the street could recognize him

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Zhao Chen and others came to a big mansion.

Red couplets were pasted on both sides of the gate of the house. The house was brightly lit, but the gate was closed.

Immediately, a guard came up to knock on the door. Not long after, the door opened. A man in his thirties looked outside and asked, "Who are you?"

"Quickly report to Mr. Li that His Majesty is coming!" said the guard.

"What? Your Majesty?" The man in his thirties hurriedly looked forward. When he saw Zhao Chen smiling and nodding at him, he immediately knelt down and said, "See Your Majesty, Caomin!"

"Is Li Chuwen here?" Zhao Chen asked.

"My father is in the house." The man said excitedly.

It turned out that Zhao Chen came to Li Chuwen's home!

When the imperial examinations were reformed, Li Gang, Li Ruoshui, Li Chuwen and others left the court one after another. Li Gang and Li Ruoshui had already returned to their hometowns, and Li Chuwen was originally a minister of the Liao Kingdom. Later, he took refuge in Zhao Chen. His home is in the city of Yanjing. So Li Chuwen stayed in Beijing all the time.

Immediately, Li Chuwen's son hurriedly opened the door to welcome Zhao Chen in.

After a while, almost everyone in the Li family came out and knelt down in the courtyard.

"My minister sees Your Majesty!" Li Chuwen also knelt there, excitedly said.

"Quickly flatten your body! Master Li, you don't have to kneel when you see me from now on, I promise you never kneel!" Zhao Chen said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Chuwen said.

"It's so cold outside, let's go in and talk." Zhao Chen said.

"Yes, please come in, Your Majesty!" Li Chuwen hurriedly said.

Li Chuwen's family welcomed Zhao Chen into the house, and the guards were also placed in the next house, and the Li family sent all kinds of food to the guards.

Zhao Chen, Li Chuwen and Li Chuwen's sons were sitting by the stove, and tea and snacks had already been delivered.

"Seeing how your family is like, it's considered rich." Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"I'm ashamed, the veteran's family has lived in Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures for generations, and they can be regarded as a Han family in Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. They have saved some money for hundreds of years." Li Chuwen said hastily.

"During this period of time, I was busy with state affairs, and I didn't come to visit the boss. It really shouldn't be. Today I came to give you New Year greetings." Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, you are the king, and we are the ministers. You actually give us New Year greetings, which makes us ashamed!" Li Chuwen said.

"What have you been doing during this time?" Zhao Chen laughed after everyone chatted for a while.

"Weichen reads books and writes articles at home, and occasionally goes around Yanjing to relax. On the day of the imperial examination, Weichen also went to watch and read the imperial examination questions." Li Chuwen said.

"About the imperial examination, you still oppose me?" Zhao Chen said.

"I don't dare! As the saying goes, if you are not in your position, you don't seek other government affairs. Now you are a grassroots person, and you dare not discuss state affairs." Li Chuwen said.

"It's okay to talk about state affairs!" Zhao Chen smiled and said, "I'm going to set up a consultative bureau, are you interested in joining it?"

At that moment, Zhao Chen began to explain the Consultative Council in detail!

Now the Advisory Council still has no rights, they can only make suggestions to the imperial court, but the imperial court may not adopt it! Of course, in the future, the power of the Conference Council will be strengthened step by step! Zhao Chen will hand over the formulation of some laws and regulations to the Advisory Bureau, and also hand over the country's budget to the Advisory Bureau! Moreover, the composition of this consultative bureau will become more and more complicated in the future, and there will be people from scholars, farmers, businessmen and businesses involved in it! In short, he will step by step build the Consultative Council into an institution similar to the Congress of the future.

"Are you willing?" Zhao Chen asked.

"Veteran is willing!" Li Chuwen said without any hesitation.

Li Chuwen is now in his fifties. From the Liao Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, he has been in the political arena all his life. Once he leaves the political arena, he is lonely every day. He even regrets leaving the political arena because of the imperial examination! Now that Zhao Chen has set up a consultative bureau, he will naturally not refuse.

"The imperial court allocates a part of the money every year for the construction of the Consultative Council. In addition, years ago, I had already discussed this matter with Wang Shu, Hu Quan, Wang Shipeng and others, and asked them to formulate relevant systems. You can go to them to discuss it together. Also, the two Supreme Emperors have also confirmed that they will join the Advisory Council, so you can also go to them to have a discussion." Zhao Chen said.

"Okay!" Li Chuwen said with great joy in his heart.

"This consultative bureau is mainly to make some suggestions to the imperial court, and to deal with the reactions of ordinary people. It is very important for you to keep in touch with the common people," Zhao Chen said.

"My minister knows." Li Chuwen said hastily.

Zhao Chen stayed here for a full hour before leaving Li Chuwen's mansion.

But Li Chuwen did not rest that night. He spent the whole night thinking about the affairs of the Consultative Council. On the one hand, he planned for the Consultative Council, and on the other hand, he guessed what Zhao Chen meant.

"Wang Shu and others are still too young. Your Majesty is not very reassured about Wang Shu and them. Therefore, Your Majesty will find some old people to supervise the court and make suggestions to the court! In addition, the two Supreme Emperors stay in the palace all day long with nothing to do. The royal family and ministers who returned from the north support the two Supreme Emperors, so His Majesty also wants to appease the two Supreme Emperors, the Advisory Council has no actual rights, and it happens to let the two Supreme Emperors live in it, so it should be like this!" Li Chuwen secretly said .

He was writing furiously on paper, and his son advised him to rest, but he actually scolded his son severely.

"Your Majesty entrusted me with such an important matter, how can I not forget to eat and sleep?" Li Chuwen said coldly.

In the early morning of the second day, the second day of the Lunar New Year, at dawn, Li Chuwen had already left his home to look for Wang Shu!

Originally, the imperial court would not officially open until the tenth day of the first lunar month, and Wang Shu did not expect Li Chuwen's arrival at all.

The two of them discussed for a whole morning, and in the afternoon Li Chuwen came to the palace to look for Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan.

In the evening, he went to ask Zhao Chen again.

"Your Majesty, the members of the Advisory Council need someone with high morals and high prestige, and it is extremely difficult to choose them. I have listed some lists. Do you think you can take up the post of this member?" Li Chuwen said.

"I don't know if they are virtuous or not, so I won't look at this list! I will teach you a way. If you are really virtuous, you will definitely be supported by the people. You might as well let the people elect their own councilors." Zhao Chen said.

"Ah, yes, Your Majesty is such a good idea!" Li Chuwen nodded and said.

"Officials in the DPRK and China cannot serve as members of parliament! Apart from this, there are no restrictions. No matter whether it is a scholar, farmer, businessman or businessman, anyone who is well-known among the people can enter the Advisory Council." Zhao Chen said.

"The old minister knows!" Li Chuwen said.

Until the tenth day of the first month, Li Chuwen was busy with this matter, running around, and on the twelfth day of the first month, An Pulin and Li Rui came to Yanjing City again.