Cao Dean stroked his beard. He could see through Fang Yun's tricks. Obviously, the equality of men and women would definitely be fiercely criticized by the court. Fang Yun probably knew that it would be difficult to pass from the beginning, so he forcefully wrote it. When the time came, he would take a step back and change it to equality before the law. It would seem that he had already compromised.
In fact, equality before the law was the content of the constitution that Fang Yun wanted from the beginning. Because Fang Yun knew that he couldn't eat it all at once. Many things had to be done step by step. However, he was afraid that it wouldn't pass this way, so he played a little trick.
However, through the conversation between Fang Yun and Yang Xuwen, the officials also noticed an unusual signal.
Fang Yun didn't make the decision arbitrarily. Instead, he allowed different voices and even compromised and took a step back. He didn't kill all of them like he did to Mount Liu, nor did he speak as fiercely as he did to Sheng Boyuan.
It seemed to be acceptable to let Fang Yun continue to be the Minister of the Left.
Most of the officials felt the same way.
It seemed that everyone had read the draft of the constitution several times. Fang Yundao said, "This draft of the constitution is very rough. There are still some details that haven't been formulated, such as the specific appointment process of officials. We need to solve it in three days. In order to increase efficiency and enhance the power of Jingguo, from now on, the meeting will be through telepathic communication. "
The officials nodded slightly in agreement.
Telepathic communication was a hundred times more efficient than verbal communication. In such a time of a race against time, telepathic communication was necessary. Otherwise, it would be difficult to formulate a perfect constitution even if they were given another month.
This was the highest law in the country. They couldn't let their guard down.
Many officials secretly looked at the Empress Dowager with regret and helplessness.
Then, Fang Yundao said, "Let's not discuss the controversial content for now. After the non-controversial content is completed and decided, we will discuss the controversial content."
Fang Yun didn't even look at the Empress Dowager and began to release his telepathic communication.
Telepathic communication could be exchanged in a breath. Not everyone present could release their telepathic communication, but with the official seal and enough talent, they could do so.
Except for the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager couldn't hear their communication, nor could she sense it. She was completely rejected by all the officials.
The Empress Dowager could only grit her teeth and clench her fists as she looked at the officials whose expressions kept changing.
The Empress Dowager, who acted on behalf of the monarch, lost the right to communicate with the officials, let alone give orders.
Deep sorrow welled up in the Empress Dowager's heart. At the same time, she felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.
Back in the Imperial Court, she had at least been able to speak, but here, she didn't even have the chance to interrupt.
The Empress Dowager even suspected that Fang Yun had purposely written the draft of the constitution so crudely and proposed it on purpose at this time. It was to force the officials to communicate with each other through spiritual thoughts and exclude her and the monarch.
Zhao Hongzhuang's face appeared in front of the empress dowager's eyes again.
"Could it be that she's right? If men and women were truly equal, and I had talent, Fang Yun wouldn't be able to bully me like this … "
The Empress Dowager stared at Fang Yun through the veil.
At this moment, Fang Yun was using his divine will to communicate. He didn't say a word, but his eyes were bright, and he was in high spirits. He looked like an emperor.
After watching for a while, the Empress Dowager suddenly remembered that the previous Emperor had also been so high-spirited.
The Empress Dowager silently lowered her head. Her heart was in a mess.
At noon, the cabinet members transcribed the agreed content of the constitution and handed it to the Empress Dowager. Then, everyone quickly had lunch.
After lunch, the officials continued to communicate with each other through their divine will.
The constitution was the foundation of a country. Even the most ordinary article needed to be carefully considered. In addition, it was convenient to communicate through their divine will. All the officials would express their opinions. Therefore, even if they communicated through their divine will, perfecting the constitution was not something that could be done overnight.
Many of the contents of the constitution were controversial.
For example, Fang Yun required that all the ministers in the cabinet must have experience in governing a county, according to the saying in Han Feizi, "The prime minister must rise from the prefecture." If an official didn't govern a county, he would never be able to serve as a minister.
However, many officials disagreed and listed all kinds of reasons. In the end, both sides took a step back. The Left Prime Minister had to have experience in governing a county, while the other Prime Ministers had to have experience in governing a county. If they had previously governed a county or a prefecture, they would have an advantage.
The reason why the officials compromised was because they had seen too many officials who didn't have any experience at the grass-roots level and acted recklessly. They had even made some mistakes before because they didn't know the truth, so they didn't completely oppose Fang Yun.
The discussion was the most intense when it came to the details of the selection of officials. Because all the officials couldn't tolerate a bottom-up selection method, the current selection of officials was still top-down.
Fang Yun didn't stupidly force a selection method that wasn't suitable for the human race. Instead, he followed the general trend and didn't make too many changes in the selection of officials. He could only change some details in the process of reforming the Ministry of Personnel.
The officials didn't feel tired at all. They discussed for a day and night and continued the next day.
The Empress Dowager wasn't a scholar. Her body couldn't take it and fell asleep in front of everyone.
The next day was the same as the day before. Fang Yun and the officials spent the time discussing the Constitution. The Empress Dowager was obviously exhausted, but she still forced herself to be spirited. Most of the time, she was conserving her energy and only looked at the new content 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 Empress Dowager didn't stop them. She passed all the agreed contents.
Fang Yun looked at the sky outside and said, "It's already night, but time waits for no man. Let's start discussing the controversial contents."
The Empress Dowager was already prepared. She immediately said, "I strongly disagree with the sixth clause!"
The emperor presided over the ceremony. The ceremony belonged to the heavens. The emperor ruled with a bow. The cabinet was in power. The government belonged to the people. The scholars served the emperor diligently. The cabinet officials should take the initiative to take over the government affairs of the emperor, so that the emperor could better control the ceremony of the country.
Fang Yun asked, "Empress Dowager, why don't you agree?"
The Empress Dowager sneered, "The content of this clause is to seize the power of the emperor. In this way, Jingguo is no longer the Jingguo of the emperor, but the Jingguo of the cabinet."
"Jingguo is not the Jingguo of one person. It is the Jingguo of the people! If the Empress Dowager doesn't want the emperor and the officials to rule the world, then rule the world with the people. "Fang Yundao said.
The Empress Dowager glared and said, "Fang Xusheng, are you threatening me in front of everyone?"
Fang Yun was basically saying that if the imperial family didn't rule the world with the officials, then Fang Yun could only use more radical methods. That would inevitably lead to the common people working together to overthrow the imperial power.
All the officials looked at the two of them quietly, but no one interrupted them.
"Putting the safety of the world in one person's hands is the most stupid thing to do." Fang Yundao said.
"Isn't it stupid to put the safety of the world in your hands, Fang Yun?" the Empress Dowager asked.
"I don't represent one person. I represent the entire cabinet. The cabinet is responsible for the safety of Jingguo. It is the best choice. In times of crisis, centralization of power is better than decentralization of power. The centralization of power through many rounds of selection may not be able to make a great emperor, but it can prevent incompetent people. There have been muddle-headed emperors and idiotic county magistrates in history, but there has never been a muddle-headed prime minister, and there has never been a muddle-headed emperor! "Fang Yundao said.
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