Cao De'an brushed his beard and saw Fang Yun's methods. Obviously, a major issue such as gender equality would definitely be fiercely criticized by the government and the opposition. Fang Yun probably knew from the beginning that it would be difficult to pass, so he forcibly wrote it down and took a step back when the time came. Changing it to equality before the law shows that he has made a compromise.
In fact, equality between men and women before the law was the content of the constitution that Fang Yun wanted to formulate from the beginning, because Fang Yun knew that he could not become fat in one bite, and many things had to be done step by step, but he was afraid that this would not pass, so he played a trick means.
However, through the conversation between Fang Yun and Yang Xuwen, the officials also discovered an unusual signal.
Fang Yun did not act arbitrarily, but allowed different voices to exist, and even made compromises and retreats. He did not kill everyone as he did with Liu Shan, nor did he speak as fiercely as he did with Sheng Boyuan.
This leftist prime minister seems to be able to accept Fang Yun's continued leadership.
Most officials feel similarly.
It is estimated that everyone has read the draft constitution several times. Fang Yun said: "This draft constitution is very rough, and there are still some details that have not been worked out, such as the specific appointment process of officials. We need to solve it within three days. In order to speed up efficiency, in order to enhance Jingguo’s power, from now on, the meeting will be communicated quickly with spiritual thoughts.”
The officials nodded slightly in agreement.
The efficiency of spiritual communication is a hundred times that of words. In such a race against time, there must be spiritual communication, otherwise it will be difficult to formulate a perfect constitution in another month.
This is the highest law in the country and must not be taken lightly.
Many officials looked at the Queen Mother secretly, looking either regretful or helpless.
Later, Fang Yun said: "All previously controversial content will not be discussed for the time being. After the non-controversial content is completed and decided, the controversial content will be discussed."
Fang Yun didn't even look at the Queen Mother and began to send out his spiritual thoughts.
Divine thoughts can be expressed in thousands of words. Not everyone present can express their spiritual thoughts, but if they hold the official seal and have enough talent, they can do so.
Except the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother could not hear or perceive their exchange, and was completely ostracized by all officials.
The Queen Mother looked at the many officials whose expressions were constantly changing and could only grit her teeth and clenched her fists.
The Queen Mother, who acted on behalf of the monarch, lost the qualification to communicate with officials, let alone issue orders.
Deep sadness welled up in the Queen Mother's heart, and at the same time, she felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.
Before in the court, she could at least speak, but here, she didn't even get a chance to interrupt.
The Queen Mother even suspected that Fang Yun deliberately wrote the draft constitution in such a rough manner, and also deliberately proposed it at this time, just to force the officials to communicate with their minds and exclude her from the monarch.
In front of the Queen Mother, Zhao Hongzhuang's face appeared again.
"Is she right? If men and women were truly equal and the Ai family had talent, Fang Yun would not be able to bully the Ai family like this... "
The Queen Mother looked at Fang Yun through the veil, her eyes fixed on him.
At this moment, Fang Yun communicated completely with his spiritual thoughts, silently, but his eyes were bright and his expression was high, like an emperor.
The Queen Mother looked at it for a while and suddenly remembered that the late emperor was also so high-spirited.
The Queen Mother lowered her head silently, her heart a mess.
At noon, the cabinet staff transcribed the agreed contents of the constitution and handed it to the Queen Mother, and then everyone ate quickly.
After lunch, the officials continued to communicate with each other through spiritual thoughts.
The Constitution is the foundation of a country. Even the most common articles need to be carefully considered. In addition, with the ease of spiritual communication, all officials will express their opinions. Therefore, even if spiritual communication is used to improve the Constitution, it is not It happened overnight.
Many contents of the Constitution are controversial.
For example, Fang Yun required that all cabinet ministers must have experience in governing a county based on the "Prime Minister must originate from the state department" in "Han Feizi". If an official has not governed the most basic county, he will never be able to hold the position of prime minister.
However, many officials disagreed, citing various reasons. In the end, both parties took a step back. The leftist prime minister must have experience in governing a county, while the other prime ministers need to have experience as state pastors and ministers. Those who have governed a county or a government will have an advantage.
The reason why the officials compromised was because they had seen too many officials who had no experience at the grassroots level and implemented policies haphazardly. Even they themselves had done some wrong things because they did not understand the truth, so they did not completely oppose Fang Yun.
Discussions are the most intense in formulating the detailed rules for selecting officials, because all officials cannot tolerate the bottom-up selection method, so the current selection of officials is still top-down.
Fang Yun did not foolishly impose a selection method that was not suitable for the human race. Instead, he followed the general trend and did not make too many changes in the selection of officials. He could only change some details in the process of continuing to innovate the personnel department in the future.
The officials were not tired at all. They discussed it all day and night, and continued the discussion the next day.
After all, the Queen Mother was not a scholar, so her body could not bear it, so she fell asleep at her desk in front of everyone.
The next day was the same as yesterday. Fang Yun and the officials spent their time discussing the Constitution. The Queen Mother was obviously a little overwhelmed, but she still kept her spirits up and spent most of the time recharging her energy. Only after the officials made a decision , take a closer look at the new content.
By night, Fang Yun and the officials reached an agreement on most of the contents of the constitution.
The Queen Mother did not obstruct it, but approved everything that had been agreed upon.
Fang Yun looked at the sky outside and said, "It's already dark now, but time doesn't wait for us. Let's start discussing the controversial content now."
The Queen Mother had been prepared for a long time and immediately said: "The Ai family firmly disagrees with Article 6!"
The emperor holds the ceremony in his hands, and the ceremony returns to heaven. The holy emperor bows his head and governs. The cabinet governs, the government belongs to people, and scholars serve the king diligently. Cabinet officials should take the initiative to undertake government affairs on behalf of the monarch, so that the monarch can better control the rites of a country.
Fang Yun asked: "Why does the Queen Mother disagree?"
The Queen Mother sneered: "The content of this article is to seize the monarchy. In this way, Jingguo is no longer the Jingguo of the king, but the Jingguo of the cabinet."
"Jingguo is not a Jingguo for any one person, but a Jingguo for all people! If the Queen Mother is not willing to let the monarch and the scholar-bureaucrats share the world, then she will share the world with the people of the world." Fang Yun said.
The Queen Mother glared and said, "Fang Xusheng, are you threatening the Ai family in public?"
Fang Yun is almost saying that if the royal family does not rule the world together with officials, then Fang Yun can only use more radical methods, which will inevitably lead to the common people joining forces to overthrow the imperial power.
The officials looked at the two people quietly, but no one interrupted.
"It is the most stupid behavior to depend on one person for the safety of the world." Fang Yun said.
"Isn't it stupid to put the safety of the world on one person like you?" the Queen Mother asked in return.
"The truth is that the prime minister represents not one person, but the entire cabinet. The cabinet is the least bad choice to bear the security of Jingguo. In times of crisis, centralization of power is better than decentralization, and the centralization of power by many people who have been selected at all levels may not be able to achieve success for one party. A hero can avoid incompetent people. There have been fatuous emperors and idiot magistrates in history, but there has never been a fatuous leftist prime minister, let alone a foolish founder of a country!
All the officials agreed very much with Fang Yun's words, especially the last sentence. The left prime minister who has been selected through many layers or the founding father who has overcome countless difficulties may be lacking in some aspects, but he will always be higher than the average level of the emperor.