I’m The King Chapter 1285: : Carrying forward the past and ushering in the future (one hundred and seventy-five) the problem of the first assistant

After Jiang Jiaquan stepped down as chief assistant, Yan Shenghao would definitely take over. Regarding this point, not only Yan Shenghao himself thought so, but Jiang Jiaquan didn't think there was a more suitable candidate. Yan Shenghao was given a reassurance, but why did the king change his mind in the blink of an eye?

Looking at the faces of the two senior officials, Gao Yuan couldn't help laughing, and patted Yan Shenghao on the shoulder: "Old Yan, don't worry, of course you will be the next chief assistant."

When Gao Yuan broke his mind, Yan Shenghao looked a little embarrassed, "Your Majesty, to be honest, I really want to be the chief assistant. A book equal in stature can go down in history, and if I want to do this, I can only be in the position of chief assistant, assisting you, the king, to rule the world and establish a unified dynasty. Pig? Pig? Island? Novel w.uu, this is a little thought of the minister, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"There is nothing to forgive or not to forgive, it is human nature. Besides, with your talent and familiarity with the national policy of the Han Dynasty, of course this position can only be taken by you. What I want to talk about today is the future. Wei Wei far!"

"Your servant is here!" He Weiyuan flashed out from the door.

"I have something to say to the two adults. It has nothing to do with others. You can't get close at all. You stay outside the door." Gao Yuan ordered.

"Obey!" He Weiyuan said solemnly, and gently closed the door.

Seeing Gao Yuan's expression, the expressions of the two people in the room also became serious. This is at Jiang Jiaquan's house, Gao Yuan is still so solemn, obviously he doesn't want any rumors to spread.

"Sit down, sit down and talk." Gao Yuan said to the two of them.

"My lord, you..." Jiang Jiaquan looked at Gao Yuan with some doubts.

He let out a long breath, Gao Yuan looked at the two of them, and said slowly: "What I want to do is that in the future, the birth of my chief assistant will no longer be appointed by me, but by the members of the Great Council. Come out."

As soon as this remark came out, both of them were taken aback, "No!" Both of them said in unison.

"Why not?" Gao Yuan looked at the two with interest.

"Your Majesty, the position of chief assistant is high and powerful. He holds the power of the world. If this person is not appointed by the king, it means that the king has given up the power in his hand. This will inevitably cause many troubles in the future. "Jiang Jiaquan shook his head and said.

"What kind of trouble can arise?" Gao Yuan said with a smile: "What do you think of the political situation of our great Han now? Does the position of chief assistant have such authority as Qin Chu?"

Jiang Jiaquan pondered for a moment, and said: "The state of Qin has centralized power, and the power is highly concentrated in the hands of King Qin. The position of chief assistant can only be regarded as the mouthpiece of King Qin. The current situation of Qin State is a bit special, so it cannot be counted. But the state of Chu is another extreme. Although there are Taiwei, Shoufu actually holds the military and political power, and we are big men. The situation is not the same as theirs."

"Because there is an extra big council!" Gao Yuan said, "With the existence of the big council, the power of the chief assistant is greatly restricted, right?"

"Yes. The existence of the Great Council not only limits the power of the Chief Assistant, but also limits the power of the King." Jiang Xingquan said.

"Then Shoufu, do you think you can command the army?" Gao Yuan asked again.

"Of course not." Jiang Jiaquan said with a smile.

"What about the judicial system? The Grand Court, the Procuratorate?" Gao Yuan then asked.

Jiang Jiaquan thought for a while and shook his head. "I can't command, because the king has always emphasized the independence of the judiciary, and the political affairs hall is not allowed to intervene, but if you want to influence it, you can still influence it."

"This is the truth!" Gao Yuan said with a smile: "So, if we big men ignore me, then the Political Affairs Hall, the Great Council, the Army, and the Judiciary are all in one department, right?"

"That's true!" Yan Shenghao thought for a while, "The army, the judiciary, and the political affairs hall are all directly responsible to the king, but the great council is a bit special. They seem to be only responsible for themselves. When I think of the point that they are for their own place Then the interests got into a fight, and the scolding was a mess, and I couldn't get angry."

Gao Yuan laughed loudly, "They are only responsible to the local area, in other words, they are only responsible to the local people they represent, right?"

"That's right, these councilors are all elected by the local people one by one. If they can't work for the welfare of the local people, I'm afraid they will step aside in the next term." Yan Shenghao said .

"Yes, that's the reason, so I want to make the army, the judiciary, and the political affairs hall all directly responsible to the Great Council within my lifetime, instead of me." Gao Yuan said slowly, word by word. Authentic.

With a cry, Jiang Jiaquan and Yan Shenghao both stood up.

"Think twice, Your Majesty." The two said in unison.

The two looked at each other, and Jiang Jiaquan said: "My lord, where will you put yourself in this way? A king who has no authority, can he still be a king?"

"Why not?" Gao Yuan stood up slowly, walked back and forth in the room a few times, suddenly turned around, and said with a smile: "From now on, if you do anything wrong, it's okay It's none of my business, because you did something wrong, right? No matter what, it won't damage the image of the Wang family, right?"

"Your Majesty, how can you still make such a joke? The great cause has not been accomplished yet, and Qin Chu is still there. If your point of view is thrown out, the world will definitely be in chaos." Jiang Jiaquan shook his head and smiled wryly.

"That's why I closed the door and told you two quietly!" Gao Yuan waved his hand, "Let me first talk about why the future chief assistant must be elected by the Great Council. There are two reasons. First, if the capital and assistants are all appointed by the king, then how can you guarantee that my appointment must be correct?"

Seeing that Yan Shenghao was about to speak, Gao Yuan waved his hand, and continued: "Well, I know what you are going to say, even if I am wise and powerful, I will not make mistakes, but you can guarantee that my successor will also be like me Is this so? Take ten thousand steps back, even if the king of the Han Dynasty after me is a good guy, what about after that? Both of you are well-educated people. In history, what is the reason for the collapse of countless dynasties? A powerful dynasty turned from prosperity to decline in a short period of time, and from decline to death?"

The two were speechless.

"The second reason, what is the responsibility of the chief assistant? Govern the world's political affairs. And what do our big councilors represent? They represent the interests of the people in various places, in other words. They represent the public opinion of the world , if a chief minister doesn’t even trust you, how can you govern smoothly? Not to mention anything else, according to the national policy of our big man, the bill you put forward will not pass in the big parliament. Then how can we talk about governing the world? ?Therefore, the chief assistant must obtain the support of the vast majority of the members of the parliament, so that your decree can pass through the world."

The two were silent, knowing that what the king said was correct, but this was completely contrary to their usual concepts.

"Your Majesty, even if the chief assistant can be selected by members of the council, the king must never delegate power. Otherwise, there will be danger of changes in the future." Jiang Jiaquan said.

"How did it change?" Gao Yuan said with a smile: "When my vision is fully realized, my throne will become a symbol. The symbol of the country does not have much right. Who wants to be the king? Why not fight for the chief assistant!"

The two people in front of them, one who is about to leave office, and the other who is about to take office, all looked at Gao Yuan dumbfounded.

"Besides, under this system, how can there be changes? The chief assistant must be selected by the big councilors. The big councilors represent the interests of the people everywhere, if the chief assistant can get the support of the vast majority of the councilors. What he represents is the interests of all Han people, don't you think? Is this much better than the king's decision?"

"When it comes to the army, the Ministry of National Defense has military power, but they do not have the right to deploy troops without authorization. Whether to send troops to fight or not must be proposed by the Political Affairs Hall. It can only be implemented after the approval of the Grand Council. Now our army does not have an independent logistics system. They rely on the government for their military pay and supplies, even if someone wants to cause chaos. Without money and food, will anyone listen to him? What's more, with the improvement of laws and regulations step by step, step by step promotion, all Everyone knows the provisions of the law, when the time comes, can he mobilize troops?"

"In the past two years, I have been trying my best to improve the status of the Supreme Court and the Procuratorate, that is, 3617/'>I hope that they will become the other side of the political affairs hall and the army. They are the ones who supervise the army. A force that oversees the political affairs hall."

"Separation of powers, the Great Council will become the decision-maker, and the king will become the symbol of the country. This is the final structure of the Han Kingdom in my dream. Only in this way can we ensure the eternal prosperity of the Han Dynasty. And my descendants of the Gao family will not follow in the footsteps of the kings of the past, be overthrown to the ground one day, and become the laughing stock of history."

"Of course, you don't have to worry. I also know that this matter is very important. I won't be in a hurry. I'm still young. I've just turned 30. Even if I only live to be seventy years old, I still have four years left. We have been doing this for ten years, but we will start to do a lot of work now. Slowly and subtly, let the officials and the people accept this fact step by step. Look, we are now implementing the county magistrate election system , isn’t it implemented very well in various places? In the future ~IndoMTL.com~ will be the governor of the county!” Gao Yuan smiled.

"Old Yan, the election has been started since your term. Besides you, I also plan to introduce Wu Qi to run with you. Of course, Wu Qi is purely a companion for this term, so he can't be elected. I passed you, but the second term is uncertain, it depends on how you do during this term!" Gao Yuan laughed.

"Term of office?" Yan Shenghao was a little strange. He didn't care about being elected together with Wu Qi. It would be strange if he lost to Wu Qi.

"Yes, Mr. Jiang has worked with me for ten years, and I plan to use him as the chief assistant for two terms, one term for five years, and a maximum of two consecutive terms." Gao Yuan looked at Jiang Jiaquan, "Because Mr. Jiang only worked for ten years. In the past year, I don't want that chief assistant to serve longer than the time that Mr. assists me in the years to come."

Jiang Jiaquan couldn't help being moved to tears for a moment.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" He bowed to the ground again.

"Sir, please get up." Gao Yuan supported Jiang Jiaquan, "There are a lot of things to do next, we have to take it step by step, and we have to discuss some details with the two of you." (To be continued... )