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Chapter 402 People's Judges

Just as the unlucky people were escorting the emperor to victory and triumphantly, Princess Kunxing Chang finally appeared and faced the millions of soldiers and civilians who petitioned...

There must be millions.

Nanjing currently has a population of more than 2 million, more than one-third of it walked to Chengtian Gate, and two guards and a large number of imperial militias were added. They filled the entire imperial street, and even the city walls on both sides were crowded with people. The front was full of soldiers, completely red, and even the civilians behind them all shone red flags. Although there was no national flag of the Ming Dynasty, the flag with the red dragon holding the sun and the moon had long been used as military flags. Especially the navy, and even the whaling ships and merchant ships, in order to scare the countries along the way, they hang such flags. It can be said that they have actually been symbols of the Ming Empire.

The civilians also followed the army to learn and took out the flags made in the factory.

Anyway, this kind of flag is made in Nanjing.

There are a lot of factories under the Logistics Department, including those who specialize in flags. They are all stocked up in the warehouse. Just open the warehouse and move it out and send it down to find a bamboo pole.

The whole street is red.

On the city wall, Princess Kunxing looked back at Yang Qing who was half a step behind...

"Be brave!"

Yang Qing said.

Princess Kunxing gave him a blank look.

The princess certainly knew how he cheated her brother, but she was born in the imperial family at least. She knew very well in this kind of thing. After Yang Qing's period of instigation, she had already prepared this day. No matter what Yang Qing did, she would clear the obstacles for her. If she wanted to become the queen of the Ming Dynasty, she had to step on her brother, and at most she could save her brother's life after ascending the throne.

Then she took a step forward.

She was already like a young woman, looking calmly at the red ocean in front of her.

"Military and civilians of the Ming Dynasty!"

She shouted.

Her voice was too small, even the guard soldiers in front of Chengtian Gate could not hear it clearly. In the era when there were no microphones and loudspeakers, her voice was only tens of meters high.

"quiet!"

Yang Qing yelled at a bronze trumpet beside her.

His voice was loud enough.

In front of Chengtian Gate, and even the south side of the Wulong Bridge, the guards were calmed down first, and then quickly passed on to the back. The millions of soldiers and civilians who were originally boiling gradually became quiet from front to back, and all raised their heads to look at Princess Kunxing in a dress. The Nanjing military and civilians were already familiar with this figure. His Royal Highness, who lacked half an arm, used her private money to support countless orphans, cured countless patients, and countless students received education in schools named after her. In the eyes of most people, she was like a Buddha in the thousands of families, and even a symbol of everyone's wealth. Her avatar was printed on banknotes and gold coins.

She almost represents everything.

"Whether my brother is guilty of treason, it still needs to be tried, but if he is guilty, I will not abuse the law for him. I will accept any judgment from the people on him. If the Four People's Congress formally deposed him and elected me to inherit the country left by the late emperor, then I will also obey the decision of the Four People's Congress!

I am ready!

I am willing to take over the responsibility passed down by Taizu, continue to protect the land of China, and lead the people of China to Xuan Haotian and God’s education on earth!”

Princess Kunxing said.

No need to retell this from Yang Qing.

At least the guard soldiers in front of Chengtian Gate heard it very clearly.

"Long live!"

"Long live the queen!"

...

The cheers immediately sounded, and then the guard soldiers first knelt down and kowtowed to the princess on the Chengtian Gate Tower. Then the people behind them also understood and kowtowed to the ground. The wave of bowing continued to push back, like a wave of pushing. On the long imperial street in front of Chengtian Gate, millions of soldiers and civilians knelt down and kowtowed to their queen and shouted long live.

Including on the city wall.

The Jinyiwei and some officials and generals on both sides also knelt towards the queen and shouted long live to her.

Duke of Chu...

Well, Duke of Chu is no exception.

Just kneel down, anyway, they might even kneel down to the evening!

Of course, they can't really call Her Majesty the Queen now. After all, she hasn't really ascended the throne yet. At this moment, she is still the ruling state. This is not an exaggeration or anything. Usually, many people shout long live to the ruling state. As for everything left, it depends on the final judgment of the Four People's Congress. Maybe His Majesty the Emperor is still innocent, maybe His Majesty the Emperor was really wronged, maybe...

Well, maybe not.

I dare not say anything.

Otherwise, the millions of soldiers and civilians in front of Chengtian Gate would not agree!

In fact, this million-dollar parade has made a final decision on this matter. No one dares to stop this trend. Anyone who dares to stop it ends like the corrupt scholar who was trampled to death. The latter was shoveled by the patrol officers after the crowd passed by. At least 10,000 people walked over him. He was trampled so much that he almost merged with the streets.

"Military and civilians of the Ming Dynasty, here I will order you as a governor, to go back and wait, to wait for the news of the Fourth People's Congress, and I will also go back and wait for the call of the country and the people!"

The princess said.

After saying that, she saluted to the millions of soldiers and civilians outside and turned around and left slowly...

However, the matter is not that simple, because the Four People's Congress first had to have a special court and a presiding judge. This could not be a court minister, neither Dali Temple nor the Ministry of Justice, nor they were qualified to judge the emperor. All officials were not allowed, and all officials were the emperor's subjects. According to the interpretation of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor was the hereditary governor of the country. He appointed his own subordinates to govern and defend the country. Both the army and the court officials were all subjects he appointed. Then there must be a presiding judge with a civil status, plus several judges who were judged by the same trial, and even a special agency, which was independent of the court and was not responsible for civil judicial trials, but only was responsible for the trial of the emperor.

This is different from Europe.

Those monarchs in Europe judged in the name of Yamaha. Under the principle of God's authority, pressing the Bible with the right to judge all monarchs. This is not a man who judges the monarch, but God judges the monarch.

But the Ming Dynasty was truly in the name of the people.

It is not even in the name of God Haotian. Although it is OK in this name, it returns to the principle of divine power granting, which Yang Qing does not want to see. Besides, no one represents God Haotian. Originally, he was the most suitable, but he was already a subordinate of the emperor. We can't find a Taoist priest. There are so many factions of Taoism that are still unclear. In fact, Yang Qing was very disappointed with them because of factional issues. They still support him only by the explanation of God Haotian. Besides, even the most orthodox Zhang Tianshi, he was actually an official appointed by the emperor and was still considered a subordinate of the emperor.

So it can only be in the name of the people.

Well, the independent Fa official made a brilliant debut.

But you cannot call this name. There must be one that is more in line with its identity position. For example, it is called the People's Judge. This name is very suitable. The People's Judge is not responsible for the judgment of the people, but only the emperor who is responsible for the judgment of the crime. Similarly, the judicial officials appointed by the emperor have no right to judge the emperor, but have the right to judge the people who are guilty of the crime.

This can solve the judge's problem.

This judge is hired by the Four People's Congress. The representatives of the Four People's Congress vote to find several candidates, preferably those who are knowledgeable and truly respected, and then they will form this special court for the trial of the emperor as the people's judge.

This is not enough.

There must also be a prosecutor.

There must even be a permanent institution that is specifically used to supervise the emperor and report the emperor's criminal behavior. In the past, the censors also did this work, but the censors only had the right to advise, and they did not have the power to prosecute the emperor. This position, similar to an independent prosecutor, was also named the People's Prosecutor, and was only responsible for supervising and prosecuting the emperor, and prosecuting the people's judges against the emperor's criminal behavior. However, if the emperor did not commit a crime, he would have no right to do anything to the emperor.

Both positions are permanent, but they are only useful when the emperor commits crimes.

As for maintaining it normally.

The Fourth People's Congress won't be able to afford a few people.

In fact, these two positions were soon welcomed by industrial and commercial capitalists because they also hope that in the future, there will be some people who are truly threatening the emperor and able to supervise the emperor. Everyone understands that the censor is of no use, and the censor is also appointed by the emperor. After all, they have truly begun to consider the future, consider a more reasonable and more complete national system, a national system that can supervise the imperial power to the greatest extent and the people can truly have weapons to deal with the imperial power.

Everything now is just because of Yang Qing.

It was Yang Qing who needed to judge the emperor, so he was judged. All of this was just the result of his manipulation behind the scenes, but what if the emperor later committed a crime?

How do the people deal with him?

These two positions are very useful.

If the emperor really commits a crime, let the people's prosecutor prosecutor prosecut him, and there is no need to be a real prosecutor. As long as the emperor knows that if he does not correct it, he will be prosecuted or even tried. In this case, even for the sake of face, the emperor will make some concessions. Just make concessions. As long as the emperor can force the emperor to make concessions in this way, it means that the people have real restraint power over the emperor, rather than being passively accepted in the face of imperial power as in the past.

Despite such constraints, strength still requires guaranteed.

but……

The problem of existence or not has been solved.

This has been progressing.

As the Ming Dynasty has come to this day, whether it is Yang Qing's intentional guidance, the enlightenment of the people's wisdom, or the progress of ideas, a new national system has become a general trend. However, in the past, the imperial power has always retained the last fig leaf, but now even this fig leaf has been torn off, the torrent of change has been truly released.

These two positions are just the beginning.

The real change has just begun.
Chapter completed!
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