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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 714: Deciding the Country is an Imperial Edict

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    In the Jiusi Hall of Prince Chun's Mansion, Hong Yun'er introduced the document "The Edict to Decide the Country", which was later called by historians as the most important programmatic document on civil rights in China in the past five thousand years. Its historical status is comparable to that of the United States.  The Declaration of Rights is comparable to the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the British Magna Carta.

    The first part is the preface, which explains the purpose of the promulgation of "Dingguo Shizhao" and introduces the concept of sovereign state. For the first time, it is confirmed in the national programmatic document that national sovereignty belongs to the whole people.  During the thousands of years of feudal rule in China, the concept instilled in the world was that everything in the world must be the king's land.  In this world, not only the land belongs to the emperor's family, but you, too, belong to the emperor's family. As the saying goes, if the emperor wants his ministers to die, they will have to die. Even life and death are in the hands of the emperor.  It can be said that the novel formulation of national sovereignty in the whole people closely connected the common people with the country for the first time, and clearly told everyone that this country is the country of the whole people, not the country of a certain family or a certain dynasty.

    After listening to the first part, Song Qingyun nodded and said: "The sovereignty of the country lies with the people. This has been mentioned in the declaration. It's just that now Agui still wants to be the emperor. I think that while Agui is the emperor, the country will not  It may be possible to completely form a constitutional trend. Is this concept too early?¡±

    Hong Yun'er said: "Originally Zuo Zongtang and others also proposed that such a formulation would undermine the majesty and rights of the royal family. I have discussed this with Agui. After promoting the development of industry and commerce, the national private property and capital will be greatly increased, and  The biggest concern among the people now about the transition from feudalism to capital is because of the imperial power that has existed for thousands of years. There is an old saying in China that wealth cannot last more than three generations. Why is this? It goes without saying that there are prodigal sons among the heirs of the family. Many foreign countries have inherited thousands of generations.  I don¡¯t believe there are no such prodigal sons among companies that have been around for a hundred years, but haven¡¯t some time-honored foreign companies also survived into our modern times? In China, the biggest constraint on capital development is the feudal imperial power. Look at how prosperous the Wu family in Guangdong was back then.  , but after the Emperor Daoguang¡¯s decree, the officials gradually declined. This is the most obvious example. In foreign countries, so if we want to develop capital, we must restrict imperial power. Limit it from the beginning of the founding of the country!  "

    Song Qingyun thought for a moment and then said: "There can be restrictions on the privileges of the imperial power, but the imperial edict should not go too far beyond the scope of common people's cognition at this stage. The emperor's authority still needs to be defined like when Japan established its constitution.  Otherwise, it will be too liberal at once. It will lead to confusion of thoughts, which will not be conducive to the emperor Agui's subsequent consolidation of the country's prestige."

    Hong Yun'er smiled and said: "Your suggestion is very good. I will revise it later." Then Hong Yun'er introduced the second part of "The Edict to Determine the Country", which mainly elaborated on the five ethnic groups of the country.  The political system idea of ??a co-prosperous republic means that all ethnic groups in China have equal natural rights, and it also means the abolition of slaves and slaves.  This is also a first, and it is the first time that the ideas of national integration and human rights equality have been expressed in a national founding program document.

    Song Qingyun laughed after hearing this: "It's another thing that ruins the outlook of the common people at this time. I wonder if the landlords will cry when they see this stuff."

    Hong Yuner nodded and said: "Of course there will be resistance, but we believe that this thing will appear sooner or later to liberate the poor people. By giving them equal human rights, this new country will get support that it has never had before, and those feudal feudal  Landowners will transform into capitalists sooner or later, so just cry."

    Song Qingyun said: "Regarding this article, I suggest you implement it gradually. It will take time to resolve the conflicts between the various ethnic groups. It will take time for people to change their minds and for the landlord class to accept the abolition of slavery. All this will take time."

    Hong Yun'er said: "Of course, we will not accomplish this overnight. Especially in Mongolia and some places, the system there is still a slave society. Of course, it is impossible to abolish them all at once, unless we can have strong military support. At present,  It¡¯s not possible for now.¡±

    Song Qingyun sighed softly and said: "Agui's ambition is indeed big enough. You also have the courage to propose that all ethnic groups merge into China. Otherwise, Mongolia and other places will not know how much effort it will take to pacify them."

    Hong Yun'er smiled and said: "We plan to start with Mongolia first, and you will still need to intervene in Mongolia's affairs." Song Qingyun nodded and said: "There is no shirking the responsibility." Then Hong Yun'er introduced the third part of "The Imperial Edict to Determine the Country"  part.

    This third part narrates the development of China's civilization over five thousand years. It also explains the crimes of the Manchu Qing's invasion and rule in the past, as well as the invasion of the country by foreign powers in the past hundred years or so.  It declares that the people led by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of China were forced to take up arms to resist domestic and foreign forces under unbearable circumstances, and declares the legitimacy and justice of the establishment of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of China.

    After hearing this, Song Qingyun laughed and said, "Fortunately, you didn't declare me a fighter."??Ah, Duocheng will be merciful.  "

    Hong Yun'er stuck out her tongue and said: "How could it be possible? You can promote the peaceful surrender of the Qing Dynasty and save the ancient capital of Beijing from the war. This is a great contribution to the country and the people."

    Song Qingyun smiled and said: "Why do I sound so awkward? Can the Empress Dowager Cixi deserve such praise?"

    Hong Yuner shook her head and said: "In the eyes of Agui and I, you will always be Qingyun and not Cixi."

    Song Qingyun shook Hong Yun'er's hand gratefully, and then Hong Yun'er went on to introduce the fourth part of "The Imperial Edict", which is the last part of the declaration, expounding the heroic deeds of Xiao Chaogui leading the people of the Kingdom of Heaven in unyielding resistance.  It showed that Xiao Chaogui's imperial power was granted by God and was unanimously supported by the people across the country. After offering sacrifices to the Emperor of Heaven, he declared his succession to the throne of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of China and at the same time announced the establishment of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of China.

    After finishing all the content, Song Qingyun let out a long breath and said: "You and I are classmates, and what we have learned and known are not much different. It was really difficult to look at the problem from the Manchu perspective before, but now we look at it from your perspective.  Looking at it, these problems can be explained very well. It seems that it is indeed easier to destroy everything and rebuild a country than to repair a backward dynasty."

    Hong Yun'er sighed softly and said: "Yes, if Agui and I were to change places with you, maybe we wouldn't be as good as you. In fact, history has already had a certain destiny, and the old things that blocked its development  Things will be abandoned by history sooner or later."

    After the two women lamented each other, Song Qingyun pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Historians of our time and space in later generations may be a little crazy. If they study this period of history, they will find that such an important imperial edict actually came from  The hands of two women.¡±

    Hong Yun'er pouted and said: "Agui is not a lazy guy. All the copywriting work is done by others, and he decides. However, there are still progressive people like Zuo Zongtang involved in this thing, which is not the case.  It¡¯s not all down to the two of us.¡±

    Song Qingyun's childlike innocence suddenly came to her and she said, "This original draft of yours will definitely become an important document and cultural relic in the future. How about we trick the later historians." After saying this, Song Qingyun picked up the pen and wrote in the original draft of "The Imperial Edict"  The words Song Qingyun were written on the back, and Hong Yun'er smiled and also wrote her name.

    This move of the two women was out of nonsense, but it did cause a lot of trouble to historians a hundred years later, because when later researchers of this period of history looked at the original manuscript of the famous "Dingguo Shizhao", they always  I didn't understand the meaning of the last two names, so various speculations spread more than a hundred years later, turning it into a historical mystery.  Who are these two names?  What are their identities?  Why leave a name behind such an important original document?

    After talking about the "Edict to Decide the Country", Song Qingyun said: "Since it is the founding ceremony of the country, I don't know how the great powers will react?"

    Hong Yun'er said with a smile: "Except Britain, France and Russia, we have sent notes to other countries, and also invited the United States, Prussia, the Netherlands, Spain, Japan and other countries to send personnel to attend the founding ceremony. Before I left Nanjing, all countries responded  After receiving the note, they all expressed their recognition that our regime is the legitimate regime of China, and agreed to send representatives to attend the founding ceremony. As Agui said, we used to not care about recognition from foreign countries. When our strength was enough to control the entire country,  Of course they will admit it.¡±

    Song Qingyun nodded and smiled: "This is natural, but in the future, various countries may require the opening of ports or cities in the north, which will inevitably lead to conflicts between China and foreign countries."

    Hong Yun'er hummed and said: "If we want to develop now, we must cooperate with other countries. Whether it is capital or technology, we need it. Development that is closed to the country will never happen again, but we still will not fully open up all at once. We  We plan to open Dalian, Yantai and Tianjin first, so as to promote the development of business and trade in the north."

    Song Qingyun said with a smile: "I was originally interested in these three places, but it was a pity that the resistance within the Qing Dynasty was too great at that time." After a pause, Song Qingyun said: "Is there any movement on the British, French and Russian sides?"

    Hong Yuner said slightly worriedly: "Judging from the news brought by businessmen from Prussia, the Netherlands and other countries, the three countries have formed an alliance and plan to attack us together."

    Song Qingyun nodded slightly when he heard the words and said: "This is in line with the consistent style of these bandits. In Europe, they can fight each other, but when it comes to Far East affairs, they can unite, and their interests are really above all else. How many troops will they send? How many troops will you use?  Are you sure you can win this first battle of founding the country?"

    Hong Yun'er nodded and then gritted her teeth and said: "There must be a battle to establish a country. No matter how difficult this battle is, we must continue to fight. We will not follow the old path of the Manchus in history. Otherwise, what will we do when we establish a country?"  Continued.)
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