In Beijing, when the lanterns are on at the Prime Minister's Residence, the early summer breeze blows the tree crowns on both sides of the back garden of the Prime Minister's Residence; the pots in the flower garden emit bursts of fragrance; the stars jump out of the mysterious place with bright eyes,

The returning birds, which had been noisy all evening, fell asleep on the branches.

Li Zicheng, who lives in the small study on the second floor of the Prime Minister's Residence, still hasn't fallen asleep. Being on the second floor, he no longer needs to pay attention to his appearance as usual. Instead, he casually wears a white short-sleeved shirt and leans over the table.

What are you looking at on the table? The bright light casts his huge figure on the back wall, and his face facing the light shows a touch of ruddy color. The beard specially left to make people look more mature makes him look very majestic, and his eyes are bright.

Exuding confidence - since he entered the capital and took office as Prime Minister, all major events have been arranged relatively smoothly.

smoothly!

At least when he came to Beijing last year, he never imagined that everything would go so smoothly.

Of course, except for one thing - the constitution.

The Constitutional Convention has been held for two weeks, but the meeting has made little progress.

Until now, the constitution is still being discussed on the draft selection. Li Zicheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The reason why the lawyer identity of the constitutional representatives was initially emphasized was because compared to other people, those lawyers were at least familiar with the spirit of compromise and drafting.

The Constitutional Convention has always been a process of debate, debate, and ultimately compromise of the interests of all parties.

When he leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes to relax, that sentence came to Li Zicheng's mind again.

"Making rational choices among trade-offs..."

Since the Constitution is a set of rules, the essence of the so-called Constitutional Convention is to choose between rules. In other words, the Constitutional Convention is a process of comparing, weighing, and selecting many constitutional plans and constitutional rules. For the people of the country,

It is said that in their minds, there are various constitutional plans.

On May 29, at the constitutional meeting held in the new building of the Ministry of Finance outside the city, as the rules of the meeting were finalized, Ding Foyan first proposed the "Tiantan Plan". This plan was actually based on the Tiantan Constitution.

A draft constitution that complied with the rules and was formulated based on the draft. Since May 29, the Constitutional Assembly has been discussing the plan and formed a plenary committee report on June 13. Subsequently, Li Qingfang and others proposed the "

"The Constitution Plan". That plan was based on Yuan's Constitution and was "made" with the seasoning of the "Constitution" added.

The two plans have become controversial. Representatives of Jiangsu Province proposed the "Jiangsu Plan", which focuses on establishing a republican system and safeguarding national rights. At the same time, it seeks to establish a unified national government and ensure the power of the national government.

It is relatively centralized and only reserves certain autonomy for each province to achieve the unification of the country.

However, at this time, representatives from Yunnan Province proposed a "Yunnan Plan" that was diametrically opposed to the "Jiangsu Plan" at a meeting on June 17. This plan highlighted the independence of each province and required that sovereignty be left to each province. In essence,

It is an attempt to establish a loose confederal structure.

At this point in the meeting, an unavoidable question began to arise: Among the many constitutional plans, which one should be chosen? Both the "Temple of Heaven Plan" and the "Convention Plan" were eventually abandoned through discussions amid various doubts. These two "

This "hastily made" plan has too many shortcomings.

In the end, the "Jiangsu Plan" and the "Yunnan Plan" became the mainstream of discussion. In fact, these two plans were basically a competition between the central and local governments, whether to have a centralized government or a loose federal government. Of course,

Both options emphasize the protection of civil rights to varying degrees.

July 19 was a very critical day. The drafters of the "Jiangsu Plan" raised sharp and detailed questions about the "Yunnan Plan" from eight aspects. The basic point is that externally, the plan cannot prevent provinces from violating international law.

and various treaties, will inevitably plunge the provinces into the huge disaster of war; internally, this plan can neither prevent the provinces from encroaching on the authority of the central government, nor prevent each other from eroding each other's rights, and thus cannot guarantee effective governance and social tranquility within each province.

.They clearly rejected the "Jiangsu Plan". On the contrary, he was convinced that the main problem in the "Jiangsu Plan" was only the allocation of congressional seats. As long as this problem was solved, other problems could be easily solved...

Following their well-founded questions and vetoes, and based on the proposals and votes of the representatives, the meeting decided to postpone the discussion on the first article of the "Yunnan Plan". At the same time, it was decided whether the "Jiangsu Plan" is more preferable than the "Yunnan Plan" and is worthy of continued discussion.

The issue was voted on. However, the voting result was unexpected. Until now, the voting result is still not optimistic. The competition between local and central governments...

"In short, the way out before us is nothing more than two extremes. Either the 35 provinces are completely separated, or they are perfectly integrated. If they are completely separated, the 35 provinces will become 35 independent countries, each subject to their own laws, not

National law. If perfectly integrated, the 35 provinces will become part of a complete republic and be subject to a common law."

Thinking about their speeches at the Constituent Assembly, they can understand that in the face of these difficult and critical choices, those representatives participating in the Constituent Assembly need to make rational and correct answers, and more importantly, in a certain way

In a sense, they know that what they need to do is to set an example for the country while making rational choices among constitutional plans through comparison and weighing.

Teach the people of this country to learn to compromise and learn the essence of modern politics...

At this moment, the door was knocked open, and someone came in with tea. She looked at Li Zicheng, who was frowning and contemplating, but she sighed in her heart. She knew what was bothering him. Now, the whole of China is watching.

He presided over the Constitutional Convention, but now, the Constitutional Convention only meets for two or three hours every day, and each time it ends without results. If it were not for the fact that the venue of the Constitutional Convention was closed and the representatives were limited to financial

No one is allowed to go out inside the new district, and outsiders are not allowed to enter, for fear of...

"Thanks!"

Watching a cup of coffee being poured for himself, Li Zicheng politely thanked him.

"Still confused about those things?"

"I can now clearly foresee the future of this country,"

Holding the coffee cup and taking a sip of coffee, Li Zicheng spoke in as calm a tone as possible.

"They don't know that the etiquette, principles, and concepts of people in this country will all undergo fundamental changes with this Constitution. The authority of the Constitution is our future guarantee against secession, civil war, and rebellion. Now, there is no doubt that

What is true is that we can save ourselves from secession and civil war by establishing the authority of the Constitution..."

The more he talked, the more excited Li Zicheng became, and time was pressing. But those people were still arguing. The "Jiangsu Plan" was formulated by dozens of legal experts and scholars, drawing on the constitutions of other countries and combining it with China's actual conditions, with an eye on the future.

The draft constitution is currently being debated just because of different interests. It is not considered at all...

Looking at Li Zicheng who seemed a little angry and a little unfair, she fell silent. She didn't know how to comfort him or persuade him. There were too many things on his shoulders.

"Zicheng..."

Just when she was about to speak, there was a knock on the door. Then Li Siqin walked in with a document.

"Prime Minister……"

Li Siqin entered the study with a slightly indignant look on his face.

"Urgent call from Fengtian Intelligence Station..."

"Crack!"

Slapping the desk hard, a look of deep anger appeared on Li Zicheng's face.

"Disaster for the country and the people!"

He yelled out these four words angrily. It was the first time. A strong feeling of disappointment surged in Li Zicheng's heart. Disappointment! This was the first time. This was the first time since coming to this era.

A certain person or a certain group of people has such emotions.

disappointment!

The reason for disappointment is very simple. After Zhang Zuolin agreed to increase the deployment of internal affairs troops to Fengtian, he secretly met with Japanese personnel. Although Zhang Zuolin kept it secret in every possible way, the contents were still obtained by Secret Service agents. He actually showed the national secrets to Japan.

Party personnel….

"Prime Minister……"

Seeing the furious Prime Minister, Li Siqin's heart tightened.

"I thought..."

After the initial anger, Li Zicheng closed his eyes in pain, and his voice became hoarse. How many precious lives must be sacrificed in order to realize such a lofty ideal?

"They can all be trusted. I think many things are..."

At this moment, I think back on the long journey that I have taken to get here over the years. Perhaps this journey has been too smooth, and I seem to have been a little forgetful about it, so...

"Ah Si, is it...sometimes I think some people are too kind!"

"Master..."

Before Li Siqin could speak, Li Zicheng stood up in a daze. Looking through the window at the dimming lanterns in the courtyard and at the lush flowers and trees in the back garden of the Prime Minister's residence, his heart still felt.

It is a deep disappointment, and sadness due to disappointment.

Why had he thought that those people were all people who cared about the country? After all, in history, those people had never been traitors, even if they were... But he had forgotten the fact that in order to maintain his own interests, in a certain

Sometimes, they still choose to sell out and betray the interests of the country.

Thinking of this, various emotions filled Li Zicheng's heart.

This is a kind of loss, a kind of sadness, but more importantly, it is a disappointment, a disappointment in people and things.

"Master..."

Waving his hand back, Li Zicheng closed his eyes. At this time, he just wanted to be alone and think about some issues quietly.

It was late at night. It was extremely quiet. The entire mansion fell asleep silently.

Walking out of his study, Li Zicheng suddenly wanted to take a look in the courtyard, and also thought about walking around this official residence. He had been here for more than a year, and he had never seen everything in this courtyard that symbolized power. Seriously.

In other words, what does the Prime Minister's official residence look like? He doesn't even know and has never noticed it.

He has no time and no mood!

No matter what his scheming is, this place is too special for him. This country does not give him a peaceful atmosphere. He has no time to appreciate the environment where he lives. His energy is on the governance of the country. He hopes

In the shortest time, in the most peaceful way, with your own compromise, you can exchange for the rejuvenation of the country, and with tolerance, you can exchange for the future of the country.

Now, when Zhang Zuolin made that choice, Li Zicheng felt disappointed in his heart and was equally uncertain about the future! In other words, he began to be afraid and worried.

With good intentions, it is difficult to defeat the power of conspiracy!

Just when he stepped out of the gate, Li Zicheng said something in his heart. When the Secret Service agent sentry in the courtyard saw the Prime Minister walking out of the official residence, he immediately saluted him with respect! But at this time, Li Zicheng's heart

There was a moment of restlessness, as if he had lost his freedom. Different from the usual greetings and smiles to the agents, he just stood down and nodded towards the sentry.
To be continued...