Lu Yijian guessed correctly. What Zhao Jun wanted was not only to limit the imperial power, but also to make laws and keep the right to interpret the law firmly in his hands.

To be honest, for the bureaucratic and scholar-official class, what they wanted to do was to limit the imperial power and increase their own power. How could they possibly help the emperor to remove the imperial power?

Therefore, if it is just to formulate a constitution to restrain the emperor, I believe that Lu Yijian and others will definitely agree with it.

But what Zhao Jun was talking about was not just the emperor, but also the basic rights of officials and citizens.

In other words, the laws he made in the future were his to decide. For example, it was common for landlords in the Song Dynasty to try to seize the land of ordinary people.

But what if, after the Constitution is enacted, land becomes a fundamental citizen right? If the landowner clearly purchased the land, even if they used some means, it would still be legal on the surface. Would that be considered an infringement of citizens' fundamental rights?

Therefore, at that time, the right to interpret the law became Zhao Jun's words. At that time, what he said was the law, and everyone had to listen to him.

Zhao Jun's power now is equivalent to that of an ancient prime minister. If he holds the power to interpret the law in his hands, he may be comparable to the emperor.

No one will be able to control him then.

So when Lu Yijian realized this, he hurried to remind Zhao Zhen.

However, facing the threatening look in Zhao Jun's eyes, he could only give in.

If you offend Zhao Zhen, the worst that can happen is that you will be dismissed from office and sent home.

Lu Yijian didn't even dare to think about what the consequences would be if he offended Zhao Jun.

Because Zhao Jun's identity already makes him invincible.

Time traveler.

Descendants of the Song Dynasty royal family.

Know future historical trends.

They still hold the basic education system in their hands.

The entire Song Dynasty will need him to carry out reforms and designs in the future.

It can be said that once Zhao Jun is gone, even if the Song Dynasty knows history and knows how to move forward, they will not be able to do it.

Just like gunpowder, there is no need to add so many fancy things, and no need for messy proportions. The three simple ingredients in the right proportions can unleash maximum power.

What they lacked was not gunpowder, but the correct formula for gunpowder.

Therefore, in today's Song Dynasty, when Zhao Jun is the only one who knows the correct formulas for the industrial revolution, basic education, capital market, business reform, political system, etc., Zhao Jun has already stood in a high enough position.

Unless Zhao Zhen was so mad as to abandon his ancestors' kingdom, even if Zhao Jun drew his sword and killed Lu Yijian, Zhao Zhen would probably have to rack his brains to find a way to suppress the matter.

So when Lu Yijian faced the threatening look from Zhao Jun, he could only swallow his words.

never mind.

Anyway, it’s the Zhao family’s world.

I am already half buried in the ground, and I don’t have many years left to live. Why should I fight for power with Jun?

Lu Yijian sighed inwardly and had to remain silent.

The others were all smart people too, and they had no idea that Zhao Jun was planning to set up his own set of rules and then play politics within that system of rules.

But to be honest, if Lu Yijian can figure it out, how could they not figure it out?

Lu Yijian cared too much about power.

So he competed with Li Di, Ren Bu, and Wang Zeng for the position of prime minister, and even competed with the queen when she offended him.

Now that he meets someone he can't compete with, he himself will be humiliated, let alone others?

Therefore, everyone kept silent tacitly and stopped talking.

Zhao Jun then briefly talked about the rules and regulations that a modern country should have, as well as the power that the state grants to the people.

As the highest constitution, it actually does not have many articles. In later generations, our country only has 143 articles. Unlike the laws, which have more than a thousand, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of articles, the pile of laws is frightening.

The significance of the constitution is to safeguard the fundamental laws of a sovereign state or region.

The main provisions are about a country or region's social system, state system, state institutions and the basic rights and obligations of citizens.

Democracy was definitely not feasible in the Song Dynasty, but the country still had to grant citizens basic human rights, and the legislative power was in the hands of the Constitutional Court and concentrated in the hands of Zhao Jun.

In this way, Zhao Jun obtained the legislative power, and he would be able to make rules and indirectly manipulate the entire country.

Two hours passed quickly and it was seven o'clock in the evening.

Since they had to attend the morning court at four o'clock the next morning, everyone said goodbye and went home to rest as usual.

As night fell, a silver moon slowly rose into the eastern sky. There was still a hint of sunset glow in the west, but the sun had completely set, leaving only a ray of afterglow shining on the western horizon.

Zhao Zhen and Zhao Jun walked steadily on the way to Xihua Gate. The group of old men including Lu Yijian had left. They were too old to attend the morning court tomorrow and their bodies could not bear it.

"Every time I look up at the sun and the moon, I feel how insignificant human existence is. Compared to the universe, humans are nothing."

Zhao Zhen put his hands behind his back, his wide long-sleeved robe covering his hands. He raised his head and looked up at the sky, sighing deeply.

As they walked through Yeonbok Palace, within the left wall were the Shouchang Pavilion (Baowen Pavilion), the Tianzhang Pavilion, and the Longtu Pavilion. These were the places where the royal books, collected works, classics, antiques, paintings, treasures, and the rosters and genealogies of the royal family submitted by the Zongzheng Temple were stored.

Mature trees grew beneath the palace walls, blanketing the sky with green. To the right was the sprawling Yeonbokgung Palace, its path paved with bluestone, spotless and dust-free. On either side stood white walls and gray tiles, with arched brackets and eaves, and towering towers.

A gentle breeze blew through the palace complexes, making the bamboo horse bells hanging under the eaves ring crisply and tinkling.

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