But this suggestion was vetoed by Zhao Jun.

There are three reasons.

The main reason is that songs from the Song Dynasty and songs from later generations are two different concepts. If you take songs from later generations, people at that time may not understand them, or may not get the meaning of the lyrics.

Because in an absolute monarchy, the actual power of the country is in the hands of the monarch, and now the state power of the Song Dynasty is in the hands of the Constitutional Council, it can be said that it is now a semi-absolute monarchy and a semi-constitutional monarchy.

After the new law was issued, officials found it new and novel, but there was no opposition.

After all, this has nothing to do with them.

The content did not involve the interests of the officials, but simply put many previous things on the table and put them into law.

What's more, the national flag and national emblem also appear formal, adding a sense of ceremony to the Song Dynasty.

It was not until the Constitution was issued that they felt something was wrong.

Because the Constitution contains many provisions that restrict the power of officials and supervise them.

This obviously makes officials feel very uncomfortable.

Therefore, during the morning court session on August 17, some officials raised objections.

It started to rain in the early morning.

The Mid-Autumn Festival in the Northern Song Dynasty only had one day off, unlike the more than 40-day holiday from December to January. The ministers were also in good shape and stood in the hall in high spirits.

Since the court session was changed to the morning hour, the lives of the officials had become much more ordinary. After all, attending court at three or four in the morning was indeed a bit inhumane.

It was drizzling outside. The day before yesterday, God was kind enough to let the sky be clear and the air be fresh. The people had a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

It started raining last night and continued all night. It hasn't stopped this morning, but the rain is much lighter.

"If you have something to report, report it early. If you don't, leave the court!"

With Wang Shouzhong's loud shout, today's morning court began.

The ministers of various ministries reported government affairs to the emperor one after another.

According to regulations, the morning court session lasts from the beginning to the end of the Chen hour, which is one hour.

But reporting on government affairs alone takes up most of the time.

Although it is a waste of time, this process cannot be omitted.

Because this means that Zhao Zhen is also involved in state affairs, rather than being completely sidelined, so the necessary ceremonies cannot be missed.

By the time it was almost 4:15 to 5:15 in the morning, with about 20 minutes left before the end of the morning court, I had finally finished reporting on the daily morning court work.

There are generally two situations at this time. One is to discuss other matters, and the other is that Zhao Zhen announces to leave the court early.

The former situation is extremely rare, while the latter situation is the most common, so Zhao Zhen planned to announce it.

However, before he could speak, Yang Wei, the co-governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to make."

"Go ahead."

Zhao Zhen actually guessed it.

Because Zhao Jun and others discussed this issue during the meeting in Chongzheng Hall yesterday afternoon.

The new constitution actually severely suppressed the status of officials.

In ancient times, among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, scholars were ranked first. If they passed the imperial examination and became officials, it was like a carp leaping over the dragon gate. In their eyes, ordinary people were just ordinary people and could not be compared with them.

But now that the new constitution has been issued, their self-esteem has been severely crushed. Although their power has not been affected, their status has plummeted under the laws and regulations, and they are no different from ordinary people in legal terms.

This will naturally cause dissatisfaction among some officials.

But Zhao Jun didn't care.

Because for the vast majority of senior central officials, this will not affect them.

It is difficult for them to directly contact the grassroots people.

On the contrary, those who will be most directly affected are inevitably the middle and lower-level county and state officials.

If they continue to act condescendingly as before and ignore the questions and demands raised by the people, the Censorate and the Imperial City Administration will definitely teach them a lesson.

Therefore, many senior officials in the court were not affected, and only the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture were the first to stand up and oppose it - they were the people in the entire Bianliang who had the most contact with the people on a daily basis, and naturally they were the most affected.

Yang Wei was the cousin of Yang Yi, the Minister of Works and the author of "The Veritable Records of Emperor Taizong of Song", "Cefu Yuangui" and "Wuyi New Collection" during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song. He served as the magistrate of Longyou County, the secretary of the Dali Temple, the inspector of public affairs of various counties in Kaifeng Prefecture, and the acting judge of Kaifeng Prefecture.

Historically, he served as the acting governor of Kaifeng Prefecture in March of this year and became the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture.

But now, because Zhao Jun personally appointed Bao Zheng, he was only promoted from the judge of Kaifeng Prefecture to the co-magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture. However, the rank of Kaifeng Prefecture has been raised. The prefect of Kaifeng is the second rank, and the co-magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture is the third rank, so it is not considered a demotion for him.

At this moment, he walked out of the team, bowed to Zhao Zhen and said, "Your Majesty, I think there are some inappropriate aspects of the new law."

Zhao Zhen didn't say anything, just looked at him.

Yang Wei gritted his teeth and said, "While the implementation of the new law is good, as the saying goes, 'When rituals go beyond their established rules, the hierarchy becomes alienated; when music loses its order, the bonds of friendship and distance become chaotic.' Officials govern the people on behalf of the emperor. If they lose their authority, their commands will fall on deaf ears, and how can they command the people?"

"Hanlong, what do you think?"

Zhao Zhen asked Zhao Jun.

Zhao Jun looked at Bao Zheng and said, "Bao Xiren, do you think Yang Ziqi is right?"

"wrong."

Bao Zheng shook his head.

"So what's your take?"

Zhao Jun asked.

Bao Zheng said: "The success of a government lies in following the will of the people. The failure of a government lies in going against the will of the people. The people hate worry and toil, so I make them at ease and happy. The people hate poverty and humbleness, so I enrich and honor them. The people hate danger and fall, so I keep them safe. The people hate extinction, so I give them growth and reproduction. If I can make them at ease and happy, they will worry and toil. If I can make them rich and noble, they will become poor and humble. If I can keep them safe, they will be in danger and fall. If I can give them growth and reproduction, they will be extinct."

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