Chapter 320: Cloud Cranes compete for the throne! Imperial mission!(2/3)
They have been not doing this dress for many years, because the clothing of the New Great Yan Empire has also undergone a series of reforms and innovations. Although their clothes are still Chinese and are still mainly robes, they are not as complicated as hundreds of years ago and are not as antique.
However, now, they all changed into ancient robes.
More than 300 people walked towards the Imperial Palace.
Everyone's face is full of solemnity, solemnity and determination.
Everyone held a memorial in their hands. It has been a long time since the New Great Yan Empire didn't need memorial, but now each of them has a memorial in their hands.
It is difficult for them to not attract attention without attracting their attention.
More and more people are discovering them.
What is this... what is this to do?
What happened? I have never had this attitude?
All the officials and senior officials of the entire New Great Flame Empire graduated from several major colleges, almost without exception.
These more than 300 people represent the highest intellectual class of the empire. Five of them will enter the next generation of senate.
The leaders of the nine major academies of the Empire must have five places to enter the Senate, which is also a hidden rule.
Because the New Great Yan Empire was established by exiled New School scholars, the deans of five comprehensive academies must enter the Senate after leaving the position of dean.
So Ji Qing is the vice president of the Third Academy, so he is to get a seat in advance.
These three hundred people were neat and solemn and determined, not riding in a carriage, but walking neatly.
Attracting more and more people's attention.
Something is going to happen, something big is going to happen.
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After walking for more than an hour, the more than 300 highest scholars of the empire came outside the ruling palace gate.
The new Great Yan Empire has two palaces, one is the Great Yan Palace and the other is the ruling palace.
The Great Yan Palace is the emperor's palace, but the new Great Yan Empire has been missing for more than a thousand years, so the symbolic significance of this palace is greater than the actual significance, and it is now considered a museum.
For a long time, the highest center of power in the New Great Yan Empire was the ruling palace, not only the ruling king was here, but also the senate.
The guards at the gate of the ruling palace cannot stop these 300 supreme scholars.
Especially the deans of the five comprehensive academies, they are all members of the next Senate and have the right to enter the ruling palace at any time.
Three hundred people came directly outside the ruling king's palace.
At this time, the ruling prince's secretary was already standing outside waiting.
"Please submit our memorials to the two ruling kings, as well as the senate masters." The dean of the First Academy said, and his memorials were put on the ground.
Then, a total of more than 300 people handed over the memorials.
The plate in the secretary's hand suddenly came into the palace with a thick stack of memorials.
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The two ruling kings of the new Great Yan Empire took up the memorials of the dean of the First College and the Dean of the Second College respectively.
After reading it, his face suddenly twitched.
King Wen even closed his eyes and could not continue to look, but after a while, he opened his eyes and continued to look.
The two ruling kings read very carefully and read it twice.
Then they exchanged the memorials in their hands and found that they were exactly the same.
I picked up other memorials and opened them and saw that all memorials were the same, except that the handwriting was different and the signature was different.
This is... the first time.
For the first time after the founding of the New Great Yan Empire, almost all the highest scholars of the empire made a unified statement.
Never before!
The scholars of the empire are relatively pure. Generally speaking, they do not interfere in politics and only focus on research.
Even after the five major deans entered the Senate, they usually only focus on empire construction, adhere to professional content such as physical development, and productivity development, and are not too deeply involved in politics.
He rarely expresses his opinion on the throne.
However, now, almost all the top scholars have expressed their opinions.
We must establish Yun Zhonghe as the king of the empire.
Are they just scholars? No, the empire has a tradition of scholars, and the entire New Great Yan Empire was established by exiled New School scholars, so every consul needs to receive higher education.
In other words, these top scholars are also the teachers of the two ruling kings and the teachers of countless imperial officials.
This memorial was written by thousands of words, which made everything clear, and also presented Yun Zhonghe’s newly written textbook, which was hailed as the holy book of the new civilization of the empire.
"Are they going to force the palace?" King Wen said hoarsely.
This sentence is already a very severe condemnation.
But the empire implemented enlightened politics, and the ruling king did not have the power to kill and seize life and death.
Facing the book written by 300 top scholars, they could not have shouted that someone had rebelled and arrested!
At least it is impossible to arrest people now, nor can these top scholars be arrested, as it will cause an uproar.
The empire was very cruel to the Yi tribe and to the criminals, but was more humble to high-level scholars.
"Summon in and see you." King Wu said: "You can't pretend to be inaudible with such a loud voice."
"Okay, then see me." King Wen Zhengzheng said: "Come here, please invite five deans in."
The nine colleges of the Empire invited only five deans to come in because they were surely members of the Senate.
The ruling king has served for twenty years, while the Senate has only ten years, which is also a trade-off.
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After a while, the deans of the five major colleges entered the hall.
After a long time, King Wen said: "My teachers, as we all know, someone has chosen the new King of Governor. King Wen is Ji Nong, and King Wu is Ji Yan. This is the consensus of the entire empire. If you want to establish Yun Zhonghe as the king of the empire, you may cause turmoil in the empire."
The five deans stood quietly and remained motionless.
Although they have not entered the Senate and have insufficient power, their status is even more transcendent.
Once they enter the Senate, they are officials, they will no longer be scholars and become subordinates of the ruling king, and now they are the ruling king's teachers.
They have made it clear in their memorials. There is no need to say anything more. Standing here without saying a word, you can show your firm will.
"For Ji Xia, we have secretly discussed to let him enter the next Senate." King Wen said: "After seeing the letter from all the teachers, we learned about his great contribution to the empire. So we think that he can even become the deputy consul of the Senate."
The five major deans are still silent.
The hall fell into an awkward silence.
King Wu Zhizheng suddenly said, "A few deans, I am a martial arts practitioner, and you are not my teachers, so I may speak more meanly."
The imperialist empire had distinct civil and military status. Civil officials studied and grew up in the academy, and military generals grew up in the academy.
This is an educational system that has no interaction with two useless education systems, although the academies also practice martial arts, and the martial arts academies also practice literature.
The dean of the First College said: "Prior King, please speak."
Wu Zhizheng Wang said: "What would you do if we and the Senate do not agree to your request?"
When King Wu said this, his eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a dangerous signal.
This is very clear. If your wishes are not satisfied, will you rebel? Or will you incite all students to besiege the ruling palace?
The dean of the First Academy sneered: "The ruling king was joking. We are just scholars, without military power, without army, and it is impossible to rebel. Although it is correct for us to insist on our path, it is impossible for us to direct students to besiege the ruling palace and the Senate."
In the eyes of the two ruling kings, the strongest thing about these top scholars is their appeal, and their biggest weapon is to lead tens of thousands of students to besiege the ruling palace.
Because these are the future of the empire, the elite of the empire.
Once the situation develops to that point, it will be difficult to deal with, and these two ruling kings may be to blame.
King Wu Zhizheng said: "Since that's the case, if both we and the Senate reject your request and refuse to establish Yun Zhonghe as king, what do you plan to do?"
The dean of the First Academy said lightly: "What did the two ruling kings, what did His Majesty the Emperor of the Yan Xinzong of the Old Great Yan Empire do? He wanted to lead the empire to a more advanced and brighter future, so he cultivated the new faction. As a result, he was besieged and persecuted by the conservatives. So His Majesty the Emperor of the Yan Xinzong decided to summon the new faction, leave the empire, cross the ocean, find a new continent, start from scratch, and work hard to build the new great flame empire."
Speaking of this, the dean of the First Academy said: "Although the death of His Majesty the Emperor of Yan Xinzong, our ancestors still fulfilled his last wish and established the new Great Yan Empire. If history repeats itself today, we will always be more decent than it was more than a thousand years ago. We will not rebel or cause trouble. We will only quietly exile ourselves."
As soon as these words came out, the two ruling kings changed their expressions and said in a trembling voice: "What do you mean?"
The dean of the First Academy said: "We will take our property and lead our followers to leave the empire, follow Lord Yun Zhonghe, and establish another empire. Our ancestors had the courage to start over, and we also have it!"
King Wen trembled and said, "Are you going to split the empire?"
The dean of the First Academy said: "Is it possible for us to exile ourselves and leave completely? When the empire cannot fulfill our ideals and cannot walk the right path, can't we leave here?"
Wu Zhizheng said: "You are split!"
The dean of the First College said: "Reign King, do you say our behavior is split? So more than a thousand years ago, our ancestors left the old Great Yan Dynasty and crossed the ocean to rebuild the new Great Yan Empire? Is that a split? Is that a sin?
Who can say this? Who dares to say it?
To be continued...