Chapter 369: Shoot, shoot!
Bang!
Liang Menglong didn't hesitate. After picking up the rifle, he pulled the trigger and fired at Floni!
The sound of gunfire echoed throughout the parliament hall.
Floni's forehead also turned from fair to bright red, and he fell onto the council table.
Blood soaked out from his arms, slowly flowed to the edge of the table, and then fell on the carpet drop by drop.
The originally noisy parliament hall suddenly became quiet.
Very quiet!
Like a resting oil painting, time is frozen into the frame.
The sound of blood dripping was just like the needle of a clock advancing time little by little, as if no one could stop it from happening.
This is a very surprising and unexpected picture.
Including Zhu Houzhao himself, he had never thought of it before.
Sitting in the parliament hall was Zhu Zaixun, who was wearing the uniform of a Ming Dynasty prince, but he was the king of England.
There is also the Supreme Emperor from the Ming Dynasty, who has power all over the world!
But Roger, the speaker who presides over the parliament, is still a Westerner wearing Western clothes.
Standing with Roger was a Han Chinese in Confucian robes—Xu Wei.
On the other side of the king were various Westerners who served as members of parliament, including Floni, who had been killed at this time.
The three Liang Menglongs standing in front of Floni were the same as the guards and soldiers standing behind King Zhu Zaixun, but they were all soldiers of the Ming Dynasty with black beards and dark eyes.
They still wear Ming Dynasty-style military uniforms.
Wearing cotton armor, a badge on the chest, a star on the shoulder, and a helmet on the head, they are very different from Western soldiers.
But at this time, they were the ones presiding over the order in the British Parliament Hall.
It can be said that the entire parliament hall is a mixture of Ming and Western costumes, worn by both Eastern and Western people.
But in this day and age, that's not surprising.
First of all, it is not surprising that Zhu Zaixun became the king of England. In the history of England, it happened that royal family members were welcomed back from other countries to serve as kings.
Secondly, the Kingdom of England was originally established by an alliance between the king and other nobles. There was no so-called centralized power, and there was no so-called national army.
Now Liang Menglong and others can be regarded as the royal army, because it is reasonable and reasonable for the guard Zhu Zaixun to appear in the parliament.
But at this moment, the members of the parliament did not expect that their king with Eastern descent would order them to be shot because of their disrespect for the Supreme Emperor Zhu Houzhao.
"Your Majesty, Fronny did not commit a crime! You should not have shot him! Your father is not a king or a member of England. You should drive him away!"
At this time, a member of Gogen stood up and continued to defend Floni, and continued to ask King Zhu Zaixun to drive Zhu Houzhao away from here.
"Yes, Your Majesty the King, you should drive him away!" Councilor Yaris also agreed.
Seeing this, Zhu Houzhao asked Zhu Zaixun coldly: "Xi'er, I am your father. Since ancient times, filial piety has been greater than heaven. They disrespect your father so much. If you don't shoot them, do you want to violate filial piety and let them trample on your property?" Royal power? ”
"Shoot! Shoot!"
With Zhu Houzhao's backing, Zhu Zaixu naturally showed no mercy and shouted the shooting order twice in succession.
then.
Liang Menglong raised his rifle again, pointed it at Gogen, and shot Gogen directly, hitting Gogen's forehead again.
Gegen fell under the table, and blood naturally flowed out, dripping on the ground.
Immediately afterwards.
Liang Menglong raised it again, and Yaris, who was about to escape in a panic, was shot in the back of the head and fell onto the table of another congressman.
Blood is flowing!
Snap!
Snap!
The sound of blood dripping after the gunfire continued.
As an officer and soldier of the Ming Dynasty, Liang Menglong would naturally not show mercy when killing Westerners.
"His Royal Highness, I didn't expect you to be so cruel! You are so good at killing members of the assembly, and the members of the congregation rebel against each other. You will be punished by God. I refuse to participate in such a parliament!"
Councilor Karen stood up and shouted. He clenched his fists, obviously very angry at the king's killing behavior.
"I also refuse to participate in such a parliament!"
Congressman Scheider also stood up to leave.
"Me too, and at the same time, I feel it is necessary to reconvene the Parliament, exercise the power of Parliament, and drive this unbelieving devil from the throne of the king! Execution!"
Councilman Zilsey said.
Zhu Houzhao saw that some members were about to leave angrily, so he continued to question Zhu Zaixu: "Xi'er, if you don't kill those who despise the royal power, are you going to let them go back to revolt?!"
Zhu Zaixun nodded and said yes, then continued to order: "Anyone who leaves will be shot!"
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The captain of the bodyguard, Liang Menglong, held a rifle like a flying saucer and continued to shoot the congressmen who were about to leave.
Naturally, Karen, Snowder, and Zilsi all fell down in the parliament hall, and the blood that flowed out began to smear on the carpet of the parliament hall.
If in the late Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao had to abide by the rules and dare not openly kill political opponents in order to innovate and eliminate malpractices and establish a legal society in the Ming Dynasty. Now, when he came to England, he had no intention of establishing a legal system. On the contrary, he wanted to trample on the legal system here. Completely establish a more centralized empire of monarchy in England!
A more centralized farming civilization empire!
A British empire ruled by Confucian civilization!
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao wants these MPs who represent the British bourgeoisie to know what filial piety is, what monarchy is, and what it means if the monarch wants his subjects to die, they must die!
And the current scene is naturally just the beginning, just a punishment for those who despise the royal power.
Some members who were about to stand up were so frightened that they sat back down. Others who were about to leave were so frightened that they ran back and sat down.
In short, under the threat of guns and cannons, these congressmen finally did not dare to speak nonsense and leave here at will.
Zhu Houzhao continued to say to Zhu Zaixun: "Let's discuss it first. There is no need to rush to move the body. First, continue to shock those congressmen who are not of the same mind as you."
"Yes!"
Zhu Zaixun responded and told Roger: "Luo Qing, please start the discussion on the Anti-Enclosure Act."
As the Speaker of the Privy Council, Speaker of the House of Lords and also the Chief Justice, Roger was a confidant of King Zhu Zaixun. Because his power and status were given by the King, there was no need for him to disobey Zhu Zaixun's orders. , and began to announce the beginning of the "Anti-Enclosure Bill."
When the draft content of the "Anti-Enclosure Bill" was announced, the entire parliament hall showed expressions of difficulty in accepting it.
Some members began to whisper to each other.
Some congressmen could not help but clenched their fists, wanting to get angry and lash out.
The "Anti-Enclosure Bill" drafted by Zhu Houzhao and asked by Zhu Zaixun was indeed very strict, because the bill clearly required that anyone who was found to be enclosing farmers' fields, regardless of their status, would be sentenced to death and their property confiscated!
"Luo Qing, ask them, do you have any opinions on amending this bill?" Zhu Zaixu asked at this time. Roger understood and conveyed Zhu Zaixun's words in English to the English MPs present.
"I do not agree with this bill. Prohibiting land enclosure will restrict the development of our textile industry in England!"
Congressman O'Dossi stood up. He really couldn't bear this harsh punishment of killing people to protect the interests of farmers.
"Luo Qing, please continue to ask if there are any revisions. Don't worry about those who disagree. There is no need to discuss with them whether the anti-enclosure law will be implemented or not. This is the king's power! Tell them if there are no revisions. , pass this bill within one hour!”
Zhu Zaixun continued.
Roger continued to convey Zhu Zaixun's meaning.
After hearing this, all members of the parliament found it extremely difficult to accept Zhu Zaixun's attitude towards the parliament.
absurd!
If Parliament has no decision-making power, is it still Parliament? !
"I don't agree with the king's view. It is the power of Parliament to establish bills! The king is only responsible for the final review, but he does not have the power to treat parliament as nothing!"
Councilor Churunche stood up and said.
Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Zaixun ignored it and just waited for time to pass slowly.
Roger only continued to ask the members present if they had any suggestions for revision, and the members of the parliament mistook Roger's tireless questioning as the king's weakness. Therefore, more and more members forgot about the gunshots just now. In order to safeguard their own bourgeois interests, they opposed increasingly fiercely.
An hour passed.
Zhu Zaixun ordered: "Luo Qing, tell them that since the congressmen have no objections to the draft, we will declare the draft to be officially passed and established as a bill. It will be implemented on the first Monday of next month and have the speakers of the two houses and the documents sign it!" It can be promulgated! And tell these justices and judges to implement it in accordance with the law and not to cover up, otherwise they will be punished for disobedience!”
Roger continued to convey Zhu Zaixun's meaning to the members of parliament.
But at this time, the members of the entire parliament immediately exploded. The resolution was not discussed by the parliament, and they were not even allowed to vote. They were only allowed to propose amendments and limited the time. Now that time has passed, it is actually about to be promulgated. , how could this not make these congressmen angry?
then.
These congressmen all made a noise, shouting that this was wrong.
"Xi'er, don't pay attention to these people and let your officials sign." Zhu Houzhao said at this time. For the former emperor of the Ming Dynasty, this kind of property owner's opposition to the monarchy was not used to it, so naturally he also Didn't find it strange.
Zhu Zaixun complied with Zhu Houzhao's wishes and continued to ask Luo Jie and other officials to sign.
As Speaker of the House of Lords, Roger signed first, and the Clerk of the House of Lords appointed by him also came and signed.
But at this time, Sophie, the Speaker of the House of Commons, threw all the documents and pens in her hands under the parliamentary table: "I refuse to sign. Such a bill does not comply with the system of my Kingdom of England. It is against the rules!"
"Okay!"
Seeing that Sophie, the Speaker of the House of Commons, refused to sign, some members couldn't help but cheer loudly. They threw their pens and even ink bottles on the ground to express their protest against the bill.
It stands to reason.
The Speaker of the House of Commons is also appointed by the king. After all, the Tudor Dynasty was still an autocratic monarchy, and there has not yet been a bourgeois revolution in England.
Therefore, in many cases, the king has the final say on bills of parliament, because the king has the final right of adjudication, and the speakers of the upper and lower houses are appointed by the king. Therefore, bills of parliament can often represent the will of the king.
But this was only so long as the acts of Parliament were consistent with the king's interests.
Although England is an autocratic monarchy, it is not highly centralized. At least the Parliament still has great power.
However, in any case, what Sophie did now was considered a betrayal of the king. Therefore, Zhu Houzhao only asked Zhu Zaixun: "Why are these traitorous ministers who resist and disobey the decree and keep them alive if they are not shot?!"
Zhu Zaixun quickly shouted: "Sophie disobeys the decree, removes her from the post of Speaker of the House of Commons, and shoots her immediately!"
Bang!
Liang Menglong fired again.
Sophie, the proud Speaker of the House of Commons, fell onto his pile of papers.
The sound of gunfire silenced the entire parliament again.
The MPs present had to confirm again that the king would not allow anyone to resist his will.
Zhu Zaixun continued to give instructions: "Now, the king announces the appointment of Xu Wei as the speaker of the House of Commons! Sign it immediately!"
then.
After Xu Wei saluted Zhu Zaixun, he countersigned his signature with Roger, and the documents of the two houses also countersigned their signatures.
The "Anti-Enclosure Bill" was officially passed!
The congressmen present looked at all this with their mouths open, and they looked at it all with reluctance and some fear.
They did not expect that the king would pass the Anti-Enclosure Act so cruelly and harshly.
Only after this did Zhu Zaixun announce the end of the parliament.
Naturally, these parliamentarians who were shot began to be carried out one after another, preparing to be cremated.
Watching the bodies of members being carried out one after another, the English officers and soldiers guarding the parliament hall did not understand what was going on.
The blood produced in the parliament hall had already flowed out of the hall, as if it was going to dye the entire land of England red.
Zhu Houzhao's purpose was indeed to dye the entire land of England red.
"Forcibly passing the bill this time and killing many people will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of these English nobles and bourgeoisie, and I am afraid they will take action. Therefore, you need to have an intelligence organization of your own! You need to recruit talents from civilians immediately ! ”
Zhu Houzhao suggested to Zhu Zaixun.
Zhu Zaixun also complied with the instructions and asked Roger to help him find common people among the people in England and prepare to establish a personal bodyguard department, which was similar to the Jin Yiwei of the Ming Dynasty.
……
A month later, when Zhu Zaixun began to organize and train the Guards Division in accordance with Zhu Houzhao's wishes, the anti-enclosure policy also officially began to be implemented.
However, the results are not obvious.
"Father, the justices of various counties have violated our laws in both ways, and they still protect the powerful and the bourgeoisie. Many people are still being driven into the city. This is the latest situation reflected by my newly established Personal Guard Department," Zhu Zaixun said to Zhu Houzhao said.
"England is not as big as the Chief Secretary of the Ming Dynasty. How difficult is it to implement a policy? This resistance is nothing. In this way, I lend you a regiment of troops, and you set up patrol censors in each county and a general in the center. The censor of the capital, let them take your officers and soldiers to patrol everywhere. Those who protect the local judges will kill the judges! The censor must be someone you can trust!”
Zhu Houzhao said.
"My son has this intention as well, but now among the local Westerners in England, not many of my sons can trust me," Zhu Zaixun said.
"You need to recruit talents. It seems that England will also have to implement the imperial examination system. You ask the Privy Council to draft another bill for the imperial examination. It is the same as the Ming Dynasty imperial examination before Zhengde. The eight-legged essay is tested. Of course, it doesn't have to be so difficult in the early stage. In the first few years, only the Ming Dynasty Confucian classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics were tested. Westerners who were close to the Ming Dynasty and Confucianism and took the initiative to learn Chinese will be used first! ”
Zhu Houzhao asked Zhu Zaixun to discuss carefully with Roger, Xu Wei and others on how to establish an imperial examination system in England that would allow students from poor families in England to advance to the nobility.
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