As the saying goes: "no rules, no Cheng Fangyuan". For a country, the importance of the law is self-evident. But whether we know, in the 1923 Chinese, was born a issued to cover up a scandal of the constitution! Speaking of this period of history, have to mention the warlord leader -- Cao Kun.

In 1922, straight from the war ended, Li Yuanhong became the president of the Republic of china. With a not too nice to say, he is a little "also want to be a bitch, and to make arch". He felt not through the normal procedure of election to sit on the throne, feel the Speakable name, so always think through the reorganization of Congress, elections, when a great president. Can not think of, originally "as sure as a gun" "election" was the way Cao to mix.

Mr Li Yuanhong (left) was elected president Cao Kun (right). Cao himself very fatuous, often some fantastic idea. He said, when the president had his hometown Tianjin words -- words "Republic of China"!

Li Yuanhong organize elections in the shadows, while Cao Kun was in secret with each vote 5000 yuan price, buy members, play the "bribery". The final vote, Cao Kun with a stunning 480 votes, the 90% support rate, not only to "beat" Li Yuanhong, also an absolute advantage over received only 33 votes to another candidate -- Sun Zhongshan, elected president! You know, at the time that the warlords of chaos, the support rate is simply a "political miracle". Thus, political means the person named Cao Kun is how dirty the sinister.

On the stage, for the transfer of the public eye, hide the "bribery" political scandals, and quickly set up a new government in people abide by the law, observe the integrity of the image, Cao Kun came up with a brilliant idea, is to issue a new constitution, in order to set the record straight. In October 10, 1923 the "constitution of bribery" was born. At the same time, Cao Kun also ordered issued a set of stamps, to mark the permanent memorial!

This is the 1923 Cao Organization issued a full set of "constitution of commemorative stamps"

From a legal point of view to look at the proposed today, the constitution of the multi-party system, judicial independence, the freedom of the press and the rules or certain progress. But it is issued by a bribery president organization, motivation is not pure, natural unconvincing. The restriction to the freedom and democracy makes it questioned, not only China does not recognize the legitimacy of the Communist Party, and even the KMT also not to regard it as right, known as the "constitution of bribery".

The Constitution did not keep Cao Kun's dream. In 1924, Sun Zhongshan on behalf of the Grand Marshal, Duan Qirui, Zhang Zuolin. Cao, launched the second straight in war. The defeated Cao Kun by his ouster, ended his brief political career, warlord also suffer, and unable to get up after a fall!

Although the "constitution of bribery", can't let Cao Kun domination, but his invention of the stamp to commemorate the constitution practice it is to inherit and carry forward the good people. In 1947, China launched a new constitution, also issued the "constitution of the Republic of China commemorative stamps" (left); 1954, the people's Republic of China Constitution, China post also issued a set of commemorative stamps (right). Today, this two edition through more than half a century of sheet of stamps, is a rare collections of rare, the value of 10000 yuan and 8000 yuan respectively.

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