On this day 109 years ago, on June 29, 1916 (May 29, 1916), Duan Qirui was forced to reinstate the Old Testament Law. On June 29, 1916, the State Council of the Beijing government decided to reinstate the Old Testament Law and repeal the New Testament Law, and decided to convene the National Assembly before August 1. On the evening of the same day, signed by Duan Qirui and other members of the cabinet, Li Yuanhong issued an order in the name of the president, saying: "The republic is the first body of public opinion, and the public opinion sends it, but the constitution is not the constitution, and the completion of the constitution is reserved for the National Assembly. Since the suspension of the National Assembly of the Republic of China on January 10, 2003, it has been two years since the founding of the country, and it has not been called back. As a result, five years after the founding of the country, the constitution has not been determined, the major capital has not been established, and the government has no reason Before the constitution is finalized, the provisional constitution promulgated on March 11 of the first year of the Republic of China shall still be observed until the constitution is established. The presidential election law promulgated on October 5 of the second year is part of the constitution and shall still be valid. "The dispute between the old and new covenant laws that lasted for nearly a month finally ended with the" Provisional Convention "and the restoration of the National Assembly. Comments: A great attempt at the parliamentary system in Chinese history