Zhang Fei, who had just slipped out of the classroom, was intercepted by Xu Zhiqian before he could even leave the door. A pair of clear eyes looked at Zhang Fei with worry.
Just after class, I saw Zhang Fei coming out alone. It must be something bad.
"How about it?"
Zhang Fei was stunned and asked: "Didn't you listen just now?"
Xu Zhiqian shook her head slightly.
Zhang Fei asked: "Why? Didn't you say you wanted to go see it?"
Xu Zhiqian said depressedly: "I originally wanted to go, but you didn't even look at it. There is no place for me outside the classroom, and there are many highly respected scholar-bureaucrats. How can I dare to go?"
She is not afraid of Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, or even Zhao Xu, but she is very afraid of old masters like Yan Fu.
If they saw a woman getting close to her, they would scold Xu Zhiqian until her head was bloody, and they might even implicate Xu Zun.
Oh my God! I was so handsome just now, but you didn’t even see it. Zhang Fei suddenly lost interest and said, “It’s not bad.”
"not bad?"
Xu Zhiqian asked in surprise and joy: "Didn't they make things difficult for you?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "No."
Xu Zhiqian frowned slightly, "This is unlikely. They have been ridiculing you a lot in the past two days."
Why did Zhang Fei target those students so much? It was because he had been ridiculed by them these past few days. There was so much ridicule and abuse directed at him outside. He had to go back and take revenge. He would rant every chance he got, and no one had opened his mouth yet.
Zhang Fei said: "I randomly found a topic to talk about that they didn't understand very well, but they couldn't get in the conversation."
Xu Zhiqian asked curiously: "What topic?"
Zhang Fei said: "Which comes first, the egg or the chicken?"
".Which came first, the egg or the chicken?"
"ah?"
Zhang Fei left for a while, and Zhao Xu and the others also left, but none of the fifty students in the classroom left.
They slowly wormed their way to the wooden board, their eyes dull, as if they were asking what happened just now.
They were indeed very confused. After arguing, they didn't even know what they were arguing about.
It is precisely because of this that they were so embarrassed just now and could not talk back at all.
"The law of Legalism, the law of Confucianism, the law of legalism."
Ye Zuqia was reciting the three methods, and his eyes were a little confused. He felt that this concept just couldn't enter his mind.
At this time, Cai Jing suddenly said: "The reason why we are confused is because he divided Legalism into two parts. Some laws were classified as political decrees, while other laws were classified as legal laws. But in our understanding, legal laws are
It also belongs to the Legalist method, which makes us feel very contradictory when debating with it."
As soon as these words came out, everyone felt like they were waking up from a dream.
Ye Zuqia slapped his thigh, "Yes, that's the truth. I was trapped here at the time. In fact, the two are the same thing. Think about it, if no one abides by the Legalist laws, who will abide by them?"
The law of law.”
"wrong!"
Cai Bian shook his head and said: "The issue we just argued about is not this, but whether the legalist law comes first or the legal system. For example, if someone is arrested for stealing, this is a violation of the legal system, but if the official wants to pardon
This person, this is the legalist method, so who should come first?"
"If the official ordered a pardon in person, he would probably be pardoned."
“That’s the Legalist approach of putting law first.”
"But it seems wrong to do so. The rule of law should come first."
"If an official pardons a thief without justifiable reasons, the ministers will not agree."
"But if the officials insist on pardoning, it is useless for the ministers to object."
"Huh? Isn't this the Confucian method he just mentioned?"
"Wait a minute, I seem to have figured it out. In this case, if it is a legalist law, if the officials want to forgive, they will definitely forgive. No one dares to object.
If it is a Confucian law and officials want to pardon, ministers can dissuade them, but they may not be able to dissuade them. Not to mention those faint kings, even wise kings have done this kind of thing, such as Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty and Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Some of them did not listen to the advice.
when.
But if it is a legal system, it will definitely not be forgiven. This is the difference between the three."
"So, it seems that this legal method is better."
"Doesn't that mean this law is greater than the official family?"
"Don't say this nonsense."
"What are you afraid of? Didn't I just mention this issue? The legal system is not yet possible because the law is not perfect enough."
"Since the rule of law is everyone's consensus, what can't be done? Isn't this self-contradictory?"
"You didn't listen carefully. It's not that you can't do it, but that you can't do it by putting the legal system first. The legal system is a dead end, and you can't give in to the legalist law."
"Why give in?"
"rights and interests?"
There was a heated discussion in the classroom, and in the palace next to the Imperial Academy, Zhao Xu and prime ministers such as Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Fu Bi, and Wen Yanbo were also discussing this issue.
In fact, everyone is still unfinished, and with the current internal and external troubles in the Song Dynasty, everyone is also looking for other paths. But unfortunately, Zhang Fei defends the rights of off-duty, and they can only talk among themselves.
"Actually, that guy said it was very simple and not complicated."
Wang Anshi said very casually.
"Yeah?"
Sima Guang felt very unhappy when he saw his harp, and said: "Then you should tell me."
Wang Anshi asked with a smile: "Jun Shi is also confused in his heart?"
Sima Guang nodded and said truthfully: "There are indeed some things I didn't understand."
Zhao Xu also looked at Wang Anshi expectantly and asked, "Sir, tell me quickly."
The monarch and his ministers discussed knowledge privately, and their titles were relatively casual.
Wang Anshi said: "Legalism's law is to put the emperor's order first; while Confucianism's law is that the sages determine the etiquette, and the body is upright and the order is followed. Virtue is the mainstay and the law is supplemented; while Zhang San's legal system is based on
Personal interests come first. It’s that simple.”
Zhao Xu nodded slightly: "This sounds very simple, but why didn't so many people understand it just now?"
Wang Anshi wondered: "I don't know why they can't figure it out."
"It's not that simple."
Fu Bi shook his head and said: "In fact, among hundreds of schools of thought, there is only one branch of knowledge that puts personal interests first, and it has been lost for thousands of years. Therefore, many people are trapped in it and cannot understand it."
Sima Guang said: "What the rich man pointed out is that Yang Zhu's learning has benefited the world without plucking a hair."
"Exactly."
Fu Bi nodded, "Among the hundreds of schools of thought, only Yang Zhu's school emphasizes personal interests. It's a pity that Yang Zhu's school has no articles handed down from generation to generation, only a few words, and future generations have not been able to find out the details."
At this point, he changed the topic and said, "However, what Zhang Sanzhi said may help us understand Yang Zhu's studies."
Zhao Xu was surprised and said: "The rich man compares Zhang San with Yang Zhu?"
Fu Bi said: "In my opinion, just relying on this legal system is enough for Zhang San to rank among hundreds of schools."
Wang Anshi was surprised and said: "The rich man is too flattering to that boy."
"It's not me who lifts him up."
Fu Bi shook his head and said: "In class, he used the legal system as a standard, but in fact it is an idea. The reason is that he can use the legal system to explain Legalist law and Confucian law.
It is not an exaggeration to say that we should establish a sect. If you think in accordance with the legal system, many things will change."
Zhao Xu asked: "For example?"
Fu Bi said: "For example, the Confucian concept of monarch, minister, father, father, son, may become fragmented."
Zhao Xu looked horrified, "How do you say this?"
Fu Bi replied: "As Zhang San said, the rule of law is to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of individuals. However, conflicts of interest may also occur between father and son.
So according to Confucian etiquette, the father should still be the main priority. Even if it goes to the government, unless it involves treason, otherwise the government will most likely rule the father in favor.
But according to the legal system, the son is qualified to defend his legitimate rights and interests, and the relationship between the two becomes more equal."
Sima Guang said: "But Zhang Fei also made it clear that the legal system is a consensus, not an individual's idea. The affection between father and son is human nature, and it is also a consensus, so we need to abide by the orders of our parents."
Wang Anshi immediately said: "Etiquette and law are rules formulated in accordance with family ties. Family ties are a consensus, but parents' orders are not necessarily a consensus. They are education. But still remember that Dengzhou Ayun was forced to give
Wei Ada. If we look at Zhang San’s legal system, Ayun at least has the right to refuse."
"This is really terrible."
Wen Yanbo couldn't help but exclaimed. He also reacted and hurriedly said: "Guan family, this method is absolutely impossible. It will subvert all family ethics."
In the classroom, Zhang Fei established the legal system as a standard. The standard must be dead, that is, it is harmless.
But after Fu Bi said this, the problem became bigger.
If we follow the laws of the legal system, we can quickly come to the conclusion that the relationship between people will become equal, and personal freedom will be enlarged.
Then the entire set of Confucian class values will be shattered.
Of course, it won't be subversive.
Because morality and law still have many similarities, Zhang Fei said that Confucian law is closer to legal law, which is actually correct.
But in essence, there are sharp contradictions between the two, but if they were standards, there would be no contradictions.
Although Zhang Fei said it very vaguely, few people in today's golden generation are pedantic, especially Wang Anshi and Fu Bi. They have both presided over reforms. Although they have never stepped out of that box, they accept the new
The ability of things is also very fast.
Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo were not as good as them in this aspect.
Wang Anshi said: "I also think this method is not feasible."
Wang Anshi and Wen Yanbo had an unprecedented unity of opinion.
The reason turned out to be because of Zhang Fei.
this..
Zhao Xu asked: "Sir, what do you say?"
Wang Anshi said: "If you emphasize individual rights and interests, even if it is legitimate, it will turn the country into a mess. If you follow the Legalists, you are ignoring the interests of the country." If you follow the Confucians, you have no spirit of sacrificing your life for righteousness. This is
It will make the country fall apart. In fact, I just wanted to argue with him about this, but unfortunately the boy ran away."
Sima Guang said sarcastically: "Is this just what we think? Maybe Zhang San just wants to express the principles of the law. If his legal system is only used in justice, it is indeed correct."
Zhao Xu nodded slightly, then looked at Fu Bi and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Fu?"
Fu Bi said: "At present, I also agree with what Jiefu and others said. If we follow the legal system, many problems cannot be solved. In fact, Zhang San himself said in class that Confucian law is still the optimal solution. However, he
I don’t dare to make a hasty decision until I finish speaking.”
Wen Yanbo said: "Guan Jia, this class cannot continue."
Wang Anshi immediately said: "This is absolutely impossible. He took this class under our noses, and he still had the upper hand in the scene. If we don't let him continue, it will only appear that we are guilty, which will only make people think more wildly."
."
His self-confidence is unparalleled. He thinks that he is right. He has no guilt at all. He is simply afraid of the rule of law.
Zhao Xu nodded: "That's true, then let him continue."