Chapter 386: Money is easy to come by, but a confidant is hard to find.
Fu Bi watched Zhang Fei cooperate with Wang Anshi and smiled without saying a word.
In fact, he has long seen this. Opposing Wang Anshi and opposing the rule of law are inherently contradictory.
As the saying goes, don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you.
In fact, he also wants to use this to persuade everyone to support the rule of law.
Unfortunately, the other party did not give him this opportunity, and Zhang Fei's final cooperation with Wang Anshi pointed to this point.
If you oppose the legal system and the New Deal at the same time, the meaning is very obvious. You cannot compete with me for benefits, but at the same time, you cannot prevent me from competing for benefits with the people.
It would of course be very embarrassing and meaningless if this topic were brought up.
Therefore, of course they did not dare to raise questions anymore, at least in public, this topic was not suitable to be discussed again.
Zhang Fei's heart was as clear as a mirror, and he knew there was nothing more to say, so he chose to leave get out of class.
He went straight to the emperor and the Queen Mother and bowed, "The minister's fallacy made the Queen Mother and the officials laugh."
"How dare! How dare!"
Empress Dowager Cao smiled kindly and said curiously: "I really didn't expect that at such an age, you could actually explain the secrets of this family and the world. I am really curious. Who taught you this?"
She was fascinated by what she had just heard, and she also understood why some people thought that the legal system belonged to the founding of sects.
"Well...."
Zhang Fei seemed a little hesitant.
Queen Mother Cao asked: "Can't you say it?"
"Madam, the situation is like this."
Zhao Xu immediately informed Empress Dowager Cao that Zhang Fei was forced to come to class and was opposed by the students.
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Cao couldn't believe it. Even so, the two have nothing to do with each other. She said: "Then if we force you to become prime minister, we cannot force you to become Xiao He or Fang Xuanling."
Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "The Empress Dowager is serious in her words. The reason why I understand this is because I am talking about the law, which I am good at."
Empress Dowager Cao said to herself: "There are countless people who are good at the law. In my opinion, there are only a few who can explain it thoroughly."
Zhao Xu quickly said: "Yes! Just tell me how you came up with these principles?"
The surrounding ministers also looked at Zhang Fei curiously.
How did you think of it? This...! Zhang Fei couldn't help but look embarrassed. He couldn't say that the university teacher could teach him.
Jiang Zhiqi said abruptly: "There must be an expert guiding me from behind."
As soon as he said this, Zhang Fei suddenly had an idea and nodded with a smile: "What Jiang Yushi said is right. There is indeed someone with expert guidance behind the scenes."
Empress Dowager Cao asked: "I don't know who the master is, but is your father-in-law Chief Inspector Xu?"
Xu Zun's heart immediately trembled, you kid, don't let me come out as a shield, I can't help you with this!
He doesn't even understand it himself.
"no."
Zhang Fei shook his head, "Actually...it's actually Confucius and Mencius."
Queen Mother Cao was slightly surprised, "Confucius and Mencius?"
"Exactly."
Zhang Fei said: "It can also be said to be the Tao of Confucius and Mencius and the Confucian virtues. Many of Chen's theories refer to these Tao of Confucius and Mencius and Confucian virtues."
Empress Dowager Cao hurriedly asked: "How do you say this?"
Zhang Fei said: "Does the Queen Mother know the story of Tang Taizong and Wei Zheng?"
Empress Dowager Cao nodded, "Of course I know."
Zhang Fei said: "At the beginning, Wei Zheng grabbed Tang Taizong's sleeves and sprayed Tang Taizong's face. In terms of ethics, this was definitely a crime of disrespect. But in the end, Tang Taizong did not kill Wei Zheng, but instead achieved a great success.
Good story."
Queen Mother Cao asked: "What does this have to do with your theory?"
Zhang Fei said: "Because from the point of view of the moral master and the criminal assistant, there is a contradiction. What Wei Zheng did must be a capital crime, but Tang Taizong's tolerance turned a criminal incident into a good story.
This makes people very confused. If we want to continue this good story, it is equivalent to continuing this kind of criminal behavior, which is definitely inappropriate, but it doesn't seem right to oppose it."
Empress Dowager Cao nodded and asked, "What should we do?"
Zhang Fei said with a smile: "If you follow De's guidance and assist you, you can continue this good story. First of all, with De's guidance and assistance, Wei Zheng's behavior must be criminalized, because he seriously hurt the monarch."
However, when imposing punishment, Confucian morality must be taken into consideration. Wei Zheng was the monarch and the country, not his own selfish interests. Based on this, Wei Zheng can be found not guilty.
In this way, the first thing is to establish the power of God. Anyone who violates the power of God is guilty, which is irrefutable. But at the same time, it can prevent ministers from being afraid of the power of God from speaking out, and prevent the monarch from accidentally killing Zhongliang due to temporary anger.
So much so that I regretted it.
If Tang Taizong killed Wei Zheng at that time, it would not only be a loss for Tang Taizong, but also a loss for the entire country. In Confucianism, the marriage stories circulated also emphasize that husband and wife respect each other as guests."
Empress Dowager Cao was still deep in thought, and many ministers around her were nodding their heads.
So well said!
In fact, in the past, when emperors wanted to kill ministers, they would persuade them in this way, but often the opposing party would use ethics to refute.
Anyone who offends Tian Yan must be killed!
The state has national laws, and families have family rules.
For Confucianism itself, it is also a very contradictory thing.
On the one hand, ministers are encouraged to speak out, but on the other hand, etiquette is strict.
But ethics are also laws, so this is very troublesome.
Now that Zhang Fei explained it like this, their eyes couldn't help but light up. If etiquette and law were separated, one would be guilty and the other would be guilty. This would be easy to explain.
But Empress Dowager Cao did not express her position immediately.
Zhang Fei immediately said: "In my opinion, although our law does not stipulate this, the officials have set a good example."
Having said this, he sighed deeply: "It's true that our ministers are very disappointing."
The ministers who were nodding just now looked at Zhang Fei suddenly.
What do you mean, kid?
What do we mean by our ministers? You are just a junior from the ninth rank, just like an official. Don't mix with us.
Zhao Xu was slightly startled, and quickly stopped Zhang Fei with his eyes, "Don't take pictures of your flattery. If you don't take good pictures, it will become a joke. These ministers are also very poisonous."
When Queen Mother Cao heard someone praising her grandson, she was naturally very happy and asked, "Where did you start talking about this?"
Zhang Fei said: "As for this new policy, first of all, Academician Wang's ideas do not violate ethics and morals, nor do they violate the law. Of course, Academician Sima's views are not wrong either.
But none of them can prove that they are the truth, so as an official, they can only choose one of the two. In this dynasty, there are hundreds of Chinese civil and military officials, and each minister has a concept, so the official has to make a decision and choose one of the two.
However, the officials did not say that they would kill Academician Sima after adopting Academician Wang's suggestion, or abandon it, or entrust him with important tasks, because Academician Sima proposed this concept for the sake of the monarch, and there was nothing wrong with it.
But some ministers think that if the officials don't listen to me, I will stop working, I will slack off, I will quarrel with the officials every day, and what's worse, I will directly obstruct them.
Let’s talk about Wei Zheng and Tang Taizong again. In fact, Tang Taizong did not adopt many of Wei Zheng’s policy suggestions, but Wei Zheng still dedicated his life to the Tang Dynasty and died.”
Zhao Xu's eyes turned red when he heard this.
A close friend!
This must be a confidant!
I really understand my pain.
Empress Dowager Cao also nodded and said with a smile: "Well said! This is how a monarch should behave!"
An old master immediately stood up: "Can you guarantee that the New Deal will be successful?"
You are speaking for Wang Anshi!
"I can not."
Zhang Fei shook his head: "Can the old gentleman prove that Bachelor Sima's suggestion will definitely succeed?"
The old master hesitated for a moment, stroked his beard and said, "I don't support Sima Junshi's theory either."
Zhang Fei smiled slightly and said: "This old gentleman's remarks are actually the most terrifying."
The old master frowned and asked, "Why?"
Zhang Fei said: "Because this is just a child's grudge talk. A truly capable minister should come up with a more perfect plan. If he can't come up with it, he always tells the officials that if you don't listen to me, you will definitely fail. , this kind of remarks is actually very meaningless and will have a very bad effect.
Because this will inevitably lead to the officials having to do it to the end at all costs. Even if they later realize that there may be a mistake, they will not be able to turn around because you all meant what you said, but does that matter?"
Empress Dowager Cao nodded repeatedly, "What you say makes sense, what you say makes sense!"
Not only Wang Anshi, but also Fu Bi, Sima Guang and others were also lost in thought.
As for that?
Zhao Xu could only feel moved in his heart. Every word his confidant said was as sweet and delicious as honey. He was not only looking at Zhang Fei infatuatedly.
The old master's face turned blue and white for a while, and he could not speak.
He really can't come up with a perfect plan.
Zhang Fei continued: "Take father and son as an example. If the father wants to rebel or steal, this is obviously wrong. As a son, he must try his best to stop it. Failure to stop it is unfilial.
But my father only chose between farming and doing business, and finally chose to do business, thinking that doing business can make more money. You can object, but if your father finally decides and you still object every day and cause trouble, then your purpose is not This family wants to prove that you are right and your father is wrong. It is purely based on emotion and may end up hurting both sides. This person is not a sage, and he has made mistakes. It is common for him to make wrong decisions."
Wen Yanbo said: "That being said, the country's decision-making affects all people in the world. One mistake may lead to the destruction of the country and the family!"
"What Mr. Wen said is right."
Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and said: "Governing a country is not a gamble, it is not a choice between big and small. This involves the rule of law. The concept of rule of law is not to limit the power of the emperor and ministers, but to ensure that
The emperor's wrong decision-making will not lead to the destruction of the country and the family.
Because the concept of the legal system is to protect, preserve the monarch, protect the country, and protect the people. When these three are protected, then at least the country will not perish because of a policy mistake. But if it succeeds, the country will take off.
.”
Empress Dowager Cao nodded slightly and thought to herself, this is a good idea.
Zhao Xu wanted to make trouble, and she felt a little panicked. His husband Qingli's reform had also made a mess.
Wen Yanbo continued to ask: "What if national decision-making meets the rule of law?"
Zhang Fei pointed to the wooden board in front, "As I mentioned before, the husband is the guide for his wife, and it is inevitable that the husband will overflow, but the chief criminal assistant will not intervene, and the chief legal assistant can control the overflow.
The intruded part will be pushed back to maintain balance, but it will not build a wall to completely prevent overflow, which is contrary to convention."
Fu Bi smiled and nodded.
He appreciated this explanation very much.
Empress Dowager Cao laughed and said: "It seems that you are not lying, but I still have to force you before you are willing to tell it!"
"ah?"
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, then said quickly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
"What you said is very good. This trip is well worth it, so what's the crime?" Empress Dowager Cao smiled and nodded, and suddenly said to Zhao Xu: "Guan, I am a little tired."
Zhao Xu was slightly startled and said, "My grandson will send the eldest lady back to rest."