I remember that a long time ago, whenever someone proposed to use foreign troops, nine out of ten ministers in the court would oppose it. At that time, the entire Song Dynasty's grand strategy was to move inward, and the same was true at the ideological level, almost losing the ambition of external expansion like the Han and Tang Dynasties.
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But now this situation has obviously changed. They have just captured Xixia and Yunzhou, and are about to start using troops against the south again.
The ministers did not oppose it, but supported it. It can be seen that this is actually related to the national strength. In the past, I tolerated it as long as I could. There is no money in my pocket, and I am afraid of doing anything. Now my pocket is bulging, why don’t you jump again?
Give it a try.
From a strategic perspective, since we are heading towards imperial hegemony, this war cannot be stopped easily and we must expand externally.
For example, in the early Han and Tang Dynasties, there were no wars in any year.
Of course, the main purpose of using troops in the south was to confuse the Liao Kingdom, and secondly to weaken the Li Dynasty.
They also had to set up suspicions against the Liao State to make the Liao State believe that tax currency was the main reason for the growth of the Song Dynasty's national power.
Three divisions.
"We have already studied that it is not difficult to issue tax coins in Xiongzhou and other places, because shipping can directly reach our border with Liao Kingdom, and Jiangnan and Fuguang are also using tax coins, so we can use some of them.
Military pay is converted into tax coins, and then merchants are attracted to transport food to the border by sea. I have also discussed with the three major warehouse stores, and they will all go to the local area to establish warehouse stores to facilitate the use of tax coins by soldiers."
Xue Xiang said to Wang Anshi.
Wang Anshi nodded, and then asked Lu Huiqing on the side: "What is the current situation of shipping?"
Lu Huiqing replied: "Last year, the grain transported to Dengzhou from Fuguang, Champa and other places reached 100,000 dan, which was doubled from the previous year. The loss is currently only 10%, but compared with the canal
This cost is reduced by at least 40% because sea transportation mainly relies on wind power.
That is our expectation that if the imperial court decides to support Champa and attack the Li Dynasty, maritime trade will further increase."
The most exciting thing about using troops against the South is maritime trade. In the end, the name is to support Champa, but to support Champa, land is not feasible, so the only way is to go to sea. Once the court spends money on sea, sea trade
It will surely become prosperous.
Wang Anshi asked: "Have the major transportation groups under the Business Administration established their own seagoing fleets?"
Lu Huiqing shook his head and said, "Not yet."
"Why?" Wang Anshi asked in surprise.
Lu Huiqing said sarcastically: "Because these transportation groups still mainly supply the capital, but the capital is not close to the sea. Even if it is transported to Dengzhou, it has to be transported to the capital through the river. The distance is not much closer, and the losses are not huge.
reduce.
Moreover, sea transportation relies on the wind, and there are fixed dates for traveling south and north every year, but the supply from the capital city cannot be lost, so currently, all those on the sea are merchants."
Wang Anshi said: "In fact, the transportation group can also use money to cooperate with those maritime merchants to prepare for the future."
Lu Huiqing nodded and said, "Students understand."
At this moment, Deng Wan suddenly walked into the house and said, "Ms. Wang, Third Secretary, Lu Shangshu, I have just received news that Chen Zhihua, the magistrate of Haimen County, has been accused of concealing the death of his father."
Wang Anshi frowned upon hearing this.
Lu Huiqing asked: "Who can sue?"
Deng Wan said: "It was the Yangzhou Procuratorate that received the report."
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Legislative Council.
"As tax coins become more and more popular, some cases of counterfeit tax coins have also been reported from various places. Although they are all shoddy and can only deceive some ignorant villagers, this situation cannot be allowed to continue to spread."
Fu Bi said slowly.
Sima Guang said: "Currently, counterfeiting tax coins is punishable by death, but judging from the situation in various places, those people are all desperadoes, and the death penalty cannot have a deterrent effect on them.
We should target those wealthy businessmen with wealth and impose controls."
Fu Bi asked: "How to control it?"
Sima Guang said: "The ink paper used to print tax coins is different from what we usually use, and ordinary people cannot use it. We can ask businessmen in this field to register the customers who buy them. Otherwise, we will take them away."
He will be held accountable, and at the same time, those who report will be heavily rewarded, and the Department of Taxation and the Department of Security will be required to conduct strict investigations in this area, so that we can effectively crack down."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Do you want to be so cruel?"
Fu Bi smiled slightly and said, "Aren't there other considerations?"
"Others...oh, I see."
Zhang Fei suddenly realized.
This was also to confuse the Liao Kingdom.
After discussing the tax coins, Fu Bi added: "In addition, there is another matter that I would like to seek your suggestions on, which is the issue of Xixia characters. A letter came from the imperial court of Xingqing Prefecture, asking the local Legislative Council whether
Do you have the right to decide which words to use?”
Wen Yanbo immediately said: "There is no longer a Jizhou system in our dynasty. There is only public security, procuratorate, and law. The books are written in the same language, and the cars are on the same track. This is inevitable.
Moreover, the reason why Xixia created writing in the first place was to be on an equal footing with our country and the Liao Kingdom. This must be abolished, and such matters must also be decided by the imperial court."
Sima Guang said: "Of course this matter must be decided by the court, but I think we should be cautious whether to abolish the legislation, because Buddhism is prevalent in Tubo, Xihe, Xixia and other places, and as far as I know, there are nine out of ten Buddhist temples in the local areas.
They all use the Xixia script, and if this is abolished rashly, I am afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among the local monks."
Wen Yanbo said: "Xixia promotes Xixia writing through Buddhist temples."
Sima Guang said: "But this has become a reality."
"It is also with this in mind that I dare not make a rash decision."
Fu Bi nodded slightly, "But a specific bill must be given on this matter, because we will encounter similar situations in the future."
While speaking, he turned his head and looked at Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei said: "I agree with Wen Gong's writings and cars running on the same track, but I don't want to adopt the Qin Dynasty's approach. I don't think it is necessary.
The reason why the Qin Dynasty was so violent was because its culture was not superior to the other six countries, and the Qin Dynasty was a completely violent conquest, so if we didn't do this, the Qin Dynasty's system might be backlashed by the six countries. Legalism would always have only one way to solve the problem.
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But we in the Song Dynasty do not need it at all. Take Xihe as an example. The local businessmen are all learning Chinese characters and using Chinese characters. No one uses them anymore.
Because they do not use Chinese characters, they cannot make contracts independently. In terms of trade, we Han people dominate, and it is impossible for Han people to learn Xixia characters.
The imperial court only needs to determine the official script and official language. The reason is to facilitate everyone's trade and resolve disputes. There is no need to legislate to abolish the Xixia script. You don't have to think about it. There will definitely be fewer and fewer people using it. It won't take a few years.
Xixia writing will disappear."
Sima Guang also nodded and said: "I agree with Zhang San's words. In fact, the Xixia characters are only more than 5,000, which is less than one-tenth of the Chinese characters. Moreover, they are created after the Chinese characters. Sooner or later they will be replaced. By then we will still have
It can be gradually popularized through business academies. As long as the official language and official characters are clear, that will be enough."
Wen Yanbo said: "Although what you two said makes sense, it is limited to the cultural aspect and does not consider the political aspect. The Qin State's books are in the same text and the carriages are in the same track to avoid the resurgence of the Six Kingdoms. The same is true for Xixia. If the Xixia writing continues to exist
, just like the ghost of Xixia has been wandering in the Hetao area, although words are harmless, they will inevitably be used by those with evil intentions."
Sima Guang retorted: "The purpose of the Qin State's books and chariots are to unify the country. As for whether it is to prevent the resurgence of the Six Kingdoms, there may be this reason, but I think the text is not the key to it, because the Qin State will be destroyed."
Yes, isn't it the Overlord of Chu?
The key is, as the sage said, those who have gained the Tao will have many help, while those who have lost the Tao will have little help. If Xixia is revived, it can only show that the court's policy is unpopular. And Buddhism has a large number of local believers. Taking a tough approach will only
Creating chaos is not conducive to the stability of Xixia."
"You can't just focus on the present and ignore the long term." Seeing that he was in the minority, Wen Yanbo immediately said: "Anyway, I am firmly opposed to retaining the Xixia script. This is not a trivial matter and must be resolved at the Legislative Assembly."
Seeing that Wen Yanbo was very unhappy, Fu Bi nodded quickly and said, "That's what I planned. I invite you here today just to hear your thoughts."
Due to Wen Yanbo's firm attitude, this matter can only be discussed at the Legislative Assembly.
Zhang Fei also agrees with this.
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Returning to the Supreme Court, Xu Zhiqian immediately came over and asked, "What did Mr. Fu ask you to come over to talk about?"
Zhang Fei sat down and asked, "Should we abolish the Xixia script?"
Xu Zhiqian was stunned for a moment and said: "With Chinese characters, who would use Xixia's extremely complicated characters that have no artistic conception or beauty."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "But before the Xixia writing came out, Chinese characters already existed."
Xu Zhiqian said: "I heard that the reason why Xixia wanted to create writing was purely because they wanted to separate from the Central Plains."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "So what we consider is not the artistic conception and beauty, or the number of strokes, but political factors."
Xu Zhiqian asked: "Then what is the result of your discussion?"
Zhang Fei said: "It will be decided by the Legislative Assembly at that time."
Xu Zhiqian said: "Then what do you think?"
Zhang Fei said: "I think the Xixia civilization is completely modeled after the Central Plains civilization. The difference is not that big. Moreover, our civilization is more excellent. It is crushed in all aspects and relies entirely on the economy. The civilization will change subtly. There is no need to forcibly abolish it. But this kind of thing
There are many levels to consider, especially the political level, and if politics needs to be abolished, there is nothing to say."
Xu Zhiqian nodded, as if she suddenly remembered something, "Maybe there are more headaches than this now."
Zhang Fei turned his head and looked at Xu Zhiqian.
Xu Zhiqian said: "The imperial court in the capital has just received an appeal from Chen Zhihua, the magistrate of Haimen County."
Zhang Fei said in surprise: "The county magistrate's appeal?"
Xu Zhiqian nodded and said: "It is said that County Magistrate Chen concealed the news of his father's death and was reported to the procuratorate."
Zhang Fei asked: "Why did he hide it?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "According to our Dingyou system, when his father dies, he must go home to Dingyou, but this will definitely affect his career."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Yes, keep your filial piety, so what is the reason for his appeal?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "He said he didn't know anything about it."
Zhang Fei said: "Since you don't know anything about it, it doesn't count as concealment."
Xu Zhiqian said: "But it is said that the procuratorate could not find any evidence that he did not know anything about it."
Zhang Fei frowned and said, "Do you think this case will be brought to our highest court?"
"possible."
Xu Zhiqian said: "Because Mr. Zhao will most likely convict Chen Zhihua of the crime."
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "We'll see then. We don't know what the situation is yet."
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Returning home in the evening, Zhang Fei asked Xu Zun about the matter again.
"I also received Chen Zhihua's complaint today." Xu Zun nodded.
Zhang Fei asked: "Is he really ignorant?"
Xu Zundao: "This is actually not important."
Zhang Fei asked: "Why?"
Xu Zundao: "During Huangyou's reign, an official in Yizhou was reported because he did not know that his mother had died. Although the court found out that he did not know, he was still dismissed from office.
The reason is that the court believed that the reason why he was unaware was because he did not care about his elderly mother, which cannot be used as a reason.
Therefore, in this legislation, the Legislative Council has detailed provisions on this. If there is no clear evidence to prove actual knowledge, a one-year information period can be given. However, if it exceeds one year, regardless of whether there is evidence or not, it is considered concealment.
Report. Of course, some special circumstances can be exempted. First of all, this law also inherits the previous system. Military generals do not need Ding You, and officials in important border towns do not need Ding You, but they must report to the court. However, Chen Zhihua’s situation does not
Not among them."
Zhang Fei said: "What my father-in-law said made me somewhat impressed. At that time, I thought this law was a bit self-inflicted. After all, this is a family matter. No matter how complicated the law is, it is difficult to supervise and perfect it, let alone provide guidance."
A fair answer. But those old masters were very excited about the discussion, including the rich man, so I didn’t say much."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Xu Zun also said with emotion: "This matter is really not that simple."
Zhang Fei asked: "Are there any other reasons?"
Xu Zundao: "Just take the Yizhou judge I mentioned before. He was only impeached when he was promoted. Many wise and capable ministers also fell to Ding You. This has become a struggle in the court.
It is a means. I heard that Haimen County has developed rapidly under Chen Zhihua's governance, especially Chen Zhihua's vigorous efforts to build ports and carry out maritime trade. Haimen County's tax revenue has more than tripled compared to two years ago.
Chen Zhihua did not say it clearly in the complaint, but he hinted that the tax policy in Haimen County was much better than that of surrounding counties and counties. If he went home to Dingyou, his efforts would be in vain, and someone was deliberately trying to punish him.
In addition, Chen Zhihua was promoted by Wang Jiefu."
Zhang Fei said depressedly: "This is really complicated."
Xu Zundao said: "If this matter really reaches the Supreme Court, you should handle it carefully. Our court has always advocated governing the world with filial piety."
Zhang Fei nodded, "Yes, I will handle it carefully."
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After dinner, the family and their three children played in the backyard. Now Zhang Xing and the others have grown up and like to run around and play games with Li Si, Xiao Tao and the others.
While Gao Wenyin and Mu Zhen were playing with the children, Xu Zhiqian came to Zhang Fei, gently took his arm and said, "I see that you don't seem to have any confidence in this lawsuit."
Zhang Fei glanced at her and said, "It's not that I don't have any confidence, but this kind of case is inherently the most complicated and cannot be decided by the chief judge."
Xu Zhiqian asked curiously: "Why?"
Zhang Fei said: "Mother loves her son, and her son loves her mother. This kind of love is a natural consensus. And keeping filial piety is just a form of expressing love. Why should we have this form? In fact, it is the integration of Confucianism
Concrete. Otherwise, any thought will appear very empty and will not be able to penetrate people's hearts.
But with the popularization of Confucianism, this form has become a habit, a matter of course, or it is correct. The law cannot determine whether an attribute is correct and whether a behavior is illegal, especially this behavior, or
Based on a certain sense of justice."
Xu Zhiqian listened with half-understanding and said: "Then what do you think?"
Zhang Fei said: "Do you still remember the matricide case in Guixiang?"
Xu Zhiqian nodded.
Zhang Fei said: "How did I deal with it at the beginning?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "You...you invited the jury to help you make a judgment."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "It can be seen that it is not important what the president of the court thinks about this kind of case. What is important is what everyone thinks. I am the president of the court, not a saint.
I have said more than once that there is no perfect system or perfect thought in this world, but the interesting thing is that it is often difficult for us to extract the essence and remove the dross from our thoughts, because when you remove the dross, you may also remove the essence.
get rid.
Believe it or not, if the Dingyou system is abolished rashly, filial piety will gradually be compressed, and the impact on the entire society will be much greater than we personally imagine.
Just like the Public Security Bureau, according to the system of the Public Security Bureau, some bad guys may be spared, but when you want to remedy the situation, you will often remove the most essential things of the Public Security Law.
To be honest, I do not support the Dingyou system, but in this case, I will respect everyone's opinions more instead of making decisions based on my own ideas."
Xu Zhiqian nodded thoughtfully, "Can't we improve this? The Dingyou system is to reflect filial piety and cannot be used as a tool for party struggle."
Zhang Fei nodded and added: "But this is not something that the Chief Justice can improve. It needs the support of the general public. It may be more complicated to deal with it."
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Genuine bookstore.
"Xueshi Wang is really a wonderful writer, concise and concise. If people from Liao Dynasty see this article, they will regard it as a treasure!"
Zhang Fei put down the article and turned to Wang Anshi with admiration.
In order to confuse the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty also spent a lot of money, which was reflected in all aspects of military, administrative, legal, and propaganda.
We hope that the Liao Kingdom can use tax coins as soon as possible.
"okay."
Wang Anshi said: "You are now the president of the court, do you still have to flatter me?"
Zhang Fei said aggrievedly: "Sincerely."
Wang Anshi said: "Do you know how to appreciate it?"
"Everyone agrees."
"...!"
Wang Anshi was speechless for a while and said: "In terms of publicity, you can do whatever you say. In addition, do you know about the case of the Haimen County magistrate?"
Zhang Fei nodded, "I've heard a little bit about it."
Wang Anshi said: "This is purely political persecution. Chen Zhihua is working hard in Haimen County, and the local tax revenue has increased significantly. It can be seen that the local people live a prosperous life. If he is punished just because he did not know the news of his father's death, this is simply framing Zhongliang."
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Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Xueshi Wang, you are interfering with the judiciary."
"I'm just chatting, I'm not asking you to do anything." Wang Anshi added, "Is it possible that our relationship is so unfamiliar that we can only talk about business matters."
"of course not."
Zhang Fei chuckled and said: "But Academician Wang needs to know that I am just the president of the court. I do not have the power to change the law. The law is just like this. I have no choice, although I also think this is open to question."
Wang Anshi said: "You are the founder of the legal system."
Zhang Fei said: "But the legal system must also be based on Confucianism. It's useless for you to tell me about this."
Wang Anshi heard the implication and said, "Who should I talk to?"
Zhang Fei said: "Common people."
"People?"
"right."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "In a case like this, public opinion is crucial. And in this case, the biggest beneficiaries are the people of Haimen County."
Wang Anshi said: "If public opinion is favorable to Chen Zhihua, you...!"
Zhang Fei laughed and said: "This is against the rules."
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In the court, Ding worries about nothing.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Soon, Chen Zhihua's case caused a huge disturbance in the court, and even made the party struggle seem to be resurrected.
The reformists firmly supported Chen Zhihua. The reason was of course his outstanding ability. Under his governance, the people of Haimen County lived a prosperous life. They also hinted that some people were jealous of his political achievements, so they used this to attack him.
Conservatives believe that this incident is enough to prove that Chen Zhihua is not doing it for the people, but for political achievements. In order to get promoted, he even ignores his filial piety. If he takes power in the future, he will definitely harm the people.
This war of public opinion, from the imperial court to the people, is very lively.
This made Zhao Xu extremely anxious. He does not need party struggle to maintain his power now. He already has enough authority. He wants to do big things and recapture the plan of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. It was just confirmed not long ago. You guys will
Follow me this way.
But it's hard for him to say, because he also has to be cautious about filial piety. However, Chen Zhihua's political achievements are outstanding and cater to the current political needs. If he abandons it rashly, what will those hard-working officials think?
Given this dilemma, he had no choice but to call in the Chief Justice.
"This case must be concluded quickly."
Zhao Xu was very excited and said: "My plan cannot be ruined just because of a county magistrate."
Zhang Fei seemed to have been prepared and said: "Your Majesty, there is only one way to do this."
Zhao Xu hurriedly asked: "What can we do?"
Zhang Fei said: "Use your majesty's immunity."
"Immunity?"
Zhao Xu said in surprise.
He never thought that his first time would be to serve as a county magistrate.
Zhang Fei said: "If the Supreme Court acquits him, no matter how perfect my explanation is, it will make Ding You's relevant laws full of errors and omissions. I have studied Ding You's relevant laws. The design is very complicated in the first place. The president of the court can
To interpret the law, but not to break it.”
Zhao Xu said angrily: "So you think the judgment of the chief judge is better than my imperial edict."
"of course not."
Zhang Fei said: "If Your Majesty wanted to issue a decree to pardon his innocence, then I would also stop Your Majesty, but Your Majesty is exempted, and exemption means acquiescing to his crime. This is different."
Zhao Xu said: "President, the law comes first, but I must put filial piety first. If you are found guilty and I am exempted, do you know how much infamy I will bear? Will those old masters spare me?"
Those scholars cannot be offended.
Zhang Fei said: "But what if His Majesty exempted him for the sake of the people of the Song Dynasty?"
Zhao Xu frowned when he heard this.
Zhang Fei said: "Your Majesty is not shielding him. Your Majesty still recognizes the imperial court's judgment and determined that he violated the Dingyou system, just because he brought a prosperous life to the people of Haimen County. No matter what others say, this is allegiance to Your Majesty."
, to the people, he is a good official. Since ancient times, there has been a dilemma between loyalty and filial piety, and only Your Majesty can exempt him.
Since many people still support Chen Zhihua, if His Majesty grants him immunity, he will certainly be able to gain everyone's support and make those officials more loyal to His Majesty. This is also a good attempt at immunity."
Zhao Xu was silent for a long time and sighed: "This matter is the most difficult thing."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Absolutely agree."
Zhao Xu said angrily: "So just leave this matter to me."
"of course not."
Zhang Fei said: "How could I let His Majesty endure all this while being alone? Although I will uphold the original verdict, I will give my own explanation. I show that I support Chen Zhihua, but I cannot break the law."
Zhao Xu was a little embarrassed again, "That's not necessary. If I want to exempt you from the punishment, why bother dragging you into the water."
Zhang Fei said: "It doesn't matter. The president of the court has his own ideas. That's normal. I'm not the only one who thinks so. This can also win more support from the public for your majesty's exemption, and at the same time, it can also put pressure on the Legislative Council.
, demanding that this law be changed.
Now is the time to recruit people, and young officials are the main force among them. If you go home frequently, it will interfere with His Majesty's ambition to achieve hegemony."
Zhao Xu nodded and said: "Yes, this law must be changed. This kind of thing can happen every year. As long as this happens, there will be a huge quarrel between the DPRK and China. I can't exempt them all. In that case, it's not
Shielding has become shielding."
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Zhao Pin over there is obviously biased towards the conservative side. The key point is that according to the law, Chen Zhihua should also be found guilty. It cannot be said that just because you benefit the people, you can do illegal things. Merits are merits and sins are sins. Therefore, the Bianjing Imperial Court still
decided to uphold the original verdict.
But the conservatives will not pop the champagne at halftime, because there is the Supreme Court above, and they really have a love-hate relationship with Zhang Fei.
Sure enough, Chen Zhihua immediately appealed to the Supreme Court.
But Zhang Fei rejected it.
There were no signs of struggle anymore.
This makes the conservatives breathe a sigh of relief. Our chief justice has matured.
But the reformists were dumbfounded.
The president of the court has changed.
However, Zhang Fei then gave his own explanation in the newspapers. He directly stated that he rejected Chen Zhihua's appeal just because he did not want to violate the laws and regulations. That's all. He personally did not agree that Chen Zhihua should be punished, but
The law stipulates that as the chief judge, you must defend the law.
Moreover, he also suggested that the Legislative Council should re-examine this law, because there are too many uncertainties, too many unverifiable blind spots, and too many exceptions. If this law falls on those with evil intentions,
He may become an accomplice of Luo Zhi's unjust imprisonment.
Legislative Council.
"Hmph! He is retreating in order to put pressure on the Legislative Council!"
Sima Guangqi didn't come anywhere.
Zhao Pin nodded and said, "As soon as he explained this, public opinion immediately turned towards Chen Zhihua."
Lu Gong wrote: "They also emphasize that the president of the court fulfills his duties, defends the law, and is impartial and impartial."
Fu Bi said: "Actually, what he said makes sense. The fights caused by Ding You are no longer just one or two."
Sima Guang said: "Everyone wants Ding You, and Chen Zhihua is not the only one. But why can Zizhan and the others be praised by everyone, but Chen Zhihua can't do it? Doesn't he have no fault at all? If he cared more about his father
, how could you not know that this is no small matter?"
Fu Bi said: "You can say this on a moral level, but what Zhang San is referring to is the legal aspect. Today's laws are different from those in the past! The biggest problem with the Ding You system is that it cannot be the same for everyone. They are separated by distance, high and low positions, civil and military
The difference, where you are, even your own wishes, and the views of the officials all affect whether Ding You implements it. No law is affected by so many factors, so how can a fair and just judgment be achieved."
"That's true."
Sima Guang nodded and asked: "What does the rich man think?"
Fu Bi said: "Either remove it from the laws of the Song Dynasty and let the Zhengshitang set the rules. It just says that they don't have to accept punishment, but the Zhengshitang can also decide their stay, or everyone can be the same and set strict rules.
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Wen Yanbo said: "If the political hall makes the decision, it will also trigger a struggle. If Chen Zhihua is really jealous, then who cares if Chen Zhihua is imprisoned or tortured? It is not a deep hatred. They only care about Chen Zhihua's political achievements. As long as they can drive Chen Zhihua away,
People who are jealous of him will still report him, and there will be no improvement."
Fu Bi said: "The difference is still worthwhile, at least it will not undermine the authority of the law."
At this moment, Liu Shu walked in quickly and panted slightly: "The official issued an edict just now, exempting Chen Zhihua from two years' imprisonment and thirty moses."
Everyone was shocked for a while.
This reversal is a bit sudden!
The key is that this is the first time Zhao Xu has used immunity.
So, no one thought of this at all before.
Can this still be done?
No one really thought that the emperor would exempt a county magistrate. When it was designed before, it was prepared for the emperor to exempt princes and relatives.
At the same time, the emperor also gave his own explanation. I admit that Chen Zhihua's behavior violated filial piety. There is no doubt that, but as an official, Chen Zhihua fulfilled his duties and made the people of Haimen County live a prosperous life. This is ironclad proof. He is loyal to me.
If he fails to observe filial piety, I must grant him immunity.
Wang Anshi and others immediately stood up to support him, and even those who respected filial piety also gave their support.
We are loyal and filial to each other.
Zhang Fei's previous explanation of the verdict had already caused public opinion to turn towards Chen Zhihua. At this time, the emperor took action again. Although on the one hand he acquiesced in his guilt, on the other hand, he recognized his merits.
This is particularly important.
Because nowadays the political achievements of officials are closely related to the lives of the people.
As tax revenue rises, people will live better.
Although there is no concrete evidence, based on their own interests, the people believe that Chen Zhihua is a good official and are uninformed.
The tilt of public opinion has also made everyone think about whether this Dingyou system is fair?
But no one said that observing filial piety is wrong, they just questioned this law.
The design is not perfect enough so that people can take advantage of it.
The Legislative Council has taken all the pressure.
"If I remember correctly, you were also present when the Dingyou system was discussed."
Fu Bi looked at Zhang Fei with a frown.
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I was present."
Fu Bi said: "Since you have a problem, why didn't you raise it in the first place?"
Zhang Fei said: "Fu Gong Mingjian, when making legislation, I mentioned principles to ensure that everyone's legitimate rights and interests are protected, rather than the formulation of specific regulations, because I don't have much experience and I don't know much about the impact of some laws on the people.
, I dare not make any judgment.
And now that I am questioning it, it is because of this case that I feel that this regulation is deficient."
Fu Bi asked: "Then what do you think now?"
Zhang Fei hesitated a little and said: "Based on the current Ding You regulations, we all know that the operation is very difficult and can only be applied to a small group of people. At least it is impossible for all the people to abide by it. They Ding You, the court cannot
Will take care of them.
From this point of view, this actually does not apply to the law at all, so it will cause various problems. But I also understand why this is done, because from an ideological point of view, this will undoubtedly increase Confucianism.
status and authority.
This is a political and ideological demand. It is almost impossible to balance both. If you want to change it, you have to consider which aspect should be given priority."
Fu Bi nodded slightly and said: "Let's wait until the Legislative Assembly makes a decision."
In fact, anyone who makes a decision on this kind of matter will be scolded, including the emperor. Strictly speaking, this case was actually decided by the chief justice and the emperor together. This is also the first time.
It can be seen that this matter can only be decided by everyone together.
This year's Legislative Assembly is also crucial. This is the first Legislative Assembly convened after the recovery of Yunzhou and the elimination of Xixia.
There are too many aspects to discuss.
Many judicial officials came back to attend the conference.
Including Fan Chunren, Su Shi, Qi Hui, Qi Ji, Qian Yi, Shangguan Jun and other judges and chief prosecutors.
Su Zhe still didn't come. He was building the Public Security Bureau in Taiyuan and couldn't leave at all. Cai Bian and Lu Dazhong, who were in Bianzhou, didn't come either, but they all sent people over.
The quarrel from the beginning was earth-shaking. It is no exaggeration to say that the New Year is over. For literati like them, this kind of quarrel is just like celebrating the New Year. How wonderful it is.
Except for the thirties and the first day of the Lunar New Year, they came to the Legislative Council on the second day of the Lunar New Year and continued to quarrel.
What has happened this year? Work makes me happy.
After a lot of arguing, more than a hundred laws were drafted one after another, covering various aspects, including trade laws, shipping laws, etc.
Three of them are the most important.
The first is to officially confirm that the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are the territory of the Song Dynasty. The reason is that the imperial court abolished the Chanyuan Alliance.
This chapter is not over yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading! Secondly, regarding whether to forcibly abolish the Xixia script, Zhang Fei and Sima Guang still have the upper hand. The main reason is that Xihe's success has made many officials think that this should not be done.
Do it, because people are willing to follow you, mainly because of the Public Security Bureau and the legal system. However, if the court uses the Public Security Bureau to set some laws based on the concept of illegal legal system, this may cause uneasiness among the people of all ethnic groups.
If you can abolish the words I am used to using today, then you can abolish me tomorrow.
It has just been pacified over there, and most of the efforts are made by Dangxiang people, Tubo people, and Qiang people. Now everyone is living together, so we can't do it like this, otherwise something will happen.
In the end, it is decided that there will be no legislation to abolish the Xixia script. You can use it if you like. However, the legislation will determine the official script and official language, which will also include the unification of various weights and measures.
But among these laws, there is a very obvious feature. There is no word "abolition", only the word "official", and an explanation is given, which is to facilitate everyone's trade. You can use whatever you like in private, but the government only
Follow the official regulations.
Thirdly, regarding the Dingyou system, this is the most heated debate, with support and opposition split almost equally. However, since there are many judicial officials, when they raise questions from the judicial level, the other party cannot solve it.
Because the operating coefficient is too difficult, assuming I am from Jingzhou and work as an official in Daming Mansion, it stands to reason that I can deliver the message within a year. But the question is, who can guarantee that there will be no accidents on the road? What about this accident?
Regulation.
Expand it to two years, or three years, and grass will grow on the graves. Will you go home to observe mourning?
Besides, if it is extended to three years, officials can adjust when to return to Dingyou according to their own interests. Is this maintaining filial piety or destroying it?
Not everyone should abide by filial piety, so why should we distinguish between civil and military affairs?
It is difficult to distinguish between civil and military affairs. For example, in the case of Wang Shao, is he considered a civil servant or a military general? Is the Superintendent considered a civil servant or a military general?
The key is, do the officials in Ganzhou want Ding You?
Because Dingyou is not included in the Basic Law, it is impossible to let the Tibetan people go home to Dingyou. How can the officials sent there by the court be counted?
This is incomprehensible.
The Legislative Council cannot provide a specific solution, so how do judicial officials make judgments? Under the public prosecutorial and legal system, they cannot make their own decisions.
In the end, everyone reached a consensus. Everyone agreed on filial piety and Ding You. However, due to the inability to operate it, the Ding You system could only be removed from the law.
But there is a supplement later. We do not judge Ding You in terms of punishment, but in terms of encouragement. It depends on the official's own wishes. If the official wants to apply to return to Ding You, if there is no necessary reason, the court must give approval and issue a full salary.
However, it is stipulated that the date of Dingyou is a hundred days, not twenty-seven months, which is commonly known as three years.
In fact, before the re-legislation, there was no stipulation on how long Ding You should stay. There are theories of a hundred days and three years. It mainly depends on your own wishes. It was Fu Bi who started it. As the prime minister, he was stunned to go home to Ding You.
Twenty-seven months.
Although he volunteered, he was rich, and his status and prestige were not comparable to those of ordinary people. This was a good example.
When the legislation was first enacted, Fu Bi happened to be the chairman of the Legislative Council. Although he did not ask for the same as himself, because he had always been strict with himself and lenient towards others, everyone thought that they should follow suit, so they stipulated twenty-seven months.
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But this was legislated on the premise of redundant officials. The situation at that time was not to dispatch officials specially, and there was no need to worry about finding someone to replace them. Due to the subsequent reform of the official system, the power of county magistrates and prefecture magistrates was very great, and they could not be replaced at will.
If these people go back to Dingyou for twenty-seven months and the court still has to encourage them, then this will cause problems.
Therefore, it is based on this point that it is adjusted to 100 days.