The tributes were not only selected for food. In ancient times, the so-called "provincial flowers" of various provinces were also selected as tributes. Yanling plum blossoms were tributes in the Northern Song Dynasty. The emperor said they were the number one flower in the world, so the people in the whole place had to plant plum blossoms well, and they had no place to plant some miscellaneous grains! When the flowers tributed from various places withered, when the emperors' carnival ended, the emperor who left the palace in a silence returned to the Golden Palace, savoring the joy brought by the tribute and tasted a few bites of fine wine and tea transported from various places. The tired people had also woken up and went home in a mess. What was waiting for them was another year of green and yellow dissatisfaction.

As an outstanding modern young man in the 20th century, Zhao Bing naturally understood the harm of receiving tributes, and in this era he could deeply understand the great harm to the people. However, it was difficult to eliminate this phenomenon. Even as an emperor, he was not a decree, so he could eliminate this accumulated problems that lasted for thousands of years.

First of all, politically speaking, tribute is the dedication of the surrender to the victor. This developed into a culture in ancient times, and it can also be said to be a system and etiquette. That is, as the privilege of the ruling class, it can also demonstrate its own status, forcing the surrender to pay tribute to reflect its own authority. This is also a way for emperors to maintain their rule in feudal society. If it is removed, it is equivalent to self-destruction.

In feudal society, people of different ranks have strict distinction and hierarchy regulations. Even those who are at the lower level must present to the superiors even if they get something that does not belong to their own use, otherwise they will be a transgression. In addition to the factors such as superior quality of products and rare treasures, even the fruits and vegetables are too huge to enjoy, and they must be dedicated to the emperor.

In addition, this is also an important source of income for the royal family. As the lord of the world, the emperor must have the best food, clothing and consumption in the world. Therefore, the tributes from all over the country are not only gold, silver, treasures, rare birds, animals, and strange flowers and plants, but also involve all aspects of daily life. The oil, salt, sauce and vinegar they eat, the clothes they eat, the pen, ink, paper and ink, the burning of charcoal, the tea they drink, and even the toilet paper they use are all tributes from all over the country, which saves money.

Due to the system and practices, Zhao Bing could only follow the local customs, but there was also a bottom line. He thought that in the officialdom, receiving some small gifts could be regarded as a common human nature, but if the value of the gifts was too limited, it would be corrupt. Similarly, the emperor accepted tributes according to customization, which was the need for the emperor to maintain a normal life and control. Once the emperor received tributes excessively and accepted gifts without restraint, it was also a serious corruption, and of course it was a crime.

Therefore, since Zhao Bing inherited the throne, he repeatedly reduced the tributes from various places, and even canceled them in Qiongzhou. After recovering Jiangnan, he recovered. This was not only a life requirement, but also a sign that the people had changed their lives. However, he also repeatedly reduced the tributes from various places on the grounds of sympathizing with the people's livelihood and increased the needs of purchasing and maintenance in the market.

But because of habit, local officials wanted to get some rare things to pay tribute. One was also really showing their filial piety; the other was also the lucky mentality of the emperor being happy when he saw the dragon. Therefore, he often gave tribute to Zhao Bing in a variety of ways, which forced him to distract himself from dealing with these seemingly trivial matters, and eliminated those things that were exhausted and costly, and even those necessary items were reduced...

If it is easy to review local tributes, Zhao Bing must be careful when reviewing the death penalty. In ancient times, the execution of the death penalty was usually carried out in autumn and winter, which is what is often said in film and television dramas. In fact, no one can say clearly that the death penalty was chosen to be executed in autumn and winter. According to the masters' explanation, it is because it is necessary to follow the will of God.

In the ancient view of natural divine power, spring and summer were the seasons for all things to grow, while autumn and winter were the seasons for trees to wither, symbolizing slaughter. Human behavior, including political activities, must conform to the time of heaven, and the same is true for execution of prisoners, otherwise they will be punished by the gods. The emperor is the son of heaven, and must abide by the will of heaven and act according to the time of heaven. Zhao Bing believed that the main purpose was to consider the role of warning, and farmers were relatively idle in the second season of autumn and winter, which also facilitated local officials to mobilize the public to watch, playing a role in killing one and warning a hundred.

Looking at the case files piled up in the study, Zhao Bing was really a little troubled. These were things that were related to human life. He had to be cautious when he wrote a pen, but it was a lot of work to read them all, let alone distinguish them from them. So now, except for handling daily official duties, he spent almost all his time on the review work.

Some people may say, you are stupid, is it necessary to read the case file by yourself? The black-faced old Bao always takes action first and then reports, and there is no need to report to the emperor in advance. Just do a record later and it will be over. You are so hardworking! Then Zhao Bing can only tell you with a wry smile that you have watched too many dramas. First of all, I have to tell you that although Bao Zheng was from the Song Dynasty, there is really no "Bao Gong Opera" in this era.

In fact, "Bao Gong Opera" emerged in the Yuan Dynasty, and it was finally grandly popular in the late Qing Dynasty. Over the past few hundred years, the story of Bao Gong trial was compiled into zaju, southern opera, narrative book, storytelling, novels, Qing Peking Opera, and many local operas. Since modern times, Bao Gong Opera has been adapted into film and television dramas many times. Countless Chinese people have learned about the ancient judicial system and judicial culture through "Bao Gong Opera". Some scholars also used "Bao Gong Opera" as a sample to seriously analyze the traditional "rule of man justice model" and reflect on "the important reasons why China's traditional judiciary has been unable to move towards modernization."

Zhao Bing can only say that as a folk art that emerged after the obliteration of the Song Dynasty civilization, the story of "Bao Gong Opera" was almost fabricated by the literati of Caoye. The judicial scenes of the Song Dynasty they rebuilt on the stage are completely inconsistent with the judicial system of the Song Dynasty. If you think that "Bao Gong Opera" shows the judicial process of the Song Dynasty, it will make a big joke.

Bao Zheng, who was praised in later generations, handled cases like the gods in "The Investiture of the Gods", will show their magic weapons when they appear. Bao Qingtian, who is the "Bao Gong Case", also carries various props that represent the highest power. There are only "gold medals for swords" in Yuan Zaju. In the legend of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there are large-scale power props: a golden sword, two bronze chokes, one rust wood, one golden lion seal, and one twelve imperial sticks. The yellow wood shackles that cut off the royal family and ministers, the black wood shackles that cut off the unfairness of the world, the locust wood shackles that cut off the three corpses and nine ministers, the peach wood shackles that cut off the sun and the night shackles that cut off the shade...

The "State Sword" and "Golden Sword" here are the so-called Shangfang Sword; "Golden Medal" is the iron voucher of the alchemy book, commonly known as "Gold Medal of Immunity to Death"; "Bronze Chopper" later developed into the "Dragon Head Ground", "Tiger Head Ground" and "Dog Head Ground". The dragon head Ground kills nobles, the tiger head Ground kills officials, and the dog head Ground kills civilians. With these magical weapons with great power, Bao Qingtian became the most powerful judge in history, killing Buddhas and ghosts when he met a Buddha.

Interestingly, the criminals Bao Gong wants to deal with sometimes have similar magic weapons. Therefore, the judicial judgment that should have been divided into black and white right and wrong based on the law has evolved into a power duel in which whoever has the power prop is more powerful will win, just as demonstrated in Stephen Chow's movie "Nine-rank Sesame Official": one party sacrifices the imperial yellow jacket to protect himself, and the other party sacrifices the Shangfang sword that can break the yellow jacket, which also confirms the accusation of the "judicial model of man-rule".

However, Zhao Bing can only smile and tell you that the plot of such a dramatic power prop showdown will never appear in the judicial process of the Song Dynasty. Bao Gong could not hold the Shangfang sword in his hand - because the Song Dynasty did not give the Shangfang sword to his ministers, giving him super power "as if I came in person" and "dead first and then report". Bao Gong's three guillotines were even more of the torture instruments imagined by folk literati, because there has never been a guillotine as a punishment tool in history, which is more like getting inspiration from the guillotine used by the Mongols to chop grass.

As for the gold medal of avoiding death, this thing really exists, but the name is called - the iron coupon of the alchemy book...

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