Chapter 322 Seeking justice for the people of the world
September 6th, Shen's Academy, Xinye County, Nanyang.
This is a big house.
The front and middle courtyards, as well as the left and right gardens, attics, and pavilions are all classrooms for teaching scriptures.
Only the backyard is where the lecturers rest, and there are some ponds and rockeries.
Pass the screen wall from the atrium to the backyard. There is a garden on the right side of the backyard with towering greenery and dense bamboo trees.
There is a small building standing by the pond near the bamboo forest. The door of the small building is open, with Shan Yi and Wu Dang standing at the door like two door gods, guarding the side.
Shen Chen currently has two residences, one is Deng Chen's Manor in Huangmenting, Xinye, and the other is the former general of the Zhenjun Army and the prefect of Nanyang in Wancheng, now the residence of General Zuo.
Apart from General Zuo's Mansion and Huangmenting and Deng Shen's Manor, Shen's Academy was the place where I spent the most time.
Starting from the 20th year of Jian'an, that is, four years ago in 215 AD, Cao Cao invaded Xiliang in Guanzhong, and sent Xu Huang to station in Wuguan to defend Shen Chen's army from Nanyang entering Guanzhong.
At that time, Shen Chen stayed in Wuguan for a while, but he and Xu Huang had no intention of fighting. The next year, he left his general Zhang Quan to continue stationed in Wuguan and returned to Xinye.
The book focuses on criticizing Cao Cao, Sun Quan and others for their acts of massacre, and places their position on the level of breaking through the bottom line of mankind.
This is also digging into the roots of a wealthy family.
But Shen Chen felt that the Han Dynasty was a barbaric era.
The negative teaching materials in it include even some of Liu Bei's ancestors, and a large number of emperors and powerful officials of the Han Dynasty, Shen Chen also criticized them one by one.
"Um."
Moreover, Shen Chen knew that under the current circumstances, it was impossible to say that human life was greater than heaven, and to promote equality for everyone.
The argument of the whole book is very simple, that is, the superior must be reasonable.
Therefore, the best way is to first determine an area, arrange for people to lead their own teams, first inquire about the news during the day, and make sure that there will be no accidents, and then raise the alarm at night to launch unified actions.
The letter stated that Cao Cao's Diannong Zhonglang General Yan Kuang would send grain and grass to Kunyang, Wuyang, Dingling, Xiping and deliver large quantities of grain and grass to the front lines of Cao's army in early September.
He accompanies his wife every day, plays with his children, and often comes to Shen Academy to continue teaching and nurturing the next generation.
Shen Chen was not copying the work of later generations, but the work of the Sui and Tang dynasties and up to the Song Dynasty.
But actually in ancient times its name was Sansi.
Those in power cannot do things according to their own preferences and must try their best to ensure the interests of the people. For example, the farming system is really 82 or even 91, which is completely exploiting the people and is obviously not acceptable.
The power of the prefects is too great, and these powers will protect their families, allowing their families to do evil in the local area and oppress the people at will without being dealt with.
The only difference from Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was that Shen Chen went a step further and hoped to limit the emperor's power to kill people indiscriminately. At the same time, he also hoped that the saying "the emperor breaks the law and the common people are equally guilty" would no longer be empty talk, nothing more.
Shen Chen seemed to have changed from a Confucian scholar to a general, and he said with awe-inspiring aura: "If you want to clear up this troubled world, you have to fight on the battlefield. The world should not be divided into three parts, nor should it be divided into two parts. The king's industry should not be in peace, and the Han traitors should not The forces of Cao Cao and Sun Quan are not a benevolent and righteous force. The people of the world have suffered too much and for too long, and it is finally up to me to seek justice."
Yes.
He also put forward some of his own opinions, and the analysis was extremely profound.
To put it simply, Shen Chen wrote this book and proposed in the book that the power of the emperor, ministers, and aristocratic families should be limited by law, and a system should be strictly formulated in which human life is greater than heaven, and the law is greater than heaven, with the supreme law as the supreme law that cannot be changed. The foundation is vigorously maintained.
All these things, Shen Chen intends to build a country with a relatively sound system, a high degree of centralization, clear politics, strict laws, and protection of the grassroots.
It's the Public Security Bureau.
But what Mencius mentioned is rather obscure, and throughout the dynasties, they always claimed to be people-oriented, but in fact it was still a dark feudal society that ate people without spitting out their bones.
So to a certain extent, this is also a form of cultural invasion.
After all, in comparison, Liu Bei never killed innocent people indiscriminately. He only killed three ministers in total. One was Peng Yang who encouraged Ma Chao to rebel, one Liu Feng refused to save Guan Yu, and one Zhang Yu spread rumors.
In this way, the people in the north saw that the southern court was such a normal court.
On the issue of education, he has successfully trained a generation of disciples, more than a hundred outstanding disciples, known as the Hundred Sages of the Shen Clan. Nowadays, most of them are officials in Jingzhou and Yizhou, helping Zhuge Liang to implement the New Deal and govern the local area.
Zhou Buyi was reading a book on the side.
Zhou Buji said: "If a single move affects the whole body, I'm afraid it will cause another war between the three parties."
Nowadays, the northern aristocratic families are serious about keeping slaves. Ji Ben, Geng Ji, Wei Huang, and Jin Yi, a few imperial doctors, Shaofu, and Sizhi who have little power, can gather thousands of slaves. This shows how many slaves there are in the aristocratic families.
Shen Chen is still studying "On Humanity". He feels that by the time he finishes writing and promoting it, Jiangdong will have been destroyed, and the era of Han, Wei, Southern and Northern Dynasties will follow.
"Um."
If the concepts proposed in his book are implemented, then in the future the judicial power of each county and state will be taken back from the hands of county magistrates and governors, and the central court will be the supreme court, with branches set up in various places.
Except for the last one, Changyu, who might not be worthy of death, the other two are basically worthy of death.
This was planned by the spies Shen Chen sent to Chen Du.
"Send the order and the army marches towards Wancheng."
Therefore, the ancients' definition of the existence of "human" was not yet completely accurate, and those in power did not yet fully understand the question of whether the Han people were human beings. Once they had the power in their hands, they were often prone to do whatever they wanted.
For example, Emperor Huan and Ling Emperor had countless ministers and imperial students who confiscated their homes and exterminated their clans because they opposed eunuchs' interference in politics. Countless innocent people died due to the party's imprisonment. It was because Emperor Huan and Ling Emperor trusted the eunuchs too much and brutally suppressed party members.
Starting from the Spring and Autumn Period, it was not uncommon for spies to be dispatched to each other's enemy countries.
Among them are generals such as Huo Yang, Wu Dang, Wu Tao, Shan Yi, Zhou Tai and others. Shan Yi is now a captain because of his bravery in fighting. Wu Tao, Wu Dang, Huo Yang and Zhou Tai are familiar with the art of war and lead the soldiers with them. They lined up to kill the enemy without ambiguity, and each of them was promoted.
"It's not finished yet."
Shen Chen turned his head to look at him again and said with a smile: "Don't worry, after I finish writing it, I will send it to Kong Ming and my lord to see."
Therefore, Shen Chen is not talking about equality for all, nor is he talking about the supremacy of human rights. He is just learning from a great emperor like Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and protecting the people at the bottom on a large scale. Even if it cannot be eliminated, at least it can be done. This situation can be greatly improved.
This is why Zhou Buyi thought that Cao Cao, Sun Quan and others would be very angry after seeing this.
After saying that, he took hold of the tiger gallbladder, walked out with his head held high, and said to the two disciples outside the door: "Shan Yi Wu Dang."
Compared with the system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the system made great progress.
I simply can't watch it anymore.
When a wealthy family can no longer kill its own servants and oppress the people in its jurisdiction, then what is the meaning of its existence?
If Cao Cao could no longer slaughter cities at will like before, what else would he want with the power in his hands?
Therefore, Shen Chen's arguments must be like useless paper in their eyes.
Shen Chen asked.
Yes.
Beginning with Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, the power of death penalty was transferred to the central government and the Three Bureaus were established. All local executions must be reviewed and approved by the Three Bureaus and the emperor, otherwise they would never be executed.
After all, those who were scolding the emperor were some of Liu Bei's ancestors, so it was inevitable that Liu Bei would be offended.
Shen Chen stood up slowly. He was now wearing Confucian clothes, and his desk was full of pens, inks, paper and inkstones. He usually wrote books to study the system and social conditions, and prepared texts for teaching students. He dressed like a humble Confucian.
In other words, the existence of the Public Security Bureau has existed since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but the emperor's power is still unrestricted.
Shen Chen asked with a smile.
Therefore, in terms of talent training, at least Shen Chen has cultivated a large number of middle- and lower-level backbones for the local government and the army. The 80,000 troops currently stationed in Nanyang, except for some county soldiers, are basically front-line soldiers who can fight tough battles.
Shen Chen's argument must be against those in power in the world.
However, after the Sui and Tang Dynasties, aristocratic families could no longer rely on one person to become a high-ranking official in the court like in the Han Dynasty. The family acted recklessly in the local area, recruiting slaves and killing people at will.
Does this sound familiar?
But in real life, not only the emperor kills people based on his mood, but also ministers, local governors, county magistrates, and military generals also kill people based on their mood.
The two went to deliver the order.
The people at the bottom are afraid of the powerful because the powerful are powerful and can kill them at will.
The decline of the aristocratic family actually started after this.
Many emperors in the past dynasties killed the three tribes of Yi and the nine tribes at will. The Ming and Qing Dynasties were especially prosperous. When the emperor opened his mouth, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people died.
"Is it scary?"
That's why Zhou Bujie found it scary when he looked at it.
Shen Chen said in a deep voice: "Mencius said: "The people are the most valuable, the country is second, and the king is the least." Gaozu also once said: "The king regards the people as his heaven." The people are the cornerstone, and those in power rest on the people. Some are blood-sucking insects, and some are skin-skin. Whether they are blood-sucking insects or skin-skin is a matter of public opinion. The power of the superior should be limited and cannot be abused."
But Shen Chen believed that the Han Dynasty, Sui and Tang Dynasties were both feudal dynasties, and there was no essential difference between them.
Zhou Buji nodded: "I'm a little scared. I'm afraid that the big families in the north, Cao Cao, Sun Quan and others will be angry, even the king."
"Isn't it well written?"
It does not allow people to be killed at will, nor does it allow aristocratic families to occupy people's fields and people. It has always safeguarded the rights and interests of the people.
So what he only criticizes is the power to kill people at will.
People say that the imperial examination ended the family.
Although it was impossible to talk about human rights in the feudal era, Shen Chen did not say that we must talk about human rights. Instead, he expressed his attitude in "On Human Rights" and believed that rulers should be reasonable.
This book written by Shen Chen is indeed a bit scary. The main central idea of this book "On Man" is actually to put people first and explore the power and existence of people in this world.
Therefore, Shen Chen criticized this phenomenon and believed that such power should be restricted. At the same time, he deeply analyzed the psychology of these random killings and classified their crimes as "crimes against humanity."
Zhou Buji responded.
Therefore, Shen Chen's ultimate goal is actually to lift up the public security system after the Sui and Tang Dynasties, so that the aristocratic families and high-ranking officials who originally regarded the common people of the Han Dynasty as trivial matters will become equal before the law, and they will no longer dare to treat the bottom class wantonly. People are killed.
Gibbon said that he planned to launch a rebellion between September 10th and 20th, hoping that before then, Shen Chen could send troops to delay the main force of Cao Hong's army on the Nanyang front line, so that they could control the rear.
The other party did not say the specific date, but gave a rough range, which Shen Chen felt was a little more reliable.
But Shen Chen knew that this kind of change and progress must be indispensable, so even at the risk of offending Liu Bei, he had to write it down, prevent it in advance, and prepare for implementation in the future.
But when he stood up, his whole person changed. He touched the tiger dart knife hanging on the wall next to him and said in a deep voice: "In all directions of the world, the power of Han Sui and Ma Chao has been destroyed, and now the world has become divided into three parts. Go. There is a severe epidemic, and the three parties have not used weapons. We have been at peace for a long time, and it is time to take action."
Seeing that Shen Chen had finished reading the letter, he put the book down and said, "Brother, this is "On Human Beings"."
"The end will be here."
Therefore, even if Shen Chen criticized Liu Bei's ancestors in the book, he would probably not be too angry. Then everyone would just have a good discussion and promote the laws and regulations in Shen Chen's book.
Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty must have been a wise emperor, because someone stole a pair of jade rings in front of the Gaozu Temple and wanted to destroy the three tribes. Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was also a wise emperor, but he was the first to initiate the literary inquisition.
Because plans often fail to keep up with changes, the actions of thousands of people are given a specific time. What if something suddenly changes, for example, Cao Jun temporarily dispatches additional men to Chenliu, or Wan Qian allocates troops to defend the city? What should we do?
Communication is poor, and thousands of people cannot command in a unified manner. In addition, some people will shrink back due to unexpected changes, and some people will not know what to do because temporary plans have changed. Then it will be a mess.
As underground workers, they have received professional training before, so Shen Chen is very pleased that they can be so vigilant.
"I'm afraid I won't fight."
Therefore, Shen Chen believed that the laws of the Southern Dynasties should mainly combat the infringements of the bureaucratic class and aristocratic families on the people and protect the interests of the people.
When the central power was taken away by the imperial court, they became nothing more than tigers without claws and claws. Although they were still giants and the people at the bottom could not afford to offend them, they were no longer as unscrupulous as they are today.
Therefore, even if the system progressed from 200 AD at the end of Han Dynasty to 581 AD, this system was nearly four hundred years ahead of its time, it probably would not cause the country to collapse immediately.
Time flies and the years change. Unknowingly, Shen Chen has been in Nanyang for more than seven years. He is already thirty-one years old and is about to reach his forties.
The book uses a large number of arguments and examples to express the dangers of excessive power of the ruling class. The key point is that they can fabricate charges at will, and even kill people without charges.
What Shen Chen wants to tell the people in the north is that Cao Wei doesn't care about your life or death, I do. Cao Wei squeezes and exploits you, but I won't. Cao Wei can annihilate your three tribes at will, and Ji Han will never do such a thing.
But in Zhou Buji's opinion, the concepts and ideas he proposed were still too advanced, which frightened him a little.
This kind of thing is impossible to do, and secondly, he himself has no such idea.
In terms of family, his wife Liu Ning currently lives in Shen's Manor in Huangmenting. They have two sons and two daughters. The eldest daughter was born in the beginning of the 17th year of Jian'an and is already six years old this year.
Just three simple reasons are probably enough to win the hearts of the people of the world.
Moreover, he did not lose his mind and published it now, but planned to study it first and discuss it with Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others before making any calculations.
For example, local officials, a county magistrate in one place can destroy families and kill people at will, and a governor in another place can exterminate clans and confiscate families if they get angry.
Huang Fu was appointed as the Prime Minister of the East China Sea, and those who offended him "will be tested for their talents." When the brothers Xun Yu and Xun Tan were local officials, "all crimes must be punished", and Shi Bi was appointed as the Prime Minister of Pingyuan. A student from the Imperial College offended him, and "Bi immediately He will kill the person who wrote the book."
The main reason is that unlike the southern families, northern families are already engaged in population clearing and the abolition of slavery.
Even the emperor could not directly order killings. Even if someone offended the emperor, he should be tried and convicted by the court captain. If the trial results in the person being innocent, the emperor could not forcefully change the law. This is the key point of Shen Chen's book.
Shen Chen believes that the power to kill must only be given to the judiciary. Even if a murder case occurs in a certain county and the criminal is caught, it cannot be handled by the county magistrate, but should be handed over to the court captain.
Therefore, this book is essentially a criticism of the abuse of power by those in power and a protection for the people at the bottom.
At that time, we will not be able to support the old and the young, and they will all go to the south?
At this time, if the legal system in the Southern Dynasties was relatively loose and the laws were more protective of the people at the bottom, then there would be no harm without comparison.
Zhou Buyi smiled bitterly and said: "The writing is very good, but it's a little bit."
If the people in the north accepted the ideas contained therein, it would greatly shake up Cao Cao's rule, which is why he was hated by all aristocratic families, including Cao Cao.
And the country will set up two more regulatory departments, one to investigate officials' problems, and the other to verify the omissions of local cases.
Historically, the legal system of the Wei State was relatively strict, and the oppression of the people at the bottom was extremely serious, especially the farming system. In the early days, the farming system was not bad, and the government and the farming people had a five-to-five or six-to-four division of accounts.
This kind of thought actually existed in ancient times, and Mencius was one of its admirers.
And Shen Chen throwing out "On Humanity" is just the beginning. If it continues, the aristocratic families will no longer have dignity in front of the people at the bottom. When the people at the bottom are not afraid of the aristocratic families, then the aristocratic families will feel fear.
Needless to say, there are also married women. They are more tolerant of aristocratic families, but do not protect the lower class people enough. People's hearts are not attached to Cao Wei, otherwise the Sima family will not be able to easily take over the Cao family.
Zhou Buji felt relieved now and nodded without saying anything.
"only."
Look at Cao Wei again.
In a sense, this may not be conducive to governance, but it will certainly be conducive to attracting people's support.
After receiving the secret letter, Shen Chen burned the letter and tapped the table lightly.
As the saying goes, if you are one step ahead, you are a genius; if you are ten steps ahead, you are a madman.
In addition, there is one more thing.
Zhou Buyi was silent for a moment, still thinking about the contents of the book. After a while, he said to Shen Chen: "Senior brother just burned the secret letter. Has anything changed in the north?"
But at the same time, we should not be too lax. The guilty should be punished, and the innocent should be let go. It is such a simple truth.
In addition to restricting the rights of local officials, ministers of the DPRK and China, and aristocratic families to wantonly kill people at the bottom, it will inevitably create a society with a relatively loose legal system.
After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, apart from the fact that the emperor could kill people at will, it rarely happened that a county magistrate could wipe out an entire clan like in the Han Dynasty.
Because the book emphasizes people's right to survive, and the original purpose of the law is to regulate everyone. It is not a small number of powerful people who change the law at will or even ignore the law and do things according to their own preferences.
In the later period, it became even more outrageous. On August 2 and even September 1, the government took away 80 to 90%, leaving only 10 to 20% of the harvest for the common people, causing countless farmers to rebel.
At this moment, Shen Chen was in the house, looking at the secret message in his hand.
It's just that ancient sages always focused on admonishment, such as advising kings to lighten punishments and value human lives.
Wancheng currently has 50,000 men and horses on the front line and 10,000 troops in Wuguan.
But Shen Chen planned to send 50,000 troops this time, and it was impossible to take away all the people in Wancheng.
Therefore, some soldiers from Zhangling and Nanjun were transferred. Adding the remaining 20,000 people, it should not be a big problem to have 30,000 people stationed in Nanjun.
It's just that if this happens, Nanjun Zhangling will be even more empty. There are almost no soldiers in the county, and the city defenses are completely empty. Only Jiangling has only a few thousand people left, and the entire Nanjun has become an undefended area.
This chapter may seem like a small number of words, but it is actually very useful, so don’t call me stupid, and it will pave the way for the future. In addition, don’t say that I want everyone to be equal. I have never said that I want to do this. Including abolition Slavery was a system after the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The productivity of feudal society did not change much. Although it spanned hundreds of years, the essence is still the same. It is not ten steps ahead, just one step ahead. But even this step is like The Sui and Tang dynasties were exploring the roots of aristocratic families, so these systems were indispensable in order to defeat the aristocratic families and win over the people.