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"Your Majesty, the Holy Ming Wu Guo..." Zhao Yu took the lead and said respectfully: "Han Feizi said: Confucians use literature to disturb the law, and chivalrous people use martial arts to violate the prohibition! This has been the case throughout the ages! Therefore, Han Feizi said again: And the rulers are both human and master.
It’s not a long journey for an ordinary man to seek the blessings of the country!”
Liu Che smiled slightly after hearing this. Tianlai Novel.|2
I have to say that over the years, under the leadership of Chao Cuo, the growth of the Legalist bureaucrats has been gratifying!
Look, now they can openly talk about the topic of "confusing Confucianism with literature to corrupt the law" again.
but……
This is not enough!
Just this is not enough to achieve Liu Che's purpose!
What Liu Che wants to do is to put a brand new shackles on the clan capital power that may rise in the future - the kind made of steel.
Therefore, Liu Che stood up and asked: "I heard that in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was the Zhigong case in Chu and the Sanbei case in Lu... Since ancient times, there have been different opinions. As law enforcement officers, you have the responsibility of the country, which is not as good as it is today.
, tell me, if the envoys and others were to be Chu Ling Yin or Lu Zhongni, what should they do to rectify the law?"
"This..." Zhao Yu's eyebrows jumped wildly.
The censor holding the book even turned red.
Everyone couldn't contain their inner ecstasy, but they didn't dare to act rashly.
In fact, these two cases were the crux of the biggest debate between Confucianism and Legalism during the Warring States Period.
The discussion about Confucius' execution of Shao Zhengmao was far less intense than these two cases.
Mencius, Han Feizi, Xunzi, Yin Wenzi, and Zhuangzi all discussed these two cases in simple and in-depth terms.
Between Confucianism and Legalism, I almost had my brains blown out because of these two issues.
After the Han Dynasty, the discussion on these two cases gradually died down.
However, the relevant discussion has not ended, it has just moved from public debate to underground.
Liu Che, with his hands behind his back, pressed forward step by step against the legal law enforcement officers: "What? My law enforcement officers don't even dare to discuss this issue?"
Liu Che had already studied these two cases in his previous life.
To a certain extent, these two cases are the real destiny of Confucianism.
In particular, it is the destiny of those Confucian scholars who hold high the importance of kinship and mutual privacy.
However, in the Han Dynasty, as the power of Confucianism continued to grow and it gradually monopolized the right to speak, no one dared to discuss it anymore.
Even the Legalists did not dare to challenge the Confucians on this issue.
Everyone is afraid of poking a hornet's nest.
But……
If you don’t occupy the position of public opinion, the enemy will!
If these two pustules are not squeezed open, the Confucian theory of intimacy and mutual concealment will be impeccable!
As the saying goes, nothing can be established without breaking, and what Liu Che has to do now is to force the Legalists to use a knife to prick open these two pustules, let the thick juice flow out, and at the same time put a steel shackle on those potential big clans in the future.
In terms of capital power, it is impossible and impossible for them to truly threaten the unified country.
"How dare you, my ministers?" Zhao Yu was struggling in his heart.
On the one hand, every cell in his heart and whole person was calling for him to speak out his opinions boldly.
But on the other hand, Zhao Yu knew that what he said well might be extremely politically incorrect.
If one person is not good, he will be blamed and even cast a thick shadow on the entire school of thought.
The reason is very simple. On the surface, these two cases are just two small cases.
It's nothing more than a story about a deserter and a thief.
But in fact, in the hundreds of years of debate, these two cases are no longer the original two cases.
One is about filial piety and the other is about loyalty.
It even directly involved the Confucian, Legalist, Huang-Lao School, and even the Zajia and Mohist schools.
Especially Confucianism...
An unfortunate thing, or something very troublesome, is that one of the parties involved in the Sanbei case is the founder of Confucianism and the spiritual idol-Confucius.
After thinking about it, Zhao Yu felt that with his small arms and legs, he probably couldn't kill Kong Zhongni, and it was impossible to kill Kong Zhongni, so he cautiously tried and said: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to do it.
The Law of the Late Emperor: Don’t let the past pass! Whether it is the Zhigong case or the Sanbei case, the plaintiff and defendant are both deceased. These two cases should be concluded, and the government and law enforcement officers should no longer accept relevant legal proceedings..."
He raised his head and said cautiously: "The Dharma is enough!"
Liu Che nodded, there was indeed this provision in the Han Code.
When one dies, everything disappears.
Even if someone commits murder or even commits rebellion, as long as no one reports or is discovered during his lifetime, then after he dies and someone files a complaint, the government will not accept it.
This is also a very important basic principle in Han Code - the law is not retroactive!
After all, if you really want to report anything to the government, then the lawsuit will definitely last forever, and in fact, it is impossible for the state to really control everything.
But the problem is...
"I didn't ask you to come and judge this case..." Liu Che smiled slightly, like a weird man holding a lollipop to seduce a silly elementary school student: "I just asked you to wait.
Let’s talk about it, if you, Qing, Yin, and Lu Zhongni move to another place, where will you go?”
Well, this is definitely not an attempt to overturn the verdict.
Nor is it an attempt to redefine history.
One hundred percent, it was just that the emperor was bored and wanted to talk to the judicial officers of the imperial court, especially the censors who were responsible for keeping the manuscripts of the laws of the past dynasties. Two trivial cases that happened hundreds of years ago. By the way.
Assess their business capabilities to prevent anyone from cheating!
If outsiders interpret it wrongly.
That has nothing to do with the emperor who is always right and always great.
After all, there are many sycophants around the saint kings in the past who want to bewitch the emperor, right?
Of course, as the emperor, Liu Che could disagree with certain things said by certain people.
But they will defend their right to speak to the death!
Freedom of speech!
Didn't Zhou Gong once say - It is better to defend the people's mouth than to defend the river?
Even Jie and Zhou could not stop everyone in the world from talking!
However, the eyes of Zhao Yu and the censors holding the books now look at Liu Che, but they are full of fear and expectation, and the expectation is hesitant. The hesitation is mixed with a bit of passion, and in the passion, there is something.
The voice shouted loudly: "Speak out, say it out, say what our Legalist scholars have said for hundreds of years, say the judgments of Lord Shang and Han Feizi!"
All we need is someone beating drums and cheering for us.
only……
How difficult it is to say two words!
In this world, there is no shortage of ministers who tell the truth.
For example, Feng Tang, he told the truth, and then... then went to Chu State...
And Zhang Shizhi, who had the courage to speak out and dare to offend his face...and then...then he almost died in Chang'an...
You must know that these two cases are not only about Confucianism and Legalism, nor only about loyalty and filial piety.
This is a big deal, this is the political correctness of the Han Dynasty for decades!
This involves more than just a Confucian issue.
That big fish squatting in the deep pit might have a surname of Dou or Bo.
That's a powder keg, it's going to light up at the drop of a hat!
But this is how Liu Che looked at Zhao Yu and the censors holding books.
Keeping an eye on them made Zhao Yu and the censors who held the book bear great moral pressure in their hearts.
The personalities of Legalist ministers basically all have one common characteristic - that is, they are extremely sincere to the Dharma.
How sincere is it?
Even though I knew I was going to die, I kept moving forward!
I think back when Zhao Yu and others went south to deal with the case of the Four Kings of Qi and Lu, they made arrangements for the funeral at home, prepared the coffin, and left a suicide note.
Everyone is determined to die.
Even the Tingwei officials who stayed behind were determined to send the strong men to their deaths and sent the Tingwei officials out of Chang'an.
Naturally, these people are very entangled when faced with the contradiction between their own hearts and the truth they insist on, and the world.
In fact, except for a few, most of the Legalist officials were very troubled.
Don’t think that apart from cruel officials, Legalism can’t produce officials who love the people and have benevolent bureaucrats.
In history, Wu Qi was able to make a fortune for his soldiers, Ximen Bao was able to lead the people to share joys and sorrows, and Li Bing ruled Shu and was supported by all the people.
And from the Legalist writings, it can also be seen that absolutely none of the Legalist sages wanted to pave their way to generals and generals with the blood of thousands of people.
If they were such people, then the Legalist orthodoxy would have been extinct long ago!
Regarding the psychological state of people in Legalism, Han Feizi said it best: The man who weeps and does not want to be punished is benevolent; however, the man who cannot avoid punishment is the law. The former kings mastered the law and did not listen to his weeping, so benevolence cannot be used to cure it.
It’s clear.
Therefore, a qualified Legalist disciple will never kill innocent people indiscriminately.
Legalists kill people, and the evidence is conclusive.
It was only after the merger of Confucianism and Legalism, and after learning the Confucian concept of freedom of mind and the magical power of killing the mind, that Zhang Tang began to use "belly slander" to attack political opponents.
And Zhao Yu and others who are now in front of Liu Che are undoubtedly very qualified disciples of Legalism.
Therefore, they finally collapsed under the heavy pressure of Liu Che.
Of course, the most important thing is that Zhao Yu suddenly thought about something clearly - His Majesty suddenly asked me to talk about these two things. What do you want to do?
The answer is self-evident.
The emperor, at least the emperor of the Liu family, has always been like this, fooling or encouraging his ministers to charge into battle, while he hides behind and quietly controls the situation.
Now, the emperor's trumpet has sounded.
As a self-proclaimed loyal minister of the emperor, what else could he have to hesitate about?
Therefore, Zhao Yu said respectfully: "Your Majesty, do you really want to listen?"
Liu Che nodded like a curious baby and said, "Ran Ye!"
"Your Majesty, if I were to be the commander of Chu, I would behead Zhi Gong's father and raise Zhi Gong! What's the matter? This righteousness will destroy relatives!" Zhao Yu said almost without hesitation: "Such as Zhou Gong killed Guan Cai, Shi Que
Killing his son is like this! Why? Kill a thief and secure the country!"
Liu Che smiled and said nothing.
The case of Chu Guozhigong was actually very simple at the beginning.
There was a man named Zhi Gong from the Chu State who reported his father for stealing sheep. Ling Yin, who was in power at the time in the Chu State, heard the report from the people below and executed Zhi Gong without saying a word. (It is also said that Zhi Gong's father was sentenced to death, and Zhi Gong was sentenced to death.
Asking for death as a substitute, your order allowed him to die as a substitute)
This matter had been going on for hundreds of years during the Warring States Period, and Confucianism, Legalism, Huang Laomo and others were almost all involved.
The father-in-law said that the father-in-law was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right.
When it comes to Confucianism and Legalism specifically, Confucianism naturally says that it is better to die without mercy. It is simply unfilial to dare to sue your father.
Who will die if you don’t die?
However, Legalists' reaction was even more intense.
Since King Shang, almost everyone has blamed the decline of Chu State on this case - why is Chu State weak? Because Zhi Gong was killed, there are many treacherous ministers in Chu State!
This is a landmark event, and it is also the best way to distinguish whether a person is a Confucian, Legalist, or Huang-Lao sect during the Warring States Period, and even now.
Just ask him about this case.
Those who support Ling Yin are definitely Confucians (excluding Xunzi's school, of course), those who oppose or even criticize Ling Yin are undoubtedly Legalists, and those who feel that both Ling Yin and Zhi Gong are wrong are the Huang-Lao sect.
Make sure you get it right every time you catch it, and make sure you get it right every time you ask.
"What about the Sanbei case?" Liu Che stopped his smile and asked.
"Your Majesty, if I were Lu Qing, I would kill this beast and return it to the other three clans!" Zhao Yu said with a murderous look on his face: "He has violated military discipline and ruined the country. This alone can be said.
When beheaded..."
"He has his old father here, but Tingwei doesn't pity his old father?" Liu Che asked seriously.
Zhao Yu raised his eyes, bowed to Liu Che with great solemnity, and said word for word: "How can a country mourn when people cry? The law is established, how can peace be ruined by just one person?"
"Your Majesty, I heard that the way of the former kings is based on benevolence and righteousness, and the appearance and attire are used to decorate the argument, so as to doubt the laws of the world and the heart of the master. Those who talk about the ancients are deceptive and use external forces to
To achieve personal gain while leaving behind the benefit of the country. This is the fifth kind of beetle, and I hope Your Majesty will observe it clearly!"
Liu Che looked at him and didn't answer.
But in my heart, I was already happy.
What he wants is this attitude of Legalism.
Sanbei case...
The absolute rebellion of Confucianism has been a mystery for hundreds of years, and it has been stubborn and stubborn, refusing to admit its mistakes.
Liu Che has long wanted to open this wound and let all the thick juice and poisonous blood flow out!
But before that, he knew that his power and prestige were not enough, and the bargaining chips he could use to bribe the nobles, nobles, and officials in the world were not enough.
It would be difficult for him to do anything even if there were Huns on his side.
But now, the threat of the Huns is no longer there.
The Han Empire was at its peak and was about to go global.
Landlords, scholar-bureaucrats, nobles, princes, and relatives all knelt down and sang conquest in front of his martial arts skills and carrots and sticks.
Even among the people, Liu Che also supported three imperial businessmen, Linqiong Cheng Zhengying, Zhuo Wangsun and Shishi, and gained a lot of fame with their money and influence.
Now, he has the conditions and can put Confucian's head in this sink to drink water.
No matter how reluctant the Confucians are, they must say loudly: It tastes good! It tastes so damn good.
If anyone dares to say it tastes bad, Liu Che will definitely let him know what the iron fist of a feudal emperor's dictatorship is!
Of course, the specific process cannot be so mindless.
You have to say it out through other people's mouths in a roundabout way, and you have to let the Confucian know that this is his intention and his attitude.
This is like, n years later, Ban Gu met Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty at the Yunlong Gate.
Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty asked him: Is there anything wrong with what Sima Qian said in the praise of Qin Shihuang?
Ban Gu immediately lay down on the ground and answered honestly: Your Majesty, I think Sima Qian quoted Jia Yi's "Guo Qin Lun" in his praise.
Even if you help me, the Qin Dynasty will not be destroyed. It is really wrong and cannot be wrong again.
Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty immediately asked: Did Mr. Ban always think this way, or did he just say this to cater to my point of view?
Ban Gu immediately kowtowed and said: It is absolutely true, I have always thought so from the bottom of my heart!
Your Majesty, look, there were two very famous Sima in the former Han Dynasty, one was a eunuch and the other was a trap!
Sima Qian wrote the Historical Records and founded a family, but because of his own problems, he resented the court and told the truth in the Historical Records. He was really not a loyal minister.
As for Sima Xiangru, he ate, drank, whored and gambled, and also despised Zhuo Wenjun. He was morally corrupt, but he finally filled up the pitfalls of Feng Chan before his death.
So, I think Sima Xiangru is better than Sima Qian.
Emperor Ming was very happy when he heard it.
The question of Yunlongmen, together with Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, has become famous throughout the ages. It has attracted the admiration of those who came after it, and its imitators are like crucian carp crossing the river, countless of them.
Liu Che's current situation is far less extreme than asking questions at Yunlongmen.
He just wanted to get Confucianism to abandon some views that he didn't like and remove some obstacles that might have hindered his and his descendants' rule.
Liu Che felt that there should be no problem.
If so - please let Confucians answer a question first - loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, are you a loyal minister or a filial son?
