When all the ministers heard this, they were all shocked.
The exam will be held again, and they are already mentally prepared.
The policies of the Han Dynasty were rarely abandoned halfway, especially those that had achieved results.
However, an instant explosion on such a scale has never happened before!
Moreover, in such an important matter this time, they, the prince's subordinates, could actually intervene, which surprised everyone even more.
Back then, many people were shocked when Chao Cuo presided over the millet donation ceremony as the prince's family magistrate!
At this time, Ji An and Zhang Tang were both in a state of excitement.
At that time, Chao Daichi lost millet and donated his title, which made him soar to the sky. Today, he ascended the throne and was immediately promoted to internal history. He was one of the nine ministers. In just three years, he was promoted to censor and doctor, ranking among the three nobles.
Such a story is enough to make the two of them fascinated by it.
Ji An and Zhang Tang looked at each other, and they saw a message in each other's eyes - this examination was an opportunity for them to clear their names!
Ji An even saw the determined look in Zhang Tang's eyes.
And he clenched his fists even more.
I secretly swore in my heart: "This time, I will definitely let people know that I, Ji An, am not a lucky minister, but... a truly capable minister!"
In the past six months, with the rapid promotion of Ji An and Zhang Tang.
Among the scholarly public opinion, it is natural that some jealous people will inevitably say some sour things.
If anything else, that's it, let them chew on the root of the matter.
but……
Ji An absolutely cannot accept the word "Xingchen"!
He is a proud man. He is also a man who values his reputation more than his life.
Can Encore endure such slander?
Therefore, this time, he vowed to use his achievements to justify his name, so that the world would know that he was only where he is today by flattering others.
Ji An and Ji Changru are real talents who can help the world and bring peace to the people.
He is a future star with a great strategy!
Instead of relying on flattery, or even being servile, we got where we are today!
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On the other side, Zhang Tang's thoughts were different.
If you are lucky, just be lucky!
Legalists never value false reputations.
To achieve the goal, what does mere slander mean?
At that time, Shang Jun, Li Kui, Wu Zi, Shen Zi and other sages had to bear so much stigma and slander in order to realize their principles and ideals.
If this insult from a lucky minister would not hinder his future, he would not bother to refute it.
But, unfortunately, according to Han family tradition, the official career of a minister who bears the name of a lucky minister will be extremely difficult, and it will be difficult for him to hold great power.
For example, during the reign of the late emperor Deng Tong, the power of the government and the opposition was overwhelming, and he could not control the prime minister. However, he was never taken seriously by others, and he was not even held the position of Jiuqing.
As for Zhao Tong, Yuan An's words caused him to die.
As for this dynasty, Chao Cuo could confidently serve as the imperial censor, but Zhou Ren could only resign himself to the position of Lang Zhongling, being ostracized by the ministers and not tolerated by the mainstream.
This is the difference between a minister and a minister.
And he wanted to clear Yukiomi's name.
The best way is to do something big that no one else can comment on.
Just like when Chao Cuo presided over the donation of millet and noble titles, he changed the world's perception in one fell swoop.
This time the examination is a major event that can change the world's perception of it!
The same thing, the same decision, but unknown to Liu Che, the starting points of Ji An and Zhang Tang were completely different!
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Liu Che, however, had no intention to examine his ministers' mentality for the time being.
As a prince, he is the master of the prince's womb.
He has too many things to observe and consider.
Therefore, he just waved his hands slightly and said: "After you go back, gentlemen, think carefully about this year's examinations, come up with a schedule, brainstorm, and discuss the specific details and solutions together!"
Liu Che stretched out three fingers and said: "With a period of three months, before summer at the latest, the ministers must come up with a specific arrangement, otherwise, the government and the public will think that they are alone!"
Of course Liu Che knew that an exam involving tens of thousands of people, coupled with a martial arts exam, would be enough to keep a prefecture-level city government busy for half a month even in later generations.
What's more, now?
Therefore, he did not think that Zhang Tang and others would be able to come up with an agreement right away - even if they did come up with it, Liu Che would have to suspect that these guys were deceiving him.
"No!" All the ministers knelt down and kowtowed.
"Have you heard about the matter of Marquis Xiangping?" Liu Che went to the next topic, looked at the ministers, and asked: "All the ministers, please tell me, how can I report this matter to my father?"
As soon as Liu Che said this, Ji An, Zhang Tang and others all looked embarrassed.
Xiangping, this is a hou state that has existed since the founding of the Han Dynasty. It belongs to the hou state after meritorious officials.
At that time, Ji Cheng died in battle. After the founding of the country, the great ancestor Liu Bang felt his loyalty, so he posthumously named him the Marquis of Xiangping and made his son Ji Tong heir to the throne.
It has been passed down to the present day, and the Xiangping Marquis line has passed through two generations.
As the saying goes, you can only be rich by three.
When the Marquis of Xiangping was passed down to Ji Jia of this generation, a big problem arose.
Ji Jia had a son named Ji Hui.
This is a 250-year-old dude.
Ji Jia, on the other hand, is a relatively orthodox and peaceful old-school person. He looks at Ji Hui horizontally and vertically. No matter how he looks at him, he doesn't like him.
So, in September last year, Ji Jia couldn't bear it anymore and wrote to the court, citing Ji Hui's immorality as an excuse to abolish Ji Hui's status as the crown prince and make his second son, Xianghu, the crown prince instead.
This time, Ji Hui was completely offended.
This guy actually did something that shocked everyone.
After Wu King Liu Bi raised his army, Ji Hui spread pessimistic remarks in Chang'an that the Han army would be defeated.
If that's the case, that's it.
This guy also openly announced that he would raise troops to respond to Liu Bi.
Originally, this was a farce!
Everyone in Chang'an knows that Ji Hui is a lunatic and a psychopath, two hundred and five.
No one paid any attention to him.
However, this guy actually ran to the imperial censor's office a few days ago and openly shouted that he wanted to rebel.
Well, a man came to the imperial censor's office alone, shouting rebellion and cursing the king's father.
This is equivalent to a second-generation official from the Chinese dynasty running to the front. In front of Zhongnanhai, holding a sign and shouting that the gcd should step down. This is seeking death!
Even if Chao Cuo is blind and deaf, he still cannot let this person go.
As a result, Ji Hui was imprisoned.
During the whole process, Ji Hui did not resist or struggle, but smiled.
After interrogation, Ji Hui confessed to his crime. He also admitted that he did this just to kill his father Ji Jia and his brother Ji Xiangfu.
He just wanted to bring down the father who looked down on him and the younger brother who took his place.
I have to say that this Ji Hui is indeed a madman and a psychopath.
But then the problem came.
Ji Hui's behavior is treasonous and unethical. He will definitely cut off the market in half!
However, according to Han law, rebellion, cursing the king and father, and the Yi tribe!
In other words, Ji Hui's crimes will be implicated regardless of whether his father, his younger brother, mother or even his grandfather's family knew about it, approved of it, or participated in it!
If we insist on doing things in accordance with the law, Ji Hui's father, brother, mother, and the entire Xiangping Hou family will all be executed!
If it were another case, that would be fine.
But this case posed a big problem for the Han Dynasty court.
Ji Hui's behavior was clearly a deliberate attempt to retaliate against Ji Jia and Ji Xiangfu.
If it is carried out according to Han law.
Ji Hui was cut in half, and all members of his family were sentenced to death!
So in the future, if someone is fighting for family property or is dissatisfied with their parents' arrangements, what should they do if they decide to follow Ji Hui's example?
This is like in later generations, when the old lady in Nanjing fell to the ground, the moral level of the country dropped by more than half. The reason is the same.
This will bring about a moral controversy.
Giving bad people an opportunity can even lead to the collapse of the entire social order and ethics.
If the matter is not pursued, then where is the national law? Should the law still be upheld?
What should I do if I encounter someone who plots rebellion in the future and that person's family uses Ji Hui's example to make trouble?
Here, a key thing must be mentioned.
That is Han law, and there are precedents.
The legal judgments of the Han Dynasty inherited the legal spirit of the Qin Dynasty. If there is a precedent to follow in a certain case, it will be judged according to the case.
For example, many of the rulings made by Zhang Shizhi back then have become precedents and the basis for current officials to decide cases.
Later, Dong Zhongshu used the Spring and Autumn Period to judge the prison and judge the justice according to the cases recorded in the Spring and Autumn Period, which also came from this.
Therefore, as soon as this case emerged, it immediately aroused public opinion.
Even, to a certain extent, it overshadowed the war ahead and became the focus of debate in the court.
Is human kindness greater than the law?
Or is the law above all else?
The Legalists fought with the heroes, Huang Lao, and the Confucians themselves refused to give up.
This is a battle of orthodoxy, a battle of ideas.
Public opinion was raging, and Liu Che watched from the side, feeling very anxious in his heart.
Because he knew that if this matter was not handled properly, it would turn into a Western Han Dynasty version of great etiquette, with the Niu and Li factions fighting.
Therefore, he cannot just sit back and ignore it, he must intervene in this matter and put an end to this controversy as soon as possible!
In his previous life, Liu Che had also heard about this case.
However, at that time, he was already far away in the river, so he did not have a deep impression of this. In addition, as time passed, his impression was somewhat blurred.
He only vaguely remembered that the case ended in peace.
But I can’t remember the specific process and method clearly.
That's why he wanted to consult his ministers.
Especially Zhang Tang, Ji An, Ning Cheng and Zhufu Yan.
Zhang Tang and Ning Cheng were from Legalist backgrounds, but unlike other Legalist ministers, these two were not fundamentalists. They were the kind of people who would cling to Legalist rigid concepts and refuse to change.
Especially Zhang Tang, the person who proposed the concept of Confucianism, Skin, Dharma and Bone, how could he be a word-picker?
As for Ji An, as a representative figure of the Huang-Lao sect, Liu Che also wanted to hear Ji An's views and opinions on this.
And Zhu Fuyan, who is always smart, may be able to think of a solution, but he may not be sure!
Zhang Tang looked at Liu Che. In fact, what he was most afraid of was that the prince would ask him this matter.
Not to mention a man of two hundred and fifty who came from the Marquis of Xiangping family, he was Chao Cuo's teacher. Zhang Hui was also helpless about this.
The law stipulates that the rebels are a clan.
This law is non-negotiable!
Otherwise, there is no need to pay a high price for rebellion.
Without deterrence, are these ambitious people still ready to take action?
However, if the law must be enforced, how could Ji Jia be wronged? How could Ji Xiangfu be wronged?
Doesn't this mean killing a good person indiscriminately?
It will also lead to the decline of social morality and loss of order.
Therefore, this matter is really difficult!
Regardless of whether human feelings are greater than the law or the law is greater than everything else, no matter how the judgment is decided, the final result may have a bad impact.
Zhang Tang took a deep breath.
Since the prince asked about this matter, he had to give an answer.
Because he represents the will of Legalism at this moment.
At this thought, Zhang Tang came out of the queue and kowtowed: "Going back to the family, Chen Tang thought that the law was established and could not be criticized. Ji Hui conspired to rebel, so he was cursed. The evidence was conclusive and he confessed. According to the law, he abandoned the city and his father was killed.
Although Jia, his brother Hui, his wife, and his clan members are unaware of this, there is nothing I can do about it since the law is like this!"
"How can a whole family cry when the whole world cries?" Ning Cheng also agreed: "Ji Hui is like this. He died unjustly. Although his clan framed him, compared with the safety of the world, the Ji clan can only be wronged!"
Ji An immediately came out and said: "My family, I object! Once this happens, in the future, people without a king and a father will be able to threaten the king's father. Then our Han family, which governs the world with filial piety, will become a laughing stock. The world will have filial sons and virtuous grandchildren."
, will be controlled by unfilial sons!"
Liu Che couldn't help but feel a little disappointed after hearing this.
Of course, he also knew that for this kind of thorny issue, especially this kind of legal issue, not to mention this era before the Christian era, even in later generations, it was the public opinion that the public was justified, and the mother-in-law was justified.
Liu Che then turned his last hope to his father Yan and Shang Rong, hoping that these two people could give him some inspiration.
At this time, the master's father stood up and worshiped: "My lord, I think that what the family order said about this case is indeed reasonable, and what Zhang Xingcao said is also reasonable..."
He looked at Liu Che and was extremely excited. After waiting for a long time, he finally found this familiar and proud occasion where he could display his abilities.
Only he, the proud man of the Long and Short Zongheng Sect, can come up with a solution to this matter!
He bowed his head and said: "I believe that the provisions of the law must be implemented. Otherwise, the ambitious people in the world will take advantage of this, which will bring disaster for a long time. Human relations, ethics and morals must not be ignored. I invite my family and report to the emperor, in accordance with
According to the law, the thief Ji Hui was treasonous and immoral. He abandoned the city and spread the word to the whole world. According to the law, his family was sentenced to death and deprived of their family property. However, thunder, rain and dew are all the kindness of the emperor. The emperor can kill people, and so on.
But for mercy outside the law, the family can ask His Majesty to show mercy outside the law. After ruling the Ji clan to be destroyed, he issued an edict to pardon his entire family's capital crimes and restored their titles as before. In this way, the dignity of the law was maintained, and the world's filial sons and virtuous grandchildren were
You don’t have to worry about it, it’s the best of both worlds!”
After Master Yan finished speaking, he prostrated himself deeply on the ground and said tremblingly: "The Fuwei family has made a clear decision!"
After listening to this, Liu Che's eyes lit up.
This method is really good!
"Why didn't I think of that?" Liu Che scratched his head and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. It was so embarrassing to the time traveler!
"It seems that I am bound by a fixed mindset..." Liu Che thought to himself.
He knew that he was over the top.
At this moment, after listening to Master Yan's words, his eyes suddenly became brighter.
Solving this matter this way is indeed the best way.
That is to say, the dignity of the law is maintained, and it does not lead to the existence of an evil example or a terrible thing like the case of the old lady falling in Nanjing.
So Liu Che stood up and bowed to his father: "You are so talented, I admire you so much!"
The master's father Yan hurriedly bowed back: "I dare not, it is my duty to die for my family!"
But my heart was filled with excitement and happiness.
What is exciting is that for so long, I have been watching Zhang Tang and others flourish, and even rising stars Shang Rong, Yi Zong, Yang Yi and others are riding on his head.
This has put Master Fu Yan under great psychological pressure for a long time.
This time, he finally proved himself in front of the prince, proving that his father-in-law was not just a soy sauce person, and that his father-in-law was no less a hero than Ji An, Zhang Tang and others!
Zhu Fuyan believes that this is just the beginning.
In the future, he will use more facts to prove that the family was right in choosing him!
As the master of his father Yan, he must achieve great success and return to his hometown in glory, so that those who looked down on him and insulted him in the past will know that he is a figure like Su Qin or Zhang Yi, who is destined to leave a name in history and be famous throughout the ages!
The reason for his happiness is that his family condescended to him and worshiped him just because of his words.
How could his father be so virtuous?
Surprisingly, the crown prince, the future emperor, will treat you as a scholar of the country!
"I will repay you as a soldier of the country!" Master Yan swore secretly in his heart!
Liu Che said with a smile: "I have already known that you are a great talent. However, I have never expected that you can be so quick-witted. I am worthy of this tribute!"
Of course Liu Che knew that if you want to employ people, you have to be willing to spend money, and you have to give talents a good treatment and corresponding status.
The ancients recruited talents, undressed them, and promoted food to them.
Wu Qi sucked the pus from his soldiers.
It's all a strategy to win people's hearts.
And he has to do better than those people, so that his officials can work hard for his ambition and ambition and die exhausted.
Therefore, Liu Che solemnly bowed again: "In our Han family system, merit must be rewarded and demerits must be punished, so that meritorious ministers will not sigh. From now on, I will worship you as the family magistrate, with a rank of eight hundred stones.
I will give you fifty pieces of gold, a hundred bolts of silk, and give you a son to be your husband to reward your merits!"
As soon as Liu Che said these words, the other five people were shocked.
It is a fact that the master’s father Yan has meritorious service!
But is it worth such a generous reward?
He gets a promotion and a raise and also has a cute son. This is a reward for defeating the general and capturing the flag!
But no one would object.
Everyone was thinking quietly in their hearts: "Master Fuyan has such merit, and he is so highly rewarded. If I wait until I make meritorious service in the future, I can use this as an example... Hehe..."
Everyone was suddenly full of energy and energy.
There is nothing in this world that can inspire people and boost morale more than a generous reward.
Even large groups in later generations use shares and dividends to motivate department heads?
Liu Che looked at the reactions of the ministers and nodded inwardly.
This can be regarded as a test of buying bones for a thousand dollars!
The most important thing is that Liu Che has a lot to do, and each one is more difficult than the last.
If you don't reward your officials generously, it's inevitable that some will become slack.
Only sufficient incentives can inspire the fighting spirit of the ministers and make them willing to sacrifice their lives for themselves.
If he can finally realize his ambition of opening the Great Navigation Talent Tree, sweeping the Huns, dominating Central Asia, and colonizing India, Liu Che will not hesitate to serve as a meritorious minister in India and Central Asia, and break the earth to become a king!
Just like the rulers of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Liu Che has always believed that the main reason why it was difficult to expand China's territory later and no longer developed as rapidly as in Zhou Dynasty was because of insufficient motivation.
The Western Zhou Dynasty enfeoffed feudal lords, such as Chu, Wu, and Yue, who were all enfeoffed in barbarian lands.
Today, hundreds of years later, the barbarians are now China.
Although the Western Zhou Dynasty fell, Hua Xia will not be destroyed and China will last forever.
Therefore, meritorious ministers and generals were enfeoffed to colonize Central Asia and India and even on the grasslands.
Thousands of years later, the Han Dynasty may be gone, but China will last forever, and Chinese civilization will never fall!
Of course, mainland China will never be enfeoffed.
Just like the current Han Dynasty, other places can be enfeoffed as Chehou, but in Guanzhong, the soil will never be broken!
In this way, we can at least ensure that the mainland will not be divided!
However, he would not talk about this matter casually.
At least they will not be used until they defeat the Huns and manage the Western Regions to inspire the fighting spirit of the soldiers and boost their morale.
Thinking of this, Liu Che stood up and said to his father: "This policy was proposed by you, and I don't take any credit from you. You are right here, writing the memorial, and then I will order Chen to report it to the emperor!"
Liu Che doesn't want to be in this limelight.
It’s better to let the master and father take the lead! (To be continued...)
