The first thousand five hundred and ninety-six chapters will never be the crime of speech
As Li Qi was secretly escorted back to Beijing, what he did in Daming Mansion also spread throughout the capital, and the people were very conflicted about this.?
On the one hand, they hope that Li Qi will be punished. This is because the people are very yearning for the legal era. If the Second Court dares to judge even the Privy Council, it will be enough to prove the strength of the Second Court, and the Second Court is the backer of the people, so the Second Court
The stronger the hospital is, the happier the people will be.
But on the other hand, the people in Tokyo did not want to see Li Qi imprisoned, because Li Qi was respected as the Prime Minister of the country, and because of the original defense battle of Kaifeng Mansion, he suddenly became a great hero in the eyes of the Tokyo people.
I hope my hero goes to jail.
Others were very surprised, because in the minds of many people, it is very normal and reasonable for officials to beat people. This is an era of weak and strong, so they treat Li Qi
I was very shocked to receive such a severe punishment, which is not normal.
Has Li Qi fallen out of favor?
Soon, the Song Dynasty Times Magazine reported the entire incident truthfully, without favoritism on either side.
Cai Jing has not met Li Qi yet. He got the news from Liu Yunxi, Ma Qiao, and the Judicial Yuan who followed Li Qi back to Beijing.
At this time, the whole of Tokyo was once again plunged into a war of public opinion.
Of course, the scholar-bureaucrats criticized Li Qi very fiercely. Lu Changqing was also very famous in Tokyo and had many friends here.
But at the same time, there are many people who are complaining for Li Qi. This is Tokyo, not Damingfu. The people here are very supportive of Li Qi, whether they are businessmen or scholars. Of course, there are many, many women who are complaining for Li Qi.
Having said that, Li Qi has always been such a controversial figure. Some people love him so much that they risk their lives. Others hate him so much that they gnash their teeth. Every move he makes will cause a huge reaction.
This is influence.
Since this matter had been thoroughly investigated and could not have been more clear, Li Qi had to be treated specially because he was the privy envoy, so there was a second trial.
The Judicial Yuan filed a lawsuit against Dali Temple on the second day after Li Qi arrived in Beijing.
Dali Temple also quickly issued a sentence of imprisonment for half a month, a fine of half a year's salary, and a one-month dismissal, which will be implemented on the same day.
As soon as this news came out, the scholar-bureaucrats were happy, but the common people did not have much resistance, nor did they make the city full of trouble. Just like last time, they went on strike collectively to protest.
Because from the perspective of Li Qi hitting people for no reason, Li Qi really deserves it. There is nothing to say about it. Even if Lu Changqing does something wrong, it is not your Privy Council’s turn to take care of it. And you beat people at every turn.
This is even more your fault. Dali Temple gave a fair punishment, which made the people feel very happy.
However, on the day when the verdict came out, almost all the wealthy businessmen in Bianliang rushed to the Commerce Bureau. They came to the Commerce Bureau this time not for any business. They wanted to know what was going on and what happened.
It was not political reasons that led to Li Qi being imprisoned.
This also fully reflects the people's distrust of the law. Because they feel that the law is under the officials, and the officials are the greatest, so they will not believe that Li Qi was only imprisoned for beating people. They all
I thought Li Qi must have failed in his political struggle, which led to all this.
This Li Qi is the banner of businessmen in the government. If Li Qi has a disturbance, the business world will also be shaken.
Bai Qiannuo tried to convince them that Li Qi had broken the law and must be punished, and it had nothing to do with anything else. He almost finished talking and persuaded them to leave. However, Bai Qiannuo's words alone still
It is difficult to dispel their doubts.
As usual, you can never expect Li Qi to show up at the cusp of the storm, but this time the people understand Li Qi very well, because Li Qi is in jail, and you want him to come out and give an explanation, which is a bit too much.
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But Li Qi is really a crow's mouth. When Wang Zhongling was detained in the hut of the Ministry of Punishment, he once said with a smile that he would come to live here. Now, Li Gang fulfilled his wish. The difference is that before he was in the Ministry of Punishment, but now
It's the Judicial Yuan.
Of course, their moods were also different. Wang Zhongling was so depressed that he almost hanged himself, but Master Li's inner qualities were very strong.
I saw him sitting at a small table. There was a small hot pot on the table. It was steaming hot. It was an authentic dog meat hot pot. Now because of Li Zhengxi's existence, eating dog meat is strictly prohibited in his family. However, the weather is still relatively cold now, so it is just right to eat it.
The best time to eat dog meat is to nourish the kidneys and yang.
I saw Li Qi holding a piece of red dog meat and putting it into his mouth, shaking his mouth a few times. It was really fragrant, salty and slightly spicy, and it made his body scalding hot. It was indescribably comfortable.
This is not like being in jail, you are clearly enjoying life!
What a wonderful word for "huang".
If those scholar-bureaucrats saw it, they would be so angry that they would faint.
Just as Li Qi was enjoying his meal, a high-pitched voice suddenly came from outside, "The Emperor has arrived."
"Whoa!"
Li Qi was frightened and jumped up suddenly. Why is the emperor here? What should I do? What should I do? If the emperor sees this scene, then - that's okay.
He quickly put the bowls and chopsticks under the bed, and looked around while holding the hot pot. He couldn't help scolding his mother, "Li Gang, you are so stingy. It will kill me if you give me more furniture. This is a house with only four walls, and I can't even hide a small pot."
Just when he was panicking, Zhao Kai's voice came from outside, "Stop hiding it. I smelled your Golden Knife Chef King's cooking skills as soon as I entered the Judicial Court."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened.
Li Qi was holding the hot pot and stared blankly at Zhao Kai standing in front of the door, completely embarrassed.
"Bring me a pair of bowls and chopsticks."
Zhao Kai gave instructions, then walked in, sat opposite Li Qi, looked at Li Qi curiously and said, "Don't you feel hot?"
"Ouch."
After coming back to his senses, Li Qi felt that his skin was almost scorched. He quickly put the hot pot down, touched his earlobe, and saluted: "The criminal Li Qi is here to see the emperor."
Zhao Kai stretched out his hand and said: "No courtesy. Sit down."
Soon, the bowl and chopsticks were delivered.
Zhao Kai waved his hand and the servants immediately retreated.
Li Qi sat down and said humbly: "Your Majesty, why are you here?"
Zhao Kai smiled half-heartedly and said, "I'm here to see if the Judicial Yuan is really enforcing the law strictly."
"Uh... Actually, Your Majesty, what you saw just now was all an illusion. The truth is that Wei Chen calculated it yesterday and expected that the Emperor would come to make a sudden inspection, so he begged grandpa to tell grandma about the hot pot.
We are getting ready to welcome the emperor. The money for the hot pot was paid by Wei Chen, and Wei Chen dares to swear by the hot pot."
Li Qi himself didn’t believe what he said!
Zhao Kai snorted and said: "Don't do this to me. I haven't eaten a piece of this dog meat yet. Oh, you just put the charge of favoritism and malpractice on my head. You really
Cunning, at least you have to wait until I eat it."
Li Qi opened his eyes and then said with a smile: "Yes, yes, your Majesty, please enjoy."
Zhao Kai actually picked up a piece of dog meat, put it in his mouth, nodded frequently and said: "Your cooking skills have not deteriorated at all. This dog meat hot pot tastes really delicious."
After saying that, he put down his chopsticks and said seriously: "Actually, you don't need to hide it. Not only will I not blame you, but I also have to say thank you. I just---I have wronged you."
It's good that you know. Li Qi sighed and said with a grimace: "It's not wrong at all, it's just a bit cold and a bit boring. It would be best if we could get two singing girls to help Wei Chen warm the bed.
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Zhao Kai laughed and said: "You really dare to say that. Nowadays, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty are talking about prostitutes. Don't think too much about it. Even I am trembling now. Recently, I have removed the prostitutes in the palace.
It has been reduced by 30%. Now my princes and concubines have no court prostitutes. Even the court prostitutes around my father are only four or five, and they still stay with him as concubines. They are now the queen's harem.
Came and left some."
"so serious?"
Li Qi said with a hint of surprise.
Zhao Kai gave a bitter smile and said: "You think those scholar-bureaucrats are easy to mess with. If I don't set an example, they will definitely take me as an example. There are only two of us here, and I won't hide it from you. In fact, at the beginning, it was announced that women
When I was protecting the law, I was also very scared. I really had no choice. Now the Song Dynasty really needs women to promote production. Now because of you, I have a very good reason. I have to say that what you did is really great.
It's so beautiful. When I learned about this, I was so happy that I couldn't sleep all night."
Li Qi said hey: "The emperor has rewarded you. This is all Lu Changqing's credit. If he hadn't been so arrogant, I wouldn't have been able to go to his house and slap him."
"Don't be so modest. No praise can be overstated for you." Zhao Kai waved his hand and said, "But there is one thing that I am very curious about."
Li Qidao: "The emperor is referring to whether I planned this or did it happen by chance?"
Zhao Kai nodded.
Li Qidao: "This is really a coincidence. In fact, at the beginning, I had no intention of coming forward. To be honest with the emperor, I was also afraid of offending the scholar-bureaucrats in the world. I just felt a little unhappy. But when I saw Lu Changqing beat up the government official,
The slap suddenly woke me up. Your Majesty, you also know that with the popularization of the new law, the interests of the scholar-officials will be harmed in many ways. Take the status of businessmen as an example, the scholar-officials will definitely feel panic. This battle is
There is no way to avoid it. If this is the case, then what should I be afraid of? I remember that when Shang Yang reformed and advocated the legal system, he used a piece of wood. I am not as good as him, so I can only replace the piece of wood with myself."
Zhao Kai smiled and said: "You are right. It is difficult to teach scholar-bureaucrats a lesson in our dynasty. Even Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Cai You and others did not dare to go against scholar-bureaucrats. But if the enemy of scholar-bureaucrats is the Privy Councilor
, that’s another story, as long as I make a bowl of water even, I will have a good reason to punish them.”
Speaking of this, he suddenly sighed softly and said: "Actually, I don't want to. You often say that everything has two sides. It would be wrong to say this. The prevalence of literati is a major feature of our dynasty and has not been the same in all dynasties.
On a par with this, these knowledgeable and educated people also made great contributions to the Song Dynasty.
However, the power of the literati is too strong now, and they have also lost their most precious integrity and blindly pursued a luxurious and luxurious life. In fact, the law of our court has already stipulated that the prime minister can only keep eight private prostitutes, but there are many
There are hundreds of private prostitutes in the homes of scholar-bureaucrats, and the number of private prostitutes in Cai You's family has reached more than a thousand. It can be imagined how luxurious their lives are. I wonder if this kind of literati has the foundation of the country.
, what future does our Song Dynasty have?"
Li Qi nodded and said solemnly: "The emperor is right. Today's scholar-bureaucrats have changed beyond recognition. They have occupied a lot of the country's resources by relying on the generous treatment given by the court. But their contribution to the country is really too little.
, every year, the scholar-bureaucrat family evades and evades countless taxes, and this part of the tax falls entirely on the heads of the people, which is extremely detrimental to the country and the people, and most of the scholar-bureaucrats are officials, and they are directly involved in politics.
People, the imperial court has nothing to do with them. By the way, I wonder what the emperor plans to do?"
Zhao Kai smiled calmly and said: "This is indeed very difficult, but I think. No matter how difficult it is, it is not as difficult as the Jin Kingdom. Since we have already started, I do not intend to stop easily. If the scholar-bureaucrats are still unwilling to bow their heads this time, I will
Let’s cut off all their heads.”
Zhao Kai's words were an understatement, but they also showed his determination.
But having said that, is this scholar-official really the source of all evil?
The answer is no.
The scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty were the most powerful scholar-bureaucrats. Song Taizu did not kill the scholar-bureaucrats, which resulted in an extremely enlightened dynasty. He made outstanding contributions to the entire society, whether it was government affairs, commerce, industry, agriculture, etc.
So people say that the Song Dynasty was the most prosperous period of Han culture.
This is not an exaggeration at all.
No one can erase the contribution this scholar-official made to the country.
However, times are changing, and so are the scholar-bureaucrats themselves.
During the reign of Song Huizong, Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Cai You and other treacherous officials were appointed. These people, including Song Huizong himself, were very greedy for pleasure, and they were the leaders of the scholar-bureaucrats. With their appearance, Shilin
The climate has gradually changed.
There were also many shameless people among the scholar-officials who tried to enter the power system of the ruling group and catered to the authoritarian political consciousness of the authorities. As time went by, the scholar-official class began to become very corrupt and fell deeper and deeper into the trap.
Let’s just say that the Cai family, the first scholar-bureaucrat family at that time, and the onion shredders in Cai Jing’s mansion were all divided into groups. Since it is a "group", then each group must have at least ten people. In other words, this is the onion chopping unit.
It takes ten people to cut it. No one who has ever lived in this life dares to imagine it. When the younger brothers see the boss doing this, they will definitely follow suit.
All the meals were served in gold and silver bowls, and a dozen or so singing prostitutes were kneeling on the ground to serve them with delicacies. The family had thousands of acres of fertile land, and most importantly, they did not pay taxes. This extravagant atmosphere had already enveloped the world during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty.
During the Song Dynasty, scholar-bureaucrats began to indulge in it.
Since the laws at that time were not strict enough and scholar-officials could not be killed, the scholar-officials became very arrogant, domineering and emboldened, completing the transition from an intellectual to a bureaucracy.
It is conceivable that once you are addicted to this kind of life and are slightly oppressed, this psychological defense will immediately collapse. This is why in history, when the Jin soldiers came, many people chose to humiliate themselves and seek peace. Because those
The scholar-bureaucrats have all lost their moral integrity, become greedy for life and afraid of death, and have no bottom line at all.
Of course, there is still no shortage of righteous people among them, but these opinions are controlled by those powerful scholar-bureaucrat families. It is difficult for those with backbone and integrity to get ahead. Historically, Song Huizong and Song Qinzong both chose to escape or humiliate themselves and sue for peace.
This is evident because those powerful scholar-bureaucrats encouraged the emperor to sue for peace or flee.
Zhao Kai is not his father, he is very ambitious, and he does not want to go against scholars, but there is no other way now. If you people are doing this, then what great achievements can I expect to make? At that time,
In this coup, he killed a large number of scholar-bureaucrats. He had trampled on Taizu's last words, but he did not put an end to this unhealthy trend because it was for political purposes and was not aimed at the scholar-bureaucrats. Therefore, there are still many
Scholar-officials are greedy for pleasure, arrogant and domineering, and are arrogant.
However, now that Zhao Kai has embarked on the road of ruling the country by law, a battle with the scholar-bureaucrats is even more inevitable. Rule the country by law, excluding the emperor. After all, this is a feudal society, and the emperor is still supreme. However,
At least be fair to other people. Why don't you, the scholar-officials, impose the death penalty on murderers? The rest of the people must die, either none or all.
There are also many rights and interests. The emergence of the Legislative Yuan itself will have a very big impact on the scholar-officials group. Conflicts will break out sooner or later. Either the law is subordinate to the scholar-officials, or the scholar-officials are subordinate to the law. Someone has to bow his head.
Zhao Kai and Li Qi knew this very well, so Zhao Kai did not hesitate to use a butcher's knife to force the scholar-bureaucrats to bow their heads.
Li Qi rubbed his face vigorously, feeling very conflicted in his heart. Once he picked up the butcher's knife, he might get out of control. He reminded: "But Your Majesty, this is also true for us. If we go beyond this, we will be wrong."
Zhao Kai nodded and said: "I understand that I am only targeting those scholar-bureaucrats who are lawless and arrogant. With these people here, it will be difficult for me to move forward. If I don't kill them as a warning, it will be difficult to change this trend. But at the same time, I also
We decided to go all out to promote reading. Why were the scholar-officials so arrogant? In the final analysis, there were too few scholars, and scholars must be used to govern the country. If all the people in the Song Dynasty recited poems and wrote lyrics, the scholar-officials would have defeated themselves.
I have decided to add another one million yuan to comprehensively popularize education, whether it is among the people or the army. At the same time, we also encourage private schools to open colleges. All colleges that are opened will be tax-free, and the court will also provide certain assistance. In addition, I also plan to let the Legislative Yuan say
It stipulated that the unwritten law of not killing scholar-bureaucrats was officially abolished, and a law was also promulgated that never judge crimes based on speech. This law will be with the Legislative Yuan. If anyone dares to abolish this law in the future, all people can do so.
Crush it."
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