With this in mind, the three of them often get together to discuss this matter, but usually at night. During the day, they all have their own important things to worry about, and they can only finish what they are doing.
After the incident, we could be together. Pang Tong was responsible for the general ideas. After all, it was his attention to compile the new laws. Man Chong was responsible for some specific contents. In this regard, he was still very good. Lu Su could only help
They fix the leaks.
Man Chong and Pang Tong often quarreled. At this time, Lu Su could persuade them to stop. Without Lu Su, I am afraid that Pang Tong would have been kicked out of the mansion by Man Chong. He sat in the study and looked at the arguments in front of him with red faces.
Lu Su was also helpless. The two people had different ideas, which made them always quarreling. On the formulation of some criminal laws and even some legal ideas, they would have a big fight and no one could be convinced.
who.
The most likely place for them to quarrel was in civil affairs and trade. Pang Tong wanted to formulate new laws to protect the legitimate rights and interests of merchants and wealthy families. For example, officials had no right to seize the wealth of wealthy families and were not allowed to be executed directly. They needed to go through
In the review, officials should not make things difficult for merchants without any reason. He still wanted to use laws to limit the officials' restrictions on wealthy families and the oppression of merchants and their like.
Man Chong disagreed. Why should these so-called powerful families be protected by laws? The law should serve the emperor. It should be added that the powerful families must not disobey any orders of the temple, and merchants must obey any officials.
s arrangement.
They were quarreling endlessly, but Lu Su could see clearly that one wanted to use the law to consolidate the royal power, and the other wanted to use the law to restrict it. There was absolutely no way for these two people to cooperate. However, Man Chong's idea has been around since ancient times.
Yes, as for Pang Tong, he felt strange. The law has always protected temples, so why do you always mention those wealthy families? This made Lu Su a little confused.
During this quarrel, other aspects of the new law were gradually written by them, and the points where they had different opinions were all left blank. When Liu Xi's letter arrived at Tingwei's mansion, Man Chong
Without hesitation, he truthfully wrote down the matter of Pang Tong's visit to him, as well as other disputes with Pang Tong, and handed them to the emperor.
The emperor looked at Man Chong's letter, squinted his eyes, read it for a long time, and ignored it.
"I'm telling you! If you dare to submit what you wrote!! The emperor will chop off your head immediately!!" Man Chong roared at Pang Tong, who frowned and looked gloomy, "Press
From your point of view, the law is all on the side of the temple. If the officials are doing good, that's fine, but if they are those who oppress good people, wouldn't there be no restrictions?" Pang Tong asked back, but he ignored Man Chong's roar.
, directly picked up the documents on the case.
"Forget it, forget it, if I'm with you, I won't be able to finish editing in my life... That's it!" Pang Tong said coldly, turned around and was about to leave. Lu Su quickly stood up and said: "Shi Yuan
Ah, don't worry... Bonin just wanted to make the law more perfect. The people of the Han Dynasty should be protected, but today's merchants, who deceive the superiors and conceal the inferiors, should also be treated as such.
There are restrictions. The laws issued by the temple cannot tie the hands and feet of our own officials, right?"
"I have never thought about binding anyone. The officials only have knives in their hands, naked knives. They can chop whoever they want. I want to add a sheath to them so that they can think and draw the knife. time..."
Man Chong was silent for a moment, and then said: "In that case, we will add your scabbard, and my rope will also be added. You said you want to protect the people of the world, no matter who they are. I agree with this, but We must also impose restrictions on those wealthy merchants and cannot let them go... What do you think?" Pang Tong hesitated for a moment, turned his head, looked at Man Chong in front of him, and sat down slowly.
"During the period of Emperor Xiaohuan, many powerful people were inexplicably executed... The whole family was not spared any chickens or dogs. As for their crimes, they were all about being close to eunuchs or bullying the people. They said they were bullying the people. They were indeed There is such a behavior, forcibly using the cattle in the pavilion on their own farmland, leaving the people with no cattle to use... Is such a crime a crime that should be punished by the clan? "
"Don't mention the past, let's talk about the present. Manjun went to Jingzhou and almost bloodbathed the powerful families in Jingzhou. Manjun, do these people really commit such a big crime? Even women and children have to bear it?"
"The law is in Yangzhou, forcibly seizing the property of the powerful, forcing them, and killing them... Many capable ministers, after arriving at the place, the first thing they do is to deal with the local powerful... Is there no good people among the powerful in the world?"
Pang Tong asked.
Man Chong shook his head and said: "Those who died were those who violated Han law, and they deserved their death. When they committed evil, they should have thought about such a day..."
"So, Lord Manchu feels that they should not be powerful people, but common people at the bottom. If they were farmers at the bottom, Lord Manchu would not be like this, right?" Pang Tong laughed and asked again: "Then, do you dare to ask Lord Manchu? , the people work hard, for what reason, the emperor appoints talented people to govern the world, what do they seek? Isn't it just to make the people rich? The hard-working people have become powerful and have countless cultivated lands... just because of their status , won’t you protect it?”
Man Chong narrowed his eyes and said: "The foundation of the Han Dynasty is the people, not them. It is our duty to be loyal to the emperor and protect the people."
"That's not right!! No matter the powerful or the merchants, they are all the people of my Han Dynasty. Are only farmers the people??" Pang Tong said angrily: "Manjun, if you are not blind, take a good look at this world, the world today. , powerful people own the best land, and their grain production is the basis of the national treasury. Merchants go around doing business and transporting wealth from other places back to the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty has built roads and dug canals over the years. You tell me, business taxes account for How many ingredients???”
"But today's powerful people use slaves to cultivate tea, herbal medicine, cotton, etc., and weave them. Merchants transport these to various places, even overseas. Manjun, are these people not important?" As for the rich families, how many percent of the officials in the temples are from the rich families? If you don’t protect them, haha, who do you want the emperor to appoint in the future? Use those farmers who are farming?!?"
Man Chong was furious and said: "Imaginary words!! How can a poor family not have talented people?!"
"You are the one who is arrogant! Could it be that these wealthy people were born to be wealthy? They also came from poor families!!"
The two of them stared at each other with their eyes widened, but said nothing.
"Manjun, since it is the law of the Han Dynasty, it should protect the people. As we have discussed, we have protected women, children, the elderly, and even soldiers, so why should we bypass the merchants, powerful people, and big families? They are also the people of the Han Dynasty...
"You should think about it again!" Pang Tong said, looked at Lu Su again, and said with a smile: "That's it for today. I'm tired, so I'm going back!"
Lu Su nodded towards him, and Pang Tong left. Lu Su was also about to leave, but Man Chong stopped him. Man Chong seemed to be thinking, and asked: "Lu Jun thought, he said
Do these make sense?"
Lu Su squinted his eyes, thought for a moment, and then said: "Of course it makes sense, but it doesn't matter what we said..." Lu Su smiled, glanced at the palace, Man Chong was stunned,
Then he smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, it is useless for us to argue here. Whether it is reasonable or not, we don't care..." Lu Su raised his hand towards Man Chong, and then
Leave.
Only Man Chong was left, looking blankly at the night and falling into deep thoughts.
On the day Yuan Shao was killed, he refused the emperor's edict for the first time, and now, he also thought of the same problem. The law can restrict merchants and wealthy families, but if... forget it,
never mind.
...
Hua Xiong returned to the mansion. Dong Bai was cooking. Looking at Hua Xiong, he shouted with some joy: "You're back?"
Hua Xiong grinned, nodded, and sat directly in the front yard, squinting his eyes and enjoying the sunshine. Dong Bai suddenly asked: "Why are you leaving in such a hurry today? By the way, you didn't leave those documents in
Where? But it was sent to the waiting room??" Hua Xiong snorted and said with some displeasure: "I'm not a child, how could I lose it??"
He closed his eyes and sat quietly in the front yard. Dong Bai was cooking. These days, he gradually got used to being around Dong Bai. However, he still had no feelings for Dong Bai. Maybe,
Keeping her was more to repay Dong Zhuo's kindness. Hua Xiong didn't have much thought about her personally. Dong Bai was different. The more she was with Hua Xiong, the more she felt towards the old man.
favorite.
Hua Xiong was not good-looking. At least, the husband originally chosen by the Dong family for her was much better than Hua Xiong. Likewise, Hua Xiong could not win a girl's heart. There might be no difference between men and women in his eyes.
All day long, he always sat under the shade of a tree, drank wine, and talked nonsense. One moment he said that he had defeated Guan Yu and defeated the enemy with one move, and the next moment he said that he had read a lot of books and read all the classics.
But for some reason, Hua Xiong still attracted her. If at first, she came here just to escape from the Dong family and have a place to live, but now, she still wants to stay with Hua Xiong, that drunken man.
This man, he is a hero. He fought all over the country and was bruised and bruised, but he never told any stories about these injuries. This man, he was a shy man. Whenever Dong Bai took off his clothes,
When it was time to wash his clothes, he would always hide under the quilt with only his head exposed.
My eyes widened and I asked from time to time: "Are you okay??"
Similarly, he was very kind. Dong Bai had no intention of knowing that he had donated all his property to Jimin Mansion without leaving his name.
His life was very difficult. He was the youngest in the family. Close relatives passed away, leaving him alone. As of today, he is still so lonely and often talks to his sword.
This is an old man who has not grown up.
Dong Bai looked at Hua Xiong who was playing with the ants on the ground in the distance. He smiled infatuatedly and felt very sad in his heart. Hua Xiong ignored this and concentrated on playing with the ants on the ground. At this moment, suddenly outside the door
There was a knock on the door, and as soon as Hua Xiong turned his head, Dong Bai immediately stepped forward and opened the door. Dong Bai was about to speak, but he was suddenly stunned, his face gradually solidified, and there were three people standing outside the door.
The one standing in the middle is her cousin, Dong Xian.
Dong Xian looked at her angrily, but held back the anger in his heart and said, "It's time for you to go back..." Behind him stood two slaves. One of them was about to speak, but the other quickly stopped him.
He, in the distance, Hua Xiong gradually stood up and walked in front of them lazily. Dong Xian quickly saluted and said: "Greetings to Mr. Hua! I am Zixian of the Dong family, and I am here to bring back my sisters."
Hua Xiong looked at him and looked at Dong Bai beside him.
Dong Bai was speechless. He raised his head and looked at him silently, his whole body trembling slightly.