Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 814: Extra 2

Chapter 814 Extra 2

I remember that once upon a time, whenever someone proposed to use troops externally, nine out of ten ministers in the court would oppose it. At that time, the entire Song Dynasty's grand strategy was to move inward, and the same was true at the ideological level, almost losing the external foreign policy of the Han and Tang Dynasties. The ambition to expand.

But now this situation has obviously changed. They have just captured Xixia and Yunzhou, and are about to start using troops against the south again.

The ministers did not oppose it, but supported it. It can be seen that this is actually related to the national strength. In the past, I tolerated it as long as I could. I have no money in my pocket and I am afraid of doing anything. Now my pocket is bulging. You Try jumping again.

From a strategic perspective, since we are heading towards imperial hegemony, this war cannot be stopped easily and must expand externally.

For example, in the early Han and Tang Dynasties, there were no wars in any year.

Of course, the main purpose of using troops in the south was to confuse the Liao Kingdom, and secondly to weaken the Li Dynasty.

We also had to set up suspicions against the Liao State to make the Liao State believe that tax currency was the main reason for the growth of the Song Dynasty's national power.

Three divisions.

"We have already studied it. It is not difficult to issue tax coins in Xiongzhou and other places, because shipping can directly reach our border with Liao Kingdom, and Jiangnan and Fuguang are also using tax coins, so we Part of the military salary can be converted into tax coins, and then merchants can be attracted to send food to the border by sea. I have also discussed with the three major Jieku shops, and they will go to the local area to set up Jieku shops to facilitate the use of tax coins by soldiers."

Xue Xiang said to Wang Anshi.

Wang Anshi nodded and asked Lu Huiqing on the side: "What is the current situation of shipping?"

Lu Huiqing replied: "Last year, the grain transported to Dengzhou from Fuguang, Champa and other places reached 100,000 dan, which was doubled from the previous year. The loss is currently only 10%, but it is relatively large. Compared with the loss of the canal, this cost is at least 40% lower, because sea transportation mainly relies on wind power.

That is our expectation that maritime trade will grow further if the imperial court decides to support Champa and attack the Li Dynasty. ”

The most happy thing about using troops against the South is maritime merchants. In the end, it is in the name of supporting Champa, but to support Champa, land is not feasible, so the only way is to go to sea. Once the court spends money on sea , maritime trade will inevitably become prosperous.

Wang Anshi asked: "Have the major transportation groups under the Business Administration established their own seagoing fleets?"

Lu Huiqing shook her head and said, "Not yet."

"Why?" Wang Anshi asked in surprise.

Lu Huiqing said sarcastically: "Because these transportation groups still mainly supply the capital, but the capital is not close to the sea. Even if it is transported to Dengzhou, it has to be transported to the capital through the river. The distance is not much closer. Loss cannot be reduced.

Moreover, sea transportation relies on the wind. There are fixed dates for traveling south and north every year, but the supply from the capital cannot be lost, so currently, all those on the sea are merchants. ”

Wang Anshi said: "In fact, the transportation group can also use money to cooperate with those maritime merchants to prepare for the future."

Lu Huiqing nodded and said, "Students understand."

At this moment, Deng Wan suddenly walked into the house, "Ms. Wang, Third Secretary, Lu Shangshu, I have just received news that Chen Zhihua, the magistrate of Haimen County, has been accused of concealing the death of his father."

Wang Anshi frowned upon hearing this.

Lu Huiqing asked: "Who can sue?"

Deng Wan said: "It was the Yangzhou Procuratorate that received the report."

Legislative Council.

“As tax coins become more and more popular, some cases of counterfeit tax coins have also been reported from various places. Although they are all shoddily made, they can only deceive some ignorant villagers, but this situation cannot be allowed to continue to spread.”

Fu Bi said slowly.

Sima Guang said: "Currently, counterfeiting tax coins is punishable by death, but judging from the situation in various places, those people are desperadoes, and the death penalty cannot have a deterrent effect on them.

We should control those wealthy businessmen with wealth. ”

Fu Bi asked: "How to control it?"

Sima Guangdao: "The ink and paper used to print tax coins are different from those we usually use, and ordinary people cannot use them. We can ask businessmen in this field to register the customers who purchase them. Otherwise, we will We need to hold them accountable, provide heavy rewards to those who report, and require the Department of Taxation and the Department of Security to conduct strict investigations in this area, so that we can effectively crack down."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Do you want to be so cruel?"

Fu Bi smiled slightly and said, "Aren't there other considerations?"

"Other. Oh, I see."

Zhang Fei suddenly realized.

This is also to confuse the Liao Kingdom.

After discussing the payment of tax coins, Fu Bi added: "In addition, there is another matter that I would like to seek your advice on, which is the issue of Xixia writing. A letter came from the imperial court of Xingqing Prefecture asking about local legislation. Yes, do you have the right to decide which text to use?"

Wen Yanbo immediately said: "There is no longer a Jizhou system in our dynasty. There is only public security, procuratorate, and law. The books are written in the same language, and the cars are on the same track. This is inevitable.

Moreover, the reason why Xixia created writing in the first place was to be on an equal footing with my country and Liao. This must be abolished. Such matters must also be decided by the court. ”

Sima Guangdao: "Of course this matter must be decided by the court, but I think we should be cautious whether to abolish the legislation, because Buddhism is prevalent in Tubo, Xihe, Xixia and other places, and as far as I know, there are ten Buddhist temples in the local area. Eighty-nine times, the Western Xia script is used. If this is abolished rashly, I am afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among the local monks."

Wen Yanbo said: "Xixia promotes Xixia writing through Buddhist temples."

Sima Guang said: "But this has become a reality."

"It is also because of this that I dare not make a rash decision."

Fu Bi nodded slightly, "But a specific bill must be given on this matter, because we will encounter similar situations in the future."

While speaking, he turned his head and looked at Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei said: "I agree with Wen Gong's writings and cars running on the same track, but I don't want to adopt the Qin Dynasty's approach. I don't think it is necessary.

The reason why the Qin Dynasty was so violent was because its culture was not superior to the other six countries, and the Qin Dynasty was a completely violent conquest, so if we didn't do this, the Qin Dynasty's system might be backlashed by the six countries. Legalism would solve the problem forever. There is only one path.

But we in the Song Dynasty do not need it at all. Take Xihe as an example. The local businessmen are all learning Chinese characters and using Chinese characters. No one uses Xixia characters anymore, because they cannot make contracts independently without using Chinese characters. In terms of trade, we Han people dominate, and it is impossible for Han people to learn Xixia writing.

The imperial court only needs to determine the official script and official language. The reason is to facilitate everyone's trade and resolve disputes. There is no need to legislate to abolish the Xixia script. It doesn't take much thinking to know that fewer and fewer people will use it and it will no longer be used. In a few years, Xixia writing will disappear. ”

Sima Guang also nodded and said: "I agree with Zhang San's words. In fact, the Xixia characters are only more than 5,000, which is less than one-tenth of the Chinese characters. Moreover, they were created after imitating Chinese characters. Sooner or later they will be replaced. At that time, we can also gradually popularize it through professional colleges. As long as the official language and official script are clear, that will be enough."

Wen Yanbo said: "Although what you two said makes sense, it is limited to the cultural aspect and does not take into account the political aspect. The Qin State's books are in the same text and the carriages are in the same track to avoid the resurgence of the Six Kingdoms. The same is true for Xixia, and the Xixia writing If it continues to exist, it will be like the ghost of Xixia that has been wandering in the Hetao area. Although the writing is harmless, it will inevitably be used by those with evil intentions."

Sima Guang retorted: "The purpose of Qin's writings and chariots being the same is for unification. As for whether it is to prevent the resurgence of the Six Kingdoms, there may be this reason, but I think writing is not the key, because The one who destroyed Qin was the overlord of Chu.

The key point is that as the sage said, those who have gained the right will get many help, while those who have lost the right will get little help. If Xixia is revived, it can only mean that the court's policy is unpopular. Buddhism has a large number of local believers, and taking a tough approach will only create chaos, which is not conducive to the stability of Xixia. ”

"You can't just focus on the present and ignore the long term." Seeing that he was in the minority, Wen Yanbo immediately said: "Anyway, I am firmly opposed to retaining the Xixia script. This is not a trivial matter and must be resolved at the Legislative Assembly."

Seeing that Wen Yanbo was very unhappy, Fu Bi nodded quickly and said, "That's what I planned. I invite you here today just to hear your thoughts."

Due to Wen Yanbo's firm attitude, this matter can only be discussed in the Legislative Assembly.

Zhang Fei also agrees with this.

Back at the Supreme Court, Xu Zhiqian immediately came over and asked, "What did the rich man ask you to come over to talk about?"

Zhang Fei sat down and asked, "Should we abolish the Xixia script?"

Xu Zhiqian was stunned for a moment and said: "With Chinese characters, who would use Xixia's extremely complicated characters that have no artistic conception or beauty."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "But before the Xixia writing came out, Chinese characters already existed."

Xu Zhiqian said: "I heard that the reason why Xixia wanted to create writing was purely to separate from the Central Plains."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "So what we consider is not the artistic conception and beauty, or the number of strokes, but political factors."

Xu Zhiqian asked: "Then what is the result of your discussion?"

Zhang Fei said: "It will be decided by the Legislative Assembly at that time."

Xu Zhiqian said: "Then what do you think?"

Zhang Fei said: "I think the Xixia civilization is completely modeled after the Central Plains civilization. The difference is not that big, and our civilization is better. It is crushed in all aspects and relies entirely on economy and civilization to change subtly. There is no need to forcibly abolish it, but This kind of thing needs to be considered on many levels, especially at the political level. If politics needs to be abolished, there is nothing to say."

Xu Zhiqian nodded, as if suddenly remembering something, "Maybe there are more headaches than this now."

Zhang Fei turned his head and looked at Xu Zhiqian.

Xu Zhiqian said: "The imperial court in the capital has just received an appeal from Haimen County Magistrate Chen Zhihua."

Zhang Fei said in surprise: "The county magistrate's appeal?"

Xu Zhiqian nodded and said: "It is said that County Magistrate Chen concealed the news of his father's death and was reported to the procuratorate."

Zhang Fei asked: "Why did he hide it?"

Xu Zhiqian said: "According to our Dingyou system, when his father dies, he must go home to Dingyou, but this will definitely affect his career."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Yes, Shouxiao, then what is the reason for his appeal?"

Xu Zhiqian said: "He said he didn't know anything about it."

Zhang Fei said: "Since you don't know, it doesn't count as concealing."

Xu Zhiqian said: "But it is said that the procuratorate could not find evidence that he did not know anything about it."

Zhang Fei frowned and said: "Do you think this case will be brought to our highest court?"

"It's possible."

Xu Zhiqian said: "Because Mr. Zhao will most likely convict Chen Zhihua of the crime."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "We'll see then. We don't know what the situation is yet."

Back home in the evening, Zhang Fei asked Xu Zun about the matter again.

"I also received Chen Zhihua's complaint today." Xu Zun nodded.

Zhang Fei said: "Is he really unaware of this?"

Xu Zundao: "This is actually not important."

Zhang Fei asked: "Why?"

Xu Zundao: "During the Huangyou period, a leading official in Yizhou was reported because he did not know that his mother had died. Although the court found out that he did not know about it, he was still dismissed from office.

The reason is that the court believes that the reason why he was unaware was because he did not care about his elderly mother, which cannot be used as a reason.

Therefore, in this legislation, the Legislative Council has detailed provisions on this. If there is no clear evidence to prove actual knowledge, a one-year information period can be given. However, if it exceeds one year, regardless of whether there is evidence or not, It is concealment and non-reporting. Of course, some special circumstances can be exempted. First of all, this law also inherits the previous system. Military generals do not need Dingyou, and officials in important border towns do not need Dingyou, but they must report to the court. However, Chen Zhihua’s situation is not one of them. ”

Zhang Fei said: "What my father-in-law said made me somewhat impressed. At that time, I thought this law was a bit self-inflicted. After all, this is a family matter. No matter how complicated the law is, it is difficult to supervise and perfect it, let alone I wanted to give a fair answer. But the old masters were very excited about the discussion, including the rich man, so I didn’t say much."

Xu Zun also sighed: "This matter is really not that simple."

Zhang Fei asked: "Are there any other reasons?"

Xu Zundao: "Just take the Yizhou judge I mentioned before. He was only impeached when he was promoted. Many wise and capable ministers also fell to Ding You. This has become a A means of fighting in the court. I heard that Haimen County has developed rapidly under Chen Zhihua's governance, especially Chen Zhihua's vigorous efforts to build ports and carry out maritime trade. Haimen County's tax revenue has more than tripled compared to two years ago.

Chen Zhihua did not say it clearly in the complaint, but he hinted that the tax policy in Haimen County was much better than that of surrounding states and counties. If he went home to Dingyou, his efforts would be in vain, and someone was deliberately trying to punish him.

In addition, Chen Zhihua was promoted by Wang Jiefu. ”

Zhang Fei said depressedly: "This is really complicated."

Xu Zundao: "If this matter really reaches the Supreme Court, you should handle it carefully. Our court has always advocated governing the world with filial piety."

Zhang Fei nodded, "Yes, I will handle it carefully."

After dinner, the family and their three children played in the backyard. Now Zhang Xing and the others have grown up and like to run around and play games with Li Si, Xiao Tao and the others.

While Gao Wenyin and Mu Zhen were playing with the children, Xu Zhiqian came to Zhang Fei, gently took his arm and said, "I see that you don't seem to have any confidence in this lawsuit."

Zhang Fei glanced at her and said, "It's not that I don't have any confidence, but this kind of case is inherently the most complicated and cannot be decided by the chief judge."

Xu Zhiqian asked curiously: "Why?"

Zhang Fei said: "Mother loves her son, and her son loves her mother. This kind of love is a natural consensus. And keeping filial piety is just a form of expressing love. Why should we have this form? In fact, it is Concrete Confucian thought. Otherwise, any thought will appear very empty and will not be able to penetrate people's hearts.

With the popularization of Confucianism, this form has become a habit, a matter of course, or it is correct. The law cannot determine whether a behavior that is correct is illegal, especially if this behavior is based on a certain principle. ”

Xu Zhiqian heard this with half-understanding and said, "Then what do you think?"

Zhang Fei said: "Do you still remember the matricide case in Guixiang?"

Xu Zhiqian nodded.

Zhang Fei said: "How did I deal with it at the beginning?"

Xu Zhiqian said: "You invited a jury to help you make a decision."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "It can be seen that it is not important what the president thinks of this kind of case. What is important is what everyone thinks. I am the president, not a saint.

I have said more than once that there is no perfect system or perfect idea in this world, but what is interesting is that it is often difficult for us to extract the essence from ideas and remove the dross, because when you remove the dross, you may The essence was also removed.

Believe it or not, if the Dingyou system is rashly abolished, filial piety will gradually be compressed, and the impact on the entire society will be much greater than we personally imagine.

Just like the Public Security Bureau, according to the system of the Public Security Bureau, some bad guys may be spared, but when you want to remedy the situation, you will often remove the most essential things of the Public Security Law.

To be honest, I do not support the Dingyou system, but in this case, I will respect everyone's opinions more instead of making decisions based on my own ideas. ”

Xu Zhiqian nodded thoughtfully, "Can't we improve this? The Dingyou system is to reflect filial piety and cannot be used as a tool for party struggle."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "But this is not something that the chief judge can improve. It needs the support of the general public. It may be more complicated to deal with it."

Genuine bookstore.

"Xueshi Wang is really a wonderful writer, concise and concise. If people from Liao Dynasty see this article, they will regard it as a treasure!"

Zhang Fei put down the article and looked at Wang Anshi with admiration.

In order to confuse the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty also spent a lot of money, reflected in all aspects of military, administrative, legal, and propaganda.

Let the Liao Kingdom use tax coins as soon as possible.

"Okay."

Wang Anshi said: "You are now the president of the court, do you still have to flatter me?"

Zhang Fei said aggrievedly: "Sincerely."

Wang Anshi said: "Do you know how to appreciate it?"

"Everyone agreed."

".!"

Wang Anshi was speechless for a while and said: "In terms of publicity, you can do whatever you say. In addition, do you know about the case of the Haimen County magistrate?"

Zhang Fei nodded, "I heard a little bit."

Wang Anshi said: "This is purely political persecution. Chen Zhihua is working hard in Haimen County, and the local tax revenue has increased significantly. It can be seen that the local people live a prosperous life. If he is punished just because he does not know the news of his father's death, it is simply a shame. Framing Zhongliang."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Master Wang, you are interfering with the judiciary."

"I'm just chatting with you. I'm not asking you to do anything." Wang Anshi added, "Is it possible that our relationship is so unfamiliar that we can only talk about business matters."

"Of course not."

Zhang Fei chuckled and said: "But Academician Wang needs to know that I am just the president of the court. I do not have the power to change the law. This is how the law is set. There is nothing I can do about it, although I also think this is open to question. ”

Wang Anshi said: "You are the founder of the legal system."

Zhang Fei said: "But the legal system must also be based on Confucianism. It's useless for you to tell me about this."

Wang Anshi heard the implication and said, "Who should I talk to?"

Zhang Fei said: "Common people."

"Common people?"

"Yes."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "In a case like this, public opinion is crucial. And in this case, the biggest beneficiaries are the people of Haimen County."

Wang Anshi said: "If public opinion is favorable to Chen Zhihua, you!"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "This is against the rules."

Above the court, Ding worries about nothing.

Soon, Chen Zhihua's case caused a huge disturbance in the court, and even made the party struggle seem to be resurrected.

The reformists firmly support Chen Zhihua. The reason is of course his outstanding ability. Under his governance, the people of Haimen County live a prosperous life. They also hint that some people are jealous of his political achievements, so they use this to attack him.

Conservatives believe that this incident is enough to prove that Chen Zhihua is not doing it for the people, but for political achievements. In order to get promoted, he even ignores his filial piety. If he takes power in the future, he will definitely harm the people.

This war of public opinion, from the court to the people, is very lively.

This made Zhao Xu extremely anxious. He does not need party struggle to maintain his power now. He already has enough authority. He wants to do big things and his plan to recapture the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun was just confirmed not long ago. , just follow my lead.

But it's hard for him to say, because he also has to be cautious about filial piety. However, Chen Zhihua's political achievements are outstanding and cater to the current political needs. If he abandons it rashly, what will those hard-working officials think?

Since he was in a dilemma, he could only find the Chief Justice.

"This case must be concluded quickly."

Zhao Xu said excitedly: "My plan cannot be ruined just because of a county magistrate."

Zhang Fei seemed to be prepared and said: "Your Majesty, there is only one way to do this."

Zhao Xu hurriedly asked: "What can I do?"

Zhang Fei said: "Use your majesty's immunity."

"Immunity?"

Zhao Xu said in surprise.

He never thought that his first time would be to serve as a county magistrate.

Zhang Fei said: "If the Supreme Court acquits him, no matter how perfect my explanation is, it will make Ding You's relevant laws full of errors. I have studied Ding You's relevant laws, and the design is very complicated. The president of the court can interpret the law, but he cannot break it."

Zhao Xu said angrily: "So you think the judgment of the chief judge is better than my imperial edict."

"Of course not."

Zhang Fei said: "If Your Majesty wanted to issue a decree to pardon his innocence, then I would also stop Your Majesty, but Your Majesty is exempted, and exemption is acquiescing to his crime. This is different."

Zhao Xu said: "President, the law comes first, but I must put filial piety first. If you are found guilty and I am exempted, do you know how much infamy I will bear? Will those old masters spare me? ”

Those scholars cannot be offended.

Zhang Fei said: "But what if His Majesty exempted him for the sake of the people of the Song Dynasty?"

Zhao Xu frowned upon hearing this.

Zhang Fei said: "Your Majesty is not shielding him. Your Majesty still recognizes the imperial court's judgment and determined that he violated the Dingyou system, just because he brought a prosperous life to the people of Haimen County. No matter what others say, but for Your Majesty, This is loyalty. To the people, he is a good official. Since ancient times, there has been a dilemma between loyalty and filial piety, and only Your Majesty can exempt him.

Given that many people still support Chen Zhihua, if His Majesty grants him immunity, he will definitely be able to win everyone's support and make those officials more loyal to His Majesty. This is also a good attempt at immunity. ”

Zhao Xu was silent for a long time and sighed: "This matter is the most difficult thing."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Absolutely agree."

Zhao Xu said angrily: "So just leave this matter to me."

"Of course not."

Zhang Fei said: "How could I let His Majesty endure all this while being alone? Although I will uphold the original verdict, I will give my own explanation. I show that I support Chen Zhihua, but I cannot break the law. ”

Zhao Xu was a little embarrassed, "That's not necessary. If I want to exempt you from the punishment, why bother dragging you into the water."

Zhang Fei said: "It doesn't matter. The Chief Justice has his own ideas. That's normal. I'm not the only one who thinks so. This will also allow His Majesty's exemption to win more support from public opinion, and at the same time, it can also provide support to the legislation. There will be pressure to change this law.

This is the time to employ people, and young officials are the main force among them. If you go home frequently, it will interfere with His Majesty's ambitious hegemony. ”

Zhao Xu nodded and said: "Yes, this law must be changed. This kind of thing can happen every year. As long as this happens, there will be a huge quarrel between the DPRK and China. I can't exempt them all. That way If you say it, it’s not a cover-up, it’s a cover-up.”

And Zhao Pian over there is obviously leaning towards the conservative side. The key point is that according to the law, Chen Zhihua should also be found guilty. It cannot be said that just because you benefit the people, you can do illegal things. Gong is merit and crime is crime. Therefore, Bianjing The imperial court decided to uphold the original verdict.

But the conservatives will not pop the champagne at halftime, because there is the Supreme Court above, and they really have a love-hate relationship with Zhang Fei.

As expected, Chen Zhihua immediately appealed to the Supreme Court.

But Zhang Fei rejected it.

There was no sign of struggle.

This makes the conservatives breathe a sigh of relief. Our chief justice has matured.

But the reformists were dumbfounded.

The president of the court has changed.

However, Zhang Fei then gave his own explanation in the newspapers. He directly stated that he rejected Chen Zhihua’s appeal just because he did not want to violate laws and regulations. That’s all. He personally did not agree that Chen Zhihua should be punished. , it’s just that the law stipulates that as the president of the Grand Court, you must defend the law.

Furthermore, he also suggested that the Legislative Council should re-examine this law, because there are too many uncertainties, too many unverifiable blind spots, and too many exceptions. If this law falls on those with evil intentions, This person may become an accomplice of Luo Zhi's unjust imprisonment.

Legislative Council.

"Hmph! He is retreating in order to put pressure on the Legislative Council!"

Sima Guangqi doesn’t come anywhere.

Zhao Bian nodded and said: "When he explained this, the public opinion immediately turned towards Chen Zhihua."

Lv Gong wrote: "It is also emphasized that the president of the court fulfills his duties, defends the law, and is selfless."

Fu Bi said: "Actually, what he said makes sense. The fights caused by Ding You are no longer just once or twice."

Sima Guang said: "Everyone wants Ding You, and Chen Zhihua is not the only one. But why can Zizhan and the others be praised by everyone, but Chen Zhihua can't do it? Doesn't he have no fault at all? If he If you care more about your father, how could you not know that this is no small matter?"

Fu Bi said: "You can say this on a moral level, but Zhang San is referring to the legal aspect. Today's laws are different from the past! The biggest problem with the Ding You system is that everyone cannot be the same. They are separated by distance, position, etc. Rank, civil and military differences, where you are, even your own wishes and the opinions of officials, all affect whether Ding You implements it. No law is affected by so many factors, so how can it be fair and just? Judgment."

"That's true."

Sima Guang nodded and asked: "What does the rich man think?"

Fu Bi said: "Either remove it from the laws of the Song Dynasty and let the Zhengshitang set the rules. It just says that they don't have to accept punishment, but the Zhengshitang can also decide their stay, or everyone can be the same and make rules. Strict rules."

Wen Yanbo said: "If the political hall makes the decision, it will also trigger a struggle. If Chen Zhihua is really jealous, then who cares if Chen Zhihua is imprisoned or tortured? It is not a deep hatred. They only care about Chen Zhihua's political achievements. As long as they can remove Chen Zhihua Even if he drives away those who are jealous of him, they will still report him, and there will be no improvement."

Fu Bi said: "The difference is still worthwhile, at least it will not undermine the authority of the law."

At this moment, Liu Shu walked in quickly and panted slightly: "The official issued an edict just now, exempting Chen Zhihua from two years' imprisonment and thirty moses."

Everyone was shocked.

This reversal is a bit sudden!

The key is that this is the first time Zhao Xu has used immunity.

So, no one thought of this at all before.

Can this still be done?

No one thought that the emperor would exempt a county magistrate. When it was previously designed, it was prepared for the emperor to exempt princes and relatives.

At the same time, the emperor also gave his own explanation. I admit that Chen Zhihua’s behavior violated filial piety. This is undoubtedly I am loyal to you, but if you fail to abide by your filial piety, I must grant him immunity.

Wang Anshi and others immediately stood up to support him. Even some people who advocated filial piety also gave their support.

We have different opinions on loyalty and filial piety.

The previous explanation of Zhang Fei's sentence had already caused public opinion to turn towards Chen Zhihua. At this time, the emperor took action again. Although on the one hand he acquiesced in his guilt, on the other hand, he recognized his merits.

This is particularly important.

Because today the political achievements of officials are closely related to the lives of the people.

As tax revenue increases, people will live better.

Although there is no concrete evidence, based on their own interests, the people believe that Chen Zhihua is a good official and are uninformed.

The tilt of public opinion has also made everyone think about whether this Dingyou system is fair?

But no one said that observing filial piety is wrong, they just questioned this law.

If the design is not perfect, people can take advantage of it.

The Legislative Council has taken all the pressure.

"If I remember correctly, you were also present when the Dingyou system was discussed."

Fu Bi looked at Zhang Fei with a frown.

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "I was present."

Fu Bi said: "Since you have a problem, why didn't you raise it in the first place?"

Zhang Fei said: "Fu Gong Mingjian, when making legislation, I mentioned principles to ensure that everyone's legitimate rights and interests are protected, rather than the formulation of specific regulations, because I don't have much experience and I don't know much about some laws. I don’t dare to judge the influence among the people.

And now that I am questioning it, it is because of this case that I feel that this regulation is deficient. ”

Fu Bi asked: "Then what do you think now?"

Zhang Fei hesitated a little and said: "Based on the current Ding You regulations, we all know that the operation is very difficult and can only be applied to a small group of people. At least it is impossible for all the people to comply. They Ding You , the imperial court will not support them.

From this point of view, this actually does not apply to the law at all, so it will cause various problems. But I also understand why this is done, because from an ideological point of view, doing so will undoubtedly increase the status and authority of Confucianism.

This is a political and ideological demand. It is almost impossible to achieve both. If you want to change, you have to consider which aspect should be given priority. ”

Fu Bi nodded slightly and said: "Let's wait until the Legislative Assembly makes a decision."

In fact, anyone who makes a decision on this kind of matter will be scolded, including the emperor. Strictly speaking, this case was actually decided by the chief judge and the emperor together. This is also the first time.

It can be seen that this matter can only be decided by everyone together.

This year's Legislative Assembly is also crucial. This is the first Legislative Assembly held after the recovery of Yunzhou and the elimination of Xixia.

There are so many aspects to discuss.

Many judicial officials returned to attend the conference.

Including Fan Chunren, Su Shi, Qi Hui, Qi Ji, Qian Yi, Shangguan Jun and other judges and chief prosecutors.

Su Che still didn't come. He was building the Public Security Bureau in Taiyuan and couldn't leave at all. Cai Bian and Lu Dazhong, who were in Bianzhou, didn't come either, but they all sent people over.

The quarrel from the beginning was earth-shaking. It is no exaggeration to say that the New Year is over. For literati like them, this kind of quarrel is like celebrating the New Year. How exciting it is.

Except for the thirties and the first day of the Lunar New Year, they came to the Legislative Council on the second day of the Lunar New Year and continued to quarrel.

What has happened this year? Work makes me happy.

After a lot of quarrels, more than a hundred laws were drafted one after another, covering various aspects, including trade laws, shipping laws, etc.

Three of them are the most important.

The first is to officially confirm that the Sixteenth State of Yanyun is the territory of the Song Dynasty. The reason is that the imperial court abolished the Chanyuan Alliance.

Secondly, regarding whether to forcibly abolish the Xixia script, Zhang Fei and Sima Guang still have the upper hand. Mainly because of Xihe's success, many officials believe that this should not be done because others are willing to follow you. Mainly because Because the Public Security Bureau is a legal system, but if the court uses the Public Security Bureau to set some laws that are not based on the legal concept, this may cause uneasiness among people of all ethnic groups.

If you can destroy the words I am used to using today, then you can destroy me tomorrow.

It has just been pacified over there, and most of the efforts are made by Dangxiang people, Tubo people, and Qiang people. Now everyone is living together. You can't do this, otherwise something will happen.

In the end, it is decided that there will be no legislation to abolish the Xixia script. You can use it if you like. However, the legislation will determine the official script and official language, and will also include the unification of various weights and measures.

But among these laws, there is a very obvious feature. There is no word "abolition", only the word "official", and an explanation is given, which is to facilitate everyone's trade. You can use whatever you like in private. But the government only recognizes what is officially stipulated.

Thirdly, regarding the Dingyou system, this is the most intensely debated, with almost half and half support and opposition. However, since there are many judicial officials, when they raise questions from the judicial level, the other party cannot resolve them.

Because it is too difficult to operate the coefficient, assuming I am from Jingzhou and work as an official in Daming Mansion, it stands to reason that I can deliver the message within a year, but the problem is, who can guarantee that there will be no accidents on the road? What are the rules for accidents?

Expand it to two years, to three years, and grass will grow on the graves. Will you go home to observe filial piety?

Besides, if it is extended to three years, officials can adjust when to return to Dingyou according to their own interests. Is this maintaining filial piety or destroying it?

Not everyone should abide by filial piety, so why should we distinguish between civil and military affairs?

It is difficult to distinguish between civil and military affairs. For example, in the case of Wang Shao, is he considered a civil servant or a military general? Is the superintendent considered a civil servant or a military general?

The key is, do the officials in Ganzhou want Ding You?

Because Dingyou is not included in the Basic Law, it is impossible to let the Tibetan people go home to Dingyou. How can the officials sent there by the court count it?

This is incomprehensible.

The Legislative Council cannot provide a specific solution, so how do judicial officials make judgments? Under the public prosecutorial and legal system, they cannot make their own decisions.

In the end, everyone reached a consensus. Everyone agreed on filial piety and Ding You. However, due to the inability to operate it, the Ding You system could only be removed from the law.

But there is a supplement later. We do not judge Ding You in terms of punishment, but in terms of encouragement. It depends on the official’s own wishes. If the official wants to apply to return to Ding You, if there is no necessary reason, the court must give approval and issue a full salary. Salary.

However, it is stipulated that the date of Dingyou is a hundred days, not twenty-seven months, which is commonly known as three years.

In fact, before the re-legislation, there was no stipulation on how long to wait for Ding You. There were theories of a hundred days and three years. It mainly depended on one's own wishes, which was Fu Bi's decision. As prime minister, he was stunned to return. The servant has been worried for twenty-seven months.

Although he volunteered, he was a wealthy man whose status and prestige were not comparable to those of ordinary people. This was a good example.

When the legislation was first enacted, Fu Bi happened to be the chairman of the Legislative Council. Although he did not ask for the same as himself, because he had always been strict with himself and lenient towards others, everyone thought that they should follow suit, so they stipulated that twenty seven months.

But this was legislated on the premise of redundant officials. The situation at that time was not to dispatch officials specially, and there was no fear of finding someone to replace them. Due to the subsequent reform of the official system, the power of county magistrates and prefectural magistrates was very great, and they could not be arbitrarily Replacement, if these people go home to Dingyou for twenty-seven months, and the court still has to encourage them, then this will cause problems.

So, based on this, it is adjusted to 100 days.

(End of this chapter)