Are you surprised?
Are you surprised?
If I could only use one word to comment on Zhao Xu's edict.
Only one word.
Absolutely!
Just a few days ago, the Regulations Department of the Three Departments was abolished, and now you have set up the Regulations Department of the Two Prefectures.
The definition of this has also changed from "planning national strategies and discussing changing old laws to benefit the world" to "changing customs, enacting laws and regulations to benefit the world."
This seems to have gone up a level.
Although the Sansi was the most powerful government office in the Song Dynasty, the Two Prefectures were actually higher than the Sansi in name because policy making came from the Two Prefectures.
Changing customs and enacting laws are also more direct and explicit.
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You are being a hooligan!
The court was in an uproar.
Since ancient times, no emperor has ever done this.
The imperial censors and censors submitted memorials one after another, severely criticizing Wang Anshi. Some even wrote the story of "Shang Yang's Reform" into memorials and presented them to the emperor.
It is ironic that the emperor is not trustworthy and how can such reforms succeed.
The crowd was really excited.
Emperor Shenzong was very magnanimous about this. Not only was he not angry, but he convened a court meeting to discuss the matter.
However, Fu Bi did not attend the meeting due to foot disease.
Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo did not say much about this, they both chose to remain silent.
This means that among the four great prime ministers, only Zhao Yan is still holding on.
Chuigong Hall.
"I have not been dishonest."
The first words Zhao Xu said drew a round of eye rolls from the court officials, but he pretended not to see them and continued, "Last time, Censor Qian sued the Three Departments Regulations Office for violating the laws of our ancestors. After Lord Fu's trial, he ruled that the Three Departments Regulations Office had indeed violated the laws of our ancestors. I immediately abolished the Three Departments Regulations Office, revised it, and established the Two Prefectures Regulations Office. I have always kept my promise."
How can you say such shameless words?
Zhao Yan was the first to step forward and asked, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask, what is the difference between these two?"
"Why not?"
Wang Anshi immediately stood up and said, "The names are different!"
Zhao Yan almost spat out a mouthful of blood. "Apart from the name, what else is different? You are simply deceiving yourself and others!"
Wang Anshi retorted: "The explanations are different. Your Majesty is humble and willing to accept advice. You know your mistakes and can correct them. This is the model of a wise ruler. But you are slandering him with malicious words. This is really unreasonable."
"You, Wang Jiefu, are the one who is unreasonable."
Fan Chunren, the censor standing at the end, could not hold back and stood up, saying, "You, Wang Jiefu, manipulate power and play with the law for your own selfish interests and try to change the laws of our ancestors. You are really unworthy of being a minister."
Lu Huiqing immediately stood up and said, "Fan Sijian has no evidence at all, but he is slandering people here. He is not even as good as the little spies in the market. If Fan Sijian goes to Kaifeng Prefecture to file a complaint, I am afraid he will be beaten out before an incense stick is even lit."
Fan Chunren was immediately furious and snorted, "I have no evidence. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Regulations Department of the Second Prefecture and the Regulations Department of the Third Department are just a change of name. There is no difference in essence. If you don't want to admit it, at least come up with a good idea. Such behavior is really shameless."
Many censors and advisers also stood up and criticized Lu Huiqing verbally and in writing.
Lu Huiqing responded calmly, "I think you are just making up your own mind. Are the two offices the same as the three departments? Judging from the names, the two departments have completely different responsibilities. How can they be confused? The three departments violated the laws of our ancestors, and the two offices also violated the laws of our ancestors? What kind of logic is this? I have never heard of it before."
Fan Chunren was almost so angry at Lu Huiqing's words that he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage.
There is really no technical content in playing this word game, it's just a dead giveaway!
Zhao Xu suddenly said, "Please stop arguing, lest we damage the harmony."
Friendly?
There is no harmony anymore, only anger.
I have never seen such a shameless king and ministers.
Zhao Xu coughed lightly and said, "This country has bad policies. As a monarch, how can I turn a blind eye to them? I want to promote benefits and eliminate bad policies. What's wrong with that?"
Zhao Yan immediately said: "It is right to promote benefits and eliminate disadvantages, but I cannot accept using such means."
Zhao Xu said patiently: "Mr. Fu ruled that the establishment of the Three Departments Regulations Office violated the laws of our ancestors, and I corrected it immediately, but Mr. Fu did not rule that I was not allowed to reform the law again."
Wen Yanbo quickly stepped forward and said, "Mr. Fu does not have this power."
Zhao Xu immediately asked: "Do you think I have the power to continue the reform?"
Wen Yanbo nodded and said, "Your Majesty certainly has the power."
Fan Chunren said excitedly: "I am not saying that Your Majesty should not promote benefits and eliminate disadvantages, but you should also use legitimate means. The two departments are just changing their names. The former violates the laws of our ancestors, but the latter does not? This is simply a huge joke."
Zhao Xu asked, "Does Fan Sijian think that setting up the two government regulations offices is also against the laws of our ancestors?"
Fan Chunren immediately said, "Of course it is a violation."
Zhao Xu said: "Since it is illegal, Fan Sijian should prove it through judicial trial. I still have great trust in the judicial justice of our dynasty. If it really violates the laws of our ancestors, I will definitely change it, but I cannot determine that this action is a violation based on Fan Sijian's one-sided statement."
Wang Anshi laughed and said, "How dare Fan Sijian go to court to argue? The court is not like here. Here, Fan Sijian has the privileges of a censor. Even if he speaks nonsense and slanders others, Your Majesty cannot punish him. If he goes to court and slanders others like this, he will be beaten with a stick."
"Don't provoke me. It's not that I don't dare to go to court." Fan Chunren snorted, "But even if I win the lawsuit, you can just change your name. What's the point?"
Zhao Xu immediately said, "What Fan Sijian said is wrong. I humbly accept advice and correct my mistakes. Is there no point in that?"
Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo looked at each other silently, with confusion in their eyes.
yes!
There's no fucking solution to this!
You sue!
You win, I'll just change my name.
It can also be called humbly accepting advice.
How to play this?
Fan Chunren looked at the emperor and his ministers and felt that they looked more and more like rogues. Suddenly, he had an idea and said to Sima Guang, "I remember that last time, Sima Xueshi proposed to break the law by citing precedents. Now that these two departments are exactly the same, we should be able to use the precedent to break the law to judge that the two government regulations departments violated the laws of our ancestors."
Sima Guang frowned and said, yes, this can be used as an example to break the law.
Wang Anshi smiled and said, "Junshi, you might as well say something fair. Are these two departments exactly the same? Can we use this as an example to break the law?"
Alas... I thought too much. There was an espionage behind him who was giving him advice. How could he not think of this exception? Sima Guang looked down on Wang Anshi at first, then said, "No."
After these words were spoken, everyone looked at Sima Guang in surprise.
You...what are you doing?
Such a simple trick, can't you see it?
Wang Anshi completely ignored their surprised looks and looked at Wen Yanbo and asked, "I wonder what Wen Zhongcheng thinks?"
Wen Yanbo looked away and said, "My opinion is the same as that of the Grand Secretary Sima."
What's going on?
what happened?
Seeing that they hadn't figured it out, Wen Yanbo took the initiative to explain, "The last lawsuit ended too quickly, and Censor Qian's argument was that it was difficult to determine whether the establishment of the two government regulations was illegal, so he couldn't cite an example to break the law."
Everyone suddenly understood.
In the last lawsuit, it was just a few words, and it was just an opening statement, but Fu Bi made a direct judgment. ..
Without even a complete set of logic, how can one cite an example and break the law?
Lu Huiqing laughed and said, "Fan Sijian, everyone says you are slandering me, but you still refuse to admit it. Look, there is no evidence for every word you said."
The corners of Fan Chunren's mouth twitched, but he didn't know how to refute.
The censors shouldn't talk about justice.
This is equivalent to binding yourself.
When you talk about the law, you have to talk about evidence, and you have to go through a fair trial to get the final result.
Zhao Xu saw Fan Chunren and other imperial censors, all of whom were so angry that their faces turned red. He was so happy that he thought, "You have come to this day. Let's stop here today. If you think that the establishment of the two government regulations violates the laws of our ancestors, you can prove it through legal disputes. I will humbly accept your advice and make corrections in time."
No problem!
Nothing wrong with it!
As a monarch, he is so humble.
Who else?
A wise ruler is no more than this!
Naturally, Zhao Yan and the others didn't say much.
They were so fresh and unworldly in their playing dirty tricks that they were really drunk.
After leaving the hall, Wang Anshi bowed to Zhao Yan, Wen Yanbo and others and said, "Everyone, our Department of Regulations of the Two Prefectures has officially hired the Bian Jing Law Firm to help us deal with some legal issues. If you think that this department violates the laws of our ancestors, you can negotiate with the Bian Jing Law Firm, and Zhang Fei can fully represent me."
Sima Guang was both angry and amused and said, "Wang Jiefu, you are really promising. This national affair is actually handed over to a spy to handle. This is really unheard of."
Wang Anshi said, "I just want to deal with state affairs, so I don't have time to argue with you about this. Goodbye."
He bowed, swung his sleeves and left.
Fan Chunren was furious. "This is outrageous. He has to deal with national affairs. Is our official duty to argue with a spy?"
......
Bian Jing Law Firm!
“Sanlang, I…!”
But when Fan Li saw Zhang Fei, all the dirty words in his mouth were stuck in his throat.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Mr. Fan has been working really hard these days."
"It doesn't matter if it's a little hard." Fan Li couldn't help but tightly grasp Zhang Fei's sleeve, tears of grievance in his eyes, and choked up a little: "But you can't hide at home when something happens and let... let me hold on alone. Do you know how I have been living these days?"
"I know! I know!"
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I am wrong about this matter. How should I compensate you? Money, reputation, status, is it enough?"
Fan Li was stunned by the trick, "What do you mean?"
"Later...coming!"
Zhang Fei suddenly turned his head and looked to the front right.
I saw two horse-drawn carriages slowly coming towards this side. After a while, the carriages stopped in front of the Bian Jing Law Firm, and Wang Anshi got off the carriages.
"I meet Grand Secretary Wang."
"You little brat!"
Wang Anshi pointed at Zhang Fei and cursed with a smile.
Then I saw a few servants unloading two large boxes from the carriage behind.
Half an hour later.
In the name of the Regulations Office of the Two Prefectures, Wang Anshi formally signed a cooperation contract with the Bian Jing Law Firm.
The hiring fee is one thousand strings of cash.
This thousand strings of cash was not paid by the Regulations Office of the Two Prefectures, as there was probably no regulation at the time that allowed the use of public funds to hire people to sue. Instead, it was paid out of Zhao Xu's own pocket, but it was counted on Wang Anshi personally.
“That’s enough!”
Wang Anshi said: "I leave all this to you. Don't let them bother me."
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, Master Wang, I will play with them slowly."
"Then have fun. I'm going to get back to work."
Wang Anshi said this and prepared to leave.
Zhang Fei hurriedly called him, "Master Wang, about Fang Yun..."
Wang Anshi smiled and said, "Don't worry, the government has secretly sent people to protect Fang Yun, and there will be no danger again."
Zhang Fei bowed and said, "Thank you, Grand Secretary Wang."
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