"Mr. Fu, are you being too impulsive?"
After leaving the palace, Wen Yanbo said to Fu Bi with a puzzled look on his face, and then stretched out his hand to Sima Guang beside him, "Just as Junshi said just now, with only three lessons of an ear pen, the Song Dynasty criminal code was revised. This..."
He wanted to say that you are treating national affairs as a joke, but out of respect for Fu Bi, he did not say it out loud.
But he still felt that Fu Bi was a little impulsive. Although he also knew that Fu Bi was very fascinated by Zhang Fei's legal system, "you have lived to this age, don't you even have this little calmness?"
The key point is that this is not like Fu Bi's character.
This surprised Wen Yanbo very much.
Sima Guang also glanced at Fu Bi in confusion, "Duke Wen is right. Although I agree with the concept of the law of law, we are only glimpsing a small part of it now, so we should consider it carefully."
Fu Bi said decisively: "I think prudence should be used to consider how to amend the law, rather than to consider whether the law of the law is feasible."
Sima Guang looked at Fu Bi in confusion, "What do you mean?"
He vaguely felt that today's Fu Bi was different from the sickly Fu Bi before.
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Fu Bi said: "Because the concept of the rule of law is to protect the legitimate rights and interests of individuals, it will not be wrong no matter what. The most important thing is that even the government agrees with it, so what reason do we have to oppose it? If we oppose it now, how can we have the face to suggest that the government should keep the wealth for the people and not compete with the people for profits in the future?"
Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo looked at each other.
It seems so.
The one who should be most opposed should be the emperor. Now even the emperor supports it. If they oppose it, many of their theories in the future will not stand up to the emperor.
It would be ridiculous to oppose the rule of law but at the same time support keeping wealth among the people.
Who are you fooling?
You are unwilling to protect the wealth of the people. You say that the wealth should be hidden among the people. Isn't that hidden for yourselves?
Sima Guang suddenly realized that he really couldn't oppose this, but he was worried: "But everyone still has a lot of confusion about this concept, it may not work!"
Fu Bi said, "It's almost done. Zhang San has explained all the confusion in my mind. I will first take the students of the Imperial College to sort out this concept, and then discuss with the capable officials in the court how to revise it."
Wen Yanbo asked again: "Does Lord Fu think that the ministers in the court will agree?"
Fu Bi suddenly glanced at him and said, "They definitely don't trust me very much, so I'll have to trouble you, Kuanfu, to convince them."
Although Fu Bi is highly respected in the court, he has a criminal record. If he suddenly stands up, others may not believe him.
Maybe you and Wang Jiefu are birds of a feather.
We still remember what you did back then.
Wen Yanbo immediately looked at Sima Guang and said, "Why not let Junshi go? After all, he has always supported Zhang San."
Fu Bi shook his head and said, "Junshi is responsible for the reform of the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs. If he takes on this matter again, I'm afraid it will be more trouble than it gains."
Sima Guang nodded repeatedly.
Wen Yanbo still had some doubts, which made him support Zhang Fei's ideas openly.
this....
Fu Bi knew what he was worried about, so he said: "The law of the legal system is to protect the legitimate rights and interests of individuals, not just the people, not just the government, but everyone, naturally including them. Now Wang Jiefu's morale is high. Moreover, Wang Jiefu is far more cunning than Shang Yang and Han Feizi. His equal distribution method is obviously intended to take away the profits of those merchants.
But he did not rely on brute force to force them to increase taxes, but let the court do the business itself. This is why Fan Chunren and Su Shi, although they sued Wang Jiefu, thought it would be difficult for them to win the case. The law of the legal system can only provide them with protection, and you can lobby them from this point. "
They were strong in front of the common people, but weak in front of Wang Anshi and Zhao Xu.
Wen Yanbo certainly understood this and said, "Mr. Fu, if this was proposed by you, then it would be easy to say. The key is that this was proposed by Zhang San, and his identity is really..."
Fu Bi smiled bitterly and said, "The emperor has already made up his mind, and Wang Jiefu supports it. If I don't repair it and you don't repair it, Wang Jiefu may ask Zhang San to repair it, which will make them even more unbearable."
After hearing this, Wen Yanbo frowned and said, "It seems that Lord Fu has made up his mind."
Fu Bi replied casually: "Otherwise, I have nothing to do."
Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang looked at Fu Bi in tacit understanding.
Wen Yanbo laughed and said, "Lian Po is old, can he still eat?"
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However, Fu Bi's sudden stepping forward also caught Zhao Xu off guard, because before Zhao Xu asked him to be prime minister, he was reluctant to go out and had always been on sick leave, but this time he took the initiative to take on this task.
This made Zhao Xu feel a little uneasy. He also knew that this legal system also restricted him, so after leaving the palace, he did not return to the palace, but quietly went to Xu's house.
I have to talk to Zhang Fei.
"I just asked for their opinions, whether the court should take it seriously, and only one person supported your law of the land. Guess who it was?"
"Grand Scholar Wang."
Zhang Fei replied immediately.
Zhao Xu was stunned, blinked, and said quickly: "Except him."
Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment, "Could it be Mr. Fu?"
Zhao Xu was shocked. "How did you guess that?"
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "According to my observation, these two people understand it the most deeply. Even if the others agree, they dare not make rash conclusions. After all, they can't even explain the reason clearly."
Zhao Xu smiled and nodded, then asked, "Why do you think Lord Fu supports your law of rule of law so decisively?"
Zhang Fei thought for a moment and said, "I guess it's to fight against the new policy."
Zhao Xu asked, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Fei said: "Because they are all honest officials, it is unlikely that they would oppose the new policy for money."
Zhao Xu nodded slightly.
If you say that Fu Bi, Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo opposed the new policy for money, Zhao Xu would never believe it, because with Fu Bi and Sima Guang's personalities, even if you stuff gold into their mouths, they will spit it out and think you are insulting them.
Zhang Fei said: "They are still worried that the new policy will compete with the people for benefits, and to prevent Wang Xueshi from having too much power. The concept of the law of the rule of law is to protect individual rights and interests. It can prevent the new policy from competing with the people for benefits, while at the same time giving Wang Xueshi restrictions."
Zhao Xu thought for a while and said, "But you said before that the legal system also has restrictions on them. They should also think of this. Do you think this can work?"
Zhang Fei had mentioned the three-legged tripod to Zhao Xu before. The legal system could restrict Wang Anshi's Legalist law on the one hand, and at the same time restrict the Confucian law here.
Zhang Fei said: "I can't guarantee it, but if it doesn't work this time, it probably won't work in the future."
Zhao Xu hurriedly asked, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Fei said: “At present, what they fear most is the new policy of Wang Xueshi, and although the legal system has restrictions on them, it can also protect their rights and interests.
It is said that one should choose the lesser of two evils. Moreover, the law of the system can also restrict Wang Xueshi. For them at the moment, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. As long as Lord Fu and Sima Xueshi support it, I think the other ministers in the court will eventually be convinced. "
In class, he deliberately mentioned that if the laws of the Legalists encounter the laws of the legal system, the laws of the legal system should take precedence, with the aim of appeasing the conservatives.
He tactfully told the conservatives a truth, that is, if everyone follows the Legalist law, it will just depend on who has the most power. Currently, the emperor supports Wang Anshi, and you cannot defeat him.
He believed that this was a perfect window, and once missed, it would be almost impossible to come back.
This already has the right time, right place and right people.
Zhao Xu asked again: "If that's the case, why does Wang Xueshi support it?"
Zhang Fei said: "Because the needs of both parties are different, Wang Xueshi has the support of His Majesty, and what he needs now is rationality. If the Song Dynasty Criminal Code can be revised, his reform is naturally a matter of course."
Zhao Xu nodded slightly and said, "Although Lord Fu supports your legal system, he also made a suggestion, which is to ask me to regard this matter as a top priority for the country and to summon talents from all over the world to revise the Song Dynasty Criminal Code."
What is meant by preventing Wang Anshi from having too much power? Isn't it just preventing him from having too much power? Wasn't Wang Anshi's power given by him?
Fu Bi's request for the law to be amended to a high standard was actually intended to guard against him.
Wang Anshi demanded a direct amnesty order. If this were really done, it would be a further extension of the imperial power. Wang Anshi always believed that taking precautions and making crooked regulations would seriously hinder the development of the country.
Of course, Zhao Xu also wanted to assert his imperial power.
Let them amend the law, who knows what they will come up with.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Although they are the ones who are going to revise the law, whether it can be promulgated in the end depends entirely on Your Majesty."
Zhao Xu said: "Of course I know this, but they are all first-class geniuses in my Song Dynasty. If they want to hide mysteries in the laws, I am afraid I will not be able to detect it."
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "I guess Mr. Fu will only repair the lower half, not the upper half."
Zhao Xu asked: "What do you mean by lower half and upper half?"
Zhang Fei said: "Oh, didn't I say in class that the law of the rule of law must distinguish between the interests of the monarchy and the interests of individuals. In all likelihood, Lord Fu will only target the personal interests and will not touch the upper part."
Zhao Xu asked curiously, "Why are you so sure?"
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "Because I don't know, how can Mr. Fu know?"
Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment, "You don't know?"
Zhang Fei said: "I really don't know. I only talked about defending personal rights in class, and didn't mention national interests or monarchical interests."
Zhao Xu thought about it and it seemed to be true. Zhang Fei had only emphasized how to legislate for personal rights from beginning to end, but he did not talk about national interests and monarchical interests. Suddenly he glanced at Zhang Fei and said with a smile: "You don't know, or you don't dare to say it?"
Zhang Fei hurriedly explained: "I have told your majesty everything I know. I believe that Lord Fu should also be aware of this. The law of the legal system will already have some restrictions on the monarch. Your majesty can agree, which is very considerate of the country and the people. If he goes further, it will be purely pushing the limit.
The point is, I don’t think that Duke Fu took on this matter in order to restrict the monarch. On the contrary, he intended to use the law to make up for the regrets of the Qingli period.”
Zhao Xu asked curiously, "What is the relationship between the law of the legal system and the Qingli New Deal?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with the law, but it has something to do with people."
"people?"
"Exactly."
Zhang Fei nodded. "Does your majesty think that the Qingli New Deal failed because the new law was wrong?"
Zhao Xu suddenly realized.
Zhang Fei said: "Mr. Fu has experienced the disastrous defeat of the Qingli reign. He should know very well that it is these people who are eroding the interests of the country and the people, but at the same time they have power. If these people are not suppressed, it will be difficult to succeed in the reform. This is probably one of the reasons why Mr. Fu does not support the reform. The law of the legal system can well restrict these people. If Mr. Fu wants to make some changes, he will definitely make some changes in this regard."
Zhao Xu said thoughtfully: "Yes! If these people are not restricted, any reform will be difficult!"
Zhang Fei added: "But I think there is one thing that Mr. Fu has definitely not thought of."
Zhao Xu asked: "Which point?"
Zhang Fei asked, "Your Majesty, who do you think will benefit the most from the rule of law?"
Zhao Xu thought about it, but still had no clue. After all, he had no idea about these three classes. He couldn't help but ask, "Who?"
"merchant."
"merchant?"
"Merchants have wealth but no power. What they fear most is that the government seizes their wealth. Defending the legitimate rights and interests of individuals is most beneficial to merchants. Once the rule of law is finally formed, our dynasty's business will inevitably usher in a blowout moment."
Zhao Xu finally reacted, "Commercial tax?"
"Exactly."
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Just as I suggested to Your Majesty before, if you want to manage agricultural taxes, the risks are too great and the benefits are too small. When the commercial taxes can support the finances, Your Majesty can turn around and rectify agriculture, and there will be no worries."
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