It's really like people are afraid of becoming famous and pigs are afraid of getting fat!
What depressed Zhang Fei the most was that he didn't like this name. Everyone called him Teacher Zhang and respected him, so...how could he sue them in the future?
Alas... I still can't avoid this one! Zhang Fei was actually somewhat prepared, but it was a little late. He couldn't help but ask curiously: "Father-in-law, I said so much before, and there were many days between each class. Why didn't they impeach me, but waited until today to impeach me?"
“This is because….”
As soon as the words came out, Xu Zun turned and asked, "By the way, do you know that the government really intends to revise the Song Dynasty Criminal Code by legal system?"
Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly.
“That’s why.”
Xu Zun sighed and said, "Although they had heard about this before, they just thought you were just talking nonsense. Besides, there were many scholars and officials present at the time who had some arguments with you. If they had impeached you at that time, it would have made those scholars and officials feel ashamed.
But now the situation is different. Your Majesty seems to really want to do this. It is not just a theoretical dispute, and they will certainly not sit idly by. "
"I see."
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...
Zhang Fei nodded and sighed, "In fact, I also thought that there would be opposition. There is nothing we can do about it. For example, Mr. Wang has been impeached frequently."
Things like thoughts will always be criticized.
Moreover, defending the legitimate rights and interests of individuals has never existed since ancient times, so there is no natural reason for this.
Xu Zun's face was solemn: "Zhang San, this matter may not be as simple as you think, and Wang Jiefu's impeachment is also very different. Otherwise, I would not have come back specially and was going to let Qian'er call you back."
"Is it so serious?" Zhang Fei couldn't help but ask.
Xu Zun nodded and said, "Judging from the current situation, they may want to settle both old and new grudges with you this time."
"New grudges and old grudges?" Zhang Fei asked in surprise.
Xu Zun asked: "Have you forgotten how many people you have offended before?"
Thinking back to his criminal record, Zhang Fei couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat and tremble.
Xu Zun said: "At that time, they didn't have many ways to deal with you. One of the reasons was that you were just an informant, not an official. Many methods used in the officialdom could not be used on you. But now you are already from the ninth rank, which is different."
Zhang Fei's mouth twitched. "Actually, I know this too. They wanted to bring me to the court and beat me up when they issued the imperial edict."
"flat?"
"Uh...it means punishment."
“Perhaps that’s what he meant.”
Xu Zun nodded.
Xu Zhiqian suddenly said, "Dad, Zhang San's lessons were all said in front of the emperor, Lord Fu, Lord Wen and others, and the explanations were very clear. The emperor would not listen to them."
Xu Zun waved his hand and said, "Maybe they won't listen for now, but if they keep making a fuss like this, things will be different."
When Zhang Fei heard this, he couldn't help but perk up, because Xu Zun knew his relationship with Zhao Xu, but Xu Zun still said this, which proved that this was by no means a trivial matter.
"What do you mean, father-in-law?"
"Let me ask you, if we follow the legal system, how do we determine if a wife is suing her husband?" Xu Zun suddenly asked.
Zhang Fei frowned and said, "I also know about this case. If a wife sues her husband, even if the case is true, she will be sentenced to two years in prison."
The reason why he knew this case was because his idol Li Qingzhao was imprisoned for suing her husband Zhang Ruzhou. However, Li Qingzhao was of great status and had fans all over the country, so she only served nine days in prison before being bailed out.
Xu Zun asked again: "If we follow the law of legal system, should this example be amended?"
Xu Zhiqian interrupted and said, "My daughter thinks that this case should be revised. If it is not true, you can sentence it this way. Why should you sentence it this way even if it is true?"
Zhang Fei glanced at Xu Zhiqian cautiously, "Hey! What do you want to do?"
Xu Zhiqian was stunned at first, then she reacted and said angrily, "It's already this hour, and you still have the mind to joke around."
He muttered, "Even if I sue you, I can't win!"
Zhang Fei heard it so clearly that his hair stood on end. "Beauty, what do you mean?"
“Ahem!”
Xu Zun looked at the two of them unhappily, wondering if they still took me seriously.
Zhang Fei came back to his senses and said, "Let's talk about the facts. Actually, I agree with what Zhiqian said. To put it another way, it depends on the situation. If it's just some small things, the wife sued her husband, then it's okay to punish her like this, but if it's a very serious case, it shouldn't be punished like this."
Xu Zun asked again: "Does that mean that if the monarch is careless and does something immoral, the people can rebel?"
Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "That's not what I meant..."
Xu Zun said: "But that's what they meant. In the impeachment memorial against you, there is a line about a wife suing her husband. The sage said that the ruler is the guide for the ministers, the father is the guide for the sons, and the husband is the guide for the wife. Together they are the three guides.
They were talking about husband and wife, but they were referring to the monarch and his subjects. If the law of the legal system is used as the guideline to revise the Song Dynasty Criminal Code, then the three cardinal guides will be destroyed and no one will listen to the monarch anymore.
Regardless of whether you mean this or not, if they say this every day in the court, will the government still agree with you?"
Zhang Fei frowned when he heard this.
It must also be admitted that the law of legal system does have a certain impact on the Three Bonds Thought.
Because the emphasis is on personal interests.
All Confucian ideas are about relative relationships. The relationships between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, and brothers are all pairs, not single.
Xu Zun continued, "If the emperor takes back what he said, it will prove that what they said was not wrong, and they will definitely demand that you be punished. But if they don't take it back, their noise will really affect the monarch's authority."
This is actually a common tactic used by censors and imperial censors.
Looking back at history, we will find that many times, the monarchs knew that the censors were talking nonsense and making up many strange reasons, but they still considered their suggestions. One of the important reasons was that they usually used imperial power as an excuse.
For a monarch, imperial power always comes first.
Besides, Zhang Fei's legal system doesn't require them to rack their brains to fabricate charges, as they can indeed find specific reasons.
They say this every day, isn't it?
Zhang Fei asked, "Didn't Scholar Wang and Scholar Sima speak up for me?"
Xu Zun sighed: "They are all in trouble right now."
"ah?"
Zhang Fei looked at Xu Zun in surprise.
Xu Zun said: "Those censors and imperial censors did not let them go, even though they did not say it explicitly, they more or less implicated them.
The implication is that Wang Jiefu asked you to say this in order to justify his new law. As for Sima Junshi, let alone him, wasn't it he who recommended you to the Imperial Academy?"
Zhang Fei asked curiously, "Aren't Scholar Wang and Scholar Sima incompatible?"
It's either black or white, how come there is a middle-of-the-road group?
Xu Zun said: "It seems that you know nothing about the officialdom. Maybe the censors and imperial censors have their own opinions on some issues, but they all know that if they become vassals of the prime minister, no one will take them seriously, and the government will no longer trust them.
Even though they opposed Wang Jiefu's reform, it didn't mean they wouldn't impeach Sima Junshi. During the Qingli period, the censors impeached Fan Gong and his party for forming a clique for personal gain, but they also didn't let the other party off. "
Xu Zhiqian suddenly said: "In this case, why not sue them."
Xu Zun glanced at his daughter and said with a wry smile, "Things are different now. Zhang San is now an official, not a spy. Those censors and imperial censors impeached Zhang San. Whether they were right or wrong, it was their duty. If this could be brought to court, where would the court's laws be? The only way is to argue in court..."
“No.”
Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "I won't argue with them in court. This is an argument without rules. I am no match for them."
Xu Zun nodded, and then asked: "Then what are you going to do?"
He really couldn't help much with this kind of thing. The only thing he could do was to go to class and debate with those people.
Zhang Fei said: "I have thought about the consequences before, but I still need to discuss it with the government."
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Establish regulations offices in the two prefectures.
"Master, Zhang San's matter will not affect our new method, right?"
Lu Huiqing said with a hint of worry: "I heard that many people want to involve our mentor as well."
Wang Anshi shook his head. "It won't affect me. I think they just want to see if they can cause me some trouble. This is a common trick used by the censors."
At this point, he chuckled a few times, "But this is really funny when I think about it!"
Lu Huiqing asked curiously, "Is it funny?"
Wang Anshi asked, "What was their reason when they opposed my new law?"
“Compete with the people for profit.”
"Yes! Competing with the people for profit."
Wang Anshi nodded and continued, "The law of the rule of law is precisely to protect the interests of the people, but they used the imperial power as an excuse to impeach Zhang San. Don't you think this is ridiculous?"
Lu Huiqing frowned and said, "So, the law of the rule of law is not conducive to our new policy."
Wang Anshi laughed and said, "It has both advantages and disadvantages. There is also a good side. If the Song Dynasty Criminal Code can be revised, then reform is the general trend. This is how the country should be governed. How can we be complacent and stick to the laws of our ancestors?"
Lu Huiqing said: "But there is always a downside."
Wang Anshi laughed and said, "Do you think the revision of the law can be completed in a short time? In Zhang San's words, there are many contradictions between the law of the legal system and the Song Dynasty Criminal Code. By the time they are all revised, our new policies may have been popularized throughout the country, and the national finances will be improved. By that time, even if the law of the legal system is perfect, it will not be an obstacle to our new law."
"That's true. The advantages are in the present, and the disadvantages are in the future. No one can tell what the future will be like." Lu Huiqing nodded slightly.
Wang Anshi said: "But at present, it is not certain that this will succeed. The censors will not give up easily this time. It is quite tricky."
Lu Huiqing asked, "Master, don't you intend to lend a helping hand?"
Wang Anshi said: "Not to mention that I have not thought of a countermeasure at the moment, the key is that the boy is usually very opinionated. This time it depends on whether he can handle it himself and let him have a taste of the means of the officialdom."
At this point, he suddenly seemed to remember something, "I guess it's not our turn to take action. If we talk about this matter, Sima Junshi's responsibility is much greater than mine!
Those people impeached me, but they only made insinuations, but when they impeached Sima Junshi, they named him by name. "
Lu Huiqing's eyes lit up when he heard this. Oh! This is a good thing. Zhang Fei's role was originally to deal with Sima Guang. If he could really bring Sima Guang down, then... Zhang Fei's death would be a worthy one!
Having said that, Zhang Fei and Wang Anshi are a better match. After all, neither of them is a contented person. But Zhang Fei and Sima Guang happened to be involved with each other.
Sima Guang was cautious throughout his life, and generally speaking, it was impossible for him to make such a mistake.
But he had no idea that Zhang Fei could come up with his own original idea.
And there were no signs at all.
He was also a little overwhelmed.
......
Sima Mansion.
"I can't persuade you!"
Wen Yanbo sighed and shook his head, saying, "Those censors want to settle old scores with Zhang San this time. They don't listen to me at all."
The Chief Censor was a typical person who only cared about external affairs and not internal affairs. The only thing he could do was to lead the censors in impeaching ministers, but he had no control over the censors at all.
Because according to the system, the Chief Censor could not stop the Censor from making reports. Even if he wanted to persuade him, he had to be very careful with his words, otherwise he would be impeached.
"well...."
Fu Bi, who was sitting next to him, sighed, "This is all my fault. I didn't consider the censors."
The censors had discussed the issue before, but had not mentioned impeachment. Who would have thought that they would suddenly launch an attack with such force?
Sima Guang said hurriedly: "It's not Mr. Fu's fault. Who would have thought that after three classes, the emperor would be persuaded by Zhang San? Even if Mr. Fu didn't say anything at the time, they would definitely do it as long as they knew that the emperor really had this intention."
Wen Yanbo nodded and asked Sima Guang, "Then Junshi, how do you plan to deal with this?"
Sima Guang snorted, "Whoever caused the trouble should clean it up."
Wen Yanbo hurriedly dissuaded him, "Don't act on impulse. You can't count on Zhang San for this matter. He is only a ninth-rank official in the court."
"Alas... I am not acting on impulse. I don't even understand the laws of the system, so how can I argue with them?"
Sima Guang also looked helpless, "Let's see what Zhang San has to say first."
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The Imperial Palace.
"snort!"
Zhao Xu threw a memorial on the table, picked up another one and read it for a moment, then threw it on the table again, angrily saying, "If he has any objections, he should go to class to debate with Zhang Fei. I am not stopping them from going, but now that the class is over, they are filing an impeachment memorial again. This is really unreasonable."
He had seen that no one said anything, and Zhang Fei's words made sense, so he asked the ministers for their opinions.
Who knew that so many problems would arise at once.
It can be seen that thoughts are something that can be debated.
There is no such thing as perfection.
The attendant beside him said, "Your Majesty, this is not a solution."
Zhao Xu frowned slightly. How could he not know that if he continued to argue like this, it would be very disadvantageous to him. He could not oppose the Three Principles. For now, this idea could not be changed. He asked again, "What do you think?"
The attendant said, "All we can say is that having Zhang San come to the court will clarify these issues."
Zhao Xu couldn't help but look worried. This seemed to be the only way, but the problem was that this kind of court debate was fatal. Once caught, it would be very dangerous. He said, "Go find Zhang San."
"yes."
An hour later.
"Zhang San pays respect to His Majesty."
"No need to be polite!"
Zhao Xu raised his hand slightly to indicate, "I believe your father-in-law has already informed you of everything that happened in the court."
Zhang Fei nodded, "But they did this entirely for themselves, not for Your Majesty."
Zhao Xu asked, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Fei said: "Words are not enough. I have a way to prove this to Your Majesty."
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