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When Queen Mother Cao and Zhao Xu left, the ministers present all breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s not that what they talked about was somewhat real. In fact, the Song Dynasty was not so bad, because the literati were relatively powerful and there was nothing that could not be talked about. Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi were even more explicit.
It's just that the ideas of Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi have existed since ancient times. Although Wang Anshi's ideas were a bit ahead of their time, they still inherited most of the ideas of Sang Hongyang and others. Everyone has a bottom line in their hearts, whether good or bad, and they all know what their purpose is and how their own interests will change.
However, although they understood the law of the legal system, they were unable to fully comprehend it for the time being. The reason was that even these scholars and officials were extremely lacking in personal consciousness and only had thoughts about family and country.
This is true even for the most selfish person.
Because selfishness is a character issue, while personal rights are a thought.
It's not the same thing.
It sounds like there are pros and cons.
When he looked up, Zhang Fei was nowhere to be seen, and the students were still discussing heatedly around the wooden board as before.
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They left the hall quietly, but as soon as they came out of the hall, some ministers surrounded Wen Yanbo, Sima Guang and others.
"Don't try this. Regardless of whether Zhang San's words make sense, this method will definitely overturn the current etiquette and legal system. If something goes wrong, it will cause endless disasters!"
"I think this sounds weird, too."
"Ritual is the basis of law, but if we follow what Zhang San said, ritual and law must be separated, and ritual is only used as a reference, this is definitely not acceptable."
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They spoke one after another, their tone filled with worry.
Although they don't understand it thoroughly, there is one concept that they understand very clearly.
That is, personal rights and interests are used as the principle for conviction, while morality and etiquette are used as the reference for acquittal. In other words, violating etiquette is not necessarily breaking the law.
From this point of view, ritual has become a non-compulsory dogma, which is obviously intended to weaken the ritual system.
These old masters naturally don't want to see it.
Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang looked around.
Where is Fu Bi?
Fu Bi understood this concept better than them, but after searching for a while, they did not see Fu Bi.
Sima Guang winked at Wen Yanbo, as if to say, there are all old men here, about the same age as you, I am just a junior, so you should do the talking.
Wen Yanbo glanced at Sima Guang unhappily, then pondered for a while and said, "That being said, the court is currently talking mainly about benefits, not etiquette."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other in confusion.
Although Wen Yanbo said it very tactfully, he was referring to Wang Anshi's new policy.
Etiquette can bring them benefits, but can it protect their interests?
This is a relative relationship.
When facing the emperor, etiquette can't protect you because the emperor is the greatest.
But then again, except for the emperor, they were in an advantageous position.
As for current politics, the new policy is what they fear most at the moment.
Defending one's legitimate rights and interests is not a bad thing for these vested interests.
Wen Yanbo added: "So, I think we can give it a try, but we have to see how etiquette and law are combined in the end. If etiquette is above law, it is not impossible, but we must be cautious. If the government makes a rash decision, then we will naturally not agree to it."
After he said this, those people nodded again.
If we can protect our rights and interests so that they are not easily taken away by the emperor, and at the same time maintain ethics and morals, then it would be feasible.
In fact, Wen Yanbo was not very supportive, but Fu Bi was very supportive, so he still believed in Fu Bi.
At this time, Fu Bi was rushing to the side door.
Zhang Fei, Xu Zhiqian and Fu Bi's servant were standing at the side door. Fu Bi had ordered the servant to chase Zhang Fei and asked Zhang Fei to wait for a while, as his legs and feet were not very agile.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting."
Arriving at the side door, Fu Bi bowed to Zhang Fei repeatedly.
Xu Zhiqian quickly bowed, Fu Bi could be considered a grandfather.
Zhang Fei was also very terrified and said, "I dare not, I dare not, I wonder if Mr. Fu has any advice for me?"
Fu Bi laughed and said, "I want to ask you for advice. There are two questions that I haven't figured out yet."
Xu Zhiqian was no longer surprised by this. Whenever Zhang Fei taught a class, his father would try to use his connections to get some information out of him.
Zhang Fei hurriedly said, "Mr. Fu, please speak."
Fu Bi said: "First, if virtue is the main and law is the auxiliary, it will inevitably increase the workload of the government and consume a lot of finances. How to solve this problem? Secondly, the punishment can be changed, but how to deal with the clan law and family law?"
According to current laws, it is generally impossible for a wife to sue the government. However, if the laws are revised, lawsuits in this regard will inevitably increase, and the government will have more work to do. However, the current financial situation of the court is simply not enough to support it.
If you can't do it, it's useless.
In addition, the true ethics and morals are contained in the clan and family rules in the villages.
Since the imperial power did not extend below the county level, how were the villages managed? The gentry managed them based on Confucian ethics. The clan system and family law were both extensions of Confucian ethics.
This is why Confucianism is so deeply rooted. You can change the national laws, but you cannot change the local laws. Not even the emperor can change them.
In fact, Fu Bi had realized the contradiction between the two before, but he also knew why Zhang Fei always used the laws of Legalism as an example, and did not want to cause a contradiction between the laws of the legal system and the laws of Confucianism.
But it did not hinder the amendment of the law. Fu Bi wanted to divide the law into two parts at that time, and make some laws mainly for protecting interests rather than ending with punishment.
Unfortunately, it was not perfunctory in the end. In this class, Zhang Fei thoroughly explained the relationship between the law of the legal system and the law of Confucianism, which naturally led to new questions.
Zhang Fei did not answer but asked: "Mr. Fu, do you know why our dynasty wants to revise the laws of kinship and inheritance?"
Fu Bi immediately said, "This is because our dynasty did not suppress commerce or mergers, which led to the prosperity of towns. Many people moved away from their hometowns and relatives, which made the original laws of kinship and inheritance unusable."
The Neighbor Law mainly concerns the sale of houses and land. According to the law, one must first ask relatives whether they want to buy or not. However, in the city of Bianjing, many citizens' relatives live thousands of miles away. It is too costly to travel so far to ask whether they want to buy or not.
The same applies to inheritance law. If a merchant dies in a foreign land, how will his property be inherited? The key is also the merchants from Western Xia and Liao. If they die in the Song Dynasty, how will that be handled?
After he finished speaking, Fu Bi suddenly reacted and asked, "You mean, the law of the rule of law should only be implemented in towns?"
Zhang Fei nodded: "Because the people in this village usually take care of their own business, there are relatively few conflicts of interest between them, and they live in very scattered areas, so the cost of setting up a judicial system is very high, but the benefits can be very small.
If the imperial court wants to do this, I suggest that it should only be set up in large towns with prosperous commerce. As for the villages, they should maintain their clan law and village law, and the judiciary should only intervene in some major cases in the villages. "
Law and economy are closely related. The rule of law is of great help to business, but in a small peasant economy, the effect is really minimal. The key cost is too high and the finance cannot afford it at all.
Fu Bi nodded: "That's feasible."
Zhang Fei cupped his hands and asked, "Does Mr. Fu have any other questions?"
Fu Bi was startled and said quickly, "No more, thank you for your advice."
“I don’t dare!”
Zhang Fei added: "If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."
Fu Bi nodded slightly.
After getting on the carriage, Xu Zhiqian finally couldn't hold back her excitement, "It seems that the emperor, the queen mother, and Lord Fu all support your law. Maybe the court will really amend the law."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "This is not an easy task. It involves many aspects. Don't hold out too much hope, or you will be disappointed."
This is easy to say, but very difficult to do and will definitely be a very long process.
"That's true." Xu Zhiqian nodded, and suddenly seemed to remember something, "But there is a question I would like to ask you."
Zhang Fei asked: "What's the problem?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "As for your Yin-Yang diagram, only the husband can flow into the wife. Where does this convention come from?"
Zhang Fei glanced at her and asked, "Xu Quanquan?"
Xu Zhiqian asked curiously: "What Xu Quanquan?"
"Nothing...Nothing..." Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, this is the law of the cycle of heaven and earth. I can only explain it to you after we get married."
What is the relationship between the two? Xu Zhiqian was even more curious and asked, "Why?"
"because...."
Zhang Fei said: "It's hard to explain this. I'll do it with you in person, and you'll immediately understand why only the husband can overflow into the wife, but the wife can never overflow into the husband."
Xu Zhiqian asked anxiously: "Is it not possible to operate now?"
"Now...."
Zhang Fei looked around and said, "It's not impossible, but it's not easy to operate here."
"Not easy to operate?"
The more Xu Zhiqian listened, the more confused she became.
Zhang Fei added: "Oh! Actually, you can also understand it this way. It reflects a woman's tolerance, wrapping, clamping, and even inhalation..."
Xu Zhiqian asked: "What are you talking about?"
Zhang Fei sighed and said, "I'll tell you when we're getting married. It's almost time anyway. We'll be married by the end of the year. Hehe."
As he said this, he hugged Xu Zhiqian into his arms again.
Xu Zhiqian smiled shyly, "After we get married, I won't let you easily overflow."
"That won't do."
Zhang Fei said seriously: "It must overflow, and it must overflow every day."
Xu Zhiqian snorted and said, "Let's wait and see."
"Let's see?"
Zhang Fei couldn't help but move his arms.
Xu Zhiqian asked, "What are you doing?"
Zhang Fei asked back: "How much do you weigh?"
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When I returned to Zhang's house, I saw Lan Yuanzhen sitting in the hall sipping hot tea.
Zhang Fei was stunned, and then he looked at Xu Zhiqian, and hurried forward and said, "Your humble servant greets the noble lady."
Lan Yuanzhen smiled and said, "Zhang San, congratulations, congratulations!"
Zhang Fei asked curiously, "Congratulations on what?"
Lan Yuanzhen smiled and said, "Congratulations on your promotion."
"Promotion?"
Zhang Fei said in surprise.
Lan Yuanzhen laughed and said, "And you even skipped six levels. This class is really worth it for you."
"Jump six levels in a row."
Zhang Fei took a deep breath, "Then... then what rank am I now?"
Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four.
Directly upgrade to the fourth level?
this....
The emperor is so good to me.
Lan Yuanzhen took out an imperial decree and said, "The emperor hereby promotes you to the rank of Doctor of Law of the Imperial Academy, which is the eighth rank."
"Ah? Eight...eighth grade?"
The corner of Zhang Fei's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
"It is a genuine eighth rank."
Lan Yuanzhen said, "Why? You think it's too little? I'm telling you, it's extremely rare for someone like you who didn't take the imperial examination to jump six levels!"
"Yes, yes, yes."
Zhang Fei reacted and quickly saluted: "Your Majesty, your grace is so great, I am deeply grateful."
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