A luxurious carriage slowly moved towards Cao's mansion.
There were two burly middle-aged men sitting in the car. They were Cao Ping and Ma Tianhao. There was a small long table in the middle with a pot of hot wine and two newspapers on it.
“This is such an eventful time!”
Cao Ping put down his wine glass. "Wang Jiefu's new policy and Sima Junshi's judicial reform were already chaotic enough. Now there is another law of rule of law. I don't have enough brains to cope with it."
Ma Tianhao said: “I dare not say anything about the New Deal and Sima Reform, but I think this law of the rule of law is very beneficial to us businessmen.”
Cao commented: “Really?”
Ma Tianhao nodded and said, "I have discussed this with Senior Brother Lu before. The law of the rule of law is to protect the legitimate rights and interests of individuals. Those ordinary people are so poor that they don't have much money to protect. How can they afford to hire Erbi to fight for them?
Only merchants like us are afraid that the government will ask for our money, but can afford to file a lawsuit. If the court really legislates according to the law of the law, it will be of great benefit to us merchants!"
Cao Ping nodded: "What you said does make sense."
At this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped.
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"Master! We're home!"
The old servant outside the car said.
Cao Ping said to Ma Tianhao, "Let's go home and talk about it."
"yes."
"Daddy is back!"
As soon as he stood firm, Cao Dongdong came out to greet him and saluted Ma Tianhao, saying, "Uncle Ma is here too."
Cao Ping asked, "You didn't go to the police station today?"
Cao Dongdong said, "I went, but there was nothing to do at the police station, so I came back first. It seems that Dad didn't go to the police station today."
Cao Ping said, "Dad went to the Imperial City to do some business today, so he didn't go."
Cao Dongdong glanced at Cao Ping guiltily.
Cao Ping asked, "What's the matter?"
Cao Dongdong was startled. "Oh, I have made an appointment with Xiao Ma and the others to have dinner at Baifan Building. If Daddy has nothing else to tell me, I will go first."
"Go ahead!"
"Uncle Ma, your nephew will not accompany you."
"Be careful on the road."
"Why!"
Cao Dongdong got on the carriage directly.
After entering the house, Ma Tianhao said to Cao Ping: "Dong'er has been very sensible recently. He even knows to go out to greet me. Alas, my brat, he is too lazy to get up even after I have entered the house."
"Wait a minute!"
Cao Ping was startled and looked back at the carriage going away. "Could this kid have gotten into trouble again?"
Ma Tianhao was surprised and asked, "What do you mean, Deputy Commander?"
Cao commented: "That brat never came out to greet me either."
Baifan Building.
“Free delivery”
After walking out of the door, Zhang Fei bowed and said with a smile: "Thank you very much for your bad idea, Dalang."
Fan Zheng said awkwardly: "If Third Brother wants to keep a low profile, this is the only way to succeed."
"Okay. I'm leaving now."
"Take care, Third Brother."
When he got home, Xu Zhiqian came up to him quickly, "How's the situation?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "Master Fan gave me a bad idea."
"Fan Da? Fan Zheng?"
"yes!"
"What does this have to do with Fan Zheng?"
"I went to Baifanlou to book the banquet for our wedding. How could it be that it had nothing to do with him?"
"Who asked you that?"
"So what are you asking?"
"The law of the law!"
Xu Zhiqian stamped her feet lightly.
"So that's what you're talking about!" Zhang Fei gently held her in one hand, "Just as expected, the response is pretty good, but our top priority is to get the wedding done first."
Xu Zhiqian said: "As for the wedding, it's better to keep it simple. Don't make it too grand. My father and I don't like it."
Zhang Fei sighed, "This is what I talked about with Fan Da. Even if I don't invite them, they will come to my house. Last time, I was promoted six levels in a row, haha."
Speaking of this six-level promotion, he wanted to laugh, "Aren't they all here uninvited?"
Xu Zhiqian asked, "What did Mr. Fan say?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "He said that if we really want to keep a low profile, we can only postpone the wedding for a while, and hold it when it snows heavily. Then, there will probably be fewer people coming."
Xu Zhiqian nodded and said, "That's a good idea."
"what's on your mind."
Zhang Fei said, "How can we welcome the bride in this heavy snow? I think we should just go with the flow. When the time comes, Fan will invite people to come and take care of all the affairs. Xiao Tao, Li Si and the others can all rest. With more people, we don't have to worry too much."
Xu Zhiqian frowned and said, "Wouldn't that cost a lot of money? The Baifan Building is famously expensive."
Zhang Fei sighed and said, "Let's not save this money."
Xu Zhiqian said, "Why not save money? I don't think it's necessary to ask Baifanlou for help. We can use the money saved to buy some winter clothes for the poor. As for the guests, we can ask Zhengwen and others to help entertain them. There's no need to spend the money at all."
This woman is very stingy with herself, but very generous to the poor.
In the future, she must not be allowed to manage the money, otherwise, she will definitely donate it. Zhang Fei's eyes turned, "It's like this, it was Mr. Fan who took the initiative to invite me to go. You know, he owes me a lot of favors, so he wants to repay me. As for the money, we can give it or not as we see fit."
Xu Zhiqian said seriously, "That's even worse. This is one thing. You're helping him, not lending him money. You're an official now, you can't just ask for money from others."
Oh my god!
Zhang Fei was speechless.
"What are you talking about?"
At this time, Xu Zun walked in from outside.
"Daddy"
Xu Zhiqian immediately walked over and took Xu Zun's hand, "Zhang San wants to invite Baifanlou to host our wedding banquet."
It was actually in the tone of complaining.
Zhang Fei was also drunk.
Xu Zun opened his eyes and said, "Ask Baifanlou? That's too expensive. No, no, I'll find the person. Don't worry about it."
I'm afraid your few people can't handle this big scene! Zhang Fei said: "But my son-in-law has already negotiated with Baifanlou, and Mr. Fan owes my son-in-law several favors. This time he is determined to help, and he can't refuse."
“I see!”
Xu Zun stroked his beard and said, "As a friend, it's fine for you to come and help me, but it's limited to coming and helping me. You still can't cross that line."
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Yes, I will discuss it with Mr. Fan then."
Xu Zun looked at Zhang Fei with admiration in his eyes and smiled slightly: "Zhang San, you are now famous, so you can't be as willful as before. You have to be more cautious and behave like a great man."
"A gentleman's demeanor?" Zhang Fei was terrified. "This son-in-law can never do that."
Xu Zun didn't care either, and said with a chuckle: "Your reaction is the same as I thought! Haha!"
Xu Zhiqian said happily: "Dad, do you think the court will adopt Zhang San's legal system?"
Xu Zun nodded and smiled, "Nowadays, public opinion is almost all in favor of the rule of law. In addition, the Guan family and Mr. Fu also support it. I think there is a high probability that there will be no changes in this matter."
"That's great." Xu Zhiqian clenched her fists excitedly.
After seeing this, Zhang Fei sighed secretly, it turns out that I am the only one in this family who is worried about the wedding.
A feeling of loneliness sets in.
But it's really not the fault of Xu Zun and his daughter. For the ancients, although marriage is indeed a major event in life, generally speaking, it can be simple but not careless. However, no matter how big the matter is, it is no bigger than this one.
What a concept it would be if your ideas were adopted by the imperial court. Not many people throughout history have been able to do this.
Xu Zhiqian had no mood to care about the wedding. She was happy for Zhang Fei from the bottom of her heart.
She had expectations for Zhang Fei from the very beginning. Now her expectations are being realized step by step, and her heart is full of a sense of accomplishment.
Just as Xu Zun said, this public opinion gradually weakened the opposition voices in the court.
At the same time, Fu Bi was constantly doing ideological work with them and informing them of the concepts and rules of the Legislative Council. No one would act arbitrarily, which was different from Wang Jiefu. At the same time, this could also enable legislation to prevent the new policies from competing with the people for benefits.
At this time of year every year, the emperor would hold a meeting and then let the ministers wait for the holiday. After this meeting, they would be in a semi-vacation state. After all, they had to take care of some old ministers. It would be really painful to ask them to go to work in this kind of weather.
All the important officials in the court are present today, and they all know that the purpose of today's meeting is to regulate the law of law.
Fu Bi was the first to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, Deputy Superintendent Cao Dongdong of the police station recently submitted a memorial. After reading it, I think what Deputy Superintendent Cao said in the memorial is extremely reasonable."
Zhao Xu was very surprised and asked: "Cao Dongdong?"
Fu Bi nodded and said, "That's right."
The other ministers also looked at each other.
Cao Yanei?
Is this true or false?
Can he write memorials?
Everyone couldn't help but look at Cao Ping.
Cao Pingren was dumbfounded. When he saw everyone looking at him, he finally realized what was happening and said hurriedly, "Mr. Fu, could this be a mistake? How come I didn't know about this?"
Fu Bi chuckled and said, "Although I am old, I won't make such a mistake."
Wen Yanbo joked: "Chief Inspector Cao, it is true that a general's family has no bad sons!"
Cao Ping was panicking. Are you guys plotting against me? It's over!
Zhao Xu really didn't know the truth, so he asked with great interest, "What did Cao Dongdong write in his memorial?"
Fu Bi immediately said, "Deputy Superintendent Cao said that the law of the rule of law is not new. Your Majesty has had this intention for a long time. Your Majesty established the police station in the first place to protect the rights of the people."
Zhao Xu was stunned.
Do I mean that?
How come I don’t know?
When the ministers recall the establishment of the police station, it is all painful memories!
Fu Bi immediately added: "Regarding this point, I believe you should have some understanding. Since the establishment of the police station, it has been far superior to the previous imperial guards in all aspects. The police often take the initiative to protect and help the people. Whenever the people have difficulties, they will also take the initiative to seek help from the police. This is very different from the attitude of the people towards other government offices.
Moreover, in the traffic regulations that the police have full authority to manage, most of them are fines. Only serious offenders will be handed over to the procuratorate for prosecution. Isn’t this what the law of the rule of law advocates? "
"Yes, traffic in this city has improved a lot since the establishment of the police station."
“It’s also much cleaner.”
"Although thefts still happen, they are unavoidable, and the police station has done an impeccable job."
Although the time when the police station was established was filled with painful memories, after that, no one could complain or find any fault with it.
Now the literati like these policemen very much. Ordinary people don’t care about the cleanliness and tidiness of the streets. They are busy with their lives every day. Only they care about the cleanliness and smoothness of the streets. They pay the license plate fees without any complaints.
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Fu Bi added: “Deputy Superintendent Cao has always believed that the duty of the police is to help His Majesty protect the people, so he requested His Majesty to change the name of the police to the Royal Police;
It was also suggested that all the courts where cases were heard, such as the Records Office, be changed to the Imperial Court, implying that this law was the law used by His Majesty to protect his own people."
After he finished speaking, he took out the memorial and said, "This is Deputy Superintendent Cao's memorial. Please review it, Your Majesty."
"Present it quickly."
Zhao Xu's face was red, but he spoke excitedly.
He felt embarrassed by the praise.
After the attendant presented it to him, Zhao Xu could not wait to open it and read it with great eagerness. It was so well written. As expected of his family member, he thought more thoroughly than others.
When Cao Ping saw Zhao Xu's expression, he couldn't help but feel secretly angry. That brat, he didn't even let me do such a good thing. What did they want to do?
After reading it, Zhao Xu glanced around and searched, "Is Deputy Superintendent Cao not here?"
The ministers looked at each other.
Can he participate in this kind of meeting?
Zhao Xu also realized that his eating was a bit embarrassing, so he quickly restrained himself and asked, "What do you think?"
Fu Bi immediately said: "I agree very much, and the success of the police station also shows the feasibility of the legal system. With the protection of the people as the original intention, it can be supported by the people and allow the country to be better governed."
Upon hearing this, Wang Anshi couldn't help but secretly exclaim in admiration, this move was truly extremely brilliant!
Many ministers also stood up and expressed their support.
Previously, everyone believed that the law of rule of law had no successful cases and was just an idea. However, Cao Dongdong's memorial made people realize that it actually had a basis to follow.
This is also why Fu Bi praised this memorial highly.
Originally, the ministers already knew that this matter could not be stopped, so the ministers who had been opposed before quickly took the opportunity to back off and expressed their support.
However, supporting Cao Dongdong's memorial undoubtedly means supporting the concept of amending the law based on the rule of law.
Zhao Xu nodded and said, "However, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, we have attached great importance to legislation. I must also abide by the laws of our ancestors, take precautions and make regulations. Therefore, I have decided to establish a legislative council to specialize in amending the law."
As he spoke, he reiterated the organizational process of the Legislative Council and hoped that Fu Bi could serve as the first legislator.
The ministers already knew the organizational process of the Legislative Council in advance, which was also the key reason to convince them to support the amendment. This would ensure that no one could act arbitrarily and that power would remain in the hands of officials. Now what Zhao Xu said was exactly the same as what Fu Bi said.
They immediately shouted: "Your Majesty is wise."
Cao Ping was still like in a dream. He had never imagined that it would be Cao Dongdong's memorial that would have the final say.
(End of this chapter)
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