Everyone guessed the result, but no one guessed the process.
No one could have imagined in advance that the final decision would be made by a memorial from Cao Dongdong.
But we have to say that this memorial was really wonderful, and the process went much better than everyone expected.
Because Zhang Fei has been so powerful recently, if the court explicitly adopts Zhang Fei's legal system, it will break the Confucian tradition of respecting the elderly.
After all, Zhang Fei is still too young. For example, although Su Shi and Su Zhe brothers are also very young and talented, there are still people above them who can suppress them. Zhang Fei's legal system cannot suppress them at all, because they cannot create a new idea to match him.
Although Cao Dongdong was young and a playboy, and few ministers in the court liked him, his memorial stated that the emperor had already had this intention and attributed the law of the system to the emperor.
Although everyone knew that the police station and Zhang Fei had a close relationship, at least on the surface it was the emperor who made the decision, and Zhang Fei was just secretly fanning the flames.
In short, in short.
We just can’t let this young man get away with it.
So after the court was dismissed, the ministers came to Cao Ping to congratulate him.
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A good father will have a good son!
There is no bad son in a general's family!
It's a lot of flattery.
Cao Ping knew very well that their purpose in praising Cao Dongdong was to suppress Zhang Fei, but he was also very happy.
That wicked son finally earned back some face for the Cao family.
Sima Guang glanced at Cao Ping who was surrounded by the crowd, stroked his beard and smiled, then quietly left the hall with Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi.
"I never thought that Lord Fu would break the impasse with Cao Dongdong's memorial."
Sima Guang laughed and said, "This move is really indescribable!"
Fu Bi wrote lightly: "We have to take their feelings into consideration."
The beauty of this memorial lies in the fact that it does not mention Zhang Fei, but goes straight to the police station.
In this way, the obstacles encountered will inevitably be reduced.
Fu Bi had learned a lesson when he was young, and now he knows that he cannot just think that he is right and rush forward recklessly, but he must also take care of everyone's feelings.
Of course, those people are not stupid. At this time, they just agreed to give it a try, but whether they would oppose or support it depended on how Fu Bi and others would amend the law.
After all, there are still quite a few people who support the idea of cautious and minimal punishment. They believe that current penalties are too severe, and that the country has stabilized, so there is no need to impose heavy penalties on the country.
Wen Yanbo suddenly said, "But aren't the titles of the Royal Police and the Imperial Court too ostentatious? During the Zhenguan period, even Emperor Taizong of Tang did not dare to explicitly state that the Tang Law Commentary was the king's law, but rather called it the law of the people of the world."
Sima Guang also frowned slightly.
Deep down, this group of people still want to limit the imperial power. If the law of the legal system implies that the emperor protects the people, the law will become one with the emperor, and they will return to the old path of the Legalists.
This is what they have been guarding against all the time.
They tried every possible means to refute the emperor's decree, just to be on guard.
Fu Bi smiled and nodded: "I also know what you are worried about. I have also carefully considered this point, but as Zhang San said in class, the law of the legal system can only come from the government's desire to protect the people. Otherwise, many concepts of the legal system will become nameless and cannot be explained as the law of heaven. Then Zhang San will be in danger."
"Only by explaining it this way can the rule of law be thoroughly implemented, and then the government will not be able to go back on its word and violate this principle."
"So that's it!" Wen Yanbo nodded.
The purpose is to praise the emperor so that if he wants to go back on his word, they can use this as a rebuttal to him.
Little did they know that this was also Zhao Xu's way of putting ropes on them.
.......
When Cao Ping returned to the mansion, he saw Cao Dongdong coming out again. He understood why the boy was so nervous when he went to the court. Without saying anything, he directly lifted Cao Dongdong in.
He came into the room, threw the brat to the ground, and raised his hand to beat him.
"You rebellious son......!"
"Daddy, please don't hit me. Zhang San instigated me to submit the memorial."
Cao Dongdong was well prepared and sold Zhang Fei out directly without any hesitation.
It turned out that the spy was behind this. Cao Ping put down his hand, pointed at Cao Dongdong and angrily said, "Do you have a brain or not? You do whatever Zhang San tells you to do."
Cao Dongdong hurriedly explained: "It's not that I listened to him, but he gave me advice to repay me for accompanying him in prison. I also thought carefully before...deciding to do this."
"After careful consideration, you are still hiding this from me?"
Cao Ping got even angrier after hearing this. If you were ignorant and didn't think so much, it would be fine. But you have thought it through carefully. What do you want to do? Do you want to be the master of the house?
Cao Dongdong explained: "Don't blame me, Daddy. I hid this from you for a reason."
"What's the reason?"
Cao Ping asked.
Cao Dongdong said: "Even if the memorial I submitted is not good, the uncles and aunts will not argue with me, after all, I am still young. But if it is Daddy, it will be different, they will definitely impeach Daddy. But if it is good, they will definitely praise Daddy."
Cao Ping was stunned for a moment, then his expression suddenly eased a lot, "Did Zhang San teach you this?"
Cao Dongdong said proudly: "Can Zhang San teach me this? This is my experience."
Cao Ping was surprised and asked, "Experience?"
"Um."
Cao Dongdong nodded: "When Daddy bought a few acres of land in the government office, he would be impeached. When I got into trouble outside every day, they didn't bother me. How could Zhang San, who is just an ear, understand?"
Is this ok?
Cao Ping was so angry that he laughed, "You also know that you get into trouble every day?"
Cao Dongdong realized that he had let the cat out of the bag. "In fact, it was Xiao Ma who really loved to get into trouble. The kid was just helping Xiao Ma."
"Xiao Ma is so lucky to have a brother like you!"
Cao Ping couldn't help but look at him with contempt, and said, "You get up first."
"Why!"
Cao Dongdong quickly got up, but his hands were still in a defensive position.
Cao Ping's mouth twitched, and he simply went to the main seat and sat down, then asked, "Did you come up with the idea of the Royal Police and the Imperial Court, or did Zhang San teach you?"
Cao Dongdong said, "Zhang San just asked me to submit a petition in the name of the police station to support the rule of law, but I don't believe him completely, so Xiao Ma and I went to discuss it with Xiaochun. The Royal Police and the Royal Court were Xiaochun's idea. We are just trying to flatter the government, so even if those uncles don't like it, the government won't blame us."
"You little brats are pretty smart."
Cao Ping pointed at Cao Dongdong and said with a smile.
Cao Dongdong saw that his father's face had changed, and asked hurriedly: "Dad, what did the government say?"
Cao commented: "The emperor and the uncles all praised you highly, and Lord Fu also expressed his support for your proposal."
"Yeah?"
Cao Dongdong covered his face and laughed, "Even Mr. Fu supports me. Hehehe... Mr. Fu has never supported Daddy."
Cao Ping's expression changed, and he said, "Not long after, my aunt may ask you to come to the palace and ask you about this matter. What will you say then?"
Cao Dongdong put down his hands and said seriously: "Daddy has a good way of education."
Cao Ping nodded: "You are a filial boy."
Cao Dongdong suddenly seemed to remember something, "Dad, did we steal Zhang San's limelight?"
Cao Ping laughed and said, "No one mentioned Zhang San at all."
"Very good!"
Cao Dongdong waved his fists excitedly.
......
In the evening, Baifan Tower.
"How is it?"
Fu Shichun completely ignored the wine and food on the table and looked at Cao Dongdong nervously.
Cao Dongdong was expressionless at first, but suddenly he grinned, "Dad said that the government and those uncles all praised my memorial, and Lord Fu also strongly supported my suggestion. This is a treatment that my dad has never enjoyed."
"real?"
Ma Xiaoyi jumped onto the chair and asked excitedly, "Are we going to be the Royal Police in the future?"
Cao Dongdong chuckled and said, "My father said that this will most likely not change."
"Royal Police! Haha, I am the Royal Police now."
Ma Xiaoyi stood on the chair, dancing with excitement.
Fu Shichun still asked nervously: "Did it steal Zhang San's limelight?"
Cao Dongdong chuckled and said, "I didn't even mention it."
"good!"
Fu Shichun slammed the table and said, "I, Fu Shichun, have finally gotten my revenge. That's great!"
Ma Xiaoyi heard this and said, "Brother Xiaochun, it was the three of us who came up with the idea to get you in last time. You can't blame it all on the third brother alone."
Fu Shichun was stunned and looked at the two of them. That’s right, he couldn’t just take revenge on Zhang San, he couldn’t let these two guys go either.
Last time he was arrested for no reason and had a fight with Zhang Fei and his friends, which made him depressed for several days. He was different from Cao Dongdong, he cherished his reputation very much, so he was always planning to take revenge.
Little did he know that this really helped Zhang Fei a lot.
Zhang Fei just wants to hide now.
If you take too big a step, you may easily hurt yourself.
This was also beyond Zhao Xu's expectations. Although he also liked what the royal police and the imperial court said, this plan was Zhang Fei's idea. After returning, he still found Zhang Fei and asked him about it clearly.
"Royal Police?"
Zhang Fei looked at Zhao Xu in confusion.
Zhao Xu frowned and said, "Why? This is not what you thought?"
"Yes, no, it's not."
Zhang Fei said: "I did ask Cao Dongdong to submit a memorial in support of the rule of law, but the Royal Police and the Royal Court are not what I want. How dare I discuss this with them in the name of the Royal Court?"
Zhao Xu asked again: "So what do you think?"
Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "Good! This is a really good idea. This will give the people the confidence to rely on the rule of law to defend their own rights and interests, because it is the government that is protecting them. In fact, I also said this in class."
Zhao Xu smiled and nodded, then asked, "Then do you know that this memorial of his has overshadowed you?"
Zhang Fei laughed and said, "That's even better. This is exactly what I hoped for."
Zhao Xu saw that Zhang Fei was really happy, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised and said: "Such a reputation is what many people dream of, but you are so generous, it's incredible."
Zhang Fei said: "To me, this kind of reputation is useless now. Even if it is recorded in history books, it will probably be ridiculed by future generations. Only when the country is strong can it have the dignity to enjoy this reputation."
Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment. After a while, he suddenly slammed the table and said excitedly: "Based on what you said, I was not wrong about you. I toast to you."
Until now, their conversations have been limited to governing the country. This is the first time that Zhang Fei has expressed his views on foreign affairs.
confidant!
An absolute confidant!
After drinking from the cup, Zhao Xu nodded vigorously again: "Yes! Only if we defeat the enemies in the north like Emperor Wu of Han and Emperor Taizong of Tang, will all this become meaningful."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "I think it can be said that all this will make it more meaningful for the emperor to defeat the Liao Kingdom and the Western Xia in the future. This is why Emperor Taizong of Tang was stronger than Emperor Wu of Han. If the emperor can do this, he will be even better."
Zhao Xu pondered for a moment, then laughed and said, "Well said! Well said! Your words are worth ten years of reading. I toast you another glass."
Drink it!
Zhang Fei suddenly asked: "Cao Dongdong performed so well, I wonder how the government plans to reward him?"
Zhao Xu was stunned and asked, "What suggestions do you have?"
Zhang Fei said: "Why not reward him and let him go with me to serve as an official in another place."
Zhao Xu was amused when he heard this. "Is this a reward? It seems you still care a lot about it."
Zhang Fei laughed and said, "I really don't mind. This is already a public-funded trip, and it's also a reward."
Zhao Xu smiled and said, "Yes! Let's go to Longtan Huxu for a trip."
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