Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 967 Scraping bones to cure poison and remove carrion!
"This is the person who bewitched us and interceded for Ren Thief!"

"Come with us, go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial!"

"I am the queen of the saint! The grandson of Yan Shenggong! Who dares to move... ah!"

"Yan Shenggong's title was determined by the previous dynasty. My dynasty has not conferred it yet. You use the title of the previous dynasty to suppress the current officials? Take it!"

When the shrill howls spread all the way through the courtyard, many scholars who came to the banquet were silent, watching the descendants of Yan Shenggong's direct descendants being framed out.

In fact, the title of Yanshenggong was indeed conferred by Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty. The so-called "reformed the mistakes of the Tang Dynasty, followed the old system of the Han Dynasty, and changed it to the forty-fifth generation grandson of King Wenxuan, Kong Zong wished to be Yanshenggong", which has been passed down to the present. But three generations.

The second and third generations are still brothers. The title of the former was abolished during Song Zhezong's time ten years ago, and his younger brother inherited the title of Shenggong. The specific reason is unknown.

The title of Duke Yan Sheng was heard by later generations. After all, it lasted for a total of [-] years from the Song Dynasty to the [-]th year of the Republic of China. Even if the dynasty changed, this point would not change.

But now, at least in terms of titles and treatment, there is really no consensus.

This is actually the reason why the Confucian family hated and panicked. They missed the rewards from the previous dynasty and feared that the new dynasty would reduce their treatment, so they enshrined the tablets of Emperor Zhao Song and actively participated in the current political affairs.

Now, the disciples of the Kong family who stayed in Beijing can further participate in political affairs, and they were taken out directly and taken to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial. Removing Mr. Shen from the death penalty will cause today's catastrophe...

Then the Shihlin was fried, and those who could play played one after another.

The discussion this time is no longer Mingde Hall, but Chongzheng Hall.

Facing civil and military ministers, and even envoys from various countries.

"Xuansheng is a famous religious master of all ages. He has been worshiped by generations, and there is no substitute for him. He should treat his descendants differently from ordinary people!"

"Your Majesty Fu Wang, remember the merits of your predecessors in supporting the world and establishing education, and ease the punishment of shackles for your descendants!"

"If you are guilty, you should be merciful..."

Seeing that many civil servants came out one after another, their words were earnest and they were all requests, Li Yan listened expressionlessly, until there was no one to play, then he said: "Do you have any objections?"

Pei Xuan, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, came out immediately: "I would like to send you the "Yan Law Discussion", and I hope you will read it!"

The ministers immediately knew that this was prepared long ago. They watched the memorandum presented, and then saw that the gentleman read it in the usual style, and commented: "The etiquette and law are unified, and the rules are broad and simple. , the punishment is fair, the language is accurate... good! Cai Xiang recites it once, and let the officials listen!"

The thick memorial was presented in front of Cai Jing, and the prime minister, who had seldom expressed his views since the censor turmoil, said loudly: "I obey the order!"

As he spoke clearly and eloquently, the officials listened attentively, and their eyes gradually became strange.

In all fairness, many former courtiers had objections to the appointment of officials from the six ministries after the establishment of the kingship system. They felt that although meritorious officials were given priority, the arrangement of many positions was too flattering to those who had no political experience.

In fact, there have been many accidents. There have been many jokes in the Ministry of War alone, such as Shang Shu Ding Run's memorial, such as Minister Yang Zhi who was too harsh on the training of soldiers, and was blocked on the road after he came down to ask for explanations, such as Minister Lu Dajiu has already been fined for one year due to drinking mistakes, and he will be demoted next time he makes a similar mistake...

But they are indeed adapting and correcting, and if they are really incompetent, they will be reassigned from the arrangement, which is not static.

Now with the progress of reforms one by one, even the former scholar-officials have to admit that these courtiers are no longer the rough people they used to be.

Pei Xuan's "Yan Law Discussion" is an example.

This obviously refers to the laws of the Tang Dynasty. For example, each law is concise and detailed, and it belongs to the same crime. Different sentences will be given according to the severity of the crime, and they will not be killed with one blow.

At the same time, there is room for it. It is stated that all dynasties should make supplements according to different social conditions, and there is no need to blindly follow the old laws.

The setting of the law is to prevent people from taking the illegal path. The concise and accurate language has played a good start in the dissemination of the law. The legal provisions should not be twisted and twisted. Common people can understand the meaning of it.

This way of making legislation enhances the people's awareness of the law, knowing that they respect the law, and even if they are wronged, they will first resort to the law to find an orthodox solution, instead of blindly avenging private revenge and losing public power. Only in this way can society be stable.

But what shocked the courtiers the most was that Yan Law attached great importance to "fairness and justice", and even explicitly added a clause, "The emperor broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people."

This is actually difficult to achieve, just as the "law" of the Legalists is not the rule of law, but to restrain the ruled, centralize power at the top, and exploit at the bottom. constraints are too small.

Therefore, it is more of an attitude of leading by example. It cannot follow the road of ruling the country according to the law, but it still needs to restrain the powerful class as much as possible, starting with the ninth five-year-old.

After listening to "Yan Lv Shu Yi", the ministers who had pleaded for Duke Yan Sheng suddenly fell silent.

In order to convict Kong Shengren later, Your Majesty has made himself equal to the common people, and more and more people have been implicated recently, what else can they do?
After Cai Jing finished reading, Pei Xuan retreated, and the hall was silent.

Li Yan looked down at the officials and thought of Kong Hongxu, the [-]st Yansheng Gong of the Ming Dynasty.

He was an intelligent prodigy since he was a child. He came to Beijing to meet him when he was ten years old. He responded well and was appreciated by Bao Zong. Yan Shenggong acted so mischievously in Qufu that even idle officials couldn't stand it, so they jointly impeached him.

In the end, the crime was found out, "illegally tortured, raped more than [-] happy women, and strangled four innocent people."

Twenty-two years old!
And these are the things that are found out. There can only be more real crimes, not fewer.

Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty was furious, and ordered Kong Hongxu to be "armed to Beijing for questioning". The judgment of "sitting and beheading" was still given, but unfortunately, under the pressure of the civil servants, Yan Shenggong could not be beheaded after all, and finally he was "dismissed from office as a citizen" with grace.

Undoubtedly, this white man is still living a happy life. What is even more exaggerated is that later, as the power of the civil servants became stronger, some people actually suggested that this person had "reformed his past and made good" and asked for his official to be restored to the title. This outrageous request was not fully met, and the crown was restored, which meant that he was no longer a civilian, and his previous charges were wiped out.

In a sense, this is a slap in the face of Confucius, because what he did is completely contrary to the "morality" and "ritual" of Confucianism, but the so-called Confucius is also a symbol. Gong Yue is unscrupulous and must have special treatment, and he must have it if he doesn't want to.

And if Kong Sheng had to follow the law afterwards, then the status of civil servants would naturally be even less likely to override the law.

This is exactly the case now.

All the officials kept silent and chose to submit, not to submit to the iron and blood power, but to the fact that justice and morality are really unreasonable, no matter how much they argue, there is nothing they can do.

Li Yan opened his mouth and set the tone for this matter: "In the case of Ren Shenxian, although the Kong family in Qufu had selfish thoughts, it was not a crime. I, Yan Ting, will not do the persecution of 'crime for words', only for the sake of right and wrong. If you are guilty, you are guilty, and if you are innocent, you are not guilty. If the law is not enough, you can adjust it again, but you must not confuse right and wrong, and there will be endless disasters!"

The officials listened with no joy or luck, because they knew that there would be a turning point later.

Sure enough, the turning point came, and Li Yan said the real solution: "Zhongshu Sheng, Yushitai, Liubu Jiusi, and all states and counties will start the second round of bully suppression, and thoroughly investigate landlords, tyrants, gentry and gentry, no matter what ethnicity they belong to. Nobility, as long as you do a lot of evil, you should be severely punished!"

"Strictly follow the "Yan Law Discussion", "Detailed Regulations on the Selection of Monks" and "Nine Items of Supervisory Discipline". No matter what kind of turmoil arises, even if there are bullies who confuse the people and instigate rebellion, they will never waver!"

"This time, I scraped the bones in Yanjing to cure the poison, remove the carrion, and solve the problem fundamentally, so that we can have a truly peaceful and prosperous world!"

"Gongsun Zhao, Xuan Yushi doctor!"

Under the watchful eyes of a group of traditional civil servants, and under the almost smiling welcome of the officials of the new dynasty headed by Ding Run, Gongsun Zhao wore a purple robe and walked into the hall calmly.

The former "cold-faced judge" of Kaifeng Mansion and the "Gongsun Yanluo" who was praised by the people, and the upright man who was finally listed on the most wanted list in Zhao Song Dynasty, finally returned to the court.

Looking at the elder brother and the emperor on the throne, the scene of the two discussing the future path suddenly appeared in Gongsun Zhao's mind. Now what he said at that time seems to have come true. The director couldn't help but have mixed feelings, and saluted sincerely: "Minister Gong Sun Zhao, pay homage to your majesty!"

Li Yan raised his hand: "Waiting for the courtesy, the return of Qing, the Lord is rebuilding Shuangtai, according to the "Nine Sections of Supervisory Regulations", select talented censors, punish lawbreakers, supervise the government, and avoid the scourge of party disputes in the previous dynasty. There is a long way to go, and I hope the Qing family will be careful!"

Gongsun Zhao said: "I will do my best!"

After a brief dialogue between the monarch and his ministers, Gongsun Zhao entered the sequence of ministers.

Due to the particularity of Yushitai, the doctor Yushi is the first rank, and his status is actually second only to the prime minister, and he can even form a check and balance on the prime minister.

Cai Jing nodded slightly to signal that Gongsun Zhao returned the gift and stood beside Ding Run and Gao Qiu.

The wanted trio, who made the former scholar-bureaucrats jealous, finally stood up in the court again, creating a new atmosphere of courtiers with their style.

(End of this chapter)