Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 262 If you don't believe in lawlessness, the tiger will perish and be in danger (4K8)

On the small ferry outside Tuqiu, Zaiyu didn't even have time to take off his armor, so he led the four heavenly kings of Tuqiu to welcome Fan Li.

"Uncle Shao, long time no see, I lost weight."

Zai Yu smiled and was about to get out of the car when he saw Fan Li had already stepped forward to salute.

"Zaizi, why did you go out of the city to meet him dressed like this?"

Zi Gong answered him with a smile on the side: "The rebellious party in the middle of the country conspired to rebel. Zi I led three hundred people from Tuqiu to help Qufu. Not long after I came back, I learned that Shaobo you visited Tuqiu. You are here today. What a coincidence, if we had arrived a few days earlier, I am afraid we would still be fighting in Qufu."

The Yue girl at the side heard this, and said in astonishment: "Is Fan Zi really guessing right?"

When she made a sound, she immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Although few of the crowd could understand the Vietnamese dialect, the woman's voice could still be discerned.

At first, their attention was focused on Fan Li, and they caught a glimpse of the sword on the waist of the Yue girl, so they took it for granted that it was a male warrior from the Yue Kingdom.

Because according to the inertial thinking of the Lu people, only Chinese nationals who have joined the army, or characters at the level of soldiers, can wear swords.

The black hair draped over the shoulders of the Yue girls was regarded by them as the custom of the Yue land. After all, it is a common phenomenon to wear the left lapel among the barbarians, so they didn't pay special attention to it.

But when they took a closer look, they finally realized something was wrong.

Regardless of the delicate facial features of Yue women, don't men in the Wuyue area have tattoos on their hair?
With such long hair, it must be a woman.

Zaiyu tentatively asked, "Young Uncle, this one is... your wife?"

Seeing that he had misunderstood, Fan Li quickly clarified: "No, it's not. This is a famous swordsman in our country, Nanlin Yuenu. This time I went north with me to Qi State, and I was going to seek a challenge from the fighters of Qi State. progress along the way.”

Shen Shu frowned: "Women practice swordsmanship?"

Kong Li also echoed, "Women are weak and men are strong. How can you become famous when you compare the two?"

Zi Gong coughed, turned his head to look at Kong Li, and reminded him: "Bo Yu, you are nearly thirty years old, but you haven't married yet. There is a reason for that."

When Gao Chai heard the word thirty, he couldn't help but took out the birth law enacted last year from his sleeve, and chanted it.

"Boyu! Hold on tight, don't hurry up, you will be sentenced this winter."

When Ran Qiu heard this, he snatched the file from Gao Chai's hand and scolded angrily.

"Zigao! What do you mean? You're still planning to arrest Master and bring him to Tuqiu, but it won't work?!"

Hearing this, Gao Chai just said resentfully: "The decree has been made known to the people, and if it should be implemented, it must be implemented. If Bo Yu does not implement it here, will the people still act according to the decree in the future?
The Master once said: Be faithful in your words and respectful in your deeds, even in a barbaric state.If you are not faithful in your words and respectful in your actions, how can you do it in the state?
Words are honest and honest, behaviors are honest and respectful, even if you go to the barren area, you can do it.

Is it possible to speak dishonestly and honestly, and act dishonestly and respectfully, even in the native land?

I believe Master will understand our difficulties.Besides, Benyi does not have the authority to arrest the master.

Master, as the little Zongbo, leads the title of doctor.According to the law of etiquette, if you want to arrest and dispose of a doctor, you must go through the presiding trial of the Grand Sikou, and the trial of the Grand Sima, the Grand Sikong, the Grand Situ, the Great Zongbo, and Dazai Wuqing.

After the Six Ministers reached an agreement, they still needed to be approved by the monarch before they could convict and punish the doctor.

Besides, Tuqiu's law belongs to Zai's family law, not Lu State's state law.

Therefore, the binding force is only limited to Zai's retainers and citizens, and he can't control the master himself, so don't worry about it. "

After Gao Chai's explanation, Ran Qiu finally heaved a sigh of relief.

He returned the dossier to Gao Chai, and said, "I'm not as good at etiquette as you are. Since you think it's okay, then it must be okay."

Ran Qiu heaved a sigh of relief, but Shen Cheng who was on the side pondered: "But if this is the case, doesn't it mean that the law has not been fulfilled? People can't tell the difference between family law and national law. As long as the criminals are not punished accordingly, in the eyes of the people of the country, Doesn't it still mean unfair?"

Gao Chai nodded and said: "Zi Zhou, I didn't expect that you would still consider this level. Yes, there is indeed such a worry. Therefore, I have discussed with Zi Wo before that I want to add to the birth law. terms.

In the case of Boyu, where both parents and children are alive, but they are from the same country but not from the same family, the period of labor labor for the children should be extended.

When the period of hard labor has expired, but there is still no desire to marry and have children, they should be sentenced to exile and have their citizenship removed. "

When Kong Li heard this, he immediately became angry: "Zigao, what do you mean? Someone specially set up a special method to target me, right?"

Gao Chai said: "Look at what you said, you still have more than half a year! I have already told you this in advance. If you don't prepare well, you will be violating the law knowingly and the sentence will be stricter."

"you!"

Kong Li's complexion was flushed by Gao Chai's anger.

When Zaiyu saw it, he hurried up to smooth things over: "Okay, Boyu, what are you in a hurry for? I'm here to assure you that the new method will definitely not use your head."

When Kong Li heard this, the anger that had just been brought up suddenly dissipated, and he said gratefully: "My son, I don't even know how to thank you."

Zai Yu heard the words, and said with a smile: "Thank me, there is no need, thank you more, Master."

Kong Li was stunned and said, "Thank you father? Why?"

Zigong coughed lightly: "Do you think this decree has not been discussed with the master? The master does not approve of Tu Qiu's revision of the law. His old man thinks it is not a good thing to change the decree overnight.

Rather than being so troublesome, it would be better for him to come to Tuqiu to work with you for a few days every month, and by the way, he can check whether you have been studying poetry, books, etiquette and music recently. "

When Kong Li heard this, his heart turned cold.

It's over, there is a ghost!

No wonder I speak so happily, I was already counted in.

And when their discussion was in full swing, Fan Li also joined in with a smile.

He bowed his hands to Gao Chai and said, "You must be Gao Zi, the governor of Tuqiuyi, right?"

When Gao Chai heard the word 'Gao Zi', he first glanced keenly at Zai Yu and Zi Gong who were aside, and as expected, both of them seemed to be unable to hold back.

But in front of everyone, he didn't like to get angry, so he suppressed his anger and responded in a harmonious voice: "I didn't expect you to have heard of me."

Fan Li smiled and asked: "Zaizi has always admired your talent in criminal and prison litigation. I happen to have a case here. I wonder if you would like to enlighten me?"

In the past, Gao Chai asked questions from outsiders, and this was the first time he was asked by outsiders.

He quickly replied: "Please tell me."

Seeing that he didn't evade, Fan Li brought out the story of Yanzi killing three scholars with two peaches and asked questions.

After finishing speaking, he looked up at Zaiyu and the others beside him, and said, "Besides Gao Zi, I also want to hear the opinions of Zaizi, Duanmuzi and other sages."

Zai Yu didn't expect Fan Li to come up with this story.

In fact, they worshiped and studied under the master, and basically discussed various deeds spread by various countries.

Whether two peaches kill three scholars can be counted as "benevolence" has also formed a lot of differences among Confucianism.

In fact, generally speaking, when discussing issues among Confucians, they will generally be divided into conservatives who insist on the ideals of the gentleman and realists who believe that they should change with the times.

But on the issue of two peaches killing three men, there are actually several different views among the conservatives and the realists.

It's like later generations can separate left and right, and left and right can be divided into center left, center right, extreme left, and extreme right.

Ran Qiu and Gao Chai, who are both realists, could not agree on this matter.

Gao Chai opened his mouth and said, "Master has a saying: Hearing lawsuits, I'm still a human being. Surely there will be no lawsuits.

When it comes to litigation, I am just like everyone else.The purpose is to make litigation never happen again!

The establishment of etiquette and law is to make the behavior of the people conform to morality, guide the formation of a benevolent atmosphere, so that the good can be encouraged and the evil can be corrected.

It is also because of this that whether it is punishment or reward, it is necessary to follow the guidelines.

Those who have no merit will not be rewarded, and those who are innocent will not be killed.

Since the three scholars of Qi committed the crime of disrupting the country, they should be dealt with in the name of disrupting the country.

If their merits are not enough to offset their guilt, then they should be ordered to be executed, and the three of them should be used as a warning to the people.

If their merits are enough to offset their crimes, then their titles should be removed and their salaries should be reduced, so why should their lives be harmed?
But now, Marquis Qi agreed to Yan Zi's use of two peaches to get rid of the three scholars, because he felt that their merits were not as good as their guilt, so they should be apologetic with death.

But after the death of the three warriors, Marquis Qi ordered people to collect their bodies for them, and buried them with the courtesy of a warrior. Could it be that he was repenting of his previous judgment, so he wanted to make amends?

Qi Hou does not distinguish between right and wrong, which is to blur the boundaries of right and wrong, and to confuse the principles of law, which is the crime of the king.

As far as Yanzi is concerned, although two peaches were used to eliminate the three scholars who harmed the people, it avoided direct conflicts between the use of laws and the three scholars.

However, such a strategy can only be used once, but the harm left to the law is infinite.

The reason why the three scholars died because of Er Tao was because the three of them possessed the integrity of scholars.

Scholars with integrity can set an example for the common people.

When the people have a good example, they will set themselves up with loyalty and trustworthiness, and in this way, the country will prosper.

But now, the three scholars died because of their integrity, not because of the common people.

When the story of two peaches killing three warriors spreads, will the people of Qi reward them for their aspirations?

They will only laugh at the three men who lost their lives because of integrity, and when the people of Qi state regard the integrity of scholars as stupid, what kind of atmosphere will spread in the country?

When Gongsun Jie, Gu Yezi, and Tian Kaijiang die, those thieves who endanger the common people in Qi State will definitely become more and more secretive in their actions, and their actions will become more and more immoral.

With the three of them as a reference, those thieves will definitely be proud of their incorruptibility and little shame, ashamed of their ambition and integrity, and the chaos in Qi will also start from this.

Although Yanzi is a gentleman praised by the world, but in terms of killing three scholars with two peaches, he only preserved the small righteousness of the moment, but lost the righteousness of the ages! "

After hearing this passage, Fan Li couldn't help being enlightened.

He said why he didn't feel right before, and it turned out that the problem was here.

Gongsun Jie and others clearly violated the national law, but they did not use the national law to punish them. Instead, they used two peaches to solve the problem.

Isn't this tantamount to telling the people that the laws of the Qi country are equivalent to decorations?

Today Qihou can use two peaches to kill the three men who broke the law, and tomorrow he can use three plums to kill the people who did not break the law.

In this way, Qi's national laws are tantamount to losing their credibility.

And Qi Hou's generous burial of Gongsun Jie and others is equivalent to giving a very bad demonstration to the people of Qi.

That is, as long as Marquis Qi admires you, all the crimes you committed can be written off.

In this way, the atmosphere of deceiving others is naturally formed.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that the Tian family of Qi State seems to be doing this.

Tian's face-to-face, and brother Qihou are good friends.

Eat and drink with him every day, and get him some new things and toys every now and then to fool him.

On the other hand, he tried his best to buy the hearts of the people. From the mouths of the people of Qi, it is impossible to speak ill of Tian.

As for the gray area in the middle, of course Tian can manipulate it however he wants.

Thinking of this, Fan Li suddenly felt that he gradually began to understand why Confucius in Lu State tried his best to advocate the revival of Zhou Rites.

In the final analysis, no matter how out of date Zhou Li was, at least it followed the rules.

But now that the rituals are broken and the music is broken, the people's life is getting worse and worse, the palaces of the princes and high officials are getting more and more luxurious, and the funeral objects are getting more and more extravagant.

This phenomenon cannot be explained by a single statement that the rituals of the week are not in line with the times.

As for the so-called rites and music, the part of the collapse is basically the restrictive clauses for the princes and officials and the protection clauses for the people of the country.

As for the clauses that protect princes and high officials and the clauses that restrain ordinary people, they are all very sound!

Thinking of this, Fan Li couldn't help breaking out in cold sweat, because he finally figured out what these people were planning to do.

If they stick to this path, let alone Zhuxia, even the Baiyue region where he is located will be a dead end.

He suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly turned his head and said to Jai Yu who was beside him.

"Just now you mentioned that something happened in the country of Lu. Could it be Yang Hu of your country..."

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Zai Yu nodded slightly and said, "Now he is no longer the Yang Hu of our country."

When Fan Li heard this, his heart shuddered.

He hesitated for a while, but finally he pursed his lips and spoke.

"At the beginning, Zichan took the post of Zheng Guo Shaozheng, in charge of punishment.

Among the Qimu in the state of Zheng, the patriarch of the Si clan was Zixi, and the patriarch of the Liang clan was Boyou.

Zi Xi has an upright personality and is unwilling to convince others.But Bo You is arrogant and arrogant.

There were frequent conflicts between the two, so they became enemies with each other.

At that time, Chu State and Zheng State were hostile, and war was about to break out, but Bo You still used his position to force Zibai and ordered him to go to Chu State as an envoy.

Zixi felt angry, so he led his people to attack Boyou's Liang clan at night, and the Liang clan suffered heavy casualties.

Bo You was drunk at the time, and managed to escape abroad with the help of his retainers.

But Boyou usually had a bad temper and offended many people.So Han's and Feng's in Qimu also stood on Zibai's side.

At that time, Zichan's subordinates advised him to "just help the strong", that is, to help Zixi, who is reasonable and powerful, and not to help Boyou.

However, Zichan believed that the Liang family and the Si family started civil strife together, and both parties should be punished, not just one of them.

So Zichan withdrew the corpses of the Liang clan and planned to leave the state of Zheng with them.

When Zipi of the Han family heard about this, he said, "Zichan is polite to the dead, let alone the living." '

So he ignored the dissuasion of other doctors and drove to retain Zichan himself.

Later, Bo You returned to Zheng State with his people and fought with the Si family at the north gate. Both sides sent people to contact Zichan, hoping that he could send troops to help.

However, Zichan hated their actions and decided not to help anyone.

After the Si family defeated the Liang family with difficulty, because they were angry with Zichan's previous actions, they turned around and planned to get rid of Zichan's family.

When Zipi found out about this, he called Zixi from Si's family and scolded him: "Rites are the foundation of a country. Nothing can be more harmful than this if you attack and kill polite people!" '

Zixi was afraid of Han's strength, so he gave up his original plan.

Later, Zipi inherited his father's title as Shangqing, who was in charge of the state of Zheng, and then recommended Zichan to Zheng Jiangong as Qing.

A year later, he took the initiative to hand over the ruling power to Zichan.

Zichan was worried that he would not be able to convince the crowd, so Zipi encouraged him and said, "Don't worry, I will take the lead in obeying the laws and regulations you made. Who in the state of Zheng would dare not obey?" '

Later, Zichan's reform entered a critical stage, and Fengjuan of the Feng family led an army to attack Zichan because Zichan restricted his privileges.

In order to protect Zichan, Zipi expelled Fengjuan from the country and exiled him to the state of Jin.

Later Zipi died, and Zichan cried bitterly: "I am finished!"There is no one to do good deeds for me anymore, only the old man understands me! '"

Having said that, Fan Li paused for a moment: "With the strength of Zipi to support Zichan, let him sit in the state of Zheng for 15 years, and then Zichan's good governance can be carried out smoothly.

And 15 years later, even though Zipi died of illness, Zichan could still govern stably for seven years until his death.

In the past, Yanghu's support for you was not as strong as Zipi.And the time he supports you is also incomparable with Zipi.

If you still insist on doing this, I am afraid that you will soon be attacked by the 'Si'! "

　Why are you so proficient!
　　How many times have you and your readers begged for votes?

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)