Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 319 Tyranny is fiercer than a tiger
"How can the widow's decree be changed from day to day?"

Qingji's attitude is very firm.

It is true that he cherishes Confucius' talent, but Qingji does not allow anyone to dare to challenge his authority!

Queen Ji Kou, who was on the side, couldn't help frowning her eyebrows, and said slowly, "Your Majesty, think twice. What Confucius said in the memorial may be out of anger."

"If 'a tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger', Confucius believed that the "Fa Jing" promoted by the king was inhumane and inconsistent with Zhou etiquette, so he repeatedly wrote letters to dissuade him."

"Since Confucius did not agree with the "Fa Jing", why didn't the king explain it to him? Or, transfer Confucius from Kuaiji County back to Jinling, so that the monarch and his ministers can talk about it."

Transfer Confucius back from Kuaiji County?

Hearing this, Qing Ji couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

According to his understanding of Confucius, the latter is a stubborn donkey, once a decision is made, ten oxen cannot be brought back.

And if Confucius really abandoned his official position, Qingji would have nothing to do.

Because in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, talents can stay at will.

If Qing Ji dared to risk the disapproval of the world by killing Confucius, or placing him under house arrest, he would inevitably be criticized, which would cause a large brain drain to Wu.

A good reputation is extremely important no matter what era it is in.

Just like Chu was the Jin Yong, and Wei was the Qin Yong, the monarchs of Chu and Wei may have thought about killing those ministers who dared to abandon their positions, but they couldn't do it after all.

The relationship between Qingji and Confucius is like the relationship between a modern boss and an employee.

There is no father here, there is a place to keep the father!
If the boss's actions make him unhappy, Kong Qiu as an employee may not be unable to resign or leave himself!
"good."

Qingji finally adopted Queen Ji Kou's proposal and transferred Kong Qiu from Kuaiji County to Jinling.

After all, Confucius' reputation in Kuaiji County is too high.

Yue people may not know who the great king of Wu is, but they have definitely heard of Confucius, or even met him!
"Your Majesty, Tingwei Boshun is begging to see you."

At this moment, CRRC Mansion ordered Jiao Hua to enter the Zide Hall to report.

"Uncle? Xuan."

"only!"

Afterwards, Bo Tong bowed his waist, lowered his eyebrows and entered the Zide Hall pleasingly.

"Chen Bo, see the king, the king is ten thousand years old!"

"You don't need to be too polite. Uncle, sit down."

"Thank you king!"

Bo Tong then sat under the majesty's platform.

"Your Majesty, there is actually a matter in this audience, and I cannot decide on my own, so I entered the palace and asked the King to judge it!"

"What's the matter?"

"Recently, there was a murder in the street in Yunyang. In order to avenge his father, he killed his enemy with his own hands, and then surrendered himself to the government. He has now been thrown into prison."

Bo Tong eloquently said, "However, the county magistrate of Yunyang thinks that the ugly husband is filial and surrendered himself, so he can be dealt with leniently instead of being sentenced to death. Therefore, the above memorial justifies the ugly husband, please forgive me. Forgive the ugly husband's capital crime!"

Hearing this, Qingji couldn't help frowning.

"No matter what the reason is, killing people in the street will have a bad impact. My widow has said that the intentional murderer will die regardless of the reason. Although this ugly man surrendered himself, he cannot be treated leniently."

"Your Majesty's intention is to execute the ugly husband according to the "Fajing"?"

Qing Ji put his eyes on Ji Kou who was on the side, and asked, "Queen, how do you think this ugly husband should be dealt with?"

"Your Majesty, my concubine thinks that it is wrong for an ugly man to kill someone in the street, but he surrendered himself, and he wanted to avenge his father. Why can't he be demoted as an official slave and atone for his crimes for life?"

A woman's view!

Qing Ji shook his head and said: "Queen, it is an indisputable fact that an ugly man kills someone in the street. No matter what the reason is, whether it is a vendetta or a private fight, the crime will not be forgiven."

"When the widow was discussing legislation with the ministers, I once said that the law does not punish the mind, and the deeds do not care about the mind. If there is a law to be done in my country of Wu, the law must be followed, and the law must be punished!"

"The death penalty for an ugly husband cannot be disputed."

"Your Majesty Yingming!"

Ting Weibo said approvingly.

On this matter, the reason why he wanted to ask Qingji's opinion was because he was worried that he would not handle it properly and cause Qingji's dissatisfaction.

After all, the state of Wu has just legislated and has no experience in dealing with some criminal matters.

Qingji thought for a moment again, and suddenly said: "Bo Tong, the official of your Tingwei Mansion, can you read the "Fa Jing" by heart?"

"Reporting to the king, the ministers and the colleagues in the Tingwei Mansion have already read the "Fa Jing" by heart."

As the highest judicial institution in Wu State, it is natural for officials such as Bo Tong not to be familiar with the "Fa Jing".

"The "Fa Jing" was tried out in Jinling, making people familiar with it, and the effect was remarkable. I should promote the content of "Fa Jing" to all parts of the country."

"It is necessary to ensure that every county government office posts a notice of the Fajing. All officials, including the junior officials with a rank of one hundred stones, and even the local elders and pavilion chiefs, must be familiar with the "Fajing", and Pass it down among the people, so that the people of the country know the law and abide by it!"

"Spot checks from time to time, order the managers of various places to recite the "Fajing" and write the "Fajing" silently. If they can't recite the "Fajing" by dictation, they will not be hired!"

"only!"

Qing Ji's move was in consideration of the ability to quickly spread the "Fa Jing" to various places in Wu State.

Knowing the law and breaking the law is the most abominable thing, and with the "Fajing" as the basis, the county magistrates will not be able to make conclusions for those cases based on their personal preferences when they encounter some difficult cases in the future!
The rule of man is limited after all, because Qingji can't guarantee that every official can be discerning, honest and upright!

Therefore, the rule of law can emerge as the times require.

After a pause, Qingji said again: "In addition, your Tingwei and Yushitai (Yunshitaifu's institution) have respectively set up the postal supervisor Shuguan and the postal supervisor Caoxuan at the local level. Whenever the decree is conveyed, the supervisor belongs to the official. , case inspection, prison inspection, inspection of illegality, etc., it doesn’t matter.”

Hearing this, Bo Tong hesitated and said, "My lord, if that's the case, isn't the authority of the governor too heavy?"

"A county has only one postal governor and one postal governor Cao. The postal governor belongs to the officials of the Tingwei Mansion, and the postal governor Cao Chuan belongs to the officials of Yushitai, not under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate."

"Whether it's the governor of the post office or the governor of the post office, it only has the right to supervise, and it will be changed every three years, or transferred or promoted."

"only!"

With a relatively complete judiciary, Qingji naturally needs to establish supervisory officials at the local level.

If not, some officials with corrupt morals will inevitably be as domineering as the local emperor, in the fish and meat village.

This is exactly what Qing Ji cannot tolerate!
As for why there are two superintendents, Qingji also hopes that the two can check each other instead of working together.

Today, although the world has collapsed, the hearts of the people have not yet been lost. There are very few truly corrupt officials, because people have the most basic moral bottom line in their hearts, and they will not easily cross it.

The reason why Qingji set up such officials to supervise the locality is only to prevent the passing of time!

(End of this chapter)