I studied in modern times

Chapter 761 Jurisprudence

Wen Yanbo was supported by Wen Yiqing and his brothers as they walked out of Zuo Zhaoqing Gate.

The officials of the capital had been waiting here for a long time, and they immediately rushed to inform the ministers on duty in the capital of this information.

Upon hearing the news, Lu Gongzhu immediately walked out of the capital hall and waited in front of the Xuande Gate of the capital.

As soon as Wen Yanbo arrived, he immediately stepped forward and bowed, "How are you, Grand Master?"

When Wen Yanbo saw Lü Gongzhu, he snorted twice and bowed in return: "Thank you for your concern, Zuo Fu. I am fine..."

Wen Yanbo now has some opinions about his junior, Lu Gongzhu.

The main thing is that during this crisis, Lu Gongzhu did not go to ask him to enter the palace like Han Jiang did.

He simply sent his student Li Chang to invite him.

Although Wen Yanbo could understand Lu Gongzhu - he would have done the same if he were in his place.

The so-called prime minister assists the emperor above and harmonizes yin and yang below. He is polite and isolated from all other officials, and all ministers give way to him!
You can't and shouldn't ask others for help when you encounter difficulties.

This will lead to loss of prestige and lax orders.

But understanding is one thing, and how to look at it is another.

Anyway, in Wen Yanbo's opinion, Lu Gongzhu did not respect him very much as the Grand Tutor and the Prime Minister of military and national affairs.

Why can Han Jiang and Han Zihua bow their heads, but you, Lu Gongzhu and Lu Huishu can't?
Lu Gongzhu was very familiar with Wen Yanbo's temper, so he was not angry at all. Instead, he took a step forward and asked, "Is the meeting with the emperor going smoothly, Grand Master?"

Wen Yanbo looked at Lu Gongzhu, his old face slightly raised, and after putting on enough airs, he said in a deep voice: "The current lord is a wise man, he can accept advice with an open mind!"

After saying this, he looked at Lu Gongzhu complacently.

Lü Gongzhu was overjoyed when he heard this. He didn't care about Wen Yanbo's attitude. He just bowed and said, "It is a blessing for the country to have a Grand Master! It is a blessing for all the people!"

no way!
For him, the left prime minister, if Cui Taifu was really appointed as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the Minister of the Dali Temple.

Then, it will affect his prestige as the left prime minister.

Because others will compare him with Han Jiang.

Why was it that when Prime Minister Han Zihua was in power, he was always able to persuade the emperor and the two palaces to implement benevolent policies and employ gentlemen?

But when it comes to your uncle Lu Hui, it’s no longer possible?
Is it that your uncle Lu Hui is not as favored by the emperor as Mr. Zihua?

As a result, all kinds of ambitious people will begin to emerge.

Not to mention the other impacts brought about by Cui Taifu's return to the court.

Therefore, Lu Gongzhu must thank Wen Yanbo.

Wen Yanbo smiled, but his mind recalled the scene of playing music in front of the emperor in the study in the east pavilion of Funing Palace.

"Grandmaster, your words make sense, but I haven't thought it through..."

"However, the imperial edict has been issued, and the governor of Luzhou, Cui Taifu, should already be on his way to the capital..."

"For the sake of dignity and to protect this minister, I can only assign him a new mission!" The young official spoke eloquently.
"Grand Master!" He suddenly looked at Wen Yanbo.

Wen Yanbo quickly bowed his head: "I am here, old minister."

"Didn't the Grand Tutor just say that this minister's attainments in criminal law are so great that only five people today can match him?" the emperor asked.

"It is just as the old minister said."

"Is that so... I have heard that it takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to train a person, but the country is currently lacking people who understand the law... I have long wanted to appoint a minister of law to take charge of legal studies!"

"In this case, I will be appointed as the judge of Luzhou Law School to be in charge of the national legal education. To show my seriousness and importance, I will be promoted to the position of Director of Longtu Pavilion..."

"What do you think, Grand Master?"

Wen Yanbo bowed without any hesitation and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Recalling this, Wen Yanbo's smile widened.

Because he felt that it was very likely that the young master's original intention was to let Cui Taifu take charge of the legal studies of the Song Dynasty.

The so-called Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the Minister of the Supreme Court were a sleight of hand from beginning to end.

Thinking of this, Wen Yanbo said to Lu Gongzhu: "Zuo Fu, please recommend a new vice minister of the Ministry of Justice and the chief justice of the Dali Temple as soon as possible!"

"To avoid long nights and too many dreams!"

The emperor today has a habit.

Once he finds that a certain card is easy to play after all, he will keep playing it.

He used this to control his ministers, forcing them to obey his will and no one could find fault with them.

Because before he did it, he had obtained the consent of the vast majority of people.

Even this kind of consent has a certain flavor of coercion and intimidation.

However, for the emperor, before doing anything, he must first obtain the consent and support of the vast majority of court officials, or at least their reserved support.

This is already rare.

Throughout the ages, there have been few emperors like this.

Therefore, many scholars and officials were not exaggerating when they praised the young master for having "the spirit of a successful king and the virtues of previous kings".

Lü Gongzhu naturally knew this, and quickly said, "I will accept your teachings, Grand Master!"

Wen Yanbo nodded and said to Lu Gongzhu, "Does the Left Prime Minister have any favorites?"

Lu Gongzhu raised his head with a look of joy: "I wonder if the Grand Tutor has any recommendations?" He really needed Wen Yanbo's help with this matter.

Because the emperor had previously appointed Cui Taifu as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the Minister of the Dali Temple.

Now, although the order has been withdrawn, for the sake of the emperor's face, the new vice minister of the Ministry of Justice and the chief justice of the Supreme Court can only be selected from among the senior civil officials who graduated from the Ming Dynasty law school.

Moreover, it would be best if this person’s attainments in criminal law could be comparable to Cui Taifu’s.

At least it can’t be much worse than Cui Taifu!
Of course, there are very few people like this.

Those who can compare with Cui Taifu in academics are not as qualified as him, and those who can compare with Cui Taifu in qualifications are not as good as him in academics.

Lu Gongzhu was worried about this matter!

Wen Yanbo laughed and said, "I am so shameless that I would like to recommend someone to Zuo Fu..."

"Former Dali Temple Director Du Xiaoxi and Du Chun!"

When Lü Gongzhu heard this name, everything in front of him suddenly became clear. He asked, "But is it Du Xiaoxi who said in the court during the Xining period: "Nowadays, thieves fight to death, and the age is no less than fifty. They use death to scare the people, but the people are usually not afraid, let alone cutting off their feet?"

Wen Yanbo nodded.

Du Chun and his younger brother Du Hong, known as the Two Dus, are rare criminal justice experts in the Song Dynasty.

Their political stance is that of the old party!
But at the same time, the brothers' background and origins would make the emperor like them, or at least not dislike them - they are descendants of maritime merchants.

His uncle and father were both merchants doing shipping business in Fujian.

Du Chun's uncle died in the Nanhai Sea. Du Chun's father resolutely went to the Nanhai Sea to carry his brother's coffin back to his hometown for burial.

When the imperial court heard about it, it was very pleased and so allowed the father to let one of his sons become an official.

Du Chun became an official because of this.

It is precisely because of this background that the Du Chun brothers are the best civil and commercial litigation officials in the Song Dynasty today.

In addition, the two brothers are also the theoretical leaders of the "anti-pardon and death penalty faction" in the Song Dynasty.

It is precisely for this reason that they brothers were ostracized and suppressed by the New Party - the New Party advocates caution towards the death penalty.

Because Wang Anshi felt that if a person's head was lost, it would never grow back.

There are so many unjust, false and wrongful cases in the Song Dynasty. If law enforcement officers strictly enforce the death penalty discipline, many innocent people will be wrongfully killed.

It would be better to replace most death sentences with corporal punishment.

So, Du Chun retorted: You want to use corporal punishment instead of the death penalty, but the current bandits can't even be scared by the death penalty, so how can corporal punishment scare them?

Wang Anshi said that it was a good rebuttal and asked people to stop.

He then sent it to the local prefectures and counties to supervise the liquor tax.

This is the last impression of Du Chun in Lu Gongzhu's memory.

Now, he heard Du Chun's name again from Wen Yanbo, and Lu Gongzhu couldn't help asking, "Where is Du Gong now?"

Wen Yanbo smiled and said, "I am now in Daming Prefecture, serving as the Tongpan of Daming Prefecture!"

"After Han Zhiguo was appointed as the judge of Daming Prefecture, he specially asked for him from Hebei Road!"

"So, Zuo Fu has to go to Han Chiguo to ask for the person!"

"Han Chiguo will not let this person go easily..."

Lu Gongzhu hurriedly expressed his gratitude and escorted Wen Yanbo all the way out of Xuande Gate, then turned around and returned to the capital hall.

The next day, on April 29th, another imperial edict was issued, changing Cui Taifu to the position of judge of law school and adding him to the Longtu Pavilion.

As soon as this imperial edict came out, everyone inside and outside heaved a sigh of relief.

Cui Taifu's enemies all laughed.

Law?

The legal studies of the Song Dynasty were the product of Xining's promotion of education.

The original intention was to train a group of scholars and officials who understand the law to supplement the talent pool.

But in actual implementation, law and mathematics, which were founded almost at the same time, became a joke.

Because these schools can neither find good teachers nor good students.

Everyone was taking the glorious road to becoming a Jinshi in the imperial examination, or at least taking it in the Imperial Academy.

Who would study law or mathematics if they were serious?

This is not only because the Jinshi who graduated from the Ming law and Ming mathematics subjects are inherently inferior to the Jinshi who graduated from the regular imperial examination system.

This is also because the number of people admitted to the Ming law and Ming mathematics subjects in each imperial examination was very limited!
There were no opportunities to get ahead in the first place, and even the number of admission places was pitifully small.

Who would like to learn this?

No smart person would choose to study hard but still not be able to become an official.

Therefore, in the eyes of the world, mathematics, law and even martial arts are all concentration camps for slackers.

Studying law is almost the same as retiring from the army!

But they had no idea that starting last year, martial arts, mathematics, and law all began to receive large amounts of funding.

Especially martial arts. Since Guo Kui judged martial arts, martial arts has now become the first choice for many nephews and nieces of middle and high-level military officials to study.

(End of this chapter)