The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 493

The space between the inner and outer cities of Fancheng is much smaller than that in front of the Guanzitan camp. The walls of the inner city are within the shooting range of the archers of the Yuan army. Similarly, these archers are also within the range of the muskets. The shooting speed is slower than that of bows and arrows, but the city wall is full of smoke, and no one can see the situation in the distance. The archers of the Yuan army dare not shoot blindly for fear of hitting their companions. Aim the gun at the siege infantry near the city wall.

For more than 1000 musketeers, condescending close-range shooting is more than enough. The soldiers of the independent division are all from major military regions. Although they are not as long as the imperial forest army training muskets, they are veterans who have experienced many battles. It is far stronger than the soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army.

The Yuan army, which lost the cover of bows and arrows, was shot round after round by muskets, and the soldiers close to the city wall were almost slaughtered. Even if the living soldiers had only one breath left, they all retreated desperately.

Kong Yuan retreated to Ali Haiya's side and said, "General, quickly report the news of the musketeers in Fancheng to the commander-in-chief."

Ali Hague nodded and said, "Okay, General Kong, order the withdrawal of troops,"

In the evening, I stayed at the Zhongshun Army camp and had dinner with Meng Tianya and other soldiers. During the inspection, I did not comment on today's battle. Relax and tell them to have a good sleep tonight, and then, accompanied by Yuan Ji and Zhang Quanyi, they returned to the central army tent.

"Your Majesty, these are the memorials sent from Yingzhou today, please give me your instructions," Gongsun Xiaochen said as he handed me the arranged court memorials.

The government and military affairs of the court were handed over to the Empress Dowager Xie Daoqing, who was in charge of the court. Only when there were major events, or when the court disagreed with me, or if I needed to be informed, would the memorial be sent to Yingzhou. Dao, Zhao Shunsun and Lu Xiufu's filtering process, I have very few memorials in my hands, but they are all difficult and divergent.

When I wrote the last memorial, Fang Ling and Jiang Wanzai returned to the big tent.

"Ling'er, are you tired?"

"Brother, how can such a trivial matter be tiring?"

"Hehe," I laughed, "Are there many wounded? How are they?"

Fang Ling said: "There are a lot of wounded, and Hans is so busy, one operation after another, when I left, he and most of the doctors hadn't eaten yet, as for the condition of the wounded,,,,,, "

Jiang Wanzai smiled, took the words and said: "Your Majesty, the condition of the wounded has recovered more than half after the visit of the Concubine Ling."

"Yes, it's so magical,"

"Your Majesty, it is difficult for these soldiers to see the empress in their entire lives. At most, they only see from a distance. This time, they have a close contact with the concubine ling. In addition, the empress is amiable and has no airs. Asking about the cold and warm, it made everyone The wounded were very touched, haha, it was like a spring breeze bathing, and the curative effect was remarkable."

"Well, Ling'er, when you have time, you can visit the wounded and keep them cheerful, which will help them recover,"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Fang Ling said with a smile.

"I've been tired all day, Jiang Aiqing, you should go to bed early,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Ling'er, you also rest for a while, I still have one last memorial,"

"En," Fang Ling sat next to me, watching me review, while gently fanning me.

I opened the last memorial and looked at it. This memorial was played by Wen Tianxiang of the Government Affairs Council.

The cause of the incident is very simple. As the commerce of Lin'an City becomes more and more developed, the Paradise Street, which is the main business district, is already overcrowded, and Paradise Street is the main traffic artery of Lin'an City. The sharp increase in the flow of people has greatly affected people's travel. For this reason, after careful consideration, the prefect of Lin'an decided to open up another road near Tianjie to become a new main traffic road, which again involved demolition. This new road will also be built straight. However, during the demolition, a few families objected. They did not want to drive up the price. There was only one reason for this: the property left by the ancestors could not be moved.

No matter how much persuasion, even the potential lobbyists came to visit in person, it was useless.

This matter has become the most popular topic in Lin'an City. People have different opinions on whether these few families should protect their rights. The views of the people in Lin'an Mansion are quite clear. This new road will benefit the whole of Lin'an. For the common people in the city, no matter what the reason is, they should sacrifice their ego and take care of the big ego. The interests of the few must be subordinated to the interests of the majority. When the government decided to forcibly demolish the matter, Nina, the legal department, knew about it. During the court meeting, Nina firmly opposed it, thinking that since the law has such a provision, it should be implemented according to the law, and Lin'an government has no right to demolish private property.

Wen Tianxiang knew that I valued Nina very much. Although deep in his heart he also supported the potential lobbyist's decision, after thinking about it, he decided to report the matter to me, and I will make the final decision.

Perhaps due to the influence of Confucianism, this kind of thing is still debated in later generations, but few people will use the law to measure it. Most people will think that what is in the interests of the majority is correct, which gives many Officials used excuses to say grandly that in order to develop the local economy and the interests of the majority, personal interests should be compromised or even sacrificed.

This statement does not take into account the priority of the rights. The minority obeys the majority. It seems to be a reasonable statement, but it is actually problematic, because the rights have a priority. should be protected by law.

After thinking about it, I wrote a pen and wrote that I should act according to the law.

"Hey, brother, why is this like this?" Fang Ling asked after seeing my instructions, "Just because these families don't want to move, the new road won't be built?"

"Of course it needs to be repaired, but it can't be repaired into a straight road."

"Brother, is the law so important?"

I nodded and said: "The law is a kind of rules and regulations that bind all people. Governing the country according to the law can ensure long-term peace and stability. Governing the country with people depends on the personal ability and character of the person in power. From ancient times to the present, the country has a wise king , the country prospers, the country has a weak emperor, and the country declines or even perishes. Anyone who is in power may make mistakes. The emperor Xuanzong of the previous dynasty was wise in the first half of his life. In the second half of my life, I was confused because of the "Anshi Rebellion", which brought the Tang Dynasty into a slump. The rise and fall of a country depends on the emperor alone, which is actually very dangerous, because the emperor is also a human being. As long as he is a human being, he will inevitably make mistakes. I am an exception. Although I It is a god, and I will not make big mistakes. As long as I am in power for one day, Da Song will move forward, but if my successor is in power, who can guarantee that he will not make big mistakes. What about the successor, so, I want to think about the future of the Great Song Dynasty, and to ensure that the Great Song Dynasty will always prosper and be one step ahead, I must rule the country according to law,"

Although I am not a real god from later generations, I have 800 years of insight, which is unmatched by anyone in the world today.

"Brother, it seems reasonable, but the law is dead, and those who make the law may have problems,"

"Because the law is dead, it is relatively infallible. As for those who make the law, they need a group, a group that can represent the majority of people and all classes to make it. Only by perfecting and revising in the process of trial implementation can an enforceable law be formed. After it is formed, everyone will implement it without compromise. This routine will allow me to move forward from generation to generation,”

Although the reason I said is simple, not only Fang Ling, but even Yuan Ji didn't understand it very well. Neither of them said anything, but Gongsun Xiaochen said: "Your Majesty, is ruling the country according to the law just like cooking?" , step by step, although it is difficult to innovate, it will not make mistakes, "

"It should be said that on the premise of not making fatal mistakes, it is impossible to make steady progress without innovating, because blindly clinging to the incomplete and deficient is also a dead end. The law is the premise and guarantee of innovation. If there is no guarantee of the law, then It’s better not to innovate, people have subjective consciousness and the limitations of the times, when innovating or reforming, once it’s handled poorly, it’s very likely to go to the other opposite extreme.”

I took a sip of tea and continued: "Going back to the question of Lin'an just now, although I believe that Qian Shuoyou is wholeheartedly for the public, but the economy is developing everywhere, are all the officials in it like Qian Shuoyou, who will not benefit from it?" As for self-seeking profit, I think that once this trend grows and the door is opened, all places will follow suit. If it is not done well, the reputation of the imperial court will be damaged, and the private property of the people will not be protected in the end. Compared with the previous dynasties, the Great Song Dynasty has made great progress, but it still cannot reach the level of saints mentioned by the ancients. Whether it is officials or ordinary people, it is impossible to achieve it for at least 800 years. Therefore, the legal system is to restrain people. The best standard of daily life, at the beginning, there is often little injustice in the world, but if the standard of judgment is lost, which is what I call the law, the injustice will snowball like a snowball , so that it was impossible to clean up later, Gongsun Xiaochen, sorted out what I just said, and sent it to Wen Tianxiang, "

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

I stretched myself and said, "It's getting late, everyone, let's rest,"

"Report, Your Majesty, Xiangyang battle report," Hu Yande, who was on duty today, reported outside the account.

"It's so late," I muttered, "come in,"