Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 567: Policies that Benefit the People
Wuhan, Huanghutai.

In the palace, Liu Bei endured the pain and closed his eyes slightly to sleep.

After receiving permission from Zhao Yun, Sima Zhi walked into the palace and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I have been granted the title of Registrar of Du'an County, Wenshan County, and I have a memorial to submit to Your Majesty."

"Wenshan County?"

Liu Bei opened his eyes slightly and asked doubtfully: "If I remember correctly, Wenshan County is in Yizhou, far away from Bashu. How can the county chief come to Wuhan today?"

Sima Zhi hesitated for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, the Chief Registrar of Du'an County said that during the two or three years since the county magistrate, he had been negligent in his duties, neglected political affairs, had a mountain of cases, and often lied in the reports. There are hundreds of memorials to him, but for some reason, there has been no response all day long. , After traveling thousands of miles to the capital, I paid a visit to Shuye Que."

"When I arrived in Wuhan, I was attacked by the officials because I had no official documents. After being tortured by the officials, I heard about the affairs before and after Tang Kan, the chief secretary of Du'an County, so I sent a memorial to your majesty on his behalf."

"Where is the memorial?"

Liu Bei endured the discomfort and slowly got up from the couch.

"Here~"

"Cough cough!"

"promise!"

Seeing Tang Kan mocking the Han Dynasty by reporting to Emperor Wei, how could Liu Bei not be angry now?

Wang Can acted on his behalf, pointed to the memorial, and said: "Tang Kan, the chief administrator of Du'an County, visited the capital with a memorial, impeaching the county magistrate, and making disobedient remarks. Your Majesty is ordering you to enter the palace now to discuss this matter. ”

Sima Zhi didn't know the reason, so he picked up the memorial on the ground. Only when he saw it did he know why Liu Bei was angry.

Before Sima Zhi finished speaking, he saw Liu Bei coughing out of anger.

"No!"

Everyone opened the memorials copied by the ministers and frowned when they saw the contents.

Liu Bei covered his head and lay on the couch, unable to say anything loud.

Huo Jun had just finished reading the memorial when he saw Yang Yi stood up with his hands raised and impeached: "Your Majesty, Tang Kan, the chief administrator of Du'an County, has stepped forward to submit the memorial. There are many taboos in the memorial. It also means to welcome Cao Pi and betray the emperor and surrender to the enemy. Chen Yi Thinking that he would be punished for his great treason, he would be imprisoned and executed."

Yang Yi did not flinch, faced Xu Shu directly, and said: "Your Majesty, although Yizhou and Wenshan have had their past, Tang Kan's complaints have the intention of slandering Your Majesty. And he clearly knows that His Majesty conceals his name and uses it frequently. If not now. Punishment will damage His Majesty's authority. If the people of Shu know that Your Majesty will not punish them, they will become arrogant and arrogant."

Liu Bei spread out the memorial and asked, "Where is the governor of Wenshan County? Does he have the name of County Magistrate Du'an?"

After a while, Zhuge Liang, Huo Jun, Xu Shu, Sun Shao, Yang Yi and other officials from the Shangshutai entered the palace one after another and saluted Liu Bei.

"Snapped!"

Tang Kan, the chief registrar of Du'an County, not only used the forbidden word "bei" in his memorial, but also expressed angrily in his letter, "I am your majesty's son, and your majesty is my father." I have hundreds of seals, but no provinces are found in the end. How can I go north to express my grievances to the Wei Emperor? '.

Huo Jun sighed helplessly, feeling that the head of Du'an County was so stubborn that he went to the capital to pay homage to Liu Bei and talk about the memorial in detail, so there was no need to deliberately anger Liu Bei. He said that if Liu Bei ignored him, he would go north to visit Cao Pi to express his grievances. And in some words, I don't know whether it is intentional or not, Liu Bei's word "Bei" is used.

Xu Shu immediately stood up and retorted: "The reason for the lawsuit filed by Tang Kan was because our Han government was not strict, and hundreds of memorials were sparse but did not reach the center, so there was resentment. This should be the fault of Yizhou and Wenshan. , How can we punish those who are stupid?"

"His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my shallowness. I am only the Yin Shou of Wuhan and do not know the details of Yizhou." Sima Zhi said.

Liu Bei coughed, threw the memorial to the ground, gasped and said: "How dare you do this to an arrogant person!"

Liu Bei stopped Sima Zhi from speaking and ordered: "Come here and tell the prince, the officials at the Shangshutai and the ministers to come here to deal with the crime of talking about Tang Dynasty and the affairs of Du'an County."

"Haha~"

Xu Shu immediately sneered and scolded Yang Yi: "The villain had a grudge because of his official duties and traveled thousands of miles from the western border of Bashu to the capital. He gave up his family wealth, slept in the open air, and complained to the capital. Today, the minister ignores him. Therefore, if you want to punish someone for complaining, is this the courtesy of a minister?"

"How is the Shangshu's behavior different from that of corrupt officials? Or does the Shangshu have a big grudge against the villain? He doesn't show sympathy for his feelings, but blames him for his crimes."

After saying that, Xu Shu raised the memorial and said sarcastically: "Is it because of officials like Shangshu that Tang Kan was forced to say the words to pay homage to the Emperor of Wei?"

"Your Majesty, how dare Xu Jiangzhou do this?"

Yang Yi's face turned red with anger and said: "You are just the governor of Jiangzhou, how can you interfere with the director of Shangshutai?"

"Yang Wei Gong, don't back down yet!" Zhuge Liang threw the memorial onto the case and reminded him calmly.

Yang Yi dared to antagonize Xu Shu, but she did not dare to antagonize Zhuge Liang, so she sat down angrily.

Xu Shu bowed to Chief Liu Bei and said: "Your Majesty, at the end of the Han Dynasty, corrupt officials were rampant, and the law could not be enforced. The common people only held swords to seek revenge. How can I, in the Ji Han Dynasty, be the same as the Chinese Han Dynasty? I invite you Your Majesty exempts Tang Kan from death and punishes him with thirty floggings. "

Xu Shu was from a low background. In the past, he felt that it was difficult to redress the law, so he killed someone to take revenge. Later, he was rescued by his accomplices. After that, he abandoned martial arts and embraced literature, hoping to use the law to eliminate corrupt officials from the world.

Now Xu Shu saw Tang Kan traveling thousands of miles to visit Beijing. How could he not feel sympathy for him?

"The crime of complaining can be exempted, but the crime of touching His Majesty's taboo words can be punished with thirty lashes?" Sun Shao said.

"Your Majesty's name has a taboo word that no one used in the early years. The petty officials used it in a vulgar and ignorant way. Why can't they understand it?" Xu Shu said.

"This~"

Sun Shao looked at Liu Bei on the couch and said, "Your Majesty, please speak up about what is going on now!"

Liu Bei's anger dissipated, his face remained as usual, and he asked: "I wonder what Zhongmiao and Kongming have to say?"

"Your Majesty, since the two Han Dynasties, the name of the Emperor may or may not be avoided."

Zhuge Liang held a fan and cupped his hands and said: "For example, Emperor Xiaoming of the Chinese Han Dynasty Zhuang, his minister Ban Gu used Lao Zhuang's technique and later changed it to Lao Yan's technique when he was compiling history. However, the words Xiang Zhuang and Zhuangzi are not taboo. Since your Majesty succeeded to the throne, , there is no edict to strictly regulate the taboo of names."

"Your Majesty wants to punish Tang Kan according to the old system. It is possible. However, as far as the law is concerned, Your Majesty cannot punish Tang Kan for the crime of death because of taboo words. Please think twice before acting out of anger."

Huo Jun stood up and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, in the old Han Dynasty, Emperor Xiaozhao Fu (Liu Fuling) succeeded to the throne. Because the old name 'Ling' was difficult to avoid, he left Ling and left Fu (Liu Fu). Therefore, since the Han Dynasty, Whether to avoid it or not depends on the emperor’s will.”

After a pause, Huo Jun said: "I heard that Zi Chun carved the law on the tripod, and took charge of it and told it to the people, so that the people would know the law and abide by it. Jun read the ancient books and secretly thought that the law was not clearly written and could not be punished. Now the Tang Dynasty talks about it I hope your Majesty will think about it again.”

In the Han Dynasty, the taboo on the emperor's name was either enforced or not stipulated. Whether Liu Fuling was changed to Liu Fu, or Liu Zhuang avoided the word Zhuang, it all depended on the emperor's preference.

Most of the emperor's names that are taboo in the Eight Classics are at the official level, such as Xiucai changed to Maocai, Zhuanghou changed to Zhuanghou, or Chehou changed to Tonghou.

Liu Bei looked at the ministers in the hall and understood what everyone meant. He smiled helplessly and asked, "Is the word "bei" used frequently?"

"frequently!"

Zhuge Liang cupped his hands and said: "When I write orders, I often use them, but after I notice them, I often use other words instead."

"Your Majesty's taboo words are often used in the army. I have ordered the officers and men to use other words instead." Huo Jun replied.

"never mind!"

Liu Bei sighed and said: "My name only has two characters, so I can't imitate Emperor Zhao. It is better to imitate Emperor Ming. In the future, I will write edicts and prepare the characters without restraint. Only those who have the same name will be punished."

"Your Majesty must avoid it!"

Sun Shao frowned and said: "Your Majesty's name can often be used as a proxy. Now we have to avoid it. Your Majesty might as well change his name."

Liu Bei was almost angry and said: "I am suffering from a disease and will die soon. Is it unreasonable for me to change my name now?"

"I know the crime!" Sun Shao said awkwardly.

"Your Majesty is kind and kind. Now it is just a name, so it is better to create a word. I am a Chinese with a virtue of fire. Your Majesty, it is better to use fire as a side and add it to the name. In the future, kings will use rare words more often to avoid inconvenience to their subjects." Huo Jun said.

Yang Yi immediately objected and said: "Your Majesty is the venerable king of ten thousand chariots. How could he change his name to benefit his subjects? Now he should use his own name instead, and then he will be punished for Tang Kan's crime."

Seeing that everyone was discussing his name from the case, Liu Bei said: "When a person is about to die, his words are also good. Since I ruled the southern land, I have often used troops in northern expeditions, and I deeply feel that I have no merit and benefit to the people. How can I be burdened by one person's name now? The people of the world, as Zhong Miao said, add fire to Bei Side."

After speaking, Liu Bei sighed and said: "This taboo thing should be the last thing I do to benefit the people since I ascend the throne."

"Your Majesty, please ask your Majesty to issue an order regarding Tang Kan's case!" Xu Shu cupped his hands and said.

Liu Bei pondered for a while and said: "Now I worship Xu Shu as the imperial censor, and he will be in charge of the censorship station. We will send officials to patrol the west to strictly investigate the case of Du'an County Magistrate's dereliction of duty. Tang Kan said that death crimes can be avoided, but living crimes are difficult to forgive. Thirty lashes are considered to be a crime. . Then his merits will be tested and he will be appointed as an official as appropriate."

"Your Majesty is benevolent!" the crowd shouted.

(End of this chapter)