The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 176 Chapter 176
Reforming the tax system, establishing schools, constructing water conservancy projects, and cultivating farmland, Zhang Yan has thoroughly promulgated a series of ideas through decrees.

In the past, maybe it was just casual talk, but now he is ready to come to the real thing.All laws and regulations have been strictly revised, and then issued by the General's Mansion. All states, counties, and counties must strictly abide by these laws and regulations. Moreover, Zhang Yan will go out from time to time to make open and unannounced visits to see if there are any officials who have violated discipline. .

Once the various decrees were promulgated, it was like a thunderclap on the ground.

With clear decrees, these decrees can be used to restrain officials and people, and whoever dares to disobey will be treated equally.

In ancient times, although countries also had laws, they were still a society ruled by man after all. The emperor represented the supreme power, and the emperor could even act arbitrarily according to his own preferences.Therefore, this has become the ultimate goal that many ambitious people dream of.

But looking at history, how many emperors have made achievements?How many fools are there?
Zhang Yan's thought and soul do not belong to this era, so they often collide with the thoughts of this era.Some things, in his opinion, are very common, but in the eyes of the ancients, they have become extremely serious.

In such an era full of ideological collisions, Zhang Yan has only two paths to follow.The first way is to live with the situation, do as the Romans do, and learn the words and deeds of the ancients in everything.The other way is that he is not willing to be assimilated by the ancients like this, and wants to use his wisdom beyond a thousand years to do some great things in this era, and then let those ancients be assimilated by him.

The path Zhang Yan chose was undoubtedly the latter.The rebellious Zhang Yan is a person who refuses to admit defeat, and there is a spirit of never giving up until he reaches his goal.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Yan was able to get to where he is today step by step!
But at the same time, Zhang Yan is also very clear that the larger his territory, the greater the responsibility, and the heavier the burden on his shoulders, and there is a huge bureaucratic system from him, which is all supported by them. They, themselves are just a loner.

However, Zhang Yan is also worried about the huge bureaucratic system.After all, not everyone is determined to follow him all the way to darkness.If they are given too much power, in this society ruled by man, they will not have the ambition to commit chaos if they are not guaranteed.

To this end, Zhang Yan officially promulgated a series of laws and regulations, so that there are laws to follow, violations must be investigated, and he set an example to implement the rule of law.

Regarding the idea of ​​advocating the rule of law, it has existed since ancient times, and it also has its own school, which is the Legalist school.

During the Warring States Period, Shang Yang and Han Fei were the leaders of the Legalist school, and they both attached great importance to the law. However, the legalist theory they promoted was nothing more than putting forward the idea of ​​the rule of law on the basis of the rule of man. did not get implemented.

The rule of law and the rule of man are fundamentally opposite, and they are different concepts of governing the country.The rule of man emphasizes that individual power is above the law, while the concept of the rule of law is just the opposite.If you want the rule of law, you don't want the rule of man, and if you want the rule of man, you don't have the rule of law.However, it should be emphasized that relying on the rule of law does not mean that the country does not rely on human power and functions, because no matter how good laws and systems are, they need people to realize and implement them.However, the "role of man" cannot be equated with "rule of man", they are fundamentally different concepts.

If Zhang Yan wants to implement the rule of law, he has to go a long way. Therefore, this time he first promulgated several laws to restrain people's behavior, and for the first time publicly stated that people can sue officials. Officials must also accept legal sanctions.

As the saying goes, if there are no rules, there will be no circle.

There were also laws in the Han Dynasty, and its main legal forms were divided into four classes, namely lv, ling, ke, and bi.

"Law" is the country's regular law code, which is relatively stable and universally applicable; while "order" is the edict promulgated by the emperor at any time, which has strong pertinence and flexibility.

The legal effect of "Order" is higher than that of "Law". It can replace, change, or even cancel the relevant provisions of "Law", and can also make up for the deficiency of "Law".

From this, it is not difficult to see that although there were laws in the Han Dynasty, as long as the emperor was happy and issued an edict at will, all laws could be overturned.

"Ke" refers to the section, which is the legal norms about crime and punishment.

"Bi" refers to typical cases. In the absence of legal rules, judicial trials are conducted using typical cases that can be compared with judgments. It is a more flexible legal form than "law".

In the judicial system of the Han Dynasty, the emperor held the highest judicial power.

In the central government, Tingwei was set up to specialize in judiciary, to hear edicts and suspected prisons, and the prime minister and imperial doctor participated in the judiciary.Locally, the state is the highest judicial organ, and the state pastor hears appeals from counties and counties.In the counties and countries, the prefects and the ministers of the country are also in charge of the judiciary, and Cao Cao officials are appointed to handle the judiciary exclusively.In the county, the county magistrate also manages the judiciary.And set up the county magistrate to assist the judiciary.

It can be seen that the Han Dynasty was a typical society ruled by man.

This time, the decree promulgated by Zhang Yan clearly stipulates that everything should be done in accordance with the law, even if he himself breaks the law, he will be severely punished. Only in this way can the new decree be effective and the government order smooth.

In addition to enacting a series of practical laws, Zhang Yan also abolished several cruel punishments, such as Ling Chi, car splitting, and beheading, were all abolished, and only beheading and hanging were retained. .

All kinds of decrees were promulgated within half a month, and this winter will no longer be so boring.

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. Ever since the promulgation of various laws and regulations, it was rare for Zhang Yan to have such peace in the sphere of influence ruled by Zhang Yan.

One day, Zhang Yan had nothing to do, so he walked around the streets and alleys of Pengcheng alone in casual clothes, and unknowingly came to the alley where Chen Qun lived.

Normally, Zhang Yan and Chen Qun were mostly busy with their business affairs. Ever since Chen Qun joined him, they had never chatted with Chen Qun in private.Now that we have come here, Zhang Yan wants to stop by Chen Qun's house and sit down for a while, chatting with Chen Qun.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the entrance of the alley, he suddenly saw a carriage full of goods parked by the side of the road, extending all the way to Chen Qun's mansion.

Zhang Yan noticed that most of these people wore official boots, that is to say, they had a great relationship with officials.

Outside the gate of Chen Qun's mansion, the steward of Chen's mansion seemed very busy. One side received famous stabs and invitations, and the other side asked the servants to drive the carriage to the mansion. After coming out again, the carriage was already empty.

Zhang Yan casually asked the people around the alley, and only then did he learn that these people came to give gifts to Chen Qun. They knew that Chen Qun was Zhang Yan's capable general and was highly trusted, so they all came here admiringly. Please invite Chen Qun The group works for it.

Chen Qun was not shy about it, as long as it was a gift, no matter how much it was, he would accept it. In this way, officials from all over the world sent people to give gifts one after another.If you don't dare to be clear, you can only come in the dark, and this is how the current scene is.

After Zhang Yan found out the ins and outs of the incident, his blood rushed to the top of his head immediately, and he was furious.

Chen Qun accepted the gift so blatantly under his nose. If it hadn't happened by chance today, he would never have thought that Chen Qun would do such a thing!
Today's Chen Qun has become Zhang Yan's right-hand man.When Zhang Yan established himself in Xuzhou, in order to win people's hearts and strengthen ties with the gentry, he asked Mi Zhu to manage money and Chen Qun to manage food. Later, he even appointed Chen Qun as the prefect of Pengcheng. During the war, it was directly issued by Chen Qun, and his authority seemed to have become Xuzhou's second in command.Compared with Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong who came later, they were more reused.

It can be said that the current Chen Qun, apart from being unable to directly mobilize the army, all political affairs depend on him.

Not long after Zhang Yan issued the new decree, why did Chen Qun have trouble at this time?
Zhang Yan saw Chen Qun openly accepting bribes. Even if he called Chen Qun over, Chen Qun couldn't avoid it.

Chen Qun was the first person to violate the decree promulgated by Zhang Yan, and he must be severely punished.

Zhang Yan returned to the mansion angrily, and immediately sent someone to call Chen Qun over.

Chen Qun was reviewing official documents at the government office. When he heard Zhang Yan's summons in a hurry, he immediately came to the mansion where Zhang Yan lived.

As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Zhang Yan who was sitting in the middle with an angry expression on his face. Seeing that Zhang Yan's expression was not right, he hurriedly said, "My lord, what's wrong with you?"

Although Zhang Yan was angry in his heart, he didn't act violently towards Chen Qun. He just said lightly: "There is a lot of people in front of your mansion, and there are quite a lot of people who come to ask Mr. Chen to do something. Your house in the city is a bit too small. Well, I'm afraid that you have too many gifts and no place to put them, how about this, I'll also give you the official office under my feet..."

Chen Qun is a smart person, once he heard Zhang Yan speak like this, he knew where the source came from.

At this moment, instead of showing a trace of panic, Chen Qun laughed loudly, and said while laughing, "I originally wanted to tell the lord two days later, but who knew that the lord would still find out about this matter?" It's..."

"It's called Skynet, which is not leaking!" Zhang Yan said coldly, "Tell me, when did this matter start?"

"That's the last few days." Chen Qun said frankly.

"Where are they all from?" Zhang Yan asked again.

Chen Qun said: "The majority are officials from Xuzhou, and there are also some from Qingzhou and Yanzhou..."

"You are blatant enough to openly accept bribes under my nose, aren't you afraid that I will find out what you have done?" Zhang Yan said.

"Accepting bribes?" Chen Qun was extremely surprised when he heard these four words.

(End of this chapter)