Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 70
"The laws of the ancestors cannot be revoked. This is an old point of view. From the perspective of historical development, there has been no law that cannot be revoked since ancient times. The ancient laws were formulated in accordance with the social development conditions and laws in ancient times. Today, the entire society The development of the country is very different from that of ancient times, and it is inappropriate to use the laws of ancient times."

"My minister believes that there is no law that cannot be abolished, and that the law changes at any time is the truth of ancient and modern times. Even today's reforms in the Great Qin Dynasty are absolutely once and for all. The laws of thousands of years, with the development of society, the laws that have changed today, There must be changes, this is my point of view.”

Shang Yang stood in the hall and talked eloquently, surrounded by many officials from the six departments of the imperial court and nine officials. How could Wang Mang rest assured that Shang Yang would be my forerunner.

Wang Mang sat on the dragon chair with a blank expression on his face. He seemed to be wandering in his mind, but his energy had been concentrated on Shang Yang, and he had to applaud Shang Yang's statement in his heart at this moment.

It has to be said that Shang Yang really surprised Wang Mang, and immediately threw out his views on reform and strengthening, and immediately clashed with some conservative officials in the palace.

Since the quarrel between the two sides, Shang Yang's statement has gradually gained more people's approval. As for Wang Mang, he has never made a statement.

Seeing that the Shang Yang had gained an overwhelming advantage, as the Minister of Rites, Zhao Xin had no choice but to stand up and said: "The businessman said: If there is no profit, the law cannot be changed, and the merits are not ten. , The wise man governs without changing the law."

Xin Zhao hung up the book bag, but everyone present is a great talent, and they all know what Xin Zhao is talking about. Xin Zhao is still an old saying, there is nothing wrong with imitating the ancient times. If the benefits brought by the reform do not exceed a hundred times the actual benefits, then there is no need to reform.

As for the latter saying that a wise man governs without changing the law, that is turning a corner and scolding people. This means that wise people can govern the country well without changing the law.

Shang Yang glanced at Zhao Xin, snorted coldly, and said, "If you didn't teach in the previous life, what is the ancient law? If the emperor does not restore each other, how can the etiquette be followed? If the world is not governed by the same way, the country will not follow the old law. The kings of Tang and Wu are also the same. Follow the ancients and prosper; Yin and Xia are destroyed, and it is not easy to perish with rituals. However, those who go against the ancients are not necessarily wrong, and those who follow the rituals are not enough."

Shang Yang hangs the book bag, curses back in a few words, and directly says that Xin Zhao's level is no more than that. Sooner or later, he will be eliminated by society, and his rebuttals are well-founded, and Zhao Xin vomits blood in anger.

Shang Yang glared at Xin Zhao, and said, "I thought that legislation was made at that time, and rituals were made according to events. The changes and development of the world today are quite different from those in the past. As time goes by, the legal system should have corresponding changes. .”

Shang Yang paused, and continued: "Looking at the ancient and modern countries, all countries are strong through reforms, and perish by keeping the old. If they can be changed, they will be strong. If they remain unchanged, they will perish. If they change completely, they will be strong. Small changes will still perish. As soon as it was strong and prosperous, I thought that the evils of the Great Qin Dynasty for thousands of years had come to change."

Shang Yang's words were resounding, and all the officials in the hall looked sideways at Shang Yang, and no one dared to ignore this guy who appeared out of nowhere.

Wang Mang saw that all the ministers were silent, so he opened his eyes and said leisurely: "My dear friends, what do you think of Shang Yang's statement?"

Ladies and gentlemen, you look at me, I look at you, and finally all eyes fall on Zhang Jian.

Zhang Jian, an official of the Ministry of Officials, is mature and prudent. Now there is no prime minister in the imperial court, Zhang Jian actually holds a part of the power of the prime minister. Now he knows that he must come forward by himself.

Zhang Jiandao: "Shang Yang, how are you going to reform?"

"The reform is to manage the current court and the country more effectively. The basis of this reform is to carry out without violating the existing requirements for the development of social productive forces. The main method is to make some aging in the process of court management. Partial adjustments, updates, and transformations of the decaying links will improve the administrative efficiency of the imperial court and reduce the administrative costs of the imperial court. In the long run, it will be of great benefit to the national economy and the people's livelihood." Shang Yang looked at Zhang Jiandao.

Zhang Jian's expression froze, and he said in a bad tone: "What you mean is that you want to use the government's government offices to abolish redundant officials and streamline the organization?"

Hearing what Zhang Jian said, many senior officials in the palace immediately showed murderous gazes at Shang Yang. With the development of thousands of years, the various yamen of the court and the families of officials have already been inextricably linked.

If they really follow the Shang Central Committee's reform of abolishing redundant officials and streamlining the organization, then they will never agree.

Since Shang Yang dared to stand here, he naturally thought of the reaction of this group of people long ago. His face remained unchanged, and he couldn't help laughing at these officials, although they were high above the temple, they were indeed short-sighted.

A bunch of old-fashioned shabby households will drive you all out of the court sooner or later. Times are developing and society is progressing. Anyone who can't keep up with the court and His Majesty will be eliminated in the future.

Although Wang Mang never made a statement, the presence of Shang Yang here was actually Wang Mang's biggest statement.

Shang Yang could see very clearly that Wang Mang was very supportive of him, but how much support he gave depended on his own performance.

Faced with Zhang Jian's questioning, Shang Yang smiled slightly and said: "Zhang Shangshu, you are right. If you want to reform, it is natural to abolish redundant officials and streamline the organization."

Without waiting for the adults to shout and scold, Shang Yang continued: "But Zhang Shangshu probably didn't notice that what the lower officials said was adjustment, renewal, and transformation, abolishing redundant officials, and streamlining the organization. The streamlining is the departments that the court does not need. These departments If the personnel cannot adapt to the new positions, they will naturally be dismissed, but since it is a reform, since it is an adjustment and renewal, then it is necessary to set up new departments according to the existing social conditions, and these departments also need new personnel.”

"The core of the reform is to eliminate all unnecessary backward laws and systems, and formulate brand-new laws and systems that conform to the laws of social development."

Shang Yang looked around at the ministers in the hall with a serious face, and cupped his hands and said: "My lords, you are all the pillars of the Great Qin Society, don't you want to help your majesty create the foundation of the eternal world?"

The implication of Shang Yang is that anyone who disagrees with the reform is preventing His Majesty from creating a foundation for eternity. If this big hat is buckled, the officials in the palace will never dare to speak again.

If it was in the past, they would definitely refute it loudly, but the recent successive events have made none of the officials dare to talk in front of the emperor. Even the place where the meeting is held now is bestowed by God, that is the real Son of Heaven.

Looking at everything in the palace, Wang Mang couldn't help but smile in his heart. He finally found someone who could speak well to deal with these old bureaucrats.

"Clarify my decree: I ordered Shang Yang to be the minister of the reform, and with my warrant, I can enter and leave the yamen in the capital for the reason of the reform, and read the files of various ministries."

(End of this chapter)