Chapter 8 Amendments vs Amendments

Zhu Qizhen was secretly happy in his heart and said, "What does Mr. mean?" ”

Li Xian said: "The law of the Ming Dynasty is not easy to do, and now it should be supplemented by examples." ”

Zhu Qizhen frowned slightly and said, "You mean to amend the law?" ”

Li Xian said: "Exactly. ”

What is an example? That is, a specific case, that is, a certain type of case, the most representative case is selected as the norm, and the subsequent cases are judged according to this case.

It's like the British law of the sea system.

Of course, this kind of thinking also has a long history in China, and in the Han Dynasty, ministers liked to quote stories, which referred to similar events that had happened before, and quoted the decisions of the time.

Zhu Qizhen immediately felt that his thoughts were in vain.

First of all, the initiative in amending the law will not be in Zhu Qizhen's hands.

Because Zhu Qizhen knows very well that at the specific implementation level, choosing a specific case has become a standard. This matter, after all, the Criminal Department and the Three Law Divisions are easy to operate, but Zhu Qizhen is not easy to operate.

If it is said that the revision of the Da Ming Law is the most important thing in the world, Zhu Qizhen can put this matter in the Hanlin Academy, and the Hanlin Yuan is one of the closest yamen to the emperor, and Zhu Qizhen can ensure his influence on the Hanlin Academy. Control the direction of the revision of the Great Ming Law.

However, if it is a legislative amendment, then it is difficult to say in what yamen, and it is likely that it will be jointly revised by the three legal divisions.

Of course, there are not only specific cases, but also legal documents that are below the law. It is now called judicial interpretation.

But on the whole, Li Xian has adhered to his original idea of "saving the bad", and is not willing to use the knife on the Da Ming Law.

Zhu Qizhen thought a lot in his heart for a moment.

To be honest, he didn't want to be in a stalemate anymore, the matter of the White Lotus Sect was still a trivial matter, but it was a disease of scabies. But if you can't calm the hearts of the officials and make other things, it won't be easy to do.

After all, now Daming is still doing so many big things at the same time.

Whether it is clearing the land, changing the guard to the county, building water conservancy, and so on. are extremely important.

But let Zhu Qizhen stop like this, Zhu Qizhen was not very willing, and said after a while: "The matter of amending the law is not urgent, let it go." I'll take care of the rest first. ”

Li Xian immediately said, "What does Your Majesty mean?" ”、

Zhu Qizhen said: "One thing that Mr. said is right, there are deficiencies in the law, and they always have to be made up. ”

Li Xian was stunned in his heart, and suddenly he didn't know what to say. What he said just now didn't mean this, but if he wanted to be extended to this meaning by Zhu Qizhen, it was not easy to deny it.

Because what Zhu Qizhen said is the truth.

After all, if there is really no problem with the Da Ming Law, why does Zhu Qizhen want the Da Ming Law to be judged, and the Three Law Divisions can't accept it?

This is a real problem, and Li Xian also understands that the main difference between the two is not here, but whether to make a big fight or make a small repair.

Li Xian just said, "Your Majesty is wise. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "The law of the Ming Dynasty is the warp and weft of the Ming Dynasty, and it must not be careless, and naturally it cannot be moved lightly, but the disputes between all parties must always be settled." Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that I was unfair? ”

Li Xian secretly said in his heart: "Where is there any dispute between the parties? ”

If the emperor's opinion leaks out, naturally someone will come to hold the stinky foot, so Li Xian tried his best to suppress the contradictions between the cabinet and the emperor in order to prevent confusion in the outside world.

Even this contradiction is still underneath. Everyone just looked at the cabinet and seemed to have a disagreement, and they didn't know that the disagreement was actually related to the emperor. The same is true for Zhu Qizhen.

Cover the lid too.

Something is going to make a big fuss, but it is not easy for both sides to step down.

You must know that with an effective cabinet team, Zhu Qizhen is not too easy to find a replacement.

So now, in fact, there is no controversy between the parties, but the emperor said that there is, then there must be disputes between all parties.

Zhu Qizhen continued: "It's better to put the prisoners into the Jinyi guard first, and Jingcha will end here." ”

In doing so, Zhu Qizhen is to calm people's hearts.

This time, Jingcha shook a lot inside and outside, but many places did not check much, and it was impossible to eliminate the evil. However, Zhu Qizhen also understands that if he really wants to clean up, it is estimated that it will be counterproductive.

After this time, it will probably be able to maintain a clean environment inside and outside the court for a few years.

Stop there, and it's in place. Now that Jingcha is over, the officials below will not worry about the fire burning on them again.

Li Xian breathed a sigh of relief, he naturally knew the mystery, and said, "Your Majesty is wise. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "However, those who have been imprisoned must always be clear, so it is better to write this matter on the Di Bao and make it clear to the world, so that all officials can write about this matter." ”

"There must be a solution that convinces the whole world."

Zhu Qizhen's move stunned Li Xian at once.

He didn't know what to do.

Li Xian, as the first assistant, is also a traditional literati doctor, and Zizhi Tongjian is almost a desk book, and the stories of the past dynasties are also extremely clear.

But Zhu Qizhen's move made Li Xian not understand what his intention was for a while?

He didn't think that if hundreds of officials wrote a book to discuss this matter, there would be any changes. Because it is related to their specific interests, think about it, and you can see that it is good for them to dispose of that aspect.

Li Xian did not represent himself, but the thoughts of a considerable number of officials. It can even be said to be the mainstream idea among Ming officials.

It's nothing more than going around in circles and returning to the original opinion.

It's just that he doesn't know that in the online debate, it is never Party A, nor Party B, but the administrator.

The general administration secretary who is in charge of the newspaper, and the general administration secretary is in the hands of the merchants.

Zhu Qizhen may not be able to handle civil and military officials, but if he specifically handles a person, there is no problem, and it is very clear who to listen to.

Zhu Qizhen didn't think that on this battlefield, Zhu Qizhen would lose.

However, he also simply wanted to play Laipi and promote the revision of the Ming Law.

He had three ideas.

First of all, before changing the law, public opinion comes first. This is a point that he deeply understands, if we cannot form a unified idea of changing the law, and rely solely on the emperor's power to advance, this kind of change will inevitably die if the initiative is congenitally insufficient.

If you want to succeed in changing the law, you must certainly form a class that can uphold the new law, but in order to start changing the law, you need a class that wants to change.

This is also one of the important reasons for the success of the Qin State's reform of the law, and the Qin State has reached the point where it is about to perish if the law is not changed.

Now the situation of the Ming Dynasty is tens of millions of times better than that of the Qin State, which means that the people who want to enjoy peace and don't want to toss occupy the majority of the people.

Even the relatively stable environment inside and outside the Ming Dynasty created by Zhu Qizhen was also an obstacle to his change.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen must find a group of people who are willing to change the law. Or the class you want to change, who is this class? Zhu Qizhen has several options, the first is to rise through the academy to master various professional skills, or middle and low-level officials. Second, merchants, especially maritime merchants. The third is the elite group attached to the royal family.

But none of this is mainstream.

What is the mainstream of Daming? It is the Shidaifu Group.

Therefore, it is particularly important to divide the Shidaifu group first and find out the supporters of the reform from within the Shidaifu group.

How to find it? Naturally, it is the formation of public opinion. Coming from later generations naturally knows how public opinion affects a person.

Di Bao, which has been in development for a year, is about to evolve into a newspaper at this moment.

Secondly, it is to blow the wind.

Zhu Qizhen's idea of wanting to change the law cannot be hidden in the boudoir all the time, and it is time to give some hints to the outside. And from this discussion, Zhu Qizhen can also choose some like-minded talents.

After all, Zhu Qizhen can't do things alone, no matter what it is?

In the end, it was to take advantage of Li Xian's unfamiliarity with this new method to win back a game, so that Li Xian could see how to make the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs excited, and ask the imperial court to revise the Ming Law.

Zhu Qizhen's new idea is to use public opinion to fight against the ancestral system.

This is just the beginning. Whether it is usable or not, whether it is easy to use or not, depends on the result.

Li Xian fell into Zhu Qizhen's trap without knowing it, and a debate that was not controlled by Li Xian was about to begin.