The fireworks shook, the expressions of the people in the ancestral hall were a little numb, and the henchmen of several patriarchs clamored: "Just say what the fourth master says!" ”

Huang Yunheng nodded with satisfaction, the so-called "wait and see" is actually just a Mongolian statement. He will never choose the Qingliu method to self-discipline, not to mention anything else, just the "rape and close killing" article is enough to behead him dozens of times and abandon the city. Someone said behind his back that the younger generations of Huangjia Village all looked like Huang Yunheng with long faces, deep eye sockets, round and fat noses. Even Huang Yunheng himself doesn't know if it's his seed?

Although there are lynchings such as immersing pigs, burying them alive, and beating and killing, they are only local customs, not court laws. The court doesn't care, it's okay to deal with powerless people, but it's impossible for a squire like Huang Yunheng. Now, the imperial court has decreed the promulgation of the "Clear Stream Law", if Huang Yunheng does not know what to do, he will write an oath of self-discipline with the clear stream. His handles are not just rumors, anyone who comes out can send him to court, or even behead him and abandon the market. Therefore, Huang Yunheng did not want to keep this clear stream method, but he did not dare to abide by it. In the entire Huang Village, he can't keep the Clear Stream Law, nor can he let others keep the Clear Stream Law, he is a head higher than himself.

Gao Yanyuan, the teacher of the school, shook his head, and turned out of the Huang ancestral hall with his hands behind his back. He is Huang Yunheng's full-bodied Confucian who was hired back with a lot of money, and before the state school opened to donate students, five descendants of the Huang family were able to enter the state school, and Gao Yanyuan made great contributions. However, the Huang family's contentment at the end of the "vulgar easy" has made him secretly have an idea. Back at the private school, Gao Yanyuan was stunned for a moment, only to see the widow Huang Jiang in the village holding a child standing at the door. There are many rights and wrongs in front of the so-called widow's door, not to mention that the Huang Jiang clan is quite beautiful. Unconsciously looked left and right, there was no one else, Gao Yanyuan sighed and stepped forward.

"Quick, kowtow to Mr.!" Huang Jiang trembled slightly, and pushed his son Huang Qi to the front. Huang Qi looked very handsome, glanced at Gao Yanyuan, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed. Gao Yanyuan's face changed, he stood sideways to the side, and scolded in a low voice: "What is this?" ”

"Mr. Gao," Huang Jiang also knelt on the ground and whimpered, "My son is willing to keep the Clear Stream Law." Ask Mr. Gao to write an affidavit. ”

"Keeping the clear stream law?" Gao Yanyuan hesitated to look at the mother and son kneeling on the ground, and made a mistake in his heart. "Why?" He didn't ask about it. Huang Qi's biological father died of tuberculosis last year. Perhaps, Huang Jiang's is for her husband's last wish and does not want her son to fall into the turbidity. Perhaps, according to the saying of "husband dies and obeys son", Huang Qi has kept the clear stream law, and those who fight Huang Jiang's idea will take the risk of beheading and abandoning the city, and this orphan and widow will have a life to rely on. However, can anyone abide by the Clear Stream Law?

"Get up. Everyone has an upward heart. Gao Yanyuan sighed and said in a low voice, "However, illiterate people are not qualified to abide by the Qingliu Law at all. Looking at a pair of kneeling mother and son, Gao Yanyuan moved his heart of compassion and explained, "Actually, the Qingliu method is very strict. The so-called clear stream, scholars, the state respects its status with etiquette and law, and consolidates its power. But the higher the status, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility, once committed, the harm will be greater, not a small punishment can make up, therefore, the etiquette pursued by Qingliu is far more stringent than the law obeyed by the vulgar people, and the gestures are easy to take the blame, full of beheading, exile, and raiding the house. You don't even know the words, but you want to forcibly guard the 'Clear Stream Law', just like a seven or eight-year-old child who desperately wants to lift a hundred catties of stone locks, and wants to crush himself to death. ”

"Not eligible?" Huang Jiang's face was confused and disappointed, and he sat on the ground softly, supporting his child.

"Well, get up." Gao Yanyuan nodded and sighed, "Pity the parents of the world, if you are motivated, let Huang Qi come to the private school every day to listen to the lectures, what will happen in the future, it only depends on his own creation." After all, this oath must be written by oneself to be safe. He paused and added, "There is no need to bind the body." ”

"Thank you, sir." Huang Jiang was busy letting the child worship the teacher again.

This time, Gao Yanyuan didn't push back, stood on the ground, and received three respectful bows from Huang Qi. Seeing the backs of orphans and widows gradually drifting away into the vast night, Gao Yanyuan sighed, entered the house and closed the door, lit the oil lamp, and on his desk, there was a copy of the "Song Rite Law". Gao Yanyuan washed his hands first, calmed down, and then gently turned the pages of the book and pondered the three flavors again.

According to the regulations of the Ministry of Rites, for the sake of convenience, those who are willing to use the "Song Criminal System" and other vulgar laws of the dynasty to self-discipline do not need to make a special declaration to the imperial court. Those who are willing to abide by the "Song Rite Law" and the "Gentleman's Law" need to have a special affidavit. After that, the imperial court dealt with lawsuits and prisons, first according to the list filed in the yamen, and if it involved Qingliu, the cases were judged according to the "Song Rite Law" and the "Gentleman's Law" respectively. Other laymen were sentenced in accordance with the original "Song Criminal Rule" Lantern Law Decree. This may seem complicated, but it is not. Because the vast majority of the people abide by the common law, and the scholars who abide by the clear law are very tired of lawsuits. And the cases involving the gentry were not simple in the first place. Even if there is no "Qingliu Law" and "Song Rite Law", it is the same.

............

Late at night, in the study on the outskirts of Hangzhou, a light was like a bean, and Shi Tingjian reported the situation in Shuzhou to Wu Zilong.

In the Great Rites Discussion, the public discussion of the public dismiss Zha Shouyong from the position of Xuezheng, and the Ministry of Rites immediately flew to Shuzhou to assassinate the history, mobilized the garrison to arrest Zha Shouyong and others and put them in prison, and sent the case files to Ezhou for interrogation by the three divisions. Zha Shouyong lost his reputation as a scholar and politician, and after all, he did not dare to mobilize regimental training to fight against the officers and soldiers, so he could only be arrested. In the subsequent public discussion of the promotion of Xuezheng by the Lisheng Students, Shi Tingjian arranged for the mother and daughter of Qi Niang, who had been brutalized by Cha Shouyong, to appear and cry blood, and many of the original support for Cha Shouyong also defected, and elected the Xuezheng supported by the Li Society as he wished. The Shuzhou Cha family was also greatly injured because of this, and there were no big waves in a short period of time.

"Well done." Wu Zilong nodded and smiled, "Others only focus on the phase, but they didn't expect that the school recommendation is the fundamental." ”

"Phase ......" Shi Tingjian heard the voice outside the words, and his eyes showed surprise.

"The Liao people entered Koujing East Road in a big way, and the imperial court was not effective in sending rescue troops. Hou Huanyin couldn't bear it anymore and sent a letter to me to join forces with me to impeach Chen Shaoyang, and after the matter was completed, he would support me to ascend to the throne. In fact, we just need to hold on to the clear stream, do things in a down-to-earth manner, and lay a good foundation, and we don't need other help at all. But ......"

Wu Zilong smiled and said, "If you can take power early, you can do more." For the Great Song Dynasty, Yang Qing stirred up the turbidity and swept away the filth! ”

"Congratulations! Congratulations to the Master! Shi Tingjian arched his hand. Since he gathered Confucian canes to kill Cai Jing and Li Bangyan, Wu Zilong looked at him differently, protected him under the wings of the egg, and summoned him to his side. In the eyes of the students of the state and county schools, Shi Tingjian seems to be the representative of Wu Zilong, and he obeys all his words. Although he is still white, Shi Tingjian has indeed tasted the taste of power. If Wu Zilong can really be in the phase, then the people who follow him will also rise. Therefore, Shi Tingjian was also a little excited in his heart.

"It doesn't have to be this way." Wu Zilong waved his hand with a smile, and said with a straight face, "Are we doing these things for our own honor and disgrace?" You still have a long way to go, and when you are full of ambition, you often think about Fan Wenzhenggong's sentence of 'worrying about the worries of the world first, and enjoying the joy of the world after the world'. By the way, you have passed through many states and counties, what is the situation of law selection and self-discipline in various places? ”

Shi Ting hurriedly gathered his mind and explained the situation of the gentry's choice of law in the various states and counties passing through without delay. The Ministry of Rites first proposed that people should choose their own laws for self-discipline, and then compiled the "Gentleman's Law" to distinguish the stream, so that Wu Zilong's "Song Rite Law" was much weaker than expected, but under the drive of the state and county students, there were still many gentry who decided to use the "Song Rite Law" for self-discipline.

After finishing speaking, Shi Tingjian sighed and said: "Deng Shangshu is really shameful in order to maintain his power. Chen Xianggong was mistaken by the villain, and actually agreed to his approach, letting the world let itself go, alas, the twilight was gloomy, and there was no longer the sharpness of the year. But......" he shook his head, wondering, "did the teacher allow them to take care of the overall situation?" ”

"No," Wu Zilong smiled slightly, "I also agree with the choice of law and self-discipline." ”

"What?" Shi Tingjian was surprised.

"The Son said, The Lord is faithful. Those who have no friends are not as good as themselves. Wu Zilong said lightly, "Etiquette is not inferior to the people, it has been done in ancient times." There are many cunning and treacherous people in the world, how difficult it is for them to abide by the "Song Rite Law"! He shook his head and sighed, "Actually, this ritual is always to persuade people to be good. But there are always good and evil people in the world, and if some people keep the law of etiquette and others do not, then those who always abide by the law of etiquette will suffer, and it is good enough to help the evil. You, I actually already know this, but we haven't thought of a suitable solution, and everyone is determined to do it knowing that it can't be done, and we just want to be benevolent. ”

"But ......"

"However, the Ministry of Rites' way of 'choosing the law and self-discipline' is a different way. The benefits of the ritual law are limited to those who observe the ritual law, and those who do not abide by the ritual law remain the same. As long as our rituals are beneficial to people, over time, there will inevitably be a tendency for the long and the other to disappear, and those who do not abide by the rituals and laws will naturally come back one after another. The people's hearts are free, and in this way, it is far stronger to force them to obey the law of etiquette. Of course, there will definitely be a lot of people who are stubborn and stubborn," a sneer appeared on the corner of Wu Zilong's mouth, "If there are no people like them, how can it be seen that the benefits of etiquette are good?" The Buddha said that Buddhism is vast and universalizes all sentient beings, but you don't see it, there are still eighteen layers of hell......

Shi Tingjian was dumbfounded when he heard this. Wu Zilong shook his head and sighed: "The matter of choosing the law and self-discipline has never been done before, if this matter is done." For my Great Song Dynasty, it is like Pangu opening the heavens and the earth, from then on, the light ones rise to the sky, and they enjoy their peace and happiness, and the heavy ones sink to the earth, and suffer from the root of their evils. I heard that such a unique idea actually came from Zhao Yuanzhi. Yuan Zhiwen can convince the public, and he can threaten the enemy with martial arts, which can be compared to Guan Zhongleyi...... In the future, if I can take charge of the phase, I must not let him be used by the Xia Kingdom. ”