Chapter Seventy-Six: Pairs (2)
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Liu Xie's eyes stared directly at Chu Yi, and a mist rose in his eyes.
He probably knew in his heart that his father might not be a good emperor, but in his memory, his father was always very kind to him, always liked to smile and touch his head, and his big hands were warm and powerful.
"Are you saying that all this is the fault of my father and the eunuchs?" Liu Xie bit his lip and glared at Chu Yi with both eyes.
Chu Yi lowered his head: "The minister doesn't dare, it's just that the first emperor's name is Ling, Your Majesty knows what Spirit is?" ā
"You say!"
"Chaos does not damage the spirit, and chaos cannot be cured."
was accused by an outsider of his father, but he was powerless to refute it. Liu Xie was so angry that he trembled, and tears flowed down his cheeks.
Seeing a little Zhengtai who was less than ten years old staring at him with tears in his eyes, Chu Yi felt weird. In history, the only one who can make the little emperor cry is himself. Don't wait a while, the little emperor is annoyed and angry, and he really beats his ass.
Thinking of this, Chu Yi spoke again: "In fact, the rebellion in the world is not only the work of the first emperor and eunuchs, but also the officials and scholars in the world also have a great responsibility. ā
Liu Xie wiped his tears: "Didn't you say that they are all chaste people?" What are the responsibilities? ā
Chu Yi saw that Liu Xie showed no signs of annoyance, and his heart was a little calm: "Zhen Gao Zhijie, hehe...... With His Majesty's intelligence, would he really believe these nonsense? ā
Hearing Chu Yi praise him for his intelligence, Liu Xie's mood improved slightly, and he snorted lightly: "That's, naturally I won't believe it, if it's really as they say, wouldn't everyone of those officials and scholars be Yao Shun?" ā
"Your Majesty really knows everything." Chu Yi patted a little fart, "Among the scholars, there are those who are chaste and high-minded, such as Dou Wu and Chen Fan in the past, and now there are also Lu Zhi, Wang Yunhuang, Fu Song and others. But among the scholars, there are more people who are roosters and dogs, and flatterers! ā
"When the eunuchs were prominent, there were many scholars who flattered them as the reincarnation of Yi Yin Huoguang, and there were plans of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping. They flattered to this, so they exchanged for the title of high-ranking officials. Even now that Dong Gong is in power, there are countless scholars who slap their horses and sing praises for him sooner or later. Where did these scholars come from? ā
"As for the fish and flesh of the people and the looting of the people's fat, they have done a lot of it, otherwise why would they rather spend decades of money to buy an official position? That's because most of the scholars were sure that they could scavenge back from the people during their tenure! ā
A trace of disgust flashed on Liu Xie's face: "I didn't expect that these people are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and they have not done any dirty things. However, to splash all this dirty water on the eunuchs is really sinister! ā
Chu Yi glanced at Liu Xie, it seemed that this product still wanted to whitewash his father, and asked, "Has Your Majesty read the Analects?" ā
Liu Xie nodded: "I have read it." ā
Chu Yi said: "Do you remember that Ji Kangzi once asked Confucius about politics?" ā
Liu Xie raised his head and thought for a while: "A little impression." ā
"Ji Kangzi asked Confucius about politics, and Confucius said: The politician is right, the son is right, who dares to be wrong?" Chu Yi chuckled, "Confucius also said: The son wants to be good and the people are good, the virtue of the gentleman, the virtue of the villain, and the wind on the grass will die." ā
Liu Xie lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then raised his head again: "Chu Shilang is saying that those who are monarchs should set a good example for the world, and if the monarch is good, the people will be good?" ā
Chu Yi showed a satisfied smile on his face: "What Your Majesty said is very true, when Yao Shun was in the world, the world was peaceful, and the Quartet was obedient. And this was also the case when I was Emperor Xiaowen of the Han Dynasty. Why was it that when Yao Shun and even Emperor Xiaowen were in power, the world was prosperous in politics and religion, and there were not too many corrupt officials and corrupt officials, so that the country prospered and the people became rich, and the people lived in peace? This is the virtue of the Son of Heaven. ā
"The ancients said: The fault of a gentleman is also like the eclipse of the sun and the moon. And the virtue of the Son of Heaven is also like the eclipse of the sun and the moon, which everyone looks up to and learns. This is the upward and downward effect, if the Son of Heaven cherishes the people and does not value money and pleasure. How many officials in the world dared to exploit the people, causing mourning all over the wilderness and starving to death on the road? ā
Liu Xie lowered his head, thought for a long time, and couldn't help sighing: "If only Chu Shilang was born a few years earlier, it would be nice to be able to say these words in front of his father." ā
Chu Yi sneered: "When the first emperor was here, many people had admonished similar words, but the first emperor didn't adopt them. What does it matter if there is one more minister and one less minister? ā
Liu Xie's face was ashamed, and then he said: "In this way, as long as the king does his best and attaches importance to the people's livelihood, then the world will be peaceful?" ā
Chu Yi shook his head: "No, that's just that compared to now, it will be much more peaceful." If you want to achieve the rule of the three kings, it is impossible to rely on the self-discipline of the Son of Heaven alone. ā
Liu Xieqi said: "Isn't it okay to govern the country with 'benevolence'?" ā
Chu Yi shook his head: "Empty talk about benevolence and righteousness, how about the example of the world's families, the 'Yuan family' of the fourth and third dukes?" ā
As soon as he heard the word Yuan family, Liu Xie's face immediately showed a disgusted expression: "How can they have any benevolence? Unreasonable, reckless for Hanchen! ā
Although it was Yuan Kui who helped himself to the throne of the emperor, Liu Xie was still ashamed of his behavior! Or even say, hate!
"Your Majesty, the world is bustling, all for profit, all for profit, as long as it is a person, there will be selfishness. Although some people claim to be benevolent, righteous and ethical, they lead beasts to eat people behind their backs! What can righteousness be to them? ā
"Cannibalism at the rate of beasts?" Liu Xie was shocked, "They would actually do such a beastly thing!" ā
Chu Yi couldn't help laughing, it seemed that the other party hadn't seen Mencius...... Yes, Mencius's remarks were somewhat radical, and he was feared by those in power in many dynasties, and presumably the Empress Dowager Dong and Emperor Ling of Han would not have let people teach him this.
Chu Yi explained: "There is fat meat, there are fat horses in the stables, the people are hungry, and the wild are hungry, so this is not cannibalism for the sake of leading beasts?" ā
Liu Xie was stunned and asked: "These people can't use 'benevolence' and 'courtesy' to influence them, so what should they do?" ā
Chu Yi Zhengse said: "So you have to use the law to restrain them!" The way to govern the world is to be benevolent and law-based, and all of them are indispensable! In this way, the rule of the three kings can also be achieved! ā
Liu Xie frowned and said, "My Han also has laws." ā
Chu Yi sighed, the laws of the Han Dynasty, he also knew something in his previous life. Based on Xiao He's "Nine Chapters of Law", a total of 60 articles were added, including "Pang Zhang", "Yue Gong Law", and "Chao Law". But there are a lot of loopholes, and the laws are quite draconian.
What's more, the emperor of the Han Dynasty liked to add a few laws at will when he had nothing to do, so that by the time of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, there were more than 1,000 capital crimes alone, and there were almost more than a million words in law-related documents, which were extremely lengthy and complicated, which gave many people the opportunity to cheat for personal gain.
Moreover, the most unreasonable thing about ancient laws is that their status is far below "benevolence"! Therefore, many times the princes and nobles commit crimes, and they will not follow the process of the law.
"Then dare to ask Your Majesty, what punishment should be imposed for selling official beards? What is the penalty for colluding with anti-thieves? What is the sentence for looting people's fat? What punishment should be imposed for the crime of deceit? ā
Chu Yi looked at Liu Xie's face and asked word by word.