"Simon Leopard said, 'A man must have a son, and a son must have parents, and he will kill each other because he loves his relatives and friends, and he will kill the judge because he is put to death. Such a move would cause chaos in the country'...... Simon Leopard's words are ignorant of etiquette. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The revenge mentioned by info etiquette refers to the death of being wronged, crying out for grief and unable to declare, such as the death of Wu Zixu, not the death of breaking the law and atonement for sin. ”

"During the reign of the Zhou Dynasty, the Duke of Zhou wrote the "Zhou Rite", and considering this situation, he stipulated: 'Whoever takes revenge will be written by the scholar and killed without guilt'. Wu Feng had asked many times before revenge, but Dali Temple did not accept it, so Wu Feng killed people with a blade. He does not forget his father's hatred and filial piety; Not afraid of death, righteousness; Killed people but did not escape, voluntarily surrendered, and believed also. Wu Feng knew the reason, how could he regard the law of the king as an enemy? Simon Leopard said that he deserved to be punished heavily, which is not justice, but the abuse of criminal law regardless of right and wrong! The words of the boy from the bottom of his heart, I hope you will look at it......"

"This ram is tall and a capable man."

After reading "Refuting the Revenge Proposal", Zhao Wuxian shook his head helplessly, and the ram Gao Neng refuted Ximen Leopard's opinions one by one, and at the end he also summarized and explained: "The father was innocently killed, and the son's revenge is a matter of course." The father is killed for breaking the law, and the son takes revenge, this is an illegal act, and such revenge is unceremonial and should be prohibited. ”

In this way, Ram Gao put the particularity of Wu Feng's revenge in front of the world by quoting scriptures, and finally did not forget to question Dali Temple, "If it is not for the national law that cannot avenge Wu Feng, how can Wu Feng take revenge in private?" Wu Feng is the pillar of the country, Yu Zhao has merit, if he is asked to pay for his life for a foreign traitor who has done a lot of evil, which is contrary to the will of the people, the kid really doesn't know what the justice of this verdict is? ”

As soon as this proposal came out, the situation that had been brought back a little by the trend of the name and law was once again guided by the theory of revenge. Although Ximen Leopard and others also launched a counterattack again later, this was already a tear within the school palace, and the Mingfa faction and the students of Confucian Confucianism fought together, but for most Yecheng people, they still stubbornly believed that Wu Feng was innocent......

Today, this case is no longer an ordinary criminal case, but has become a contest between legal theory and "popular will".

With the development of the situation, even the official Zhao himself began to fall into self-contradiction, Dali Temple insisted on severe punishment according to law, but separated by a wall, Taichang Temple, which specializes in etiquette and education, jumped back first.

Taichang Gongxi Chi of Taichang Temple was originally a disciple of Confucius, and his views on revenge were exactly the same as those of Confucius and Ram Gao, and he was more sympathetic to Wu Feng, because Wu Feng's actions were very consistent with the "filial piety" that Zhao Hou made them praise. So when he was stubborn in Dali Temple, he entered the palace to complain to Zhao Wuxian.

"If you ignore it and hastily sentence Wu Feng to death, it is equivalent to denying the filial piety that Zhao Guo has preached for more than ten years, and the minister doesn't know how to promote education in the future."

It was not only Gong Xichi who ran to Zhao Wuxian to state his opinions, but Prince Heng was also disturbed by the wind and waves in Yecheng these days and couldn't sleep well, he always felt that if he continued like this, he would make a big mess, and he also entered the palace twice in three days, wondering how his father was going to deal with this matter.

But Zhao Wuxian was still not in a hurry, but asked Zhao Heng to accompany him and take a stroll in Changle Palace.

"Prince, what do you think about this?"

The father and son walked side by side, but Zhao Heng was still half a body behind, and when he heard Zhao Wuxian's question, he replied carefully:

"The kid thinks that the law of the country should not be taken lightly, and it may make the people of Yecheng happy, but once it starts, it will be like an anthill on the embankment, and it can't be stopped."

Zhao Wuxian glanced at him: "Is this your opinion, or Zixia's opinion?" ”

Zhao Heng lowered his head: "It's the boy's opinion, the master is ...... Although the master said that he was sick and retired, he actually supported the ...... of forgiveness of Wu Feng"

This is in Zhao Wuxian's expectation, speaking of Zixia is also a strange person, although he did not invest in Confucius as in history, but adhering to the concept of "learning and excellence, and excellence is learning", he has been wandering between the court and the palace. He was a cadre in the court, and he learned from all the strengths of the family in academics, not only did he learn divination and the study of things, but he was especially proficient in Confucianism and law, and he was even considered to be the most powerful contender for the big sacrificial wine of Linzhang School Palace.

It was precisely because of his miscellaneous attitude that Zhao Wuxian asked the prince to follow Zixia to study.

But in this matter, Zixia can't get rid of it, because after Ram Yu came to the school palace, he also studied by Zixia's side for a period of time, and his concept of great revenge, if you want to say that there is no influence of Zixia, Zhao Wuxian absolutely does not believe it.

For this reason, when Ram Gao came to the cusp, even though Zixia was sympathetic to Wu Feng's revenge case, he still sensibly chose to call himself sick and avoid it, locked himself at home, and did not hit the muzzle of the gun like Gong Xichi.

And Prince Heng was able to get out of Zixia's influence and have his own independent opinions on this matter, Zhao Wuxian was very pleased.

"The school palace is divided into two factions, scolding and fighting day and night, and public opinion is even more like boiling, hoping that Wu Feng will be innocent. All parties in the court began to be unable to hold back, and successively showed their flags and walked to the front desk, and this farce of disputes between legal principles and people's hearts should almost come to an end. Since the power of Dali Temple alone, this matter cannot be settled, and the office has to enter......"

Prince Heng is very happy, in his heart, as long as his father makes a move, there is nothing that cannot be solved.

But maybe he wanted to test him, but Zhao Wuxian didn't do what he wanted to do, but stopped, pointed to the rocker in the Changxin Palace in front of him, Zhao Heng played with when he was a child, and said, "Do you remember this thing?" ”

……

The rocker is a toy that children like very much, the middle of the board is fixed with something, and the two ends can rise and fall up and down, Zhao Heng remembers that when he was very young, he liked to play with his brothers and sisters here, but as he grew older, he was about to move out of Changle Palace and go to live in the East Palace.

Today, Zhao Wuxian pointed to the rocker and made an analogy.

"Sometimes, legal principles and public opinion are often at odds, and it is difficult to distinguish between right and wrong."

He pointed to one end and said: "The situation in this Wu Feng revenge case is like a rocker, on one side is the legal principle, on the other side is the people's will. Heng, you should tell me, as a public office, which side should you stand on? ”

After all, Zhao Heng was only a sixteen-year-old young man, and he hesitated: "Standing on the side of legal principles, the heavy sentence will make Zhao Guo lose a pillar of talent, and Sun Wuzi will not be able to explain it, and it will make the people of Yecheng feel cold." Standing on the side of the people, light sentences make it difficult to enforce the law, and omissions arise from this, which is difficult, really difficult to ......"

"What if you have to choose a side?"

Zhao Heng gritted his teeth: "The kid will still choose to support the national law!" ”

Zhao Wuxian showed a pleased smile, this is the difference between the second son and the eldest son, if Zhao Cao is here, I am afraid that he can't wait to get off the field to intercede for Wu Feng.

But although Zhao Heng chose the side of the law and had reached the passing line set by Zhao Wuxian, it was still far from enough to be a prince who could keep it.

He mentioned Zhao Heng and said: "This case is by no means simple, and there are many things to consider; But it is not difficult to say, the key is to figure out, in this matter, what position does the office stand on? ”

Zhao Wuxian asked Zhao Heng to be by his side, and said slowly: "Heng, tell you a story for your father...... Outside of Kyushu, there is a Seven Kingdoms similar to the Central Plains, known as the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, the Seven Heroes are all kings, hoping to annex the world, and the westernmost country is called the Yongguo ......"

……

"Yongguo is the most powerful because of the implementation of the law, the only law, the military merits are awarded to the field, and the cultivation and warfare are the main industry. Once, when King Zhaoxiang of Yongguo fell ill, the people of the various villages around the capital bought cattle to sacrifice to the gods, and every family prayed for him. A courtier informed the king of Zhaoxiang about this, but the king of Zhaoxiang was furious and ordered that every family that prayed for him should be fined two pairs of armor ......"

"Then why did King Zhaoxiang do this?" Prince Hengqi, according to common sense, shouldn't he be happy and thank those people?

Zhao Wuxian said: "King Zhaoxiang's reason is that the law stipulates that the big sacrifice can only be carried out when the land and the wax sacrifice are sacrificed, and even though these people have good intentions, they have violated the laws of Yongguo, so not only can they not be rewarded, but they must be severely punished!" He said that it is better for a widow to abandon charity than to ignore the law! So the people of all regions were punished, and even if King Zhaoxiang was about to die of illness in the future, they would not shed a single tear. ”

Zhao Heng was silent, and Zhao Wuxian continued: "After a few years, Yongguo encountered a serious famine, and another minister asked King Zhaoxiang to say: 'The plants, vegetables, dates, and chestnuts in the five gardens of the royal family are enough to feed the people, please open up and give the people a way to live'." ”

Prince Heng said: "This is a reasonable approach. ”

Zhao Wuxian smiled: "However, King Zhaoxiang disagreed, he said, the decree of our Yongguo is to let the people be rewarded for merit and punished for their crimes." Now, if the vegetables and fruits of the five gardens are opened, the people will be rewarded regardless of whether they have merit or not. Rewarding the people, whether meritorious or not, is a practice that confuses the country. Instead of leaving the people alive and causing chaos in the country, it is better to let them die and make the country stable...... So in the cold winter wax moon, King Zhaoxiang closed the garden and let the people starve to death outside. ”

"This, this is also ......"

With such a cold style, Prince Heng's teeth were already a little trembling.

"Heng, let's talk about it, if you are like this King Zhaoxiang, in order to maintain the law, completely stand on the opposite side of the people's hearts, is it worth it?"

Zhao Heng said: "Although King Zhaoxiang did this to uphold the law, but he acted too harshly, and he didn't hide it at all, the people were afraid that they would never love him again, but would be resentful...... Boy, can you ask, what happened after Yongguo? ”

Zhao Wuxian closed his eyes and said: "After King Zhaoxiang, the Yongguo Kingdom produced several generations of virtuous kings, who worked hard, and finally his great-grandson Long Fen VI Yu Lie, using strict discipline and a strong army, swept through the other six countries, unified the world, and established the Yong Dynasty. ”

Zhao Heng breathed a sigh of relief: "At least the result is good." ”

"Okay? Not necessarily. The ancestral dragon who ruled the world also inherited the tradition of King Zhaoxiang who regarded the law as the lifeblood of the country, no matter how strict the law was, it must be carried out, and a very light crime would be punished with a very heavy sentence. The life of the common people was not much better than when the kingdoms were fighting, and the world was full of prisoners serving hard labor, so the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, and even the people of the Yongguo Kingdom, regarded this law, and the embodiment of the law, the ancestral dragon, as tyranny and a single husband...... After the death of Zulong, his successor was even more cruel and unkind than him, so the people despaired, and rose up one after another, saying, 'The prince will have a kind of Xiangning?' It took a group of Qianshou commoners three or five years to overthrow the invincible Yong Dynasty......"

This reversal was so sudden, Zhao Heng was already stunned.

With a small place, to the trend of ten thousand times, the order of eight states and the same column, more than 100 years; Then take the house of Liuhe and Cuihan as the palace; One husband is difficult and seven temples, dead people's hands, for the world to laugh, why not?

This question is also what Zhao Wuxian wants Zhao Heng to understand, is it easy to attack and defend without benevolence and righteousness? This is a biased view of Confucianism, but if it is understood from the other direction, there is no problem.

"Strong because of cruelty and ruthlessness, but also because of cruelty and ruthlessness, this is the end of valuing the law and not respecting people's hearts to the extreme, remember this lesson."

"Yui, the kid remembered." Zhao Heng nodded hurriedly.

Zhao Wuxian paused, let Zhao Heng digest it a little, and then began to tell the next story non-stop:

"After Guan China was destroyed by the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, a new dynasty was re-established in that ruin, called the Great Han ......"

PS: King Qin Zhao was sick, and the people bought cattle and prayed for the king. Gongsun recounted what he saw, and the king said: "The people are all buying cattle and praying for the king." The king asked them, and they did. Wang said: "The second class of the people" ...... - "Han Feizi and the Foreign Prince Say the Thirty-fifth on the Lower Right"