Chapter 255: Tai'a Rebellion
"Your Majesty, everyone in the Xun family openly shouted that all the people of our Chang'an City are untouchables, and they want to kill all the people of our Chang'an City, this is to slaughter the city! This is an out-and-out rebellion, the people of Chang'an City are loyal and patriotic people, and they have sent all these Xun family members together, so please ask the emperor to severely punish the Xun family! This kind of person who openly preaches that he wants to slaughter our Chang'an City will definitely not be able to stay in this world. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info not only wants to kill, this is simply worse than rebellion, please ask the emperor to exterminate the nine clans, in order to set the record straight. Shi Bufan pointed to the people of the Xun family who were handcuffed and said.
But Fang Xuanling hurriedly came out and said, "Is there any misunderstanding here?" ”
"Your Majesty, there is no misunderstanding at all. They openly shouted that the people of Chang'an City were untouchables, and they wanted to kill all the people of our Chang'an City, isn't this going to slaughter our Chang'an? I think that now the people of Chang'an are eager to eat their meat from their Xun family. For this kind of people who not only want to rebel, but also slaughter the people of Chang'an, they must be severely punished, and they cannot be let go! Shi Bufan said.
Li Shimin reprimanded angrily: "Xun family, did you say that you said that you want to slaughter the city? ”
"Your Majesty, I misunderstood, I just said this in a moment's anger! However, this is forced to be angry by Shi Bufan, this will be so, all of this is Shi Bufan, don't blame us! Xun Rizhao hurriedly defended.
Xun Rizhao also knew that denial was useless, he said it so loudly, so many people heard it, and denial was useless. However, he hopes to blame Shi Bufan for all the crimes, so that someone will help him.
"Your Majesty, is there any misunderstanding? I don't think the people of the Xun family are bad people, I think it's better to listen to what they say, isn't it an extraordinary mistake? Fang Xuanling hurriedly said first.
"Yes, it doesn't hurt to hear it!" Du Ruhui said.
Wei Zheng also hurriedly "advised" and said: "Your Majesty, if you listen to both, you will be clear, and if you believe in it, you will be secret, and the ministers hereby advise the emperor, hoping that the emperor will not listen to one side of the word!" ”
"Hehe, Wei Zheng, it seems that you got some promise from the Pei family and became the spokesperson of the Pei family, right? No wonder you and Fang Du also breathed out of the same nostril? Shi Bufan thought.
Next, many courtiers came out to express their hope that Li Shimin would be able to listen to both the words and not believe the extraordinary side of the times. This is when the ass decides the head, Shi Bufan is a cold family, and these Xun families are scholars. Of course, they all knew that this time it was just Shi Bufan's excuse to play, and it was not that their Xun family really wanted to slaughter the city. Of course, they have to withstand the pressure for the Xun family, so naturally they don't dare to mess around.
"Your Majesty, the cause of the incident is like this......"
The people of the Xun family also began to explain what happened, but now they were all frightened, obviously not daring to talk nonsense. They said it one by one, and they didn't dare to add oil and vinegar. Soon the situation was also told, from beginning to end.
"Your Majesty, it was Shi Bufan who didn't take the initiative to salute our scholars as a poor family, so this would cause the later results. So, it's all about the times! Xun Rizhao shouted.
Shi Bufan was already prepared, and said: "Your Majesty, which law of my Tang Dynasty clearly stipulates that the Hanmen is required to salute the scholars?" Which one stipulates? It seems that the Xun family's request cannot be followed! ”
Those scholars also secretly smiled bitterly, this was caught by Shi Bufan. In the final analysis, this so-called cold door salutes the scholars, and even the scholar class has been customary for hundreds of years, so there is no way to follow it at all. Since there was no way to follow, at that time, if you didn't take the initiative to salute, you couldn't say anything. However, the inertia of thinking for hundreds of years has made them subconsciously ignore this unlawful situation. Even they themselves don't believe in the law, so that's where they were negligent. So now they are caught by Shi Bufan, which makes them all have a headache.
This kind of conventional thing can't be relied on at all, so they can't say anything extraordinary. The only problem is that they themselves have become accustomed to it, they have completely accustomed to this rule, and they have ignored that this rule cannot be followed, and this is where they are troubled.
Shi Bufan acted in accordance with the law one by one, which was also very normal, and they didn't dare to refute anything.
"But, Your Majesty, according to tradition......" Xun Rizhao hurriedly wanted to talk about things in tradition.
"Xun Rizhao, which dynasty of my Central Plains dynasties is according to tradition? Which one is not according to the express law, and if there is no express law, then it does not count. Do you also give me a traditional law enforcement? When will I enforce the law in the Central Plains? Could it be that your words are so red and white-toothed that they can replace the laws formulated by the emperor? Shi Bufan asked.
Li Shimin stood up and asked, "Oh? Are the laws I have made worse than the traditions? ”
"Your Majesty, this ......" Xun Rizhao couldn't speak.
"Hehe, China has always been a world of clear grammar, and clear grammar has a history of countless years in China. The thinking of the plain law has been deeply rooted in the marrow, and they are unable to refute anything. Shi Bufan thought.
Shi Bufan knows that China has always been a country with clear law, which is somewhat similar to the European continental law system, but has its own source line. But the most important point, which is the same as the civil law system, is the express law. Only formal provisions are laws, and conventions will not be regarded as laws, and they are useless in front of the law. Under the system of express law, the so-called morality and all kinds of so-called conventional rules are useless, and everything is judged according to the law. As for saying something that is immoral but not illegal, then in the end it can only be carried out in accordance with the law. This is also the characteristic of the express law, which focuses on the provisions and relatively ignores social opinion and morality, as well as various conventional rules.
"Therefore, I don't bow to the nobles, that's normal. As for this clan chronicle, it has not been stipulated that the cold family should salute the scholars, but it only stipulates that the low-level scholars should salute the high-level scholars, and I have no problem with this. Shi Bufan pointed to this clan and said.
Those scholars also knew that they had fallen into the trap of Shi Bufan, and Shi Bufan deliberately made a proposal to legalize the identity of this scholar, so that they were eager to legitimize the identity of this scholar. But they didn't realize for a moment that the legislative power in ancient times belonged to the emperor, and the law enforcement power also belonged to the emperor. Of course, although it is impossible to completely suppress the Shi clan in a short period of time, it is equivalent to the Shi clan handing over their handle to Li Shimin, and Li Shimin can have a chance to use it as a means of playing.
"Your Majesty, do you think it's better to simply cancel this clan chronicle?" Fang Xuanling hurriedly said.
Li Shimin hurriedly replied: "No, I am very supportive. The nobles are the cornerstone of the state, and their interests should be protected by legislation, so I deliberately protect them by legislation. If I have just enacted legislation today, then how can I rule the world? Therefore, this clan chronicle, as well as the relevant laws in it, will not be abolished, but I will really support and support legislation to protect the rights and interests of the scholars, so as to maintain the cornerstone of my Tang Dynasty! “
Fang Xuanling felt as uncomfortable as eating a dead fly, this self had fallen for Shi Bu's trick, why was his brain hot at that time, and he didn't think clearly about the essence of the ancient law, so he agreed to the proposal to legalize this scholar clan? Now that Li Shimin has also tasted the sweetness, he will naturally not give up this right easily.
Once Li Shimin tastes the sweetness, he will legalize this scholar clan and hold it in his hands and refuse to give up. In this way, Li Shimin can have a handle to kill these scholars in the future, so that there will be a lot of waves within their scholars for no reason.
At that time, he was blind in a daze, and he didn't think about it clearly, so he hoped that Li Shimin would legalize his status as a scholar, so that he also felt like he had eaten a dead fly now. Fang Xuanling thought about it for a while, and soon he realized that this was definitely not something that Li Shimin's wisdom could come up with.
Fang Xuanling has been following Li Shimin for a while, and he knows very well that Li Shimin is not the kind of person who is proficient in law. Li Shimin may be a famous general militarily, but he is also a good leader politically, and it is good to be able to select and appoint people. Li Shimin's own political ability is actually not very good, but Li Shimin's biggest advantage is that he knows people well, knows how to make peace with the mud, and reconciles the interests of all parties. However, as a king, he can know people well and effectively regulate the interests of all parties, which is already a very good king. An excellent king does not need to be very capable, does not need to be unconventional, but knows people well, and does not just overlord the foolishness of the bow, then he is actually a good king.
But Fang Xuanling has followed Li Shimin for many years, and has never realized that Li Shimin is a person who is proficient in law. If Li Shimin was a person who was proficient in law, he would not have come up with such a stupid thing as "fishing for law enforcement" at that time. Li Shimin doesn't know how to study law, so who is behind Li Shimin's guidance?
Fang Xuanling quickly realized that it was Shi Bufan, maybe ordinary people just knew that Shi Bufan could speak well, and knew how to manage money and deal with foreign affairs, but now at this moment, Fang Xuanling suddenly realized that Fang Xuanling would be far more than that. He even has a deep understanding of jurisprudence, from reminding Li Shimin to prohibit fishing law enforcement at that time, to Chu Suiliang's later lawsuit. Although Shi Bufan used some sophistry, he reflected his legal thinking in sophistry. That is, to defend oneself by obscuring the nature and value of the stolen goods. This is actually sophistry, and at the same time, it has its own legal knowledge. On the surface, it was sophistry, and everyone thought it was sophistry at the time, but if you think about it carefully, it seems that it is also using an important principle of jurisprudence to defend itself. That is to say that the value and nature of the stolen goods cannot be determined, that is, the crime cannot be determined accordingly.
"Shi Bufan, he is actually proficient in the science of criminal names? This was something I didn't expect before. It seems that this time we have lost a lot, and I actually did this stupid thing that is too upside down. Fang Xuanling thought helplessly.
Fang Xuanling looked at Shi Bufan, and then he also sighed the same as Pei Ju in his heart: "Shi Bufan, why are you from a poor family, even if you are a scholar clan, even if it is just a small scholar clan, I can also have a way to say that the big family of the seven clans and five surnames will marry your daughter-in-law, and even in the future, I can consider you as my successor." It's a pity that such an excellent talent is actually from a poor family, so we can't really come together. ”
"Your Majesty, although the Xun family spoke wildly this time, they were also confused for a while. They were just confused for a while, and asked the emperor to be magnanimous and forgive. What's more, they didn't cause huge consequences, just an ordinary shout of two sentences, sin is not death! Fang Xuanling said.
"Your Majesty, the Xun family's crimes are not to death!" Everyone pleaded together.
When Shi Bufan heard this, he didn't really want to make the Xun family all over the house, he also knew that he would accept it when he saw it.
"Your Majesty, although this Xun family is speaking wildly for a while, it must also be severely punished. Otherwise, no one will dare to speak wild words in the future, so the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped, please ask the emperor to exile the Xun family to Lingnan, and he will not be able to come back within 30 years! Shi Bufan said.
"Thirty years?"
That Xun Rizhao finally couldn't stand it anymore, if it was thirty years, he was in his twenties this year, maybe he would be in his fifties after thirty years, and this life might have passed like this. Next, the family left their hometown, and the Xun family hated him to death.
"Okay, exile the Xun family to Lingnan! Can't come back in thirty years! Li Shimin ordered to move.
Those scholars didn't dare to plead for mercy, who let the Xun family die by themselves this time, and actually publicly said that they would kill all the people in Chang'an City. If they are not severely punished, then the people of the entire Chang'an will have to clean them up. At this time, whoever dares to continue to plead is also making enemies with the people of Chang'an, and the people of Chang'an must order their houses at that time. These people, as Beijing officials, are very aware of the principle of being kind to their neighbors. Although the people of the capital are also poor, they are not even considered poor. But if you really go too far, and people secretly make you stumble, then you will be enough trouble for you.
There is no need to offend the ordinary people of Chang'an for the sake of a declining Xun family, otherwise you will be restless at that time, and you must be careful at any time The people of Chang'an come to order your house.
"This time it's really too Ah upside down, I actually did this kind of thing that Tai Ah upside down to give people a handle, this is the stupidest thing I have ever done in my life!" Fang Xuanling said with a wry smile in his heart. (To be continued.) )