On the twentieth day of the first month of the third year of Xiping, this day was originally an ordinary day, but when Emperor Liu Hong decided to issue a new type of law in the fifteen states of the Han Dynasty on this day, this day became extraordinarily different, not that the sun came out early, nor that the earth did not rotate, this is the difference given by history.

A Han army slowly walked out of the Luoyang Palace with neat steps, at this time the sky was just dawning, it should have been the time of the early dynasty, but Liu Hong was standing quietly on the palace wall with the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces.

After the vanguard Han army walked out, a group of Han soldiers dressed in the uniforms of the Ministry of Punishment slowly walked out with a huge object covered with a red cloth, these people were the elite of the Eighth Army of the Han Army, but this time the law was based on the Ministry of Punishment, so for the sake of majesty, Liu Hong specially ordered the Ministry of War Shangshu Dong Pet to select the elite to wear the official uniform, in order to reflect the majesty of the Han Dynasty.

One, two, three, four.

Four identical giants covered with red cloth appeared outside the palace gate, and after the Han army carrying the four giants stood neatly on both sides of the palace gate, Liu Hong cleared his throat and said loudly, "When the ancestor entered the Han Dynasty, he had three chapters of the law, which was the ancestor of the law of the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty has been inherited for four hundred years. ”

"When I wanted to revise the law, someone once said that Qin died in strict law, I don't think so, I want to ask the people present, robbers killed your relatives, there is no law to punish you, do you want to wait?"

I don't know when, a large number of people appeared outside the Luoyang Palace, and they had also heard about the Qin period, for fear that Liu Hong would follow the old path of Qin Shi Huang.

At this time, when I heard Liu Hong's question, I was shocked, and I don't know who shouted, "I don't want to!" ”

Immediately, the people shouted, "No! ”

Liu Hong asked expressionlessly, "There is a wife and daughter who are abused by Yinren, and they are severely punished without law, are you willing?" ”

Since ancient times, it can be said that silver thieves are more unacceptable than murderers, so as soon as Liu Hong's voice fell, the people all replied loudly, "I don't want to!" ”

"Do you want to have officials who bully others and bully you, and are not punished by the law?"

"I don't want to!"

"There are businessmen who defraud you and other money, and you are at ease, not bound by the law, are you willing to wait?"

"I don't want to!"

"Do you want a craftsman to take money and give it to something that is not usable, and to say that he is not wrong and not subject to the law?"

"I don't want to!"

Five reluctances in a row can be said to have eliminated most of the fear of the law in the hearts of the people, so Liu Hong shouted, "That's right, I ordered Cheng Yu of the General Staff to lead people to revise the law, in order to let the Han people, agriculture, industry and commerce have the protection of the law, and anyone who violates the law will be severely punished." ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Immediately, Liu Hong waved his hand, and Chen Qiu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, immediately shouted: "Legislation!" ”

The Han army on both sides of the palace gate suddenly uncovered the red cloth, only to see four huge bronze tablets appeared on both sides of the palace gate, the top of the bronze tablet faced outward, the bottom faced the palace wall, and the inscription was densely engraved on it, and then the soldiers on the palace wall threw down eight iron chains, when even if there was a Han army fixed the iron chain on the top of the bronze tablet.

With a loud shout, the bronze tablet slowly rose, and finally stood on both sides of the palace gate, some officials took a closer look, and found that the bronze tablet was done very properly, because the top of the bronze tablet was only a little shorter than the Deyang Palace.

However, it is this little bit that makes people speechless, if it is higher than the Deyang Palace, then if you want to solve Liu Hong's powerful legislation, you only need a book.

When the bronze stele was completely erected and the bottom was also fixed, the people looked up and were shocked, because each of the four bronze steles had a big character written on them, and they were connected to the "Shinong Industry and Commerce."

Now everyone understands that this bronze tablet is a law, and the four bronze tablets are the four ministries of Shinong Industry and Commerce to be implemented this time, which are combined into the "Law of the Han Dynasty".

When the people took their eyes off the bronze tablet, Liu Hong had already left the palace wall.

At that time, the first company of the DPRK and the Central Committee sent a hundred soldiers and horses to send the laws that had been printed to various places, and asked the disciples of the Tai students to explain the laws in the division, so as to ensure that the peasants who could not read big characters also knew the general situation of the laws.

This explanation of the law has become an important part of the performance evaluation of officials in Xiping's three years, and Liu Hong even decreed that all those who participate in the imperial examination must understand the general content of the four laws.

All of a sudden, the Han people were all studying the law, and anyone with a little vision knew that the law had just been born, and although the official implementation of the Han states except for the division was on May 1, they didn't mind sticking some blood.

What kind of law is a law without blood?

What does the law do? The modern interpretation is a code of conduct formulated or approved by the state and guaranteed by the state's coercive force, and a universally binding social norm with the content of stipulating the rights and obligations of the parties.

The previous laws were basically playthings in the hands of the family, because most of the laws in ancient times relied on precedents from earlier times, and there were not many real laws, which made the law a law for the nobles to bind the commoners.

And this time, the law of the Han Dynasty is a farmer and a businessman, that is to bind the aristocracy, although Liu Hong's law on the nobility is not as strict as the other three, but this is really to be implemented.

Liu Hong doesn't mind, some people say that he treats him differently, instead of using some laws that seem to be harsh and abnormal, but have no binding force on the aristocracy, it is better to come to a law that is not harsh, but has a strong binding force on the aristocracy.

At the end of the first month, two young men dressed in good clothes walked slowly on the country road, and one of the young men smiled lightly, "Gonghe, can you master the Law of the Han Dynasty?" ”

The young man known as 'Gonghe' shook his head and said, "This time, the "Law of the Han Dynasty" is too detailed, the four departments of Shinong Industry and Commerce are added together, a full 320,000 words, just a few words, just a rough look!" ”

The square-faced young man laughed and said, "In that case, why did you come here with a certain person to explain the law?" ”

'Gonghe' nodded at the square-faced young man with his hand, and then pointed to the unwilling cow lane behind him, "Didn't I bring books!" ”

"Hehe, yes!" The square-faced young man suddenly laughed.

'Gonghe' said with some solemnity, "Yuan Hao, how are you preparing for the imperial examination in August?" ”

The square-faced young man frowned, and sighed, "If there is no test of this "Law", I am not afraid of it, but this time I want to test this law, I really don't know what this knowledge means!" ”

'Gonghe' also sighed, and said in a deep voice, "Why don't you raise filial piety and honesty to enter the office?" ”

The square-faced young man shook his head without thinking about it and said, "No, you don't know, Your Majesty seems to be very resistant to filial piety, and those who raise filial piety and honesty, if there is no great opportunity to enter Your Majesty's eyes, Jane is in the emperor's heart." I'm afraid there is no way out. ”

"Yes! What a glorious yamen the performance appraisal department of the Ministry of Officials was originally unexpectedly no one dared to enter at this time. ”

When the square-faced young man heard this, he asked with interest, "Why is this?" ”

'Gong He' smiled bitterly and said, "It's not the Imperial Historian of the Ministry of Officials, those Imperial Historians don't have to do anything, they are bent on finding faults, because their merits are that the more mistakes they make, the greater their merits." The rank of the official department in the imperial history is the same as the official department of the book, and if you want to be promoted, it is directly under Your Majesty, and the imperial history of the cabinet can be impeached, and it is naturally passable, after all, none of the six books is a simple character. ”

"But those imperial historians under his command don't care about these, they all think that when the merit is reached, which county will be sent to be the county imperial historian!"

"In this way, the performance appraisal department, which is the top priority, has become the focus of observation, and anyone who makes a slight mistake will be impeached, although it is all some small mistakes, and even the money is not punished, but it still makes the officials of the performance appraisal department tremble."

Speaking of this, 'Gonghe' looked at the square-faced young man and said, "Among them, the most impeached are those officials who use their family backgrounds to promote filial piety and honesty. ”

The square-faced young man took a deep breath, looked at the blue sky, and muttered, "Is the probationary system really going to be abolished?" ”

"Yuan Hao, you can see it?" "Your Majesty said that the probationary system and the imperial examination system go hand in hand, but it has been constantly suppressing the officials of the probationary system, so that the children of the big families are now unwilling to be examined and promoted, which is really ......, hey!" ”

The square-faced young man smiled bitterly and said, "Poor Tian Feng and Er Fu are both from the family, but they still have to participate in the imperial examination." ”

It turned out that these two people were Tian Toyoda Yuanhao and Fu Zhu Gonghe, both of whom were from the family, but what they said above was not to look down on the children of the Han family, but that the centuries-old inspection system was replaced by the imperial examination system in their generation, and the two, no, all the people of the family were a little unacceptable.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of argument in the distance, and the two looked at each other and hurriedly walked over, only to see a young man dressed in a fine costume beating an old man.

Tian Feng immediately shouted: "Stop! ”

The brocade-clothed young man stopped when he heard this, and looked at the two arrogantly, "What are you doing?" ”

"Why did you hit someone?" Tian Feng asked with an unkind face.

The young man in brocade said indifferently, "This is a tenant in a certain family, and if you want to fight, you can beat it!" ”

He smiled and said, "Don't you know Your Majesty's newly promulgated "Great Han Law"? ”

"What if you know? Don't know what? ”

The young man in brocade still said arrogantly.

Frustrated Professor looked at the brocade-clothed young man with a hint of pity in his eyes, and then Tian Feng said coldly: "Is there anyone in the family who is an official?" ”

"A certain father is an official!" The young man in brocade said arrogantly.

Tian Feng said lightly when he heard this, "Since your father is an official, that is, you are a scholar, according to the third chapter of the "Scholar Law" of the "Law of the Han Dynasty", Article 469, the scholar clan shall not punish non-domestic slaves, the people of the Han Dynasty who are not lowly and maidful, and those who violate it will be punished with ten rods and ten acres of land, and the punished person shall be completely cured." And since this old man is a tenant in Er's family, he does not meet the category of domestic slaves and cheap maids, so he broke the law. ”

The brocade-clothed young man was shocked when he heard this, because he saw the ox cart behind the two of them, and the "Law of the Great Han" on the cart was enough to show that the two of them had learned too much, but he unfortunately hit the muzzle of the gun. (To be continued.) )