Chapter 401 Xiangyang Mock Battle Chen Wenlong was ordered to make a long speech: "Your Majesty, since the development of mankind, the law of our dynasty is the most complete. Emperor Taizu Taizong attaches great importance to the construction of the law, and has made a special refinement of the provisions of the law, since Emperor Gaozong crossed to the south, the law is more perfect, it can be said that nothing in this dynasty can not be ordered. However, the profession of lawyers, which was born out of the law, has always stagnated, and the status of lawyers, who had appeared thousands of years ago, has become increasingly low in our dynasty, where the legal system has become more and more complete, and has even become a 'lawyer' in the hearts of the government, and has been rejected by the mainstream society. ”

The reason for this, the minister believes that there are two main points. One is that the officials of our dynasty have basically studied the law, since Wang Anshi changed the law, the content of the imperial examination has been reformed, and the law has become a compulsory content for every candidate, so that as a higher social status of the official class, they have the knowledge of the law, so there is no need for the lawyer to provide legal services for them, in the eyes of the officials, they all know the law, then the lawyer is redundant, therefore, the service object of the lawyer is limited to the vast number of ordinary people, and on behalf of this large group of people and officials debate, This has led to the exclusion of lawyers in mainstream society. Second, litigators rely on litigation to obtain profits, so they often exaggerate, trivial matters become bigger, in order to obtain more litigation costs, and sometimes there is even a situation where the parties collude, so that the parties' financial resources and energy are unjustifiably lost, and at the same time, it also prolongs the time for the government to decide cases, so most officials believe that litigators will only increase their workload, and do more harm than good. This is also the reason why the first emperor Guangzong and Xiaozong vigorously rectified the lawyer's business. ”

As the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, it is natural that Chan Man-lung has done a special study of law and related lawyers.

"What about Chen Aiqing's conclusion?"

"Your Majesty once said that people-oriented, rule the country according to the law, for the people, when they encounter lawsuits, they need lawyers, so the minister believes that if the lawyer profession is institutionalized and included in the scope of the law, the law will give them corresponding responsibilities and rights, for example, the lawyer implements the access system, and if there is a violation, his qualification will be cancelled, so maybe he can give it a try. Your Majesty, since the lawyers have existed for thousands of years, it is better to legalize them in order to avoid the unilateral interpretation of the law by officials and to reduce the unjust outcome of all kinds of cases. At the same time, the mediation system can be improved, and mediation can be carried out for some trivial matters that do not need to be prosecuted in court, and as a third-party mediator, a special organization centered on the district, district, and prefecture and county can be formed to cooperate with the government at all levels to mediate ordinary civil disputes. ”

After Chen Wenlong finished speaking, everyone continued to discuss, you say a word to me, citing the past and the present, sometimes talking happily, sometimes arguing with red faces......

Judging from the remarks in the main hall, there are still many people who oppose the lawyer system, although many people are quite convinced after listening to Chen Wenlong's views.

The question of counsel is an ideological one. Although China's litigators preceded Western lawyers, they have never been able to enter the courtroom. In the early Southern Song Dynasty, the litigation profession developed rapidly, forming the so-called litigation science, but because of various drawbacks, it caused the dissatisfaction of Song Guangzong, so it was not recognized by the imperial court.

The laws of the Song Dynasty were the most perfect in ancient times, just like Chen Wenlong said, nothing in this dynasty could not be lawless, and many of them were still in use in later generations, for example, the mediation system that originated in the Song Dynasty was carried forward in later generations, but it was a blank in the law for whether the lawyer was legal.

I stretched out my hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "Ladies and gentlemen, the existence of the lawyer has a history of 2,000 years, and the so-called existence is reasonable. Wen Tianxiang, Wen Aiqing, Jia Xuan, Weng Jia Aiqing, for the litigator industry, led by the Department of Law, held a special meeting to discuss, what are the pros and cons? Is there a way to overcome or eliminate the drawbacks? What is the use for the development of society? In addition, you can also open a column in the newspaper so that everyone in the world can come to discuss it. ”

"Yes, your ministers obey."

"Qian Aiqing, since this matter is proposed by you, then you can also give me a detailed note, and as for the trial of the jury system, it will be stopped for the time being."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"That's it for now. In a few days, this year's military conference will be convened first, are the Military Affairs Yuan and the Ministry of War ready? ”

"It's ready."

"Okay, retreat."

A few days later, the military conference at the end of the second year of Xianchun was officially convened. Representatives of various military regions attending this year's military conference clearly felt the difference from last year.

At the meeting attended by the Guangnan, Sichuan, and Miaojia Military Regions, I expounded in detail the current situation and assigned the tasks of each military region.

The Sichuan Military Region is likely to become one of the centers of the Song-Mongolian War, so I asked Gao Gao and Zhang Jue to take advantage of the characteristics of the steep terrain and numerous mountain passes in central Sichuan, rely on the city, set up more ambush points, and take the elimination of the living forces of the Mongolian army as the primary task, but they must not attack at will, and they must not engage in field battles with the Mongols, and Zhang Jue, who is holding Chongqing, must keep abreast of the movements of the Mongolian sailors at all times, and must not allow the opponent's sailors to cross the waters of Chongqing.

Gundam and Zhang Jue are both battle-hardened generals, and they are clear about the tasks I have been told.

The main task of the Guangnan Military Region and the Miaojia Military Region next year will be to train troops; in addition to improving the quality of individual soldiers, they will also conduct comprehensive technical and tactical training focusing on attack, and be on standby at any time to attack the Mongolian garrison in Dali.

During the meeting, Lu Xiufu gave a briefing on the application of various techniques and tactics, and re-held consultations on the results of the discussions conducted by the Military Affairs Yuan and the Ministry of Military Affairs in the past month, as well as with the representatives of the three major military regions.

Among the deputies who came to Lin'an, except for Hong Yuan, many of them were old men in the army, and even Fan Wenhu, a general who was often defeated, praised Lu Xiufu's tactical arrangements. Ma Ji, the commander of the Guangnan Military Region, and Bu Luo, the new deputy commander, frequently asked questions, and among the two, Ma Ji asked carefully about defensive tactics, while Bu Luo asked questions about offense. Ma Ji from the Dianqian battalion, itself proficient in military affairs, Bu Luo is a young general of the original Guangnan West Road Xiang Army, returned to his hometown after the Xiang army was dismantled, Fan Wenhu recruited a lot of Zhuang people when recruiting troops in the local area, because he was quite famous in the Zhuang people, was appointed by Fan Wenhu as the deputy commander of the Xiang. This time, the Guangnan Military Region was left behind by another commander, Long Zaitian, and Fan Wenhu took Ma Ji and Buluo to Lin'an to attend the meeting.

As for the Miaojia Military Region, after Wang Lixin arrived, Hong Yuan handed over all military affairs to the resourceful Wang Lixin, and the Miaojia Military Region came to the meeting with the two of them.

In my free time at the meeting, I summoned Fan Wenhu and Hong Yuan separately, told them about the current situation of Sariwei, and asked them to keep an eye on Dali's movements at any time and provide weapons, food, and other materials.

Comparatively speaking, the military conference of the Xiangyang, Yangzhou, and Luzhou Military Regions held a few days later was much more complicated, mainly for two reasons: First, Xiangyang was the most important task in which we expected the Song-Mongolian war, and second, the issue of unified command of the Jianghuai Military Region in wartime.

After listening to the work reports of the three major military regions, Lu Xiufu immediately analyzed the current situation and the requirements of the Military Affairs Yuan and the Ministry of War for each military region. ”

"Look, everybody." I pointed to the sand table on the side and said, "This is the military sand table in the Xiangyang area, in order to increase the practicality, I will divide you into the attacker and the defender, and do a simulated actual battle." Lu Wende, Lu Wenhuan. ”

"The minister is here."

"As the defender, your military strength is your current strength, which is indicated by a red flag on the sand table. Xia Gui and Li Tingzhi, the two of you, as the attackers, according to the open number of the Mongol Middle Route Army, there are 150,000 people, and the blue flag indicates that the banner on the sand table is the approximate distribution of the existing military strength of the two sides. ”

Li Tingzhi looked at it slightly, frowned and said, "Your Majesty, how can there be a blue army stationed in Lumen Mountain in the southeast of Xiangyang City?" ”

I saw Lu Wende smile awkwardly, and also smiled: "Li Aiqing, this is what I mean, and the reason is not for the time being." The Mongols were building earthen walls around Lumen Mountain, so they were able to garrison them. ”

Li Tingzhi sighed softly, and said thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, Xiangyang City is strong, if it is the main attack, there is only one way, that is, to trap Xiangyang, not to break Xiangyang in one fell swoop." Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, please see, there are four main passages between Xiangyang and the outside, one is blocked by Lumen Mountain in the southwest of the city, the second is the Baihekou area in the northeast of the city, the third is the Baizhang Mountain area in the west, and the fourth is the waterway of the Han River. Now Lumen Mountain is under the control of the Blue Army, the minister will first be heavily stationed in Baihe City, build a mountain fort, and connect with Baizhang Mountain and other parts, completely cut off the northwest and southeast of Xiangyang and our land connection, and use this as a bait, let the Red Army or the Red Army's reinforcements to take it, set up ambushes along the road, can give full play to the field ability of the Blue Army, eliminate the Red Army or reinforcements from the city, again, the minister will strive to let the Blue Army's sailors in the Hanshui waters and the Red Army sailors confront, although the Blue Army sailors are relatively weak, However, it is possible to set up fences and other obstacles in places such as the shrub beach where the water surface is narrow, or to build solid platforms and put crossbows on them to block the Red Army's waterway passages, and the purpose is only to prevent the Red Army's rescue troops and supplies from entering. In this way, Xiangyang is bound to become an isolated city. ”

Lu Wende said: "Your Majesty, although what Lord Li said is extremely reasonable, even if Xiangyang is a lonely city, the minister can guarantee that it will not be broken by the Blue Army. As long as Xiangyang can hold back the main force of the Blue Army, His Majesty can deploy troops to carry out counter-encirclement from the outside. ”

Li Tingzhi said: "The effect that the Blue Army wants is also here, the Red Army has reinforcements, and it is in the hands of the Blue Army. ”

"This ......," Lu Wende hesitated for a moment, "that means that Kublai Khan and His Majesty want to go together?" ”