Chapter 493 is far-sighted

The space between the inner and outer cities of Fancheng was much smaller than that in front of the camp at Guanzitan, and the walls of the inner city were within the firing range of the archers of the Yuan army, who were likewise within the range of their muskets. Although the muskets fired slower than the bows and arrows, the walls were filled with smoke, and no one could see the situation in the distance, and the archers of the Yuan army did not dare to shoot blindly for fear of shooting at their companions, and the musketeers of the Song army only aimed their guns at the siege soldiers close to the city walls.

For more than 1,000 musketeers, condescending close-range shooting is at ease, and the officers and men of the independent division are all from major military regions, although they are not as long as the Imperial Forest Army has been training muskets for a long time, but they are all veterans of a hundred battles, and their psychological quality is far stronger than that of the Royal Forest soldiers.

The Yuan army, which had lost the cover of bows and arrows, was fired round after round by muskets, and the soldiers close to the city wall were almost slaughtered, and the living soldiers desperately retreated even if they had only one breath left.

Kong Yuan retreated to Ali Hague's side and said, "General, quickly report the news of the appearance of musketeers in Fancheng to the marshal." ”

Ali Hague nodded and said, "Okay, General Kong, order the withdrawal of the troops." ”

In the evening, I stayed in the camp of the Zhongshun Army to have dinner with Meng Tianya and other soldiers, during the inspection, I did not comment on today's battle, but just cheered with them, let the soldiers of the Zhongshun Army who went to the battlefield for the first time relax, and told them to sleep well tonight, and then returned to the big tent of the Chinese army accompanied by Yuan Jian and Zhang Quanyi.

"Your Majesty, these are the twists and turns transferred from Yingzhou today, please give the emperor's instructions." Gongsun Xiaochen handed me the sorted out middle recital.

The government affairs and military affairs of the court were handed over to the Empress Dowager Xie Daoqing, who supervised the dynasty, and only when there was a major event or there was a different opinion in the court, or something that needed to be told to me, would the folds be sent to Yingzhou, plus the filtering of Jia Yidao, Zhao Shunsun and Lu Xiufu, there were very few twists and turns in my hands, but they were all difficult and divergent.

When I gave the last note, Fang Ling and Jiang Wanzai returned to the big tent.

"Ling'er, are you tired?"

"Brother, how can you be tired of this little thing."

"Huh." I laughed, "Are there many wounded?" What is their condition? ”

Fang Ling said: "There are a lot of wounded, then Hans is busy dying, one operation after another, when I left, he and most of the doctors had not eaten, as for the condition of the wounded......"

Jiang Wanzai smiled, took over the words and said: "Your Majesty, Concubine Lingniang is gone, and the injuries of the wounded are more than half better." ”

"Really? Is it so amazing? ”

"Your Majesty, these soldiers have been difficult to see Niangniang all their lives, at most they only look at it from a distance, this time they have close contact with Lingfei Niangniang, and Lingfei Niangniang is amiable, there is no shelf at all, asking for cold and warmth, so that the wounded are very moved, haha, it is like a spring breeze bathing, and the effect is remarkable."

"Well, Ling'er, if you have time, you can go and comfort those wounded more and keep them cheerful, which will help them recover."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Fang Ling said with a grin.

"It's been a tired day, Jiang Aiqing, you should rest early."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Ling'er, you also take a break, I still have one last piece of music."

"Yes." Fang Ling sat beside me, watching me review and gently fanning me.

I opened the last memo and looked at it, it was played by Wen Tianxiang of the Government Council, and the content was about the controversy between the Lin'an Mansion and the Imperial Court's Law Department, and even mutual accusations.

The reason for the matter is very simple, as the business of Lin'an City is more and more developed, as the main business area of Tianjie has been overcrowded, and Tianjie is the traffic artery of Lin'an City, the sharp increase in the flow of people has greatly affected people's travel, for this reason, Lin'an prefect said that after careful consideration, he decided to open up another road near Tianjie to become a new traffic artery, which involves the problem of demolition. According to the plan of Lin'an Mansion, for the sake of aesthetics and style, this new road will also be built into a straight road, but in the demolition encountered the opposition of a few families, they did not want to raise the price, there is only one reason, the property left by the ancestors cannot be moved.

No matter how much persuasion is trivial, even the hidden friend will visit the door in person, but it will be useless.

This matter has become the most popular topic in Lin'an City, should these few families defend their rights? The views of the people are different, the views of Lin'an Mansion are quite distinct, this new road is for the benefit of the people of the entire Lin'an City, no matter what the reason should be sacrificed to the small self, take care of the big self, the interests of the few must be subordinated to the interests of the majority, this view of Lin'an Mansion has also been supported by the vast majority of officials in the court, just when the Lin'an Mansion decided to demolish, the matter was known to Nina, at the time of the court meeting, Nina resolutely opposed, that since the law has this provision, it should be implemented in accordance with the law, and Lin'an Mansion has no right to demolish private property.

Wen Tianxiang knew that I valued Nina very much, and although deep down in his heart he also supported the decision of the unspoken friend, but after thinking about it, he decided to report the matter to me, and I would make the final decision.

Perhaps influenced by Confucianism, this kind of thing is still debated in later generations, but few people will use the law to measure it, and most people will think that what is in the interests of the majority is correct. This also gives many officials an excuse to say that in order to develop the local economy and for the interests of the majority, personal interests should be compromised or even sacrificed.

This argument does not take into account the priority of rights, and the minority obeys the majority, which seems to be quite reasonable, but in fact it is problematic, because there is a priority of rights, and since private property is obtained by legal means, it should be protected by the law.

I thought about it, and I put pen to paper, and I said that I should do things according to the law.

"Hey, brother, why is this happening?" Seeing that I had finished giving instructions, Fang Ling asked, "Just because these families are unwilling to move out, won't the new road be built?" ”

"Of course it has to be repaired, but it can't be built into a straight road."

"Brother, is the law so important?"

I nodded and said: "The law is a kind of rules and regulations that bind everyone, governing the country according to law, the country can be stable for a long time, and governing the country by people depends on the personal ability and character of the person in power, from ancient times to the present, the state has a bright monarch, the country is prosperous, the state has a faint monarch, then the country is declining, or even perishing, anyone in power, there is the possibility of making mistakes, the emperor of the previous dynasty, Tang Xuanzong, the first half of his life was wise, there was a 'Kaiyuan prosperous era', so that the Tang Dynasty went to the peak, the second half of his life was confused, there is' The Anshi Rebellion' made the Tang Dynasty collapse, and the rise and fall of a country all depended on the emperor alone, which was actually very dangerous, because the emperor is also a human being, as long as he is a human being, he will inevitably make mistakes. I am an exception, although I am a god, I will not make a big mistake, as long as I reign for one day, the Great Song will move forward, but if my heir ascends to the throne, who can guarantee that he will not make a big mistake? And what about the heirs of the next generation? Therefore, I want to think about the future of the Great Song Dynasty, and to ensure that the Great Song Dynasty will always be prosperous and one step ahead, it must govern the country according to law. ”

Although I am not a true god in the afterlife, I have gained 800 years of knowledge, which is unmatched by anyone in the world today.

"Brother, it seems to make some sense, but the law is dead, and the person who makes the law may also have problems."

"It is precisely because the law is dead that it is relatively infallible, and as for those who make the law, they need a group, a group that can represent the majority of people, representatives of all classes, to make it, and after it is formulated, it must be perfected and amended through trial application, and finally an enforceable law can be formed, and after it is formed, everyone must carry it out to the letter. Of course, it's a lot of difficulty, but it's only by forming this routine that I'll be able to move forward from generation to generation. ”

Although the truth I said was simple, not only Fang Ling, but even Yuan Jian didn't understand it very well, neither of them spoke up, but Gongsun Xiaochen said: "Your Majesty, is this governing the country according to law just like cooking, step by step, although it is difficult to innovate, but it will not make mistakes." ”

It should be said that on the premise of not making fatal mistakes, it is natural to seek progress while maintaining stability and not innovating, because blindly clinging to the defects is also a dead end, and the law is the premise and guarantee of innovation. If there is no guarantee of the law, it is better not to innovate. People have subjective consciousness and the limitations of the times, and when innovating or changing, once they do not handle it well, they are very likely to go to the opposite extreme. ”

I took a sip of tea and continued: "Back to the question of Lin'an just now, although I believe that the unspoken friends are dedicated to the public, but the economy is developing in various places, are the officials among them like the unspoken friends, and will not seek their own benefits from it? I believe that once this wind grows and the door is opened, all localities will follow suit, and if it is not done well, the reputation of the imperial court will be damaged, and the private property of the people will not be protected in the end. Compared with the previous dynasties, the Great Song Dynasty has made great progress, but it still does not reach the level of a saint as the ancients said, whether it is an official or a common people, at least in 800 years, it is impossible to do it, so the legal system is the best standard to restrict people's daily life. In the beginning, there was often very little injustice in the world, but if we lost the standard of judgment, which is what I call the law, the injustice would snowball so much that it would be impossible to clean up. Gongsun Xiaochen, sorted out what I just said and sent it to Wen Tianxiang. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

I stretched and said, "It's not too early, let's all rest." ”

"Report, Your Majesty, Xiangyang War Report." Hu Yande, who is on duty today, said outside the tent.

"So late?" I muttered, "Come in." ”