At this time, we can only use a heart of justice, get rid of the idea of perverting the law, find out the merits as much as possible, and strive for fairness and justice. The key to adjudicating a case is to try to verify it as much as possible, and then torture and interrogate it according to law, not to be harsh or irritable, to deal with suspicious points lightly, not to impose punishment without trial, and to make judgments on the basis of the facts of the case that we have in our possession, so that there will be no backlog of cases. Last: Not only is it intolerant, but it is even more brutal, treating the people as wood and stones, and blindly torture them.

In this way, those who speak well are exonerated by their clever words, and those who are stupid are innocently convicted. The guards should try to be medium, and aim for the high. Officials at the bottom of the ranks should be punished according to law and cannot be pardoned. Officials should take a long-term view and have a sense of morality. The system of the first kings believed that it was better to forgive the guilty than to kill innocents indiscriminately. Instead of doing things that are harmful to good, it is better to condone bad things.

That is to say, if you know that you cannot be sure of the truth of the case, then you would rather let the guilty one go than harm the good person. People in politics now don't think so, and they would rather kill a thousand good people by mistake than let go of a bad person. The reason why this is so is not because of the brutal nature and the desire to kill, but because he thinks that only by being harsh in government can he avoid future troubles.

This kind of person cannot be dedicated to the public, and the person who enforces the law in this way is a traitorous person. Why? All things in heaven and earth are precious to people, and they cannot be resurrected once they die, but under severe torture to extract confessions, they cannot bear the torture and confess, they cannot redress their grievances, and then they are tortured and killed.

Therefore, since ancient times, the law of setting up five listens and three repetitions and formulating the policy of prudent judgment are all expressions of love for the people.

Even if things like logging, grass killing, and field hunting go against the season, they will hinder the way of the holy king. Moreover, the punishment is used inappropriately to indiscriminately harm the innocent. It will definitely hurt the reason and the harmony! Doing things that hurt the heavens and harms the harmony, but yearns for the harmony of yin and yang. At four o'clock, the wind and rain are smooth, and all things are prosperous. Is there such a good thing that the people are happy? So, as the old saying goes, even if there is one person who laments, the way of the holy king is subverted, and this is the truth.

Therefore, is it okay for the guards to be careless about prison lawsuits? Of course, if there are great traitors and evil people, it will be unruly. Those who are disobedient to human ethics, disloyal and unfilial, and deliberately violate morality, will be killed to make an example of a hundred people, and the king will be purified, and then he can be punished heavily. If the above two points are grasped well, the essence of criminal politics will be fulfilled.

Brief comment: Strict punishment and strict law cannot solve the problem of crime. Only in the spirit of tolerance, valuing the preciousness of life, and realizing that it is more important not to wronged a good person than not to let go of a bad person. Only by using criminal punishment prudently can we achieve the ultimate goal of stopping evil and promoting good.

The last of the six edicts: all enslaved. Levy is a combination of taxation and servitude, and taxation is a tax levied by the state on a per capita basis, and is an important source of state revenue. Conscription is a voluntary work sent by the state to the common people. The so-called volunteer work is only to contribute and not to be paid. Su Sui believed that the wise ancestors would gather people with wealth. Defend the position with benevolence

& If the treasury is empty, the throne will not be secure. So. Since ancient times, the country has had a system of taxation. Although the amount of taxation is different. But the use is the same. Here, Su Xuan clarified the relationship between politics and the economy, only when the country's economy goes up and the emperor has money in his hands, can the throne be stable.

& If you have money to say anything else, it's all in vain. However, Su Sui also knew that the government of the Western Wei Dynasty at that time was not rich, and Guanxi was already poor, coupled with the famine for many years, and the country used troops all year round, money and food have always been a big problem for the rulers.

However, Su Sui was not helpless because of this, and he started with the Confucian doctrine of peace and proposed another solution. Therefore, Su Sui said, now that the national rebellion has not been quelled, and the military expenditure is large, although it is impossible to reduce taxes to benefit the people, it can achieve an average tax burden.

How to average? That is, the powerful landlords pay the same as the poor peasants, and the treacherous people pay the same as the honest people. The sage said, "Don't suffer from inequality in the inferiority," and that's what he said.

It can be seen here that at that time, the richer the people, the more they were able to influence the officials to pay less taxes to the state, and the poorer the people, the heavier the taxes, so how could the people's hearts be calm? Su Xuan also said that the production of rent adjustment is not achieved overnight. For example, spinning and weaving requires a little accumulation, not that it can be completed in a few days. Therefore, officials at all levels must persuade farmers to teach and let the people prepare early.

The place where silk is produced must first spin yarn, and the place where linen cloth is produced should be woven early, ready and taken out when needed, so that the tax revenue required by the state can be increased without affecting the lives of the people.

If they didn't prepare early, they were urgent when they needed it, and the officials were afraid that their bosses would blame them for not completing the task, so they beat and coerced the people to handle it immediately. The people had no choice but to buy from the rich merchants, who took the opportunity to increase the price to make a profit, the rich people spent a lot of money to buy, and the people who did not have money had to borrow at the cost of paying high interest. The people who paid taxes became even more destitute from then on. Although the state has a system for collecting taxes, when it comes to weighing the rich and the poor, it depends on the governor and the county commanders.

If it is properly considered, the people will be happy with the harmony of government, and if there is no way to prosecute and the treacherous officials take advantage of the opportunity, the people will complain. The same is true of the distribution of conscription, if it is not carefully studied, but let the poor and weak go to the distance to defend again, and let the rich and strong lightly guard the nearest place, and the county commanders do this errand, and they are not at all sympathetic to the people, these are all sinners who corrupt the king's government.

In short, the central idea of Su Xuanjun's enslavement was to run official affairs, and the powerful landlords and the common people paid the same taxes and served as the common people, so that the rich could not benefit and the poor could make things worse. Although this does not reduce the burden on the poor, at least it prevents the poor from psychological dissatisfaction and confrontation. That's what the Six Edicts are all about.

Yuwentai led by example, placing the six edicts at the top right of his desk as his daily compulsory course and motto. At the same time, he asked the hundred officials to study and train on the content of the six edicts, and only after passing the qualifications could they take up their posts.

The officialdom of the Western Wei Dynasty was invigorated. Just when Yuwentai was innovating the system, the country's governance was on the right track, and his comprehensive strength was gradually rising, his opponent Gao Huan was not idle in Jinyang, and Gao Huan targeted the state and county officials for arbitrarily collecting taxes. It is stipulated that 40 feet of silk should be adjusted for one horse, so as to reduce the burden of the common people.

But Gao Huan's reforms in Henan have also had a noticeable effect. The East and West go to war at every turn. The land of the Central Plains has been repeatedly looted by wars, and the prefectures of Henan were originally large granaries with fertile land. Because of the war, now only the fields are lush with weeds, the common people dare not grow crops, many people die of starvation, the common people have no food, where can the government pay taxes, so the government is also in a financial crisis, and various expenditures have not been settled.

In order to solve this problem, Gao Huan ordered the states to set up granaries along the river and at the ferry. Guò Cao transport supplies military rations, and at the same time prepares for disaster years, so as to reduce the burden of the people and recuperate with the people. At the same time, Gao Huan set his sights on a special commodity: table salt.

Youzhou, Cangzhou, Yingzhou, Qingzhou, these places by the sea are the production areas of sea salt, Gao Huan ordered people to open factories to cook salt, salt is a special commodity, because no one can be lacking, everyone has to eat, so the state monopolies. The profit is high, and Gao Huan's money bag quickly bulges. God also takes special care of Gao Huan, and the wind and rain in Shandong have been smooth for several years, and the grain has been harvested. The price of grain is as low as nine cents a penny, and the life of the common people is better.

The side effect of the country's prosperity and strength is that the ambitions of those in power are inflated, and Gao Huan is restless. The dream of mixing things made him move the idea of raising troops again. Gao Huan's army set out again, from Jinyang along the Fenshui westward.

But. The situation on the banks of the Fenshui River has changed, and westerners have leveled the ground for new cities. Jade became a nail that had to be pulled.

After three east-west wars, the vitality of the two Wei Dynasty was damaged a lot, and both sides had a process of recovery, so after nearly three years of peace, the first thing that was ready to move was still the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

Eastern Wei Dynasty and Shang Shu Servant Shot, Henan Road Daxingtai Hou Jing sat in Yuzhou, although Hou Jing is not very literate, but there is a great talent for governing one side, he resisted the Wei army in the south and Liang Chaoxi, and the affairs of Henan have since made Gao Huan sit back and relax. Under this kind of form, Gao Huan couldn't wait to fight to the death with Yuwentai again. In August 542, Gao Huan sent troops from Jinyang to the west

& The army arrived at Yubi, not leaving, this jade city that emerged in Fenbei made Gao Huan very headache, there is such a pillbox and pestle here, he can't cross the river with peace of mind, no matter how stupid people are, as long as his main force passes, Yubi's Wei army will cut off his grain route at any time, without logistics support, the battle can't be fought at all.

Therefore, if you want to go to Guanzhong to fight with Yuwentai happily, you must first pass Wang Sizheng to solve the jade bi. Gao Huan's army surrounded Yubi City, but the terrain of Yubi was dangerous, and the attack was bound to be a vicious battle, so Gao Huan hoped to be able to surrender without a fight.

It is Wang Sizheng who guards the city, one of the two traitors who held Yongxi Emperor Yuanxiu hostage, Gao Huan has always hated him very much, but, in order to reduce some losses, in order to be able to capture Chang'an, if you can't bear it, you will have a big plan, not to mention that it is better to settle the dispute, as long as Wang Sizheng is willing to surrender, we can still get back together.

So, Gao Huan submitted a letter to the city to persuade him to surrender, and the condition was that he would be assassinated in the state, and the state was where the prime minister's mansion of the Eastern Wei Dynasty was located, and its status was even more important than that of Xiangzhou. Gao Longzhi and Gao Cheng, one of them is Gao Huan's most trusted brother, and the other is his own son. In order to make Yubi succumb, Gao Huan's price can be said to be high enough, but Gao Huan was disappointed, he didn't know Wang Sizheng too well, his old opponent.

On the contrary, Wang Sizheng knows Gao Huan too well, although the two have not worked together for a long time, they have always been in harmony, Wang Sizheng regards Gao Huan as a powerful minister who monopolizes the government and holds the Son of Heaven hostage, Gao Huan regards Wang Sizheng and Hu Sichun as traitors around the emperor, Gao Huan has always believed that the culprit of Yuan Xiu's departure is not him, the prime minister, but the young people around the emperor. At the beginning, Wang Sizheng was unwilling to tolerate Gao Huan, but now how can he be subservient.

What's more, Wang Sizheng now has the trust of Yuwentai, and Yuwentai has entrusted him with carte blanche for the military operations west of Tongguan, and he is grateful, not to mention, with Wang Sizheng's demeanor and temperament, of course, it is not something that high-ranking officials can impress. Wang Sizheng asked Changshi Pei Xia to reply to the book, Pei Xia lived up to his expectations, and wrote a strong reply, and he retorted to Gao Huan at the end of the letter: But Zhu Hun Daoyuan went thousands of miles to seek refuge in you, why didn't you let him do the history of the state assassination?

The implication is that the history of the state assassin is just talking, and it can't be true, so important place, in addition to the Gao family, can it be handed over to outsiders with confidence? Yubi's reply made Gao Huan speechless, and this matter later reached Yuwentai's ears, Yuwentai appreciated Pei Xia's response very much, and after the battle of Yubi, he was specially promoted to be the county guard of Hebei.

Pei Xia is Pei Xie, who was the Hedong Liberation Man who entered the customs with Emperor Xiaowu Yuan Xiu, when Emperor Xiaowu turned his face with Gao Huan, he recruited military horses from all over the country to enter Beijing, and Pei Xie, who was the Taishou of Dongjun and the general of Fangcheng, led his troops to Luoyang. At that time, Wang Sizheng was bent on instigating Emperor Xiaowu to have a showdown with Gao Huan, and regarded Guanzhong as the last hole card. But Pei Xie pointed out that Yuwentai is absolutely unreliable. To Guanzhong, I am afraid that it is "according to tribulus terrestris".

bluffed Wang Sizheng and asked: What can I do? Pei Xie said helplessly: Gao Huan is the immediate trouble, and the future problem of the Western Tour. There is only one step at a time. A series of events that occurred later proved that Pei Xie was indeed extraordinary, and Wang Sizheng admired him very much. Emperor Xiaowu moved westward, and the loyal Pei Xie did not take care of Dongjun's wife to accompany him into the customs, and joined the army as a scholar of the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Western Wei Dynasty.

Shayuan Battle Pei Xie led the township soldiers to participate in the battle, becoming one of the few soldiers and horses who arrived at the battlefield in time at that time, leaving a deep impression on Yuwentai, the leader was satisfied that it was easy to do, and after the war, he was rewarded for his meritorious deeds and became a marquis, and gave him the name of chivalry.

From now on. Pei Xie changed his name to Pei Xia. Wang Sizheng went out of the town and invited this knowledgeable old friend to come over and make a history of the military government and help him take care of important military and political affairs. Gao Huan read the letter and understood that Wang Sizheng was determined to mix with Yuwentai, and the soft ones could not only be hard, so he ordered a strong attack

Of course, Yuwentai, who was sitting in Guanzhong, also knew the importance of Yubi, so after getting the news that Yubi was besieged, he immediately led the generals from Huazhou to Pusaka. Leaving the crown prince Yuanqin to garrison, he led the army to slowly move towards Yubi.

Gao Huan attacked Yubi for nine days, and Yubi City did not move at all, so. The blitzkrieg turned into a tug-of-war, and the two sides were consumed like this. Yuwentai's garrison watched, and in his heart he was not willing to fight a decisive battle with Gao Huan. After all, the shadow of Heyin has not completely dissipated in the hearts of the Western Army, so. He came, but only slowly. Wang Sizheng kept giving Yuwentai surprises. He didn't ask Yuwentai to rescue him immediately.

Siege is not Gao Huan's strength, but defending the city is Wang Sizheng's strength. Unfortunately for Gao Huan, soon, Gao Huan encountered a more powerful enemy than Wang Sizheng. When the troops were dispatched from Jinyang in August, the weather was still hot, and the sergeants were all wearing single clothes.

This year, the weather was abnormal, winter came early, and in October there was heavy snowfall. Wang Sizheng was prepared, the defenders in the city changed into cotton clothes early, and the Eastern Wei soldiers under Gao Huan were miserable. Helpless, Gao Huan had no choice but to withdraw from the siege.

Yuwentai, who has been marching slowly, has been grinding for two months before arriving at Soap, the scout came to report that Gao Huan had run away, he immediately came to the spirit, and immediately increased the speed of the march to pursue Gao Huan to take advantage of it, and when he arrived at the border, Gao Huan had long been gone, Yuwentai withdrew after showing off his might, and the propaganda agency started a qiē propaganda machine: The East Thief heard that my army was coming, and he was scared away! The first merit of this battle is none other than Wang Sizheng, Yuwentai will be rewarded for his merits, Wang Sizheng was promoted to the general of the hussars and added the three divisions of the Fuyi and the two Wei borders to restore peace again.

Gao Huan is also very cute, and after returning to Jinyang, he immediately appointed Ke Zhu Hun Daoyuan as the assassin of the state, in order to show his attitude of forgetting his selfish trust and surrendering to the general, I don't know if Ke Zhu Hun Daoyuan will be grateful to Wang Sizheng for this.

In February of the following year (February 543 AD), an exciting news reached Chang'an, and the Eastern Wei Dynasty and Northern Yuzhou Assassin Shi Gao Zhongmi surrendered the city. Gao Zhongmi's rebellion is tantamount to a major earthquake in the political arena of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, because of his special status, so its impact is far more than the rebellion of a state, Gao Huan understands that with Gao Zhongmi's family background and status and prestige in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, if it is not handled carefully, it will shake the foundation of the country.

Gao Zhongmi, named Shen, originally from Bohai County, born in the authentic Hebei clan Bohai Gao, the main participant in the Gao Huandu uprising, the four heroes of the Gao family are all great contributors to the construction of Xindu, Gao Shen Xing two, originally a lieutenant of the imperial history, the boss Gao Qian became a victim of the struggle of the monarch in the era of Emperor Xiaowu, the third Gao Ao Cao was once a banner of the Eastern Wei Han Army, unfortunately died in Heyin, and the fourth Gao Ji style served as the history of Jeju Thorn. The Gao family is full of people and Gao Huan have the same clan, and they should be regarded as Gao Huan's most trusted people.

However, Gao Zhongmi reversed, and the cause was actually a hooligan harassment case. Gao Zhongmi originally married Boling Cui Xian's sister, but later the husband and wife were not in harmony and divorced, and the two families also changed from relatives to enemies.

Gao Huan, the prime minister of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, who sat in Jinyang and controlled Yecheng, sent his son Gao Cheng to Beijing to assist in the rectification of the officials, and Gao Cheng personally served as the secretary of the ministry, with Cui Xian as the minister. Gao Zhongmi has always been known for his strict law enforcement, so Gao Huan made him a lieutenant of Yushi, but Gao Zhongmi chose his subordinates to use more relatives and villagers, and turned Yushitai into Gaojiazhuang, how could this be, Gao Cheng ordered him to be re-elected.

This incident made Gao Zhongmi very embarrassed, he thought that Cui Xian must be making trouble from it, so he hated Cui Xian very much.

The seeds of contradiction had been planted, but another accident occurred. That Gao Chengsheng is handsome and chic, Yushu is in the wind, but such a master is lustful by nature, when Gao Huan was crusading against Bu Luo, he once had an affair with Gao Huan's little wife Zheng Dache, and that time almost led Gao Huan's official princess Lou Zhaojun was deposed, but fortunately, Sima Ziru was able to pass through the mediation between mother and son. However, Gao Cheng does not have a long memory when he eats salt, and he is not restrained at all.

Yes, a teenager holding such an important position as the Prime Minister of the Reich is like a newborn calf with wings, what else can he fear. Gao Zhongmi's wife Li was smart and gorgeous, but unfortunately Gao Cheng took a fancy to him, he saw an opportunity to overlord the bow, and the Li family, who was born in the Zhao County clan, resolutely refused, and tore his clothes under the pull. Listening to his beloved wife's crying, Gao Zhongmi was very annoyed, but what could he do? Xiaobawang is his top boss, so he can only be ruthless behind his back.

This blow made Gao Zhongmi disheartened, and since then he has been passive and slacking off, and he has not done the work that should be done, as a senior prosecutor of the government, he has hardly impeached anyone for a long time, Gao Huan is very annoyed, the leader is not satisfied, and Gao Zhongmi is also secretly frightened. At this time, the political situation of the Eastern Wei Dynasty had reached the point where Gao Huan had to kill Cheng Dù, and even Xiao Xingshi was satirical about Gao Huan's brother-in-law Wei Jing's corruption and lawlessness.

Therefore, Gao Huan wanted to use an iron fist to rectify the rule of officials, and authorized Gao Cheng to let go and do it boldly, under Gao Cheng's Jianyì, Gao Zhongmi was sent to Chenggao to do the assassin of Northern Yuzhou, and Cui Xian replaced him as a lieutenant of Yushi. Gao Huan also knew that Gao Zhongmi would definitely not be satisfied with this arrangement, so he had more eyes.

The so-called history of the assassination of the bicycle is only in charge of the civil affairs and the army, as long as you have no military power in your hands, you can't do anything out of the ordinary just by relying on your subordinates, Gao Huan sent another general Xi Shouxing as the governor of the town to be responsible for the defense of the tiger prison. (To be continued......)