Chapter 143: The Imperial Struggle (Part II)

PS: Grandpa came over for surgery, there were a lot of things, and it was delayed, sorry. Make up for the debt you owe today tomorrow! Good night!

Shohito Hall fell silent again. Prime Minister Zhang Ping made it very clear that he had already known about the change, and like the king, he agreed with the change. The most powerful people in the Korean court stood together tacitly on the matter of changing the law. The ministers didn't know anything about it.

Zongzheng Han Xin coughed, finally breaking the peace of the main hall.

"Your Majesty, can you let the Imperial Historian Wen Xinghou talk about how to change the law first?" Han Xin said tentatively.

For the ministers, the most tangled thing is the content of the law change and how to change the law. If it is a small-scale change, they may not have to take a step back to achieve harmony between the monarch and the minister; But if it is a big fight, the nobles will have to theorize. As the leader of the Han family, Han Xin could only be the vanguard.

Han Wangran glanced at Fan Sui and signaled that it was feasible. Fan Sui turned sideways to the ministers and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers of the ranks, Korea has been weak for a long time, since Weihou, my Korea has lost its cities and lands one after another, and has been defeated by Qin, Qi, Zhao, and Chu in succession. By the twenty-first year of the reign of King Yi, there were only two counties left in Korea, Shangdang and Yingchuan, with no more than 300,000 households, and the shape was precarious. The king relied on him to make great efforts to govern the country, rewarded military merits, and won the land of Sanchuan and Nanyang. However, all the strong are around, and they can't defend it according to the anointed land, and they will get the disaster of flying. If you want to strengthen Korea, you have to change the law. Han Zhi's strategy for changing the law is: rewarding agriculture to enrich the country, rewarding military merits to strengthen the army, unifying the law to govern power, and guiding the people's customs to gather the people's hearts. These are the four major items, each of which has a number of laws and regulations to ensure its implementation. ”

Shaofu Hanwen felt bad when he heard it, and when the imperial doctor said this, the change was very similar to the Shang Martingale change. At least in terms of rewarding agricultural and military merits, this greatly offends the opinions of these nobles. So Han Wen spoke out in solidarity: "When Zhao Hou, Shen does not harm the effect of changing the law. The princes did not dare to invade Korea. Dare to ask Dr. Yu Shi, why do you want to abolish the law of Shen is harmless and establish another law? Can the imperial historian know that the decrees are inconsistent, and the ministers and the people will be at a loss? ”

Fan Sui had long expected that someone would ask such questions, and replied without thinking: "You are also known to ministers. Shen does not harm the law, and emphasizes the treatment of surgery. What is the healer? That is, the method of appointing, supervising, and evaluating subordinates. However, there are many disadvantages of this law, and the king can govern the minister, and the minister can also respond to the king. Among the ministers, they don't think about the strategy of strong Korea, and they are busy fighting each other every day and framing political enemies. After the death of Shen Xiang, there was a violent Qin capture of the important town of Yiyang, and the Hou Zhao collapsed. King Xuanhui and King Xiang Li, the monarchs and ministers dealt with each other with 'art', and they deviated from Germany, and our Korea was weakening day by day. ”

Taichang Gongsun Shi immediately took the case and retorted: "Then according to the imperial historian, how did Shen Buxian use the new law to assist the Zhaohou to threaten the princes, so that the princes did not dare to invade Korea?" ”

Fan Sui was not annoyed, and said calmly: "Shen is not harmful, he is a rare virtuous minister in the world. It governs South Korea and works hard. Impartial. Then there are few people in the world who can serve the country and the people like Shen Xiang. This technique relies more on the rule of man, so after the death of Shen Xiang, there was a matter of Qin State committing my Yiyang. and Zhaohou collapsed, and the three generations of King Xuanhui, King Xiang, and King Qi were weak. The princes all despise me Korea. Dare to ask Lord Taichang, if there is no drawback to Shen's harmless law, why has Korea not been able to boost Han Zhiwei for 60 years, but has been defeated repeatedly, and laughed at the princes? ”

Say a little bit down. Fan Sui said too often, and Gongsun Shi was speechless. Fan Sui pointed directly to the sore spot of South Korea, and pointed out without hesitation that there are very few ministers who are willing to serve the country and the people, and they cannot strictly implement the reform of Shen Buharm, but they have nothing to show for it.

"Doctor Yu Shi just said that he wants to reward farming to enrich the country, and reward military merits to strengthen soldiers, dare to ask Doctor Yu Shi, now my Korean rewards and punishments are not clear?" Si Kou Han Xiu also raised his own doubts.

"This is the worst government in the history of our country. Ministers know this. Fan Sui said-for-tat.

"Nonsense!" Zongzheng Han Xin took the case and argued fiercely: "How can South Korea not be rewarded for its merits and not punished for its mistakes? Which of the ministers did not merit the imperial court? ”

Shaofu Hanwen echoed: "South Korea is not rich now? South Korea is not strong now? The king led the troops to take the land of Sanchuan and Nanyang counties, and won millions of people, isn't this a rich country and a strong army? Where do I need the rewards for farming and military merit that Dr. Goshi said in Korea? ”

"That's right! Doctor Yushi, you have always said that you want to have clear rewards and punishments, then I want to ask you, some people can be ordered by any county without the skill of size, and some people can be promoted from the middle doctor to the doctor of the imperial history without the skill of size, and they can sit shoulder to shoulder with Cheng. Not to mention the merits of receiving Lu, but also to blame Shen Xiang's law, Doctor Yushi, are you at ease? Sikong Ji Ying frowned coldly and shouted loudly.

The atmosphere in Shohito Hall became very tense. Every word Fan Sui said would inevitably attract all kinds of accusations from the conservatives, and he quietly deviated from the topic. Zong Gui will raise his head and point directly at Fan Sui and even Han Wangran behind him. It was Han Wangran's recommendation that he was appointed as the county commander of Xincheng County, and it was also Han Wangran's decision to promote Fan Sui, a middle doctor, to the imperial doctor.

The ministers originally thought that Han Wangran would be angry and even walk away, but King Han unexpectedly ignored the old monk and did not smile.

The eyes of the ministers immediately focused on Fan Sui, Fan Sui sneered slightly, and said loudly: "The law and the law are only fair when they are applied to all subjects. You are all descendants of the nobles, so you can be rewarded for your merits, but what about the common people? Merit can't be rewarded! There is no title for merit! Isn't it shameful that the five adults of Shaofu, Zongzheng, Sikong, Taichang, and Sikou impose the treatment of the nobles on the ordinary people? If the five ministers could name the example of the common people being meritorious and being promoted to a knighthood, Zhang Lu would have nothing to say. ”

After a slight pause, Fan Sui continued: "The king's decree to seek merit is to strengthen Han. Just now, Lord Sikong said that I was promoted without the merit of size, and he also said that the Xincheng Ling Xun situation also had no great merit. In this regard, Zhang Lu did not dare to agree. The scribes strategized, and the samurai killed the enemy in front of the battle, each performing its own duties, and the merits made were no small or small. ”

Zongzheng Han Xin snorted, and asked with a calm face: "Dare to ask Doctor Yushi, how do you govern power?" How to gather people's hearts? ”

Fan Sui also said unhurriedly: "The promotion and assessment system of strict officials, the punishment of the canonical punishment is clear, and the scholar is guilty and punished." Teach the common people to obey the law and discipline, and oblige them to exercise archery, and the two people fight, first compare archery, and if the defendant is defeated, he will be given ten rods. In this way, everyone strives to be the first, and above the court, a heroic and righteous atmosphere is formed, and South Korea is under great rule. ”

Prime Minister Zhang Ping opened his mouth and said the first sentence, saying: "Great goodness! If it is not Wenxing Hou Ce, there is no way to strengthen Korea! Why didn't Marquis Wenxing tell the ministers the specific content and hear it one by one? ”

Fan Sui looked at Han Wangran with soliciting eyes, and with Han Wangran's acquiescence, Fan Sui got up and stood up, and read: "Detailed rules of the new law: 1. Abolish the Shiqing Shilu system, and award the corresponding level of officials and treatments according to the size of military merits. 2. Abolish slavery, and the land is state-owned, but the fief granted by the monarch belongs to the feudal hero, which can be hereditary, and the monarch has no right to recover it unless it is a serious crime such as rebellion. 3. Reward men and women to weave, and those who grow the most grain and weave cloth in each village can be exempted from forced labor and taxes in the current year. 4. To support agriculture, the state distributes food and clothing to farmers free of charge in disaster years, and each county has three field officials to increase crop yields and reclaim wasteland. 5. The local counties have the responsibility to support the lonely, widowed, widowed and lonely elderly, and have the responsibility to give preferential treatment to the families of military martyrs. 6. Teach archery, all men over 10 years old and under 60 years old must learn archery. If he is a defendant, he can propose an archery competition, and if he wins, he will be exempted from kneeling, and if he loses, he will be punished with ten sticks. 7. Implement the county system, with four counties and 83 counties under the jurisdiction of the country. The prefects of the prefecture (prefectural magistrate, prefectural lieutenant, prefectural commander, prefectural lieutenant) are appointed directly by the monarch. In addition, there is a history of assassination, and the assessment of important positions of local officials is carried out. ”

As soon as Fan Sui's words fell, the Zhaoren Hall quarreled. The nobles of the sect blamed the unreasonableness one after another, and although they were prepared, they really heard that they were going to abolish the privileges of their own people, and they still couldn't accept it for a while.

However, King Han looked around the ministers without anger and arrogance. The noisy hall gradually fell silent. Obviously, Han Wangran has already decided that he wants to change the law, and strong opposition can only be a victim of the change. The Korean nobles, who have always been accustomed to protecting themselves, were a little hesitant for a while.

Zong Zheng knew that strong opposition would only have the opposite effect, so he said warmly: "Your Majesty, law is the foundation of the country. If it succeeds, it is fine, but if it fails, the country will be shaken. In today's Warring States, you are conquering and fighting, and the war is continuous. If the law change fails, and there is a war, I am afraid that South Korea will be worried about the loss of the country! ”

Si Kou Han Xiu also said: "Governing the country lies in seeking stability, the sages of the ancients, and also said that the law should be quiet and not changeable, and the people's customs should be ancient and not modern." Sticking to the old ways is a foolproof way to seek stability. All officials and people are familiar with old habits. The Imperial Doctor does not seek self-peace but seeks self-chaos, and the minister really doesn't know what it means! ”

Fan Sui smiled and said: "Mediocre people are content with the world, and scholars are indulged in what they have learned. If you keep this mentality, today is still the time of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. Ministers should know that the three generations of Yao Shunyu have different systems, and the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons have different laws. The world changes, changes make strong, and strong advances. In the way of governing the country, the virtuous and brave create the law and establish the system, and the mediocre follow the old ways. The innovator lives, and the old one dies. Wei Wenhou and Qin Mugong dominated the princes because of the change of law, and they shocked the Quartet and attracted congratulations from all directions. ”

Taichang Gongsun Shi shook his head and said, "Definitely." When Wei Wenhou changed the law, the countries had no desire to fight for hegemony, and Qin Mugong's law was located in a corner, and these two sons either had to occupy the sky or occupy the land, what about me? Located in the land of the four wars, the west is close to the wolf ambition and the Qin State that is about to move, and the north is facing the Zhao State that is in the limelight. ”

Fan Sui immediately retorted: "Now that our South Korea has formed an alliance with Zhao, Wei, and Yan, last year was a series of wars, and all countries have to recuperate. Zhang Lu concluded that in two or three years, or even three or five years, there would be no major war in the world. My South Korea's successive victories have already attracted Qin Guo as a thorn in the flesh, if you don't take advantage of this change to become stronger, it will be too late to regret it! (To be continued......)