Hope can save a person, Lu Xiangsheng just saw hope, so he was willing to accept Lantian's so-called loan agreement, perhaps he himself understood that this so-called agreement was a step that Lantian arranged for him to live.

Lu Xiangsheng is an idealist, he studied to gain fame and fame not for self-enjoyment, high-ranking officials are generous, not very attractive to him, what he wants to do is to find a peaceful world for the people, and strive for the people to live and work in peace and contentment, his ideals are noble, so he seems so incompatible with the officials of the Ming Dynasty.

When the officials of the Ming Dynasty were thinking about how high-ranking officials had to ride horses, he, Lu Xiangsheng, was worried about the country and the people.

A person like him should not live in the last years of the dynasty, if he was born in the early years of the dynasty, when the officials ruled the Qingming Dynasty, they might be reused and show their ambitions.

But in the last years of this dark dynasty, Lu Xiangsheng was like a firefly in the night, so dazzling and shining, which made the insects hidden around, all black as ink, how could they not want to slap him to death?

A person like him is not suitable for guarding the tomb in the old dynasty, but suitable for pioneering in the new dynasty, because the fall of the old dynasty is the rise of the new dynasty, and it is the place where he has dreamed of ruling Qingming for a long time.

And such a place is a huge attraction for Lu Xiangsheng, just like a cat sees a fish, how can he bear not to approach?

Every step of Lantian's development, Lu Xiangsheng almost witnessed it with his own eyes, even if he knew that he was too close to Lantian, he would be jealous of the imperial court, he would be sitting on the throne, and he would do his best to protect the man who wanted to keep his Zhu family.

But he couldn't bear it, he Lu Xiangsheng was a moth, and Lantian was a fire, this fire was so attractive to him that he couldn't help but get closer, even if the flames would swallow him in the end.

In the past, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but get close to Lantian, he wanted to become a Lantian person, he wanted to help the people of Lantian become happier, he felt that Lantian could show his ambitions, but the Confucian loyalty and patriotism that had been passed down in his head since ancient times prevented him from joining Lantian directly, and he couldn't step over this hurdle.

That's why he chose to die for the country, because he also knew in his heart that he couldn't save this country, this Ming Dynasty was rotten to the bones, and the entire tree was hollowed out by the moths.

He wants to reverse the situation of the Ming Dynasty, he wants to fight against the old bureaucracy, that is, the rolling princes of the imperial court, he wants to fight against the old noble group, that is, those noble families who rest with the country, firmly control everything in the locality, and he wants to be the enemy of the Zhu family princes who divide the feudal places, these descendants of the Zhu family have eaten up more than eighty percent of the income of the treasury, and they will eat it in the future.

He even has to be an enemy of His Majesty sitting on the throne, because His Majesty wants the Zhu family, the supremacy of imperial power, and if he wants to reform, he will definitely move the emperor's cake, such a big resistance, not to mention him Lu Xiangsheng, what about the former Zhang Juzheng, didn't he turn the world around in the end?

Moreover, Zhang Juzheng was still decades earlier, and the political environment at that time was definitely much better than now.

The situation Lu Xiangsheng has to face now is much more complicated than it was then.

Lu Xiangsheng loves Daming and this country, but this country has never loved him.

Lu Xiangsheng drank the strong sweet potato roast cup after cup, the spicy wine entered his stomach, his face was cold, but his heart was hot.

Lu Xiangsheng took a bite of Lantian special chili fried meat again, he knew this thing, but it was a rare thing, in the restaurant in the capital, a chili fried meat can be sold for a high price of two yuan, he Lu Xiangsheng has always been thrifty, and he is usually reluctant to eat.

Today, since Li Deming invited himself, he will eat enough, don't say, this really has a flavor, chew slowly and eat a chopstick chili fried meat, Lu Xiangsheng looked at Li Deming and said, "How do we go?" ”

Li Deming said with a smile: "Lu Fu has already prepared a car at the door, you can go out and get in the car now." ”

"I'm gone, what should I do tomorrow beheading?"

Li Deming said: "This has been prepared for you, and after you leave, there will be a person who looks like you to take your place tomorrow." ”

Lu Xiangsheng frowned when he heard this: "You want to harm the innocent? ”

"Not innocent, not innocent, this is a big thief wandering in Shanxi, known as the little overlord Lei Lao Wu, who has been a scourge in Luliang, Shanxi for a long time, bullying men and women, doing all kinds of evil, and the most ridiculous thing is that this brother has no eyes, anyone dares to provoke, our caravan has passed through Luliang, he actually led the minions to rob, and was exterminated by the accompanying militia, but this brother has a beard and looks like you, so we stayed, in case of emergency."

Li Deming replied, hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng glanced at Li Deming and said, "You are planning this matter, the time is not short?" ”

Hearing this, Li Deming laughed and said: "Listen to the truth, listen to the lie? ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Truth." ”

"That's right, a few years ago, my county lord said that Lu Xiangsheng should be used by Lantian, so at that time, we began to think about how to get you."

Lu Xiangsheng shuddered when he heard this: "You guys are quite infiltrating. ”

Li Deming said with a smile: "Lord Lu, the person we have taken a fancy to the county has almost no running, we will have a staff group of people, specifically according to the person's daily actions, as well as the way to deal with things, to sort out and summarize in the past, and finally come up with a relatively accurate result, our county respects this called big data analysis, big data almost knows you better than yourself." ”

"So I fell into your game in the first place?"

Lu Xiangsheng frowned, Li Deming looked at Lu Xiangsheng and said: "That's right, and I will tell you these things truthfully, and it is also the result of big data analysis, otherwise I won't tell you the relevant information in this part, big data shows that Lu Xiangsheng is not a narrow-minded person, but he hates deception, so anything you want to know, I will tell you truthfully." ”

Lu Xiangsheng heard this and said in a deep voice: "Lantian, it is terrifying. ”

Li Deming smiled and said, "Gong Lu, it's over." ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "I still don't understand, even if you are ready to commit crimes, but the people in the Criminal Department are willing to do it with money?" ”

Li Deming said with a smile: "Of course, it's not just money, this money can buy some short-sighted guys, and some people are not easy to fool, but people can't fight with the sky, these people want to take money and have concerns, so the bargaining chip we gave is to use the money given to them to buy land and houses in Lantian for them, and if they can't get along in Daming in the future, they can also go to Lantian for refuge, which is a fatal temptation for these officials with a strong sense of distress in Daming." ”

Lu Xiangsheng snorted coldly when he heard this: "A group of moths, what does Lantian want them to do." ”

Li Deming heard this and said: "Hey, Lu Gongdon't be short-sighted, they are the fat sheep of Lantian, and there will be a way to make them obedient when they get to Lantian, and their money can also promote local economic development, which is good for Lantian." ”

Lu Xiangsheng heard this: "Like these ghostly people, when they go to Lantian, they are also illegal and taboo, don't bring a pot of soup with a piece of stinky meat." ”

Li Deming said with a smile: "This is not a problem at all, if they go to Lantian and act according to the rules of Lantian and live, their mistakes in Daming, Lantian will not be investigated, but if they violate Lantian law, what should they do, what should they do." ”

"And, it's the fox that can't hide its tail after all, and will always find a way to get some privileges, and at that time, we will have an excuse to clean them up, and when the property is confiscated, it will also be a great supplement to Lantian's finances, so we welcome people with bad intentions to come to Lantian, as long as our laws are fair, then these people who like to use privileges will always be uncomfortable."

"And they want to be powerful and good on the people of Lantian, then I'm sorry, they will face the most terrifying sanctions in Lantian, so if they are willing to be people with their tails between their legs in Lantian, Lantian can still tolerate them, if they don't know what to do, and want to trample on the law like Daming in Lantian, they will die a miserable death."

"Lantian law is so powerful?"

Li Deming said: "Lantian's law is added and revised on the basis of the Ming law, adding some specific provisions to supplement, and modifying some outdated laws and regulations, so as to serve the people more effectively." ”

"It can be said that the law is the standard of Lantian internal behavior, and it is the bones of Lantian that build the framework of Lantian and let Lantian people have laws to follow and laws to follow, so that they know what can be done and what cannot be done."

"And Lantian's law is not as loophole as the law of the Ming Dynasty, Duke Lu, to put it mildly, you were sentenced to death by the Ming Emperor, if you are sentenced to death by the county, it is useless how much money you spend."

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng looked at Li Deming and said, "How big is your law?" ”

Li Deming didn't understand, looked at Li Deming and said, "What do you mean?" ”

"I want to ask, who can your laws control?"

Li Deming said: "The law can control anyone, even if you are a farmer, you sue officials with the terms of the law, as long as the officials do not comply with the law, they will be arrested." ”

"Suing the officials with the people, this is nothing, and the Ming law can also do it."

"The people take the terms of the law, and the Li clan who sue the county can also win."

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Sue the prince, very good, this can be regarded as a great right, but it is not enough, I want to know if I can sue you county honor." ”

"Huh?"

Li Deming's eyes widened when he heard this, and he looked at Lu Xiangsheng and said, "Lu Gong, this, this ......"

"Can you?"

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Li Deming, Li Deming didn't know how to answer, and Li Deming said for a long time: "I don't know about this, but when you get to Lantian, you can ask the county in person, this is beyond the scope of what I can answer." ”

Lu Xiangsheng was very satisfied with Li Deming's answer, first, he didn't fool himself, and promised that he could, which showed that he was carefully considering this matter.

The second is that he did not directly refute himself, which shows that Li Deming subconsciously believes that the law should be able to be managed by the county, and the county cannot ignore the law.

This shows that the law is really important in the hearts of Lantian people.

You must know the question asked by Lu Xiangsheng, if it is applied to the Ming Dynasty, it is whether the laws of the Ming Dynasty can control the emperor, and whether the emperor should abide by the law!

If you ask the people of the Ming Dynasty this question, the people of the Ming Dynasty will definitely think that you are crazy, because in the end the law of the Ming Dynasty is also the prince who commits the same crime as the common people, which is already the limit of the law, which means that you can only control the prince, not the emperor.

And in reality?

Don't talk about the prince, it's an official who commits a crime, if he is not unlucky and is reported, there is a high probability that there is no problem in the end, such as the son of the magistrate of a certain place in Daming who killed someone in his own county.

If this person is a rich and powerful person, it will not be easy to do, because people have a backstage, and when the time comes, they will fight the backstage, and if they can't fight, they will do it according to the law.

But the other party is an ordinary person, who has no power or power, or has a little money, and has no power, if he is killed, he will be killed, and the county order with a conscience will pay two dollars, and you can just consider it unlucky.

If you encounter a county order that lacks morality, it is likely that you will have to toss your whole family and charge you with a gangster, and it is not a big deal to destroy the door.

It can be said that the laws of the Ming Dynasty have become useless, but the laws of Lantian are obviously more binding.

When asked if he could manage Li Chaosheng, Li Deming's first reaction was hesitation, instead of saying that you are crazy, and you dare to take care of such things as the county respect, which shows that Li Chaosheng has given enough rights to the law.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng was already very satisfied, Lu Xiangsheng drank the last sip of wine, and then said to Li Deming: "Prepare a detailed explanation of Lantian Law for me, I want to read it." ”

Li Deming heard this and said, "Okay." ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Okay, there is no matter of Lu here, and Lu should leave." ”

Lu Xiangsheng thought about it, looked at the wall behind him and said, "There is pen and ink." ”

Li Deming thought about it for a while, took out the pen and ink on the bottom layer of the food box, and Lu Xiangsheng filled it with pen and ink, and stood under the wall to think for a moment.

Swing pen wrote:

He has been in the army for more than ten years, and has never swept away the thieves in Liaodong.

Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are still in chaos, and the soul is unwilling to see peace.

After writing, Lu Xiangsheng threw the pen on the ground and strode away, Li Deming looked at the four lines of poetry on the wall and said: "The habit of literati." ”

After speaking, he followed Lu Xiangsheng and walked out, and when he got outside, Lu Fu saw Lu Xiangsheng at a glance, and pounced directly and said, "Master, master, you can come out, you are not hurt." ”

Lu Fu looked Lu Xiangsheng up and down, Lu Xiangsheng looked at Lu Fu and said, "You are not at home to serve the old woman, what are you doing here?" ”

Lu Fu heard this and said: "It was the old lady who asked me to come, and the old lady said that you screwed, let me keep an eye on you out of the prison, otherwise she will not be able to turn a blind eye when she dies, she also said......"

Lu Fu's chatterbox opened, and then Li Deming came out and said: "Old housekeeper, this place is not a place to stay for a long time, let's go back and talk, go back and talk." ”

"Yes, yes, sir, get in the car."

(End of chapter)