Shang Tan looked at it twice, and then laughed.

"Edict."

The one who is accused, the upper and the lower are said.

It also means the emperor's order to his courtiers.

As the name suggests, the so-called edict is naturally a collection of the emperor's orders to his courtiers.

This book was compiled by Emperor Chengping when Emperor Chengping was still in power after Xun Shi left, so he is naturally very familiar.

During the reign of Emperor Chengping, in addition to continuing the governing philosophy of the previous emperor, the biggest and proudest thing he did was by no means that the leader of the Legalists grew up during his reign.

It is not that he has the heart and courage to watch Shang slaughter more than 1,000 Confucian scholars in one breath and strongly promote Legalism.

Emperor Chengping's greatest contribution and painstaking efforts are in the "Book of Edicts", right in front of him.

In the "Edict", there are major crimes and punishments, such as forming a party and disorderly government, resisting grain and demolition, resisting rent, etc. - in fact, there should have been a slander against the emperor.

It's just that the founding emperor Wang Mang never used this reason to punish others, and was finally praised as a holy king by the people.

Emperor Chengping thought about it, even if his reign achievements were superb, there was really no way to do this.

But the pattern couldn't be worse, so I didn't add it.

After Emperor Qizhi succeeded to the throne, he was also ambitious, and even wanted to reverse the national policy of the Xia Dynasty, so he did not commit the crime of slandering the emperor.

In other words, in today's Xia Dynasty, ordinary people are still qualified to judge the emperor, at least they can't use this reason to arrest people.

Of course, it's okay to slander the reigning, but if you really dare to slander Wang Mang or Emperor Chengping, it will never work.

After all, the living can still quarrel and fight back, and if they die, the coffin will be closed, and everything will be handed over to the history books.

At this time, no matter how much criticism is made, it is to forget the ancestors, not to slander the emperor.

Thousands of merits and demerits, left for future generations to evaluate.

In addition to various major crimes, there are also Emperor Chengping's ardent expectations for the people of the Xia Dynasty.

Including but not limited to the Mohist love and non-attack, the Confucian benevolence and morality, and the Legalist forehead, abiding by the law.

It's not that I pulled my crotch when I went to the Legalist, but ordinary people really have nothing to learn from the Legalist.

At the very least, you have to be a small official to use the concept of Legalism, right?

Otherwise, it would be time to disobey the law.

Normal people want to show off themselves, they can say that they are benevolent and loved, and no one has a drunk brain to brag that they are law-abiding, right?

Even if you really have to look into it.

To put it bluntly, Emperor Chengping meant to use this book to guide some personal behaviors and moral goals of the people of the Xia Dynasty.

The concept of Mo, Confucianism and Law is also recorded in this book, which can be regarded as a bowl of water, at least during the reign of Emperor Chengping, Emperor Chengping pulled Legalism to a level with Mojia and Confucianism through the joint efforts of himself and Shang.

Now it is well deserved, and it has not lived up to the expectations of Emperor Chengping.

"Huh."

Listening to Shang's story, Gu Dan laughed lightly.

These emperors, luxury may be irresistible, and ordinary temptations can be laughed off.

But for such a thing as leaving a name in history and being famous through the ages, there is almost no resistance at all, to be precise, it should be a dream.

He still remembered that when Shang took the stage to question Xun Ke's concept of etiquette and law in the Tianxia Xue Palace, the surrounding Confucian students were so excited that they even drew their swords and cut Shang.

Only Xun Ke and Emperor Chengping on the stage were not angry.

Xun Ke is not angry, that is because he has his own cultivation, and he is also sure of his own vision and ability.

Emperor Chengping was not angry because he had found a real talent again.

After he succeeded to the throne, he discovered great talents.

As we all know, the bad things done by the courtiers are the problem of the courtiers, but the good things that the courtiers do must be instructed by the emperor.

This is called the way of the emperor.

The amazing talents who grew up in his hands must be attributed to him at least three points of credit.

The rise of Legalism, even now deeply affecting the Xia Dynasty, is indeed inseparable from the firm support of Emperor Chengping.

Now Legalism has even suppressed Mohists and even Confucianism, which is quite a remarkable achievement.

Of course, the fundamental reason for this problem is that Legalism is originally specialized in the upper class, is a top-down concept, and is the rule-maker, which is fundamentally different from both Mohist and Confucianism.

The really capable people of the Legalists are all mixed in the temple, and the more powerful they are, the higher the position, how can the ink and Confucian scholars touch the eagle dogs of the imperial court?

There is no big benefit in winning, it is just a verbal argument, and if you lose, you will definitely go in.

"The previous things, in fact, are not worth caring about, they are just words to persuade people to be kind, and they are not necessarily good words. In this case, the so-called "Book of Edicts" is just an ordinary book, not worth mentioning. ”

It was not worth mentioning, but Shang's waist was straight, and he almost wrote a few words of pride on his face.

"The really important thing is actually the last part, the part about the law. Some of them are not only the crimes of ordinary people, but also the crimes of officials and the laws of punishment. ”

Shang guided the donkey, followed not far behind the person with the "Edict" on his head, and said slowly: "In addition, if there is corruption and perversion of the law, the court will not investigate, and the people can carry the edict on their heads, arrest the officials, beat gongs and drums, and send them to the imperial capital for punishment.

Officials along the route were not only not allowed to stop them, but they were also required to provide food and lodging. ”

Gu Dan raised his eyebrows slightly.

Boy!

The reason for arresting officials with the people is here!

No wonder there were so many onlookers, and even soldiers in armor followed, but they didn't come forward to stop them.

Because that "Book of Edicts" represents the authority of the Legalists, and also represents the permission of the imperial power.

"However, it's a bit too far to go from Yuzhou to the imperial capital, right?"

Gu Dan stabbed and said.

For ordinary people, this is quite a short road.

Even if you eat and drink well along the way, you can't guarantee that there will be no accidents.

"Haha, I've taken that into account as well. Therefore, the people can take the bound officials to a higher official for trial, and then the official will report to the imperial capital.

If the people are still not satisfied, they can also write a letter on their heads and go to the imperial capital to appeal. ”

Shang Su said: "Since the formation of the "Book of Edicts", the people of the Xia Dynasty must have stored it in every household. So far, there have been 31 cases of people who have gone to the imperial capital to denounce and report officials with the "Imperial Book" on their heads.

Among them, the evidence is conclusive, and there are 26 cases of canonical punishment.

Of the remaining five cases, three were personal fights; In two cases, the public was wrongly convicted, and the wrongly convicted person was doubled to return the guilt of the complaint to show his authority. ”

There are rewards and punishments.

Those who dare to use the "Book of Edicts" as an arrow are not 100% sure, and it is best to think about their nine clans first.

The matter is done, get rid of a corrupt official, but there is no additional reward, it is not encouraged, but it can be done.

But if it doesn't work, the nine clans will be greeted fiercely.

Although this is not absolutely fair, it is also very difficult, giving the people at the bottom a reasonable and legal opportunity to resist.

As for the people who secretly killed the "Book of Edicts" on their heads on the road

It is better to kill all witnesses first, and then ensure that they are not investigated and exposed by others.

Otherwise, the Heavenly Spirits of the Nine Clans should reflect on why such evil animals were born.

More and more people gathered in the streets.

It is human nature to watch the excitement, not to mention this kind of 'offense' lively, if you don't watch it, it will be a loss.

Without waiting long, a man rode straight on a fast horse.

Before anyone arrives, the sound is heard first.

"I am the political envoy of Yuzhou, what grievances do you have, what kind of responsibility does he have, I can count them all!

The people under his rule can be heard and heard, and nothing is hidden. The official will also send someone to carefully check, and if he can't make a clear judgment, he will report to the saint today to set the record straight! ”

Before the horses could stand firmly, the political envoy of Yuzhou turned over from his horse in a sturdy manner, and his chest rose and fell rapidly.

My mother, I was working, and suddenly I heard my subordinates report that someone had a "letter on their heads" and captured an official.

Immediately gave him a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and the ground thundered.

If this matter is not handled well, don't think about the future in the future, and if you don't demote and be punished, it will be considered a success.

"Tell your lord! At the time of the catastrophe three years ago, this person swallowed up the grain and grass provided by the imperial court for disaster relief, resulting in 100 households in Cuiyan Village, and now there are less than 10 households left! ”

The people who were holding the rope tightly had red eyes, knelt on the ground with a thud, and said with tears streaming down their faces: "If he hadn't been drunk and mentioned this, we would have been deceived by him!" Please also make the decision for the starving people in Cuiyan Village! ”

Three years ago.

Cataclysm.

As soon as this remark came out, it can be described as a crowd of excitement.

Even Shang's face turned cold all of a sudden.

Back then, he said that the Xia Dynasty was not short of food.

The challenge is how to get food to the people who need it.

Putting aside the loss during the transportation of grain, can the grain really be distributed in full and not swallowed up halfway when the grain arrives in the hands of the person who distributes it?

No one can guarantee this.

Under the catastrophe, not to mention the difficulty of the road, there may be aftershocks and robbers. There are really too many accidents, the farther away they are, the more so, but the court has also suffered serious damage to manpower.

If you set a dead line, no one can do it.

But once given the opportunity to 'toss and turn' and act cheaply, it is destined to breed corruption.

In the midst of the curses, the rope-bound official bowed his head and confessed to his crimes.

If you grit your teeth, let's not talk about whether you can withstand the investigation, if you really make trouble on it, there will be a grandmaster.

At that time, it is not easy to want to die.

It's not that complicated.

It is nothing more than that when transporting grain, under the desire for profit, he secretly deducted some of the grain and sold it to rich merchants.

The reason is naturally to blame natural and man-made disasters.

In addition, the small part is not much, and there was a shortage of manpower everywhere in the years of the disaster, but it was not revealed.

Until he was drunk and heard by the Lord.

The portion of food he withheld was indeed not much.

It's just the lives of dozens of families in Cuiyan Village.

Big greed doesn't count.

But for those who are short of that part of the food, it is a catastrophe.

And the wealthy businessman who bought his grain back then - it was Mr. Fan's family who drank two bowls of mung bean porridge, the head of the Confucian merchants!

If you're not careful, this matter could become a real big case.

and even directly hit Confucianism.

The political envoy of Yuzhou did not dare to be careless at all.

Even Gu Dan and Shang stayed for the time being.

They did not go to the political envoy of Yuzhou, but silently watched to see how this matter would develop and how it would be handled.

and even whether they can give an answer that satisfies them - after they are far away from the center of power of the Xia Dynasty and no longer serve as supporters of the Xia Dynasty.

But things soon came to an eyebrow.

The resolution was surprisingly fast.

In less than a month, the matter was already revealed.

The person who bought that batch of grain back then was indeed the head of the Confucian merchants, the grandson of Mr. Fan.

But he bought food for the relief of the victims.

They also did not raise the price of food to make a profit.

As for whether it is true, it is very simple, just check the account book and ask the people at that time whether Mr. Fan's caravan had sold grain at a high price, and even took out the expenditure and consumption of stored grain.

In the end, it turned out that the position of the head of Mr. Fan's Confucian merchants was still sitting.

His grandson bought food for the relief of the victims, and immediately after buying it, he gave soup to him.

If there is a single fault, it is probably that the origin of the grain has not been carefully investigated.

It is indeed a time of great calamity, so how can there be so much effort to investigate? Even the imperial court is a little too busy to take care of itself, and the doppelganger lacks skills.

It is impossible not to make any mistakes.

At that time, if you make up an identity at random, who else really can't verify it?

What's more, the purchase of grain is not bought by Mr. Fan's grandson himself, but the shopkeeper under his command is told to collect more grain, relieve the victims, and spend money to save people.

Therefore, for the head of the Confucian merchants, the grandson of Mr. Fan's family, the political envoy of Yuzhou decided not to pursue it.

The real source is naturally the culprit who dares to sell the food for disaster relief from the imperial court.

After admitting guilt and accepting punishment, there are both human and material evidence, and there is no forgiveness for killing!

The handling of this matter is quite satisfactory.

It's just that the damned people died, and dozens of families in Cuiyan Village, who starved to death because of lack of food, could not be resurrected.

After all, the law, no matter how just and efficient it is, must be one step slower.

Punishment is justice delayed, and justice delayed is not the same as nothing.

It is for the living.

If it is said that the Mohists and Confucians taught the people how to be, and how not to be, before things happen; The greatest role of the Legalist is to tell the people how to do it and how it will be after it happens.

All of these are indispensable to keep a large dynasty running.

This incident is not a great joy for everyone, and it can even be said to be regrettable in people's hearts.

But in the end, he gave a satisfactory answer.

The people who had the book on their heads also put it back in their arms.

After the dust settles on this matter, everyone still has their own lives to live.

Gu Dan and Shang also took the little donkey and set foot on the road again.

"It's a good book, why don't you give me a copy?"

On the way, Gu Dan said with some dissatisfaction.

It is said that every household in the Xia Dynasty has at least one book?

Bullying the Gu family's courtyard doesn't have a real estate certificate, right?

If you think about it carefully, it seems that the deed under the wall tiles in the house is indeed the Otsuki period, and it has lost its effectiveness.

Strictly speaking, today's Gu family's courtyard is an illegal building, and it has not been reported to the government, and Wang Mang has not mentioned this matter to him.

Alas, that was all the grandfather of Emperor Qizhi, the generation of Emperor Chengping's father.

In fact, he has always been very law-abiding, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with his personal quality.

This is the self-discipline of the immortals!

"What are you talking about?"

Shang said with an innocent face: "Where do you need the Book of Edicts?" Your words are the words of the Xia Dynasty, your will is the will of the Xia Dynasty, and your decision is the decision of the Xia Dynasty.

Although the book is good, it is not as good as Mr. Gu. Far inferior. ”

"Huh?"

Gu Dan was shocked, "It turns out that you can also slap horses?" ”

"From the bottom of my heart."

(End of chapter)