Chapter 462 0458 Da Ming Law

It is just ordinary to say that he violated the ancestral system, and to say that he harbors evil intentions is excellent! In addition, there are nearly 100 other miscellaneous crimes, and all the bizarre charges have been deducted from him! There are even people who have raised his opening to the sea in Tianjin to the extent of affecting the fortunes of the country! If you don't kill him, the world will fall!

By the time the bullet was finally finished, a long time had passed. Seeing that no one was out of class again, Emperor Wanli finally had time to say, "Mr. Zhang, what do the other pavilion elders think of this matter?"

Hearing Emperor Wanli's question, several pavilion elders were silent, and after half a ring, Zhang Juzheng said, "He defended himself!"

Emperor Wanli didn't expect that pavilion elder to help him get ahead, but Zhang Juzheng's words were just right for him! So he simply said loudly, "Wu Ningbo, go out of class to defend yourself!"

Liu Haojia didn't talk much after leaving class, and directly took out a book from his sleeve and opened it to read. At first, the courtiers didn't know what he was going to do, but they all felt a little familiar! But they soon understood that he was reciting the Great Ming Law! And it's the part that specializes in managing the lord's fiefdom! So they all pricked up their ears and listened carefully, could there be something special in it?

As Liu Haojia recited, the courtiers became more and more confused, because they didn't hear any provisions favorable to Liu Haojia at all! However, the faces of a few courtiers gradually became gloomy!

After a short time, Liu Haojia had already finished reading the entire paragraph of "Da Ming Law", and then he saluted Emperor Wanli and several pavilion elders again, and then stuffed "Da Ming Law" back into his sleeve, and stood there without saying a word, making everyone inexplicable!

After watching for a long time, a person came over and said loudly, "Wu Ningbo, Your Majesty is defending yourself, but what are you doing here reciting the "Da Ming Law"?"

Liu Haojia listened to his thick Fujian accent, and knew that this was the backbone of the Jiangnan faction in the south, so he glanced at him casually and said, "The thing you want to defend yourself is in the "Da Ming Law", why, didn't you hear it?"

The man was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had made a mistake, and immediately looked back at his colleagues behind him, but when he saw that his colleagues shook their heads, he turned his head and said with some annoyance, "Wu Ningbo, you are playing tricks! Kaihai has nothing to do with the "Da Ming Law" you just read!"

Liu Haojia shook his head when he heard this and said, "I really don't know how you people became this official! So it's better to read more!"

Hearing this, this man's face turned red and he said loudly, "Wu Ningbo, your words are too humiliating! We are all born on the right path of the imperial examination, what does it mean to study more? You ......."

Liu Haojia waved his hand casually, like a fly to stop what he hadn't said, and then said: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, I have attached great importance to the law, and my grandfather even promulgated the "Great Edict" and ordered every family to treasure a copy, which shows that the grandfather attaches great importance to the law! Therefore, if it is against the law, Ben Shuai will never dare to do it! Ben Shuai ......"

This time, it was the turn of the Fujian official, and without waiting for Liu Haojia to finish speaking, he hurriedly said, "Wu Ning Boxiu is going to be full of nonsense! You say you want to obey the law, but I, the Ming Dynasty, have forbade the sea! Now you really want to open the sea in the fiefdom, this is illegal, what else do you have to explain?"

Liu Haojia said, "Do you want Ben Shuai to explain? Okay, Ben Shuai will explain it to you! But I'll ask you a few questions first, okay?"

The Fujian official said proudly, "Yes!"

Liu Haojia said: "Everyone must abide by the law, even if the prince breaks the law, he will be guilty of the same crime as the common people, is this right?"

The Fujian official nodded vigorously and said, "Naturally, it's right!"

Liu Haojia nodded and then asked, "Although my Ming Dynasty is based on Confucianism, it also has to respect the law, is this right?"

The Fujian official still nodded and said, "Yes."

Liu Haojia said again, "What is forbidden by the law, we must not do it! Is it true that the law is permissible if it is not forbidden?"

At this time, the Fujian official had already developed a habit of Liu Haojia's inducement to ask questions, and he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this sentence, so he said directly: "This is also true!"

At this time, Liu Haojia took out the "Da Ming Law" and knocked it heavily on his hand and said: "But just now, Ben Shuai read a passage of "Da Ming Law", which is about the law of Xungui's fiefdom, which involves many things, but he didn't say that Xungui would not be allowed to open the sea in his fiefdom! So what's wrong with what Ben Shuai did?"

As soon as these words came out, not only the Fujian official was stunned, but most of the ministers in the DPRK and Central Committee were dumbfounded, looking like they had been struck by lightning! At this time, they connected what Liu Haojia said earlier, and it was really logical and flawless!

The nobles of the Great Court did not have actual fiefs, so where did their laws about fiefs come from? Is it inherited? To put it bluntly, it's just a direct transfer of the laws of the previous dynasty!

In fact, in ancient times, there were already laws against noble fiefdoms, but they were relatively rough. However, with the change of generations, by the Spring and Autumn Period, the legislation on the fiefdoms of the nobles had become quite mature, specifying in detail what rights and obligations the nobles had in their own territories.

After the Qin Dynasty, although it was changed to the county system, the nobility still existed. Therefore, although the fief was abolished, the name of the fictitious fief remained, so the law was inherited. Later dynasties still adopted the method of false sealing, and each nobleman would have a territory in name, so this law was inherited in its entirety.

In the past, the dynasties were not even satisfied with the land, so naturally they did not pay attention to the sea. In addition, the navigation technology and shipbuilding technology at that time were very poor, so there was no special legislation for maritime trade, and it was a blank at all!

And when the nobles want a fief, even if it is a false fief, either they will ask for it in their hometown, so that it is convenient for their family to return to their hometown, or they will be sealed in a rich land, so that they can get some silver from the real thing, how can anyone ask for a piece of land by the sea?

Therefore, in the case that the Ming Dynasty did not stipulate that the aristocratic fief could not open the sea, Liu Haojia's seaside fief was the only one in the whole Ming Dynasty! Therefore, it is only natural for him to carry out sea trade in his fiefdom!

In the face of Liu Haojia's sudden big move, the entire hall was silent! Then Xungui's side began to shout, clapping their hands and applauding for Liu Haojia! Just now they were worried that they would encounter difficulties in opening the sea, but now it seems that they are nine out of ten!