If you want to change an era, then changing people's perceptions will play a decisive role in it.

Under the current rule of the Qing court, the Chinese pay attention to traditional and conservative morality and ethics, and this concept is very stubborn in people's minds, and if you want to change it, you must plan and step by step. But how do you take this step? How can we not make people feel disgusted or even resistant to this change? In this era, even the emperor did not dare to violate those traditional morals and ethics, Ma De was just a mere governor, and if he didn't grasp it well, it would be ruined and ruined, and it could not be more miserable. Therefore, over the years, Mader has been letting things go unchecked, just pursuing his own policies and making people aware of themselves, rather than actively promoting their values.

However, the opportunity is finally there. Before taking over Li Yuchang's case, Luo Xin once told Ma De that she wanted to set up a law firm to serve the collective enterprises and the more vulnerable people she controlled. Although Ma De was concerned about Luo Xin's body at that time, she was not allowed to put these things into practice immediately, but it was precisely because of Luo Xin's proposal that Ma De thought of a breakthrough.

At this stage, lawyers, that is, lawyers, commonly known as sword and pen officials, are very despised most of the time because of their actions of reversing black and white, helping criminals collude with the government, and so on. However, this situation is not only due to the reasons of the lawyers themselves, but also because of several other aspects: first, because many ordinary people cannot afford to hire lawyers under normal circumstances, so in most cases, lawyers can only serve the rich, and out of a certain hatred of the rich, the lawyers who serve the rich naturally become accomplices of crime; Second, it is because at almost any time, there is a difference between the ethics followed by the law and the ethics that the public admires, and when the two ethics conflict, the common people, out of their own moral concepts that often take it as the criterion, always accuse the law of being inflexible, dogmatic, and indifferent, and hope that the officials can "abandon the law to take righteousness".

However, this notion of discrimination is not correct for Mader. At this stage, although many of the lawyers' actions do not follow the normal legal channels and use many crooked ramps to resolve the case, it is in line with their professional ethics to serve their employers and appear in court to defend or accuse. You know, even in a criminal case, it is perfectly appropriate for a lawyer to defend a person whom he knows to be guilty. Moreover, lawyers do not have to feel a conscience condemnation for this. For, if every lawyer the accused rejects the case because he appears guilty, the accused would be convicted outside the courtroom and would not be entitled to a formal trial as he is entitled to a formal trial. …… If a lawyer refuses to defend a client because he believes he is guilty, then the lawyer has wrongfully usurped the authority that should belong to the judge.

Therefore, by creating a new type of lawyer, that is, the profession of lawyer, Ma De wants to change China's judicial system, which has always been arbitrary and arbitrary by officials, and at the same time, change people's concepts, and imprint the words "rights" and "legal system" into people's minds. Of course, Ma De also knows that with the strength of a few of his own people, it can only be a beginning at most, but a good start can be a good predictor of future success after all.

Ma De did not just want to change the lawyer into a lawyer, but also wanted to change the concept that the more red tape the law was in the feudal dynasty of China, the more it represented social instability. Lawyers who are proficient in the law will be cited in various professions, everything will be bound to the law, and everything will be based on the law, so as to increase people's concept of the rule of law. This should not be considered a bad thing for a country, at the very least. In addition, Ma De has another idea in his heart, he hopes that after the Chinese civil forces grow up in the future, they can be sentenced by law: imperial power is a thing that violates the law! He even hoped that one day, the Chinese people would be guillotined, just as the British sent their own king, Charles I, to the guillotine. Of course, this is just a somewhat ethereal hope for Mader, and he doesn't know how much preparation he has to make in the meantime to complete it, but he really thinks so.

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Let's not talk about what kind of "insidious" calculation Ma De is secretly making, the prince in Beijing has stabbed a hornet's nest on the palace, and no matter how bold Gao Shiqi and the three are, they are not big enough to dare to hide this matter from Kangxi. Therefore, regardless of Kangxi's going to rest just now, the three ministers of the study quarreled with him again. Ma De originally wanted to leave, but Gao Shiqi called him along. However, what is unexpected is that Ma De almost hated this old man to death because of this little thing.

"The treasury is in deficit, the army is in deficit, the treasury is in deficit, ......!?"

After getting the report from Gao Shiqi and others, Kangxi immediately became tired, and he pinched the official letter from the capital with his hand, like an angry lion, walking around the room incessantly. Moreover, he said "the treasury is empty" several times in a row, and with each remark his anger rose a point, and at last his roar of rage could almost tear the entire roof over!

"Officials ignore the needs of the imperial court, borrowing debts is commonplace, and it is difficult for the imperial court to pay this amount of money...... Over the years, officials have accumulated 40 million taels of silver to the state treasury...... In this way, once there is a major event, the imperial court will inevitably be in danger, and even the country will be difficult to become a country! Well said, well said! …… Gao Shiqi! ”

Kangxi suddenly roared loudly.

"The minister is here!" Hearing Kangxi's angry roar, Gao Shiqi was agitated, hurriedly flicked his horseshoe sleeves, and fell to the ground with a "plop".

"Do you know that...... Are you guilty? Kangxi shouted angrily.

"Wechen is guilty!" Gao Shiqi's expression darkened, and he kowtowed and replied.

"Yes, yes, yes! Now that you know your sins, come on! Kangxi shouted loudly outside the house again.

"Please ask the emperor to command!" Four imperial guards in yellow coats rushed in from outside the house, landed on one knee, and kowtowed to Kangxi.

"Take off the flower feather on Gao Shiqi's head and put him in prison, no one is allowed to visit him without my permission!" Kangxi shouted.

"Wow!"

"Wait!"

The four Ouchi guards had just been ordered to stand up, and before they could make a move, Ma Qi suddenly jumped out and blocked in front of them, and then, the old man turned to Kangxi and kowtowed and asked:

"Slave, may I ask the emperor, I don't know what Gao Shiqi has committed?"

"What is the crime? Hmph, the deficit of the national army is 40 million taels, Gao Shiqi, as the minister of the upper study, did not report it, and sat back and watched the deficit of the treasury to this point, is he not guilty? Kangxi's anger at this time can be described as boundless. There is no money in my own country! How can he, who prides himself on being extraordinary, stand it? What about the "prosperous era of Kangxi", the outside strong have worked to such a point, hasn't this become a joke? This is equivalent to giving him an ear scraper seriously! He is the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, where can he afford to lose this person? However, what makes him most angry is not only this, what he is most angry about is that all along, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and no one has told him about it. Especially Gao Shiqi. Because he understands Gao Shiqi's ability, and he also knows how vicious Gao Shiqi's eyes are and how bright his head is. Such a big thing, he didn't believe that with Gao Shiqi's ability, he didn't know at all. However, knowing that he dared not tell himself, hurt his reputation as a saint, and saw that he was embarrassed but did not stop it, such an act is of course unforgivable.

"Your Majesty, the minions also know some information about the deficit of the treasury, so if they don't report it, the minions will also have a share! Please ask the emperor to punish the minions and Gao Shiqi together! Unexpectedly, after listening to Kangxi's words, Ma Qi did not intercede for Gao Shiqi, but sent himself in.

"Do you have a share? …… Okay, I've always thought you were loyal and sincere, but I really didn't expect you to be with them! Ha ha...... It seems that officialdom is really a big dye vat, no matter what can be dyed! …… What's the use of raising all of you?! Yes? …… Well, since you also want to go to prison for a walk, okay, I will fulfill you! Come on, send Ma Qi and Gao Shiqi to prison together, so that they can be close to each other! Kangxi said fiercely.

"Wow!"

The four imperial guards replied in unison. Detained two prime ministers at once, and they were able to become imperial guards, and they were all from high backgrounds, so they naturally sniffed out that things were unusual. Therefore, although the four of them pulled up Ma Qi and Gao Shiqi respectively according to Kangxi's orders, they did not dare to appear to be rude between actions.

"I heard that the more angry Kangxi is, the more ruthless he is when he speaks and acts, and the more vicious he is, it seems that it is really true. How many years have you been a monarch and minister, who doesn't know who? No matter who pokes this thing out, it will cause big trouble, and the four ministers in the study room contain each other, each with a ghost, who dares to talk nonsense? You even scolded 'colluding with the same stream', you are embarrassed! 'What's the use of raising you'? Depend on! According to Lao Tzu, Gao Shiqi and Ma Qi are about the same as raising you! Ma De looked at the scene in front of him from the side and said secretly.

"Zhang Tingyu!" Seeing Ma Qi and Gao Shiqi being escorted down, Kangxi's anger seemed to drop slightly, and he shouted at Zhang Tingyu again.

"Wechen is here!" Zhang Tingyu bowed beside him and answered. Two colleagues were arrested at the same time, but he didn't do anything, his face was still calm, as if it was none of his business.

"Immediately drafted the decree: Wu Jiamo, the head of the household department, Chen Xijia, the left waiter of the household department, and You Mingtang, the right waiter, were friends with each other, resulting in a deficit in the treasury and emptying the country's savings for many years, and the crime is unforgivable. Immediately dismissed and handed over to the three law divisions for strict investigation! The whole family, young and old, will be assigned to Uriya Sutai! Kangxi gritted his teeth and said.

"Your Majesty, the ministers dare not obey the order!" Zhang Tingyu looked up and replied.

"What did you say?" Kangxi glared at Zhang Tingyu and said angrily. And not only Kangxi, but Ma De also looked at Zhang Tingyu with his mouth wide open next to him, extremely surprised. Isn't this Brother Zhang Tingyu Zhang a well-known emperor's mouthpiece? Why is it suddenly blocked? Or open the block when Kangxi was angry!

"Okay! Looks like a gentleman! Ma De glanced at Zhang Tingyu and secretly gave a thumbs up. Dare to make such a move when Kangxi is angry, no matter what the idea is, this Zhang Tingyu's courage is indeed extraordinary.

"Your Majesty, the deficit of the treasury is not something that can be achieved overnight. Wu Jiamo and You Mingtang have not been in office for a long time, and even though they are suspected of negligence, they are not unforgivable; Although Chen Xijia has served in the household department for many years, he is only the left servant of the household department, and he is not fully responsible for the household department, even if he is guilty, it is not unforgivable! Besides, Weichen thinks that at this time, the emperor should stabilize the court situation rather than talk about crimes! That will only make the civil and military officials who borrowed money fearful. Moreover, the money of the treasury still needs to be cleaned up by the household department, and Wu Jiamo and the other three are familiar with the operation of the household department, and keeping them in office will certainly be helpful in cleaning up the state treasury. Zhang Tingyu said unhurriedly.

"You mean, I can only watch as the silverfish of the country devour the treasury and do nothing?" Kangxi said angrily.

"Your Majesty, the minister knows that you have anger in your heart, and the minister's heart is the same as the emperor, but the emperor, the law does not blame the public! The minister thought that the most important thing at this time was to take advantage of this opportunity to quickly recover all the silver lost from the treasury! This is much more important than the rectification of those officials. Zhang Tingyu said again.

"......" Kangxi turned his face and didn't speak again, just sat in his seat and stared coldly at the ground. Seeing him like this, Zhang Tingyu didn't say anything, just stayed by the side obediently with Ma De and didn't say a word.

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"Mader!" Kangxi didn't think about it for long, and it didn't take long for him to raise his head again, but the object of his questioning was not Zhang Tingyu.

"The minions are here!" Who did I recruit and who did I mess with? Why are you looking for me? Ma De bent down towards Kangxi and secretly scolded his mother.

"The treasury is in such a deficit, I would like to ask you how the situation of the Jiangnan Domain is." When Kangxi said this, his expression had soothed.

"Back to the emperor, the minions of Jiangsu and Jiangxi provinces have not yet been investigated, so I dare not say more, as for the Anhui Domain, there is no deficit!" Mader replied.

"Oh? Are you telling the truth? There is almost no surplus in the national treasury, and there are countless deficits in the treasury of various places, and you are a poor province in Anhui, and you have never asked the imperial court for disaster relief grain for several years, so can you still have no deficit? Kangxi asked incredulously.

"Your Majesty, the slave is telling the truth!" Ma De bowed his head.

"Huh, honestly!? Ma De, don't follow Gao Shiqi's example and deceive them. Kangxi said in a deep voice.

"Slaves don't dare to bully the king, Your Majesty, there is no deficit in the Anhui Domain, and slaves dare to guarantee their lives!" Mader replied with a bow.

"Okay. Since you say so, I will send someone to Anhui to clean up and see if what you say is true! Come! Kangxi shouted again, and then, the four imperial guards just now came in again.

"Passing the decree, the fourth elder brother Yinzhen and the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang went to Anhui to be responsible for the inventory of the Anhui domain! Officials from all over Anhui should listen to their dispatch and must not violate it! Kangxi ordered.

"Wow!" Oh no, it's not our errand! The four royal guards secretly blamed themselves for being too excited, and broke in without understanding the situation. However, since Kangxi didn't say anything, he only made a cameo appearance as a eunuch.

"Mader!" After the four guards withdrew, Kangxi said to Ma De again.

"The minions are here!" Ma De bowed in response.

"Are you guilty?" Kangxi suddenly asked coldly.

"Your Majesty, this ...... Minions don't understand! Hearing Kangxi's unkind tone, Ma De hurriedly bent his knees and knelt down.

"Don't understand? Hmph, I think you're pretending to be confused. You suggested that Wei Dongting and others return the arrears of the imperial court two years ago, isn't it because you have long expected that there will be today? Not only do you have a vision, but you can also sell favors with national events, I think you are really amazing! Kangxi said in a dark voice.

"Your Majesty, this ......" Ma De couldn't wait to slap his two mouths hard! What a bad cake! Cleverness is mistaken by cleverness! I didn't expect that I would sell myself in the first place. Miscalculation, miscalculation!

"What? Do you have anything else to say? Then I'll listen to it! Kangxi snorted coldly.

"Your Majesty, the slave has nothing to say...... The minion is guilty! Mader knocked. Even Gao Shiqi and Ma Qi have no room to distinguish between them, and Ma De will not admit that he has the same face as the two people in someone's family, at this time, Kangxi obviously wants to find a few punching bags, who called himself to run into it? Admit it! The consequences of not knowing each other are very serious!

"Now that you are convicted! Then you can go to Gao Shiqi and Ma Qi as companions! Kangxi snorted coldly and said.

"Slaves obey!"

Why is Lao Tzu so unlucky? What is this called? Isn't it delaying Lao Tzu's kung fu? Although he knew that Kangxi was just angry with himself, and he might not really do anything to himself, Ma De still felt so wronged! At least, Zhang Tingyu must be an informed, and he should also go to prison together, right? But Kangxi didn't seem to see the kid standing next to him, this kind of treatment is really unfair, unfair!