"Bad government!"

For a while, the whole dynasty was in an uproar, and no one expected Fan Zheng to speak wildly again.

Amnesty for the world is a common show method used by all dynasties, and now it has become a bad government in Fan Zheng's mouth, how can you make the emperors of the past dynasties embarrassed.

Empress Dowager Gao suddenly turned pale, and looked at Fan Zheng with an unkind face, in her opinion, Fan Zheng relied on himself to make some contributions, pampered and arrogant, arrogant and complacent.

Zhao Xu was moved when he heard this, and took the initiative to cooperate and asked: "Fan Aiqing, tell me, this amnesty is the benevolent government of all dynasties, how can it become a bad government among the people?" ”

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty also stared at Fan Zheng deadly, especially Zhao Tingzhi gritted his teeth, this time, if Fan Zheng couldn't get through, even if his second uncle was the prime minister of the dynasty, he wouldn't be able to pass this hurdle.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "Enlightening the official family, amnesty in the world can indeed reflect the emperor's benevolence, but in the people, it is used by people with ulterior motives to make the benevolent coup a bad government." ”

"People with ulterior motives? Who is it? Zhao Xu said.

Fan Zheng nodded and said, "It is this group of people who ordered the official family to punish the traitors and eliminate the evil. ”

"How can that be?" Zhao Xu said angrily.

The two sang and harmonized, and cooperated tacitly.

Zhao Ting's heart snorted coldly, and immediately retorted: "Mrs. Fan, don't be unscrupulous, the official family's amnesty to the world is to let these sinners abandon evil and follow good, it is good government, how can it be evil government!" ”

Fan Zheng retorted: "The original intention of amnesty for the world is good, but in the actual situation, instead of letting these criminals abandon evil and follow good, they help the evil and act for the tiger. ”

Suddenly, he frowned, and looked at Fan Zheng with unkind eyes.

Fan Zheng looked around at the ministers, and said without fear: "The reason why Fan said that the amnesty of the world is for the tiger is because most of the amnesty in the world of my Great Song Dynasty are traceable, for example, the southern suburbs sacrifice once every three years during the Taizu period will be amnesty to the world, and the emperors of all dynasties will ascend the throne, establish a prince, and will also give amnesty to the world. ”

Hundreds of officials are puzzled and don't understand what is wrong with this?

Fan Zheng took a deep breath and said, "Many well-informed people will set this period and specialize in committing crimes on the occasion of amnesty, so that even if they break the law, they will only be imprisoned for a few days." ”

After Fan Zheng finished speaking, the minister of the Manchu Dynasty suddenly looked embarrassed, it seemed that there was indeed such a possibility!

"Even if it's not even the time for an amnesty for the world, they don't care, because whenever the imperial court encounters droughts, locust plagues, and floods, it will also give amnesty to the world, and on average, they can give amnesty to the world at least twice a year, and it's a big deal to go to prison for a few more months, and they will always come out."

"How can it be?" Zhao Xu's face was iron-clad and blue, in this way, who is still in awe of Da Song Lu.

"The majesty of the law is not reflected, the criminals are naturally unscrupulous, Weichen and the forensic doctor Su Dun are incomprehensible, according to his statistics, since the Renzong, the number of deaths in the local government every year has stabilized at more than 2,000 people, several times higher than that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and these people who are sentenced to death are usually amnesty, capital crimes become exile, and minor crimes are directly released, two amnesties a year, what punishment can not escape?"

The Manchu officials were suddenly surprised.

Fan Zheng's face immediately changed, and he said with a brutal expression imitating the voice of the bully: "What about Lao Tzu bullying you and robbing you of money?" No matter how much it is, it's just a few days in prison, if you dare not know each other, after Lao Tzu comes out, kill your whole family, and you won't be able to die in the event of an amnesty! The court has repeatedly granted amnesty to the world, isn't it conniving at criminals to do evil, and the people of the world have swallowed their anger and been bullied. ”

This time, even the old face of the Empress Dowager Gao couldn't hang up, and there were also a lot of amnesties in the world through her hands, and sometimes murder was also among the amnesties, and she was complacent and thought she was benevolent.

"This time, the official family issued an order to punish adultery and eliminate evil, and more than seventy percent of those who refused to change their ways after repeated teachings should be well aware of this matter." Fan Zheng looked at everyone in the Criminal Department.

"What Fan Taicheng said is true, after the amnesty of many criminals, the recidivism rate is extremely high." The criminal department Shangshu said helplessly.

"If you let it go unpunished, I'm afraid it will still be evil, not only can you not pray for the royal family, but it will endanger the people of the Great Song Dynasty." Fan Zheng took advantage of the victory and pursued.

Fan Chunren also sighed in his heart: "Empress Dowager Qiyu, in the first year of Jing You, the book of Yu Shi Pang said: Forgiveness, the great disaster of politics and religion, should not be commonly used. The sinner cannot reform himself, but will be reverted to evil, and the people may not be bitter and resentful. ”

"In the second year of He, Fan Zhen of the Zhiyuan also wrote to the emperor to pardon him several times a year, which is very inappropriate." Su Zhe also said.

Lu Dafang also listed: "The Empress Dowager Qi, Sima Xianggong also wrote to Shenzong, and said: Those who forgive will do more harm and less benefit, and the good governance of the non-state will also be forgiven, and the guilty will be punished, so as to welcome Taihe." ”

Su Shi also said angrily: "There is another case of distress among the people: Lu, a rich teacher in Wuzhou, went to the tenant's house to collect rent one day, and was killed by the tenant, although the murderer was sentenced to death, but he encountered "pardon and forgiveness", and after being released, he came to Lu's door again and insulted: Why does the assistant no longer go to the grange to collect rent? ”

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In fact, in the face of the way of amnesty for the world, most of the opinions of the ministers were opposed, and the emperor often acted recklessly for the sake of his so-called reputation for benevolence and righteousness.

In the face of the opposition of the ministers, the Empress Dowager Gao's heart was shaken, but she had been an arbitrary cadre for a long time, and the official family had openly confronted her for the first time, which made it difficult for her to ride the tiger.

Fan Zheng's words changed and said: "Weichen believes that the implementation of amnesty in the world must not only reflect the benevolence of the officials, but also take into account the severity of the law, for example, murder or extremely bad criminals must not be pardoned, otherwise they will not be severely punished, and they will inevitably commit it again in the future." ”

Zhao Tingzhi's face turned dark, Zhao Mingcheng was sentenced according to attempted murder, so even if there is an amnesty for the world, I am afraid that it will not be pardoned.

"Second, other criminals can be applied to the policy of three crimes?" Fan Zheng said again.

"What are the three offenses?" Zhao Xu answered at the right time.

Fan Zhenglang said: "Three offenses refer to three crimes, the first crime can be appropriately commuted when encountering amnesty, and then if it is committed again, then it will be punished in accordance with the law, and if it is not pardoned, and the third time it is recidivized, it shows that it is stubborn, not only will it not be pardoned, but it will also be sentenced heavily." to warn the world. ”

"This is a great good!" Zhao Xu clapped his hands and applauded.

"In the official family's order to punish adultery and eliminate evil, if it is a habitual offender, it will not be pardoned, and if it is a first offense, it can be punished lightly, so that it can pray for the royal blessing and deter criminals." Fan Zheng proposed.

"It works!"

The hundred officials also nodded and praised, this strategy not only took into account the face of the Empress Dowager Gao, but also allowed Zhao Xu to have a lining, and he could also fight criminals, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

"Okay, just according to what Fan Aiqing said! This amnesty is only for those who have committed a misdemeanor for the first time! "Empress Dowager Gao borrowed the slope to get off the donkey road.

"The Empress Dowager is wise!" The ministers complimented.

"Bang!"

Zhao Xu's jade seal was heavily stamped with a large seal, and the will of amnesty was passed to the world.

"The official family is merciful!"

The hundred officials bowed again.

Zhao Tingzhi's drooping face was gloomy, this was the first time that the official family and the empress dowager had openly clashed in the court, so it would definitely not be the last, he didn't have the opportunity to take revenge.

(End of chapter)