Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1082 The people are like water, and the waves are surging

Dugu Mou can't let Fang Jun and these people go.

If these remains were allowed to enter the Jingzhao Mansion and be used as evidence in the trial of the Yuan family's case in broad daylight, the reputation of the Yuan family for many generations would definitely be destroyed.And how can the Guanlong Group, which is in the same spirit as the Yuan family, sit idly by?

What the Yuan family has ruined is not only their own reputation, but also the reputation of all the powerful families in the world!
The Guanlong Group doesn't care what kind of punishment the Yuan family will receive, but it must not let the reputation of the family's family be tarnished.

If the Yuan family fell, there would still be the Yu family, the eldest grandson's family, the Dugu family, and Hou Mochen's family, but if the reputation of the aristocratic family was rotten, that would be a catastrophe...

Fang Jun stood proudly in front of Dugumou, hundreds of people stood behind him, and more and more people silently walked to the street and stood in the line without saying a word.The crowd got bigger and bigger, and there were more and more people gathered. In the heavy snow, an invisible and qualitative momentum gradually gathered!

The wry smile on Dugu Mou's face gradually subsided, replaced by a serious expression.

He is not a fledgling kid, so he naturally knows how powerful the seemingly weak people will be when they are stirred up, just like the gentle sea water in the sea, once it is swept by the wind and waves, it will crash against the shore and crack rocks !
Dugu Mou sat up straight on the horse, pressed the handle of the knife with his hand, stared at Fang Jun with a pair of tiger eyes, and said slowly: "The official residence of Jingzhao Yin, Lord Hou, is in charge of one side. Originally, he can say what is right and wrong. But Lord Hou now Now that he insists on going his own way, the general has to remind Lord Hou that the law since ancient times has always allowed the people to sue the officials! The Yuan family has been full of hairpin tassels for generations, and there have been countless high-ranking officials since the owner of the family. The case of the Yuan family is to sue the government by the people, and this is to defy the disapproval of the world."

The production relations in ancient society could not allow the emergence and formation of the system of "people suing officials".

In ancient times, litigation was called "prison litigation", "prison" refers to criminals, and "litigation" refers to civil matters, which is the so-called "fighting for crimes is called prison, and fighting for money is called litigation". There is no so-called administrative litigation system.

From the "Fajing" written by Li Kui of the Wei State, which was representative after the establishment of the feudal system in the Warring States period, to the "Qin Law", a relatively complete feudal code formulated by the Qin Dynasty in order to consolidate the feudal class regime and suppress the resistance of farmers, from the Han Dynasty The "Nine Chapters Law" compiled by Liu Bangling He in the Dynasty, the "Tang Law" and "Zhenguan Law" in the Tang Dynasty, the "Da Ming Law" in the Ming Dynasty, and the "Da Qing Law" in the Qing Dynasty fully embody the need to protect the interests of the feudal class. class substance.

Strictly prohibit people's assembly and association, clamor in the courtroom, and words and deeds that hinder feudal rule, fully protect the feudal class's privileges of exploiting farmers and slaves, and there is no law of "people suing officials" at all.

It is not impossible for the people to sue the government. It is not impossible for the people to sue the government. It does not matter whether the person who sues the government is guilty or not, and whether the complaint is true or not. This one, with fifty spine sticks, moves three thousand miles!
Dugu Mou wanted to use this law to attack the arrogance of the plaintiffs in front of him. Fifty stalks could kill a person, even if he survived, how could he survive after traveling for three thousand miles?

However, to his disappointment, those untouchables with sad and angry faces behind Fang Jun did not show any trace of fear and panic. They had firm eyes and tall figures, glaring at him one after another!

Fang Jun stood in front of his horse's head, raised his head slightly, looked at Dugu Mou, and said loudly: "What is the law? What is the purpose of the court to formulate the law? From ancient times to the present, the only function of the law is to tell us what What should be done and what should not be done! It is not an excuse that you aristocrats use to oppress the people! Since ancient times, the courts of all dynasties have formulated laws according to the social situation at that time. I don’t know if General Dugu discovered it. It’s gone, the five-horse body dismemberment is abandoned, and the chariot splitting, castration, and cutting punishment recorded in ancient books are all gone, do you know why?”

Dugu Mou is completely confused, I am a military general, I can read a few words, but I haven't read a few books, who knows why these punishments were abolished?
The people around are also interested.

They are all a group of mud-legged guys who can't even write their names, and they admire the most knowledgeable people.Such a question contains great knowledge points as soon as you hear it. If you are not a person who has read poems and books, how can you ask and answer it?
To be able to listen to Fang Jun, a talented scholar in Chang'an, raise such a question in public, that is simply the treatment for students of Hongwen Hall and Chongxian Hall!
Fang Jun proudly continued: "This is because the past dynasties have paid more and more attention to population and life! Life is not easy, but living is even more difficult! Natural disasters, man-made disasters, wars, plagues, malaria, floods and beasts... a person wants to rise from birth to death. How many tribulations and painstaking efforts does it take to grow up smoothly? Population is the foundation of a dynasty, so almost all prosperous emperors will attach great importance to population and life!"

Fang Jun talked eloquently, and the people were mesmerized by it.

That's it!

No wonder those legendary tortures gradually disappeared. It turned out that the emperors paid more and more attention to the population and were unwilling to massacre the people wantonly.

It turns out that us humble ants-like common people are actually the cornerstone of the entire Nuo Empire!

Although I don't understand the reason, but I think it makes sense!

To put it simply, without us mud-legged common people, who do you aristocratic families oppress, enslave, and collect taxes from?Without us mud-legged ordinary people going to serve as soldiers and fight, farming and collecting food, who the hell are you going to be aristocrats, and who are you going to be a family for?

It turns out that we are not useless!

Although we are humble and humble, we are the most indispensable part of this empire!

It turns out that we are so important!

An unprecedented confidence filled the hearts of the people, making their eyes gradually brighten and their spines gradually stand up!
Fang Jun raised his arms high, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is working hard to rule the country today, devoting himself to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and forgetting to sleep and eat. He is a so-called wise emperor who has built the great Tang Empire and the glory of the Tang Dynasty with one hand. Zhenguan Shengshi!"

Have the people of Datang ever heard such a passionate speech?

They raised their arms aloft and shouted, "Long live!"

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

Thousands of people gathered under the tower of Mingde Gate, raising their arms and shouting loudly!

Even the swirling heavy snow was captured by this aura, curling up and hovering in mid-air, not daring to fall to the ground for a long time.

Dugu Mou looked serious, hesitating in his heart whether to take strong measures to disperse these people?
Fang Jun didn't give him this chance...

"But it is such a great emperor, who still has the right to judge the world's death row prisoners in his hands, even when eating and sleeping. No! I didn't understand this kind of behavior at the beginning. In the eyes of a supreme emperor, how can the lives of a few death row prisoners count? After a big battle at the border, thousands of soldiers died Why should you care about the dozens of beheaded prisoners every year? Later, I realized that His Majesty is using his actions to express his respect for the population and life! If His Majesty puts in more energy, he may be able to pardon a disgruntled The death penalty of a damned person saves a life, a labor force, and a soldier for the Tang Dynasty! Right here, right in Chang'an City, right at the foot of the Son of Heaven, in an important place in the capital city, there is such a family of beasts that are devoid of conscience and look like animals. The 81 young girls who are like flowers and jade are made into human pigs by the cruelest means, and they are filled into the tomb to be buried with them! I want to ask this family, even His Majesty is doing his best to preserve the memory of every Tang citizen. Life, why do you dare to be so unscrupulous and inhumane to regard human life as nothing, and sacrifice it alive?"

He glared angrily, and said hoarsely: "Who gave you the courage?"

Under Mingde's gate, at the end of the long street, Fang Jun's purple robe and jade belt, raised his arms and shouted, full of righteousness!
Following his roar, the people whose emotions had been completely ignited exhausted all their strength to release the roar——

"Who gave you the courage?"

(End of this chapter)