Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1932 The Voice of Public Opinion, Taboo of His Holiness

Changan.

The sky seems to be still clear, the blue sky is still the same blue sky, the clouds don't seem to have changed, and the lazy love is still motionless, but everything seems to have changed again.

Fei Qian watched Ruan Yu staggering out, the whole person entered the big prison confidently from the beginning of brilliance, and now he is depressed, as if he was covered in big men again and again in the big prison, and his body and mind have been greatly hurt , could not help but smile slightly.

When Ruan Yu came close, she seemed to be a little unsteady on her feet, she wobbled a bit before she stood still, her eyes were scattered and dazed, without any focus, and the top and bottom of her brocade robe were vomited filthy, exuding a disgusting smell.

Fei Qian beckoned to ask someone to change a robe for Ruan Yu, and then without saying anything, he took Ruan Yu out of the big prison again and went to the disaster-stricken market.

In the market place, the burnt charred pillars stood upright to the sky, as if silently complaining to the sky.The ordinary people who were cleaning up the wreckage wiped away their tears while silently pawing among the ruins, occasionally there were some suppressed sobbing sounds.

Fei Qian turned his head and said to Ruan Yu, "Brother Ruan, let's go for a walk. 』

Ruan Yu got off the horse in a daze, and then slowly moved forward accompanied by the guards.

The surrounding people neither need special personnel to come to stop them, nor do they need soldiers to guard the scene. On the contrary, both Fang Ding and soldiers are working with the people to sort out the wreckage. , sorted out piece by piece from the ruins.

Burnt half-black bricks and smashed cauldrons were slowly piled up on the side of the street.No one paid much attention to Ruan Yu who was walking slowly, and no one rushed to Ruan Yu to ask Ruan Yu to do this or that. Everyone was busy and said nothing.

Ruan Yu walked around silently, and then silently returned to Fei Qian.

"Brother Ruan, what is public opinion?"What is public opinion? ’ Fei Qian asked slowly.

Ruan Yu subconsciously opened her mouth, as if she wanted to answer, but as if something stuck in her mouth, she ahed but couldn't utter any words.

Fei Qian sighed slightly.

From a certain point of view, Ruan Yu should be regarded as a well-known public figure, referred to as public knowledge, but this Ruan Yu is not speaking for these ordinary people, but speaking for those guys in the big prison who have their own ghosts.

Of course, perhaps in Ruan Yu's original concept, the so-called "public opinion" is the public opinion of those people, not the busy and speechless Limin people in front of him like ants.

"The "Poetry" has no name, but it has its weight! Fei Qian looked at the people in front of him and said slowly, "Master gave you the Poetry not because of brother Ruan's literary talent, but because he knew that brother Ruan had no intention of becoming an official, so he encouraged you with the Poetry and wanted you to follow suit." In other words, adopt folk customs, elegance, and praises, express their praises, and proclaim their evils. 』

"The Master said, "There are three hundred poems in the "Poetry", which can be summed up in one sentence, saying that thinking is innocent." Fei Qian turned his head and looked at Ruan Yu, "Dare to ask Brother Ruan, are you innocent?" 』

Of course, when Cai Yong taught the "Book of Songs" to Ruan Yu, his intention may not be the same as what Fei Qian said. It was to enable Ruan Yu to collect folk customs like the poetry collectors of the Zhou Dynasty, but this did not prevent Fei Qian from speculating. Such an argument.

Since Ruan Yu is well-known, he must be a public intellectual, and a very important responsibility of public knowledge is to speak up for the people, but what is the "people" in it?Has this "smooth" turned into "prostitution"?
"Wuxie... Wuxie..." Ruan Yu repeated in a murmur, then shook her body, as if something had collapsed in her heart, she couldn't even stand still, and fell to her knees on the ground, Snot and tears rolled down, "Men... Teacher..."

Those gentry children who usually have the right to speak, do they need someone special to speak for them?Still think those guys don't speak loud enough?What kind of meeting place do you need to organize specially, what right to speak do you want to give these people, and show special listening to show that you really listen to the "public opinion"?
What are you listening to?After all, why not go to Baba and listen to the sound of those silver coins colliding!

And like the people in front of you, have you said something?

Will anyone actually listen?

These ordinary Liming people, firstly, have no place to speak, and secondly, they do not have the ability to express themselves clearly. Over time, they are all used to not talking, and they are silent, like ants.And those bouncing around, who seem to be bouncing around every day, most likely have ulterior motives.

The real public opinion needs to be endorsed, because ordinary Liming people really don't know how to say it, or how to say it is in line with the rules and adapt to the process, but these "spokespersons", or "public knowledge", are often ass It often grows crookedly, so the "Book of Songs" began to be banned on a large scale in the Qin Dynasty. Even if it was reintroduced in the Han Dynasty, no one was willing to continue the greatness of the "Book of Songs"...

Fei Qian looked at Ruan Yu who was crying, but didn't try to comfort him.

From a certain point of view, Fei Qian doesn't like well-known figures like Ruan Yu, or even big-caliber shotgun characters like Mi Heng.

However, Mi Heng is indeed the conscience of the trolling world. People in the later generations who troll on the Internet are all pediatrics. Mi Heng’s real name trolls people, strips off his clothes, puts a knife on his neck, and can be photographed correctly. Let me ask how many future generations have Can a stick sprayer do it?

In order to implement the art of spraying, learning rich and powerful, intelligence and skills are all for the purpose of spraying, and they spray from beginning to end. Looking at the many good trolls in later generations, they only dare to spray on the Internet to get a mouthful. In reality What should I do or what should I do, the real life is still so cowardly, there is no integrity, how can I live up to the great name of "Bang Jing"?

The bullies and trolls of later generations still need to learn from Mi Heng to some extent. You can’t just spray on the Internet, but in reality, and at the same time, you must not spray until you are hacked to death, and you will never stop talking!

So Fei Qian actually thinks that Ruan Yu appearing here this time is better than Mi Heng appearing in Chang'an!

Speaking of it, Fei Qian can also understand why there are people like Ruan Yu and Mi Heng, because whether it is Ruan Yu or Mi Heng, they are a little different from the Internet trolls of later generations. After all, Ruan and Mi are both talented... …

The selection of talents in the Han Dynasty was based on the inspection system. In other words, in the current Han society, if a person wants to climb up, the basic operation is to promote his own reputation.

If you want to be famous, you have to show off your morality, publicize your talents, or find some thighs to endorse for yourself. The worst thing is to throw money out. 』The first name.According to those people in later generations who are dissatisfied with their desires and seek pleasure all day long, they need to pretend to be "beep", and there must be a plot of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger...

As for what kind of "beep" to pretend?If there is a "beep", just pretend to be a "beep". If it doesn't work, just pretend to be a moral and filial son "beep". This is relatively simple.

The more difficult thing is to "beep" by pretending to be talented. After all, this is the real thing. Once you talk to people, you can tell whether you have talent or not. people do it.For example, Brother Zhu's "tongue" against the Confucian scholars is probably such a type of "beep".

As for Mi Heng, there is a high probability that he overplayed it when he pretended to beep.Different from those people who only dare to spray on the Internet in the later generations, who are submissive in reality, bow their heads and ears to the powerful, and only dare to spray on ordinary people. spray that...

To put it bluntly, many of the trolls of later generations are dog-like, bullying the weak and fearing the hard, seeing the wicked shaking their heads and wagging their tails, and seeing the good people barking non-stop, so it is not true to apply the names of the trolls of later generations directly to Mi Heng. very suitable.

"The system of probation is already flawed and has to be changed!" Fei Qian pointed to the situation in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "If it cannot be changed, it will be as it is in front of it, and it will be destroyed by the so-called "public opinion" one day!"Brother Ruan, if you know your mistakes and correct them, you will live up to the high expectations of your master!Also hope to think carefully! 』

Seeing that Ruan Yu's grief was uncontrollable, Fei Qian didn't continue to say anything, but asked someone to take Ruan Yu down first, and wait for him to calm down before speaking.

When Fei Qian returned to the general's office, Wei Duan had been waiting for a long time.

Wei Duan respectfully handed over the list, and reported: "Shen Lv, from top to bottom, worked hard, and a total of 370, [-] people have been tried. The crimes listed are all in the list. Please read it, my lord... ...'

In Wei Duan's sleeve, there is another statement.In fact, Wei Duan has never thought about whether he should assign Ruan Yu the crime of treason against the master or being coerced by others, and then went to the general's mansion today to inquire, and heard that Fei Qian had brought Ruan Yu out, and then asked what Only then did I finally decide to use the one that was closer to the facts, rather than the one that exaggerated Ruan Yu's conspiracy.

Fei Qian unfolded the table and looked up and down.

This time, it can be considered that the Senate has erupted with a strong fighting force. Otherwise, according to the official procrastination habits of the Han Dynasty, so many prisoners may not be able to finish the trial in less than ten days, half a month, or even half a year.

Therefore, there is still a big difference between being able to do things and being active and passive.

Fei Qian watched and shook his head slowly.

Wei Duan's petite heart suddenly raised.

"Liu, the punishment of flesh, how inappropriate..." Fei Qian said slowly.

Wei Duan is generally not wrong, and it is roughly divided into three levels of severity.The most important thing is that according to the law of the Han Dynasty, for those who are indeed murderers, they will be sentenced to beheading. For those who have not stained their hands with blood, but only robbed property or destroyed the market place, they will be sentenced in the next class, mainly exiled, and then again. The ones in the first category are just booing, and those who have no clear crime point will be punished with corporal punishment and fined.

Hearing Fei Qian's words, Wei Duan was stunned for a moment, and then asked cautiously: "My lord's intention is... please give me some pointers..."

Fei Qian objected to the use of "cut", "flow" and "meat", not because of the Madonna's heart attack, but on the contrary, he felt that just "cut", "flow" and "meat" were too cheap.

"Meat" is simple.

"Flow", as Fei Qian mentioned before, sending these dissidents to the border is actually an act of embarrassing oneself.

As for the other punishment, for many people, "beheading" is undoubtedly the best result.

The examinees who came to take the exam basically belonged to the offshoots of various families, that is, they probably belonged to the "poor family". Therefore, even if Fei Qian killed these people, it would be harmful to these noble families. Not too big, it's like cutting off some branches without hurting the trunk, and because Fei Qian beheaded these people, then the guilt of these people will naturally be offset by death, and the rest is the loss of relatives And slowly derived resentment.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in Fei Qian's later generations.

From the beginning of begging for forgiveness, crying for reconciliation failed, and after my own child died, it has evolved into full of resentment, why is the other party unwilling to reconcile?Why do you kneel down and beg but still refuse to forgive?Why did you have to kill my child?Then I feel that the crime of my own child is over, and then the "sin" of the other's family has just begun, to entangle, to make trouble, to surround the other's house.

"Breakers, murderers, beheaded!" ’ There is nothing wrong with this, and it should be judged in this way.

"If a person is beaten to death by beating, although he is dead, he should not be beheaded." ” Fei Qian sneered, “It shall be judged! 』

"Compensation? Wei Duan asked with some hesitation.

"At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, there were about three chapters.The murderer dies, and the wounding and theft are punished.Therefore, "compensation" is also used today.A person who breaks into a house and murders should be regarded as a capital crime, but a person who is surrounded by many people and causes casualties should be regarded as a capital crime, which is slightly biased.People who died innocently didn't have parents, wives and children?Although it is said that beheading can relieve hatred for a while, it will not help you in life..." Fei Qian said slowly, "It should be compensated, or labor, or servitude, to support innocent parents, and to support a wife who is in trouble... 』

Wei Duan shivered slightly, "Work, labor? 』

Fei Qian nodded.

Wei Duan asked cautiously again: "If it is hard labor, what is the duration?" 』

Fei Qian smiled, "Since in order to repay the son, he should become his parents and become his wife... If there are only those who damage the market and property, they should also be compensated, until the old appearance is restored..."

Beheaded, exiled, flogged, and then the loss remains the same, and the punishment of these people did not immediately make up for the loss.Therefore, for those who are not unavoidable for capital crimes, they should be sentenced to hard labor instead of exile or ordinary corporal punishment, and the value generated by it should be used to make up for the damaged families and businesses.

What's more, there are still so many mines in Feiqian that need to be opened, roads need to be repaired, houses need to be built, and city walls need to be repaired. Since you have the energy to bounce around, you might as well use these energy on these infrastructures, which can be regarded as giving to the general public. benefit.

Of course, this is only one aspect of meaning, and there is another aspect of reason...

Wei Duan accepted Party A's revision opinion, retreated in a panic, returned to the senate, sat behind his desk, and was in a daze for a long time, like a person who has been revised many times and is exhausted physically and mentally. designer.

Trouble.

The trouble is big.

Wei Duan sentenced those who caused casualties to the death penalty. Firstly, it was to vent personal anger. After all, Wei Duan was disabled, which made Wei Duan painful and angry. maximum?If it is to be shared equally, I don't know how to share it equally. Anyway, let's talk about it as death, simple and straightforward.

But Fei Qian objected that this type of people should be changed to labor.There are also exiles and corporal punishments, all of which are converted to hard labor, and the length of time is different. Those who hurt people to death will be repaid for the rest of their lives, and those who destroy houses and property will be restored to their original appearance...

Wei Duan knew that if he really followed Fei Qian's request, it would change the existing legal structure and even have a far-reaching impact, because it does not conform to "Taboo for the venerable, taboo for the relatives, taboo for the sage" standard...

Whether these people were sentenced to beheading or forced labor, in fact, the crime is not the key, the key is the face, the face of the gentry, the face of the "Valentine"!

"Thou shalt not be for the respected, for the relatives, and for the sages", this is the principle and attitude of Confucius when compiling and deleting "Spring and Autumn", and it is also a manifestation of the so-called "ritual" of Confucianism.

The so-called taboo of shame for the venerable, in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, when the rites collapsed, the royal family declined, and the princes often invaded the king of Zhou, the shame of the king of Zhou was shamed for no reason, and people did not want it, so it was taboo.The taboo for the respected person originally meant to show the righteousness of respecting one's respect. If one does not respect one's respect, one's order will not be issued, and if one's order is not issued, the world will be in chaos.

"Taboo" was originally a way for Confucius to express his attitude. Taboo for the venerable to show respect, taboo for the sage to show virtuous, and taboo for relatives to show relatives. People are ashamed and cannot bear to declare. This is the meaning of Confucius' loyalty, but it turned out to be a cloth used by later generations to cover up...

Even if the children of the gentry are criminals, they are still the children of the gentry. Even if they are punished, exiled, or beheaded, they are still children of the gentry.

But labor...

this is too scary!

Wei Duan recalled the smile on the face of Hussar General Fei Qian when he said this, and felt a little shuddering.

Who is a laborer?Can those sons of the gentry who are under hard labor still be called the children of the gentry?When a group of naked, ragged and messy laborers, who can tell which of them are the nobles and which are the heads of Guizhou?

When the fig leaf of "for the sake of the venerable" is removed, it is actually just as filthy.

Although in the Han Dynasty, gentry families were often confiscated, and then they were either slaves or maidservants, but the situation is different from the current situation.That kind of situation is that the whole family is unlucky together, no one is much better off, and this is only one person, or a few people, even if they are released from labor in the future, it is equivalent to not being able to return to the entire gentry circle again...

In comparison, exile is light.

After all, after being exiled, there are many who can return, and some who continue to be officials, and after hard labor, even if they can live, this life is almost over, and I am afraid that they will never be in the officialdom again.

This is undoubtedly fatal to a "sovereign" like the sons of the gentry.

It is no longer possible to jump out of trouble to gain popularity, and it is impossible to catch wind and shadow to show fame, because the price was not big before, and the big deal is death, and after death, you can use it as a name for your descendants. As a result, there is no capital punishment now. It's hard to live!If you take one wrong step, you will cut off your official career!The face will be pulled off, just like those heads of labor!

But to refute, Wei Duan didn't know what to say. After all, Fei Qian's banner was resounding and bright, and the "Three Chapters of the Agreement" of the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty was extremely legitimate.

Wei Duan stared wide-eyed, looking at the returned form on the table, and even thought it was a piece of red-hot soldering iron, and he was an ant about to be scorched by the soldering iron...

(End of this chapter)