Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 168

In front of Tuqiu's government office, there was a mat, and a well-dressed man sat on the mat, surrounded by Tuqiu people, old or young.

Holding a bamboo slip in his hand, the man preached loudly: "We have won until March in Lu, traveled around, read the decrees of every town, and read the laws of Lu, most of the decrees are nothing but laughter!
But among the towns, some of Tuqiu's government orders can still be seen.

It's just that Tuqiu's decree is far behind even compared with Zheng Guo's Zichan law, let alone compared with "Bamboo Punishment" written by my teacher Deng Xi! "

When the surrounding people heard Fang Sheng's words, some of them showed obvious disgust on their faces.

Because no matter how much he belittled Tu Qiu's decree, the facts were there.

Since Zaiyu took office as Dr. Tuqiu for more than half a year, everyone's life has indeed become much better than before.

Among other things, Zaiyu allowed everyone to offset the land tax with stone nirvana. After a year, they didn't know how much food they saved.

If someone else said this, the people of Tuqiu would inevitably give him a slap in the face.

But when Fang Sheng said this, they had to listen obediently.

Because Fang Sheng has something to say first, as long as they can patiently listen to what he said, he will teach them to sue for free.

To put it bluntly, it is to teach them how to fight a lawsuit.

In fact, when Fang Sheng first came to Tuqiu, not many people paid attention to him.

Until a while ago, Tuqiu had a strange case.

Fang Sheng actually helped the defendant reverse the case when there was no chance of winning.

Since then, more and more people came to the government office to listen to his lectures and begged him to do things.

Standing behind Fang Sheng on the government office platform, Gao Chai looked at him angrily. Seeing his expression, he wished he could rush up and give Fang Sheng two punches.

Gao Chai's position in Tuqiu was Yisi Kou, in charge of criminal proceedings.

It was Gao Chai who personally supervised the case where Fang Sheng reversed and won the case.

The facts of that case were actually not complicated.

The plaintiff is an old man who lives in the north of Tuqiu City.

The reason for calling this old man a fool is not to insult him.

It was because the old man was born with some intellectual defects, and the neighbors nearby kept calling him a fool, so no one could remember his real name over time.

The old man originally had a wife and son, but his wife passed away the year before last.

His two sons were recruited to join the army when they attacked Ju, but both died on the battlefield.

All his wives left him, and the foolish old man who had both wife and children suddenly became a single husband.

The management of Tuqiu, such as Zai Yu, Ran Qiu, Shen Shu, and Gao Chai, all participated in the battle of attacking Ju.

Although they have never met the old man's son, they still miss the friendship of comrades-in-arms.

So after learning about the old man's situation, in addition to giving him special subsidies for widowhood, widowhood, loneliness, and loneliness on a monthly basis, he also allocated an extra cow and [-] acres of fertile land to him as a pension.

With the [-] mu of fertile land and the [-] mu of land that the old man originally owned, plus the cattle and subsidies, even if the old man rents out the land and lies down directly, he will not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of his life.

But the foolish old man was an honest farmer, and he was born with a disability in intelligence, so after he got the land, he lived his life as he did before.

Every day, I work at sunrise and rest at sunset, serving the fields and feeding the cattle with my heart.

Maybe Haotian also took pity on the fate of the old man, more than half a month ago, the old man's cattle gave birth to a calf.

After the fool got the calf, he was so happy that he didn't fall asleep for several days.

Later, when he went to the market to buy salt, he saw those caravans who came to Tuqiu to do business with a newborn pony.

He thought the pony looked beautiful, so he traded the calf for the pony.

Who would have thought that the situation of the fool changing horses was actually seen by a member of the Sang family.

He knew that the fool's intelligence was problematic, so he waited in a place where no one was around, and scolded the fool: "You are raising a cow, and a cow can't breed horses. Where did you get your horse? Could it be that you stole it!"

So he forcibly took the fool's horse away.

The fool lost his horse, fell on the ground and wept loudly, and happened to be seen by Shen Shun who was patrolling nearby.

After Shen Ying finished asking about the situation, he was furious, and immediately took the fool to Gao Chai.

Gao Chai didn't say anything, and directly ordered to go to Sang's family to get him.

The old patriarch of the Sang clan, Sang Zhong, was so frightened that he wanted to hand him over at that time.

But when he asked, he found out that the person who did this was actually his most precious grandson.

If the person is just handed over and sentenced according to the laws of Lu State, then if it is considered a crime of theft, he will be punished for the value of a pony.

If the crime is based on robbery, it should be sentenced to death.

After Sang Zhong knew this situation, he thought about it and found Fang Sheng with the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

Fang Sheng accepted the lawsuit, and after arranging everything, he went to the government office to face Gao Chai.

He not only denied the charges of theft and robbery, but also counter-sued the fool who failed to steal but falsely accused others.

Fang Sheng said that it was true that the old man's cow gave birth to a calf, but he said that what he lost was a pony.

And the Sang family just bought a mare recently, and just gave birth to a pony a while ago. take away.

Gao Chai couldn't make a decision, so he took the two into custody for the time being.

Afterwards, he paid a veterinarian from Qufu to visit Sangzhong's house at his own expense, and it turned out that there was indeed a mare that had just given birth, as Fang Sheng said.

And that pony is also very close to the mare, and it can basically be concluded that it is a mother and a child.

And the fool's neighbors could not testify to him that he owned a pony, only that he once had a calf.

As for where the calf went, everyone is not clear.

At that time, the caravan that sold the horses to the fool also left Tuqiu at some point.

Faced with such a situation, Gao Chai only felt that he could directly break through the Tianling Gai in one breath, wishing that Fang Sheng and Sang would be punished directly.

But he had no evidence of their crimes in his hands, so he had to be acquitted.

As for Fang Sheng's counter-suing of the old man's framing, Gao Chai spent a lot of energy trying to excuse the old man.

In the end, through the testimony of his neighbors, he used the reason that the fool lost his cow, but his wisdom was flawed, which led him to mistakenly think that he had lost his horse, and exempted him from guilt.

Although more than half a month has passed since this case, Gao Chai still feels disgusted in his heart.

He gritted his teeth and said, "No wonder Deng Xi is so annoying in Zheng Guo. I should have thought that he would criticize Zichan. What good things can the students he teach have?"

Ran Qiu persuaded from the side: "Forget it. Didn't we make up for the foolish old man's loss? The old man is very happy now, so don't worry about it."

Gao Chai scolded: "It's not about money, it's about the breath of your heart!
As long as I can manage Fang Sheng and Sang's grandson, even if I don't have salary for three years, I will feel happy!
So, the world is in chaos because there are so many people like Fang Sheng!
Before, I didn’t know why Deng Xi of Zheng Guo repeatedly criticized the law of difficult childbirth and wrote bamboo punishment without permission. Now I understand his purpose of doing so!

Zichan ordered not to suspend the decree, and Deng Xi modified the new law.Zichan ordered not to embellish the new law, and Deng Xi made the new law biased.

For the Zichan reform, Deng Xi marked the price in Zheng Guoming: if you study a large prison case, you will get a jacket, and if you study a small prison case, you will get a hakama.

He and his students took the wrong as right and the right as wrong, confusing the standards of right and wrong.

They let whoever they want win and whoever they want lose, and they make it to their own advantage.

In the past, laws and regulations were not announced to the people, and the standard of right and wrong was in the hands of the king.

Therefore, when the king is wise, the world can be governed.

When the king is stupid, the world will be in chaos.

However, Deng Xi wanted to seize the opportunity to usurp the power of explaining etiquette and law from the hands of the king, and he wanted to take this power for his own use. What was he trying to do?
Zichan is a sage and can tolerate him.

Uncle Zi is a benevolent man, so he can be tolerated.

Both of them are rare talents in the world, so even if Deng Xi makes trouble in the country, he can still govern the country.

But I, Gao Chai, think that I am not as good as Zichan and Zitaishu. If we continue to indulge Deng Xi's theory and spread in Tuqiu, it will not be long before the people develop evil spirits and delve into the art of profit.

In this way, how to manage Tuqiu well? ! "

Gao Chai pulled out his sword from his waist, and said excitedly, "My son, I believe in me, and I will be the commander of the town to supervise Tuqiu prison.

Nowadays, treachery and evil are rampant in the territory, and people's hearts are floating.

If I can't get rid of this stalk, I will be ashamed of the emperor and queen of the land above, and I will be ashamed of the common people below.

In this way, how can I feel at ease? ! "

Ran Qiu was startled to see him like this, and hurriedly hugged Gao Chai.

"Zigao, don't be impulsive! Fang Sheng has committed a crime by turning right into wrong, but if you kill him with a sword now, isn't it also a crime?"

Gao Chai scolded: "Master said: People with lofty ideals are benevolent, there is no one who seeks to live to harm benevolence, but one who kills one's life to achieve benevolence!

If I kill someone, I shall pay for it with my life!

How can you ignore others and allow villains to swagger through the market? "

Ran Qiujian couldn't persuade him, so he had to hug Gao Chai by the waist and lift him up directly.

Gao Chai couldn't lift his legs off the ground, so he could only grab his hat angrily and fall to the ground.

"I'm wrong!"

Gao Chai was cursing, when he suddenly saw a carriage coming in front of him.

When Ran Qiu saw Shen Shun driving, he immediately reacted.

"It's Ziwo and Zigong, they're back!"

The carriage stopped, and when Zaiyu got out of the carriage, he saw the appearance of Gao Chai and Ran Qiu, and immediately felt a question mark on his forehead.

He was stunned and said, "What is Ziyou doing? To keep fit? Use Zigao as a barbell?"

Shen Jian glanced at Fang Sheng who was sitting in front of the government office giving lectures, and immediately understood the general situation of the matter.

He lowered his voice and stated all the grievances and grievances between Gao Chai and Fang Sheng.

Zaiyu and Zigong frowned more and more.

"Stealing the fool's cow is completely shameless, right? Why does Deng Xi accept all students?"

"This can no longer be called a litigator, isn't this just a litigator stick!"

Shen Jian sighed and said, "There's nothing you can do about the lawsuit. He knows the laws of the State of Lu too well. He has done things too cleanly. Even if we want to punish him, we can't get any evidence."

Zigong laughed angrily when he heard this.

"The purpose of the Zi Chan Ming Law is to inform the people of the terms of the law, so that they will not touch the guilt, and at the same time prevent them from being intimidated by the powerful.

At the same time, it is also for the purpose of supervising the ministers and officials of the state of Zheng, so that they dare not explain the content of the etiquette law by themselves, nor can they escape punishment by concealing the etiquette items.

Unexpectedly, the announcement of the punishment would give some evil spirits an opportunity to take advantage of it.

If all the people in the world turned black and white like this and took advantage of loopholes at will, it would be in line with the wishes of those who obstruct the reform.

Zichan's political reform in Zheng State was so difficult, it seems that Fengjuan and others are not the only 'credit', Deng Xi and his students must have contributed a lot too! "

Although Jae Yu was angry at Fang Sheng's behavior, he didn't find it strange.

Although Deng Xi's proposition sounds quite advanced, it cannot escape the big circle of this era in any case.

Although he put forward the idea of ​​"lawless ancestors, not etiquette and righteousness", the reason is still to fight for the right to speak.

In the past, the right to interpret the law was in the hands of hereditary nobles such as the emperor, princes, and Shiqing.

However, Deng Xi demanded that the legal texts be made public, imposed punishments, and collected money to teach people to litigate. He did so much, but he wanted to delegate the right to interpret the law to the hands of the local aristocrats brought about by private ownership of land.

And it is obvious that people like Yusou are definitely not in the scope of Deng Xi's consideration.

However, Zai Yu never thought that he had not yet started to fight against the old aristocratic class, but he would have to fight against Deng Xi's disciples first.

If it were thousands of years later, Zaiyu would not dare to face such representatives of the landlord class head-on.

But you don't fucking check what time it is.

Now is Spring and Autumn, although I, Zaiyu, is only a doctor, but no matter what, I am also a part of the class of officials.

How dare you landowners who have just been born for a hundred years or so be different from my hereditary nobles?

In my home field, cheating my people, and then talking all over my territory?

Do you really think I dare not kill you?

Your teacher Deng Xi can dance in Zheng Guo for so long, it is because Zichan and Zitaishu are kind.

Although I, Zaiyu, also cherish feathers, I am not afraid of directly splashing blood all over my body.

In a word: I can't cure Yang Hu and Sanhuan, and I can't cure you?
When Zaiyu thought about it, the bad water in his stomach began to boil again.

Zai Yu came to Fang Sheng with his usual expression, and asked suddenly.

"You must be a student of Zheng Guo Deng Xizi?"

Fang Sheng looked up at Zaiyu, then at Shen Shun behind him, and asked, "If Sima Shen is at your side, you must be Zaizi Tuqiu, right?"

Zai Yu smiled and nodded, "Exactly."

Fang Sheng got up and said with a smile: "I have admired your name for a long time. I came from Zheng State to discuss knowledge with you. I just didn't expect you to go to Qi State. Now that you are finally back, why don't you sit and discuss with me?"

Jae Yu glanced at him, and couldn't help but hum in his heart.

Good boy, crazy, huh? !

　Please hold your head up, my readers, or the monthly pass will fall.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
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