Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 170 Master Zai is Kind-hearted, Can't See These Things (5K2)

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Fang Sheng raised his finger and pointed at Sang Zhong, his face flushed with anger, his whole body trembling, he could hardly speak.

Zaiyu had expected this reaction from Sang Zhong early in the morning. He had been in Tuqiu for half a year, and he had a clear understanding of the temperament of the local rich people.

Lao Sangtou is a loach.

The Sang family was able to develop and grow under his hands, throwing off the Yu family, the Yang family and other local clans all the way, relying on Lao Sangtou's flexible methods and alert and sensitive sense of smell.

He asked Fang Sheng to come forward to defend him earlier, but he was forced to do nothing. He couldn't really hand over his grandson to be tortured, could he?

But now that Fang Sheng's mission has been completed, and his grandson is fine, it's really too much thinking to ask Lao Sangtou to help you and the lord to fight hard.

In the final analysis, Tu Qiu was Zai Yu's fief, and the power of life and death was in his hands.

Don't say that Zaiyu is still reasoning with you now, even if he doesn't reason with you, there is nothing you can do about him.

In the state of Lu, who doesn't know that Zaiyu is a figure who is valued by both Yanghu and Sanhuan, and at the same time, he can be a disciple of Confucius.

How can you fight Zaiyu, a strange character with such a complex composition that is difficult to distinguish between good and evil, loyal and evil, backed by powerful factions and supported by public opinion?
Not to mention anything else, just look at the current trend of public opinion, as long as Sang Zhong dares to side with Fang Sheng, he doesn't need to do anything, and the people of Tuqiu will have to praise their Sang clan.

If Zaiyu is said to be the wisest man in the world, then Lao Sangtou is the wisest man in Tuqiu.

At the critical moment, Sang Zhong stepped back decisively.

"My lord, it's his business not to follow the etiquette. Our Sang family has been educated by the kingly way. We always follow the etiquette and enjoy happiness, and put benevolence, righteousness and morality first in everything.

You want to hear from the people, so why not hear from us?

Fang Sheng didn't follow the etiquette, that was his business.

We, Mrs. Sang, are willing to put Zhou etiquette first and judge cases according to etiquette.

Gao Sikou represented the case, and the trial was fair and strict, and we have no objection.

But the situation of the foolish old man is miserable. As neighbors, it is also inappropriate for us to sit and watch him fall into a difficult situation.

I am about the same age as the fool, and I also have two sons. I watched his two sons grow up, and he watched my two sons grow up.

In the battle of attacking Ju, Tuqiu Quanyi was ordered by the emperor to recruit 89 young and strong people to go out with the army, and my youngest son was also in the ranks.

The war was fierce and casualties were inevitable, but no matter what you said, the father's thoughts about his son remained the same.

Although my son was able to save his body and return to Tuqiu, I can still empathize with the pain of the fool who lost his son in his later years.

Now, he has lost his wife and children, is single, and is in a miserable situation. It is human nature to do some crazy and stupid things.

But as neighbors, how can we abandon him?

When you took office as Tuqiu, you issued an order to encourage the people of the country to help each other, adopt orphans, and support the elderly.

Now, I plan to respond to your call, with virtue as an example, and benevolence in my heart, to make an alliance with the fool, to become brothers of different surnames, to support each other and spend my old age together with him.

I am old and cheeky, I would like to ask my lord to witness the love between the two of us as brothers, paint my lips with blood, and warn the gods. If there is any violation, the gods of heaven and earth will be punished! "

Zai Yu looked at the old man and swore to the sky with his head, and couldn't help sighing in his heart: "My God, he is so sincere!"

Now that Lao Sangtou is so knowledgeable, Zaiyu will no longer make things difficult for him.

"Mr. Sang also once read "Poetry" and "Book", and worked as an official.

Before I came to Tuqiu, my master taught me that I should inspect the wise and wise people in the area and ask them for advice from time to time, so that I can manage the fief well.

Sang Lao was based on benevolence and righteousness, caressed his neighbors, and was unwilling to abandon Zhou Li, which is also human.

I have not thought carefully about asking you to abandon etiquette and use other methods to judge.

The rule of law and etiquette always advocates benevolence and love. Sang and the old man are both pros and cons. As long as you both agree to judge according to the law of etiquette, then judge according to the law of etiquette. "

Sangzhong heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this.

The fact that Zai Yu can say this means that he has no intention of punishing him to death. Next, as long as the fool is willing to reconcile, then the matter will be over.

But for Sangzhong, this matter is not over yet.

The little old man stared angrily at Fang Sheng who was at the side.

This boy from Zheng Guolai really failed to achieve success!
Look down on Zhou Li, who are you?
Is Duke Zhou someone you kid can slander?

Do you really think that we Lu people are the same as you Zheng people, and don't even care about the emperor?
You saved my eldest grandson, but you almost got my entire Sang clan involved, this thing is endless!

Sang Zhong opened his mouth to appeal to Zai Yu and said: "My lord, this man uttered evil words and bewitched his neighbors. I implore you to use etiquette to bring him to justice."

Hearing this, Zai Yu shook his head and said, "Just now he said that Zhou Rituals are complicated, and I think what he said makes sense.

Because according to Zhou etiquette, all trials and convictions must be measured from the perspective of the relationship between father and son, and the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers.

Always keep in mind the severity of the crime and the depth of the sentencing, which differ from case to case.

To make the truth of the case come to light, we must exhaust our talents and develop a heart of loyalty, forgiveness and benevolence.

As for things like speaking, how could it be easily determined that what he said was lying?
Therefore, this matter should be regarded as a doubtful and difficult case.

In the law of etiquette, once there is a case that is doubtful and difficult to solve, it needs to be tried together with the people.

If the public also feels doubtful and difficult to resolve, then the person concerned should be declared innocent.

When dealing with similar cases, it is necessary to refer to the precedents of heavy sentences in the past before forming a judgment.

After the verdict was drawn up, Shi had to submit the verdict to Zheng.

It is going through the trial again, and then submitting the verdict to Si Kou.

Under the jury of Doctor Youqing and others, Si Kou had another trial in the outer court, and then submitted the verdict to the emperor.

The emperor ordered the three publics to try it again, and the verdict could be submitted to the emperor after the three publics had a trial.

But if this is the case, it is too complicated.

Since this Mr. Zheng Guolai finds it complicated, and he feels that the opinions of the people should be widely listened to.

Then let's omit the following steps and directly judge whether what he said can be regarded as evil words and lies based on the wishes of the people. "

Speaking of this, Jae Yu said again: "It's still the same as before. Those who think it's lies stand on the left, and those who don't stand on the right."

As soon as Zaiyu finished speaking, Sang Zhong groaned angrily at Fang Sheng, and led his tribe to the left.

The people who were originally standing on the left were motionless, showing no intention of moving.

Seeing this situation, Fang Sheng's face instantly turned pale.

"Zaizi, no...doctor..."

However, just like Fang Sheng interrupted Zaiyu before, Zaiyu interrupted Fang Sheng before he finished speaking, and then addressed the public.

"Since everyone thinks it's evil words and lies, then it's time to convict. Those who feel the death penalty stand on the left, and those who feel that they should be released directly stand on the right."

This time, no one moved.

When Fang Sheng saw this, he felt cold from head to toe, and said in a trembling voice.

"How can you convict in such a way? Like this, it is either a death sentence or a direct release. How can it reflect the justice of the law?"

Jai Yu was surprised and said: "How could it be? The process of convicting me is based on your teaching!"

"How could this be my teaching?" Fang Sheng asked anxiously, "When did I teach you to handle cases like this?"

Jai Yu put his hands behind his back and said: "I remember you said earlier that there is no deep love between people.

Zhou Gong did not have great love, Yao and Shun did not have great love, such a sage would not love others, and I, Zai Yu, think that I cannot compare with such a sage.

Even they can't do great love, so how can they ask others to do great love?

Since there is no great love, then committing a crime is a death penalty. Isn't this a normal thing?

No crime unless capital crime, which is also in line with your desire to like the simple law of the past.

You oppose the complexity of Zhou Rituals and advocate that I listen to the opinions of the people.

Now I am doing things according to your request, simplifying the items in the etiquette law, and letting the people decide your guilt.

In this way, what else are you not satisfied with? "

"Can……"

Zaiyu didn't wait for him to finish, and then added: "You follow Deng Xizi's teachings, abandon benevolence, righteousness and morality, and make laws based on the wishes of the people, and then use laws to govern the world.

That being the case, what kind of laws are there if laws of benevolence, righteousness and morality are discarded?

I heard that there was a rich man in the state of Zheng who drowned, and fishermen found his body.

The rich family asked to buy the corpse, and the fisherman who got the corpse demanded a lot of rewards.

The rich family told your teacher Deng Xi about the situation and asked him for help.

Deng Xi said: You can just wait at ease.That person has nowhere to sell the corpse, he can only sell the corpse to you.

The fisherman who got the corpse was very worried when he saw that the rich family would not come to buy the corpse, so he also went to Deng Xi for help.

Deng Xi replied again: You can wait at ease, they will definitely have to buy the corpse in your hand.

In this way, rich families cannot get the corpse buried, and fishermen cannot get paid for salvaging the corpse.

If everyone in the world did what Deng Xizi said, would anyone still look for the dead body to bury after a family member drowned?
When fishermen see the body of a drowning man, should they salvage it or not?

Such a show of tongue made the wealthy family bear the notoriety of not being able to bury their family members, and it also prevented the fishermen from getting proper remuneration.

This is how the social atmosphere has been gradually corrupted step by step!
Now Deng Xizi keeps saying that he must listen to the opinions of the people to formulate laws and regulations.

And when the people turned to him for help, he didn't solve the needs of fishermen and rich people, but waited for them to come to him again and again for help.

He said specious words in his mouth, trying to blur the boundary between right and wrong, confuse the difference between good and evil, and wander among them, in order to seek benefits for himself.

He himself is such a person who corrupts benevolence and righteousness, yet he asks everyone to corrupt benevolence and righteousness with him.

You have only been in Tuqiu for a month, but since this month, there have been more prison cases in Tuqiu than in the previous six months combined.

Could it be that the people of Tuqiu have suddenly become fond of fighting and causing trouble?
Could it be that Tuqiu's atmosphere has suddenly become discordant with neighbors and bandits are rampant?
Although I, Zaiyu, has little wisdom, I still want to share my views.

Zichan has been in power for many years in the state of Zheng. During his reign, he used both leniency and fierceness, so the state of Zheng was ruled.

But when Taishu Zi was in power, he only used lenient government and abandoned violent government. As a result, Zheng Guo's reedy marsh was able to gather tens of thousands of bandits in a short period of time.

Looking at it now, it was not his fault that Taishu Zi used lenient government to cause chaos in Zheng State.

The reason why Zheng Guo fell into chaos and turmoil, I am afraid that people like Deng Xi and you have contributed a lot, right?
The promotion of lenient government blindly raises the upper limit of lenient government, so that all treacherous people who can afford to hire lawyers are exonerated.

The implementation of tyrannical government blindly lowers the lower limit of tyrannical government, so that all the good people who are cash-strapped will be convicted.

Deng Xi and his disciples confuse evil and goodness, make the world into chaos, create chaos, turn black and white, increase prison lawsuits, and then use this to recruit disciples, slander current affairs, and collect rewards.

Everyone scrambled to study under his disciples. After the treacherous people learned the method of litigation, they used it to falsely accuse others.

And those with pure temperaments are afraid that they have not learned the method of litigation, and they will not be able to defend themselves when they are falsely accused.

And those poor people who can't learn to litigate naturally become the targets of false accusations.

Deng Xi's disciples said that they don't want benevolence, righteousness and morality, and they disdain to imitate the virtuous kings of ancient times.

But you just went to defend those thieves and bandits, saying that they stole because of poverty.

It is also said that it is only thieves who steal property, and the princes who steal benevolence and righteousness are the great robbers.

It is true that bandits steal because they are poor, but are bandits who can afford lawyers to defend them really poor?
You confuse the concept of stealing property with stealing the country. Are you trying to blame those princes who do not implement benevolent governance, or do you want to excuse those thieves who do evil deeds?

From the perspective of benevolence, righteousness and morality, both tyrannical princes and thieves who steal property should be punished.

But why I listened to the meaning in your words, what you want to express is: since the humble meat eaters can not be held accountable, then the thieves can also be held free?

If the decree advocated by Deng Xizi is like this, can such a world be called governed?

He opposed the ancient virtuous kings and benevolence and morality. Did the ancient virtuous kings do something wrong and benevolence and morality hindered the governance of the world, or did the ancient virtuous kings and benevolence and morality block his way of making money and making profits? "

After Zaiyu finished speaking, Fang Sheng was speechless.

No matter how gorgeous the words are, they all seem so pale in the face of the facts.

Deng Xi's theory and way were torn apart mercilessly by Zai Yu, revealing the true face hidden under the beautiful appearance.

Deng Xi never intended to make profits for the people. He was just a participant who envied other people's meat-eating and wanted to take the opportunity to get a share.

If a tyrant like Jie and Zhou is said to have stolen the princes of the world, then Deng Xi is a sneaky bandit.

Recruiting disciples widely, making criminal laws privately, confusing the public, and ruining the atmosphere.

His mouth is high-sounding, but his heart is full of gossip.

Although not all the people in Tuqiu understood Jai Yu's exposition, they understood one sentence.

Since Fang Sheng came to Tuqiu, the neighbors are indeed not as harmonious as before.

He taught people the Fa everywhere, and taught them how to use the Fa to make profits. Small matters that could be settled privately between neighbors gradually developed to the point where they had to be brought to court.

One person benefited from the lawsuit, and when others saw it, they were also afraid of losing money, so they also followed Fang Sheng to exploit the law.

Over time, Tuqiu's atmosphere gradually changed.

In the crowd, it is unknown who shouted first: "Kill this evil person!"

The crowd responded, the farmer who had just returned from the field raised the Lei Lei, the woman who came out of the house picked up the branches on the side of the road, and the children also picked up small stones and threw them at Fang Sheng.

Fang Sheng saw so many people rushing towards him, his knees trembled in fright, and he knelt on the ground, the loess was wet all over the ground.

When Zaiyu saw it, he hurriedly shouted: "Zi Zhou!"

After receiving the order, Shen Jian rushed forward with the surrounding soldiers and stopped the excited crowd.

Shen Shuo stopped him and shouted: "Two kicks and two punches are enough, don't really beat him to death. It's unlucky for this person to die in our Tuqiu territory!"

But even though Shen Jian had already come out to persuade the fight, Fang Sheng had received more than a dozen kicks in the stomach in just such a short time.

The head was also hit by a child with a stone, and blood flowed down the forehead.

He fell on the ground and covered his head with his hands, screaming and crawling behind Shen Shun.

Seeing this, Shen Jian raised his leg and kicked him in the stomach, kicking him two meters away.

"I don't know how to climb faster, and you want me to help you?!"

Zaiyu walked down from the high platform, looked at his miserable appearance, shook his head and said.

"If you act according to the opinions of the people, you are already ten to ten capital crimes.

But from the point of view of benevolence, justice and morality, just saying a few words will not warrant a death penalty.

Mr. Fang, what do you think I should do? "

Fang Sheng looked at the excited Tuqiu people behind him in horror, and kept saying, "Benevolence, benevolence, benevolence and righteousness, benevolence, righteousness and morality are better!"

Zai Yu nodded and said: "Since you think benevolence and righteousness are good, then I will deal with you according to benevolence and righteousness.

You have also seen the situation of Tuqiu. The people here do not welcome you, so I am afraid I cannot use you.

Most people in Lu also follow Zhou etiquette, so other places in Lu must not be able to accept you.

That being the case, I'd better send you back to the state of Zheng. There are many disciples of Deng Xizi, and the people are willing to follow your teachings. What do you think? "

"Send me back to Zheng country?"

Hearing this, Fang Sheng was so frightened that he turned around and knelt on the ground, bowing down to Zaiyu again and again: "Doctor, you can't do it! The current state of Zheng... um..."

But before he finished speaking, Gao Chai at the side took the opportunity to stuff a stone into his mouth, completely blocking his mouth.

Gao Chai said coldly: "Don't worry, we happen to have a caravan going to Zheng country recently.

Along the way, I will take care of food and drink for you, and besides untying you, all requirements can be met.

We, Tu Qiuyi, have always put benevolence first, and will not hurt a single hair of the scholar, and promise to send you back safe and sound.

According to our teacher Confucius, the current state of Zheng who is in power has the virtues of Jie and Zhou, and he loves Deng Xi’s disciples even more. When you return to the state of Zheng, he will treat you well of. "

As soon as Gao Chai finished speaking, Fang Sheng shook his head again and again, panic was written in his eyes, he fell on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, blood came out from his forehead.

When Zaiyu saw it, he couldn't bear it, he turned his head away and waved his hands repeatedly.

When Ran Qiu saw Zai Yu's movements, he immediately told the soldiers beside him, "Hurry up, why don't you take him down quickly? Zaizi has a kind heart and doesn't care about this."

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　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
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