Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 171 Wan Fang Guilty, Yu One Person (3K8)

As the sun sets, the golden afterglow fills the interior and exterior of Tuqiu.

Zai Yu stood on the high platform of the government office, watching the caravan headed for Zheng Guo leave the city gate and drive towards the bloody setting sun.

Ran Qiu, Gao Chai and others stood beside him, looking at Jai Yu wondering whether to speak or not.

Finally, Gao Chai, who was close to Jaeyu, spoke first.

"My son... no, my lord, I said..."

Zaiyu interrupted: "Zigao, you don't need to shout about your lord.

You and I are both students of the same school, and we all govern the people. It is nothing more than a different division of labor. Why bother with a title. "

Gao Chai replied: "It's not a question of being close or not, it's a question of losing one's position."

Zai Yu said: "Then when there are outsiders present, you can call me Master. We are all classmates here. If you call me Master again, you will be born."

Gao Chai knew he couldn't argue with him, so he didn't entangle with him for now.

Instead, he asked directly: "My son, I said, what are you waiting for?"

"Of course it's waiting for Zigong to come back."

As soon as Zaiyu finished speaking, he saw Zigong come out from the corner of the alley with several soldiers in plain clothes.

When Gao Chai saw them, he finally asked after holding back his words for a long time: "I've wanted to ask for a long time. You arranged for Zi Gong and the others to mix in with the people, take the lead in standing in line, and take the opportunity to guide public opinion. Isn't that despicable?"

Unexpectedly, after Gao Chai asked this question, before Jai Yu could answer, Ran Qiu retorted first.

"How can this be called despicable? You can't stand it after holding it in for a while, and I've been holding the same question in my heart for almost three years.

In the past, I wanted to ask my master for advice, but I was worried about being scolded by his old man.But judging from today's results, my thoughts should be right. "

When Zai Yu heard Ran Qiu's words, he nodded in relief.

It seems that I did not bring the wrong person with me when I came to Tuqiu to take up the post this time!
The candidates Zai Yu selected when he took office were not the top group of Confucian students from the perspective of virtue.

Ran Qiu, Shen Sui, and Gao Chai, these three people have dark histories in the library's historical records.

If Zai Yu hadn't intervened and history had followed the original trajectory, Ran Qiu would have become Ji's family steward.

In order to help the Ji family carry out the reform of "using land tax", he even yelled at his master: "It's not my disciple, it's okay for the boy to beat the drum and attack."

In "The Analects of Confucius", the master in his later years criticized Ran Qiu many times and did not save him any face.

The most classic story about Gao Chai is that he and Zilu served as officials in the state of Wei. Later, turmoil broke out in the state of Wei.

But Zilu still chose to return to the capital to fight knowing that there was nothing he could do, and finally died with his tassels after leaving behind the famous saying that "a gentleman dies, and the crown is inevitable".

But Gao Chai escaped from Weiguo smoothly and saved his life.

As for Shen Jian, although there are not many records about him, his character can be seen in those few sentences.

The Master said: I have never seen a rigid one.

Or say to each other: Shen Zhi.

The Master said: "You also want to be strong, how can you get strength?"

To put it bluntly, everyone thinks that Shen Sui is strong, but the master thinks that he has too many selfish desires.Therefore, once the unhealthy tendencies in the society blow in, the boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes may not be able to stand the test and will betray the revolution at any time, so he cannot be regarded as strong.

However, in Jae Yu's opinion, the shortcomings of the three of them are not a problem.

Isn't Shen Shu just greedy for some money?
This is all human nature, I didn't intend to let him use love to generate electricity anyway, what's wrong with Zaizi still can't afford him?
As for the shortcomings of Ran Qiu and Gao Chai, in Zai Yu's view, they can't even be called shortcomings.

These two people are obviously pragmatic counselors, and they must complete the things they think they can do, even if they are scolded by their masters and criticized by public opinion.

If you feel that you can't do something, you should run as long as you should, and you will not go head-to-head with your opponent.

Judging from the resumes of Ran Qiu and Gao Chai, their pragmatism has obviously achieved excellent results.

Ran Qiu was recognized by Confucius as No. 1 in the political affairs department among Confucian students, and he served as Ji's housekeeper for a long time.

Later, the Master was able to be welcomed back to the State of Lu, thanks to Ran Qiu's great efforts.

If he hadn't been constantly listening to Ji Kangzi, it would have been a question mark whether the master could reconcile with Sanhuan decently.

Although Gao Chai is not as stable as Ran Qiu, his resume is also very luxurious.

Gao Chai served as governor of Feiyi, Yiyi and Wucheng in the State of Lu. Among them, Feiyi and Yiyi were the old nests of the Ji family and the Meng family respectively. Gao Chai can be the mayor of these two places respectively, so his talent can be seen One spot.

Not to mention that after Gao Chai followed his master to the state of Wei, he actually served as a judge of the state of Wei, and was in charge of the prison affairs of Diqiu, the capital of the state of Wei.

Such capable people have moral flaws in the eyes of the master, so they are not as good as Yan Hui.

But in Jai Yu's view, their flaws really hit his heart.

If it wasn't them who came to Tuqiu this time, but people like Yan Hui and Zeng Xi, then if he wanted to play some new tricks, he would definitely be restrained everywhere.

If he had been more ruthless, maybe the things he did would have already been stabbed to the monarch and his master.

Gao Chai frowned and asked Ran Qiu: "Can manipulating public opinion not be called despicable?"

Ran Qiu shook his head and said, "This is not manipulation.

It's like trying to teach people to take off their clothes. You just need to shine the sun on them, and they will take off their clothes when they get hot.

And if the cold wind blows off their clothes, the stronger the cold wind, the tighter they will hug their clothes.

The people were already dissatisfied with Sang and Fang Sheng, so they only needed a little guidance, and they would naturally stand to the left.

And if Sang and Fang Sheng were loved by the people, even if they lifted their collars and dragged their feet to the left, even if they could finally stand on the left, their hearts would still stand on the right.

If the princes don't think about why the people stand against them once they are guided, but instead accuse such despicable means, it is like a doctor who is not good at seeing a doctor but blames the patient for suffering from a disease that he can't treat. .

People have different levels of knowledge and wisdom, so they are easily deceived by villains.

But they know whether they are hot or cold, whether there is food in their stomachs, these things can be seen and touched.

If the policies governing the country are just and reasonable, and there is nothing wrong with their own actions, then they only need to clarify the matter, and villains like Fang Sheng and Sang's will naturally be exposed to the sun.

And dare to tell the truth, isn't this a statement of the facts?

Since it is a statement of facts, how can it be said to be despicable? "

After listening to Ran Qiu's words, Zai Yu felt a little guilty.

This is what Ran Qiu can help him say, if he is allowed to do it himself, Zai Yu probably won't be able to say it.

Although Fang Sheng did a lot of evil, but votes, in addition to conscience, can also be bought with profit.

He arranged for Zigong to go down to take the lead, and asked the soldiers maintaining order to arrange the big families at the end, just to be safe.

Everyone has a herd mentality, no matter how bad a person is, it is impossible to have no moral conscience at all.

After receiving black-hearted money, I am definitely not at ease.

If you see that most people are on the side of moral conscience at this time, this sense of moral guilt will be even deeper.

But it is enough for Zaiyu to understand this in his heart, and he did not deliberately point out the loopholes in Ran Qiu's words.

The reason, of course, is that what Ran Qiu said was nice.

After all, everyone likes to see Wei Guangzheng's positive side, and Wei Guangzheng's theory can also be publicized on the bright side, and those black and dark parts can be hidden in the heart to torture yourself.

Zai Yu sighed softly in his heart: "It's a sin!"

But on second thought, Fang Sheng's trip to Tuqiu wasn't completely negative.

At least after he was removed, the moral sense of honor and disgrace of the people in Tuqiu has reached an unprecedented height.

After all, the decision to try Sang and Fang Sheng was made by the people of Tuqiu together, and everyone contributed.

Although it was just a simple standing in line, it sprinkled Guan Hui of justice on everyone.

It can be seen from the smiles on their faces when the show just ended that everyone seems to feel that they have become gentlemen who punish rape and eliminate evil.

Zaiyu didn't need to think about it to know that Fang Sheng's case would definitely become the topic of conversation among Tuqiu people in the near future.

Come to think of it...

It seems that people's hearts are available!
Zai Yu suddenly turned his eyes, and suddenly raised his head to look at the sunset in the sky: "Although Fang Sheng's preaching is a theory of exorcising evil, this incident still inspires me."

Shen Shun asked, "What inspiration?"

Zai Yu said: "Do you still remember what was said in the "Book"?
In the past, Chi You started to cause chaos, which affected the common people.

After Chi You's death, his tribesmen were still looting and plundering everywhere.

These people did not obey the government order, so five kinds of torture were enacted as laws to subdue these criminals.

But later, the scope of punishment gradually spread to those innocent people, and corporal punishments such as 劓, 刖, 椓, and tattoo began to be abused.

The innocent are killed by decree, the people deceive each other, the society becomes chaotic, there is no fairness and justice, and the oath is no longer trustworthy.

Many innocent people who have been wronged complained to God Haotian. After Haotian learned the truth, he found that there is no fragrant benevolent government in the world, and the criminal law only emits a fishy smell.

God took pity on those innocent people who were punished, so he sent divine power to deal with the tortured tyrants, to stop and destroy the tortured criminals, so that they would have no heirs left in the world.

He also ordered Chongshen and Lishen to forbid the people of the earth and the gods of heaven to communicate with each other. From then on, the gods and the people can no longer go up and down.

From this we can see that the abuse of corporal punishment is detested by heaven, and the injustice of innocent people is detested by heaven.

Although Yu's case was finally solved, who knows when the next Yu will appear?

At that time, is it necessary to call the people of the whole city and delay their time of farming to make a living in order to bring justice for him? "

Gao Chai thought that Jae Yu was blaming him for his ineffective work.

He took off his crown and hat, and was about to plead guilty to Zai Yu.

"My lord, Takashiba is incapable, please..."

Seeing his posture, Zaiyu shook his head repeatedly and said, "Zigao, I'm not blaming you.

I heard that the ancient virtuous kings would summon the people to discuss with them whenever they encountered a case that could not be judged.

But in this way, it is too disturbing to the people.

So I plan to simplify the system left by the virtuous kings. Whenever a case is tried, nine people will be randomly selected from Tuqiu's households to serve as a jury and let them participate in the judgment together.

Although these common people may not understand etiquette, they do understand ethics and morality.

With their supervision, it is also possible to prevent officials from being corrupt and perverting the law. Do you think this method is feasible? "

Gao Chai was not very happy at first, because it was tantamount to decentralizing power from him.

But he thought about the foolish old man, and felt disgusted by a litigator like Fang Sheng.

After hesitating for a moment, Gao Chai chose justice between power and justice.

"If you do this, even though it's not appropriate for etiquette...

But if it is the system left by the ancient wise kings, then it can be discussed.

However, it is too abrupt to propose such a measure suddenly.

Please also allow me to read the classics after I go back, and see in detail how the ancient sages used it.

After I have sorted out all the classics in two days, I will submit them to the government office. "

Gao Chai didn't speak clearly, but Zaiyu understood what he meant.

A jury can be done, but he has to go back and find the basis for the legislation first, to see if he can rely on the Three Emperors and Five Emperors.

As long as one of them can be tied, then even if the monarch asks, Tuqiu can at least have something to say, so that he won't be suddenly labeled as violating etiquette.

But Zaiyu is not afraid of this, isn't it a violation of etiquette?

In the current state of Lu, besides the master, which public officials are not violating the etiquette!

More importantly, it seems that someone in Qufu has already stolen the papermaking technology.

These people are jealous of the huge profits in the printing industry, and those who have made rapid progress have even joined the competition for the paper book market.

On the way back to the city from the ferry, Shen Shun kept talking about the fact that some crudely made "Poems" and "Books" had already appeared in the market in Qufu.

With "Poetry" and "Book", can "Li" be far behind?
When my "Li" becomes the popular version on the market, who will be violating the etiquette at that time, it is still unclear!

Therefore, Zai Yu said to Gao Chai indifferently: "When King Wu defeated Zhou, he swore to heaven: the people are guilty, and I am the only one.

Although I am not as virtuous as King Wu, I still have a heart of benevolence.

If the king pursues it, I can also swear here: all parties are guilty, and only one person is guilty! "

　Writing a book is like a torrent, without a monthly pass, it can't stir up beautiful waves.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)