Xuande

Chapter 681

The relationship between Confucianism and Legalism is quite delicate and sensitive.

Although it is said that after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Confucian school achieved an overall victory, and the Legalism gradually declined, the Confucian scholars also continued to promote the Spring and Autumn Period, trying to completely replace the law with Confucian principles, and made some achievements——

But in the end, Han Law still exists.

And with the passage of time, as the laws of the Han Dynasty became more and more perfect, a considerable number of contemporary Confucian scholars also believed that the Spring and Autumn Judgment had great limitations.

Thousands of people have thousands of faces, Confucian classics have too many interpretation methods, a relatively fixed standard of judgment should be needed to punish criminals, and should not stubbornly adopt the principles of the ancients to restrict the present, or even replace the law effect.

To put it simply, there are also some people in Confucianism who oppose the Spring and Autumn Judgment and think it is inappropriate.

The representative of this group of Confucian scholars is Zheng Xuan.

While annotating the classics of modern Chinese and ancient Chinese, Zheng Xuan also annotated the laws of the Han Dynasty. He had a very deep study of the laws of the Han Dynasty, and he also put forward many opinions on the current Chinese laws. Among his disciples and apprentices, there are many influence.

Zheng Xuan believed that the development of the Han law has been relatively complete so far, and it can be put into use. It is a bit unrealistic to use the Spring and Autumn Period if there is a professional law.

It is also because of these deeper reasons that although the ancient literature school wanted to promote the transformation of the Zheng family, Zheng Xuan never agreed, and strongly supported Liu Bei's views in the internal meetings of the ancient literature school.

He even further put forward some views on the Spring and Autumn Judgment.

As a senior scholar, as well as the first generation leader of the Ancient Literature School, and the current Taixue Jijiu, Zheng Xuan's influence is still very large. Zheng Xuan's statement attracted the attention of many conservative Confucian scholars.

At the same time, they believed that Liu Bei, as the master of "Zuoshi Chunqiu", proposed the establishment of a law school, which in itself was not appropriate.

Because it was related to Zuo's Spring and Autumn's status and influence, the final decision-making party in this matter was not the State Council of the Four Auxiliary Ministers, but the family of the Seven Zuo's Spring and Autumn's family.

The Zheng family in Kaifeng, the Chen family in Cangwu, the Jia family in Fufeng Pingling, the Ma family in Fufeng Maoling, the Kong family in Fufeng Maoling, the Lu family in Zhuo County, Zhuo County, and the Liu family in Zhuo County, Zhuo County.

Chen's influence is relatively small, and the head of the family is sick, so he didn't come to the meeting.

Therefore, only representatives of six families participated in this debate. Among them, Liu Bei, Lu Zhi, and Ma Rixun, the representative of the Ma family in Fufeng Maoling, supported the attitude, while the other three families opposed the attitude and firmly believed that the establishment of a law school should be established. is out of date.

They should work harder to promote the Spring and Autumn Judgment instead of improving the status of the Han Law.

In this matter, the two sides tied three to three.

However, because Zheng Xuan has always supported Liu Bei's opinion, he strongly advocated returning the Han Law to its standard at the meeting, rather than letting the Spring and Autumn Period take over as a substitute, and Liu Bei, Lu Zhi, and Ma Rixun all have relatively strong positions and powers, so out of various considerations, The three opposing families were forced to agree with Liu Bei's proposal.

Slap yourself in the face, weaken your own power, what is the way?
They don't understand why Liu Bei did this. Is it really, as he said, purely for the consideration of the big man?

Is there really such a person in the world?
The establishment of the School of Law was finally confirmed.

According to the regulations, the imperial court allocated funds to build a school of law at the location of the former Ministry of General Affairs outside Luoyang City. It will soon start enrollment and study, train the first batch of professional county soldiers for the country, and put it into use as soon as possible to make it effective. .

After that, in terms of recruiting candidates, Liu Bei believed that it could be opened to all states, imperial schools, and the military.

The students trained in the state school and the imperial school are all based on basic knowledge, but because there are too many monks and too little food, one radish and one pit, the majority of people who cannot get a position still occupy the majority.

If these people cannot obtain positions through normal channels, it is better to enroll in a law school, learn the law, become a county soldier, and then be promoted in the Zhongshutai system to become a professional member, which is also a good choice.

This is 20 jobs. Although it is not achieved overnight, this big pool can absorb many outstanding talents, and it can be regarded as providing another way for the young people of the big man.

The reason for opening up to the army is also very simple. The county soldiers, the county soldiers, after all, bring a "soldier", although they are professional, they must do it when it is time to do it.

In the face of vicious gangsters, if you want to let them subdue the law, first of all, the county soldiers must have the ability to "subdue".

What is "volt"?
Just fuck him!

It is force!

Liu Bei's army soldiers all have to receive basic education, and they are still very good in reading and writing skills. Everyone can read and write, and they also have excellent military skills. As long as they study hard for a year or two and pass the exam, they are absolutely perfect. The best candidates for the county soldiers.

And to be honest, the establishment of the School of Law and the establishment of Zhongshutai are also giving the army one more way out.

Because these soldiers are very good soldiers, have received basic education, and have the ability to read and write. In this era, they are considered to be absolutely high-spirited, and they have a sufficient knowledge base to serve as officials.

Operating according to the current average life expectancy, Liu Bei's military service period is from 20 to 35 years old, and as long as he has joined the army for five years, he can choose to leave the army or stay in the army until he is 35 years old.

This age is set not because Liu Bei is a brutal capitalist, but because the average life expectancy of the Han people these days is about this number, and the average person can live to 40 years old, not many.

Judging from Liu Bei's previous life experience for so many years, of course there is no need to say much about the ruling class, but it is not easy for ordinary farmers to have one or two who live to be over 40 years old.

And after the age of 35, the probability of being able to be a grandparent increases year by year. If it is around the age of 40, most people can be grandparents. It is really inhumane for a group of children's grandpas to continue to fight in the army.

And what if people also have the idea of ​​going home to hold their grandchildren?

After all, this is not a chaotic world of cannibalism, let the unlucky strong men [conscript the army at fifteen, and return at eighty]. After comprehensive consideration, Liu Bei set an age limit of 35 years old.

Soldiers who are still in the military after the age of 35 and have not been promoted to command positions have two options for leaving the service.

One is to take a large sum of money to go home to live in retirement at one time. The amount is very generous, and it is basically allocated according to the fact that you can live for 15 years after you leave the army.

The other is to take a certain sum of money home every year to live in the elderly, not all at once, and you can get it when you live.

Those who are not very confident in their financial management ability or spending level can choose this. At least in the whole Han Dynasty, those who dare to rob or defraud the property of the Central Han Army should not have been born yet.

Of course, no matter which method you choose, if you have special difficulties, you can also apply for special subsidies from the army.

In order to ensure the well-being of retired veterans in their later years, Liu Bei set up a support office for soldiers with special difficulties in the army, which specifically aimed at the special difficulties of retired soldiers and set some standards. If the standards are met, the army will help.

In this way, the benevolence of the Han army is demonstrated, and at the same time, the active soldiers are more brave to fight for the Han, achieving the effect of boosting morale.

However, given the generous treatment and adequate food and medical guarantees given to soldiers in Liu Bei's army, these soldiers who lived to the age of 35 are actually in good health. They cannot be regarded as old people at all, and their indicators are not bad in all aspects.

So naturally they will not simply go home and lie down for the elderly. After years of hard work, there are not a few people who have the idea of ​​continuing to work hard.

(End of this chapter)