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Chapter 870 Faction
Shao Ping joined the Supreme Court.

Originally, he wanted to govern the country himself, but the Confucians all felt that Shao Ping alone could not unite the Confucians, nor could he defeat the Mohist school, which was now in its heyday.

If one wants Confucianism to have a place in the court and preserve its strength, one must gain the emperor's trust.

Although Shao Ping became a doctor, his status was still not high, and it seemed that he was driven out because he did not gain the emperor's trust.

There could be many reasons for a person to be promoted from an eunuch to a key member of the Supreme Court. One could say that he was assigned to other places because of trust. Another could say that he was arranged to the Supreme Court because he was not trusted but was afraid of defecting to others and betraying the emperor's secrets.

After all, there are thousands of Legalist disciples in the Imperial Court. What does your Confucianism have to do with it?

The Qin State was either Mohist or Legalist.

Although Confucianism was the dominant school, it was in the middle of nowhere in the Qin State and had no place to take root.

After a few days at the Supreme Court, Shao Ping realized that he felt like an alien in the palace.

Everyone always talks about Article X of the law, and they always say what impact it will have on the world if the case is judged in this way.

When the emperor was the crown prince, he spread the law and tried cases along the coastal border areas. This had a great impact on people all over the world.

It once affected the formulation of Qin's legal documents and even the adjudication of other legal cases.

Dharma is a sharp sword. If used well, it can be a talisman, a spell to subdue demons, or a vajra. But if used poorly, it can be a poison that harms others and yourself.

The greatest impact of Qin II's reform of Qin law was to make the Legalists consider morality and impact when making judgments, rather than simply solving problems according to the annotations in legal documents, so as not to let people get by.

If a case is wrongly judged and causes adverse social impact, severe punishment will be imposed.

In a disguised way, it means adjusting the rigid and harsh problems of the current Qin law to give the people a sigh of relief and not to suppress them too harshly.

Only when the rule of law is improved and fairness for the grassroots people is guaranteed, can the power of grassroots governance be taken back from the aristocratic remnants and landlords.

Only when the government becomes the support of the people will the people trust the rulers of Qin.

The Qin State's legal culture began to change when Xiao He took office as the Chief Justice.

One is that the aristocratic disciples of the Legalist school responded to Prince Hengyang. They wanted to seize power and become the future helmsman of the Qin Empire.

Second, when Xiao He took office, he opposed the abuse of the law and insisted that judging cases was to resolve disputes and to demonstrate fairness. If judging cases was just for the sake of judging cases, it would be better not to judge the cases and let them solve the problems themselves.

When the two were combined, the situation changed immediately.

Therefore, the atmosphere of rule of law in Qin State has improved in recent years because some people stood up early and wanted to be human beings and no longer wanted to be tools.

When Shao Ping arrived at the Supreme Court, Qin law was undergoing reforms.

Once change occurs, it will involve a struggle for political power.

The struggle for power. Everyone thinks that power is something noble and only happens in the court. In fact, the struggle for power is everywhere where there are people.

In a family, one of the couple must be the one in power and the other the one who is submissive. Few couples can respect each other. This is really difficult and requires all aspects of the couple's family background, family assets, and personality.

Even between father and son, and between brothers, there are power relations.

Human nature is evil, isn't that a vivid translation of power relations? Oppression and bullying are everywhere. And in government, the struggle for power is even more intense.

The struggle in the court is complicated and treacherous, while the struggle in the government is more direct, with clear goals and cruel means.

The reform of Qin law would cause division among the disciples of the Legalists. One group was corrupt and stubborn and unwilling to change. They took up the post of official to reap the benefits and to get the feeling of being an official. They came to satisfy their own desires.

They are not here to be abstinent, they are not here to be good people.

However, another group believed that I had received the emperor's grace, I had eaten food provided by the people, and I had read the books of sages, so I should serve the people and should not just waste my time on this job.

Once the leadership was changed and Xiao He and Meng Yi were parachuted in, this group of people naturally surrounded them immediately, followed their orders, and all wanted to do something.

But this has led to a division of power.

In the department, there is always a struggle between different local factions. To be honest, there are only a few people working, most of whom have backgrounds and connections. They are busy fighting for interests and money.

So when Shao Ping arrived at the Tingwei Mansion, he soon felt that there were two major camps in the Tingwei Mansion. And there were small camps in each of the two major camps.

The faction that could barely be called the representatives of justice also had two camps: the honest officials headed by Xiao He and the cruel officials assisted by Meng Yi.

The faction that abuses power for personal gain is divided into several factions due to the relationships between aristocratic families and political struggles in the court.

Shao Ping arrived late, and the events in the Supreme Court were more exciting before.

It's a mess every day.

After Qin II came to power, the three pillars of the throne, Yao Jia, Li Si and Zhao Gao, who made a living by flattering Qin Shihuang, fell from power. Most of the villains in the Supreme Court were cleared out, which makes the Supreme Court look very peaceful today.

But after Shao Ping arrived at the Supreme Court, he encountered a fight between two groups of people.

Xiao He thought that Shao Ping was a down-to-earth, gentle and sincere person, and he and he had worked together before and got along well. He could be reused.

However, Meng Yi was too arrogant and had a bad temper, and was not easy to get along with.

Xiao He hopes Shao Ping can be his deputy.

However, Shao Ping has been targeted by the Confucians. In order to achieve their goals, the Confucians must first corrupt Shao Ping's will, make him soft-hearted, and make him completely obedient to the Confucians.

Shao Ping's wife was a tough one. She couldn't stand these Confucian scholars constantly bragging about their husbands to other women. Her husband had been so overwhelmed by the praise that he didn't know who he was.

Mrs. Shao blocked their way, so they had to start with Mrs. Shao and drive her away.

What follows is the second part, which completely makes Shao Ping believe that he is a very talented person with great ambitions in the future and is capable of becoming a minister.

With the foundation of the first step, the second step can be easily achieved.

But problems arose in the third step.

Xiao He wanted Shao Ping to help him, but Shao Ping felt that he was very talented and could handle things on his own, so he did not respond to Xiao He's hints.

As everyone knows, Xiao He came from a humble background, and the only reason he became the Chief Justice was because of a political power struggle, and he got the highest position.

(End of this chapter)