The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 806 Different from the past
"I specially appointed Long Hui as the King of Yanqi, and he resides in Luoyang."

"I will thank Your Majesty!"

After the Dragon Society made its decision, the emperor's official enthronement naturally came.

When Long Hui bowed to thank the emperor, Zhong Hui, who was sitting not far away, always felt a little awkward.

It was the first time he saw someone with the same name as himself.

However, he took a look at the Dragon Club in front of him.

This guy was tall, with a resolute face, sharp features, and quite heroic, with some appearance of a famous scholar. Knowing that this guy had avenged his father and destroyed an entire country, Zhong Hui no longer cared about the fact that they had the same name.

It's barely worthy of being called a meeting.

The ministers were discussing the matter.

In fact, Pei Xiu was not completely deceiving Long Hui. The incident involving Long Hui did cause great controversy in Wei.

Many people think that Long will be innocent.

First, his father was seriously ill, and Baishan sent people to humiliate him, which indirectly led to his father's death. Long Hui then sent troops to avenge his father, and after killing the other party, he came to Luoyang to confess his crime.

What crime can this be considered?

This is revenge that is in accordance with filial piety. Even if a saint were alive, he would loudly praise Long Hui's behavior and would never think that his attack and killing of his colleagues was treason.

However, some ministers felt that although Long Hui was doing this out of filial piety, he had violated the law after all. His character was worthy of praise, but his actions should be punished!
It just so happened that this was the time when Wei Shu and others were compiling new laws. Everyone had different opinions, and several court meetings almost led to fights.

Cao Mao was quite excited in his heart.

Eleven years have passed since I ascended the throne.

During these eleven years, the Wei Dynasty became more and more like the Han Dynasty, especially the former Han Dynasty.

When Cao Mao learned that Liu Shi had ridden alone to Wulei City and forced Long Hui out, he couldn't help laughing.

He wasn't angry, he was relieved.

This group of guys who take drugs and drink alcohol every day are finally becoming more and more like those in the Western Han Dynasty!

The same is true for today's ministers. As Cao Mao kicked out those old guys one by one and the young and vigorous faction filled the temple, the style of the temple became more and more pre-Han.

When these people started debating, they no longer had the gloomy and oppressive feeling they had before. Each of them was burning like a raging fire, easily burning others.
Cao Mao still likes the current trend.

It took Cao Mao a full eleven years to get the Wei Dynasty, which was becoming increasingly like the Western Jin Dynasty, back on track. Since it inherited the mantle of the Later Han Dynasty, it naturally had to be as powerful as the Later Han Dynasty.

This strength is not only reflected in national strength, but also in these elites.

The Great Wei has really changed.

The first thing was the literary style. Under the promotion of Ji Kang and others, the literary style, which had originally tended to be more escapist, began to change towards a radical and uplifting style.

Nowadays, many articles describe the magnificence of mountains and rivers, or military life.

You know, most of the military generals of the Wei Dynasty were trained in classics and were good at writing.

People like Guanqiu Jian would occasionally write an article to describe their military life.

This made the literary style of the Ganlu period more heroic and majestic, with a bit of the feeling of the early Tang Dynasty.

Cao Mao felt that when Zuo Si grew up, he might be able to lead the Wei Dynasty to directly launch a wave of heroic romantic literature!

This guy is very good at painting palaces and landscapes. Although he is realistic, he can often use a simple writing style to write extremely spectacular scenes.

In the future, perhaps we can form a Ganlu literary group with people like Zuo Si to specialize in this kind of work.

There have also been huge changes in thinking.

As Wang's school of thought was widely promoted, Wang Su's Confucian classics for governing the country were gradually replacing the original Zheng's school of thought and other metaphysical schools.

Mainstream metaphysical thought was greatly impacted and was accepted by Wang Su, becoming part of Wang's school of thought.

At present, Wang's school of thought has become the mainstream of official learning in the court, and the scholars who come out of Wang's school of thought are more pragmatic than those who believe in metaphysics.

This change was finally reflected in the temple today. Cao Mao looked at the slightly radical ministers in front of him with a smile on his face.

That's right!!
Long Hui also felt the same way. In fact, the changes in Wei were most obvious to those who were far away.

After Cao Mao conferred the title on Long Hui, he talked to everyone about the important matter of governing Shazhou.

The first thing was to complete the resettlement of all the vassal kings. Long Hui made a great contribution. Previously, the Kingdom of Kucha contacted its many allies and summoned eight kings at once. As a result, Long Hui killed one and captured seven.

These people followed Baishan to fight without permission, and it was wishful thinking for them to continue to maintain their throne.

When King Baishan of Kucha died, the country naturally had to establish counties and be managed by the imperial court. In this way, there were almost no major vassal kings in the entire Shazhou.

It can solve local governance problems at one time.

Hua Yi had prepared himself long ago and immediately stood up to talk about the Ministry of Personnel's appointment proposal. Cao Mao nodded from time to time. It was a pity that Zheng Mao had retired. Otherwise, if he let this old man take a look, perhaps he could find a more suitable candidate.

Of course, Cao Mao didn't think of sending anyone to disturb Zheng Mao.

Personnel appointment is the most troublesome thing. Although Zheng Mao blurted it out, in fact, he may have to read countless documents and summarize countless candidates. Cao Mao does not want to exhaust his meritorious officials.

For Shazhou, the final plan was five counties and sixty-four counties.

The governors of these counties were all selected personally by Cao Mao.

The court meeting ended quickly, and when Cao Mao got up to leave, several ministers stayed behind.

Zhong Hui, Zhang Hua, Lu Kang, and Pei Xiu.

The four men hurried towards the East Hall.

Zhong Hui walked in front, while Lu Kang and Zhang Hua walked together.

Pei Xiu followed behind Zhong Hui.

Zhang Hua whispered something to Lu Kang, and the group arrived at the East Hall.

Cao Mao had been waiting for them for a long time.

The four of them sat on both sides.

Zhong Hui was the first to speak. "Your Majesty, it's best not to rush into appointments to Shazhou. Shazhou is too far away, and important matters require the governor to make decisions. I saw the list from the Ministry of Personnel today, and most of the appointments are elderly. I'm afraid some of them will die before they even get to Shazhou. They're not being thorough enough. We should send young and strong men, preferably those who can lead troops on expeditions."

Cao Mao deeply agreed with this.

The main reason is that it is too far away, and I, an old minister, may not be able to survive if I go there.

The two chatted for a while, and then Zhong Hui started talking about the law.

"Your Majesty, Wei Shu believes that we should learn more from the Han Dynasty laws, but I feel that there is nothing worth learning from the Han Dynasty laws!"

When Zhong Hui said this, Lu Kang and Zhang Hua's faces changed immediately.

What kind of bullshit is this?!
Cao Mao laughed and reminded him, "You can't speak like that. There are still things worth learning from the Han laws."

Zhong Hui shook his head. "Han law is too complicated and cumbersome, with no clear structure. Judgments are often made by the chief official himself, leaving no one to rely on. It's enormous, with multiple punishments for the same crime. The criminal law is unclear and fluctuates widely. It's simply not suitable for continued reference."

"I think we can make a new law."

Zhang Hua objected, "Mr. Zhong, even if the Han laws still had their flaws, how can we talk about establishing something else? Could it be that the new laws you want are completely different from the Han laws?"

"No matter how it is established, the specific crimes will remain the same as in Han law. Your words will only cause more trouble and will not help the matter."

Zhang Hua and others thought that there was no such thing as a new law. No matter how new your law was, could it be completely unrelated to the Han Dynasty law? ? Unless your law said that those who looked ugly should be punished by death.
This is a gimmick that Zhong Hui created to highlight his contribution to the establishment of new laws, and it may even have a counterproductive effect.

Zhong Hui was displeased. Pei Xiu, standing beside him, said coldly, "The so-called new law means abandoning the original Han Dynasty laws and regulations and compiling laws in a new way. If Zhang Jun can't even understand this, how can he be the Shangshu?"

Cao Mao was a little surprised. When did Pei Xiu start to side with Zhong Hui?
The crowd started debating again.

But Zhong Hui was a high-ranking official, so he almost ignored everything Zhang Hua said.

Cao Mao pondered for a moment. "I understand what you mean. Wei Shu was ordered to compile the new law. It can be said that it is an improvement on the Han law. Of course, it is also completely different from the Han law. There is no need to argue about this point."

"As for what has been agreed upon, such as establishing a general chapter, listing crimes separately, and stipulating the levels of punishment, I think it is very feasible."

The laws that Cao Mao wanted to implement now were indeed very different from the laws of the Han Dynasty. Although there was still a inheritance relationship, they had become completely different.

Based on Cao Rui's new laws, Cao Mao's Ganlu laws appeared to be particularly rigorous.

First, make a general chapter, define the nature and status of the law as a whole, summarize the law, and then list the different crimes separately.

"The Imperial Guards", "The Marriage and Households", "The Unauthorized Actions", "The Violation of the Rules", etc.

At the same time, the levels of punishment were stipulated, such as death, exile, imprisonment, flogging, etc., and these were further divided into levels, ranging from the number of lashes to the distance of exile, etc.

Just one word: rigorous!
The content is no longer chaotic, but clear and simple. Even a newly appointed official can charge someone with the appropriate crime according to the law.

Once the laws are perfected, rigorous, concise and direct, there will be fewer loopholes and the occurrence of false and wrongful convictions will be reduced, which will have a huge impact on the entire Wei Dynasty.

Cao Mao attached great importance to this law and once regarded it as his second greatest achievement.

A large number of people participated in the compilation of this law. Cao Mao had to ensure the perfection of this law and at least maintain its leading position for more than a hundred years.

Even if it is eliminated in the future, it must leave a precedent and foundation for future generations' laws! !
The two sides debated for a long time, but finally agreed on some things.

After Zhong Hui left in a hurry, the others also left one after another, but Pei Xiu stayed again.

Seeing that even Pei Xiu was willing to work overtime voluntarily, Cao Mao's eyes softened and he felt very relieved.

This world has indeed become different.

(End of this chapter)