Northern Song Dynasty Revitalization Strategy

Chapter 860 New Legal Principles
"According to the law, you need to have a surname." Li Qingzhao thought for a while and said, "For example, you all call me Li Qingzhao, and you don't call me Zhao Lishi. Our Song Dynasty does not have too strict laws on this matter. Documents. When Zhe Dejian married General Yang Ye, she was also called Zhe Lao Taijun."

Anna nodded to indicate that she understood what Li Qingzhao said. The Da Song she thought was really different from the real Da Song.

"Anna Komnina Zhao?" Anna said with a smile: "I heard that the Ministry of Criminal Justice of the Song Dynasty is writing a new "Xing Tong". May I ask how this new law is different from the past."

Zhao Huan searched from his sleeve for a long time, and said: "The core of this time is the basic idea of ​​Wang Yimin as the sky, the laws written, and a set of laws built around opposing exploitation, so the laws this time seem a bit excessive, courtiers We are still discussing each clause, here is a first draft."

Anna flicked her hair and said with a smile: "Aristotle has two views on the rule of law. The first is that good laws are known, and the second is that they are generally followed. I don't know if your majesty agrees with this view?"

Aristotle's status in the West is equal to that of the pre-Qin saints, and he is the sage who shaped the moral values ​​of the Western world.Zhao Huan naturally had no intention of slandering the other party's sages.

He smiled and said: "The prosperous age I imagined is that the people have enough food and clothing, live and work in peace and contentment, do not pick up things on the road, and do not close their houses at night. Only this can be called governing the world. This is a supreme honor and the best praise for a king. This requires the law. Constraints also require social and moral constraints, and the dual constraints of law and morality are all based on material foundations."

"And the formulation of the law requires listening to the opinions of the people and breaking away from the prejudices of the people. This has caused some disputes, and the reason why these disputes are so fierce can be regarded as the core of the law, whether it is anti-exploitation or for exploitation. class to serve."

Anna recorded Zhao Huan's words, and after thinking carefully for a long time, she said: "Whether it is legal or moral constraints, they are all based on material foundations, so until today, Song Dynasty still conducts sea trade and land trade with an open attitude. Trade, even doing business in the Kingdom of Jin, is completely fine."

"The wealthier the society as a whole, the higher the cost of crime will be. The wealthier the society, the lower the cost of education for the people, and they will be more restrained in terms of conduct."

"But the establishment of a new set of laws with anti-exploitation as the core, isn't this a collision with the interests of those with vested interests? Including Your Majesty." Anna asked suspiciously.

Zhao Huan looked at Li Qingzhao's gorgeous smile. In the logic circle of the East, the highest interest pursued is "longevity". .This logic needs to be explained clearly, but it cannot be explained clearly in a decaday talk.

Anna needs to learn the core philosophy of Zhou Li first. Since she entered the palace, some old palace eunuchs have taught her these things.But whether one can understand philosophy from these red tapes still depends on Anna's wisdom.

Zhao Huan said with a smile: "This is the second article of Aristotle you mentioned, universal observance. Since it is universal observance, this part of the law must be recognized by the majority, otherwise this law is a book. It is nothing more than a classic that has been shelved, and cannot be used as a tool to solve people's livelihood conflicts."

"As for universal observance, that includes the class that enacted the law, and it must also abide by the law. If a law can only restrain the people but not the privileged class, it will appear very pale and powerless. That's why the voice appears It is extremely noisy, which will definitely harm the interests of countless people, but the promotion of this law is imperative."

Anna looked at the emperor of Song Dynasty in surprise. In fact, this emperor has exceeded her definition of King Joseph. She asked in a little panic: "Your majesty, your understanding of Aristotle, It's beyond my understanding of him as a Roman. Then, may I ask your Majesty, does the Song Dynasty recognize the existence of classes?"

Zhao Huan glanced at Li Qingzhao with a smile on his face. This question needs to be interpreted by Li Qingzhao.

In the recent drafting of the new "Song Xing Tong", he supplemented a lot of relevant knowledge, and Li Qingzhao liked epigraphy very much, so he added a lot of relevant knowledge to Zhao Huan.

This is actually not an understanding of Aristotle, but an understanding of the process of the rule of law in the Central Plains dynasty.

Li Qingzhao took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and said with a smile: "The dispute between the rule of law and jurisprudence has appeared since the pre-Qin period. The difference between one word and the meaning is very different."

"Mr. Shang once said that a prince who breaks the law is the same as the common people. What he said is a kind of universal observance. And he has extremely high requirements for the word universal."

"But he is a legalist himself, and the existence of legalism is to protect the interests of the emperor. This creates a conflict. For this reason, Shang Jun discussed the rule of law and jurisprudence separately for the first time in the "Book of Shang Jun". The emperor is still maintained, but the rule of law has a universal concept, which is to maintain the overall fairness and justice of society."

"Shangjun and Qin Xiaogong completed the first law together, which is "Qin Law"."

"After abolishing Confucianism, Dong Zhongshu first advocated the judicial principle of judging prisons in the Spring and Autumn Period, forming a legal system of internal law and external Confucianism, Confucian skin and legal bone. Time flies. In the former Tang Dynasty, Changsun Wuji and Li Shiji wrote in "Zhenguan Law" A large-scale revision has been carried out on it, replacing words and rationale with empathy and rationality, for the sake of keeping the original feelings, thinking broadly and carefully punishing."

"The laws of the Central Plains Dynasty are constantly developing, but with the continuous growth of the population, new contradictions have emerged, so we need to establish a new legal core and anti-exploitation."

After Li Qingzhao finished talking about the difference between the rule of law and Legalism, he turned his attention to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Even if Li Qingzhao understood some things clearly, it would not be appropriate for her to say them.

Zhao Huan took over the conversation with a smile, and continued to add: "Class has existed objectively from ancient times to the present, and the Central Plains Dynasty has never denied its existence. How to alleviate the contradictions between classes is the Central Plains Dynasty, which has been exploring for all dynasties. problem. What I am facing is a new historical problem.”

Every dynasty turned from prosperity to decline very suddenly. Suddenly, a great epidemic, a catastrophe, the heyday dynasty collapsed, land annexation, collusion between government and businessmen, catastrophe and catastrophe. The scene of this scene does not only appear in Zhao Huan's mind, but actually appears in the long river of history.

Zhao Huan really didn't want to see that scene appear in the Song Dynasty under his rule, so he established a new law with anti-exploitation as the core.

"Anti-exploitation must be put on the agenda, otherwise the contradictions between the classes in the Song Dynasty will destroy everything in the Song Dynasty. The current prosperity will become false. Everything I have done since I became the throne will become history A grain of sand in a long river is insignificant."

"I hope that everything I do is a torrent in the long river of history. I hope that it will go as far as the Han and Tang Dynasties. This requires the people of the entire Song Dynasty to work together. This is also the theoretical basis of putting the people first."

Anna was in a daze with longing in her heart, as if she had seen that scene, but she couldn't really imagine it.She said in a daze, "That's a lot of resistance."

　Thanks to "another novice" for the reward, thank you for your support.

　　
　
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