Chapter six hundred and ninety fifth between black and white
It was impossible to get involved. Even Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian were silent behind the scenes. How could Ye An get involved?
Bao Zheng is not stupid. Even though he stayed in the court for a short time, he understood after some speculation that Ye An wanted to stay out of the matter. However, he did not understand that Wang Qinruo's reputation in the court was obvious to all, why did Ye An
An is unwilling to help herself at this time?
What does this have to do with Puhui Company and Yunzhong County Marquis Mansion?
Since he didn't get what he wanted, Bao Zheng had nothing to say. He took a sip of milk tea and said, "In that case, Bao Zheng will leave!"
"Don't leave in a hurry!"
To Baozheng's surprise, Ye An stood up and stopped him and said, "If you come to my place, I can't let you go away empty-handed, right? Although I can't tell you the conversation between Mr. Liu and his wife that day, I can't tell you.
I can give you an idea."
Bao Zheng originally didn't take it seriously, but thinking about Han Yi's explanation and the DPRK's evaluation of Ye An, he still crossed his hands and said: "If Marquis Ye has other high opinions, Bao Zheng should be all ears!"
Ye An pointed at Qin Mumu and said: "Mrs. Gaoming! Mrs. Liu is Mrs. Gaoming, and she has many contacts with other ladies. Do you think you can get more information from your inner circle, so you should ask other Mrs. Gaoming."
How much news has arrived?"
Bao Zheng blushed and said, "Bao Zheng is a scholar, how can he ask a woman for news..."
Ye An scratched his head and looked at Bao Zheng speechlessly: "You are the supervisory censor, so you can hear what is said. In addition, this matter is related to the father-in-law of the court, so naturally you should lower yourself. Besides, why do you need to do it in person?
Go to the women to find out information? Those little men who serve tea and pour water, the maids, and the maids can all find out the inside story!"
Bao Zheng suddenly realized that he didn't have to handle this matter by himself. There were many officials in Yushi Taichung. As long as they stepped in and used small tricks, they could scare those maids, maids, Xiaosi, clerks and the like.
I'm afraid they will only say more as time goes by.
Ye An looked at Guan with a smile and said: "How about it? Sometimes the head should not be too rigid. If the front is difficult to break the barrier, it might be difficult to break through the side, right?"
"Front? Side?" Bao Zheng was a little dazed, but Ye An smiled indifferently, pulled him and said: "Since you are here, let's have dinner before leaving?"
Ye An's enthusiasm made Bao Zheng a little overwhelmed. How could he just leave someone at home to eat?
It was just the first time that he and I met, so the relationship wasn't that good, right? If it was considered polite to invite him out for dinner, it would be unreasonable to stay home for dinner.
Qin Mumu stood up and said, "Today, the county king didn't do anything to help you, so I personally cooked a meal for you. I should apologize for this."
The dignified Yangcheng County Lord started cooking. Bao Zheng immediately stood up and saluted, saying: "The County Lord's words are serious, it doesn't have to be like this, it doesn't have to be like this!"
Unexpectedly, Qin Mumu didn't want to talk to him at all. He got up and went to the east kitchen. Ye An pulled him to chat. Originally, Bao Zheng wanted to refuse, but Ye An talked about what he was most interested in.
Topic, "Law".
"Bao Yushi, do you think the law of the country is more important, or human relationships?"
"Of course, the law of the country is more important, and the law is more important than emotion. If all the people in heaven put human emotion first, wouldn't the laws of the country and the dynasty be in ruins?"
"Then what if the officials issue an order to intercede?"
"That…………"
Bao Zheng was suddenly stunned. He found that he could not answer this question at all. If he said that the will of the official family was important, it would be equivalent to overturning what he had just said. If he said that the law was important, then where would the official family be?
But before Bao Zheng could think about this problem clearly, Ye An asked another question: "Do you know where the law came from? Why do people abide by the law? What were the laws of Qin Dynasty? The laws of all dynasties.
How did it evolve? Can the laws of the old times be used today? The laws of our ancestors are also laws, so are they unchangeable?"
These questions about the law stunned Bao Zheng for a while. He had been told to abide by the law since he was a child, and he has practiced it to this day. But now he found that he knew nothing about the "law".
"Can Yehou help me clarify my doubts?"
Ye An smiled: "It's not about solving doubts, it's just about discussing. Don't you think there are problems with the laws of the country? Laws and human relationships are entangled..."
"The law is like a mountain, how can it be moved by human feelings?!"
Bao Zheng was a little dissatisfied for a moment, but Ye An handed him a cup of tea and said, "Oh? You think so? How about I make a bet with you? Even if Yu E pleads guilty and Wu Zhi is convicted, Wang Qinruo will still be fine.
, at most it’s a decent departure!”
"Impossible! Even so, he will be held accountable for the crime of neglecting his employment!"
Ye An chuckled and looked at Bao Zheng teasingly: "If you are a saint, how can the officials intercede?"
Bao Zheng was speechless. Only then did he realize that Ye An was waiting for him here, and then he smiled bitterly and said: "If the official saint is like this, Bao Zheng can only stand by and watch!"
Looking at his helpless look, Zhao Zhen knew that this incident had a great impact on the young Bao Zheng. The world is not only black and white, but the gray area is wider. Even in Ye An's view, the world
Its true color is gray, but in some places black and white are clearly distinguishable, and in some places the wontons are indistinguishable.
Ye An has seen many things. If it were judged purely by law, the world would be too cruel. But if it was judged by human feelings, it would be even more cruel. So in order to make everyone feel better, he used the law as the criterion, and then
Tie a red ribbon on this yardstick...
In this era, it is unrealistic to simply use the law as the criterion for everything, but Bao Zheng is such an unrealistic character. From the first step he took as a prince in Yunzhong, Ye An saw
It shows his personality.
To put it nicely, he is prudent, but to put it badly, he is rigid. He cares deeply about rules and etiquette. Needless to say, the law is an unshakable existence in his heart.
But the reason why he was able to rise rapidly in the court of the Song Dynasty was probably this persistence and integrity that impressed Zhao Zhen, right?
Only then did Bao Zheng discover that Ye An had unique insights into the law, which sounded refreshing but also made sense.
"The reason why the law is considered ruthless by others is because it is not perfect and gives people an unfair treatment. The laws of the country are extremely perfect when it comes to theft, and there are penalties regardless of whether the theft is successful or not. Those who succeed are
Sixty floggings were given, and those who returned empty-handed were flogged fifty. There were even graded punishments. For example, if the stolen items were converted into the value of the silk, a rod worth one foot would be sixty, one rod would be punished by one grade, and five rods would be punished by one grade.
year, and then add one more grade after every five horses, and add another grade to fifty horses!"
Bao Zheng knew most of these, but he didn't understand why Ye An said it was not perfect enough. When he was confused, Ye An said: "What if corruption, bribery, malfeasance, etc. are all punished by Song Xingtong?"
Bao Zheng was horrified. There were very few records of these in the Song Dynasty's criminal system. If most officials in the capital committed these crimes, unless it was a capital crime, they would almost be exempted from criminal responsibility. Instead, they would be reprimanded by the Tian family.
The most that can be done is dismissal from office and a fine of copper to cover it. This is the saying of the Song Dynasty that punishments are not good enough for officials...