Chapter seven hundred and seventeen the military posture on the court
There is no absolute fairness in the world. Even the laws will have loopholes. The laws are also written by people. Wherever there are people, there will be entangled interests and favoritism. This is inevitable.
Even if the laws of later generations are not perfect, they must be constantly revised, let alone the laws of the Song Dynasty?
There are many forms of law, including criminal law and tax law. The law of sticking is tax law, and it does not involve human life, but the country's tax revenue.
Tea tax was an important tax for the Song Dynasty. Even Ye An, who came to the Song Dynasty at the beginning, knew that salt, iron, wine and tea were all government-owned monopoly. However, compared with salt and iron, tea had a larger scope and was widely planted.
, it was impossible to rely solely on the court for control, so it was outsourced to tea farmers, let the people produce it, the government purchased it, and then resold it to tea merchants. The same was true for salt.
Ye An is very familiar with the laws of the Song Dynasty. This is not because of his extraordinary talent, but on the contrary, because of his habits. Because of his "military life" in his previous life, Ye An's understanding of the laws of the country he is in is almost instinctive.
As for the laws of the Song Dynasty, he also knew them very well, and Qin Mumu, who was born in a police academy, would naturally pay special attention to the laws of the Song Dynasty, and would even spend a lot of time studying and discussing with Ye An.
Qin Mumu's research found that "Song Xingtong" is almost a replica of "Tang Lu Shuyi", and many of its contents are almost identical. "Song Xingtong" only deleted unnecessary allusions and modified some taboo words.
At the same time, the "breaking stick method" was added to the five punishments part to fold the whip, stick, disciple, and flow into the corresponding hip stick or spine stick, which was used as a substitute punishment for the original punishment, expressing the meaning of saving punishment and being lenient. Needless to say, it was the founding of the People's Republic of China.
At that time, in order to stabilize human nature, lenient sentencing measures were taken.
The criminal law part is pretty good. After all, the "Tang Code" went through several major revisions under the rule of several generations of emperors in the Tang Dynasty. It can almost be said to be the most complete and sound law in the feudal dynasty. Even if it was copied by the Song Dynasty, it would still be unreliable.
There won't be any big problems, but the tax laws are different.
The tax laws of the Song Dynasty can be said to be diverse, and commercial taxes and agricultural taxes are mixed up. There are countless exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes left over from the Five Dynasties. Even the "head tax" still survives, which is simply unacceptable to Ye An.
At present, there is endless debate in the court about the preservation of the sticking method.
Ye An's mind was filled with confusion since he went to court today. In the past two days, people kept coming to him to be a "lobbyist". Some civil servants came to him to "discuss the art of literature". Southeast tea merchants also asked for cooperation.
I came under the banner to "talk" about Puhui's development to the southeast.
This is the court of the Song Dynasty! The Eight Immortals crossed the sea and each showed their abilities. Ye An originally thought that these people were more secretive, but he did not expect that they were open and aboveboard, and he felt embarrassed instead.
Later, I learned from Chen Lin that this was considered normal in the court. After all, these people came under various banners, and they did not directly ask you to stand up against the "sticking method".
From this, Ye An also saw the efficiency of the Song Dynasty. A debate about the use of sticking techniques has been going on in the court for half a month. It is said that there will be a result today.
The bullock cart swayed slowly on Nanmen Street, and did not stop until it reached Xuande Gate. Only the carriages and horses of Xianggong could drive into the outer city of the palace. Ye An definitely did not have this blessing.
After participating in court meetings so many times, Ye An was already familiar with the rules of the previous dynasty. The emperor's court system in the Song Dynasty was different from that of later generations. The rules were very complicated. This was probably because Taizu Taizong was worried that some people would talk about the unfairness of the Song Dynasty's victory, so he used complicated rules.
To restore the majesty of the emperor.
After waiting for a while in the waiting courtyard and eating something, the officials went to the Wende Hall to attend the parade, and Zhao Zhen also wore boots and robes to ride on the parade and went to the Changchun Hall to stop and wait.
The Privy Council sent an "introduction to the Palace of Wende" to the Wende Hall. After Zhao Zhen was promoted to the throne, all civil and military officials paid homage to him. Finally, there was a prelude to Zhongshu's edict on the incense case: "Zhongshu's official business, I have already signed the document!" After the performance, he retired and bowed.
Go out of the palace gate. Then the criminal judge and the attendant officer begin their duties, and then they all go out and return to their respective classes.
Of course, it's not over yet. The imperial censor will come out. If there is anyone in front of the palace who has behaved inappropriately, he will correct it by playing the style. Finally, it is the turn of the left and right officials to come out. The envoy of the pavilion will play "Nothing happened in the pavilion".
Wen, after the military attache left the palace, Zhao Zhen went to the back hall and gave food to the corridor.
This was the end of the previous part of the court, and the real court meeting would not begin until the courtiers had finished eating in the gallery.
Some officials of low rank or who had nothing to do could already retire to the government offices to work on errands, while other courtiers had to go to the back hall for another court meeting after eating the food in the gallery given by the officials.
Ye Anhao was stuck in the process of founding the country from the third level to a prefecture, and he was dispatched by the Shaoqing of Sinong Temple with real power. Coupled with his status as an attendant bachelor, he could not escape at all. He could only watch the same as himself.
Fan Ziyuan, who was in the fifth grade, left leisurely.
Although Ye An's founding prince is one of the last few in terms of title, his rank is not low. During court meetings, in order to reflect the importance the officials attach to the title, and to reflect the "value" of the title, the title is often used.
First.
Otherwise, Ye An, a young minister of Sinong Temple, would not be a "regular official" at all.
The Prime Minister Yu Er in the palace has completely cooled down, and there is also a new face that Ye An doesn't recognize. Seeing that there are a lot of people in today's court meeting, Ye An stands in the position of the fifth rank. There is no other reason why he is in the back.
, but no one pays attention......
The main topic of discussion today is the sticking method. Sun Shi was still the first to stand up and oppose it. Along with him, there were several Hanlin scholars and admonishing officials.
It is no exaggeration to say that almost all of Zhao Zhen's advisory group are opposed to the implementation of the "sticking method."
Ye An did not expect this. He did not expect that Sun Shi could muster so much power. Many courtiers discovered the difference between Sun Shi today. They were very impassioned in the court, constantly listing the shortcomings of the sticking method.
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Ye An smiled slightly. Sure enough, only the "victim" knew the details best. As a person who was deprived of benefits by the "sticking method", how could Sun Shi not know the shortcomings of the "sticking method"?
Seeing that the familiar palace pillar was still some distance away from him, Ye An couldn't help but sigh slightly. This must have been done intentionally by the royal censor in the palace. After several attempts to impeach him in the palace for "relying on the palace pillars and breaking the rules in front of the palace" were ineffective, the palace minister
The censor directly moved his usual place away from the palace pillars!!
This was a court meeting. He couldn't move around or leave early. The matter being debated in the palace had nothing to do with him. Zhao Zhen could sit down and Liu E was hiding behind the bead curtain. Ye An couldn't help but sigh that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was better.
At least I can sit down for my ministers. Although there is no difference between sitting upright and sitting down, it will be fine once you get used to it.
Fortunately, standing in the military posture is not an uncomfortable thing, at least the body is not uncomfortable. You may not be used to it at first, but after standing for a long time, it is not very tiring.
So Ye An stood upright in the court hall, piercing the Wende Hall like a javelin...