Chu Qing was sure that the third brother must have been upgraded, but this upgrade was different from the past. It couldn't be said to be an upgrade. It should be a "patch".
In fact, Chu Qing was not sure about the matter of revising the law.
Let’s talk about repairing it. The Chang Code is indeed full of loopholes. I don’t know where it was repaired. The contents in it are all general.
Not too detailed, not particularly detailed. Its core is actually to protect the monarchy. The hierarchy is quite detailed, but it gives great privileges to scholars and the higher class. No matter how ugly the words are, Changlu
The entire article is devoted to safeguarding the political and economic interests of the feudal exploiting class.
Regarding legislation, legal structure and argumentation, it is not perfect, but the core is still based on Confucianism. The logic is self-consistent, but this "ritual", the etiquette in Confucianism, is extremely ironic.
The active protection of privileges against the ruling class and exploitation is vividly demonstrated.
Therefore, Chu Qing has always had a big problem regarding how to cultivate this law and how to cultivate this Chang law.
To use the simplest analogy, for example, in Chang's Law about playing hooligans, those who commit adultery will be apprenticed for one year each for men and women, those with husbands will be apprenticed for three years, and the strong ones will be given an extra grade. Those who commit adultery will be apprenticed for five years, and they will be injured.
, five years in prison, death, and hanging.
There is nothing wrong with these, but the problems are serious later. If it is a scholar playing hooligan, a Confucian scholar playing hooligan, or even a scholar with a good reputation playing hooligan, then the first one will not apply, and the content after that will start to be forced.
Why don't we put aside the fact that the woman was right? She was the scholar who took the initiative to seduce her. Why didn't she scream or resist? It's impossible for a scholar to do this. Is it consensual?
Ah, you didn't hit it, so why should you support it? In short, it's very magical.
So if you revise this Chang law, it will offend not only the interests of officials and aristocratic families, but if something goes wrong, it will be brought to the forefront and lead to offending Tianyan.
Because the emperor is the largest ruling class, it can even be said to be the exploiting class, and the stability of the world relies on propriety, so the emperor respects Confucianism.
Then there is no way to build the Law of Chang, because if we build the Law of Chang, if we want to achieve fairness and justice, it will inevitably affect "Confucianism", and Confucianism is also awesome here.
A hundred schools of thought contend, why is it that Confucianism is the only one that survives and flourishes?
Except for Confucius, Confucianism is like a chameleon. It comes and changes as the emperor and the ruling class are happy. The core ideas of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trust are certainly no problem, but
However, the Confucian scholars made Confucianism more in line with the needs of the ruling class without changing the core ideas, and worked hard to win over the emperor and the ruling class. They can be said to be the biggest lickers among the scholars.
Just like the divine right of kings, it did not conform to the "first version" of Confucianism at first. According to the two teachers Fan Ma, Confucius and Mencius, it should be "the power of kings granted by the people."
Mencius said that when Tang and Wu received orders, obeyed the heaven and obeyed the people, heard that Zhou was executed, and made the people of Qiu become the emperor, it meant that you have to treat the people well and get the people to support you, then you have the qualifications to be the emperor, not you
Dad is the emperor, and if he makes you the prince, the emperor will become hereditary in your family.
But the later Confucians were very "chameleons", especially Dong Zhongshu, who changed the power of kings from the people's right to the power of kings from the gods. This means that no one can question the emperor chosen by God, even if the emperor is a fool, a pervert, or a poor man.
Ghost, he can trick eunuchs into extorting money every day, and no one in the world can question him, because God loves him so much.
Then the ultimate question comes. If you want to build the law of Changchang, you must not get around "ritual", which represents Confucianism and the ruler class.
Chu Qing is not afraid of any aristocratic families, slanderous scholars, or officials. What he does is this group of gossips. This is his way of making a living.
But the problem is that it threatens the ruling class and has an impact on the imperial power. The emperor Huang Laosi is his biggest backer. It is impossible to imitate Tao Shaozhang and kill his own people at the beginning.
Now, Fu San, who had just received a plaque and was following Chu Qing as if he was about to encounter nine or ninety-nine eighty-one disasters, gave Chu Qing a new idea.
What needs to be cultivated in the law is not the content, but the defense and the strength to defend the law. The law is supreme.
Let the people support the law, let the officials turn the law into a shackles that bind them, and seal their rights in the law. After sealing, officials cannot open it at will. Even if they open it, it is to protect the people.
Not to protect themselves.
When officials recognize this problem and implement it in this way, and the people understand that the Chang Code can protect them, then even if there are only a few lines in the Chang Code, it can be considered completed.
"Third brother, your idea is definitely right, but there is a small problem..."
Although Chu Qing couldn't bear to hit the third brother, the problem should always be solved: "Then how to reasonably avoid the rules? I understand what you mean. What the Chang Law needs to be revised is not simply to supplement the content. If it is fair and just, it must be
It will have an impact on aristocratic families and Confucianism, and officials are all from Confucianism, and they are best at sowing dissension. What if they think the new laws, or our practices, infringe on the imperial power?"
The third brother laughed: "The first article of "New Rules", add a sentence and write it at the front."
"What to write?"
"The imperial power is supreme!"
Chu Qing: "..."
Fu San showed his wisdom in his little eyes: "Xiao Jue should not challenge the imperial power, but constantly emphasize in Chang's Law that the imperial power is supreme, the imperial power is supreme, the imperial power is supreme, the imperial power is above everything else, but it is limited to the imperial power, all
Legal provisions are no greater than the imperial power. Based on the content of the old version of Changlu, this point is constantly emphasized..."
At this point, Fu San laughed and said: "At that time, it will not only be the young master who implements the new laws and attaches great importance to the new laws, but also the emperor and your majesty. If the courtiers want to cause trouble, the emperor will be the first to disagree."
Apart from giving a thumbs up, Chu Qing could no longer express his admiration.
Isn't this the same kind of "who has the final right of interpretation?" I wrote a lot, and then added a sentence at the end, if anything happens, please refer to the first article, the imperial power is supreme.
Fu San continued: "Without the support of the emperor, this law cannot be implemented. Now we can only do this. Let the emperor implement this law first and implement this law into the hearts of the people. Repairing the law cannot be accomplished overnight.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, let the emperor help you take the first step, what do you think, young master?"
This time, Chu Qing was sure that the third brother had applied more than one patch.
Yes, everything is difficult at the beginning. If we change the emperor, he will definitely sneer at the so-called supremacy of imperial power. But the reality is here. If you don't learn from Confucianism and kneel down to embrace the imperial power, this new law will be useless even if it is revised.
, in this case, it is better to allow the imperial power to be highly concentrated, thereby compressing the power space of aristocratic families and the privileged class.
At least, the emperor believes that the country belongs to them, and no matter how much harm can be done, if the imperial power is not centralized and the power is in the hands of the aristocratic families and ministers, the risk factor of the country's demise will skyrocket, and the people will not benefit.
It is the same whether you practice the law or not.
"Okay, that's it."
After Chu Qing finished speaking, he glanced at Fu San's forehead: "Third brother, it's just... that after you were hit by the plaque this time, there is nothing... nothing unusual, right?"
"No, Master, why do you ask that?"
"It's okay, I just think it's shocking that you can come up with this kind of thinking."
What Chu Qing said was true. The friends were very concerned about the law revision and wanted to participate, but everyone wanted to improve and supplement it. Only Fu San wanted to maintain and implement it.
Fusan scratched his forehead again and smiled honestly: "When I looked at Changlu before, I always felt that there was something wrong with Changlu. What exactly was wrong? I couldn't figure it out even after turning over the book. This time, for some reason, I suffered a little.
"Shang, on the contrary, I have figured out that the law is not important. What is important is that people take this law seriously."
Chu Qing nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I don't know about other things, but I agree with both hands and feet that the law enforcement crime will be increased by one level. If an official makes a mistake, he can't just transfer him or write him a demerit. People are harming others.
, killing a few people at most, officials killing hundreds or even thousands, the crime will be increased!"
There was a knock on the door, Chu Qing turned his head, and Tao Ruolin stood there with the playful and smiling Princess Qingyang.
Princess Qingyang tilted her head, saw Fu San waking up, and waved her hand: "You're awake, do you still feel pain?"
Fusan stared at the ceiling, his smart little eyes disappearing without a trace.
