Fazheng put down his wine glass and answered immediately.
"I have two strategies to make the Chu country prosperous and powerful, and control the families. One is the legal system, and the other is the central system." Ji Shu was immediately overjoyed.
"Sir, please elaborate."
"Before I say anything, please ask Brother Ji to answer a question for me first. If I am satisfied, I will naturally answer." Are you trying to counterattack my army?
Ji Shu was stunned for a moment. He asked another question, but he didn't suffer at all.
"Excuse me, sir."
"Okay!" Fazheng continued with his words.
"As I said before, it is not actually better to deal with problems from a higher perspective."
"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought until the Huns moved westward, causing some of the Huns to submit to the Han and bring the land in the north under the rule of the Han. But not all emperors can achieve such achievements as Emperor Wu. From a lower perspective, cannibalization, The best way is to divide the foreigners and benefit from it."
"Brother Ji keeps saying that it is for the people of the world, so how far are you going to do it for the people of the world? You know, the new law of Chu State has enabled the people to obtain land and wiped out old debts. If it were not for the current war, there would be no time to recuperate. Years ago, the people's life was no worse than it was during the reign of Wenjing. Are you still not satisfied? What kind of prosperous empire do you want to build? What does Sun Ce think?" Fazheng couldn't answer Ji Shu, and kept talking. road.
"During the Northern Expedition to Xuzhou, you dared to suppress the military situation in Jingzhou and make a choice for Sun Ce! You are right to consider it. Sun Ce is the God of War of Chu State and the pillar of Chu State. He can never fail or make mistakes. But have you ever thought about it? But who is the king of Chu?"
"Sun Ce is the king of Chu! It is precisely because he has the love of the people and the trust of the soldiers that he should decide the fate of Chu and bear the responsibility of advancing and retreating troops!"
"What kind of decision does Sun Ce want to make? Does he want to secure the benefits? Or does he want the achievements that will be recorded in history like Emperor Wu? Or is he really willing to implement a decision that he will never see the end of in his own lifetime, only for the country? Beneficial policies? Why should you decide these?"
"Ji Shu, you have trespassed on the boundary between monarch and minister." Fazheng pressed his hands on the table and leaned forward slightly, with that inexplicable smile still on his face.
"Presumptuous! Fazheng, how dare you slander our master!" Lu Xun stood up angrily, about to draw his sword.
"sit down!"
"But, him!"
"Sit down!" Lu Xun sat down reluctantly, still glaring at Fazheng fiercely. Ji Shu sighed.
Fa Zheng's accusations are not without harshness, especially in this era of loyalty. If others heard what he said today, it would be enough to be used as a basis for criticizing Ji Shu.
Sun Ce had always been extremely tolerant of him, and with the power he had held over the years, Ji Shu had gradually forgotten the humbleness when he first faced the world, and the awe of being cautious and planning.
"Oh, I understand. What sir is asking is, what do I want?"
"I once thought about the days when millions of soldiers were crawling at my feet, fighting for me in all directions, and the days when there were three thousand beauties in the harem, changing their patterns every day."
"But after seeing the cruelty of war, intrigues, fratricide, and bloodshed for thousands of miles, I realized that this was not something to do for me to show off my power. And I was also lucky enough to meet a man who had a similar temperament and was willing to give up everything for me. Woman, I didn’t know until that day that one person is enough for me in this life, and I wouldn’t change it no matter how many beauties there are in the world.”
"Now, I don't want much. To quell the war, unify the Central Plains, and watch my elder brother wear the emperor's crown and establish an unprecedented prosperous empire." Lu Xun did not dare to speak from the second sentence just now.
After hearing this, Fazheng poured another glass of wine and chuckled.
"It actually moved me a little bit. Come on, let me toast Brother Ji." Ji Shu was not polite, picked up the wine glass and drank.
"Do it!" After drinking the glass, Fazheng shook his sleeves, sat up slightly and started to say.
"Since Brother Ji is honest, I will tell you the truth."
"The essence of the Chu State's new law is simply 'people-oriented'. Confucius and Mozi, among the sages during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, proposed it hundreds of years ago, and it is the core of Confucianism. This new law is more powerful than Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty were indeed more outstanding in their light corvee service. Heroes emerge from troubled times. If it were another dynasty, the Zhuge family would have produced two prime ministers."
"Chu's new law is indeed a new thing, but do you want to change the world and realize a world where everyone is like a dragon?" Hehe.
Fazheng shook his head and sighed.
"Money can make a fool of himself."
"The aristocratic families are just not used to using new tools. Land has become money. In less than ten years, they will be able to figure out the reason."
"People will have needs when they are alive. Now that the people of Chu have their own land to cultivate, do they want to marry a wife? Well, it would be more classy to pay a bride price, right? Someone else's new family has moved into a new house, do you want to build it? Now that we have a family, we have a child, and the court even taught us free calligraphy for a few years, do you want the child to continue studying and gain fame and become a new dignitary?"
"Isn't this where money comes from? In the past, if you couldn't pay the rent, you had to work as a servant for the master of the family. How can you be noble if you can't pay the rent in the future? It's just a pig or a dog who paid the rent. They are just cows and horses who pay off their debts.”
"Of course, it cannot be said that there is no progress. At least, the common people have gained a bit of dignity and a bit of life from it, and this is enough for them to be willing to die for Lord Sun Ce." Fazheng sneered and poured the wine.
Ji Shu felt a chill down his spine for a moment and even wanted to kill Fa Zheng immediately, but he immediately gave up the idea.
Ji Shu asked in a deep voice.
"Can the aristocratic family be checked and balanced through legislation?" Fazheng drank a glass of wine to moisten his throat, raised his head and continued.
"Of course legislation must be enacted, but it is just legislation, not the legal system I am talking about."
"Qin's law follows the law of Shang Jun. It only talks about laws and is not humane. The world is afraid of it. It is called a cruel law."
"The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system and followed the Qin law, but the law was only auxiliary, and the opinions of those with higher official positions were the main ones. Even if someone committed a capital crime, as long as the judge's official position was high enough, he could even be exempted from the crime. This is ultimately a rule of man."
"The legal system I am talking about is based on the law and the rule of man as a supplement. Once the law is formulated, the judge can only make slight adjustments based on human affairs. Even if the emperor violates it, he must be reasonably punished. Only in this way can the law be implemented and truly be implemented. Use the law to drive the chariot of the state. Aristocratic families will either become the cogs in it, or they will be crushed by it."
