Li Chengqian's words surprised Li Ke. Since Li Chengqian went out for two years, when he came back, he was almost in a state of not hearing anything outside the window and only reading books by sages.
He spent most of his time in the East Palace. He stopped going to many of the activities he liked before. He spent most of his time reading and studying, or consulting on political affairs.
Now it is very rare to suddenly appear and take the initiative to help him solve problems.
"Brother, I was just talking about this matter with Li Yan. The two of us discussed that it is most appropriate to remain unchanged in response to changes." Li Ke said, and he also roughly explained the rest.
After Li Ke finished speaking, Li Chengqian shook his head: "The truth is like this, but have you ever thought about one thing, Sanlang? These wealthy families often refuse to see the Yellow River. Although being gentle is a sign of kindness, I I feel that sometimes iron and blood are also necessary means."
"It's not unreasonable to kill a chicken to scare a monkey."
Li Ke was a bit dumbfounded: "Actually, I don't have any objection to this. After all, the more than one hundred heads of the Zheng family are also related to me, but if they don't make mistakes, we can't kill the chickens to scare the monkeys."
"Actually, if you want to check, there is no problem that cannot be found." Li Chengqian shook his head.
"I'm here to ask you, otherwise my eldest brother will help you with this matter. There's nothing I can't do to help you. You can lend me my hand to kill a chicken in this matter."
Li Ke understood what Li Chengqian said. He was using Li Chengqian's name to stir up a wave of powerful families in this matter. No matter what kind of reaction they made, they would definitely react.
As long as they take action at that time, even if the final excuse is other problems found out from them, these people will definitely think that it is because of this incident.
However, the question is, is this incident strictly speaking a thing? Not to mention, Datang has formulated new examination rules, and as a member of Datang, it is not normal for the family to make adjustments.
Of course, it is really not clear how this specific adjustment should be handled for the time being, but preparing to take action directly now, as a qualified court or person in power, this should not be the right approach.
They have other illegal issues and can deal with other illegal issues. Just because of this, you can’t go out of your way to investigate a certain one to scare the monkeys.
This kind of opening cannot be opened.
What's more, if you really check every family in the world, you can find out any illegal crimes. But now Datang is at a critical moment of reform. There are some problems that Li Ke can only deal with after everything is completely on track. .
Those who make corrections can be forgiven, but if they continue to break the law, they will be severely punished.
"Brother, to be honest, I don't quite understand why you are so excited or have such a big reaction. As a family, when faced with a family crisis, whether it is holding a meeting or taking countermeasures, this It’s all human nature.”
"Everyone has a sense of crisis, and everyone has a natural reaction to avoid crises. As long as they do not violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty, why do we have such a big reaction?" Li Ke asked helplessly.
Li Chengqian paused for a moment, then said helplessly: "That's Sanlang. You don't know how much damage they can do to the world together, and many times you can't do anything about it. So, when facing these people, you can't be too vigilant." ."
"What's more, they have not violated the laws of the Tang Dynasty now, but by the time they violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty, it will be too late."
Li Ke smiled: "Brother, let me put it this way, even if there is a family that wants to rebel, but he has not shown any signs, and we do not have any direct evidence to prove it, even if we all know it, but we just Nothing can be done.”
"At least, you can't do anything to them. You can prevent it, but you can't do it directly."
Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment: "Why?"
"No suspicion of guilt." Li Ke spit out four words.
"You mean, even if this person is suspected of a serious crime, or even said that he is the only one who may have committed a crime, we can't punish him without direct evidence?" Li Chengqian frowned.
"Yes." Li Ke nodded simply.
"Why?" Li Chengqian looked at Li Ke with some confusion.
"In order to protect countless ordinary people." Li Ke said softly. He pointed to the maids passing by not far away. The little eunuch continued: "Brother, have you ever heard that it's like the maids in this palace? The little eunuch was beaten to death because he was suspected of stealing something?"
"It was later discovered that it was not these people who did it? But the person who killed him will not be punished?"
Li Chengqian paused for a moment. How should I put this? It can be said that there has been no interruption since the beginning of historical records.
"Yes, then here comes the problem. If the law is not enforced, then this powerful person has enough means and strength to kill ordinary people, and it is still within the legal scope."
"Of course, everything has two sides. The bad side is that some real criminals may let the bad guys go because their criminal process is too perfect and there is no evidence."
"But compared to the previous disadvantage, I would rather let one or two bad people go." Li Ke's expression was very serious, because he had heard countless similar things in later generations. This was still a real execution of suspected crimes. The premise.
If this premise is not implemented, can you imagine the consequences?
But in the Tang Dynasty, this statement was impossible. In many cases, the decision of a case depended more on the mood of the person who solved the case.
The improvement of the law cannot be completed in a day or two. It can only be modified step by step, because there are some things that you must expand and improve in line with the national conditions and follow the social conditions step by step.
This is true of everything.
If you do it in one step... the result will be broken eggs.
The same is true in the Tang Dynasty. Changsun Wuji currently holds biennial conferences, and many laws are added and revised each time. This progress is fast enough for the Tang Dynasty.
Li Chengqian looked at Li Ke seriously. After a long time, he sighed and said, "Sanlang, you have a kind heart in your heart, but others may not appreciate the way you treat others."
Li Ke was a little helpless: "Brother, please stop boasting. Whether I like it or not, this is the fact. This is how to manage a country."
"Governing a country is not about personal grievances. If running a country is like personal grievances. If I don't like you and I just come to you with a knife, then the world will be in chaos. Most of the time when governing a country is compromise and negotiation. Spent in the process of compromise.”
"No matter what form of war it is, it will only be carried out after negotiations are no longer possible. A leader who does not understand compromise will surely lead a country to the path of destruction."
"Because you don't know how to compromise, no matter how strong the country is, it means making enemies on all sides, and even former allies may be pushed to the enemy's side. If you are wrong, you will get little help, but if you are right, you will get more help."
