There was silence for a while.
Ji Heng seemed to have remembered something, and slowly stood up straight, bowed to Du He and said: "Some things still need to be explained. This time, targeting Yanguan Tieguan is not out of selfishness or revenge, but This matter concerns the dignity of the Young Mansion, and we must be strict and cautious."
"Difficult to reach."
"It is better to guard against the people's mouth than against the river."
"The government has been indifferent for several days, and the lower-level people are afraid that there will be complaints. But when it comes to the final result, we can only pretend not to know."
"Nowadays, local resentment is increasing day by day. In order to ensure that the imperial court will not be affected in the end, and even use this to win the hearts of the people, we cannot give any bad words."
"Yanguan Tieguan is indeed not responsible."
"But if they hold the official position of salt official or iron official, they are destined to be the target of public criticism."
“The imperial court cannot afford to lose big for small things.”
"Just remove me from office, avoid the limelight for a while, wait until the situation calms down in the future, and then give me a promotion as compensation."
"It never hurts to be cautious."
"The imperial court can only appear as a helper this time, and cannot easily get into trouble."
Du He laughed loudly and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhong. If I didn't know your plan, I might have some complaints. But now that I have some understanding of the relevant situation, how can it be that I am not ignorant? And what Mr. Zhong said is not wrong." , Yanguan Tieguan did neglect his duties."
"There is nothing wrong with the removal."
"Mr. Zhong can act boldly."
"Thank you." Ji Heng cupped his hands, feeling relieved in his heart.
After all, Du He is in charge of the young manor. If he insists on protecting him, he may not be able to win.
Now that Du He was relieved, he felt relieved.
immediately.
Ji Heng looked at Meng Yi, pondered for a moment, and said seriously: "You have the ability to be a court captain, but you haven't shown it yet."
"Maybe you have doubts."
"But this is exactly where you are."
aside.
Zhang Cang looked slightly strange.
He looked at Ji Heng and then at Meng Yi, seeming to realize something, and nodded in agreement.
Fusu frowned slightly.
He didn't understand the meaning of Ji Heng's words.
Du He glanced at Meng Yi calmly and quickly withdrew his gaze, as if he didn't care about the matter.
Ji Heng got straight to the point: "After all, I have offended you, so I will say a few more words to you. You are indeed in the position of Tingwei, but you are not sitting in the position of Tingwei because of your own abilities. , but your Meng clan’s family background, which has been with Qin for generations, and your brother’s reputation have nothing to do with you.”
"The courtiers respect you, not you."
"But the word 'Meng' for respect!"
Hear the words.
Meng Yi looked angry.
But he just kept a cold face and didn't argue anything.
Ji Heng said calmly: "You may be dissatisfied or unhappy."
"But that's the truth."
"You have not proven your ability to the world."
"Since taking charge of Tingwei's Mansion, you have only been serving in a step-by-step manner."
"It is natural to be strict with oneself and enforce the law impartially."
"But isn't this the duty of the Tingwei? However, the Tingwei Mansion is in charge of the laws and regulations of the world. You are only familiar with the laws and regulations, and you are familiar with them, but you lack the nuanced insights and forward-looking awareness."
"It's actually quite deadly."
"This is extremely incompetent for the officials responsible for enforcing laws and regulations."
"It is also irresponsible to all people in the world."
"The law allows for lag, because the world is changing all the time, and there are always some unexpected situations happening, so it is normal for the law to have gaps and deficiencies, but as an official in charge of laws and regulations, we cannot lose the ability to see the subtle things because of the lack of laws. .”
"It is also the function of the Tingwei Mansion to prevent problems before they occur and to stop the situation before it gets serious."
"And you have not shown the corresponding ability."
"You have failed in your duty!"
"Of course this is not just a failure on your part."
"But the entire Tingwei Mansion."
"The status of the Tingwei Mansion has been continuously improved over the years, but it has gradually become superficial. It has lost its past enterprising spirit, lost its sense of responsibility, and lost the idea of perfecting the law. It has become mediocre and ordinary. Such an official office is extremely threatening. and bad, because Tingwei Mansion represents the law."
"but now"
"The officials of Tingwei Mansion have become law."
Meng Yi's face changed suddenly.
Ji Heng snorted coldly and said indifferently: "I'm not being alarmist."
"This is the current situation of Da Qin."
"The Qin Dynasty established the country by law. Many officials were familiar with the law. However, many officials in the Tingwei Mansion felt that they were the incarnation of the law and the rules governing the world. Learning was completely divorced from reality and inhumane. ”
"For this shipwreck in Huai County."
"If I hadn't proposed legislation, how many people in Tingwei Mansion would have thought about legislation?"
Meng Yi's expression froze.
He opened his mouth, but no words came out.
nobody.
At least he didn't hear it.
Ji Heng sneered and said: "You realize it? When something goes wrong, the first reaction of the officials of the Tingwei Mansion is not to make amends from the law, but to deal with the matter as soon as possible and continue to uphold the already outdated laws." Fa, the existence of these emergencies completely exposes their pedantry, and they will only deal with them in a disciplined manner."
"I didn't even think about making changes."
"Tingwei's mansion is dead."
"It's rotten from the roots."
"I have long forgotten Shang Yang's ancient admonition that if one does not follow the same path in governing the country, the country will not follow the law."
"I once told the eldest son that the collapse of the legal system in the Qin Dynasty has been going on for a long time. Perhaps many people in the court thought it was the Four Nobles of King Zhao of Qin and Lu Buwei and others who started it. But laws are like rivers. A severe drought or The intuitive manifestation of floods is the increase or decrease in water volume, but the root cause is definitely not in the river."
"But at the source."
"The source of law is in Tingwei Mansion!"
"The first crime of the collapse of the legal system in the Qin Dynasty lies in the Tingwei Mansion."
"There is a problem at the source. No matter how much relief is provided, there will be no cure."
"Now you know why you condemned Tingwei Mansion."
"All the officials in Tingwei Mansion are guilty."
"Deserved punishment!"
"It should be questioned and it should be convicted!"
Ji Heng's eyes were cold, but no one argued.
Meng Yi was ashamed and annoyed.
Ji Heng's words can be said to have lifted the fig leaf of Tingwei Mansion in public, completely exposing the corruption of Tingwei Mansion. It was so straightforward and bloody.
He was a little unbearable for a while.
There was dead silence.
No one said a word from Fusu, Zhang Cang and others.
All looked solemn.
"The source of the chaos is in the Tingwei Mansion?" Zhang Cang chewed in his heart. This idea was still very novel, but he recognized it.
Because if you think about it carefully, it is indeed the case.
The officials of Tingwei's Mansion have become somewhat harsh and have become more dogmatic in recent years. The laws of Qin did change from the Qin State to the Qin Dynasty, but the changes were not significant.
However, the world has changed greatly.
The law has not kept pace with the times, which is indeed a serious dereliction of duty.
It’s not even a dereliction of duty.
But dereliction of duty.
Looking at Meng Yi's sweaty head, Ji Heng shook his head lightly and said: "Now the officials of Tingwei Mansion regard themselves as the incarnation of the law, completely divorced from reality, and do not consider reality at all, let alone change. It is natural for the world to regard Qin as a violent Qin."
"Because the officials of Qin Dynasty who studied law lost their humanity."
"They see themselves as the embodiment of fairness and justice, and they are even more hysterical about upholding the so-called law, because it is upholding their tragic dignity and face."
"It's right to uphold the law."
"But the laws we uphold should be laws that guide people in the world to be good."
"Rather than laws that prevent people from doing good."
"If you disregard the original intention of establishing the law for the sake of so-called legal justice, isn't this putting the cart before the horse? Isn't this the government forcing the people to rebel?"
"If the law is unfair, the mob will rise in anger."
"Because the people have grievances!"
Ji Heng calmly sat back down, holding his chin with one hand, and continued: "Now the officials in the court think that the lower-level officials do not care about the court, but the lower-level officials think that the government is unkind and unfair."
"Is this incompetence at the top or ignorance at the bottom?"
“Both make sense and neither makes sense.”
"Because the footing is different."
"Based on the people."
"******, the humble are the wisest."
"Based on the ruling and opposition parties."
"Those who are in power are the wisest, and those who are humble are the stupidest."
“But throughout the ages, if we want long-term peace and stability, we must always base ourselves on the people.”
"The more you are divorced from grassroots practice, the more stupid you will be, because you don't know what the people need and what the people are anxious about. The more you do at the grassroots level, the smarter you tend to be. The smartness and stupidity here are not the so-called wisdom, but the simplest ability to do things.”
"Whether it's Mengyi or the eldest son."
"You are very different in my eyes, because your knowledge structure is similar and your life background and environment are similar, so you are destined to think about things from roughly the same perspective, so it is difficult to correct each other."
"Isn't this a blessing for the country?"
"Meng Yi, your talents should not die in the Tingwei Mansion. Instead, you should go to the place and understand the actual situation there. When you come back from the place, the position of the Tingwei Mansion will still belong to you. At that time, Only then can you truly grow into a pillar of the country, and only then can you completely get rid of your brother's influence on you."
"Wait until then."
"You are truly qualified to become a Tingwei."
"The prime minister must be from the state headquarters, and the fierce general must be from the army."
"This is the way you want to go."
"You don't have the ability to become a courtier now. There are too many officials like you in the court, and they can't complement each other. What's the use of having more officials? They're just mediocre people occupying high positions."
Ji Heng shook his head.
He had offended Meng Yi anyway.
It's rare to pretend to be pretentious and just stab him to the bottom with a stick to get Meng Yi out of the way.
With no grassroots experience and no dealings with the grassroots, Meng Yi's talents are completely rootless and cannot be used at all. He seems to be upright, but in fact he is helping others.
Meng Yi's expression changed.
finally.
He bowed respectfully to Ji Heng, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhong, for your advice. Meng Yi has learned a lesson. Meng Yi's position as a court captain is indeed unworthy of his name."
"I am willing to follow Mr. Zhong's advice."
Ji Heng nodded.
He withdrew his gaze and glanced around calmly. When he glanced at Zhang Cang, Zhang Cang's face lit up and seemed to be very excited. He seemed to want to hear Ji Heng's advice to him.
But Ji Heng scanned it directly.
(End of chapter)
