Chapter 46 Fang Xiaoru’s Disappointment
From the perspective of the new law, this case is a property analysis case. First of all, we must abide by morality and impose certain punishments on the eldest son. Because he made his father unhappy. The world is about filial piety. There must be this penalty.
But the question is, what comes next.
See who pays for this store, if it is your parents. Then the parents’ capital plus equity discount must be returned to the parents. Parents have control over this money. And according to custom, the money given to parents is far more than the parents' investment.
Even though my parents didn't invest a penny. The eldest son also has to contribute a certain amount of money. This is because the elder brother also has the obligation to take care of the younger brother. It is also right for the eldest brother to buy property for his younger brother.
But the problem is that all the property of the eldest son should not be given to the second son.
The eldest son and his wife have their own independent property rights.
In fact, in Zhu Xiongying's opinion, both the plaintiff and the defendant probably regretted this case very much. Without him, it was originally a small case, and the county government would not even accept it as a household matter.
And it has become a place where new law and old law compete.
This case was taken all the way from Shangyuan County to the Three Law Departments of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Everyone has his or her own opinion and discussion, even to the point of the emperor's ruling. This case may even go down in history in the future.
But for the parties involved in this case. But it may not be a good thing.
After all kinds of twists and turns, their fate is beyond their control.
Only Zhu Yingxiong had this feeling. After all, he saw too many low-class people in Yingkou University Hall, many of whom were not even at the bottom, because a slight order from above changed his life.
This feeling is really something that many high officials nowadays cannot understand. Because they don't have a bottom-level perspective, all they see is the confrontation between the two factions.
Zhu Xiongying said: "In my opinion, this case is fine. The verdict of the Ministry of Criminal Justice is very good."
Fang Xiaoru said: "How good is it?"
Zhu Yingxiong said: "This is what the imperial law stipulates, and for this family, the important thing is not how to judge, but to judge quickly. No matter what, it will be fine as long as the dust settles."
Fang Xiaoru felt a little disappointed after hearing what Zhu Yingxiong said.
He has always been by the prince's side, and actually knows the prince's true intentions. The prince may also want to promote reforms, but he has never thought of doing so in such a big way. Didn't even think about it. It's so overwhelming and counterintuitive.
He actually hoped that Zhu Yingxiong could stand with the prince in everything, rather than being in sympathy with his majesty.
Fang Xiaoru secretly thought: "It seems that the emperor's eldest grandson has been following He Xi for too long. He has already believed in some of He Xi's words. From now on, we must find a way to get the emperor's eldest grandson over, and we must not let the Ming Dynasty entrust someone to do anything."
Although Fang Xiaoru thought so, deep down in his heart, there was an unspoken worry, which was: "Zhu Xiongying is already a teenager and can be considered an adult. Can he still control his thoughts?"
When Fang Xiaoru thought of this, a face flashed in his mind. It's none other than Zhu Yunwen.
Fang Xiaoru then suppressed this idea.
From Fang Xiaoru's point of view, orderliness between elders and younger ones is a matter of course. How could he promote abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones?
Just, I don’t know how. This thought occasionally circulated in Fang Xiaoru's heart.
At this time, someone suddenly sent a message, but it was Zhu Yuanzhang who wanted to see Zhu Xiongying.
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After a while, Zhu Xiongying came to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not look up at Zhu Xiongying, but said: "What did Fang Xiaoru tell you?"
The capital is Zhu Yuanzhang's home court. Here, few things can be hidden from Zhu Yuanzhang, and this is especially true in the Secretary's Prison. It can be said that every move is under Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.
Zhu Xiongying told Fang Xiaoru exactly what he said.
Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Xiongying say that the best way for this family now is to make a judgment immediately. It doesn't matter how the judgment is made.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but raise his head and glance at Zhu Xiongying. Said: "Not bad." What Zhu Yuanzhang cares about is not the success or failure of this case, or even which side Zhu Yingxiong prefers. It's Zhu Xiongying's civilian perspective on this matter.
This is what Zhu Yuanzhang appreciates most, that Zhu Xiongying has this idea. Even if he is unable to do so in the future, he will definitely not be a tyrant. And those people who talk about benevolence and morality and never think about the people when doing things are the disaster.
Yes, Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking of Chongzhen. In the eyes of Confucian scholar-bureaucrats, Chongzhen was simply a perfect moral man, but it was he who forced the world to rebel. There are certainly a lot of options here.
But Chongzhen was determined not to have the perspective of ordinary people, and had no idea what the so-called three rates meant to them.
Zhu Yuanzhang then asked: "Tell me, what do you think of the Zheng family of Yimen?"
Zhu Xiongying said: "I only want one thing, and that is for the six ministers of Jin to turn their family into a country."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yingxiong and said: "Sit down."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself: "It would be nice if the boss was as decisive as his son."
actually. Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards scholar-bureaucrats can be seen from the Zheng family of Yimen. Thousands of people from the Zheng family in Yimen gathered together. There were patriarchs and directors. They had no private wealth and everyone worked together. Food is distributed in the village.
This is the ideal state of Confucianism, and many scholar-bureaucrats pursue the ultimate.
It even has some primitive utopian qualities.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang once admired it very much. Because Zhu Yuanzhang had a deep distrust of officials. It is this sense of distrust that actually supports people's self-government. The so-called imperial court officials are not allowed to leave the city without permission.
And what does the people's self-government system look like? It's the clan.
But after He Xi came, he taught Zhu Yuanzhang a lesson and let him know what local tyrants and evil gentry are. The power given to individuals in the new law is actually to dismantle clan power. This is also the reason why the scholar-bureaucrats are dissatisfied.
After asking this question, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't ask any more questions. After all, as He Xi's disciple, Zhu Xiongying's position was already very clear.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Here is a memorial from He Xi. Please read it and give me your opinion."
Zhu Xiongying said: "My grandson understands." Then he took the memorial with both hands, read it hastily, then closed his eyes, pondered for a while, picked it up again, and read it again. After reading it, put it on the table.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "How?"
Zhu Xiongying said: "It seems to my grandson that Master He has many ideas. He wants to manage factories in various places and become the pillar of the imperial court."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "How about Bi Shaofu?"
Zhu Xiongying was silent for a long time and said: "Although the Beijing Construction Department that Master He wants to establish is a temporary organization, it will probably be established permanently in the future. After all, the Shaofu is under the jurisdiction of the inner court. I think that the benefits of the factory will It should not just be relegated to the inner palace.”
The inner government is an institution directly subordinate to the emperor, and the outer court is an institution under the jurisdiction of the Ming government.
Incorporating all factories into the inner court seemed to allow the Ming royal family to exclusively enjoy the profits brought by the factories and advanced technology. But the consequences of eating alone are never very good.
Zhu Yuanzhang secretly shook his head and thought: "My grandson is more confident than the boss."
These two states actually grew up at different times. When Zhu Biao was born, Zhu Yuanzhang had not yet conquered Nanjing, and was even in crisis for a time. Zhu Biao actually had an impression of these things.
Therefore, in Zhu Biao's mind, the Ming Dynasty was not impregnable. There are many problems here. Zhu Biao has a sense of crisis. But Zhu Xiongying was different. When he was born, Zhu Yuanzhang was already the emperor's son, and he was the emperor's grandson at birth. In his mind, the existence of the Ming Dynasty was natural and justified. I don’t think anyone below dares to rebel and cause chaos.
It's like a story: Fan Li's son committed a crime in Chu State, and Fan Li sent his youngest son to go there. The wife was unhappy and felt that the eldest son should handle this matter.
So Fan Li had no choice but to let his eldest son go. Soon after, news came that Chu State had granted amnesty, but Fan Li's son was killed. It turned out that Fan Li's eldest son went to the minister of Chu State and offered gold and silver to ask the minister to plead for mercy. The minister thought of a way to promote the amnesty of Chu State. But Fan Li's eldest son thought it was a coincidence. So he went to the minister and asked for the gold and silver.
