Chu Qing was sure that the third brother must have 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 Law is indeed full of loopholes. I don’t know where it was repaired. The contents in it are all generalized.
No, it’s not very 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 to say that it is not perfect, but the core is still based on Confucianism, and 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 been very confused about how to cultivate this law and cultivate this Chang law.
To use the simplest analogy, for example, in Chang's Law about playing hooligans, the adulterer will be apprenticed for one year for both men and women, and those with husbands will be apprenticed for three years. , five years in prison, death, hanging.
There is nothing wrong with these, but the problems later become more serious. 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 to rely on. Why don't we put aside the facts? Is that woman right? She is the scholar who took the initiative to seduce. Why didn't she scream? Why didn't she 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.
Therefore, 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.
With hundreds of schools of thought contending, why is it that Confucianism is the only one that has survived and flourished?
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 okay, but However, the Confucian scholars made Confucianism more in line with the needs of the ruling class without changing the core ideas, and they 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 Heaven and obeyed people, heard that one man, 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, only then can 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 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 tease, 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.
So here comes the ultimate question. If you want to build the law of Changzhou, you must not get around "rituals", which represent Confucianism and the "rituals" of the ruling 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 eighty-one hardships, gave Chu Qing a new idea.
What needs to be revised about the law is not the content, but the defense and power of 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 realize 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 Chang Law wants to revise 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 law, or our practices, infringes on the imperial power?"
The third brother laughed: "The first article of "New Rules", add one sentence and write it at the front."
"Write what?"
"The imperial power is supreme!"
Chu Qing: "..."
Fu San's little eyes showed wisdom: "I feel that I should not challenge the imperial power, but constantly emphasize in the laws of Chang 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 The legal provisions are no greater than the imperial power. This point is constantly emphasized based on the content of the old version of Changlu..."
At this point, Fu San laughed and said: "At that time, it will not be the young master who will implement the new laws and attach importance to them, but 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?" Kakaka 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 there is a different 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 and 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, no matter how much harm they can do, but 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, and Chang It is the same whether you practice the law or not.
"Okay, let's do 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 idea."
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. Huan, on the contrary, I 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, and Chu Qing turned his head. Tao Ruolin and the playful and smiling Princess Qingyang were standing there.
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.
