The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 2504 Casting punishment on a tripod

Once the Zhan Palace is involved, it means that none of the officials who resigned in Dingzhou will be able to escape, and they will definitely explain everything honestly. Since all the officials are working together to fight against the Palace of Punishment and the imperial court, then the charges for the Dingfu Rebellion will be It's entirely up to them.

Countries do not easily kill scholars, but with so many people dead, including people from the Hall of Punishment, the Palace of Punishment must start killing people.

The entire matter has been decided by any official who is not allowed to be present.

The so-called impeachment luck has become a big joke.

The numerous officials who came out with the memorials did not take them back, nor did they not take them back.

The atmosphere in Jinluan Palace was unprecedentedly embarrassing.

After a few breaths, Wu Hanjiang said forcefully: "The reason why we are participating in Fang Xusheng's performance is not just because of the chaos in Dingfu, but also..."

He Mingxiang, the Secretary of the Oversight Yuan, scolded: "Enough! When did my censor of the Oversight Yuan become a man of clever words and persuasions?"

Wu Hanjiang closed his mouth and gritted his teeth.

He can oppose Fang Yun and impeach anyone, but if he opposes He Mingxiang, he will be impeached by most of the censors.

The other censors of the Overwatch Council looked at Wu Hanjiang with different expressions, but they all had one thing in common, they were all a little regretful.

Indeed, judging from normal experience, the chaos in Dingfu is so serious that even the left prime minister cannot escape the blame. Impeachment of Fang Yun is almost certain. Even if Fang Yun cannot be promoted to an official position, he can at least be demoted or demoted. . Therefore, what Wu Hanjiang said before is understandable.

However, Fang Yun relied on his previous layout and subsequent planning to forcefully reverse the situation in Dingfu and directly eliminate all the officials in the nine counties. This was beyond anyone's expectations.

Losing to Fang Yun is not a shame, it can even be said to be inevitable.

Therefore, no matter what their position is, the other censors will not speak up for Wu Hanjiang at this time.

This is the Jinluan Palace, this is the important place of the imperial court, where hundreds of officials are located. Saying such words, let alone a third-rank official, even if the monarch and the queen mother fail to provoke Fang Yun, they can only admit their mistakes honestly.

Wu Hanjiang glanced at his former colleagues and saw his own ending in their eyes.

He looked at Sheng Boyuan, the Minister of Rites, and Sheng Boyuan slowly turned his head, not looking at him.

He looked at the Queen Mother and Jing Jun on the dragon chair, but could not see the Queen Mother clearly through the curtain.

Wu Hanjiang sighed softly and said: "The appointment of minor ministers is unclear and the supervision is unclear. It is no longer suitable to serve in the Supervisory Yuan. Today, I will resign from the monarch and the queen mother and return to my hometown to study hard. Once I have achieved success in my studies, I will serve the imperial court again!"

The Queen Mother then offered to persuade her to stay, but Wu Hanjiang knew that he could no longer keep her, so he firmly refused and turned around to leave.

Everyone looked at Wu Hanjiang's back and remained silent for a long time.

This is not the first official to leave due to luck, and it will certainly not be the last.

After a while, Sheng Boyuan coughed lightly and said: "Since the Dingfu rebellion was taken over by the Xingdian and Zhandian, it has nothing to do with us. You can continue with today's topic, how to deal with the families in various places."

Fang Yun said bluntly: "Just deal with it how you want. If the relatives of the robbers attack the court, will Sheng Shangshu also bring it to the court for discussion?"

"How can you treat major families as bandits?" Sheng Boyuan said.

"Yes, the robbers are indeed not as evil as them. I apologize to the robbers." Fang Yun said.

Sheng Boyuan took a deep breath and said with a livid face: "Since Fang Xusheng said so, then all the yamen in various places should follow Fang Xusheng's words and handle official business! However, I have a question to ask. If this matter is not handled properly, it will cause For more serious incidents, who should be held responsible?”

"Oh? These words sound familiar." Fang Yun wrote lightly.

Some officials lowered their heads and snickered, saying that Wu Hanjiang hadn't gone far yet.

Sheng Boyuan said reluctantly: "Excuse me, Fang Xusheng, if the various places fail to handle this matter, who will bear the responsibility?"

Fang Yun said: "Whoever breaks the law will bear the responsibility. As for the ineffective handling, the Supervisory Yuan is involved and the Ministry of Officials is conducting evaluations, so Shangshu Sheng is not bothered. Since Shangshu Sheng is so concerned about this matter, I dare to ask if there is any clever solution? "

Sheng Boyuan said: "You should not take a clever strategy. Since there are so many people who oppose the excessively harsh crackdowns and reforms, as long as we postpone it, everything will be solved naturally."

Fang Yun asked: "I dare to ask Sheng Shangshu, if they postpone the reform if they object, does that mean that no matter what decree is issued by the court in the future, as long as a few people oppose it, the decree will be withdrawn? If they are opposed, what will happen to more people who support it? ? Difficult in your eyes There are only tens of thousands of people who are opposed. Can't you see the tens of millions of people who support it? Sheng Shangshu, major affairs of the government are not about peace and business. As a court official, if you can't do things despite opposition, you are only worthy of being called. A peacemaker doesn’t deserve to be called a parent officer.”

Sheng Boyuan said angrily: "Are you just going to watch those people eating, drinking, and littering outside and besieging the palace? I don't care what you say, this matter can't be solved. I will join you in every court meeting!"

Fang Yun ignored Sheng Boyuan, but faced the Queen Mother and said, "To the Queen Mother, I have something to report."

"What's important for Fang Aiqing?" the Queen Mother asked.

Fang Yun said: "I heard that in the Spring and Autumn Period, the common people and scholars of the human race could discuss politics in the village schools, which was a virtuous thing. Our human race has gone through thousands of years, and we still have a literary academy, but no village schools. Is it a step backward or forward? Confucius once praised the legalist sage Zichan, and Zichan did not destroy the village schools. How can we forget the teachings of the sages? Therefore, I want to reopen the village schools in various places to discuss matters, and set up an official office, called the Council of State, to record the opinions or suggestions of the village schools, compile them into a book, and give them to the cabinet officials to read and choose the good ones. However, this matter is complicated and cannot be rolled out all over the country. A pilot project will be set up in the capital. I recommend Cai He to serve as the acting president of the Council of State."

The village school is the grassroots government-run school in ancient times.

Fang Yun suddenly raised the issue in public, and the Queen Mother could not answer immediately. She pondered for a long time and asked: "What do you think of the Council of State?"

Sheng Boyuan said: "Absolutely not! Once this precedent is set, everyone can discuss state affairs at will, won't the world be in chaos?"

Fang Yun sneered: "If ordinary people and scholars discuss state affairs, it will lead to chaos in the world, there must be a big problem in the world first!"

"If everyone can discuss state affairs, what do we officials do?"

"If everyone can't discuss state affairs, what do we officials do?" Fang Yun retorted.

Some officials cheered for Fang Yun in their hearts.

Sheng Boyuan was in charge of the Ministry of Rites and followed the rules. He was far from being Fang Yun's opponent in court debates. What's more, he was just opposing Fang Yun for the sake of opposing him, not after careful consideration, and not standing on an impartial position, so he was speechless by Fang Yun.

Sheng Boyuan argued: "I, the Emperor Taizu of Jing State, did not set this rule."

"The Emperor Taizu did not say that Minister Sheng must be born and must grow up like you." Fang Yun said.

Some officials could not help but chuckle.

Sheng Boyuan said angrily: "You are making specious arguments. You said a few days ago that if the old rituals are restored, they will not be allowed to be implemented if there are objections. Why do you go back on your word now?"

"This is the law, not the ritual. Are you saying that Zichan's casting of the punishment on the tripod is a ritual, not a law?"

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the ancient sage Zichan of Zheng State once cast the law on a large tripod so that the people could see it. This was also the first officially announced law in the history of the human race, instead of the previous "the law is unknowable and the power is unpredictable".

Therefore, the Legalists have always praised Zichan as the sage of the Legalists.