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This time, Chang Dynasty can be regarded as having spent it safely. But the tide did not subside, and the problem was not solved, on the contrary, the longer the problem was backlogged, the more violent it must be.

Great Qin is a five-day dynasty, and this court meeting has been evaded, but it is just to gain five days for Qin Mu, and within these five days, he must quickly and effectively channel it, otherwise I am afraid that this monstrous torrent will really burst the embankment.

After the dispersal of the court, Qin Mu held a banquet in the Wuying Hall to congratulate Su Jin on his victory, and took advantage of the time when the imperial dining room was preparing for the banquet, Qin Mu urgently summoned Huang Lianshan, the commander of the night non-collection, and Wang Fuzhi, a scholar of Hanlin, in the Pujia Palace.

What the emperor talked about with the two of them, no one knows, when Huang Lianshan left, his expression was as usual, but his pace quickened and disappeared in a hurry. When Wang Fuzhi left, his expression was solemn, and he seemed to be unable to lift his feet, which can be described as difficult.

At noon, Qin Mu came to the Wuying Hall on time and feasted the ministers.

This time, in fact, only officials from the third rank and above were qualified to attend the banquet, and Qin Mu made a decision after careful consideration. From the civil officials above the third grade, mainly the cabinet assistants, the seven or six scholars, the squire, plus the various temple secretaries, the number of people is not very large.

In terms of military generals, they are not young and old, most of the founding generals are either princes or marquises, and there were as many as 32 people who were marquises alone.

In this way, the number of military generals who came to the banquet was nearly twice as large as that of civilian officials, and the momentum was great. And the military generals were on the side of the emperor.

At the banquet, Qin Mu looked cheerful, but he treated the civil officials a little coldly, mainly drinking with the military generals, and the atmosphere was warm. Needless to say, Liu Meng and others vigorously cheered the emperor, which made the civil officials very tasteful.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. Qin Mu said with a full expression: "I know that the ministers are worried that I will abandon Confucianism and become a Legalist. As the saying goes, you don't have any jokes, and I can tell you all the ministers today. I will not abandon Confucianism and follow the law.

As the saying goes, it is cruel not to teach. Confucianism guides people to benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety, and compassion, and these ideas are what a country and a society must adhere to.

However, Legalism defends the last bottom line of social order, and until the end, punishment should not be used as a means to solve social problems. This is my view of Confucianism and Legalism.

In other words, Confucianism should be the main and the first; Legalism should be supplemented. for the after. Otherwise, it will be punished for not teaching. Legalism can keep the last social bottom line, but it does not have the ability to lead people to a higher moral level, and this is something that only Confucianism can do.

However, the two should not be contradictory and antagonistic. Today, we monarchs and ministers might as well open the skylight and say something bright. Since the Han Dynasty, although most of the dynasties have respected Confucianism, the actual situation is that the country will be chaotic without the Legalists.

Confucianism is the mainstay, and law is supplemented, which has always been the true situation of various dynasties. Ministers will not deny it. If not, why did the dynasties have to make laws?

Now that I want to carry out judicial reform, I do not want to abandon education and use cool laws. I have always believed that the deterrent power of punishment does not lie in its harshness. It's about its inevitability.

What I want to do is not to formulate many cool laws to deter the wicked, but to let the wicked know that whoever does not know how to listen to Confucianism will not escape the punishment of the Legalists. Contrarily. As long as he listens to the teachings of Confucianism and achieves benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety, and compassion, he does not have to worry about being punished by the Legalists. I'm going to do it. That's all. ”

Qin Mu's words can be described as heartfelt and very sincere.

But it can't reassure everyone, Yao Peizhen, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, said: "Your Majesty Shengming, the ministers believe that the words of His Majesty are sincere, but the world's scholars are only afraid that they don't think so, the ministers and the world's scholars are worried, although His Majesty has no intention of abandoning Confucianism and following the law, but today's judicial reform has essentially made Legalism above Confucianism;

The so-called righteous and unrighteous are helped, such as today's people almost always oppose judicial reform, the ministers eat the king's lu, and the matter of loyalty to the monarch, they have to advise His Majesty to plan for the world, and the will of the people cannot be violated, and I hope that Your Majesty will think twice. ”

"Yao Qing, didn't I say it clearly enough, my use is to keep the last bottom line of society, and to Confucianism advocates benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety, and piety, this side is the top priority, between the main and secondary, at a glance, how can Legalism be above Confucianism?"

"Although His Majesty has no such intention, but the government is more important than the law, and the world can see it!"

Yao Peizhen's words were tantamount to directly confronting the emperor, and some of the civil officials sitting down sat quietly, and some nodded frequently. On the military generals' side, most of them looked angrily and were very dissatisfied with Yao Peizhen.

As the emperor, Qin Mu will certainly not be angry because of this, and his anger will not make you appear taller, anyway, it will only make you more cheap.

He said unhurriedly: "I have the intention to reform the judiciary, but I want to make it more fair and professional for the benefit of the people of the world, how can I confuse it with valuing the law and ignoring Confucianism? Yao Qing, I came to ask you, as the left servant of the Criminal Department, you handle cases according to the law every day, if you follow what you say, can you be considered a disciple of the Legalists and a traitor to Confucianism? ”

Hao Shaoqi, Zhu Yijin and a large number of other generals suddenly burst into laughter, and Yao Peizhen, the waiter of the Criminal Department, was speechless, and what refuted him was today, and he didn't dare to turn his face, the expression on his face was like opening a dyeing workshop, red, white, black, and yellow.

As auxiliary ministers of the cabinet, such as Sima An, Lu Zhenfei, Li Yuan, and Yang Tinglin, important ministers are lowered their eyebrows and eyes, and they look beyond things.

Qin Mu stretched out his sleeves and pressed it lightly to stop the laughter of Hao Shaoqi and other tiger generals, and then said calmly: "In all dynasties and dynasties, is there no law? The law cannot be abolished, this is the consensus of the world, since the law cannot be abolished, I have the intention to make it more perfect, more efficient, why is there anything wrong?

For the sake of the important ministers of the court and the pillars of the country, you should understand the truth of this, how can you follow the crowd and insist on treating my move to improve the judiciary as a matter of emphasizing the law and ignoring Confucianism, what is the reason?

In the "Arrival Notice" compiled by Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, for the new officials, following the filial piety of heaven and earth, the first heavy prison sentence is the respect for life.

If you follow the set of statements outside, wouldn't Ming Taizu also emphasize law and ignore Confucianism? All the ministers here today are my right-hand men, and I need your help. Therefore, I can take the trouble to say it again to you:

My statecraft is based on Confucianism, advocating benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety, and compassion, guiding the people's moral level to a higher level, and making the society more harmonious and healthy.

In addition, with the Legalists as a supplement, the bottom line of society should be clarified, so that all officials and the people know which bottom lines they cannot touch, and whoever touches them will not want to escape the punishment of the law. ”

Lu Zhenfei was the first to stand up and bow: "Your Majesty is Shengming, and the minister is willing to assist Your Majesty to complete the judicial reform." ”

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

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In fact, the important ministers selected by Qin Mu were rarely corrupt Confucians, and their minds were usually more open-minded, otherwise it would be difficult for them to occupy important positions under Qin Mu.

At today's banquet, Qin Mu talked to them with his heart, and he seemed very sincere.

At the same time, he has no shortage of tough hands today, look at the tiger generals who are twice as many as civilian officials. These people all crawled from the sea of corpses and blood. Since the emperor started his army, he often personally led his troops to charge into battle, and he was invincible and invincible, and he had an unparalleled lofty position in the hearts of military generals.

Today, the emperor has been so frank that if everyone continues to pester, no one dares to guarantee that the emperor will not be provoked and go to extremes.

Lu Zhenfei and the others can be very sure that as long as the emperor gives an order, those tiger generals who crawl over from the sea of blood in the corpse mountain will definitely not care about you as a Confucian Legalist, they will only use a butcher's knife to send you to be an immortal.

Don't challenge the emperor's bottom line, especially the founding emperor of Qin Mu, who has great martial arts.

Today, the emperor is not compared with anyone, and he only compares with Ming Taizu, and finally emphasizes the bottom line.

Those who are a little more delicate should know that the emperor has really put his bottom line on the table this time. If anyone challenges the emperor's bottom line again, he probably won't mind being like Zhu Yuanzhang and washing away the blood of the court.

Thinking about this, it can't help but be thrilling, it was Lu Zhenfei who took the lead in getting up and showing sincerity to Qin Mu (to be continued......