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Volume 4 of the Sad Ecstasy, Chapter 17, Pressing the Sword on the Yearning

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    Since Shixun was entrusted by Cao Hong, he talked eloquently in the court, mainly wanting to explain two issues.  First, the method of genocide is a legacy of the Qin Dynasty, which greatly violates the Confucian principle of filial piety of "hiding relatives from each other" and should be eliminated from the criminal law.  He could not completely deny the principle of "continuous sitting" in the feudal era, but he requested that if one person commits a crime, only one family should be punished, and his relatives should have their crime reduced by one level and should not be killed.  Secondly, Cao Kai is still young, and the same goes for Cao Miao and Cao Zhi. They do not yet have a perfect mind and cannot be treated like adults. At least you should keep them alive. Only in this way can you show the benevolence of the emperor and the court. "Han  The world is governed by filial piety, so the word "filial piety" is added to the emperor's posthumous title. However, filial piety is the essence of benevolence. Treating relatives with benevolence is called filial piety.  "You are as young as I am young, and you are as young as others." My dynasty should govern the world with benevolence, promote love, and spread tolerance. Naturally, the common people will be happy, and the country will be stable forever. " Cao Mao has a simple and honest nature, so he couldn't help but nod his head when he heard the words, so he used the king's orders to show kindness.  , to avoid the death penalty of the three Caos, they were all demoted to common people and temporarily imprisoned. As for the wives and concubines of the two kings, those who had children lived with their children, and those who had no children were not official slaves and were punished with hard labor in Yeting, but the officials were not allowed to humiliate them without reason.  Of.  Cao Zhi, the king of Juancheng, conspired to rebel. Even though he died, his name was removed from the ancestral ultimatum and the feudal state was removed.  The king of Rencheng, Cao Kai, was still young. He thought that his father Cao Zhang had made great contributions to the country, so he made Cao Yu, the concubine of Cao Ang, the king of Yuzhong, who was Cao Mao's half-brother, to succeed him as Zhang's son and still guard the country of Rencheng.  Shi Xun then asked to report: "This is all your Majesty's kindness. However, the law was established in the Qin Dynasty and was introduced in the Han Dynasty. It was not in line with the current times. When the first emperor was still alive, he wanted to delete it every time to make it the law of Wei." Cao Mao nodded: "  Regarding this matter, you can take care of it yourself and report it to me for enactment. "Then you can organize people to write new laws and regulations.  Hearing this, Shixun was stunned for a moment, and quickly said that I didn¡¯t have enough staff in the Central Station.  There are few things to worry about, so I ask your Majesty's permission to expand the service organization and increase the number of service personnel.  He is a person who does not pay attention to details.  Completely two extremes from Zhuge Kongming.  Named Zhongling, he actually doesn¡¯t care much about the details of the Central Office. He basically leaves everything to the left servant Liu Xian and the right servant Zheng Hun to handle everything. In fact, Shixun should be regarded as the joint meeting of the Prime Ministers and Executives.  executive chairman.  At first glance, it is only the responsibility of the prime minister.  However, Zhongtai does have a lot of things to do. The yamen is small, with only about a hundred people in total. Unlike Shangtai, which is in charge of twelve departments and directly directs the political affairs of states and counties. Not counting the external agencies, there are more than 900 officials. Liu Xian  , Zheng Hun and others are often too busy and have to come to Shixun frequently for instructions.  Now if a team was formed to formulate the laws of Wei, Shixun felt overwhelmed just thinking about it, so he asked for more manpower.  Hearing this, Cao Mao frowned slightly.  Silently.  Why are you silent?  It turned out that he remembered Cui Yan's words.  Cui Jigui and Shi Hongfu not only have old enemies, they also have fundamental opposition in political thought: first, in terms of Confucian classics, Cui Yan always felt that Shi Xun had distorted the theories of his teacher Zheng Xuan, and wanted to transform the original pure and innocent  , the everlasting Confucianism has become vulgar and utilitarian; secondly, in terms of governance, Cui Yan is a traditional scholar-official, Shang Qing has discussed practical matters, and always feels that it can be implemented today with slight modifications in accordance with the laws of the early Eastern Han Dynasty. For this honor  Extremely dissatisfied with the tampering with the national system and government structure.  So Jian Tian'er spoke ill of Xun in front of Cao Mao.  In the end, even Cao Mao got a little tired of hearing this and waved his sleeves: "It was done by the Lord. There may be some mistakes, but he was loyal to the country, and the late emperor also praised him. I don't doubt it." Cui Yan said with cupped hands.  : "I am not slandering the Duke because of personal grudges. It is for the sake of state affairs and for His Majesty's ears. In the past, Yi Yin assisted Shang Tang and became the king. Wouldn't it be unfaithful? Then let Taijiatong Palace be released; Huo Guang assisted Zhaoxuan and created a prosperous age. Isn't it not true?  Loyalty? When Emperor Xuan was first established, he often felt a prick on his back. Is this the only thing your Majesty feels sorry for?" Hearing this, Cao Mao couldn't help but say something.  He went further and said: "In ancient times, when there was a virtuous king, all the officials were in their duties, and the country was peaceful; if the king was lazy, the officials would each hold their own, the party would fight against the differences, and the country would be replaced. Qi Huan used Guan Zhong to dominate, but Zhong Zhong  Zhi Yaqing'er, the ministers of the state and the state, could not coax Duke Huan; Jin Wentong was governed by a group of virtuous people, and when it came to Jin Xiang, the six ministers were in conflict with each other. Because of this, the king of Jin was like a stem, with strong stems and luxuriant branches and leaves.  You can live through the autumn and winter without dying; if the branches are strong and the trunk is weak, you will definitely fail." "If I were here, I would have said it on the spot. You really don't understand history, so why are you here, Hu Qin, or are you deliberately distorting the facts?  Oh, as long as the monarch's power overrides the power of his ministers, the country will naturally be peaceful. Once it is reversed, the country will perish?  Then how to explain Yi Yin Fu Yin and Huo Guang Fu Han?  That is to say, in terms of Qi Huan's affairs, Guan Zhong was named Yaqing, but in fact he was also the prime minister. He was a high minister. Can the state suppress him?  Let¡¯s talk about the Jin Dynasty. The decline of the royal family and the control of the state by senior officials were the norm at that time, but it was a mistake of enfeoffment. How much does it have to do with the power of the monarch and his ministers to govern?  In fact, Cui Yan is not ignorant, nor is he lying. Considering the scholar-bureaucrats of this era, it is quite good to have this little knowledge.It's normal, Meng Xunmeng can't get it, Meng Cao Mao is just for nothing.  Besides, Cao Mao is sitting on the throne. Cui Yan said that only when the imperial power completely suppresses the power of ministers can the country be stabilized. Cao Mao must have listened to this.  Cui Jigui used history as evidence and talked about the early Han Dynasty step by step: "When the Han Dynasty was founded, Xiao, Zhang, Cao, Zhou and other meritorious officials were so powerful that they had to co-govern with them. After Han Wu was caught, an internal dynasty was initially established.  With the help of foreign ministers and great monarchial power, they were able to drive away the Huns in the north and conquer Lingbiao in the south. The Han Dynasty was so prosperous that no one could compare to it. This was the result of the rule of Zhaoxuan and the rise of Mingzhang.  Nobles, high positions, and real power are used to reward meritorious officials, but they cannot be the law of the world. Your Majesty should gradually take back power in order to live forever. "However, the Duke established the system for the late emperor, expanded the power of ministers and invaded the emperor's authority, cut down the inner court and implemented the outer court.  , The society is in chaos in order to flatter the heroes, but the officials think it is inappropriate.  People's hearts are unpredictable. A gentleman only sees what he is doing and does not judge people's hearts arbitrarily. I dare not say that I am disloyal, but what I have done is indeed wrong, so I have the courage to remonstrate with your majesty.  If the power of the outer dynasty becomes stronger, Han Hui will be controlled by Lu, Han Wen will govern Zhou and Chen, and Han Wu will be angry with Dou and Tian. This incident may be seen in our Wei Dynasty, and your majesty will wish to continue the legacy of the late emperor and achieve great ambitions.  , how difficult it is to be admired by all generations!  ¡± The highest political ideal of traditional Confucian scholar-bureaucrats is that the king rules from the top, and the wise ministers manage the country. In fact, the so-called "virtual king" idea has sprouted very early. Because the king is mainly a symbol of the country, it is passed down from generation to generation.  If the father dies and the son succeeds, or the elder brother succeeds the younger brother, you can't guarantee that you will raise something strange. If the monarch's power is too great, once a coward is born, the scholar-officials will not be able to help save the country. Even worse, the scholar-officials will be like common people.  The people are generally in danger. And the officials are mostly non-hereditary. As long as the institutions are stable and functioning properly, they can naturally put the good people in high positions, so that the country will be safe. Of course, if there is any problem with the bureaucracy.  The first thing people often think of is not to recommend wise men, but to ask the monarch for arbitration. Based on such traditional inertia, they are not really willing to engage in the "virtual monarch" thing.  "Expanding the power of ministers and invading the monarch's power, cutting the inner court and strengthening the external dynasty" has a broad mass base. Therefore, the new system was established. Even a thorough conservative like Chen Qun only challenged him on minor issues.  There is no disagreement in the general direction. For the bureaucrats, those in the inner court are not officials, and they are not their own kind. They are just the monarch's personal use. Once the power of the inner court is used by the monarch for personal use, all relatives and eunuchs will be affected.  Ascending to a high position, the Eastern Han Dynasty was defeated because of this. Isn't this lesson profound enough? But if everyone could understand their own position, no one would rebel against their own class or class. There would not be so many disputes and turmoil in the world.  Cui Yan is also a scholar-official, but his views are completely different from Shixun. In a sense, he is a rebel of his own class because Confucianism emphasizes the natural order of monarch, minister, father and son, so those in high positions should be in power, and those in lower positions should be in power.  It is only logical that the father should only perform the rituals and show respect, but in fact the sons do not listen to him. Can the family be managed well? The same is true if the monarch has no power.  To put it another way, if there is no clear leader and everyone talks about their own opinions, can the country still be governed well? Besides, Cui Yan is now in the inner court. Of course, he hopes that he, the secret supervisor, will have real power, not just  It's just a mouthpiece between the monarch and China. That's why he warned Cao Mao in a long way, saying that the system formulated by Shi Xun is fundamentally flawed and will not be beneficial to the country in the long run. Your Majesty is still young.  You can only let your ministers control the country, but you have to grow up after all. Once you take charge, you will find that your power has been divided into pieces. Will you be able to bear it then? I dare not say that Xun is disloyal?  , but I don¡¯t think his governance philosophy is completely correct. I hope your majesty can clearly see my loyalty and open your eyes to see what Shi Xun has done, so as to find opportunities to "rectify chaos" and make the national system truly embark on a prosperous road.  Cao Mao pondered for a long time and nodded slightly: "What you said seems reasonable, but what should we do?  That is to say, the power of the outer dynasty is taken away and returned to the inner court?  Cui Yan said, "Don't be impatient. If you are impatient, things will change." In the past, when Huo Guang destroyed Changyi, did Changyi fall into disgrace?  In this world, there were many people who suspected that Huo Guang had monopolized power and trapped the master.  I didn't dare to think that Huo Guang was unfaithful, but Changyi was impatient, so he made extensive use of his personal life after entering Weiyang. Guang was afraid of political chaos, so he let him go.  "Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes." If the system is suddenly changed, people's hearts will be in chaos. If people's people are in chaos, the new policies will not work. If the new policies do not work, the ministers will doubt the leader. How can the country be governed?  We should look for good opportunities and slowly invade the power of foreign dynasties to return it to His Majesty. Naturally, the ministers will not complain, and the Duke will want to serve Huo Guang. Is it safe?  " At this point, he hurriedly added: "Huo Guangfei dared not act rashly, but he was instigated by Tian Yannian.  Is it because Ling Gong has no ambition to exercise power, and none of the officials can get one or two fields to prolong their lives?  "Historical records show that King Liu He of Changyi caused chaos in the government, and Huo Guang did not take any action against him. He was just full of worry and anger. The chief ministerHowever, Tian Yannian stood up and provoked Huo Guang, saying: "The general is the pillar of the country, so he cannot be judged. Why not build the White Queen Mother and select the virtuous to establish her?" Then he used the precedent of Yi Yin placing Taijia in Tong Palace as an example.  Son.  Huo Guang then convened a group of officials to discuss and proposed to depose Liu He. Everyone was shocked. Before anyone could express their position, Tian Yannian jumped out again, and "left the table and pressed his sword", deliberately blaming Huo Guang, saying that you were entrusted by the late emperor.  Are we just going to watch the emperor do whatever he wants?  "If the Han family is ordered to sacrifice everything, even if the general is dead, how can he see the late emperor underground?" He also threatened: "If the ministers respond later, I will kill him with my sword!" Cui Yan added this sentence to show that he must  It was not suspicion but Xun's intention, and there was no hint that he, like Huo Guang, had both the power and the intention to depose the master.  But if Your Majesty is really too hasty and fails to seize power but instead messes up the government, then all the officials will be alienated, and maybe someone will follow Tian Yannian's example and jump out. At that time, the honor will not be obtained without Huo Guang!  Cui Jigui is really smart. He knows that he must correct his attitude first. If Cao Mao suspects that he is deliberately slandering Shixun because of personal grudges, then all the previous rhetoric will be in vain, and the emperor will never believe him again.  Sure enough, Cao Mao believed Cui Yan's words, so today when Shixun mentioned that he wanted to expand the scale of Zhongtai, he couldn't help but be stunned. Cao Mao said in his heart that I also want to gradually weaken the power of the outer dynasty. It's better for you, and you also plan to expand your own team.  This can¡¯t be done, I absolutely cannot agree to it!  (To be continued.) Just click on the ground and go to the cloud. Come to the pavilion to get the view.] Mobile phone users please visit http://m.piaotia.net
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