I became the son of Renzong

Now that the cabinet has no objections for the time being, it can start to arrange various matters.

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The supervision system of the imperial court is still effective. The Xiongzhou craftsman case has not been judged, and although the report from the supervisory office has been delayed, it has finally come.

"Officials, the Xiongzhou Yamen did not make a judgment, and the supervisor has not found that the prefect of Xiongzhou has corrupted the law for the time being. Moreover, the supervisor has also conducted a detailed investigation into the incident itself."

"It is also because the inspectors did not dare to make decisions without authorization because they knew the reason, so they reported it step by step. Please reply to the supervisory office."

Fan Chunren was very relaxed. The Xiongzhou case happened by accident, and the officials found out from clues that it was not intentionally arranged.However, throughout the incident, the inspector has withstood the test, and it can even be said that he has withstood the test on behalf of the entire supervisory office.

"The Lu family of Xiongzhou never exerted pressure on the Xiongzhou Yamen from the beginning to the end, nor did they walk around the Yamen to seek a verdict. They reported the case in accordance with the normal process in the identity of the sufferer..."

Not stupid.As for the verdict or trial, both the Lu family and the Xiongzhou government knew that the result was not important.The craftsman was detained first, so what if he left it like this?

Regardless of whether the final sentence of betrayal or not, the lawsuit is left like this, and the time of detention for the craftsman is even longer than the actual sentence of imprisonment.

At this time, the Lu family would only go to urge them if they were stupid, and the Xiongzhou officials were naturally happy to be so confused.There is no way, legal principles and rationality need to be considered...

Grassroots governance always has the wisdom of grassroots governance.Sometimes dragging words is very effective.For example, now the imperial court is starting to speculate on commercial laws...

Chapter 863 The Position

Not to mention anything else, when the imperial court first published the decrees on trade and commerce in the official newspaper, the officials of Xiongzhou and the Lu family were the happiest.

They don't know that the reason for this decree stems from their current difficult case.

Fortunately, after procrastinating for a while, I didn't do something impulsively.

However, after the report was distributed to the local prefectures and counties of the country, it also began to solicit opinions from the private report.For example, "Shi Lun", such as "Cuju Express", at least in name, it is still folk.

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"In the Qin Dynasty, the legalists and Shang Yang were the ministers, and the punishments were severe. The people prevailed over the law, and the country was in chaos;

However, the end of the tyranny of Qin II has proved the shortcomings of the legalist rule of the country.The centuries-long national dynasty is the fruit of respecting Confucianism.

Today, the Great Song Dynasty abandons benevolence and order, abandons sexual obedience, loyalty and trust, conducts benevolence and righteousness, embellishes rituals and music, and chooses human relations.It is an act of collapse of ritual and music..."

Zhao Xi had to admit that these claims made sense.But he didn't say that he would abandon the teachings of Confucianism and respect the legalists to rule the country!It's really dumbfounding.

"What does the cabinet mean?"

This article is an unpublished manuscript brought in by Zeng Bu, and it is an article by Sima Guang of Ge Laoyuan.Zeng Bu didn't know what to do, so he came to ask for instructions.

Internal reference is the wind vane of public opinion in the country. Zeng Bu did not just mention Sima Guang's article, but worried that it would be difficult to stop this trend from the beginning.

Zhao Xi actually couldn't understand why Sima Guang still had such a big resentment. I heard that he was bedridden several times, and he still had this fighting spirit.At the end of this article, I feel that there is only one point: the prime minister of the country has brought disaster to the country and the people!

But at this time, Zhao Xi also seemed to understand a little bit. Fundamentally, the dispute between Sima Guang and Wang Anshi was ultimately a matter of identification between Legalism and Confucianism.

"The minister has not invited the cabinet..."

"Go ahead, let the cabinet deliberate. What I mean is that there is no reason to argue. For the review of local reports during this period, as long as they are not cursing, not targeting people, and not criticizing current affairs, all internal references will be released."

"Legalism or Confucianism is not important. The important thing is to let the imperial court and scholars understand that the imperial court has no legalist or Confucian position. The imperial court is the imperial court, and its mission is to enrich the country and strengthen the people..."

Zhao Xi's original intention was not to initiate any truth-discussion activities, but to promulgate a decree, a decree applicable to the current industry and commerce of the Song Dynasty, so as to regulate the current commercial behavior of the country.

It's just that I didn't expect that it would extend to the issue of Confucianism or Legalism governing the country.

Forget it, since people have such an awareness, let’s open their mouths and take a look, and see how the scholar-lins perceive the imperial court after so many years of reforms and such obvious changes in the imperial court.

Different from the past, whether it was debates in the early years, or the direction of public opinion against the government, they all started with anonymity, and gradually there were scholars who wanted to gain fame, and then courtiers, all the way to Xianggong.

But this time, it was the elder Ge who became an official who fired the gun first...

For a time, the debate over whether Legalism or Confucianism ruled the country in the entire country became intense.

In the first few days, Zhao Xi still browsed through those debate articles, but after a few days, Zhao Xi didn't bother to read any more... Nothing new, nothing more than learning from history.

In other words, Sima Guang's "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" had already been published at this time, and Zhao Xi did not start anew, and still named it "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" as a king.

It is also because of this imperial masterpiece that Sima Guang has a high reputation in Shilin, so there are naturally people who seconded his views.

On the whole, the views of the courtiers are neutral and practical, and they are basically based on practicality.This is why Zhao Xi is relieved.

Public opinion needs to be guided, which is what the imperial court must do in any era.

The reason why the public opinion appears to be dominated by practical views, Zhao Xi also knows that this is the guidance of Zeng Bu's internal reference.Quite correct, Zhao Xi agrees.

From the beginning of promoting the business of repayment, Zhao Xi never thought about letting repayment develop willfully.Public opinion needs to be guided, correct speech needs to be guided, and speech that is beneficial to the court and the country needs to be propagated.

Facts speak louder than words. The country has undergone earth-shaking changes over the years, and Zhao Xi thought that such changes could be used to sway public opinion.

But this needs to be confirmed.

"Zixuan, what's the situation? How many articles with different tendencies have you withheld?"

Zhao Xi once again asked Zeng Bu to stay right, asking questions bluntly and bluntly.

"Returning to the official house, the ministers did have scruples in the early days, and they were biased when drafting the manuscript. However, after comparing and finding that those with a neutral and practical attitude prevailed, they let go to a certain extent."

"Sure?"

"I dare not deceive the emperor, it is true."

If this is the case, Zhao Xi is completely at ease.Originally, there were some back-ups prepared, but it seems that it is unnecessary.

"Officials, but the ministers have compared various manuscripts. Anyone who holds a neutral position, or confuses Legalism and Confucianism, and only discusses the government, most of them are courtiers, and the writers who force the government to rely on Legalism are considered scholars. There are many forests."

Shilin, this name is really a headache.Ever since Tao Qian left without bending his waist for three buckets of rice, there have always been some scholars in the entire literati circle who were not prepared to sell to the emperor's family.

Among these people are the descendants of former powerful families, as well as scholars who have been bewitched.

Even if the state admired literati so much, there were still those literati who considered themselves hermits.They are all fairly knowledgeable, and they have inextricable connections with the courtiers...

Actually, who doesn't know?No one can write an article on an empty stomach all day.It's really hard to say how much of Guochao's property is in the name of these so-called hermits.

The so-called concealment is nothing more than the concealment of the status of an official of the court, and the benefits that should be enjoyed are not lacking at all.

"Is the Lu family in Xiongzhou a scholar or a courtier?"

Zeng Bu was dumbfounded by the official's question.

The investigation by the Imperial City Division did not find any information that the Lu family had courtiers of rank four or higher, but the Lu family had obtained the glass industry in Xiongzhou.

"Returning to the official family, the Lu family in Xiongzhou is related to the previous dynasty and the earlier rich family in Shandong."