Liu Xie found that in the messy political system he transformed from, these people could indeed complete general affairs well, and regarded him as the emperor as a mascot.

But what Wei Yan had today shows that when facing major political issues, especially when it comes to factional disputes and specific interests, these people are really arguing and cannot find a person in charge after a long time of discussion.

Of course, Xun Yue can guide the rhythm of the matter in normal times, but Liu Xie doesn't know yet.

After this incident, Liu Xie finally knew what his system is now missing, that is, to rule the country according to law.

Judging from Liu Xie's basic understanding of politics, he believes that parliamentary politics two thousand years later is based on a sacred and inviolable law.

His own cabinet and political measures such as the Two Sessions have put a good stand for the Han court. In form, it seems to be very similar to the parliamentary politics two thousand years later. However, since there is no set of laws, or the sacredness of the law is insufficient and not perfect, people think from the bottom of their heart that the law manages civilians, not those who manage 2,000 stones are the basis for the superiors to punish the subordinates, while the superiors themselves still rely on political games.

This Wei Yan case happened to be released. To be honest, Wei Yan and Xiahou Dun were both well-known names in his previous life, but it may be because his current position is too high and there are too many talents under his command. He doesn't care whether these two people die or not.

And if this matter can be used to provide legal education to these important officials, it will be excellent.

Secondly, we can also use this to further standardize the political discussion process and strive to allow them to grow spontaneously. It would be even better if we could come up with a council rules and regulations to come up with.

Third, it is to establish two subconscious minds for the people of the world: the emperor does not directly express his opinions on such a big matter, and the power of the world has been fully returned to the parliament.

Moreover, whether it is the 2,000 stones or the lords of the dynasty, the parliament can be killed, and the army must serve the parliament.

I'm really a genius.

Of course, this matter was a different look in the eyes of the ministers. For example, that night, Yang Biao invited Sima Yi very politely, hoping that this leader in his faction could give him advice.

"Zhongda, you should help me in this matter no matter what. The emperor ordered to do things according to the law. Wouldn't this Wei Yan fall into Guo Jia's hands? Will this... the emperor have any profound meaning?"

Sima Yi smiled bitterly when he saw this: "Duke Yang, the emperor must have a deep meaning in this matter. However, what does this deep meaning have to do with Wei Yan when it comes to Xiahou Dun, Guo Jia, and Cao Cao? The right and wrong of this matter are very clear. It is hard to say how to deal with Xiahou Dun at the moment, but Wei Yan violated military law and lost his troops and humiliated the country. Normally, he is dead."

Seeing this, Yang Biao smiled bitterly and said, "Can you not... open the internet? Wen Chang is also loyal."

"The cause of yesterday and the result of today, Mr. Yang and Wei Yan have always been arrogant and bold. Isn't what he did to Xiahou Dun in Nanyang completely committing suicide? The result of today is entirely due to one's own fault and no one can blame others."

"But, but Wei Yan is ours... I can still fight with him alone."

"Mr. Yang, you are confused!" Sima Yi looked so angry that he stomped his feet in a hurry.

"I... am confused?"

"Duke Yang, it's different from the past. When you became the Grand Marshal again, the emperor was actually the same as the puppet of Duke Wei. Even Wen Ruo was actually promoted by Duke Wei and protected the interests of Duke Wei everywhere. The only thing the emperor can rely on is you, an old minister, and the little power of the guard who came back by suicide, right?"

Yang Biao nodded and sighed: "Yes, actually, it was just two years ago. It was just two years ago, and today's situation was already there, and the change was so fast."

"Yes, it's only two years. In two years, the situation in the court and even the entire Han Dynasty have been changed by the emperor. Two years ago, Duke Wei summarized the government affairs in the name of recording the affairs of the Secretary of the Republic of China. The more important thing is that the military power in the court is tightly held in Duke Wei's hands. The emperor has nothing except a thousand and eight hundred guards. Naturally, he has to find ways to hold military power in your hands. Therefore, Luyang's military farming allowed you to maintain integrity and control the overall situation. It is precisely because of this that Wei Yan became your general, right?"

Yang Biao nodded in a throbbing voice. He already knew what Sima Yi was going to say later and said with a wry smile: "Things, the army of Nanyang military farming has become the real foundation of the emperor's rejuvenation. That is the first time since the emperor ascended the throne, the emperor can directly control a real army. I, and our Yang family, have made great contributions to this. However, the times have changed. Now the emperor is not fighting for military power with Cao Cao, and he will not compare with him with anyone with more soldiers and less soldiers. What's more, the court is now full of talents, and it is not my best to command troops in wars. Alas~"

Seeing that Yang Biao could figure it out, Sima Yi naturally smiled and added: "The emperor's reform spirit is firm, and it is even quite similar to Wang Mang. We even doubted whether the emperor wanted to advance the heroes and retreat to the civil servants. Now it seems that our situation is not enough, Xia Chongyu has already been iced. The emperor has arranged a good place for the heroes, so Yang Gong, do you think you are a hero or a civil servant?

Everyone in the world has discovered that as the capital moves closer, the emperor is becoming more and more anxious about the central reform of the imperial court. After all, if you miss it, you will never have any more opportunities. After the new capital is settled, it will naturally be difficult to adjust the top-level political discussion structure. And Mr. Yang, can't you see what kind of central court the emperor wants to reform?

Yang Biao sighed when he heard this: "The decision is made to the center of the Beigong Palace, the execution is made to the Shangshu, and the seal is rejected to the Tax Cabinet. The three checks and balances each other, so the military power will naturally be as stable as Mount Tai."

"Yes, now the Shangshutai has no leader, and there should be no leader in the future. All matters in the court have been decided by you and Xun Yue, but Uncle Liu has always been away from this system. Although people are in the Tax Cabinet, they are now more representatives of the royal relatives and nobles, and rarely express their opinions on political affairs. In addition, if you think about it, his position as a lieutenant of the Sili School has never changed (equivalent to the commander-in-chief of the Capital Military Region). Needless to say, his second brother Guan Yu's prestige in the guards, the military system reform is urgent after the capital is moved. Obviously, the military power in the capital is to be fully subordinated to him, the uncle. He is deliberately avoiding political affairs!"

Yang Biao was silent for a while after hearing this, and said, "So, I should also avoid military affairs? Alas~ Xuande, I still react faster than me. However, Wen Chang has been with me for several years after all. If I give up, wouldn't it be a disappointment to others?"

"Duke Yang, if Wei Yan is not dead, it will do more harm than good to you."

"Hmm? Why is this?"

"Think about it, why did Wei Yan offend Xiahou Dun? Why did Xiahou Dun dare to say a personal grudge with such righteousness?"

"Of course... do you think Nanyang nobles?"

"Wei Yan was in Nanyang, and it was not just Xiahou Dun who offended? Although there were no positions of these nobles in the court, they were all the main force in the exchange of exclusive shares for the honor field this time. Although they could only choose the remaining nobles of this dynasty, they had a large number of people after all, and they could also attend the salt and iron conference. Yang Gong, your position is held accountable every year."

After hearing this, Yang Biao let out a long breath of turbid breath: "I understand, Wen Chang and me, the fate has ended. Alas, I will write a letter to Xuande. Please ask him to help you in this matter. Whether you can save your life will be left to fate. But let Guo Jia instruct this case and revise the law. Will Xiahou Dun really be safe?"

Sima Yi smiled confidently and said, "In this case, this is the deep meaning of the emperor."

"How do you say this?"

"Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao were recommended by Xun Lingjun. They were promoted by Duke Wei to the end of the hour and were directly appointed as a military advisor and as a school official. They can be said to be Duke Wei's first confidant in the court. Everyone in the world knows this. However, today, does he have only this identity?"

"What else?"

"Isn't he the actual leader of the Legalism theory in this world?"

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In fact, Guo Jia didn't dare to go home after the court was dispersed. Thanks to the fact that he had several other courtyards in this Xudu City to raise women, and few people knew about it, otherwise he wouldn't know where he would go now.

He dared to use his life to guarantee his life. At this moment, even the brothels in the city that he often went to must be crowded, and there were people looking for his Legal Doctor everywhere.

When the concubine asked him to cook a bowl of tea, Guo Jia simply sat down and drank it, but he was also suffering and felt very depressed. He sat alone in the yard, staring at the cold moonlight, and he was full of his night.

Should I, Guo Jia, be loyal to Duke Wei, or what I have learned throughout my life? Should I be loyal to my duties and live up to the grace of promotion, or should I show my strengths and write a strong mark on history?

Troubled!

In fact, Liu Xie must be unable to understand what Guo Jia is really confused about. As a modern person, there are actually very serious deviations in his understanding of the so-called Legalists.

Ninety-nine percent of modern people have an understanding of the Legalists, which is similar to governing the country according to law, acting in accordance with the law, etc. Those who have a little bit of literature and history will know the four words "to take officials as teachers". However, these can only be regarded as the skin of the Legalists, not bones.

But in fact, this is based on the objective reality of universal rule of law two thousand years later, and then the reverse substitution of some ideas two thousand years ago is actually very different. This is as superficial as the modern people's understanding of the Mohist school is only based on the idea of ​​small peasants, and they both love and do not attack, and they are even just a mechanic.

There is only one true core idea of ​​the Legalists, which is to try every means to concentrate the power of the whole society for the use of the country, the power of the whole country for the use of the court, and the power of the entire court for the use of the supreme.

The so-called legal provisions and criminal laws are all means and not goals used by the legalists to achieve this goal.

The true highest goal of the Legalists is to encode every natural person from all over the country. With the order of the monarch, he can use his fingers to every individual in society and fully utilize the full potential of a country.

It can be said that rulers of all dynasties have indeed fully absorbed some of the ideas of the Legalists, especially the so-called emperor's art, which are mostly magic.

However, the so-called "From the Confucian Skin and Law" is not true, or it is too shallow to see the word "Spell" (the author's own opinion), because from the foundation, the Legalists are actually in conflict with Confucianism, and the contradictions between the two are difficult to integrate.

The Legalists have cold thoughts. They believe that a country is like a person's body. If a part of it is too strong, this too strong part is harmful. If a country, if a part of it is too strong, this too strong class will become a cancer of the country. However, a society will inevitably have such a privileged class that oppresses ordinary people to the lower level and affects the implementation of the court's policies to the higher level.

The so-called Legalists are strict, to put it bluntly, which is to target the strictness of this privileged class, or to prevent the society from having such a privileged class through strict or even cruel methods.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the privileged class naturally refers to the powerful people.

Confucianism emphasizes etiquette, each performs its own duties, and plans its own politics in its position, so that it can educate the world with virtue. Intuitively, although the truths argued by the virtuous literature in the salt and iron conference chaired by Huo Guang were not full of absurd words, in fact, every punctuation mark they said represents the interests of the powerful clan.

So, it is fundamentally difficult for Confucianism and Law to coexist with each other in their thoughts. The so-called Dharma bones are more of a small reference to the part of magic in magic. During the Song and Ming dynasties, the two ideas of Confucianism and Law were integrated through various Six Classics. It was also that the part of magic in magic was slowly incorporated by Confucianism, and the part of Dharma was gradually mentioned and fell into a heretic theory.

Since the emperor took power, he can generally say that he has done a few major things in total:

Squatting the fields and soldiers, let the people take their own food to the battlefield to fight, and reward land and official titles.

Isn’t this the “one people over the farming war”?

This is the core idea of ​​the Legalists!

If you want to fight the agricultural war, you will naturally have to attack the powerful, and naturally suppress merchants and withdraw the wandering soldiers. The emperor of the dynasty tried his best to incorporate the powerful clans, and attacked the powerful clans who could not be incorporated. Isn’t this the essence of the Legalists?

Finally, and most importantly, the emperor used the Two Sessions to decide the major affairs of the world, so that the imperial power could be directly reached by the minor officials and fellow villagers, so that they could discuss with the nobles, or even influence the major affairs of the country. Isn’t this an extension of the four words “the ministers have different benefits”?

As for the salt and iron franchise advocated by the emperor, compared with the period of Emperor Wu of Han, it is actually closer to the original appearance advocated by the Legalists. It not only takes over mountains, rivers, fields, forests, lakes and seas back to national development to avoid the privileged class taking private ownership to exploit the people.

In short, the knowledgeable people in the world can see that the current emperor is clearly the Emperor of the Legalists. The emperor's political thoughts are all the ideas of the Legalists in its roots.

Although... the emperor himself actually had no meaning at all.

On the surface, the emperor ordered the case to act in accordance with the law, but only needed to build a set of military laws to deal with the things in front of him.

Looking deeper, this is ordering Guo Jia to establish a set of rules of conduct used in the central government of the court.

However, looking deeper, isn’t the emperor’s move also giving the disciples of the Legalists all over the world a great opportunity? This matter has clearly been a sign. The emperor has clearly laid the foundation for so long. Even the Legislative Council was established when Guo Jiagang was a Han minister!

In such a major political game, the emperor did not participate in the whole process and gave it to the law to let the law restrain such top-level powerful people. Isn’t this the core essence of the formal legalist thought?

The four words "reward and punishment" are clearly distinguished. The emperor said specifically that today's affairs should be the teacher of all ages. If you call him a contemporary leader of the Legalists, how can you protect Xiahou Dun?

Furthermore, if you think about it a little more, isn’t the emperor avoiding the disadvantages of the Legalists?

It is true that many of the Legalists' thoughts are considered to be a famous saying even after two thousand years. In terms of enriching the country and strengthening the military, Confucianism is completely invisible to the Legalists' thoughts. Among the pre-Qin schools, only the Legalists became the actual program of governing the country and could be used to unify the world. But how could the Han Dynasty, those who picked peaches became Confucianism that had never proved itself?

Emperor Wu of Han was very talented and far away from the Huns outside the Great Wall. Everyone could see that he was governing the country and using the Legalists to govern the military. But why did he abandon all schools of thought and respect Confucianism in his hands?

Is it just four words: Too much is as bad as too much.

The root cause is still in the core idea of ​​the Legalists. The emperor should be the way to rule the court, not the court itself; the court should be the way to rule the country, not the country itself; the country should be the way to govern the society, not the society itself, and the traditional Legalist theories do not understand this principle.

The power of the whole society is tightly held in the hands of the emperor. Of course, it can be done in a short period of time. It will naturally be invincible when fighting. But you have beaten to death by the enemy. The fist is still so tight, who will you hit?

It is not enough to go out without a turn. If you don’t go out without a turn, you have to fight yourself. Therefore, after the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, Qin Shihuang could still make a lot of trouble. Emperor Wu of Han also failed to get idle after expelling the Huns. It can be said that it was all due to the inertia of the Legalists in governing the country.

The unlimited expansion of the court's rights naturally erodes the rights of society and causes conflicts between the court and society. Under the feudal system, the power of the court is often heavily pressed on the hands of the emperor alone. If there is no problem, it is a ghost.

Guo Jia, as a master of men, could undoubtedly see the twists and turns here. In his opinion, the emperor's talent is far more powerful than him, so he naturally understood the truth. Therefore, the emperor deliberately avoided things in the court during this period, and established a tax negotiation system early, calculating the annual expenses and expenses of the court and collecting taxes on demand. Therefore, the emperor strictly talked about the difference between the Beigong fee and the Nangong.

All are to avoid the disadvantages of this Legalist!

The Legislative Council has been built long ago, and since its construction, the emperor has expressed his high hopes for the Legislative Council, both in public and in private.

Combined with the Two Sessions, the emperor's political propositions have become clearer and clearer now. It is obvious that the emperor gave them a great opportunity to the Legalists, hoping that the Legislative Council under his jurisdiction can really give a set of laws for generations, so that the emperor can control the world to a certain extent, but is subject to the grassroots of society. Through the form of legislation, the court can make decisions on major matters without the interference of the emperor.

At present, taking advantage of the slightest matter between Xiahou Dun and Wei Yan, the matter will be handed over to the Legislative Council directly to the Legislative Council. If done well, the status of the Legislative Council will definitely be improved again. The Legislative Council is only a shortage of an open debate on the contrary.

If it is not done well, things may develop wherever they are.

So, how should he protect Xiahou Dun?

According to the Legalist idea, that is, everyone is equal before the law, even if Xiahou Dun can save his life, he will definitely have to fight to the end. If this matter is done in his hands, then he and Cao Cao will officially part ways.

In the new court system, Cao Cao had no position anymore. Without his own important nine ministers, Cao Cao's influence in the central court was just that.

If he keeps Xiahou Dun, Legislative Council, and Tingwei this time, he doesn't have to stay here. If the emperor doesn't drive him away, he must resign himself, because this means that he betrayed his origin and class, and wasted this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Legalists to turn over. The officials below are afraid that they will hate him to death.

It's all the same. The emperor's chess game was blocked and he didn't lose. It seemed to be targeting Xiahou Dun, but in fact the swords were all cut at him.

But in this way, although Guo Jia fulfilled his loyalty, he had to betray his ideals forever.

Tea is not intoxicating, but people are drunk. However, he can only walk by himself in this fork in life in front of him.

How to choose?
Chapter completed!