Chapter 1080 The people are like water, and the waves surge to the sky and the earth (Part 2)
Dugumou cannot let Fang Jun and these people go.
If these remains are allowed to enter the Jingzhao Mansion and used as evidence in the trial of the Yuan family in broad daylight, the Yuan family's reputation will be destroyed in one day. And how can the Guanlong Group, which is on the same side as the Yuan family, sit back and do nothing?
The Yuan family has ruined not only their own reputation, but also the reputation of all the famous families in the world!
Guanlong Group can no matter how much punishment the Yuan family will receive, but it must not let the reputation of the family be tarnished.
When the Yuan family falls, there are also the Yu family, the Changsun family, the Dugu family, and the Hou Mochen family. But if the reputation of the family is bad, it will be a disaster...
Fang Jun stood proudly in front of Dugu Mou, and hundreds of people stood solemnly behind him. More and more people walked silently onto the streets and stood in the queue without saying a word. The crowd is getting bigger and bigger, and the crowd is getting bigger and bigger. In the heavy snow, an invisible and qualitative momentum is gradually gathering!
The bitter smile on Dugu Mou's face gradually faded, and was replaced by a serious expression.
He is not a fledgling boy. He naturally knows how powerful the seemingly weak people will be when they are incited. It is like the gentle sea water in the sea. Once swept by the wind and waves, it will cause huge waves to break the rocks on the shore. !
Dugumou sat up straight on his horse, pressed the handle of the knife, stared at Fang Jun with a pair of tiger eyes, and said slowly: "Master Hou lives in Jingzhaoyin and is in charge of a party. Originally, the general could not criticize his actions. But Master Hou now appears Now that he insists on going his own way, the general will have to remind the Marquis In other words, the law since ancient times has always allowed the people to sue the officials! This is the great injustice of the world."
The production relations of ancient society could not allow the emergence and formation of a system of "people suing officials".
In ancient times, litigation was called "prison litigation", "prison" refers to criminal matters, and "litigation" refers to civil matters. That is to say, "fighting over crime is called prison, and fighting over wealth is called litigation." There is no such thing as an administrative litigation system.
From the "Book of Laws" written by Li Kui of Wei State, which was representative after the establishment of the feudal system during the Warring States Period, to the "Qin Code", a relatively complete feudal code formulated by the Qin Dynasty in order to consolidate the feudal class power and suppress the resistance of the peasants, from the Han Dynasty The "Nine Chapters Code" compiled by Liu Bang in the dynasty, the "Tang Code" and "Zhenguan Code" in the Tang Dynasty, the "Da Ming Code" in the Ming Dynasty, and the "Da Qing Code" in the Qing Dynasty all fully reflected the protection of the interests of the feudal class. class essence.
People's gatherings and associations, making noise in court, and words and deeds that are detrimental to feudal rule are strictly prohibited. The feudal class's privileges of exploiting peasants and slaves are fully protected. There is no rule for "people to sue officials".
It is not impossible for the people to sue the officials. The people suing the officials must first determine the guilt. No matter whether the person you sue is guilty or not, or whether the accusation is true or not, the people suing the officials have committed a crime first. Even if the lawsuit is won in the end, they must be executed first. This one has fifty spines and can travel three thousand miles!
Dugu Mou wanted to use this law to defeat the complainers and accusers in front of him. A fifty-spine staff could kill a person. Even if he could survive, how could he survive after being displaced for three thousand miles?
However, what disappointed him was that the sad and angry untouchables behind Fang Jun did not show any trace of fear or panic. They had firm eyes and upright postures, and they all glared at him angrily!
Fang Jun stood in front of his horse's head, raised his head slightly, looked at Dugumou, and said loudly: "What is the law? What is the purpose of the court in enacting the law? From ancient times to the present, the only function of the law is to tell us something What should be done and what shouldn't be done should not be suppressed by nobles like you! An excuse to persecute the people! Since ancient times, the imperial courts of all dynasties have formulated laws based on the social situation at that time. I wonder if General Dugu has discovered that the punishment of burning with cannon has disappeared, the dismemberment of five horses has been abandoned, and the punishments of chariot splitting, palace punishment, and beheading are all missing. Okay, do you know why? ”
Dugu Mou was completely confused. I was a military commander, and I knew a few words, but I had not read many books. Who knows why these punishments were abolished?
The people around him also became interested.
They are all a bunch of stupid guys who can't even write their names, and they most admire knowledgeable people. Such a question contains a huge amount of knowledge at first glance. If you are not a person who has read poetry and books, how can you ask it, and how can you answer it?
Being able to listen to Fang Jun, a talented scholar from Chang'an, raise such a question in public is simply the kind of treatment students from Hongwen Hall and Chongxian Hall receive!
Fang Jun proudly continued: "This is because all dynasties have paid more and more attention to population and life! Life is not easy, and staying alive is even more difficult! Natural and man-made disasters, wars, plagues, malaria, and savage beasts... A person wants to survive from birth. How much hardship does it take to grow up smoothly, and how much effort does it cost your family? Population is the foundation of a dynasty, so almost all prosperous emperors attach great importance to population and life! "
Fang Jun talked eloquently, and the people listened intoxicated.
I see!
No wonder those legendary tortures gradually disappeared. It turned out to be because emperors paid more and more attention to population and were unwilling to massacre people wantonly.
It turns out that we, humble ant-like common people, are actually the cornerstone of the entire Nuo Empire!
Although I don’t understand the reason, I think it makes sense!
To put it simply, without us ordinary people with mud-legged legs, who will you noble families oppress, enslave, and collect taxes from? Without ordinary people like us, who have poor legs, to serve as soldiers, fight in the fields, and farm the land to pay for food, who will you treat as a noble or aristocratic family?
It turns out we are not useless!
Although we are humble and humble, we are the most indispensable part of this empire!
It turns out that we are so important!
An unprecedented confidence filled the hearts of the people, making their eyes gradually brighten and their spines gradually straighten up!
Fang Jun raised his arms and shouted loudly: "Today, Your Majesty is working hard to govern, working hard, working hard, and forgetting to eat and sleep for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. He is the only so-called wise king in the history of the ages who single-handedly created the majestic Tang Empire and created the splendid Tang Dynasty. The prosperous age of Zhenguan!”
Have the people of the Tang Dynasty ever heard such a passionate speech?
They all raised their arms high with blood boiling and shouted: "Long live!"
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
Thousands of people gathered under the tower of Mingde Gate, raising their arms and shouting with overwhelming momentum!
Even the falling snow was caught by this momentum, curling up and circling in the air, and did not dare to fall to the ground for a long time.
Dugumou looked solemn, hesitating in his heart whether to take strong measures to disperse these people?
Fang Jun didn't give him this chance...
"But such a great emperor, despite all his daily duties, still has the power to judge the world's death row prisoners in his hands. Even when eating and sleeping, he holds a red pen in his hand, carefully considering whether each death row prisoner is truly unforgivable and worthy of death. No! I didn’t understand this behavior at first. In the eyes of Emperor Zun, what do the lives of a few death row prisoners count? After a big battle at Border Gate, thousands of soldiers were killed. Why should we care about the dozens of death row prisoners who were beheaded every year? , Your Majesty is using his actions to express respect for the population and life! With a little energy, he might be able to pardon the death penalty of a person who does not deserve to die, and save a life, a labor, and a soldier for the Tang Dynasty! Right here, in Chang'an City, at the foot of the emperor, in the capital of the capital, there is such a family! The beasts have lost their conscience and become like animals. Eighty-one flowers and jade-like flowers are waiting to bloom. The young girl used the most cruel methods to make human pigs and put them in the tomb for burial! I want to ask this family, even your majesty is trying your best to save the lives of every citizen of the Tang Dynasty, why do you dare to be so unscrupulous and destroy them? Is it human nature to treat human life like a piece of grass and bury a living person?”
He stared angrily and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Who gave you the courage?"
Under Mingde's door, at the end of the long street, Fang Jun was wearing a purple robe and jade belt, raising his arms and shouting, looking upright!
Following his roar, the people, whose emotions had been completely ignited, roared with all their strength——
"Who gave you the courage?" (End of Chapter)