Chapter 2434 Conflicting Ideas
Sun Fujia looked confused and embarrassed.
However, His Majesty Li Er laughed heartlessly. After a long time, he finally gasped and said: "You, you are good at everything, but your head is too upright and you don't know how to adapt. The principles in this world are not straight forward. Sometimes it’s a bit circuitous, and although the process is difficult, the results are surprisingly good.”
Sun Fuga became more and more confused. What did this mean?
After greeting the confused Sun Fuga to sit down, His Majesty Li Er said seriously: "The purpose of justice is to ensure the orderly development of the country and that the people have rules to follow. However, when justice rises to the national level, when justice Implementation is contrary to the development of the empire, and everything must give way to national interests.”
Sun Fujia's face gradually became serious, he pondered for a while, and then said slowly: "The ancient Chinese character 'Fa' means 'Shui' on the left and '匌' on the right, and '匌' below means 'Go'. Water is fair like water and treats everyone equally." A person who can clearly distinguish between good and evil It is also a sacred beast of right and wrong; if it is "go", if it is not straight, go away! Cangjie created the word to express its shape and meaning. The word "law" means fairness like water, punishing evil and suppressing evil. Your Majesty thinks Or not? ”
This time it was His Majesty Li Er's turn to be speechless.
I'm telling you about roundabout ways, but you're teaching me a lesson?
Those who quote scriptures are bullying me because I haven’t read enough books?
But he didn't get angry. Sun Fujia was such a stubborn person. Otherwise, how could he be called a "pure minister"?
All "pure ministers" have a certain stubbornness...
Being able to always adhere to one's own ideas, stand alone in the vast officialdom, and never join in with the others, how can one do it without having a "single-minded" drive?
Therefore, His Majesty Li Er said patiently: "I understand the meaning of love, and I very much agree with Ai Qing's philosophy. The law is ruthless, and the prince who breaks the law is as guilty as the common people..."
Sun Fujia quickly interrupted His Majesty Li Er: "Your Majesty clearly knows that this is not what I mean. Princes who break the law are as guilty as the common people. Even the rule of three emperors and five emperors has not been realized, let alone now? In fact, even the rope If there is no detour, the Dharma will not be noble.' It is very difficult to do it. The humble minister is stubborn, but he is by no means stubborn. Mountains are high and low, and people are high and low. How can we treat them equally? Although we cannot treat everyone equally, we should try our best To be open and fair, if someone breaks the law today, how to punish it will be followed tomorrow, instead of weighing the pros and cons and changing orders day and night. In the past, your majesty thought of his great achievements and still wanted to seize the official title and reward. Today, someone wants to do it. Keep to the old ways Why did your majesty regard him as such a treacherous act? If so, would Hou Junji be resentful of your majesty? , Your Majesty, please think twice.”
His Majesty Li Er remained silent.
Sun Fujia's meaning is very clear. We don't dare to expect that "princes who break the law are guilty of the same crime as the common people." The "Zhenguan Law" clearly states that if the common people kill, they will be punished with their lives, and if the nobles kill, they will be fined and atone for their sins. The lives of people are different. High and low have long been defined, how can they be confused?
However, even if we cannot treat everyone in the world equally, we should at least make sure that a bowl of water is treated equally. If a common person kills someone today, he will be punished with his life. If a common person kills another person tomorrow, he will still be punished with his life. If a noble person kills someone today, he will be fined 500 yuan. If a noble person kills another person tomorrow, he will be fined 500 yuan. , you cannot be fined three hundred.
Hou Junji's achievements were so great that few civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty could match him. As a result, he rebelled and his reputation was ruined. His official titles and titles were all taken away from him. Although his family members were spared death, they were sent to the army and lived in Lingnan.
Is it possible that those people with ulterior motives today can achieve greater feats than Hou Junji?
Otherwise, why would these people be tolerated even after Hou Junji died?
The common people will pay for their lives if they kill, and the nobles will pay for their murders. This is something that everyone agrees with. The common people will not be dissatisfied because they know that they are of low status. But at the same time, common people, I kill to pay for my life, but you pay a fine to atone for your sins. In my heart How can we be willing to do so?
Seeing that His Majesty Li Er was silent, Sun Fujia asked again: "If it rises to the national level, justice is no longer needed, and life and death can be decided by the emperor with just one word?"
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His Majesty Li Er shook his head and said: "How can that be done? Even if I am arrogant and think that my sage is incomparable, I cannot abolish the law and decide it with one word."
Sun Fuga asked: "In other words, the law is still the criterion for the world?"
His Majesty Li Er said: "That is natural, but sometimes we cannot stick to the constraints of the law and sit back and watch the empire's interests be harmed. Right now, the Eastern Expedition is the top priority. The whole country has been preparing for two years, and hundreds of thousands of The soldiers and horses in Liaodong are waiting for danger. If we go deeper at this time, it may be widely implicated, which will shake the foundation of the empire and the Eastern Expedition will be stranded again. We have to weigh the importance, so I have to tolerate it for the time being..."
Sun Fujia spread his hands and said: "Your Majesty said that the law is the criterion for the world and is indispensable. At the same time, he said that after weighing the pros and cons, the law can be thrown aside... Your Majesty, don't you think there is a contradiction? ”
"Hey!"
Your Majesty Li Er also made trouble. I kept you here to persuade you, but why did you teach me a lesson instead?
"The interests of the empire are above all else, so what can we do if we weigh them for a while?"
The emperor glared, but Sun Fujia was not afraid and retorted: "Did Fang Shaobao say this originally? If Wei Chen didn't understand it wrong, the original meaning of Fang Shaobao's words was to refer to any person or any group. When our interests conflict with the interests of the empire, we must give in to the interests of the empire unconditionally! What are the interests of the empire at the moment? The Eastern Expedition is a national policy, but Goguryeo is there. If we can’t do it this year, then next year, if not next year, then Just after As long as the empire becomes stronger and stronger, what's the point of worrying about Goguryeo? Your Majesty is wise and wise, can't you decide which is more important? Or is it that your Majesty would rather abandon the law and indulge in rebellious officials and traitors in order to complete your great achievement of unifying the world as soon as possible? "
"Presumptuous!"
What does "in order to accomplish your great feat of unifying the world as soon as possible" mean?
Listen, is this what a minister should say?
Simply lawless!
His Majesty Li Er became angry and puffed his beard, stared at the table, and said angrily with his halberd finger: "I am considering the overall situation, so I will let go of those people with ulterior motives for the time being, but it definitely does not mean that I will condone it from now on. This country is my river. Shan, I want to show those rebellious officials and traitors to the public even more than you do! It’s just that the Eastern Expedition has been prepared for two years, and tens of millions have been spent on people, money, and food. Why can’t you understand my painstaking efforts?”
Sun Fujia also has a stubborn temper. Didn't you say that we are "pure ministers" before?
Okay, let’s give you a “pure” moment today!
He stood up and left the table, lifted his official robe, knelt down and bowed, took off his black gauze hat, placed it in front of him, paused and said: "I am ignorant, unable to accept the holy will, and have no shame to steal the position of Minister of Dali Temple. Today, I request to be appointed as a senior official, and I beg your Majesty’s permission.”
"Mother!"
His Majesty Li Er suddenly became furious!
"Everyone in the world knows that a certain Li Er was willing to take the easy way rather than the hard one. Back then, the Turkic Jieli Khan drank Mawei water and forced a certain person to sign an alliance under the city. Afterwards, a certain Li Er was so brave that he even chased him thousands of miles into the desert and captured him alive and brought him back to Chang'an. How dare you, Sun Fujia, compare yourself to Jieli Khan?”
Sun Fujia Khan......
Can we be the same as Jieli Khan?
This old boy is trying to steal gold and silver treasures from you. I just don’t want to settle down because of my different ideas...
He quickly said: "Your Majesty, calm down! How can I dare to compare myself with others? It's just that I am old and frail, and I feel that my mind is weak. Facing the situation of the government that is advancing with the times, I feel increasingly powerless and unable to do what I want. Therefore, I sincerely request your Majesty's permission to allow me to The old minister returned to his hometown to take care of himself. ”
His Majesty Li Er stared at Sun Fuga, with anger rising in his tiger eyes: "Do you think you can blackmail me? Do you think that without you, Sun Fuga, there will be no one to use in Dali Temple?"
Sun Fuga hurriedly said: "Your Majesty clearly knows that Wei Chen has no such intention! It's just that now Wei Chen and Your Majesty have different opinions, and Wei Chen is unwilling to give up his lifelong belief. If he continues to serve as Minister of Dali Temple, there is no guarantee that he will not do so in the future. If there is another dispute today, I don’t want to be such a disloyal and unjust person, so I just want to retire in office.”
His Majesty Li Er looked at Sun Fuga kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, with his gray hair, and the anger in his heart gradually subsided.
As he said himself, Sun Fujia was a pure minister without so many tricks. What he said at this moment must also be from the bottom of his heart. Since it was contrary to the emperor's ideas, and as a minister was unwilling to contradict the emperor, what could he do? ?
However, because of this, His Majesty Li Er became increasingly embarrassed. (End of chapter)