Examples of traditional legal systems

Legal knowledge, case analysis, legal provisions and historical stories related to the law;

First, the laws and regulations regard corrupt officials as Zhu Yuanzhang.

The punishment of corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty was the most severe in all previous dynasties. Especially Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding monarch, hated corrupt officials. In advocating laws and regulations, he specially designed the "Public Officials and Hou Tiebang Discipline Table" (* * * has nine strict laws), and made murals of monuments in defeated countries such as Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Hu Hai in Qin Ershi, Yang Di and Song Huizong in Sui Dynasty, which required the ministers to take warning; At the same time, he often made comments on punishing corruption and corrupt officials' subjugation, such as compiling books such as Da Gao, Da Gao Continued Edition, Da Gao Third Edition, Da Gao Chen Wu and so on, and searching and recording 150 cases of corrupt officials, so as to strengthen the "psychological defense" of officials. He once said: "It is not only corrupt officials who are greedy for money and things, but also corrupt officials who are greedy for color, power, fame and profit. It can be seen that he has reached the point of "cleanliness" for corruption.

In the execution of severe laws, he never relented, punishing and killing thousands of people at a time, as if it were commonplace; For example, in the aquamarine case, more than 20,000 people died. From the rank and level of killing, it is killing, from prime ministers, royalty, Xu, generals, ministers and imperial envoys to assistant ministers and local officials at all levels. As for the means of punishment, it is particularly dazzling, and the most cruel ones are peeling real grass, public exposure, pumping intestines, and celebrating the New Year. Despite such strict law enforcement, there are no fewer corrupt officials; As Wu Jinde, a corrupt official who was killed by Zhu Yuanzhang, said before he died: "As long as there is money in this world, there will be people who are greedy and corrupt officials will not die. Zhu Yuanzhang once said: "I want to kill all corrupt officials, why should I kill them again?" Therefore, it is not enough to just let officials "dare not be greedy"!

Someone once joked that according to Zhu Yuanzhang's standards, more than 90% of today's civil servants will be beheaded. Although Zhu Yuanzhang is famous for his blood, he is a very caring emperor. For example, he attaches great importance to the excavation of people's seclusion, paying special attention to people's evaluation of him. As long as corrupt officials are promoted by the people, they are probably living rather than dying. As long as they put forward reform suggestions, they will do it. On the other hand, he is not a good emperor.

Second, Mencius was honest and had a good literary talent.

Some people questioned Mencius, saying that when you were in Qi State, you refused the King of Qi one hundred and twenty pieces of gold. Later, the monarchs of Song and Xue gave you 70 taels of gold and 50 taels of gold respectively, but you accepted it. Is there a reason why the standards are different and unknown? Mencius said: "When I was in the Song Dynasty, Song Jun gave me travel expenses to complete the follow-up work, and I accepted it." When I was in Xuedi, Xue Jun gave me money to buy self-defense weapons to prevent other unexpected needs, so I accepted it. As for when I was in Qi, because the other party had no reason to give money or accept money, did the king of Qi have to buy me to help him sing a hymn? This is not what a gentleman should do. 」

Mencius was really a wise man. He really put "ceremony" in his heart, not in his hand. Therefore, as long as the name is justified and the teacher gives the name, it naturally conforms to the "etiquette" and there is no danger of breaking the law.

Third, Li's case of corruption and perverting the law is a generation of officials.

Li was a famous prime minister in Tang Dynasty. According to legend, when Li was a teenager, he was herding cattle in the country, and suddenly he met a fairy arrival. The channel of accusation has a fairy-tale fate. If he practices hard, one day he will become a member of the fairy class; However, if you don't want to practice hard, there will be a very important person in the future, but you must be diligent and love the people, or you will be damned. At that time, Li answered to develop his career without thinking ... I saw the immortal master shouting, "Take care!" " It wasn't long before Li was promoted to be a prime minister like God. But his cunning mind not only harmed Zhongliang, but also harmed the people and took bribes. Legend has it that his family has a "fairy house", where something can be easily solved. If God helps, no wonder he can soar all the way. But all along, what he thinks and does is bad. In the end, the "fairy house" repeatedly gave him bad ideas because the blessings were exhausted and no longer effective, which led to his demotion and murder. After he died, he met the fairy and said sternly, "I wanted you to be a big official, and you could do more good deeds, but you did the opposite." Now I will punish you for being an ox, and you will be enslaved and killed in the world to make amends ... ". 」

The life of Foguangshan once said, "As many bad things as a person can do, he can do many good things. Master Yan Zheng also said, "I won't look at cause and effect, but we should pay attention to cause and effect. "Smart you and I should know how to do it, shouldn't we?

Fourth, Su Song, he defended the case carefully, trying to stop the sabotage plot.

In Song Yingzong, Su Song was appointed as a judge in Du Zhi. On one occasion, he was ordered to accompany the Khitan emissary back to China. "At that time, the two countries were not at peace." When he was staying in Zhou En, a fire broke out in the post station one night. His people asked him to leave the fire, but Su Song didn't agree. State soldiers came in to put out the fire, and Su Ge went to stop it. He just ordered the garrison to put out the fire and sent someone to protect the safety of the Khitan messenger. When the fire broke out, Zhou En's officials and the public thought that the Khitan emissary had deliberately defected, so the state soldiers wanted to make trouble. Fortunately, Su Song not only effectively directed the fire fighting, but also made a careful plan, which successfully prevented the conspiracy behind it and the expansion of the situation. Of course, it also took the opportunity to prevent possible diplomatic conflicts and save the country from the disaster of war.