lcionline Chapter 362: No Imperial Examinations for Three Generations
Chapter 362: No Imperial Examinations for Three Generations
Wen Lu's story reminded Shen Changgong of a TV series he watched in his previous life.
In the story of White Snake, White Snake was suppressed under Leifeng Pagoda and could not come out. Her son Xu Shilin later passed the imperial examination and used his power to rescue his mother, which became a famous story.
but……
"What if his mother is a prisoner in jail?"
Shen Changgong murmured.
"Huh? What?"
Yan Fuyao frowned slightly.
Shen Changgong took a deep breath and said,
"Wen Lu's adoptive mother was sold to the Jiaofangsi back then, so of course she can be redeemed.
But if his mother is a criminal, sentenced to prison or exile, will he still rescue his mother? "
"Well, I think so. After all, she is his mother, and he is a filial son."
"But is this legal?"
Shen Changgong's eyes were sharp and he said,
"In the future, if those who take the imperial examinations have family members in jail, after they pass the exam and become officials, the first thing they will do is probably to use their power or their connections to get their family members out of jail, right?
But if this is the case, what is the point of national laws? Is it fair to the victims?
Have you ever thought about this question? "
Yan Fuyao thought for a moment and said,
"If this is true, then the person who passed the exam also broke the law, so just punish him."
"Alas, it's different. It's just treating the symptoms, not the root cause. What's more, with all the power-for-money transactions, they can definitely get their families out through legal means.
In order to completely put an end to this phenomenon, starting from this spring examination, an order was issued that if anyone in a family had committed a crime within three generations, they would be banned from taking the imperial examination for life.
Whether it is murder or arson, or corruption and bribery, none of them are allowed.
This will serve as a warning to officials and the people, encouraging them to abide by the law in the future."
Yan Fuyao frowned and said,
"If one person breaks the law, three generations of his family will be banned from taking the imperial examinations? Isn't that a bit too harsh? Collective punishment has been reviled as tyranny since ancient times.
Moreover, those people broke the law, but their families are innocent, so the disaster won’t affect their families…”
Shen Changgong interrupted her with a wave of his hand.
"The premise for not allowing harm to reach one's family is that benefits cannot reach one's family. Your Majesty, let me ask you, if we use harsh and severe punishments, will that eliminate corruption, bribery, and lawlessness?"
Yan Fuyao hesitated for a moment and shook his head.
"Everyone is greedy. Where there are people, there are disputes. There are good people and bad people. How can we eliminate these things? Even if we use severe punishments, I'm afraid it won't be very effective."
Shen Changgong nodded and said,
"Yes, even using severe punishments won't work; it will only make them worse.
Anyway, if I covet one or two taels of silver, I will be beheaded; if I covet one hundred thousand taels, I will also be beheaded.
Anyway, if I kill one person, I will be beheaded, and if I kill a hundred people, I will be beheaded too, so why should I worry about it? I will just do it.
Again, the cost of breaking the law is too low.
But if they don’t care about their own lives, do they not care about other things? Don’t they care about the future of their families and descendants?
They care about their family.
It’s still what I said, any criminal sentenced to imprisonment or above will not be allowed to take the imperial examinations or become an official within three generations.
Caning and beating are generally not serious offenses, so there is no problem. But imprisonment, exile, and death are not acceptable. Those people will be rescued by their relatives who are officials.
Only when the cost of breaking the law is high enough will they be cautious, be good officials, and abide by the law.
At the same time, it also avoids officials protecting each other and rescuing each other's people.
If you want to rescue your family or help others rescue others, you are breaking the law, you will have to go to jail, and your family will also be implicated.
Your Majesty, compared to confiscating property, beheading, and exiling the entire family, prohibiting the next three generations from taking the imperial examinations is already very merciful.
After all, those who can be confiscated and exiled are basically those who have committed unforgivable crimes, and ordinary people cannot commit such crimes.
Your Majesty, I am doing this for the long-term stability of Great Yan."
"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say. You're my beloved concubine, so I'll pamper you."
Yan Fuyao smiled dotingly and stroked Shen Changgong's head.
Shen Changgong was very upset.
"I am your beloved concubine? Then who is your majesty's queen?"
"Xiao Tang, Empress Tang was appointed by me personally. I will let her sleep with me tonight."
Yan Fuyao smiled playfully and pulled Tang Xinyi's hand over.
Tang Xinyi's face flushed red.
His Majesty really has two faces. He is majestic and domineering in front of outsiders, but he is mean and mischievous in front of them and likes to tease them.
Shen Changgong sneered,
"I'll make a big bed for you five to sleep on in the morning and evening."
As soon as this was said, he was hit by a lot of fists.
Back to the palace, we had hotpot in the evening.
Just as Fairy Mei Yan said, if she ate Shen Changgong's hot pot, Shen Changgong would eat her.
The spring breeze sent warmth into Tu Su.
The next morning, the sun was shining brightly, the spring breeze was blowing, and new buds were sprouting on the willow branches on the street.
Shen Changgong rode his horse to the Imperial College and continued teaching.
Although the teaching materials have been distributed, it takes a long time to learn this thing by oneself. He should teach as much as he can while he still has time.
When you go to war in the future, you won’t have time.
After entering the Imperial College, Shen Changgong came to the door of the physics class and saw that the yard was full of people.
"What's going on? Why can't I remember when our class had so many students?"
Shen Changgong looked at everyone and asked.
At this time, Wen Lu squeezed out and said,
“Your Highness, all of these students wanted to study physics, but they changed their minds after learning about yesterday’s experiment.
They are so enthusiastic that I can't stop them."
"How can you be a dean if you can't even control some students?"
Shen Changgong's calm words frightened Wen Lu so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.
"My lord, forgive me."
"Step aside."
Shen Changgong looked at the hundreds of people inside and said,
"Everyone, our Imperial College has just been established, and all of its systems are still incomplete. The sciences are not like the liberal arts, which have thousands of years of historical and cultural heritage, and we have ready-made things to teach you.
In the science department, I have just established it, and I am the only teacher. If there are too many people, I will not be able to teach them all.
Whether it is mathematics or physics, I will only teach the original people.
By next year, this group of people will have learned almost everything. Some will go to work in the East Factory, while some will stay to become teachers.
By then, there will be more teachers and more people who can teach.
If you fail the imperial examination, you can stay and continue studying.
It is not impossible for us at Taixue to adjust majors, but it also depends on the actual situation of each class.
There will be no adjustment this year. Anyone who wants to come next year can come and register, and the dean will select based on the actual situation.
Go back to your classes and study."
Upon hearing this, everyone could only sigh with regret.
We are behind for one year now, and we will always be behind in the future.
I can only blame myself for being blind and not choosing science.