Chapter 315： Before Xiaozhi's restructuring

In the capital, the case of a third-rank official who was forced by his so-called parents to commit suicide by hitting a wall caused a great shock to the upper and lower ranks.

This is already the second case. An official of such a high rank in the imperial court was cornered by "filial piety".

For this reason, the court disputes whether the "law of filial piety" is reasonable or not!

Some people suggest that although this "law of filial piety" is an ancestral system handed down from the ancestors of this dynasty, the ancestors also relied on "governing the world with filial piety", the country is prosperous and the people are safe, and it has won the praise of people in the world.

However, in the long run, this "law of filial piety" has exposed serious drawbacks, resulting in many grievances and wrongful convictions. For this reason, there are countless filial sons and grandsons who have lost their lives.

Therefore, this "law of filial piety" must be reformed!

As for the conservative diehards, it is a serious protest against the reform of the "law of filial piety".

They said, "Since the ancestors can rely on the 'law of filial piety' to bring about the stability of the country, then the same can be done now. The purpose of governing the country of Longyan is 'governing the country with filial piety', so the ancestral system must not be dismissed just because of a few examples. Say it and give it!"

In short, the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right, and the father-in-law said that the public was right, but the two sides could not argue.

The emperor sitting high on the dragon chair looked dignified and stared at their dispute with sharp eyes.

When the two sides fought more and more fiercely, and when his face was red, the emperor snorted, and the dispute suddenly quieted down.

Because they all know that the emperor is angry.

The emperor sat high, looking down at the princes, grandsons and ministers below.

Then, the emperor seemed to ask casually, "Yu'er, Ye'er, Hong'er, what are your opinions? Should this 'law of filial piety' be changed or not?"

The people called "Yuer", "Yeer" and "Honger" by the emperor are the prince Yuwen Yanyu, the third prince Yuwen Feiye, and the emperor's eldest grandson Yuwen Xuhong.

As we all know, these three are the most powerful contenders for the throne.

Prince Yanyu is the eldest son of the current Queen Chen Wanyue.

The third prince Yuwen Feiye is the son of the imperial concubine Zhou Wenya.

The emperor Sun Yuwen Xuhong is the direct descendant of the former prince. If the former queen and the former prince do not die of illness, then this throne should be inherited by him.

However, things are predictable...

Now the sage asks them such a question at the same time. Everyone knows that this is the question that the sage takes to evaluate the ability and vision of the princes and grandsons.

For a time, the atmosphere was quiet, a little frozen, and the breathing between each other could be heard.

Between the three princes and grandsons, the eyes are thoughtful, serious, sharp, and each with a trace of challenge.

At this moment, Yuwen Feiye said impatiently, "Father, this son does not think it is appropriate to change it!"

The emperor's face was expressionless, but with a faint "Oh" in his mouth, he asked, "Why?"

Yuwen Feiye explained, "My father and son believe that this is an ancestral system after all. The ancestors moved the world with 'filial piety' and won the world, and later, 'ruled the country with filial piety' to bring peace to the world, peace and prosperity of the country. All are the impressive achievements brought by 'filial piety'.

Just relying on a few special examples, should we disregard the patriarchal system? This is a great disrespect to the ancestors! "

As soon as Yu Wenfei finished speaking at night, the officials below had a lot of discussion. Some people nodded in agreement with this point of view, while others did not nod or shake their heads.

The emperor did not nod or deny, but just called the prince by name and said, "Yu'er, what do you think?"

When Yuwen Yanyu heard the name being called, he thought for a while, and said very seriously, "My son thinks that although our dynasty adheres to the ancestral system of 'governing the country with filial piety' to stabilize people's hearts, and formulates a national law - 'the law of filial piety', Let the people of the world follow the example of their ancestors, respect the old and love the young, and respect their parents!

However, any law has flaws and loopholes, and this "law of filial piety" is no exception! "

Hearing this, everyone understood that the prince's opinion was at odds with the third prince, Yuwen Feiye.

Speaking of this, Yuwen Yanyu said this, and looked at the emperor who was sitting high, but the emperor still showed no expression, but he did not stop him from continuing to speak.

Yu Wenyan Yu continued, "This 'law of filial piety' is good in other respects, that is, adopting, selling, abandoning, cutting off relatives and other children, and still having to be filial to one's biological parents, which has led to some biological parents being greedy.

Whether they are poor and whether they can afford these children is another matter. However, apart from letting these children be born, they have not given any effort and wealth. When these children grow up, no matter whether they have no wealth or not, these parents will ask for it, no matter what. If they wanted, they forced them to fulfill their support obligations with 'unfilial piety', which at the same time made those children miserable, but they had nowhere to complain, because their so-called biological parents held the gold medal of death avoidance given by the court!

This will lead to many children being forced to have no choice but to end their relationship with their parents by suicide! "

When his words came to this point, they immediately aroused everyone's discussion.

This time, some people support the prince's remarks, and some people are against it!

Most of the officials who support the prince are young officials, and those who oppose it are officials who are already grandfathers.

"So what?" The emperor asked indifferently again, "What do you think?"

Unable to see any of the emperor's happy and angry expressions, Yuwen Yanyu immediately became a little uneasy in his heart, and the whole person tensed up, he thought carefully and said,

"Back to the father and the emperor, the son-in-law believes that the ancestor's 'filial piety', of course, we must continue to 'filial piety', we must still be filial to our parents, but those children who adopt, sell, abandon, and cut off relatives can be said to have The biological parents have nothing to do with them, and it seems a little reluctant that they have to fulfill their children's obligations in the future and must be filial to their parents."

"So, what do you mean, this law must be abolished or restructured?" The emperor continued to ask with a majestic look.

The crown prince groaned in his heart, but he could only bite the bullet and say, "Back to the father, my son thinks that the system needs to be changed again!"

The emperor did not nod or shake his head, but just asked Jiang Zhennan, who had been standing at the bottom without saying a word, and asked in a serious and solemn voice, "Jiang Aiqing, what do you think?"