He found a lot of obscure legal provisions
because he wanted to make this person's crime aggravated(舞文巧詆)
There was a famous minister in the Han
Dynasty, his name was (Zhang Tang).
History books record a story about him.
The king appointed him as head of the
central supreme judicial body.
The king liked him very much and trusted
him very much.
There are several characteristics of his
conduct.
First point.
The king likes Confucianism, so he will
quote Confucianism when judging cases.
Second point.
When he encountered many special cases, he
would sort out the information of this case first and report directly to the
king. Then he will figure out the king's intentions, and then judge the case
according to the king's intentions.
Third point.
When he is reprimanded by the king, he will
immediately admit his mistake, he will not make excuses for himself.
He will speak to the king.
Thank you for scolding me, my subordinates
have given me the same opinion before. But I didn't listen at the time, I was
so stupid, I will change it immediately.
Fourth point.
He is not proud when he is praised by the
king.
He will speak to the king.
Thank you for your compliments. The
completion of this matter is mainly due to my subordinates, because their work
ability is very good.
Fifth point.
If a crime was committed by someone whom
the king hated, he would refer the case to those stern justice officials.
If one of the king's favorites committed a
crime, he would refer the case to benevolent judicial officers.
Sixth point.
If some brutal and ferocious nobles
committed minor crimes, he would find many out-of-the-ordinary legal provisions
to prove and aggravate the crimes of the nobles.
If some good and peaceful people committed
serious crimes, he would speak well of these people before the king to reduce
the punishment of these people.
He often dined with old friends from his
youth, and he took good care of those who were less important than himself.
This idiom means that he will find many
out-of-the-ordinary legal provisions to prove and aggravate the person's crime.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
How do you react when you are scolded by
the superior? How do you react when you are praised by the superior?
I hope this story can give you some new
harvest.
舞文巧詆(He found a lot of obscure legal
provisions because he wanted to make this person's crime aggravated)
漢王朝有一位著名的大臣，他的名字叫做(張湯)。
歷史書上記載了一個關於他的故事。
國王指派他擔任中央最高司法審判機構的首長。
國王非常喜歡他，也非常信任他。
他的行事為人有幾個特點。
第一要點。
國王喜歡儒家的思想，所以他在判案的時候會引用儒家的觀點。
第二要點。
他遇見很多特殊的案件，他會先整理這個案件的資料，並且直接跟國王報告。接著他會揣摩國王的意向，然後按照國王的意向去判案。
第三要點。
當他被國王責備時，他會立刻認錯，他不會給自已找藉口。
他會對國王說。
謝謝你責備我，我的部下之前也曾經給過我相同的意見。但是當時我沒有聽從，我真是太愚蠢了，我會立刻改過。
第四要點。
當他被國王的讚美時，他不會驕傲。
他會向國王說。
謝謝你的讚美，這件事情能夠完成主要歸功於我的部下，因為他們的工作能力很好。
第五要點。
如果有一個國王討厭的人犯了罪，他就會把這個案件交給那些嚴厲的司法官員。
如果有一個國王喜歡的人犯了罪，他就會把這個案件交給那些仁慈的司法官員。
第六要點。
如果有一些蠻橫兇惡的貴族犯了很輕微的罪，他會他找很多冷僻的法律條文來證明並且加重這個貴族的罪刑。
如果有一些善良平和的百姓犯了很重的罪，他會在國王面前說這些百姓的好話已讓這些百姓的罪刑減輕。
他常常與年輕時就認識的老朋友們一起吃飯，他很照顧那些身分地位比不上他的老朋友們。
這句成語的意思是他會他找很多冷僻的法律條文來證明並且加重這個人的罪刑。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你在被長官責備時你會有甚麼反應呢?你在被長官讚美時你會有甚麼反應呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為史記-酷吏列傳
