Zhao Mengfu's Calligraphy Story

The imperial court called hundreds of officials to the punishments department to discuss the formulation of criminal law. Everyone thinks that it is a capital crime for anyone to take bribes to 200 yuan's banknotes. Zhao Mengfu thinks it's too heavy, because the banknote law has been greatly devalued in the past few decades, and it's not enough to decide people's life and death with devalued banknotes. Some people think that he is young and a southerner, and he doesn't understand the national conditions of the Yuan Dynasty. They accused him of opposing the conviction of yuan banknotes in order to hinder the popularization of Yuanbao banknotes. Zhao Mengfu righteously retorted, pointing out: "Criminal law is a matter of life and death and must be weighed separately. Zhao Mengfu was summoned to participate in the discussion, but he dared not say anything. You are unreasonable and want to use force to suppress people. This will not work! " Men are speechless.