Regardless of family, race or country, laws exist, but the scope of management is different and the name is different. The "laws" at home are called family rules. Of course, only one family can be bound, and the "law" in a family is called clan rules, which can bind its own people. The law of the country is called law, which governs the people of the whole country, but people need to abide by it, whether it is family rules, clan rules or laws. Since ancient times, no matter which country or dynasty, law is indispensable. Although many kings in ancient times were lawless and killed for one thing, there were no law-abiding kings.
Song Renzong, the king of the Song Dynasty, was such a person. Because the palace where he lives is relatively small, he wants to expand it, so he consulted people living near the palace and asked them to move out. The imperial court will pay a high price to buy these houses, but the boundary of the palace and the geomantic omen are definitely the best, and the neighborhood is definitely good and safe. Who dares to commit a crime near the palace? People may not be stupid. Knowing this, no matter what the people in the court say, they will not move anyway, and there is nothing Song Renzong can do. Although he is the head of a country, he can't go beyond the law and force people to do things they don't want to do, otherwise he won't be a tyrant, so Song Renzong can only make do in the original palace.
Therefore, everyone is equal before the law, but the ancient officials protected each other, relying on their own power to do evil and overstepping the king's law.