Today, after four months, Liu Hong's entourage has returned to the normal condition stipulated by the etiquette law.

It is no longer Worm Da who personally serves as a guard captain, nor is it longer Ling Mian who stands with a sword under the order of Lang, but is accompanied by Wang Zhong, and the two squires guard behind him.

After greeting with the hundreds of officials and courtiers in the palace, Liu Hong did not sit down in a hurry, cleared his throat slightly, and said: "Xi, the Lu family is a traitor and a thief, and fortunately, the court's lords are loyal and righteous, so that the Han family will not be robbed by thieves. ”

"Now the thief is beheaded, and the Lu family is dead; The land of Yan and Zhao, with the garrison of the north wall, thought that the Han family barrier was heavy, and the elders of the clan should be selected as the king. ”

As he spoke, Liu Hong bowed to the hall with a serious face: "Ran I am young and dare not act arbitrarily, and I also ask the public to teach me: Who should be the king of the land of Yan and Zhao?" ”

As soon as Liu Hong's voice fell, in the Jiuqing train on the left class, Liu Budo walked out and bowed to the imperial steps.

"There is no doubt about the main affairs of the sect, and I would like to play Your Majesty."

"The eighth son of Emperor Taizu Gao; Those who are still alive today are only Wang Heng and Huainan Wang Changye. ”

"In addition to Emperor Xiaohui, the other five, King Yanling, King Zhao Yin, and King Gong have no heirs."

"Qi mourns the three sons of King Hui, and the eldest son Xiang is already the king of Qi; The second son Xingju is deceased, has no heirs, and the Dongmu country is excepted; The third son, Zhu Xuhou Zhang, stole the sword and bow of Shaofu in the past, although His Majesty exempted him from the death penalty, but his temperament was not good, and he was not the king. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Budo turned his head and bowed again: "According to the minister's opinion, all those in the clan who are young and strong and have a good temperament are afraid that they can only mourn the king's heir and believe in the marquis of Tangjie." ”

"Foolish, a hundred worships to death, His Majesty Fu Wei is a holy judge..."

After pricking up their ears and listening to Liu Budo's performance, the courtiers looked at Liu Hong again, and when Liu Hong said the sentence 'If this is the case, then the Marquis of Tangjie will be the king of Yan', they bowed their heads deeply.

Liu Xin was named the king of Yan, and the courtiers got the news, but in Liu Budo's words, there was a message that was very worth recalling.

——The eighth son of Emperor Gao, except for Liu Heng, the king of Huainan, Liu Chang, the emperor of filial piety, Liu Ying, the king of Qi Mourning, Liu Fei, the king of Yanling, Liu Jian, the king of Zhao Yin, and Liu Hui, the king of Zhao Gong...

There is also a Zhao Youwang Liu You, who has an heir!

- Liu Sui!

Liu Budo skipped it very naturally, or ignored the heir of the Youwang Wang: Liu Sui, Liu Hong did not 'omit' Liu Sui at all to express his doubts about Liu Budo...

Combined with the look of Liu Sui when he walked out of the palace a few days ago...

The courtiers' hearts suddenly tightened, and they tried hard to sweep the name 'Liu Sui' out of their brains - no one dared to be curious about what Liu Sui experienced in Weiyang Palace.

Because of the cause of death of Liu You, the king of Zhao You, as early as that time, Empress Lu had already set the tone - resentment, no king!

Now that Liu Hong has already set the nature for the Lu family: 'Lu Hou has no fault', the label on the head of Zhao Youwang and his family cannot be removed at all.

Even boldly guessed, many people had vaguely guessed what Liu Hong said to Liu Sui, who was aggressive and entered the palace to 'ask' him.

- Dare to roar before me, Qing is really the blood of the Ghost King!

In this era of emphasizing 'thunder, rain and dew are all gentlemen', even if Liu Hong wanted to kill Liu Sui, all Liu Sui could do was to obediently kneel and kowtow and thank Liu Hong for 'giving the grace of death'; as for Liu Hongdi's right or wrong, it was not at all something that Liu Sui could discuss.

Sure enough, after King Yan's people were selected, Liu Hong ignored that the king of Zhao was still the candidate, and skipped the topic without changing his face.

"Langya Wang Ze, the king of Qi led the army to Qin Wang's disciples to lose his army, and according to the law, he should take his king, thinking that he was a common man; However, I can't bear to go to the law to the king, and I am afraid of violating the law of the country by forgiving myself..."

Making a tangled look, Liu Hong bowed again: "Please give advice: How to deal with the matter of King Langya?" ”

Liu Hongyan stopped, and Duke Wu, who had just been appointed as a court lieutenant, came out of his class and said righteously: "Your Majesty, the princes who have lost their country should be beheaded according to the law, and they must not atone for their sins with gold and knights." ”

"There is a precedent to follow in the matter of King Langya, so it should be judged according to the precedent."

As soon as Wu Gong spoke, the courtiers immediately looked at each other sideways, and they all looked at the new court lieutenant who was not good-looking.

The legal thinking of the Han dynasty was first formulated by Xiao He and set the tone of 'there is no prohibition in the law, there is no blame', and now there is a faint second interpretation.

The Legalists, who were implicated in the Qin Lian as a 'disaster', after deep reflection and research on public opinion, compared the Han Law and the Qin Law, were surprised to find that the Han Law is simply the 2.0 version of the Qin Law!

As a 2.0 version of Qin Law, Han Law does not go further on the basis of Qin Law, but has carried out a certain degree of 'degradation' treatment of Qin Law.

In the Qin law, many of the crimes that should have been punished by skull, death, and even the crime of sitting together with neighbors at every turn and punishing the nine clans were changed to relatively mild punishments in the Han law, such as fines, seizure of titles, depreciation of the city, and ghost salaries.

The most obvious and extensive case has played a decisive role in the reflection of Legalists.

The Qin law stipulates that in addition to paying the part of the grain harvest to the state, as an agricultural tax, peasant households must also pay a "weeding tax" - three stones and two stones.

In fact, it is hay and straw, and the state collects a tax on it, and its main use is the edible feed for war horses.

As the 2.0 version of the Qin law, the Han law naturally also has a requirement for the tax on the grass - three stones for the grass and two stones for the grass.

Compared with Qin Law, where is the humanity of Han Law?

First of all, the explanation of the Chinese law alone on the tax is much larger than that of the Qin law.

Qin Law: If you don't pay in time, you will be exiled, and the neighborhood will sit in ten households!

The Han law also stipulates that three stones and two stones will be slashed, but the following sentence will make Qin Law unable to catch up with the horses - Shangjun, Daijun, the land is evil, and it is two stones and two stones!

Compared with the rigid and strict Qin law, the first change made by the Han law was to adapt measures to local conditions - the land output of Shangjun and Daijun is not high, so it can pay one stone less than other places.

Later, it is the epitome of the 'humanitarian' part of the entire Han law - if you can't pay hay and straw according to the amount, you can also pay money to offset it, one stone is equivalent to fifteen yuan, and one stone is worth five yuan; If you fail to pay the money and the money, the penalty is four taels of gold.

Compared with it, Qin Law can really be called cruel - the weed tax, hay and straw must be paid, and none of them can be missing!

The punishment that failed to be paid was even more inhumane and inhumane to the neighbors, and the whole family was exiled...

From this 'subtle' difference, the Legalists finally realized the 'inadequacy' of the Qin law and the 'superiority' of the Han law - the Qin law was too rigid and the punishment was too heavy; Anyone who touches Qin Law will be dealt with as a rebellious minister and thief.

The Han law is much gentler, not like the Qin law, which directly denies the person who violates the law, but on the facts: the law stipulates the payment of the levy tax, so as long as the purpose of collecting hay and straw is achieved, it is OK - the money collected can also be purchased from the market.

For those who violate the law, Hanlu does not think that it is against the state, but also talks about the matter - the country has suffered losses due to the violation of the tax, so in order to make up for this part of the loss, it will be fined!

This change in thinking undoubtedly had a very long-term impact on the Legalists: compared with the Qin Law's 'Talking about people on the facts', the attitude of the Han Law on the facts is undoubtedly more acceptable to the people.

After the change of thinking, in order to be accepted by Emperor Liu, and thus become one of the prominent scholars, and regain the glory of the Warring States period, the Legalists also began to explore the law.

-- Judging cases by precedent is the result of the Legalists drawing nourishment from Huang Laoxue.

That is to say, if a person violates the law, then in the process of adjudicating this case, in addition to the provisions of the Chinese law, the judgment result of the same case that has occurred in the past is also an important reference factor.

The theoretical basis for Wu Gong to say this sentence - 'follow the rules' undoubtedly exposes Wu Gong's true identity: either he is a Legalist scholar dressed in yellow old skin, or he is an old scholar Huang who is emotionally biased towards Legalism!

However, in this regard, the courtiers and officials were only a little surprised, and they kept in mind the political tendencies revealed by Wu Gong - in the final analysis, the current court officials are all from Huang Lao, and they pursue the rule of inaction, but the real situation is only known in their hearts.

Let's talk about Prime Minister Chen Ping, saying that he took over the mantle of Cao Shen and used the art of doing nothing, but for nearly ten years, Chen Ping has never delegated all his power like Cao Shen; On the contrary, it is to hold on to power, which is quite a bit of 'everything must be done personally'.

In the political game, Chen Ping prefers 'conspiracy', which clearly has a hint of verticality!

It can be seen from this that the court of the Han family now, under the surface of Huang Lao's government, actually hides the epitome of various doctrines; Even officials who were clearly born in Huang Lao were more or less influenced by other doctrines.

Therefore, Wu Gong's emotional bias towards the Legalists will not make the hundred officials feel any discomfort; After all, Duke Wu is now serving as a court lieutenant, and he is the bull ear who enforces the laws of the country, and it is inevitable that he will be influenced by the Legalists.

In response to Liu Ze's guilt of 'losing his army', the precedent mentioned by Wu Gong is undoubtedly the past of Emperor Gao's period, Emperor Gao's second brother, Liu Xi, the king of Daiqing, who fled in battle and abandoned the country.

When it was, Chang'an was in an uproar, and the court was shocked, even if the courtiers did not speak out of respect, Emperor Gao Liu Bang was also thunderous and angry!

In the end, it was the Emperor Liu Taigong who came forward and persuaded Liu Bang to pardon Liu Xi's capital crime on the grounds of family harmony; Later, Liu Xi escaped the end of being reduced to a commoner, and only lost the king, but waited for it.

Later, in order to stabilize the Kanto, Liu Bang named Liu Xi's son Liu Bi as the king of Wu.

Judging from this 'precedent', the best disposition for Liu Ze is to abolish his title and demote him to a complete candidate, and even in the future, it cannot be ruled out that Liu Ze's descendants will be crowned kings.

But for Liu Ze's disposal, Liu Hong has also released the news - only cut his soil, not seize his country.

From this point of view, Wu Gong, who is naturally an imperial party, proposed to 'follow the rules', and his intention is very worth savoring.

didn't let everyone wait too long, Liu Hong pondered for a moment, and responded: "Although what Tingwei said is reasonable, King Langya, the elders of the clan, I am young, and there are many places where I have to rely on the elders of the clan, and I can't bear to be too harsh. ”

As he spoke, Liu Hong made a slightly weak appearance and asked Wu Gong in the palace: "I will cut one of the counties of Langya first, and let Wang Ze take this as a warning, and allow him to wear crimes and make meritorious contributions in the future; I wonder what Ting Wei thinks? ”

Watching Wu Gong go down the slope and bowed