"She said it so pitifully, in fact, she blamed me for not replacing her." Li Luo smiled, "The question is, she is Kublai Khan's woman, why should I replace her?" ”

Cui Xiuning also said a little heartlessly: "Isn't she your sister Guangruo?" Ernie sauce... You can't help me, Smecta. ”

"Alright, alright." Li Luo Zhengse said, "She and I are just mutually beneficial, but she herself is unlucky, and I have no obligation to save her." ”

Cui Xiuning sneered, "Men tend to be soft-hearted in front of beautiful women, and heroes save beauty." Don't think I don't know. If you really don't want to save it, why are you telling me this? ”

"After all, it's a fact that she was affected by you, and it's also a fact that she helped you. She suffers in the palace, and you are a little ashamed, or a little distressed. So, you want me to be soft-hearted and take the initiative to let you save her. Well, your mental portrait is done. Take it without thanks. ”

Li Luo sighed: "Okay policeman, I admit I'm a little ashamed." Of course, this has nothing to do with whether Jin Guangruo is a beauty or not. ”

Cui Xiuning didn't bother to pierce this man's mind, but her autumn-like eyes were full of mockery, "Okay." For the sake of your rare sense of shame, I will reach out once when I can save it, I have no opinion. ”

After the woman finished speaking, she shook her head a little helplessly, which clearly meant: Alas, man.

But she was just posturing, or teasing. In fact, she knows very well that Li Luo can already give her a full score emotionally, and she is really a dedicated high-quality man. Especially now that his identity as a feudal emperor is even more rare.

For other women, he only has a little pity for the jade, and his mind is still clean.

She felt that her love with Li Luo could completely stand the test.

"I seem to be pregnant again." Cui Xiuning changed the topic, "It will be determined after a while." ”

Li Luo took her hand, "You don't have to deal with the matter of the Furao Pavilion." ”

Furui Pavilion is Cui Xiuning's office, and Furui Pavilion is the government affairs center when Li Luo is not in Lin'an. After Li Luo came back, Fu Hui Pavilion also had intelligence, firearms, police and other work to deal with.

"It's okay, good fortune." Cui Xiuning smiled, "Pregnant women don't go to work? In the future, pregnant women will only rest for 90 days, and that is still a good welfare. ”

"Then pay attention to rest, too." Li Luo touched her head, as if he was using a head-touching stunt, "You are more important than anything else, understand?" ”

"Wool, believe you." Cui Xiuning chuckled, "The old man is very bad." Only if I have another son, can the stone in your heart be put down. ”

Li Luo shook his head, "Put it down?" I'm afraid of putting it down and hitting my feet. Since ancient times, there have been many things about brothers fighting for the throne, how can they really put down a stone? Destined to hang forever. ”

Cui Xiuning said: "I believe that my son will not compete for the throne. Even if there is, it will be for later. Let's not think so far, you have to deal with military and political affairs, and I've been very busy lately. ”

Li Luo asked, "What are you busy with?" ”

"I'm going to let them make eighteen pounds of heavy artillery, and I want to make grape bombs. It is also necessary to improve the legal code. Cui Xiuning said.

Li Luo has never been concerned about the manufacture of firearms, "Grapeball? Can't you make a real flowering bomb? ”

Cui Xiuning laughed in surprise, "You're talking about shrapnels, just our two rookies?" Think too much. Westerners already had a modern industrial system after the Industrial Revolution, and it took decades to develop an unstable durian. ”

Li Luo was speechless, "Is it that difficult?" ”

Cui Xiuning frowned: "Why isn't it difficult?" We're not engineering doctors. With the strength of the shells, we can't help it. Even more difficult is the delayed ignition control of the fuse. Don't even think about mechanically triggered fuses. Woodwind time-delay fuses are fine, but they are too difficult to control the time and too unreliable. ”

"Grapeballs are fine. However, the range is certainly not as good as that of a solid bullet. It is more effective against cavalry and infantry than solid bullets. I have instructed the Craftsman to experiment. Eighteen pounds of heavy artillery, the proportion of copper is higher, and the cost is terrifying. If the copper ratio is not enough, it will explode. ”

"This heavy cannon cost more than 2,000 catties of copper and cost more than 5,000 silver dollars, and it required eight horses to take turns in two shifts. A charge of more than ten catties, and the cost of one ammunition is dozens of silver dollars. But it is also powerful, with an effective range of three to four miles. Together with ammunition, one cannon required a dozen horses to transport. ”

Li Luo thought for a while, "With such a bulky artillery, the army will definitely not be able to fight in the field, and it can only be used to attack the city." Let's build less. ”

"The sample of this cannon hasn't come out yet, and I don't know if it can be done. Firearms are now focused on grapeshot, which can be mass-produced as soon as September. Cui Xiuning explained.

Li Luo picked up Cui Xiuning's work materials, and said while reading them with interest: "Don't make the code too modern, you still have to refer to "Song Criminal Rule" and "Tang Law Shuyi" more. ”

Cui Xiuning threw over a pair of health pills, "I'm not stupid, doing modern legal codes in ancient times?" Of course, it can not only be ahead of the times, but also conform to reality. Don't worry, I haven't read these two codexes. A big step ahead is a genius, and too much is a madman. ”

Li Luo said: "The Tang Dynasty Laws are divided into outline laws (constitution), official laws, military laws, and civil laws. The military law is already very perfect, the content of the law will not be too much, and the outline law is simpler, but the civil law is very complicated, and you will definitely not be able to do it alone. ”

"In this way, transfer some people from the Criminal Department and the Three Law Divisions to compile it together. You just have to catch it. ”

Cui Xiuning shook his head, "The law is very important, and every law must reflect the leading factors and conform to the times." They don't have that kind of thinking yet, you and I have to do it ourselves. There's no rush in this matter, I'll just do it slowly, the workload is not as big as you think. ”

"I have a sense of proportion in the rest of the law. It is this punishment that requires you to make up your mind. The punishment of the Tang and Song dynasties, like what kind of stabbing is matched with the army, exile, and cane beating must be abolished. What I am prepared to keep is the death penalty, the prison sentence, the demotion, and the flogging. What about your opinion? ”

The so-called demotion is actually demotion to slavery.

Li Luo thought for a while, paced back and forth, and then sat down to pick up Cui Xiuning's teacup and take a sip to clear his throat, and then put forward his opinion.

"I don't think these four punishments are enough, and there is also a palace punishment." The man's words were astonishing.

What the?

Cui Xiuning frowned, "This is corporal punishment?" Why should torture, which has long been abolished, be reinstated? ”

Li Luo said: "I think the first consideration of punishment is not humanity or inhumanity, but deterrence and punishment, so that people dare not do it." For example, the forcible tornment of underage girls, or the criminals with serious circumstances, is certainly not enough for the death penalty, but imprisonment is obviously not enough to punish. Then the palace punishment, so that there is enough deterrence. ”

Cui Xiuning thought about it and had to agree. "What about the death penalty?"

Li Luo began to show his knowledge of history: "The most common way to execute in the Han Dynasty was suicide, and those who committed capital crimes often committed suicide. The Sui and Tang dynasties were strangled and beheaded. The Song Dynasty was a felonism, and there were more than 500 capital crimes. Song Renzong also introduced Ling Chi of the Liao State. ”

"A lot of people are shouting that this is a step backwards. ! If I kill one person and be beheaded, and he kills ten people and is also beheaded, what is the fairness? Why do murderers tend to kill people in a row? Because the method of death is the same. Anyway, it's all beheading, so since I killed someone, I might as well kill a few more. ”

"Therefore, the death penalty must be hierarchical. To be humane to a murderer is to be inhumane to the dead. Since a capital crime has been committed, it should be punished severely. ”

Li Luo's view, Cui Xiuning also agrees.

When she was in college, she had learned about many murder cases. There is a phenomenon that the proportion of murderers who kill people in a row is very high, such as murder cases, wandering crimes, serial murder cases, group homicide cases, and so on.

And the psychology of these murderers is often to break the jar and break it. Anyway, if you kill someone, you have to shoot it, so it's better to kill a few more pads.

Killing a person is the same as going to school and killing a group of elementary school students.

Okay, then I'm not going to do it, since I've killed someone, I'll just kill a few more.

Because of this criminal mind, many more people die every year around the world.

Li Luo continued: "Let's do it like this. There are five levels of the death penalty. The first class is late, the second class car is split, the third class is beheaded, the fourth class is beheaded, and the fifth class is hanged. ”

Cui Xiuning was speechless, "Five? Too much, right? ”

Li Luo said very seriously: "Not much. Kill one person and behead or hang him, kill more than two people and behead him in half, three or more people have his car split, and four or more people are killed. ”

Cui Xiuning sneered: "What about more than five people?" What about more than 10 people? ”

Li Luo gritted his teeth: "Then Ling Chi will also be divided!" Can a thousand cuts be the same as a hundred cuts? Hmph, if you have the ability, kill more, and the more people you kill, the more painful the death penalty will be. I want to see if it's the thief of the bad guys, or the ruthlessness of the national law of the Tang Dynasty! ”

Cui Xiuning sneered, "What an angry young man!" Well, it's up to you. Then Ling Chi is also graded. How to divide it? ”

Li Luo pondered for a long time, "It's determined by the number of knives." The highest is 3,000 dollars, the lowest is 100 dollars, and it is divided into thirty and so on! For every additional person killed, add a hundred knives! ”

Cui Xiuning was speechless, and Ling Chi was divided into thirty grades.

It's crazy.

However, it makes perfect sense in law.

Li Luo's approach is actually to deal with the crime in detail. Killing nine people and killing ten people are all different ways to die. In this way, the murderer can be deterred from continuing to kill as much as possible.

Li Luo continued: "All the rebellions and rebellions, and the main culprits are also executed with Ling Chi. For example, whoever dares to assassinate us will directly enjoy the highest level of Ling Chi! If anyone assassinates the ministers of the imperial court, then start with the lowest halve, and don't think about beheading the capital. ”

"If there are extenuating circumstances for the killing, then the maximum sentence is hanging, or even imprisonment or demotion, and if it is self-defense killing, it is not guilty."

Li Luo said a lot more. Once this man is in power, he will put himself back into the system design to his heart's content. However, he was able to get to the point.

Words and words follow the law, and a single thought determines the life and death of thousands of people.

This is the power of kings!

Just as the two of them were planning the legal system, they suddenly heard Yan Chan'er's voice sounding outside: "Wang, Niangniang, Li Zhi asks to see." ”

Li Luo's expression was full, "Xuanjin." ”

Li Zhi, who was dressed in a red female official costume, came in, and was stopped by Cui Xiuning before he could bow down: "Don't bow, just talk about business." ”

"No." Li Zhi opened the paperwork in his hand, "King Yu, Niangniang, five days ago, Liang Guo, Song Guo and Dali secretly formed an alliance in Kunming to deal with Datang secretly. The three countries had a total of 600,000 soldiers and horses, and they agreed that once any country was attacked by Tang, the other two countries would immediately send troops to attack Tang. ”

Hehe, the alliance of the three kingdoms?

Li Luo sneered. You're finally officially sleeping under a bed? Okay, okay very.

"The second thing, three days ago, Xiao Yin had canonized Xiao Miao, the king of Lu, as the crown prince. Xiao Yan did not become the prince because he offended the wealthy family. ”

"There is another thing, Duan Qing, the king of Dali, suddenly died, and it is estimated that within a few months, Duan Zheng will be able to ascend the throne. In addition, Xiao Ji, the crown princess of Dali, has been pregnant for more than a month. ”

Cui Xiuning said after listening: "Dong Huchen and others from Liang Guo have been in contact with each other less frequently recently, so as not to be exposed. The people of Dali and Song Guo have more support, and the progress will be accelerated. ”

"No!" Li Zhi put down the information and went down to make arrangements.

Cui Xiuning sorted out the recent information and concluded: "Kublai Khan can be sure of the use of troops against the West within the year. But the Triple Alliance will not use troops against us this year, and they will need time too. ”

Li Luo said: "I wish they would send troops to attack Tang as soon as possible, so that I can be destroyed." ”

Cui Xiuning shook his head: "It's unrealistic to expect them to take the initiative to attack Tang in the short term." Xiao Yin and Duan Qing are both scheming and courageous people. They only want to protect themselves, after all, we are stronger than them, they are just afraid. ”

Li Luo nodded, "If there is enough food, we should now raise troops to dominate the south." But the ploughing cattle have just arrived, and they will not be able to use troops within the year. ”

Tang's grain reserves are about to bottom out. This year, due to the shortage of cattle, the limited area for recultivation, and the inability to cultivate deeply, the grain output is not high, and the people can eat enough, the imperial court cannot collect much grain tax, and the people have no surplus grain to sell.

Soon after the Great War, the material savings of the Tang State were almost exhausted, and the military and horse rations could ensure daily supplies, but it was difficult to meet the needs of wartime.

You must know that the people in the cities who do not farm the land in the Tang Kingdom, the military police, officials, craftsmen, slaves, etc., add up to millions, and the rations of these people are counting on the surplus grain of the peasants, how can they not be nervous?

didn't starve to death, it was already Li Luotian's great ability.

Cui Xiuning said: "We have done a good job. Many people in the three countries starved to death every day. Most people also drink porridge and eat wild vegetables to get by. That's it, it's the result of Haoqiang's support. They, it's harder. ”

…………

Liang State, Jiangling, Zhao Wang's Mansion.

Xiao Yan sat alone in the gazebo and drank alone. He listened to the chirping of summer cicadas outside the pavilion in a drunken daze, and suddenly laughed out loud.

"The so-called chilling cicada is poignant, and it is late for the long pavilion. You summer cicadas, what are you clamoring for! How do you know the cold frost of autumn? Haha, hahaha! ”

"Your Highness..."A palace steward stepped forward, "Your Highness has already drunk a lot, please..."

"Get out!" Xiao Yan roared angrily, raising his blood-red and cold eyes, "If you have nothing to do, you will be noisy, and there will be no forgiveness!" ”

"No...", how dare the steward persuade again? It can only go as far as it goes.

"How sad can you be, just like a river flowing eastward." Xiao Yan put down the wine glass and burst into tears. I no longer have any scruples to express my heart directly.

"Father, back then, you organized the Holy Sect, do you remember who made the plan to make the Holy Sect grow stronger? It's me! Who came up with the idea to solve the financial resources of the Holy Religion? It's me! ”

"Who led the army to unite Li Tang against the Yuan army? It's me! Who disregarded his reputation and offended the wealthy clan to forcibly expropriate grain and grass? Or me! It's me Xiao Yan! ”

"Your four sons, I, Xiao Yan, have made the most meritorious contributions and contributed the most! But why, why am I not the prince? Why! Ho ho ......"

Xiao Yan, who has always been light and calm, and her demeanor is calm, is full of sorrow at this time, her heart is like a knife, and she can't help crying anymore.

But then he laughed with tears on his face, like madness.

"Haha, Triple Alliance...... You are quite Zhao Weihan, but Li Luo is not Zhibo! He's a hero! Do you know how powerful Li Tang is? Well? You only saw Tang Jun's firearms and food, do you think Li Tang only relied on firearms and food? ”

"You didn't see the morale of the Tang Army, the hearts of the people of the Tang Kingdom, the heritage of the Tang Kingdom, and you didn't really see the horror of the Tang Kingdom!"

"Do you think you can deal with Li Luo by relying on the alliance of the three kingdoms? Can you destroy the Tang? Confused! Confused, father! ”

Xiao Yan cried and laughed and yelled for a long time, which made her feel a lot better.

A few days ago, Xiao Yin suddenly announced that Xiao Miao, the king of Lilu, was the crown prince. This was like a thunderbolt from the blue, hitting Xiao Yan's heart hard, and he was in pain.

Daliang finally has a prince.

But... Not him!

It's not him Xiao Yan!

He was abandoned!

Shock, sadness, anger, and unwillingness made this man on the verge of collapse in an instant.

What qualifications does Xiao Miao have to be the prince? Where is he better than himself? Just because he will win over the wealthy family? Just because he will please his father? Is he more obedient?

Why?

Father, are you crazy?

Father, you're crazy.

Xiao Yan returned to the mansion in despair, and had been drinking behind closed doors for several days. In just a few days, this beautiful man had a scruffy beard, a cloak, and a sour smell.

At this time, Xiao Yan finally calmed down and thought about countermeasures.

He hasn't collapsed yet.

Nor can he collapse.

Xiao Yan squatted on the ground, looked at the ants on the ground in a daze, and then dipped his fingers in wine and drew a simple map of the four kingdoms on the ground, frowning and thinking, shaking his head and sighing from time to time.

"It's hard, it's hard, it's so hard!" Xiao Yan threw away the wine jug with a wry smile, sat on the ground, held his head and said painfully: "This wine is too strong." ”

"Your Highness, Princess Light is here." The steward crept over again to report.

Laborious?

Xiao Yan's eyes lit up, "Please come in!" ”

If you want to say that the only person he wants to see now is hard work. In the past few days, many people who were attached to themselves before have not shown up.

After a while, a girl with bright eyes and bright teeth and a green Luo shirt entered the pavilion. She looked at Xiao Yan's depressed appearance, and said with a smile: "Where is this drunkard, who actually ran to the dignified Zhao Wangfu?" ”

Although she was smiling, the coldness in her eyes was hard to hide, "King Zhao, I haven't seen you like this for a few days, if the prince sees it, he will probably feel pity." ”

"Prince?" Xiao Yan sneered, "Ku'er, you're not here to mock me, are you?" ”

In the past two years, he has always wanted to marry hard work, but after many temptations, this little girl didn't get in the oil and salt, and he knew that hard work was not in him, so he could only give up.

smiled bitterly: "In the city, in the palace, there are so many people who mock King Zhao, there is not much more than me, and there is no less than me." ”

Xiao Yan brushed her loose hair to both sides and laughed: "Even if you come to mock me, you will be the first to come to see me." I admit it. ”

With a wrinkled and beautiful nose, he was far away from Xiao Yan, who had not taken a bath for a few days in midsummer, and pretended to sigh: "Alas, I originally thought that you must be the prince." If you become the prince, I won't be worse off in the future. But who would have thought that it was King Lu who became the crown prince. ”

"Ku'er, what do you want to say?" Xiao Yan's expression also turned cold, "You and I have no love between men and women, there is always a friendship between brothers and sisters." Whatever you want to say, you can speak freely, and it will come out of your mouth and into my ears. ”

With Xiao Yan's shrewdness, where do you not know that hard work is a night owl entering the house, and nothing will come? This woman has a treacherous mind, and it is impossible for her to come to visit because she sympathizes with herself, she must have a purpose.

"King Zhao is happy, then I'll say it directly. Does King Zhao know what happened to you and me? The hard little face was also as gloomy as water, "If we sit still, then we can only accept our fate." ”

"What happened to you and me?" Xiao Yan shook his head, "Once King Lu ascends the throne, I will probably end up dead." If the beam is destroyed by Li Tang, then I am also a prisoner, and it will not be good to end horizontally and vertically. But you..."

"You are the princess of light, and you have not competed with Xiao Miao for the throne, he will not do anything to you. Even if Daliang is destroyed by Li Luo, with the friendship between you and Li Luo, you still don't have to worry about wealth. What does this matter have to do with you? ”

Hard laughed, "Originally, it had nothing to do with me, but soon it will have a relationship." ”

What the?

Xiao Yan looked at his hard eyes and quickly understood, "King Lu wants to marry you?" ”

"Not bad." He sneered hard, "King Zhao is really smart, and he can guess it." King Lu has asked His Majesty to marry me as the crown princess, and Your Majesty... Already promised! ”

"I estimate that in two or three days at the most, the will for marriage will come down. King Zhao said, are you and I grasshoppers on a rope? ”

The corners of Xiao Yan's meaningful mouth curled, "You don't want to marry King Lu?" Are you afraid of being the crown princess? ”

"Of course." The hard look didn't look like a fifteen-year-old girl at all, "How can a person like King Lu, who can only fight inwardly, afford the sky of the beam?" Your Majesty's body has been... As soon as King Lu ascends the throne, Daliang will be catastrophic, and I, the queen, will be buried with me. I can't hide, and I dare to marry him? ”

"Hahaha!" When Xiao Yan heard this, he laughed heartily.

He really admired the hard work, and he was unmoved by the fame, and he could see it so thoroughly.

"You're right. You and I are indeed grasshoppers on a rope. Xiao Yan rubbed his swollen and aching head, "Then in your opinion, how to deal with it?" ”

Bitterly pursed his lips and smiled sweetly, "That's weird." My little sister came to the door today, just to ask for help, what can I do? Isn't it up to Brother Zhao? ”

Xiao Yan secretly scolded the little fox, and then showed a nonchalant look, "What can I do?" My father has already set up a crown prince, and the status of the monarch and minister has been decided, what can I do with King Lu? I can only accept my fate. ”

Hard sneered, "Okay, then you just accept your fate." With that, he stood up and prepared to leave.

Xiao Yan patted his forehead and pointed to the cushion, "Okay, you can sit down." Let's think about it, and then add it up. ”

I sat down again.

The summer cicadas outside the pavilion were crying hoarsely, "Know, know", and the frogs on the lotus leaves in the lake also "croaked" and didn't listen. The two of them sat speechless, frowning and thinking.

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