Chapter 290: The Legalist's Wail
All the methods of increasing yield in the Mojia experimental field are feasible, that is to say, this method can be replicated, and it is conceivable that in the coming year, the promotion of Datang's grain will definitely have a round of substantial growth.
At the same time, it also solved the opportunity brought by Li Shimin to control soil erosion in the land of Guanlong, the cultivated land decreased, but the grain output increased instead of decreasing, and the resistance to the method of controlling yellow was greatly reduced, which can be described as the best of both worlds.
At the same time, this year's grain harvest in Guanzhong has been bumper, and the grain price protection order has also been implemented very smoothly; this time, without waiting for Mojia Village to take the lead in purchasing grain, almost all grain merchants have taken the initiative to abide by the minimum price for grain purchases, and the phenomenon of big buckets entering and small buckets exiting has almost been completely banned.
Coupled with the fact that the people in Guanzhong have flocks of chickens and ducks, and they have surplus money and surplus grain in their hands, the signs of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty have initially appeared.
However, at this moment, Modon did not have the consciousness of the savior of the Tang Dynasty at all, but concentrated on hiding in the library of the Guozijian library to read the ancient books, like a sponge greedily absorbing the knowledge here, but he did not expect to leave the Guozijian soon, but Merton felt a little reluctant.
"Merton, why are you here?" Qin Huaiyu rushed over in a hurry, pulled Merton and walked out.
"What's wrong?" Merton wondered.
Qin Huaiyu looked at Merton in surprise: "You don't know what happened today?" ”
Merton shook his head and said, "I have been in the library all day today, and I haven't left the country at all, of course I don't know. ”
"Death row inmates, all those death row inmates are back." Qin Huaiyu said incoherently.
"Death row inmates? What death row inmate," Merton said with a frown.
"Do you know that at the end of last year, when His Majesty was examining death row prisoners, he saw that he was very pitiful before he died, so he decided to release all of them home, and agreed to come back for execution this autumn." Qin Huaiyu said excitedly.
"Is that okay?" Merton stammered. If you need to know that every condemned prisoner is a vicious person, and let him go, wouldn't that be a return to the mountain?
"Yes! At that time, many people also had this question, but what they didn't expect was that all the death row inmates actually returned. Qin Huaiyu said incredulously.
Merton's heart was shocked: "All back? ”
Qin Huaiyu nodded and sighed: "Yes, there are a total of three hundred and ninety people, all of whom have been arrested, and now they have all arrived at the south gate of Chang'an City."
Merton took a deep breath and said, "Let's go, go and see." ”
You must know that these death row prisoners knew that they were going to Chang'an City to be executed, but they still went and returned, and all of them arrived in Chang'an City on this day, how to look at it, how incredible.
The two came to Chang'an City, but found that the south gate had already been surrounded by water, and the people of Chang'an City who rushed to hear the news were crowded, vying to watch the death row prisoners who were returned as promised.
"There are many righteous people who slaughter dogs, but I didn't expect these people to be trustworthy."
"Your Majesty has mercy on him and releases him, and you are also living up to Your Majesty's trust."
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All of a sudden, all the people were talking about it, and most of them focused on Li Shimin's kindness and the trustworthiness of the death row prisoners, completely forgetting that these death row prisoners had committed a lot of blood debts.
"Go, follow me."
Qin Huaiyu took Merton to turn left and right, and actually came to the root of the city wall, and the soldiers guarding the city saw Qin Huaiyu, and as soon as they gave up their hands slightly, they began to let him go.
"These are my father's men, so naturally they won't stop me." Qin Huaiyu explained.
Morton nodded, and followed Qin Huaiyu to the city wall, only to see that there was not only Qin Huaiyu on the city wall, Cheng Chumo and Yu Chi Baolin were already waiting here, in addition, most of the children of officials and eunuchs in Chang'an City were also here.
"What's going on now?" Merton hurriedly walked up to Cheng Chumo's side and asked.
"All the death row inmates are in place, and officials from the Ministry of Punishment are verifying the identities of these people." Cheng Chumo replied.
Merton stretched out his head to see that under the south city gate, there were densely packed prisoners in prison uniforms, and the officials of the Criminal Department were checking the information, and Merton's old acquaintance, Li Daozong, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was standing at the front.
"Lord Qiyu Shangshu, all the prisoners have been examined, and all of them are correct." A criminal department official reported.
"How is this possible?"
In the crowd, there was a sudden shock, how could they not have thought that all these death row prisoners had returned.
Li Daozong took a deep breath and said, "Immediately enter the palace to report to the emperor, and all the personnel will be detained on the spot." ”
"Yes!"
An official from the Criminal Department took the order and left.
Yu Chi Baolin wondered: "Are these people stupid, knowing that they are going to die when they come, they still want to come back." ”
In fact, it was not only Yu Chi Baolin who was puzzled, almost everyone felt incredible.
"For the sake of his own promise, he actually went to death. He is a faithful man. A civil official dressed as a Confucian said loudly.
Merton snorted coldly and said, "What kind of generosity to death, they are originally death row prisoners. ”
"That's what makes this move even more commendable." The civil official's son argued strongly.
Merton suddenly snorted coldly: "It's just that there are too many such faithful people, and they have all committed capital crimes. ”
As soon as Merton's words came out, the audience suddenly fell silent, yes, the average death row prisoner is not a vicious person, if there are one or two righteous dog slaughterers, it can be understood, but all three hundred and ninety people are like this, no matter how you look at it, you can't believe it.
"Hey, hey! If these people dare to flee, they will definitely die, and they will implicate their parents and relatives, and if they all come back, they may not die. A young man in black said with a smile.
"This person is the second son of Zhang Shilang of the Criminal Department, what must he know?" Qin Huaiyu whispered in Merton's ear.
"Brother Zhang means ......," someone asked.
I saw the young man in black smile and said, "Can't say, can't say?" ”
Everyone was shocked, and the doubts in their hearts became thicker and thicker.
However, everyone's doubts did not last long, and soon, a herald eunuch pointed to the holy decree and rushed in.
"You have been released since last year, and there is no one to supervise them, and they all praise themselves as scheduled, and no one has disappeared; I am deeply grateful, and the generals and others have all pardoned ......"
"All pardons? Merton's face suddenly changed.
You must know that this is not an ordinary prisoner, but a death row prisoner with blood on his hands, not one or two, but three hundred and ninety. Li Shimin even pardoned all of them.
"Your Majesty is merciful, and the people are fortunate to have this monarch."
"Is this the work of the saints?"
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All the people cheered, especially the Confucian scholars, who thought that this move was still the work of Confucian education.
There was no trace of excitement in Merton, but in his heart was sad, in the cheers of the Confucian scholars, Merton clearly heard a Legalist wail.