Lu Jing retired from the court after dealing with Yao Ren's case, and summoned Qi Xu to the front in the evening and asked, "Why are you going to the capital to find me?" ”

Qi Xu sighed and said: "Because my father opposed my younger brother's marriage, he forced me to marry the Bai family girl in Yangzhou, and the younger brother was unwilling, so he thought about going to the capital to join his brother." ”

Lu Jing frowned when he heard this: "So, you eloped with that Miss An?" ”

Qi Xu nodded with a flushed face, Lu Jing shook his head and sighed: "What is her origin, and what is her family's attitude?" ”

Qi Xu hurriedly said: "Her father is the fifth elder of the Salt Gang, and her family doesn't object, but my father doesn't agree." ”

Lu Jing said in a deep voice: "Your father has always wanted to get out of the rivers and lakes, and now he finally got out, so naturally he doesn't want to be involved with them anymore, how did you know each other?" ”

Qi Xu naturally knew about this, so he had always felt guilty and deeply remorseful, and when he asked at this moment, he said: "The two of us have known each other since childhood, but we haven't seen each other for several years, I went to the Lantern Festival last year, I might as well be squeezed out of the river, she rescued me, I didn't recognize her at the time, and later I didn't know it was her when I talked about my family history." ”

Then Qi Xu told the two about reuniting after a long absence, goodbye love, mutual interest, and frequent dating.

After hearing this, Lu Jing suddenly asked, "Have you passed the hospital exam now?" ”

When Qi Xu heard this, he was a little ashamed and said: "The younger brother has the teaching of his elder brother, and he only passed the hospital examination this year, because he felt that the township examination in August was hopeless, so he was not ready to participate, so I asked my brother to punish him." ”

Lu Jing soothed: "Don't feel guilty, it's not bad to pass the hospital exam at your age, I just asked to see if you have delayed your studies because of this." ”

Qi Xu hurriedly shook his head and said: "Su Chan is very supportive of my study, and has always persuaded me to focus on my studies, but my younger brother's talent is limited, less than half of my brother's, and my brother has already passed the township exam when he is my age." ”

Lu Jing smiled: "You don't have to compare with me, just compare with your peers around you, when did your father learn about the two of you, and how did he know about it?" ”

Qi Xu replied: "After I passed the hospital exam three months ago, my father was going to give me a marriage proposal to the Bai family, and I couldn't hide it, so I took the initiative to tell him." ”

Lu Jing glanced at him and asked, "Your father didn't punish you after he found out?" ”

Qi Xu nodded and said: "My father beat me up at that time, locked me up at home, I sneaked out to see Su Chan last month, and when I came home, my father beat me again and locked me in the house, saying that if I don't change my mind, he will beat me every few days until I change my mind or am beaten to death." ”

"I can't live up to Su Chan's affection, and secondly, I feel that my unfilial piety has made my father angry, so I am in a dilemma, I don't know what to do, I want to die with a rod or be able to do both."

Lu Jing shook his head and said: "This is a big fallacy, if you die with a rod, not only will you not have both, but you will lose both, not only to live up to your father's nurturing grace, but also to live up to Miss An's affection for you." ”

Qi Xu sighed: "But if I obey my father's words, I will be sorry for Su Chan, if I marry Su Chan and feel deeply unfilial, I really don't know what to do?" ”

Lu Jing asked curiously, "Then how did you escape?" ”

Qi Xu said: "Last month, Su Chan sent me a letter saying that she wanted to see her last time, and she would let go of her hand in the future, I was anxious, and I tried my best to sneak out, I didn't want Su Chan to take me out of Yangzhou City in a daze, I was worried that my father wanted to go back, and Su Chan was forced to die again, and when I was in trouble, I thought of my brother." ”

"My father has always believed in my brother, and if my brother is willing to persuade him, my father will definitely agree to my marriage with Su Chan; Second, if the elder brother refused, the younger brother also wanted to ask what to do, so he wanted to go to the capital to find the elder brother, and later heard about the elder brother, so he found here. ”

Lu Jing asked, "Does your father know that you are going to find me?" ”

Qi Xu nodded and said, "I asked someone to send a letter to my father." ”

Lu Jing nodded when he heard this, and after a deep sigh, he asked, "What do you think is filial piety?" ”

Qi Xu thought for a while and replied: "Good deeds are filial piety to parents, and relatives should be happy and follow their will." ”

Lu Jing smiled and said: "You are half right, good parents, living is respectful, raising is happy, illness is worrying, mourning is mourning, and sacrifice is strict, but if the word 'filial piety' only pays attention to the word 'shun', it is inevitable that there is a misunderstanding." ”

Qi Xu hurriedly said: "Please give my brother advice." ”

Lu Jing nodded and said: "You have to understand the order of your parents, it is inevitable that there will be no disorderly life, and the son said: 'I will not obey the advice of my parents, and I will not disobey it, and I will not complain about it. If the parents' orders are wrong, they should also be tactfully admonished, even if they give a few advices. ”

"Let's talk about the beating you were beaten, the ancients said: 'If you take a small rod, you will take a big rod and go', that is, you will take the hair and skin of your body, and your parents will not dare to destroy it, if your father really wants to kill you, it is right for you to escape."

Speaking of this, he asked: "Do you know about Emperor Zhenzong and Empress Liu E of the Northern Song Dynasty?" ”

Qi Xu asked, "What my brother asked about Emperor Zhenzong when he was the prince?" ”

Lu Jing nodded and said, "Not bad!" When Emperor Zhenzong was still a prince, he loved Liu E very much, but because of Liu E's humble status, Taizong personally ordered Liu E to be expelled from the palace, and he quietly arranged Liu E elsewhere, and after he officially ascended the throne, he immediately included Liu E in the palace, and then slowly promoted him to the queen. ”

Qi Xu was puzzled and said, "Brother means that I want to hide Su Chan first?" ”

Lu Jing shook his head and said: "It's just for you to draw inferences, if the woman you like can't be in-laws, you have to try to reconcile and enhance the relationship between them, or you can ask relatives and friends to intercede, for example, you can think of asking me to persuade your father." ”

Qi Xu asked: "But what if it really comes to the point where you can't be recognised again?" ”

Lu Jing groaned: "If it really comes to that point, if it can be solved, it will be solved, and if there is no solution, the lesser of two evils." ”

After hearing this, Qi Xu nodded and hurriedly requested: "The younger brother wants to ask my brother to persuade my father to agree to my marriage with Su Chan." ”

"Let's not talk about this for the time being, when I see your father, you follow me these days, and I will go to Yangzhou in a few days." Lu Jing thought for a moment and said, he couldn't get a glimpse of the whole picture at the moment, and there were many coincidences, so he would make a decision after fully understanding the matter.

Seeing this, Qi Xu had to nod his head and agree, planning to find time to ask again.

The two chatted for a while, and Lu Jing sent him away.

On the second day, Lu Jing ordered Yao Ren and his wife, who had killed their mother, to parade through the streets and then execute them publicly.

The people of Pizhou had already read the notices posted by the government yesterday, and after the parade in the streets, they basically already knew about the evil deeds of Yao Ren and his wife, and they all accused them of being inferior to beasts, and they went to the execution ground to watch.

Lu Jing sat on the main seat, and when he saw that the hour had come, he immediately ordered someone to be executed.

Qi Xu couldn't bear to look at it anymore after a few glances, stood behind Lu Jing and asked, "Why did my brother carry out the execution publicly?" ”

Lu Jing said in a deep voice: "First, this matter is bad, and it needs to be executed publicly to warn everyone; Second, in order to reshape the law and discipline, the canonical punishment was clarified. ”

Speaking of this, he asked, "Do you understand what the Dharma is?" ”

Qi Xu thought for a while and replied: "The law, the balance of the country, the criterion of time, the law is the rule of people's will, and the upper and lower levels are safe." ”

Lu Jing nodded and asked, "How to enforce the law?" ”

Qi Xu replied: "With the most detailed method, the world knows what it avoids." ”

Lu Jing asked again: "How can the people know the law without breaking the law?" ”

Qi Xu thought for a moment and replied: "The good and evil of the law should not be regarded as a text, but its deeds, leading the people with laws and regulations, and prohibiting adultery with punishment." ”

Lu Jing nodded and said: "Yes, but the purpose of punishment is not to punish the guilty, but to clarify the crime, so that the people can know what a crime is, and then guide and regulate the thoughts and behaviors of the world." It's like a red-hot fireball, letting people know that it is not to be touched, and if you look at it, you will be afraid of it, and if you touch it, it will hurt. ”

Qi Xu nodded thoughtfully, turned his head and saw An Suchan standing there with her eyes closed, hurriedly walked over to block in front of her, grabbed her hand again, and continued to comfort her.

Lu Jing noticed the interaction between the two, nodded, and when the punishment was over, he returned to the state office, assigned official duties, reviewed the criminal name, and investigated and dealt with Wan Ziqing's illegal deeds.