"Please elaborate."

"The king, it is simple to say, that is, according to the rank of corporal punishment, to formulate different levels of punishment to punish those who break the law."

"They may be punished with different amounts of caning or cane alone, or with hard labor for different periods of time, or by making them into the army. Depending on the severity of the offense, a variety of punishments could be imposed, such as caning or caning after servitude in the army. ”

Xiong Huai nodded after hearing this, probably whether it was whipping or cane punishment or labor and conscription, it would not have an irreversible impact. For people who break the law, at least they will not become disabled.

In particular, labor labor reminded Xiong Huai of the labor reform of later generations, which should be a very mild punishment (for this cognition, it is actually Xiong Huai's illusion).

If there is no other goal, then the general direction that Chen Zhen said has already satisfied Xiong Huai.

However, the purpose of holding a great court meeting today is to pave the way for future changes, not just to abolish corporal punishment.

Xiong Huai subconsciously wiped his tears, but at this time, the effect of ginger juice had dissipated, and not a single tear flowed out.

Xiong Huai wiped away his non-existent tears, and said in a sad tone: "What Xianqing said is very good, it can solve the problem of corporal punishment, and the widow can't help but be happy." ”

After Xiong Huai finished speaking, he sighed again, blinked his eyes vigorously, and still did not squeeze out half a tear, but fortunately, no one among the ministers always paid attention to the face of King Chu.

So, Xiong Huai covered his face with his wet sleeves and howled loudly.

Chen Zhen just heard that the king of Chu agreed with his opinion, and then the cry of the king of Chu came, and he couldn't help but be stunned, and he couldn't figure out what was wrong with the king.

Although the abolition of corporal punishment was supported by many nobles, in the final analysis, it was a major change to the previous laws of the past dynasties, which had caused many ministers to be uncomfortable.

Although the punishment of waste meat seems reasonable, there is always a feeling that something is wrong.

It's just that before he could figure it out, the king of Chu cried again.

At this time, the cry of the king of Chu made everyone puzzled, did the king of Chu still have a big move?

Chen Zhen saw that Zhaoyang stayed in place and did not move, and the old Zhaoyu had been far away from the center of Chu for too long, and he was stunned in place and couldn't distinguish between the southeast and northwest, Jing Li wanted to speak and stopped, so he immediately bowed down and asked, "Why is the king like this?" Could it be that what Weichen said is wrong? And ask the king to punish him. ”

Xiong Huai heard Chen Zhen's inquiry, so he stopped howling, shook his head and said sadly: "The widow just thought of something else, and he was sad from his heart, and it was difficult to control his own thing, which made Xianqing misunderstand." What Xianqing just said makes a lot of sense, and the widow thinks that he can replace corporal punishment with Xianqing's strategy. ”

"However, when the widow thinks of the clan office of the Chu State, as well as the ministers who shed blood for the Chu State in the past and made great contributions, it is very likely that there will be descendants who will be whipped with whips and wooden sticks, and the widow can bear it."

Speaking of this, Xiong Huai once again symbolically howled twice.

How merciful is the king, what virtue, what kindness of a woman?

Although the thoughts in their hearts were different, the behavior of the ministers was surprisingly consistent, and they immediately shouted loudly: "The Great King is benevolent." ”

Chen Zhen felt that the king of Chu was very difficult to entangle for the first time at this time, that is, he thought that the whipping and cane punishment was right, and then immediately said that he couldn't bear it, did he agree or disagree?

Is it saying that he is vicious?

"Weichen is stupid, please correct the king, how to modify the corporal punishment." Chen Zhen asked with a stiff face.

"What Xianqing just said is already very good, it can not only abolish the corporal punishment to give people a chance to reform, but also make the Chu State understand the strictness of the national law. It's just that the widow wants to add an article, so that the widow's fathers and brothers and the sages who were born and died for the Chu State can have one more choice. ”

"One more choice?" Chen Zhen asked puzzled.

None of the ministers knew what the king of Chu meant.

"Yes, if the widow wants to add an article to the national law, he can choose to use the title to atone for the crime, but the crime of treason and treason is not included."

After listening to the words of the King of Chu, Chen Zhen immediately grasped the central meaning of the King of Chu's words, that is, to cut the knight.

When Chen Zhen wanted to understand, Qu Yuan Zhaoju also figured it out.

Although the words of the King of Chu said that there was a choice, the actual situation would always make people unable to choose.

A title is very important for a family, but compared with the pain left by the ancestors, there will always be one or two who can't stand the pain and will use the title to atone for their crimes.

As long as someone starts, then in the end, if the King of Chu continues to insist on advancing, it is not impossible to turn active into passive.

This is much gentler than the previous time when Wu Qi and Qu Yuan directly withdrew the title, and it is a soft knife.

Shocked by the methods of the King of Chu in their hearts, Chen Zhen and the three of them fell to the ground at the same time this time, and took the lead in shouting: "The king is benevolent." ”

Some people who reacted slowly and hadn't figured it out yet, heard someone chanting "Dawang Rende" again, and immediately followed up and shouted with Chen Zhen and the others.

After this group of people, some neutrals who had already figured it out also followed the crowd and bowed down.

Zhaoyang was stunned for a moment, and had already realized that what the king of Chu wanted to do, just to abolish the punishment and choose to use the title to atone for the crime, it was all based on the principle of considering the nobles of the princes, and most of the ministers who are now participating in the court meeting have agreed, and it will not cause chaos within the Chu State.

In this case, Zhaoyang also followed the trend and bowed to the king of Chu.

After Zhaoyang agreed, the other ministers lost their backbone for a while, so they had to bow down to the king of Chu and agree to the king of Chu to use the title to atone for the crime.

When Xiong Huai saw the ministers in the hall, they all bowed down to him, and for the first time he had the feeling of being the king of Chu.

The last time I had a court meeting, although I had countless thoughts in my heart, I didn't say anything, and the entire court discussion process was taken away by the ministers, rather than leading the direction of the government, which made Xiong Huai always feel like a puppet, rather than a real King of Chu.

Seeing the ministers below who had fallen to the ground, the smugness on Xiong Huai's face flashed, and then he let out a long sigh: "Alas..."

Hearing the King of Chu sigh again, the ministers were all shocked, could it be that today's matter is not over, what else does the King of Chu have.

Today's performance of the King of Chu, compared with the past, is simply two people, if it weren't for the fact that the King of Chu has never left the sight of others, the ministers have the illusion that the King of Chu has been transferred.

King Chu's performance today made the ministers frightened, if the king of Chu is at this level in the future, then it will be difficult to fool the king of Chu in the future, in the face of a king who can't be fooled, the only thing they can do is to tremble, be a man with his tail between his legs, and not be too high-profile.

The strength of the king is the weakness of the nobility.

But now, the king of Chu is not finished, and he continues to make moves.