CHAPTER XXIX

On the top of the main hall of the Qin royal court, the filial piety prince sat on the top of the hall and looked at the crown prince with an angry face.

The prince bowed his head and remained silent.

His Royal Highness's ministers waited solemnly for King Qin's words, especially Gongzi Yingqian, Taishi Ganlong, and Shangfu Du Zhi looked at Gongsun Ying proudly, and then turned to Xiaogong.

King Qin's eyes swept away, and he could already see the different attitudes of his ministers. Some regretted the prince's mistake in resisting the new law, while others took advantage of it to see the jokes of King Qin and Gongsun Ying.

Fortunately, last night, Gongsun Ying had reported the matter to himself and discussed how to deal with it.

"Where is the criminal division?" King Qin's voice was mighty.

Quan took a step forward. "See my king!"

"What punishment will the prince receive according to the law for the three crimes he committed?"

"According to the law, he deserves the punishment of cutting his nose and piercing ink!"

Immediately there was a sound of surprise in the courtroom.

The prince was also frightened to look at Xiaogong, and then looked at the teacher to win piety, as if asking: Is this true?

Xiao Gong ignored the crown prince, and still stared at the ministers majestically, looking at their expressions.

Ying Qian looked up at him disdainfully, meaning to say: What are you afraid of! Who can help you, you are the prince, who can cut the nose and stab the ink for the prince!

"When the new law was promulgated, the ministers and the king swore an oath." King Qin said. "From Wang Qing to slave laborers, if you violate the law, you will not tolerate it! Now that the prince has broken the law, he should also act according to the law. Come! Send the crown prince to the Criminal Division. ”

The two warriors went straight to the crown prince.

"Father! Father! Son-in-lawβ€”" begged the prince bitterly. But the samurai had already held him down, and was about to push him out of the court.

"Wait! The minister has something to say to my king. Doctor Gan Long stepped forward and bowed.

As soon as the prince straightened up, he stood in the court, and he looked gratefully at Gan Long, who slowly got up from the ground.

"What's the doctor's play?" Xiaogong looked at him.

"The old minister wants to sue this Zuo Shu Changgong Sun Ying. In the name of changing the law and trying to become stronger, he bewitched our king to deviate from the ancestral teachings, unjustly feudal ministers, indiscriminately killed the old department of the previous king, instigated slave labor, confronted the master, tortured indiscriminately, and damaged the king's virtue. Gan Long wept bitterly. Yesterday, he beheaded the seventeenth of the deceased, and the ministers put the community as the priority, regardless of personal hatred. But today he wants to punish the prince again, what is his intention! ”

"That's right! He's scheming! "Several more ministers joined in.

"My king will put an end to this wicked man!" Gan Long has no scruples. "Abolish the witch and foul language he used, and return the original face of the Great Qin Kingdom!"

"That's right! Right! Another round of applause from the ministers.

There were also some ministers who supported the new law who were silent, looking at Gongsun Martingale and worried about him. Gongsun Ying didn't seem to hear it at all, and still stood there silently.

King Qin looked at Gan Long's appearance and had already expected this. In the past two years, I don't know how many times he has impeached Gongsun Marting, who implemented the new law, and every crime is a capital crime, he really wants to put Gongsun Martingale and others to death. "Lord Gan, as a doctor, you are an exemplary minister, why did you lose your dignity!"

"I'm Wang Yingming! Please also take the left chief. Gan Long stopped crying, and turned to glaring at Gongsun Ying. You rebellious ministers and thieves, punish the prince, and destroy the country! He turned to filial piety again. I implore my king to investigate and deal with the chief of Zuo! Don't let the heroes who opened the foundation with their ancestors feel cold! ”

There was a commotion in the royal court, and the sound of discussion suddenly began.

The crown prince Yingsi, the prince Ganlong, and the doctor Du Zhi looked at Gongsun Martingale angrily.

Gongsun Ying still looked at them with a leisurely gaze.

"The minister also has a report!" Jing Jian took a step from the bottom and bowed to Xiaogong.

The entire royal court fell silent.

"Doctor Jing, please speak!" Xiaogong straightened up and looked at him!

"Gongsun Yingmeng was favored by my king, worshiped as the head of the left, and changed the law to strengthen the country, which is really my king's lofty ambition and love for the common people." Jing Jian's voice was loud, and the entire royal court was silent. "Since the rebellion of King Youwang in the Great Zhou, the world has collapsed, and the war has continued. As a result, the Central Plains candidates were poor in soldiers and soldiers, and the people were struggling to make a living. My Qin land is also the descendants of Yan and Huang, but the Central Plains are waiting for my Yi Department, and if they are in the way, they will be exploited year after year, and if they are against them, they will raise troops to conquer. In order to seek peace, the Qin people were hungry and widowed. Zuo Shu has been changing the law for two years, and the number of households in 41 counties has increased twice, and the new cultivation has been six times. Now the people have no worries about food and clothing, the country has surplus food, and the soldiers are willing to fight by charging into battle to win the meritorious knighthood. This strategy of enriching the country and strengthening the army is actually controlled by my Wang Yingming, and the chief of Zuo Shu bowed and did his duty, what a crime! ”

"Lord Jing is right!" A group of courtiers are also joining in.

There was another commotion in the royal court.

Xiaogong sighed lightly, and Wang Ting calmed down.

He felt that Jing Jian's words were already his strong words to refute Taishi and others, and what was more favorable to the royal court was what Jing Jian did not say, military power and political power were concentrated in the royal court. Gan Long's martyrdom Gongsun Martingale is actually a new method of making difficulties. The new law deprived these nobles of their inherited titles and land taxes.

"Lord Gan and others are passionately referring to the fact that they are also concerned about the royal court, although they are out of shape, the king will not correct them. The change of law was born at the right time, and Zuo Shuchang has been preaching inside and outside the royal court for two years, just like Wu Qi of Chu, Li Kui of Wei, Shen of Han is harmless, and Zou Ji of Qi. "Filial piety looked at Gongsun Marting." Zuo Shu Chang changed the law, as Lord Jing said, the Qin people benefited, and the country was fortunate. Its virtue is immeasurable, its prestige is far and wide, and all the ministers should love and pity, why fight for the old and the new! Xiaogong became angry. This king reaffirms, within the royal court, there is no longer a dispute about this, and the offender will be guilty of bullying the king! Do the ministers know? ”

All the servants hurriedly knelt down on both sides and bowed. "Wait for you to understand!"

Xiaogong looked at the overwhelmed prince.

The prince also hurriedly bowed. "Erchen remembers!"

The filial piety waved his hand, and the ministers stood in pairs.

"Today's royal court, this king has heard that the criminal division has played the prince's violation of the new law, do you have any other requests?" After Xiaogong finished speaking, he looked at Gan Long and Du Zhi, he was looking to see if they really favored the prince from punishment.

Gan Long took advantage of the prince's punishment to make all the ministers hate Gongsun Ying, and then abolish the new law. However, Jing Jian jumped out and praised Gongsun Ying's new law with reason and evidence, attributed the credit to Xiaogong, and said that Gongsun Ying was the person who implemented the new law. This method is vicious, and it is not necessary to invite disaster if he says that he is the person who is the accountable person of King Qin. Strive for superiority, and after a long time, he is not afraid that his grandson martingale will not be able to show flaws. In this case, it is better for the prince to be punished, so that the king of Qin can also endure the pain and cut his love, and let your grandson martingale also fall into the name of the prince forever.

Thinking of this, Gan Long dodged the pleading gaze cast by the prince, and turned his eyes to see Gongzi win piety. He is a member of the royal family and the mentor of the crown prince.

Ying Qian is the younger brother of the filial piety, the teacher of the prince, and the erudite person of the Qin State, so he is arrogant and arrogant on weekdays, making friends with wealth and nobility, and he has not taken Gongsun Martingale and the new law in his eyes. Today, seeing that the Criminal Division has won power and counted three crimes, he is already angry. The prince is young and weak, isn't this obviously aimed at him! If you don't participate in the battle between your Gongsun Martingale and Gan Long, you think that they are all for themselves to win the royal court, but they can punish the prince, and he won't do it!

He stepped forward and saluted. "The minister has something to say!"

Xiaogong nodded. "Brother Wang, please speak!"

"The minister thinks that the criminal division refers to the prince's punishment, which is really a lie! First, what the prince's slaves did, the prince did not know, and those who did not know should not be punished. Second, the prince is weak, how can he know the details of the new law, enter and exit the mansion to dominate affairs, enjoy the superlord, and the old etiquette habits. Third, the measurement standards of the Prince's Mansion have indeed not changed, all because of the unfavorable slave labor, and the prince does not know! Childe smiled reverently. If you don't know how to add sin, you will not accept it! Another crown prince is weak, and he also asks Brother Wang to take back his life! ”

"The ministers agree with the Taifu and ask for his life!" The retainers agreed.

Xiaogong also felt that winning piety was reasonable, the prince was young, how could he really be punished. It's just that yesterday Gongsun Ying had asked himself to deal with the prince's division to show the power of the new law. Xiaogong also knew that the new law was implemented, and it was difficult for Gongsun Martingale to do so. gathered people to confront each other, and the nobles did one after another. And Gongsun Martingale is not afraid of power, and he sacrifices his life regardless of it, but also casts spells and protects the law. He dared to behead 700 anti-French officials and thugs at one time, and then beheaded 17 of the doctor's children, and even his own heart was soft, but Gongsun Ying only obeyed the law. The matter of the crown prince involves the prince who is in military power. The change has been effective, and we can't take a peek at it! I know which is more important, the country and the courtiers. But I can't punish the pious, so I'd better push it to Gongsun Marting!

"What Brother Wang said is reasonable, but whether the law should be justified or not, it still needs to be decided by Zuo Shu!" Filial piety does not offend people. "Zuo Shu Changming's new law is subtle, and there are clear rewards and punishments, and the criminal department and the household department have their duties."

Taifu turned to look at Gongsun Martingale with an arrogant expression. I thought, if you Gongsun Martingale dares to offend Gan Long and Du Zhi and their gang by relying on King Qin, do you dare to offend me to win the pious lineage.

Gongsun Ying stepped forward and bowed. "Obey my king's command!" He understood the meaning of filial piety in his heart, and since he let himself do it, he didn't care about anything else. If people like Taifu are not punished, it will be difficult to subdue the generals who will lead the troops such as Pingjun. He thought about the words that Mr. Guigu gave him when the eagle flew back: ruthless inside, outward wit! He was resolute. "The prince violated three new laws, and should be punished with cutting off his nose and piercing ink according to the law. The law is ruthless, from Wang Qing to slave labor. What Taifu said, in reason, there is no law. The prince doesn't know the weak crown, dare to ask Lord Taifu, who should know? ”

One sentence made the courtiers of the Manchurian court understand. The new law sits together, and the son sins against the father.

Taifu Yingqian was stunned. "This..."He can't say that filial piety should know, the prince is the prince of the country, and when there is everything that Taifu teaches, he and Gongsun Jia should be like this! But I can't say that myself, and then the conversation changed. "This official just said that it is all a slave to act recklessly!"

"Then Master Taifu has read the new law?" Gongsun Ying had long heard the minister say that the Taifu never taught the new law as a reading class.

"I teach the prince the ancient history, don't look at the new law!"

"My king has ordered that all the ministers of the Qin State must read the new law, and stand outside the court after returning the stone carvings, I don't know if the Taifu is the ministers of the Qin State?" Gongsun Martingale knew that this tongue game could also make him speechless.

"Of course, this official is a minister of the Qin State!" He smiled, who dared to say that the dignified brother of King Qin was not a minister of Qin, and he was only a little bit worse than King Qin. "I haven't read the new law, and this official knows what it says if he doesn't read it!"

"Then Taifu said that the new law is not punished!"

"This..."Ying Qian couldn't say it, but he thought to himself, what can I do with the punishment!" Then please talk about it! ”

Gongsun Ying wanted to be punished lightly, but his words made him make up his mind. "Well, let Taifu remember the legal principles of punishment. The sin of slavery belongs to the prince, and the prince does not know that the crown is weak, and his guilt belongs to the teacher. The two divisions of the crown prince, Ying Qian led the punishment of cutting his nose, and Gongsun Jia led the punishment of stabbing ink. After Gongsun Yan finished speaking, he looked at Xiaogong. Please let me Wang Yun Criminal Division enforce the law! ”

He glanced at Gongsun Ying angrily, and then turned his face to look at Xiaogong.

Gongsun Jia also knelt forward and knelt on the ground.

Xiaogong didn't expect that Gongsun Ying still didn't give a light sentence, he had just said that it was up to him to decide, and then how could it be dignified.

His face turned pale, and he said with a straight face: "According to the order of the left chief!" ”

The samurai stepped forward and grabbed the two and pushed them outside.

Gongsun Jia turned around and wanted to argue, but when he saw that he shook his body, he "hummed" and walked away.

The prince's eyes were looking around, but no one met him.

"Criminal Division Law Enforcement!" Gongsun Ying said to the winning power.

The winning power is with them.

The royal court was quiet, and the eyes of all the ministers were exchanging joy, but they were terrified at the thought of the new law in their hearts.

Xiaogong glanced at it, and then fell on Gongsun Martingale. "Zuo Shuchang! What is the difficulty in implementing the new law? ”

Gongsun martingale bowed. "The counties are grateful for the kindness of my king, and they all clearly state the benefits and disadvantages of the new law for the people. The people also had the courage to divide their households and cultivate the land, and the rich and noble also responded positively. Now only Pingjun Houfu has no time to take care of his family because he leads the troops outside, and the minister wants to go to Houfu in person to help him with his urgency! After Gongsun Yan finished speaking, he turned around and looked at Ping An.

Peace has gone out of the class and bowed to the ground. "As the chief Zuo said, the minister is busy with the fortress and delaying my king's strategy, and he is really panicking. The court scattered ministers returned to their homes in the starry night and acted according to the new law! He looked at Gongsun Martingale again. Zuo Shu has been in charge of all opportunities for a long time, how can he bother you because of Benhou's private affairs. I hope you will forgive me for the delay of my lordship! ”

Xiaogong nodded slightly. "Although Ping An Hou is powerful and respectful, and has countless merits, he can always care about the royal court, and his merits are in the strong army, and he is really a model general. Wait for peace, and then enter the third jue, and the son will be the county guard! ”

Peace awaits you and gives thanksgiving.

Gongsun Martingale also got up and returned to work.

"Captain Che Ying! Doctor Jing Jian ! "Xiaogong has not forgotten the fact that he has decided to make a detour yesterday, which is also something that he has been thinking about these days, and finally thought of it with Gongsun Ying and Jing Jian.

They bowed to the ground. "My king is attached!"

"The two of you will rebuild the capital in Xianyang County, and plan the royal city in detail!" Xiao Gong looked at the surprised ministers. "And the minister's house, all in it!"

"Commanded by my king!"

The two of them got up.

There was another discussion in the royal court, but there was no objection.

Gongsun Ying smiled slightly.

Gan Long and Du Zhi looked at each other, and shook their heads helplessly.