Chapter 338: Xiao Jun
"What's going on?" Xiao Jun, the counselor, saw that the Jin Wuwei soldiers were dragging Lu Wencao, but the other party kept shouting that I am not guilty to death, and the saint spares his life, etc., Xiao Jun felt that something was a little strange, so he stepped forward to stop them and ask.
"Counsel the doctor to save me, counsel the doctor to save me." After Lu Wencao saw Xiao Jun, like a man in the water, he met a straw and hurriedly shouted, whether he can survive depends on whether Xiao Jun can help.
This is Lu Wencao's last hope, although he doesn't expect Xiao Jun to really be able to persuade the emperor to take back his fate, at least a little more hope is good.
This made his heart like a dead heart, and it was his luck that he met Xiao Jun, the counselor.
If it were someone else, it might not be nosy.
Seeing that the person who came was Xiao Jun, one of them, Jin Wuwei, said: "This person's name is Lu Wencao, who was originally Zuo Wuhou Beijia, because he was guarding himself and stealing from Zuo Zang's summer treasury without permission, the sage was angry and ordered him to be executed. ”
"What? Execute? This person is only stealing property, and he is also guilty of stealing, according to the law of my Tang Dynasty, all thieves shall not be punished with fifty dollars; Sixty ...... for a cane."
"He is just a thief, even if he is still guilty of self-theft, it is not a crime that leads to death, how can he be easily sentenced to death."
"Wait here, and I will go to the saint and ask him to re-judge." Xiao Jun said.
"Isn't Dr. Xiao embarrassing us! We dare not disobey the will of the saints, and we ask the doctor to forgive us! "Jin Wuwei said.
They are the forbidden army guarding the palace, and they are the emperor's personal soldiers, so naturally they only obey the emperor's orders, and the emperor has ordered them to directly execute Lu Wencao, so they must do so.
"When the first emperor was alive, he issued an edict that if the death penalty was imposed, it could be played again and again before the death penalty could be executed."
"Let me ask you, can he be tried by Dali Temple, and can he be executed by the Criminal Department?" Xiao Jun asked.
"No, the saint directly ordered the execution." Jin Wuwei said.
"In that case, then you will wait here, and it will not be too late for me to deal with the saint after I have met him, where is the saint now?" Xiao Jun said.
"The saint is in the hall of the two rites." Jin Wuwei said.
Xiao Jun brushed his sleeves away, he had already said everything he had to say, he believed that the Jinwuwei soldiers would listen to him and wait here.
Xiao Jun came to the outside of the Liangyi Hall and said to the eunuch waiting outside the hall: "There is a waiter in Lao, and the doctor Xiao Jun has something to meet the saint." ”
"Doctor Xiao is waiting here, I'll go and report it." The eunuch on the right hand side said, turned around and entered the Liangyi Palace.
"Hello everyone! Counseling doctor Xiao Jun asks to see him outside the hall! The eunuch saluted.
"Why is he here?" Li Chengqian was puzzled: "Xuan him in." ”
"No!" The eunuch was ordered to retreat and came to the outside of the palace.
"Saint Xuan's Doctor!"
Xiao Jun hurriedly tidied up his clothes, and then followed the eunuch into the Liangyi Palace.
"Counsel the doctor Xiao Jun, see the saint!" Xiao Jun saluted.
"I don't know what happened when Xiao Qing came to see me?" Li Chengqian asked.
"The minister is here for Zuo Wuhou's theft of Lu Wencao, and to admonish the sage!" Xiao Jun said.
"Lu Wencao stole Zuo Zang's summer treasury, and everyone got the stolen goods, and I have ordered him to be executed, what are you doing here? Intercede for him? Li Chengqian frowned, a little dissatisfied.
As an emperor, he executes a prisoner, how can anyone dare to jump out and make irresponsible remarks, where is his majesty.
"Sage, Lu Wencao, as Zuo Wuhou, has the duty of supervising and picketing, but he is guarding and stealing, climbing over the wall to steal Zuo Zang's summer storehouse, and it is understandable that he was sentenced."
"However, although he Lu Wencao is guilty, he is not guilty to death, and the saint directly issued an edict to sentence him to death without trial, which is too serious." Xiao Jun said.
"Ridiculous! Lu Wen was in prison for stealing and stealing over the wall, can't I punish him? Can't such a person be let go? Li Chengqian was furious.
"Lu Wencao's crime is indeed difficult to forgive, I am afraid that after hearing about it, people in the world will definitely feel that the saint despises the law and despises human life, and everything is decided by his own anger."
"And he is very interested in money, he can not take human life as a thing, although Lu Wencao deserves it, but, according to the law, Lu Wencao will not be sentenced to death."
"The duty of the minister is to admonish in the name of admonishment, and he is stupid and does not dare not play it." Xiao Jun said.
was said by Xiao Jun, Li Chengqian calmed down a little, don't say it, what Xiao Jun said really makes sense.
He Li Chengqian often said that the prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, and everything should be done justly according to the law.
If he really killed Lu Wencao today, wouldn't he be slapping him in the face!
Even if he kills Lu Wencao, it won't be good, but wouldn't his image of working so hard will collapse.
What's more, if you think about it, stealing things is not a crime that leads to death, and killing people is a bit too much!
I often talk about the word justice, but now because I am angry and embarrassed, I can't deal with it fairly, how can I ask the judicial yamen to be fair, fair, and open in the future.
When the time comes, won't there be a lot of unjust, false and wrongly decided cases.
Do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and this is what it means.
"Aiqing's words made me realize that I really shouldn't sentence Lu Wencao to death because of annoyance." Li Chenggan said, and sent the eunuch to pass the decree and hand over Lu Wencao to Dali Temple for disposal.
"Xiao Qing, your duty is to persuade me for my mistakes, you can do your best to persuade me, I am very happy in my heart, I want to reward you, so I will give you ten horses of brocade silk." Li Chengqian said with a smile.
"This is the duty of the minister, and he does not dare to be rewarded by the saints." Xiao Jun said.
"I reward you with brocade silk in recognition of your conscientiousness, so that more people will always be outspoken, and do not hide or deceive me."
"If I am at fault, I can say it, and I will prove my fault." Li Chengqian said.
In this way, he was able to establish a lofty image in the hearts of his subjects all over the world.
"Elder give, don't dare to resign! Chen Xiao Jun thanked the saint for his reward. Xiao Jun thanked him.
"Aiqing is flat!" Li Chengqian said, stepped forward to take Xiao Jun's hand, and encouraged him a few words.
Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Xiao Jun said goodbye and left the Liangyi Palace.
After Xiao Jun left, Li Chengqian said to the ministers beside him: "Look, people like Xiao Jun are the real counselors of my Tang Dynasty!" ”
Wang Quan and others can only say yes.
In leap September, the eldest grandson Wuji and others presented Li Chengqian with a revised law, order, style, and formula, and after Li Chengqian read it, he discussed it with the relevant personnel.
In the end, an edict was issued to promulgate it throughout the country, so that the subjects of the Tang Dynasty would abide by the revised law.