Chapter 1459: Two Swords Combined
"What the queen said is very true."
Lu Chengqing immediately stood up and said: "The most perfect law represents not punishment, but deterrence. β
He really agrees with Wu Meiniang's sentence very much, and said it quite level, the law punishes a person, what is needed is not the pleasure of revenge, but a deterrent, this is the idea of benevolence, what ten major tortures, that are all tyranny, the early Tang Dynasty is not popular this set, the early Tang Dynasty's legal thinking, is to try not to hurt other people's bodies, even the cane punishment is very particular, the emphasis is on the pain, but not the injury, the pain is a lesson, the injury can not work, this is also related to the sparse population in the early Tang Dynasty.
The rest of the ministers looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
Wu Meiniang said again: "In this case, I think how to punish is only secondary, as important ministers of the court, you should be concerned about how to avoid this situation again, if something similar happens in the future, then this fair punishment will become meaningless." I wonder if you've ever thought about that? β
Lu Chengqing and the others were stunned, they were all worried about punishing Li Yifu, where did they have the time to think about this!
Completely clueless.
Moreover, they don't know Wu Meiniang's temperament, and they don't dare to talk nonsense.
Han Yi is the only exception, Han Yi is still sober, he knows that Wu Meiniang must have her purpose in proposing this thing, and he can't help but secretly wonder, what is she planning to do? How to prevent the occurrence of this case, what is the mystery hidden in it?
Wu Meiniang was not in a hurry, she took a sip of tea, she sat in the two halls, felt very comfortable, and didn't mind sitting for a while.
Don't---! Han Yi's eyes suddenly flashed, glanced left and right again, and stood up and said: "Empress Qiyu, if you want to put an end to the occurrence of this case, you must first trace the source of this case and see where the cause is, so that you can find a way to cure it." β
Wu Meiniang said with a smile: "Han Shangshu is reasonable, so I don't know what you think is the cause of this case?" β
Xu Jingzong said: "Hui Queen, if you want to talk about the cause of this case, the old minister thinks that it is the courtesan named Gu Qingcheng, the dispute between Li Yang and Pei Qingfeng is mainly because of her, if there is no her, this case will not happen." β
You're really naughty enough, and this is also going to be a bit of a for me, as for it? Han Yi couldn't get angry when he saw Xu Jingzong now, he just felt funny, this was really old and young, so naΓ―ve that he was a mess, and said with a smile: "Xu Shizhong said that it seems that Li Yang was wronged, and Gu Qingcheng should be sentenced to death." β
Xu Jingzong snorted: "I didn't say that, I just answered the queen's question." β
"I don't think so."
Han Yi said with a smile: "What the queen asked was how to prevent such cases from happening again, but Xu Shizhong boiled it down to a woman, that is, if this woman was killed, this case would not happen again, but is this the case?" β
Wu Meiniang snorted, interrupting the quarrel between the two, he was most afraid that Han Yi would fight with Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu, they were all a family, why let outsiders see the jokes, and said: "What the two of them said is very reasonable, but it makes people feel that it is not all right, the cause is indeed because of Gu Tingcheng, but killing Gu Tingcheng will not prevent such incidents from happening again, can this kind of case not be prevented at all." β
Wei Siqian said suddenly: "Queen, in fact, the root cause is not a certain person, but the Qinglou, this Qinglou is the root of the trouble, the crime cases in Pingkangli are the most in the square, if there is no Qinglou, then there is no Gu Allure, and naturally such cases will not happen." β
Wu Meiniang nodded frequently and said, "Wei Zhongcheng is reasonable!" But since you know that this Qinglou is harmful and not beneficial, why don't you suggest that Your Majesty ban the Qinglou? β
Han Yi frowned secretly, did she want to ban Qinglou?
Xu Jingzong said: "Queen, this Qinglou is not necessarily bad, this ........" β
Saying that, he felt that it was quite strange to discuss the Qinglou with the queen.
Wu Meiniang didn't care so much, and asked again: "Why can't it be banned?" β
Han Yi stood up and said: "Queen, there are palace prostitutes in the palace, there are official prostitutes in the government, and there are also courtesans in the palaces of the ministers of the court and the central government. β
The implication is that you are having such a good time yourself, why don't you let others be high.
"I see!"
Wu Meiniang nodded slightly.
Xu Jingzong is so vain, although he is old and powerless, but he is so good, basically most of the civil servants are good prostitutes, if Wu Meiniang forbids it, his life will lose motivation!
Because Wu Meiniang was in politics for the first time, everyone didn't know her, and they were all trying to figure out her thoughts.
Han Yiwu is an exception, he has already guessed that Wu Meiniang wants to delay his time on stage, that is, he doesn't want to return to the deep palace immediately, in this case, Han Yi began to think about his own interests, in fact, whether he is defeated or not, it has little to do with Han Yi's interests, Li Yifu is down, Wu Meiniang will get a Li Yifu to come up, and it is impossible for Wei Zheng to make up for it, but the national policy is very related to Han Yi's own interests, how to turn his own interests into the same interests as Wu Meiniang's interests, This is what he has been doing, he pondered for a moment, and said: "Queen, the minister thinks that the ban on the Qinglou is not possible to do it first, and secondly, it is not necessary, as Xu Shi said, the Qinglou is not necessarily bad, and the minister thinks that the transformation should be the first." β
Wu Meiniang's eyes lit up, "You can talk about it." β
Han Yi said: "In the final analysis, this case is because the status of the courtesan is too humble, from Gu Tingcheng's point of view, Pei Qingfeng and Li Yang are both things she can't afford to provoke, she can't choose between them, or she refuses both, she can only submit, and from Li Yang and Pei Qingfeng's point of view, Gu Qingcheng is just a rabbit who has always been weak, and even affairs, as long as the other party is defeated, Gu Qingcheng can't escape from their palms, it is precisely because of these two psychology that this led to today's tragedy." If Gu Qingcheng is qualified to choose the person he likes, or if he is qualified to refuse both, then it will not happen. In fact, many famous ladies have also attracted the pursuit of many young talents, but this kind of tragedy has not occurred, which shows that the fundamental reason is the lack of protection of women in the imperial court. β
"Well said!"
Wu Meiniang slapped the table excitedly, quite imperial, and asked, "What do you think?" β
General Xin Mao said smartly: "The minister thinks that Han Shangshu is right. β
Xu Jingzong saw that the queen was so virtuous, and he didn't understand the taste, so he nodded in agreement.
Of course, Lu Chengqing, Xu Yushi, and Wei Siqian would not pat the queen's ass, but there was really nothing wrong with this, and they all nodded in agreement.
Wu Meiniang said excitedly: "Since we have found the cause of this, how can we solve it?" β
Han Yi knew that there was nothing wrong with this time, so he immediately said: "The queen just said that the law is used to prevent the occurrence of crimes, so from the perspective of the law, in fact, the law of our dynasty is protective of women, but women are always a vulnerable group, even if they are wronged, they dare not sue, and the minister thinks that a new official office can be set up to provide protection for women." β
Wu Meiniang's eyes lit up when she heard this, and when she was about to speak, Wei Siqian suddenly stood up and said: "Empress, revising the law and setting up a new official office are important national affairs, and this must be discussed by Your Majesty, and you have no right to talk about this matter, Queen." β
This benevolent brother is really fierce enough! Han Yi said secretly.
Lu Chengqing and Xu Yushi also reacted, yes, how did they discuss this. I was very surprised, as if I was used to treating Wu Meiniang as an emperor.
It is taboo for the queen to interfere in politics, only because Li Zhi is ill, and this case is relatively special, it is not appropriate to send anyone to deal with this matter, so the queen made an exception to deal with this case, but this case has been concluded, your queen should go back to the harem to stay, why are you still discussing national affairs, Wei Siqian was almost surrounded by the queen.
A flash of unhappiness flashed in Wu Meiniang's eyes, but it was also a flash, and she said with a smile: "Wei Zhongcheng is right, I ---! β
In the middle of her sentence, she heard someone from the side door say, "I think the queen is qualified to talk about this." β
Everyone was startled, turned their heads to look, and saw Li Zhi walking in.
"Your Majesty, Ministers."
Immediately the people saluted.
"Excuse me!"
Li Zhi said lightly, and then personally helped Wu Meiniang up, and his tone changed greatly, "The queen doesn't need to be polite." β
Fortunately, there is not a single dog here, otherwise it would have been another murder.
Li Zhi helped Wu Meiniang to sit down, and said, "You all sit down!" β
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Wei Siqian and the others sat down, but when they looked up, they saw that the emperor and the empress were sitting in the Liangyi Hall to discuss with them, which was really too non-mainstream, but they couldn't say anything.
Xu Jingzong cautiously asked, "Your Majesty's dragon body is still healthy?" β
Li Zhi snorted: "I entrust you with blessings, I haven't been angry to death." β
The ministers were sincerely frightened, and hurriedly said: "The ministers are incompetent, and I ask Your Majesty to punish the crime." β
Li Zhidao: "You are not incompetent, on the contrary, you are too smart, so you always think that this matter is not big enough, not enough to show your intelligence, because I am stupid and can't keep up with your ideas, so I am so anxious that I am sick in bed." β
Wei Siqian and the others were all silent.
They do feel guilty, mainly because the tone was too high at the beginning, making it seem like the sky was about to fall, and many ministers also went to Li Yifu, which was also a major factor in their acceptance of Wu Meiniang.
Li Zhi said: "I also know that it is a little inappropriate to let the queen deal with this case, but I didn't have a way at that time, you brought this case to me, but I was unwell and unable to deal with it, I originally planned to send someone from among you to investigate the case, but I also knew that no matter who I sent, there will always be people who will feel unfair, and in desperation, I handed over this case to the queen to deal with, saving you from fighting."
But I also have some uneasiness in my heart, afraid that the queen will not handle it well, and I want to wait until I feel more comfortable, and then come forward to take over, but to my surprise, the queen handled it very well, and I was very satisfied, so I did not come forward again, but listened to the words of the imperial doctor, and recuperated in the palace with peace of mind.
This is also part of this case, and since I said that the case will be handled by the queen, why is it wrong for the queen to discuss this matter? Besides, what you're discussing is about women, and the queen is a woman, so I think it's a perfect fit. I'll leave this matter to the queen, and I also want to save a little effort to deal with the affairs of the northwest. That's it for today, the queen is tired. β
The implication is to stop being verbose, and the matter is decided.
"The ministers are leaving."
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