Monk Dahong sat there cross-legged, looking solemn, when he saw Li Shimin looking at him, the index fingers of both hands couldn't help but turn around a little shyly, cleared his throat, and then said timidly: "Poor monk...... The poor monk's craftsmanship is more skillful, in line with the purpose of convenience with others and their own convenience, they often help people to do some 'public inspection' used when going out, the 'charm' used in the post station, and the 'license' for commercial use, so it ...... Cough! He was guilty of forging sigils and was sentenced to death by hanging. ”

Li Shimin snorted heavily and looked at the head of the beautiful haired Gongkang class in the Goulan Courtyard of the Daode Fang.

Master Kang threw his beautiful hair and sighed: "I...... When he was a disciple, his hands were heavier, and he killed an artist who refused to work hard. The people in Zhao's class on the other side accused me of training poisonous snakes with the intention of harming people, but in fact, the old man just recruited a snake trainer from Tianzhu and wanted to use it for performance, alas! ”

Master Kang sighed and shook his head silently. Most of the apprentices are poor families who can't afford to raise children, so they sell their troupes, and they usually make life and death documents, regardless of death. But if someone is really killed, the government still has to interrogate, but the sentence will generally be commuted as appropriate, and the sentence will not be sentenced to death.

But Master Kang Ban was ingenious and actually trained poisonous snakes, which is dangerous. According to the Datang Law, if a person who cultivates or trains poisonous beasts and insects with the intention of harming people and is found to be sufficient to harm people, he shall be convicted without the fact of harm, and both the criminal and the practitioner shall be sentenced to death by hanging.

The fact that the Kang class master had trained and raised poisonous snakes, and the people of the Zhao family class insisted that the Kang class master intended to harm their competitors, and the snake raised by the Kang class master was so good that one of them had crawled to the opposite Zhao family class, and the Kang class master had to admit that he was unlucky.

The lame Ma Hun Er looked cold, and snorted heavily: "So, a bad person in this Kaifeng Mansion, disabled in the line of duty." The county lieutenant Guo Que was greedy for Mo's pension, and he couldn't reason with him, so he wanted to kill him as a dog official, but unfortunately he only cut off one of his ears and was escaped by him. ”

Ma Hun Er looked up to the sky and sighed: "It's a pity! Hateful! ”

Whoever commits the following crimes, it is an unjust crime, and whoever kills the superior by his subordinate will also be sentenced to death by hanging if he only injures the other party and does not kill him. If it is killed, then even the whole body cannot be saved, and it will be sentenced to beheading. So although Guo Que is not dead, Ma Hun Er is also a capital crime.

The burly Jin Wan said in a loud voice: "Our family is a thief, and we have made a good deal, but unfortunately we missed it and were caught." The goods I stole were worth five pieces of silk, so I was sentenced to death! Hey! ”

According to the Tang law, thieves who steal property worth more than three pieces of silk must be hanged, and the property stolen by Jin Wanliang has reached five pieces of silk, so naturally there is no life or death.

At this time, everyone turned their eyes to Hua Lin, who had been silent. This young man is about the same age as Li Yu, but he has a slender skeleton, eyebrows and willow shoulders, and his facial features and eyebrows are more delicate than many women. Just now everyone talked about his crime, he looked a little uneasy, and at this time, everyone looked at him, and Hua Lin's pretty face became a big red cloth.

Seeing that he squeaked and refused to speak, Jin Wanliang slapped him on the shoulder: "Hey! It's all about to die, so there's nothing to talk about. Xiao Linzi, what crime have you committed, let's listen to it, look at your appearance, you are more shy than a big girl, it can't be murder and robbery, right? ”

Hua Lin swell. With a red face and a low head, he almost hid his head in the crotch of his pants, and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito fly: "I ......, I am confused and have an indecent relationship with Aunt Jiu......"

His voice was so small that not only Li Shimin, who was sitting outside the fence, didn't hear it clearly, but even the butcher Lao Fan, the boat boss Liu Yuntao and others next to him didn't hear it clearly, and the lame Ma Hun asked impatiently: "What are you talking about?" Louder! ”

Jin Wanliang, who was sitting next to Hua Lin, heard it clearly, and Jin Wan said in a loud voice: "Xiao Linzi said that he and his father's concubine in the ninth room have been sleepy!" ”

Jin Wanliang howled, and the entire prison was suddenly silent.

It is said that the atmosphere in the Tang Dynasty was open, and it is true that the atmosphere in the Tang Dynasty was relatively open, but the government actually did not indulge in this kind of behavior. Even if it is an adulterer, whether the other party is unmarried or married, once caught, it will also be severely punished, and the object of the rape is his own relatives, it is enough to die.

This kind of thing is really difficult to say to people, and it is no wonder that Hua Lin is so embarrassed.

Li Shimin listened to the reasons for death of the eight death row inmates in the second room prison, shook his head, and stood up silently.

Li Shimin walked out, and He Xianling immediately followed behind him.

Li Yu still didn't give up, grabbed the railing and shouted: "This nobleman, everything he said below is true!" After you go out, you must tell others about it, and it's best to write a notebook, write down an anecdote or something, please, please, please......"

In front of the emperor, the jailers didn't dare to be presumptuous, but just glared at Li Yu fiercely, but did not wave a stick to beat him. Li Shimin listened to Li Yu's "crazy words", but he just stopped and walked out quickly.

Outside the county prison, among the flowers and plants, Li Shimin suddenly stopped. He Xianling hurriedly walked to his side, bowed slightly, and waited for inquiry.

Li Shimin watched the bees and butterflies rise and fall among the flowers, muttered for a long time, and said slowly: "The way of the king of the people is only to be generous. not only to be tortured, but even to be scourged, and not to be done. Is this credible? ”

He County Ling Jinshi was born and was full of wealth, but he was not ambiguous about this, and immediately lowered his head and said: "The ancient emperor, it is not a long-term strategy to establish power by killing. When the minister saw that Emperor Yang of Sui had the world at the beginning, he also had great majesty. However, the officials and the common people, and those who violate the national law alone are endless. Now His Majesty is benevolent and nurturing the world, and all surnames are safe. Though your subordinates are foolish, how can they not know how to make grace.' ”

Li Shimin nodded and said, "I have inherited the great treasure for six years, and I have been sleeping at night, and I have not slackened off. However, it has only been a year since the execution of the prisoners in the autumn of last year, and there are 390 death row inmates in the prison, either because of hardship or ignorance. ”

He Shanguang bowed and said: "It is not advisable to punish the world with threat. However, the combination of grace and power is indispensable. People have seven emotions and six desires, even if they are rich and happy, it is inevitable that there are still people who do not know how to be satisfied and violate the law of the country, which is not Your Majesty's fault! ”

Li Shimin shook his head lightly: "Today, I tried to record the death row prisoners, and when I saw that the number of prisoners executed in the autumn was still higher than last year, I was very uneasy, so I went to your Chang'an County Prison for this time." ”

Li Shimin turned to He Shanguang and said, "He Mingfu!" ”

He Shanguang hurriedly bowed his hand: "The minister is here!" ”

Li Shimin said: "Although the national law is intolerable, I can't bear it. I want to extend their lives by one year and release 390 death row inmates home, so that they can reunite with their relatives and be sentenced to death in Beijing on the day of the next autumn. How is it? ”

He Shanguang was taken aback, and hurriedly arched his hand: "Your Majesty has Tianxian in his mouth, and he is willing to live or die." If you want to pardon the death row prisoners, the minister naturally does not dare to stop it. However, these prisoners are all capital crimes, and once they are indulged and there is no one to supervise them, who is not greedy for life? Who is not afraid of death? In the autumn of next year, will they be willing to wait for death? ”

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Since ancient times, it has been generalized. Wang Zheng is based on benevolence, so he loves the people and is kind. I put my heart into them, how can they not be grateful to me? I believe that even if there are people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, they will escape from the mountains and forests and refuse to submit to the law, but those who are serious and know right and wrong will eventually be the majority! ”

He Shanguang thought to himself: "The emperor said it easily, and now he let them go, and told them to return to Beijing to die in the autumn of next year?" Who will come? It is also too taken for granted that most of the death row inmates will come back as promised. ”

He Shanguang still wanted to advise, but Li Shimin had already raised his eyebrows and said categorically: "I have made up my mind!" Proclaim it! ”