Text Chapter 003 The high cicada only uses a branch to sing
Deep underground, there is a kind of insect called the crawling fork, which needs to go through five metamorphoses, which lasts five to twelve years, before it can crawl from the ground to the surface, spread its wings, and metamorphose into a cicada.
After several years of obscurity and endless darkness, there was finally a brief period of light. But the process of flapping its wings and singing will take two months at most, and then it will completely complete the cycle of life. However, when it was able to climb out of the ground, it still did not hesitate.
Li Yu was like a cicada that had just climbed out of the pit at this time, screaming desperately, since he came to this world, the loneliness, confusion, loneliness, sadness and fear he had experienced were intertwined, and he had mixed feelings for a while, so that his tears could not help but roll down.
"Stay strong! I have something to say! I have something to say! ”
"Diao Min, bold!" He Xianling's face changed in fright, and as soon as he lifted his robe, he rushed up and was about to kick Li Yu's wrist with his foot, but the astute jailer reacted quickly, and had already pulled out a bright knife, wanting to cut off his hand. This death row inmate, if he is shocked, how can he get it?
Li Shimin is not an emperor who grew up in the hands of women in the deep palace, he has been fighting horses all his life and has been in battle for a long time, how can he care about this little scene. Li Shimin raised his hand indifferently, stopped the stupidity of He County's order and the jailer, slowly squatted down, and stared at Li Yu: "You, but you are crying out for injustice?" ”
Death row inmates cry out for injustice, even if they have already been executed, they will be remanded for retrial. Of course, generally speaking, no matter how afraid of death, death row prisoners will not dare to shout injustice in the court once the evidence is conclusive. Remanding for a new trial will not exonerate him, and he will have to go through the torment of waiting for death, so why bother?
What's more, although the law is clearly written, the place of punishment and prison has always been dark, and no Ming monarch can shine a light in such a place. If it is remanded for retrial because of grievances, it is rare that he will be tossed by the prison officials, and his life will be worse than death.
However, Li Shimin naturally attaches great importance to the law, and he is also worried about the situation where officials disregard people's lives and unjustly kill good people.
Li Yu hesitated for a moment and shouted injustice? The words of the boat boss Liu Yuntao reminded him, no matter what, the body he occupied was indeed a killing, and now the government wants to cut off the head of this body, is he really wronged?
What's more, his reason is really incredible, even if the middle-aged man in the red and yellow shirt in front of him looks shrewd, will he believe his own words? However, Li Yu still decided to tell everything about him.
Judging from the demeanor and majesty of this person in front of him, this person must be a big man, and tell him about his experience, even if he is still beheaded, maybe the matter will spread outside, and if this person has the habit of writing notes, maybe he will also record his deeds.
Then in the series of novels of "Tang Legend" in the coming day, there will be one more one, about the tragic story of a traverser. In later generations, many people will talk about him and use him as a prototype to create dramas, films and television. Perhaps his future family will also know his whereabouts as well.
Thinking of this, Li Yu's expression became more eager, and he nodded urgently: "This strong man, I am wronged, but I am not wronged......"
He Shanguang didn't dare to reveal the identity of the emperor, but when he heard him say a "strong man", his heart was really awkward, and he couldn't help but roll his eyes and scolded: "What a strong man, called a nobleman!" ”
Li Shimin glanced at Li Yu, smiled and nodded: "You let go of your hand and speak slowly!" ”
At this time, the clever jailer hurriedly brought a chair over, and when Li Yu saw this, he let go of his hand. Li Shimin sat calmly on the chair and looked at Li Yu: "If you have any grievances, you can say it now." ”
Li Yu didn't dare to expect his words to make this noble man believe, let alone hope that he would be exempted from the death penalty because of this. He just wants to tell his bizarre experience to someone who can spread it, the geese have left a voice, the people have left traces, he doesn't want to come inexplicably, die silently, he wants to leave his traces in this world.
"This nobleman, my name is Li Yu, in fact, I am not called Li Yu. I killed someone, but I didn't kill someone. My story is very bizarre, but I can guarantee that everything I say is true......"
Li Yu talked endlessly, and after talking for more than half an hour, he gasped and stopped, looking at Li Shimin earnestly: "This nobleman, do you understand?" ”
Li Shimin leaned back on the chair, held his chin in his hand, and looked at Li Yu curiously: "You said that thousands of years later, there will be hundreds of high-rise buildings everywhere in the world, but you can see thousands of miles?" ”
"It's not everywhere, it's a lot. That's impossible. We often have a lot of smog there, and we don't see the light of day. ”
Li Shimin groped for the short mustache under his chin, full of interest: "You said that thousands of years later, when people travel, they will all take ironclad cars, which can speed back and forth, thousands of miles a day?" ”
Li Yu hesitated again and replied seriously: "Theoretically, this is the case. But in fact, there are often long queues of cars, and it is difficult to move an inch! ”
Li Shimin sighed, turned to He Shanguang and said, "How can such a person suffering from madness be sentenced to death?" ”
He Shanguang hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, if this person suffers from madness, there will be a statement in the local government. In Yichen's opinion, this person should be afraid of sin and cowardly death, and pretend to be crazy. ”
Li Yu listened to the conversation between the two, and his hand holding the railing was weak for a while, and he couldn't help but sit down slowly. Sure enough, no one believed him. For a while, Li Yu was discouraged, and shook his head with a wry smile: "Kill!" Kill me, maybe I'll be able to go back again......
When Li Shimin heard Li Yu's words, he looked at him deeply and asked, "What crime did this person commit?" ”
He Shanguang arched his hand and said: "Avenge your father and kill the enemy!" ”
Li Shimin frowned: "Avenging my father is filial piety, why is there no crime reduced by one?" ”
He Shanguang said in a low voice: "What he killed was a halberd commander in the army!" ”
Li Shimin looked at the other seven death row inmates in the prison and asked them, "What crimes have you committed?" ”
The butcher Lao Fan replied dejectedly: "I, I stole a cart of bricks from Emperor Yuan's Xingning Mausoleum to repair the house, and committed the capital crime of plotting against him!" ”
Emperor Yuan is Li Shimin's grandfather Li Xun, Li Yuan called the emperor posthumously named him Emperor Yuan, the temple number Tang Shizu, his tomb was also expanded, renamed Xingning Mausoleum, became a royal mausoleum. Lao Fan built a house and actually stole bricks from Li Shimin's grandfather's grave......
Li Shimin looked at the boat boss Liu Yuntao again, Liu Yuntao patted his thigh and said, "Hey! I'm damned! I'm not wronged! My father passed away, and I should have been filial for three years, but the result was ...... As a result, I couldn't hold back......"
Li Shimin and He Shanguang both stared at him with wide eyes, not understanding what he couldn't hold back. Even Li Yu, Lao Fan and others never asked him why he was imprisoned, but they also looked at him with wide eyes and a look of curiosity.
Boss Liu sighed and said, "The filial piety period has just passed three months, and I ...... My daughter was born. My grandfather persuaded me to drown the child quietly and hide the news, but looking at the well-behaved appearance of the little milk baby, I couldn't bear it......"
He Shanguang frowned and said, "You keep filial piety and expect your daughter to be born in three months." In other words, before you have left the filial piety period, you have sex with your wife. However, this crime is only punishable by three years, and it is not punishable by death! ”
Boss Liu wiped his tears and said in a choked voice: "Grandfather said that the female doll will also be splashed with water sooner or later, so why bother to do it, it is better to drown and throw it into the field." I refused, I was annoyed by what my grandfather said, and scolded him for being an old man. ”
He Shanguang suddenly said that Tang Luzhong's sanctions for unfilial piety were very severe, and those who insulted their grandparents or parents were hanged! A sentence of scolding is sentenced to hanging, and the punishment for unfilial people can be said to be extremely severe.
Li Shimin shook his head slightly, and then looked at the monk Dahong, who still has a ring scar on his head, obviously a monk, Li Shimin doesn't know, this monk who looks extremely kind is not like a person who can sin, what crime did he commit?