"Jingwen, what do you mean by stopping me?" Li Shimin asked.

"Your Majesty, don't take Liu Renliang away, Lord Liu Renliang doesn't mean that! Lord Liu Renliang has always been for my Datang! Therefore, Liu Renliang is not only not wrong, but also has credit! Jingwen said.

Li Shimin immediately said unhappily: "Liu Renliang still has merit? He killed a superior official with a junior official, isn't this a subordinate offense? If everyone learns from him, then will our court still be the court? Then anyone can kill people at will, so isn't this a mess? Therefore, I must punish Liu Renliang. But for the sake of Lu Ning's own fault, then I won't kill him, just put him in prison. But what do you want to say that he is not at fault, but has merit, this is simply nonsense. If you can't tell you that you're ugly, I'll hold you accountable! ”

Li Shimin's meaning is very obvious, Li Shimin, as an emperor in the feudal period, of course, has to maintain a concept of superiority and inferiority. And Liu Renliang killed a high-ranking official as a subordinate person, that is, he committed the following crimes. Therefore, this kind of following is one of the most intolerable sins in the feudal period. Li Shimin still has to maintain this kind of superiority and inferiority, otherwise the country will not be able to rule. And this is for the sake of the overall situation, so Li Shimin must punish Liu Renliang, otherwise there will definitely be a problem.

Jingwen immediately said: "Your Majesty, Liu Renliang insulted him, so he killed Lu Ning, in fact, this is not the meaning, there is a deeper meaning." ”

"Oh? What else does it mean? Li Shimin asked.

Even Liu Renliang was wondering, did what he said just now have any special meaning? So Liu Renliang also looked at Jingwen in a daze, wanting to see what kind of theory Jingwen could say.

"Your Majesty, specific things must be analyzed in detail. Lord Liu Renliang interrogated Lu Ning at that time, and it was no longer him who was represented! Jingwen said.

"Oh? Is there a saying? Li Shimin asked.

Jingwen asked rhetorically: "Your Majesty, if you send someone to inspect outside, it must be Qincha?" The chincha should be respected, and to insult the chincha is to insult the emperor, are you? ”

"Of course. Naturally, the messengers sent by me should be respected. And according to the rules, when the Qin Cha executes the corresponding orders, any official must help, and it is not an exaggeration to see the third level of the official! Li Shimin said as he should.

And Jingwen immediately said: "Your Majesty, when Liu Renliang interrogated Lu Ning, his official position was county lieutenant. And the county lieutenant manages the laws of the imperial court, so Liu Renliang is the 'Qin Cha' authorized by the law. Lord Liu Renliang represents the laws of the imperial court in the interrogation, not on behalf of him alone. Therefore, that Lu Ning insulted Liu Renliang at that time. That's an insult to the law, that's an insult to the law! Therefore, Lu Ning was not unjustly killed! ”

"What kind of logic is this?" Li Shimin was also a little confused.

"Your Majesty, you are the emperor and deserve the respect of others. Then the law of Datang, should it also be respected by anyone in Datang? Jingwen asked.

Li Shimin said very directly: "The laws of the Tang Dynasty must be respected by anyone, even if I can't violate them lightly." ”

"That's right! Your Majesty, since Liu Renliang was a judge at that time. The official who enforces the law, then he represents the law of the Tang Dynasty. Since he represents the law of the Tang Dynasty, that Lu Ning is in front of Liu Renliang and hundreds of people. Insulting Liu Renliang, isn't that insulting the laws of our Tang Dynasty? If you insult the law, shouldn't you be punished? And if you insult the law and go unpunished, it is not encouraging others to break the law. Insulting the law? ”

"So, Your Majesty, although Liu Renliang has the possibility of committing the following crimes. But he is also upholding the laws of my Datang. If the law of my Datang can be insulted, then who in the world will take the law of Datang seriously? If everyone doesn't take the law seriously, won't it be a great chaos in the world? Your Majesty, don't look at Lu Ning just insulting Liu Renliang, but what he is even more profound is insulting the laws of the Tang Dynasty. In order to maintain the law of the Tang Dynasty, Liu Renliang killed Lu Ning, not only without fault, but also with credit! As a judge, you must uphold the dignity of the law, otherwise how can you become a law enforcer? ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but somewhat approve of Jingwen's words. Although Jingwen's words are suspected of being on the line, the truth is correct. If the laws of the Tang Dynasty can be insulted casually, then who in the world will take the laws seriously? Li Shimin is not the kind of faint monarch who often does evil, so he must take the lead in maintaining the dignity of the law, otherwise all the officials in the world will be in danger.

Although it is an ancient rule of superiority and inferiority, this is only an unspoken rule. And the law of the Tang Dynasty is the rule on the surface. Breaking the unspoken rules will certainly affect some problems. But if you break the clear rules, it will cause chaos in the world. After all, the unspoken rules are unspoken rules, and they can't be put on the table. However, the clear rules, which are one of the fundamentals of maintaining the rule, cannot be broken lightly. Once the law is broken, the role of the law is also dangerous.

"Liu Aiqing, you did a good job, you did a good job!" Li Shimin said suddenly.

Liu Renliang inevitably touched the cold sweat on his forehead, and then smiled at Jingwen, which was to express his gratitude. If it weren't for Jingwen to help him this time, I'm afraid Liu Renliang really didn't know what to do. Now the emperor's "Liu Aiqing" means that his crisis has passed, and he can win the emperor's appreciation because of the blessing of misfortune. And in ancient times, if you want to make a career, isn't it all about gaining the appreciation of the superiors? If you don't have the appreciation of the higher-ups, then I'm afraid you won't be able to achieve anything.

"Liu Aiqing, since you can uphold the dignity of the law, do you want to be an official in the Criminal Department or Dali Temple?" Li Shimin asked.

Liu Renliang immediately said; "Your Majesty, the minister still wants to start and finish well, and do some practical things for the people in Pingyu County."

"In that case, I won't get tired of it. Since you are a county lieutenant in Pinglu County, I will give you a promotion and promote you to the county governor. Moreover, I will not give you the county order, and you will act as the county commander and the county lieutenant. Li Shimin said.

"Thank you for the emperor's grace!"

Li Shimin is a very important real power handed over to Liu Renliang, in the future, this Pingyu County will be Liu Renliang's world, if he is willing, it is not impossible to be a soil emperor. This is the emperor's trust, of course, to thank you.

Jing Wen breathed a sigh of relief, and finally saved the day. (To be continued......)