"Good!"

"Color!" On the debate square of the Jixia School Palace, the cheers continued. Of all the crimes, the most serious is the crime of treason, which is punishable by the nine clans.

Could it be that the son can't report such a crime to the government? Zuo Qiu Ming thought for a while, and then said: "Rebellion, great rebellion and rebellion are all non-subordinates, so the descendants are not guilty." ”

"However, any child who sues his grandparents or parents is unfilial, and shall be punished with a hundred rods, three years' imprisonment, and a hanging."

"As for crimes such as theft and robbery, children and grandchildren should not sue their grandparents and parents!" The scholar asked, "If a grandparent or a parent commits a murder, shouldn't the offspring denounce it?" ”

"It is the duty of the offspring to be admonished. If, after the persuasion, the grandparents and parents still do not change their ways and still do not turn themselves in, the children and grandchildren should denounce them. ”

"Good!"

"Good!" The scholars agreed. The scholar also bowed to Zuo Qiu Ming and said, "What the gentleman said, I echo it below." "In

In the matter of "doing name and violating righteousness", it can be established here. Children and grandchildren accuse grandparents, and parents do belong

"Unfilial piety", but concealing it and not reporting it is also a crime. Because of the existence of the joint sitting system in the state of Wu, this kind of thing is particularly harsh.

Deng Xi stood on the debate stage again, and said loudly: "Second and third sons, my eldest Wu has a perfect pension system. Caring for the elderly, there are nursing homes for the elderly who are lonely and widowed, and if there are elderly people in the family, there are children and grandchildren who take the initiative to support them, and there are certain subsidies. ”

"However, if a prisoner has grandparents, old or sick parents who have no other male to support him, will the execution of the sentence be stopped or waived and he will return home to support his relatives?"

"Please ask the second and third sons to express their opinions!" Here it is

The problem of "keeping and supporting relatives" is up. On this matter, the scholars couldn't help but talk to each other and whisper.

People are emotional creatures. Treat the elderly, why

"The son wants to raise but does not wait"? Even criminals should be allowed to take the initiative to take on the obligation to support the elderly.

Zuo Qiu Ming stood up, bowed to Qingji on the square platform, and said, "I think that children and grandchildren must fulfill the obligation of providing for the elderly!" ”

"For those who have committed capital crimes, their parents and grandparents are cut off, and there is no one to support them, they should be allowed to stay at home for the time being and then carry out the death penalty or exile."

"Specifically, it may be stipulated that if a grandparent or parent is over 60 years old, has no adult children or grandchildren, and has no relatives next to him, he shall be petitioned, and the exile shall be flogged, and his relatives shall be retained, and the offender shall eventually be exiled, and there shall be no pardon."

"No!" At this time, a young scholar stood up and retorted: "The law does not tolerate mercy! ”

"Death is slow, flow is slow, it should not be. I have committed crimes in Wu country, and there has never been a saying that my parents, wives and children will not be harmed! ”

"It doesn't seem to be contrary to etiquette!"

"A violation of the law is a violation of the law, and it must not be tolerated. As the saying goes, if the son does not teach, the father's fault, the children and grandchildren break the law, and the grandparents and parents should bear the fault. Zuo Qiu Ming said slowly: "What you say, Da Miao!" ”

"Keeping and supporting relatives is in line with filial piety and human affection, and it is a kind of benevolent government promoted by my Dawu!"

"Sooner or later, criminals will be put to death or exiled, so why care about the passage of these years?"

"Humph!" The scholar sneered and said, "It's just nonsense! ”

"If he is a condemned prisoner, wouldn't it allow him to live a few more years if he is allowed to keep his relatives and support him?"

"If, according to the following statement, there are grandparents in the family, or the parents are old or sick, and there is no other male to support them, if I am a criminal and cripple my grandparents and parents, and take care of them for a few more years or ten years, will I not be able to escape punishment?"

"If it is only a punishment of exile, it is better to say that this condemned prisoner is categorically not allowed to keep his relatives!"

"Good!" "Color!" The scholars applauded. Wu attaches great importance to the construction of the rule of law, so the popularization of law education has penetrated into the people.

If a capital offense is committed, it should be put to death, not a suspended death sentence. Wouldn't it be ridiculous if the death sentence was suspended and the sentence was commuted in the end?

Therefore, in the regard

On the issue of "surviving and supporting relatives", Wu Guo finally established that criminals who had been sentenced to heavy prison sentences in accordance with the law and should be sent out for military service.

If you are an only child, or if you are not an only child but there is no adult male over the age of 16 in your family, but there are elderly, disabled or seriously ill grandparents, parents and other elderly relatives in the family who need to serve the elderly.

The offender may not be sentenced to the original sentence, but shall be punished with a flail and a cane, and shall return home to serve his relatives after the punishment. If a capital crime is committed, even if the only son is single, and the elderly and disabled have no one to serve them, they are not allowed to keep them.

In addition, those who have a former brother who has passed on to another person and can be converted to the lineage, or who can be succeeded by another person, as well as those who have forgotten their relatives and are unfilial, and those who have been killed are also only children, are also not allowed to keep their relatives......

"Who's that?" Seeing that the young scholar actually argued with Zuo Qiu Ming, Qingji was interested for a while and asked.

"Returning to the king, this is Li Ke, the disciple of the minister." Deng Xi replied.

"Oh, it turned out to be a Legalist scholar, your tall feet are really extraordinary!" Qingji nodded appreciatively.

At this debate meeting, such scholars as Ji Ran, Kong Qiu, and Deng Xi were not allowed to go on stage to debate under any circumstances.

Because, Qingji wants to give young people more opportunities to perform, so that it will be easier

"Carrying on the past and forging ahead into the future". Tingwei Deng Xi once again stepped onto the debate stage and said loudly: "Should adultery without a husband, that is, 'adultery' be punished?" Please also ask the second and third sons to speak freely! "The so-called

"Adultery" is a voluntary act with an unmarried woman. As the name suggests, the targets of this behavior are women who do not have a husband.

Family-oriented, courtesy and punishment. In later history, all dynasties and dynasties vigorously punished adultery without husbands.

It's called

"Etiquette and religion"! In ancient times, women without a spouse had sex with others, and in addition to affecting their reputation, it was more important that the behavior would affect the innocence of their parents and brothers.

If you have promised to marry someone else, it will be a great insult to your future husband's family...... For violations of etiquette, it was practiced in ancient times

"Punishment for courtesy". To put it simply, once you violate the religion, you will be punished, and there is no such thing

"The Middle Ground". Historically, adultery without a husband has long been regarded as a crime that seriously violates etiquette and religion, and all dynasties have attached great importance to the punishment of adultery.

"I think, treacherous, innocent!" Zuo Qiu Ming got up and said: "The daughter in the room commits adultery, it is a shame for the family, and it is laughed at by others, and her parents regard it as a great shame, and her anger is even worse than that of her husband and wife. ”

"In Huaxia Rites, it is a big offense!"

"Although adultery can cause harm to the people's customs, it is imposing heavy punishment on the grounds of the country's people's customs, which is not in harmony with the principles of the criminal law."

"However, etiquette and public opinion are enough to prevent idleness, that is, there is no criminal law to sanction it, and such adulterous acts have not increased!" Zuo Qiu Ming's claim is obvious.

He believed that adultery without a husband could only be indoctrinated through moral opinion.

"Good!"

"Color!" The scholars applauded and applauded. Among them, especially the Confucian scholars supported Zuo Qiu Ming.

Why? Confucianism attaches great importance to etiquette and religion, and it stands to reason that it treats this kind of religion

The "treacherous" thing is deeply hated. However, the Confucian scholars of this era are not the same as the later Confucian scholars.

At this time, the people's customs were open, and the defense of men and women was not as serious as that of later generations. People still hold on to this kind of thing

"Moderation" attitude. Ambiguous!