"I want him dead!"

"I want his life!"

Zhang Huai's voice became a little intense.

"The life of the crown prince may be precious, but in my heart it is no more precious than my daughter, and I am his courtier, and I have never had the slightest disrespect for him, and he should treat a loyal servant like this.

Emperor Su said that the king regards his ministers as mustard, and the ministers regard him as an enemy!

Isn't there something wrong with killing Kou Qiu? ”

When Zhang Huai said this, Huo Guang and Liu Xiang's faces were a little ugly.

It's not because this incident is too tragic and inhumane, they have all seen and heard worse things than this.

Especially Liu Xiang has been in Tingwei for many years, what tragic and inhumane things have not been seen?

There are people who have a sinister heart that goes far beyond the deepest, darkest abyss in the world.

But ordinary people do this, it affects a person, the prince is different, he should be an example, he is now the prince, he will be the king in the future, there is such a king, can you not feel ashamed to be a courtier?

Since ancient times, the Zhuxia civilization has despised people with personal virtues, and the pursuit of morality has even surpassed merit.

Even if the pursuit of talent and study first requires good conduct, Confucianism does not talk about how to do it in practice, at least theoretically clearly stipulates the moral character that a gentleman should achieve.

In ancient times, there were also nine supreme requirements for the Holy King.

All evils and fornications are the first!

Immorality is a big deal, not to mention sex and sex, these two are directly associated with the impression of dirtiness, and when you mention it, it will make people feel a slimy discomfort.

Who can forget this?

Later, the crown prince became the emperor and became the son of heaven, and when he talked about loving the people, everyone would think of it.

"Your Majesty, there was once a twenty-eight girl's blood splashed on your crown of the Son of Heaven!

Now that you are talking about loving the people in a high-sounding manner, aren't you afraid that the world will laugh at you? ”

The more Huo Guang and Liu Xiang thought about it, the more ugly their faces became, and Luo Qing said seriously: "In the seventeenth year of Yuanfeng, the prince and his fellow nobles plundered the daughter of Zhang Huailiang's family, harmed her, abandoned the corpse in the wilderness, and in the summer of the eighteenth year of Yuanfeng, Huai wanted to kill the prince, and hit him with a sword, but failed, and was sad. ”

The historian will express a sympathy for many people, Luo Qing told Zhang Huai, you are doing the right thing, but the strength is not enough, and the history books only say harm, not obscenity, which can be regarded as leaving a dignity for Sanniang.

"When Tai Shi Ling met me some time ago, he said that he was compiling an unprecedented general history, and I will hand over these things to him today as the life deeds of the crown prince Liu He."

This is Luo Qing telling him that Liu He's matter will be characterized in the history books, and this is what Luo can do.

Zhang Huai was stunned when he heard this, bowed his head twice, and sobbed: "Thank you Gongzi, may Gongzi be safe and happy, and be blessed for ten thousand years." ”

The assassin who was pressed to the ground spat out the cloth in his mouth and said hatefully: "It's a pity that I failed to kill Liu He's thief and failed to avenge Sanniang."

The revenge has not been avenged, I don't want to go to prison like a walking corpse, please kill me here.

If I can be buried with Sanniang, I will be a cow and a horse in the next life to repay you. ”

The Assassin's voice was hoarse, but he could still tell it was a young man.

Zhang Huai solved the doubts in the hearts of the three of them, and sighed: "He is Sanniang's fiancé, he is a bachelor, and he is ready to push him into the literary hall to serve as the rear guard of the East Palace. ”

The atmosphere in the room seemed a little dull, and a sense of discomfort filled everyone's hearts, and there was even a feeling of sadness for the dead rabbit and fox.

Zhang Huai was taken away, and Luo Qing and the three returned with the forbidden army.

Sitting in the carriage, Luo Qing leaned on the side of the car and closed his eyes to recuperate, Huo Guang and Liu Xiang looked at each other, Liu Xiang suddenly said: "What the prince did is indeed wrong, Zhang Huai's revenge is understandable, but the position of the prince bears the social responsibility, and he can't move lightly, and there is more than one person who is killed or injured when he moves, Zhang Huai has his reasons for revenge, and we have a reason to maintain order Order and stability are crucial." ”

Liu Xiang felt a little uncomfortable when he said this, according to the scriptures he wrote, the law has a role in punishing evil and promoting good, but this kind of moral pursuit, in the face of the most fundamental duty, seems to have become a luxury.

He felt that Zhang Huai's revenge was not wrong, and he also felt that he did nothing wrong to arrest Zhang Huai.

Regarding the duties of the imperial court, a certain permanent secretary has a classic assertion, that is, the imperial court does not care about good and evil, but only cares about governance and chaos, and the imperial court is used to maintain the stable operation of the world, prevent chaos, and stop separatism, that is, to prevent the world from entering all kinds of troubled times where human life is cheaper than pigs and dogs.

On the basis of accomplishing this, if there is still strength left, we can start to improve the moral level of the people, and then improve the moral level of the entire imperial court.

Liu Xiang is one of the rulers of the Han Dynasty, and he is a criminal lawyer who has experienced the life of the bottom, of course, he knows this very well that he is talking to Luo Qing.

Luo Qing pouted.

People in the world always have a misunderstanding about Luo, thinking that Luozhi is a moral gentleman, but in fact this is not the case, there is only one end for a moral gentleman, that is, he is kidnapped by morality and finally falls into a moral dilemma.

Luo Qing doesn't need his guidance, he knows better than Liu Xiang about the importance of political stability, and during the Luoguo period of Bangzhou, the Luoguo Office did not just use kindness to support the people, these things are very clear.

But he was still not happy, so he didn't want to talk and didn't know what to say.

The prince of the Principality of Zhao wanted the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to kill his crown prince to pay for his life?

Luo Qing felt crazy when he thought about it.

Seeing that Luo Qing didn't speak, Huo Guang said: "Zi Zhenggong, the position of the crown prince cannot be moved lightly, but it should still be done to punish evil and promote good, and the majesty of the law of the Han Dynasty is unquestionable, so it is better to follow the old story of Wei Ying." ”

Liu Xiang suddenly glanced at Huo Guang with some surprise, he admitted that Huo Guang was a talent, but Huo Guang didn't like to read and he knew it very well, he didn't expect to be able to tell Wei Ying's old things.

In the pre-Qin period, the prince's sitting method always affected the teacher, and he would not directly punish the prince.

"Can't you move the prince and can't move the others?"

Huo Guang said meaningfully: "Zhang Huai is in a position, his daughter Sanniang is a good family in a good family, Sanniang's fiancé is still a scholar, and her identity is not comparable to the lowest common people."

Killing such a person, do you really think you are the prince?

Besides, Emperor Xiaoding was able to issue an edict to confess his mistakes to the world, wouldn't it be wrong to be a mere prince? ”

"Hiss~"

At this moment, even Luo Qing took a serious look at his cousin, Huo Guang has always been very low-key, and he doesn't speak when he can't speak, giving people a feeling of trust.

Luo Qing has always known that his cousin is not ordinary, but now he suddenly found that Huo Guang's heart was very dark, and he had a feeling that if he didn't make a move, he would kill if he made a move.

Liu Xiang and Huo Guang hurriedly went to the palace to report to the emperor the results of this assassination of the crown prince.

In the Changle Palace.

When Liu Xun saw the results of the investigation, he was silent on the surface, but his hand directly turned over the case file on the table, this subconscious action made Liu Xiang guess that Liu Xun was probably very angry now.

"Zizheng, you used to be in charge of Tingwei, what do you think should be done?"

Liu Xun was very vague about this question, only said the disposal, but did not say who to dispose of, Huo Guang stood next to Liu Xun, without saying a word, Liu Xiang bowed directly and said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Huai intends to kill the prince because of a grudge, according to the law, he will naturally be executed, and the three clans will be exiled."

Zhang Sanniang is a woman from a good family, Emperor Xiaowen said that the emperor of the Han family is the boat, and the son of the good family is the water, and the powerful people kill the children of the good family, according to the law of Emperor Xiaowu, they should be executed.

The matter of the crown prince is to be decided by His Majesty. ”

The reason why it is necessary to follow the laws of Liu Che's period is because there is a shortage of money for fighting in the war during Liu Dan's period, and all kinds of methods have been thought of, and if you commit a crime, you can spend money to redeem it, even if it is a capital crime.

This practice of fishing in the dry water was a major blow to the majesty and sacredness of the imperial power.

After Liu Xun came to power, he naturally wanted to abolish this law, and in order to negate Liu Dan, Liu Xun basically hung up Liu Dan's various evil laws and whipped the corpse, and abolished it without mercy.

Liu Xun pursued a strict but not strict criminal law, and when he heard Liu Xiang's answer, he probably knew in his heart what he was thinking.

After pondering for a while, Liu Xun said decisively: "Zimeng intends to decree that Zhang Huai and the assassin will leave a whole corpse, and the three clans can be exiled to Qidi, and all those who participated in Zhang Sanniang's case will be executed, and the prince will issue an order to reprimand, confiscate his various honor guards, etc., and then be confined."

That's probably fine. ”

It's really okay, Liu Xiang and Huo Guang are a little excited, and now they should be able to give an account to the people of Chang'an.

Following.

Tingwei's Tiqi broke the tranquility of Chang'an City, and one after another arrest documents came out, and then one by one the noble children were taken away by Tiqi directly from different Fengyue occasions.

Many people still know about the murder of Zhang Sanniang, and they applaud.

Someone received the news in advance and hurriedly ran to the palace, hoping that the prince could shelter, but the palace was tightly closed, and then he knew that the prince had been confined.

Looking at the approaching horsemen, everyone couldn't help but feel a little desperate.

Liu Xiang looked at this scene and said coldly: "I knew today, why bother in the first place? ”

When you bully the small people, you are extremely arrogant, and when you fall into the legal net, you can't regret it, so you will repent in the next life!

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The process of history is invisibly driven by countless little people, the "murder case of Zhang Sanniang" that occurred in the seventeenth year of Yuanfeng and the "assassination case of the prince" in the eighteenth year of Yuanfeng, on the surface, is just an ordinary case of oppression of the people and finally leads to revenge, but its impact and value are more than that.

Because of Luo's involvement, this case that occurred 2,000 years ago left a large amount of written materials, from which we can extract the values and living habits of that era, which cannot be done by a few words of historical records.

From these written materials, we can even read the mentality of Huo Guang and Liu Xiang, which provides many ideas for the study of subsequent historical events. ——"A Brief Introduction to the Case Files of the Qin and Han Dynasties"

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