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Chapter 494
"I want him to die!"

"I want him to pay with his life!"

Zhang Huai's voice became a little fierce.

"The crown prince's life may be precious, but in my heart it is no more precious than my daughter, and I am his subject, and I have never shown any disrespect to him, yet he treats a loyal subject like this.

Su Wang Shanghuang said that the king treats his ministers like dirt, and the ministers treat him like a bandit!

Killing Kou Qiu, is there something wrong? "

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

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

Especially Liu Xiang has been in the court for many years, what tragic and inhuman things have not been seen?
There are men whose evils are greater than the deepest and darkest abyss in this world.

But what ordinary people do affects one person. The prince is different. He should be an example. He is now the prince and will be the king in the future. With such a king, can the courtiers not feel ashamed?
The Zhuxia civilization has despised people with bad personal morality since ancient times, and their pursuit of morality even surpassed merit. Since ancient times, people who have been respected and admired are both moral models and meritorious deeds.

Even seeking talents and studying both first require correct conduct. Confucianism does not talk about how it is actually done, at least in theory it clearly stipulates the character that a gentleman should achieve.

In ancient times, there were also nine supreme moral requirements for sage kings.

The head of all evil and adultery!
Immorality is a major issue, not to mention sex and sex. These two are directly related to the impression of being dirty, and when mentioned, it will make people feel sticky and uncomfortable.

Who can forget this?
After the prince became the emperor and the son of heaven, when he talked about loving the people, everyone would think of it.

"Your Majesty, once the blood of a [-]-year-old girl was splashed on your emperor's crown!
Now that you are talking about loving the people here in a high-sounding manner, aren't you afraid that people in the world will laugh at you? "

The more Huo Guang and Liu Xiang thought about it, the more ugly their faces became. Luo Qing said seriously: "In the 17th year of Yuanfeng, the prince and his noble son plundered the daughter of Zhang Huailiang's family, killed her, and abandoned her body in the wilderness. In the summer of the 18th year of Yuanfeng, Huailiang If you want to kill the crown prince, you will strike him with a sword, but if you fail, you will feel sorry for your husband."

The official historian would express a kind of sympathy for many people. Luo Qing told Zhang Huai that what you did was right, but that you were not strong enough, and the history books only said harm, not sexual harm, so it was to save Sanniang a bit of face.

"When Tai Shiling met me a few days ago, he said that he was compiling an unprecedented general history. I will hand over these things to him today as the life story of 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 Shi can do.

Zhang Huai was stunned when he heard the words, bowed his head and kowtowed twice, and said in a sobbing voice, "Thank you so much, son, may you be safe and happy, and be blessed forever."

The assassin who was pushed down on the ground spat out the hatred in his mouth and said: "It's a pity that he failed to kill that villain Liu He, and failed to avenge San Niang.

I have not been able to avenge my great revenge, and I do not want to go to prison like a walking dead, please kill me here.

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

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

Zhang Huai solved the doubts in the hearts of the three people, and sighed: "He is Sanniang's fiancé, originally a scholar of Confucianism, and his humble position is going to push him into the literary library, as a rear servant of the Eastern Palace. I didn't expect it. Man is not as good as God, and he has come to this step."

The atmosphere in the room seemed a little dull, and a sense of discomfort filled everyone's heart, even a feeling of sadness when the rabbit died.

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

Sitting in the carriage, Luo Qing leaned against the side of the carriage and closed his eyes to rest his mind. Huo Guang and Liu Xiang looked at each other, and Liu Xiang suddenly said: "The prince did something wrong. There is nothing wrong with Zhang Huai's revenge, but the prince is responsible for the country and cannot be moved lightly. If there is more than one casualty, Zhang Huai has his reasons for revenge, and we have reasons for maintaining order, and order and stability are the most important."

Liu Xiang felt a little uncomfortable when he said these words. According to his classics, the law has a function of punishing evil and promoting good, but this kind of moral pursuit seems to have become a luxury in the face of the most fundamental duty.

He felt that Zhang Huai did nothing wrong in revenge, and he also felt that he did nothing wrong in arresting Zhang Huai.

Regarding the responsibilities of the imperial court, a permanent secretary once made a classic conclusion that the imperial court does not care about good and evil, but only cares about order and chaos. In a troubled world that is cheaper than pigs and dogs.

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

Liu Xiang is one of the rulers of the Han Dynasty, and he is a criminal lawyer who has experienced life at the bottom. Of course he is very clear about this, and he is telling Luo Qing.

Luo Qing pouted.

The world always has a misunderstanding of Luo Shi, thinking that Luo Shi is a moral gentleman, but in fact it is not so. There is only one ending for a moral gentleman, and that is to be kidnapped by morality and eventually fall into a moral dilemma.

Luo Qing didn't need his advice. He knew more about the importance of political stability than Liu Xiang. During the period of Bang Zhou and Luo Kingdom, the Luo Kingdom Office didn't just use kindness to support the people. These things were very clear.

But he was still upset, so he didn't want to talk, and he didn't know how to say it.

Duke Zhao wanted the Emperor of Han to kill his own crown prince to pay for his life?
Luo Qing felt crazy just thinking about it.

Seeing that Luo Qing didn't speak, Huo Guang said: "The position of Zi Zhenggong and the prince should not be taken lightly, but punishing evil and promoting good should still be done. The majesty of the laws of the Han Dynasty cannot be doubted. Why don't you follow Wei Yang's old example."

Suddenly, Liu Xiang glanced at Huo Guang in surprise. He admitted that Huo Guang was a talent, but he also knew that Huo Guang didn't like reading. He didn't expect to be able to tell Wei Yang's old story.

In the pre-Qin period, the prince's sitting method would affect the teachers, and he would not directly punish the prince.

"Can't move the prince, can't you move other people?"

Huo Guang said meaningfully: "Zhang Huai has a salary, his daughter Sanniang is a good family, and Sanniang's fiancé is a scholar, and her status is not comparable to the lowest level of common people.

To kill such a person, do you really think you are a prince?
What's more, Emperor Xiaoding was able to issue an imperial edict and admit his fault to the world. Wouldn't a mere prince be wrong? "

"Sigh~"

This time 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, giving people a feeling of trustworthiness.

Luo Qing had always known that his cousin was unusual, but now he suddenly realized that Huo Guang's heart was very dark, and he had a feeling that if he didn't make a move, he would be fine, and if he did, he would kill him.

Liu Xiang and Huo Guang hurried to the palace to report to the emperor the result of the assassination of the prince.

In Changle Palace.

When Liu Xun saw the results of the investigation, he remained calm on the surface, but turned over the file on the table with his hands. 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's question was very ambiguous, he only talked about how to deal with it, but he didn't say who to deal with. Huo Guang stood next to Liu Xun without saying a word. According to the law, killing the crown prince will naturally be executed, and all three clans will be exiled.

Zhang Sanniang is a girl from a good family. Emperor Xiaowen said that the emperor of the Han Dynasty is a boat, and the sons of a good family are water, supporting the great Han community.

As for the matter of the prince, His Majesty is the one to decide. "

The reason for following the laws of Liu Che's period is that Liu Dan's period was short of money for fighting, and various methods of collecting scraps were thought of. If you commit a crime, you can spend money to redeem it, even if it is a capital crime.

This practice of fishing in a dry marsh is a major blow to the majesty and sanctity of imperial power.

After Liu Xun came to power, he naturally wanted to abolish this law. In order to negate Liu Dan, Liu Xun basically hung up Liu Dan's various evil laws and flogged his corpse.

Liu Xun followed strict but not harsh criminal laws. Hearing Liu Xiang's answer, he probably knew what he thought of this important minister.

After pondering for a while, Liu Xun said decisively: "Zimeng drafted an order, Zhang Huai and the assassin left the whole body, the three clans can be exiled to Qi, all those who participated in the Zhang Sanniang case will be executed, the crown prince will reprimand and confiscate them All kinds of ceremonial guards, etc., and then closed in confinement.

That's probably fine. "

It is indeed possible, Liu Xiang and Huo Guang are a little excited, now they should be able to communicate with the people of Chang'an.

The next day.

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

Many people knew about Mrs. Zhang San's murder, and they all applauded.

Someone received the news in advance and rushed to the Crown Prince's womb, hoping that the Crown Prince could take shelter, but the Crown Prince's uterus was tightly closed, and only then did he know that the Crown Prince had been locked up.

Looking at the approaching Tiqi, everyone couldn't help feeling a little desperate.

Looking at this scene, Liu Xiang said coldly, "If I knew today, why bother?"

When you bullied the common people, you were extremely arrogant, and when you fell into the law, you regretted it, so you can repent in the next life!

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The process of history is driven by countless little people invisibly. The "Murder of Mrs. Zhang San" in the 17th year of Yuanfeng and the "Assassination of the Prince" in the 18th year of Yuanfeng are just ordinary cases. The powerful oppressed the common people and eventually led to the case of revenge, but its impact and value are not only that.

Because of Rockwell's participation, this case that happened 2000 years ago has left a large amount of written materials. From these vivid and vivid written materials, we can extract the values ​​and living habits of that era. It is impossible to record history books in Chinese.

From these written materials, it is even possible to read Huo Guang and Liu's change of mind towards such historical figures, 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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