Dahanjiao Queen

Seeing Chen Jiao's appearance, Liu Che seemed to see hope. He held her hand joyfully and looked at her hopefully: "A-Jiao, have you thought of a way to save Li Ling?"

Chen Jiao shook her head, regretfully said: "Not yet. Guo Sheren told me that Li Ling's case has been settled, and the court lieutenant will present it tomorrow?"

"Yes."

"So what if it's settled? Starting tomorrow, I'm sick, so I'll delay him for seven or eight days, and I won't accept Ting Wei's chapter!"

Liu Che was acting like a child, and Chen Jiao had no idea now, so she could only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.She told Jinse to pass on the meal: "It seems... Li Ling's way of life can only be found in the law. Zhang Tang, tomorrow you move all the laws to Jiaofang Hall and explain the laws to me. As for Che'er ...I remember Xuan's imperial doctor surnamed Wang, he was the imperial doctor who treated the late emperor, so he probably wouldn't have tipped off the empress dowager."

"Why?" Liu Che wondered.

Chen Jiao didn't want to explain more, but said: "If you believe me, just do as I say. There are some things that I don't want to mention again, so don't make things difficult for me. Alright, let's have dinner first!"

"I..." Liu Che finally put down his raised hand, picked up the chopsticks resentfully, and had dinner with Chen Jiao.After that, Chen Jiao went back to Jiaofang Hall alone.

"Your majesty didn't come back with His Majesty?" Liu Nian didn't go to Xuan Shi Hall with Chen Jiao, and seeing that she just brought Jinse back to the hall, he couldn't help asking.

"Jinse, help me make a pot of tea." Chen Jiao pushed Jinse away with a stern expression, "What did he ask you?"

Fleeting Years never talk too much, except... when he asked.Chen Jiao decided to stay in Fleeting Years back then, firstly because there was no one she could trust completely around her, and secondly, it was to make Liu Fei feel at ease.For a long time, Liu Nian and Liu Fei have communicated occasionally, but Chen Jiao just didn't know, and she couldn't tell whether it was because she couldn't bear Liu Fei's worry or...or because she was still greedy for him.

Chen Jiao seldom treats her so harshly. She has always been kind to Fleeting Years and Jinse, even Su Xin in the past.With such a tone at this time, Liu Nian couldn't help but feel a little drummed in his heart: "Your Majesty, servant girl..."

"I don't care what he asks you, just remember, no matter what he asks, you tell her that I am doing well, very well."

"But is your wife really doing well?"

"A child is not a fish, how can I know the joy of a fish. In fleeting years, if a person has a knot in his heart, if it is not untied, no matter how good his life is, she will not be happy. Only by untying this knot can she obtain real happiness. .”

Fleeting Years blinked.She seemed to understand Chen Jiao's words, but after all these years in Tangyihou's Mansion, she always felt that she seemed to know some secret.

"I'm tired, change my clothes and rest for me!"

"Here."

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Liu Che claimed that he was sick for seven days, and Chen Jiao also read the military books and laws for seven days in the Jiaofang Hall.During this period, the Empress Dowager Wang Zhi and Princess Liu Xing of Guantao both went to inquire about the Empress Dowager, but they both hit a wall.The empress dowager secretly ordered all the princes to write a memorial to execute Li Ling.At the end of the seven days, Liu Che went to the court. All the princes surnamed Liu, Wang Tu, and Hu Hu, were saddened by the death of the rabbit.Li Ling was born in the general family, and the generals interceded for him, and they couldn't stand each other.At this time, Li Ling's grandfather Li Guang went to the palace, advocating that the prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, and believed that Li Ling should be executed.Dou Yifang took the opportunity to make a decision: Tomorrow at [-]:[-] noon, Li Ling will be executed in public.

Qiu Chan rushed to Chang'an to save Li Ling, but Zhang Tang hinted that she could save her only by apologizing for Li Ling, and Qiu Chan readily agreed.The Empress Dowager cruelly ordered that the winner of the duel between Qiuchan and Li Ling be the murderer.Qiuchan used tricks to win and would be beheaded at noon the next day.

Hearing the news that Qiu Chan was sentenced to be beheaded tomorrow, Chen Jiao put down the bamboo slips in her hand, remained silent for a long time, and ordered someone to pass Zhang Tang on.

"Your Majesty." Zhang Tang's complexion was not good, it seemed that he was very disturbed to ask Qiu Chan to atone for Li Ling's crime.

"Get up," Chen Jiao motioned for Jin Se to give her a seat and serve tea, "Do you feel uncomfortable?"

"Yes..." Zhang Tang did not deny that Li Ling was his brother, he would rather be scolded by his brother for a lifetime, and hoped that his brother would be fine.He couldn't save his brother, so he had to come up with such a bad idea. He only hated himself as a judge, "Mother, pardon me..."

"No hurry." Chen Jiao picked up the teacup in her hand and took a sip, "Master Zhang thinks, why can't the Empress Dowager refute it?"

Zhang Tang was confused by Chen Jiao's words: "I'm ignorant, sorry I don't understand what your empress means."

"Seeing that you are in a bad mood, I won't play charades with you. That day I went to ask the Empress Dowager to forgive Li Ling. Guess why she blocked me? She said that killing people for life is a rule set by Emperor Gaozu back then. Not to deal with this murderer according to the criminal law established by the ancestors is the disrespect of the oldest ancestors! Therefore, to save Li Ling and Qiu Chan, we can only rely on the ancestors."

"Old ancestor?" Zhang Tang thought about Chen Jiao's words, and after thinking about it for a long time, he finally realized, "Your Majesty, you mean to find it from the law? But I..."

Chen Jiao said: "I know you are proficient in the law, and you have read every article of the law, so let me ask you, what does double punishment mean?"

"It was ordered by Emperor Gaozu that one crime should not be punished twice. Now that the death penalty has been executed, there can be no further punishment."

"That is to say, Qiu Chan has committed the crime, so Li Ling doesn't have to be punished anymore, right? Well, tell me about the punishment again!"

"Here." Although Zhang Tang didn't know what Chen Jiao wanted to hear, he still replied, "The law stipulates that according to the severity of the crime, there are seven types of punishment, and the lightest is whipping. The above are in order: □□, Hard labor, exile, death penalty, and genocide. Among them, genocide is divided into extermination of three clans and extermination of nine clans. There are also many types of death penalty, beheading is the lightest, above is hanging, and the heaviest is execution by lingering, which is also known as cutting by folk. punishment."

Chen Jiao reminded Zhang Tang: "What if the hair replaces the head?"

"Replacing the head with hair? This...has never happened before! Madam, if the precedent of replacing the head with hair is set, in the future..."

Chen Jiao interrupted him: "I saw that the number of knives is stipulated in the law. Beheading is a crime of one knife, while Ling Chi is at least eight, and the most heinous crimes are [-], right?"

"Your Majesty said that it is true that beheading is a crime of one knife, or that one knife cuts twice; Ling Chi has eight swords, one knife on the front and back chest, one knife on each limb, one knife on the head, and one knife on the head. The law of 550 swords is called fish scales. Cutting is to make the prisoner suffer more flesh and blood, otherwise it will be difficult for civilians to fight. During the execution, a fishing net is tightly tied to the prisoner's body, so that the flesh is exposed from the mesh, and each mesh is covered. If you want to cut a knife, the law stipulates that the prisoner cannot die until the last knife is cut, and the last knife should be stabbed into his heart after [-] nine knives and take his life."

"What if the prisoner dies if the number of knives is less than the number of knives? I heard that when Emperor Wen was in trouble, an executioner stabbed the prisoner's heart for the third time because of panic. He was killed at that time, so the remaining few knives were spared. Zhang Tang , if his life is still alive after [-] knives, what should we do?"

Zhang Tang suddenly realized: "If his life is still alive with [-] knives, then he can't cut another knife. The law of the Han Dynasty clearly stipulates that the crime of beheading is one knife. Even if you don't die, it is considered a punishment, and you can't pursue it again. It's just the empress. , I heard that the empress dowager asked Prime Minister Dou to supervise the beheading. I'm afraid that Prime Minister Dou can see the trick, if..."

"Prime Minister Dou, don't worry, I have my own solution. Your Majesty, leave it to you, so that you don't feel sorry for yourself. This idea is only yours. But I have two things for you. The first One, tell Qiu Chan that she has never seen me before, and when she sees me in the future, it will be the first time she sees me; second, when the Empress Dowager asks, remember to say that this is the order of the ancestors, and she will be able to see me again in this palace. Make the decision, lift up the old ancestor, she is also speechless."

No matter how bad Dou Yi's house is, she still has to be afraid of Liu's ancestors; no matter how powerful Dou Yi's house is, she is most afraid of being compared with Empress Lu.So... there is no way to stop Dou Yifang from talking.

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Princess Pingyang invited the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress to enjoy the singing and dancing. Although Liu Che had secretly discussed the countermeasures with Zhang Tang, he still felt uneasy. Although he was enjoying the singing and dancing, he was actually absent-minded.Dou Yifang saw that the time was past three quarters in the afternoon, so she stabbed at the emperor on purpose: "Your Majesty, why don't you like it?"

Liu Che replied angrily: "Just some clichés, what's so interesting?"

"Which part did they sing?"

"Weiyang Palace beheaded Han Xin!" Liu Che did not forget to complain, "It was all caused by Empress Lu back then."

Seeing the empress dowager's empress, Chen Jiao paused, pretending to be puzzled, and said, "Weiyang Palace beheaded Han Xin? What's the story? Tell me, Your Majesty!"

"Let you read more books, I don't think you know as much as your husband!" Dou Yifang didn't want to mention Empress Lu, "Go back and read the books yourself!"

"The imperial grandmother invited Mr. Dongfang to Wei Zifu to call her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Apart from the piano, I don't have any other famous teachers to teach me. How can I expect to be a high-ranking apprentice!" Chen Jiao said in a sour tone, "The imperial grandmother is comparable to Wei Zifu. Be partial to my granddaughter! Your Majesty, what do you think?"

"It's just a story, I'll just tell you. Empress Lu is Emperor Gaozu's queen, and Han Xin was one of Gaozu's heroes when he raised his army. In the tenth year of the Han Dynasty, Chen Xi rebelled. Emperor Gaozu personally led the army and horses, and Han Xin was ill. He had no entourage. He secretly sent someone to Chen Xi's place and said, "Just raise your troops, and I'll assist you here." He also discussed with his retainers, and at night sent a fake edict to pardon the criminals and slaves serving in various government offices, planning to mobilize them to attack Empress Lu and the crown prince. One of his retainers offended Han Xin. Han Xin imprisoned him and planned to kill him. His younger brother wrote a letter and reported to Empress Lu that Han Xin was preparing to rebel. Empress Lu planned to call Han Xin, but she was afraid of him If he refused to submit, he conspired with Xiao Xiangguo to make people assume that it was from the emperor that Chen Xi had been captured and executed, and all the princes and officials came to congratulate him. After Han Xin entered the palace, Empress Lu ordered the soldiers to tie Han Xin up. The bell room was killed, and the three clans were killed."

"So, Empress Lu beheaded Han Xin to get rid of a rebellious courtier for Emperor Gaozu. Why did your Majesty say that Empress Lu was responsible for it?"

Liu Che replied: "Emperor Gaozu once promised that Han Xin would not die. What's more, whether Han Xin rebelled or not is only one side of Empress Lu's opinion. In my opinion, it is not certain that Empress Lu deliberately killed Han Xin in order to establish prestige. Gaozu passed away. Later, Emperor Hui ascended the throne, and Empress Lu took over the government. In seven years, Emperor Hui died, and Empress Lu established two young emperors, both of whom were proclaimed at the court. She also entrusted the Lu surname as king, and had great power for a while. My Liu family is the world, It has become the world of the Lu family!"

"What about after that?" Chen Jiao asked cooperatively.

"Eight years later, Empress Lu died of illness, and officials surnamed Lu conspired to rebel. Prime Minister Chen Ping and Taiwei Zhou Bo conspired to enter the palace to kill Empress Lu's cronies Lu Chan, Lu Lu and others who held power, and wiped out the forces of Lu. Afterwards, welcome the acting king at that time to proclaim the emperor, that is, your grandfather, Emperor Wen, and it can be regarded as the end of the eight years of Empress Lu's chaos." Dou Yifang's voice was cold, and the singing and dancing also stopped at this time, "Ah What else does Jiao want to ask? Your imperial grandmother is also a person who lived through that time, so she must know more than the emperor has seen from the history books."

Chen Jiao shook her head, she was asking the question knowingly.At this time, the goal has been achieved, and there is no need to say anything else, but Liu Che still thinks it is not enough: "Grandmother, I remember that Empress Lu also established two young emperors. I don't know...how did they die?"

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