starling is not a bird

The dinner this night was very ordinary, and what was unusual was that it was two hours later than usual. Each prince had either a plate of pan-mai cakes or a few more pan-mai wotou in front of him. Emperor Kangxi ordered each prince to eat these first. Coarse food, and then praise and praise to the elder brother, but did not mention a word to his youngest son.

Yinhu secretly let go of half of his stomach, it seems that he is not there, the eldest brother is thick-skinned.Glancing at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was sitting sideways next to the emperor, that green face was worse than Fanmai, holding a cup and holding a hypocritical smiling face, it was really funny.

He happily put a few green vegetables into Xiaojiu's bowl, forced him to eat with his eyes, and happily watched his younger brother's wrinkled bun face when he swallowed those things he didn't like, it was so cute that people wanted to go Pinch pinch.

Taking advantage of people not paying attention, Yinhu passed by, took out the red sandalwood inlaid jade Xiaoruyi and tied it silently on Xiaojiu's waist purse.

Xiao Jiu was eating, when she felt something moving, she saw it as soon as she lowered her head, she was very happy, and affectionately scooped a large spoonful of her favorite stewed deer tendon in casserole for her brother, and Yinhu ate it unceremoniously Yes, Xiao Shi on the left of Xiao Jiu had already noticed the movement here, and leaned over, and Yinhu took out the ivory flower pouch from his bosom and handed it over. He just loved the fine texture and exquisite carving. The sandalwood oil imported from the Netherlands soaked the silk cotton and put it in. Along the way, I could smell the dark fragrance in my bosom. Xiao Shiguan was restless, so I gave this to him to suppress the sweat on my body.

Xiao Jiu had seen the delicate handwork of the flower pouch early on, so she held it in her hand and refused to let it go, but wanted to exchange her own Ruyi with her younger brother. Xiao Shi didn't really care, no matter whether it was a flower pouch or Ruyi, he thought it was too effeminate. But if he wanted his elder brother to play softly with him, and threatened him, Yinhu knew that Xiao Shi was only a month old, and he was stronger than Xiao Jiu in terms of mind and heart. Seeing their brothers playing awkwardly, he simply let them go.

Looking up again, there is already a heated discussion at the table, and there will be no hunger in this prosperous age. For a while, the monarch and his ministers, father and son, are in high spirits, but someone wants to come out to destroy the atmosphere.

Yinzhi put down his chopsticks and coughed lightly, "Huang Ama, recently my son is studying with Mr. Chen Menglei, and he speaks very deeply about the Analects. There are nine classics for every country in the world, saying: self-cultivation, respect for the virtuous, and kissing. Respect ministers, ministers of the group, sons and common people, come to a hundred craftsmen, gentlemen from far away, and princes. Self-cultivation is the way to stand, respecting the virtuous is not confusing, being close to each other means that fathers, sons, and brothers will not complain, and respecting ministers means Don't be dazzled, if you are a group of officials, you will be rewarded with courtesy; if you are a commoner, you will be persuaded by the people; if you come to a hundred workers, you will have enough money;

Kangxi paused to see what new insights this learned son had

The third elder brother was encouraged and began to continue

"Today's eldest brother's achievement is a great event in the Qing Dynasty. My son is also very happy, but his son is worried about governing the world. Isn't he just pursuing the warehouse? Today I went to the Shengjing government office to investigate the loyalty and filial piety of the spring and autumn ancestral halls. Lectures on Taoism, but heard about a tragic case of human relations.”

San Age paused for a moment, "A few months ago, in Chenjiadun, just below Shengjing, a widow actually poisoned her husband's son-in-law in order to let her own son inherit the family business."

As soon as the crown prince saw the opportunity, he immediately said, "The sage said: the way of the great way, the world is for the public. Select the virtuous and capable, preach the faith and repair the harmony. The old man should not only kiss his relatives, nor only his sons. Let the old have an end, The strong are useful, the young are good. The widowed, lonely, disabled, and sick all have something to support. Men have a share, and women have a return. The evil of goods is abandoned on the ground, and there is no need to hide it in oneself. The evil of strength does not come from the body. You don’t have to do it for yourself. It’s because you seek closure and don’t prosper, and you don’t commit thieves and thieves. That’s why you don’t close the door. It’s called Datong. This kind of Datong society, even if Yao, Shun, Yutang dare not call themselves, we can only look at it from a distance. .”

"Nowadays when we entered the Qing Dynasty, the cultivation of literature and morality is nothing more than the expectation that the great people will be respected for propriety, the domain Guogouchi will be solid, etiquette and righteousness will be disciplined, and the ruler and ministers will be respected, fathers and sons will be respected, brothers will be harmonious, husband and wife will be harmonious, and husbands and wives will be harmonious. Set up a system to set up the fields, know the wise and courageous, and use merit as your own..."

"Hearing what the third brother said, Huang Ama, we haven't even reached the small way, so it can be seen that the power of enlightenment is not enough. Such a tragedy of human relations has happened, and the Ministry of Rites can't be said to be dedicated."

So the third elder brother said, "The king who acts with virtue and benevolence does not wait for the king", and the crown prince said, "The foundation of the world and the country lies in the body, so self-cultivation is the foundation of the nine scriptures. However, you must learn from relatives, teachers and friends, and then advance in the way of self-cultivation, so respect The virtuous come next." One said, "Let the top and bottom take profits and the country is in danger," and the other said, "The heavens can't be trusted, and my way is Ning Wang Deyan."

The two sang together, you come and go, talking very lively.

The older brother listened to it more and more unpleasantly, it was rare to make a contribution, why did someone take turns come up to make things difficult for him?Widows kill their sons just to make money, there is every year, and there is no shortage everywhere, so why should the person in charge of the etiquette department eat and pay for it?If everyone can be educated, then the Ministry of Punishment will be abolished, why should there be blood?Ominous.

Still unable to bring it out of his mouth, the elder brother sat dryly, responding, feeling extremely depressed. The good celebration banquet was sung out of tune like this, and he felt as disgusted as swallowing a fly.

Yinhu had seen his elder brother's predicament early on, but this topic was open and aboveboard. Although he had a saying in his heart, "The people of Li are neither hungry nor cold, but they are not kings, there is no such thing", but he also knew that he was not the third brother's opponent in terms of uprising. Zang Zhuo, for a while, he didn't have anything to talk about, so he could only watch his elder brother sulk.

It was the fourth elder brother Yinzhen who asked, "How did the widow be convicted?" Only then did the prince and the third elder brother who sympathized with each other bring the topic back to reality from the emperor's policy of governing the world.

The third elder brother thought for a while: "I read the files, and the widow was prosecuted by my aunt, and then confessed in the court, and the county magistrate sentenced her to beheaded after autumn. In my opinion, the widow and aunt should be rewarded for righteously exterminating relatives."

Yin Zhen said coldly: "The sentence is only beheaded, it's too cheap for her!"

Then he stood up, saluted Kangxi seriously, and said slowly

: "The reason why the stepmother abused the son born to her ex-wife, and even killed him, is only for the benefit of her own son. This kind of unhealthy trend cannot be stopped by a single blow. Huang Ama, my son thinks that such things are not uncommon. Instead of lamenting the difficulty of enlightenment afterwards, it is better to set up a heavy code in advance, in order to prevent this kind of human disaster, and to clarify human discipline, it is best to change the punishment."

Kangxi watched with great interest his sons enthusiastically stating their views on state affairs, and now seeing his usually quiet fourth son was also excited and even more interested.

Yinzhen pursed his lips, and slowly expressed his thoughts word by word: "Where a stepmother tortures and kills her ex-son, the son born to her will be used to punish the law. If the stepmother beats and kills the son born to her ex-mother, In addition to the planned hanging according to the law, the one who caused his husband to become extinct should not be punished for his own crimes, but the son born and most favored by him should be decreed to compensate the prisoner who planned to hang.

"If the stepmother raped the ex-wife's son and caused him to commit suicide, the stepmother's son will be beaten with a stick for three thousand miles."

"If the stepmother has no children, then the mother's family shall not inherit the property of the husband's family, but the property left behind shall be given to the deceased's brother and the deceased's son."

Everyone at the banquet was stunned, and Yinzhen seemed to be nervous too, speeding up his speech

"In this way, those vicious stepmothers will be afraid and will not commit cruel acts."

Yinhu almost wanted to laugh, this fourth brother once said that he was deeply respected by Emperor Xiao, and his mean temper was exactly the same as that of Huang Ama. I remember that after Kangxi abolished the prince in 47 years, the university scholar Wang Zhen wrote the suicide note and risked his death Crying for the prince, roaring at the court, insulting the emperor's father, he should die according to the law.Kangxi really couldn't do anything about this old man, and said, drag Wang Jian down and hand him over to his son to take care of him. If Wang Jian has any troubles, he will take his son to question him, cut him into pieces, and put him to death.As a result, Wang Jie had no choice but to ask for death.

I don't know how their father and son's minds turned, they can come up with such an outrageous mean idea, one person does things and one person is in charge, as the emperor, he doesn't deal with the criminal stepmother, but wants to use the stepmother's son to pay for his life, it's thanks to him come out.

Although the stepmother committed the crime for her own child, such a ruthless move is definitely a bottom line and can prevent fraud, but if the stepmother doesn't know the decree or kills the child in front of her for other reasons, how can the stepmother's innocent child be killed? Aren't you going to die in vain?How does this reflect benevolence?I really don't know what to say!

Yinhu suddenly felt that the brothers who talked about benevolence and righteousness to govern the country just now were more reliable than his fourth brother. three.

The words that Big Brother hoped so hard for were interrupted, so he hurriedly continued,

"The fourth brother's idea is very good, but it's cruel, too kind, and we have to discuss it. But the aunt who took the lead and killed her relatives is worthy of praise. Huang Ama, why don't you ask her for a bestowal?"

Kangxi nodded

: "Brother, take someone to review the case tomorrow. If the situation is true, you will bestow the honor on the leader. Since it is about human relations and righteousness, I will follow your fourth brother's will and kill her son. Be a warning to others!"

The next day, a few elder brothers led their elder brothers by the corners of their clothes and went to the county town. The eldest elder brother presided over the operation and sat in the middle hall, while the younger elder brothers sat down and watched.

The woman came up to the hall with a calm expression. When the elder brother asked her, he didn't say anything, and he recognized it all. The appearance of wanting to die.

The elder brother ordered someone to bring her sister-in-law and son.

When she said she was going to mention her son, the woman who had been quiet all this time raised her head in panic, and saw that her eyes were all golden and her face was full of panic. I don't understand how the owner of such a pair of eyes would do such a thing as poisoning?Could it be that those born in the first room are not children?

Mrs. Huang Chen stayed in the hall just blankly. The two sons, seeing their mother whom they hadn't seen for a long time, almost rushed over, but they were held down by the servants, so they had to cuddle up to each other and cry. The woman was expressionless at first. , At this moment, two lines of tears came down.

Eldest brother was getting impatient: "Why are you crying? If you don't kill people, there will be nothing like this?" Then the verdict was read out, and the woman listened silently. The woman suddenly froze like a clay cow and wood plastic, and even Huang Chen was dumbfounded. The woman broke free from the yamen's hand and fell to the elder brother's feet begging: "My lord, my lord, I am alone!" It's not my son's business, why do you want to kill my son, Lord Qingtian, please kill me, don't kill my son."

Huang Chen also rushed over: "My lord, my lord, my brother has only a few bloods. My sister-in-law killed the man. What does it matter to my nephew? My lord, my lord."

When the Yachai pulled the two women away, Chen Liushi's forehead was covered with blood, and Yinhu couldn't stand it anymore. He had a very good relationship with his mother and concubine, even Concubine Hui, who had been raised for many years. In his own life, when Yongzheng ascended the throne, Yinhu took Concubine Hui to his house to raise her. Mother and son got along very well.Seeing other people committing crimes against their mothers and killing their sons, he couldn't bear it. Just as he was about to speak, Mrs. Chen and Liu changed direction and threw herself on Mrs. Huang and fought with her, "You pay for my son, you pay for my son"

The Huang Chen family also seemed to be stupid, but she didn't fight back even if she was beaten, or the yamen rushed over and pulled her back, the elder brother was already angry, "Savage woman, hit me, hit me hard .”

Yamen sent the woman to the ground and waved the board. The woman still begged despite the pain.

The two sons under the hall had already cried and fell to the ground. Suddenly, the older one started to shout

"My lord, my mother was wronged. It wasn't her who killed the murderer, it was my brother who killed my brother. I killed my brother for the family business. Please, don't beat my mother." Then he ran to his mother and the little one also started to shout

: "My lord, it has nothing to do with my mother and my brother. I killed the person. You can kill me, my lord!"

For a time, in the courtroom, there was endless wailing

Yinhu finally couldn't take it anymore, and looked at Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi beside him, "Would you like to go to the back hall to relax? The smell is not good here, is it hot?" Those two little ones were in the palace all day long, and everything they saw She is a dignified and quiet concubine, who has never seen such a scene before, and refuses to leave at all.

Yinzhen was recovering at the beginning, and now he was struggling a bit. Hearing the conversation of his younger brothers, he turned to Yinhu and said, "Eighth brother, are you not feeling well? Take a walk outside first, this place can't be finished all at once. It's nothing to be excited about." He said and took out the summer elixir in his arms and gave it to him.

As soon as Yinhu took it, the woman had already finished the plank and rushed towards the stone steps, shouting: "Don't kill my son, I will pay for his life."

The yacha moved quickly and grabbed her, and the elder brother almost went mad with anger: "Diao Fu, even if you die, your son's life will not be saved."

The woman raised her head and murmured, "I can't keep it, I can't keep it!"

Then laugh wildly

"My lord, I am wronged, I am wronged!"

Looking back at his aunt, Mrs. Huang Chen

: "Sister-in-law, are you still telling the truth? I did not hesitate to die for your brother's blood. Could it be that he loved you for nothing?"

That Huang Chen's face was already pale, his lips were moving, and he was waiting to say something.

Chen Liushi is getting louder

"Sister-in-law, I accepted the death penalty to save you. Now they are going to kill your brother's son. You have forgotten how your brother loved you since he was a child. You have already abolished one of his sons. Are you going to kill these two too? ? You think carefully!"

For a moment everyone in the hall was stunned, and the two sons wailed even louder, "Master Qingtian, please be merciful and save my mother."

The elder brother was the first to settle down, patted the gavel, and roared: "Qu Jing, what grievances are there, Master Chen Liu, please follow the truth!"