After seeing the person coming, Cao Xiu quickly stepped forward.
"Xiu, I've met my adopted brother."
"I've met my uncle."
Since ancient times, brothers and uncles have been ranked as uncles. Although Cao Shen is a cousin, he is also the elder of the Cao family, so Cao Xiu directly calls him uncle.
When they moved from Dang County to Pei County, the life of the orphans and widowers was quite difficult. Cao Shen never disliked them and took care of Cao Xiu as his younger brother. In the past, when my mother died of illness, Cao Shen also presided over the funeral, so she could be buried in a grand manner. Cao Xiu's success in Pei County in recent years was all due to Cao Shen's backing.
Cao Xiu was not afraid of Cao Shen, but respected him. Cao Xiujing was not solely because of his achievements in history, but mainly because of Cao Shen's various care and help to him.
Cao Shen was a true all-rounder in both civil and military affairs. When Liu Bang established his capital in Chang'an to discuss merit and reward, Cao Shen ranked second in merit. He went through hundreds of battles and captured two vassal states and 122 counties. After the world was at peace, he served as prime minister again and adopted Huang Lao's theory to recuperate and recuperate.
Cao Shen smiled and nodded in approval.
"There is no need to be polite. Xiao Jun and I are here to inspect your reading of the order today. You must behave well and don't let Xiao Jun get caught."
"Ahem, I'll do my best!"
The so-called reading of an order actually means reading out and interpreting a decree. Since Shang Jun's reform, he has attached great importance to reading orders. Because Qin's laws are complicated, if the head of Guizhou does not know Qin's laws, he will not be afraid and will easily make mistakes and be punished.
Qin Fa is the soul of Qin!
Every Qin official must engrave Qin law into his soul!
"If you, the second or third son, don't understand the rules and regulations, you can ask."
"Ahem, I have it!"
Then, I saw a middle-aged man standing up nervously. His appearance is somewhat similar to Liu Ji's, but darker. The nails on both hands were stained with dirt, and one could tell that they were people doing farm work.
He is Liu Ji's second brother, Liu Xi.
"If you don't understand anything, you can ask now."
Cao Xiu held a 1-foot-6-inch wooden tablet with the time and place written on it, as well as his and Liu Xi's names. There are two copies, he and Liu Xi each hold one. The above will record Liu Xi's questions and Cao Xiu's answers.
"If a wife is violent and her husband beats her and treats her, her ears will be broken, if her fingers and body will be broken, what will her husband say?"
"Be patient!"
"Thank you, Chief Pavilion."
Cao Xiu answered fluently, after all, these were all lines that had been corrected a long time ago. What Liu Xi asked was if a husband beats his wife and ends up tearing her ears, breaking her limbs and fingers, or causing dislocations, how should she be judged?
Very simple, endure punishment!
This is a relatively humiliating criminal law, which is equivalent to shaving off the person's beard and sideburns, leaving only the hair. When you walk out of the door, you will be laughed at by others for being a sinner who has been punished.
During the Qin Dynasty, great emphasis was placed on beard and hair.
Normal men will grow beards, and there will never be a man with a cleaner face than a woman like in later movies and TV shows. But that doesn’t mean you should ignore your slovenliness. You also need to take care of your beard after growing it. Like Liu Ji, he is famous for his beautiful beard in Peixian County.
After explaining, Cao Xiu wrote down.
Then, split the wooden talisman into two pieces. The one on the left was given to Liu Xi, and the one on the right belonged to him. After returning home, you have to put the wooden charm into a wooden box and hand it over to the local mistress to seal it.
Don't think that this is the end of it. If Cao Xiu didn't interpret it or interpreted it wrong, it would be troublesome in the future. If Liu Xi committed this crime and the county magistrate sentenced him to a long term, but Liu Xi said that the pavilion chief said he was not guilty, then Cao Xiu and Liu Xi would both suffer a long term!
This is exactly the case, so although Qin is regarded as a barbaric Qin, in fact, the literacy rate of Qin people was the highest at this time. This was purely forced by Qin Fa, not even if he didn't know him.
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Cao Shen looked at it with interest and smiled helplessly.
"Look, do these people look familiar?"
"How can I be unfamiliar? Every time he comes to Zhongyangli, he always picks the same people." Xiao He stroked his beard and said with a wry smile: "I think this must have been arranged by Xiu'er."
"I'm still lazy..."
Naturally, this could not be hidden from Cao Shen and Xiao He.
However, Cao Shen obviously had no intention of pursuing it.
"Well, there's a problem!"
At this moment, a slightly childish voice was heard.
Qin Shihuang stood on the stone pier, raising his right hand high.
"Oh? Is it him?"
"Who is he?"
"Xiu'er's newly adopted child." Xiao He smiled faintly, "It's just that the origin of this child must be extraordinary. At only eight years old, he is proficient in the laws and regulations of hundreds of schools. I heard that he is also proficient in riding and archery swordsmanship."
"so smart?!"
Cao Shen was shocked when he heard this.
Where did you pick this baby up?
He also has to pick them up and take them back!
"Ahem!"
"You are too young, so don't make trouble."
Cao Xiu was quite unhappy.
"No matter your age, you must read the order."
Qin Shihuang was very disappointed.
As a Qin official, Cao Xiu didn't even understand Qin's laws?
Do you still have to rely on this method to cheat and cheat?
"Chengchengcheng, just ask!"
"What does it matter if there is more than one word for profit or loss in a decree?"
"The crime will not be forgiven!"
For example, Li Si formulated regulations and passed them down layer by layer. If any official is missing or missing a word in the process, he or she will die!
"If you use cattle to farm and the cattle reduce the income, what does the owner say?"
"The one who beats the master is ten inches!"
Cao Xiu still answered fluently.
Speaking of this, Cao Xiu had a headache. He had also read some online articles about letting cows fall to death and then eating beef. In fact, it is impossible to do it in Qin State. During the farming period, the Qin State's protection of cattle was simply outrageous, even more exaggerated than the protection of pandas in later generations.
For example, if an ox is used to plow the fields, and the ox's waistline becomes thinner, the person in charge will be whipped ten times for every inch lost. Every year in April, July, October, and the first month of the year, farming cattle are judged. Those who raise cattle well are rewarded, while those who raise cattle poorly have to work hard.
If a cow dies, it must be reported to the county magistrate immediately. Then a specialized person will conduct an autopsy and confirm that it is correct before collecting it. If the body is not disposed of in time and causes decay, the county magistrate will have to subsidize it himself. After processing, all the money from selling the meat and tendons must be handed over.
The county's cattle-raising situation is also assessed every year. If more than one-third of the cattle die, then the officials in charge of the cattle, the disciples, orders, and ministers who feed the cattle are all guilty. If a cow does not give birth to a calf, she will also be punished!
These days, cow life is more valuable than human life!
Qin Shihuang asked several more questions.
As a result, Cao Xiu could answer questions fluently and effortlessly.
And, every word is correct!
"Any more questions?"
"You are obviously proficient in the laws of Qin, why do you resort to fraud?"
"Depend on……"
Cao Xiu glanced at Cao Shen furtively, her face full of embarrassment.
"Xiu'er, why do you do this?"
Cao Shen also stepped forward to ask.
"No need to ask, Xiu'er definitely didn't want to write the wooden talisman. So he asked Cao'er to write the wooden talisman in advance, and then arranged it properly here, so that he can hide it from the enemy!"
"The one who knows me is Mr. Xiao!"
Cao Xiu was moved to tears.
"Xiu'er..."
Qin Shihuang stared, and for a long time he came up with two words.
He never expected that there could be someone like Cao Xiu?
Just because you don’t want to write, why do you do so many things?
"It's not that I'm lazy, it's just that it's too difficult to write on wooden symbols!"
"Don't worry, it will be convenient when I get the paper."
[PS: Writing about the Qin Dynasty is definitely inseparable from Qin Fa! 】
