Wei Wuji quickly picked up the letter on the table, glanced at it quickly, and then handed it to Zhao Sheng.
"Your Majesty, Liu Ping is not to blame for this matter. Given the previous circumstances of our Zhao Kingdom, there was no way to deal with it after it was reported. Even now, it is a bit tricky." Wei Wuji said with his hand.
This is no longer a matter for one country, but a matter for four countries. Unless one country's strength can overwhelm the other three countries and handle it as a hegemon, it will be difficult to achieve results, because no sovereign country will allow other countries to Arrest people at will within your own territory, even criminals.
Although Zhao is powerful now, it is still a little short of conquering Wei and Qi.
"Although Liu Ping's move is inappropriate, his original intention is correct." After reading it, Zhao Sheng also advised.
It's not that they are ruthless and don't take those women to heart, but that's how it is in this era. To put it bluntly, for the nobles, these civilians are no different from leeks in the field. If they die, they will die. Anyway, there will be another crop.
Of course, it is undeniable that there have been people who have prayed for the people since ancient times, but they are in the minority after all.
Most people always stand for their own class.
If Zhao Kuo did not come from later generations and had the values of later generations, he would not be much different from them.
"He will be reduced to three levels of rank and will be fined for one year. You will receive the punishment later." After a long time, Zhao Kuo said slowly.
He was not persuaded by Wei Wuji and Zhao Sheng, but because this matter had been going on for who knows how long, and it was impossible for Liu Ping to get involved. Otherwise, even if Wei Wuji interceded with Zhao Sheng, the punishment would definitely be more than that simple.
Although this punishment seems severe to others.
After all, Liu Ping had only had a sixth-level title until now, and now he suddenly fell to a third-level title, and he was not even a doctor.
"I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty." Liu Ping leaned over and bowed.
"Everyone talks about how to deal with this matter." Zhao Kuo said.
"I thought we should send someone to arrest the criminal immediately." Zhao Sheng said with clasped fists.
"What if those criminals fled to other countries?" Kong Bin asked.
"Our State of Zhao can only take care of the affairs of our State of Zhao, but not the affairs of other countries. Since we have fled to other countries, we will naturally let other countries take responsibility." Zhao Sheng said matter-of-factly.
"How is this behavior different from those mediocre officials in the past? Or does it mean that you, Zhao Sheng, don't care about the lives of those women at all?" Kong Bin asked in a deep voice.
If we do what Zhao Sheng said, we will only catch some criminals who have no time to escape, and the real mastermind must have fled to other countries, and may even have escaped now.
At that time, the State of Zhao can gain the greatest support from the people with the smallest effort, because the State of Zhao will not let the people at the bottom know that most of the human traffickers are still at large. The State of Zhao will only let them know how many traffickers the court has arrested and how big the government has established. Merit, how many people have been saved.
As for those women who died in bullying, and those who are still suffering from bullying, no one will care. Don't expect the aristocratic nobles to be able to empathize with the mud-legged people digging in the soil. This is impossible.
Unless the knife cuts on oneself, one will never feel pain. As long as the person being trafficked is not a noble child, the nobles will always think about the overall situation. '
But Kong Bin never agrees with this. Although the Kong family has passed down poems and books, they are not wealthy. Kong Bin has experienced the sufferings of the world since he was a child, and has a deep understanding and sympathy for the people at the bottom.
In addition, Confucian benevolence is definitely not just benevolence for nobles, but an equal benevolence that can tolerate everyone.
Just like what Confucius said at the time, didn't Hu say, "When someone leaves his bow, someone else gets it"? Why Chu Ye?
"But... the person who was abducted and trafficked was a member of the Wei family after all." Zhao Sheng sighed. He didn't know that this method was just trying to make peace, but he was a member of the Zhao family and had to consider Zhao's reputation.
If this matter is exposed, the monarchs of Zhao State, and even the three kingdoms of Wei, Qi, and Wei will be condemned, and this matter may even be recorded in the history books.
Of course, the one who was scolded the most was definitely Wei Jun. As the king of a country, he was unable to protect his people!
"Isn't the guard a human being?" Kong Bin suddenly walked up to Zhao Sheng, his face was livid, his robes were held up high by the instigation of his inner energy, and he had the intention of taking action if he disagreed with him.
"Wei people are people, but they are not Zhao people." Zhao Sheng said with a bitter smile, "We, Zhao State, have the obligation to protect our people, but we have no obligation to protect our people. Those traffickers are certainly hateful, but how can the Weiguo government not be hateful? If it were not for Weiguo How could the inaction of the Weiguo government allow human traffickers to become so rampant because they are too weak?"
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"Since you know that human traffickers are hateful, they should be punished accordingly. In addition, Zhao Sheng can guarantee that none of the people who are trafficked are Zhao people?" Kong Bin asked in a deep voice.
"I dare not. Therefore, I, the State of Zhao, cannot do nothing." Zhao Sheng shook his head.
"Your Majesty, I suggest that you immediately send envoys to the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei, and Wei to explain the situation. Then, with our country of Zhao as the main one and the three countries as the auxiliary, we can send special envoys from the four countries to jointly supervise the matter and make sure that all the criminals are captured and brought to justice." Bin no longer argued with Zhao Sheng, but looked at Zhao Kuo.
He understood that even if he kept arguing with Zhao Sheng, there would be no result because the two sides had different positions.
And the person who really made the decision was Zhao Kuo.
"It's too slow. It takes at least ten days for the messenger to come back. Those who move quickly will have received the news and run away." Zhao Kuo shook his head, walked to Wei Wuji and bowed, "I want to ask Lord Xinling to come out in person." As an envoy to the State of Wei, I will ask Lord Du Ping to be an envoy to the State of Qi and persuade the Empress Dowager of Qi."
Zhao Kuo knew very well that the biggest obstacle in this matter had never been the mere human traffickers, but the four countries.
On the one hand, the four countries were unwilling to reveal the matter for the sake of face. As for the death of their people, no one cared about it. For them, the people were just expendables.
On the other hand, it is indeed difficult for the four countries to truly unite, especially when everyone is similar in strength and no one is willing to give in.
As long as you mess around with it for a few days, the heat will pass and it will naturally fade away.
Therefore, Zhao Kuo decided to send Wei Wuji as an envoy to the State of Wei and persuade his brother King Wei to let Tian Dan, who had the highest prestige in the State of Qi, go as an envoy to the State of Qi.
forcing both countries to make a quick decision.
As for Weiguo, he doesn't have much choice. He can just send someone to inform him.
"Here." Wei Wuji did not refuse.
By this time, everyone understood Zhao Kuo's attitude.
"Gai Nie, you will go to Weiguo. I will write a letter for you to bring to Lord Wei." Zhao Kuo called Gai Nie over and ordered.
"No." Ganie said loudly.
"Ben, you go to Wuyang immediately, give this letter to Tian Dan, and ask Tian Dan to go directly to Qi State." Zhao Kuo quickly wrote a letter, dried it and handed it to Ben.
During this period, Tian Dan has been building granaries. He personally selected the site for each location and supervised the construction. The granary is related to the overall situation of Zhao State, and there is no room for any mistakes.
"No." Ben took the letter and strode out of the palace.
