"Hu Ji, Hu Ji, come on, come on, I asked Shang Shifang to make two bowls of tomato omelette noodles, and you can help me bake some pot teeth and eat them with the mutton!"
Before Ying Zheng entered Qiong Yao Hall, the voice came in. Hu Ji put down her sewing and greeted him with a smile.
"Why is your Majesty so happy today?"
"I'm so happy! I'm so happy! Hahaha!"
Ying Zheng did not hide the joy on his face and grinned.
"What happened to make His Majesty so happy?"
Hu Ji chuckled.
Although she didn't know what happened, seeing that Ying Zheng was so happy, she knew that it was probably not a trivial matter.
Ying Zheng casually picked up the dried fruit on the table, took a bite, and said with a smile, "Today Yang Duanhe wiped out many remnants of the Six Kingdoms, and solved many internal troubles for our Qin Dynasty. There is also the Ling Canal, and the road project has finally started. ”
"The Qin Dynasty has unified the six kingdoms. These remnants of the six kingdoms are still evil and should be killed. They used to hide in various places and I couldn't do anything about it. Now they have come to our door. I must give them a cruel blow. I have ordered Yang Duanhe built the 'Jingguan' by the Wei River to deter those with evil intentions!"
"I will be patrolling the east in a few days. Without those people with evil intentions, my patrol will go smoothly. Don't worry!"
As he said this, Ying Zheng clapped his hands and laughed.
"Now the Great Qin is changing every day, and I feel happy! When the Ling Canal is completed, the peace in the south will be just around the corner, and even the Huns in the north can be wiped out. By then, our Great Qin will have no rivals around, and we can plot Jiuzhou."
"Haha, people feel refreshed when happy events happen. I feel like my condition has improved."
Ying Zheng smiled broadly, grinning from ear to ear.
Hu Ji covered her mouth and smiled, and couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water on her: "I'm afraid this is due to a lot of Gongzi Hao's contribution."
Hearing this, Ying Zheng stopped laughing immediately and calmed down. Then he gritted his teeth and said, "Huh! That kid is a disaster! His four brothers usually follow the rules and don't cause trouble to me. We haven't been in contact with him for long. How dare you burn down my palace? Do you think that kid is angry or not?"
Hu Ji was surprised, but she calmly accepted the hot towel handed to her by the palace maid. While wiping Ying Zheng's cheeks, she murmured: "Burning down the palace is no small matter."
When Ying Zheng heard this, he didn't say anything and ate a big mouthful of very refreshing tomato omelette noodles. It was so delicious. He raised his eyebrows noncommittally at Hu Ji's words.
After a while, a palace attendant came to report: "Your Majesty, Young Master Hao wants to see you!"
"Let him come in!"
Zhao Hao walked into the courtyard slowly and sniffed the smell of tomato omelette noodles.
"How do you think this tastes compared to what you make?"
Ying Zheng asked while eating noodles and chewing on the teeth of the pot helmet.
"If I go back to my father, I think this tastes better!"
Zhao Haosan replied with a smile, and was about to sit down and eat noodles with Ying Zheng, but Ying Zheng raised his hand to stop him: "This noodles is not for you!"
"ah?"
Zhao Hao was stunned and thought that feelings were superfluous!
Just when he thought Hu Ji would eat the bowl of noodles, a voice came from outside the palace again: "Your Majesty, Tingwei Li Si wants to see you!"
"pass!"
Li Si strode into the palace and couldn't help but sniff his nose.
"Wei Ting, come over and eat some noodles!"
Ying Zheng saw Li Si and greeted him with a smile.
Li Si was stunned for a moment, wondering what was going on. When he turned to look at Zhao Hao, he suddenly nodded again, then sat calmly in front of Zhao Hao, picked up the bowl of noodles and started eating.
Zhao Hao frowned and secretly wondered when Li Si became so careless.
But he saw Li Si finishing the noodles and was completely unaware of his presence. He only smiled at Ying Zheng and praised: "Your Majesty, this noodles tastes really good. This is my first time eating this kind of delicacy!"
Ying Zheng responded with a smile: "If Tingwei likes to eat, you can go to Shangshan's room to get some tomatoes and ask your wife to cook them for you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Okay, let's get down to business first. You are my Great Qin Tingwei. This kid seduces his brother into committing crimes. What crime should he be punished for?"
"ah?"
Zhao Hao didn't expect that he would fall into a trap when he came to claim credit, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
Li Si felt a little funny in his heart, but said seriously: "According to our Daqin criminal law, those who incite others to commit crimes should be sentenced to death!"
"No, are you playing so big?"
Zhao Hao was stunned.
Ying Zheng sneered: "It's not fun to play, this is the law of the country! Don't you kid think that you will not be punished for your meritorious service!"
"No, doesn't our Great Qin have a provision for atonement? Even if I break any law, my crime will not lead to death!" Zhao Hao was anxious.
"Young Master is right. Our Great Qin does have a policy of making atonement for one's sins."
Li Si nodded sternly, and then changed the topic: "However, our Great Qin stipulates that meritorious service should compensate for crime. I dare to ask, young master, do you have meritorious service?"
"Isn't this just a meritorious service? We haven't had time yet."
"In other words, the young master doesn't have any merit yet, right?"
Li Si interrupted what Zhao Hao wanted to say, and said righteously: "Since he has no merit, he is no different from a common citizen and should be severely punished according to law!"
"Dare I ask Lieutenant Ting, are we in Great Qin so hasty in convicting people?" Zhao Hao frowned.
Li Si smiled and said: "If you are not convinced, you can go to court with the other gentlemen, explain what happened in this case, list the witnesses and physical evidence, and then cross-examine each other with the other gentlemen."
Zhao Hao was stunned and thought to himself, isn't this a joke? How could he go to court with the four royal brothers and even argue with them in order to escape guilt? !
"This is not a matter of submission. I admit that I asked the emperor to burn the palace, but I feel that burning a palace can solve the hidden dangers in our Daqin, so it is worth it!"
Zhao Hao said, turning to look at Ying Zheng: "Don't you feel that, father?"
Ying Zheng smiled noncommittally and said nothing.
Zhao Hao glanced at him scratching his head, and then at Li Si. Suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he said, "I remember that Wei Ting was presiding over the reform. I wonder how the reform is going?"
"Oh?" Li Si raised his eyebrows: "Master, are you trying to exonerate yourself through reform?"
You old man! Is it necessary to say it so clearly?
Are you deliberately going against me?
Zhao Hao was angry in his heart, but he replied proudly and sonorously: "Since ancient times, no one has died, and his loyalty will be remembered by history. If I, Zhao Hao, can do something for the people of the world before I die, my life will be considered worthwhile!"
"Well"
The corner of Ying Zheng's mouth twitched, and then he savored Zhao Hao's words carefully. His eyes lit up and he said, "Cai!"
Li Si covered his beard and nodded with a smile: "Since ancient times, no one has died, and his loyalty will be remembered by history. This is a wonderful statement. You are worthy of being a great talent!"
"Ting Lieutenant, please stop praising me. Come and think of a way for me to get away with it. I don't want myself and my four royal brothers to die young." Zhao Hao waved his hands with a grimace.
Li Si suddenly smiled, then glanced at Ying Zheng, and comforted Zhao Hao: "Young master, don't worry, I'm here today just for your business!"
"What's the meaning?"
Zhao Hao was stunned and seemed not to understand.
But I heard Ying Zheng say: "Although what you have done has contributed to the Qin Dynasty, there are so many pairs of eyes in the court looking at it. I have to give them an explanation. Do you understand?"
"Oh, I understand. Father wants to take advantage of this reform to issue a general amnesty? And then pardon us?" Zhao Hao suddenly understood.
"You kid, don't think that I am protecting you, so you can do whatever you want. It's just that this incident coincides with what you have committed."
Ying Zheng glared at Zhao Hao, turned to look at Li Si, and said helplessly: "Tingwei has always enforced the law impartially, this time."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to say anything. I don't think there is anything wrong with your Majesty's move. Moreover, I also agree with the young master's previous remarks. The laws of Da Qin do need to be reformed."
Li Si has worked with Ying Zheng to govern the country for many years, so he naturally knows something about him. In fact, Zhao Hao and others can be pardoned with just one word from him without resorting to reforms.
But the reason why he did this was because he wanted to have a legitimate reputation and did not want to give more bad impressions to the people in the world.
After all, the current First Emperor needs to do more things to fulfill his ambitions, and the world's impression of him is more important than before.
"In that case, then take out the bamboo slips of the law that you compiled."
"good."
Li Si responded, then took out two rolls of bamboo slips from his sleeves and placed them on the table.
Ying Zheng picked up a scroll of bamboo slips and looked at it carefully. Zhao Hao also picked up a scroll of bamboo slips and read it carefully.
Although Zhao Hao rarely read the old version of Qin Code, Li Si's revised Qin Code was indeed much looser than before.
However, Zhao Hao also knows that strict laws have advantages, and blindly lax laws will do more harm than good in this era.
After all, people in this era cannot even afford food and clothing. If the laws are looser, some people will inevitably break the law just to fill their stomachs.
For example, the most common crimes in this era, robbery and theft, should be sentenced to death according to the old version of Qin law.
However, the new version of Qin's law punishes people with imprisonment or forced labor ranging from seven to ten years. If the circumstances are serious, the death penalty is imposed.
For another example, if an officer is delayed, according to the old Qin code, the delayed person should be sentenced to beheading, and the rest should be sentenced to death together.
The revised Qin law depends on the situation. If the crime is minor, the rod will have a length of thirty, and if the crime is serious, the punishment will be imprisonment or servitude, ranging from one to three years.
For another example, if a military plane is delayed, according to the old version of Qin Law, the penalty is beheading plus sitting, but the revised Qin Law imposes a sentence of imprisonment or servitude, ranging from three to fifteen years, or even death, depending on the circumstances.
In this way, all crimes have a buffer, and there is no need to be executed at every turn.
Zhao Haoke remembered that when Liu Bang rebelled, it was because he was sent to the military service and the time was delayed. He thought that if he was sent to him, he would die, and if he didn't, he would also die. So he and a group of military officers hid in Mangdang Mountain to escape responsibility.
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, who organized the first peasant uprising in history, also feared being punished by Qin law because of the delay in heavy rains. They led more than 900 soldiers to revolt in Daze Township, Qixian County.
In the end, the world responded and directly overthrew the Qin Dynasty.
All of this was because the old Qin laws were too harsh, which led to people all over the world rebelling against them at the end of the Qin Dynasty.
The new version of the Qin Code that has been revised now cancels the continuous sitting method. This is a huge concession to Li Si, a representative of the Legalists.
You know, Li Si was a pioneer of Legalism who enforced the law impartially.
Anyone who dares to violate the law will definitely push him to the ground and rub him against him.
Chunyu Yue in history is a living example.
So in other words, if the new version of Qin Law is implemented and Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and others are postponed, I am afraid that the more than 900 brothers under them will not be so easy to rebel against them.
After all, since ancient times, rebellion has been a job with huge benefits and extremely high risks.
Once done, you will rule the world.
If you don't do it well, you will die.
If they knew that they would not die, maybe Chen Sheng and Wu Guang wanted to rebel, and hundreds of their brothers would rebel and kidnap the two of them to receive the merit.
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