The next day, when Yao woke up, Amitao was already sitting beside her bed. Yao asked strangely: "Your Majesty, why did you get up so early today? In the past, you wouldn't get up until three o'clock in the morning. "
Amitabha smiled and said: "So, I have indeed wasted a lot of good time in the past. It is said that the plan for a year begins in spring and the plan for a day begins in the morning. I must cherish these rare times even more in the future, for Madam creates more and better happy lives.”
"Your Majesty has given me everything you have, and I am completely satisfied. I have nothing else to ask for. I just hope that I can spend the rest of my life in peace with you."
Amitabha smiled and said: "Madam, you are joking. What kind of happiness is this? I want to give you the supreme glory. I want Madam to stand among those ten thousand people and make the world envious and jealous."
Mrs. Yao was about to say something to Amitabha, but was interrupted by him: "Madam, I have to go to court today, so I won't accompany you for the time being. When I come back from the court, I can chat with you."
Looking at Amitabha's leaving figure, Yao said to herself: "I just want to say that I don't need any supreme glory, and I don't want the world to be envious and jealous. I just want you and me to grow old together happily. When you grow old, you will have no regrets in this life.”
Today, in the main hall of Jiuli Palace, ministers gathered together. For some reason, the atmosphere was a little tense. It seemed that everyone already knew why the ancestor of Jiuli summoned everyone today.
The ancestor of Jiuli came to the main hall, and all the civil and military officials paid him the courtesy of a king and minister, shouting, "Long live my king, long live, long live my king."
Ancestor Jiuli motioned for everyone to stand down and said: "You must have heard that fires have occurred one after another in our city of Jiuli recently. I wonder if Liang Ziyin, the official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, sent people to find out the matter on the spot, and whether there was deliberate murder. .”
Liang Ziyin stepped forward and replied: "Wei Chen has sent people to investigate the matter. The official reported that it was a tragedy caused by the owner of the house accidentally having a fire."
Ancestor Jiuli said: "In less than a month, there have been three fires that destroyed families. Is there really such a coincidence in the world? Liang Ziyin, can you personally investigate it?"
Liang Ziyin hesitated for a moment and said: "I...I...have never gone to investigate. However, the four elders of Jiuli, including Elder Furukawa, Elder Chifeng, Elder Haoran and Elder Cang Hui, have all visited the fire scene to investigate. They all said that the three families were wiped out. The fire was indeed a catastrophe caused by the owner’s accidental fire.”
The ancestor of Jiuli said angrily: "I think you, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, should let Furukawa and his four elders handle the matter. Such a big case occurs in the capital of Jiuli. As the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel of Jiuli, you only send A few government officials went over and settled the matter hastily. Don't you think it's a bit childish?"
Liang Ziyin heard the words and immediately knelt down to apologize and said: "I know that I have sinned. Please forgive me and ask your Majesty to give me another chance. I will do it personally. I will go to the place where the incident happened and give you an exact explanation." .”
"Get up! I just want to tell you that as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Jiuli and in charge of the laws of Jiuli, you must make full use of the fairness and justice of the laws of Jiuli to safeguard the lives and property of the people of Jiuli and defend the safety of Jiuli people. The dignity of the law. I don’t want the law of Jiuli to become a piece of waste paper, allowing those evildoers to take advantage of the loopholes of the law of Jiuli, or your loopholes, to do evil in Jiuli City and harm the people of Jiuli. Life, but no one cares about it.”
Liang Ziyin heard the words and was well educated. He firmly promised in front of Jiuli Patriarch: "Your Majesty, I will definitely remember your Majesty's teachings and live up to your trust and mission."
"Okay, I believe you can do it and do it better. I'm waiting to see your performance in the future.
This matter has come to an end. I wonder if the ministers have anything else to discuss? "
Yuzhi stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Prince Chiyou has been detained in the prison for many days. I wonder what your Majesty will do with Prince Chiyou? Please make a decision as soon as possible to show the dignity of my Jiuli Law."
As soon as Yuzhi said this, the ministers who were with him also echoed: "Please make a decision as soon as possible, so as to show the majesty of my Jiuli law."
An invisible pressure continued to hit Patriarch Jiuli as the voices ended. Patriarch Jiuli looked at the ministers who were putting pressure on him and said: "You really hope that I will be sentenced earlier." Chi You’s crime?”
Yuzhi said: "Only in this way can those with ulterior motives give up their thoughts as soon as possible. Only in this way can the majesty of my Jiuli Law be demonstrated."
Liangzi Yin also stepped forward to admonish: "Only when the emperor breaks the law and the common people are guilty, can the dignity of our Jiuli Law be demonstrated. Otherwise, it will give those meritorious officials the opportunity to opportunize and follow suit. At that time, the dignity of our Jiuli Law will be revealed." There will be no trace left. So I ask your Majesty to be clear-minded, put the overall situation first, and enforce the law strictly."
Ancestor Jiuli said helplessly: "Okay, since everyone has this idea, let us discuss how we should deal with Chi You's unauthorized use of Yinshan to pass grain and grass control? You don't have to worry about my face and seek truth from facts. , everyone expresses his or her own opinion, as long as it is for Jiuli’s good, I am willing to adopt it no matter what the opinion is."
When all the ministers heard this, they shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is wise."
"Okay, let's all share our opinions. Yuzhi, since you brought it up, let's start with you!"
Yuzhi pretended to be afraid, and hesitated to speak.
Ancestor Jiuli said: "Yu Zhi, just say whatever you have to say, don't hesitate."
"In this case, I can just say whatever I have to say. Please forgive me if I say something inappropriate."
"Just tell me what you have to say, and I will forgive you."
"Wei Chen believes that the emperor's crime is the same as that of the common people, and Prince Chi You still knowingly committed the crime, so Wei Chen suggests that Prince Chi You be punished for his crime in accordance with the Jiuli Law."
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Jiuli stood up and slapped the case, saying: "This is a crime of beheading..."
When all the ministers saw that Patriarch Jiuli was furious, they all knelt down and admonished: "Please calm down, Your Majesty..."
The ancestor of Jiuli slowly sat down calmly amidst the shouts of the ministers, "Is there no workaround for this matter? Is it possible to leave some space for Chi You without violating the dignity of Jiuli law?" Next job?”
Yuzhi pretended to be sad and said: "Your Majesty, Prince Chiyou has made great contributions to Jiuli, and he is the most popular young prince in Jiuli now. I know that I want your Majesty to punish him according to the laws of Jiuli. It is indeed true." Let the king be in trouble. However, this is the law. Everyone is equal before it. There is nothing special about it, and there is no way to change it."
The ancestor of Jiuli said: "Do you all have this opinion? Liangziyin, you are the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, specializing in the law of Jiuli. Please tell me your views on this matter."
"Your Majesty, I agree with Lord Yuzhi that the law is ruthless and he is unselfish. He will not allow anyone to trample on him. Prince Chi knows the law and breaks the law. If he is dealt with seriously and serves as a warning to others, more princes and nobles will follow suit in the future. Act, then the dignity of Jiuli's law will be out of the question.
The laws of Jiuli will also lose fairness and justice. The people of Jiuli will think that the people of Jiuli are people within the law, while the princes, nobles and dignitaries of Jiuli are people outside the law. They will comment Our Jiuli government has double standards in enforcing the law. This kind of impact is terrible, and it is even more detrimental to the future development of law in Jiuli.
Jiuli will become a fertile ground for criminals to commit crimes, so I ask your Majesty to think twice and deal with the crimes committed by Prince Chiyou strictly, severely and quickly. Only by using this method of killing chickens to scare monkeys can we demonstrate the majesty of our Jiuli Law, frighten those royal nobles who are on the verge of breaking the law, and make them respect the law. "
After the two ministers finished speaking, the ministers represented by them shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, please put the overall situation first and correct the law."
"What you said is not unreasonable. I wonder if you ministers have any other opinions? Elder Haoran, don't you have any opinions?"
Elder Haoran said: "Of course I have something to say, but I want to listen to the two adults' eloquent speeches first, and then express my personal vulgar opinions."
Patriarch Jiuli said: "If Aiqing has any opinion on this matter, please tell me as soon as possible. Don't stop talking sarcastically."
"Yes, there is an old saying called giving kindness outside the law. Prince Chi You is not a heinous person. I would like to ask you, what is Prince Chi You doing for? He knew that tampering with the grain and grass in Yinshan Pass was a serious crime, but he still wanted to do it. He did it for It was a last resort to save thousands of people in Yunmeng Land from starvation. As the saying goes, saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. So Prince Chiyou saved so many people, how many should he build? Pagoda, I think everyone here should count them countless times. Isn’t such merit worthy of our extrajudicial favor? We are human beings, not cold-blooded animals, let alone French words on paper without thoughts and consciousness. .
If the above is not enough to touch everyone's heart and show favors outside the law, then let me talk about the outstanding military exploits that Prince Chiyou has established over the years while leading the army and sleeping in the open air.
In order to reunite the 81 tribes of Jiuli and restore Jiuli to its former glory, Prince Chiyou led his troops alone in these years. He endured countless hardships and finally succeeded in bringing Jiuli 81 to their former glory. One tribe rejoined Jiuli City and successfully united the eighty-one tribes of Jiuli. Such an achievement can be compared with that of the general present. If Prince Chi You hadn't gathered the power of eighty-one tribes in Jiuli City, how would Jiuli have dealt with the powerful Yan and Huang tribes now?
The law is unmerciful, targeting those who commit adultery, cheating, and heinous crimes, while the law is unselfish, targeting those treacherous and cunning people who only care about their own selfish desires and harm others and themselves.
Your Majesty, if we really punish Prince Chi You according to the cold laws, we will undoubtedly do something that the enemy wants to do but cannot do, and it will hurt the relatives and make the enemies happy, so please The king thinks twice and handles the prince's affairs with caution. This is what the minister has to say, and I ask the king to make a decision. "
