『Dissafe...』 Zhong Yao looked at the sky and said leisurely, 『This matter has been discussed for a long time...』

Zhong Yao sat down, put his hand on his knees, and some memories appeared in his eyes.

Since the establishment of a country, the death penalty has undoubtedly been the highest manifestation of national will and national violence.

Regarding whether there should be a death penalty, the discussion in China was actually a thousand years earlier than that in foreign countries.

At least in the history of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were at least four large-scale debates on whether the death penalty should be changed to corporal punishment.

Zhong Yao undoubtedly played a very important role in these four major debates.

In many Western documents in later generations, China was always regarded as a barbaric and uncivilized area. One of the reasons was that there were many "cruel punishments" in ancient China, and then it was used to show how advanced and pleasant Western civilization was, and it was completely forgotten how much a scalp cost.

In fact, China has been considering the issue of death penalty for a long time, but what is interesting is that from the beginning, Chinese politicians knew that the issue of death penalty was not just about the death penalty itself, but about the overall punishment system. Therefore, when discussing the death penalty, many other punishments or other political related issues are often mixed. It is not like the West alone and one-sided study of a point or a surface, so it is often covered up in many historical materials and has not received much attention.

Moreover, there was a period of time in the Tang Dynasty in China that the death penalty was really abolished!

As for why the death penalty was abolished during the Tang Dynasty, of course it is another problem...

Now, Zhong Yao has proposed to exempt the death penalty, which naturally has his own political purpose.

"If I had discussed this matter earlier, Kong Wenju might..." Zhong Yan, who was beside him, also sighed slightly, "Guo and Li were fighting for trouble. He moved the capital to Chang'an and thought about returning home. Looking at Guandong is sad. I dreamed of Cao Gong's return." Kong Wenju got this poem back then, did he think that he would die in the end at Cao Gong's hands? Oh huh!"

Zhong Yao frowned, "Be careful! Don't talk too much about this!"

Among the people who have been killed in all dynasties, are they really deserved to be killed?

Obviously impossible.

So is it worth rehabilitation after being killed?

Obviously, it is impossible.

"Okay, don't talk about this matter, don't talk about this matter!" Zhong Yan waved his hand, "Everyone listens to your brother! Listen to your brother! Since that's the case, what is the purpose of the brother's statement to return to death this time?"

Zhong Yao glanced at Zhong Yan with a squinted eyes, "What do you think it's for?"

Zhong Yan laughed, "Prime Minister Cao's hands are too dark now... Oh, he is the school secretary under Prime Minister Cao. His hands are too dark, it's time to take care of them..."

Zhong Yao nodded slightly, "This is one."

Zhong Yan stroked his beard, "Could it be..."

"Be careful of your words." Zhong Yao reminded again.

Zhong Yan seemed to understand something, but he didn't seem to be able to understand it completely.

...

...

For Liu Xie, if he had imagined after he sat on the throne of the emperor, he would never want him to become like this now. But he just came to this embarrassing situation step by step.

"What do you think about what you have reported to you by Zang?

Liu Xie asked slowly.

The aura is stable.

It seems that Wang Xiu's previous death did not affect Liu Xie's mood.

"I report to Your Majesty, I think this matter will be of great benefit to the country. Today, the war has been long and the people have suffered a lot. If you are exempted from death, you can live..."

"I will report to Your Majesty, and I think this matter is not as good as it is. If there is no death, it is not enough to deter the law of crime..."

『Read the comments to Your Majesty…』

Liu Xie seemed to listen carefully on the surface, but his mind had already flown outside the hall.

He looked back on the past and seemed to have many opportunities, but...

Liu Xie, who had just ascended the throne, actually had never received any education from the emperor. He didn't know how to be an emperor. After Situ Wang Yun and Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, when he looked back, Liu Xie felt that this was originally his best opportunity to regain power.

At that time, most of the people in the world were inclined toward the Han Dynasty. At the same time, when Dong Zhuo died, Situ Wang Yun did not use the emperor to make the princes ambition. He was just good at internal fighting and was politically stupid. If Liu Xie could control the direction at this time, the car of the Han Dynasty would go in another direction...

Unfortunately, Liu Xie thought that Wang Yun was worthy of entrusting at that time, so Liu Xie entrusted all the state affairs to Wang Yun.

But it was Wang Yun's series of stupid and arrogant decisions that the Han chariot was once again broken, and the consequences were even more serious than that of Dong Zhuo's time...

If the first time, he could still blame He Jin and Yuan Wei and others for the crime, or it would be said that it was a problem with the previous emperor Liu Bian, but Wang Yun's account after he came to power could only be counted on Liu Xie.

It can be said that if Liu Xie could quickly stabilize the situation and gather the remaining troops of Xiliang left by Dong Zhuo by Wang Yun, then whether it was the Second Yuan or Cao Cao and Fei Qian, they would have to bow down and obey orders in the end. Dong Zhuo was only in chaos with Heluo, and the rest of the areas were not affected much.

The second time to take power may be in Pingyang.

The cavalry...

Liu Xie sighed inconspicuously.

Unfortunately, Liu Xie did not dare to entrust him again because of Wang Yun's time.

Although Liu Xie hesitated, he finally chose to go east and return to Luoyang and return to Guangwu.

Liu Xie chose to do it himself.

When he saw the rebuilt Pingyang, he thought he could do it himself. Since Pingyang can be rebuilt, why is it impossible for Luoyang to be rebuilt?

It was not until he arrived in Luoyang with hope that he realized that he was wrong again and again.

Without the support of the princes and counties in various places, his emperor could only be considered a fart. At that time, there were difficulties in eating, and he could not even let go of his farts...

The third time, I believed Cao Cao wrongly.

Originally, Liu Xie believed that Cao Cao was the humeral minister who could help him restore the Han Dynasty. After all, Cao Cao was a eunuch and could be said to be one of the people closest to the royal family, but what happened later made him fall into despair again.

As Cao Cao's power grew, Cao Cao began to gradually regard Liu Xie as a puppet, which made Liu Xie recall the unbearable years of being coerced by Dong Zhuo, Li Guo and others at that time, so he had the idea of ​​getting rid of Cao Cao, but it was actually too late...

After repeated and repeated blows, Liu Xie truly understood a truth: relying on the heaven, earth, and ministers, he was fucking unreliable!

So Liu Xie began to change and rely on himself.

First of all, he tried to gather some ministers for his own use, but the action was too obvious. Then he was quickly slapped in the face by Cao Cao. So Liu Xie began to occupy the righteousness, trying to tie himself up with the righteousness of the world and suppress Cao Cao from the righteousness. Unfortunately, Liu Xie found that many ministers, including Cao Cao, were playing with him even better than him!

Then Liu Xie changed direction and tried to contact ordinary people. The rural people came to the following system, but he found that the road was not working. He was already high and even if he tried hard to bend down, he still couldn't touch the ground...

Failures, struggles, and repeated blows.

And this time, Liu Xie chose to be the "referee".

This may be a new path.

but……

As for the casualties of athletes on the sports field, perhaps it is inevitable during the competition?

Who knows?

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...

"In my spare time, I should read more poetry and books, why do I go out and come back late?"

Chen Qun in Yecheng took off his official robe and sighed at Chen Tai with a little tired look, "The Chen family has passed down from generation to generation to generation... If we talk about ancestors, we can pursue the descendants of Emperor Shun of Yu. When the great father passed away, the general sent envoys to worship him. More than 30,000 people came to the country, and hundreds of people were killed... How glorious was Chen family? If later generations did not read the scriptures, they would lose their reputation and become mediocre people, how sad it would be?"

Chen Tai bowed his head, "My father, it's not that the child does not read the scriptures, but...but now that there are many scriptures in Qinglong Temple in Guanzhong, and there are many paradoxes... The child can't help but argue...

Chen Qun signaled Chen Tai to sit down, "Zheng said, "A gentleman is not a weapon. What should this mean?"

"It is easy to say that metaphysical things are called Tao, and physical things are called tools. A gentleman does not have tools, so he should not..." Chen Tai replied subconsciously, then lowered his head and said, "Oh, my child understands."

"Just understand." Chen Qun nodded.

Chen Tai looked at Chen Qun, then lowered his head.

"What else is there?" Chen Qun asked.

『I heard that... there are also a large number of people from Yingchuan in Guanzhong...』 Chen Tai asked, 『If this time... the East-West War... Could it be that Yingchuan would also have to divide things again?』

again……

It's indeed again.

Chen Qun frowned, pondered for a moment and said, "Where do you discuss Yingchuan? Only those who know can call Yingchuan the essence, and the rest are not worth worrying about. What is the importance of the Han Dynasty today? It is a scholar."

Chen Tai said again: "But... my father, I heard that Guanzhong Ju used a large number of poor children..."

Chen Qun said in a deep voice: "This is the way to be clever! How can people be born to know it? Only when they learn the books of sages can they understand the truth and the right things. If they do not understand the truth but govern the prefectures, wouldn't they be without the right things and lose their standards? Don't let such nonsense make them confused!"

Chen Tai responded and then stepped back.

Chen Qun looked at Chen Tai's figure and remained silent. He originally thought that official duties would make him feel sad, but he didn't expect that after returning to his residence and chatting with his children for two or three sentences, he felt even more worried.

In Yingchuan, it is not anyone who is rich or the boss, nor who can be the leader as an official. Just like the Xun family, the Xun family has never served as the third duke, but their fame and reputation have always been ranked first, surpassing other families who have served as the third duke in Yingchuan. The most fundamental reason is that the Xun family in Yingchuan firmly controls the right to interpret several scriptures.

For example, the Book of Changes.

Chen Qunmo, the Chen family in Yingchuan also has their own good classics.

Just like Chen Qun is good at "The Book of Zhou", but in recent years, Qinglong Temple's influence on Shandong and Yingchuan has gradually increased, and even began to affect Chen Qun's children...

Even though Chen Tai might have just had some questions, Chen Qun felt that this was undoubtedly a huge threat to Yingchuan. This threat may not be a direct life-and-death choice on the battlefield, but it has a far-reaching impact and shakes Yingchuan's foundation!

Chen Qun thought about it, suddenly remembered something, and immediately got up and searched on the bookshelf in the study, and then found the latest news from Yingchuan. Looking at the various discussions caused by Zhong Yao's proposal of the issue of replacing the dead and returning flesh, he couldn't help but look a little surprised on his face. Then he walked to the table, pointed out some candlelight, and began to ponder.
To be continued...