On the other side, while the feudal monarchs were discussing countermeasures, Qu Yuan entered the Chu Palace with a cart of bamboo slips.

Soon after, Xiong Huai's royal case was full of bamboo slips.

At this time, Qu Yuan bowed his hand and said: "King, twenty years ago, the minister was ordered to draft a new law. In the past 20 years, after the practice in Xiangyang, through the practice of Zhuguo in Jiangdong, and through many exchanges between the minister and Zhuguo, the minister and Zhuguo led more than 100 people to co-author the twelve volumes of the new law.

The new law involved the distribution of royal fields, the reclamation of land, the order of merchants, the standards of fortifications, the norms of weights and measures, the unification of coinage, and even the promotion of the titles of the common people and the reduction of the titles of the nobles.

According to the king's request, and in accordance with the principle of the way of heaven to make up for the deficiency, the new law restricts all strata of the state, including the huge families of ordinary people, one by one, and divides the strong into the strong and the weak and the strong, so as to prevent excessive expansion of a certain stratum, and to ensure that the upper and lower strata circulate, in order to achieve the goal of advancing the sage and retreating from the unscrupulous. ”

"Good." Xiong Huai nodded, and then looked at the new law on the case with great anticipation.

This is the third time that Qu Yuan has offered the new law, and if you count the one thirty years ago, this is already the fourth time.

Now Xiong Huai still remembers that after Qu Yuan returned from Xiangyang, it didn't take long for him to present the first new law, which new law, Qu Yuan absorbed the strengths of the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi and Wei, and combined it with the characteristics of the Chu State.

Then, after Xiong Huai encompassed the various schools in the country, a large number of sages of the schools poured into Yingdu, and then Qu Yuan absorbed the strengths of some of the princes, and improved the new law on the original basis.

Then, Jiangdong took the lead in restructuring, and combined with the problems encountered by Jiangdong and the experience gained, there was the third version of the new law in front of Xiong Huai, which was used to promote the new law across the country.

At this time, Xiong Huai took a deep breath, then picked up a roll of bamboo slips on the far right and swept it quickly.

Because the content of the new law Xiong Huai is roughly clear, and he has read it twice, it is because of the speed at which Xiong Huai reads it this time, except for a few improvements that are a little slower, all other places have been swept away.

The time gradually moved from morning to afternoon, and there was a sudden sound of "pop" in the quiet hall, only to see Xiong Huai gently put the bamboo slip in his hand on the case, and then let out a long breath and said: "Good, the new law is complete, according to the widow's view, the current new law can be officially announced to the public."

But..."

Xiong Huai frowned and said: "But the meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and this change of law must be done step by step, now Xianqing is still in the prime of life, and there is no need to rush the matter of changing the law."

In order to avoid strong resistance from the feudal nobles and the big merchants in the country, the widow decided to temporarily publish only the law on the distribution of Wang Tian and the promotion of ordinary people to the nobility after three days, and the new nobles were only open to the people for the time being. ”

Qu Yuan listened to the meaning of entrusting the country in the mouth of King Chu, and his heart was warm and full of emotion.

Then he silently estimated in his mind that, according to the king, the law promulgated in three days would be enough for him to compete with the nobles for the people.

The rest is not in a hurry, and it is not too late to announce the new law after the nobles have lost a large number of private dependents and their strength is further weakened.

Presumably, at that time, even if the third noble title is announced and beheaded, those nobles in the country will not be able to resist.

Thinking of this, Qu Yuan immediately bent down his stiff body and bowed: "The king is wise." ”

Xiong Huai saw Qu Yuan agree, smiled slightly, and then saw Qu Yuan who got up, and a thought suddenly popped up in his heart. So he asked: "Xianqing, is there a copy of this new law on the Wang case outside the palace?" ”

"Yes!" Qu Yuan nodded and said: "The new law that the minister brought into the palace is to facilitate the king to read it and prepare to stay in the palace, and there is still a copy in the minister's Zuotu Mansion for copying." ”

"Good." Xiong Huai smiled slightly, and then looked at Qu Yuan expectantly and said: "Xianqing, but I heard that Xianqing has dedicated the law three times, and all the new laws are written by Xianqing himself. ”

"Back to the king, the new law is very important, and it must be handed over to the king for review first, and the minister does not dare to let others do it for him. Therefore, the new law offered by the minister is all written by the minister word by word, and after confirming that there is no mistake or omission, he dares to submit it to the king. ”

"Xianqing is loyal to state affairs and meticulous, which is the luck of the country and the luck of the widow." Xiong Huai sighed: "And this new law is not only the hard work of Xianqing, but also a national treasure." So..."

Xiong Huai's face was straight, and he said solemnly: "The widow has decided to bring this new law to the widow's mausoleum and put it in the most important position in the widow's mausoleum.

In the future, even if the widow lives under the Nine Springs, he will have to look at this new law from time to time. ”

When Qu Yuan heard that the King of Chu attached so much importance to the new law, and even wanted to use this new law as the most important ritual instrument for the funeral, this was undoubtedly the greatest affirmation of him.

Thinking about it, Qu Yuan couldn't help but be grateful and said, "Thank you, King Houen." ”

Then, Xiong Huai instructed the waiter beside him: "Give the left disciple pen and ink and bamboo slips." ”

"Yui."

Soon, a messenger walked to Qu Yuan's side with a wooden plate.

Qu Yuan knew in his heart that as the most important ritual in the tomb of the great king, this new law must have an explanation and a source.

Thinking about it, Qu Yuan immediately picked up the pen and wrote a very solemn article on the bamboo slip as the preface to the new law, and then took out a piece of bamboo slip and wrote: On a certain day, Qu Ping dedicated the new law to the king.

On the other side, Xiong Huai saw that Qu Yuan had finished writing, and announced with great joy: "Spread the edict, please order Yin and other important ministers of the court to come to see the widow." ”

After the edict was issued, Xiong Huai asked people to hide most of the new law, and then asked people to quickly copy the new law that would be announced in three days.

Soon the ministers came.

After the ceremony.

Xiong Huai opened his mouth and said: "Zhuqing, just now Zuo disciple dedicated the new law to the widow, and the widow felt that it was very complete after reading it, so he specially invited Zhuqing to come and see if there were any omissions in the new law.

If you have any suggestions, let's discuss them again, and if everyone is meaningless, then the widow plans to spread the new law to the counties in three days and officially start changing the law. ”

When the ministers heard this, many people muttered in their hearts: The king has said that it is good, how can these courtiers say it badly.

Soon, everyone picked up the new law on their own case to see.

Among them, Zuo Yin Zhao often watched the fastest, when he finished reading the new law, he found that the main content of the new law is to divide the field, although this will rob the population with the nobles to a large extent, but it does not involve the inheritance of the title of the noble lord, not to mention the third son of the gentleman that Qu Yuan advocated before, and even the title open to the people is only the lowest level of the knight.

Seeing this, although Zhao Chang was still dissatisfied in his heart, after experiencing the morning court meeting, he already knew that the king's will could not be violated, and it was the general trend to divide the fields and give the knights, and now he couldn't stop it.

"Alas!" Zhao Chang sighed silently in his heart, and then closed his eyes and recuperated.