Chapter 64: Heinous
In Guangyang County, there are many people waiting to see Liu Bei's jokes. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info spent a lot of effort to arrest Hou Qiang with great fanfare, and just after the New Year, he had to be released again. This slap in the face made a bang. Such a strong county order is not what they need, since there is an opportunity to break Liu Bei's face, of course they are willing to do something to add fuel to the fire in secret.
Unfortunately, things did not come as they expected. On this day, Liu Bei issued an order to Hou Qiang and dozens of other death row prisoners who committed heinous crimes to be immediately executed. Ignoring the persuasion of his subordinates and the complaints of countless prisoners' families, he insisted on beheading these dozens of death row prisoners. Now the heads are hanging at the mouth of the West Market to show the public. The bloody facts tell everyone that this is not a county order that plays cards according to common sense. The local tyrants began to retreat, they can't afford to provoke this kind of person, and they don't dare to provoke it.
When the news came out, the state and county were shaken, and the families of the prisoners were even more stunned and angry. Lian Lian went to Shuzhou County to accuse Liu Bei. Where does Liu Bei care about so much, his self-Chen watch has already been handed over to the capital to the emperor's case.
Liu Bei first warmly praised the emperor's amnesty for the world is the greatest benevolence of the monarch's father to his subjects in the whole world, and the emperor's move saved countless families that were about to be destroyed, and countless people were alive, saying that Guangyang and the people of the world all applauded and supported it, and laughed and laughed. Then he turned his pen and said tactfully that the Son of Heaven has a benevolent heart, which is the blessing of the people and the luck of the country. But amnesty for those who have been pardoned by the world should not be effective against those who have committed heinous crimes. Those death row inmates who have committed many evil deeds are all bloodied on their hands and have countless lives. If they were to be pardoned again, if they were to commit them again and hurt people's lives again, wouldn't it be in conflict with the original intention of the Son of Heaven? The Son of Heaven originally intended to save people, but if he forgave these people, wouldn't he become harmful?
Therefore, Liu Bei suggested that the third duke and the court lieutenant list the death row prisoners who committed the most heinous crimes separately and put them in the list that cannot be pardoned. Those death row inmates who are not very harmful to society, such as adultery, manslaughter, and criminal officials, can have their death reduced by one degree according to the law, so as to show the benevolence of the Son of Heaven...... In the end, he said that he recently solved the case of Hou Qiang in Guangyang, and the crimes of these people are really not pardonable, so he took the first step and cut these people, as for whether he is guilty, Liu Bei appended the file at the end, and asked the Holy Son of Heaven and the Third Duke to discuss it after reading it.
This piece of music has caused a lot of repercussions in the court. This is the first time in the history of the dynasty that someone has explicitly proposed that some death row prisoners should not be pardoned, of course, the emperor's amnesty is not counted as the amnesty of the party members in the world. The ministers felt that Liu Bei's suggestion was very good, especially if it was clear about the law. This is of great benefit to the promotion of the construction of the law of the dynasty.
So, after reading the file submitted by Liu Bei, after a short period of thought, led by the three dukes and seconded by countless ministers, persuaded the Son of Heaven to agree to Liu Bei's request and pardon Liu Bei's behavior. and conducted a large-scale in-depth discussion on the unpardonable sin proposed by Liu Bei. Strive to be able to clearly define which crimes are indeed not pardonable.
At that time, Cao Jie had passed away, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others had no holiday with Liu Bei, although Liu Bei had always held the banner of anti-eunuchs, but looking at the court, which minister did not oppose eunuchs. So since it's none of their business, they don't plan to stop it, they are also very busy, there are so many things, it is impossible to take care of everything, otherwise they will either die of exhaustion or be beaten to death by the ministers.
When the emperor saw it, he felt that it seemed to be very reasonable, just like Liu Bei said in the recital, someone was sentenced to death for rebellion, is it necessary to release the amnesty to the world? This is a big bad thing, this is simply self-inflicted with himself, so he issued an order to let the ministers discuss.
The ministers talked a lot, and for two or three days in a row, they finally got a prototype of this unforgivable crime, and the unforgivable sins are as follows: First, rebellion, this is going to overthrow the court, can you still be spared? Second, to plot a great rebellion, destroy the emperor's temples, mausoleums and palaces, this kind of lawlessness, see one and kill the other. Third, those who plot rebellion and betray the court, for example, if they are in the official but flee to other countries, even if this kind of person runs away, their families don't want to escape. Fourth, rebellion refers to beating or murdering grandparents, parents, uncles, and other elders. This kind of beast is dead and clean. Fifth, no, refers to the killing of two people in a family that is not a capital crime or the dismemberment of human bodies. Hou Qiang and others, like Liu Bei, belong to this list. Sixth, great disrespect, refers to offending the dignity of the royal family, such as stealing or forging the emperor's sacrificial utensils and daily necessities. Seventh, unfilial piety, not filial piety to grandparents, parents, or during the funeral wedding feast and drink, this kind of unfilial son, it is useless to stay in the world, corrupt the atmosphere. 8. Discord refers to the killing of relatives, or the beating of a woman against her husband. 9. Injustice refers to officials killing each other, soldiers killing superiors, students killing teachers, and women hearing that their husbands die without mourning or immediately remarrying. 10. Civil strife, adultery between relatives, this kind of incest, the world will not tolerate it, and it must be killed!
When the emperor saw it, he was very satisfied, many of the ten major crimes endangered the monarchy, patriarchal power and husband's power, and they all had a real relationship with him, and they really shouldn't be pardoned. So he decreed that these heinous sins would be included in the laws of the Great Han Dynasty, and they would be published and promulgated all over the world. In the future, there will be a great amnesty for the world, and the death row prisoners within these ten evils will never be pardoned.
If Liu Bei knew that he had written a letter and had made out the heinous crimes in advance, he would have to sigh with emotion.
At this time, the power of local officials is very large, but the state and county also have no right to dispose of a county order privately. What's more, it's the famous Liu Bei. So he just forwarded some accusations to the imperial court and waited for the will. Wait, wait, wait, didn't wait long, with the emperor's will, the heinous spread all over the world, and for a while, the state and county shook, and the villain was terrified. The families of those criminals no longer dared to raise their voices. Many people have five flavors in their hearts, which is very complicated, and they can't imagine that Liu Bei's letter will cause such a big consequence. The heinous sins of the most heinous sins, I am afraid that they can be passed on to future generations.
When the news reached Guangyang, the county magistrate and the county lieutenant who were still worried about Liu Bei couldn't help laughing, and the county lord was really confident, and this situation even made him turn around. Suddenly, Liu Bei's glorious image was much taller in their hearts.
And in Guangyang City, Liu Bei's reputation is even higher. Now he is simply responding to all calls, and he doesn't dare to disobey. And Hou Qiang's family no longer dared to make trouble at all, and honestly collected Hou Qiang's body, and fell silent.
Liu Bei was not complacent about this, he was currently worried. Because the county told him that after a corpse was found in the south of the city a few days ago, several more corpses have been found in the county one after another, and after examination, it is not suicide or murder, but it seems to be because of some kind of disease...... Liu Bei was worried, isn't it a plague?
Because several of the deceased were homeless people at the bottom of society, they had no relatives and no reason, and they couldn't check if they wanted to, so Liu Bei was worried about this. If it's really a plague, it's over. So Liu Bei decided to take precautions, assigned manpower to collect medicinal materials for the prevention and control of the plague, and sent a letter to Gongsun Zhan, explaining to him the situation in Guangyang City, and asking him to pay more attention to Xiazhuo County. and conveyed to Lou Sang's relatives and Zhang Fei and Jian Yong, so that they should pay more attention recently and buy more medicinal materials for prevention and treatment......
In order to avoid causing panic, Liu Bei strictly ordered the county officials to leak the news and sent a large number of people to buy medicinal materials to other counties. In this way, it will not cause the price of medicinal materials in Guangyang City to soar. Not long after, several more people died, and after another test, Liu Bei personally inspected it, and it was indeed a plague.
So Liu Bei didn't plan to hide it again, he sent people to summon the wealthy gentry in the city to discuss matters in Yazhong, and decided to let them contribute manpower and financial resources to rectify Guangyang and prepare for the upcoming epidemic.
Liu Bei gave an order, and these people who were high in the past immediately rushed over, and they didn't dare to delay for a moment.
However, when Liu Bei said that there might be a plague in Guangyang, they were all stupid. A guy opened his mouth wide and asked after a while: "County Zun, is this matter serious?" ”
Liu Bei frowned and said, "After many inspections, it has been confirmed that it is undoubtedly a plague. ”
At that moment, someone cried with a sad face and said: "Guangyang is over, let's run away, the farther away the better!" "Every time a pandemic arises, I don't know how many people die. This kind of punishment from heaven doesn't care how old your official is, or how rich your family is, here God is truly the same, so that one of you is counted as one, no matter what your status, you will all get sick!
As soon as this man spoke, countless people got up and wanted to go home and prepare to run away. Before he could leave the hall, he was stopped by two steel knives. So someone changed color and said: "The county respects ......"
Liu Bei looked at their pitiful appearance, he didn't feel funny, he came from the later generations, experienced several large-scale infectious diseases, and he didn't feel so afraid of the plague of this era, seeing that everyone was afraid, he said gently: "Don't be afraid, isn't there still Liu in Guangyang City?" I have invited you here this time to discuss a way to prevent the plague. Liu has no malicious intent! ”
So someone said in a trembling voice: "County Zun, I am willing to donate money and food, I only beg the county Zun to let me go, I am old, I am young, the youngest child is only three months old, I don't want to stay in Guangyang and wait for death!" After saying that, he actually cried.
It's good now, it's exploded, everyone is gossiping, you and I are saying that I am willing to contribute money and efforts, and I only hope that the county will let go of a way out, and set up a monument to the county in the future......
Liu Bei was about to be crazy by these inexplicable popularity, and he yelled with laughter: "Quiet! ”
Then Liu Bei said with a straight face: "From now on, Guangyang City will be under martial law, and you can only enter, not out!" Those who violate the order will be killed! ”
Liu Bei's voice rolled in with endless killing intent, and finally made these people understand that the executioner in front of them would not let them leave Guangyang City. So one by one they collapsed to the ground, sighing, and some people cried loudly.
Liu Bei couldn't help frowning, what are you crying about, is there a dead person in the family or a chrysanthemum has been stabbed? It's the same as how Lao Tzu bullied you.