Great Tang princess

Chapter 350
In Yangzhou, Xu Jingye was slapped by Li Yuechen, nearly half of his teeth were slapped, and he also passed out.

But I don't know whether it's luck or misfortune, he didn't die, he has been detained in Qianniuwei's barracks for the past few days, and under the treatment of military doctors, his injuries have stabilized a lot.

It's just that because the teeth have been knocked out, my speech is a bit out of control now, and speaking a little faster will lead to slurred speech.

Originally, Li Yuechen's idea was to beat him to death directly, but he suddenly thought of something in the way of handling, so he temporarily decided to arrest him and have a good talk with his mother.

After making arrangements for the soldiers, Li Yuechen brought Linghu Zhitong and Qiu Shenji into the palace to accept the queen's summons.

Seeing her daughter's return, Tianhou nodded slightly with a smile on her face, and then said a lot of nonsense for the court.

It probably means that it is very good to win a battle, and there will definitely be various rewards at that time.

Qiu Shenji was very happy. After all, he had been a soldier for so long, and he was finally able to show his face in front of the Queen of Heaven. Maybe this would be his chance to rise to the top in the future.

Linghu Zhitong had a complicated expression on his face, he wanted to join Princess Qianniuwei, and he didn't know whether he should get this reward or not.

Usually he has done a lot of research on Qianniuwei and knows a lot about them.

Qianniuwei is paid very generously on weekdays, and has a fixed salary every month, but there are no such things as rewards.

Generally, even if there is military merit, it is collective merit received by the platoon or company. Of course, there will be monetary rewards, but compared to this, this kind of military merit is more honor.

But even so, Linghu Zhitong still wanted to join Qianniuwei.

After all, this kind of battle won the reward, and the number of times could not be many, but it was different with the princess, who could receive the money every month.

And the most important thing is that the Qianniu Guards have strict discipline, and the so-called three major disciplines and eight points of attention are iron-like disciplines!

The princess has said that as long as someone dares to violate it, regardless of any official position or military rank, he will be masturbated directly, and there is absolutely no favor to speak of.

After all the business was done and everyone else went back, Li Yuechen followed his mother back to the Hall of Renshou.

……

As soon as I entered the hall, I saw that my brothers and sisters were already waiting here.

"Chen'er, didn't you say you could come back years ago? Why did it take so long?" Princess Yiyang ran over and gave her a hug.

Li Yuechen also raised his hand to give her a hug: "On the battlefield, there are many accidents, and the plan will never keep up with the changes."

Li Xian who was on the side suddenly laughed: "Yuechen really lived up to everyone's expectations, and won the victory almost without bloodshed, really amazing!"

Hearing his words, Li Yuechen realized that during the time he was out, the third brother actually started playing health balls.

It's just that the pair of balls in his hand are made of jade, and they are green and comfortable to look at.

As for the pair of iron clothes that Li Yuechen made for his father back then, his father took them into the coffin, this was what he specifically explained before he died.

Then Li Yuechen turned around and looked at his mother, grinning: "Mother, the baby is back!"

"Ok!"

Wu Zetian nodded with a gentle smile, then raised her hand to touch her daughter's cheek: "My son has worked hard."

Since the father left, the always serious mother suddenly became much gentler, maybe because now that the daughter has grown up, she doesn't need her to continue to play that serious role anymore.

Li Yuechen took a closer look, and now my mother has a lot more gray hair, but her complexion is still in good condition, and she looks very young, which doesn't match her gray hair very much.

She pulled her mother to sit down: "The baby is not bitter, it's just that Mommy, are you okay when you come in?"

"Don't worry, it's fine." Wu Zetian smiled and nodded.

……

The family members are all there, so I haven't talked about serious business for the time being, basically just talking about what I saw and heard along the way.

Regardless of Li Xian and Li Dan, one is the emperor and the other is the prince, but their lives are basically spent in the palace, and they don't actually know the outside world.

So whenever Li Yuechen explained the cultural landscape outside, they would always listen with great interest, and would ask various questions from time to time.

They chatted until the evening, and after dinner, the brothers and sisters got up to leave.

But Li Yuechen didn't leave, and there was still something he wanted to talk to his mother about.

After pouring a cup of tea with his mother and himself, Li Yuechen sat on the chair and said, "Mother, I have captured Xu Jingye. I don't know how my mother plans to deal with it?"

"Chen'er has other ideas?" Wu Zetian asked.

After all, being able to ask such a question shows a lot of things. Since ancient times, hasn't the crime of treason been dealt with like this?Execution of the nine clans, confiscation of family property...

Li Yuechen nodded slightly: "The royal family wants to centralize power and suppress the gentry. In my child's opinion, there is a conspiracy available!"

"Yangmou?" Wu Zetian raised his eyebrows with surprise in his eyes.

This daughter has been fond of martial arts since she was a child, and she doesn't like tricks, what kind of conspiracy can she come up with?

"Abolish continuous sitting!" Li Yuechen said slowly, picking up his teacup.

"Huh?" Wu Zetian thought he heard it wrong for a moment, and asked back, "Abolish Lianzao? Only kill Xu Jingye and other masterminds?"

"Yes!" Li Yuechen nodded.

Wu Zetian raised his eyebrows, what kind of conspiracy is this?It's just benevolence, right?
She is now proclaiming the system because she intends to use bloody means to kill all the gentry, and now she actually wants to abolish Lianzao?
Seeing his mother's expression, Li Yuechen knew that she definitely hadn't thought of the idea, so he reminded: "Mother, think about it, only by abolishing continuous sitting can the country be stabilized."

"Nowadays, if someone rebels, most clans will express their support. Why?"

Before she could answer, Li Yuechen said the answer himself: "Because rebellion is a serious crime against the Jiu Clan. If they fail, they will all be implicated, so I can only express my support!"

"This kind of unity among the gentry does not come from the heart, it is more the result of being forced to do nothing!"

To be honest, Li Yuechen never believed that there would be a truly united collective in this world. Even low-intelligence creatures such as wolves or ant colonies could not be truly united, let alone human beings!
Maybe two people can really live and die together, but a group of more than three people is almost a small society, and it is impossible to completely unite as one.

Not to mention that these aristocratic families often have hundreds of thousands of people, among which the collateral line and the direct line are naturally unequal, and this unequal is very likely to cause confrontation.

After all, for many people in the collateral lineage, if they can eat and drink well, why should they rebel?
But under the persecution of Lian Zuo, they can only support with all their strength, because they will die if they fail, but this does not mean that they will express their support in their hearts.

If Xu Jingye's nine clans are punished now, many people will curse him in their hearts, right?

At this time, Li Yuechen proposed to abolish Lianzao, partly because he came from a civilized society and could not accept this system.There is a bigger reason because this can invisibly disintegrate the unity of the gentry.

Maybe they will still be united in small things, but when it comes to big things like rebellion, it's really not certain, maybe their clan will report each other.

After all, they don't even sit down, and they won't be implicated if they fail. On the contrary, maybe they can get corresponding rewards for reporting?

Again, the nature of most people is to be content with the status quo. As long as the most basic living security is no problem, there are really few who really dare to rebel.

Not to mention this era where almost all the people are illiterate, even in the future, with education so popular, how many people dare to take the risk of failure to start their own business and become their own boss?
Most people will still choose to find a job after they come out of school, and spend the rest of their lives with peace of mind. Not everyone dares to gamble on an uncertain future.

……

After hearing her daughter's explanation, Wu Zetian couldn't find a reason to refute for a while, and nodded lightly: "Okay, what you said is reasonable. But only kill Xu Jingye and other masterminds, what if his descendants continue to rebel in the future?" ?”

"Then wait for them to rebel before continuing to kill!" Li Yuechen replied, "At the same time, this is also a means for the royal family to keep themselves awake. Governing the country cannot be expected to be done once and for all!"

"Every emperor in the future should know that many people who committed the crime of rebellion before, their descendants still exist in this world, so they can't enjoy themselves and slack off the government. They must concentrate and don't give them any chance to continue to rebel!"

"Whether it is a person or a country, you need external pressure to force yourself to keep moving forward!" Li Yuechen replied, "Aniang, if the royal family wants to rule the world, it is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat!"

Wu Zetian suddenly made a joke: "Heh, I'm afraid you're targeting the royal family, not the nobles, right?"

"Both sides, right?" Li Yuechen smiled, "At least it can keep the royal family vigilant, isn't it a good thing? Besides, it's just that they won't even be killed, but three generations of their descendants are not allowed to serve as officials in the court or join the army. , can only farm for life, which can be regarded as a continuous punishment.”

Hearing her daughter's answer, she nodded slightly to express her understanding.Rather, in some aspects, she not only agrees, but also empathizes with her.

After all, she has been fighting since she was a child, and now, she is still fighting non-stop.

But it was in this kind of battle that she, who was half buried in the ground, was still fighting non-stop, maintaining the motivation to move forward!
If the emperors of all dynasties in the future can have such motivation, then there will be no worries about the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

A stable life has always been a luxury for people in high positions.

"Chen'er is right, but there is still a problem." Wu Zetian reminded, "There are many people in this world who are not afraid of death. If Lianzao is abolished, wouldn't they have nothing to worry about? I am afraid that by then..."

"About this, my child has thought about it too." Li Yuechen's expression was a bit complicated, as if he was struggling with whether to say the next thing.

It's just that this entanglement didn't last long, and finally said it out: "The execution method of the mastermind can be changed from beheading to Ling Chi!"

"Ling Chi?" Wu Zetian was puzzled, and gently took a sip from the teacup, "What do you mean?"

"Thousands of cuts!" Li Yuechen explained, "After the flesh is cut and the bones are cut, the breath will die."

Wu Zetian seemed a little surprised to hear that her daughter, who had always maintained the image of benevolence and kindness, could say such words, and subconsciously raised her head to look at her daughter.

However, there was a little appreciation in her eyes. As a royal princess, sometimes, she should be more ruthless.

Seeing the tangled look on her daughter's face, she could understand that she didn't want to say such a solution, just because she couldn't think of a better alternative.

In fact, this is indeed the case. In this era, beheadings are always shown to the public, hoping that the law can deter the public.

Li Yuechen believes that this approach is reasonable to some extent, because the public needs to know the importance of the law.

The main purpose of proposing Ling Chi's cruel method today is to warn those potential rebels and let them understand what will happen after the country is chaotic.

As long as you are human, you must be afraid of death, but the degree of acceptance is different.

After all, those who dared to come out to rebel had basically prepared themselves to be stabbed in the neck, and so were most of their subordinates.

But it would be different if the punishment was changed to Ling Chi, especially after it was announced to the world, many potential rebels would think, if they failed, would they be able to withstand this punishment?
Li Yuechen knew very well that such words would at least ensure that many potential rebels would not dare to take action for the rest of their lives.

It's just that doing so will bring about a problem. It stands to reason that the law should be a means of punishment, but if it is done like this, it is tantamount to turning it into a means of revenge.

Although he didn't know if it was right to do so, in Li Yuechen's heart, he felt that there was nothing wrong with doing this in this age.

When I was in Europe, the news often reported that a certain criminal was sentenced to hundreds of years or even thousands of years in prison. The life sentence has become a disguised life imprisonment.

According to their own statement, the abolition of the death penalty is adhering to humanitarianism, that is, criminals also have human rights and should be respected for the most basic life.

For this kind of statement, Li Yuechen has always scoffed in his heart. Yes, some criminals do have human rights, but some criminals are no longer worthy of being human. How can they have human rights?

A country that has abolished the death penalty is not necessarily a strong civilization. In Li Yuechen's view, only a country where the death penalty is strictly enforced but no one is sentenced to death is a truly strong civilization!

Even for some criminals, the death penalty cannot make him die too happily!
Of course, Li Yuechen also knew that there was something wrong with his thinking. It was tantamount to changing the law from a means of punishment into a means of revenge.But in this day and age, she's a princess, and she's capable of doing it, maybe even doing it!
She intends to write her thoughts into Tang Lvshuyi, if there is something wrong with her approach, then leave it to future generations to change it!
But at least in the current feudal era, such changes will help to disintegrate the plans of the gentry in the future.

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