Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 568 Release Prisoners
When people have hope, they will be different.

The same is true for death row inmates.

Li Shimin looked at these people, and suddenly understood what Qin Tian said in the imperial study.

But it is not an easy task to spare the lives of these condemned prisoners.

To put it bluntly, the law cannot be broken.

Spare these people, how do you regulate other prisoners in the future?
The existence of the law is to treat people equally, not to treat them differently.

Li Shimin didn't spare these people, they just looked at them and asked, "Why were you all arrested?"

When asked, a prisoner said: "Had an argument with someone and killed him by mistake."

A manslaughter can be punished with life imprisonment, and the death penalty is not necessary, and life imprisonment does not mean being locked up until old age, usually more than [-] years.

Soon, another man also spoke up.

"I eloped with the girl I love. That girl was soaked in a pig cage. After I was beaten, I was sent to the prison."

"I stole a priceless piece of jewelry, got caught, and was sent here."

"........."

When one or two people talked about their experiences, others followed suit. Li Shimin listened to them, and the more he listened, the more he frowned.

To be honest, these people are indeed guilty. Whether it is accidental murder, or theft, or even running away with others, they are all guilty according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and they are even capital crimes. If the amount of theft is too large, it is a capital crime.

However, Li Shimin vaguely felt that these crimes of theirs did not warrant death.

Taking their lives like this is a bit disrespectful to life.

The biggest thing in the world is the emphasis on life.

The condemned prisoners here talked one after another. After Li Shimin listened, his face became more and more gloomy. Han Xiao stood aside, very nervous, and couldn't help pulling Qin Tian next to him, and asked in a low voice: "Master, What the hell does this mean?"

Qin Tian shook his head slightly, but did not answer.

When everyone had finished talking, Qin finally stood up and said, "My lord, can I take a step to speak."

Li Shimin remained expressionless, nodded and walked out of the cell. Those condemned prisoners had some disappointment on their faces, but they still clenched their fists tightly. It was their hope to see the emperor.

Although they don't know what the next fate will be, at least they have hope.

"Qin Aiqing, what's the matter?"

Outside the hot and smelly prison cell, Li Shimin looked at Qin Tian and asked, Qin Tian said: "Your Majesty, you have seen the situation of these people just now, they are not worthy of death, if the law is revised, they all have the hope of living, If you have hope, you will naturally repent, does your majesty intend to revise the law?"

In Qin Tian's view, this is the best opportunity to persuade Li Shimin to revise the law, because Li Shimin has seen with his own eyes the real situation of those criminals under the laws of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin frowned, and said after a long time: "You are right, the laws of the Tang Dynasty are indeed a bit too strict, but it is not an easy task to revise the laws, and the court officials are unlikely to agree. After all, if those who commit crimes are not severely punished, they may harm other innocent people.”

Once a person has committed a crime, he is no longer a safe person. If he returns to society, what if he continues to commit crimes?
The law is helpless, because you want to give people hope, but at the same time you worry about hurting others.

Qin Tian saw that Li Shimin had no determination to revise the law, so he said, "My lord, as long as you really want to do it, this matter will definitely be accomplished."

Speaking of this, Qin Tian said again: "The Holy Majesty is worried that they will continue to do evil, so how about a gamble with the Holy Majesty?"

"I don't gamble." Li Shimin curled his lips, Qin Tian was speechless, what did Li Shimin mean by this, did he just interrupt his words?
"As the Son of Heaven, why should you worry about losing to the minister?"

Li Shimin rolled his eyes and said, "Tell me, how do you want to bet?"

"There are about a dozen prisoners here. The Holy Majesty will give them a chance, give them three days, let them leave here, fulfill their unfulfilled wishes, let them say goodbye to their families, and after three days, come to the Prison of the Criminal Ministry to serve their sentences .”

Hearing this, Li Shimin frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything, but Han Xiao who was next to him stood up immediately: "Master Hou is messing around, these are all death row prisoners, if you let them go, can you get them back? They will endanger other people."

Qin Tian smiled, didn't take it seriously, and continued: "If they all come back by then, even if I win, the sage has made up his mind to amend the law and give some prisoners hope and opportunities, which will also show the sage's kindness. If they don't come back, even if I lose, I'm willing to accept any punishment from the Holy Spirit."

Qin Tian's purpose of making this bet is to let Li Shimin know that giving people hope can really change a person, even if he himself has no confidence in this matter, he is still willing to take the gamble.

Some things do not have to be done when you are sure, otherwise, you will not be able to do many things, because most things in the world are not sure when you do them.

Qin Tian is willing to believe in the conscience deep in people's hearts.

Li Shimin looked at Qin Tian, ​​and after a long time, turned around and entered the cell.

"I know you all want to survive. However, the law is the law, and I will not abolish it easily. Now, I will give you three days of freedom. After you leave, bid farewell to your family. After three days, you will come to serve your sentence."

After Li Shimin said this, the prisoners froze for a moment. They didn't have a chance to live. They still had to serve their sentences and die.

But it seems pretty good to be able to fight for three days of freedom, right?

After the crowd heard this, they quickly kowtowed to Li Shimin, and then they rushed out. They stayed here for too long. They wanted to know the situation of their family members, and they couldn't wait to leave. , wanting to breathe fresh air.

A group of prisoners left, Han Xiao looked at their leaving backs, couldn't help but slapped his thighs, feeling a bit resentful.

"Master Hou is messing around, Master Hou is messing around, if they don't come back together, our criminal department will arrest them, maybe when will we catch them, oh, woohoo, woohoo..."

Han Xiao was so angry that he wanted to curse, but whether it was Qin Tian or Li Shimin, they both seemed to have higher official positions than him, so when the curse words came to his lips, they could only turn into a few woohoo, woohoo.

Qin Tian looked at Han Xiao and wanted to laugh, walked over and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Master Han, you have to believe in the power of His Majesty's kindness. With His Majesty's mercy, do you think those people have the nerve to hurt His Majesty's heart? Three In a few days, they will definitely come back."

Hearing Qin Tian's words, Li Shimin couldn't help rolling his eyes.

(End of this chapter)