Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 943
"it is good!"

"color!"

On the debate square of Jixia Academy, there was constant applause and applause.

Among all the crimes, the most serious is the crime of treason, which will punish the nine clans.

Could it be that the son can't report such a crime to the government?
Zuo Qiuming thought for a while, then said: "Treason, treason, and more are all disobedience, so the descendants will not be guilty of the crime."

"However, anyone who accuses his grandparents or parents is considered unfilial and shall be punished with a hundred sticks and three years in prison, and those who make false accusations shall be hanged."

"As for crimes such as theft and robbery, children and grandchildren should not sue their grandparents or parents!"

The scholar asked: "If grandparents and parents commit murder, shouldn't the children and grandchildren also report it?"

"It is the duty of the children and grandchildren to persuade them. If the grandparents and parents still do not correct their mistakes after the persuasion, and still refuse to surrender themselves, the children and grandchildren should report it."

"it is good!"

"good!"

All the scholars agreed.

The scholar also bowed to Zuoqiu Ming and said: "I agree with what the Master said."

On the matter of "violating name and righteousness", it can be established here.

It is indeed "unfilial" for children and grandchildren to report on grandparents and parents, but it is also a crime to conceal and fail to report.

Due to the existence of the continuous sitting system in Wu State, it is particularly strict to treat this kind of thing.

Deng Xi stood on the debate stage again, and said loudly: "Second and third sons, my great Wu has a complete pension system. Respecting the elderly, there is a nursing home for the lonely and widowed elderly. If there are elderly people in the family, the offspring who take the initiative to support, and Definitely a subsidy."

"However, if the family of a wandering criminal has grandparents, parents who are old or sick and have no other male support, should the execution of the sentence be stopped or exempted, and return home to take care of their relatives?"

"Let the second and third sons express their opinions!"

This is the problem of "retaining and raising relatives".

On this matter, the scholars couldn't help whispering and whispering.

Humans are emotional creatures.

When dealing with the elderly, why "the son wants to support but the relative does not wait"?
Even if they are criminals, they should be lenient and allow criminals to take the initiative to take care of the elderly.

Zuo Qiuming stood up, bowed to Qingji on the Sifangtai and said, "I think that children and grandchildren must fulfill their obligations to provide for their retirement!"

"The method is to express love. For those who have committed capital crimes and whose parents and grandparents have become extinct and have no one to support them, they should be allowed to stay at home temporarily for the elderly and then execute the death penalty or exile."

"Specifically, it can be stipulated that if the grandparents and parents are over [-] years old, have no adult descendants, and have no future relatives, they will be petitioned with a certificate, and those who are exiled will be whipped, and their relatives will be left behind, and they will eventually be exiled. .”

"No!"

At this time, a young scholar stood up and retorted: "The law is not merciful!"

"Death and death should not be delayed. I, Wu, commit crimes, and there has never been a saying that my parents, wives and children are worse than my parents, wives and children!"

"It seems that there is no violation of etiquette!"

"Breaking the law is breaking the law, and it must not be tolerated. As the saying goes, if a child does not teach, it is the father's fault, and if the offspring break the law, the grandparents and parents should bear the fault. How can there be any theory of keeping a parent?"

Zuo Qiuming said in a slow voice: "What you said with one step, it's Da Miao!"

"Keeping and raising relatives is in line with filial piety and human feelings, and it is a kind of benevolent government promoted by my great Wu!"

"Criminals will be executed or exiled. Sooner or later, why should we care about the past few years?"

"Humph!"

The scholar sneered and said: "You are talking nonsense!"

"If he is a death row prisoner, if he is allowed to keep his relatives, wouldn't it allow him to live a few more years?"

"If according to what you said, there are grandparents, parents who are old or sick and have no other male caretakers. If I become a criminal and disable my grandparents or parents, and take care of them for a few more years, wouldn't I be able to escape punishment? "

"If it's just a sentence of exile, it's okay to say, this death row prisoner absolutely cannot be allowed to keep his family!"

"it is good!"

"color!"

The scholars clapped their hands and applauded.

Wu State attaches great importance to the construction of the rule of law, so legal education goes deep among the people.

If you commit a capital crime, you should be executed, not sentenced to death with a reprieve.

In case of death reprieve, wouldn't it be absurd to have the sentence commuted after a while?
Therefore, on the issue of "retaining and raising relatives", what Wu Guo finally established is that criminals who have been sentenced to a severe sentence of exile according to law should be sent to serve in military service.

If you are an only child, or if you are not an only child but there is no adult man over the age of 16, but there are elderly, disabled or seriously ill grandparents, parents and other elder relatives who need to serve the elderly.

The offender may not be executed according to the original sentence, but shall be punished with a shackle and a staff instead. After the punishment, he may return home to take care of his relatives.

If a capital crime is committed, even if the only son is alone, the relatives, the elderly and the disabled have no one to take care of them, and they are not allowed to stay.

In addition, criminals whose original brothers adopted others and could return to the clan, or who could be succeeded by others, as well as those who forgot their relatives and were unfilial, and those who were killed were only sons, etc., are also not allowed to keep their foster relatives...

"Who is that?"

Seeing that the young scholar had defeated Zuo Qiuming in an argument, Qingji immediately became interested and asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this is Li Ke, my disciple."

Deng Xi replied.

"Oh, it turns out that you are a Legalist scholar, your disciple is really extraordinary!"

Qingji nodded appreciatively.

In this debate meeting, prominent scholars such as Ji Ran, Confucius, Deng Xi, etc., are not allowed to debate on stage anyway.

Because, Qingji wanted to give young people more opportunities to perform, so as to "carry on the past and open up the future".

Ting Wei Deng Xi once again stepped onto the debate stage and said loudly: "If there is no husband who commits adultery, that is, should he be punished for 'rape wrong'? Please speak freely!"

The so-called "rape" refers to voluntary sex with unmarried women (or widowed women).

As the name suggests, the objects of this behavior are women without husbands.

The family is the standard, and the gift becomes the punishment.

In later history, all dynasties have vigorously punished adulterers.

This is the so-called "harmony of etiquette"!
In ancient times, a woman without a spouse who had sex with others would not only affect her own reputation, but more importantly, the behavior would affect the innocence of her parents and brothers.

If you have promised to marry someone else, it will be a great insult to your future husband's family...

For behaviors that violated etiquette, in ancient times, "going out of rituals into punishments" was practiced.

To put it simply, once you violate the code of ethics, you will be punished, and there is no "middle ground".

Infidelity has long been regarded as a serious violation of ethics in history, and all dynasties have attached great importance to the punishment of infidelity.

"In my opinion, adultery is innocent!"

Zuo Qiuming got up and said: "A woman in the house who commits adultery is a disgrace to the family and makes people laugh. Her parents regard it as a great disgrace, and she is more angry than a husband is to his wife."

"In China's ethics, it's a big crime!"

"Although treachery can cause harm to the people's customs, it is not consistent with the principles of the criminal law to be punished with severe punishment because of the country's people's customs."

"Only ethics and public opinion are enough to guard against it, that is, there is no criminal law sanction, and such treacherous behaviors have not increased because of it!"

Zuo Qiuming's proposition is obvious.

He believed that no adultery can only be educated through moral public opinion.

"it is good!"

"color!"

The scholars applauded and cheered.

Among them, especially Confucian scholars supported Zuo Qiuming.

Why?

Confucianism attaches great importance to etiquette, and it stands to reason that it hates such "treacherous" things.

However, the Confucian scholars of this era are not the same as the later Confucian scholars.

At this time, the folk customs are open, and the defense of men and women is not as serious as in later generations.

People still hold a "moderate" attitude in this matter.

Ambiguous!

(End of this chapter)