Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 470: Amnesty for the world, different treatment of Zhao Si and Fusu

"Amnesty for the whole world?" The First Emperor frowned and looked at Fusu.

Hearing Fusu's words, not only the First Emperor was surprised, but also Li Si and Feng Quji, a staunch supporter of Fusu, were horrified.

I have heard of forgiveness of sins, and universal amnesty. Strictly speaking, it has never appeared in a real sense so far.

The "Amnesty for Disasters" in "Shang Shu Shun Dian" is the earliest amnesty in history.

Even after the Zhou Dynasty, the general amnesty expanded from pardoning negligence crimes to "three amnesties". According to the "Book of Rites of Zhou·Qiu Guan·Sici", "Three Pardons" means "the first pardon is for young and weak, the second pardon is for old people, and the third pardon is for stupidity". They are children under 8 years old, elderly people over 80 years old and prisoners with mental illness.

but!

The amnesty at this time was only for a few privileged groups and did not involve the general public.

Before the Spring and Autumn Period, laws were not made public, because at that time it was emphasized that "the punishment is unknowable, and the power is unpredictable."

It was not until the Spring and Autumn Period that Gong Sunchan of the Zheng State cast the law on the punishment tripod and made it public to the public, and the law was a face-to-face group in the true sense.

Even so, Zichan's actions still aroused social tension, and even the ministers of the Jin Dynasty wrote letters specifically to accuse Zichan.

Legal reform does not happen overnight.

It was not until the Warring States Period, when frictions between countries gradually increased and they scrambled to reform laws, that the law began to gradually take root in people's hearts.

When talking about law, we must talk about Qin.

As a country with the most perfect laws and the most honest and effective government, Qin also had special amnesties.

This period is the true public amnesty.

The first recorded pardon of a prisoner in the Qin State was already during the reign of King Qin Xiaowen.

After the First Emperor ascended the throne and unified the world, it was stipulated that all prisoners were not allowed to be pardoned.

In the true sense, the first general amnesty for the whole country occurred after Hu Hai succeeded to the throne.

In the first year of Qin II, Hu Hai ascended the throne, so he issued a general amnesty to the world to win people's hearts.

Later, after the Han Dynasty, amnesty for the world gradually became popular.

Even the various restrictions that were later imposed on Amnesty, such as three amnesties, five amnesties, and no pardon for ten crimes... were all restrictions specifically imposed after Amnesty became popular.

Therefore... the amnesty for the world proposed by Fusu has no basis, that is, the amnesty for the world in the true sense.

Even before Fusu gave his reasons, the First Emperor was not angry, and Li Sidu had not made any move, Feng Quji, the imperial censor, was already anxious.

what happened? what happened?

Isn't this looking for trouble?

Who in the world doesn’t know that the laws of the Qin Dynasty are strict and the Qin Dynasty obeys the legal system?

Right Prime Minister Li Si is a Legalist. The so-called amnesty for the world is equivalent to openly provoking Right Prime Minister Li Si?

And who doesn’t know that Li Si is just the agent of the First Emperor’s will?

It's not Li Si you're provoking. Isn't that the First Emperor?

Moreover, Da Qin was different from other dynasties. Da Qin was essentially a slave country and was not afraid of having too many slaves.

Basically, local administrative agencies such as counties and counties have departments in charge of concubines. Even when Shang Yang formulated the law, he deliberately placed many restrictions and traps on the peasants and small families in order to make them break the law, or even have to break it. According to the law, only by losing everything can you have the courage to work hard and make progress.

In the same way, there were naturally not a few complaints and indignations aroused by the people during Qin's rule. However, Qin had accumulated a lot of experience in dealing with local unrest after the reform, and at that time, external conflicts were even more conflicting...

Therefore, in fact, no one thinks what will happen if there are too many criminals.

Even Feng Quji thinks so...

The corvee can only be issued for two months a year...

After becoming a slave, you can use it as you like. Everyone knows this account.

Feng Quji really didn't want Fusu to cause trouble at this time. After all, Fusu had just ascended to the throne of prince and his foundation was not yet solid.

Even if you have any ideas, you should wait until you are more mature before talking about it, instead of jumping into it now.

In addition to the prince, the First Emperor also had a grandson, so Fusu was not the only one.

Moreover, Wang Wan was smiling just now. If he heard Fusu's proposal of amnesty for the whole world, he would inevitably lift up the coffin and jump up.

Is that how you play?

After the unification, the First Emperor personally stipulated that crimes could not be pardoned and completely eliminated the pardonable laws.

"Why did the prince say this?"

Feng Quji was anxious at first, and then stood up and criticized Fusu's suggestion righteously.

"The Qin Dynasty values ​​the law. Under the law, there is no human kindness. Prince Qian also got a tattoo for it. How could he be so in vain?

Moreover, in the twenty-sixth year, His Majesty had already issued an edict that no one should be punished. According to the law, if a crime is violated, the civil and military ministers cannot forgive it alone..." Feng Quji said.

"How can ordinary people be so innocent when they are being coerced by local gangs?" Fusu was about to say more, but the First Emperor waved his hand.

"All right!"

Fusu's neck stiffened: "Father!"

"Call me Your Majesty!" The First Emperor frowned and looked at Fusu. Fusu mumbled a few words, but finally said nothing.

The fear and respect for his father and his deep incomprehension made him choose to shut up at this moment, and his eyes were dimmed like ashes.

"My lords, continue your work!" the First Emperor glared at Fusu and spoke.

When the ministers saw this, they felt sad.

Feng Quji felt even more gloomy...

After waiting for forty years to finally go on the market, it got a big deal?

The princes and ministers continued to whisper with concern in their hearts. Only Zhao Si, who was watching, sighed incomprehensibly.

Seeing his cheap father standing aside sadly, Zhao Si didn't know what to say.

Zhao Si had been with the First Emperor the longest and had the longest contact with him.

In fact, he had already felt it just now. When his father asked for amnesty, the First Emperor was not angry at all.

The current First Emperor is no longer the First Emperor who was desperate for the Qin Dynasty and had no way out.

The current First Emperor has long since stopped pursuing the illusory immortality.

After the showdown between Zhao Si and the First Emperor, and with Zhao Si as his great saint grandson, the First Emperor's mentality was able to calm down and he was no longer obsessed with doing everything by himself.

Therefore, in fact, if Fusu could speak seriously, the First Emperor would be able to listen.

What really limits the father and son is Fusu's deep distrust and confrontation.

Yes, Fusu thinks that his current father is still his former father.

His attitude when he came up was, "Father, I know you won't listen to me, and you don't think I'm right, but I just want to say that I think you are wrong."

People will change!

The First Emperor had changed, but it seemed that in Fusu's mind, his father was still the same father as before.

Not to mention Feng Quji, he seemed to be extinguishing the fire, but in fact he was suppressing it.

Feng Quji was so anxious, so scared, and so eager to smooth things over for Fusu, making it clear that he did not recognize the father-son relationship between Fusu and the First Emperor.

"So if you have something to say, you should sit down and say it calmly..." Zhao Si sighed in his heart.

If Fusu was really ignorant, the First Emperor would not have decided at the last moment of his life to pass the throne to Fusu instead of someone else.

To put it bluntly, no matter how good Fusu is, he is still the best. According to Zhao Si, both father and son have deep prejudices against each other, and this prejudice has affected each other's words, deeds, and attitudes for a long time.

Originally it might just be a simple disagreement, but they stubbornly believe that the other party is completely wrong.

It's no wonder that the First Emperor asked Fusu to call him His Majesty...

When Fusu came to talk, he didn’t treat the First Emperor as his father...

Because of the conflict between Fusu and the First Emperor in the early morning court, the courtiers were all frightened, so the court meeting ended hastily.

The ministers withdrew, leaving only Zhao Si and Li Si, the right minister who had been appointed by the First Emperor to stay.

"Amnesty to the world... let's discuss it." The First Emperor waved his hands and said with a bit of joy on his face.

In fact, the First Emperor did not support amnesty for the world.

In the past, the great Qin Dynasty was able to keep so many concubines, apart from allowing them to participate in infrastructure construction. A large part of the reason was to stimulate morale.

Turning them into slaves with nothing is not the purpose. Let them climb up desperately because of dangers everywhere, because of embarrassment, because of various persecutions and various privileges.

Only military meritorious officials!

The laws of Da Qin were endorsed by military meritorious officials.

Make meritorious service and be promoted!

However, Da Qin's existing land and wealth cannot support so many small and medium-sized nobles.

Therefore, the nobility must be controlled to a reasonable number through laws.

Hence the cumbersome and all-pervasive Qin laws.

If you make meritorious deeds with your front foot, if you make a mistake with your back foot, you will pay for your sin with a noble title.

Be cautious in your words and deeds and avoid making mistakes if you read Qin's laws thoroughly? It doesn't matter. The mistakes your neighbors make will be implicated in you, and the mistakes your comrades in arms make will also be implicated in you.

The purpose of Legalism is not to let people die, but to squeeze out all the energy on the edge of life and death.

Therefore, Legalists must maintain the strictness of the law and resolutely oppose the hereditary system. Only by making the people uneasy can the people have the will to work hard.

The First Emperor could see clearly...

At present, in Da Qin, what else can he do to make meritorious deeds?

There is no need to think about Northern Xinjiang. Han Xin fought so beautifully in the first battle. Basically, there is no need to think about any other military exploits in Northern Xinjiang within ten years.

South Vietnam? Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo have almost managed South Vietnam.

The internal turmoil has been calmed down, and the remnants of the Six Nations have been completely eliminated.

fight? Where else to fight?

Even if it starts, it will be a small-scale war at best, and how many people in Da Qin need to fight to change their predicament?

million? Or millions? Or even more?

The pacification of the four directions also means that while the channels for rising are no longer wide, Li Shu still faces the risk of losing everything at any time. One can imagine what the meaning behind this is.

Qin Fa is famous for his small crimes but heavy punishments.

The former First Emperor could see it, but he didn't care, or he could only care less.

His health was so bad that the passage of life was too obvious to him. However, the more he knew that he was approaching the end of his life, the more he wanted to do more.

And now, while spending time with Zhao Si day and night, the First Emperor has also undergone some subtle changes.

The most important thing is that if you live a long time, you can do many things slowly.

There is hope for the successor, and there is no need to rush for many things.

If there is a prince who can perpetuate his own will, things can be divided into two generations. There is no need to use the means of overdrafting the national destiny of the Qin Dynasty to forcefully implement his own will.

The current situation in the Qin Dynasty is due to turmoil in various places, and local people have been hijacked. As a result, countless common people and millions of people have been implicated. Although the rebellion has been put down, how to deal with these people is still a problem.

Not to mention, when the local areas were in turmoil, administrative paralysis, and local self-determination, how many unjust, false and wrong cases occurred...

Should we still let them become concubines and serve the Qin Dynasty for life as before?

Forcibly turning them into official slaves, and then driving them to farm, build bridges and pave roads, can also restore the local ecology, but is this... really good?

Zhao Si rolled his eyes, but Li Si looked at Zhao Si with a smile and said, "His Royal Highness, let's talk first."

When Zhao Si heard this, he did not give in and spoke directly.

"It is not impossible to grant amnesty to the world."

"But before that, I think we should first determine who has the right to amnesty. This is very important." Zhao Si said.

The right of pardon!

After the First Emperor unified the world, he issued an edict that no pardon was allowed. What does that mean? That is, no one can privately pardon criminals.

Why was such an edict issued? To put it bluntly, before this, high-ranking officials and nobles had the power to grant amnesty.

If the power of pardon only belongs to the king, why would the First Emperor need to create a prison for himself?

"Of course the pardon can only be granted by His Majesty!" Li Si said with a smile.

The emperor's crime is the same as that of common people, and it has absolutely nothing to do with Legalism.

Legalism itself serves the monarch.

That is, the prerogative of kings.

Noble and high-ranking officials have the power to pardon, but the emperor can.

The highest purpose of Legalism is that only the king can be independent from the law, and the law is the king's weapon, but not the king's prison.

This point is very important. Li Si would not object to the First Emperor's right to amnesty, and no one from Legalism would object.

On the contrary, Confucians would object.

Because Confucianism believes that etiquette and rules should be obeyed by everyone, even the emperor is no exception.

The First Emperor nodded imperceptibly, and Zhao Si continued to speak.

"Now that the right to issue amnesty has been determined, we can move on to the next question."

"I don't ask who should be pardoned, I only ask who cannot be pardoned."

“There are many innocent people, but there are also those who are truly angry and resentful.

One person was imprisoned because he was implicated by his neighbor and suffered an unreasonable disaster, but the other person was sentenced to death for plotting to assassinate His Majesty. Can both of them be pardoned?

One person was sent to labor because he committed the crime of theft, while the other person was about to be executed for killing someone and silenced him. If there is a general amnesty, will the scum who killed and silenced be able to live?

If there is only one sentence of amnesty for the whole world, everyone will be innocent. In this way, those who have committed serious crimes and are condemned by thousands of people cannot be truly punished, which will inevitably cause chaos in people's hearts.

At the same time, the world can be pardoned, but it must not be followed as a routine, let alone how often it can be pardoned. This will inevitably lead to loopholes, let alone abuse.

If forgiveness is given every once in a while, people will inevitably lose their respect for the law and become lawless.

I feel that only after these things are determined can we mention the issue of amnesty for the world. "

Zhao Si opened his mouth to look at the First Emperor, and saw that the First Emperor nodded thoughtfully.

Zhao Si felt happy...

It seems that my openness and honesty are effective.

At least the First Emperor was really not as anxious as before.

To put it bluntly, from a speed player to an immersive enjoyment player.

This is a great transition!

(This chapter was taken from the car. I guess I got home at 8 or 9 in the evening, so this is the only one for today. The update will officially start tomorrow!)

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