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

Chapter 471: Eight Evils, the First Emperor’s little arrogance.

"Amnesty for the whole world..." the First Emperor said thoughtfully.

"Once promulgated, the guilty will inevitably not receive the punishment they deserve. This will still corrupt the legal system and make people lack respect." The First Emperor gently touched the case.

The First Emperor understood the power of amnesty proposed by Zhao Si and the meaning of the amnesty targets. However, in the past few hundred years, the Qin Dynasty had been governed by laws and was used to being strict. However, the amnesty was for the whole world, not just for a certain individual or individual. Small groups.

Anything that affects the general public must have a great impact, so the First Emperor was still a little hesitant for a while.

Good and bad were very clear in the eyes of the First Emperor.

The advantage is that it can bring kindness to the world and quickly make people feel at ease.

The disadvantage is that the emperor's power undermines the majesty and credibility of the law, and the deterrence of the law is reduced.

There is no doubt that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages at the moment.

Because the current rebellion has been decided, most of the people who will benefit from the amnesty are the common people who are forced to be implicated.

Moreover, the local ecology is in urgent need of recovery. At the same time, many of the remaining members of the Six Kingdoms died during this rebellion, and their fields and properties were completely liquidated by the government.

Needless to say, the land must be allocated to the farmers for cultivation. To annex, divide the fields, and eliminate the powerful and nobles, this was the original intention of the First Emperor's order to move the royal tombs.

Property also needs local ecological restoration before it can be used.

The first prerequisite for dividing the land is to restore them from their sinful status to yeoman farmers with a clean background.

Now that we have land, we need people to plant seeds, right?

But people should not just focus on the present, but also look to the future.

What next? This kind of situation is rare. If there is no such situation, wouldn't the Amnesty of the World shake the authority of the law?

"My eldest father is indeed very insightful, and he can see the key at a glance." Zhao Sixian flattered him.

The First Emperor smiled and nodded.

This is the difference between a son and a good grandson.

How could he not see that Zhao Si still had objections to what he said, but Zhao Si would not be smart like Fusu and say that you are wrong and I am right.

My family members discuss issues to find the best solution, not to prove that they are right.

However, the sad thing is that not to mention the First Emperor, but also most families in the world in later generations, they always seem to be obsessed with right and wrong and the release of emotions, and do not care about how to solve the problem. In the end, only a piece of chicken feathers are left.

"Okay, what I just thought was that I opened this hole and then closed it with my own hands, but you definitely don't think so. Tell me what you think." The First Emperor waved his hand.

The current situation is too common. Everything is in ruins, and public resentment has accumulated to a certain extent. There are countless concubines who have committed crimes...

"In fact, everything has two sides... Great Father, you think that the amnesty will shake the authority of the law, but I think that the amnesty is also a way to correct errors in judicial execution.

But today, summons can only be carried out by fast horses and letters. Most of what you want to know, sir, can only be found through files. You can only use files to see how many criminals there are in a county and what kind of crimes they have committed. However, it is difficult to know how the government caught them and how they interrogated them. Even if they knew it, they could not see the authenticity through the files. They could not be sure whether they were forced to commit crimes, framed, or even used their personal power for personal gain. Deliberately using the law to insult the common people.

The law is promulgated. If the executors of the law can act strictly in accordance with the law, there will naturally be no danger in the world. But after all, people have omissions and selfish desires...

Mr. Li, can you guarantee that none of the criminals in the world have surrendered? "Zhao Si asked.

Li Si shook his head when he heard this...

"This is what I said, using imperial power to correct the judicial mistakes of grassroots officials. As long as the amnesty is used well, it is a beneficial and harmless thing." Zhao Si sighed and said.

The First Emperor's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded thoughtfully. He looked at Zhao Si who was talking eloquently and asked, "Can you tell me how to make the best use of this amnesty?"

“In my opinion, strict government is used for many purposes, while lenient and benevolent government is used sparingly.

If the official is in charge of corruption, use more; if the official is in charge of purity, use less.

At the same time, in my opinion, amnesty to the world is only a means to alleviate hunger, but cannot truly solve the problem.

Therefore, if the administration of officials is corrupt, while using Amnesty to the World, time should also be expedited to solve the problem. Any political mistakes should be corrected in a timely manner, instead of blindly relying on Amnesty to benevolent to the world without solving the problem. The real problem. "Zhao Si said.

To put it bluntly, Amnesty to the World is used to improve the emperor's fault tolerance rate.

At the same time, it is used to slow down conflicts, but it cannot solve the root cause of the problem.

And how to use this thing is also particular.

A lenient and benevolent government should be used if possible. Loose political conditions mean that there will not be too much public dissatisfaction. People's hearts are generally at peace, and there will naturally not be too many criminals. Those who can really be arrested must be those who have committed major cases.

But if it is an era of harsh government, such as Great Qin, where even when there is injustice, you have to draw your sword to help, otherwise you will be punished, then it is very necessary to use the amnesty of the world.

Because there are too many innocent people, they may have broken the law, but they may not really be guilty. Even now that the implication has not been completely eliminated, a large number of criminals have suffered completely unreasonable disasters.

At this time, it is necessary to use Amnesty for the World.

Secondly, there is no need to say more about the official administration of the Qingming Dynasty and the official administration of the corrupt officials. The reasons are probably similar.

If the administration can be upright, tight and tight, the officials clear-minded, and selfless at the top and bottom, then there will be no need to use amnesty.

This was how Zhuge Liang governed Shu. Some ministers persuaded Zhuge Liang to grant amnesty to Shu, but Zhuge Liang refused on this basis.

Zhao Si was talking eloquently, and the First Emperor was thoughtful.

After Zhao Si finished speaking, the First Emperor nodded: "Not bad..."

"Then do you think the current Qin Dynasty is lenient or harsh? Is the government clean or corrupt?" Shi Huang continued.

"There are lenient policies and harsh policies. The administration of officials is clear but also corrupt." Zhao Si said nonsense when he heard this.

It's not nonsense, at least the First Emperor heard some meaning.

The First Emperor nodded and looked at Li Si and said: "In that case, I would like to trouble Li Xiang and his ministers to discuss which crimes cannot be pardoned even in the general amnesty. After the unpardonable crimes are discussed, we can discuss the general amnesty. Things."

"Wei!" Li nodded, then glanced at Zhao Si and left with a smile.

This kid Zhao Si, ah, no, this His Highness, the great grandson, has something in his words...

The so-called combination of leniency and harshness, purity and corruption, Li Si couldn't tell that this was a nod to himself.

But, it takes time to do things...

It also takes time to study clearly a country's path to change.

After Li Si left, the First Emperor still had a bit of emotion on his face.

"The remnants of my sixth generation, the ancestors of all dynasties, have left me a lot of mess, Li Si too, Shang Jun's method is compatible with the Qin State's flesh and blood, no one can rely on it before, so you need to be careful every step, you If you are serious, you can discuss it with Li Si, but things will not get better if you just push." ​​The First Emperor patted Zhao Si on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Li Si is trying to abandon the influence of the old Legalism and find a new path. It is transforming and brewing. He has a bright future.

But the transformation and brewing time has taken a long time after all...

Zhao Si is not Li Si. If you ask him to fart loudly with great principles, of course, he will fart louder and louder than the last one. But if you ask him to really treat the fundamentals and correct the provisions of the law, then it will be more difficult for him.

What's more, Li Si still had to create his own ideas during this period. It's normal to be slow...

We need to govern the country, govern politics, and study...

The reason why the First Emperor was able to leave Li Si to listen in today was also because of this. Otherwise, the two of them would be chatting behind closed doors, so how could Li Si be involved?

In the end, it was so that Li Si could sit in and get more inspiration.

"Okay..." Zhao Si spread his hands, but then he thought about Li Si's task.

The boss gives you a general direction and theme, and the one who actually perfects and implements it is still human after all...

The day passed quickly, and Li Si moved quickly enough.

The so-called unpardonable crime was presented the next day.

"Your Majesty, I have made a preliminary list of the unpardonable crimes. There are eight regulations in total. Please review them." Li Si bowed and stood in the hall and opened his mouth, handing over the documents.

"Read!"

Zhao Si took the document and spoke.

“The so-called amnesty without amnesty refers to eight deadly sins.

The first is conspiracy, the second is conspiracy, the third is conspiracy, the fourth is evil rebellion, the fifth is disrespect, the sixth is disrespect, the seventh is unfilial, and the eighth is civil strife..."

Later there is Li Si’s detailed analysis of these eight deadly sins.

Needless to say, treason is a heinous crime such as destroying the emperor's ancestral temple and mausoleum, while conspiracy is betrayal and betrayal of the country.

Conspiracies existed in the Spring and Autumn Period, and were also recorded in Qin bamboo slips. Anyone who was deemed dead in battle but came back alive would be punished as a slave. If he voluntarily laid down his weapons, his family members would be implicated.

The crime of murdering relatives is the crime of evil and rebellion, while the crime of immorality is the crime of vicious intrusion, such as mutilation, animal breeding, extermination of the family, and molestation of the old and the young. Vicious crimes that seem to be indignant to both humans and gods are basically crimes of immorality.

Needless to say, disrespectful words still refer specifically to the emperor. For example, anything that slanders the emperor and violates the emperor's majesty is considered disrespectful.

Needless to say, there is no need to talk about unfilial piety. Civil strife specifically refers to things that go against human ethics such as adultery and crime between relatives.

It can be seen that these eight unpardonable crimes summarized by Li Si are either to maintain national unity, or to maintain the dignity of the emperor, or they are vicious crimes that are outraged by humans and gods based on the simple emotions of the general public.

In fact, what Li Si first proposed was the seven deadly sins, and there was no unfilial sin.

But after thinking about it later, Li Si added it.

After all, Li Si now is a little different from Li Si before, Zhao Si can feel it.

After hearing this, the First Emperor nodded thoughtfully and thought about it carefully. Except for these vicious crimes, most of the other forgiveness of sins was acceptable.

At least it was acceptable to the First Emperor.

"It's only a matter of course that a person kills someone because of a quarrel, and happens not to have committed any of the eight major crimes. He has just been sentenced to a penalty, and then he is met with an amnesty. Isn't it too easy?" The First Emperor rubbed his eyebrows. Asked.

"Simple, if the crime of murder happens not to be among the eight deadly sins, then the crime will be reduced by one level. The person who should be killed does not need to be killed, but will be exiled for two thousand miles. The exile for two thousand miles will be reduced to one thousand miles... In this way, It won't be easy to get away with the crime of murder." Li Si said.

Although, the security conditions in ancient times were very touching.

However, one thing that must be determined is that in all times of rule and prosperity, the death penalty is always imposed with caution. During the Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the state government even required that the central government should handle the responsibility for the death penalty, and local governments did not have the power to directly impose the death penalty.

Similarly, as long as it is a crime of murder, it must be a vicious crime in a ruling and prosperous era.

Although human life was not that valuable in ancient times, it specifically refers to the period when the power of the imperial court was lost, the administration of officials was corrupted, and the world was in chaos.

Even in the Qin State, which regarded its people as consumables and used heavy codes and heavy punishments, there were not many capital crimes in the real sense.

What Qin wants is to turn you from a free man into a slave and deprive you of everything, but at the same time you must be forced to make continuous contributions while you are alive.

Only a completely hopeless dynasty would think of killing people to solve problems.

Of course, once a free person becomes a slave, he is no longer a person in the strict sense.

Slaves, at least in a legal sense, were property, not people.

But private slaves are hard to say. Official slaves, that is, servants and concubines, have certain human rights protections. It does not mean that after becoming an official slave, they can be beaten and killed at will.

The First Emperor nodded, thinking Li Si's addition was good.

As long as murder is a vicious crime, even if it does not belong to the ranks of the eight deadly sins, it cannot be completely forgiven easily. The crime can be reduced by one level...

If you are really wronged, at least you have hope and room for recovery.

The First Emperor thought it was very good, waved his hand and said: "Go and tell all the officials that after seven days, a court meeting will be held to discuss the issue of amnesty for the world!"

Li Si bowed and retreated upon hearing this, secretly trying to figure out the First Emperor's thoughts.

It seems that the First Emperor really accepted it?

As a confidant who had been with the First Emperor for decades, how could Li Si not be aware of the First Emperor's transformation?

Now His Majesty can really slow down and think about things.

In this way, he will truly have the possibility of becoming a saint...

After Zhao Si returned, the First Emperor's mentality was indeed not as bad as before, but he was still inevitably impatient in nature. After all, his manpower was exhausted and his life was at an end.

This situation continued after Zhao Si's identity was revealed.

Therefore, Li Si knew that his path was not that easy.

I'm afraid we have to wait until Zhao Si succeeds the First Emperor before we can really start.

But now... Li Si has seen it, Zhao Si... His Highness Taisun, did not know what kind of ecstasy drug he poured into the First Emperor, and he was really coaxed by the First Emperor. In this way, he can calm down, not With the arrogant First Emperor, Li Si truly had the possibility to become enlightened again.

Well... no need to wait for Zhao Si...

Are the eight deadly sins presented by Li Si not temptations?

The previous First Emperor would not be so lenient. This must be due to the influence of Zhao Si.

Li Si got a satisfactory answer and left with satisfaction, and finally decided to use Shang Jun's old method.

As for Zhao Si, naturally he didn't know about Li Si's Xiao Jiujiu.

He took it for granted that Li Si hadn't started preaching yet because it was too difficult to prepare.

The First Emperor may have noticed it, but he didn't care about it. He just snorted and said with an incomprehensible expression on his face: "Send the memorial presented by Li Si to your father and pass it on to him." Noon meal in the palace."

Zhao Si nodded.

I understand, the First Emperor is preparing to show off to his cheap father.

(besides……)

(End of this chapter)