I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 391 The Han Dynasty has its own royal laws. I will punish the Huo family according to the laws, and then establish the majesty of the "Han Code"! (Please subscribe)

Among Zhang Anshi and others, if you want to ask who wants Huo Guang to die the most, it is naturally Huang Ba.

The emperor asked him to continue. He thought about it with some satisfaction, and then slowly explained the two situations of "easy to kill" and "not easy to kill".

"Wei Chen, let's talk about this easy way to kill him first."

"His Majesty is the emperor of the Han Dynasty. He wants the Huo Guang clan to be exterminated. He can immediately issue an edict to throw Huo Guang and others into the imperial prison, where they will be tortured and forced to make a confession..."

"In this confession, Huo Yu was bitten to death as the mastermind of the rebellion, and Fan Mingyou was killed just to protect himself. This matter was lightly ignored in the love letter. Not only did no one know the inside story, but no one dared to ask."

"In three days, we can take Huo Guang and his children, old and young, to the north city wall and kill them all!"

"It's just that if this happens, His Majesty will inevitably be remembered in the history books as being arbitrary and arbitrary, killing meritorious officials without thinking, and his ministers will also become cruel officials."

"The King of Chu likes to obey purple, and everyone in the world likes purple. From then on, officials all over the world will follow suit, and judge cases based on decisiveness and force, regardless of the law."

As a meat-eater, if you judge cases decisively and vigorously, you will naturally be regarded as a capable official; as a common people, you hope that cases can be judged gently and clearly, so that you will not be wronged.

When Liu He listened to Huang Ba's words, he naturally thought of the word "Wang Fa".

In the Han Dynasty, the law reflected the will of the emperor and maintained the emperor's authority, but it did not mean that the emperor could do whatever he wanted.

Even if what the emperor wants to do is to comply with the people's wishes, it must still be done within a certain framework, and it does not mean that he can directly kill people beyond the law.

On the contrary, how to use the law to maintain the emperor's authority is what a wise king does.

During the Warring States Period, the Qin State was able to rise among the vassal states, and the meticulous "Qin Code" and the strict and fair Qin officials were indispensable.

However, Da Qin went to an extreme in terms of law and believed that it could formulate laws in every detail to manage everything in the world.

In the end, harsh punishments led to public dissatisfaction and the ancestral temple collapsed.

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, which naturally included the "Qin Code".

However, although the "Han Code" inherited many provisions of the "Qin Code", the Han Empire did not inherit the original legal spirit of the Qin Dynasty.

For a long period of time from Emperor Taizu Gao to Emperor Xiaowen, in order to rest with the people, the national policy of governing by doing nothing was implemented, and there was very little control over the people of the world.

Subsequently, the status of Confucianism became higher and higher day by day. Finally, Emperor Xiaowu accepted the national policy of "deposing hundreds of schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone" and elevated Confucianism to the highest status.

Confucianism believes that the key to governing the people is not the law, but ethics and moral education.

Although the "Han Code" still exists, in the actual process of governing the country, it is inevitably shelved in the high cabinet.

Because of the prevalence of Confucianism, there were many officials in the courts and counties who valued ethics and moral education. Officials who took the law as the principle of doing things were stigmatized as cruel officials.

Ethical and moral education seems to be gentler on the common people, but in fact it is gentler on aristocratic families and wealthy households. Over time, it will promote the emergence of gentry clans.

In the original historical line, Emperor Xiaoxuan paid equal attention to Confucianism and Legalism, and reused legal officials to create the Zhaoxuan Zhongxing.

It's a pity that Emperor Xiaoxuan was a good emperor, but he failed to teach his prince Liu Shi well.

As a result, Liu Xirou was fond of Confucianism, and even said when he was the prince, "Your Majesty's punishment is too severe, it is better to use Confucian scholars."

Emperor Xiaoxuan even directly refuted it by saying, "The Han family has its own system, which is based on the overlord's way. However, it is purely moral and moral, and it is based on Zhou Zhenghu."

In the end, he even uttered cruel words like "The prince is the one who messes with my family."

After Emperor Xiaoyuan came to the throne, he was weak and incompetent because he only focused on ethical education, and even lost power. This eventually led to the beginning of "infighting among relatives, powerful ministers and eunuchs".

In the end, it laid the foundation for the subsequent decline of the Han Dynasty.

Liu He wanted to bring the Han Dynasty to a higher level than Zhaoxuan Zhongxing, so he naturally had to re-establish the authority of the law.

It is an excellent opportunity to deal with Huo Guang and Huo Dang in an appropriate way.

It is more valuable for Huo Guang and Huo Dang to be convicted by the law than for Huo Guang and Huo Dang to be convicted by the emperor.

And this will be Huo Guang's final value.

Therefore, Liu He naturally would not choose this easy way to kill.

"Huang Qing, if that's the case, then why do you say that Huo Guang is not easy to kill?"

"If His Majesty doesn't issue an edict and everything is dealt with according to the "Han Code", it will naturally be difficult to kill." Huang Ba said pretending to be mysterious.

"Appreciate further details."

"There needs to be solid evidence as to whether Huo Yu is the mastermind. Killing Fan Mingyou is considered a great achievement and can be used to exchange his sentence, or at least reduce his sentence by one degree."

"In addition, those who have a title can also use it to exchange their sentences, which can reduce their sentences by one degree."

"Coupled with the iron certificate of the elixir given by His Majesty, Huo Guang can be spared from death three times, and his descendants and relatives can be spared from death once, which can also be considered as a reduced sentence." "After all, Huo Guang and Huo Yu will probably be able to escape the crime. ”

"Huo Guang and Huo Yu can be freed, and the rest of the Huo family who were implicated because of them will naturally be freed."

The most disgusting thing about Huang Ba is that whenever he talks about what he is proud of, a proud expression will appear on his fat face involuntarily.

It's easy for people to hate him with his confident look.

Just like at this moment, although he spoke eloquently and indeed solved everyone's doubts, Zhang Anshi and others only had admiration but no appreciation.

Of course, except for the Prime Minister Wei Xiang in the imperial censor, because he is also a legal official at heart, but he is not as proficient in the law as Huang Ba.

"After hearing what Huang Qing said, I suddenly understood. It seems that Huo Guang and Huo Yu are not easy to kill, but..."

Before Liu He finished speaking, the attendant Fan Ke happened to run in in a hurry. He was holding a few pieces of wooden tablets in his hand, presumably they were Emperor Xiaozhao's medical records.

Fan Ke presented the medical records, but Liu He just glanced at them and handed them to Zhang Anshi and others.

Exactly as they expected, the symptoms of Emperor Xiaozhao before his rise to power were almost exactly the same as those of Zhang Anjun and Cai Wenyan.

Liu He, who looked ashen, handed the medical records to Zhang Anshi and others for circulation.

He did not interrupt his conversation with Huang Ba because of this, but continued the "but" just now: "But, if Huo has committed other capital crimes..."

"If he is punished for several crimes at the same time, can he be sentenced to a severe sentence?"

"Your Majesty is a sage and has a clear understanding of fire. I have the courage to say something. Your Majesty thinks exactly what I think." Huang Ba said sincerely.

"Okay!" Liu He clapped his hands repeatedly and said.

"My dear friends, have you read all the medical records?" Liu He turned to the others and asked coldly.

"I've finished reading." Zhang Anshi and others responded quickly.

"Now that I've finished reading, I'll tell you what I think," Liu He said after a moment of silence, "Both Zhang Anjun and Cai Wenyan were poisoned!"

"And Emperor Xiaozhao was also poisoned by the same gangster, and finally died from the poison!"

"Now, I know who killed the king!"

The emperor's three words were like three thunders, hitting the hearts of Zhang Anshi and others, leaving them stunned.

Regicide!Regicide! !Regicide! ! !
Although I had already guessed a few things just now, the fact that the emperor said the word regicide still made people shudder.

Who on earth is so brave that he really dares to do such evil things?
This is not a question, but an admiration: People who dare to do such evil things are simply crazy and audacious.

Not to mention the three Yi tribes, I'm afraid the nine Yi tribes are not an exaggeration.

They connected everything the emperor just said and already had some clues.

In the Han Empire, the Huo family was the only one who could benefit from the poisoning of Cai Wenyan and Zhang Anjun. Could it be that Huo Guang really did this?
Although Huo Guang was good at power, he was loyal to Emperor Xiaozhao. Emperor Xiaozhao's death was the reason for the emperor's current emperor and the fall of the Huo family today.

At this point of reasoning, Emperor Xiaozhao was poisoned, and the person who benefited the most was none other than the emperor today!
How is this possible?
After Husiran thought about it, Zhang Anshi and others naturally did not dare to think about it any more, so they had to sit on the couch in silence.

They were not qualified to express their opinions on this matter of regicide, and they might be implicated in trouble if they were not careful.

How did Liu He know that Zhang Anshi and others wanted to go to such a wrong place? He just thought they were frightened by the word "regicide".

"Huo Xian was the mastermind of the person who poisoned Emperor Xiaozhao, and the female doctor Chun Yuyan was the coercion. Huo Guang and Huo Yu failed to report the knowledge, which is also a capital crime!"

It turned out to be Huo Xian, it turned out to be a female doctor, it turned out to be two women! ?

Zhang Anshi and others were even more surprised, but the emperor was so certain that they had to believe it.

Only Huang Ba's eyes shone. As a court captain, he could catch up with this major regicide case. Even if he participated in the handling, his name would go down in history!
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, how did you learn about this?" Huang Ba asked flatteringly.

"Of course I have my own methods." Liu He said vaguely.

In history, Huo Xian and Chunyu Yan poisoned Jun Xu Ping and almost poisoned Liu Shi, so it is not surprising that they poisoned Emperor Xiaozhao.

"Your Majesty, do you have any real evidence?" Huang Ba asked again.

"Chun Yuyan is in the General's Mansion. He has captured witnesses and witnesses. We will surely find physical evidence after a thorough search. We will definitely find something when we go to Zhang's House and Cai's House to search."

After Liu He said that, he stood up and looked outside the hall. The gloom on his face was worse than the gloom in the sky.

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