My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 140 Leniency of punishment (please give me a monthly ticket!)
"I want a lenient sentence."

In the post house, Fusu raised the matter again with Meng Tian.

Meng Tian's heart skipped a beat.

The prince and the king are so similar.

What is decided must be done and must be accomplished.

But based on his understanding of the domestic situation in Qin, it is estimated that not many people support the prince's idea.

Especially the king will not agree.The king has always hated immoral things and was very dissatisfied with the decline of morals in the world. He just wanted to use Qin's method to solve the problem of moral decay in the world.

That's why the king has always advocated harsh punishments.

"Prince, your Majesty often says that heavy punishments should be used in troubled times. The so-called heavy punishments naturally refer to severe punishments. Prince, you have a gentle and generous personality. When you see the people of Yingchuan County, half of the city has been punished in a short period of time. , so I couldn’t bear it and wanted to forgive the criminal law.”

Meng Tian said, while Xin quickly recorded the matter.Just when he heard the words gentle and generous, Xin's brows raised slightly.

Meng Tian continued, "I think that the prince has such a benevolent and righteous heart, which is really a blessing for our country of Qin. But prince, I must be honest, these common people often do things that are contrary to the law because their hearts are loose and there is no strict restraint by the law." Things like ethics, ministers regicide, brothers stealing wives."

"These slaves and corvees did not suffer such heavy blows because of the implementation of the "Qin Code". In fact, on the contrary, it was because they had been acting unfettered in the past and repeatedly committed evil without being punished, which led to the corruption of civil society. There are more and more people doing evil."

"I have been studying the laws of Qin for three years in my study. I know best that the original intention of the law is to punish evil and promote good. If the prince condones the criminal law at this time, it means...indulgence."

Meng Tian met Fusu's eyes, his eyes were as clear as river water, and he could see to the end at a glance.

Meng Tian sincerely advised Fusu not to do this. It would be harmful to Fusu to offend the king and arouse opposition from the courtiers.

"The common people in the city are not as innocent as the prince saw. There are many people who have been living at the bottom for many years and have been squeezed. They have gradually lost their human nature. In order to survive and for fame and fortune, they have long become do anything. , a person who has no lower limit.”

"In front of the prince, they just pretend to be respectful. In fact, most of them have committed crimes of one kind or another, including unfilial piety, disrespect, stealing, robbery, and rape. In the eyes of us Qin people, these must be severely punished Crimes committed in foreign countries are punished with minor punishments, and some countries do not even establish corresponding criminal laws to stop such evil deeds."

"Prince, do you know that those who have been criticizing the harshness of the "Qin Law" all day long are those who are punished for their mistakes, or are worried that the "Qin Law" will bring them to justice. Such People, nine out of ten.”

"Prince, many times, tolerance is the indulgence of evil."

Fusu didn't think so. "The original meaning of using laws to govern the country is to punish evil and promote good. As the prince of Qin, I have also studied the "Qin Code", know many laws, and understand the way of being an official."

The so-called way of being an official is the requirement for all administrative officials in the Qin State.

It contains a lot of content, including the requirement that Qin officials must be loving, and it also requires Qin officials to be as honest as possible.

"Since the original intention of the law is to punish evil and promote good. But if this does not have an effect and instead makes people hate the country, then doesn't the law have the opposite effect?"

"Isn't it too much to make them pay a price that far exceeds the mistake itself just for making a small mistake? I have often heard my mother say that everything in this world is governed by Yin and Yang."

"The most fearful thing in everything is that too much is too little. What I worry about is that for these people who have been oppressed by the old Korean aristocrats, the exploitation of the aristocrats has just ended, and then they have to deal with the strict "Qin Law."

"This will cause these people to be resentful of our Qin State. I think what we should do after we have just taken over the land of Han and Zhao is to compensate these people of Han and Zhao with light corvees and small taxes. But on the one hand, they have to pay taxes, and on the other hand, they have to pay taxes. We still have to deal with "Qin Fa"." Meng Tian couldn't help but admire their prince after hearing this.

The prince can consider these issues from the perspective of the common people. This will be the gospel for the people of the future.

Meng Tian said bluntly, "Prince, my father once taught me that the superiors have things that the superiors have to do, and the inferiors have things that the inferiors have to do. Human beings in the world are meant to imitate the heavens and the earth in order to nourish all living beings. So. It is said that heaven, earth and man have three talents. Human beings are meant to imitate heaven and earth in doing things. Living in the world is to do things for the world. The more you can do, the better."

"So since ancient times, it has been shameful to enjoy leisure and not work. There is no one who does not work, just waiting to eat. Prince, common people are born to do hard things, but these hard things concern the entire country."

"The "De Dao Jing" also says that the following should be the basis. We use the "Qin Code" to punish evil deeds, and it is for these common people. Has the prince forgotten what the common people summoned by the prince a few days ago said? Yes, it was indeed difficult to deal with it at first, but as time went by, everyone understood the benefits of strict punishment."

Fusu listened, but didn't believe it all.

Because he remembered that sentence in the history books.

'Prince and general, would you rather have a seed? '

How can anyone be willing to be suppressed at the bottom of society every day and work as a horse for others?

Fusu did not refute, but he also did not agree with Meng Tian's eloquent words, and the atmosphere in the hall became stagnant.

To be honest, Meng Tian didn't know what the prince was thinking now.

He had always thought that because the prince grew up in a deep palace, he had never seen the darkness and sinisterness in people's hearts. Now that he had made the matter clear, it seemed that the prince still insisted on his previous thoughts.

Meng Tian had no choice but to say, "Prince, everyone in the country is busy preparing for the war. The prince should know that the generals Wang Jian, Li Duwei and others are currently participating in the war to attack the Yan Kingdom. The prince thought that the king was going to what to do?"

"It's nothing more than attacking Wei and then taking Chu."

"Since the prince knows, he should also have imagined that in the future, the country will still be dominated by war. Therefore, the corvee cannot be reduced, and taxes cannot be reduced or reduced. The current difficulties and hardships are necessary. When the world is unified, all problems will be solved. Solved easily.”

Fusu's eyes were dark, as if he had already seen that scene in history.

Everyone in the world resented Qin. When they were oppressed to the last moment, they all rose up one after another, and the world gathered in response.

The prince's face was cold, and Meng Tian didn't know what he said wrong.

I saw Fusu looking at his feet first, and then said slowly, "If only it were really that simple."

After hearing this, Meng Tian felt that the prince was a little unfounded.

"Prince, our Qin State is obeying the destiny of heaven. Now our Qin State has successively destroyed South Korea, Zhao State, and then Wei State and Chu State. Wei State has nothing to do, and everything is in the bag."

"Although I didn't believe in those witchcraft in the past, I see that most of the land in the world today is owned by our Qin country, and the trend of unification is just around the corner. I am ignorant. I secretly thought that the prince should focus his energy on Put it on the war to unify the world."

(End of this chapter)