I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 159: Still want amnesty? (There will be another update later, try to make up for what you owe)

"Benchu, please resign tomorrow!"

If there was anything that needed to be said, Yuan Wei had already advised him before, and he did not blame Yuan Shao for not listening to his advice.

It is better to resign voluntarily than to be dismissed due to the emperor's disgust.

The emperor gave him dignity, and the Yuan family should also respond with dignity.

Yuan Wei's earlier plans had long come to nothing, and he knew that it was unrealistic to eradicate the eunuchs now.

Therefore, he no longer seeks to surpass Dou Wu and Chen Fan, as long as he can continue to maintain the reputation of the Yuan family. And if the Yuan family has successors, there is always hope for the future.

In this current situation, we must try to restore the emperor's perception of the Yuan family. He does not want the Yuan family to decline under his hands.

For this reason, Yuan Shao can only suffer a little more.

Yuan Shao felt three parts shocked, three parts questioning, three parts shocked and angry, and one part aggrieved.

Mixed feelings.

General... the former general sold him out now?

How many months has it been? How could we forget the friendship between old friends!

People are not like grass and trees. Yuan Shao and He Jin have been together for a long time. It is impossible to say that they are all using each other and have no feelings.

Historically, when Dong Zhuo intended to depose Li Li, he drew swords against Dong Zhuo, who had taken control of the Central Army. This may not have been due to his friendship with He Jin.

He still didn't believe himself and asked, "Did your uncle read the former general's letter with his own eyes?"

Yuan Wei said: "Since your Majesty has said it, what difference does it make if I look at it or not?"

Seeing this, Yuan Shao still had a glimmer of hope: "In the past, Lu Zhi's disciple Gao lured him into the general's mansion. I suspected that he was sent by Lu Zhi to monitor him. Now that the former general is behind closed doors, I'm afraid the same thing will happen. People exist... By the way, there is also He Xian, he may not be able to keep his words..."

If it was really He Jin who reported him, wouldn't it mean that what he had done in the past five or six years had ended in a complete failure? Yuan Shao was unwilling to accept it.

Yuan Wei saw that Yuan Shao was now more willing to doubt He Xian than to believe He Jin. He knew that this was because his nephew had been hit hard in recent days.

With this matter in mind, as long as this situation persists and nothing happens, Yuan Shao's future will definitely be worrying.

He waited for Yuan Shao to calm down, and then comforted him: "It's a blessing in disguise. After this experience, you should gain something. After you resign, go back to your hometown, concentrate on studying, and benefit the village in the future. Day, there may not be a turning point."

Yuan Shao finally recovered and bowed: "As my uncle said, Shao will resign and return to his hometown..."

But even though he said this, he still felt unwilling to do so.

……

In Yuntai Hall, Liu Bian naturally had no way of knowing Yuan Shao's unwillingness. He got the same answer as Xun Shuang from Tingwei Qing Yangxu.

Yangxu's answer was also more comprehensive. He not only talked about the refugees, but also argued with Liu about some common crimes committed by prisoners, such as theft, fraud, robbery, wounding, etc.

Among them, the most common crime committed by poor people is theft, which is concentrated in February and March. It is the most difficult time of the year. People who have no food at home and receive no relief from their clans are prone to take risks.

In this case, theft can easily develop into other crimes.

As for more serious murders... the people have the idea that the revenge of the ninth generation of Gongyang School can still be repaid. There are often generous and fierce people who kill for revenge, and some even kill for friends.

The trials for these people were usually given lenient sentences, and then they were given amnesty. At one time, as a bystander, Liu Bian certainly felt that the atmosphere created by Gongyang's idea of ​​revenge was very good, and it was also a deterrent to those corrupt officials and those who preyed on the common people.

But when he was in it, especially when he was focused on rectifying the administration, he had a different feeling.

The situation of human rule is unavoidable, but Han laws must also be observed.

Yang Xu's words also made Liu Bian confused about whether to grant amnesty to the world.

But soon, Lu Zhi gave a solution without amnesty - "If your Majesty does not want to grant amnesty, until May, when the third auxiliary farmland is completed, the poor and refugees who owe taxes can be ordered to enter the Guanzhong farmland. "

In fact, if it were not for the cold weather and the inability of people to relocate on the migration route, it could have been implemented earlier. And we have to take into account the possibility of natural disasters in the level...

In the context of people's resettlement, this seems to be the best method.

However, Lu Zhi did not object to the amnesty. Seeing that Liu Bian was still struggling, he said: "Your Majesty, whether it is an amnesty or not, it is the way to govern. There is a way to govern with amnesty, and there is a way to govern without amnesty. As a minister, In my opinion, Xunjun’s memorial is intended to remind His Majesty to pool our wisdom and not be partial.”

With Lu Zhi's support, Liu Bian finally made up his mind. He said: "In the past, the crime of treason was also pardoned when giving amnesty to the world, not to mention other crimes. The reason why I don't want to give amnesty to the world is that I am worried about it. From top to bottom, the law is regarded as nothing, so there is no reverence. The law cannot be used, and the governance of the country cannot be discussed."

"Now it seems that the Amnesty for the World should be used with caution rather than banned. However, I think that even for the Amnesty for the World, it should first set unforgivable crimes as a warning."

Lu Zhi agreed: "In the past, there were people who were not pardoned in all the edicts of amnesty."

Liu Bian turned to ask Yang Xu: "What does Yang Qing think?"

"I have no objection," Yang Xu replied. After finishing speaking, he stopped talking.

Houyang continued to worship and said: "I have a memorial to the law."

He had already had an idea about Han Code, but he hadn't had time to present it yet. Now that the time was right, he simply expressed it.

Liu Biandao: "Qing Yang, please speak."

Yang continued: "Since the rise of the Han Dynasty, for more than 390 years, there have been a slight increase in constitutional laws and unlimited legal regulations. Laws are divided into laws and decrees, and there are many edicts. There are also great scholars who have commented on the laws, but each school has its own Its words cannot be customized.”

"However, although there are many laws and regulations, there are still deficiencies when it comes to prison sentences, so there is a method of proportion. Proportion refers to using similar cases in the past to delay the judgment. However, for example, Chen Zhaogong's "Ci Ling Bi" was written ninety years ago , and similar cases have different sentences and penalties, which are often far-fetched."

"I believe that the decrees of the Ping Dynasty should be consistent with the meaning, streamline the edicts and return them to the law, and delete the remaining orders. Then I will make an interpretation of the law as a proof of the end of the prison."

Liu Bian listened and realized that what Yangxu was doing was the Eastern Han Dynasty version of "Tang Lv Shu Yi", that is, perfecting the law and explaining its execution.

Previously, due to the complexity of the statutes, case law was often used when deciding cases.

But when case law is combined with the rule of man, paired with the classic Spring and Autumn style of writing...

After hearing this, Liu Bian immediately agreed: "What you are admonishing is exactly what I have always wanted to do!"

After thinking about it, he added: "Yang Qing will write a memorial first and discuss it with the ministers at the court meeting tomorrow. The law involves many things, so we need to work together. It is just right to discuss the sins that were not pardoned in the previous meeting. "

Yang Xu estimated the time, hurriedly resigned to Liu Bian, and went back to prepare the memorial.

(End of this chapter)