Xiao Ye told Xu Qing everything about the virtues of a wise king. The newly-elected emperor passed the throne to his younger brother and ran off to the battlefield with his troops.
He has been a prince since he came back. The reason is that the late emperor was an emperor but died early. He also reviewed a large number of memorials every day and died of overwork.
The wise king had eyes for that throne and fear in his heart.
Who in this world doesn’t have a little selfishness?
When King Xian heard Xu Qing's words, he coughed awkwardly and changed the subject: "I have read the law you wrote. The charges are concise, rewards and punishments are clear, and the treatment is reasonable. It is not targeted at the Liu family. I have already read it."
The messenger sent it to the capital. I believe that even the officials from the six ministries can't find any mistakes after reading it, and it will be implemented soon. By the way, I just heard you say that you want to lay the foundation for our great Chu for eternity.
Now that I, the Great Chu, are officially employing people, why don't you close your shop and enter the officialdom, and I will recommend you."
Xu Qing coughed and said: "Don't I have to run the state business for the prince... The development of the state business will also benefit all the people... And I am still young and inexperienced. I am afraid that I will have to seduce every day when I enter the officialdom.
He died of exhaustion of heart and soul. If I die, who will run the country's business for the prince, don't you think so?"
three days later
Beijing
Emperor Chu sat in the royal study and looked at the stack of papers presented by the soldiers below. He opened another letter and read it carefully.
After reading the letter, Emperor Chu couldn't help but be a little surprised: "This Xu Qing again? Where did the emperor find this talent?"
No wonder the Emperor of Chu was not surprised. Not long ago, the horseshoes were also made by this person. After improvements by craftsmen, they were mass-produced and assembled on the horseshoes by the Ministry of Industry, so that the horses could gallop better on the battlefield.
And today, Xu Qing presented another piece of law?
Thinking of this, Emperor Chu couldn't help but shook his head. The emperor really regarded this Xu Qing as a treasure. The horseshoe could be conceived because of Xu Qing's whim.
Since the wise king did not express Xu Qing's attainments in poetry, the Emperor of Chu only thought that this person was a talented craftsman, and even thought of assigning this person to work in the Ministry of Industry, where he would surely make great achievements and have a limitless future.
However, the emperor brother said that this person should be given a title, so the Emperor of Chu asked the Hanlin Academy to draft an imperial edict for the title. Anyway, this throne originally belonged to the emperor brother, and he was just temporarily promoted to a knighthood.
A title is good, but a county barony is not worth much anyway.
But today, the imperial brother actually said that this person found out the omissions in the laws of Dachu, and also added an article of laws by the way?
Brother Huang is so ridiculous! How can legal matters be such a child's play?!
Although he didn't want to be the emperor in the first place, he couldn't watch his brother act like this!
Does the law just make up for it? Does it even add another part?
I remember that when the law was revised, the two prime ministers of the six ministers had to argue endlessly in the court to change a few words in a legal article.
Now the Emperor's brother actually sent one directly? Do you really think that the law belongs to the Emperor's own family? Just change it and make up for it?!
How did "Da Chu Ling" come about? Just rename the "Da Sui Ling" of the previous dynasty and use it directly. Why not write a new one?
That’s because the formation of a law requires a lot of time, manpower, and financial resources. How can it be written just as easily?
Emperor Chu really doubted whether Xu Qing had given his brother the ecstasy soup, and he was capable of doing anything?!
Do you dare to take your ideas to the legal level?
The Emperor of Chu does not deny that there are omissions in the law. If there are any omissions, you can point them out. If Xu Qing puts forward some opinions and makes a memorial, the Emperor of Chu will think that Xu Qing is an astute talent, and he might even show off in the court.
Ichiban.
But he directly presented a law, and Emperor Chu couldn't help but feel that this person was a little arrogant. You, a young boy, dared to add something to the six ministerial books with caution?
What a courageous person!
With such a mood, Emperor Chu took the stack of paper over. He wanted to see what Xu Qing wrote!
Emperor Chu was stunned as soon as his eyes fell on these pieces of paper. He even became more and more fascinated as he looked at them. How could there be such a concise and concise law in this world?!
The rules are clear and the crimes and punishments are clear.
Even compared with this law, Dachu's laws and regulations seem bloated and simple, and how can they compare with the simplicity and conciseness of this law.
This...can this really be written by one person?!
For a moment, Emperor Chu even wanted to ask, what were you thinking when you wrote the law?
If all the laws of Da Chu were as concise and concise as this new law, making rewards and punishments clear for officials, how many unjust, false and wrongful cases should be reduced in Da Chu?
Although it was very unbelievable, King Xian had to admit that Xu Qing was a talent!
Emperor Chu dug out the imperial edict of knighthood that had not yet been sent out. A baron...isn't it a bit low?
In the early morning of the next day, the Emperor of Chu announced new laws and regulations in the court hall.
As soon as this statement came out, it immediately aroused discussions and uproar among officials, both civil and military.
Prime Minister Zuo cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to your Majesty, the addition of laws is related to the foundation of the country. How can it be such a child's play? I hope your Majesty will take back the order."
The right prime minister also handed over his hand and said: "Your Majesty, what Jiang Xiang said is right. The law should have been compiled based on a large number of visits and surveys, and gathered the opinions of hundreds of officials to compile it into a document. How can it be added just by saying that it is added? I hope your majesty will not
You must listen to the villain’s slander and take back your life.”
From ancient times to the present, kings will never make mistakes. Even if they make mistakes, it is not His Majesty's fault. It is the fault of the villains around His Majesty. It is because they deceived the Holy Spirit.
The Emperor of Chu coughed and said: "The two prime ministers have equal lives. This law was written by a man named Xu Qing. After reading it, I think it is detailed and reasonable."
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel: "It turns out that Xu Qing is deceiving the Holy Spirit. His Majesty is so credulous in trusting villains that he is doing harm to the country!"
The Minister of Rites: "What Mr. Li said is reasonable. Xu Qing made such slanderous remarks to His Majesty. I think this person has bad intentions."
The Minister of Punishment: "What Mr. Li and Mr. Wang said makes sense!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said: "Although Xu Qing has made great achievements in making sacred objects such as horseshoes and is a rare talent, the humble minister who tried to get involved in the law thinks that his motives are impure."
…
The Emperor of Chu had obviously anticipated such a scene early on, and asked the eunuchs on the side to distribute the legal provisions written by Xu Qing to all civil and military officials.
Then, the Emperor of Chu coughed and said: "My lords, why don't you take a closer look before you make a conclusion? I believe that after reading these legal provisions, you will make your own conclusions about whether Xu Qing is a traitor or a virtuous minister."
.”
a moment later
The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I think that when the Ministry of Punishment officially employs people, I think that Xu Qing's talent should not be wasted in this way. I sincerely ask your Majesty to transfer Xu Qing to the Ministry of Punishment as the Minister of Punishment."
Minister of Justice: "Sir, what do you want me to do?"
The Minister of Punishment said: "You can stay where you want. The minister has made no achievements in six years. Don't you feel ashamed?!"
Minister of Criminal Affairs: "..."
Minister of the Ministry of Personnel: Your Majesty, I think that such talents are a waste of talent in the Ministry of Punishment. Since this person can make such laws and punish both officials and people appropriately, he should come to our Ministry of Personnel to work. The Ministry of Personnel has contact with officials, big and small.
It will definitely inspire Xu Qing to revise the law in the future."
