Chapter 1178 The emperor broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people
Chapter 1178: The emperor breaks the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people
The eyes of all the ministers quietly fell on Zhou Tingwei: The last one, fights and fights, it seems that there is no need to mention them. This is all shoot-to-kill. Is it possible that people are dragged out and whipped to death?
Zhou Tingwei really hesitated this time and had no intention of continuing, but Wei Gong asked again: "Master Zhou, have you finished speaking?"
Zhou Tingwei had no choice but to say: "The second son of Changping Bo belongs to the nobility. He beat the nobles and caused the nobles to bleed and get injured. He was hanged. The crime was committed on his parents. The parents were slaves in the nobles' homes for ten years. They must pay for the son..."
With a "plop", Chang Ping Bo knelt down on the ground.
The ministers no longer dared to look at the emperor's face. This and this... were more serious than killing the prince and then whipping his corpse!
Is the Tingwei Mansion sure that such a punishment can be implemented?
Zhou Tingwei also knew this very well, so his next words were: "According to the "Dayong Law", punishments such as imprisonment, exile, and death for nobles are ultimately decided by the emperor."
All the ministers secretly breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, there is another comment.
Thinking about it carefully, the revised "Dayong Law" has been implemented for several years, and I have never heard of any noble family being imprisoned, exiled, beheaded or hanged!
It's just that this has gone around in a circle and come back to the original point: when the emperor asked Wei Gong for their opinions, wasn't it just to make a decision?
Now that Zhou Tingwei's words have come to this point, how does Wei Gong respond?
Everyone's attention turned to Wei Gong again.
There was no clue on Wei Gong's face, he just bowed his hands to the emperor and said: "Before the revision of the "Dayong Law", someone once wrote an article, and there are several sentences in it that I have always kept in mind:'
If those who obey the law are strong, the country will be strong; if those who obey the law are weak, the country will be weak. The strength of a country depends on whether it is strong in enforcing the law."
"'If you don't believe in the law, your behavior will be in danger; if punishments continue, evil will prevail.' Only by firm and firm enforcement of the law can the majesty of the emperor be maintained and evil can be defeated."
"'The law is not noble, and the rope is not bent. When the law is imposed, the wise cannot evade it, and the brave cannot dare to fight. The ministers will not be spared from punishment, and the good will not be spared from ordinary people.' Laws and regulations should not favor the powerful, nor should punishments be given.
Not avoiding ministers is the determination of a country to enforce the law, and it is the foundation for the stability of our country, the peace of the country and the peace of the people!"
Duke Wei's eyes were bright and his voice was sonorous and powerful: "The prince, as the prince of a country, has bad moral conduct and tramples on the law. Your Majesty asked me what I thought, and I only had one sentence: The emperor breaks the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people, and so is the prince!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole palace was in an uproar.
The emperor broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people. This is a blatant contempt for the emperor's majesty!
Is Wei Gong aggrieved for his daughter, or is he trying to break with the emperor?
The emperor seemed to have not yet reacted to Duke Wei's powerful words. He only looked at Duke Wei with complex eyes and said after a long time: "Then according to Duke Wei's opinion, how should the prince be punished?"
Wei Gong also solemnly saluted the emperor, and just as he was about to speak, a servant came to the emperor with a panic expression, knelt on the ground and whispered: "Zhangzhou has a long-term reputation. It was sent in a hurry overnight. I don't dare to
If I delay, I’m afraid I’ll miss something important!”
The emperor was startled, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately said: "Bring me the zhezi."
