Chapter 1931 Only punish the first evil, not as good as the family
Chen Xuanhua is right here. Once these words are spoken, they will definitely reach Lechang's ears. After all, Chen Xuanhua cannot pretend to have heard nothing.
What's more, Li Xingchen and Lechang usually love Chen Xuanhua the most. Even if the two of them are in trouble, they will never show it in front of Chen Xuanhua, and they may even pretend to smile.
Since Chen Xuanhua knew about the discussion about Lechang, it shows that it is completely untrue.
Chen Xuanhua breathed a sigh of relief, thinking too much.
But she immediately noticed something, put on a smile, and said obediently: "What did your Majesty say? It's empty talk. How can I be a 'little eyes and ears'? The most loyal person in my heart is your Majesty. There is no one in my heart that is better than your Majesty."
more important!"
As she spoke, she stepped forward and hugged Li Xinchen's arm, shaking her.
Li Xingchen had already given up on this trick, and took out his arm pretending to be bored: "I still have a lot of memorials to review. I'll tell you, Sister Le'er, about such a small matter. She will solve it as long as she sees it. Just give me a result."
good."
Chen Xuanhua was not angry, but stood on tiptoes and kissed Li Xingchen on the cheek.
Li Xingchen rubbed her head, thought of something, and added: "Of course we can't just turn a blind eye to this matter. The culprit cannot be let go. I will never allow Jiankang Mansion to exist like this."
For those with evil intentions, the queen can discuss with the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Punishment will ultimately sentence them according to law. However, as for their family members, as long as they are not involved, there is no need to severely punish them."
Chen Xuanhua and Yuan Lexhang looked at each other. Although Li Xingchen said that Lechang would be solely responsible for this matter, the most concerning and fatal point was that Li Xingchen had already made a conclusion, that is to say, he proposed this idea.
In other words, none of the core figures who opposed the relocation of the capital could even think of running away.
Regardless of whether they use words or words, since they already have such thoughts that threaten the stability of the Han Dynasty, Li Xingchen will never forgive them. But for their family members, Li Xingchen has no intention of causing trouble.
To put it nicely, it means sitting together, but to put it badly, it means killing the clan.
In the troubled times of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was not unusual for people to be wiped out at every turn. There were even a few in all dynasties, especially the Northern Qi Dynasty, which was always known for its chaos. As for the troubled times in the north before the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was true that a nation was wiped out at every turn.
Rather than a family.
Even when the Han Dynasty was established and began to establish a legal system, it was not without implicating the family's guilt, but its purpose was not actually to warn people by implicating ethnic groups, but to meet the growing demand for population in Nanzhong, Lingnan and other places.
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Otherwise, just relying on those mountain tribes, the Han will really be able to control the entire south. It will not be known until the Year of the Monkey, and who can guarantee that these tribes who come down from the mountains will really be loyal to the Han wholeheartedly?
Historically, the Southwest Chieftains have never been quiet. Now they really do not have the strength to compete with the Han Dynasty, and they even have to rely on the Han Dynasty. In addition, with Mrs. Xian, a patriotic female hero, everything can still maintain stability.
, but what about a few generations later, when these people have fully developed?
Therefore, the Han Dynasty must exile enough people to balance the local ethnic groups, and at the same time, allow these Chinese people who came south from various places to fully exert the assimilation effect of Chinese civilization, so that these ethnic groups in the southern mountains can also be fully integrated into the Han group.
and become part of China.
Otherwise, Li Xingchen himself is actually not inclined to be exiled.
Continuous sitting is indeed a very useful way to alert the world, especially those with evil intentions. However, with the development of the law, the negative impact of continuous sitting will naturally be reflected. Because the basis for the punishment of continuous sitting is ultimately related to a person.
A relative or family member of a family member commits a crime, but in fact, if the person himself is not involved in the illegal act, then he has not committed a crime.
Exiling him or even directly beheading him for the crime of consecutive imprisonment is tantamount to destroying this person's right to independent existence and social identity, and turning him into a vassal of another person.
The ones who are most harmed by the tandem, and are also the most innocent, are naturally one's wife and children. After all, when a person is involved in some evil plot, he usually will not tell more people, even his own wife and children, so when he is involved in some evil plot,
When someone commits a crime and is about to be killed, his wife and children are innocent and can only bear the punishment with him.
This is tantamount to treating this person's wife and children as his vassals.
If it had been any other era in the past, there would have been no problem.
But it's different now.
What Li Xingchen advocates is that everyone fulfills their own responsibilities. Everyone in society, including women, has their own responsibilities and obligations. They live for their country and family, and they will never live for someone else, even if they live for someone else.
This person is their father or husband.
Therefore, the court should not allow this person's wife and children to bear the crime with him, especially when they have no knowledge at all or know about it but are forced to report it due to threats. As long as they are not involved, then they should not be involved.
Those who are implicated. Only in this way can everyone's independent rights be guaranteed. Otherwise, no matter how developed the laws of the Han Dynasty are, it will not be possible to break out of the old circle, and it will not be binding enough.
The ancients did not come into contact with the law until modern times. Starting from the recorded "Tang Laws and Comments", Chinese law has actually formed a system that has been passed down from generation to generation and perfected from generation to generation. However, there are still many laws in this system.
The element of conformity was so entrenched that China eventually fell behind the West in terms of law.
Moreover, the lack of binding force also causes Chinese laws to sometimes exist in name only. The so-called "punishment is not enough for scholar-officials, and etiquette is not enough for common people" has actually begun to gradually reduce the scope of the law. Scholar-officials don't have to worry about losing their heads, but
But the common people are frightened and frightened because of the harsh laws.
The rights and equality of each person's independent existence have actually been completely broken.
Therefore, in order to keep the Han law on the right track instead of running around like a headless fly, Li Xingchen needed to step in and adjust it.
Li Xingchen now has enough confidence.
In the direction of Lingnan and Nanzhong, farming has been carried out step by step. Thanks to the gradual transfer of the local garrison of the Han army to farming production, coupled with the population flow caused by the imperial court's policy of encouraging people to go south, the population in the south is also gradually increasing, such as
Towns like Panyu are already quite large, and at least Lingnan and other places will not become "barbarian miasma" like they did during the Tang Dynasty in history.
In addition, most of the people who were exiled were the old, weak, sick and disabled, which actually did not fully promote the development of the South. Therefore, it was better to reduce the death penalty and instead exile the death row prisoners, which could also meet the continued demand for labor in the South.