In an abandoned courtyard, two people sat facing each other.
"Please help me kill him."
"I can help you, but I need to wait until he travels alone before I can take action."
"He has no customers around him, so now is the best opportunity."
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The Chu army was massive and launched an attack on Nanyang.
Jingyang was in the position of the central army. The vanguard troops had already caught up with the Qin's rear army, but the main force had just left Shangcai. This showed Chu's huge advantage in numbers. Chu's army,
There is no uniform dress. The private soldiers of different nobles are dressed differently. The king's soldiers and the principal soldiers are also dressed differently. Various flags are flying. Jingyang frowns and sends more scouts.
Explore around.
Jingyang's strategy is very simple. Complete the war outside the Great Wall and don't give the enemy time to confront. If the two armies confront each other, Chu will probably not be able to defeat Qin. The price of this war is that Chun Shenjun gave up.
After this year's farming, during the busy farming season, a large number of young men were recruited and sent to the battlefield. This was of course also an important strategy of Fan Ju. This was Fan Ju relying on Qin's national power to bully other countries.
By sending troops when farming is busy, Qin State still has the power to cultivate, but if it wants to resist Qin State's attack, it must use most of the country's young people, which will cause food shortages. As long as Qin State chooses to confront, the enemy will definitely support it.
Unfortunately, in the face of such a strategy, the countries have no way to solve it. It is difficult to shorten the gap in national power through other means.
Therefore, after the current King of Qin ascended the throne, Qin continued to use troops against other countries. The more Qin fought, the stronger it became, and the other countries became weaker. Jingyang knew very well that if he could not end the war in a short time, Chu would become
A few years ago, the State of Zhao had no food and grass supply, and its hundreds of thousands of troops could only be passively beaten, without the strength to fight back, and it would even have a huge impact on the country. Now, the State of Zhao cannot even send reinforcements.
This is the result of playing confrontation with the Qin people.
Even though Jingyang knew that the Qin people could not be easily defeated, he had no other way. All he could do was to be cautious and cautious, and he would never let down the high hopes of Chun Shenjun and the king. Jingyang sat in the military chariot and watched.
Looking at the scorching sun gradually setting in the distance, for some reason, my heart suddenly twitched.
"Hmm... delicious." Li Yu's face was shiny after eating. Zhao Kuo's disciples also ate freely without wasting anything. Zhao Kuo had scolded them for eating food to prove their bravery.
How can their bravery be proven by how much they eat? A person who can look directly at his own weaknesses and face his own fears is the bravest! Zhao Kuo reprimanded him like this, and his disciples no longer dared to waste food.
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Dong Chengzi looked at them, dumbfounded. He didn't know why. Ma Fujun suddenly brought his retainers and disciples to his home. Of course, Dong Chengzi was very happy. He hurriedly asked people to prepare meals to entertain everyone, but...
Ma Fujun's customers are really good at eating... Dong Chengzi wiped the sweat from his forehead and showed a smile. The guests eat a lot, which is also a sign of respect for the host.
Zhao Kuo sat next to Dong Chengzi, glared at his disciples, and told them not to go too far. Then he looked at Dong Chengzi with a smile. The two chatted for a while, and Zhao Kuo asked about the law.
After hearing the law, Dong Chengzi's face became a little pale, and he pulled his hair hard. Well...his hair had begun to thin. Dong Chengzi complained: "It's too much... too much."
..I don’t have a free day…”
After leaving the guests to eat, Zhao Kuo and Dong Chengzi walked into another room. In this room, there were piles of bamboo slips, like a hill. Dong Chengzi introduced them to him one by one. It can be seen that during these days,
, Dong Chengzi has indeed not been idle. He has made Zhao-style changes to the laws of the Qin State, and added a lot of content according to Zhao Kuo's reminder. Dong Chengzi gradually became fascinated by Zhao Kuo.
Kuo seemed to see the sad-faced law students on campus in later generations.
"You can't do it alone... Maybe you can find a few more people to help."
Dong Chengzi took Zhao Kuo to see many laws and regulations that he had perfected. What surprised Zhao Kuo was that the new laws compiled by Dong Chengzi had made great progress. Ever since Zhao Kuo told him about sentencing
After the incident, he combined the laws of Qin and established a complete primitive legal system. He removed the more cruel and bloody punishments in the law and replaced them with service of different lengths.
The prisoners of Qin State needed to build roads and the Great Wall, and Zhao State also needed to build it!
Seeing the surprise in Dong Chengzi's new law about the recognition of prisoners as senior, isn't this the purpose of his law? It is not punishment, but dissuasion, not harm, but change. Even if it is praised by Ma Fujun, Dong
When Dong Chengzi worked hard and performed well, Zhao Kuo was really shocked. He looked at the fat and white Dong Chengzi in front of him. This fat man really brought him so much trouble that he couldn't laugh.
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He doesn't have much hair anymore... Zhao Kuo thought to himself, no wonder most European judges like to wear wigs...
The reason why Zhao Kuo respects Qin's laws is because Qin's laws already provide personal protection and property protection for the people. In Qin, except for a few high-ranking people, others did not dare to kill people at will.
Even if the other party is a prisoner or a slave, you cannot kill them without reason, otherwise they will be punished as murder. This may seem simple, but it is actually the core of the law, which is to protect the personal safety of the people.
In other countries, it is normal for the superiors to kill the humble at will, and no one will be punished for this. For example, Mengchang killed innocent people indiscriminately because the people laughed at his height. In other countries, he
They are all innocent, and they will even be praised by others, but if he were in Qin, let alone killing thousands of people, even if he killed one, he would be arrested by Qin officials and punished with murder.
The laws of Qin have always been famous for their cruelty in later generations. However, in this era, this cruel law can protect many innocent people. No noble children would dare to kill lowly retainers at will, nor would they
There are situations where officials directly execute their subordinates. This is a country with legal restrictions but also legal protection. A small official in Zhao State can harm hundreds of civilians through the power in his hands.
Just because he is a close confidant of the county magistrate, he can take people's lives lightly, steal people's food at will, and deal with them at will. But in Qin, such things rarely happen. Maybe Qin also has something abominable.
He is an evil official, but he will not do these things openly, because there are laws that restrict him and will punish him. These officials who are familiar with the laws are the most cautious, for fear of encountering the persecution of this cruel law.
When the officials of the Qin State deal with criminals, the criminals have the right to appeal. They can appeal all the way to Xianyang. If the officials make a wrong judgment, the convicted officials will receive the corresponding punishment according to the crime they convicted.
, if it is not a wrongful conviction, the criminal who appeals will have to receive a more severe punishment. In Zhao State... Haha, appeals do not exist. As long as you are suspected, you will be hanged and beaten until you admit all your crimes.
Looking at it this way, it makes people wonder who is the more cruel one. However, Qin's laws do have very bloody and cruel punishments, such as amputating hands and feet, cutting off noses and cutting off the roots of descendants, etc. It is really confusing
It's horrifying, and some of the punishments are very severe. Just because you take a casual walk or have a quarrel with a neighbor, you may be arrested and sentenced. However, no matter how cruel the law is, it is probably not as good as a person with no rules, and the nobles can kill people carelessly.
cruel society.
Qin had the most criminals, but the number of criminals it executed in a month was probably not as many as the number of people killed by Lord Mengchang after being humiliated.
So Zhao Kuo focused on talking to him about how the law should protect personal safety and private wealth. Naturally, Dong Chengzi was not surprised at this point. There were already detailed provisions in Qin's laws and he could copy them. But when Zhao Kuo mentioned it,
When the law was used to limit the king's power, Dong Chengzi could not help but tremble. Zhao Kuo calmed the frightened Dong Chengzi and said seriously: "At least, the law should be used to limit the king from doing evil."
"But...can a minister still punish his own monarch?"
"What I'm talking about is not to punish the king, but to prevent the king from changing the law privately and killing people indiscriminately. If there is a law that stipulates that the king is not allowed to do this, and the ministers can reject the king's unreasonable request based on the law, can the king still
Can you personally hold a dagger to kill someone?"
Dong Chengzi was still very scared, and he hesitated and said: "Let's finish other aspects first." Zhao Kuo did not continue to ask him to write. It happened that Zhao Kuo now had time, and he might be able to help Dong Chengzi.
They chatted for a long time. Zhao Kuo asked his disciples to come in and asked Dong Chengzi to tell his disciples about his experience in writing laws during this period.
Dong Chengzi's face turned red from holding back, and as he spoke, his words became fluent. He told his disciples the purpose of formulating the law, as well as the detailed method of formulating it, the difference from Qin's law, etc., which came from Qin
The disciples of the Kingdom listened most attentively. Everyone quickly fell in love with this serious fat man and raised some questions of their own, and Dong Chengzi answered them with a smile.
Zhao Kuo left his disciples here and went to the palace with his disciples. It was already dusk.
King Zhao kindly asked Ma Fujun to sit aside. He had many things he wanted to ask Zhao Kuo, but it was difficult for him to ask in front of the ministers. Now that he finally had this opportunity, King Zhao helplessly said to Zhao Kuo
: "Jun Xinling and Jun Pingyang are fighting endlessly, and I really don't know what to do..." King Zhao looked very troubled, and he said painfully: "I have talented people who have to fight with each other, and I don't know what to do..."
I don’t want to lose anyone..."
Zhao Kuo understood what he meant. The palms and backs of his palms were all flesh. King Zhao did not want to see his talents killing each other. Zhao Kuo thought for a moment and then said seriously: "Mr. Xinling wants to reform. This
It's a good thing. This is what I put forward first. The reason why Lord Pingyang opposed it was because he was afraid of the harm the reform would cause to the State of Zhao. I know your difficulties. Please leave this matter to me. I will do it.
Help Lord Xinling reform..."
King Zhao finally calmed down and asked again: "Wei Jun sent someone to deliver a letter. He wants to invite you to come to Wei State and ask you in person about how to govern the country...I don't dare to do it privately."
Decide..." Zhao Kuo was stunned. King Wei wanted to invite him to the Kingdom of Wei? This was a good opportunity to promote his benevolent political ideas. Seeing that Zhao Kuo was a little tempted, King Zhao hurriedly said: "The army of the Kingdom of Wei
We are fighting with the Qin people in Chu State, now is not a good time to rush to Wei State..."
Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "You are right."
King Zhao continued: "However, I am afraid that the Qin people will not be able to hold on for too long. Yu Qing told me that the Qin people have been defeated in Chu's territory and have fled to Nanyang. The Chu army is pursuing them. Now, the Qin people
We are finally going to be defeated..." King Zhao looked very happy. He hated Qin in his heart. Seeing Qin's losses, he naturally wanted to write to King Qin to congratulate him, but Zhao Kuo felt something was wrong.
He frowned and asked in confusion: "When I left Korea, the Qin people still had the advantage and were about to attack Chendu. How could they suddenly lose?"
King Zhao thought for a while and then said: "I don't know that Jingyang of the Chu State... is really a general. He can defeat the Qin people in such a dangerous situation. Yu Qing
Said, Jingyang wants to annihilate this Qin army..." When talking about Jingyang, stars appeared in King Zhao's eyes again, with great expectation and a little sadness, as if he was sighing, such a talent
Why is it also in Chu State?
Zhao Kuo frowned and thought for a moment. He stood up suddenly and said, "No... Bai Qi!"
"Bai Qi?" King Zhao also quickly stood up, his eyes flashing, looking around, and asked: "Where is Bai Qi? Where is Bai Qi?!" Zhao Kuo looked at King Zhao in front of him,
Said: "Your Majesty, I have something else to do, so I will leave first." King Zhao looked at Zhao Kuo doubtfully and watched Zhao Kuo leave. Then he raised his head and sighed, muttering in a low voice: "Bai Qi...
Jingyang...Xunzi...Xiang Xian...Huang Xie..."
Zhao Kuo hurriedly walked out of the palace. He felt that the situation in Chu State was particularly familiar. If Qin State could not end the war, it would usually use its trump card. However, Qin State's amazing retreat speed seemed to be in Zhao Kuo's ears.
Bian roared: "It's white!" When Bai Qi fought in this kind of confrontation, he always liked to lure the enemy, turn the battlefield into his favorite mobile battle, and then directly surround and annihilate him. If Zhao Kuo guessed correctly,
Now Bai Qi has a big mouth, waiting for Jingyang to walk in...
Zhao Kuo wanted to write a letter to the King of Qin... He had to deliver the letter to the King of Qin before Bai Qi massacred the prisoners of Chu!
Under the night, a burly warrior walked drunkenly on the road. The soldiers passing by looked at him with disdain, but ignored him. The drunkard walked all the way to Dong Chengzi's courtyard, and suddenly looked at him warily.
After checking the surroundings and making sure that there were no soldiers or the like around, he tightened his grip on the dagger at his waist. After taking a few steps back, he rushed forward, jumped up, and grabbed the courtyard wall with both hands, neatly
jumped into the courtyard.
Jumping into the courtyard, he drew his dagger and turned around.
Under the night, dozens of Ma Fujun's disciples from all over the world were sitting in the courtyard, staring at him with their eyes wide open.
The atmosphere was silent for a long time. The assassin was the first to break the embarrassment and spoke his last words.
"It doesn't mean there are no customers..."
The assassin stabbed his own chest with the dagger in grief and anger, and fell to the ground dead.
ps: It’s like this. Tomorrow, Laolang will be on the best-seller selection. This is a good recommendation. Unfortunately, every time I have this recommendation, a large number of people always scold me, in the book review area, and in this chapter, so,
Every time there is a recommendation, I am happy and angry, so I will not read the comments tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. If you want to praise me, hurry up.