mtl008 Chapter 379 The Old and New Qin Laws?
Chapter 379 The Old and New Qin Laws?
"Your Excellency, the crimes committed by each person in these documents are heinous and unforgivable."
“Every single one of them is utterly immoral and outrageous.”
"If we were to follow the original laws of Qin, the punishment would be the death penalty, and in serious cases, the person could be torn apart by five horses."
Li Si naturally wouldn't show any favoritism; instead, he looked up at Tang Yu in shock.
He had just been wondering how Tang Yu planned to break the deadlock, but now the other party had actually come to him directly.
At this moment, after Li Si gave his answer, the court fell silent.
None of the officials spoke.
They never imagined that the consequences would be so severe according to the old Qin law.
"How can this be?"
Zhao Feng, who finally realized what was happening, was also stunned.
The next moment he shouted.
"Li Si, you've joined forces with us! You've even dared to bully us Qin people!"
Do you think I haven't been punished before?
At this point, Zhao Feng spoke smugly to the crowd in the court.
"Colleagues, esteemed officials."
"I think that before this, before the promulgation of the new Qin law, all of you gentlemen had some understanding of it, more or less."
"Just like what I did, such as what is documented, two years ago regarding the abduction of women."
"Although it is true that I forcibly abducted a woman, the woman I abducted was from my Zhao family's fiefdom."
“My father was the Grand Minister of the Qin State, and the area where my Zhao family is located was his fiefdom.”
“And all the residents within the fiefdom are members of my Zhao family.”
“They are all members of my Zhao family. If that’s the case, then was I wrong to forcibly abduct a woman from the countryside?”
After he finished speaking, the other Qin officials exchanged glances.
A hint of inner conflict flickered in his eyes.
Yes, although this statement sounds biased and problematic, it seems to be quite true.
Because if we calculate based on the fact that Wang Jian was a marquis.
His fiefdom, and the people living there, number at least a thousand.
According to the laws of Qin, if anything happened to these people, the responsibility should fall directly on Wang Jian.
Wang Jian took direct responsibility for handling the matter first, and then the Qin state took over the responsibility.
In other words, if we follow his logic, then what he's doing doesn't seem to be illegal.
Upon hearing this, Tang Yu didn't speak, but instead said directly.
"Li Si, continue."
Li Si nodded at this point.
“Besides your fiefdom, you are also on the streets outside.”
"Because of a momentary argument, he got into a fight with a commoner and eventually beat him to death."
How do you explain this?
Upon hearing this, Zhao Feng's face showed an air of arrogance.
"What? Does that mean I, a nobleman, can't fight him, a commoner?"
"He's the one who's going to argue with me, so why can't I touch her?"
"Besides, if we nobles beat up commoners, isn't it just a matter of paying money to settle the matter?"
“I lost money back then.”
Upon hearing this, Tang Yu finally stopped gesturing for Li Si to continue.
Instead, she raised her eyes and looked at him.
"When did the laws of Qin state ever say that as long as someone is beaten to death, one can simply pay compensation?"
Hearing this, Zhao Feng fell silent.
According to his memory, it seemed that there was no such provision in the laws of the Qin state.
If killing someone could be resolved simply by paying compensation, then the entire Qin state would likely descend into chaos.
However, when he looked around, he noticed a hint of unease in the eyes of his companions.
Because that's what they used to talk about – beating and killing.
Especially after killing ordinary people, they simply pay compensation to settle the matter.
After all, in this chaotic world, the most unfortunate thing is human life.
If it's possible to exchange human lives for money, I'd be extremely willing to do so now.
He even thought he was a great person, having lost quite a bit of money.
I even feel like I got ripped off.
But why is it like this now?
At this point, Li Chengjia had also recovered.
"But Grand Preceptor, this has always been the case in our Qin Kingdom."
"If a conflict arises between nobles and commoners, and a noble accidentally kills a commoner."
"If the family of the civilian is forgiven, then it is possible to settle the matter with compensation."
Hearing Li Chengjia's words, Tang Yuchong nodded.
"Perhaps what you say makes a lot of sense, and perhaps this is the original way the Qin state handled this matter."
"But I want to ask you something else."
"So, is this relevant Qin legal provision included in my original Qin law?"
"If he wasn't part of Qin law, why did he become part of Qin law instead of being recorded in it?"
"Prime Minister Li, why don't you explain this to everyone?"
When Li Si saw that Tang Yu had steered the conversation back to him, he knew that he had no choice but to play the villain.
Otherwise, the unlucky one wouldn't be Tang Yu, but Li Si.
Thinking of this, Li Si had no choice but to step forward and speak.
"In the laws of my Qin state, whether it is the newly revised Qin law or the original Qin law."
"This has never existed before; it's utterly absurd!"
"Please make sure you investigate thoroughly before you speak."
To be honest, Li Si was also feeling a bit overwhelmed.
After all, he knew very well that these officials did nothing right on a regular basis.
But he really didn't know it could be this outrageous.
Moreover, don't the mistakes made by these officials represent the mistakes of the Qin law?
Although he has now accepted the new Qin law and thinks it is simply a genius invention.
But he still has a lot of feelings for Lao Qinfa.
After all, this old Qin law was the punishment that accompanied Li Si the longest.
But after this commotion, Li Si felt that Qin Fa's reputation was going to drop two levels again.
All of this is simply because of this group of fools who don't know what's good for them.
Li Si's gaze toward them was filled with disgust.
Ha, what a joke!
What kind of person dares to challenge the Grand Preceptor?
This isn't listed? Then...
The nobles were all somewhat bewildered.
To be honest, some of them did have some knowledge and understanding of Qin law.
But it's definitely not at a very high level.
Not to mention someone like Li Si, who could readily spout relevant information.
They were all somewhat surprised.
Then he addressed Ying Zheng.
"Your Majesty, I am not convinced."
"Your Majesty, this has always been the case in my Qin Kingdom!"
"I've done it more than ten times, and I've always done it this way. There's not a single problem."
"How could things have come to this, Your Majesty?"
"Your Majesty, we are not convinced! We are not convinced!"