General Qin

"He wants to atone with a noble?"

King Qin looked at Li Si who was standing beside him.

"Only. There is a statement in the "Military Jue Law" that one person who wants to go to the second level of the nobility to avoid his parents being a concubine, and the beheaded official to be a public servant, who returns to the public servant so as to save his wife from being a concubine, promises that he will be free. Think common people."

"It's just that the bar doesn't belong to Zhao Tuo's relatives, and it doesn't agree with the law. It's up to the king to decide whether to promise it or not." Li Si replied.

Although the Qin State ruled the country by law, this law only governed the common people and officials, but the king was not restrained. This is what is often said that "the king is above the law".

Don't look at what Qin Law said, don't look at how Qin Law was written, as long as the king of Qin said a word, it was more effective than all laws.

But although the king has this privilege, he cannot use it indiscriminately, especially in some major events, the consequences of breaking the law at will are very serious.

However, Zhao Tuo's request to atone for his crime with a noble is obviously not included in this list.

King Qin thought for a while, "Yes."

Li Si responded, he hesitated for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, he still wants to join the army to defeat Yan?"

King Qin frowned, and whispered, "Is that why he wants to go to the battlefield?"

Li Si smiled bitterly and said: "I know that the king cherishes talents and wants to keep him in Xianyang to cultivate one or two. But I think this son has made up his mind, and he also said, 'The prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must be sent to the death. Wu', he wants to go to the battlefield to make meritorious service and contribute to the unification of the king."

King Qin suddenly asked, "Is he only fifteen?"

Li Si nodded and said: "Wei. Your Majesty ordered the boys to study for years five years ago, and ordered the middle school boys to start serving at the age of seventeen. Strictly speaking, Zhao Tuo is not old enough. But he is seven feet tall, which meets the previous conscription standards. If With the king's permission, he can also be recruited."

King Qin sneered: "Since he wants to go, let him go."

"only."

Li Si took the order to retreat. Before leaving, he saw King Qin's cold face and knew that the king was already displeased.

He shook his head helplessly, he really didn't know what Zhao Tuo was thinking in his head, he didn't wait in Xianyang, he insisted on running to the battlefield to fight for his life.

Not long after Li Si left, a lively girl rushed into the hall.

"Father!"

Before she got close, she screamed happily.

The small body rushed forward, like a swallow returning to its nest, and happily hugged King Qin's neck. The girl said coquettishly, "Father, I'm back!"

King Qin rarely showed a smile on his tense face.

He looked at the girl lovingly: "It's good to come back, how did you go to Shanglin to play?"

The girl pouted and said, "It's nothing fun. In the cold winter months, I can't even see many birds. And not long after I arrived, I heard about the envoy's assassination, so I hurried back. Father, are you alright?"

King Qin said with a smile: "The situation is under the control of the widow, so what can happen."

"It's good that the father is fine. I heard my brother talk about the Deputy Envoy of the Yan Kingdom. I heard that the father appreciates this person very much, doesn't he?" The girl stared wide-eyed, full of curiosity.

...

Zhao Tuo and Heng walked on the country road.

"Tuo, are you really going to join the army and help the Qin people attack Yan?" Heng asked in disbelief.

Zhao Tuo said casually: "Qin will definitely destroy Yan in this battle, and I also want to gain some military exploits."

Hearing this, tears filled his eyes, he knelt on the ground and bowed to Zhao Tuo.

"Although I am not from Qin, I also know the value of titles. To fight on the battlefield, you need to kill a man in armor and take their heads in exchange for a first-level title. Now you are atonement for me, a villain, and you are willing to give up the second-level title. I can't repay such kindness."

Zhao Tuo smiled, stretched out his hand to pull the horizontal line, and said: "Although the title is good, no one is important. If I hadn't helped you this time, setting the fire at night in exchange for a chance to sue me, how could I have done it?" Seeing the sun today. I already have half of your title, so there is nothing wrong with atoning for your sins."

This is Zhao Tuo's sincere words. He can escape from the vortex of Jing Ke's assassination this time without Heng's help.

Before the assassination, Jing Ke took Zhao Tuo seriously, and even if he left, he let the ranger guard the door and did not give Zhao Tuo any chance to escape.

That's why Zhao Tuo sought Heng's help, and asked Heng to set fire while Zhao Tuo and Jing Ke stayed in the house to practice, creating opportunities for Zhao Tuo in the chaos.

For this reason, Heng also helped Zhao Tuo kill Qiyang, and his hands were stained with blood.

At that time, Heng helped Zhao Tuo to do all this, and did not ask why.

Just because Zhao Tuo opened his mouth and asked Heng to set fire, he set fire, and asked Heng to help kill, so he helped kill Qiyang.

This kind of trust moved Zhao Tuo very much.

It can be said that Zhao Tuo's plan would never have been successful if he hadn't been there to help.

So when he sued for adultery that night, Zhao Tuo deliberately mentioned Heng's name, hoping to help him avoid the responsibility of sitting down.

Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo's teeth itch with hatred.

Qin's law is too harsh, and Shang Jun's technique is very perverted.

"If rape is prohibited, it is better to be severely punished."

"The so-called good governance, the punishment is not good, and the good is not rewarded, so the people are good without punishment. The people are good without punishment, and the punishment is severe. If the punishment is severe, the people dare not commit it, so there is no punishment. And the people dare not do wrong. , is good for all countries.”

What's the meaning?

It is the Legalists who believe that there is no way to prohibit treachery and prevent crimes compared to using severe punishments.

Those who abide by the law do not need to be rewarded, but as long as they commit crimes, they will be punished severely, even to death.

Qin law.

Stealing other people's mulberry leaves, worth less than a penny, will be punished with 30 days of hard labor.

If you steal more than one renminbi and less than two hundred and twenty renminbi, you will be exiled.

Stealing between two hundred and twenty renminbi and six hundred and sixty renminbi will be punished with a tattoo.

Stealing more than 660 yuan, you have to cut your nose after getting a tattoo, and finally become a Chengdan.

And if there are more than five people committing crimes in a gang, it will be even worse. Even if they only steal a dollar, they will have to cut off their left feet and be punished as Cheng Dan with tattoos on their faces.

This is only theft, and other punishments will only be more severe, and they are often implicated, one person commits a crime, and several people sit together.

What cut in half, abandoned the city, cracked the car, barbarians...

In short, as long as you commit a crime, you will be punished severely, the kind that will make you hate forever if you make a mistake.

Its core purpose is to execute punishment with punishment.

So as long as he is in the same team with Jing Ke, he is guilty. As long as he didn't sue Zhao Tuo for adultery at the beginning, it would be considered useless and he would be punished.

Because he set fire to help Zhao Tuo sue for adultery, the Qin court spared him the death penalty, but still punished him as a servant.

The so-called Lichen refers to the slaves of this era.

Males are ministers and females are concubines. Lichen and Lichen are often referred to as Lichen and concubines.

They have many jobs, including but not limited to: plowing land, reclamation, grazing, building cities, building roads, guarding fields, transportation and so on.

And once you become a servant, you will be a servant for life, and your children and grandchildren will have this status for generations, unless you can make meritorious service or someone is willing to buy it with a title.

Zhao Tuo knew that after the reunification of King Qin, he would start a lot of projects.

Palaces of the Six Kingdoms, Lishan Mausoleum, building the Great Wall, repairing Chi Road...

Inside, I don't know how many Lichen buried their bones.

If Zhao Tuo didn't make atonement for the crime, with his body and bones, he might die within two years.

If the title is gone, you can still earn it, but if you lose the person, then you are really gone.

So Zhao Tuo would rather redeem himself with two ranks of titles.

Lying on the ground, his eyes dim with tears, he said firmly:

"Heng, willing to die for Zhao Jun."

"Sleeping Tiger Land Qin Bamboo Bamboo Law Questions and Answers":

"Don't steal from a thief, and drive (additional) crime." But what is "driving (addition) crime"?

Five people steal, if Zang (hidden) is more than one qian, cut off the left and stop, there are (again) tattooed as Chengdan; five people who do not make a profit, have stolen more than 660 qian, tattooed as Chengdan; Buying 660 When it reaches two hundred and twenty coins, tattoo it as Chengdan; Asking for a thief is better than this.