Qin Official

"It's just that under the order of Zhonglang's carriage, two new Langwei who were added to the ban fell asleep while staying in the guard."

Half an hour later, in the room where Zhonglang Huling and his subordinates rested, two of Heifu's subordinates were explaining to Heifu the reason for Meng Yi's anger just now.

One of them is Li Liang, a native of Longxi County. He is a public official and has a mature appearance. The other man's name was Dong Yi (yi), a native of Xia Yang in Nei Shi, and also a public official. He was tall and thick, a typical martial artist in Guanzhong.

Lang Wei was asked not to sleep too much when he was asked to sleep, he had to be called upon at any time, not to mention that it was indeed a serious sin to doze off while sleeping in the guard.

After being reprimanded by Meng Yi, the two young Langwei were expelled from Langwei. When they returned home in despair, they would definitely be beaten up by their father and brother at home, because they had missed a bright future and even delayed their career. The career of the whole family.

"So as a man in the palace, you can't make any small mistakes..." Dong Yi said with emotion.

Li Liang responded: "Even if you are not a man, you can't do anything wrong if you are an official of Qin."

Li Liang, a native of Longxi, was less than thirty years old. He was Li Xin's clan brother. His emotion was considered to be from the bottom of his heart. He felt that he had made a mistake after saying it.

Heifu just kept the words of the two in his heart and said, "So that's it. I thought it was because Meng Zhonglang enforced the law too harshly."

Dong Yi said: "General Zhonglang is indeed strict in enforcing the law. Originally, the young Lang Wei, who was 17 or 18 years old, had committed a crime for the first time. It was enough to give him a scolding or a slight punishment. Unexpectedly, he was directly expelled..."

Heifu took the opportunity and said, "I have heard that before Mengjun became Zhonglang General, he tried a case under the king's order and sentenced Zhongche Mansion to death?"

Li Liang was thinking more, and when he heard about this, he kept silent.

Dong Yi had a simpler mind and had no scruples. He smiled and said: "Zhonglang Hu Ling is right. General Meng Zhonglang was previously serving as a prisoner in Tingwei, specializing in hearing cases. A few years ago, Zhongche Mansion ordered prisoners After being convicted, His Majesty asked Lord Meng to review the case. Lord Meng did not dare to bend the law and sentenced Zhongche Mansion Ling to death and removed him from his eunuch status. Finally, His Majesty Qin Shihuang, who was loyal to Zhongche Mansion Ling and worked conscientiously for many years, pardoned him... "

After hearing that this was indeed the case, Heifu shook his head secretly.

The first thing he did to make a fortune was a false accusation lawsuit. In the end, he was cleared of his grievances with a happy verdict and received the reward he deserved.

Therefore, Heifu had a good impression of Qin's judicial system from beginning to end. In addition, he had been an official for many years and was very familiar with Qin's laws. So we know that Qin paid great attention to legal procedures. From the county jailer to the county jailer to the court officials, judges at all levels basically handled cases in accordance with the law, rather than relying on their own morals and human feelings.

But when he came to the center of the empire, he discovered that this seemingly strict and seamless Qin law system actually had a big natural hole.

The King of Qin, or the Emperor, is absolutely above the law.

Although the kings of Qin in the past, as well as the current First Emperor, all understood that the Qin Law was the foundation for the founding of the Qin State and its unification of the world, almost every generation of Qin kings had more or less used the "pardon power" unique to the monarch.

During the Second Battle of Chu, Qin Mo's Cheng Shang, who worked with Hei Fu, told him that during the reign of King Qin Hui, Qin Mo's wealthy son Tun lived in Xianyang, and his son was arrested for murder. King Qin Hui relied heavily on Qin Mo at that time. Considering that he was older and had only one son, he planned to pardon his son. However, Qin Mo's boss believed that regardless of Qin law or Mohist rules, murder was a capital crime, and it would be a rash pardon. He broke the rules and asked the King of Qin to execute his son according to law.

During the reign of King Zhao of Qin, Qin general Zheng Anping surrendered to Zhao in the Battle of Handan. It stands to reason that Fan Ju, who recommended him as a general, should be executed immediately, but King Qin Zhao ordered the whole country to kill anyone who dared to speak out about Zheng Anping. In turn, he increased the reward to Fan Ju to reassure him. It was not until Fan Ju's other benefactor, Wang Ji, was also executed for the crime of interfering with the princes. The evidence was conclusive and public opinion surged, so King Qin Zhao had no choice but to give Fan Ju's death.

Now, Meng Yi, who was in charge of the trial, had sentenced Zhao Gao to death, but the emperor once again used the power of pardon to directly absolve Zhao Gao of his sins, and still allowed him to work in the CRRC Mansion and continue to be regarded as a confidant...

This is quite normal. After all, from the beginning of legislation, Qin laws were built around the centralization of monarchy, and the final decision-making power must be in the hands of the monarch. Nowadays, when encountering important death penalty cases, such as when a court official commits a crime and deserves death, the court officials will even report to the emperor for review. Only if the emperor ticks the box, the death penalty will be established.

As a result, some people who were treated differently by the emperor had the privilege of not being blamed for their mistakes.

"But Zhao Gao was pardoned. This person should not be pardoned..." Hei Fu thought to himself.

Hei Fu was very afraid of Zhao Gao.

Not only what Zhao Gao did in history, from the first meeting, Hei Fu only showed a little murderous intention, but Zhao Gao, who had been a driver for the King of Qin for many years and was good at observing people's emotions, found out and scared Hei Fu into a cold sweat.

After entering Xianyang, the King of Qin ordered his ministers to discuss the title of emperor. Hei Fu thought that he had the correct answer, and because he had the right flattery, he would definitely come out on top. Who would have thought that Zhao Gao, the commander of CRRC, also guessed what the emperor was thinking. In the end, one of them was "in my heart" and the other was "quite in my opinion". They were evenly matched. Heifu was promoted by the emperor, and Zhao Gao Gao Ye was promoted to one rank.

After knowing this, Hei Fu was horrified.

"I relied on cheating, and what did Zhao Gao rely on? Observing people's emotions? Or guessing Qin Shihuang's thoughts?"

He was even more afraid of Zhao Gao. He was on duty and had to stay by his side when Qin Shihuang was traveling. This overlapped with the authority of the CRRC Order, so he would inevitably have to deal with Zhao Gao in the future.

Facing this person, Heifu found that he had no confidence at all now.

He was now certain that Zhao Gao was not a eunuch, he had a wife, a daughter, and a son-in-law, and he was also a master of the inner circle who was "strong enough to stop a galloping horse." Hei Fu might not be as powerful as him.

In addition, Zhao Gao had been with Qin Shihuang for nearly twenty years. He was both a traitor and a loyal man. He was deeply trusted by the emperor and could even use the power of pardon for him. Not even Meng Yi could sentence him to death, let alone a newcomer like Hei Fu.

"It's best to curb your murderous intent and keep things peaceful for the time being..." Heifu made up his mind not to provoke this powerful character for the time being.

"However, this time the Emperor Yi took away his limelight. Will Zhao Gao regard me as his enemy?"

Heifu had to be on guard. Based on the principle that the enemy of his enemy is his friend, he decided that he must have a good relationship with his boss Meng Yi.

But Meng Yi was strict with his subordinates and himself, so he was not easy to deal with. And it seems that Wang Li, the commander of Zhonglang Cavalry, is quite dissatisfied with Meng Yi, and the Wang family is not easy to get along with.

Hidden danger Zhao Gao, boss Meng Yi, colleague Wang Li, and Heifu suddenly discovered that the water in Zhangtai Palace was really not shallow.

"It's useless to think too much. The only way to survive in the confinement is to consolidate the one-third of an acre of land in your hands first, and then follow the emperor's footsteps closely!"

He looked at the arrogant Dong Yi. Dong Yi was easy to handle and had a simpler mind. He was from Xia Yang, Nei Shi, and was from the same hometown as Zhang Han. The two had served as Lang Wei together. We had a relationship and quickly became warm.

Li Liang is different. This person seems to respect Hei Fu, but in fact he has many thoughts.

The two hundred men and guards further down are also young masters in Guanzhong, and all of them have high titles. They are not as good as the three thousand Nanjun children brought out by Hei Fu. It is not an easy task to convince them. …

Just as Heifu was adapting to his new position, the first royal meeting of King Qin after he proclaimed himself emperor also kicked off...