Chapter 34 34. Is the Prince and General Xiang Ning a good person?

Author: Lan Xinlanshan

Chapter 34 34. Is the Prince and General Xiang Ning a good person?

"Bye bye! Mom's two little darlings! Mom is still the happy girl who loves freedom! She loves traveling!"

Kissing Ping'er and Shuang'er goodbye, Wang Quan's heart had already soared. There was no sadness, no sorrow of separation, but only longing for poetry and the distance!

Ji Bu arranged a carriage, but Wang Quan insisted on riding a horse.

"Mother, you'd better take the car!" Zhi Du urged, "Riding is dirty and tiring."

"Stop it!" Wang Quan pointed his riding whip at Zhidu and pretended to smile cheerfully, "What did you call me?"

"Young Master Wang!" Zhidu quickly changed his words, cupping his fists.

Touching the short beard on his lips, Wang Quan hit the horse frequently with the enthusiasm of riding a horse, making it easy for Ji Bu and his entourage to catch up.

The wind in the mountains and wild fields is blowing unbridled, and even the wild flowers on the roadside are blooming brightly and gorgeously. This is the taste of freedom! During the day, you can sing songs and drink alcohol, carry the breeze, bathe in the warm sun, trust the reins, Wang Quan's good mood, let you follow

people are also happy.

The sun is shining brightly, the fields are vast, and it is the season when grains are ripe. Under the light of farming civilization, the empire is full of harvest scenes.

Wang Quan was very surprised to see the farmers plowing the wood and eating the soil. The production tools are the expression of the production method. How can this backward production method feed the public?

Looking at the saddle and saddle on the horse's back and the armor and swords of the accompanying guards, Wang Da felt a sense of sadness in her heart.

Food is the most important thing for the people. At this time, the people were still struggling for food and to be full. The manufacturing of metal and ironware, whether for sacrificial vessels or weapons and armor, was far away from civilian producers. Why not

How about using the materials used to produce weapons, improving them to make agricultural tools, and using them for agricultural production?

Emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business cannot only be reflected in the emphasis on agriculture, but also on ensuring that farmers have relatively advanced means of production as much as possible.

Ji Bu saw the compassion on Wang Da's face: "Since the Holy Emperor ascended the throne, water conservancy projects have been built and the farming area has been expanded. Some dry land can also be farmed. It is much better than before."

Wang Quan went down to the field and looked at the millet harvested by farmers. "One grain of millet is sown in spring and ten thousand grains are harvested in autumn." Where are the ten thousand grains? The ears of grain are short and small. When rubbed in the palm of the hand, there is a lot of grain. This is

Really relying on the sky, primitive farming methods, primitive seed fertilizers.

He sighed deeply. In any era, farmers are the most basic producers. For the development of society and the survival of mankind, they carry the wheels of history on their backs!

I can't help but think of the food safety issue that everyone is concerned about in the 21st century. There are rumors of genetically modified agricultural products, organic food being sought after, and agricultural planting being carried out in droves.

Thank you for the development of science and technology! Thank you for the progress of society! At that time, the biggest food safety problem was hunger. From ancient times to the present, people died of hunger everywhere, and hungry people were displaced from time to time. How long did it take for the Chinese people to have enough to eat and achieve food freedom? Just stir up the hype about organic

Food. The reduction in production caused by organic is obvious. Organic means abandoning the achievements of human agricultural science in recent hundreds of years and insisting on relying on nature for food.

The journey was more burdensome and less joyful. What was even more embarrassing was that after riding a horse for a day, Wang Quan couldn't stand it anymore!

MD! Is this the difference between a buyer’s show and a seller’s show? You look cool when riding a horse, but your legs become crippled when you get off the horse! You sit on the saddle with your legs between the horse’s backs, and your thighs are worn out! You have to walk with your legs crossed after dismounting.

The legs look like they are holding hemorrhoids. If you continue to ride this horse, the two straight and elegant long legs will become bow-legged! It is really rude and unbecoming.

After finally getting to the inn, Ji Bu arranged to change the carriage. Wang Quan honestly abandoned the horse and took a carriage instead. But she felt uneasy sitting in the carriage.

"General Ji! Come and ride in the chariot!" Wang Quan was pretending to be Ji Bu's entourage. How could the entourage ride in a chariot and the envoy follow on horseback?

"I'm used to riding horses. Just wait until you get to the station in front and then change the carriage. There's no need for the prince to give in." Ji Bu saluted respectfully.

The wheels are made of wood and have no shock absorption, and the road is uneven. Even riding in the car is bumpy and painful. In addition, in some sections of the road, it is difficult for the frame to move forward. Sometimes it is necessary to change horses or lead horses on foot. This journey is not Beauty, poetry and distance are dreams after all. I miss the 21st century!

Heading towards Wu State, there were more people on the road. Wang Quan secretly observed that most of them were tattooed people.

Zhidu followed Wang Quan's carriage closely and whispered, "Master Wang, most of these bandits and refugees have fled to Wu after committing crimes. I'm afraid they are desperadoes, so let's be careful!"

Wang Quan nodded and thought to himself: This King of Wu is too presumptuous! The criminals from other countries fled to the Kingdom of Wu, and the King of Wu accepted them all. How can the court and other countries face it? Are they treating the law as a piece of paper?

Emperor Wen abolished corporal punishment, which was intended to rehabilitate criminals, but it allowed some desperadoes to run wild. In addition, with the refuge of Wu, the laws of the Han Dynasty and the laws of other countries were in vain.

The abolition of corporal punishment originated from "Tiying saves her father".

In the thirteenth year of Emperor Wen's reign, King Liu Bi of Wu's princess was seriously ill. He wrote to King Liu Ze of Qi and asked the famous doctor Chunyu Yi of Qi to come quickly to treat the princess.

The state of Wu was so powerful that King Liu Ze of Qi did not dare to neglect him and immediately sent a car to send Chunyu Yi to the state of Wu day and night.

On the way, Chun Yuyi saw a sick woman lying on the roadside dying. The doctor was kind-hearted, so he quickly stopped the car and treated the sick woman. The news spread, and more patients came to her.

As a result, Chun Yuyi delayed his trip and arrived at the capital of Wu six days late. However, Princess Wu died three days ago.

The King of Wu was angry at Chun Yuyi, but was unable to punish him, so he sent people to escort Chunyu Yi back to the State of Qi, and put pressure on the King of Qi to kill Chun Yuyi. The King of Qi was not stupid, so he passed this hot potato to the State of Qi. imperial court.

According to Han law, Chunyu Yi should be sentenced to corporal punishment, and his right leg would be chopped off.

Chunyu Yi's daughter Tiying was filial and strong-willed. In order to redress her father's injustice, she followed him to Chang'an to file a petition.

After arriving in the capital, with the help of everyone, Tiying finally met Emperor Wen.

Tiying said: "My father broke the law and deserves to be punished. However, if his nose is cut off or his feet are chopped off, he will always be a cripple. Even if he wants to reform, it will be impossible. I am willing to be a government official." My slave came to atone for his father’s sins so that he could have a chance to change his ways.”

Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty governed the world with filial piety and practiced it. He was moved by Tiying's filial piety in sacrificing her life to save her father. At the same time, he felt that corporal punishment was too cruel. If a person broke the law, he would become a useless person and would never have the opportunity to start a new life.

Emperor Wen learned from Tingwei Zhang Shizhi that the King of Wu was purely seeking revenge, so he changed Chunyu Yi's corporal punishment to a fine of four kilograms on the spot. He then commended Tiying for her filial piety, gave her a ten kilogram bonus, and personally gave Tiying the "Eternal Filial Daughter" plaque.

After that, Emperor Wen of China eliminated corporal punishment. Corporal punishment was established in the Shang Dynasty and had a history of nearly 2,000 years by the time of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. There were more than 200 kinds of corporal punishment, such as tattooing (stabbing the face), 劓 (cutting off the nose), mutilation (cutting off the feet), palace (Sima Qian’s kind) etc.

Emperor Wen changed the punishments such as tattooing and kun to Chengdan (building a city), pounding rice, etc., and changed the punishments such as tattooing and cutting off the feet to beating with a wooden board. In the fourteenth year of Emperor Wen, the Han Dynasty completely abolished corporal punishment.

In the edict, Emperor Wen said: "In ancient times, there was no corporal punishment and the world was peaceful. Now there are three types of corporal punishment, but it is not reduced." Emperor Wen realized that if he wanted the world to be peaceful, he still needed benevolence and enlightenment.

Emperor Wen was the first monarch in Chinese history to abolish corporal punishment, thus earning him the reputation of a "benevolent monarch".

Wu King Liu Bi accepted and tolerated fugitives without any scruples and did not "extradit" them for repatriation. Wouldn't this be contrary to the imperial court?

Humph! Could it be that someone who was a criminal and unruly citizen elsewhere turned into a good citizen in Wu? Wang Quan secretly sneered.

Liu Bi, Liu Bi, you are covered with thorns, and the court has nowhere to say anything. I, Wang Ao, want to see if I can pull out the thorns on your body!

After entering the territory of Wu State, Ji Bu and others went to a tavern for dinner.

The tavern was lively and noisy. Several tattooed maniacs were drinking and talking loudly. One said that he had killed several people; the other said that he had beheaded the pavilion chief and his entire family...

Wang Quan and the others were silent, lowering their heads to eat.

Suddenly, they were startled by a wild scream.

"Princes, generals and prime ministers, would you rather have the seed?!"

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