"It turned out to be hidden here...

"It's really hidden!"

Chu Ge couldn't help but lament that the game's routines were indeed a bit deep. How could ordinary people have imagined that this game would bury the key clues to the next stage in a mountain of pieces for players to discover on their own?

But when I think about it carefully, I think it makes sense.

On the one hand, this is in line with the consistent characteristics of the game "Dark Sand", which is that it does not consider the difficulty and player acceptance at all, and likes to torture players with the high difficulty of real history; on the other hand, this is also a review of future content.

Review and hint.

Chu Ge had already had a premonition that most of the content of the subsequent games would be related to Wang Wenchuan's reforms.

There is a very close relationship between Ayun Yu and Wang Wenchuan's reforms, which can be used as the best entry point. Moreover, the way this case is handled is very likely to be inextricably linked to subsequent reforms.

Chu Ge went over the legal provisions and the emperor's previous decree again, and after careful consideration, he gave his own judgment.

First of all, regarding the charge of "murdering her husband", since Ayun was still mourning her mother at that time, her marriage relationship with Wei Da was not established, so naturally it could not be considered as murdering her husband.

As for the general crime of "attempted murder", after Ayun was arrested, he truthfully confessed before being sentenced. This was in line with the definition of "surrender" in the emperor's decree. Therefore, the actual crime should be reduced by two levels to the crime of attempted murder, and he was ultimately sentenced to imprisonment.

, that is, going to jail.

After the verdict, Chu Ge submitted the result to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment, and of course, to Wang Wenchuan.

Then, Chu Ge's vision gradually increased, and scenes passed quickly in front of him like a revolving lantern.

His perspective fell on his own verdict, and he followed the fast horse at the inn to the capital of the Qi Dynasty at that time.

One copy was delivered to Dali Temple, and the other was delivered directly to Wang Wenchuan.

This seemingly simple verdict caused an uproar in the Qi Dynasty's court at that time.

As expected, Dali Temple did not agree with this verdict. They wanted to reverse the verdict and re-define Ayun to be hanged.

The Ministry of Punishment also agreed with Dali Temple's view and believed that he should be sentenced to death by hanging.

Yushitai, who has supervisory responsibilities, impeached Zhang Renxia, ​​accusing him of misusing legal provisions and undermining the court's legal system for his own selfish purposes.

However, Wang Wenchuan agreed with Zhang Renxia's verdict and asked the emperor to issue an edict for the important officials and Hanlin students to discuss it together.

In the court, Wang Wenchuan supported Zhang Renxia's verdict, naturally because of the previous emperor's edict; while Wenjun, another important minister in the court, actually supported the verdict of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment, believing that "it is not necessary to surrender if it harms others."

"Example", it is believed that Ayun was not qualified to surrender in the first place, so naturally he could not reduce his crime to second degree by surrendering.

Other Hanlin scholars also put forward their own opinions. In the end, those who supported Wang Wenchuan gained the upper hand.

It happened that the emperor was more inclined to Wang Wenchuan's view, so he issued an order to handle the matter in accordance with Wang Wenchuan's views.

But then, the Sanfa Si were dissatisfied, and the emperor asked Wang Wenchuan to debate with the officials of Dali Temple again. More and more people were involved in this discussion. The provisions of the law and the emperor's letter originally only contained a few simple sentences.

The words, at this time, were being discussed continuously by extracting chapters and quotations from scriptures.

Finally, after a long period of wrangling, the emperor finally got fed up and finally fully supported Wang Wenchuan's view, declaring that Ayun's marriage was illegal and sentenced him to exile from prison.

In Chu Ge's field of vision, the emperor's orders were issued layer by layer, and finally came to Ayun in prison. And when Ayun was being exiled by the guards, it coincided with the emperor's general amnesty, so he recovered within a few years.

Freed, remarried and had children.

The camera gradually zoomed up, and the field of vision was once again filled with fog.

Chu Ge let out a sigh of relief. It seemed that this time, he had successfully passed the second stage of the role of Zhang Renxia.

Although watching the cutscene for such a long time was a bit boring, during the discussion between these people, Chu Ge also gained a deeper understanding of Ayun Yu.

Should Ayun die?

If reviewed afterwards, he obviously did not deserve to die.

The key to this lies in the emperor's edict.

When an edict is issued, all officials agree with it, so it can be promulgated throughout the world. Once the edict is issued, it has legal effect.

Therefore, since all the details of Ayun Eucalyptus meet the conditions of this edict, Ayun's crime should be reduced by two degrees in accordance with the regulations.

As for why the discussion took so long in the end, it was because officials from the two groups disagreed on the specific interpretation and identification of the law.

For example, in the opinion of Wen Junshi and other important ministers, murdering one's husband is one of the ten evils, and the ten evils are generally not included in the amnesty; the criminal law stipulates that murder and wounding cannot be surrendered, which conflicts with the emperor's edict; or Ayun

Does it count as surrender, how should surrender be defined, etc...

During the whole process, both sides quoted from many sources and each said many truths, which amazed Chu Ge.

I have to say that ancient people were indeed literate.

If a modern person were placed in ancient times, even a person like Chu Ge who knew relatively much about ancient times, in that environment, would only be defeated by these great scholars who were rich in knowledge.

After all, modern people cannot be the opponents of ancient people in debating scriptures.

Fortunately, the game "Ansha" was kind this time and did not let Chu Ge actually play the role of Wang Wenchuan and fight against the scholars, otherwise Chu Ge would probably have to suffer again.

"In this way, Ayun Eucalyptus should be properly resolved.

"However, it can also be seen from Ayun Eucalyptus that two very serious contradictions may run through the entire dungeon in the future, no, it may even run through the entire dungeon of the Qi Dynasty.

"It's difficult..."

Chu Ge had already foreseen that there might be more challenges waiting for him in the future dungeons.

In Ayun Eucalyptus, he saw two huge contradictions. One was the issue of "Which has the final say between the emperor's edicts and the existing laws?" and the other was whether the emperor "ruled the world with the scholar-bureaucrats."

The problem.

In the view of Wang Wenchuan and other reformists, since the emperor has issued a decree or edict that clearly stipulates how to deal with this special situation, even if this edict conflicts with existing laws, the emperor's edict should prevail.

Wen Junshi and others believed that the emperor could not break the law by decree.

In other words, what the two sides are arguing is actually the issue of "whether the ancestral laws can be changed."

There is no doubt that in the process of Wang Wenchuan's subsequent implementation of the new law, this kind of debate will continue. In every specific incident thereafter, the two sides will use this method to repeatedly confront each other until one side completely falls.

Another huge contradiction is the question of "whether the emperor should rule the world with the scholar-bureaucrats."

Obviously, in the view of Wen Junshi and others, the emperor of the Qi Dynasty could not enjoy absolute and supreme monarchy. In fact, he had to share the monarchy with these important civil servants.

If a certain edict of the emperor is unanimously opposed by all the scholar-bureaucrats, then this edict should not and cannot be implemented smoothly.

From a modern perspective, limiting imperial power seems to be a good thing, but when the emperor wants to do something practical and offends the interests of important ministers, leading to ultimate failure, this is not necessarily a good thing...

In short, the second stage of Zhang Renxia's identity was finally passed smoothly.

The fog in Chu Ge's vision gradually dissipated, but the next stage of the scene did not immediately appear in front of his eyes, but a special fragment appeared.

The image of Wang Wenchuan can also be vaguely seen above.

"Um?

"Memory pieces!"

Chu Ge couldn't help but perked up and immediately tried to touch the fragment. Then, scenes appeared in front of him like a revolving lantern.

In previous version updates, the talent of Memory Fragments has become a resident talent for players. It will be triggered in key links in many dungeons, giving players some surprises.

And this time is no exception.

Although the memory fragments were relatively fragmented and not particularly complete and coherent, Chu Ge still looked at them very carefully because he knew that there might be some important information related to customs clearance.

…

The picture in his memory was still from the first-person perspective. After looking at it for a while, Chu Ge realized that this perspective belonged to Wang Wenchuan.

There are numerous names written on the imperial list.

In Chu Ge's vision, Wang Wenchuan did not look at the list from back to front like others, but looked directly at the top position with great confidence.

Sure enough, he saw his name in the fourth place.

Being named on the gold list is one of the great joys in life. It also means that Wang Wenchuan's many years of hard study finally paid off. When he was 22 years old, he successfully entered the officialdom of the Qi Dynasty and was ready to make a career.

From the current perspective, there is nothing wrong with saying that he is a top academic.

After reporting to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Wang Wenchuan turned around and left the bustling capital and came to the local prefectures and counties of the Qi Dynasty.

Twenty years passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past twenty years, he has traveled to many states and counties, and has held a series of positions such as judge, county magistrate, general magistrate, and state magistrate. He started from the grassroots and was promoted through political performance.

And in these fleeting memory fragments, Chu Ge also saw some special scenes.

In fact, Wang Wenchuan had already had the opportunity to be a capital official. When he was the governor of Jiedu, he could pass the imperial examination and enter the court. Then he slowly passed the qualifications, was promoted naturally, and quickly entered the power of the Qi Dynasty.

core.

As for the exam, for a super academic like Wang Wenchuan, it is something that can be easily grasped.

After all, he was the undisputed first in terms of articles at the time, and although he was not the first in terms of poetry, he was definitely among the top.

But he didn't take the exam at all.

He stubbornly went to another county to be the magistrate and stayed there for another five years.

He saw doubts in the eyes of his colleagues, friends and political opponents. These people obviously felt that Wang Wenchuan's brain was somehow seriously ill.

But Chu Ge could understand Wang Wenchuan's mentality at this time.
To be continued...