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"What is Zhou Sicao's opinion?" Li Yan asked.
Zhou Hao said: "Your Highness, I think Chen Ziang's sentence is inappropriate."
"Take Sun Da's son Mao Xinzhi as an example. If Mao Xinzhi killed Sun Da's father in accordance with the law, then Mao Xinzhi was enforcing the law of the country."
"If a person who enforces national laws is assassinated by the son of a condemned prisoner, and the court still wants to commend him, then who else will sentence the prisoner to death in the future?"
"In this way, the national law cannot be upheld and the law has no deterrent effect, which is the source of disaster."
Li Yan nodded. In later generations, some countries abused the principle of cautious punishment and even stopped imposing the death penalty. This also caused a lack of deterrence for some vicious criminals, causing negative consequences in society and worsening public security.
Those small countries can naturally use human rights and fairness to eliminate the death penalty, but a large empire like the Tang Dynasty cannot give up the deterrent power of the law.
Zhou Hao added: "Han Feizi said: 'If someone is punished for his crime, he will not complain.' If Sun Da's father was executed because he violated the laws of the country, then Sun Da's revenge would be a provocation to the court's laws, and it should be
Kill him to bring justice and order."
Li Yan nodded and asked, "What if Sun Da's father was unjustly killed by Mao Xinzhi?"
Zhou Hao said: "If Mao Xinzhi killed him unjustly, then Sun Da kills Mao Xinzhi to avenge his father, which is in line with the definition of blood revenge in the Spring and Autumn Period."
"My subordinates have found out that Sun Da's father was unjustly killed by Mao Xinzhi in order to establish his authority."
"Sun Da was just an ordinary craftsman's son. He once complained to the governor's office, but was imprisoned by the governor's office for a month. Later, his fellow villagers spent money to rescue him."
"Sun Da finally assassinated Mao Xinzhi at the inn to avenge his father. This is a righteous act of blood revenge respected by Confucianism."
"Sun Da helped the court correct its mistakes by killing Mao Xinzhi, who was killing people indiscriminately. The rulers should thank Sun Da and commend him for his righteous deeds. How can they sentence him to death?"
Li Yan nodded, obviously Zhou Hao still supported blood revenge.
This surprised Li Yan that Zhou Hao, a law student in the real world, would actually support blood revenge.
However, Li Yan also had other doubts. He asked:
"Then Sun Da killed Mao Xinzhi. If Mao Xinzhi's son kills Sun Da again for revenge, wouldn't it mean that the vendetta between father and son would be endless? If the court supports blood revenge, will it cause judicial chaos?"
Now that Li Yan is also a qualified Governor-General of Longyou, he naturally understands the power he holds.
Regarding this traitor, he even had the right to bypass the law and directly pardon Sun Da.
But for those in power, the most important virtue is patience with power.
Since ancient times, there have been countless monarchs who have abused their power, and there have also been many monarchs who have harmed the country for their own selfish interests.
But an emperor like Wen Jing who patiently uses his power and does not use his privileges to undermine the country's laws is truly rare.
Li Yan understood that his judicial level was not high, and it was impossible for those in power to study Tang laws every day like Facao officials.
And Li Yan increasingly felt the importance of using power carefully as a superior.
After all, the Tang Dynasty could learn from Emperor Taizong, who was very obedient to his advice. His own imperial grandfather was also able to embrace all rivers when he ascended the throne. However, later on, he began to use power without restraint, which made the Tang Dynasty fall from its prosperity.
Li Yan naturally understood that for areas he didn’t know much about, he still had to listen to the opinions of professional players.
Li Yan knew very well that this judgment, which could be recorded in judicial history, was not just a precedent.
This will also guide future judicial practitioners in using the law.
More importantly, this judgment will also have an impact on social customs and social thinking.
Nowadays, there is a newspaper in Longyou, and Dr. Tea will also read daily news in the teahouse.
Sun Da Xinzhi's eucalyptus is already a big eucalyptus that attracts the attention of the entire Shazhou.
This verdict will also sow seeds in the hearts of the entire Longyou people.
Just like the judgment of Chen Ziang in the Wu Zhou Dynasty, it can affect the judicial judgments of later generations for decades.
The judgment in this case will obviously have a long-lasting impact.
Seeing Li Yan raise this question, Zhou Hao smiled and said:
"Your Highness, as the saying goes, 'If you are punished for your crime, you will not complain.' Mao Xinzhi was executed because of his own indiscriminate killing, so his son's revenge for his blood relatives lacks legal rationality. This is also true.
You can inform the world through judgments."
In this case, Li Yan also nodded and said:
"Then let Zhou Facao draft a verdict. Sun Da stabbed Mao Xinzhi. It was Mao Xinzhi who killed Sun's father first. It is only right for Sun Da to avenge his father. The governor's office found him not guilty and commended his righteous deeds."
Zhou Hao accepted the order and saw that his experience points had increased a lot. Zhou Hao knew that he had completed the mission well.
Just when Zhou Hao was about to leave, Li Yan asked again:
"Zhou Facao, I understand what you mean. We should use the righteousness of blood revenge to deter corrupt officials like Mao Xinzhi."
"Can promoting chivalry really make cruel officials like Mao Xinzhi restrain themselves?"
Facing Li Yan's question, Zhou Hao thought for a while and said:
"cannot."
"The common people call the county magistrate Bailihou. With the current system of the Tang Dynasty, the authority of the county magistrate is almost unlimited."
"A humble citizen like Sun Da has absolutely no way to complain when he is wronged, so he uses this extreme method to seek revenge."
"People like Sun Da are very rare. Most people can only put down their hatred and live in this world."
"But the presence of Sun Da made at least some officials feel scrupulous when oppressing the people."
Li Yan nodded. If a verdict can have such an effect, it is already quite good.
In the afternoon of the same day, the judge of the Dudu Mansion drafted the judgment and King Jianning personally printed it, which was posted all over the notice boards of the state capital.
Sun Dazhi and Mao Xinzhi found out that the fact that Mao Xinzhi killed Sun Dazhi's father was clear. Zhou Hao found an old official from when Mao Xinzhi became the county magistrate to testify, and also found the verdict document of Mao Xinzhi's murder of Sun Dazhi's father, confirming that
This was Mao Xinzhi's arbitrary decision to establish his power.
Sun Da assassinated Mao Xinzhi in order to avenge his father, which was a matter of course.
The magistrate of the Dudu Mansion ruled that Sun Da was not guilty and commended his act of filial piety.
As soon as this verdict came out, the whole Shazhou City was naturally shocked!
After being pardoned, Sun Da walked out of the cell. After removing the torture instruments, he immediately said to Zhou Hao who read the verdict to him:
"Fa Cao, I want to learn Fa!"
Zhou Hao looked at Sun Da with confusion. He was the son of a craftsman and was now twenty-seven years old.
In order to avenge his father, Sun Da has been doing odd jobs and doesn't recognize anyone.
No matter in terms of age or foundation, he is no longer the best age to study law.
Sun Da had avenged his father's death, and the governor's office also compensated his father for his unjust death.
But he actually said he wanted to study the Fa?
Zhou Hao said: "There are schools teaching law in Shazhou City, but you need to have a primary school diploma to attend."
"If you want to study the Fa, you must first be able to read."
Sun Da said to Zhou Hao: "Fa Cao, I am willing to learn from scratch."
Seeing Sun Da's firm attitude, Zhou Hao couldn't help but ask:
"Nowadays, children are the ones studying in primary schools. People like you can definitely learn a skill that is enough to make a living in Longyou. Why should you study Fa?"
Zhou Hao also gave good advice.
Since ancient times, studying law has been an extremely costly undertaking.
It is a profession with high investment, unstable output, and extremely busy work.
There is a saying in the real world: "A monthly salary of 1,000 cannot recruit a front desk, but it can recruit ten paralegals."
It is true that an experienced and well-known lawyer in the industry can receive a very high salary. It is also one of the few industries today where class leaps can be achieved.
However, the high cost of trial and error and the serious involution of the industry are also rare in other industries.
The same is true in today's Tang Dynasty.
Tang law itself is difficult to learn, and connecting the law with judicial practice requires experience.
You must know that in the Tang Dynasty, there was only one "Tang Lv Shu Yi", and there was no judicial practice guide and case inquiry website. Unless you were from a family of swordsmen and pens, it was very difficult to engage in judicial work.
The same is true for players, most law students are very busy.
Even if they are law students, not many people study Tang law.
Therefore, most judges want to educate aborigines.
Shazhou City established a law school early, but studying law is a long-term process, and it has not been able to train qualified judges until now.
Therefore, the entire judicial system of Longyou is now criticized as backward on the forum, and is often criticized by players on the forum.
Sun Da said: "I just want to learn the Dharma. If the villain knew the Dharma back then, it wouldn't have taken ten years to get revenge."
"Gene Era"
Sun Da said firmly: "The law has brought me justice. I want to learn the law and help more people."
Zhou Hao looked at Sun Da with admiration.
Based on thousands of years of tradition, rulers only regard law as a tool of rule.
Even the Legalists only regard law as a ruling technique and a flexible tool.
However, as a law student, Zhou Hao really feels that law is more than just a tool.
The verdict turned out to be a seed, at least it made Sun Da willing to study law.
Zhou Hao said: "When you finish your primary school courses, you can come to me and I will help you arrange admission."
Sun Dah saluted Zhou Hao heavily and said, "Thank you, Fa Cao, for your help!"
The hot August has finally come to an end, and September has finally arrived.
Autumn is getting colder, but the people of Longyou are still immersed in the joy of harvest.
In the Central Plains, the Tang Army and the rebel Chen Bing faced off, and the war that would determine the fate of the Tang Dynasty was about to begin.
The envoys of Tubo have arrived at the palace of King Nanzhao, and they arrogantly ordered King Nanzhao to send his heir to Luoxue City, and to accompany Tubo to send troops to Xichuan in the Tang Dynasty.
The world is in turmoil, and Longyou is only temporarily peaceful.
With the arrival of a new month and the day of settlement, Li Yan can't wait to recruit new players!