He didn't expect that he was just guarding the door outside and wanted to watch the excitement, but in the blink of an eye he was in the middle of it.
Zhao Gao looked at himself expectantly, and the pleading in his eyes moved Zhao Tuo.
What a strong desire to survive.
Zhao Tuo knew that as long as he said the word "kill" on the spot, the emotion in his eyes would turn into extremely strong resentment and despair in an instant.
He did not answer immediately, but glanced at everyone in the palace.
Meng Yi, who had made the death sentence, stood upright in the palace, expressionless, looking like he was enforcing the law impartially.
Wei Liao and Yao Jia, one with his eyes closed and the other with a dark face, did not want to get involved in this matter.
Qin Wangzheng was sitting in the main seat with a deep gaze that made it difficult to guess what the king was thinking.
But Zhao Tuo knew the answer.
He took a deep breath, and with Zhao Gao's expectant look on his face, he said: "I believe that the CRRC government order can follow the example of the past."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone in the palace changed.
Meng Yi tilted his head and frowned slightly.
Wei Liao also opened his eyes, slightly surprised.
Yao Jia's face moved.
Zhao Gao was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, his eyes brightened, and he turned to look at Qin Wangzheng, his face full of pleading.
Qin Wangzheng stared at the young man in the palace with amusement.
"Fan Ju? Please tell me."
Qin Wangzheng opened his mouth and motioned for Zhao Tuo to continue.
Zhao Tuo said loudly: "The matter of the Zhongche Mansion Order is the same as the situation that Yinghou Fan Ju encountered in the past. He was not involved in it. He recommended people because of personal favors and was punished by being imprisoned."
"Although the Qin law states that those who appoint people and do bad things will be punished accordingly. However, we can also quote the example of Ying Hou and use the court to pardon Zhongche Mansion once. If he commits the crime again, he will be punished by law.
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What Zhao Tuo said about the Yinghou incident refers to the time of King Zhaoxiang of Qin in the past, when Prime Minister Fan Ju recommended his benefactor Zheng Anping as a general and led an army of 20,000 to participate in the Battle of Handan.
As a result, as soon as Zheng Anping went out to fight, his troops were surrounded by Zhao troops. Under the crisis, Zheng Anping led 20,000 Qin troops to surrender to Zhao in order to save his life.
Such behavior is naked treason.
According to Qin law, Zheng Anping should be punished for this crime, which would also bring harm to the three clans.
As the recommender, Prime Minister Fan Ju should also receive the same punishment.
However, King Qin Zhaoxiang trusted Fan Ju and was unwilling to punish his ministers for this incident. He pardoned Fan Ju and became more trustworthy. He even ordered the whole country to punish those who dared to speak out about Zheng Anping's affairs with the same crime. In turn, he rewarded Fan Ju, making him
He feels at ease.
Two years later, Wang Ji, another benefactor recommended by Ying Hou Fan Ju, was accused by his subordinates of having liaison with the princes when he was the governor of Hedong County. He was executed by law.
Fan Ju was imprisoned again. This crime was committed twice, which made the Qin people angry. King Qin Zhaoxiang had no choice but to kill Fan Ju.
The reason why Zhao Tuo listed Fan Ju's affairs at this time was that Zhao Gao's situation was very similar to that of Ying Hou.
Another point is that the Qin State has an important legal form called "Tingxing".
The so-called court action is to establish a precedent.
In the legal trials of the Qin State, in addition to relying on legal texts, previous judicial cases were often cited as the basis for trials.
There are many legal examples in the Qin Jian "Legal Questions and Answers" unearthed in later generations, and there are many references to "court affairs" in it, which shows that law enforcers use previous examples to hear cases, which has become a legal system in the Qin State.
Therefore, Zhao Tuo cited the case of Fan Ju being pardoned once to defend Zhao Gao, hoping that Zhao Gao would enjoy the same treatment.
legitimate!
Of course, the biggest key point in this matter is whether Qin Wangzheng is willing to use his privileges like the previous Qin kings did.
Zhao Gao looked at Qin Wangzheng pitifully, hoping that this king could protect him like King Qin Zhaoxiang protected Fan Ju.
"interesting."
King Qin Zheng smiled dullly, looked at Meng Yi, and asked: "Meng Qing, what do you think of Zhao Tuo's statement? Can you quote Fan Ju to pardon Zhao Gao?"
Meng Yi said with a straight face: "Ying Hou has made great contributions to the Qin State. How can Zhao Gao be so virtuous? What great achievements can he compare with Ying Hou?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Gao's face was completely distorted. He turned his head and stared at Meng Yi, wishing he could eat him alive on the spot.
Meng Yi, if I survive, I will definitely kill you in the future!
Destroy your Meng clan!
Meng Yi didn't care about Zhao Gao's expression.
Zhao Tuo saw this in his eyes and couldn't help but trembled.
He knew very well that in the original history, Zhao Gao held this incident in his heart. After helping Hu Hai ascend to power, he tried his best to persuade Hu Hai to kill brother Meng Tian and Mengyi and carry out his revenge to the end.
Once you are hated by such a person, you will never stop.
Meng Yi asked Zhao Gao how virtuous and capable he was, what great achievements he had compared with Fan Ju, and why he enjoyed the same treatment as Ying Hou.
This sentence is correct, Zhao Gao really cannot compare his merits with Fan Ju.
But Meng Yi ignored that in the entire Qin State, credit is not the most important thing.
In terms of merit, Bai Qi, Lord of Wu'an, can be called the best general in the era of King Zhaoxiang. In terms of merit, who in Qin can compare with him?
But what will be the fate of Bai Qi? He will be demoted to the rank of a scholar, and Du Youting will be given death.
Fan Juze was protected by the King of Qin despite being sentenced to death. Is it because of his merits?
In fact, it still comes from the favor of King Qin.
Zhao Gao may be far inferior to Fan Ju in terms of merit, but when it comes to the king's love for him, it seems that it is enough to avoid a death penalty.
Zhao Tuo knew very well that although Qin claimed to rule by law.
But the King of Qin was absolutely above the law.
The King of Qin has the power of pardon that belongs exclusively to the monarch, and he can pardon anyone as long as he is willing.
The current situation is like this. Qin Wangzheng wanted to use his power of pardon to save Zhao Gao, but he didn't want to take the initiative. Someone needed to stand up and make a suggestion.
Wei Liao and Yao Jia didn't want to get involved, so Zhao Tuo was the only one to step forward.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo no longer held back and said loudly: "Although the official of the CRRC has no great merit, he is diligent and loyal. He has served the king for many years. Even if he has no merit, he has worked hard. He is a loyal minister and good official of our Qin State."
a model.”
"It would be too innocent to be executed for the crime of consecutive promotions. I also ask the king to follow the example of the marquis and spare the Zhongche Mansion."
"Your Majesty, please give me a chance and I will never do it again in the future."
Zhao Gao also took the opportunity to kowtow to the King of Qin and beg.
Qin Wangzheng took a deep look at Zhao Tuo.
Turning around, he looked at Meng Yi and said in a calm voice, but with an unquestionable tone: "Meng Qing, this time regarding Zhongche Mansion's order, we will act as a court and pardon him once according to the example of Ying Hou.
If it happens again, I will punish him by sitting down."
"only."
Meng Yi had no expression on his face and agreed with his hands.
He sentenced Zhao Gao to death and enforced the law impartially.
The King of Qin pardoned Zhao Gao, which was an exercise of monarchical prerogative, and there are examples to be found.
There is nothing wrong with what both of them did.
This ends here.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Gao was so happy that he was paralyzed for the rest of his life.
But when he thought of the young man's words just now, Zhao Gao's heart was completely warmed.
Zhao Gao turned around and looked at the young lieutenant.