Datang: It’s a showdown, I’m an all-around master

Chapter 201

Yi Yin looked at Li Shimin, and said, "Everyone understands this feeling, and you can understand it if you put yourself in another place."

Yi Yin said directly: "Speaking bluntly, this approach does not make their family happy, but makes their family suffer a double blow. This is more cruel than just killing him like this!"

All the ministers thought about it, and they all felt that Yi Yin's words were right and very reasonable.

This kind of operation is indeed more cruel than killing them directly without giving them any hope medicine.

Yi Yin continued: "Out of this consideration, I personally don't suggest letting the death row prisoner go home to reunite with his family as before. This approach is not a good operation."

"So, I thought wrong before!" Li Shimin looked at Yi Yin, and said, "After listening to what you said today, I think it is very reasonable."

Yi Yin said unceremoniously: "It is indeed a mistake!"

When Wei Zheng and the others heard this, they were all shocked!
So straightforwardly saying that the emperor was wrong, without giving any face, so rash?
Current No.1!
Even Wei Zheng, who is so courageous, dare not speak so arrogantly!

What's more, Yi Yin is still Li Shimin's son-in-law, this kind of tone is really out of place!
It's just that Yi Yin has this kind of character, and those who are wrong are wrong and cannot be changed.

There's no hypocrisy to be said, and there's no need to hide yourself, just speak up.

Even if it is the emperor, he can't be used to him!

Moreover, the more powerful a person is, the one who holds the power of life and death, the less he can be spoiled.He was wrong, and someone needed to say that he was wrong!

Wei Zheng is getting older now, he doesn't bring seeds like before!

Yi Yin naturally wanted to point this out to him.

Yi Yin looked at the crowd and said: "In my opinion, there must be a death penalty, so that the world can be warned. After all, life is only once, and everyone should know how to cherish it! But, there are all kinds of people. If there is no death penalty, some people They don’t know how to respect life, don’t know how to cherish life.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Yi Yin's saying of "respecting life" is indeed very reasonable and resonated with everyone!

In the past, no one really raised the idea of ​​reverence for life.

Yi Yin continued: "It's just that the number of death sentences must be controlled within a certain range, otherwise it will easily cause panic among the world, and it will easily cause the world to go to extremes."

Fang Xuanling said: "Since the emperor ascended the throne, there have not been many death row prisoners every year. This is also a precedent in history!"

Yi Yin said: "Even so, I always feel that there are hundreds of death row prisoners every year, which is still not the ideal state."

Li Shimin looked at Yi Yin in surprise when he heard this.

From Li Shimin's point of view, just as Fang Xuanling said, he can be regarded as a wise king in history, who is well aware of the sufferings of the people, and he also tried his best to control the number of executions.

Unexpectedly, in Yi Yin's view, this is not the most ideal state.

Yi Yin said: "The most ideal state, of course, is that there is no death row prisoner."

Fang Xuanling said: "This state is totally unattainable!"

Kong Yingda said: "The most ideal state is just the state we think about in our hearts. In fact, to achieve this state, no emperor has achieved it until now, and the state that the emperor has achieved is actually the same. Up is the ideal state.”

It is undeniable that what Kong Yingda said is also very correct.

Throughout history, Li Shimin is indeed a wise emperor through the ages. During his reign, the system was enlightened and the economy developed, creating the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.However, the power to kill has been enjoyed by emperors since ancient times.

There is no emperor who would not be interested in this work.

Because this is a kind of power that truly reflects that they are emperors.

"A country can't do without laws, and it can't do without laws to restrain people's behavior and make them move within a certain range. However, I think it is still necessary to practice the concept of benevolence as much as possible."

Yi Yin looked at the crowd and said: "From the perspective of benevolence, try to consider everyone's feelings, reduce the number of death row prisoners, and let a country truly achieve harmony, harmony, and peace, so that the people can truly live and work in peace and contentment, and share a good life. is the most important."

"However, how to reduce the number of death row prisoners is the most fundamental problem." Wei Zheng looked at Yi Yin and said.

"Yes, this is indeed the most fundamental problem." Yi Yin looked at the crowd and said, "When a country truly achieves fairness, justice, and openness, and realizes that everything is done based on the fundamental interests of the people, our The ideal state has been achieved!"

"How can we achieve these three men?" Du Lun asked.

Yi Yin said: "Actually, we must put the people first in everything we do!"

"Specifically, less corvee, less exorbitant taxes, less turmoil, so that the people can truly live in a prosperous and thriving environment, where everyone has food, clothing, and housing. In this way, I think that no one wants to break the law and send himself to prison without enjoying a happy life.”

Everyone felt that this was true.

Li Shimin also felt that Yi Yin's analysis was very incisive.

Yi Yin looked at Li Shimin and said, "Besides, what the emperor said involves another issue."

Everyone looked at Yi Yin.

As expected of the Minister of Questions.

It really lives up to its reputation!

Problems can be found at any time.

Li Shimin looked at Yi Yin and said, "Tell me, what's the problem?"

Everyone listened carefully.

Yi Yin said: "The so-called letting the prisoners go home for reunion is not because the prisoners don't want to escape. Faced with the chance of life, every prisoner can take risks! However, since ancient times, the system of implicating the nine clans is really inhumane!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked!

Li Shimin's expression changed, he looked at Yi Yin, and said, "How do you say that?"

In the words, there is a lot of dissatisfaction!
Everyone is also worried.

Even Wei Zheng never said that to the emperor.

I didn't expect Yi Yin to be so courageous.

If someone else said this kind of thing, I'm afraid he would be thrown into a prison unless he was beheaded.

If it weren't for Yi Yin's outstanding meritorious service and being the son-in-law, the emperor might have already been furious.

Yi Yin looked at everyone, then at Li Shimin, and said, "There is a reason why I say this is inhumane. In fact, it is not only inhumane, it may even hinder the development of society."

Everyone looked at Yi Yin, wanting to hear his advice.

Yi Yin went on to say: "If one person breaks the law, he will sit together and even implicate the nine clans. Have you ever thought that not everyone wants this person to break the law? If one person breaks the law, all the members of his family's nine clans will be killed. , Isn’t it too much? Not everyone broke the law with him!”

Yi Yin seems to be asking: "How can one person's fault be blamed on all the people? Individual outlook on life, values, and worldview are different, which leads to different thoughts for everyone. If one person breaks the law , It’s just his personal behavior, it doesn’t represent everyone’s behavior. How can one person’s nine clans be killed just because he broke the law?”

Everyone was quite surprised when they heard this.

Indeed, even in a family, everyone's thoughts are different.

Individuals cannot be used to bind groups.

Speaking of this, Yi Yin looked at the crowd and said, "Just to give an example, for example, if I, Yi Yin, make a mistake, I will be beheaded and punish the nine clans. Go out and cut it?"

(End of this chapter)