bayedsolid Chapter 378 Still Want to Save Him?
Chapter 378 Still Want to Save Him?
Sweat profusely!
If you had to describe these officials and nobles in one sentence, it would be that they were drenched in sweat.
According to the laws of Qin, they had committed an unforgivable crime punishable by death.
The worst part is that this capital offense is enough to kill them more than ten times over.
The group of people looked at each other, somewhat bewildered.
"Wait a minute, aren't we supposed to be the ones settling scores with him? How did it turn into him settling scores with us?"
They were somewhat confused.
However, what they know now is that they cannot sit idly by and wait for their doom, no matter what.
Li Chengjia, who was the leader of the group, panicked.
After all, he was a spoiled brat who couldn't even hold a proper official position.
They usually only bully ordinary people, exploiting the locals and plundering their wealth.
That's all they know.
These characteristics are evident.
That's bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
Now that the two toughest people in the entire Qin state are in front of him, how can he be arrogant?
Among the crowd, the others were not such useless people.
After all, the others don't want to die.
Zhao Feng from the Zhao family, looking at the relevant intelligence document in his hand, spoke frankly.
"If this information is true, then I am truly doomed to die without a burial place."
But as he looked closer, he discovered some blind spots.
That means it seems that many of the things mentioned in this intelligence were committed before the new Qin law was issued.
So, perhaps I do have a chance.
His eyes immediately darted around.
He decided to take the risk.
After all, if he did nothing, he would still inevitably die.
Rather than doing that, it's better to do something to see if you can salvage your situation.
With that in mind, he raised his neck to look at Tang Yu and finally said in an extremely serious tone.
"Your Excellency, if the crimes committed here were listed and judged according to the current Qin law, they would all be capital offenses."
Tang Yu raised his head and looked at the person.
Because this person was standing prominently among those who came to cause trouble.
This proves that he was with Li Chengjia and others.
But why would the other party say that?
Tang Yu became somewhat interested.
Could it be that he thinks he can break the deadlock?
Tang Yu didn't say anything, just quietly watched his performance.
This person's behavior naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Many officials like him turned their attention to him.
"What's wrong with this guy? Is he looking for death?"
"He doesn't seem like it to me, otherwise why would he be so low-class? Could it be that he's clean?"
"How could that be? I just saw him in these people's files."
"This man named Zhao Feng is also a corrupt official, and the blood of ordinary people is stained on his hands quite a bit."
What exactly is this "catch the wind" that people are curious about?
Tang Yu nodded.
"Yes, what you said is indeed correct."
“Those who committed these crimes should, by all accounts, face certain death.”
"What kind of death do you think would be worthy of the sins they committed?"
Tang Yu's words were, in effect, a question directed at Zhao Feng.
Zhao Feng then spoke.
"But Grand Preceptor, even if the information recorded in this intelligence report is true..."
"But there are still some issues with the time and date."
"Date and time?"
Others were also curious after hearing this.
Tang Yu, on the other hand, showed an expression of interest.
He had been wondering before whether anyone would seize on the contradiction in the date and time to argue with him.
But now I realize that there are actually people who can see it.
However, Tang Yu was not in a hurry.
Since he was prepared, he certainly wouldn't just sit idly by and wait to die.
At this point, Zhao Feng stopped communicating with Tang Yu.
Instead, he raised his eyes and looked at Ying Zheng with an extremely serious expression.
"Your Majesty, we have discovered that many of the dates in this document are before the promulgation of the new Qin Law."
"The crimes committed under the old Qin laws before the new laws of my Qin state."
"Then, no matter what rules are used to calculate it, it should be calculated according to the original Qin law."
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng also looked at Tang Yu.
I want to know exactly how Tang Yu expressed his opinion.
Tang Yu shook his head at him, signaling Ying Zheng not to take any action.
Ying Zheng was naturally pleased with this.
He wanted to see how Mr. Tang planned to break the deadlock in this situation.
Everyone was looking at Tang Yu.
It's not just about how Tang Yu solves the problem, but also about their own interests.
If Tang Yu says that everything should be done in accordance with the new Qin law, then it means that many of the things they did and the sins they committed before were wrong.
Now Tang Yu has evidence of their crimes.
If the new Qin laws are followed, they will retain the privileges that were originally reserved for officials and nobles.
Things that were not illegal before are now all illegal.
Since almost all of them were waiting to die, morale would naturally collapse.
The army was thrown into chaos, leading to widespread unrest throughout the country...
However, if Tang Yu says that the trial should be conducted according to the old Qin law, this person might actually escape punishment.
They watched Tang Yu, caught in a dilemma, wondering what path he would choose to break the deadlock.
At this moment, Tang Yu glanced downwards and then simply shook his head.
"is it?"
"I was originally thinking of letting you off the hook."
"But if you insist on punishing him according to the old Qin law, then I, the Imperial Preceptor, can only thank you for your selflessness and altruism."
"Then you will be punished according to the old Qin law."
The room fell silent after those words were spoken.
All the officials were stunned.
They never expected Tang Yu to say something like that.
They thought that Tang Yu would lose face no matter what choice he made.
But what's going on here?
Many officials were completely baffled.
At this moment, Tang Yu stopped speaking and looked at Li Si, who stood at the head of all the officials.
Tang Yu did indeed have some knowledge of the Qin Law.
However, he was not as familiar with Li Si as Li Si.
Who in the entire Qin state understood Qin law best?
That must be our Prime Minister Li Si.
In that case, let Li Si be the judge for the other side.
"Prime Minister Li, I don't know what the original laws of my Qin state are like."
"What punishment should be given to the people mentioned in these materials for their crimes?"
When Li Si heard Tang Yu mention his name, he lowered his head and looked at it, pondering for a moment.
Less than a minute later, he raised his head.