blogombal Chapter 2366 You are a member of the Cui family
Chapter 2366 You are a member of the Cui family
The punishment for adultery in "The Book of Documents" is: If a man and a woman have unrighteous intercourse, they shall be punished by castration.
Li Shen couldn't remember when he saw this sentence, so he always remembered it.
The main reason may be that they don’t understand how castration is performed.
The Tang Dynasty was a very open country and was very tolerant towards both men and women.
Women can go out on the streets, go boating during festivals, and on special days they can also choose their ideal husbands.
Although there are some moral restrictions, it is not to the point where he cannot leave the house.
Just like Li Shen's sister Li Mengjiang, she also met Zhou Daowu that year.
The only restriction is the sin of adultery. Men and women cannot have sex before marriage and must maintain the most basic etiquette, morality, and integrity.
Adultery has been a serious crime since ancient times. In the pre-Qin period, Emperor Qin Shi Huang once said that anyone who commits adultery can be killed without being punished.
That is to say, in the Qin Dynasty, anyone who committed adultery could be executed without being punished.
But in the Tang Dynasty, it became a two-year imprisonment.
Li Shen certainly knew this law, but he felt that it also depended on the circumstances. Wang Lianzhi and Aunt Zhao loved each other, so as long as they got married, no further action would be taken.
But the two people in front of him were indeed intolerable. The man surnamed Cui was already married and was not from Xizhou Prefecture, but a businessman who came to Xizhou to do business.
Song is from Xizhou Prefecture and is also married.
The two committed adultery, which is a heinous crime.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, Song and I are in love with each other. I beg Your Highness Prince Ji to show some mercy."
Seeing that Li Shen was unmoved, the man surnamed Cui also imitated the same trick.
"Your Majesty, it is best to act according to the law in this matter, otherwise you may be suspected of violating the law of the country when you return.
It will cause unnecessary trouble.”
Wang Xuance whispered to dissuade him. Although he also felt that adultery was an unforgivable sin, the country had its own laws and the family had its own rules.
This is what the laws of the Tang Dynasty stipulate, and they have no choice.
Li Shen frowned, thought for a moment, and waved his hand at the bailiff.
These two characters were just insignificant to him, and it didn't matter if they were killed.
But Li Shen didn't want to cause trouble. He already had enough troubles.
"Are you from the Cui family?"
Li Shen looked at the man surnamed Cui.
"Yes, my name is Cui Lang and I am a member of the Cui family." The man nodded. He was indeed quite frightened just now.
"Are you from the Qinghe Cui family or the Boling Cui family?" Li Shen asked in a daze.
"Your Highness, I am from the Cui family of Qinghe." Cui Lang replied.
"Qinghe Cui family..." Li Shennian said this and there was no further explanation. He was playing with the token in his hand, thinking about something.
The Qinghe Cui family is a family of five surnames, which includes eight major families. It has the longest heritage and is the most powerful among the five surnames.
Wei Zheng ranked the Qinghe Cui family first back then.
"Cui Renzhi should be from the Qinghe Cui family, right?" Li Shen suddenly asked after thinking for a while.
"Well...yes." Cui Lang admitted it.
"Haha, you should know that Cui Renzhi and I are old friends, and we have a close relationship. Since you are from the Qinghe Cui family, I will naturally take good care of you."
Li Shen laughed twice and said it in front of everyone. His words made the onlookers think wildly.
Could it be that Prince Ji has connections with the Cui family and wants to give Cui Lang a lighter sentence?
However, Cui Lang, who knew the truth, was shocked. What a bullshit friendship! As a member of the family, of course he had heard about Prince Ji.
As the Censor of the Censorate, Cui Renzhi was the first person to attack Prince Ji and was also the one who had always felt sorry for Prince Ji.
Looking at Li Shen's cold eyes, Cui Lang had a bad feeling.
"Ms. Lin, where has your son gone?" Li Shen looked at the old woman.
"Your Highness, Prince Ji, my son was conscripted for labor service last year and followed the army westward. It's been almost a year now, and his fate remains uncertain."
The old woman said this with tears in her eyes and was very worried.
Their family is also a local. Last year, when the Western Expedition Army arrived in Anxi, they began to recruit young and strong men for corvée labor.
Her son was drafted and has not returned since. No one knows whether he is alive or dead.
"Don't worry, Lin. I once went to Kucha, and my Tang army won a great victory and has begun to return to the capital.
I believe your son will come back and reunite with you soon.
What a pity...Alas~~~"
Li Shen glanced at Song and sighed as he spoke. He wondered how Song would feel after returning and finding out that his woman had committed adultery with someone else.
When the old woman heard Li Shen say that her son was coming back soon, she immediately became happy and excited.
Li Shen looked at Cui Lang again and said coldly:
"Cui Lang, you should be sentenced to two years in prison for seducing a married woman, but Song's status as a husband is different, so I am guilty of treason and death."
"Death penalty!" Cui Lang was horrified.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, you can't."
"Hmph, what can't I do?" Li Shen snorted coldly.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, her husband is just a corvée, of lowly status. Why do you sentence me to death for this?"
The villain is dissatisfied! "
Cui Lang argued loudly, what was the difference in the other man's identity, a barbarian, a corvee laborer, and a poor man.
How can he compare with me? Is it too much to kill me just for a corvee?
"Are you not convinced?" Li Shen stood up upon hearing that and walked step by step to Cui Lang.
Just when Cui Lang was off guard, Li Shen suddenly stretched out his hand, and with a "pop!"
Li Shen slapped Cui Lang in the face, and the huge inertia knocked Cui Lang to the ground.
The sudden change caught everyone present off guard. Prince Ji actually went on the field to beat people up himself.
Li Shen took out a handkerchief, wiped his hands, and then threw it at Cui Lang.
Looking down at Cui Lang from a high vantage point:
"Lowly? Humph! You are just as lowly in my eyes. Not to mention you, even if Cui Renzhi came, he would be no different from you in my eyes.
The lowly people you mentioned are much more useful to me and the court than you.
His status is also much more noble than yours."
Li Shen raised his head and looked at the people outside who were watching the excitement and said loudly:
"Corvée labor is not lowly; on the contrary, it represents a tremendous contribution to the Tang Dynasty and the imperial court, and is worthy of praise.
Without corvée labor, how would the Tang Dynasty's soldiers get food and fodder? Moreover, they also have to transport various equipment to help the army capture cities and territories.
They are all meritorious people, and like the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, they deserve our love.
From now on, anyone who oppresses the family members of corvee laborers will be punished with an even greater crime."
"Your Highness Prince Ji said it well."
"Your Highness Prince Ji is merciful."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness Prince Ji."
After hearing Li Shen's words, many people outside cheered, and the Western Expedition Army recruited more than 100,000 corvee laborers.
Almost every family present had someone born into a family.
The imperial court recruited laborers based on the principle of proximity and would not allow people to travel long distances.
Xizhou Prefecture is naturally the best choice.
(It's a bit late, I don't know where one chapter went, so I rewrote it.)