The old emperor, who was squatting on the toilet, almost fell headfirst to the ground.
What does Shen Zhiyi mean by this?
Another impostor among his officials in Daye?
[I was wondering why it looked weird, so that's it. ]
Everyone: So that’s what it is?
Many people began to secretly glance at Zhongshu Sheren. Normally, they didn't notice it, but they thought that this person had a bad face. But now that Shen Zhiyi said this, it seemed that he was indeed weird.
As for what's strange?
have no idea!
[This Zhongshu Sheren’s face is covered with human skin! It is pure human skin that cannot be purer! ]
The ministers present took a deep breath.
Sticking human skin on your face?
What a pervert.
Wait, who in their right mind would stick human skin on their face?
In an instant, everyone thought of the fake Sinong Shaoqing.
I didn't expect that not only would there be one impostor in the court, but there would also be a second one.
The Secretary of the Central Secretariat drooped his lips in silence.
[It seems that this Zhongshu Sheren pasted human skin on his face because he was disfigured and he was afraid of scaring others so he started pasting human skin on his face. ]
【Well……】
Shen Zhiyi seemed to be stunned by Sun Bin's silence.
[Don't you think it's more terrifying if you peel off someone else's face and stick it on your own face? ]
Yes, yes.
Everyone nodded silently and tacitly stayed away from Zhongshu Sheren.
The Secretary of the Central Secretariat couldn't help but sneer.
There was no way he could peel the skin off the faces of the people present.
It looks like dead tree bark. Not only is it difficult to use, it's also unsightly.
Well, actually you can’t offend them.
When the Left Censor-in-Chief heard the noise of the old emperor coming out, he started to perform his duties without saying a word.
"Your Majesty, I want to impeach the Secretary of the Central Secretariat!"
The old emperor couldn't help but twitch his lips.
You are such an active old man! He hasn't even sat down yet.
"Ahem, go ahead."
Everyone knew what the Left Censor-in-Chief was going to say, and each of them wanted to poke a hole in the other's back.
You move really fast.
[The Left Censor-in-Chief actually knew this. As expected, there is nothing new under the sun. Oh no, it seems that this cannot be used. As expected, under the sun, all evil spirits and monsters have nowhere to hide.]
"Your Majesty, a monster that peels off people's skin has appeared in the capital recently. I have discovered that this monster is none other than the Secretary of the Central Secretariat."
[Ah? Has this monster that peels people's skins appeared in the capital recently? How come I didn't know about it. ]
Shen Zhiyi scratched the back of his head in confusion and quickly found an excuse for himself.
[Oh, I go out early and come back late every day, it's impossible for me to know these things. ]
[That's not right. I didn't see the surveillance video. Besides, the people the Zhongshu Sheren skinned were all his own slaves, so this matter has not been spread out.]
The Left Censor-in-Chief was also thick-skinned. After listening to Shen Zhiyi's inner voice, he changed the subject smoothly.
The Secretary of the Central Secretariat retorted with a stern face.
"Jiang Yushi, how does it bother you that I skin my own slave?"
"Mr. Lin, what do you mean?"
The secretary said confidently: "Your Majesty, I am only acting towards my own servant, so I should not be breaking the law."
The old emperor laughed when he heard this.
"Which dynasty's law did you study?"
The secretary was puzzled: "Your Majesty, the life and death of domestic slaves has always been decided by their masters. I did not execute them arbitrarily, I just skinned them."
These words made everyone around feel cold.
What a cold-blooded person.
【woc, I can’t listen to this anymore! 】
[What's wrong with a house slave? Is the life of a house slave not a life? ]
Everyone present was silent.
The old emperor asked the Dali Temple Minister.
The Dali Temple Minister said dully: "Your Majesty, according to the current laws of Daye, if a master kills a slave without the permission of the government, he must be punished with a cane."
【That’s it?】
The Dali Temple Minister continued stubbornly: "If the servant is killed without guilt, the master will be sentenced to one year in prison."
【That’s it?】
Everyone: Yes, that’s it.
In the past, masters could execute slaves at will without being punished by law. It was not until the previous dynasty that masters needed to be punished, but the degree of punishment was as mentioned above.
Too few people paid attention to the lives of slaves, and the old emperor also neglected this aspect.
The old emperor was furious and said, "Let's change it, starting with the Secretary of the Central Secretariat."
The Zhongshu Sheren's stern face finally showed a crack.
"Your Majesty, what have I done wrong?"
"Slaves are not the people of Daye. They are no different from cattle and horses. They are all the private property of their masters. It has been the case since ancient times that masters can kill slaves at will."
[You are actually no different from cattle and horses in front of the old emperor. You are also the old emperor's private property. The old emperor can also execute you at will. This has been the case since ancient times.]
The secretary of the Central Secretariat waved his sleeves and said, "Absurd!"
The old emperor smiled.
[Daye is a typical centralized country. The power of the whole country is concentrated in the hands of the old emperor. If the old emperor is a little bit incompetent, you will really die if he wants you to die. There is no reason to talk about it.]
[You should know that the current Daye is different from the end of the previous dynasty. At the end of the previous dynasty, the imperial power was dispersed and there were things to restrict the imperial power. The current old emperor holds the power in his hands tightly, so it is right for the old emperor to directly execute you, the secretary of the Central Secretariat, since ancient times. ]
"This is a fallacy. This is a fallacy."
"I am not wrong!"
[What's wrong with this person? Is he crazy? ]
This time, the court officials present looked at Shen Zhiyi with a little more admiration in their eyes.
What a brilliant bandit logic. It seems to make sense at first glance, but when you think about it carefully, it doesn’t seem to make sense. But it can make people feel suffocated anyway.
[This Zhongshu Sheren came from Jiangnan. The wealthy families there used the common people as slaves. Some officials in Wuzhong even had one or two thousand slaves.]
[Exaggerated, really exaggerated, there are slaves everywhere, and it is a waste to use all these slaves to serve the whole family. If they can be gathered together to work, they can also be a cheap labor force. ]
Unlike Shen Zhiyi, all the civil and military officials present were thinking about something else.
It can be seen from the attitude of the Secretary of State towards the servants that he does not regard them as human beings at all.
It is inevitable that resistance will arise under long-term oppression.
To put it more seriously, if this matter is not taken seriously, it will sooner or later endanger the rule of Daye, and it cannot be ignored.
But this slavery system has existed for thousands of years and cannot be dealt with in a short period of time.
When the old emperor thought about this, an idea came to his mind.
"I hereby declare that if a slave is guilty and his master and his relatives such as grandparents beat him to death without reporting to the authorities, he shall be caned 100 times. If a master kills an innocent slave, he shall be caned 60 times and sentenced to two years in prison. The relatives of the innocent slave, including spouses and children, shall all be released as good people."
[The old emperor's policy did provide a way for those people of low status to become good people, but the price was a bit high.]
【But why not just abolish the system of noble and inferior status? 】
Everyone: One by one, dreams flew out of the skylight.
What are you dreaming in broad daylight?
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