"I heard that two seven-year-old children bullied a child of the same age and pushed the child onto a rock, killing him!"
"Hiss... this, this, this... What does the law of our Yuan Kingdom say about this?"
"Youth under the age of twelve are not held responsible for murder. That was the law in the past."
"The old one?"
"Well, that was decided by the previous emperor. Our current emperor hasn't changed it yet, but I have a feeling that after today, there might be changes!"
"Why do you think so? The child was only seven years old, he probably didn't understand anything. Pushing him down was probably just a scuffle between the two of them, so it's considered manslaughter."
Another maid shook her head. "I don't think so. Was it just a coincidence that he was pushed onto a sharp rock? My five-year-old sister knows that pushing people is wrong. He's seven years old, how could he not understand?"
"I don't know what decision our emperor will make."
Hearing the voice, Jing Huaian looked towards the Golden Palace. He also felt that Emperor Dewu would not follow the previous laws.
Inside the Golden Palace.
Yuchi Xi sat in his seat, listening to the heated discussion among the ministers.
Someone said, "Your Majesty! That child was only seven years old! Only seven years old! What does he know? He's still a child! In my opinion, this was just children playing around, but I didn't expect the child to be so unlucky. He just happened to hit a sharp stone and died!"
"I can only say that he has bad luck!"
Another person said, "What a bad fate! If your child was treated like this, would you also say that your child has a bad fate?"
"Seven years old, he is seven years old, not seven months!"
"He's seven years old and he doesn't understand anything? Seven years old is the age of enlightenment. My four-year-old daughter knows not to push others casually. How can he not understand that at seven?"
The man continued, "Who are you? And who is he? You are an important official close to the Emperor. Even if you don't teach your children, there are people who will do it for you. But the children of poor people don't have the money to spare!"
They still have to work, so how can they have so much time to educate their children!"
The important official sneered, "Does this kind of education take a lot of time? Just telling his child, 'Don't push or shove others outside,' does that take a lot of time?"
As the two of them talked, they began to argue, and the rest of the ministers joined in one after another.
Emperor Dewu sat on the dragon throne without saying a word, letting them finish speaking first.
Yuchi Xi yawned and rolled his eyes.
"A seven-year-old child isn't held accountable for killing someone? Then, in the future, wouldn't the people just let their twelve-year-old children commit murder and arson? They don't have to die, and at most they'll be imprisoned for a few days."
This person doesn't know how to think. Since this matter has reached the throne room, many people must know about it. How can he easily refuse to punish him?
In Yuchi Xi's opinion, this matter must be investigated thoroughly.
"In my opinion, this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated. Why did these two children attack this child? And, is this the first time?"
[If two children frequently bully one child, don't even think twice about it, just kill them!]
Emperor Dewu and Xi'er have the same idea. We cannot just listen to their one-sided story on this matter. We must investigate the reason and what grudges exist between these three people.
When they had almost finished arguing, Emperor Dewu said, "Alright, let's get this straight first."
"Haven't the families of those three already arrived in the capital? Let's meet them!"
As soon as Emperor Dewu said this, someone went to do it. The ministers were all waiting here. After a while, someone brought the two children and the parents of the three children to the Golden Palace.
As soon as they came in, they immediately knelt down and shouted loudly, "Common people/common women pay their respects to the emperor. Long live the emperor."
Emperor Dewu said calmly, "Stand up!"
"I have something to ask you, please answer truthfully."
"Yes!" The parents of the three men were a little nervous. The parents of the deceased had red eyes and looked uneasy.
The two children who caused the accident were frightened like quails, lowering their heads and not daring to say a word.
"What grudge do you two have with the deceased?"
Emperor Dewu looked at the two children, who froze and began to cry in grievance, "He was the one who bullied us first!"
"Yes, he bullied us every day in school, and we just fought back! But we didn't expect him to die. We really didn't want to kill him!"
Their parents also spoke up quickly, "Yes, Your Majesty, our children come back from school every day covered in wounds, but they won't tell us anything when we ask them. It wasn't until today that we found out that they've been bullied!"
The deceased's parents felt dizzy when they heard this, "No!"
"Our son won't hurt anyone!!"
"My son is such a kind and gentle person, he wouldn't even want to step on an ant to death!!"
A minister nearby sarcastically said, "He can't even bear to step on an ant to death. Does he jump to school every day?"
"Yes, yes, your son couldn't bear to step on an ant, but he was willing to beat up his classmate! He's really gentle and kind!"
When the deceased's parents heard what the two men said, they burst into tears and said, "It's true. What we said is true. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can go to our village and ask around."
Yuchi Xi had been staring at the two children, and at this moment he saw one of the children curl his lips, as if sneering.
She also laughed and asked them, "Since you are bullied by him every day, I guess you must have a lot of wounds on your bodies, right?"
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