"Master, Master, something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"
"What's up?"
At this moment, Li Lin, who was recuperating in bed, was leisurely appreciating and savoring some of the books that the First Emperor had sent him.
Suddenly, an old man dressed entirely in white burst open the door with a loud bang.
That spirit and energy.
He's practically a carbon copy of the old rascal.
"Master, something terrible has happened! The night before last, Han Xin led five hundred cavalrymen to break through the city of Julu, openly disregarding the laws of the court, killing the local magistrate Lü Ying, and exterminating his entire clan!"
"What? This Han Xin, how could he have exterminated his entire clan for no reason? If it were just killing Lü Ying, I might have been able to protect him. But now that his entire clan has been wiped out, such a severe criminal punishment, if it wasn't reported to the court beforehand, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape the accusation of abusing private justice!"
Upon hearing this, Li Lin immediately felt a jolt.
Having nothing to do these days, he studied all the previous Qin laws and found that they had one characteristic: they were extremely detailed.
In fact, the laws of the Qin Dynasty were not strict, nor were they the harsh laws and severe punishments that later generations believed them to be.
The era of harsh laws and severe punishments was created by Qin Er Shi and Li Si.
This blame cannot be placed on the First Emperor.
The first-hand information that Li Lin came into contact with was all the articles of the current authentic Qin Dynasty law.
During the reign of the First Emperor, the laws were so detailed that even a small mistake could lead to a legal offense.
Therefore, it has been criticized by the world.
Take Han Xin as an example; he has committed several crimes that can be broken down into several categories.
If we investigate further...
His life might be in danger.
This is why, after the Qin Dynasty's laws were implemented, Liu Bang, upon entering Xianyang, directly established the Three Laws.
Because of the excessive micromanagement, it made it difficult for subordinates to handle cases.
In addition, Qin Er Shi (the second emperor of Qin) implemented measures to increase the severity of punishments.
As a result, the lower-level staff were too strict, and the entire prison was overcrowded. So over time, things became lax, and even the basic rules and regulations could not be maintained.
This is also the principle that the moon wanes after it is full.
"My lord, what should we do now? My mentor's elder brother just told me that the Censorate has already submitted thousands of memorials impeaching you, most of which are based on the grounds that you condone your disciple Han Xin's reckless behavior in the provinces!"
"Oh? Mo Zhiyuan, you mean someone has impeached me?"
Li Lin's eyes suddenly lit up. He thought that if someone else were impeached, they would be extremely panicked.
But he was impeached.
On the contrary, they became even more excited.
"Yes, it seems the ministers who are impeaching you are now putting together some kind of petition, united in their efforts to remove you from the Three Dukes!"
"Excellent, excellent! I couldn't be happier! Mo Zhiyuan, quickly prepare the papers. I need to write my resignation letter now, and then you can help me submit it to His Majesty!"
"ah?"
Mo Zhiyuan's eyes widened. Now that bad news was coming one after another, why was his teacher so calm and not flustered at all?
"Go now if I tell you to. My strategy is called 'the best of the thirty-six stratagems is to flee.' What do you know about that?"
"Oh, I understand now! My esteemed teacher is truly a genius! He used a strategy of retreat to advance. I get it!"
His expression immediately became excited, and he prepared all the necessary writing materials.
It was handed to the bed.
They waited respectfully for Li Lin to finish writing the letter.
Then he personally handed it over to Gao Shu.
The document was presented by Gao Shu to the First Emperor, who had just woken up from his afternoon nap and was stretching.
Gao Shu walked in.
"Your Majesty, this is a letter from Prime Minister Li."
"Oh? What kind of trick is this brat up to now? This morning, I was driven crazy by those censors in court. They kept impeaching their superiors who had been kind to them. It was really hard for me to handle!"
The First Emperor had a bit of a headache. He casually muttered a few complaints, then opened the letter and took a look at the high-quality white paper.
Wow!
Goodness.
This brat's handwriting is truly flamboyant (low emotional intelligence: scribbles).
The various sizes are arranged in a pleasing, irregular way (low emotional intelligence: all chewed up like a dog).
It's truly a masterpiece! This high-quality white paper seems unworthy of it (low emotional intelligence: What kind of rubbish is this writing? It's a complete waste of paper).
He stared at it for a long time but still couldn't understand what it meant. There were a few words strung together, and he had no idea what it was all about.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong? Why have you been reading a letter for almost the time it takes to brew a cup of tea? Could it be that Prime Minister Li wrote some profound and unfathomable solution to the problems of the court in the letter?"
"Sigh, Gao Shu, don't say anything more. This brat's handwriting is so crooked and messy. Even if I wrote with my toes, it would be much better than his. I've been looking at these few characters for ages, and I still can't understand them. Why don't you take a look?"
Gao Shu respectfully took the letter from the First Emperor and read it. Wow!
This character!
It's like reading a book from heaven!
How could a human write such characters?
"So? Did you understand it?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive this old servant for his poor eyesight; he truly cannot recognize what characters Prime Minister Li has written."
"Oh, by the way, is the messenger still around?"
"Still waiting outside the palace for His Majesty's reply!"
"Bring him in and ask him!"
"promise!"
Mo Zhiyuan was originally not supposed to see the Emperor, but now, because of Li Lin's calligraphy, he is forced to meet him.
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