Chapter 510: Your Majesty, please tell me, is there any law in the Qin Law to massacre the entire city and exterminate the three clans?
Chen Ping pulled his horse to a sudden stop, squinted his eyes, and looked for the source of the sound in the sparse darkness of the night. He gently pulled the horse's head and was about to turn back.
He blinked his eyes, a look of realization appeared on his face, and he pressed down on the gray horse with his palm.
"Not leaving?"
On the dirt road that can hardly be called a road, a person walks towards us. Before the person arrives, the sound and shadow arrive first.
At first it was just a silhouette, with the fluttering hem of the clothes rustling.
Zhang Liang watched carefully every step he took, but it was only a few steps before he reached him, seemingly slow but actually fast.
In a moment, a man in black clothes with a dagger in his hand stood five steps away from Chen Ping.
The man pointed behind Chen Ping, indicating that if he wanted to run, it was still not too late.
Chen Ping looked at him carefully and confirmed that he had never seen this person before.
"I'm not leaving."
Clasp your hands on the horse.
"May I ask your name, sir?"
The man in black smiled, moved his fingers slightly, and the dagger flew in the air like a butterfly among flowers.
"You are a dying man, is this necessary?"
"If you wanted to kill Ping, you wouldn't have talked to Ping so much... The person who entered Chen Ping's room these days was not the cook sent by the King of Wei, but you, sir?"
The man smiled.
"Since we met, you have been asking me questions and trying to control the situation. Put away your little tricks. Now the knife is in my hand. I ask questions and you answer. Understand?"
Chen Ping became serious and nodded.
"Understand."
"Why don't you run away?"
"Sir, you just said that you are following His Majesty's orders. Qin is the only country in the world that calls its king the emperor. Its subjects do not address it as Your Majesty or Your Highness. Sir, you are working for the King of Qin. It is a good thing for the King of Qin to know that I am here, so I will not run away."
"Good news? Do you know how His Majesty knows your name?"
The man sneered.
"It's because of what you did in Lanling! You killed people from two whole cities! His Majesty has ordered me to take you back and execute you in public to honor the souls of the people of Lanling County!"
The man in black took a step forward, murderous intent filling the air.
The gray horse was frightened, neighed twice, and stepped back repeatedly!
Chen Ping was not surprised but happy. His tense body relaxed. He pressed down hard on the grey horse under him with his palm and laughed out loud.
"Is this a test of Ping's courage?"
The biting cold, mixed with a sharp murderous aura, could make the beast retreat, but it couldn't make Chen Ping's face change color at all.
Chen Ping knew too well what these superiors cared about: money, women, power, the kingdom, and too much to count.
But among so many things, there is no room for human life.
The two looked at each other for a while, and the man in black lowered his head slightly and clasped his hands in front of him.
"I am Jing Ke, and at the order of His Majesty, I invite Mr. Chen Ping to Xianyang!"
Chen Ping jumped off his horse, clasped his hands, and said solemnly:
"It turns out that it is Mr. Jing in person. He is the best assassin in the world, and his reputation is well-deserved. Ping has long heard of your name! I will go to Xianyang, thank you for your help! If Chen Ping has any achievements in the future, it will all be due to Mr. Yuan's kindness today."
[Didn't Jing Ke die after stabbing Ying Zheng? How come he is alive again and has become the King of Qin's man?]
[An assassin, who chose to show up in public instead of assassinating in secret, and who also talked so much, no wonder he failed to succeed, what a pity that this superb light body skill was wasted.]
Jing Ke clasped his fists and faced northwest, then struck hard.
"It is the grace of His Majesty."
Chen Ping admitted his mistake and corrected it immediately, looking very apologetic.
"It was Ping who made a mistake."
Waving his hand, Jing Ke bent his fingers and blew hard. The clear and sharp bird calls could be heard far away in the winter.
Three breaths later, hundreds of birds chirped in response to each other, and figures kept shuttling among the trees.
Chen Ping listened carefully, but could not hear how many bird calls there were, nor could he distinguish how many human figures there were. He was secretly delighted and full of complacency.
These warriors with great martial arts skills came all to pick up Chen Ping, which shows how important he is in the heart of the King of Qin.
On the bank of the Wei River, a wind blew from the northeast.
Ying Chengjiao smiled against the northwest wind.
"Please return home for now, Xunzi. I will make this thief Chen Ping kneel before me within half a month."
Han Fei, Mao Heng, Zhang Cang and other disciples showed hope on their faces. They hoped that their teacher who was determined to die could return to Chang'an Junfu, even though his heart was filled with hatred during these last few days.
"Cough cough cough cough!"
Perhaps it was because the wind on the river was too strong or because he was upset, but Xunzi started coughing violently again.
I coughed so hard that I bent over and squatted down.
When the sound of rushing water echoed again, Xunzi lowered his head and looked at the Wei River flowing eastward.
"If your majesty wants me to leave in peace, please send Chen Ping here. Your majesty, knowing that Lanling County originated from this boy, will not let him live freely outside."
Ying Chengjiao followed Xunzi's gaze and saw nothing but the river.
"good."
The sun was hanging high in the sky, moving from above everyone's heads to the upper side.
Jing Ke arrived with Chen Ping.
As early as half a month ago, Chen Ping had been imprisoned in Xianyang Prison, but had not been killed or transferred.
Chen Ping, who had not seen the sun for more than ten days, looked pale and was covered in filth.
He was imprisoned in the second level of Xianyang Prison, where the conditions were extremely bad and there were many maggots.
Standing in front of the group of people, the smell was strong and even the sharp river breeze could not blow away the stench on his body.
In the crowd, Chen Ping saw Ying Chengjiao at a glance, although Ying Chengjiao was clearly not wearing a crown.
"Xia Ping was imprisoned, and no one paid any attention to him for half a month. Is this how the King of Qin treats guests?"
Ying Chengjiao was slightly surprised.
After being locked up in the second floor of the stinking Xianyang Prison for half a month, he actually had the energy to question first? Or maybe he was locked up for less than a month!
Before Ying Chengjiao could reply, Jing Ke, who was standing beside him, struck Chen Ping on the head, causing him to stagger two steps and fall to the ground. His excited spirit could not move his weak body.
Jing Ke pointed his sword at Chen Ping and cursed him loudly.
"Nai Gong has tolerated you for a long time! You are so smart! You are so self-righteous! Do you think you can hide the contempt in your eyes well? Do you think His Majesty is sincerely inviting you? Nai Gong has already told you that you are a dying man! Do you understand what a dying man means?"
As the world's number one assassin, Jing Ke has extremely high insight, and few people can hide perfectly in front of the serious Jing Ke.
Chen Ping flattered on the surface but despised in his heart. He thought he was hiding well along the way, but in fact he was full of loopholes in Jing Ke's eyes.
Without these two skills, how could he have won the title of the world's number one assassin? His fame in the martial arts world was so great that it even reached the ears of Prince Dan of Yan.
My knees hurt, my hands hurt, all the parts of my body that touched the ground felt painful, and I felt a chill that seeped into my bones.
The flesh and blood body was at an absolute disadvantage when it collided head-on with the ground that was as frozen as steel.
Chen Ping was not angry, he struggled, looked calm, and stared straight at Ying Chengjiao, with no one else in his eyes.
He wanted to show Chen Ping's wisdom and ability to the ruler of the world.
"Is this test of will not over yet?"
Just as he finished speaking, he felt a strong force and severe pain coming from his back, and Chen Ping fell to the ground again, flat on his face.
This time it was even worse, rubbing out a meter of dirt on the frozen soil, and the blood was still fresh.
Kick hard and retract your legs, all in one go.
Jing Ke walked quickly to Chen Ping, squatted down, grabbed Chen Ping's hair, lifted Chen Ping's head, and spit at him in the face.
"Didn't you hear what Nai Gong said to you? Don't you understand what people say? How can you imagine things so well? Tests, tests, everything is a test, what a test!"
He slapped Chen Ping's side hard, both left and right, making popping sounds.
Both sides of Chen Ping's face instantly became swollen with blood, and the hot blood and heat in his body expanded his skin, and the cold wind could not shrink his skin.
Chen Ping finally got angry, and stared at Jing Ke with eyes full of murderous intent, even more murderous intent than when he saw the village chief's nephew in his hometown!
"Your Majesty has not tested me enough!"
He roared, and blood flowed from both corners of his mouth, dripping onto the ground.
"Kill Jing Ke! I will suppress the rebellion for your majesty! The land of the Three Jins can be taken with Ping's palm! The plan for Qi and Han is also in Ping's mind! Ping will offer the world to your majesty! I have no other request, just Jing Ke's death!"
The physical pain was too intense.
The prone position is too humiliating.
As a result, Chen Ping revealed all his cards in one breath, just to kill Jing Ke who had caused him pain and humiliation.
Jing Ke cried out, thinking that the enemy was not subdued by the beating, so he slapped him twice, and the blood flowed faster.
Chen Ping's mouth curled up, he opened his mouth, and his white teeth were mixed with red blood.
"You ignorant man, don't know that your death is approaching! What you have done to me, I will return a hundredfold! I am the best at killing pigs and cutting the meat. I can cut off 2,000 pieces of pork, and the pig will still scream. Wait and see, who screams more miserably, the pig or you."
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"Are you scared? Terrified? This is just the beginning. Let's play slowly and savor this feeling carefully."
Jing Ke stood up blankly, stepped on Chen Ping's head, and silenced him manually.
"Your Majesty, was he really responsible for the incident in Lanling County? Did I arrest the wrong person?"
Jing Ke looked down at Chen Ping, who had one hand on his calf, and struggled hard with his head and hand.
With a little harder step and a little crush, the struggling force was instantly mostly gone.
Watching the close contact between the stone and the face, the friction produced blood.
Listening to Chen Ping's unbearable cries of pain,
Jing Ke looked towards the Second Emperor.
"This guy doesn't seem very smart."
Ying Chengjiao ignored the two people playing and helped Xunzi up.
"This man is Chen Ping. How do you want to kill him? Just as he said, cut off thousands of pieces of his flesh, but don't take his life. How about that?"
Without saying a word, Xunzi, who had watched Jing Ke commit violence, broke free from the Second Emperor's hands and met the Second Emperor's slightly surprised look.
"Why did your majesty treat Chen Ping so cruelly?"
"He committed a heinous crime. After massacring an entire city of Lanling County, he secretly spread a plague to harm another city. Shouldn't Chen Ping, who committed such a heinous crime, be treated with the most cruel means?"
Han Fei, Zhang Cang, Lu Jia and other disciples all nodded in agreement, looking at Chen Ping who was struggling like a maggot under Jing Ke's feet, their faces were full of hatred.
Teacher Tu has been in office in Lanling County for several years. He was so angry that he is dying today. For such a villain, it is not enough to atone for his crime to be cut into pieces, torn into pieces by five horses, or to have his head and heart dug out.
Even if they used the punishment of burning with fire invented by King Zhou, or the bites of thousands of snakes from the evil concubine Daji, they still couldn't get rid of their hatred!
Xunzi looked around and examined the faces of every disciple, his disappointment evident in his words.
The Second Emperor said in a deep voice:
"Why did Xunzi show this expression? Could it be that he wanted to follow Confucius' example, repay evil with virtue, and educate Chen Ping to change his evil ways?"
Xunzi looked at Chen Ping hatefully.
"Confucius said: repay evil with good. How do you repay good? Repay good with good, repay evil with justice! Confucius never taught me, his Confucian disciples, to repay evil with good. These words were taken out of context and deliberately spread by people with ulterior motives. My hatred for this villain is so deep that it cannot be washed away even if I spend all the money in the world. I wish I could sleep on his skin and eat his flesh!"
"Then why does Xunzi look so disappointed?"
Xunzi took a deep breath, and his increasingly confused mind suddenly became clear.
"Han Fei, tell me, what kind of punishment should this thief receive?"
"Yi, Yi, Yi, three tribes!"
Xunzi's eyes were like arrows, shooting towards the second emperors.
"Your Majesty, please tell me, is there any such law in the Qin Law to massacre the whole city and exterminate the whole clan?"
Ying Chengjiao looked at Han Fei.
The Qin Law covers too many aspects and he cannot memorize all of it.
After Zhao Gao's death, there were only two people in the world who could memorize the entire "Qin Law", Han Fei and Li Si.
Han Fei, who compiled and revised the Qin Law, nodded.
"have."
Ying Chengjiao is full of confidence.
Xunzi then asked:
"Why does the Qin Law condemn it in this way?"
Ying Chengjiao looked at Han Fei again and asked, "What were you thinking when you wrote this law?"
Han Fei frowned and said nothing. He didn't know what the teacher meant by asking this question.
Xunzi paused for two breaths, asking and answering himself.
"The purpose of establishing laws, according to the Legalists, is to maintain the rule of the monarch. Han Fei and Li Si both supported this view, but I, the Confucians, do not think so. Laws are established to establish order, to let the world know what is good and what is evil. It is to reward good and punish evil, and to correct the world's customs."
Han Fei stumbled and said:
"Teacher, teacher, I think that the two can be combined and they don't conflict!"
Although he was a Legalist, most of the knowledge he learned was taught by Xunzi, which was a continuation of his tradition.
In his heart, he always thought that his teacher was a Legalist, not a Confucian.
"No, the two are irreconcilable. They are two stems at the root."
These words did not come from Xunzi, but from the second emperor.
Han Fei's gaze shifted over, half with questioning and half with seeking knowledge.
Xunzi looked over, full of encouragement.
Zhang Cang, Lu Jia and other disciples turned their eyes over to see what you could say.
Except for Chen Ping, whose face was in close contact with the ground, and Jing Ke, who was playing the "submit or not" game with Chen Ping, everyone's eyes were shifted to the Second Emperor.
Ying Chengjiao said seriously:
"The laws of the Legalists only serve the king, and everything is based on maintaining rule and stability. Xunzi's laws are for the right path, with good and evil at the forefront. To give an inappropriate but very appropriate example, the Legalists regard everyone from the king down as pigs. If two pigs fight, each will be whipped fifty times to make the pigs behave. Eat, sleep, work hard, and fatten up, doing what pigs should do. There is no need to investigate which pig has gone crazy, as long as it is stable and there is no chaos."
"And Xunzi's law treats the people of the world as his own children. When children fight, they naturally have to distinguish right from wrong and punish the wrong party. When enforcing the law, it is strictly enforced according to right and wrong, and the severity of the injury is not considered."
"Even if doing so will cause the wrongdoer to cry even louder, I will never compromise. We cannot blur the lines of good and evil for the sake of stability. This is also the law I will implement."
