Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 424 Deng Ai
Bai Tu started by talking about himself, shutting everyone up - what is virtue? No one in Chu dared to say that his virtue was more reliable than that of the King of Chu.
Directly questioning the clan elders seemed too radical, but...
The King of Chu said that he was not capable of doing this, so who would dare to say anything about what Mr. Deng was capable of?
Moreover, Bai Tu later gave a way out, pointing out that it might not be that someone was lying, but that the deceased might have been unconscious at the time.
Bai Tu even added a very heartbreaking sentence: "If you think someone has such virtue, you must recommend him to me, no matter what his talent is. At least... when I am about to choose my successor, do I need him to be a witness?"
Who dares to respond to this?
Chen Zhen was stunned for a moment, then he bowed and said, "I am terrified."
Their expressions were just dull, and it seemed like they were lying. But those who didn't say anything were really frightened.
Just when everyone thought that the matter had been settled and the subsequent "detailed investigation" was just a delay in handling the matter, Bai Tu suddenly said...
"Now that we are talking about this, please ask Wang and... the youngest son of Deng to come over so that I can meet them in person." Bai Tu said.
This was somewhat unexpected - in theory, the reason why this matter attracted so much attention was due to its nature. As for the original initiator, Wang, and Deng's children... what was there to see?
Isn’t it just a woman and a silly child ?
However, since Bai Tu had already spoken, Wang and little Deng Ai were soon invited over by the servants.
"I am Wang, a commoner, and I am here to pay my respects to the king...Ahao!" The woman, who looked to be in her thirties and still had an air of bookishness, bowed to Bai Tu while reminding the child in a low voice.
"Ah...ah, hello...King Daidai."
This child, it seems, is indeed not smart and has a poor tongue!
However, Bai Tu said with admiration: "Yes, this child may not be precocious, but... he has the potential to be a late bloomer. He looks like me when I was a child!"
"Your Majesty, you are too kind! I and Ahao don't deserve it!" Wang was surprised to hear her son being praised, but she was more frightened.
Most other people did not take it seriously either, thinking that Bai Tu was just lying with open eyes in order to promote the Chu Law.
Still like when I was a kid...
How dare you to brag!
But he didn't know that Bai Tu actually helped him indirectly.
Before, Bai Tu just felt that Deng Ai's name looked "familiar". When he was in Wancheng, he went to Cheng Ji's Mansion at night and looked up Deng Ai's life - he was from Jiyang, stuttered, and lost his father at a young age. All of them matched!
It can be seen that this Deng Ai is the Deng Ai that Bai Tu knows.
What did Pi Deng Ai do?
Although he had a serious problem of stuttering, which not only affected his dignity but also made it difficult for him to speak clearly, which could easily have buried his talent, Deng Ai was very lucky as he was favored by Sima Yi when he was young.
In terms of domestic affairs, he presided over the farming of Huainan, and in terms of defense, he built a fortress in Liangzhou. In terms of military affairs, he fought against Jiang Wei many times, and won more than he lost...
And, Deng Ai’s greatest achievement in his life - destroying Shu!
He secretly marched through Yinping, bypassing Jiang Wei's border troops, captured the Shu Kingdom's monarch and ministers in Chengdu, and accepted Liu Chan's surrender, truly accomplishing the feat of destroying a country.
Of course, Deng Ai also had his own character weaknesses, so after conquering Shu, he was slandered for treason and was killed on the way by the military supervisor who was afraid of him after being arrested. The following year, Jin replaced Wei, and two years later, Sima Yan rehabilitated him...
In fact, Deng Ai was really wronged. Anyone who wanted to rebel would not be arrested with just an imperial edict from the military supervisor.
Moreover, the stuttering Deng Ai usually had a bad temper and had a dull relationship with his subordinates. He directly retorted when Sima Zhao made a joke about his stuttering. After conquering Shu, he was indeed suspected of being complacent.
Does this look like a traitor?
If you want to rebel, it has to be someone like Bai Tu!
However, the merits outweigh the flaws. Although Deng Ai had his own shortcomings, he was undoubtedly the most brilliant general and top civil official in the post-Three Kingdoms era.
But looking at it now, Deng Ai, who was only five or six years old and could not speak clearly, did seem like a fool. In comparison, Wang Shi seemed to have well-founded words. She could answer Bai Tu's questions clearly and did not just cry out for injustice to gain sympathy.
This makes sense too...
After all, Deng Ai lost his father at a young age, and historically his family was relocated by Cao Cao. It can be said that they were displaced. If it were not for the influence of Deng Ai's mother, he would not have had the later knowledge and attracted the attention of Sima Yi.
"County Magistrate Chen, I must criticize you for this matter! It's okay that you can't be sure about other things, but... no matter what, when the deceased died, the "Chu Law" had already been implemented, right?" Bai Tu blamed Chen Zhen after listening to Wang's words.
"I am terrified." Chen Zhen lied calmly.
"In February, we can slowly review the notarization of Mr. Deng. It cannot be fake and the truth will come out one day. But... the first chapter of Chu Law is the Marriage Law, which clearly states that the property is divided equally between the husband and wife. Even if the deceased's will is unknown, how can all the land be included in his will?" Bai Tu said.
That’s right, the opening chapter of “Chu Law” is “Marriage Law”, which is a tribute to the era before Bai Tu traveled through time. The first law of New China is “Marriage Law”.
Bai Tu now fully understands why the Marriage Law can be ahead of the Constitution and why it is the fundamental law - it is the Marriage Law that defines the legal nature of husband and wife and family as the basic units of society.
Indirectly undermined the authority of the clan system...
The State of Chu needed a Marriage Law as a starting point more than the new China.
Before Chen Zhen could say anything, Guo Youzhi at the side spoke again - before he entered officialdom, he was just from an ordinary aristocratic family and was not afraid of being targeted by the Ministry of Personnel. The reason he entered officialdom at this time was to have a say with Bai Tu.
Bai Tu was not averse to people who came to talk to him in a normal way. Otherwise, if he just kept doing things, he might end up like Wang Mang.
“Your Majesty, the Deng family’s situation is somewhat different from that of Yangzhou. The Chu Law was written based on the situation in Yangzhou , so it is a little biased… I have also heard that Yangzhou is now undergoing a complete transformation, with many workshops springing up, some of which employ female workers, and even some skilled female workers’ wages are no less than those of farmers.
Therefore, the Chu Law regards husband and wife as equal entities. However, in Nanyang, there are no such workshops. The land of the Deng family was accumulated from Deng Li’s great-grandfather to the next generation. The relationship between the Deng family and the Wang family is limited, which is different from the situation in Yangzhou. "
Bai Tu saw that Guo Youzhi was able to get to the point when he spoke, but he noticed from the corner of his eye that little Deng Ai had a frown on his face, so he suddenly asked Deng Ai, "Little Deng Ai, do you have something to say to Uncle Guo?"
"My family's fields and my mother have nothing to do with them... and those aunts, what do they have to do with them? Uncle Guo thinks that they should not be divided with my mother, but with the aunts? Did my uncle tell you all this?"
"Xiao Hao!" Wang quickly covered his mouth.
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Bai Tu didn't expect that Deng Ai had been like this since he was a child? Is this a direct ethical joke?
