In a deserted courtyard, the two sat facing each other.

"Please kill him for me."

"I can help you, but I need to wait until he travels alone before he can do it."

"He has no disciples around him, and now it is the best opportunity."

............

The Chu army was in a mighty manner and launched an attack on Nanyang.

Jingyang was in the position of the central army. The vanguard troops had already caught up with the Qin people's rear army, but the main troops had just walked out of Shangcai. This shows that Chu's huge advantage in number. The Chu's army did not dress uniformly. The private soldiers of different nobles were dressed differently, and the king and regular soldiers were dressed differently. Various flags were flying. Jingyang frowned and sent more scouts to investigate around him.

Jingyang's strategy is very simple. To complete the war outside the Great Wall, don't give time to confront the enemy. If the two armies confront each other, Chu may not be able to waste Qin. The price of this war is that Chunshenjun gave up farming this year and collected a large number of young and strong men and sent to the battlefield during the busy farming season. This is of course an important strategy for Fan Ju. This is Fan Ju relies on Qin's national strength to bully other countries.

When the army is busy during the busy farming period, Qin still has the power to farm. If you want to resist the attack of Qin, you must use most of the young and strong in the country, which will lead to insufficient food. As long as Qin chooses to confront each other, the enemy will definitely not be able to hold on. Faced with such a strategy, the countries have no way to resolve it. It is difficult to shorten the gap in national strength through other methods.

Therefore, after the Qin King ascended the throne, Qin continued to use troops to other countries. The Qin State fought stronger and stronger, and the other countries became weaker and weaker. Jing Yang knew very well that if he could not end the war in a short time, Chu State would become the Zhao State a few years ago. There was no supply of food and grass, and hundreds of thousands of troops could only be passively beaten and had no strength to fight back. It would even have a huge impact on the country. Don’t you see that Zhao State can’t even send reinforcements out today.

This is the end of confrontation with the Qin people.

Even though Jingyang knew that the Qin people could not be defeated easily, there was no other way. All he could do was be cautious and cautious, and he would never let down Chunshen Jun and the King's high hopes. Jingyang sat in the chariot and looked at the scorching sun gradually falling in the distance, for some reason, his heart twitched suddenly.

"Well... delicious." Li Yu's face was full of oil. Zhao Kuo's disciples also let go of it, but they did not waste it. Zhao Kuo used to scold them for eating hard to prove their bravery. How could bravery prove it with appetite? A person who can look directly at his weakness and face his fear is the most brave! Zhao Kuo scolded him like this, and his disciples would never dare to waste food again.

Dong Chengzi looked at them and was stunned. He didn't know why. Ma Fujun suddenly brought his disciples and disciples to his house as a guest. Of course, Dong Chengzi was very happy. He hurriedly asked someone to prepare food to entertain everyone. However, Ma Fujun's disciples were so edible... Dong Chengzi wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled. The guests ate a lot, which was also a kind of respect for the owner.

Zhao Kuo sat next to Dong Chengzi and stared at his servants, asking them not to go too far. Then he looked at Dong Chengzi with a smile. After chatting for a while, Zhao Kuo asked about the law. When talking about the law, Dong Chengzi's face turned pale and he grabbed his hair vigorously. Well... His hair began to become thinner. Dong Chengzi complained: "Too much... Too much... I don't have a day to spare..."

After leaving the guests to have dinner, Zhao Kuo and Dong Chengzi walked into another room. In this room, bamboo slips were piled up, like a hill. Dong Chengzi introduced them to him one by one. It can be seen that Dong Chengzi has indeed not been idle in these days. He has made changes to the laws of Qin State and added a lot of content according to Zhao Kuo's reminder. Dong Chengzi gradually became eccentric. Zhao Kuo seemed to have seen the later generations of law students who were frowning on campus.

"You alone cannot accomplish it... Maybe you can find a few more people to help."

Dong Chengzi took Zhao Kuo to see many laws and regulations that were perfected by him. What surprised Zhao Kuo was that the new laws written by Dong Chengzi had made great progress. Since Zhao Kuo told him about sentencing, he combined the laws of Qin and established a complete set of legal systems. He removed the more cruel and bloody punishments in the law, and replaced them with different service.

The prisoners in Qin State need to build roads and the Great Wall, and Zhao State also needs to build it!

When I saw Dong Chengzi's surprise in the new law of the prisoner's recognition, isn't this the purpose of the law he paid attention to? It's not punishment, but dissuasion, not harm, but change. Even after being praised by Ma Fujun, Dong Chengzi was really working and performing well can reduce the punishment, Zhao Kuo was really shocked. He looked at Dong Chengzi, who was white and fat in front of him. This fat man really brought him a lot of laughter.

His hair is gone... Zhao Kuo thought to himself, no wonder most European judges like to wear wigs...

The reason why Zhao Kuo respected the laws of Qin was because the laws of Qin had personal protection and property protection for the people. In Qin, except for those with high power, the rest of the people dared not kill people at will. Even if the other party was a prisoner or a slave, they could not be killed for no reason. Otherwise, they would be punished according to the crime of murder. This seems simple, but it is actually the core of the law, protecting the personal safety of the people.

In other countries, it is normal for the superiors to deal with and kill the humble at will, and no one will be punished for this. For example, Mengchangjun killed innocent people because the people mocked him for his height. He is innocent in other countries and may even be praised. But if he is in Qin, even if he kills thousands of people, he will be arrested by Qin officials and dealt with by murder.

The laws of Qin were always famous for their cruelty in later generations, but in this era, this cruel law could protect many innocent people. No nobles would dare to kill lowly retainers at will, nor would officials directly execute their subordinates. It was a country that was restricted by the law but protected by the law. A minor official in Zhao could harm hundreds of civilians through the power in his hands.

Just because he was a confidant of the county officials, he could have the lives of people, rob the people of their food at will, and deal with them at will. However, in Qin, such things rarely happen. Perhaps Qin also has abominable evil officials, but he would not do these things openly, because the law restricts him and punishes him. These officials who are familiar with the law are the most cautious, for fear of being persecuted by the brutal law.

When dealing with criminals, the criminals have the power to appeal. They can appeal and sue them all the way to Xianyang. If the officials are wrongly sentenced, then these convicted officials will receive corresponding punishment according to their own crimes. If it is not wrongly sentenced, the criminals who appeal will receive more serious punishment. In Zhao State... Haha, the complaint does not exist. As long as you are suspicious, you will be hung up and beaten to admit all your crimes.

From this perspective, it makes people wonder who is the more cruel one. However, Qin's law does have very bloody and cruel punishments. Cutting hands and feet, cutting noses and roots of descendants, etc. are really creepy. Some punishments are also very heavy. Just because of casual walking or quarrel with neighbors, you may be arrested and sentenced. However, no matter how cruel the law is, it is probably not as good as a cruel society where no rules and the noble can live a life.

Qin State had the most criminals, but the number of criminals he killed in a month was probably not as many as Mengchangjun killed after being humiliated once.

So Zhao Kuo focused on how the law should protect personal safety and private wealth. Dong Chengzi was naturally not surprised. There were already detailed regulations in Qin law, and he could copy them. However, when Zhao Kuo mentioned that he wanted to limit the power of the king through the law, Dong Chengzi couldn't help but tremble. Zhao Kuo comforted the frightened Dong Chengzi and said seriously: "At least, the law should be used to restrict the king from doing evil."

"But... can a minister punish his monarch?"

"What I said is not to punish the king, but to prevent the king from changing the law privately and killing people by chance. If there is a law that stipulates that the king is not allowed to do this, ministers can reject the king's unreasonable demands according to the law. Can the king still kill people with a short sword in person?"

Dong Chengzi was still very scared, so he stammered and said, "Let's complete other aspects first." Zhao Kuo did not continue to ask him to write it. Zhao Kuo now has time, and perhaps he can help Dong Chengzi write it together. After chatting for a long time, Zhao Kuo ordered his disciples to come in and asked Dong Chengzi to tell his disciples about his experience in writing the law during this period.

Dong Chengzi's face turned red, and as he spoke, his words became fluent. He told his disciples the purpose of formulating the laws himself and the detailed methods of formulating them, the differences from the laws of Qin, and the disciples from Qin were the most serious. Everyone soon fell in love with this fat man who was serious and raised some of his own doubts. Dong Chengzi smiled and answered them.

Zhao Kuo left his disciples here and took his disciples to the palace. It was already dusk.

King Zhao kindly asked Ma Fujun to sit aside. He wanted to ask Zhao Kuo many things, but in front of the minister, he was not easy to ask. Now that he finally had this opportunity, King Zhao said helplessly to Zhao Kuo: "Xinling Jun and Pingyang Jun are fighting endlessly. I really don't know what to do..." King Zhao looked very entangled, and he said in pain: "My talents have to fight with each other. I am unwilling to lose any of them..."

Zhao Kuo understood what he meant, and the palms and backs were all flesh. King Zhao didn't want to see his talents kill each other. Zhao Kuo pondered for a moment before saying seriously: "Xinling Jun wants to reform, which is a good thing, and this is also the first thing I raised. The reason why Pingyang Jun opposed it was because he was afraid that the reform would cause harm to Zhao State. I know your difficulties. Please give me the responsibility for this matter and I will help Xinling Jun reform..."

King Zhao finally calmed down and asked again: "Mr. Wei sent someone to send a letter. He wanted to invite you to the State of Wei, and wanted to ask you in person for advice on governing the country... I dare not make a decision privately..." Zhao Kuo was stunned. King Wei wanted to invite himself to the State of Wei? This was a good opportunity to promote his benevolent political thoughts. Seeing that Zhao Kuo was a little moved, King Zhao hurriedly said: "The army of Wei fought against the Qin people in Chu, and now is not a good time to rush to the State of Wei..."

Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "You are right."

King Zhao continued: "However, the Qin people were afraid that they would not last long. Yu Qing told me that the Qin people were defeated continuously in the territory of Chu and had fled to Nanyang. The Chu army was pursuing. Now, Qin was finally going to be defeated..." King Zhao looked very happy. He hated Qin in his heart. Seeing that Qin was suffering a loss, he naturally wanted to write a letter to the King of Qin to congratulate him, but Zhao Kuo felt something was wrong.

He frowned and asked in confusion: "When I left South Korea, the Qin people still had the advantage and were about to attack Chendu. How could he suddenly lose?"

King Zhao thought for a while and said, "I don't know that Jingyang of Chu... that's really a general. He can defeat the Qin people in such a dangerous situation. Yu Qing said that Jingyang wants to wipe out this Qin army completely..." Speaking of Jingyang, stars appeared in King Zhao's eyes again, with great expectations and a little sad, as if he was sighing, why such talents are also in Chu.

Zhao Kuo frowned and thought for a moment. He suddenly stood up and said, "Not good... Bai Qi!"

"Bai Qi?" King Zhao also quickly stood up, his eyes flashed with light, looking around, and asked, "Where is Bai Qi? Where is Bai Qi?!" Zhao Kuo looked at King Zhao in front of him and said, "Shangjun, I have something to do, so I will leave first." King Zhao looked at Zhao Kuo in confusion, watched Zhao Kuo leave, then he raised his head and sighed in a low voice, "Bai Qi... Jingyang... Xunzi... Xiang Xian... Huang Xie..."

Zhao Kuo hurriedly walked out of the palace. He felt that the situation in Chu was particularly familiar. If Qin could not end the war, it would usually take out a killer weapon. The amazing retreat speed of Qin seemed to be roaring in Zhao Kuo's ears: "It's white!" Bai Qi always liked to lure the enemy when fighting this confrontation battle, turning the battlefield into his favorite mobile war, and then encircle and annihilate it directly. If Zhao Kuo was not wrong, Bai Qi has grown up now and is waiting for Jing Yang to come in...

Zhao Kuo wanted to write a letter to the King of Qin... he had to deliver the letter to the King of Qin before Bai Qi slaughtered the captives of Chu!

Under the night, a burly warrior was walking drunk on the road. The soldiers walking towards him looked at him with some disdain, but ignored it. The drunk man walked all the way to Dong Chengzi's courtyard, and suddenly looked around with vigilance. He confirmed that there were no soldiers around him, so he then held the short sword at his waist. After taking a few steps back, he rushed forward, jumped up, grabbed the courtyard wall with both hands, and jumped into the courtyard cleanly.

Jumping into the courtyard, he drew his sword and turned around.

Under the night, dozens of horse-fujun disciples from all over the country sat in the courtyard, widened their eyes and looked at him motionlessly.

The atmosphere was silent for a long time, and the assassin took the lead in breaking the embarrassment and uttering his last words.

"Didn't it mean there are no guests..."

The assassin stabbed the dagger into his chest in grief and fell to the ground and died.
Chapter completed!