On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 485 Abolition of the Cool Law (3000)

Since Cui Che attacked Buddhism and Taoism, Jinyang Twelve Courtyards have been nationalized and used for other purposes.

Now that Cui Che wants to set up a monastery to accommodate Yang Liang's concubines who do not want to remarry, there is no need to choose a new location, so he can just choose a temple among them.

Cui Che followed the old system of the Northern Wei Dynasty and named it Yaoguang Temple.

In fact, those who are willing to leave the palace are only a minority after all.

Moving to the monastery was said to be a spiritual practice, but the food, clothing, housing and transportation were provided by the court. Cui Che would never shortchange their daily expenses, and there was no shortage of slaves and maids to help them, so they did not need to live a life based on others' faces.

For many concubines, it is better to stay in the monastery and live a carefree life than to return to their natal family and suffer the contempt of their brothers.

Cui Che did not ask much about the concubines who were monks. He was busy compiling new laws with Fang Xuanling and others.

Send troops to Guanlong next year. Once successful, we can start building the country.

With the new dynasty and the new atmosphere, it is time for the laws of the previous dynasty to change.

Nowadays, the old rules from the Yang Jian period are still used in the Eastern Sui Dynasty.

In the first year of Kaihuang's reign, Yang Jian ordered Gao Jiong and others to write the "Kaihuang Code" based on the "Bei Qi Code".

In the third year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, it was revised by Su Wei, Niu Hong and others, and the complex was deleted and simplified, forming a total of 12 chapters with a total of 500 items.

The main purpose of "Kaihuang Code" is to weigh the importance, strive for fairness, abolish torture, and be careful but not neglectful. Therefore, it has a very high evaluation in later generations.

However, Yang Jian was moody in his later years, and was especially fond of the imperial staff. All civil and military officials suffered greatly from this. When he was the minister of the Ministry of War, he tried to persuade him at a court meeting, but he was killed with a staff in public.

A censor was ordered to be executed by Yang Jian because he failed to impeach a disheveled general in time, causing the minister to tremble and dare not say anything.

He treated officials so cruelly, let alone civilians.

Yang Jian legislated, but also destroyed the law in his later years. He liked to use extrajudicial punishment, which reduced the "Kaihuang Code" to a piece of paper.

An edict was issued: "Anyone who steals more than one coin will be abandoned from the market." "If three people steal a melon together, they will die immediately."

He abused his power and insulted people's lives, making the world stunned.

As the saying goes, in troubled times, you should use heavy codes, but you should not be too heavy.

Coincidentally, Yang Guang, who was in Jiangdu, also ordered his close ministers to re-enact the law. He and Cui Che also realized that the series of harsh penalties issued by Yang Jian in the past had reached the point where they must be abolished.

However, Yang Guang was one step ahead of Cui Che. He had already started on this matter as early as the beginning of the year, and the law had been promulgated some time ago, called the "Law of Great Karma".

Yang Guang also flaunted lenient punishments and greatly reduced punishments. This move also caused many people in the Eastern Sui Dynasty to fear harsh punishments, so they crossed the river and defected to the Western Sui Dynasty.

Including Cui Qiji, officials from various places reported the matter to Cui Che.

Cui Che also understood that there was no time for Fang Xuanling and others to delete it again, so he simply picked up Yang Jian's "Kaihuang Law" again, and in the name of the young emperor Yang Hao, he announced it to the world and re-established it.

The "Kaihuang Code" revised in three years.

As for the new laws, it was left to Fang Xuanling and others to slowly add, delete, and rewrite them. Anyway, there was still plenty of time after leaving the country.

As soon as this edict was issued, people everywhere rushed to celebrate.

It also temporarily stabilized the domestic turmoil caused by the promulgation of the "Daye Law" in the Western Sui Dynasty.

Jinyang Palace, inside the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The warm winter sun shines through the window paper into the side room.

Cui Che closed his eyes and fell asleep, lying sideways on the Queen Mother's white thighs, listening to her holding a copy of "The Law of the Great Karma" and reading to him.

Doulu's mouth went dry while reading, so he had to stop and call out softly:

"Your Majesty, can I go get a cup of tea?"

Cui Che then sat up, allowing her to get up and stay.

While Doulu was drinking tea, Cui Che suddenly said:

"I heard that the saint no longer greets you now?"

When the Queen Mother heard this, she sighed quietly and said:

"At first I was cruel and didn't want to see him. Now he resents me. I can't blame him."

Cui Che snorted coldly and said:

"I'm afraid what he resents is not that you refused to see him in the first place, but what happened between you and me."

The Queen Mother was shocked and hurriedly interceded on her behalf:

"The emperor is still young and ignorant. Your Majesty, please don't be like him."

Cui Che asked again:

"I have never argued with him, but yesterday the king received news that the emperor has now selected a group of eunuchs in the Daming Palace to play with him all day long. Does the Queen Mother know about this?"

This was the first time Doulu heard about this matter, but she didn't take it seriously and smiled nonchalantly:

"A saint is just a child, playing with others."

Cui Che did not dare to take it lightly. After all, Kangxi led a group of young men practicing Buku to capture Oboi under the guise of a game.

Maybe Yang Hao didn't mean it this way, but Cui Che had to guard against it. He said in a deep voice:

"As the king of a country, it is unbecoming to not bother to learn how to govern the country, but to hang out with a group of slaves.

"If the Queen Mother has time, she should go to the Daming Palace and discipline him well."

Seeing that Cui Che seemed angry, Mrs. Doulu put down the tea cup, sat in Cui Che's arms, hugged his neck, and said softly:

"How dare I disobey the king's orders?"

Cui Che couldn't bear her teasing, so he turned around and pressed the Queen Mother under him.

In the side room, happy moans sounded again.

When the sound stopped, soon after, Queen Mother Doulu had arranged her hair and walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion with a rosy face.

Since giving birth to a daughter for Cui Che, Yang Hao is no longer everything to the Doulu family.

But she still cares about Yang Hao's safety. Now she seems to be completely immersed in the joy with Cui Che, and she is not trying to save Yang Hao's life.

The Queen Mother naturally understood what Cui Che said today.

Although he was an auxiliary minister and respected as his father-in-law, Cui Che had never cared about Yang Hao's studies.

What they say now is that Yang Hao should learn to govern the country instead of hanging around with slaves. In the final analysis, he is worried that Yang Hao will show favors in the palace and win over a group of confidants, which will threaten his own safety.

Doulu's visit was to ask Yang Hao to let go of his unrealistic fantasies.

Arriving at Daming Palace, the mother and son met again. The atmosphere was not very harmonious. Apparently Yang Hao still held a grudge against his mother for giving birth to a daughter for Cui Che.

Queen Mother Doulu was also helpless about this. Once she became pregnant, she would not be able to decide whether to keep her or not.

After clearing his mind of all the thoughts, Doulu persuaded him:

"Your Majesty may have some agenda for playing with the eunuchs, but now King Yan is wary of it, so please stop it as soon as possible."

Yang Hao sneered and said:

"The child is still curious as to why the queen is willing to come to the Daming Palace today. It turns out that she is working as a lobbyist for King Yan."

Queen Mother Doulu shook her head and said:

"Now that King Yan has great power, why do you need me to convince you? My mother is here today to save you. Could it be that Your Majesty doesn't know about the past events of Emperor Xiaozhuang of the later Wei Dynasty?

"Even if you can kill powerful officials, there are 200,000 tigers and wolves around Jinyang, all of whom are looking forward to the prime minister. If only one person needs to climb up and raise his arms to avenge King Yan, the Daming Palace will definitely become a hell on earth."

After Emperor Xiaozhuang of the Northern Wei Dynasty killed the powerful minister Erzhu Rong, he failed to withstand the counterattack of the Erzhu family. He was eventually captured by Erzhu Rong's nephew Erzhu Zhao and was taken to Jinyang and hanged in a third-level Buddhist temple.

However, although Yang Hao was young, he was fearless. He said righteously:

"I would like to imitate Yuan Ziyou (Emperor Xiaozhuang) and kill thieves, rather than be like the previous kings who have subjugated their country and be drunk with poisonous wine and die a useless death."

When Queen Mother Doulu heard these words, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She stood up suddenly, raised her palm, and slapped Yang Hao hard on the face with a crisp sound. Such an incident also stunned Yang Hao.

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"I shouldered the infamy and bent down to serve King Yan just to find a way out for you. How could you say such stupid things!"

At this time, Yang Hao also recovered from the shock. Doulu claimed that he gave up his reputation for him. This made Yang Hao's heart soften, but his mouth was hard:

"I am the Son of Heaven, and I should die for the country. Otherwise, I will have no face to see my father and ancestors in the future."

Seeing how stubborn he was, Queen Mother Doulu even shouted angrily:

"Why do you need to carry the country and the country of the Sui Dynasty?

"If it weren't for the support of King Yan, you and your father would have become rebellious officials and traitors, killed by your second uncle who had no regard for human ethics, and would have been reviled by the world.

"Whether you admit it or not, King Yan has been kind to us, mother and son, for our survival. Now this inheritance was taken from Yang Guang during his wars in the north and south, and you have never contributed half of your efforts.

"Listen to my mother's advice and put aside the thought of restoring the imperial power. If King Yan wants to usurp the country in the future, I will give up the throne to him.

"The King of Yan promised me that he would follow Cao Pi's example and treat us, mother and son, kindly.

"The late emperor only has your bloodline. You are willing to die, but you want him to be a lonely ghost with no one to sacrifice him!"

Yang Hao had never seen his mother look so angry before.

Especially the sentence that had it not been for Cui Che's support, the father and son would have been the rebellious officials of the Sui Dynasty. They were reviled by the world, and it hit Yang Hao's young heart. He was stunned on the spot and didn't know how to refute.

Of course Yang Hao understands this truth, but he has been avoiding it all this time.

Queen Mother Doulu sighed:

“People in the south ridiculed King Yan for bullying orphans and widowed mothers, but your grandfather’s empire was also snatched from the hands of orphans and widowed mothers.

"That's all. It's useless to say more. I just hope you won't be stubborn and mislead others and yourself."

After saying that, Empress Dowager Doulu stood up and left, walking out of the side hall. She couldn't help but turn around and look inside the room. It was still silent.

Returning to Jinyang Palace, Doulu went to Cui Che, hoping to change Yang Hao's teacher. She complained:

"I don't know what those gentlemen taught me, but such a big kid actually keeps saying that he wants to sacrifice his life for justice."

Doulu Shi knew that Cui Che's eyes and ears were all over the Daming Palace, so she did not cover up for Yang Hao, but instead threw all the blame on the emperor's master.

Cui Che smiled and said nothing. He did not punish the imperial master who taught Yang Hao, but he still agreed to find a new teacher for him.

But what surprised Cui Che was that Yang Hao came to Jinyang Palace the next day and went to Doulu's palace to pay his respects to his mother.

According to reports from people in the Queen Mother's Palace, the mother and son hugged each other and burst into tears.

No more, this chapter was written in the car on the way back, the next chapter will be at eleven o'clock in the morning

(End of chapter)