During the reign of King Zhuang of Chu, the country was strong and powerful, and he dominated the Central Plains. On the one hand, in order to avoid the rain, and on the other hand, in order to save the time of trekking in the water, the prince asked the coachman to drive the car

During the reign of King Zhuang of Chu, his country was strong, majestic and righteous, and he dominated the Central Plains. The dominance of King Chuzhuang is closely related to the strengthening of the legal system. Legal management makes the country strong and has the foundation and strength to dominate the Central Plains. When the prince broke the law, King Chuzhuang resolutely punished him. From King Chuzhuang's legal construction, we can see that King Chuzhuang's dominance was no accident.

The King of Chuzhuang

The prince broke the law and the people were guilty

One day, the King of Chuzhuang summoned the prince for an urgent matter, and the prince hurriedly drove a carriage to the palace.

It was raining at this time, and there was a vast expanse of white water in the open space in front of the palace. On the one hand, in order to avoid the rain, and on the other hand, in order to save the time of trekking in the water, the prince asked the coachman to drive the carriage all the way to the palace gate. Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Tingli, who was in charge of the criminal law of Chu State .

At that time, there was a "Maomen Law" among the laws and regulations of the Chu State. The so-called "Maomen" is also called "Pheasant Gate". It turns out that there are three gates in the palaces of princes in various countries: Kumen, Pheasant Gate and Lumen. Pheasant Gate is the second of the three gates. Demarcated by this gate, the outside is the outer court where government affairs are managed, and the inside is the harem where the concubines are.

In order to protect the safety of the king, the State of Chu specially formulated the "Maomen Law", which stipulated that when the ministers, officials and princes entered the court, if the horse's hooves stepped on the dripping part of the eaves of the Maomen, the court should be cut off. Carriage shaft, kill the driver.

Now that the prince has broken into the palace, he has obviously violated this law.

Tingli said to the prince: "Your carriage went straight to Maomen, which violated the law of the palace!" The prince knew that he was wrong and did not dare to argue. He hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty summoned you urgently. We can't retreat because of the accumulated water, so we asked the carriage driver to clear the water." The carriage arrived at the gate of the palace. "

Na Tingli ignored the prince's explanation and waved the guards forward without any explanation, broke the shaft of the carriage and killed the carriage driver.

The king of Chuzhuang taught his son

to uphold the rule of law and protect the law-abiding ministers

The prince went into the palace and cried to the king of Chuzhuang, asking the king of Chuzhuang to kill Na Tingli.

King Chuzhuang said to the prince: "The law is a tool to ensure that the ancestral temple is respected and the national power is respected. Therefore, those who can maintain the legal system and protect the national power are loyal ministers of the country. How can we punish it? On the contrary Those who ignore laws and disrespect the interests of the country, like rebellious ministers and rebellious sons, are the country's greatest enemies and the greatest dangers of subverting the king's status. The power of the country is in danger and the power of the country is unstable. What will I pass on to my descendants?"

Seeing that the prince gradually understood what he meant, King Chuzhuang continued: "As for the court official, there is an old man like me in front of him? King, he doesn’t care about my feelings and lets you go; behind him, there is you, the prince who will inherit the throne in the future, and he doesn’t try to please you for the sake of his own future. This is my true law-abiding loyal minister. ! "

The Prince of Chuzhuang

The Prince was convinced, and Yanli was rewarded

The Prince of Chuzhuang's words of sincerity made the Prince suddenly enlightened. He kowtowed three times to the King of Chuzhuang respectfully and exited the palace.

After sleeping in the open for three days, he knelt down and prayed to the north again, expressing his repentance for his violation of the law. The King of Chuzhuang promoted the Ting Li to the second level as a mark of recognition.

At this time, King Zhuang of Chu was already old. What would he pass on to his descendants? Taking advantage of the prince's foul play, King Zhuang of Chu told his son that the state has three treasures: laws, loyal ministers and the policy of respecting talents. It can be seen that King Chuzhuang’s hegemony was related to the solid foundation laid by his domestic legal system. His hegemony was no accident.

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