Di Renjie was eagerly flipping through the cases in the office of the Legal Newspaper. These cases, which were boring in the eyes of ordinary people, were extremely interesting in Di Renjie's eyes. The evilness and darkness of the human heart, the investigation methods of the yamen runners, and the application of the law by the county magistrate were all knowledge to him.
"May I ask where the Legalist junior brother Di Renjie is? Mei Niang has something to ask!" Just as Di Renjie was concentrating, Wu Meiniang's voice sounded. He immediately felt as if he was facing a great enemy. He couldn't help touching the laws of the Tang dynasty beside him and felt slightly relieved.
"Oh! So it's Mei Niang. How do you have time to come to the Legal Newspaper today? "Han Fuzi heard the voice and came over. When he saw Wu Meiniang, he laughed loudly.
Wu Meiniang politely bowed to Han Fuzi and said, "Teacher, my master has just returned to the capital and assigned Mei Niang some homework. It's about the contradictions of the Legalist school. I just happen to need Junior brother Di Renjie's cooperation."
"Teacher, don't be fooled by Wu Meiniang. She's not a gentle and kind person." Di Renjie secretly complained in his heart. If the Teacher really wanted him to cooperate with Wu Meiniang, he was afraid that he would really fall into the hands of this witch. Even the laws of the Tang dynasty couldn't protect him.
"The contradictions of the Legalist school?" Han Fuzi's eyes flashed. He couldn't help but feel surprised and asked.
Wu Meiniang didn't hide anything and answered him one by one. When Han Fuzi heard Meton's idea of contradictions, he couldn't help but feel shocked.
"Wai Ying!" Han Fuzi shouted loudly.
Hearing the Teacher's call, Di Renjie came out reluctantly and said, "Teacher, what are your orders?"
"Lady Mei needs your help," Mister Han said. "Put down what you're doing and come back after you've helped Lady Mei."
"Ah!"
Di Renjie's face was full of reluctance. If Wu Meiniang didn't let him go, he would still be in Wu Meiniang's hands.
"Stop dilly-dallying, let's go!"
Wu Meiniang grabbed Di Renjie's shoulder like an eagle grabbing a chick.
Looking at his disciple's pleading eyes, Han Fuzi smiled like an old fox and said in his heart, "Wai Ying, how can I not know Mei Niang's character? But you will definitely be grateful to the Headmaster in the future."
Thinking about Meton's understanding of the theory of contradiction, Han Fuzi could not help but feel excited. The theory of contradiction would definitely become a school of thought in the future. Moreover, this theory came from the school of Legalism, and the school of Legalism had participated in it. In the future, the school of Legalism would definitely contribute a lot.
"Let's go!"
Di Renjie looked like he had accepted his fate. He followed behind Wu Meiniang dejectedly.
"There's no rush. Let's go to the market first to see the Ashina Society executed," Wu Meiniang said excitedly.
The Ashina Society had plotted to assassinate the emperor. Not killing them would appease the public's anger. However, the Ashina Society was involved in the sensitive topic of the Turks. They had to act quickly. The Ministry of Justice decided to execute the Ashina Society publicly the next day.
"Watch the execution!"
Di Renjie was shocked. He couldn't help but retreat. He didn't even dare to think about being executed.
"Coward, you're scared already? Aren't you determined to investigate and judge cases in the future? You might even supervise the execution of death row criminals. If you don't even dare to look, how can you be considered a Legalist?" Wu Meiniang mocked.
Di Renjie's face turned red when his thoughts were seen through. However, his pride as a Legalist prevented him from backing down. He could only brace himself and say, "Who dares not? Let's go."
Wu Meiniang smiled proudly and said, "Do you see that? You clearly don't want to go, but you have to go because of your pride. Isn't this the embodiment of the paradox?"
Di Renjie's heart moved. Only now did he understand the paradox a little more. After understanding his own thoughts, Di Renjie's originally unwilling pace couldn't help but quicken.
He even had a faint impulse in his heart. He had been flipping through all kinds of files and saw all kinds of executions in books. However, he had never seen a real execution. Wu Meiniang's forceful pull him to see it opened Pandora's box in his heart.
When the two of them arrived at the market, the scene of the Ashina Society's execution was already surrounded by a sea of people.
"How are we going to squeeze in?" Di Renjie asked with a frown.
They were still young, and their bodies had not yet matured. It was impossible for them to see the scene from the outside, let alone squeeze in.
"Come with me!"
Wu Meiniang was naturally prepared. She brought Di Renjie to a nearby wooden building.
"First senior sister! It's almost a quarter past noon. "
Mo Jiazi's younger brother had already prepared the best vantage point in the surrounding wooden buildings. When he saw Wu Meiniang come over, he stepped aside.
Wu Meiniang excitedly walked over to the window and handed Di Renjie a pair of binoculars. Di Renjie took it and looked at it. He could clearly see the execution ground through the binoculars. Under the sunlight, the executioners' blades glowed with an eerie light. Di Renjie's heart, which had just calmed down, immediately began to pound again. He hurriedly put down the binoculars.
"Dong!" Along with the sound of a drum, noon had arrived.
The executioner waved his hand, and several bailiffs escorted the Ashina Society's leader, who was wearing a jersey, to the execution ground. The Ashina Society was implicated in the crimes of the Turks and the Tang dynasty. The executioner was afraid that there would be an accident, so he only let the Ashina Society's leader out at the last moment.
"Ungrateful wretch!"
"Ungrateful wretch!"
"Turks, get out of the Tang dynasty!"
One by one, the people of the Tang dynasty angrily rebuked. In the hearts of the people of the Tang dynasty, His Majesty had already treated the Turks very well. In the past, the Turks had attacked the Central Plains and killed many Han people. However, after Li Shimin defeated the Turks, he did not kill anyone indiscriminately. Even the evil Jeli Khan had rewarded the Turks with high positions and generous salaries. Moreover, the Turks were not satisfied and plotted to assassinate His Majesty.
"Ashina Society's leader, you did not remember His Majesty's kindness and plotted to assassinate His Majesty. Your crime is punishable by death. Today, I am here to execute you under His Majesty's order." The executioner coldly shouted.
The Ashina Society's leader's hair was disheveled, but his face was full of pride. He raised his head and shouted, "Everything I did was for the Turks. The Turks will always remember me. Although I die today, I have the face to face Shibi Khan after I die. But you are willing to be the dogs of the Tang dynasty. How can you face your ancestors after you die?"
The executioner coldly snorted and said, "You are still so stubborn even when you are about to die. It's three quarters to noon. Begin the execution."
As the executioner took out a token of execution and threw it on the ground, the executioner immediately raised the chopping knife high, shouted, and suddenly swung it down.
"Ah!"
Wu Meiniang was shocked and put down the binoculars. After all, she was only a young girl in her teens. When had she ever seen such a bloody scene? She did not dare to continue watching.
However, Wu Meiniang did not notice that Di Renjie did not put down the binoculars. In Di Renjie's sight, he looked at the people of the Tang dynasty who were cheering around the decapitated Ashina Society's leader and then looked at the gloomy faces of the Turks in the distance. He could not help but sigh in his heart.
"The Ashina Society's leader is a traitor in the hearts of the Han people, but in the hearts of the Turks, he is a hero. A hero and a traitor in one body, but a spear and a shield in one body. It's really strange!" Di Renjie sighed.
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