Chapter 33 Amnesty thirty-two

In the seventh year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong said to his courtiers: "There are many fools in the world, but few wise people. The wise are unwilling to do evil, and fools are prone to breaking the charter. All the grace of forgiveness is only for those who do not behave well. There is an old saying: 'Fortunate for a villain, misfortune for a gentleman. ''A good man is dumb if he is pardoned at the age of one. ' Where 'the one who raises weeds will hurt the crops, and the one who benefits the treacherous will steal the good'.In the past, King Wen made a punishment, and there is no pardon for the punishment. ’ And the former lord of Shu tasted Zhuge Liang and said: ‘I circled between Chen Yuanfang and Zheng Kangcheng, and every time I saw a revelation, the way to straighten out the chaos was prepared, and I never said forgiveness. ’ Therefore, Zhuge Liang ruled Shu for ten years without pardon, and Shu was greatly transformed.Emperor Wu of Liang pardoned him several times a year until he was completely defeated.Those who conspire with small benevolence are the thieves of great benevolence.Therefore, since I have the world, I will never release forgiveness.Today, the world is peaceful, and righteousness and righteousness are flourishing. This kindness is incalculable. I am afraid that fools will always hope for luck, but if they want to break the law, they cannot correct their mistakes. "

In the tenth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong said to his courtiers: "National laws and regulations must be simple, and there must be several articles for one crime. There are so many formats that officials cannot memorize them all. Treacherous and treacherous. A crime is a serious one. Those who change the law a few times will not benefit the reason, and it is better to order them to be examined in detail, and not to make intertextuality." In the eleventh year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong said to his courtiers: "If the format of the imperial edict is not fixed, people will be confused and treacherous will benefit life. "Book of Changes" calls "Huanhan its big size", and the words issue orders. If the sweat comes from the body, one Go out and never come back. Said: "Shen is the order, and the order is to go out, and it is against the law." And the ancestors of the Han Dynasty had no time to give, Xiao He started as a small official, and after making the law, he is still called Huayi. Now I should think about it in detail For this meaning, edicts should not be issued lightly, but must be approved and considered permanent."

Empress Changsun fell ill and became critically ill.The crown prince Qi Hou said: "The medicine is exhausted, and the body is not recovering now. Please pardon the prisoners and save others to enter the Tao. I hope to be blessed." Those who have never been evil; if good deeds are ineffective, what good fortune can we seek? Forgiveness is a major matter for the country, Buddhism and Taoism, every time the teaching ears of the superiors show that they are different, they are always afraid of the disadvantages of reason and body. How can I be chaotic with me as a woman? The law of the world? You can't follow your words."