Chapter 68 Gao Gong's Selflessness
Chapter 68 Gao Gong's Selflessness
Zhu Zaigui looked at Gao Gong with extremely calm eyes. He said calmly, "I think not only this child should be beheaded, but his parents should also be held accountable!"
"As the ancients said: If a child is not taught, it is the fault of the father. Since the child has been able to kill someone, it means that his parents failed to fulfill their responsibility of discipline and restraint when educating their child, causing the child to commit such a serious mistake."
"If we cannot investigate the fault of his parents for not educating him, it is not a fundamental solution to only investigate the crime of this child. Therefore, I think the child should be beheaded, and his parents should also be sentenced to joint crime! This will be used as a case and announced to the world by the Ministry of Justice. If there are other vicious cases involving children in the future, it should be used as an example, and the crime will be severely punished, as well as the fault of his parents for not educating him."
"So from now on, all parents who have children will teach them morality and restrain their nature, so that they will not become lawless and regard human life as worthless."
After Zhu Zaigui said this calmly, Gao Gong suddenly felt a chill.
Of course, this cold chill did not mean that Zhu Zaigui was cold and heartless, but because his words were so shocking.
When most people see this case, they either focus on the child's own evil or on the child's age.
This is used to discuss whether children’s crimes should be punished by death.
However, Zhu Zaigui not only stated clearly that the child should be killed, but also held his parents responsible for not educating him.
This really surprised Gao Gong.
Gao Gong felt that his brain was a little confused.
Gao Gong was stunned for a moment, then said, "Isn't this a collective punishment? Our dynasty values filial piety and benevolence, and it is against filial piety to blame the son for the father. Your Majesty, please be careful with your words."
Zhu Zaigui waved his hand and said, "No, such crimes cannot be explained by filial piety and benevolence alone. The purpose of the court's establishment of laws and regulations is to make the world peaceful and the people virtuous. This is a truth that all ancient people can agree with. Why is it considered treason in our dynasty? If a son is not taught well, it is the fault of the father. This is a truth that all educated people in the world know."
"Since it is the principle of co-governance, how can we ignore it? Therefore, this king will not be careful with his words, nor will he change his mind. If such a murder case really happens in the future, this king will also report it to Your Majesty and make an example of it, to blame parents who fail to teach their children, and set an example for the world!"
Zhu Zaigui's words shocked Gao Gong again.
No matter how this sentence was said, at least from this speech, Gao Gong also saw Zhu Zaigui's courage to take responsibility.
You must know that with Zhu Zaigui's current status, he is very likely to inherit the throne.
Isn't it a blessing for all people in the world that a prince can inherit the throne and has the courage to take responsibility?
Gao Gong bowed deeply to Zhu Zaigui and said, "Your Majesty, I admire your heart the most."
Zhu Zaigui looked at Gao Gong who was bowing to him, and immediately restrained his momentum. He hurried over to help Gao Gong up and said with a smile: "Teacher, what are you doing? The moral responsibility of students depends entirely on your teaching. If you hadn't taught me with reason and logic, how could I have such a heart?"
Zhu Zaigui held Gao Gong's arm with a clear look in his eyes. He truly regarded Gao Gong as his own and his mentor.
He did not look down on Gao Gong just because he was a time traveler.
Zhu Zaigui was very clear about Gao Gong's selfless love for him. How could Zhu Zaigui not treat Gao Gong's kindness as a teacher sincerely and loyally to him, as well as having the talent to govern the country and save the world?
Gao Gong was so moved that he couldn't help but shed tears.
Gao Gong has had no children since he got married. Now he is almost forty years old, so he probably won't have any children in this lifetime.
So when he was ordered to teach Zhu Zaigui, he really wanted to give his whole heart to Zhu Zaigui.
Now seeing that Zhu Zaigui respected and loved him so much, how could Gao Gong not be moved?
Gao Gong said: "I will protect the prince with my life in this life!" Zhu Zaigui was extremely moved after hearing this.
Others might just say this, but Gao Gong definitely didn't.
Zhu Zaigui supported Gao Gong's arm and said seriously, "Teacher, I am deeply moved by your kindness. If I am lucky enough in this life, I will not let you down and help you realize your ambitions, so that the Ming Dynasty can flourish again!"
Gao Gong never expected that he meant so much to Zhu Zaigui.
Zhu Zaigui actually made such an important promise. Faced with such a favor, Gao Gong was willing to be the vanguard for Zhu Zaigui even if there were mountains of swords and seas of fire in the future.
Gao Gong bowed again and said, "I am very grateful to Your Majesty for your kindness."
Zhu Zaigui lifted Gao Gong, eased his emotions, and continued to laugh: "Oh, I am talking nonsense again, sir, please don't take it too seriously. I am just an idle prince now, how dare I make a promise to you? Let's just study hard."
Zhu Zaigui laughed and returned to his seat.
Gao Gong also quickly calmed down his emotions at this time.
Think carefully about what just happened between me and Prince Yu, although it was said with deep affection.
But it is still an extremely taboo and disrespectful remark.
How could a foreign official who teaches dare to induce the prince to make such a solemn promise?
If this was heard by someone with ulterior motives and reached the ears of Emperor Jiajing, it would be a capital crime in no time.
It would also implicate Prince Yu, which was not what Gao Gong wanted to see.
Gao Gong also quickly replied: "I lost my temper, Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Zhu Zaigui waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's okay, it's just some jokes between the teacher and the student. Teacher, please continue to tell the students the story of Anda."
"I only gave you a general idea last time. This time, you must tell me what Anda is doing recently. I can't sleep well just thinking about having such a restless neighbor just around the corner in the northern grassland."
When Gao Gong heard that Zhu Zaigui wanted to hear Anda's story again, he immediately became excited.
Alanda has indeed been a little restless recently. He has been harassing the Xuanda front line and looks like he will move south at any time. This has caused the imperial court a lot of headaches, but they are helpless.
After all, they are light cavalry from the grassland who come and go like the wind. Even if the Ming Dynasty wanted to chase them and have a head-on battle with them, it would not be able to catch up.
And if they really chased after them, they might fall into Andada's trap, leaving their army isolated and becoming someone else's meal, repeating the Battle of Tumu.
The biggest reason why the Battle of Tumu Fort was such a humiliating defeat was that the imperial army failed to capture the main force of the Oirat after crossing the border, resulting in a strategic defeat.
When they were retreating for the last time, not only were their men and horses exhausted, but they were also led into a ditch by that bastard Wang Zhen, who insisted on showing off in his hometown. As a result, they missed the best opportunity to retreat and were wiped out by the Wala army.
Such a humiliating war is hard to find even in history books. So from then on, the Ming Dynasty's war against the northern grasslands began to change from offensive to defensive, and the bitterness of this is really hard to talk about.
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