Uncle Cheng is of servant status, and Zhao Hu, someone from a distant branch of the family, can demand that he be buried with the dead. Ming Yu is an aide, and Gou Xi could have had him killed with just a word.
Didn't Yan Heng just get killed for some random reason?
Zhao Hanzhang helped the two up, returned to the main topic, and asked, "Regarding the fundamental laws I assigned to you, how many articles have you discussed?"
"We have agreed on eighteen articles."
For example, "All lands under heaven belong to the state; the people have the right to use them but not to trade them" passed easily because there was precedent.
During Wei Jin, the policy of land equalization was implemented. Regardless of whether it could be effectively enforced, it was recorded as such in the law, so passing it was not difficult.
