Li Shimin was looking at the file in his hand, and the prince stood beside him.
"Official crimes can be divided into public crimes and private crimes. You have to understand this. If you commit a crime because of official duties, if you are selfless, it is a public crime. If you do not do official duties, it is a private crime. Although it is related to official duties, actions involving private interests are also private crimes.
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Public crimes are light, private crimes are serious.
This is also a kind of partial protection given to officials by the laws of the Tang Dynasty following the laws of the Sui Dynasty.
"Although your case seems complicated, if you distinguish it according to this, it is still relatively obvious. The warehouse supervisor managed the warehouse, but he committed theft. When his superior found out, he did not report it impartially, but he took advantage of the beauty of the warehouse supervisor's wife.
Threatened to rape Cangdu's wife, but Cangdu was too afraid to complain.
The wife of the cang governor filed a complaint, but the official who took over the case violated the law and deliberately concealed the case.
In this case, the warehouse supervisor committed a robbery, the city order raped his subordinate’s wife, and the Chang’an County magistrate Cao Xun violated the law for personal reasons. These three people all committed private crimes, and private crimes are subject to severe punishment.”
This case was actually an old case that had been closed. The emperor brought the files to examine the prince and asked him to prepare a verdict.
"I want to learn more about the format of the laws and regulations. I have a draft of the Zhenguan Laws that I am preparing here. You can take it and look at it and make some suggestions."
The Zhenguan Code is a revised law based on the Wude Code and the Kaihuang Code. It has been revised for three years and has not yet been completed. There are twelve chapters and five hundred articles. The Wude Code was originally revised based on the Kaihuang Code, and the revision was relatively simple.
, and today’s Zhenguan Law has never been completed,
This is because there are still many places that are very different from the Kaihuang Law. For example, the new section of generals was added. Tenants must be registered as customers and be included in good registration. There are only slaves, and tenant households are exempted from official households and miscellaneous households.
Those with low status) are still not from good status,
Provide comprehensive legal protection to the client's new identity, reducing his or her personal dependence on powerful landlords.
For example, in the past, it was stipulated that traitors such as Buqu and miscellaneous households would be punished with an additional level of crime, and slaves and traitors would be punished with an additional level of crime. But now, the legal status of Buqu who is classified as a client is the same as that of a good person.
, there is no such thing as an additional penalty for sin.
In the past, if a master raped his own slave, guest, guest daughter, etc., it was not considered a crime of rape. If he raped someone else's slave, guest daughter, etc., he only had to pay compensation. As long as he raped a good person, it was called rape.
Now the Zhenguan Law is quite controversial and is about to be revised.
Customers are also good people. Rape by a powerful landowner who is dependent on his customers is also rape. Rape of his own slaves and servants is punishable by forty lashes. In the past, the master was not guilty of raping his wife and daughter, and he could let the guests go as he pleased.
The daughter and the maidservant were left as concubines.
Even now, the ministers are still discussing whether it is necessary to retain the status of servants, guest girls, and tenants. They should be changed to slaves who can become husbands directly after being released. Those who have no property can be customers, and those who have property can be promoted to households.
In this way, they also become legal subjects, register their households independently, and are no longer attached to the landlord's name. Even if the client is a tenant of the landlord's family, or even a servant, it should only be an employment relationship, not a complete dependence relationship, let alone a legal relationship.
Than livestock.
However, this article actually touches on the fundamental interests of the aristocratic and powerful class.
In the past, slaves had no identity of their own and were not considered human beings at all. They were called slaves and sluts, and were treated as livestock. They had the same status as cattle and horses. They had no household registration and no identity. The master had the final say on life and death. If he behaved well, he might be released.
once,
However, after being released once, they are just slaves and guest girls, and they are still bitches. After being released once, they are slaves, and they are still humble, and they still have no real freedom and status.
Not only can the master enslave and exploit the slaves at will, but he is also not guilty of execution, rape, etc.
Nowadays, the Zhenguan Law wants to improve the abolition of tribes and household status. Official and private slaves will become good men directly after they are freed. Some people even suggest that even if the slave is a bitch, the master is not allowed to abuse the slave and beat the slave to death, otherwise he will also be punished.
But this is very controversial,
Nowadays, more people still prefer innocent or misdemeanor crimes. For example, if you beat your own slave to death, no matter what the circumstances, you will only be sentenced to one year in prison, and you can pay a copper fine to atone. If you kill intentionally, the penalty will be aggravated and you will be sentenced to one and a half years in prison.
If a good man kills another's slave, he will be sentenced to three years' imprisonment and compensation.
The murderers of the slave master's relatives and maternal grandparents shall be the same as the master.
Li Shimin talked with the prince and asked him to go back.
Three years after the first revision of Zhenguan Law, it has not produced any results and has even stagnated. It is useless for Li Shimin to be anxious. The law is the key basis for governing the country. If the law is not repaired well, it is actually the disagreement between the central government and the fundamental direction of governing the country.
If the route is not determined, of course the law cannot be enacted. The law serves the national policy line.
After closing the file, Li Shimin waved to Zhang Anan.
"Is there a lot of noise in the political hall today?"
Zhang Ananda, as the eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was also secretly in charge of the secret agents of the Imperial City Department. This was the only trust given by the emperor. His eyes and ears were everywhere in the imperial city, palaces, and even the outer city of Chang'an.
Even the back-office officials in the fifth chamber of the Political Affairs Hall have his eyes and ears.
Zhang Ananda reported the situation in the political hall today to the emperor in detail, especially the conflict between Wu Huaiyu and Hou Junji. His god-granddaughter was Wu Huaiyu's wife, but he did not favor anyone.
a long time,
Li Shimin rubbed his temples and sighed softly.
Hou Junji is known as the Four Old Men of the Shogunate. He was his playmate since childhood. He has been his confidant since childhood, especially after the Taiyuan Uprising.
Hou Junji was well known to the emperor, and he was unparalleled in bravery, loyalty and courage. On the day of Xuanwu Gate, everyone only knew how Yu Chigong stabbed Qi Wang Li Yuanji to death, and how he had the courage to carry the heads of the prince and Yuanji in front of him.
Xuanwumen shouted and drove away the palace soldiers.
How to carry a bloody horse to Haichi to ask the emperor to order the King of Qin to control Chinese and foreign soldiers and horses?
But not many people know that in fact, the most dangerous battle that day was when Hou Junji led a group of dead soldiers to enter the emperor's palace and hijacked the emperor on the dragon boat in the sea pool. This was the success of the palace transformation.
The most important thing is, otherwise just by killing Jiancheng and Yuanji, Li Shimin would also be captured by the emperor.
Therefore, after the palace coup, Hou Junji and Yuchi Gong were both ranked first in merit and received the most rewards.
In the past few years, Hou Junji has been in Beijing, and Li Shimin was very satisfied with his loyalty and bravery. When Yuchi Gong was unruly and Qin Qiong kept claiming illness and asked to resign, Hou Junji also became the representative of the generals in the Qin Palace.
The center serves as prime minister.
I trust and rely heavily on this little friend Li Shimin and have high hopes for him.
Although the emperor is the supreme king, he still has to go through his ministers to rule the world. The emperor cannot face hundreds of millions of people in person.
Hou Junji is different from prime ministers such as Xiao Yu, Feng Deyi, Wei Zheng, etc. He is unconditionally loyal and obeys the emperor.
"It's really true that Hou Jun gathered in front of Wu Huaiyu..." The emperor shook his head at Zhang Anan,
Wu Huaiyu is said to be younger, and even came after the palace coup, but Wu Huaiyu's performance is indeed eye-catching. In recent years, he has been able to be both civil and military, and has made countless contributions.
In addition to being young and capable of fighting, the most important thing about Wu Huaiyu is that he has a brain. Especially the emperor often felt that he and Wu Huaiyu always had the same heroic views. Many of Wu Huaiyu's suggestions could always touch the emperor's heart.
There are too few such tacit understandings, such insights, and such ministers who can address the king's concerns and can also raise and solve problems for the king.
Hou Junji is loyal and brave, but now no more than before, what he needs more now is capable ministers and generals like Wu Huaiyu.
This incident in the Western Regions,
Hou Junji only knew how to submit a letter to request an order to lead the troops in the western expedition, and what he thought about was how to establish meritorious deeds, but Wu Huaiyuti's policy was based on the overall situation, which was called military expedition.
Make a decision.
"Perhaps I should let Mr. Hou gather outside and go to the local area to supervise the whole government first, so as to gain experience and experience,"
Sword Master Zhang, however, was there like an old cat, making no sound, as if hidden in the smoke of the incense burner.
After thinking for a long time,
The emperor decided to summon the princes to discuss the matter.
"The princes of Zhao have gathered together and summoned Wei Zheng, Zhang Liang, and Ma Zhou."
The emperor did not let Hou Junji play a solo.
afternoon,
The chamberlain went to the right guard Yamen of the imperial city to convey the order.
Hou Junji discussed matters in the political hall in the morning and returned to his office in the afternoon. However, there are actually several generals in the right guard now, and it is not Hou Junji who is actually in charge of affairs.
He has a public room here, which is quite large, but the Youwei Yamen does not have any specific affairs. No matter which general he is, he is usually very free.
Hou Junji was quite happy to hear the edict from his chamberlain.
I happily rushed to Ouchi Butokuden Hall,
When I arrived, I discovered that several other ministers were here.
In addition to Wei Zheng and Zhang Liang, who were both prime ministers, Ma Zhou, the minister of Zhongshu, also came, as well as Chu Suiliang, the daily minister, and Cen Wenwen, the secretary and minister of Zhongshu.
Seeing these people, Hou Junji slowly calmed down.
Wei Zheng was his teacher, but now the teacher doesn't pay much attention to him. Zhang Liang used to have a good relationship with him, but they have become distant recently.
Chu Suiliang was a member of Changsun Wuji, and Cen Wenwen was a member of Li Jing.
Cen Wenwen's ancestor was originally from a family of Nanchen officials. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Cen Wenwen worked under Xiao Xian as the Minister of Zhongshu. Li Jing and Li Xiaogong fought against Jingzhou. Li Xiaogong originally planned to launch an army to plunder. Cen Wenwen went to Li Jing to persuade him. Li Jing took him to see Li Xiaogong.
, to persuade him to ban plunder,
After that, Li Jing and Cen Wenwen worked together in Southeast China for a long time, and Li Jing appreciated his talent very much.
At the beginning of Zhenguan, Wu Huaiyu also strongly recommended Cen Wenwen to Li Jing for his talents, and also recommended Cen Wenwen's ability to the prime minister. The court recognized Cen Wenwen as Li Jing and Wu Huaiyu's man.
"Li Daliang has been out of Liangzhou for several years, and has made great contributions to the stability of Hexi. I will reward him for his merits. I want him to be granted the title of Duke of Wuyang County by the Jin Dynasty, and he will be summoned to the imperial court to inspect the right guard, the general and the prince's right guard.
The Commander-in-Chief of Liangzhou is the most important responsibility in the northwest, and the post of Commander-in-Chief is indispensable."
The emperor looked at Hou Junji and said, "Sanshui, I plan to let you take over this important position as the Commander-in-Chief of Liangzhou."
Hou Junji's heart skipped a beat.
Why did he, the prime minister, suddenly want to leave Liangzhou? The governor of Liangzhou was just the governor of No. 1 Middle School.
Give up?
There was a bang in Hou Junji's head, and he was a little confused.
"His Majesty,"
"What did I do wrong?"
Hou Junji was dissatisfied.
The emperor was very dissatisfied when he heard this, but he still said patiently:
"Sanshui, you have always been loyal and brave to the armed forces, but you still lack some local experience. You see, although Wu Huaiyu is younger than you, in the past few years, from Weizhou Sima to Lingzhou Governor's Palace Chief, and then to Yanzhou Governor,
He served as the governor of Xiazhou, then as minister of civil affairs, then participated in political affairs, then as governor of Youzhou, and then as deputy commander of the Northern Expedition. After success, he returned to the court.
I have served as a general and a prime minister, and have experienced prefectures and counties, as well as served in provinces and departments. Because of my rich experience, I can think about things more comprehensively..."
Hearing that the emperor compared Wu Huaiyu with him, Hou Junji became more and more dissatisfied.
"Your Majesty, I want to expose and accuse Wu Huaiyu of having ulterior motives and intending to commit rebellion!"
As soon as this statement came out, Wei Zheng, Zhang Liang, Ma Zhou, Chu Suiliang, Cen Wenwen and others in the palace were all startled.
Even the emperor's eyes widened.
"Hou Junji, do you know what you are talking about?" the emperor asked.
