The contrast between the doctor of the Ministry of Justice and the police left Li Mu stunned for a moment.
The meaning of Master Mei's words was to let him be more arrogant in the Punishment Department, so as to seize the Punishment Department's handle.
Zhu Cong repeatedly rode horses in the streets and trampled on the law, which was also an insult to the court. If he did not punish Zhu Cong but instead punished Li Mu, the consequences can be imagined.
If Li Mu had no background, he would have no choice but to grit his teeth and endure it when encountering something like this.
But he has the queen and internal guards behind him. If the doctor of the Ministry of Punishment really dares to sentence him like this, he will be dead.
It can be said that as long as Li Mu walks upright and sits upright, he will have nothing to fear in this divine city.
The attitude of the doctor of the Ministry of Justice suddenly changed. This was obviously not the result that Mr. Mei wanted. Li Mu stood in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice, looked at the doctor of the Ministry of Justice, and said coldly: "I will come if you ask me to come, and I will leave if you ask me to. You
Where do you think the lobby of the Ministry of Justice is?"
A low-level official in the government office was so arrogant, but there was an order from above. The doctor of the Ministry of Punishment turned red in the face, breathed quickly, and it took him a long time to calm down, and asked: "What do you want?"
Li Mu glanced at him and said: "Zhu Cong has repeatedly ridden the streets and refused to listen to dissuasion, seriously endangering the safety of the people of Shendu. How do you plan to sentence him?"
The doctor from the Ministry of Punishment closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his expression had returned, and he said: "Zhu Cong rode his horse in the streets of Shendu, repeatedly admonishing criminals, gave him forty sticks, and fined him a hundred taels of silver. Shendu Yamen arrested the head Li Mu, and he was impartial.
Although the method of enforcing the law is wrong, it is to maintain the dignity of the court and should not be held responsible. You can leave..."
Zhu Cong opened his mouth and was about to speak when he was glared back by the doctor from the Criminal Department.
Li Mu asked: "Won't you hit me?"
The doctor from the Ministry of Punishment said: "You can go."
Li Mu shook his head and said, "I won't leave."
The eyes of the doctor from the Ministry of Punishment were already red, and he asked: "How on earth do you want to leave?"
Li Mu pointed at Zhu Cong and said, "I think you'll finish the fight before leaving."
Sometimes, a slap can't really make a difference. Li Mu felt that he was already arrogant enough and called the people of the Criminal Department as dog officials in the court of the Criminal Department. However, the other party didn't care at all and started to act in accordance with the law and let him
If he can't find any faults, he may not be able to complete the task assigned to him by Master Mei.
The doctor of the Ministry of Punishment took a deep breath, pointed at Zhu Cong, and said: "Drag him out and execute him."
The doctor of the Ministry of Justice was good friends with his father, but he was not merciful at all. Zhu Cong had obviously realized something and did not dare to say anything anymore, allowing the two officers to take him out.
Soon, screams came from the yard.
Li Mu walked to the Courtyard of the Criminal Department, crossed his arms, and watched Zhu Cong being beaten condescendingly, with a very arrogant attitude.
Zhu Cong was just an ordinary person who had not practiced cultivation. He was wailing in pain under the torture stick.
In the capital of the gods, many officials and children of wealthy families have never practiced cultivation.
This is not because they do not have the conditions for cultivation. As long as these people are willing, they can push their descendants to the realm of gathering gods in a short period of time, just like Ren Yuan did.
However, it is difficult to practice to the three middle realms without a special physique or extraordinary talent.
And these people have enjoyed all the wealth and honor in the world since childhood, but they can't endure the hardships of cultivation. Rather than letting them enter the cruel world of cultivation, it is better to ask practitioners to be their guards and protect them personally.
Magistrate Zhang’s daughter did not practice Buddhism, and Chen Juncheng’s daughter Chen Miaomiao, who possesses the body of the Five Elements, did not practice Buddhism before going to Baiyun Mountain. This is the reason why.
Because Li Mu was watching from the side, the two officers from the Ministry of Punishment who carried out the execution did not dare to be too arrogant.
With the execution methods they had used for many years, Zhu Cong would not be seriously injured, but this physical pain was unavoidable.
After forty strokes, Zhu Cong fainted.
The doctor from the Criminal Department looked at Li Mu, gritted his teeth and asked, "Is that enough?"
Li Mu knew that the people in the Ministry of Punishment had already reached this level, and what happened today might be the end of it.
If he continues to be persecuted, he will lose his justice.
"Farewell."
Li Mu bowed his hands to the doctor of the Ministry of Justice, glanced at Zhu Cong one last time, and strode out.
Outside the Criminal Department, more than a hundred people gathered around, looking at Li Mu with reverence and admiration.
It takes such courage to dare to beat the children of officials in the street, and to point at the noses of the officials of the Ministry of Justice and curse them in the court of the Ministry of Justice. I am afraid that only he who is not afraid of heaven and earth can do such a thing.
Not only that, he was able to force the Criminal Department to enforce the law impartially in the end, and walked out of the Criminal Department unscathed, which was simply unbelievable and made countless people's jaws drop.
Li Mu stood at the entrance of the criminal department, took a deep breath, and was almost intoxicated by the strong thought power.
In the courtyard of the Ministry of Justice, the doctor of the Ministry of Justice watched helplessly as Li Mu walked out, almost spitting out a mouthful of old blood. He looked at the people around him and gritted his teeth and said, "Master, why did you let him go?"
The Minister of Punishment shook his head and said: "There are inner guards outside. If this matter is not handled well, the Punishment Department will find someone to blame. I am afraid that the inner guards have already targeted the Punishment Department. If you don't handle today's matter well, I am afraid that you are already going to the Inner Palace by now."
On the way to Wei Tian Lao."
When the doctor from the Criminal Department heard this, he was startled for a moment, then shuddered, and said quickly: "Thank you, sir, for reminding me. You must have considered it carefully."
"Get a salary for the people and pave the way for justice..."
The Minister of Justice looked at the door with a trace of ridicule on his face. He didn't know whether he was laughing at Li Mu or himself.
In all the offices of the Ministry of Punishment, officials are still discussing endlessly what happened in the courtroom just now.
"Shengdu Yamen, when did such a bold guy appear?"
"With his temperament, I'm afraid he won't be able to establish himself in the city of God for a long time."
"It's strange that the Lord Assistant actually let him go. This is not like the Lord Assistant at all..."
Only an old official in the corner shook his head and said leisurely: "It looks like it, it really looks like..."
A young official next to him heard this and asked: "What does it look like?"
The old official said: "The head catcher of Shendu Yamen is very similar to the minister."
The clerk chuckled and said: "Old Fengtou, you are really dim-sighted. How does he look like the Master of the Chamber of Commerce? I just saw it at the door of the check-in room. The boy was very handsome, and he didn't look like the Master of the Chamber of Commerce at all..."
The old official shook his head and said: "More than ten years ago, there was a young member of the Ministry of Punishment. He was also in court and cursed the then doctor of the Ministry of Punishment for being a coward and a bad official..."
The clerk was stunned for a moment and asked: "Which courtier is so brave and dares to scold the doctor? Did he lose his official position later?"
The old official smiled and said: "The Yuan Wai Lang at that time is now the Vice Minister..."
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On the streets of Shendu, Li Mu apologized to the charming woman: "Sorry, maybe I wasn't arrogant enough just now and didn't complete the task."
The charming woman shook her head and said: "I heard it outside. You are already arrogant enough without embarrassing His Majesty. I didn't find a chance this time. There will be another time..."
This was the first time that Li Mu felt like there was someone behind him.
No wonder the officials, dignitaries, and children of wealthy families in the capital of God always like to bully others and be as arrogant as they want. If you are arrogant without taking responsibility, you can indeed get a lot of psychological pleasure and satisfaction.
These people are born with things that many people cannot have in their lifetime.
They can enjoy fine clothing and food without having to work hard. They don’t need to practice. There are practitioners around them. Even the law protects them. Money, power, and great material wealth make some people begin to pursue psychological happiness.
Morbidly satisfied.
To a certain extent, the excessive privileges these people have over the people are the source of such intense conflicts in the capital city.
If this problem could be solved, the telepathy gained from the common people would be enough to save Li Mu several years of hard training.
After returning to Duya, Li Mu found "Da Zhou Lv", "Zhou Lv Shu Yi", and other books about laws. When he was in Yangqiu County and Beijun, Li Mu only arrested people, tried cases and sentenced people.
, is a matter between the county magistrate and the county lieutenant.
After coming to Shendu, Li Mu gradually realized that there was no harm in reading the legal provisions thoroughly.
If he wants to overturn the law of substituting silver for sin, he must first understand the development and changes of this law.
This method was created during the reign of the late emperor. In the early days, as long as it was not a crime of treason and deceiving the emperor, even if it was murder and arson, gold and silver could be used as a substitute.
Later, because the scope of the crime was too large, there was no need to pay for the murder, and a part of the gold and silver was fined. Chaos arose in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The Demon Sect took the opportunity to provoke disputes, and foreign enemies also began to move. The people's telepathy dropped to a few tens of thousands.
At the lowest point in ten years, the court urgently narrowed the scope of substitution, excluding serious human life cases from the scope of silver substitution.
Although this temporarily reduces the impact of this matter, if this method is not abolished, it will become a serious disease of Zhou Dynasty.
After that, many officials tried to push for the repeal of this law, but they all ended in failure.
Among them, an official from the Ministry of Justice named Zhou Zhong once advocated reform. He briefly abolished the law for a few months, but was counterattacked by the old forces with vested interests, and the reform failed.
This official named Zhou Zhong advocated ruling the country by law, emphasizing that there should be no distinction between relatives and strangers, no distinction between high and low, and that all should be governed by the law. Ministers should not be evaded in punishment, and good deeds should be rewarded. He insisted that the law should treat everyone equally, and abolished the use of silver as a substitute.
Sin etc...
This idea coincides with Li Mu, who has a modern legal outlook.
However, although this person's ideas are advanced, they are against the entire ruling class, and the end should not be very good...
Li Mu sighed and planned to find out what happened to this official named Zhou Zhong.
He went outside, found Wang Wu, and asked, "Do you know an official named Zhou Zhong?"
"Hush!" Wang Wu's expression changed when he heard this, and he said: "Boss, please don't call this person by his first name..."
Li Mu had a strange look on his face and asked, "Why?"
Wang Wu said uneasily: "He is the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, a mainstay of the radical faction of the old party. He disregarded the law, joined the party and opposed dissidents, and built the Ministry of Punishment into the Ministry of Punishment of the old party. He protected countless people from the old party. The reason why those people from the old party dared to
He is arrogant in the city of gods, but even with him around, the people privately call him the King of Hell of Zhou. The King of Hell will let you die at the third watch, but will not leave anyone alive until the fifth watch..."
Li Mu shook his head and said, "We are definitely not talking about the same person."
The Zhou Zhong mentioned by Li Mu was not afraid of the powerful, based on the people, and promoted the reform of the law. The Minister of Punishment mentioned by Wang Wu was the protective umbrella of the evil forces of the old party. How could these two people be the same person?
Li Mudao: "He used to be a member of the Criminal Department."
Deputy Chief Sun came over and said: "The current minister of the Ministry of Justice was the minister of the Ministry of Justice more than ten years ago."
Li Mu was stunned for a moment and asked: "Are there two Yuanwai Lang named Zhou Zhong in the Criminal Department?"
Deputy Chief Sun shook his head and said, "There is only one."
Li Mu froze on the spot for a long time, still a little unbelievable.
After confirming again and again, Li Mu had to admit that they were indeed talking about the same person.
In the past, Zhou Zhong, who dared to challenge power, asked for orders in his name, and promoted legal reform, is now the King of Hell who confuses right and wrong, confuses right and wrong, protects evil forces, and makes the people of the divine capital become pale when they hear the "law."
The young man who slayed the dragon finally turned into an evil dragon.
