Zhou Zhong is the mainstay of the old party. Although his status is not as good as Cui Ming's, his status in the old party may not be comparable to Cui Ming's.
Among the three provinces, Zhongshu Sheng directly participates in the decision-making of national affairs, but how to interpret national policies and implement them is the responsibility of the Six Departments of Shangshu. Among them, the Six Departments have a lot of room for free play.
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Zhongshu Sheng only made plans and plans, but had no control over whether or how to implement the six departments of Shangshu.
Li Mu was puzzled as to why Zhou Zhong would help Mrs. Chu.
Even though he has been in the city of God for a long time, there are so many twists and turns in the affairs of the court that he has not yet fully understood them.
Maybe Zhou Zhong and Cui Ming also have old grudges and want to get rid of him with the help of Mrs. Chu. Or maybe, like Zhang Chun, he is just out of jealousy of middle-aged men towards outstanding peers...
Lord Mei took Li Mu and Mrs. Chu into Shangyang Palace.
Madam Chu was already in the fifth realm and ranked among the strongest in the world, but when facing the back figure in the palace, she still lowered her head humbly.
Lord Mei stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Li Mu and the Chu girl are here."
Mrs. Chu knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Daughter of the people, please see Her Majesty the Queen."
The Queen turned around and said softly: "Get up."
Mrs. Chu was still kneeling on the ground and said: "Twenty years ago, Cui Ming killed the daughter of the people and took the lives of thirty-six people in our Chu family. I beg your Majesty to seek justice for the women of the people."
The Queen raised her hand slightly, but Mrs. Chu could not kneel down.
She looked at Mrs. Chu and said: "Although Cui Ming was responsible for the tragedy of the Chu family in the past twenty years, the court was also at fault. I will act in accordance with the law. In addition, you can ask for any compensation you want.
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Mrs. Chu shook her head and said: "The Chu family did not collude with evil cultivators. They were all framed by villains. The daughter of the people wants the court to clear the Chu family's name, and also wants Cui Ming to pay what he deserves for what he has done."
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The Queen nodded and said, "This is what the court should do."
She looked at Mrs. Chu and said: "You have just broken through the realm and your foundation is not yet stable. Mei Wei, please get some soul jade from the library to help her stabilize her realm..."
Lord Mei nodded and said to Mrs. Chu, "Please come with me."
Mrs. Chu no longer needs Li Mu's protection. The internal guards will protect her. After they leave, Li Mu does not intend to stay any longer.
After the embarrassment of being knocked out of his erotic dream by the Queen last time, he still felt a little unnatural in front of the Queen. Although he wore several layers of clothes and his body was wrapped tightly, he always felt naked.
Li Mu bowed and clasped his fists and said, "If there are no other matters, I will retire."
The Queen asked: "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"
Cui Ming's case was directly ordered by the Queen, and had completely different meanings than Zhang Chun making a fuss in the court.
Li Mu paused and said honestly: "Zongzheng Temple is more suitable to handle Cui Ming's case than His Majesty. Once Your Majesty directly intervenes, it will send some wrong signals to the court and affect the balance between the new party and the old party. Moreover, Your Majesty also
We have to directly face the pressure from the West Palace, the pressure from the Xiao royal family..."
The Queen said: "You do think about me."
Li Mu said seriously: "Feeding the emperor's salary and sharing the emperor's worries are what I should consider."
The Queen was silent for a moment, sighed softly, and said: "More than thirty people disappeared from this world just because of a frame-up word. Isn't the power given by the imperial court to local officials too much?"
Li Mu also considered this issue.
When dealing with Zhao Yong and Ren Yuan, as long as County Magistrate Zhang submitted an application and the county government checked the files and there were no doubts, the execution documents could be issued.
In fact, it is the magistrate of a county who has the power of life and death for the people.
There is a common saying among the people: to destroy the county magistrate, to destroy the family and the county governor.
A county magistrate can destroy the families and lives of ordinary people in the area under his jurisdiction. The guard of a county can destroy someone's family and confiscate someone's home with just one sentence.
Although this greatly improves the efficiency of case settlement, it can also easily lead to a large number of unjust, false and wrongful convictions.
Human life is greater than heaven, and this system of Dazhou is indeed too hasty.
He looked at the Queen and said: "Human life is at stake, so it is better to take back the power of life and death of local officials over the people, and to execute the above sentence, the file needs to be submitted to the Ministry of Punishment for repeated approval, and finally handed over to His Majesty for approval, and then issued to the counties...
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The Queen thought for a moment and nodded: "Your suggestion is very good. When you leave the palace, go to the Zhongshu Province to convey my decree. From now on, the judgments of serious murder cases in all counties in the Zhou Dynasty will be submitted to the Ministry of Punishment after approval by the county government..."
Li Mu cupped his hands and said, "I obey your order."
Invisibly, the distance between him and the Queen became one step closer.
Shangguan Li should have been responsible for conveying the decree. She was the spokesperson of the Queen in the eyes of all the officials.
If this continues, he will not be far away from replacing Shangguan Li.
Standing in front of the Queen, he always felt as if he had no clothes on. Li Mu said again: "I will go to Zhongshu Province to convey the decree."
The Queen nodded and said, "Go."
He took two steps, and the Queen's voice came from behind him again, "Do you need me to reward you with some maids?"
As expected, the Queen still remembered that incident. Li Mu said awkwardly: "No, thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave..."
Although the Queen was kind-hearted, even if she rewarded Li Mu with several beautiful maids, Li Mu would not dare to take them.
It's one thing if they don't have any use. If Liu Hanyan comes home and sees a bunch of warblers at home, he'll be jealous on the first day.
So far, Li Mu has kept the promise he made to her when he left.
After coming out of Shangyang Palace, Li Mu went straight to Zhongshu Province.
Outsiders are not allowed to enter the confidential place of Zhongshu Province, but the chief of the pavilion at the door did not stop him. Some time ago, he was more diligent when he came to Zhongshu Province than when he went home, and he was almost half a member of Zhongshu Province.
Li Mu walked into the gate of Zhongshu Province and asked the chief of the pavilion: "Is Mr. Liu here?"
The chief of the pavilion swallowed his saliva and said: "Here, several adults are here, I will go and call..."
In today's Zhongshu Province, anyone who mentions Li Mu's name will feel his heart tremble.
The minister of Zhongshu, the prince-in-law of the dynasty, how big an official he was, what a prominent position he held, was sent to the prison of Zongzheng Temple in less than a month.
The minister was sent to Zongzheng Temple by him. This was not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing was that starting from the imperial examination, he first put Zongzheng Temple in the same position as other government offices, and then used sufficient reasons to convince several adults.
He expanded the number of officials at Zongzheng Temple, and then took the opportunity to send his men into Zongzheng Temple...
Along the way, he worked steadily, step by step, in order to unseat the minister of Zhongshu.
Before that, he had not expressed any intention towards Cui Shilang. Even when he met him, he would take the initiative to smile and say hello to him...
What kind of scheming is this?
If he wants to plot against someone, he may not know why he died until the other person is about to die.
Soon, Liu Yi hurried out of a government office and asked: "Master Li, is there something wrong?"
Li Mudao: "Your Majesty asked me to pass on an oral message. From now on, serious murder cases in each county will be reviewed by the county government and sent to the Ministry of Punishment for approval. Finally, your Majesty will approve it. You can discuss it and issue a written detailed rule as soon as possible.
Confirm it to the punishment tribe."
Liu Yi nodded and said: "I understand, I will discuss it with several colleagues..."
Li Mu waved his hand and said, "I'm leaving then. See you later."
Liu Yi also raised her head and said, "Goodbye, Mr. Li."
When he returned to the Yamen, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He shuddered when he thought that for more than half a month, when Li Mu was discussing the imperial examination with them, he seemed to be making suggestions for Zhongshu Province, but in fact he was thinking about how to kill Zhongshu's minister.
Li Mu has always given people the impression of being very upright.
He is not afraid of power, nor of heaven and earth. He is outspoken above the court and courageous below the court.
Including Liu Yi, six Zhongshushe people believed that Li Mu was a straight person.
Do things straight and don't know how to compromise and be roundabout.
If you compare him to an animal, the most appropriate one is a dog.
He is the Queen's loyal dog and protects his master loyally. Anyone who dares to provoke the Queen will have a piece of his flesh bitten off by him.
Although loyal dogs are fierce, they are nothing to be afraid of. As long as you avoid them, you don't have to worry about being bitten by them.
But no one thought that Li Mu was not a dog at all, but a fox.
A very cunning fox.
On the surface, he looks harmless to humans and animals, and smiles kindly at you every day, but at a critical moment, he will reveal his sharp fangs and bite your neck off...
Vicious dogs are not scary, but cunning foxes are scary.
