Great Tang princess

Chapter 571 Layout a thousand years in advance
Li Yuechen opened the memorial and looked at it, frowning as he watched it.

The matter is actually quite simple. A murder case occurred in Dongdu. A man broke into someone's house and killed the couple, leaving only a child who was less than four years old.

It seems to be a simple intentional homicide case, but the problem is that the murdered person has repeatedly insulted the murderer's father in the street, causing the old man to die of anger and blood. The neighbors in the workshop can testify to this.

So the problem now is that the murderer thinks that he is avenging his father, which is the filial piety that a son should fulfill, while the parents of the victim think that he killed the murder intentionally and demand the death penalty.

But many neighbors pleaded for mercy, thinking that revenge for filial piety should not be sentenced to death. One even read an article and published it in a newspaper, which triggered a nationwide discussion in Dongdu.

The Dali Temple thought the case was difficult, so they reported it.

Di Renjie, who is currently the head of the prime minister, used to come from Dali Temple, but this is the first time he has seen such a big case. Now that the public opinion is boiling, he dare not handle it alone, so he reported to the emperor.

After reading it, Li Yuechen put down the memorial, picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"How does Chen'er think this matter should be handled?" Wu Zetian turned his head and looked at her profile and asked.

"Killing for life, death penalty!" Li Yuechen replied lightly.

Wu Zetian picked up the teacup: "But this person is avenging his father, besides, the public opinion hopes..."

"Aniang, if the case is resolved by public opinion, what's the use of Dali Temple? What's the use of the law?" Li Yuechen asked rhetorically, "If any case happens in the future, it would be better to let the public opinion judge it? "

"Nonsense! How can this be confused?"

"But that's the truth!" Li Yuechen spread his hands, "Besides, it's hard to justify the reason that my grandpa was mad at him, right? What if his grandpa was not in good health? Blackmail people?"

To be honest, in Li Yuechen's opinion, it is difficult to use the reason of being mad to death as evidence. Even if there is a possibility of being mad to death in medicine, how can he be sure that he is angry because of the matter itself?

Moreover, the current law does not support the theory of personal revenge, and the law is more used as a disciplinary method.

So in this way, the matter is simple, and it is good to punish it as the crime of intentional homicide.

"But the people are discussing it wildly now, how are you going to deal with it?" Wu Zetian asked back.

She doesn't care about the case itself, but cares more about her daughter's handling of the matter, whether it can convince all parties.

"Death penalty," Li Yuechen replied with a nod, "The newspaper will explain all the reasons. Don't worry, Auntie, there will be no problem!"

In this regard, Li Yuechen expressed his confidence.

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After the sun went down, everyone went back to eat, and went for a walk to relax listening to the singing of the soldiers at night, enjoying the tranquility after leaving the palace.

For most of them, they may stay in the place of birth all their lives, so it is a memorable thing to be able to go out once in a while.

Wu Zetian also knew this, so he didn't ask them to accompany him at night, but let them move freely.

The children also understood what she meant, so they took their families to go for a walk. Anyway, there are children, so they won't get lost, and they can see the difference between the seaside and the east at night.

But at the same time, Li Yuechen was writing a letter in the living room, telling Di Renjie how to handle the case, and the manuscript to be published in the newspaper at that time.

Simply clarifying the point of view, from the perspective of the court, the reason of being mad at death is untenable, and it cannot be used as direct evidence, so the death penalty is imposed.

Among them, the various clauses in the law are quoted from the classics, and the purpose is to let people who read the newspapers understand what the reason for the death penalty is and why it is done.

It may not be able to convince everyone, but at least it can make most people understand the reasons and legitimacy, as well as the consideration of the court.

In fact, this is considered a good thing. From Li Yuechen's point of view, the so-called "governing the world with benevolence and filial piety" is not very reliable, and it is too subjective.

If the subjectivity is too strong, the same case may have different sentencing methods in the eyes of different officials, and may even have completely opposite results.

The meaning of the law should be the criterion of behavior, representing the bottom line that must not be crossed, so we should try our best to make the same case have the same sentencing process.

Therefore, we must find a way to modify it in the future, and the future policy of the imperial court must also focus on ruling the country according to law.

In terms of morality, it is more about education and publicity. Even if there is no morality, it doesn't matter, as long as you don't break the law, you can live safely in this society.

Li Yuechen felt that this case should be able to officially start the era of ruling the country by law. This case is also of great significance to the change of national policy, so it must be published in the newspaper to let officials all over the country understand the purpose behind this.

Seeing Li Yuechen talking about his plan while writing, Wu Zetian frowned: "But in this way, is it equivalent to restricting the imperial power?"

After all, in this era, what the emperor says is the law, and the emperor also has the final right to interpret the law, so there are benefits to being vague about some clauses.

But once there are clear legal provisions, in fact, a part of the imperial power will be invisibly diluted in the eyes of the people. This is what Wu Zetian doubts.

However, Li Yuechen shook his head lightly: "Aniang, the restriction of imperial power is inevitable, otherwise Guozuo will only last a few hundred years in the future, and it will definitely be over!"

"Damn girl, talking nonsense again!" Wu Zetian slapped her on the shoulder.

However, Li Yuechen, who is usually joking, has a serious face at this time: "My boy is not alarmist, everything he is doing now is to make the country last longer, even if it will weaken part of the imperial power, but this is the trend of the times, no one can stop it! "

To be honest, after the Industrial Revolution, once the wisdom of the people was enlightened, it was difficult for a pure monarchy to continue to exist, so the royal family must pay a part of the price.

Open up the wisdom of the people and let the people become the supervisors of the royal family. In this way, although the imperial power has been weakened, as long as there is no foolish emperor, the people can be fed and clothed, and the country can continue to operate for a long time.

Li Yuechen does not want the country to become an industrialized Qing Dynasty. The monarchy can continue to exist, but feudalism must not continue!

In the original history, it took more than two hundred years from the industrial revolution to a strong civilization, but too much bloody price was paid in the middle.

And what she has to do now is to extend this process from two hundred years to one thousand years, move forward slowly and steadily, try to make the excessive process as gentle as possible, and at the same time find ways to avoid those bloody costs.

　The number of words in this chapter is small, but it is finally written. I hope that in the future I can also balance the time between work and code words, and try to keep updating, many updates. I hope everyone can continue to support!
　　
　
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