Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 556
After Liu Zhenghui questioned them one by one, he said to Li Shimin, "Saint, this matter originated from Xu Jingzong's solicitation of bribes. There are two governors of Shangzhou who also offered bribes on their own initiative, and I think it is a serious matter. The rest of them have servants, and some have been forcibly asked for bribes." , or if you are afraid of being unfairly treated if you don’t bribe, the minister thinks it’s a lighter case.”

"How heavy is it, how light is it?" Li Shimin asked.

At this time Du Fuwei stood up: "Saint, this villain is the first crime. I thought he was tied outside the Suzaku gate and cut him [-] knives every day for three consecutive days. In the last day, he was killed by an extra knives." .”

The temperature of the entire Tai Chi Hall dropped to freezing point in an instant when Du Fuwei said these few sentences.

It's terrible, how could Du Fuwei come up with such a horrible punishment.

Xu Jingzong fainted on the ground with black eyes, then foamed at the mouth and trembled, he was frightened.

Tang Jian stepped forward: "Saint, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, only the ten evils can be punished."

Tang Jian came out and talked about the laws of the Tang Dynasty.

The theory of the ten evils is that the Tang Dynasty inherited the regulations of the former Sui Dynasty: treason, treason, treason, evil rebellion, immorality, disrespect, unfilial piety, disharmony, injustice, and civil strife.

Then there are the upper, middle and lower classes in the death penalty.

There are three kinds of punishments, which are the breaking of five limbs. This is a criminal method used by Empress Lu in the Han Dynasty.Then there is beheading at the waist, and finally the splitting of the car, and the splitting of the car has been abolished, and beheading at the waist is actually the only punishment.

The beheaded prisoner would suffer for hours before dying.

Then the punishment was beheading and death with a stick.The next sentence is hanging, dove punishment (poisoned).

Tang Jian said a lot, meaning that this is not in line with the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Even if what Xu Jingzong did is a capital offense, then at most it would be beheading.

Willow came out at this moment.

Seeing Liu Mu coming out, the court immediately fell silent.

Liu Mu saluted first, and then saluted all the courtiers, and then said: "Disaster for the country and the people, ranging from people's grievances to the heavens, to serious instability of the country. Just talking about Xu Jingzong, he took bribes to set the state capital for procurement, then the state capitals They will not compete on the basis of quality and price, but will compete on the basis of bribes, which is a great harm."

"It makes sense." Liu Zhenghui agreed with Liu Mu's words.

"Then where did the coins come from for these treasures issued by the state capitals? They didn't come from the workshops. Take this Tai Chi Hall as an example, there are 81 pieces of high-quality wood anyway, so in order to save this money for bribes, it may be Only use 64, or 49. Then replace the high-quality wood with low-grade miscellaneous wood, anyway, it will not be visible if it is painted."

Liu Mu was about to continue analyzing the disadvantages of this matter, Li Shimin slapped the table heavily: "Damn it."

Du Ruhui came out and said, "Saint, if there were not some nobles in the Zhao Kingdom who were greedy for money during the Warring States period, then there would be no Zhao Kuo who fought in the Changping War. I believe that this matter affects the fate of our Tang Dynasty, and it is a crime of conspiracy."

Cui Junsu also came out: "Saint, I thought it was impossible to cut [-] cuts. People might have died before they were cut. But this is indeed a shock. If I accept bribes, I am willing to accept this punishment. "

Liu Mu didn't expect someone to support him.

Immediately afterwards, several important ministers came out to express their support, which delayed Xu Jingzong.

Looking at the people who stood up to support, Liu Mu seemed to understand.These people are all high-ranking officials from great aristocrats, they are not short of money at all, and in the days to come, these nobles will earn more money together with Datang.

More importantly, these great nobles want to give a warning and a deterrent to the poor and high-ranking officials.

The big aristocrats who are not short of money are looking for fame, and they want to enhance the reputation of the family, leave a name for themselves through the ages, and reflect personal values ​​and ideals.

In the eyes of the great aristocrats, these people from humble backgrounds are not officials because they want to squeeze into the aristocratic circle, want to become scholars, and to put it bluntly, they want to be rich.

Then the noble is the official, the honor, and the noble.As for wealth, it is money and silk.

Cui Junsu's words are poisonous. He doesn't say who he supports, nor does he talk about the laws of the Tang Dynasty.This pushed Xu Jingzong directly to the most terrifying dead end.

Xiao Yu pulled Fang Xuanling, and after an emergency discussion with the six ministers, he expressed his support for Ling Chi's punishment.

And Ling Chi was sentenced as a heinous felony.

Li Shimin said at this time: "Xu Jingzong was the first to commit the crime, and he was the one who asked for bribes first. I don't want to kill more people. The two governors who were the first to commit the crime were demoted from their posts to treat them. For the second crime, the governors will be demoted to one level of honor, and they will be fined for one year. If they commit two more crimes, they will be punished concurrently, and the remaining governors will be fined for one year."

"Thank you saint."

With Xu Jingzong being scraped alive, these governors felt that they were not far from death, and the knife was already on their necks. This will save their lives, and many tears of thanks burst out.

Liu Mu quickly came out to snatch people, these governors were not evil, and they were all from scholar families.

"Sage, Donggang Shipping Division needs someone who has experience, talent, drive, and ability to endure hardships, and will go to a very difficult place to manage major affairs, please..."

"The Shangshu Province discusses the matter, and the Ministry of Officials approves it." Li Shimin didn't say yes, but let Liu Mu go through the process.

Li Shimin also ordered: "The rest of the guilty officials in Chang'an will be convicted by the Criminal Ministry according to the law. Mr. Du has made a contribution to this matter, and I am very relieved. Continue to discuss the rules of this bidding, and Liu Mu will tell you."

"I think it's just four words, fair and open."

"Not good!" Cui Junsu stood up immediately: "Saint, I think this matter should be used to support some state capitals that are bitter and cold. Some state capitals have very little land, and even if they cultivate it hard, the harvest is very low. .”

Cui Junsu is not against Liu Mu, but discusses the matter as it stands.

Liu Mu also retorted: "Mr. Cui, you can consider the cost of transportation. In some places, the transportation cost is huge."

"The support is also planned, and when it comes step by step, the transportation cost will definitely be considered."

"Support is also paid by the Ministry of Households, and this cost cannot be paid by the Shipping Department...

Liu Mu argued hard in the Tai Chi Hall, and began to argue with a dozen old courtiers about the issue of cost and benefit.

Unknowingly, they had been arguing for an hour, and seeing that it was almost dark, they had served porridge, rice and tea three times.

Li Shimin is not tired at all, he likes to hear such arguments, it is all for the good of Datang.

Finally, Cui Junsu took a picture of the cases in front of him: "Liu Mu, my household department in Hongzhou exempts some of the taxes for the porcelain workshop, and then pays for the construction of the Thirty Li Canal, ensuring that it will be sent to Quanzhou at a suitable price..."

Cui Junsu was already calling him by his first name. He suddenly discovered that Liumu's level of negotiation was not good, but his level of arithmetic was ridiculously high.

Cui Junsu also had no choice, all parts of Jiangnan West Road were fairly wealthy.But there are four lower states in the east and south of Hongzhou, so poor that the court doesn't know what to do.

(End of this chapter)