Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 416 Decision
"Well, if you have any inspiration about light bulbs in the past few months, you can always come to Santong and he will bring you in to take a look."

"It's available anytime on weekdays." Santong added, "If it's a holiday, please make an appointment two hours in advance. I'll come from home with the key."

"What about in a few months?" Shangluo asked.

"If there is no sign of it in a few months, we have to move. After all, this is not a place to store these dangerous items with supernatural powers - even if it seems that there is no danger now and we can toss around casually, we can't risk it. Risk. After all, this is in the city center, and there are many pillars of the country in the next room, and important equipment of the country will be stored here from time to time. Any small accident will affect our work. "

"Where to put it?"

"It will be stored in the fortress underground in the prison, and locked up with other strange objects with supernatural powers."

"Wait a minute. Will there be any problems if you stay here for a few months?"

Santong on the side shook his head: "After all, I am here. No matter what, I can at least hold on until I ask for help. At that time, just shake it, Lu Zu's sword light or Sa Zu's thunder will come down. Besides, This is where the Dao Ancestor is in charge, so there is no way any evil demon with no eyes can break in. After all, there are big ones at the bottom of the Purple Mountain. If there is any trouble, it must be there first, and this light bulb will not be able to get through. "

"So, don't worry, little cousin." Zhu Xianxen patted him on the shoulder, "You are speaking on behalf of my second uncle's family here, and we will not cause trouble for you. You can feel more comfortable, and we will take care of the trouble. Just come and deal with it.”

Before he finished speaking, Santong next to him suddenly lowered his head, put his hands on his temples, and nodded.

"Your Majesty, I'm asking you over there why you came out suddenly."

"Isn't this what Shangluo wants to visit? I will accompany him to visit. Right? It's you who wants to visit, right?"

As he spoke, he glanced this way.

"Ah." Shangluo just said he wanted to feel more comfortable, but now he didn't know how to answer.

"His Majesty the Holy Emperor, you just said that you want Shangluo to feel at ease, so stop putting pressure on him." Santong spoke out Shangluo's innermost thoughts, "There is no point in postponing this matter. It will be resolved sooner or later."

"Okay, okay, I know." Zhu Xianxian shook his head, "I just want to have a moment to relax so that I can think again. Is Liu Yushi here?"

"I've already had two cups of tea there. Lu Qianhu felt that he couldn't wait any longer, so he called me."

"Then let's stop visiting Shangluo today. I'll go and get busy first."

"Ah" he hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Then see you next time."

He originally wanted to ask.But this wasn't the first time he heard Zhu Xianfen's hint - he had said before that this was something that bothered him, but he couldn't tell others casually.I just said that I could let him feel more at ease and not have to worry about troublesome things.

This seemed to be a huge responsibility that only Zhu Xianwen could handle, and that no one else could bear, and it made him breathless.

It would be better for him not to ask this kind of question.

But Zhu Xianfen stopped when he saw his expression: "You are very considerate of me and know that I don't want to say anything. But I have never had anything completely private. Even if you don't ask now, I won't tell you tomorrow morning. You can probably find out by reading the newspaper. Well, I’ll see you later. I’ll probably see you tomorrow, after all, you have to send Dan for me to study. If possible, could you please collect the opinions of your classmates on this matter? .Um, please.”

The next morning, at the breakfast table.

Shangluo was still eating steamed buns, while Phaethon made himself cereal and stirred the cup with a spoon across the table.While stirring, she read the newspaper.

"By the way." Shangluo raised his head, "Is there any news in the morning paper?" "News? Are you asking about the headlines? Shouldn't you already know the headlines? After all, it is related to the emperor."

"I really don't know. He doesn't really want me to know. So, what is it?"

Phaethon turned the newspaper to the front page and handed it over directly:

The headline on the front page is large characters spanning the entire page:

"The [-] Case Has Entered Autumn Judgment"

Next to the title is a portrait.The person in the painting is facing the camera with a serious face.He is wearing an official uniform, but the patch on the official uniform is not a common bird or animal, but a Xie Zhi, a one-horned mythical beast.This is the sign of the imperial censor. Regardless of the official rank, all censors use Xiechi to patch up their clothes. The difference is only in the dark patterns of the clothes.

The text of the news begins just below the photo.

Liu Shuren, the seventh-rank supervisory censor, was the censor on the case of the [-] murders that shocked the country.In accordance with the principle of three joint trials, Liu Shuren, as the censor on the case, followed up the entire case.The county might decide and send it to the province, and the province might decide and send it to the capital. The six ministries of the capital decided, but for two years in a row, the report was "withheld but not issued" - the emperor did not give any instructions.

This is the last year.According to the rules, this case must enter the formal autumn arbitration process.

Since most people already knew the facts of the case, the newspaper did not mention the facts of the case in advance and only briefly summarized it before the end.However, from just a few dozen words, Shangluo was shocked.

On April 4, the first year of Shaoping, there was a case of Zhao Yuan murdering Zhao Ping in Yongning County.The murderer fled after committing the crime and was captured the next day.The facts of the crime are very clear, it is undoubtedly murder.The crime process is also very clear. It was an impulsive murder under the influence of alcohol.Originally, there was nothing much to say about this kind of case, just go through the process.But the problem lies in the identity of the prisoner and the victim - this is a case of father murdering son.The victim was a student at a local high school and was only 21 years old when he was killed.The back page also contains a large number of interviews about the victim's life and surroundings.

If he hadn't been killed and Shangluo had paid attention, he would have actually had the opportunity to come to Yujing to participate in a car race with Shangluo.

This case is actually very easy to decide according to the law.According to the chapter "Human Life" in the "Criminal Code" of Volume [-] of the "Da Ming Code", it is written at the beginning of this chapter: Anyone who murders a person will be beheaded.This sentence is the same as Liu Bang's three chapters of the covenant, which means "kill the murderer".Based on Killer's Beheading, an entire chapter is devoted to specific situations.

For example, the principal offender was beheaded, the principal accomplice who acted helpfully was hanged, and the secondary accomplice was exiled for 100 miles with a rod of 3000. According to the "Yongqing Law Order", the 100 rod of corporal punishment was converted into whipping, and the exile of 3000 miles was locked in Haozhou, the southern continent.

Some details follow.For attempted murder, he will be exiled to Haozhou. If the person gets money from the murder, all the principal and accomplices will be beheaded. If there is only preparation for the crime but the attempt is not carried out, additional calculations will be made, etc.
This case refers to the situation of "killing and injuring descendants" - seventy sticks, one and a half years.

"Is this too much weight loss?" Phaethon tilted his head, "If you steal something in Rome, your hand will be cut off. Is it only a year and a half to kill someone here?"

"Well" Shangluo shook his head, "I actually added later that other laws have modified this article. In the end, the minimum punishment was exile. But the question now is, is just exile enough? This case seems to be When he first came out, it caused a big discussion in the whole society. It was generally believed that this person must be killed. So he was sent all the way to the capital, but he couldn't get through the three halls, because according to the law, he obviously shouldn't be killed - but the three halls tried him , it’s just an opinion in name. The final conclusion still has to be made by one person.”

"Is it the Son of Heaven?"

"Yes. Liu Shuren, the censor specializing in the case, seems to have been keeping an eye on this case. In the past three years, he has been running up and down, and has made representations to the court eight times, demanding that this person must be executed to correct discipline. However, the law does not allow this. Do it. The Emperor must be in a difficult situation, so he delayed it for two years. But it can’t be delayed this year. No wonder he has looked so gloomy these past two days. This is simply a proposition. There are problems with choosing both sides. "

"But he can't break the law, right?"

"No, he can." Shangluo raised his head, "As the emperor, he can use the imperial edict to make the final decision on this matter, whether it is in compliance with the law or not. His troubles also come from this supreme power. The Emperor is the source of all legal legitimacy and the final interpreter of all laws. He decides whether to kill or not, and he is naturally responsible for the consequences."

"Isn't it decided yet?"

"No." Shangluo shook his head, "When entering the autumn trial process, 90% of the time it is to kill him. Because the three-chamber trial has not started yet, if he doesn't want to kill, he can wait until the three-chamber trial has the result. Now, if you directly bring this case to the Holy Inquisition, you will be killed. It seems that he has finally made a decision."

(End of this chapter)