I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 204 Why doesn’t it count?

Liu Bian then approved the memorial with his own understanding. He referred to previous cases. In this case, given their official titles, Qu Mu and Sun Lun could definitely pay money to atone for their sins.

At least he was not planning to use the emperor's privilege above the law now.

After all, the law is not meant for times like this!

Dong Zhuo, who had been transferred from Hongluqing to Tingweiqing, was unwilling to be lonely and also submitted a memorial. He loyally stated that Qu Mu and Sun Lun must have been greedy for more than this amount of money.

He boldly put forward the hypothesis that the reason why there was only such a small amount of money was that either the prison officials at Huangmen North Temple were incompetent, or someone else had embezzled His Majesty's money.

And proposed the same bold verification method——

Dong Zhuo vowed that as long as Qu Mu was transferred to his Tingwei prison, he would definitely let Qu Mu spit out all the money he had embezzled.

Liu Bian had to affirm that Dong Zhuo was on the right track in pursuing progress.

He had no doubt about Dong Zhuo's talent in this area.

But there is a lot less money circulating outside. How could Liu Bian not know it?

Nowadays, the officials of the Han family, mainly the governors, governors and prime ministers exercise their power without any compromise.

There is a reason why Xun Shuang praised him so much. He did not lack general ideas, but he lacked experience in local government. He himself was aware of this when he rebuilt the Han Code.

How can this not be democracy and the rule of law?

The laws of the Han Dynasty were inherited from the laws of the Qin Dynasty. They seemed fair, but in fact they were not unfair at all.

The Beacon of Democracy, through a jury vote, can hold the former commander-in-chief civilly liable without any evidence for a rape that is not even clear about the year it occurred.

In the past, when Xun Shuang was faced with Shu Yi's annotations, he always had to think more carefully to prevent people from other schools from mixing in their personal opinions. For this reason, he lost a lot of hair.

Because the emperor's requirements for the New Han Code were not only to clarify the legal provisions, but also to make annotations based on the actual situation, which could be used as the basis for officials to make punishments.

It has even gradually developed that there is no need to kill people for filial piety. As long as one of the murderer's parents and brothers is willing to stand up and die for the murderer, it can be a reason for a lighter sentence.

Of course, the last two people didn't have to die.

Xun Shuang affirmatively praised: "If Ying Zhongyuan can help, I believe that the new laws and their comments can be revised before the end of the year."

There is so much scope for discretion these days.

Leaving aside the victims, this kind of happy ending...how can it not cultivate good moral standards in society?

Murder is a capital crime, but if it is done out of filial piety, the guilt can be reduced and the sentence can be given lightly.

This volume records thirty refutations, divided into categories, and a total of eighty-two matters are recorded, all of which are refutations from classics and legal principles against the chaos caused by the actual implementation of Han law.

The rebuttal Liu Bian held in his hand came from Chen Liuguo's Ying Shao Ying Zhongyuan. The rebuttal was actually just a side story, while the main text was Ying Shao's summary of the family knowledge passed down for several generations, and combined it with his own A total of 250 articles were learned and used.

Ying Shao's family background is very similar to Xun Shuang's concept, which can help Xun Shuang make up for his biggest shortcoming.

He put Dong Zhuo's memorial aside, took out another booklet, and continued to read.

Liu Bian first asked: "Mr. Xun, what do you think of the article explaining the law presented by Zhongyuan?"

After all, does anyone have anything to lose?

After Liu Bian read a rebuttal again, Xiao Huangmen came to report that Xun Shuang, the servant he wanted to see, was already waiting.

As for those who enforce the law…

Doing the same thing that violates the law, two people with different identities have the same crime, but they also have different penalties, not to mention the fines to offset the crime.

Liu Bian said: "Don't worry, Mr. Xun, I have already issued a transfer order to Ying Zhongyuan."

"But before he comes, some things can be settled."

Xun Shuang bowed: "Wei!"

The next day at the court meeting, Yuan Ji, the chief censor, did not wait for Kong Rong, the highest jumper under his command, to give way to speak. He took the initiative and offered three hundred thousand stolen goods to kill Qu Mu and Sun Lun of the Xiaohuang clan. The chief officer spoke first and set the tone.

Kong Rong and Bian Rang, who had originally prepared a long speech respectively, followed suit.

After the wall fell, everyone pushed him, and the courtiers gradually understood his style. They could only say that he was worthy of being the prince chosen by the late emperor, and he had the style of the late emperor.

Two years ago, there were rumors that the late emperor thought that the emperor was not like himself, but now, the courtiers generally think that this is nonsense.

That is to say, the present emperor is completely opposite to the late emperor in terms of diligent administration - in a literal sense, when the late emperor first came to power, he once dealt with ministerial affairs once every five days -

The courtiers understood that using corruption charges to attack eunuchs who had been confirmed to be corrupt was a high-yield and zero-risk affair.

"Your Majesty, I thought..."

Someone doesn’t even need to organize it privately.

As he was talking, the attendant Xun Shuang suddenly stood up.

He reported: "Your Majesty, I have been ordered to rewrite the law. I have seen that the laws recorded in the past have no customized punishment for the crime of corruption and there are many contradictions. Now that there is a case, I think this case may be used as the basis for the new law. Ratio.”

"Those who take stolen goods are like the most powerful rats in the country. I believe that this case should be used to shock Xiaoxiao."

Although there was no word of murder in his words, he spoke with murderous intent.

Xun Shuang had always been famous, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he attracted a group of courtiers who responded to his views.

"I second the proposal!"

Bian Rang and Kong Rong agreed with Xun Shuang one after another.

Kong Rong went further and said: "Your Majesty, I think three hundred thousand yuan is high. A family of five can only spend more than ten thousand yuan a year. This is enough as a boundary."

Kong Rong had no intention of taking bribes, and he was justified in setting the limit of death penalty at 10,000 yuan.

Immediately, some courtiers who were unhappy with Kong Rong retorted: "Kong Wenju doesn't know what the price of food is? At this year's price of food, it still costs 15,000 yuan."

"Your Majesty, I am paying the official price!"

"Your Majesty, I am talking about the current price!"

It seems that we are about to go off topic, and it is still an issue that cannot be discussed, because half of the official salary that is converted into money is calculated based on the official price of one hundred yuan per stone.

Xun Shuang stood up again and brought the topic onto the right track.

But he didn't mention the ten thousand yuan that Kong Rong said.

Later, seeing that the atmosphere was almost set, Liu Bian asked: "What does Ting Weiqing think?"

Dong Zhuo attended the meeting and replied: "Your Majesty, I believe that this case should be a legal precedent for the crime of corruption in the new law."

"General Master Lu, what do you think of this proposal to re-establish the law of Han Dynasty?"

Lu Zhi made the final decision: "Your Majesty, I think this proposal is very good and I am willing to implement it."

But Liu Bian did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked the courtiers again: "Do you have any objections?"

If there is no objection, then everyone agrees. After all, those who have objections are eunuchs.

Even if Liu Bian sang a double act with others, the consent of the courtiers was not considered consent.

After all, consent on such occasions cannot be revoked.

(End of this chapter)