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Chapter 239 How to Interrogate
Li Ran was making his own calculations below, but he ignored the splendor in the court at this time.Luo Yun, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, came out and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to announce!"

Lu Chengqi looked at Luo Yun in surprise, as the punishment department, he should be the quietest one.After all, for any criminal case, it is not their turn to speak out in the court, and the court is where the court discusses. How can there be time for the criminal department to discuss the case?Unless there is a major case and Dali Temple is undecided, it is the Dali Temple Secretary who proposes it, and the emperor decides whether to hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation.

"Is there any major case that shocked the whole country?" Lu Chengqi, who had never experienced such a thing, did not express his opinion for a while.After thinking about it for a while, half an hour has passed.At this time, the court hall was completely silent, and all the civil and military officials thought that the little emperor had been stepped on by Luo Yun's tail, and they all held their breath, wanting to watch a good show.

After Lu Chengqi finished thinking, he realized that his mind had wandered.Coughed lightly, concealed his embarrassment a little bit, calmly as if nothing happened, and said as usual: "Quizu!"

The two words fluttered lightly, but Luo Yun who had been waiting for the next sentence almost knelt down.He said straight in his heart: "My ancestors, don't bring such scary..." With the increasing majesty, even if Lu Chengqi appeared in front of civil and military officials and did not speak, he would exert an invisible coercion on them.If the psychological endurance is weaker, maybe you will scare yourself to death first.

Fortunately, Luo Yun, the servant of the Ministry of Justice, was quite bold, but in just a quarter of an hour, Lu Chengqi was intimidated into a cold sweat, and he kept thinking about whether he had done anything illegal.

Lu Chengqi spit out those two words lightly and cleverly. To Luo Yun, it was like a person who was walking in the desert and was about to die of thirst. Suddenly seeing a clear spring, this is a reward for gaining a new life!

Luo Yun, who was about to cry bitterly, forgot what he was going to say when he got excited.Quickly glanced at the Chaohu in his hand, and then remembered what to say: "His Majesty, Wang Yuanshi, the head of the Wang family in Taiyuan, has been detained and returned to Chang'an City. Please show Your Majesty how to interrogate."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked.Taiyuan Wang family, Wang Yuanshi, these two names, civil and military officials who are familiar with the history of the family, must know them.How good is the Wang family?According to what they said, Wang Mang, who usurped the throne in the Western Han Dynasty, was the ancestor of the Wang family!Does a family that has survived for thousands of years have no foundation at all?
Never thought that no matter how powerful the family is, it is still vulnerable to the state apparatus.It has only been half a month since the last court meeting discussing sending troops.The imperial army has rushed to Taiyuan and captured Wang Yuanshi!

Civil and military officials were shocked, but Lu Chengqi suddenly realized that this was the matter.He had previously received the secret report from the Supervision Department and the urgent report from the Forbidden Army Pegasus, and he had already put this matter down.A Changping warehouse was also set up, so that there will be no troubles caused by salt and grain in the future.Lu Chengqi, who didn't have any worries in his heart, naturally, with so many things to deal with, put this matter behind him.

During this period, there was an episode in which Liang Zhongwen, the governor of Taiyuan, said that the remnants of the Wang family wanted to rob Wang Yuanshi. Fortunately, Lu Chenhuan had already sent out the imperial army to detain Wang Yuanshi back to Chang'an City, which prevented another major incident that shocked the government and the public.

Lu Chengqi was dubious about Liang Zhongwen's remarks.Lu Chengqi had no choice but to believe this statement when the Supervision Department's investigations and investigations failed.But in Liang Zhongwen's memorial, the evidence given was too far-fetched, and Lu Chengqi, whose reasoning ability was not bad, couldn't believe that someone would be so stupid.

However, without evidence, the case can only be a suspenseless case.For the imperial army who died, they can only be regarded as killed in battle.

Now that the old matter was brought up again, Lu Chengqi immediately remembered that there was still this matter that had not been dealt with.He had already had a plan in mind, and he was not in a hurry to express his intentions, but wanted to know the views of those civil servants with a lot of money on this matter: "Oh, it turned out to be this matter. I would like to know, Zhu Qing has What is a good way?"

Naturally, the military officers can't get in the way, and they don't have the right to speak about the case.Among the civil servants, there are very few people who are familiar with the law. If they are not from the Ming Law Department, they still have a half-knowledge of "Dashun Law".If they are delegated to local officials, most of them will rely on subordinate staff to handle affairs, and there is no real material at all.

Even Xu Chongguang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, has nothing to say about this matter, but it will be heard by Dali Temple and then re-examined by the Ministry of Punishment.Even the chief minister of the cabinet who is equivalent to Zaifu has said so, what can the rest have to say?They all agreed, saying that this method is good.

Lu Chengqi also understands that because of historical deviations, Dali Temple is not equivalent to the Supreme Court like in previous dynasties.Instead, the Ministry of Punishments became the Supreme Court, in charge of the final trial and review of major cases, and Dali Temple became the institution in charge of the country's criminal orders and review of criminal names.This is the earliest second-instance system, and only major cases can have such treatment.Later celestial dynasties also borrowed from this system, which shows that this system has its own advantages.

Originally, Lu Chengqi wanted to let the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion conduct the first trial, so that more common people could listen in, and what would happen if he betrayed the imperial court.But after thinking about it, the influence of the Wang family is really a bit big, if it is publicized, it seems that it is not in the interest of the court.

That being the case, it is better to follow the old system.Let Dali Temple conduct an interrogation first, and then hand it over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for review.

Lu Chengqi also knew that no matter how powerful the imperial examination system was, it would not be able to wipe out the aristocratic family in a short time.By understanding the laws of the imperial examination system, some so-called scholarly families have gradually formed their own forces.Aristocratic family and scholarly family are just different titles, there is no difference in essence.Almost all of their descendants can enter the officialdom and become "officials" that ordinary scholars can only dream of in their lifetime.

There is no way, these people have already grasped the true meaning of being an official. Even if occasionally a generation fails to pass the scientific examination, they can still be promoted from a staff member to a nominal nine-rank sesame official through their huge interpersonal relationship, and they can be regarded as an official. .

Fortunately, Dashun's title system is hereditary for no more than three generations.Even if it is the founding of the country, it is only five generations.So much so that up to now, there are very few officials who have been enshrined in the Dashun Dynasty, and there has not been a single one in the past 30 years.It is even more impossible to talk about the issue of those honorable princes in the previous dynasty harming the government.

But these people who have mastered the laws of scientific research are the confidants of the imperial court.These people are tantamount to occupying official positions, and those who study hard are rarely able to pass the exam.Over time, these scholarly families who enjoyed more educational resources than the poor children must have taken advantage of the scientific examination.No one can guarantee that if these scholarly families continue, will they become the second type of family?
In order to get rid of the disadvantages, we must reform the content of the imperial examination.Pay more attention to innovation, the overall situation and ability to handle affairs, otherwise the blindly standardized answers will definitely let those who are interested take advantage of the loopholes.The country cannot select talents, and as time goes on, the country itself will be the only one to be pitted.

If you are too harsh on the aristocratic family, it might arouse the dissatisfaction of these vested interest groups.Only a systematic trial can ensure that these vested interest groups do not cause trouble.Then Lu Chengqi set a bottom line to let these vested interest groups know that if they crossed the line, they would kill themselves. In this way, no one would provoke the court.At that time, adjust the imperial examination questions, be flexible, and select real talents for the country.

(End of this chapter)