Four hundred and ninety-seven chapters the power of the capital punishment
Nowadays, the Admiral's Office of the Censor of the Five Cities has sufficient manpower, and it is still in a state of just opening for the time being. There is no pressure to send five people to various military divisions to convey orders.
In the late afternoon, the commander of the nearest West City Military and Horse Division arrived first, followed by the commanders of the South City, East City, Middle City, and North City Military and Horse Divisions, who arrived one after another, and were all introduced into the side hall of the Five Cities Admiral's Office.
After the five people arrived, they waited patiently for the new boss to show up and give him a lecture. This was also the right thing to do. However, after waiting for half an hour, Li Qianxian was very arrogant and did not show up for a long time.
At this moment, everyone had guessed that this must be a threat given to them by the new official who took office, to deliberately leave them here. But as subordinates, they can only continue to wait. If they can't bear this,
There is no need to hang around in the officialdom.
By this time, another half an hour had passed, the sun had turned westward, and Li Qianxian still had not shown up. By this time, most of the five commanders of the military and horse divisions were a little impatient. After waiting for such a long time, they were already exhausted.
It is beyond the scope of a test. If it is said to be a show of force, it is too much.
Why did the boss do this? When the other four people thought about this question, they looked at Commander Gou of the Military and Horse Department of Zhongcheng with suspicion. It was said that when Li Qianxian first took office, he inspected Zhongcheng, and Commander Gou deliberately avoided seeing him, leaving his superior empty-handed.
After waiting for more than an hour, could it be that Li Qianxian came back today with the intention of taking revenge, and everyone was implicated by this person named Gou?
The scars on Commander Gou's face in Zhongcheng had not yet been completely removed. On the one hand, he was holding his breath, and on the other hand, he felt uncomfortable being looked at by his colleagues. Therefore, he felt a little restless at the table and couldn't help but stand up and said to the others: "I think Qian Xian is on official business."
I'm busy, so it's useless for me to wait for a long time, so I'll take my leave now."
After continuing to wait for a while, the Nancheng commander stood up to leave again. Finally, when it was getting dark and the government office closed the door and locked, Li You still didn't show up, so the remaining three commanders of the Military and Horse Division had no choice but to leave.
In fact, while the five commanders were waiting, Mr. Li was not in the government office. After summoning the five commanders, he went out of the government office to visit Xun Feiqian, the Minister of Justice.
large judicial authority.
The reason is also very simple. If an yamen claims to be in charge of public security in the capital, if its judicial power is small and pitiful, what deterrent force does it have? If it does not have the power, its orders will not work.
Xun Feiqian, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, was recommended by Yang Jin, the scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion. Xu Daohong, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs at that time, nominated him for the official position, so we traced the connection. He and Li You can be regarded as fellow-minded people. Otherwise, Mr. Li would not have to talk about it at all.
You must know that the capital is at the feet of the emperor, and the judiciary is an important weapon. The highest judicial power belongs directly to the emperor, and downwards are granted to various yamen.
From the perspective of organizational structure, Li You's Admiral Wucheng Yushi Yamen is actually parallel to the Ministry of Justice. In other words, it is parallel to all ministries, courts, and temple supervisors. They are all directly responsible to the emperor, but judicial business needs to be subordinate.
In the Ministry of Punishment.
The more judicial power Li You has, the less power the Ministry of Justice has. Therefore, Mr. Li's approach to the Ministry of Justice to discuss the issue of judicial authority is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. Unless Shangshu Xun is a comrade, there will be no discussion at all.
However, Mr. Li is not without confidence. His request for power was tacitly approved by the imperial court. The imperial court established him as an official. He was obviously dissatisfied with the chaotic current situation of frequent cases in the capital, and wanted to change the decentralized situation in the capital, take charge of its affairs, and strengthen control.
I mean, otherwise what's the use of setting up a five-city admiral for nothing? But the specifics have to be fought for by himself.
Facing Li You's visit, Xun Shangshu could not put on any airs. He knew the reason for Li You's visit very well, so he directly received him in the flower hall and turned away the people around him.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Li You expressed his intention directly, "According to the established rules, the censor of the city accepts lawsuits over the boundaries of the capital. He interrogates the case and makes decisions on small matters. Major matters are sent to the ministry, and the military and horse department is responsible for the investigation. Now the court has received the letter
"Regards, I am responsible for controlling the censorship of the city and taking charge of the military and horse divisions. I am still confused as to what the punishment names will be in the future. I would also like to ask the chief minister Kou to inform me."
The county government is responsible for the punishment names in other places, but the court attaches great importance to the punishment names in the capital, so the Ministry of Punishment is responsible for the punishment system. Even trivial matters like two families scolding each other will still have to quarrel with the Ministry of Punishment.
As one of the six departments, the Ministry of Punishment is in charge of major criminal cases in the world, but it often deals with such bad things in the capital, which is very annoying. At the same time, it is often unable to take care of both, so gradually the power of the Military and Horse Division and the City Patrol Censor were expanded.
The imperial dynasty was the first to set up a censor to patrol the city, which was only for the purpose of rectifying the ground. It did not accept lawsuits and was not responsible for investigating criminal cases. However, it gradually gained some judicial authority. Generally speaking, for minor civil cases with a penalty of cane or less, the censor was
The city censor can commit suicide, but criminal cases above the level of cane punishment must still be transferred to the Ministry of Punishment, while the military and horse department is supervised and directed by the city censor at the same level.
When Li You mentioned this rule, Xun Shangshu could of course understand what he meant - since the censors who patrol the city actually have the judicial power for cases below the level of cane punishment, then as the superior of the censors who patrol the city, then
It should have higher-level authority, otherwise how can we control the censors who patrol the city? There is no reason for the superior authority in the world to be inferior to the inferior authority. What's more, the imperial court established the position of official, with the intention of overseeing the administration of justice in the capital. The edict cannot be allowed to become
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It can be summed up in one word: "want power".
In fact, from the perspective of Xun Shangshu himself, he was already one of the Nine Qings, a second-rank official, with a very high vision. He could no longer look down upon trivial matters in the capital and the judicial power of three melons and two dates.
For example, if a petty thief who stole something in the capital was sentenced and his case was approved by the Minister of Punishment, what pleasure would there be? It would be enough to catch a major case.
However, Shangshu Xun still had to consider the influence of all aspects, so he did not dare to make any promises to Li You easily. He only asked: "Then what do you think? You might as well say it."
Li You already had a clue about this, "A magistrate from another place can still be sentenced to a hundred sticks. The capital is an important place and still needs to be careful in punishment. I dare not compare the inspections with those from other places, but only compare them with the county magistrate. How about just asking for less than a hundred sticks?"
Make your own decision."
Xun Shangshu said with consternation: "You also know that the capital city is very cautious about punishment! For cases in the capital, our punishment department only has the power to make decisions on its own if it is less than a hundred sticks. For cases of more than a hundred sticks, it still needs to be reported to the Emperor's Holy Judgment! If it's like you,
From now on, our punishment department will no longer have to deal with the affairs of the capital!"
"It's all about sharing your worries. The Ministry of Justice is the Ministry of Justice in the world, and its affairs are already overwhelming. Why should the chief minister bother to be entangled in the capital, a place where unruly people gather, doing mundane things like magistrates?"
Xun Shangshu replied: "If you have this intention, you can directly petition the emperor. If there is an imperial edict, I dare not disobey it. Why do you come here to tell me this!"
Li You said helplessly: "Da Sikou is joking. If I don't take note of Da Sikou, how can I dare to act on my own?"
Xun Shangshu thought for a while and then said: "The King of Hell likes to see little devils being difficult to deal with. In the Ministry of Punishment, I am the King of Hell, but there are many devils in the department. If it is as you wish, I don't have to care, but the Ministry will inevitably
There are many complaints, saying that it is difficult for me to be the head of this department."
The cumbersome affairs in the capital certainly make it difficult for the Ministry of Punishment, which is responsible for the criminal cases in the capital, to deal with it. But at the same time, for the small officials, the benefits and benefits are also great, and it is even a major source of gray income.
Yes, the Ministry of Punishment is indeed responsible for the criminal prosecution of the whole country, but when cases from other places reach the Ministry of Punishment, the cost of clearing them is also very high, and the enthusiasm of criminals in handling criminal cases drops.
For example, if a case in Guizhou reaches the Ministry of Punishment, if the relatives of the criminal want to clear things up, they will have to spend two months traveling three thousand miles to the capital, a place they are unfamiliar with. For ordinary people, encountering this kind of situation is not only daunting, but
I'm afraid that if I immediately give up on dredging and management and resign myself to fate, the officials in charge of the Criminal Department will lose less benefits.
On the contrary, when the people in the capital committed a lawsuit, they were close to the Ministry of Punishment, so management and communication were much more convenient and their enthusiasm was high. At the same time, the people in the capital were relatively wealthy and could afford money.
Therefore, cases in the capital are extremely annoying, but they are still the main source of gray income for the officials of the Ministry of Punishment. As the high-ranking Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Mr. Xun Feiqian may not care about this matter, but he must take into account the thirteen officials under him.
The mood of the officials, big and small, and the specific affairs of the department all depend on them.
Even though Li You had various reasons to go from the court to the common people, when it came to challenging the unspoken rules of officialdom, he could not persuade Shangshu Xun. The clear rules can be changed due to people's subjective thoughts, but the unspoken rules never change based on people's subjective thoughts.
transferred by human subjective will.
Seeing Li You's silence, Shangshu Xun smiled calmly and said, "If I were still the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, it would be difficult to set this precedent, otherwise the ministry would be in chaos. When will I stop being the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments? I will have no scruples.
I can give you a helping hand before you leave."
Seeing that it was getting late, Li You took his leave. Sitting in the sedan chair, he remembered the last words of Xun Shangshu and suddenly realized something.
When will Xun Da Sikou be no longer the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments? He is only in his fifties, far from the time to become an official. So what else can he do if he is not the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments? How many positions in the world are better than the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments?
But when I think about it, there really is one at the moment, such as the vacant Minister of the Ministry of War... The Minister of the Ministry of War has an upper-middle status among the six bureaus, and the Ministry of Punishment has a middle-lower status. The transfer of the Ministry of Punishment to the Ministry of War is equivalent to a promotion.
Li You immediately understood that Xun Shangshu declined openly, but in fact he secretly made a condition. If he could become the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, he would naturally be able to help him cheat in the Ministry of Punishment before leaving.
This is too flattering to him! Li You was speechless. It is estimated that Shangshu Xun was interested in his influence on Mr. Lu Ge. With Mr. Lu Ge, the former Minister of War, working together with Mr. Yang Ge, and with Li Butian
Official Zhao Liangren still has a good chance of winning.
But now he no longer wants to participate in these things. Even if he succeeds, it will be like sweet poison, which can only quench his thirst.
Since the Ministry of Punishment couldn't make sense for the time being, Mr. Li decided to implement the second plan, which was to imitate the special policy of a special stage in his previous life and ask for a "severe crackdown".