"Back to my lord. Yesterday, we contacted by flying eagle, and people from all over the country were arrested at the same time. This morning, the flying eagle from all over the country reported that all the people involved in the case were captured. The total number of principal offenders: one hundred and sixty, and the accomplices: five hundred and thirty-four.
People and family members of those involved in the case: 5,684 people. However, the routes vary from place to place and the distance varies. All the people involved in the case have not yet been escorted here. However, all of them can be brought here within three days at the latest.
The escort is here." Fang Zheng stated without emotion.
Those present who did not understand what was going on all broke out in a cold sweat after hearing what was going on. They only felt that the room was filled with gloomy wind. Good fellow, there were more than 6,000 people at once. What crime had these people committed? They were arrested by the living hell.
Yes. It’s really cruel.
Although Liu Ming had been prepared for it, he was shocked when he heard it. The number of the principal criminals was known to Liu Ming yesterday. There was nothing new. The number of accomplices was also expected. But Fang Zheng didn't even know the number of those people.
The family members were not spared, and more than 5,000 people were all arrested. They were truly worthy of living hell. Liu Mingxin said: The crime is not as serious as the family members, why did you bring all their family members here? Liu Ming asked doubtfully: "Fang Juanjun,
Why do you want to arrest all the family members of these people?"
Fangzheng was still the same as before, neither humble nor arrogant, and said: "The Nine Chapters Code clearly stipulates that: those who steal more than one hundred and ten coins will be classified as subordinates, and those who steal more than six hundred and sixty coins will be designated as city officials. Dereliction of duty, embezzlement and other crimes are included in the same crime.
The punishment is for the Yi tribe. Of course, I need to arrest the families of these people."
Liu Ming frowned and said: "How can we punish the innocent among the family members together? When these people are taken into custody, you can interrogate and question them. If you don't know what they are guilty of, let them all go."
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"Does the Lord's order only refer to this group of people, or does all future cases be handled in this way?" Fang Zheng asked.
"Is there any difference?" Liu Ming asked puzzledly.
"If the lord just deals with this group of people, it can be called an amnesty. However, this law is unfair to other criminals in the future. Once the law has been issued, all people should abide by it. There should be no exceptions. But if the lord orders the future
If all the criminals enjoy this treatment, the so-called hatred between parents is irreconcilable. The family members of these criminals are waiting for the opportunity to take revenge on the master, which is also troublesome. It is better to eradicate the roots and avoid future troubles forever. "
Liu Ming was very surprised by Fang Zheng's statement: This Fang Zheng is indeed the great arbiter hired by Yang Jun. His thoughts obviously have a legalist tendency, and there are actually some shadows of "everyone is equal before the law" in modern society.
But his idea of being implicated is serious enough. In order to avoid future troubles, these people will be punished regardless of whether they have committed a crime or not. This is much more powerful than Qin Liao's "unwarranted crime".
At that moment, Liu Ming said: "From now on, our punishment will not be as serious as that of the family members. All cases will be handled in this way in the future. If the family members seek revenge and revenge for those who committed the crime, it will be their crime again, and we will not convict them again."
Chi, are we still afraid of the revenge of a few people? If they don't cause trouble again, they can live their lives in peace. If they are talented, they can still serve as officials. Only in this way can we show the justice of our laws."
After Liu Minggang finished speaking, Cai Yong agreed and said: "When I was Emperor Xuan and Emperor Ping, I had stipulated the law of 'appeal'. All officials with a hundred stones or more, princes and descendants who committed crimes can enjoy the preferential treatment of 'appeal'
, and there is also the saying 'the Prime Minister hides himself after a close relationship' in order to improve human ethics. This law of my lord is indeed in line with the essence of my Confucianism."
When Liu Ming heard this, he said in his heart: Oh, where are all this? That Fang was punished too harshly. He would rather kill him by mistake than let him go. My old father-in-law is better off. He has even been exempted from the crime of fetishism, and he is an official.
It can also reduce the crime. There are so many good things to do.
Liu Ming immediately expressed his attitude and said: "What my father-in-law said is unacceptable. From now on, we will convict the criminals, although the crimes are not as serious as those of the family members. Naturally, we cannot implicate the family members of the innocent criminals, but we cannot let go of the guilty ones, and those who know the law and break the law can't be implicated."
, those who break the law when enforcing the law will be punished with a one-level penalty, and they cannot be given a light sentence."
Fang Zheng recorded Liu Ming's decree in a book for future use.
This is Liu Ming asking Fang Zheng to state the crime records of these people, so that everyone can know what crimes these people have committed.
After Fang Zheng finished narrating, Liu Ming asked everyone: "The main culprits of this crime will all be punished and executed. Depending on the severity of the case, they will be sentenced accordingly to serve as a warning to future generations. But how can we avoid such cases in the future?"
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Liu Mingde's question was obviously a bit big. Since ancient times, where there are officials there are thieves, where there are good people there are bad people, where there are honest officials there are corrupt officials. It has never been completely eliminated. So after Liu Ming finished asking, all
The officials were all discussing among themselves and couldn't come up with a solution.
Liu Ming glanced at Guo Jia and then at Yang Jun, only to see that the two of them were shaking their heads and smiling bitterly. They had no good ideas. Although these two people were very good at strategy, Guo Jia in particular was a wise man.
. But this involves the legal system, which they cannot come up with in a moment.
Finally, it was Fang Zheng who was a professional in this field. He stood up and said to Liu Ming: "My lord, the way of law cannot be established hastily. However, it never changes from its origin. The law is simple and no longer complicated.
The law is strict and no longer lenient, and the law is public and no longer private. Those who uphold the law must hold the law in a moderate manner, and what is fair should be in people's hearts. We can decide the law later, and we can even make it according to the time, place, and events.
When establishing laws and regulations, those who can uphold them must be fair. No matter how good the laws and regulations are, they are nothing more than provisions on paper and castles in the air."
Fang Zheng's words were very in line with Liu Ming's wishes. Liu Ming really didn't expect that there would be people in ancient times who understood the legal system so well. Taking this opportunity, Liu Ming said: "What Fang Zheng said is true. We in Youzhou abide by our rule.
In the legal system, the county magistrate is the local chief executive and the local judicial chief, responsible for the trial of cases in the county; the county magistrate or county magistrate is also in charge of the county's justice and is responsible for the county's trial work. It can be said that the power and responsibility are great but lacking.
People urged. In view of this, various localities can set up 'people's sentiments offices'. If people in various places have grievances or are dissatisfied with officials, people can hold a sticker and write the word 'petition' and go directly to the 'people's sentiments office' to complain.'
The public opinion must be carefully verified. If it is verified to be true, it will be reported to the higher-level law enforcement department to investigate and deal with the official who was reported. After verification, if the report is not true, it is the behavior of the reporter.
If there is a deliberate false accusation, there is still a misunderstanding. If there is a misunderstanding, the "people's sentiments" must be explained clearly to the people to show the integrity of our Youzhou officials. If the false accusation is deliberately made, the circumstances must be considered serious and the person should be punished.
We must punish our officials in Youzhou and give them justice. At the same time, we must also rectify the style of our officials in Youzhou. They should be clear about the difference between kickbacks and bribes, the difference between high-quality services and corruption. We must also put an end to bureaucrats who bully others with power, protect each other, etc.
Socialist style. Moreover, our officials in Youzhou also set up announcements at the yamen gate. While respectfully inviting people to criticize and supervise them, they must also wake up and carry out criticism and self-criticism. As long as they confess their crimes, they will only need to return the bribes they received.
The amount may be a little cautious, and we can forget the blame. If they are found out after investigation, they will be dealt with strictly. This will once and for all put an end to the filth of officialdom, and give us a clean officialdom in Youzhou, so that the people of Youzhou can enjoy a place of peace.
Peace.”
After Liu Ming finished speaking, all the officials present were dumbfounded. There are still officials like this in the world, so what power does this official have?
At that time, an official said: "My lord, since ancient times, people have complained to officials, which is unprecedented in the world. If this law is enacted, where will the decency of officials be?"
Some officials also said: "Lord, our officials' salaries are meager. If there is no place to show filial piety, we will not be hungry and full, and we will not have enough clothes to keep us warm. How can we do our best for our lord?"
Another official said: "My Lord, many people in the market are ignorant. If they make false accusations and those who accept them do not distinguish between innocent and forced to confess, wouldn't our officials be in danger?"
Even Liu Ming's father-in-law, Cai Yong, objected: "My lord, your virtuous son-in-law, although this proposal is for the people and its meaning is very good, there is no precedent for this in our dynasty's laws. Please think deeply about it."
However, among the opposition, there are also those who support Liu Ming.
Needless to say, generals like Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Dian Wei, they support whatever Liu Ming says. Anyway, as long as they all listen to their lord, that's fine.
Among the civil servants, Yang Jun, Guo Jia, Fang Zheng and several other close confidants of Liu Ming were also supporters of Legalist concepts, and they all sided with Liu Ming at this time.
For example, Fang Zheng said: "My lord, this proposal is indeed necessary. Only when officials are honest and honest can the legal system be sound and the people feel at ease."
And Yang Jun also added: "Although my lord's proposal is unprecedented in history, our dynasty has no regulations. However, my lord is a clan member of the Han Dynasty and has the power to open a government and set up accounts. I will set up a new law and try it out within the scope of our Youzhou."
, so why not?”
Liu Ming heard the two sides of the discussion, which he expected, so Liu Ming explained and added based on the opinions raised by everyone: "The matter of petitioning cannot be overdone. The 'People's Feelings' have the right to know.
They have the power of investigation but not the power of trial. The trial must be conducted by law enforcement officials at the next higher level. Moreover, the "civil situation" officials in each place can only serve for one year in the local area. After one year, they need to change their posts in another place.
Three years later, the officials of "Minqing" selected the outstanding ones to serve as local officials, and the rest were replaced by their own departments. As for all officials in Youzhou, their salary is four times that of the imperial court, which is called "keeping integrity money"
. Let them serve as our officials in Youzhou, have no worries about food and clothing, and be able to serve as officials with peace of mind. If they commit acts of corruption, they will be severely punished without complaint. And we must hold the concept of "punishing past mistakes to avoid future ones, treating illnesses and saving lives" to serve each of our Youzhou officials.
State officials provide guidance and education to make them clean. And if we want to do this well, then those of us in power must take the lead in setting an example. Whether it is understanding these legal systems or criticizing and self-criticizing, we must fully practice them.
First of all, we must urge ourselves to rectify our work. Lead by example, starting with me. And we must follow the reality and have unified thinking. The basis of this unified thinking is to proceed from real life, that is, we must insist on retaining personal opinions and obey
Our established legal system and individual opinions can be called the opinions of the people, and the plan we focus on is our collective opinion. We can call this principle simply: the principle of democratic centralism. And we want
To ensure that the work of studying new bills and petitioning goes well, we must adhere to: first, the correct implementation of democratic centralism, and second, correct criticism and self-criticism. Democratic centralism means both democracy and centralism. Only the following democracy,
Without centralization of management from above, there will be a state without a court, and nothing can be done well. On the contrary, if there is only centralization of management from above without democracy at the bottom, shortcomings cannot be exposed and work cannot be improved. As for the expansion and contraction of the degree of democracy, then
It depends on the specific conditions of the struggle, and everything is based on strengthening unity and improving combat effectiveness. But one thing remains unchanged: in the process of discussion, before the issue is decided, any opinions, even wrong opinions, can be
Published at a certain time and place, once decided, everyone must obey unconditionally. At the same time, we must also insist on serious criticism and self-criticism. The method of criticism and self-criticism is that the people and officials of Youzhou carry out self-education and
The only correct method for self-reform. This point must be carried out consciously from beginning to end in the rectification movement, whether it is our important ministers or ordinary officials. We must "speak everything we know and speak everything" and "have everything we know."
If you correct it, if you don't, you will encourage it. Serious criticism and self-criticism will win the trust of the people.
After Liu Ming finished speaking this time, the officials below were even more confused. Just the term "democratic centralism" took them a long time to figure out. However, at least everyone understood what Liu Ming meant.
If it can't be done, even if there are problems, we must solve them within the problems. Moreover, Liu Ming has increased the officials' salaries, so the officials have nothing to complain about. Anyway, just be an official well, as long as you don't bend the law for personal gain,
If you oppress the people, nothing will happen. So Liu Ming's proposal was finalized.
Three days later, all the principal criminals were executed. After knowing that they were not as guilty as their family members, these principal criminals knelt down to thank Liu Ming for his kindness and confessed their crimes. They felt that they were sorry for their lord Liu Ming and that they died without any regrets.
.After this man was beheaded, his head was displayed to the public. At the same time, notices were posted in various places to explain his crime. The people of Youzhou all clapped their hands and applauded him.
But then with the establishment of the "People's Sentiment Group" and the beginning of the rectification movement, even the people did not believe in themselves. There were still such officials in the world. But as the intensity of the rectification movement increased, the people also believed in the rectification of the officials in Youzhou.
Everyone was amazed by his determination, and even developed a love for Liu Ming. Everyone regarded Youzhou as their own home. The hearts of the people all belonged to him.
During the rectification movement, a group of corrupt officials were also arrested and investigated. However, during this rectification movement, there were also some who were promoted because of their excellent political performance and the love of the people.