Half an hour later,
Yang Pu walked out of Tianyu Hall.
Being aroused by the cool and chilly air, Yang Pu felt as if he was in another world.
Who would have thought that the unknown people in the past would have reached great heights today.
It has to be said that fate plays tricks on people, and no one knows what will be waiting for them in the future.
"Brother Yang,"
A voice came from behind Yang Pu. Yang Pu turned around and said in surprise,
"Brother Yang!"
The person who came was none other than Yang Shiqi, the Minister of Rites. As Yang Pu’s bole, Yang Shiqi brought Yang Pu all the way from the countryside to the capital.
Coupled with the friendship between the two of them along the way, the two Yangs have a very close personal relationship.
There was a snap,
Yang Shiqi hugged Yang Pu heavily, his face full of excitement, even more exciting than being an official himself.
"Brother Yang, I knew it! One day the roc rises with the wind, and today it is your wind that comes!"
Let's go, my brother has prepared a banquet for you, to welcome you and wash away the dust.
Call Yang Rong again, we three brothers will not return until we are drunk! "
Yang Pu was moved for a while, "Okay!"
Yang Pu agreed directly, and the two of them walked out of the palace with their arms, and then got Xiao Yang from the Ministry of Works out of the outer palace.
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Fumanlou
Looking at the large table of colorful vegetables in front of him, Yang Pu was surprised and said,
"Brother Yang, how much does this cost?!"
Another warm current surged in Yang Pu's heart. Although Yang Shiqi was a third-grade official, his salary was definitely not that high. Yang Shiqi was not married yet, so he would have plenty of money to spend in the future.
This meal would cost a lot of Yang Shiqi's money.
Xiao Yangrong's eyes widened, saliva had already flowed from the corner of his mouth, and he said happily,
"Oh my god! Lao Yang, you are really bleeding this time!"
Yang Shiqi's eyelids twitched and he corrected with a smile,
"Where is the bleeding? It's all flesh cutting!
However, today I am happy and I have to spend money when it is time to spend it!
Let’s not count how much money these cost. It’s a spoiler, let’s eat first! "
Yang Pu didn't say any more, and secretly kept Yang Shiqi's kindness in mind, thinking that he would treat Lao Yang to a meal next time he received his salary.
"Began to eat!"
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food,
With the help of some alcohol, Xiao Yang Rong lowered his voice and said,
"Then Zhan Hui went to the palace to meet Lord Hong Wu this morning, and then resigned from his post when he came out. This move is really bad, but if he doesn't smell bad, our brothers won't be able to get in, hahahaha!"
The news in the palace circulates very fast. Regardless of Yang Rong's low rank, the gossip comes one after another.
Yang Shiqi raised his eyebrows.
"Be careful what you say."
Xiao Yang Rong immediately covered his mouth, realizing that he had made a mistake, and quickly raised his glass to cover up his embarrassment.
Yang Shiqi changed the topic, looked at Yang Pu and asked,
"Brother, why do you always look gloomy from time to time? But what's on your mind? Tell us and let us find a solution for you."
Yang Pu let out a long sigh. The joy of his success had dissipated, and he was followed by sadness. He was afraid that he would let His Majesty's trust slip away.
"Oh, so and so..."
Yang Pu summarized His Majesty's intention to reform the Ministry of Justice in a few words. Of course, he deliberately removed the parts that should not be said.
It's not that I don't trust the other two brothers, it's just that it would be bad for them to say some things that shouldn't be said and let them hear them.
Xiao Yang Rong's eyes flashed, he was thinking the fastest. As soon as Yang Pu finished speaking, Xiao Yang Rong responded,
"To reform the Ministry of Punishment, we must first remove the burden from above."
Yang Shiqi frowned, nodded and said,
"Exactly what I thought."
Although Yang Shiqi is not old, he can be regarded as a veteran in the court. Yang Pu looked at Yang Shiqi and asked,
"Brother Yang, please give me more advice!"
Yang Shiqi was silent for a moment, dipped his finger in tea, and drew three parallel lines.
Attracting the attention of both Yang Pu and Yang Rong,
"The Ministry of Punishment is in charge of punishments in the world. It reports on major matters and makes decisions on small matters. Among the three divisions of law, the procedures rank second.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate inspected, the Ministry of Punishment imposed punishments, and the Dali Temple made a judgment.
But the actual situation is that the Ministry of Punishment is the most critical link. The Ministry of Punishment needs to hand over all the confirmed files and testimonies to Dali Temple. Only then can Dali Temple decide the case.
This is why before, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple were in decline, but the Punishment Department still endured.
To put it bluntly, those two institutions are just fake, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice will handle the matter itself. "
Xiao Yangrong's eyes flashed and he said,
"The three-divisional division trial is an extraordinary system. That is, the three divisions are only opened when major and important cases arise."
What Yang Rong said in a simple way is:
The three-judge trial is not for use, but to show the world that the trial process is credible.
Unless a certain case arouses great public opinion, makes it known to the whole world, and even reaches the ears of the Holy Emperor, then there will be a three-division trial.
But, tomorrow, according to last year's yellow book audit, the number of households is 50 million, and the number of people is more than 20 million. How many cases will be collected in the Ministry of Punishment in one day? At least thousands of them.
There is simply no energy to search every case.
To put it bluntly, it's just a matter of confusion.
On the table, the horizontal lines that Yang Shiqi had just drawn with tea were somewhat evaporated, so Yang Shiqi put his fingers into the tea again and traced them carefully.
"Brother, this is you."
Yang Shiqi pointed to the top crosswalk, looked at Yang Pu and said.
"I?"
"Yes, not just you, but all officials of the third rank and above in the Ministry of Justice.
The two saints of the Ming Dynasty both valued law and fairness.
Lord Hongwu explicitly stipulated that the case files should not be backlogged and must be completed within a certain date.
But the Ministry of Punishment has countless case files every day, and the pressure from above is sinking. Brother, as the top official of the Ministry of Punishment, what should you do in this situation? "
Yang Pu opened his mouth, and then said helplessly,
"What else can I do? Just push it down further."
Yang Shiqi followed Yang Pu's words and moved his finger from the top horizontal line to the middle horizontal line.
Xiao Yang Rong's eyelids twitched when he saw it, and he said in a hoarse voice,
"Boss Yang, isn't the person in the middle a middle-level official from the Ministry of Justice?"
"Haha," Yang Shiqi smiled and continued, "Now, the pressure from the emperor and superiors is on the middle-level officials. What should they do?"
Yang Pu's throat was a little dry. He knew that the middle-level officials of the Ministry of Justice that Brother Yang mentioned here include the fourth to seventh grades. At this rank, these officials are still considered management.
In other words, they do not handle prisoners and are mainly responsible for clerical work. Some middle-level officials of the Ministry of Punishment have worked for their entire lives and have never even been to prison.
Brother Yang asked this question, even the upper-level officials of the Ministry of Justice could not do anything, and the middle-level officials were even more helpless.
What else can be done? Press down further!
"Brother Yang..."
Yang Shiqi moved his fingers to the last horizontal bar at the right time and said meaningfully,
"These are the jailers."
