In the next few days, the Constitutional Yuan began to improve the new official system.
After discussion, after the new system came out, the rank of the official was cancelled. Like the Yuanfeng reform, the official was transformed into an honorary official such as a casual official or an honorary official. It no longer represented the rank of an official as before. .
The dispatchers officially became their own officials. In this way, the original chaotic officialdom system of the Song Dynasty could be changed, the responsibilities of superiors and subordinates could be clearly defined, and they could fulfill their duties.
After that, the Constitutional Yuan officially began to spread rumors, preparing to release a new system soon, and the first one to be restructured was the Ministry of Punishment.
The Six Ministries were in name only in the Song Dynasty, and were basically used to serve as high-ranking officials. Now that the Ministry of Punishment is to be transformed into a judicial department, in charge of legal customization, it is naturally the top priority.
The most important thing is that each department must have its own departmental regulations in the future. It will definitely not work to rely solely on the Constitutional Yuan to make rules and regulations for dozens of departments in the Song Dynasty in the future. Therefore, before the comprehensive restructuring, the Ministry of Punishment must be changed first, and then the Ministry of Punishment shall be in charge of each department. Departmental rules.
But the current Minister of Justice is Xia Song, and Zhao Jun is worried about entrusting him with such an important job, because the rules and regulations are an important basis for clarifying the responsibilities of each department in the future. What if this guy messes up and leaves loopholes?
So this task must be left to someone you can trust.
On November 4th, early in the morning, after the court meeting ended, Zhao Jun summoned Li Di at the Constitutional Yuan.
Li Di was seven years older than Lu Yijian. The old man was energetic and walked into the Constitutional Yuan refreshed with his hands behind his back. He happened to bump into Lu Yijian at the door. The two of them stared at each other and left with cold snorts.
Zhao Jun's desk is opposite the gate of the Constitutional Yuan. Unlike the Privy Council and the Third Council, the Constitutional Yuan is the same as the original Political Affairs Hall, requiring the prime ministers to handle official business and discuss together.
Therefore, other departments of the institute have their own offices. Only the Constitutional Institute works in the lobby, each with its own desk. This way, when official documents are delivered and encounter problems that are difficult to deal with, there is no need to run around and just say hello. You can just have a small meeting in the hall.
Li Di walked to Zhao Jun's desk, slightly arched his hands and said, "I've seen Zhiyuan."
"Xiang Li came just in time."
Zhao Jun nodded, glanced at the door, and there seemed to be a vague figure, then he smiled and said, "Let's go inside to talk."
After saying that, he got up and took Li Di to the inner room.
Lu Yijian showed a sneaky half of his head at the door and glanced inside.
Next to him, Yan Shu was coming from the Third Division after doing business. Seeing his appearance, he wondered: "Prime Minister Lu, what are you doing at the door?"
"Ahem."
Lu Yijian coughed twice and said, "I'm thinking about something."
"oh."
Yan Shu didn't think too much, thinking that Lu Yijian had senile dementia and that the husbands were getting older. It was normal for people in their fifties and sixties to forget things.
He walked into the house, where many officials were performing their duties, and Lu Yijian left.
Yan Shu walked up to Wang Zeng and handed him today's official documents from the household department of the Third Division. Seeing the corner of his mouth raised, he asked curiously: "Prince Wang, why are you so happy?"
"Of course Mr. Lu is unhappy, so I am happy."
Wang Zeng said happily.
Yan Shu was confused and said: "What is going on?"
Wang Zeng said: "Hanlong plans to let Li Fuxu be the Minister of the Ministry of Justice and formulate the regulations of each ministry. This is an important task. If done well, it will be a natural thing for him to join the Constitutional Yuan in the future. Do you think Prime Minister Lu will be happy?"
"Harmful"
Yan Shu sighed and said nothing more.
Here Zhao Jun took Li Di into the inner room, and the two of them sat down separately.
The inner room is actually a conference room. According to Zhao Jun's request, a large long table is placed in the middle with Taishi chairs on both sides.
Zhao Jun sat across the long table, and Li Di sat opposite. He poured Li Di a cup of tea, and then said to him: "Prime Minister Li, I called you here today because I have something to tell you."
"Just ask the Governor."
Li Di had already submitted a certificate of surrender before and became a disciple of Zhao Jun, so he agreed without hesitation.
Zhao Jun smiled and said: "It's a good thing. You know the recent rumors, right?"
Li Di thought for a moment and said, "It's probably about preparing for restructuring."
"Well, today's officialdom is chaotic, there is no clear understanding between superiors and subordinates, and many people even don't know who their bosses are. This seriously hinders governance."
Zhao Jun nodded and said: "Therefore, I have asked Your Majesty to carry out political reforms. In the future, the Song Dynasty will adopt a multi-departmental system, headed by the Political System Yuan, which has multiple first-level departments, such as six departments, and then three divisions. , add other departments and command many officials."
Sure enough, it will be divided into three divisions.
Li Di was thinking that this matter had been causing quite a stir recently. Cheng Lin, the envoy of the Third Secretary, had asked about it at the court meeting this morning, but the officials refused to disclose the inside information on the grounds that they were in preliminary discussions and had not yet decided.
Judging from the current situation, the reorganization of the officialdom is certain, so this means another reshuffle of power.
How much benefit can he get from it?
Li Di did not ask immediately, but patiently waited for Zhao Jun's next words.
Because since Zhao Jun called him here today and revealed these secrets, it means that he will definitely be useful in it, so there is no need to be anxious.
really.
I heard Zhao Jun say: "The first one to be restructured will be the Ministry of Justice. The future role of this department will be to formulate laws and assist in the establishment of rules and regulations for various departments. It is a department specializing in judicial and criminal law. The Song Dynasty will become a If a country is governed by law and has laws to abide by, the Ministry of Punishment is indispensable.”
"oh?"
Li Di pondered: "If a department is set up to formulate laws, does that mean that this department needs to change the laws at any time in the future?"
"good."
Zhao Jun was very satisfied with Li Di's acumen and said with a smile: "There are times when the law is not applicable, and changes are made at any time to adapt to the current situation. However, changing the law must be a serious matter, and it must go through not only the Ministry of Punishments, but also the The Constitutional Yuan, including any system, must be reviewed by the Constitutional Yuan.”
Li Di said without hesitation: "This is natural. Since the Constitutional Yuan wants to command all officials and ministries and verify all systems, it is also a matter of course."
"The Ministry of Punishment will be restructured first, and rules and regulations for each department must be formulated. As the saying goes, there is no rule without rules. From now on, all ministries will strictly follow the system and must achieve fast and efficient administration."
Zhao Jun said: "Now Xia Song, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, I am not very satisfied with this person. Prime Minister Li has served successively as local magistrate, general magistrate, history museum, salt and iron, tax supervisor, and military commander. He has many political achievements, and he is responsible for the three departments, military, taxation, etc. He is very proficient in the law, so I would like to leave this job to Mr. Li."
Li Di did not refuse and said directly: "Thank you for your trust in Zhiyuan, but for such a big thing, I am afraid that I alone cannot handle it."
Zhao Jun smiled and said: "Don't worry, after you become the Minister of Punishment, you can draw up a list of people, whether they are idle or working in other ministries. If you think they can help you formulate laws, then submit the list to the Political Yuan, who will The Manufacturing Institute will help you mobilize manpower."
"Thank you, Zhiyuan."
"Xiang Li knows that the government officials and I attach great importance to this restructuring. The outstanding ones will be promoted to the post of observation candidates of the Constitutional Yuan. In the future, if there are vacancies in the Yuan, priority will be given to filling them. And this time, because of the heavy responsibilities of the Criminal Department, This title was added to show that the status is slightly higher than that of other tribes."
"If this is the case, then thank you for your support."
Li Di was overjoyed.
He was the prime minister before, so he naturally hopes to regain his high position.
But now Lu Yijian not only has not been dismissed as prime minister, but has even gone a step further and entered the more powerful Political Yuan.
Obviously, if Zhao Jun hadn't brought him back, he might not even be able to return to Bianliang in the future.
After the establishment of the Constitutional Yuan, I originally thought about whether I could join the Constitutional Yuan. Unfortunately, officials said that the Constitutional Yuan was of great importance and someone in it would abdicate, otherwise it would be impossible to enter.
Therefore, it can only be temporarily stopped.
But wasn't it because he took refuge in Zhao Jun just to get into the Constitutional Yuan?
Obviously he understands that only those who are closer to the center of power can have power, so he is eager to curry favor.
Although he didn't get what he wanted now, at least it would be good to be able to take another step forward with his mortal enemy Lu Yijian holding the power.
Anyway, Zhao Jun can suppress Lu Yijian, so he is naturally not afraid of being targeted by his political opponents.
"Um."
Zhao Jun stood up and said with a smile: "Well, the Ministry of Justice will be handed over to Prime Minister Li. There is no rush to revise the law. I hope Prime Minister Li can complete the rules and regulations of each department as soon as possible to prepare for the restructuring of the new department at the end of the year."
"good."
Li Di also nodded, stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your trust in the magistrate. I will definitely fulfill my duties as a subordinate."
"Then that's it for today."
Zhao Jun walked to the door, and the two of them walked out one after the other, talking and laughing.
When they arrived at the lobby, Zhao Jun personally escorted Li Di out of the Constitutional Yuan.
Naturally, all this was watched by Lu Yijian, who returned to the courtyard after completing official duties outside.
There was no change in the expression on his face, but his heart was filled with hatred.
Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do.
Li Di's rise to power is an established fact and cannot be changed.
Lu Yijian could only be glad that Zhao Jun was still in that phase when he traveled through time. As long as he was in the Constitutional Yuan for a day now, it would be difficult for Li Di to step into it.
After a while, Zhao Jun came back from outside, said hello to everyone, and then continued to sit back and work.
At this moment, Song Shou came over, handed a large document to Zhao Jun's desk, and said, "Hanlong, this is the list of punishments jointly discussed by Dali Temple and the Trial Court. Take a look."
"oh?"
Zhao Jun took the thick official document and opened it while saying: "Let them decide the penalty. Will it come out so soon?"
Song Shou smiled and said: "If you urge them three times a day, they will naturally have to hurry up."
"That's what they should do."
Zhao Jun looked at the content inside and quickly started browsing.
These penalty lists actually started in August this year, in the Imperial City, and then arrested people.
Cleaning up the Kaifeng Mansion, sweeping through Bianliang underground Wuyou Cave, Guifan Tower and many other evil elements, plus the gang members in the city who committed crimes, and arrested tens of thousands of people.
Among them, there are more than 300 officials alone, ranging from the sixth and seventh ranks of the third division judge, censor, Dali Temple chief, and judicial officer to the eighth and ninth ranks of military envoys, businessmen, officials, government officials, and other officials. The secretary grabbed a basket.
Although it seems that they are all minor officials, in fact many of them belong to lower-ranking positions, such as the judges of the third division and the imperial censor. If they go further, they can often go out to know a state, like when Li Di was the judge of salt and iron of the third division. , it didn't take long to learn about Yunzhou, and then he lived in Sheren, a member of the Ministry of official affairs, Wai Lang, and the deputy envoy of salt and iron in the third department.
Therefore, these officials are actually mid-level officials, and they also lost Han Yi, a deputy prime minister, which was a big earthquake for the officialdom this time.
"This isn't right."
After a while, after reading part of the punishment, Zhao Jun threw away the official document and said: "What do you mean, if an official is not killed, he will be exiled at most. The others will either be dismissed or even demoted. Are you making fun of the law?"
"There's nothing we can do."
Song Shou said helplessly: "You know that the Song Dynasty can't punish officials. How much trouble did you cause by sending the Imperial City Division to arrest people and lynching them? If it hadn't been for the officials and us to help suppress it, I'm afraid they would have made a big fuss. ”
"Bullshit."
Zhao Jun shook his head and said: "The meaning of the law is to regulate. If you don't abide by it, what's the use of the law? And since I'm here this time and it happened to happen to me, then I should be severely punished and punished, and I should be killed. Can’t let it go!”
Cai Qi on the side said: "Officials have always known the world for their benevolence. If the punishment is too cruel, how can it be worthy of the name of a 'benevolent monarch'? It is better to take it lightly, right?"
"Don't take it lightly. In troubled times, we should use heavy rules."
Zhao Jun vetoed: "Just kill this few people, who cares? Zhu Yuanzhang saw it next door and thought that our Song Dynasty couldn't afford to kill people. You all give me a death penalty tick, one tick for each person. Today's task is Behead more! As an official, I think if the rest of the people are not guilty enough to die, even if they are close to the death penalty or just severely punished, I will give them the death penalty and kill more people to set an example!"
"."
Everyone may have looked at each other and had nothing to say, so they could only stand up and come over, each took an official document and began to judge the punishment on their own.
Zhao Jun took the list of officials.
The punishments in Dali Temple and there were obviously based on the Song Dynasty and the rule of the world by scholar-bureaucrats. A guy like Liao Yu could be killed ten times, so he was sentenced to exile.
As for the Ma family and the Han family, their culpability was basically very light, and some were even insignificant.
The most outrageous thing is that Han Yuan.
Fan Zhongyan didn't even defeat this guy back then, but now that Zai is in Zhao Jun's hands, the culpability found out is even worse than what Lao Fan found out back then.
Catching beggars, chopping off people's fingers, and beating people to death on fabricated charges in order to rob people of their ancestral belongings were all considered minor. There was even a case where two girls sent over from Wuyou Cave were killed for fun.
Then Dali Sihe was dismissed from office.
Isn't this funny?
Zhao Jun did not hesitate and directly sentenced them all to death.
Except for the crime of accepting bribes, those who commit other crimes that cause death, or cause people to lose their wives and families, will be punished by death.
The result was that, among the more than 300 officials who were originally not killed, 70 to 80 were sentenced to beheading, and more than ten were cut in half. More than 200 officials were not simply dismissed from office and exiled, but were imprisoned. Imprisonment, corvee service, the lightest one is exile to Lingnan.
Throughout the morning, Zhao Jun basically checked in the Constitutional Yuan. Although every stroke was a living human life, Zhao Jun showed no mercy at this moment.
Because compared to the countless people they harmed, their lives cannot be repaid at all.
Beheading can at best comfort the injured hearts of those victims.
(End of chapter)
