These days, the Empress Dowager frequently edicted the prime minister, the governor of the state and town and the six Shangshu to discuss politics, thinking that it was mostly to discuss the matter of the Eastern Expedition to Northern Qi, and it didn't take long for the imperial court to issue a resolution on the autumn hunting of Luyuan, the autumn hunt is fake, gather the army here, and wait for the opportunity to go to the east is true.

Since the military affairs are imminent, among the six departments, the official department, the military department, and the household department are the busiest. Recruiting soldiers into the army, raising food and grass, and arranging personnel changes were put on the agenda, and it was common for various departments to report back and forth.

In addition to dealing with the daily affairs of the country normally, they also have to report to the Empress Dowager every day on matters related to the expedition, and there is a tense and encouraging atmosphere in the court.

The Imperial Historical Observatory is the supervision agency of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, mainly responsible for supervising things, and has the right to correct discipline, picket, and impeach officials for illegality, and the prefectures, towns and counties report criminal lawsuits and other cases, in the county Taishou, after interrogating the criminals and drafting the verdict, report to the state and town Assassin History, and then have the Imperial Court Report to the Criminal Department for review, and at the same time, it is also necessary to report to the Imperial Historical Observatory for supervision, that is to say, for criminals sentenced to death, only need to report to the Criminal Department and the Imperial Historical Observatory for approval, and the local county can behead these criminals after the autumn.

In the Northern Wei Dynasty, for prisoners who violated the national criminal law and were sentenced to beheading, they were all beheaded prisoners, and the death penalty was suspended after the autumn, which is also commonly known as 'beheading after the autumn'.

The reason why this prisoner was beheaded only after autumn is also related to the agricultural season.

"Xunzi Wang System" pointed out: spring ploughing, summer cultivation, autumn harvest, winter storage, the four do not lose time, so the five grains are endless.

Spring is full of life and symbolizes new life, while summer is full of life and lushness, neither of which is suitable for killing people. The autumn and winter farming work is also coming to an end, the grain has been harvested, and the grain for the winter has been stored, and the people have leisure time, so they can come to watch the punishment at the request of the government and set an example.

The reason why it will be chosen in the autumn and winter seasons is that the autumn brings the breath of slaughter, and the winter is the time when everything is sluggish. In addition, after the death penalty was suspended, it could also reduce the number of wrongful convictions and manslaughter in a certain way, so the imperial court has implemented this decree to this day.

This year's criminal case approval was completed before I took over the Imperial History Observatory, but when I saw the transcript of this year's review, I found that there were big drawbacks.

Since the Empress Dowager gave me permission to play the three ways, the majesty of the country's law has gradually risen, and the atmosphere of the court has indeed changed, at least the powerful people in the court no longer dare to blatantly violate the law and discipline as in the past.

This group of people in the court is a little more honest, but this group of magistrates has begun to make trouble, and the officials in the capital are close to the center of national power, and they are high and powerful, but after all, they are at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and it is not difficult to restrain them.

And this group of magistrates is different, the so-called Tiangao Emperor is far away, plus some state and town assassins and the governor are in collusion, resulting in the military and political power of the state and town, even if the DPRK and China send to supervise the imperial history to exercise the supervision power, I am afraid that it will have little effect, and the implementation of the decree in the DPRK and the central government in recent years has been blocked, isn't it the best proof?

As far as I can see, four out of ten cases are still suspicious, and the county Taishou naturally does not dare to be vague, but he is afraid that it is the instigation of his immediate boss Lord Shi to make some cases so hasty and hasty.

I paid special attention to the criminal litigation cases in the three major prefectures and towns of Xiangzhou, Bingzhou, and Chongzhou, but found that among the cases reported by these three prefectures and towns, there were two or three cases reported by well-known and wealthy local families who violated the criminal law, or recklessly disregarded human life, or violated the law, colluded with bandits, and ran rampant, and they were all sentenced to beheading their homes.

Since he was sentenced to raid his home, not only is the amount of money handed over by the local government to the imperial court, but the local government keeps reaching out to the imperial court to ask for money and food, whose pocket is these money in, you don't need to think about it, you should know, right?!

If a group of corrupt and perverted the law and abused their power for personal gain, deceived the saints from above, oppressed the good from below, and filled their own pockets, one can imagine what kind of tragedy will happen in the future......

The rule of officials, together with the military disaster, are the two major tumors that must be eradicated in the reform of the Northern Wei Dynasty!

I was silent for a long time, if the case that had been judged before was overturned and retried by the Imperial Observatory at this time, I was afraid that this decree had not yet reached the place, and these people involved in the case would have already been escorted to the execution ground and beheaded.

Since the retrial of the case cannot be carried out due to the tight time, then we can only find another way to delay the autumn sentence to save the lives of this group of people.

Recently, the military recruitment of the DPRK and China is in full swing, so why not use the method of criminals to be charged to the army, and send these prisoners to the army, so as to temporarily protect their lives, and second, the Imperial Historical Observatory and the Criminal Department will have ample time to examine and investigate the circumstances of these cases, and if they are really unjust, they can also have hope of redress.

It's just that there are really unjust, false and wrongful cases, and if you want to wait until you are redressed, there must be an important premise, that is, this group of people can come back alive from the battlefield!

In this troubled world, the fate of the little people is really as small and insignificant as ants, and the main purpose of what I did was not to help them clear their grievances, but just for the sake of the overall situation.

As soon as I thought of this, I sighed, and suddenly wondered why I was an official?

Focusing on the overall situation, you have to give up some things for the sake of some things, but human lives are equally precious, even if they have different statuses, they only have one life, but they can never be again, even if they are forced to abandon them, but their lives can really be so casual and can be abandoned?

I don't have this qualification, no one has this qualification!

"Morning, I want you to promise me one thing...... In the future, no matter how prominent and wealthy you are, no matter how high and powerful you are, you must not lose this benevolent heart......"

Wan'er's deep words to me are still in my ears, and I only know that I don't want to disappoint her.

The road in front of me is destined to be full of hardships and twists and turns, but since I have chosen to take this road, there is nothing to hesitate!

Pick up the pen and immediately write this Jianyì into a recital, although this recital can't save their lives, but at least it can give them a glimmer of life......

Today's affairs were handled quickly, so I went back to the princess's mansion early.

After returning, Ah Zheng told me that the Guozi Priest had sent someone to invite him, talking about the selection of a few scholars with excellent character and learning to become the little emperor's companions.

Listening to Ah Zheng say this, I just want to have this stubble, this matter was personally ordered by the Empress Dowager, and it is indeed me in charge, the doctors of the Guozijian and the head of the Hanlin Academy, as well as the attendants, lecturers, etc., will be present in person, they will select the four most outstanding students from the many students to become candidates, and only two of them are fortunate to be the companions of the little emperor.

These last two people were personally selected by me, the Taifu, for the little emperor.

Since it was the newly appointed Guozi Priest Jiu Yixian who sent someone to invite him, I think that after the assessment and comparison of the past few days, they should have already selected four people, and now they have sent someone to invite me over, just to let me choose two of these four and make a final decision on the matter of choosing a companion to read.

In that case, seeing that the hour is still early, what does it matter if I go to the Guozijian again after I have asked the princess to say goodbye?

I made up my mind, I went straight to the princess's inner garden, and it was not far outside the arch, but I happened to see a beautiful woman dressed in white like snow, Yu Lipingting, who was walking towards this side, such a graceful figure, beautiful and unparalleled Yiren, not my daughter-in-law who is colorful and beautiful, who else can it be?

I was busy smiling and greeting, shaking my spirits, only to notice that Wan'er was also holding a little gentleman in a scarf and deep clothes beside him, who was only ** years old, that appearance was very dexterous and cute, and the eyebrows were really similar to Wan'er, this child jumped and jumped innocent and romantic, but people couldn't help but look at it a few times!

I couldn't help but mutter, how could this kid look so familiar?

When Wan'er and the others were about to walk up to me, I still stared at the child and looked at it as if they were almost enchanted.

Seeing me like this, Wan'er pursed her lips with some taste, and called me without being salty:

"Pony. ”

Only then did I come back to my senses, with a gentle smile on my face, and looked at my daughter-in-law affectionately, pointed to the child, and said:

"Princess, this child ......"

When the princess heard that the first thing I said was this child, she looked quite displeased, and no longer looked at me, but smiled at the little gentleman beside her, and said softly:

"Jue'er, do you remember how Emperor Fangcai's eldest sister taught you?"

After speaking, he nodded slightly to the little sergeant.

This little fellow was very clever and clever, and when he received the instructions of the eldest sister of the emperor, he immediately pretended to be polite and polite, walked forward in a serious manner, and then bowed to me with a clear eye, bowed, and said to me in a slightly immature voice:

"Jue'er gave the Taifu a salute. ”

It was so funny to see this kid saluting like a teacher, and the corners of my mouth went up, and I couldn't help laughing. Since students are so polite, as a teacher, they should not lose their manners.

This box also returned a serious salute to the little guy and said:

"Your Highness is polite. ”

This time it amused Wan'er, the beauty hid her face and smiled, let Xiao Jue'er hide behind her naughtily, and then said, "

"Jue'er looks like this, don't you even recognize it?"

I was slightly dumbfounded, and I didn't know how to speak, in fact, I already knew that this child was the fifth princess Xiao Jue from the first time I saw this child.

And what I didn't want to say was 'who this child is?' but 'I seem to have seen this child somewhere?' and I don't know how to describe it.

But as soon as I saw Wan'er's smiling appearance, I couldn't help but be stupid again, and the rest was just smirking and staring at her blankly.

This idiot is making stupid again!

Wan'er sighed unconsciously, but there was a sweet smile on the corner of her mouth, she approached my side lightly, and after gently smoothing the folds on my shoulders very comfortably and naturally, she helped me tidy up the brim of my hat a little and showed me a gentle smile......

"Dealing with business today, but tired?"

In her ears were her gentle words.

I blushed, shook my head slightly with a smile, and said:

"Not tired. ”

"Since you're back, let's go back to the room and change out of the official uniform first. ”

Wan'er smiled, like a warm spring breeze.

"No, it's not too late to change after returning from the country. ”

I was a little distracted, remembering that I would have to go to the Guozijian later, and it was not difficult to choose a companion to study, and I would be back soon.

"You're going to Guozijian?"

Wan'er questioned, but her tone was not confused, and she looked at Xiao Jue'er behind her, and Wan'er immediately turned her head and smiled slightly, like a spring breeze, looking at me with an expectant expression.

Hehe, I remember, it seems that when and where did I promise His Royal Highness to take her to the Guozijian about this?

Looking at the little highness's scholarly dress, I knew that Wan'er was already ready, and even thought of the trick of pretending to be a scholar, and even I had to sigh, this trick to hide people's eyes and ears is much safer than blatantly taking His Royal Highness into the country's prison.

Although there is the grace of the Empress Dowager, there has never been a woman in the country, oh, of course, I am an exception, and I will inevitably fight with those old scholars, and this trick is still very necessary to cover people's eyes.

"Well, well, I'll take your highness with me. ”

I shrugged my shoulders helplessly, not to mention that I had to do what I promised, not to mention that this is still something ordered by my daughter-in-law, and I dare not say goodbye!

Xiao Jue'er heard it, and danced happily on the side, causing Wan'er to pet her head, and then said a few more words:

"Okay, you have fulfilled your wish, you have to be obedient when you get to the Guozijian, can you make trouble for the Taifu, do you know?"

Xiao Jue'er nodded solemnly when she heard this, her eyes lit up, and she said:

"Well, Jue'er can save it. ”

After saying that, the little guy happily ran to the nearby garden and jumped around, and Ziyu got Wan'er's order and followed and guarded closely, not daring to leave a step lightly.

Looking at Jue'er's lively figure in the garden, Wan'er's expression softened a lot, and I was also a lot more happy and cheerful in my heart, and then said softly:

"Later, will Ah Zheng accompany him into the country to take care of His Royal Highness?"

After thinking for a moment, Wan'er shook her head and said:

"Ah Zheng is still not suitable, I will let Jue'er's attendant and inner servant follow you into the country's prison, and there are inner servants to follow, I believe no one will dare to say anything. ”

There are chamberlains

I nodded in agreement, then gently took Wan'er's hand and took her in my arms.

Wan'er's face turned red, but she didn't push me away, and asked softly, saying:

"What's the matter, but what's on your mind?"

I smiled slightly, shook my head, and whispered in her ear:

"No, I just want to hug you......"

"Fool's ......"