Of course, things certainly won't end so easily. Because in this incident, Li Xin saw some shortcomings of the current imperial court.

In addition to punishment, there is also a need for commendation. The patrol of the imperial history Fang Kaimo was commended by common name, and the people in the territory knew the existence of this person at this time. For defeating corrupt officials and corrupt officials, everyone is full of praise for him.

After all, no matter what era it is, the people are extremely disgusted and hateful to corrupt officials.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Xin ordered the household department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to send candidates to quietly rush to various places, the purpose of which was to check the situation of the grain in the official and military warehouses. Let's see if there are people like that little official, and if there are other places where there are corruption in the official warehouse.

Li Xin didn't let anyone else know about sending people out in advance. He just gave these people royal orders and runes, and waited until they arrived at their respective destinations, and then suddenly revealed their identities. I didn't look anywhere, I just went to the official warehouse and the military warehouse to open it to check.

In this case, the local government will not be able to react, and it will be impossible to prepare in advance. Otherwise, if there is really any problem, as soon as I notify the local government that I want to check, I am afraid that if there is a problem, it will become no problem.

On the whole, the situation is not bad, whether it is in the official warehouse or the military warehouse, most of them are normal. In particular, the military warehouses were in the best condition, and there were almost no problems in one place.

And even if there is a problem in the official warehouses and military warehouses in various places, it is usually due to some poor storage, which causes some of the grain to be moldy and damaged.

Like the situation of the little officials in Linfen County, I have never found it again. After getting this result, Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, this means that Datang is not rotten to the bones, rotten to the roots. It was just a sore on his body, and it was cut off in time.

Of course, the warnings raised by the incident should not be taken lightly. Otherwise, who knows when such a problem will arise again. Moreover, if there is no problem with food, there may be other aspects!

Therefore, Li Xin is ready to take this opportunity to make a good change.

"First, every year, officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Household Affairs will go to various places to check the situation of the granary. There must be no problems with the grain, and if anyone dares to take this matter lightly and act recklessly, this king will not spare it! At the court meeting, Li Xin announced in front of a group of ministers.

"Second, from today onwards, a criminal department will be set up in each county, and a member of the criminal envoy will be set up, who will be under the Taishou and sentenced on the left and right, and will be in charge of the examination and inspection of cases in each county. If someone is dissatisfied with the county government's trial, they can appeal to the Criminal Division for retrial! ”

"Third, from today onwards, Dali Temple will be set up in Chang'an, with a member of Dali Temple, and one person on the left and right of Dali Temple! In charge of the trial of cases. All major cases, especially those involving the death penalty, exile, rebellion, homicide and other serious crimes, must be reported to Dali Temple after local trial. After the trial of Dali Temple, it will be sent to the Criminal Department for approval before it can be executed. If the offenders are not satisfied with the verdict, and those who are still dissatisfied with the appeal to the county government, they will be tried by Dali Temple. If there is no objection between Dali Temple and the Criminal Department, it will be finalized! ”

These three articles are Li Xin's measures to improve the local judicial organs, after all, in the past, this judicial power has not been separated from the administrative power. In this case, the prefectural magistrate's authority is too great, and because he has too many official duties, he simply does not have time to try cases.

After dividing the military power of the Taishou before, now the judicial power has been divided. As a result, the governors of each county were basically left with only administrative powers.

Although among the counties, the rank of the Taishou is still the highest, higher than that of the town generals and the punishment envoys, but in fact, the power is already much inferior to that of the previous dynasty.

After all, the rank of the town general is lower than him, but he usually just reports on his work, and if he really wants to transfer troops, the town will obey the orders of the military department and the governor's office of the five armies, which has not yet officially performed his duties.

The trial of the case is more under the jurisdiction of the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and in this regard, Taishou naturally can't reach out. Usually he can know the progress of the case, and when Taishou holds a meeting, the officials under him must also be there.

But once it comes to some important bottom line, Taishou has no authority to govern these two departments.

It's just another kind of decentralization, and from a professional point of view, it's actually a good thing. From a political point of view, of course, it is more of a balanced approach. In fact, the three parties are secretly contained, and it is impossible for anyone to control a county single-handedly.

Of course, if these three people collude together, or if one of them is too strong to overpower the other two, then it will depend on the two supervisory fronts of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the General Administration.

In short, after this addition, the local institutions have become more perfect. For the ministers present, it was clear to them that the local power structure was about to change in the future.

However, it doesn't matter to everyone. After all, unless they have something else in mind, it's better.

"In addition, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs must also formulate some suitable laws as soon as possible for those who do not know about it and cover up criminal acts. Those who do evil will be rewarded, and those who are falsely accused will be punished! Whoever in the world discovers a crime can report it to the government. If the government ignores this, it will be severely punished once it is verified! After a pause, Li Xin continued.

is different from the previous things, as soon as his idea came out, it immediately made the ministers below commotion~ moved.

Elder Liang Ping came out of the class and said: "Your Highness, you still need to think twice about this matter!" If everyone can report, it will inevitably make the people on guard everywhere and people panic! After all, whoever goes out has to beware of the people next to them, for fear that someone will be reported if they are not careful. In particular, local governments may be exhausted and busy because of this, which will eventually affect the management of local political affairs! ”

"Exactly! What Liang Shangshu said is reasonable! If everyone is in danger, I am afraid that it can only be the road, and when the ancient Zhou Dynasty was overturned, it was a big warning! Wang Meng also stood up against it.

The so-called road to the eye refers to the time of King Zhou Li, because of his brutal rule, he specially found many wizards to wander in the streets and alleys to see what the people were saying.

When they heard that someone had spoken ill of them, they would kill them, so that the people would not dare to talk to each other when they met, but could only show them by their eyes.

Of course, the people couldn't bear this kind of rule, so an uprising broke out three years later, and King Zhou Li was exiled. This incident was later called the riot of the Chinese people, which was a very alarming thing for all dynasties.

Of course, it is somewhat inappropriate to use this example to describe Li Xin. However, Wang Meng's general meaning was still expressed.

It means that when the people know that they may be reported at any time, a strange atmosphere is likely to form among the people, which will eventually affect the strength of Datang.

Of course, Li Xin's intention was not to engage in spy rule among the people, but to make sure that those illegal and criminal acts had nowhere to hide. After all, in this era without high technology, civil affairs can only be done by relying on the strength of the people.

"The king's intention is not to spy on the people! In this matter, the criminal department should inform the people of those illegal and criminal acts, so that they know which behaviors should be reported. In addition, the identity of whistleblowers should be protected. The government must not leak the information of these whistleblowers, and if they are discovered, they will be severely punished. Of course, the most important thing is that for those who are falsely accused and framed, they will be sentenced to a heavy sentence when they find out about this situation! If you look at it from this point of view, it shouldn't make the people feel afraid! Li Xin thought about it for a while, and finally insisted on his idea, only adjusting the details slightly.

Hearing him say this, although Wang Meng and the others still felt that it was inappropriate, they had nothing to refute. After all, if you can really do this level, it is already considered strict.

The focus has been transferred to Liang Pinglao's criminal department, and the key is what crimes can be reported and what kind of situations can not be reported.

Thinking of this, Elder Liang Ping had no choice but to bow down and say, "The minister will draw up a charter as soon as possible, and ask His Highness to review it!" ”

"Hmmm! There is another thing, that is, for the benevolent and righteous people in various places, they should be verified by the Ministry of Rites ~ to commend them, so as to promote righteousness and morality. There are rewards and punishments, so it is normal to have a bad example, to be able to warn people, and to have a good example, to make people good. Li Xin nodded, and then said.

The people should focus on education, and if they rely solely on severe punishment and strict law, it will not last long. The means of the rule of law can only be a symptom but not a root cause, and can only be a means and process to solve things, which is basically result-oriented.

Only by giving priority to the rule of virtue can we play a preventive role, can we fundamentally reduce criminal behavior, and make everyone good.

Of course, it is impossible to put an end to criminal behavior. After all, wherever there are people, there will inevitably be disputes over benefits and disputes, and there will inevitably be violence!

Li Xin did not expect to say that after this operation, the territory would become like a paradise, and everyone held hands and was in harmony.

But as long as he can provide the people with a stable and prosperous era that is much better than in the past, much safer than in the past, and has never appeared, then it can be said that he is a very great success.