Zhu Youxiao had already anticipated everyone's reaction. He tapped the horn lightly, and there was a sudden silence below. He continued: "Some people think, how can the Son of Heaven make mistakes? Who can judge the Son of Heaven? But I want to say that the Son of Heaven is also a human being, and if he is a human being, he will make mistakes. And the law is the embodiment of the way of heaven, and the Son of Heaven is also subject to the jurisdiction of the way of heaven, so the son of heaven is also subject to the judgment of the law. ”

Ye Xianggao coughed in the back, Fang Congzhe also coughed, and then Xu Guangqi, Bi Ziyan, and Sun Chuanting, each coughing louder than the other, and coughing for a long time.

Zhu Youxiao turned around and said to Wei Zhongxian, who was full of anxiety: "The factory ministers brought some drinks to a few elders. ”

Ye Xianggao's eyes blinked, wanting to attract Zhu Youxiao's attention, Zhu Youxiao glanced at him and nodded slightly. Ye Xianggao was so anxious that he wanted to scold his mother, do you know what you are talking about? Do you really understand what I mean by blinking? What do you mean by nodding?

Zhu Youxiao ignored them anymore, turned around and said, "Of course, didn't the legal trial say that I should be flogged a few times?" Dozens of rods? No, it was decided that some of my practices were illegal, so that I could not do these things. Of course, there is no law against the emperor yet, so for the time being, the law will not be able to control me. But what will be enacted in the future must be enacted, and then you can proudly say: the greatest thing in the world is not the emperor, but the law. ”

The ministers breathed a sigh of relief, saying that they had finally separated the emperor from the others, and ensured that the current law could not do anything to the emperor. As for the enactment of a law specifically for the emperor in the future, this matter will be discussed later.

"Everyone is equal before the law, or everyone is equal before the law, except for the emperor, which perfectly reflects the fairness of the law. No institution is above the law. When you graduate, you will be faced with a prince, a general, a minister, and don't be surprised, they are only knights or officials above you, but in the court, you can control their life and death according to the law. ”

"The third issue is the problem of the judges themselves. You will be law enforcement officers in the future, and you must uphold one word: positive. To be upright, we must be based on the law. This is not to say that everyone will be corrupt and bend the law, but I can rest assured that the Dongchang Jinyi Health and Anti-Corruption Office is not a vegetarian. What I want to say is that your legal judgment should not be influenced by what you perceive. You can't preconceive that a person is guilty until he is convicted, you can't assume that he is not a good person because he is dressed in a way that does not suit your clothing taste, and you cannot assume that he must have committed the murder because he has stolen from someone else. You have to remember that you are a judge and don't let anything other than evidence affect your judgment. Your decisions can make the difference between life and death for a person and even the survival of a family. ”

"The fourth issue is the severity of the sentence. All along, I have pursued the principle of punishment for the world, which conflicts with the first article we just mentioned, so we abolished this principle. Then we should also pay attention to this when sentencing, one person may be a bad person in everyone's opinion, and the other person may be a good person in everyone's opinion, then two people have violated the same law and committed the same crime, and they should be sentenced to the same punishment, in fact, this is somewhat intertwined with this article and the third article. You can't cause him to be punished more severely for another thing because he has done something wrong, nor can you lower the punishment he deserves because he has built bridges and roads. None of this is a no-no. ”

"You are the first batch of new-style judges in the history of the Ming Dynasty, so you should have some new images and new practices. Some very simple common sense questions need to be clarified, as I just said, a good thing that has been done will not make a bad thing good, and an evil thing that has been done will not make a bad thing worse, this should be a matter of common sense. The prodigal son's return to the prodigal son is indeed encouraged, but it should not be used to reduce the punishment, which is certainly a bad thing, but it should not make the punishment worse. The law does not punish you for who you are, but for what you do. In your textbook, there is a course specially designed to exercise your thinking ability, called "Logic", this book is written by me, and there may be flaws in some places, you can also put forward some suggestions in the process of learning to make this book more perfect. ”

"There will always be some new problems that arise because there is no precedent to follow. It doesn't matter, everyone will find a way to solve the problem together. I believe that there are always more solutions than difficulties. As long as we are committed to working with one heart and one mind, we will improve our legal system better and better, and make the world full of fairness and integrity. It makes Daming the most beautiful country in the world. ”

Everyone applauded His Majesty's speech warmly, and although some things were not understood by a half-comprehension, detailed explanations would always be given in future textbooks. And some words are to make students feel empowered, it turns out that the law does not punish bad people, but for bad things. At first glance, it sounds incredible, but when you think about it, it makes sense.

It's a new way of thinking that is very different from traditional Chinese culture. In the past, it was customary for everyone to deny you if you had any shortcomings. If you have one good thing, you feel that you are right in everything. Replace law with morality, and distinguish groups of people with gentlemen and villains. These are all things that Zhu Youxiao thinks are incorrect and should be changed. He hopes that through a new way of adjudication and a new way of thinking, the way of thinking of the Ming people will slowly change. He believed that without the barbaric destruction of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Chinese would not have been reduced to the point of indistinguishing between right and wrong as in later generations.

After Zhu Youxiao and the ministers returned to his small villa, Ye Xianggao said anxiously: "Your Majesty, what you just said, the ministers are in a cold sweat, can you inform the ministers in the future, so that the ministers can be mentally prepared." ”

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "I didn't control my mouth for a while, so I said it." But that's really my idea, if the law can't control me, then I don't have to worry about handing over this country to future generations. ”

Ye Xianggao thought to himself, how old are you, why do you want to go so far? However, for the emperor's thoughts, he actually had some emotions in his heart. If the emperor really wanted to put the imperial power under the law, then the idea of civil officials for so many years could finally be realized.