Section 253 Quadripartite Proceedings

The Suishi, who was in charge of the litigation in the six sui and the four suburbs, each of them knew the number of the people to whom he belonged, and at the same time pickled their observance of the precepts, accepted their lawsuits, examined their arguments, discerned the severity of the case, distinguished between capital crimes and punishments, and then wrote a verdict, and after 20 days, the case was judged in the outer court. The chief priest presided over the trial, and in the foreign court, the judgment of serious and minor cases was made, and the officials in charge of the litigation and the criminal law were present, and they would each present a legal basis for the deliberation and judgment. After the verdict of the case, the judges will accept the verdict and keep it. The Sui Shi chose a suitable date to be tortured or killed on the outskirts of the country, and the body was laid off for three days after the killing.

If there was a criminal who wanted to be pardoned, the king would order the three dukes to go and participate in the deliberations on the date when the Grand Priest was presiding over the judgment of the foreign court. If there is an important event in the kingdom that needs to gather the people of Liusui, the Suishi need to take charge of the ban of the people of Bensui and lead their subordinates to prohibit the passage of idlers. If the Liuqing came to Suidi on state affairs, the Suishi would lead them and clear the pedestrians on the road. When Liuqing has a funeral, Suishi should also do the same. Whenever there was a great event in the suburbs, the priests would kill those who disobeyed the order.

The magistrates, who were in charge of the lawsuits of the nodal towns, were in charge of the number of the people of the towns to which they belonged, and watched their observance of the commandments, so as to receive their lawsuits, examine their eulogies, discern the severity of the cases, distinguish between capital crimes and punishments, and write judgments, and then judge the cases in the outer court after 30 days. The chief priest presided over the trial and made judgments on serious and minor cases in foreign courts, and the officials in charge of litigation and punishment were present, and each proposed a legal basis to participate in the judgment. After the verdict of the case, the judge would accept the verdict and keep it, and the county magistrate would choose a suitable date to execute or kill, and each execute in his own commune, and the body would be displayed for 3 days after the execution.

If the king wanted to pardon a criminal, the king would order the Liuqing to go to the council on the date when the Grand Priest was presiding over the judgment of the foreign court. If there was a large-scale labor in the kingdom that required the gathering of the people of the duke, the county magistrates would each be in charge of the prohibition of the people of the dunnery. If the doctor came to Gongyi on a state business, the county magistrate would lead them and clear the road of pedestrians. When the doctor has a funeral, the county priest does the same. Whenever there was a major event in the wilderness, the county magistrate would kill those who violated the order.

The priests were responsible for the litigation in the estates, hearing and examining their lawsuits, distinguishing between capital crimes and punishments, and then writing a verdict and reporting the case to the dynasty after three months. The judges of the priests were heard in the foreign courts, and the officials in charge of the litigation and the criminal law were present, and each of them proposed a legal basis to participate in the judgment. After the verdict of the case, the judge would receive the verdict for keeping, and the judge was responsible for keeping a record of the sentence handed down and the officials who participated in the trial.

Whenever the king's sons, ministers, and doctors were quarryed, because there was a great history that required the people to gather, the priests would each take charge of the prohibitions concerning their own people. The priests would enforce the prefectural laws according to the four seasons, and at the end of the summer year, they would check the enforcement of the prefectural laws and reward and punish the officials who collected the estates. All difficult cases reported by the priests and family members were in charge of the preliminary examination, and then reported to the chief priest.

He was responsible for the litigation of the princes of the four parties, explaining the penal provisions to the princely states, and the original intent of the criminal law. All the difficult cases or problems of the princes of the four parties need to be consulted by the judges, they must see the judges first, and the judges will report to the judges. If the princes of the four directions have a case of chaos between the monarch and the minister, and the abuse of the upper and lower levels, the scholars will go to the trial. When there are guests in the kingdom, the priests will greet and see them off with the little pedestrians.

When guests enter the royal capital, they will lead the guests and clean up pedestrians. When he was in the wilderness, he did the same. When guests live in the building, they will lead their subordinates around and prohibit pedestrians. At the same time, kill those who invade and plunder guests. When the guests enter and leave the dynasty, the guests will be the guide. When a guest has an inquiry or request, he or she will be responsible for helping to convey it. Whenever there was a great history of the kingdom gathering the people, the priests were responsible for reading the oaths and prohibitions.

The courtiers, who were responsible for establishing the kingdom of the outer courts. There are 9 thorn trees planted on the left, which are the thrones of Lone, Qing, and Dafu, and the dynasty of the group of scholars is behind them. On the right side are planted 9 thorn trees, which are the courtiers of the princes, the princes, the uncles, the sons, and the males, and the courtiers are behind them. There are three locust trees planted in front of them, which are the thrones of the three princes, and the governors and representatives of the people are behind them.

A stone is set up on the left side of the gate to make the bad people change their ways. A lung stone was placed on the right side of the gate to enable the poor and had nowhere to complain about their grievances. The courtiers would lead their subordinates on a parade outside, shouting with whips to clear pedestrians. The courtiers would prohibit officials who were disrespectful and left the court without permission. At the same time, the courtiers were also responsible for gathering the people they needed to talk to when they went to court.

All the goods found, the slaves and maids and cattle that escaped were to be sent to the outer courts, and reported to the courtiers, and after 10 days if they were not claimed, they were confiscated; The large items belong to the public, and the small items belong to the private owners of the people who found them. Lawsuits received by the magistrate were given a fixed date: 10 days in the capital, 20 days in the suburbs, 30 days in the wilderness, and 1 year in the vassal states. The courtiers will accept it within the time limit, but they will not accept it outside the time limit. Anyone who has a debt dispute or a loan contract and thus a lawsuit will be accepted by the courtiers.